Daily Republican., 1880-08-23
LETTER FROM DELAWARE CITY.

Peaches. Tomatoes and Poor Pay
-khe women Incensod Againsf
Their Employer - That Cirr1s
that Dfdn't Come - The True In.
war dness Of the Dry DOck-W1n'
try Weather - Black and Reed
Rfrds-Sudden Death OF Cow
nj. Won Culin Again Frustrated.
-scs Cream Festival.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
DELAWARE Cry, Del, August 20, 'SJ.
On last Monday week Mr.. E. Cleaver,
with large force Of men, women, boys
and girls, commenced canning peaches,
and they have been kept continually
putting up this luscious fruit until TO-
day, when the whole force except the
boys, were put 10 canning tomatoes,
which are now being brought to the
city quite rapidly. Great dissatisfac-
ton is expressed by the women
at the small ray they receive
for their labor, being only paid q
,ents per basket tor. partially pairing
and seeding peaches, and three cents
per basket for tomatoes. Let them ap-
ply themselves as closely as they will,
they find it impossible to realize more
than 40 or 45 cents per day, from hall
past six or seven o'clock in the morn
ing until 7 o'clock in the evening.
understand Mr.. c. will pay them
more next week; and if he does not, the
probability is he will find himself short
handed. as many have expressed their
determination to not work at such a
low rate. The first week he paid My
2 cents per basket, but such clamor
was raised that he was compelled to ad-
vance the price half cent. The wo-
men, in solemn conclave assembled were
not very choice in the language they
hurled at his devoted head when de-
uouncing him. All things seem now to
be moving on quietly, although disatis
faction still fingers in the breasts Of
the women at the low prices for which
they are laboring, and only continue to
work on the principle that half a LOAF
is better than no bread.
For the past few days the people have
been Oh the tip-toe Of excitement at the
announcement in flaming and many
colored posters, that circus would ex-
hibit in this town on Wednesday eyen-
ing. The Juveniles especially we're
fairly wild with excitement, and how
to replenish their exchequer to the ex-
tent of twenty-five cents, exercised
their wits through the day and dis
turbed their hitherto tranquil sleep at
night. The day came, but with it
came no circus, save one solitary wa
gon the Sheriff I am told being the cause
OF its non-appearance. A more thor
oughly disappointed set of people it
would hardly be possible to find, when
it was ascertained the circus was una
voidably detained.
have put my self to some trouble to
find out the real truth in reference to
that much talked Of dry dock, and
have been informed by one Of the
moneyed men Of our town, that the
true inwardness Of the enterprise is in
a few words, simply this 'Certain
parties selected. an eligible site for the
purpose named, and not only desired
that the land should be donated to
them, hut also wanted our citizens TO
furnish the capital necessary to com.
mence and conduct the business. This
was asking Of our people rather too
much and so the matter was dropped.
There was not even money enough
among the projectors of this dry dock TO
pay for the drawing OF the necessary
egal papers, with the exception Of one
nan, who did not feel inclined to risk
Ill he had-about thousand dollars
or the sole benefit ofmere adventurers. |
t some live, enterprising manufacturer
we're to locate here, and commence
business on his own hook, he would |
lot want for good, substantial friends
o aid him in building up an industrial
pursuit which in the end would not
all to handsomely remunerate himn
The river front alone, where there |
s deep water close in shore, and an
pen harbor all winter, to say nothing |
# the fine level land all around, (Which |
AN be purchased at mere nominal
lgure) should be a sufficient induce
nent to any enterprising man or men
o locate here.
The weather for two or three days in
he early part of the week was more
ike autuMn than summer, and | saw
men with overcoats wrapped about
hem, and ladies perambulating the
treets in hooded cloaks.
Sportsmen have commenced war
are on blackbirds, and experts Gag
ally number of them. Some few
eed birds have made their appearance
ut not in sufficient numbers (nor are
hey yet in good condition) 10 pay the
rouble and expense Of cunning for
hem. No better shooting places
a Delaware can be found than in the
,arshes adjacent to Delaware City,
When the season fairly opens the
rack of the gun can he heard fr,m
arlv m'rn till darkness compsls the
portsmen to desist.
On Monday evening Mr.. - Lang
ad a valuable COW to die, ther frt m
ating to msny peach skin', or she ,
as poison.d. Mr.. Lang Is III der Il 9
npression that the COW was poisoned.
proves a FERROUS loas to him.
Mr.. M. Vtn Culin is again PR stra.
ID on bed of sickness. His condition r
ow is much worse than at any time 4
revicus, and all hopes Of his ultimate
storation to health have been aban.
med. DR.. Belville is indefatigable in .
8 attentions to the sufferer, day and Il
ght, but he holds out no hopes, to b
obably be dashed suddenly 10 the
ound. He may possibly-and it is !,
ly a bare possibility-get about
ain, but he will never enjoy the IL
eat blessing Of health. "
The ice cream festival given by the b'