Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-20
THE LEVY tOURr.

Tn q Assessing Machine Under tn'
Bnffaenee et Lubrisattng Oi
Works Bet:er--alt tho Matoria
worked up and Fifty-six Harnei
Placed Upon the Assessnent.
| Specially Reported Tor the Republican.
| New CASTLE, March l9sh.
No effort being made, but few per
sons came over from Wilmington to b.
assessed this morning, 1t being general
lily understood that q number would b.
present from st. Gsorges Hundred
Mr.. Smith arrived In the up train Will
about seventeen applicants, and Their
being but small number from vii
mi iogton, word was sent 10 headquar
ters in that city TO send ever numbe
to keep the court engaged in assessing
during the afternoon. This Levy Courts
men came dropping in ens BY one GOV
cred with mud, and Immediately 70
tired to the consultation room whsr'
most of the business of the court il
transacted. Court crier Smith pulled
the bsl, rope at PRECISELY ton o'clock
whsn the members Of the court came In
and took their places.
The court resumed the work of as
sessing, putting en- the names of all
who wsre entitled IS fast as the intri.
cate bat now thoroughly greassd ma,
cbinsry of tho Levy Court would allow.
By twelve o'clock the names of twen-
ty-nine persons were placed upon ths
assessmont, which included all that
had presented themselves up to that
hour. OF the seventeen oolored men
from West st. Georges, sixteen were
placed upon the assessment. One Of
them 1t was found had been returned
as delinquent the present month.
When tho court met again At ons and a
half O'Clock, % delegation from Whining.
ton came to be assessed.
The names of all entitled, black and
white, were promptly placed upon the
lists aud at twenty minutes after three
o'clock the material was all used up
again and the machine stopped after
having put afty.six names on the lists.
Had there been afteen or twenty more
present they could have been assessed.
President Bright occasionally caused a
smile to pass around by alluding to the
lubricating ell with which the ms
chinery had been CREASED, and under
the influence Of which the wheels were
revolving rapidly. A knowing glance
from the President to the represents
tive Of the REPUBLICAN, while aliuding
to the olling Of the machine was well
understood by the man with tie pencil
"takisg notes."
The following are the names placed
upon the assessment during the dav.
Rev. A. N. Keigwin, Fourth; John
W. Bissel, Seventh: James Lamb,
Eighth; James Owens, Seventh; John
I. Pierce, First; LaTreCcs J. sova,
Fifth: William u. Bsssick, Nsw- Castle;
william A. Psnnswill, Sixth; John s.
Appleton, Seventh; James Caldwell,
Sixth; Isaac Townsend, Alexander
Jones, Reuben johnson, William Jink-
ins, Wilson Jsnes. Samuel Simmons,
William Jones, William Crisdsn, FRS
by Camomile, John Jones Daniel Sat-
terGeld, Wesley Brown, ThomAs Hutch
ins, Cain Goldsberouph, Thomas Tolls
ton, Thomas Jones, Daniel C. Pretty
man, Joseph L. Cavsnder, James H. N.
Handy, St. Georges Hundred; James
Pennington, Sixth; William P. Law,
N. c. H.; Robert Campbell New Castle;
John H. Collins, do; Robert Washing.
ton, do; Nsah c. Gray. Second: William
5. Lewis, Seventh; Ksnnard Alston,
Sixth; franklin C. Howard, First; John
NJ. Beck, B,ghth; James T. Wsbber,
Tenth; Daniel Thompson, First; Aiber-
do Pine, Eighth; William P. Pennell,
Fourth; John R. Walker, Tsnth; George
W. Harman, First; David II. Loper,
Fourth, William Epps, Second; James
Anderson, Fifth; John Anderson, do;
David Segars, Second; Nicholas G. Will
liams, do; Philip G. Johnson, Alexan-
der Beggs, First; Samuel Everett,
Eighth; Wesley Segars, Second.
Promptly at four o'clock the court ad-
iourned until Tuesday morning at half
past ten o'clock. The consideration of
the laying out OF a public road in Chris
lana LANA IIa nunaroa Snu atSo S oito 10, ~ NJ Mi.I
oreeS nunaleu .; nsy'ns :', posH & i".u .; oseI
UNI y, 'h"s .lMe, WIN o'oepy ooH'u 'i.'e
~ .ne COMMENCEMENT s !. Y: , oi sne lo,on ~, :
sc7Sioa anu II Is aiso unoets'ooa u tha.
some eighty eolored per4ons from East
st. y sorges Will zone from foEs rem
which will max: Tuesday busy day.
On Wednesday the Lovy Court will