Daily Republican., 1880-04-26
DIAMONDS.
GalheFed FFsm the Ncws CsIumns
or she Diamond State Press.

Of the Diamond State Press.
The Brsakwater "Light" tells Of q
odd pair Of pets as follows: The fnss
pair Of live wild geese that were eve
seen at this place were shipped fror
here on Tuesday by express to Mr.. Cal
Frye, Chester, Pa. They were take
when young and trained TO the YER.
highest pitch for dsooys. They can b
put in q wheat field, or ON q marsh, o
pend which wild geese use, aud b.
their peculiar "hsnking" they will
soon draw around them large focks
many Of which may be killed from
blinds which have been previousl,
built. These are very tame havinl
been handled as pets, they have nj
disposition to fly away or to stray of.
The uneasy look on the "susse,
Journal's"faOe is very plain as II make
this remark: 1.-THE Gresnbaek party IL
this county has dwindled down until 4
seems that not enough can be found Il
give them o full delegation to theil
State Convention. The efforts to organ
lie in New Castle county are meeting
with no better success"
The FIRE fend still stalks through the
Sussex woodland. Great damage wal
done last week 10 the wood Of A. Rey'
nolds, Capt. Lyons, Samuel Paynter, Dr.
Marsh, Z. W. Wright, VIM. Faucet
and VIM, Tam and others. Three hun.
dred people tried to stop It and failed,
but Bur toms mill pond brought 1t to
check.
The Milford "Nsws" gives the peach
topic mp in despair. 1t says that II
has tried to find how the matter stands,
but all in vain. While a very few re-
port their show for q fair crop rather
favorable, others still incline to the be-
lief that the crop is a total failure Or
nearly 50.
Miss Vauss, aged twenty years, and
living near Bridgeville, was severely
burned one night some time ago, while
lying before the fire. She died from
her injuries the same night.
R. H. Williams has examined the
peaches on his farms in Milford Neck,
and has found no buds that are injured.
On branch in Mr.. Adkins store that
came from his orchard not peach was
killed.
The Newark "Lsdger" says the pres
ent dilapidated and dangerous affair
known as Barker's bridge, over Red
Clay Creek, in Mill Creek Hundred, Is
shortly to be replaced by substantial
iron structure.
G. w. NJ. Cooper, the well-known
Wicomico lawyer, died in Salisbury,
the other day. He read law with
Chancellor Willard salisbury, AZ
Georgetown. In 1871 he founded the
Bachelor" Of Salisbury.
Dover presented a martial aspect last
Tuesday evening, when the two mill
tary companies paraded With Major
Boyle at the head and Captain Kenny
and Fowler directing their respective
forces.
John McS0rley, was put ashore from
the brig Liberia at the Break water last
Wednesday in a deplorable condition.
The captain had abused him until he
was almost dead.
Sheriff Dunn, of Kent, seized the oys-
ter schooners samuel ]. Landing" and
"Northampton" on Monday last in the
Delaware Bay on foreign attachment,
and they are now in custody Of a guard
at Little Creek Landing.
Judge Wootten, Of Georgetown, on
gave TO the Methodist
Church, at Nassau, a lot of gronnd at
that place, upon which parsonage ID
to be built.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee will meet in Dover on Tuesday,
the 9th inst, for the purpose of nam
ing day for holding State Conven-
tion.
Hon. L. L. Martin has at last sue
ceeded in getting place for John W.
Allen, of Seaford, in the folding room
1t Washington.
Yellow ochre in quantity has been
discovered by Thomas B. McConaughey
It his iron ore pits on Chestnut Hill.
The ochre Is worth $40 ton.
Sectional laborers on the p, W. &
B. are now receiving $1.25 per diem,
IN advance Of ten ceuts upon former
wages.
The people at Wye Mills have resolv-
ID to build new church this season
md have already begun work upon it.
Rev. c. W. Prettyman is preparing |
or his summer vacation by building a
ottage at Rehoboth.
At his lecture in Odessa Fred Dong
ass had a houseful of Democrats for his
audience.
Sharp & Quillen Of Harrington, have
Iecidei to start cannery at that
,lace.
The residents of Milford X Roads
'ant post Office in their vicinity.
The NJ. II. parsonage at Fairmount is
0 be re-modeled and re.furnished.
Kent county Court began at Dover
o-day.
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How the Count Stands.
There have been thus far chosen 1862
ut of the 1855 delegates composing the
hicago National Republican Conven-
ion. OF these there are, either by di-
cot instructions or by personal prefer
nees, 21S reported for General Grant,
4 for Senator Blaine, 25 for Senator
IL for Secretary Sherman, 3
,r Mr.. Washburne, and the preferences
( the remaining 80 ars unknown.
here are yet to be chosen II delegates
, Massachusetts,, and 2 in North Caro-
mn which Statas are partiallv iuclud-