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Winohaater, Harrisonburg, Bawley
Springs, die,
nf our trip .0 «he Valla, of Virginia Ac I
Winchester, so notorious during
war, show* many marks of the rough ;
**•••• *bich it was subjected by the
great contest. No oily or town in tb.
entiro South saw more, if a. much, of the
war than Winchester. It changed hands
$ht JHiddltloum transcript.
EDWARD REYNOLDS, Eoiroa.
■1DDUTOWI. DM»
•ATTRDAY MO RHINO, AUGUST 1«, 1*73.
Deferential to oil ; Otaqslwu to none.
In our lut issue we promised to give
oar render* a continuation of the account
a greet number of times, being slt.rnatc- [
lj in the poisoseioo of ( onfederaUt and
Federal», It is a straggling town situa
led in eo rough aud rocky a place that one
involoutarily wonder, what in the world 1
• » < i i « « L• s • .«I
ever induced anybody to tbiuk of build
iug X town iu such a place, and that a
....... .. j
•tty stmttld g row up there is surprising,
indeed. Before the building of the Valley
railroad, Winchester wai the market fv>F i
the farm product of the surrounding
country, and its merchants did a good I
traffic in grain, flour, Ac , but the supo
rtur facilities for shipping furnished by
the railroad, and the better prices obtained
in larger markets induced the farmers to
•end their grain elsewhere, and the buai
ness of Winchester suffered in cr»nse«jucnco
The city has recovered hut a very meagre
portion of it* ante-bellum prosperily.
The crumbling walls of burnt houses still
remain as they were left hy the war, and |
with the declension of business, they
Stand riry little chance of being rebuilt.
We wen.* tuld that tbo town is
going
duwn very rapidly lince the war. or rath- !
er since the extension of the railroad.
If
this be so, it furni.-hes one instance, at
least, where a railroad baa injured rather
Ibau benefitted a town, hut, though the
town may have been injured, the sur
rounding country is certainly greatly I
benefitted. ,
The first station after leaving Winches
•er is Krrnstown, an insignificant little j
village of about a doicn houses, hut fa
° I
mous as the scene of Stonewall Jackson's
firat bailie, that is. the first one in which j
bo was chief commander With only
2,700 troops he fought Hank's army of !
11,000 men oil day, and finally cariicd j
off the remuant uf his little baad in i
safety.
Harrisonburg, the county scat of Hock- I
inghatti county, is a thriving town of
sonic 8,000 or more inhabitants. It has
improved very rapidly since the close of
the war. Many new houses have been
built, and several arc in course of erection,
Being the prcscut terminua of the Valiev |
railroad, it receives considerable impart- i
enco from that cireumitanco. It has a
large and flourishing tan-yard, comb fac- j
lory, iron foundry, Ac, It contains sev
eral good hardware, dry goods, grocery
mod drug stores. Two weekly papers sre
published here: "The Old ('unmion
wealth," sud ** Tho Rockingham Regis
ter.*' It is also the seat of tho U. »S
Court for tbo \ alley District. The sur
rounding couutry is one of tbe richest !
sections of Virginia. Splendid crops of j
wheat, corn, oats, Ac., being raised every j
year. The extension of the Valley rail
road to Staunton is being r ushed rapidly
forward, there being, it is said, upwards
of 1,000 men engaged in tho work of
grading, ballasting, kc.
Harrioonburg suffered but comparative
ly little during the war It changed
baud«, it ii true, one. or twice, but bc
jond t few confiscations, and the whole
etl* deetructiou for firewood of all garden,
yard and other fence», tho town wna but
Utile injured. It ia now far more flour
inbing and proaperous than ever before.
About twelre mile» to lho weal of Her
rieonburg are lb* Bawley Spring», reach
ed by »tage from tb* town over one of the
Vnlley'» juatly celebrated pike» and faai
becoming one ef ibu moat ualed and pop
ular Summer retort» in th* Sleto. Fre
vioue lo Ihe wer there were but few at*
t net lone about the place, tbe accommoda
tioaa for vlaitore eonaitting of a rather
Swton boose, very limited in its dimen
•ioM. After the eloee of the contest,
however, • number of gentlemen formed
• atoek company and purchased tbe place,
nd built and furni-bed a large, cotnnio
aiiou* hotel, which they pieced under the
•killful management nf Mej. Joa. N.
Woodward, whose well-merited and wide
ly known reputation a* a hotel proprietor,
together with tho highly reputed proper
Um el tha water», mob aaoaoil tbs bouse
IP ha IHad to overflowing with gamti.
fad to tha baildlag of a largo odd!
S
IP tho h u m», hat evta this waa aot
Ihr tho throng* of
am en
a bo go thon fro* all part* of tbo
to pat ap with an
•Wfifc tbop «nid hard
: . dJj^l
lj - girt iheir servants ut home : a little
»tiding room, hardly Urge enough to turn
round in, und a bed compared to which *
pine plank would b. »oft. und other thing»
Id tbe rime ratio, but at Hawley it ta not
,i I ,, r I
io ; tha house is new. the room, of good
■iie, and what it better, »nil furniehtd,
. .. . , ,,
each room containing a comfortable mat
trois bed, Vn Tucker »pringa, and door
, . , , . .
coecrcd with nice, clean, while matting.
tn fact, eeerjrtbing about the house and
grounds bears the appearance of care and
cleanliness, and attention to comfort.—
Although the house It literally crowded
duriltg the entire »ca»on, Major Wood
' . , «
ward never fail» to »ingle out each and
I „er, one of hi. gnaat. and look after
their comfort, personslly. Major W'a
; best recommendation is the kind and |
grateful manner in which lie ii almost
unircrMUy ppokcn of b , bis guests,
, ime of our ri , it be wa , un c„ r „, nale .
. I
A* !
ly, absent, business having called him lo |
[ S ,aunton, but Mej. George Chrisman did
t jie honors for us, and foluntariljr nhowrd
u# ov „ , !lc Urge , lou „ ani , througIl |
|bc fpa ,. lou , g^nj,, explaining the na - I
1 ture of lbc watcr of he Springs; tbo
• n I
hath», amusements, Ac , and to him and I
\i P |» r :. pr holh we and one ea.edilor nf '
j Mr .Priver, uotn we and our co-editor ol |
j bc (^ommouwealth," Mr C. II. .
v.nderford, are greatly indebted for kind !
i atti-titiun on the occasion of our visit lo !
