Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-06

va tAiO illbA OuNuTuuN, 10 VIII. inc
seventh day of April, 1866, be held at the
following places in and for the several Wards
respectively, viz: In and for the First Ward
at school house No. 4, on Washington Street.
between Second and Third Streets; the
second Ward, at school house No. G, Walnut
street, between Third and Fourth Streets;
nhlru ward, at tho Water Witch Engine
House, Shipley Street between Fifth and
sixth Streets; Fourth Ward. al school house
No. 1, corner of Sixth and French Streets.
and the Fifth Ward, at school house No. g.
corner OF Eleventh and Washington Streets
~, Attest, ]. T. ROBINSON, Sec'y.
There is to be elected in the First Ward
one member for three years, the term of
Allen Gawthrop expiring; in the, Second
ward one member for three years, the time
OF George Mccall expiring; in the Third
Waru one Tor three years, and one for two
years, the terms of George w. Vernon and
Henry f. Pickels expiring; in the Fourth
Ward one member for the term of three years
the term of the Rev, George f. Wiswell ex-
piring; and the Fifth Ward three, one for
three years, ono for two years and one for
one year, the time of Rev l.. Coleman. VIM.
r. Hills and w. T. Alrichs, members, ex-
piring.
The election is to be opened at two clock
ana close at seven O'Clock, p. NJ. The voters
4 present at the time of opening the election
must by plurality of votes without ballot,
ehoose an inspector, and he shall take to his
assistance two school voters of the ward TO
be Judges of the election, and one of them
shall administer to him and to them an oath
or animation as follows viz: do solemnlv
- that in holding the election this day
Tor member or members of the Board of
OF fuohc Education, | will faithfully and
lmpartally discharge my duty and make
true certincates thereof and deliver the same
according to law. So help me God, or I do
soiemnly affirm. Two certificates are to be
delivered, one to the Secretary of the Board
and one to the Clerk of the City Council.
Railroad Aecident-The PHILADELPHIA U
5. Gazette of yesterday says.-At /. 90 A. NJ
yesterday, fatal accident occurred in the
Twenty-Fourth Ward, TO the Washington
and New York thFaugh train on tbe Penn.
sylvania Central Railroad, 1t resulted in
the loss OF two lives 1t is little short of
miraculous that its results were not greatly
more serious The train in question was
moving northward. The Hayerford rood in
the Twenty Fourth Ward is spanned by n
small iron bridge. The locality is in close
proximity to the Wire Bridge. 1t so han
pened that a switch leading to the bridge
was out of place. The train was moving
very slowly, but the displacement of the
switch threw the wheels of the locomotive
and the tender from the track itself to the
timbers outside. When it came upon the
bridge il crushed through the planking and
lolsts, and the frame work. with the locomo.
tive, the tender, and one of Adams Express
baggage cars, came down with crash into
the street below. The Providence that takes
cognizance even of tie fall of sparrow
spared the passenger cars. The tumble Of
the engine, &c, snapped the couplings with
the rest OF the train The locomotive fell
undermcst, the tender on its top, the baggage
car on the top of the tender The whole
was reduced to a wreck, though not an ire
parable one. The engineer, named Thomas
Fingerirocker, frightfully scalded by escap-
ing steam, walked half square distant TO n
tavern called the Critenden House. where
fearfully burned, he lay down TO die liz
expired about % O'Clock, A. NJ, leaving a
young family to lament their bereavement
The fireman was killed outright His name
was Robert Bingham. He was the scion of
well-to-do family, and had engaged as fire
man on the road out of pure restlessncss
ana not from any necessity for such employ.
ment. The switch tender appears to have
neen sort OF extra hand. His name is
William Young. He had been employ
ed but for short time upon the road, Tie
engine was "shifter," not a regular run
ning engine upon the road. 1t was used TO
draw the through trains from the Schuylkill
Falls TO Gray's Ferry. The cause Of the
accident appears to he the neglect of the
switch-tender. But for that nothing OF the
kind could have happened. The passengers
IN the train knew nothing of the affair until
1t was over, They merely knew that the
cars mado an abrupt stop, and none of them
were in any degree harmed.
New BoundarSes Of Wilmington. - The
following are the new boundaries of viii.
mington, according to the act passed by the
Legislature at its last session, viz
Beginning at the westerly bank of the
Delaware River, where it is intersected by
the north side of Thirteenth Street, thence
by straight line through 10 the east side of
the Brandywine. Thence along the same
l miles to the Old Ford, above the head Of
tide water, and continuing along the side OF
SAID creek three thousand three hundred
ieet until it reaches point six thousand nine
hundred and sixty eight feet measured at
right angles from the north side of Front
street extending west. Thence north mar.
allel with Front Street to line intersectinr
front street at right angles, at the distance
OF two thousand three hundred and thirty
feet west from the corner of Broom Street
Thence along said line south thirty-two de-
grees west parallel with Market Street six
thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight feet
to the north side of Front Street extended
two thousand three hundred and thirty feet
from the centre of Broom Street. Thence
continuing the said course over Front Street
10 point one thousand six hundred and
+ ninety feet from the south side thereof
Thence parallel with Front Street TO tho
north side of the Chrisliana Turnpike Road.
Thence by line running south at right
angles to said turnpike to a marked stone
intended TO be set in the south side of the
Christiana River. Thence east parallel with
Front Street to the Delaware River to point
one thousand feet TO marked stone intend
ed to be set in the middle OF the western
bank of said river, and thence north TO tho
| place of beginning.
no street is to be paved in the new territory
added to the city for two years unless asked
for by two-thirds of the owners of propertv
} fronting on each square.
Election at Chester, Pa.-The first election
under the new charter of Chester City took
place on Monday, and resulted in the choice
Of John Larkin, Jr., Republican, over Per,
cephor Baker, Democrat, by 1874 majority.
} Mem Carriage Factory We direct the
! attention of our readers to the advertise.
| ment of William L. Stimmel, in another
, column. MI Stimmel is now prepared Ia
manufacture all kinds of Carriages, from the
best materials. He is n practical workman.
employs none but the best mechanics, uses
good materials, and persons favoring him
, with their orders, may feel sure they will
receive entire satisfaction. His terms arc
, reasonable We take great pleasure in com.
mendlng Mr. Stimmel to tho support of the
public.
0 Erecutiee Officers Of the Board of Health.
/, On Friday evening last the Board of Health
i elected the following named gentlemen Exc.
nft of I,n