The Morning herald., 1877-01-13
OUR DOTER LETTER,
From our special correspondent.

From our special correspondent.
DOVER, Jan. IL, 1877.
The Senate bill which was read in the
House of Representatives this morning.
TO unite school districts Nos. "a and 80 In
New Castle county, Is an act relating to
the school districts of Middletown, and is
an important bill to the people sof
that town. The act proposes to vacate
the school house in the districts and unite
in renting the old Academy of the town on
a corporation giving the stockholders an
interest in the schools. This Is new
feature in the free schools OF this state,
and the bill should be closely scrutinized
before it becomes law, or at least u should
not be hurried through without giving the
people who are interested, an opportunity
Of examining and expressing their views on
the subject.
Senator Denney, of Kent. gave notice Of
An Act yesterday, making the County
Treasurer's of Kent and Sussex salarieo
office at about the same salary as the ONCE
III New Castle county.
The committee on so much of the Cover
nor's message as relates to tramps, nave
agreed upon the basis of 8 bill ,and James u:
WoIcolt, Esq has been retained or instructed
70 prepare bill in accordance Win tnelr
views. have not learned what the pro-
visions Of the bill are, but will give them al
some future day.
Some thief siole quite number of Sena-
tor Saulsbury's chickens last night, Inc
thief effected an entrance to his cnicKen
house by pulling ofthc weather. boarding.
Nine prisoners escaped from the jail OF
this place between midnight and daypreAK,
-. hv,v, nj s,l,i thr0nrh the GdSE
wall. The escaping parties were diram
Griffith, white, convicted of an assault on
John Fisher (col and sentenced to three
wears imprison mvnt, and had spent about
one year In prison; Samuel Mills, convicted
of receiving stolen goods, aid serving ont
sentence of one years imprisonment; Geo.
Loper, Sr., convicted of assault with .
razor, serving out six months imprisonment;
W. Ii. Jones, convicted of burglary and
sentenced to fine of $500 and i've years
James Barrett, awaiting
trial, charged with wounding colored man
With pistol; Benjamin Thoma-, Implicated
in the same case with Barrett, and awaiting
trial; Joshua Start, charged with burglary
and awaiting trial. Start is supposed 10
be connec.ed with band Of burglars In the
city of Baltimore, ,and it 10 generally thougnt
that his comrades released him, as the jail
was picked from the outside. His wife
visited him yesterday, and II is supposed
hat his comi adcs in his profession, (our~
glarly were in the neighborhood }, and hnaing
bis position in Jail, picked the wall ana re"
leased him, when the others finding escape
easy, made their escape. Some OLD Iron was
LETT to indicate that the picking was done
With but little difficulty, as ON examinatlon
he mortar was fund to be very soit ano
,ssy to remove. The jail is q new one ana
he fact of the mortsr's being rotten leaves
10 ether conclusion than that the stone
nasons botched the work terribly. Contrary
o custom the prisoners were left in the
orridor Of the Jail, or was not locked Up.
The sheriff is In search Of the burglars, out
1 the time Of writing none have DesR