, . , ,
Hawley Those gentlemen are "trumps |
!
I of lhe bigh „ t ordcr . they not only caim-j
uinc j u , llloat hospitably, Lut banded out j
«ome splendid old "Augusta," and invited
us to "cotue again, and do it some more,"
an invitnticu which we shall most certain- 1
nV nil ourselves of if wc ever have the
opportunity.
(j ur homeward trip was modo over the
••Alphabet," alias W. C. Va. M. A 0. 8.
|{ u p ,„i ng 0VPr ,| lf Front Royal hat
| lb , fi.-M, where "tire.k met Greek, nnd j
then came the tug of war." 'Twai hero j
was fought tho bloody battle between the i
Marylanders cn opposing »ides.
! As wo neared Manassas junction,
- a. . !
, from Harrisonburg. |
pointed out to us the scene of the first 1
Bull Bull battle, and where also diet
.Judge Harris, .M. (
of Johnson and Kirby Smith left the cars !
and rushed to the scene of conflict just iu
I the very nick of time te save the day to
, t |„. Southern cause. The Federal troops I
were fait driviug back the Confederates
j aud in a short time the fato of the dsy
would probably have been different from
I 1 * [
what it was, Imt the sudden rattle of
npa
j .Smith's musketry iu their roar struck tcr
ror through the Federal ranks, and they
! broke and fled in wild dismay. No signs
j of the great battle are visible from the
i railroad, but around Mannssas «function
are still seen tho earthworks throw
up in
I the early part of *61, from which frowned
the "Quaker guns" that so deterred the
"on to Richmond" move of tho "Young
Napoleon" in 180*2.
At different points along tho railroad
from Manassas to Alexandria the con luc
| or pointed out to us a curious momenta of
i the "invasion" : largo patchca of l'au«da
thistles, which he said were never known
j there before, hut grew up on the ground
where the Federal soldiers fed tbeir horses,
«bowing that some of the honest furnier«
furnished to the Government something
besides oats,
Our train being somewhat delayed, wc
did not reach Baltimore until quite late,
and, proceeding at once to the "Eutaw,"
! wo were soon fast asleep. Next morning
j wc went out and took a look at the "burnt
j district," the scene of the reccut great
fire, which took placo the very day
we left the city, only a week before. It
was certainly a hard looking place, the
blackened walls, burnt timber and ruined
Itousc-s presenting u »eene uf great Jevas*
talion. It tiiuat liarc lieca a fearful tight
to aee that fire blazing and »molting over
all that ground. Again taking the ears
tee continued on our tray and were
"home again."
soon
Tiir Sra Saaraxv Aoaix.—T he atcadily
recurring ace aerpont, true to ita reputa
tion, hai appeared again, but haa tliia
time thrown ita purauera off tho track hy
making Lake Champlain the point of ita
viaibility. Tbe Whitehall Timet, des
cribing it, aaya :
"Aa ha rapidly twain away, pnrtiooa
of his body, which seemed In be covered
with bright, ailvcr-like scale», glistened
in the aun like bnrniahed metal From
bi» noatrila he would occasionally spurt
atreamt of water above hia bead to in
altituda of about twenty feet. Tbe
appearance of hia bead waa round and
flat, with a hood spreading out from tb*
lower pert of it like n rubber cap often
worn by marin« r», with a cape lo keep the
rain from running down tha neck. Ilia
eyes were small and piercing, his mouth
broad and provided with two rows of
teeth, which he displayed to hia behold
But ha left no card, nnd the my»
lery ia not lifted from bint.
era '
Fiixdisr Oitraos.—L ast Monday
wash a party of three nan discovered a
negro lying aaleep near lb* railroad at
Brighton, Taan., and thinking to have
Musa fuo, they poured turpentine on the
•leaping man's clothes and let them on
Bra. The man, waking and finding him
•elf anvalonad in flames, ran shrieking for
help, and before the fire ooald ha pat out
ha vu so badly burned that ha died
aast day. Thi*
tha
nay havo bean foa to
perpetrators of tho "joke," bat it was
m funny to tbo poor auffvrar, aad tbay
notivo tha pwaiahmaat thair aot
tha
Tt ,„ , torra wWch nmmtnni on Tund „
eveniug 1 « one of the hi-« v lest tli«t h«» visited
ibia section fora lone «« title. We didn't loler
>itw lhe .. oll)el , lnh .1, iIall i. n „j out whether
he could remember * more mv
that, but we know th«t it wes a prelle big ane.
R. in i*g. B felling about 7 o'clock In tho aveo
log I" * perfect torrrut end continued to felt
with unalmted viulcuce until «tmul one o'clock,
|„ fed a mined nearly »II night, but nut quite
*o|i»rd during the morning hour».
rrom'd'lTcrcn* icuUm« 01 The dM g :- M^T'c
Mu-rpheys mill was badly broken in lluve places.
The foundatiun w«ll or h» irrtaf mill wa» un
derminrd and partly wnihcd out. placing the
hi Imminent danger ol total drat ruction.
but, forlunalvly, by the moat arduous labor the
catastrophe w»i avert,-d The amount of ,i«m
badly broken |
and ranch litunuge done necessitating the itnp
| jJ'VÎeïï'l, few'to Mr* r "" ,IJ ' n, '' le ,lnw - T, "' 1
Local aud State Affairs.
A Trei
Ntu-Diaa aaoitta, aao seen dahaob dosb.
storm, end all
II.
I out, l>ut wo h ive not bran able to l«;»rn the rx- '
! imt of <Um«gr dour. j
As Wilcox's dum at S'oxontown Imt not hrrn
repaired since the di.«A»trr to it list Winter, this !
rendered nenrly mill-lets h«r throe late
Messrs. Drummond s it Barton's
left.
The d
of the Brick Mill was nlto washed
| vicinity »
.
