Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-20


bsrs seventy members, and u steadily inorsas-
ing.
RELIGIOUS Revival At NIDDLErowx.-Extra
have been largely attended during tho past
week. There has been preaching by Rev.
Messrs Bristor, Kramer, Killiam, Bryan, and
Patton. Rev. Mr.. Bnst0r's sermon, on Mon
day evening, in especially spoken Of . power
tinued next week q . revival.
tn. Down RzvIvAL.-Ths Dover papers de-
scribe the religious revival In the n. E. Church
Of that town ~ one Of great power. It began
very large. Prayer meetings, lasting forty min.
utss, arc held every day at noon. The revival u
conducted by Rev. J. H. Caldwell. assisted by
tho Prss,dng Elder, Rev. J. II. Williams, Rev.
Mr.. Murray, and others.
ReCsuscz BuRNxD IN KEAY OouxTY.-The COL
ored peoples church, located at Gum Swamp,
one mile from Little Greek Landing, in Kent
last about o'cloSk. The church, which wss re-
paired and rspainted about two years ago, has
been usod for school purposes BY the coaoged
people, and II 70 supposed that the Aro caught
from defect In the chimney.
sxaIous SHOOTING CAss.-Ths State Ssntine
| says that Hiram Griffith, WHITE Of Davis Cor.
ner, about milss fron Dover. shot John Fisher
colored, ON Wednesday II " thought that Fish.
or will lose tho sight Of both his eyes. 1t seemi
that 0rifith had psnnsd Fishers hogs and
Fisher attempted to remove them without com
plying with the requirements Of Gnmth-henct
the shooting.
Nor Apo1IsaKD-Ths statement that corpo
ri punishment has been abolished In the Dove
public schools 10 not strictly correct: The pro
hibiion, - We understand 1t, extends merely h
severe whipping, the Board Of Commissioner
dssming Il best to expel from school pupil
whose conduct may be such - 10 merit sever'
Dela,oarean.
He HIT ruR BrRD IA shooting match, av
birds each, between Alex. Maxwell and W. D
Clayton, came Oh near Aiddlstown ON Thursda
afternoon. Clayton won the match, he hAviu
killed ono bird. Pigeon shooters may lang
when they read this item. but W just co0slde
that good shoosing-for the pigeons Nidd,
tsson Transcript
TuR BANK or BRAnpyw1MA 9. Kiri
ex-president Of the defunot Bank of brandyw win,
has made an assignment Of eli hts propest!
. real and personal, to William B. Waddell an
, Evans Rogers. On petition, the court 1t We.
Chester yesterday morning appointed n.
Hickman and william H. Morgan appraiser.
. CorrsAor voR scuooMEas.-Oapt. James
Watkins has contracted with Messrs. Robe
; LAmbdin 4 Sons, Of 81. Aichasis, Nd for
!. schooner of about 600 bushals capacity, o0stiI
!, I'd with the sams Arm for schooner OF . carr
: ing capacity Of about 1000 bushela
: REMOVED W1sT.-Dr. O. q. Powell who b.
{ for several ysess been pFacacns q Harrington
Kent county, Del, passed through this city,
j Tuesday, on route for Exeter, Soott county, II
o uois, where be viii locate. HIS family sooos
j. panied him. The Doctor n . member Of the
:. lopathic school
DRArH OF WaIL-Kaown Onssfas OoUnTIA
n Harvey Phillips, widslyknown and high
;" respected citizsn, died q bis rsssdsnes In d
southern part Of Kenneet township. on Frid
b last, Of paralyss. Ar. Phillips had been In
u health for some time past
!. 6IAu0HT1Ru0 TEE DucKA-6poStamen repl
i. that wild ducks have become very scarce In
= river. A resident Of Elk Neck uses pivot &
= that shoots one pound Of shot and . quar-
\, pound Of powdsr-An infrAcei0u Of the law Z
a shoald b. stopPed.
r. P1oPosRp srAoR LIMIT 10 runored thu,
N line Of stagss IL 10 b. sstablished between No
be East, in Cecil county, and Wilminston q
DO fare. Tho Elkeen Wig thinks IL would do VI
2at and commends the enterpfiee to the public.
ID, THEY STILL LIVE Potato bugs are Z
on about. We wsrp shown come on Monday nj
10. last that were captured By ". b. Booth vi
Dr. digging the ground on which, lat year,
In grown egg planes. Eaa3o~ Democrat
~ BASE Drvmmn-Ths general Board Of Dil
he tos o. the 1azness Bank 1t Dover have dec