Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-17
THE PEHfNS UL4.

SAo PAVpoas yoeA-
The now board of Lewes town commits
sioners met on Tuesday evening week and
organized by electipg Captain & D.
Hithens chairman or mayor, C. M. Mar
shall secretary, and Levin Phillips bsilifi.
The two last were reflections.
George 8. Tygret, the horse thief
arrested by Constable Smith Of Camden,
set on fire the bed clothing Of his cell
mate the frat night of his incarceration
in Dover Jail. He WAS removed to gu.
other cell, and now sleeps on the bare
floor.
DR.. John Laws has resi-. ned the posi-
tion he held at Washington for a number
of years as doorkeeper of Senator
Bsyard's committee room, and William
Tam Of Georgetown, hiss been appointed
TO the vacancy. The salary Is 81, 500 a
year.-Susser Journal.
Indian River oyster planters have met
with loss. Many of the oyster plants
which we're brought from Chincpteague to
Frsnkford by rail aud then hauled to the
river have died in their beds 1t Is hoped
that these plants would prove source Of
great wealth to lower Sussex.
The company, composed of Governor
Stocklsy, Stats Senator Houston and
others, which has for some time been
engaged in developing the oyster indus
try on the north Bhore OF Indian river, is
very auch pleased at the success which
has SO far sttendsd the enterprise.
The S0merset (td } Herald re ports that
lol Husips snd 307 dredging licenses
we're taken Vus during the past year in
thss clunty, yielding sreveuue OF 50, AL.
The revenue from tlis source for :he pre-
eedipg fonr vosrs vss 1879, S477; 1880,
81 a75 1881, sl,67l 1882, 81, ,647.
The last pardon Issued by Governor
Hsmiiton was conditional pardon for
j, Wesley Tuipin. who was convicted in
this county in 1850 for the murder OF
william H Fsrripgion. The pardon
makes the condition that he shall stay
ont OF tbs stats for two years. --Salisbuyy
Adrertissr.
Mr.. Philip stit3hbury was 25 years
old Saturday week, ard says he never
drank glass of whisky in his life
Easton Star. We can offset that. There
is man living near the Dorchester line
who is 70 years old, and he says he has
not gone 10 bed sober for tile last 40
years Fredericksburg Courier.
& W. wsples Il Co., caunerl of Farm.
iDg ton, failed last week Their liabilities
are $4,000 or a. 900 in excess Of their
assets. Their failure Ia attributed to
their losses from spoiled fruit In 1882,
and to the failure of g. NJ. Howell OF
Milford. They employed 100 ands dur,
ing the packing season.-Sussrr Journal.
The Dela rare Dem c,at reports that the
Old Dominion Steamship CON pauy has
just contracted for the building OF
another steamer to run between L swes
sud New York, in order to mhst the in
creased freishtage from the b. NJ. & V.
railroad. The company has also pur-
chased l25 feet of wharf lire in New
York, for which $62, 500 was phid. w..
John W. Prettymsn of Talbot county,
on Monday, December 3lst, caught over
1900 pounds of rock fish in one haul OF
HIS seine, made on the Radcliffe shore,
Third Haven river. He shipped them by
rail to Philadelphia. There we're many
large rock among them, the heaviest
weighing l5s ponds, The price for these
hsh in Philadelphis ranges from Is to a
cents pound. n Lnion
The trial OF tine crew of the schooner
Thomas B. Hamilton, charged with lie
gal oystering, was concluded nt Aceoma
on Tuesday night The accused were
| Joseph Stewart, George Hamilton, Hugh
Doyle aud Charles Barrett, ali OF Balti
more, They were all acquitted. Th,
mate, Ellie Parks, and ]. H. AeCresdy o
Tangier Island, Va, belonging to tn,
schooner George W. Cock, were put OF
trial Wednesday.
The question a. to who wor Ia be ap
pointed clerk Of the circuit oonrt for Tai
bot county in place Of Hon. j. Franz
Turner, elected comptroller, was settled
Tuesday,, by the appointment OF Colone
Thomas Hushlett, al present one of tn
tish commissioners. The other applioan
vas Mr. Peter Stevens, the present com
petent and efficient deputy. Col Hugh
lett was candidate for the Democrat
nomination for this office wh aD Mr. Tur
nsr first received il.
At Princess Anne, Nd Tuesday, Il
the marset contested elect ion case q
Joshua w. Miles against N. Waite
Dixon, the court decided that Mr.. Miles
the Democrat, ws3 elected states sttorne'
y fonr mai rity. The vote returned wa
FOG TOR MIR. ailes, Democrat, and 2,20
'or Mr. Dixon, R-Tub iosn, A recoun
Vas made, which gave Mr. Miles fou
majority. Immediately after the eleetio
1enry Page, the incum bent of the office
resigned, and the court appointed Mr
Miles u the vacancy.
On Tuesday night week the storm an
| MD u gurinpu OF
that the high platform around tn
dwelling sud :he outbuildings of tn
Beacon Light was washed away, cauain
considerable fright and ireouvenience /
the families Of the k--p.rs Tie mex
day the families moved to more comfort
able quarters. Since the storm the bsso
near the cape has b9en covered wit
clans and ''rsz1r blades" s"-thrown up b
the high tide and fury of the wind.
The readers OF the Lsdgsr will remem
Der the serious attack made on Mr.
William b, Duin Of Talbo. eouuty. b
Mr.. Hiram Goodhsnd OF Kent Island, ii
the Arlington Hotel, Centreville. Good
hand tiercely attack Mr. Dulin with
knife, aud cut his throat. Last NAV
tioodhsnd wss indicted BY the grand jur
for assault with intent to kill. Governo
Hamilton has directed nolle prosequi /
be entered in the case, in response to
petition from the citizens Of Once
Anns's Mr.. Dulin himself Joined Ia th
petition. - Easton Ledqer.
The Legislature at it last session ORC
vid=d for having the original bills, rest
iuIlons, petitions, &c, which have accu
mutsted since Ihe oonvening OF our frs
Legislature in the clerk OF the House {
Repre- eLtstiyes room, arranged Al
properly I'll for reference. The wo
has inst been completed upder the supe,
vision of the governor. While some {
these papers are missing We are inform-
that many valuable papers are by Ii,
course preserved for future reference. =
DeiIGdrea1.
Alexander Wimbfo, living about 81
miles from Millsborough, Sussex county
left his wife and two, one aged four year
and the other about four months, o
THURSDAY morning, December 27th, 1859
ard has Lot returned. He left abou
S451 "orth Of property and creditors bay
got executions aud foreign attachment
TO the amount OF about s4G0. His prop
erty will be sold Gu January l7th l.
mis- wite proce-ds II be appll, d to Il
creditors No one, 1t seems, can give az
reason for his disappearance, as one {
his creditors wsre pushing or hurryin
him up for their money, He seemed /
be very quiet man about the ueis b Dor
b nod, and hard worker. He has sen
word to his people that he does not in
tend to return SUISSE Jlurnai
Death of the Rev. =. II. Dickey.
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