The B P |l Culvert
|
I run through,
,
I Hiffu'inff of tn® tTAi'k I'CtwiTii ,\|t. I IwatMiii tiiiti
I iheraual. The main line, however, ilia nut jei
' ,,IT • uTwtl1 ' ,h * culeert arruas 'he Christiana, a I
| Btiurt diatnnsc helow Newark .Max w«.hc<l out
. "»'t 1Ä0 >ar»ls of the rmliankment swept »wav.
! ÏÂ* ^ of lho ,r * in * ' uf 1
! The storm seems to have lieen pretty universal.
, and much damage Is reported front various sec
| lions of the country.
I». )
s^t At
not
WAshrd out,
usual, thi
time, Ihr company
! having initie it big enough to allow ihr water to
damage
olid ihr
d. wc Mi
j
F>r the Mvldldox
Tran scri/4,
Midulictown, Afui
llili, 1873.
Mr Kimtoa—I would most rrspratfully call the
ntirution of our T*»wn t'ouimi»»| »acr«, ilirougli I
ibe column» of your T*lu«blf pa|mt, lo tlir mu
ilie South side of Main
M ot Broad. The stench nml foul odor
arising from it is not only detri
that locality, but very injti
1 diti
ot the put
j -aid <'>"»
j
i
»t-ral,
tlic
buoints» «tsimlff i
riou» to lirnltb.
N
» appeal* have b®*n
de in person
r I'ity Father*, but all lo m> avail. Sec. 14
< f the town of Middletown rand»
follows And be 1 1 jurther marled. That the
hereby nu
all obstructions
it any time be mid exi«t
d t®wn. whether in the
he sidewalk», or »nr
:•
f the ,||
I tliev
iniffsione
I
qitired to ca
I n
alter* III »t
witliin the limita of »
• tr et», hne», alloys or
other plat t* within the i ini t»
movi d and abaied. The »aid fotnniisid
! a majority of them, may itroctni either ui>o
| „ I ir ,r or upon ramiphiint of any other .
1
forc»aid. to h®
fht
! I' 1 "
,i
I ,!on~.
, „J, T.'r 'lint't,Vn""t
ten, yet, in the fee?
of 'V' 1 ', ,u .' 1
[ implied out, right
m writisg, »Sating the t h;
t»r obstruction, an<l where
To mv
aid uniff.iaie
It
lie same exist»,
ind the law is cltur. plai
Nai'l Commissioners lie and they
» mi to ca
and et
Tl
aufhnrunl und
nil nb
bc ramure«), Ac. If
"i'
id
iti
language can be made plai
at a lois to know how it
1
sat forth
is to be
r. I
elf
dinanev prohibiting the
clc
in the gut
»rdii
itinev Ml k
d to be ilnilv i
d* !
nllo
•se of one of the i
1er III«'
ice take
of it.
| P
If th.
mplai
r ( on»tuis«ii
IT It
which the
:d of ca
be
bated, we
»ell
• of the toi
t« And appropriate ths proceeds to bu
Yours, M.
"S.,
V
iug disinfectants.
fspalilaR of« Plrssnrs Yacht.
NARROW BSCArR Ml «U lUltMVMXU—CO
IN THVIXU CIRcr USTANi-rS.
t SUA VERY
Or the 23d nit.,
sitting of Cap
dingbat
George»
a parly of gentlemen, con
Ed. Belvillt, Dr. I S allait -
and Lieut. Tl
J a pleasure trip dow
d Chesapeake Canal, on the
a* Taylor, left .*!
n the Drlii« ir»
:
i acht, Tiiraon-r. \
• and the gallant in. hl
i
The « md was
prop.!
'•'•..Iki-d the .-i i like a th
g Of life.
the
'!• high spirit»,
party w
ticipition of a !
what
glorious »ail, but, ala*, they little k
trials nod dangers awaited them. Wh«
the ii« house uf tit« I'hitarielphin In* Co., )<>ff
Delaware City,) the
sails of the yacht and slu* lav bci-nl
nt
lad fell a ii
y Iro
d. At till* j
y up tin* (
de au ®f- i
li®
her
juin tur® a »teaiui-r |
ial. The becalmed
t to tie tlu-ir yn« lit on baliind, a la b
*!**»!*' j' ul ^ded, only succeeding in capsizing j
il.fir boat, and pitching themselves struggling ,
mto theyuwning depths of th® "raging canaw I.
Hiev were now in a fearful picklr The water!
d the canal w ide. In their efforts to
it to the st®aiuer, Dr. \ * lect kmi
the rope, sml he »unk
twice before he could succeed iu freeing hinmell
from its * oils. .Seeing the Drs pred iranien I, und Ihn
frantic efforts to relras® his limbs, Capt. |l, know
ing the necessity lor coolness ia th® hour of dan
ger, besought the Dr. to "keep cool and not get
excited. "Get excited ? No'" replied the
brave Dr. who li.id hy this time
getting
Ruing to get excited, but l am going to get rid
of this duraed rope '
Taylor had swum Ashore, and in a little while
followed by hi« pantingcoiti|Kinions
pushing the boat before ilien».
th®
fo
ith
was »Icep
ti® their b
t.mill'll i
reseded i
lop of th® upturned bout, "I am
nt
I
ii.-
after h® w
■laufflssff Kstraordtisarg.
t an «tspssoro mou » tu«« bei« b«w
CAITLB.
A MAX
On Friday evening of last week, the body of
a man was found SJS|M'tiUt-d fi
handkerchief, in Huger s woods, between Wil
mington and New I'astle. The deceased ap
l^an d tl* 1»C a German, nnd tho body looked ns
if it had been hungiug there for several days.
Coroser Winslow was notified; an inquest
held and a verdict of "suicide by hanging "
rendered. .Since then, however, suspicious sf
foul play liai® lieen aroused, and the nffair is be
ing thoroughly investigated. The circumstances
giving suspicion ol Tout play arc about
lows; On Monday, the 4th in»*.,
man went into the »a!
New ('fistic, to get a drink,
displayed a considerable amount of money, in
bank notes nnd gold, in All several thousand
dollars. A short time after bu went int« the
tavern of McGovern, where he again displayed
his money. Towards evening the same man,
accompanied by another stranger, went in'o
Lewis Smvdt'» saloon and called for drinks.
