Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-24
Constable Neary by this time had
Died OF Mnesrs. Sayfrfe and uawltfns

L OeHSsHbhO AsOeAJ ~. shAh tAt4iN Aos
ledged Oh Myssrs. Savii1e and yHawkin
and was running Democratic gristI
through the mill at alively rate. Nor
ris Foley Of the first and James Coyl'
OF the Tenth wards, Democrats, We're
put through in flying colors. by thil
time Mr.. Wells found some transfers o
property in Blackbird Hundred thai
had to be made just then. Democratic
grist getting low the names Of JOSEPH
| Naylor and Sylvester Murray, colored
were allowed to slip through, after
another search for the truant delinq uen
book. Purnell Lynoh, Democratic can
didats for Sheriff coming to the rescue
put J. Mckinley Of 81. Georges through
the mill. By this time Collector Car.
penter had raked together few error
in Democratic assessments, which had
to be corrected right there and then
William Craddock, Andrew Pullman
Samuel Moore, Joseph Benson and JohI
Hand, from 81. Georges, passed muster
after many dives for the lost delinquent
book.
All at once, Just at this particular
time, it entered inte the head Of Mr..
Wells that the bridge-tendsr at Plem.
ing's Landing should have his house
rent paid, and he made motion that
he be paid $40.
Mr.. Weir said the molten ought to be
in the shape Of a resolution, and tie
President ooncurring IL this view Mr..
Wells went into wrestling match
with pen and paper TO produce the re-
quired resolution. While he was ia
cubating ever II, the names Of Frank
8. Johnson, William Thomas, Anthony
Harris and Alexander Fry, oolored Of
St. Georges were placed upon tho lists.
Some more errors found by Collector
Carpenter were corrected. William
Lope, colored, of St. Georges was then
assessed. By this time Mr.. Wells had
hatched ont the following resolution:
Resolved, that the bridse-tender at Fem
ing, ,be paid SO .o- rent.
Mr.. Wier thought the resolution did
not fully enough explain its objects,
when Mr.. Wells went to work again 10
remodel his resolution. In the mean
time, the following names were placed
upon the assessment: Joseph w..
Sesars, Lewis Davis, Richard John
Henry and Isaac Dingle all oolored of
ST. Georges.
Mr.. Wells for tina third time offered
his resolution and the Duck Creek
bridge tender was made happy in his
allowance of $40 for rent.
The assessments being resumed the
names Of Joshua Davis, Charles Fl. Long,
Joseph Adams, Michael CamomilIe, Ste
phen Wilmot aud Henry Tingle OF st.
Georges were placed upon the lists.
At this time John NJ. Macklem of the
Seventh ward, came into the court
with five or six Democrats when he
desired ts have assessed, when as III
by magic the Republican vouchers and
applications dropped upon the desks
Of the members and the Democratic
vouchers took their places. Under
this arrangement the names Of James
Mason, Seventh ward and William
John Luton, Fifth ward were placed
upon the lists. Mr.. Saville getting the
attention of Mr.. Silver who was in the
chair asked if he might have permis-
sion to address the Court.
~ suppose SO" answered the chair
man.
Mr.. Saville said "Mr. Chairman, it
has been decided to-day that the names
can be received for assessment, and if
there should be any mistake about
them they could be rectifed after
wards"
As there were large numoer Of per-
sons present from a great distance to
get assessed, Mr.. Ssville asked that
they might be allowed to come forward
and place their applications and vouch-
era upon the clerks desk, subject to
examination and correction afterwards,
as had been decided could be done.
The chairman said the Court had
adopted its regular mode of doing bus
iness and he didn'texpect that it would
depart from it.
Mr.. Hawkins also addressed tho
Court supporting Hr. SaVlile, and re-
ferred to the manifest partially shown
to persons who had just come into Court
aud had been put on the assessment in
preference to others who had come from
a great distance and had been before
the Court repeatedly.
The chairman said that the persons
to whom Messrs. Hawkins and Saville
had givea their applications were too
slow in getting in their notices, that
was not the fanlt Of the Court.
During this little colloquy Mr.. sa-
Vile was busy marching the colored
men into the enclosure and when abou.
4 dozen Of them had deposited their
vouchers on the desk, the court at
sight minutes before four O'Clock ad,
olrned and stopped further proceed
ugs. Several Of Mr.. Macklem's men
did not get assessed and over the half
Of the colerrd men from st. Georges had
% return without getting their names
IN the list. Considerable excitement
,nsued OH the adjourning of the court
md it is hard to tell where the trouble
yill end.