Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-28

belOre Mayor Nulchtuc'
THROWING SroNEs.-Some boys engaged last
evening in the innocent amusement of throwing
stones from West ST., near Third, TO the back
yards Of the houses in Tatnall st. below third.
A boy named Joshua Calvert, who was down
In one of the yards in which the stones were be-
ing thrown, picked up stone and threw 1t at the
boys on West st. Instead of hitting the boys it
was thrown ut the stone struck boy named
David Akin, son of John Akin, Esq, in the
mouth knocking out one of his teeth, and loos-
ening several others, besides badly cutting his
lips. Akin was passing quietly along on his
way home from school, and had not been enga-
gcd In throwing stones. Calvert was arrested by
officer Jones and fined So and costs. The little
rascas who commenced the affair, and to whose
attack the stone thrown by Calvert was reply,
are not known. If they are found they should
be fined as heavily MS Calvert was.
CosTIY FuS.--John Kelly, II boy, was arrested
by officer Wngate for snow-balng in the street.
John had thrown n SNOWFALL through large
pane of glass in window down Sixth street, and
was fined the costs of the glass and the cost Of
prosecution, in all s6.45.
A Muss.-John Lennox and James Matthews
were arrested by officer Jones on the complaint
of h. Lewis Armstrong that they had committed
an assault and battery on Him ut the Bulls Head
Hotel. From all we can learn II seems to have
been kind of general muss, such as they very
frequently have ut this disordcrly place. in which
all the parties concerned were considerably to
blame. The parties arrested were each fined 81.
and costs.
From TiIE CouNTRY.-Ro johnson, IN old
man from the country came into town on bus-
ness and got very drunk. lie was arrested by
officers Heal and Heritage, and fined 90 cents and
costs.
Run no THE FIRE.--Whcn the alarm of fire
was sounded on Saturday afternoon, drunken
man named Lewis Cost, who was holding up q
tree box near the City Hall, became greatly ex-
cited. As one of the engines passed him he made
n dive for the rope and catching one of the fire.
men around the waist ran In a most ridiculous
manner. When he got to Fourth street MS th'
engine turned he flew off in tangent and was
picked up by officer Solomon and taken to tho
Hall. This amusement cost Cost, 80 cents and
costs.
AyESGISG AN ISsULT-Benjamin Harris was
arrested by officer Buck, charged with assault and
battery on his sister. Harris we believe boards
with his sister who is married. He In some man
ncr learned that her husband had said that ht
was " nothing Harris went into the house Ii
| the evening and his brother-in-law asked him !
he wanted light, Harris answered ''nutliln don
want no light; y presently he went ur to his sis
ter and repeated the remark and kept repeating
1t until she answered that she "hadn't said nothil
about him." when he struck her in the face. Sh
ran her head through pain of glass and com
menced hallowing murder. This aroused TIL
neighbors who got officer Buck to arrest him.
We guess Benjamin was drunk. His sister d
not want to appear against him, but she was com
PEELED to, and he was fined costs.
A BIG UNDERrAKING.--John Hines, on Satui
day evening being very drunk, was attempting I
get tree around at 9Th and Orange streets, o
his shoulders, preparatory to carrying 1t off, A
the tree was large, growing one, well fastene
by roots, John did not succeed muchly. To pr
vent him exhausting himself by further efforts o
flcer Solomon took lin around to the hall whei
he was fined 30 cents and costs.
INDEcENT.-Oficer Bayls arrested James
Hassin (whitc) for making m indecent cxposul
of his person to n couple of colored girls at I'll
corner of Tenth and King streets. He was fine
. 80 and costs.
DRuSK.--Morris Dandy got drunk and wei
sercnading; he was arrested by officer Solomc
, and fined 30 cents and costs.
) A ScAMr.-Richard Weeks (colored) threw
, SNOWFALL at another young colored man al
, struck him in the back of the head. The latt
was walking with girl and Weeks followed
his assaults by abusing and insulting both the mi
and girl. He was only fined so cents and cost
lie was arrested by officer Buck.
+ MERRY.-Wm. Adar from about Newark cal
a to town yesterday and got drunk. He got
: front of Bringhurst's store and commenced sin
: ing at the top of his voice. Officer Hyatt put
: stop to his melodies and lodged him in the eel
: lie was fined so cents snd costs.
: DRuSk.--C Charles Scullion got drunk and we
:. down into the police Office and raised n ro
n Prison Keeper Curry locked him up and he "
n fined 80 cents and costs.