This was the lust sein of either of them until th®
discovery of Hie body hanging in Mr. Roger's
woods, nnd which Kcigun s son, who was iu at
tendance upon the bur Monday nflercoon, dé
clara» is that of the straoger who called at his
father's place, and so lavishly displayed his
glittering wraith. Tho valise of the deceased
was found near the spot nt which he was hang
ing, contniuing a good supply of clothing, but
not a end 0/ money. It is the absence of the
money that leads to the belief that the stranger
had lieen murdered nnd robbed, and that the
murderer bung the body in order to nuke it ap
pear that death was caused by suicide.
a tree by a
fal
lt n k t;o w n
loon sf John Keigitn, iu
While there lie
BloekMIr« Camp.
The ramp-meeting broke un on Tuesday morn
ing, bad it held over another day tbe people
would bave bad an excellent opportunity for n
free ahower hath. It waa well attended
anil
very auccaaatul. It is aald lo have barn a ra
m«rk«blo pleasant camp, tha «bsencvof all kinds
or rowdyism, A«., being especially noticeable.
Tbe camp was aider the management of lUr
C. W. 1'rettymaa. Uur townsman, H. O. Eife
rn boarding teat on tho ground,
•If as highly gratified In Ihs not
tbo bands of his lllddla
eipream hi
rouage h.- racaired at
lawa frieada.
Messrs. Reynolds A Co., of Wilmington, sold
for different partial In boon* aad lois la that
eily last weak. Them goat
tha raal rotate businvas last Spring and bora
amt with very good soreaaa. Thair b n ataam
daily Inemslag.
is
,•„„„ _Onr render»
cord of II. F. Lippincott, proprietor of the Odes
Hotel among ihr ••New Advertisements " of
morning, and to girt him all tbe patronage
1
'
Ml sear TmINs
IV T. E. Smith'« excursion to Maurli Chunk
And the Switch thick, lut week, was quite_
reMful, to much K» Ihnt Mr. Smith feel« enroar
to try Another, convequently he is rnnkin^
arrangement« for un excursion to Central Dark,
N. V., on thn SAlh of September, next.
rninoiiAL.— We were gratified to receive n
vielt nt our sanctum n few day« since from our
esteemed friend mnd çuom/am neighbor, Henry
Jones, Esq., now of Kent county, Md. Mr.
Jones looks tbs picture of henllb. and his fight
ing weight is not diminished in the least.
^ Daowxkd.—A lady from Philadelphia, Miss
Emetine Fagcnbusli, while leaving the steamer
"Ariel" at the whurfin Wilmington, on Tuesday
night, accidentally fell into the river aud was
drowned.
so
a
rcqursletl to read ihs
ItrtTAXKi».— John I*. Cochran, Esq., nnii wif®,
enjoying (hr pirn suras of ('Apr
Mav for some lime |*.t»i raturant homo on Sat
urday lagt.
who have I»
TH4UKA.-T.MrD. Rohrrls will plrasr aerrpt
our thunks fur a li*«kct of nice npplvi left at our
j dwelling hist work.
|i. p Hirkt
! didutt for tin
is to he the Democratic
of Wilmington.
I raus it I
llr , r
out streets
I fenciug. cornfield.. Ac.,
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal has ier
eral breaks in the hank, la-iw
1 Ua/.'^iw.""'^;!" nJ"i
I hi« ware railrou
«»»vin sevrral pla
I.an.lml ertr. which
trains for n tew «lavs
[i- rutn nur l*Ha«r** City f'orrr«|*onil«nl J
Uviswsrt rilf II»m®
A l#rriflc storm pn
nrighhurlinoj un Turs'hiy niylit laut.
hic fri
lik'htning nn<| the »harp, quirk drt
) thunder Bain fell in
this City nml
A noticfA
ihr blinding brilliancy uf Ihe
iun of the
d for a w hilr
flooded. In ihr country much
done to roads, bridge», culvert«,
ilrtllKIge
this I'ity nml
a week or ten
nsylvania and
inhankniert hau washed
• between this City and
ill prevent the running of
\N e learn that train« are
running regularly b tween L-indenherg and I'ora
y. On Wed ties ay night tic had another
|
- j
I
Isiff since, Mr. Jatnrs P
•iti. fell I
A fro
r tin
collar bi
and broke In*
A Wtlgul
Mr A. folbura, Inin
r ibis City, raised
, 33 blühet» of wheat j*er
«»uc field of 2.*»
era.
Arrldrntnl Drowlii|.
g t»iher casualties resulting fr
cent heavy storm ••
dsnt ihui
AI
the re
report of a fatal nrei
t'rumpton. Md The
ivc been able to lei
*d
psrticuîi
f.i
h
them.
that on Thtirsd
' '
a I
!.. d.
hier at
*li
h. K*q., of K
p.ini.d by Mrs. Itoesr,
of riu-sipeike City, w i
;
uni V. Md . .
of Ü illiam
to
Bra
•me from a {
empting to 1
rrtr I
I
I' 1 j
n I
visit to Mr P
i l.vm h n.
I I
II Strc:
H W* ,»,i|t
H 1 led ttm|ti in h
Mfillali
I!».
hich
g ran lly
»wollen by tin
off hi» f.
in*, her hors
it
by tl
force of t!
I both ludi
current • the
. ipitatcd in
f to the carriage
age ii|
Lvneh cl
. M
which hail caught against some obstructio
»btnined fr
to tbe
, I , „ • I
pions nit posit: on, |
and thirty
11 r .• .
tin
I
!
ii),
. , I
advertising
... „I.
rl ' ftll
, I
:
til a boat could be
« '
pit
• 1 a half »list:
ile
"iili which »he
curd fro
having
minute;
current
her perilous
bra
in the
hour
but bet
• ill <!•>«
w I '
ol wasdrow
cd.
The horse \i nv nl»«).
i
!
I it vllotlmt Are
d enter)
r pint.
(»t.e of our
i
H,
•t.dablr zeal
d*d a ge
his w
to all
"Xt
hit
k "toe
ti
per
and bring the babi
aud st
all day.
lit that the bitter
t like!» that he
'
Ilu
part of lbs
Id
omplivd with, b
quest w«»
wa«. literally, a few
dar» ago
at hi* win
mu
•»ok hi
rd, th/
tliev brought their bahv
day.
