Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03

e10 t0a< enoy wall nave NO 0Wo 70 ope00 ~ "
taeing piaces. Whatever may have bet
thought OF In The past. W are assured h
thsgo b No lntentaon now Of building Ut Ocod
City, as lsaAt this year.
Mons asoonArn1rs or Ds1AwAnr. The pr
&c sssss i Bad q Edosssiop. which n h.. b:
sppsnded " "Wazrsn's Geography" ~ alrsad
stated, has led several publishtng houses /
undertake smaller work. During the last 70
days representatives from NO lsss thsn for
pobliahinS housss have been In this city gait
olal Geography Of Delaware. Among them wei
agsnts Of Harper 4 Bro, New York, and z.
Butler 4 o., Of Philadslphia. the lass name
publishsrs Of Mitchsll's geography. All Of thss
gentlemen waited upon City Treasurer Vincent
who gave them much information about the %,
| u ssetlsmsnt Of Delaware and il subsequen
history and progress, - hs u abundAntiy abb
to do.
Exrsss,vs OonraAor.-It is stated that Ii
Edssmoor Iron Go. have been awarded the con
tract for Furnishing ell the iron needed Tor ID
new Gilbert Rlsvassd Railway, Of New York dit
amounting b consisting HIS seven millions q
pounds. Geo. Jan6ss b. Wilson 10 ID
engineer q eAe ensssptiss, and - b
ao,,,,,., D'' s;., NJ by aar.isss: ~
Edgemoor Works will push the manufacture Q
the iron work with Ill possible energy. and the
will probably run doubis-turn, night and day, fo
some months. A large quantity Of yellow pin
lumber, ovsr two millions Of ssst, will BE- n
quired.
R.s1onAs,oz OF Oomycgos Il. @. Hsppsl
sstt has resigned his ooedudoosship In the Wi
mington d Rsadins r. B, and left It, Monday
to engage In other businsss. Robert 6hanno1
9 passenger and freight conductor In the sam
Company, has bssn promoted 70 the vacancy
nr. HapPerastt was eouneeta with the ".
X %. previous to the opening Of the road. ~
ran the early construction esalns. He has beel
careful o6asss, oourtsons and kind In The dia
charge Of bis dutiss. and BY his gsntlemanl
length OF the road.
TIE Peninsula ADVOCATE Tho initial mum
beg Of The oosorsd peoples organ, The Psniasul'
ocnoisd sSciiS s. : soiossd .o s sess Z
Nichols being the business manager. and tha
he p qualified for NE position 10 amply sttAstst
BY the peofuse display Of Advertisements whicl
he has secured The sdieonals are written Will
spirt, and the selections are made With goot
columns, nod the hrss numbee, from The pres,
Of James d Webb, 10 very neatly printed.
CoArMv11Ls Iaox wonxs.-The viaauct roll
ing.m,lls. (Hush z. sseelss,) arc closed for tn
present, with the exception OF pair Of pudding
stock on hand IL used mp The three plate mill
are standing idle, the ordsrs on the books hay
ing been transferred 10 the works OF Huston
Penrose. who on Monday started another fur
naoe, and are running fuI-handed, - busy y
besvsrs. q. e. Pennock 4 %. are pushing
along, - 10 also the mill Of Mr.. n. A. Bsals, Q
Parkesbufg.
THs LswHs Cusroxs vacancy appoint
ment hes yet been made Of . customs officer .
loves, 70 all the Vacancy orsatod BY the remov
OF Lyons, and The prospective removal o
Joshua q. Burton, DR.. Hiram Burton, Of Low
q, q. N. Gambrill, recently clerk In the vii
mingtoa post-onioe, and WIN. r. Orr, also o
Loves, arc pushsd for tho position. The Treas
ury Department insists on having young, %
tive, and Trustworthy man, being Determine,
that amuggling and petty rascality shall be bro
ken up.
Wnx1AorsxIAx RosBsD In Buoxs UouxrY
Harry t. Thompson, formally Of this city
went about three months ago TO Cosnwell sta
ton. near Andalusls, BsFks county, and em
barksd In the saddle and harness. making busi
ness. A letter 10 . friend In this city state,
Last Saturday. bis shop was broken open An,
everything Of value carried on. He traced III
thieves 70 Philadelphia, but did mot state wheth
Or he had come up with thsm, there probAbI,
not.
Cnzsrzs %. OousrA Tho February Court
Quarter Sessions began at West Chester ON Mon
day. James II. Bdll, Esq, the nswly-electe,
Dtetrict Attorney, entered On his duties. A ma,
named John Jones plead guilty 10 throwinI
He got on the Elmira Express q Ooasesville, IN
when put OF by the conductor ct ThorndAle TO
refuaing 70 pay his fare, threw several stones
one of which struck the aide Of the car. tn
train was again stopped and Jones captured.
