Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-11
OUR DOVER LETTER.
INCORPORATION or Tine WIZ
LEYAN COLLEGE GR-OrH88
NEWA ITEMS.

DOVER, Del. Jan. ., 1000
Mr.. William Bright, OF Wilmington
ms present AZ the session OF the Lsgis.
letive body this morning, for the pur-
ssUose Of submitting q bill tor the incor
Soration Of the w eslsyan Female Col
iexe. The bin mentions the following
/. nsntls "a Trustees OF the College,
A II OF whom have been selectea without
regard to partisan feeling or iellgiou'
creGd:
william Bright, Henry y. Robinson
Chas. Is. Lore, Henry II. pickels, j II.
Hoffscker, Esq, Geo. G. Maris, Geo
w. Bush. Thsod ore F. Crawford, deo
3 w. Miller, Victor DUPONT, John W.
/ Hail, VIM. A. Reynolds, Benjamin I
DiQxs, Delaplaue Mcdaniel, Henry U
Woicott, L lward T. Taylor, Arthur W
n3Wily, james Ponder, John Peoples
William Candy, James b Ray, VIM
y y. Boswell, Geo. r. johnson. j. Snow
4 den Thomas, James +. Williams. john
|*6, Deale, w. Reden Woodward, j. Il
y 4Natthews, George Gray and James A.
IA yaGcCaulley.
lY The bill provides Tor the incorpora'
" Non OF the above institution for main
SaininR and establishing the same for
n '41cademic and collegiate education in
Nc city OF Wilmington. Section ssc'
IIs6pd provides that tho Board OF Irus'
I 1ees shall consist of hirty persons, the
!, ,absve mentioned gentlemen consstnt
@41hg tho first Board. After the stated
Il Meeting In june next the Trustees will
Sne divided into three equal classes, the
1 lcrIn of office of each class expiring 70.
z pectively In one, two and three years,
"a fheir successors TO be elected at the reg
<&lar annual meeting. The President oi
] l4he Board will be member, ex- ofncio,
$iDf the Board Of Trustees in addition tG
II SSStha regular numher.
M Section three provides for an annual
KnsetinR At the time of the annual com
Il men cement. special meetings can bs
7balled any time with sufficient no'lce.
M sectiou four .tveB the Trustees the
mower TO remove the President OF the
SEoilege and other members OF the tacuI'
Wv after due notice. The provisos IN
kHhe above section are 20 the eHeot that
n no part OF tn. funds OF said corporation
&Shsl. be used or applied except tor the
n &benetit OF said institution aud Tor en-
%1arping and improving Its faci Titles fc'
@.educatiou also that no Religious .es
SIshall be required Of any one coD' .ectet
with the College.
~ The faculty shall consist rf the Preai
@dent, and Professors, and v ,achers, AZ th
'ftrustees may deem necessary. Tn
Tcapital stock mas beer fixed at 500, 600
N PREPARING Fob THE INAUGURAL.
III The various com nittees are nov
actively eng' .ed in maktn9 arrange
e'ments for 40 inauguration Of Governo
4 StOckley, Oh Tuesday next, the lou
!sinst., md from all accounts tie anal
Il Will 10 y brilliant one, providing th
yfhp Ance committee are SUCCESSFUL II
v ;. aisinR the necessary equivalent Tor TN
n carrying out OF their plans. No trouble
however, Is anticipated on thi'
X score.
N For the success Of this evsntful day
& the following named gentlemen will b.
"A held responsible: On the part OF tn
Senate, Messrs. Roe, Houston AM
" Chandler. On the part Of the House
\ Messrs. Comegys, Wheatley, Lewis
Msssick and Temple. :,
N The above mentioned committee helt
a meeting and appointed the following
gentlemen as q town committee to ac'
N In conjunction with them
Messrs. John G. Pennewill, John X
I Nicholson, Ed, ~ l., CLARK, U. X
y Young, E. Y. Cooper, II. A. CulGretI
J John i. Salisbury +. M. Dunn, j: >
Green, and II. II Kenney, Esq. I'M
Y committee met this afternoon d.
appointed the following gentlemen
act az a reception committee
Senators Chandler and Roe, an
Messrs. John p. Salisbury, G. L. WI
! Hanson and X. II. Kenney. Commit
tee on general arrangements tor tl
inaugural ball, which occurs on th
4 same evening Messss. A. N. Sutton
!. s. j. Wheatley and Dr. b. l.. Lewis OF
the part of the House OF Represents
tives, and Aessrs. Il. L.Clark, John l.
q Nicholson and L. Il. Young on the par
"a of the town.
6 Committee on Finance, Messrs. DR.
Temple, ard Clerk NAPLES Of th
N House, and John G. Pennewill, Il. M
Dunn and II. A. Culbreth The recep
tion committee will meet the Governor
4 elect at the Railroad station; escort hin
70 the hall, where the inaugural ceEe
N monies will take place, and perform al
other duties incident to an affair OF thi
kind.
's@ Aftsr the inaugural csremo MES
comes the banquet In the evening, fol
lowed by the usual inaugural bail. 70
tbis event invitations will be sent out,
and q grand affair is anticipated.
+, 10 add to the interest and pleas ur
Librarian X TX
Kenney, Esd, has rendered to th
committee OF arrangements tho ser
l3 vices OF the First Regiment, DelaWar
Estate Militia, for the occasion. Tho.
have not accepted yet but will no doub
do 30 at the next meeting Of the co LII
4 mittee.
~ AsCENE IN THE HOUSE.
This afternoon quite an amusing In
4 cident occurred in the House, whicl
created quite laugh among the mem
bers. 1t happened in this way Iher
being a lull in the proceedings, th'
members were engaged in perusing tn
N newspapers and other documents, whel
they were startled by the voice OF MI
IA VIM. A. Comegys. Of New Castle coun
4 'ty, who asked permission OF the Hous
y to change positions with Mr.. Jacobs o. o.
IA the Committee on Divorces and Enron
ment, Mr.. Comegys assuming the du
N ties on the Divorce COMMITTEES and MI
ID Jacobs taking his place on the Enroll
Y ment Committee. ,
N The House assented to the change
and Mr.. Cooch was satisfied. But TN
matter was not 80 easily adjusted, for
II upon investigation by the Clerk, It wa
"A discovered that Mr.. Jacobs was alread
h a mem ber of the Enrolment Commit
II tee. and consequently could not ex
change places with bis colleaGu ne. g. Ihu u,
the joke was made more laughable'an'
4 many we're the "puns" got of at III
expense. What his object was IN ge'
ting on this important committee can
not be determined, ~ he Is aDsolntel
silent on the subject ard refuses 10 eA
nlain. Az he is married man, til
II ,It,attnD hacnYpaA more emDarhbblU