Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-04
THE PENINSULA.
A New Castle Star correspondent nomi-
mated Squire Julian ID. Janyier for MAYOR.

A New Castle Star correspondent nomi-
mated Squire Julian D. Janvier for mayor.
Captain William Price of this town,
launched his new boat in Little Monte
creek Wednesday week. This boat will
take the place of the Tiny, now running
between Pincess Anne and Baltimore,
which was found to be too small for the
trade. The new boat can carry $500
bushels of grain. She is a flat-bottomed
caft and of light draught consequently,
she can leave our wharf well loaded and
get over the mud with ease, with good
tide Somerset Herald.
Captain Halves brought the schooner
S. A. Paine down to New Castle on Thurs
day with cargo of 500 bushels of rotten
potatoes, which the Philadelphia authori-
ties had suggested to him might be dis
posed of there. On Friday morning
Captain Halves was getting ready to dump
his cargo overheard when William Her
bert, in his capacity of president of
council, stepped aboard and gave the
captain to understand that rotten potatoes
could neither be dumped nor landed at
New Castle.
Ii is said that the late cold weather has
furnished excellent opportunities for kill
ing muskrats in the Blackwater marshes,
and thousands have been slaughtered.
One day this week party sold 800 to
one storekeeper in Cambridge who retailed
them at good profit to colored people
and others who are fond of them. The
skins ut present sell for small prices. The
! charge that muskrats are served up as
diamond back terrapln in fashionable res
taurants is doubtless a true one.-Cdm-
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A Baltimore american special, dated
Saturday, reports a destructive fire on
Kent Island. The large barn and stables
of Messrs. J. b. and G. w. Ringgold, were
totally destroyed, together with two valu-
able horses, an engine and thresher and a
lot of valuable farming implements. II
is supposed that the fire was of incendiary
origin, as it was the third barn burnt
upon the same farm. The loss, which is
estimated at about $4,000, is fully GOV.
cred by insurance in companies repre-.
sented by w. II. Gibson.
On Tuesday and Wednesday Chancellor
Salisbury heard argument at Dover on
the application of p, w. & B. Railroad
Company to restrain the collection Of
certain taxes which have been assessed
against the company by the levy court Of
New Castle county. 1t seems that the
levy court recently assessed the road bed
of the p, w. a. b. Railroad Company
and of the Delaware Railroad Company
as real estate, liable to taxation for county
purposes. The company filed bill in
chancery for an injunction to restrain the
collection of these taxes, alleging tina,
the road bed was not liable to taxation
for county purposes. The case was
argued by G.. V. Massey, Esq, for the
company and John II. Rodney, ESQ.,, fol
the county. The chancellor reserved the
case for consideration.
In this section OF the peach district hopes
are still entertained for good CROP
MiddletoiBn Nel1 Era.
On February 22d, 1856, DR.. John Aldrich
accompanied by three other gentlemen
drove horse and sleigh across the western
channel Of the Delaware river to Reedy
Island, on the ice.
Counselman d Co. of Houston, Sussex
county, expect to pack $4,000 cases Of
canned goods this season. They will open
on raspberries and will can peas, buckle.
berries, peaches, corn, blackberries and
tomatoes. OF the last, they have 800 acres
under contract already.
If the bank had not closed its doors on
Monday last, 1t is probable that Washing.
toms birthday anniversary would have
slipped by without even a thought by the
average Milfordite; but then the peach crou
is killed, and we don't feel like celebrating
anything this year.-Milford Chronicle,
e. W. Jester and ]. V. Vail, proprletors Of
the Black Thorne Kennel, st. Georges, Del.
have just added to their kennel the English
mastiff dog, "Duke de Richelleu." He Il
10 months old, stands 80 inches at shoulder
is six feet six Inches from tip of nose to tin
Of tail, and fat; will weigh about 15t
pounds. He Is a dog of immense bone and
muscle, elegant color and 1t is safe to say
at maturity, he will be considerably larger
He was purchased in Connecticut by Mr..
Jester at big price and Is intended to
stand at the head of their kennel. The
bluest OF the blue blood courses through
his veins. They have also sold to gentle
man In South Carolina 5-months puppy
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