Fnaruxn Evvroru or r.u Rpe,ra W..-urp
Not only are the peach buds swelling under th
influence Of the warm days, but occasionally
tree IL found TO be putting ont it, foliage Nj
Thoa. J. Davis brought 10 this office yestsrda,
swigs from tree In his garden on which tn
green leaves are thrse-fourths Of An inch long
II there v much cold weather yet, II u ceFtail
that The peach crop, In this locality 1t leaAt, WI
be in imminent danger Of Wholesale destruction
Milford Nesos. -.
FCNKaAL OF JoAx B. 0RusB.-Ths funeral o
John b Grub, late proprietor Of 0rubb's Hotel
took place, Sunday afternoon. and was one o
the most largely attended that has been Wit
nesssd In this city for many Year,. Forty SOM
odd carriages ware In the procession. about hal
Of which conveyed friends Of the deceased from
hold ct the Hotel, Rev. J. z. Smith conduodn,
thom. Interment was made ct tho Wilmington
and Brandywins Osmetsry.
0kAxoAD NATIONAL oANK.-In0 annual 0Aoc
ton for DIRECTOR In the Stafford National BanI
was held on the 9Th With the following result
L. N. Wright, Daniel Hsarn, D. ". Moore, Jaoo
Kinder, Warren Kinder, H. L. Hopkins e. W
Layton, u. Ooulbourn, and J. H. Wright. L
n. Wright was subsequently reelected. Pree
Daniel Hsarn was elected vos-Pres.. and N.
Morgan and H. ". Baker were 70 elected Cash
Ter aud Teller respectively.
A WnnIxarox1AN LEAsHs SEA GRovs.-MI
A. H. p Barr, Of this city, 1t 10 stated has lease
the Sea Grove House, tho new and exteusiv
and others at Cape May, and opened last sum
mer He pays, 30 letter from Cape May re-
ports 5000 for the season, without the bath
houses or stable. The new hot houses there ar
full Of beautiful howers, and attract much ID
miratio0. ... Fsrw -.
DIED OF HE INJURIES. Eve months a.
George Fisher, Of Little Britain township, Lar
rel, which, falling. lodged on 8 limb. Nj. Fist
or ascended the tree, aud in attempting to reao
his game TIE LIMB gave ~, psecapitating hil
| to the ground, . distance Of nearly forty fee
and inAioting internal INJURIES which resulte
fatally on "Wednesday last.-Oz5osd Press, Eel
9.
PAYxAsrs. OF TEE P. ". d B. Co-Jno. v
Lawson has been appointed paymaster in tho !
B. ,, GS e q: ssS:sa By
1
date from February lst, 1870. Mr.. Lawson hi
been in the employ Of the Company for . nun
Der Of Year,, having very satisfactorily and .
fciehtiy hllsd clsfkships under both the la
paymaster md 8. A. Hodgeman. -f
TEE 6HIP CANAL IN TALBor.-Ths 81 Aichae
Comet returns 10 the subject OF the pFoposs
ship canal 10 connect Miles and Choptank river
and Gays that 1t has 1t ON the very best authori
that al the capital necessary for the opening
the canal and equipment Of the company 10 pr
vided for. A gentleman who wiAhed TO subsCril
to the stock was informed that Il was al take
sALE OF Dzua sroak-Mr. Glenn, whose :
moval from Phoenixviile to this city wa notios
In Tuesdays OoNHERoIAI, has purchased d
Drug Store Of Mrs. Dr.. Foster, It Front a
West streess. Ars. DR.. Foeser will remain
Wilmington until the 18th Of March next, aft
which ahe will be 1t Lewes for some time I
the benefit Of her health.
FINE Lor OF CArrLE-William J. Presto
Eighth District Cecil county, Nd, sold Gig
pairs Of oxen and ton stoen last week 70
Lancaster butcher. The steers averaged IL
. pounds each, and one pair Of the oxen weigh
S.600 pounds and another pair I, $50 They VI
sAld 70 BE- the latest and finest lot Of cattle ev
! fed In Cecil county. 10.
: TnnAsUaa TnovR.-Ths main street Of Bel A
. Nd. was paved, some thirty or forty years n
! with the proceeds Of lottery, and It 10 now d
! covered there Was left from tho work bala1
Of $685., which has bean lying ever since, dss
Ing interest. In the Bank OF Baltimore. Tho ]
i Air Town C0mmissionAgs arc moving for VI
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