Daily Republican., 1880-08-11
LETTER FROM DELAWARE CITY.

LETTER FROM DELAWARE CITY
Clesver's Canning Establishment
, -The Corn CrOp-That Dry DOcI
Major Hunters PrOnuncia
memo. dkC.
; Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
DELAWARE Cry, Aug 7th, 80.
On Monday or Tuesday next Mr.. W
Z. Cleaver will commence with q larg,
force Of men, boys and girls, canning
peaches. Tomatos are not sufficient,
advanced yet to commence canning. Al
soon as they are, however, Mr.. Cleave
will still increase his force, which viii
furnish employment for large number
Of persons who are out Of employment
The tor1atos canned at Mr.. Cleave Il
establishment stand A. No. l will
dealers, and have been selected By
them as the best out of a large number
Of varieties sent by other parties. To
day Mr.. Cleaver shipped for Philadel
phia, on the steamer Perry, Is, 900 cans
of tomatoes, which of course are Just a.
firm and good as the day they were first
put up.
The corn adjacent to our town looks
splendid, in fact, II would be hardly
possible for 1t to look in better condi-
tion, and that there will be large crop
no one for moment doubts.
After all that was said about the
army worm destroying the wheat, farm
er find, after they have got their grain
housed, that the crop is an average
one. Some farmers always will growl
lit is an mate propensity with them
even II they had $50 bushels TO the
acre and then it Is to their interest to
take advantage Of every little circum-
stance to get up scare, in order to run
up prices. This does not apply to those
staid old farmers, who takes thing just
as they come, without finding fault
with either the weather or anything
else content always with what the
God of Nature sees fit TO done, know
ing that all things are done with an
eye single to our comfort, and happi
ness, and prosperity.
Within the past few days there has
been another boom about the hereto
fore much talked Of Dry Dock. 1t Is
now said that sufficient land will be
given to any reliable party who will
build Dry Dock here. This Is what
Dame Rumor says, and do hope that
for once the madame Is correct. There
is no town on the Delaware river that
possesses near as great advantages for
ship building and repairing as Della
ware City. In addition to having deep
water all along the whole river front,
there is no part Of the winter but what
there is always a safe, open harbor. If
there were only few entsrprising men
to settle here, our town could
soon be made a progressive shipping
and commercial centre. Land can now
be had at a very cheap rate, and own
ers thereof seem anxious that manufac-
turers should settle here. The only
thing needed is for some large-hearted
manufacturer or ship builder to make
the start, and prosperity will just as
surely follow as the sun shines on 3
clear day. Whoever comes will meet
with friendly and warm welcome by
our citizens, and no obstacles will BIZ
placed in the way Of any one who Is
really in earnest about building dry
dock, or commencing any manufactur-
ing establishment.
Major Hunter, as honest an old gen.
tleman as lives in our town, has posted
in front Of his variety shop, on Clinton
street, his pronunciamento. In it
he declares himself for Hancock and
English and wants no Supervisors or
o. s. Marshals to interest themselves
about the election shortly to come of.
Tie Major has on more than one occa-
sion expressed himself as opposed to
the 14th and 18th amendments to the
and yet he publicly pro-
claims himself in favor Of the man for
President who says in his letter of &C.
,ep.ance that these amendments must
be held inviolste. Major, are you not
inst the least bit inconsistent in sup
porting one Of Lincoln's hirelings.
In the early part of the week dis
affair occurred at the corner OF
Third and Clinton streets. About
,'olock in the evening several profess
,ional tramps we're put of the Balti-
more boat after entering the canal.
Aimlessly they wandered about, all sp-
parently pretty we'll filed with whisky,
The women as we'll as the men. On ar.
irving on the spot designated, two of
he men refreshed themselves by knock
ing each other down. The fight lasted
,ome fifteen or twenty minutes, which
attracted quite large crowd OF men
and boys F; both men were considerably
covered with blood. No one seemed
disposed to interfere and the fight was
allowed to proceed, to the disgrace OF
our town, until from sheer exhaustion
he men themselves saw proper 10
,ripg it to a close. They were al final
y arrested by Mayor Ogle, and given