I
d (
I tbut little /.
f that visit. I
• h
•d -t
iti
appr
ff dra igl.trd to I
thn
ifrsle
- hit t
td ii
d that delight by getting !
• '-ly could, lying
he top ol ii.i ,
V "end
will, !
•n
II the
It
'
: dow
I lie II
howli
g at
<-h trilling
-nt at tliora
•tin
\
!l
u th® »
i that iiivrt hant'
probably, not i
■
mrnib
who
ulule the bul l
m bis
t nd
!
Horae Title er®.
»till son»® hot
ot withstal
|m*| them.
Tli®
Illicit
is Mill Creek
j efforts to
( a hors* a
i Aquilin Di
llut.d
'
ding the llor»? Company 's
On Tural.iv morstng last
til® VI
j aranunt of tlirin. nnd it
, tained that th®v »•elong.-l to Mr F. Griffith of
Newark. On the sam® night a horse was stole«
from th® field of Milton Ste®l®, of the same
Hundred. Ths next morning it was found near
the Lims Querrir».
:
of
V*"
irk son »
that II
tisfactorv
hi claimed them but would civ® mi
utter ward
J. A. Junes' Fruit t ullrr.
Mr J. A. Jones In
Ail® savernl imprar®
il A »sorter since it* debut at
<1 would like his friends to
lion amonjr th® |*a< hr* : he will, th®rc
li«rd (or
»nil Friday
fieri» oi
•nts in his "F
Mi.blletow
it
for
. exhibit it nt Mr F. T. I'
ding) on Tl.
Mond i
day morniag following, *
» thereafter.
nt Thi
as I.
At 8mi
it
!
To
I nt Dover and
II® will als« exhibit a working
model of a • stump extractor," invented by him
self. fcir which he claim* great advantages over
auv other.
beli
Ilarn Nlrurh b, l,l,hlnln| and «'onaumrd.
Tup,J«_v psrninp
J. Stroud, ii u Ilia I*,
tnilp south of Ttiuntun, its,
ami lotull_r vuiisurapil.
Thorr a as in Ihr liant at tho lima about 70
Ions of liar, a l.irgr prop of oh nil and nais,
farming utensils, hsrnrss. kr , which wore also
i-onsumtd. The Iu
and l.l.iino.
Ils. Farmers' Mutual of $1 Onn—:iuo oa
building and $700 00 the contents.
A Ptsblle Nsstaasire.
Muring the thunder storm
tiie i«r«p liitrn of Willi.
XV * II II. It .
struck hr liphtnlng
wilt reach between $ 2 , 0 l >0
which there is an insurance in
l-nst T lirsds» «fiernnnB ilia eiliaens of Mi.]i|le
lown, who resole near Ihe squnre, were (-«mpeiled
to listen for it long lime to the most disgusting
profanity from » iniserahle drunken wretch wlm
na, indulging himself in swearing at the top of
kis voie», greatly tn the «nnnynncr of Ihe entire
neighborhood. This thing on-tirs ufien, but for
it is thus allowed to g<> on, «ml
why > «top is not put to it we ure « loss to im
a fiat rea*o
agine.
Armstreai Chapel.
Rev. Dr. rattan will prearh in the Chapel a!
Armstrong s Corner, to-morrow afternoon at
o'clock. The citixens ef the neighborhood
invited to attend.
are
Maryland Affairs.
A snfl case of drown i n? oerurre»!
of lust week, in Chcsa
Fuir lee Creek. John
Hanson, residing
a voungrr brother and a rousin, to ratch crahs
wood's. During
the afternoon the party went in bathing, and, iu
attempting lo swim across the creek, voung
Ihrnsoa, though an expert swimmer, was drown
ed. The deceated was a student at Washington
College, and gave indications of considerable
talent. He was abont nineteen year« of nge.
StAtn Co» vtirrtoa.—The Democratic Btnte
Convention met in the Maryland Institute build
ing, in Baltimore, on Tosdar lost, and ranomi
nated th« present able incumbents, M
Woolfbtd nnd James 8. Franklin, for th« offices,
respectively, of Comptroller of the Treasury and
Clerk of the Court of Appeal«. Else where w«
gir* the platform adopted for
Jolra R. Plater, the Talbot county with mur
derer, la very ill with consumption, nnd It Is
Thursday
peak® Bay, off the mouth of
B. Henson, »on of Thomas
Chestertown, went with
IT the shore At Mr. John G
r*. Levin
tha campaign.
Chrll'a ms tubers of tha DaoMcratle Sial» ent
rai Oammlttsa sra Mamra. Wm. M. Knight, Hoa
ry Brody and Ja«. A. Maeüay. Thom or Kant
Mamrs. Jomaa A. Fearoa, Richard
•ra
sad Richard June*.
Letter from Collins' Beach.
in
Hycinu House, Auo. 12, 1873,
Editor 0 / Tmnteripi ;—-Middletown Is
so easy of access to this bay-sbora resort
fur summer tourists, that wars it not for
tbe Trankrivt s extended circulation any
mention in thesj) columns of the "Beach,"
its visitors and
here generally,
of your readers
dltr's news,
know, to "wri
mouiitain-side,
side, and every
enough In be f
phs.ure during
brat, iniisqilitur
Aud why should mil this bsy-side (the
fashionable watering resort of .Middletown
and vicinity) lie also remeniharcd even in
a prosy article? For 110 fault of ils own
has it waited thus long!» be sung in verse
To he in the Fashion then let us tell yon
"mine host" ha», as usual, his house full
An adequate sense nf the fullness here
meant is nrquin|d by witnessing the many
boarders whose presence 1,-aves no "vacant
room," and th<l well-filled table loaded
with fish, flesh and fowl, Hanked hy whole
some selections from the vegetable king
dom,all servad in the most palatable order
ami condition. The house then, ar.d the
table are both
tori they are
There are a few of Philadelphia's deni
lens, seeking rest from a busy eily life
They think they hare found it. More are
from Smyrna, and it would he useless
to rep.at an aphorism known and aoknow
rbserver, and none tho less
on
heir doing!, and of news
would, to e large portion
be eery much like ped
ut it is tho fashion, you
e up" the »«- side, the
he river-side, the brook
place in general fortunate
requeuted hy rinforee for
the summer days when
and Hies ilu most abound
of
if
al«o
the
tha
the
the
to
4th
up
is
ail
be
in
is
II
ell-filled.
