Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-24
TaE LEVY couRT.


Dleto Rendition OF the Farc'
"HOw Not 10 do H."
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
New CASTLE, March 23d, 1880.
Refreshed, rehabilisted and re-reno
waited tee Levy Courtnen were all OF
hand this morning, to commences the:l
work for the week. Mr.. Bright cam,
up from Delaware City with an extri
smile. Msssrs. Wells and Taylor wer,
in a good humor. Mr.. Polk had warn
shake OF the hand for everybody. Mr.
Wilson had more devotional look, ,ant
Mr.. Silver after liberal use Of pomade
comb and brush never looked more like
~ want 10 be an angel" Mr.. Wiel
was joky, chatty and lively; Mr.. Hus
bands looked as luxuriating as tht
banks OF the Brandywine, on which he
lived, and Mr.. Lodge was as amiabls
as ever, with no improvement in bis
unfortunate deafness. There were also
present about seventy.Hve colorad mer
who had come up in the steamer "Tom
Clyde" from East 81. Georges Hun,
dred TO be assessed. Noticeable also
were Constable Neary and Collector
Carpenter upon whose shoulders DAY
heavily Democratic responsibilities. On
the Republican side we're FL. G. Walter,
Thomas Saville and James L. Hawkins,
whils in q seat near by sat B. T. Bye, a
Republican worker OF Wilmington.
Promptly at l04 o'clock crier Smith
pulled tho rope and the bell on top Of
the Court House rang out the news
that court was about 10 commence. The
seats in tue resr we're soon filed with
dusky faces, and the work OF the day
commenced.
After the reading OF tha minutes the
first business called was for the consid-
Grafton Of new public road to run
from Mt. Cuba to the Ksnnett Turn
pike.
J. II. Hoffscker, Esq,, appeared in
behalf OF those who wanted the road
laid out, and William Bright, Of Will
opposed the opening Of the
road.
After an hour spent in the considera
tion OF the subject, It was referred to q
committee Of I've mem bers OF the Levy
Court.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Polk the
vote by which the proposition to trans
fer certain property belonging to Nr.
Cam of Pencsder, from one school dis.
trict to another was lost, was reconsid.
cred, and after q short discussion the
motion TO transfer was adopted, Mr..
Polk again voting against 1t.
Application having been made by
The Narrow Dixie Ditch Company for
the privilege Of cutting the river bauk
10 Lot mud machine through was con-
.idered and referred to COMMITTEES.
The hour of twelve having arrived
the Court adjourned until O'Clock,
no assessments having yet been made.
Promptly at the hour named the
Court met, and proceeded to the con-
,id-ralion OF the laying out of roads.
The first under consideration was the
aging out OF a new road from 0glstown
IA White Clay Creek Hundred to
another point in the same Hundred.
The opening OF the road was strongly
advocated by MIR. Carter, after which
.hs whole matter was referred to com
nittse.
The next new road under considers
ion was one running from the snuG
Mills to the Kaolin works in Mill Creek
which was opposed by tall
III Crock Hundred farmer over six
eet and few inches high. Hs made
lie point that the road was liable
to slide down into a clay qrarry from
which it could never b. rescued again.
rhe further consideration Of the road
vas laid over indefinitely.
At this time it was found the little
'ook containing the errors Of East st.
isorges WAS lost.
Mr. Weir rumaged through the books
Il hunt of it. Mr.. Polk looked through
lis desk. Mr.. Silver thought it very
TRANCE the book was missing. The
President took look around for it.
Ar. Weir searched the caucus room.
;lerk Vandever went on a journey to
'lerk Springer's room in search of it,
mt the trusut bsOk could not he found.
"We can't 60 or without it," said a
,smber.
II was now halt pa two o'clock, and
he court wag at last ready TO com-
hence the assessments, there being
esidss the seventy five prom st.
|sorges, D spyinkling OF Democrats
'om Wilmington under the leader
hip Of Constable Neary, and Collector
The latter hastily got the
ssessment hooks to huht up errors, in |
ls spelling of names which he
auled in from time to time during |
be afternoon whenever tb o colored as
seemed TO get fairly under
'ay. Constable Nsary stood close by
, take tue slips from Mr.. Carpenter
nd hand them to Mr.. Weir MIR. Wells
r some other me nbsr of the court, to
for al! thereby Interrupt. the as
essnents.
Tue first name offered for assessment
as Emry Chandler colored man
ON ST.. Gsorges Hundred, Mr.. Polk
lking the motion to place the name
pom the lists.
President Bright very ssnsibly said,
,st the name could be placed upon
10 list and It was found afterwards
lat he was not entitled TO bs assessed
is name could be- stricken from the
st. With this understanding the
ame went on.
Mr.. Carpenter watching his oppor-
unity got on the name of Frank p.
priugbi.t, Seventh ward, Democrat.
The name of John Henry Chambers,
'lorsd, was next proposed by Mr..
ok, when another search was made ,
'eryw here the tenant delinquent book |
east St. Georges Hundred. After
ain search the name was ordered to be I