Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-16
THE PENINS ULA.

James McNatt, colored, of Milford, who
has just died, voted the Democratic ticket
from the time the right Of suffrage WAS
conferred upon negroes.
James Alfred Pearce, Esq, sold on
Tuesday at private sale, the home farm of
the late DR.. Thomas G. Kennard in Queen
Anne's county containing $40 acres, to
Robert H. Rouse at $75 per acre.
Brads.reet's reports that L. E. Lawson
& Co.. general store at Cris6eld has been
closed by creditors, and that L. W. Beau
champ & Co., general storekeepers at
Paramount, are offering to compromise at
70 cents on the $l.00.
By an accident at Tilghman's crossing
Cd the Queen Anne's & Kent railroad on
Saturday afternoon two freight cars were
wrecked and Edward Gray, brakeman,
was slightly hurt. wrecking train from
this city set II alters right.
There are serious complaints OF
drouth on the Easter Shore. Ia Queen
Anne's county there has been no rain for
two weeks and crops are suffering. Ia
Somerset county corn is at stand-still,
and there have been several forest fires.
The schooner Il. G. Irwin, seized at
Richmond, Va, last week, on the charge
of violating the neutrality laws in carry
ing war material designed, it is supposed,
for the Haytian Irsurgents,i commanded
by Captain /. H. Dodd of Lewes, and
owned by persons in Milton.
Miss Irene Taylor, daughter of Mr..
William Taylor, died at frankfort,
Wednesday week, under very sad ciroun-
stances. She was taken suddenly i'll,
when physician was called in and gave
her morphia. The doctor had other
patients and soon after his depar .Gre
| another physician came in and not bring
informed as to the circumstances repeated
the dose from which it is thought she
died.-iSuiseI Journal.
The Khedive has been pleased to confer
upon Col. Charles Chaille Long, the Afri-
can explorer, the CROSS of the Legion o.
Honor in the Esst, commander of the
| 0smanieh, for eminent services rendered
Egypt whilst acting consul general of the
United States, during the rebellion OF
Arab Pashs in 1882. Col. Long is a
| native of Somerset county, and SOB Of
the late Littleton Long, er.-SomerseI
| Herald.
Samuel II. Roihwell, life long and
| highly respected resident of this com
| munity, died at the residence OF his son,
S. Thomas Rothwell, near Earleville,
Cecil county, Md, Wednesday morning
week, at the advanced age of SIS. He was
born in New Caatle county aud spent
nearly all of his life in Pencsder hun.
dred, successful farmer. About five
years ago he removed with his son to the
vicinity of Earleville. -Uiddletoyn Tran
script.
| August 18th Is "Big Thursday" al
Slaughter's Beach near Milford, when
hundreds of people camp on the shore
and make merry. The Milford Chronicl
| says: "They cook the fish, CLANS, crabs
and oysters caught and picked up IL
countless numbers, over wood fires, bull
upon the sand, AID sleep at night undel
cover Of their wagon. Probably sol
wagons and carts of this kind will
cover the beach for mile in from
from points nearer will visit the beaci
during the day. Quaint dancing know
in this locality as setting to- will oo
cupy greater part of the day. A 'se
to- is about rs follows: A fiddler
scrapes out tune composed OF one "a
of music, GENERALLY tune called 9Th
DEVILS Dreamy and in front OF him OF
board or sanded floor, two man, or boys
and not unirequently two women, viii
shuttle for two or three minutes, when, a
q signal usually harsh scrape Of tn
bow over the strings Of the violin, tn
two dancers change places aud go owe
the same shuttle. This is continued nm
til exhaustion or thirst compsls them tc
stop"