ol
As to ihe viai
unexceptionable
course
lodged hy each |
proven at this tj
me nnd place, that Dela
ware ladies cnrrjr off the palm
ing so, we will hot particularise individ
ual excellencies,I but merely remark that
at least nine of .Smyrna's choice attraction«
are charming the Hencli with their pres
ence, charming nigh
other lands, jiii<l| ever
hawk into pitching his nocturnal roost on
the frieudly branch of n wide-spreading
poplar. Not to omit the sterner sex. wc
mention, in pa-sing, tint some half u doz
en of the useful tin mbi ts sre hers, en
| deavoring !■> please, instruct and nmuao.
j The tir»i and lu«|t are of prime importance
at the llcach
This be
ily thn residents of
n charm n lone fi»h
»traction from hooks is
{ w ) lllogt imt>ossihle. owing to the variety of
1 * . 1 . ,
I call* upon one s time I Ins is a capital
I location, howcvtjr, for instruction in eo
j <|tn try. tlirting ilnd tho art (though natur
al to n certain extent) of courting, and a
novice would bo| surprised to see how ma
ny improve upon the opportunities present
I ed to them Pleasure nnd smu«ement nro
f
I to be found herti on ever, band. They
| • • J
are experienced when enjoying the »nlu
. it J .* t*r »,ii \
ht tou» bath in eoinpuuy ivttli the fait Lli oc; i
• 1 . : t , n . I
r sktinnnng waveo hofore a slid breeze;
I . i .1 . e
! when engaged til the »octal game of cro- 1
■ i , , 15 .
'tuet ; tn dcxtenlusly throwing tho quoit; ,
1 . » l4 ti \ i • ■
I m the tamer shuttle board, in other tnno
, . , ,
rent games, suel|i ns cheijurrs and chess ; j
and lastly, they arc especially felt in ths
, , : » - . * ,
fascinating whir of * a the dmerrs dancing
,, fc I, , ... ., *
tn tune. .Jim Howard s "Little (terman
». , ... •[ » , - . . .
Hand from rliil-idelphia arrived yestrr- ,
. ... [, ! . .'.I
day. nnd ^trau*»fl waltzes, when played hy
*- . . l , . ». V • •
it, involuntarily impel into n whirligig too
I • .• J . ■ h i 1
non fret grown tfl i ta the service and re
tired from such Ictive duty The afore
1
to
a
!
said "Little (terhian Hand" is n great at
, truction nt the Hpaeli ; first on account of
*I ,e furtiishcs for dancing, parlor
! and lawn ; secondly on account of the gen
tlemanly manners of its members.
On« gentleman (from Wilmington) has
his hummock swung between two couve
nient evcrgrarn«i It is delightful to nap
iu; and, iu tnoti oil. affords an agresuble
sensation to the ladies who enjoy a morn
ing swing b». fore u morning switn. To
the small boys (who are here iu numbers)
ths charms of till? hammock arc irresista- i
ble.
-
Mhhllctnwn nml Odessa must not be .
passed uvsr in iiletice. They furniahesl j
their quota of ladies, whose presence her« !
made tho HiMich doubly attractive, and
wlmnc absence i» sensibly felt. |
The Hay is seriously encroaching each i
year up»»u lhe premise* of the " Ilyg«nia
House " The hjithing grounds are con
siderably lcsscnejl in width this season by
the lengthening of the stone wall in front
of the house: and in a year or two they
will have to bo cjiauged to tha southern
end of the wall. This will he an advan
tage as the bottom opposite the bar it sun
dy aud firm, and even now furnishes bet
ter bathiug than do the present and old
grounds
Among the ladies sojourning this weok
at the Reach arclthc Misses Cummins from
Woodlawn ; the Misses Davis, .Miss Hill, of
Miss Bingham aud Mrs. Bail®?, from
Smyrna, aud ML* Lswber from Washing
ton
When "one is in doubt whether to writ*
a letter or not" lie had bettor not, an, act
ing upon this »Lying nf Talleyraoi'., we
will close at once, only suggesting that
Tuesday and Thursday evenings of this
week will be the evenings nf tli* season.
Therefore, let verb um tut tuaient». W.
Ikon Oita in tiik Vallxv or Viaatxu.
—Tha mineral dl-velopmeuti on th* line
nf the Valley railroad will iooo attract tha
attention of capitalist». There are indica
tions of large denoaita of iron on almoat
every milo of the road from Lexington to
Botetourt. Along the base of th* Short
Hill there ere croppings out of mere
abundant deposits of iron than in alinsst
any other aaction of the country, and it ia
wholly undeveloped. Botetourt ia also an
iron-producing bounty. She baa Urge
beds of ore inviting capital. Our moun
tains, which bave long been considered
our poverty, are In future to be our great
est souree of wealth .—Lexington ( la.)
Gazette.
Axotubr TaaaiBLa Kartiiqtass in
Italy.—A a oflhial latter received at
Washington, August 7, dated Bwllamo,
Jalt 0. says : On tha evening of tha
20tb of J ana a terrible aartbquak
red bare, carrying death to many and
consternation to all. Tha dead are eonnl
ad by tana, and tne malarial injury done
by millions. Oflha buildings in tha eitv
•vary fourth or fifth ia rendered uninhabi
table. Tha principal monument* ara
overthrown or aaiionsly injured. Every
where a ary of anguish is raiaad, and
took* ihr prompt aad «Shot
a occur
Ml raliaf.
Political Note*.
The Chicago Tribune aaya of tbe salary
grab: "We hare been ioformed afore
time, by as good Republicans aa there are
in tbe House of Kepreaentstives, that.
of
while tbe salary bill wna pending, Oeoertl
Grant could scarcely bo induced to lolk
on any other subject. Whatever matter
ght be brought up In tbo con
he would dismiaa it iinneliculle.
of state mi
vernation, r
if not adroitly, and telurn to tbs only
legislation in «hielt he evinced any in
terest, »it., the increase of snlarics. We
al«o know that the attendants at tbe
White House were the moat asaiduous and
efficient lobbyists in favor of the grab
Uceent developments show that General
Grant not only encouraged the passage of
the bill, but that ha waa the originator,
tha prompter, an.l the "whip," aa well as
the signer of the bill."
