Daily Republican., 1878-11-01
a GOOd lAndldate.

from Colora, Cecil County, Md, saws
that the Republican party Of New Gas.
tie County, Del, struck upon the right
man for State Senator when II nominal
I'd Edwin c Reybold. The writer saw
he is a Democrat, and the concluding
portion Of his letter We give in his own
Language"
would further state that II the peo-
pie Of Nav Castle County are d.sirous
Of entering into their Legislative De.
partment an honest, upright and com.
petsnt man, they have all th. thre"
excellent traits in him. They have one
who through thick and hin will stand
up for the right; one who greatly
favors. not only an educational ad-
vancement, but also that desirable ele-
ment Of liberty--ths emancipation Of
thonght--they have one whose mind Ia
solely devoted to the interests Of his
State, and who will do everything con.
s'stent with the development Of his
Government. Again and again, re
peat IL, that all Delawareans that d.
sire the advancement of their States
prosperity, will do we'll to vote for him;
yes. by all means vote for him.
The Poor House On the HiI1.
The Trustees Of the Poor held q reg,i-
lar Quarterly meeting at the Poor
House yesterday and enjoyed their usu-
al big dinner. Besides the usual pay.
m-nt Of bills and auditing Of accounts
resolutions Of respect 70 the memory of
Captain Joshua Baker q late member
were adopted.
In the Almshouse proper there are
SO men, so women, and IL children.
In the colored department there were
81; II men, 13 women, and 8 children,
making total of 1856 persons.
The insane department had 81 in
mates; 1Swhite men A colored; 26 white
women, 8 colored. This made the to.
al numter Of peopl. under the care of
the institution, as above given, 209.
Four admissions since the foregoing r..
port was completed, swells the number
TO 2l3.
une hubueu spice MIlbh.
There Is nothing special more than
we have already reported in yesterdays
REPUBLICAN, relative to the burning of
the spice mills at Brandywine Springs,
except the strengthening conviction
that it was the work of an incendiary.
II seems that on Monday there was
some difficulty on account of the dis.
charge Of brother Of a foreman Of the
mill, German having been sent down
from Philadelphia, to take the place Of
the man discharged, but whom the
foreman refused to accept and sent him
back to Philadelphia. 1t is said the
foreman and the man discharged are
brothers Of one Of the members of the
firm Of A. NJ. Purvis Il Co., lessees of
the mill. The place presents very
dreary appearar"" there being nothing
left standing but the blackened walls
of the burnt buildings.
the yellow Fever.
Yesterdays yellow fever reports
show "a new cases and l3 deaths in
New Orleans; deaths in Memphis aud
its suburbs: 10 new cases and deaths
in Baton Rouge IA new cases and ]
death in Jackson, Miss; 8 new cases
and deaths in Mobile: and 5 new cases
in Chattanooga. Several returning re.
fugees were attacked by the fever in
Memphis, yesterday. In Meridian,
Miss, Il deaths from fever are report
ed to date, and there seems II, abate-
ment Of the disease.
An Inhuman Husband.
Considerable excitement was created
last night in the vicinity of Sixth and
Windsor streets, caused by the cries Of
murder, coming from the house Of a
man named Blu .cher, who was engaged IN
hrutallv maltreating his wife. The po-