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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1855
Page
2
In Smyrna on July 4 preparations are outlined for a town celebration with a parade and speakers. The letter writer attacks Maine Law positions, arguing temperance should be nonpartisan, cites alleged abuses under the law, notes opposition from Democrats and Whigs, and questions law enforcement outcomes.
A dreamlike sketch portrays Delaware delegates to the Philadelphia Know Nothing Convention. A portly figure holds the Constitution and Wilmot Proviso while declaring his political maneuvers, with Delaware delegates named and the group debating strategy to gain power and split parties. The piece mixes satire with political critique of the Know Nothings and Whigs.
The case of William L. Rodgers seeks a new issue heard by Register Peter B Vandeyer at New Castle on Monday. Rodgers opened, followed by Henry W. Davis of Baltimore, with Peter A. Brown of Philadelphia speaking later. If granted, the case will be retried at the November term of the Superior Court. Edward Wallace of Mill Creek Hundred was found dead with throat cut in Thomas Moore woods after leaving Moore’s house the previous Wednesday. The jury found death by violence. Wallace left $55 and clothes, and the razor used lay nearby.
The Antigual Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge of Delaware met in this city on Wednesday and elected the ensuing year’s Grand Officers. M W Grand Master Alfred P. Robinson, R W D Grand Master William Graves, R W Grand Senior Warden Charles C Stockley, BR W Grand Junior Warden Allen Voorhees Taesley, M D R W Grand Secretary Daniel R Wolfe, R W Grand Treasurer Edward J Horner. Repud.
News from Vera Cruz to New Orleans reports government clashes with revolutionaries in Mexico, Santa Anna’s return, and troop movements including a push toward Monterey. A Nice anecdote recounts Van Buren’s earthquake tale, plus frontier notes on Bear Creek Indians and local papers missing issues in Missouri.
An excursion planned for early July would include a 250 person party leaving Buffalo to voyage through the Saut Canal and loop Lake Superior, with stops at various points of interest. The Baltimore, Captain John Reed, returned to port after four years away, drawing crowds with its canal passage. The canal operations showed the need for a guard gate to manage future traffic as vessels prepare to pass through quickly.
A Pontiac male academy principal, Mr. Brown, was killed in a self defense clash with a pupil’s brother, Wray. Wray attacked Brown with a large bowie knife after threats over a prior punishment. Brown dies, leaving a young widow. The case follows other Crimean recruitment troubles and a Mississippi execution for patricide.
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