The Burlington (la ) Gazrlle makes
the following point which may he applied
to all but a very few of this Coogresa ;
"Now tho question arisen, what has
George W. McCrary, the member of Coil
greis from this dislrict, done since the
4th of March last to enliila him to draw
up to thin lime tho sum of «3,123 —that
is «<>23 a month. Has he not, during
ail hi« time, beeu attending to bin own
private business, making as much aside
from his sulary-grah, probably, as any
lawyer in Keokuk ?"
The Cincinnati Enquirer remarkes:
"Governor Noyea only got at bio last
election 238.000 votes, 2.000 less than
Thurman raeeived iu 1807, six yeaas
previously. Noyes canuot get as many
votes now as he did then Tha Thurman
vote brought out for Allen in 1873 will
be sufficient to elect. Mark the predic
tion !"
Tub Kkntltkv I.kiii»i,avuxk —The
recently elected General Assembly of
Kentucky will he composed as follows:
Senate, 32 democrats and 0 republican.« ;
House of Representatives, 81 democrats
•mi 10 republicans. The republicans gain
two in the Senate, and the democrats one
in tho House
Kx-I're.ident Johnson, it is reported,
is preparing to run for Governor of
Tennessee ns a stepping-stone to a seat iu
the I'nited Stales Senate.
1.
I
A Tkiuuiu.ic I>i*A.*TKit —The Steamer
Wnwsssct running on the I'otomsc river
between Washington and Curriomnn took
fire about 12 o'clock last Friday st
('lutterdon lititidiug und was burned tu
tho water's edge. She had about 1 *»<>
passengers on board and when the fire
f , n t » t
ft" 1 ", 0U *' " ""'» l »•••'•
lhe steamer was at once hcadtd f«»r the !
\ irguiu slioro and in u few minutes ra»
i , • .• . .
I aground Hy this time the fiamos had ,
",•.,*>«•, • ... , ,
»prcud with fearful rapidity, ami tn the
1 . r
excitement many person* jumped over
, , .... , ' 1 , , i . !
'.board. lhe Mesmer had but two
j
,, . > .
passengers, who uttemriteil to
1 , ,
Ihe vessel was well provided wit
i «. ,i i ,» . »■»
preservers, but tliough Cant. Woo
, • . . r i ;. • , .
his aasiatants did every thing m their
. . i .i
power to control the tiaasotigr
-, t
1 »he excitement, they could not do so, uni
J , , ,
R priser i wire « i»n gar. c, , .»to
great .uu.hrra of people wtru drowned
1 lie whole number of the lost amounted
to seventy two. The Wawasset was re- |
garded ns an excellent b at, having been '
overhauled and thoroughly repaired
a few weeks ago
nil one of these wns lost through
ml UOOofitTollable frenzy uf tbe
Lunch it !
ill
fi* ''fr;
>J »B«J
.nnd allay
~ " :
Ckntknsui. on tiix Hkaim. — Iu Phils
delnhia now everything is getting a e«nten- !
niai brand. «A corn* pondent says:
"If you enter a clothing bouse you i
must have come nf course for n centennial ;
i cost. If you enter a hatter's you can't
out until you have seen a eeutentii »I
ly -
-
. hat. If you p«i for u pair of »hues you ;
j must have them made over a patent esn- ;
! tetinial last. If you want to smoke before I
retiring it mu*t be a cigar of tho ernten- !
| niai brand, snd if you rise in the morn
i ing with a sour stomach you arc tol l that j
you need a centennial punch, which you
drink over s centennial bar. by means of a
recently invented centennial tube. The
bootblack*, who throng around you in the
street, all vehemently insist that tho cen
tennial blacking will produce ths best
shine, and that all other blacking is of no
account The police will adopt a ceoten
niai uniform, a stock company art coû
sidoring the propriety of puttiug up n
centennial hotel, aud that great daily pa
per soon to be started here whose stock of
g2* r >0,000 is said to he already sold, can
of course have no other name than the
Centcunial."
A lii.ootiY INOIAR Bavtlk. — A dispatch
from Klin Creek. Nvbraika, tlttca that on
Tucailay Aug. 5, «hile a party ofi'awnee
Indiana wero hunting inear Republican
rivar, on Blackwood creek, they were
aurprieed end attacked by t large body nf
Sioux, and t bloedy fight enaued, rcaull
ing in tbe defeat of th* Pawnee», who
loat abont 100. compriaing soma of th*
beat men of the tribe, end moat of their
bora*», anna and game. The Pawnee*
wero purauad thirty milei, and only eeeap
ed when night came on.
The rein »torn of Tuoeday night did
greet damage to propelty in Philadelphia
end other plaoee. Travel on the railroad,
in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey aud
Western New York was interrupted by
inundations, " washes," and land slides,
and eonaidarabla damage was done to th*
crops in various localities. The mails
fretn tbe North, reoeivod in Waehington
Wednesday, were aiz hours behiud time.
The crops within a radius of twenty mites
from that eily are reported lo havo suffer
ed serions injury.
Philadolphia Masonic Templi
F ree Maaoni in Philadalphia havo boan
buildiog a grand temple in Broad »treat,
in that city, and are making preparation*
to oalabralo tho aohiovamoat Iavitationa
hart b en aztaodad to overy lodge
throughout tha ooaalry, and many dale
gala» ara expaatad from Fraaoo, Oarmauy
tad Knglaaa. Th* jubile* attending ita
completion will oommaaeo oa tho Sfilh of
8aptambar, and will bo kept ap aatil tbo
IT«.
The
1
Baverai engagamenta hare tajren place
recently between tbe Spaniards and the
insurgents in Cuba.
obitvaht.
