Daily Republican., 1879-03-27
The new Coura Heuse.

The new Cours House.
The Committee Appointed by the City
Council on Monday evening 10 confer
with the Levy Court in the selection Of
a ite for a new Courthouse, visited
New Castle yesterday morning and met
the Levy Court about ten o'clock.
They arrived in New Castle before
the Levy Court met, and had a vsry
pleasant chat with several OF the men,
bers, and after the Court met the visi-
tors were kindly received and granted
the privilege Of the floor to explain
their business. This was done by the
Chairman Of the Committee, Mr.. Guth.
rie, after which the subject. together
with all other matters in connection
with the Court House removal, was re.
ferred to the Committee on Public
Buildings, Of the Levy Court, Of which
Mr.. A. II. Silver Is Chairman. The
Committee IL to let the Council Com
mittee know when they will be ready
to meet them, which will probably be
on Monday next, or early in the week.
The date would probably be earlier,
but that the Levy Conrt will be
very busy on other matters for several
days to ccme. The general impression
was that the members of the Court are
favorable to the proposed location.
An Emphsticl Denial.
George Riggs called upon US to day
with a request to state that the report
that he had gone to drinking liquor and
had been seen drunk was entirely de-
void of truth, as he had never drank q
drop of intoxicating liquors since he
had been converted. He also says tha,
there are other untrue reports in crcu-
laton about him. 1t is trne, he says,
that he owes some bills, which he could
not avoid contracting, but he will pay
every dollar Of them when he gets a
chance to make a little money. We
have no hesitation in saying that what
ever else.may be said about Mr.. Riggs,
we do not believe that he ever broke
his pledge of total abstinence.
Surprise visit,
About forty OF the neighbors made a
surprise visit to Rev. VIM. H. Hen
erickson Of Mill Creek Hundred, on
Thursday evening week, and after con.
versation, playing by the young folks,
&C., to the qualification of all, refresh.
ments were served, and at a seasonable
hour the friends separated well pleas
ed with their visit.
Mr.. Hendrickson and his good lady
were also presented with an office chair
and large rocking chair, by their
children last Saturday evening, being
stimulated.by the injunction "Honor
thy father and mother, &C."
RehObeih Beach Cottage.
DIR. C. K. Jetf.ris Of this city is about
having erected a more commodious and
elegant cottage at Rehoboth Beach
upon the site of the one he has dispos
ed of and which has been removed to
another lot. II is expected that the
cottage will be finished in time for oc-
cupancy this coming season.
A New Building.
The new Wilmington Sewing Ex-
change building, at Fourth and Pop
lar, is going up rapidly. John saville
is doing the brick work Maris Tay
lor, the carpenterine Barker 4 Strad-
ley, painters, and Dixon Il Long, plast.
ers. The building is to bs occupied
by Daniel Schafer.
The Dogs.
1,57S dogs have been registered. This
week Mr.. Hunt has disposed of l3 dogs
by his patent process. He now thinks
the dogs have had enough rest, and is
imprisoning all dogs that are not regis
tered.
Greatest attraction in Wilmington
this week. The great bankrupt
sale of diamonds, watches, jewelry
and Rogers superior slverware at
William Merrick's auction sale rooms,
Sl4 Market street. Sales at 2 and 7.3O
PM.
In the v. s. District Court at Nor
folk, Va, yesterday, R. w. Arnold,
Henry Birdsong, and J. S. Ellis, State
Election Judges, we're acquitted ofex-
peling Federal Supervisor from a
poll in November last. The jury that
tried them was mixed both in color and
politics.
The body Of a murdered woman
floated ashore near Port Monmouth, N.
j., on Sunday. There were deep
wounds in the head, a rope was tied
around her neck, and on her fingers
was ring with the initials "F. H.
on the plate.
Collector Clark, at Atlanta, Ga, tel
egraphs to Washington that during
last week he seized five distillsries
with their appurtenaDces, and 2l3 gal
, Ions of spirits and 5000 gallons OF mash
and beer.
Two engines were wrecked and five
persons injured-one seriously-by q
collision on the New York Elevated
Railway, in New York, yesterday.
Eveline Blake, alias Annie Burroughs
was arrested near Morrisville, N. G.,
: on Monday, for making and passing
counterfeit 80 cent pieces.
, Senator Zamscsna, the Mexican Min
3 lister, is i'll Of pneumonia, in Cincinnati