Daily Republican., 1879-08-25
THIRD EDITION..
RECENT HAPPENINGS.
FIoated Upon our Table from al
Parts OF the PeninSula.

flO@teO upon OuE h"~s0
Parts OF the Peninsula.
The mosquito plague has not yet
been abated in Dorchester. In some
sections of the country stock Of all
kinds are nearly crazed and reduced
almost to skeletons. Large numbers Of
cattle have been drowned in the Black
water river an other similar streams
of water. They waded out on low tide
to avoid the mosquitoes, and getting
stuck in the muddy bottom were una
ble to extricats themselves on the Hood
tide.
A Young man named Irwin White OF
Laurel is in a dying condition having
been beaten at Mt. Zion Camp by a
rough named Minos Boycs. Boyce had
several ladies with him and White also
was with lady. Boyce wanted White
and his lady to give up their seats in
hack so his party could be accommodate
ed. White refused and hence the as
sault. Boyce is in jail.
John C. Johnson Of Newark had a
tumor on his leg. Walking along the
street he met DR.. Kallock. Mr.. john
spn incidently alluded to his affiiction.
The doctor told him to set down which
he did, whereupon the physician drew
knife and extracted the troublesome
protuberance. The operation was a
skllIul one.
Oxford, Talbot county is busy can
ming crabs. From 800 to le0O are
caught by each fisherman and only a
few hours elapse from the time the crab
is SWIMMING in the water until it is
slowed away in an air tight vessel with
Is or l6 more for company.
Elias S. Reed, Esq, who has been
raclicing law at Dover for twenty
years will move to Philadelphia and
follow the profession there. A dearth
Of business is the cause assigned. Dr..
Hayward has rented Mr.. Reeds dwell
ing and Office,
On Wednesday the people of Sauls-
bury will vote on the engine qu tion.
Shall the town have Silsby is the
conundrum and the unsophistcat-d
Salisburyties are making as much fuss
in solving it as they would over the
addition of a new court house.
On Tuesday last while J. W. Radcliff
was engaged in tearing out the vault
of the old Smyrna Bank in Milford he
found $36 in old state bank bills one Of
which was IS note Of the Wilmington
and Brandywine bank.
w. I. Robinson, Jr., Of Seaford,
former express manager was sent to the
almshouse, having developed danger
GUS form of insanity. He was treated
at Kirkbrides few years ago and was
thought permanently cured.
1t is thought that the increasing de-
mand upon the Delaware Railroad Com
pany's system of carriage will necessi-
tate the construction of double track
from Wyoming to this city.
United States officials are observing
the rise and fall of the tide, the course
and strength ofthe currents and taking
sounings off the mouth of the Mispil-
lion.
The faculty of Delaware College are
exceeding gratifed with the encourag-
ing prospect of large number of stu
dents for the fall term.
Senator Eli Salisbury and his brother,
Ex-Governor Saulsblry, are away from
home and are making a short visit at
Newport.
The old citizens of the Peninsula are
unhappy. They have no recollection
of any storm equal in violence to that
OF Monday.
The Dover fair publication will be
printed in a separate building and will
be issued from power press.
One Of the banks of Dover received
SIS, 900 in foreign checks on Monday
the result of the peach crop.
Cambridge, Md, takes the prize as
the cham ion mosquito producing town
on the Peninsula.
Milford wants a company of militia,
and the ''News" calls on the yoEng
men to organize.
Chief Justice Comegys is still at Re-
hoboth and Judge Houston continues at
Lewes.
Quite number of marriages are ex-
pected in Seatord during the wiuter.
Mosquitoes about Newark, this season,
have been very scarce.
Glut of fruit in the Milford market.
SeatOrd has new brass band.