The death of Him Mary I,. Stapln, laavn a
veld In this rommanity, and, upecially la tha
church of whichibawaaa member,aot easily (II*
a lady of eitraordlaary mind and
culture, and a chrl.iian of drrolad pieiy, Her
religion was neither a mere theory or an evanst
eent eicilement, but a deeply rooted principle
of faith and practice. She trelicred with aft her
•out, loved with all her heart, and lalum-d with
every taiwer and ferulty ami gilt with which she
' richly endowed. Many year, of her life
had been devoted to teaching, and she had few
equals in tbe schoolroom. Such a woman can
not pass away anmlscrd and unmourned. Her
death was a jot fa! translation from a bed of
suffering to the Father's house of mmy man
sion«.—CVril DemoerU, July 111 .
ed. She was
was
1IIBD»
On Saturdar, August 2d, at the residence of
1. O. Adams, in Louisiana. Ilrnrv NowUnd, son
of Char 1rs A., aud Nellie Bryan, a god 3 months
and 25 days.
Jflnu ^di'frtisrmrnls.
PEACH TREES
OSAGE GRANGE PLANTS
A SPECIALTY.
T HE subscriber offers to Ins friends aad thé
public generally a very choice stock of
Young Peach Trees,
(grown by himself.) 'rr the Fall of 1873 sod
Spring of 1174, budded from the
Best Selections
of market and family varieties. Alio, a Urge
and Hue lot of Osage Orange Plants for IIKlHi
I Nt » /md a general variety uf small fruit plums,
all of which will be »old on reasonable trrms to
suit purchasers.
I would prefer persons (wishing to plant) to
ty Peach Tree« before purchasing elsewhere,
for I am satisfied tliev will be pleased.
IlfcXRY CLAYTON,
Mr I'lrasa xr,
>d»ide Nursery, Aug. 17, '73. Delaware.
Wt
NOTICE.
I offer for ».»le the following, at prices much M
luw their value: Study ab<1 Passage Oil
Cloths, Book >helve»,
2 ROCKAWAYS,
Ä
2 SETS OF HARNESS,
C>nc ii
dvr, and the other can bo
ry good
mado »
by a few repair* ;
. . . , , , ,
1 Lounge», nnd some beautiful pictures, both
ffr.vi.gs .ad «I paimin,. «1.1.1, -ill ... .old
! ver> low I hai® luanv other things not
„ i,.' i, u ;-i » „ «,* . • ,
,-r > enumerate, ulmli will be offered at »
rrsitonding
, k
t
OT _
No. 211 SHIPLEY Street.
|
'
1 HttR-SF, I [Hirm.K-UARItKI. GUN.
CVS
ifiev.
JOHN rol.l.lNS McCABK,
Bee tory of St. A
N B —Any gentleman desirous nl nddi
nice works to kis libri
* Chun h.
I X Su too
of doing so,
»ellvr.' eharges. *
!
I» 1rs« tli
port
[au f It) If.
AKERMAN k MALMSTEN.
*
GENERAL
Upholstery and Fine Furniture.
«V A I! R It o o M s.
: and window dranratioits
**»• business Attended to.
!
■»■» .«
i y )!-) IbSSA I I OT K
; OOKHSt, UCMHtRI,
(is I». I». EINT » NSW BlILlUaa, )
ff flluilnptfon. Deliiwnre.
- Making up
oil cloth ; spr
I In- ?«u of i'Arpet«, limiting and
gaud hair mattresses; furniluis
lambrequins, draparies
an-l all bclungiug to
:
nug lü-tji.
IH
AVING reeentlv Ln»«-d
obi c»tablishrd llatcl, I mn prejiarrd to
date the tr.neling public and p
! r* in good sty le and at
d refurnished this
; 1
; J"
I
! wines, hq
.
j *
»a nent
r»l®
«nable
Mv I
will nl
s I.® supplied with cl»oi<®
o and setrart.
, IO*'
Itdvssa,from its pl«ns mt I »
in
n Appi.quin
and its
®k and its md®, shady s tirais,
th® great pracli district, offers special
as a suniiuer retreat from th« heat of
ictaity
Advantages
the cities.
By «trie! nttentioa to business and the comfort
of my gu®»!«, I hop® to
the public pntranage.
Ang. IMino»,
erii n lit
B F. LIPPINCOTT.
I share of
NEW JERSEY CHEMICAL CO'S
Super-Phosphate.
traiikOV. & C.)
MARK.
T HE .New Jersey Chemical Company, having
purchased the right of manufacturing the
celebrated Wattson k Clark Super-IMioiphatr,
their superior facilities will enable them to main
tain its past standard iu every respect,nnd at the
*nme time to offer it on more satisfuctorv trrms
than heretofore.
When large quantities are ordered a fair dis
count trill be given for cash.
S. M. REYNOLDS, Agent,
MIDDLKTOWN, DEL.
Ang. 16—drool.
COAL.
COAL. COAL.
T'llR .uh.rrlher |, n.w selling hia beat Coal,
Ti,.:. h b * prime article, at the low prices
of $4 7S per ton fur Slow aiie and $S TS for Nut,
dolivtrod lo ony part of Odcaoa; er, $g NO per
ton for Stove site snd $S M per toa for Nut ot
tbo wborf—l]«o lb*, to the tea—FOR CA8H.
DANIEL 8TEVEN8,
ODESSA, DKt,
Aug 18-3m+
NOTICE.
/I'HB tightens of tho lions comiwls mo lo ro
J- dur. mj basins»» to a CASH btuis. ond so
eordinqlj hm» marked ovorylhiog in my lino at
low Raum.
Cast cr dits will b* limited to Jo daya, and on
all *oal paid Ihr on dallawry, a discount o/s por
"Ïia . . B T «VANS*
Mlddlatowa, Dal., Au(. It, l»73-tf.
E8TRAY.
C l AMR to the premise« of tbs underainri. on
• Jalf «th, A WIIITR HOG. Tha owner ia
tvqstated ,o rame forward, prova proparty, pay
chargea tad taka bor away.
T. C. MURPHBT,
Middlalowo, Dal,
Ang. 19-Sw,
LOST .
O" *!Fi *««■»• fith, A GOLD LOCKET
W Tba fiader will ha llbaraljr tvwardad hy
MMap it la «Rio of D. L. DUMNINO,
1 1«-Jw- At thafMOIct,