Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-15

Passenger Railway; also, two passenger cars
for the Kansas City Memphis & Mobile Il
II. (uarrcw guage)
AceidenL-last week Mr.. Raw, the editor
of the German paper fell on the ice slightly
hurting himself A few days alter, the arm
from the elbow 10 the wrist commenced
swelling very much and had seriOuly inter
lered with his duties.
MEETING of the Board Of Trade. The
Board of Trade met on Tuesday evening,
VIce.president W. II. Swift 10 the chair A
resolution was adopted, directing the Secro
tary to correspond with the War Depart
ment al Washington, DC, aud request the
establishment Of q Signal Service Station IN
this city. The resolution reative TO an In
dustrinl Exposition was postponed I'LL the
first meeting In March. This action was 10
consequence Of the uncertainty about the
time Of completing the new hotel; it being
considered unwise to hold an Exposition
without proper hotel accommodation.
Refriqerator Ice House. -Messrs. Hartman
Il Fehrenbach, brewers, near the Brandy
wine Bank and Riddles Mills, has an Ice
house erected on new plan. II holds two
hundred and fifty tons OF ice. The hOor
ceiling and sides Of the ice house proper are
covered with sheet iron. Between the cell
ing and tie roof is layer of three feet OF
shaving. a space about sixteen inches
wide separates the interior wall from the
exttrior wall. The exterior wall is about
twenty inches wide, the outside being OF
stone, the inside wood, between which is
n led with saw dust. The floor OF the house
is constructed so as 10 drain off water IRON
tie melted ic Under the ice house and
extending into the ground lew eet, is the
fermenting room which is 10 be kept at
proper temperature SO as 10 allow brewing
At any time of the year. Under the fer
mcnling room is the beer vault.
Water Mains.-Mr. Patrick Dillon, con-
tractor, has connected the 20 inch main run
ming along jefferson street from Front to
Eleventh street with the 80 inch main run
ming along Eleventh street from Jefferson
street to the basin on Market street. The at
taChment 10 the basin has not yet been made.
Betting Mr.. II. S. McComb has finished
and will forward TO Summit, Mississippi, next
week, an extensive lot of machinery betting.
One piece 300 feet long, 90 inches wide, dou-
bic thickness, weighs 500 pounds. Three
pieces, each 300 feet long, one of 8 inches
width, one of inches and one of inches a
piece OF 500 feet, inches wide, and about
1000 feet of % inch belts make up this impor-
tant shipment
Sale of Vdlua5le Real Estate MIR. James
McLanan will offer at Public Sale, on Thurs
dav, December 2lst 1871, the valuable mod
ern built store and dwelling, No. 405 Market
street also, the dwelling 402 Shipley street,
on the same lot. These buildings are finely
located in the business portion Of the city
The property on Market street is a good three
story brick house, containing IL rooms, and
is built in the most approved style. The house
on Shiplev street is new three story brick,
containing rooms. Thisproperiy will prove
a safe and profitable investment to the .pur-
chaser. Immediate possession will be given.
The property can be examined at any time
previous to sale
C1rtstinas IS Coming, and it would be well
to provide your Christmas turkies and other
poultry for the grand occasion. And the best
place to get them, fresh, clean, young and
well fed, direct from the country farm and
barn yard, Is at the Union Joint Stock Com
pany's Store, in Odd Fellows Hall, King
street above Third The Superintendent has
made ample arrangements to get fresh sup
plies daily from the country, and will sell
Them at the lowest market rates. No occasion
to pay high prices on the street, when you
can do better at less time and cost in this
store STEPHEN l.. NICHOLS,
81 Superintendent
Prisoners out Of JdG-Ddring the recent
term of Court, the following prisoners were
discharged In most of cases, their ages and
Offences are given. For larceny, Samuel
Hayes. aged 10, William Bennett, aged 1e
Emma Price, 10 Mary G. Jones, 1S Fannie
johnson, ]. L. Smith, Stephen w. Dunbar,
VIM. johnson, Clara Freeman, John Pierce,
all colorcd. Charles Heydrck, 80 William
Pickering, 90 Henry Denoir, %; Ann Har-
ris, 10; John II. Webb, 90 Perry Holland,
% Hugh Mcclure, IA; Charles B. Laws,
10 white persons. Patrick Brady, 30, at
tempt at burglary Amanda Jones, 35, threat
ening language John Kane, 90, threat with
intent 10 kill Joseph Gamble, %, disorderly
conduct Jonas J. Crew, 43, bigamy Chas.
White, %, murder all white. Henry Camp
hell, 81, assault and battery Harry Hawkins,
so. threatening language Mary Cunning
ham, Albert Price, Andrew Brown, John
Virgins, Lewis Smith, Alexander Clark,
Norris Maxiield Albert Crummei, all colored,
ElcrcnM SiresL-City Surveyor Farra has
called attention TO the erection Of the car shops
at Eleventh street and the Philadelphia, Viii
mington IL Baltimore Railroad, where the
buildings occupy ground on tie line OF the
street as laid down ON the plan OF the city
| When the assessment Of property is made,
! damages will be much greater than il The land
had been purchased by City Council prior to
the improvements Property holders on
Eleventh street are interested in this matter.
10 to bo made one hundred feet wide.
A, Fievcn,b and Jefferson streets, the
hriid,rg CorTcrlv occnnicd os 81. Marv's
C onvrni Il on The Inc Of the street, and
neighhoring citizens are taking measures IA
aSc1rc n rsdrc,ion in thc nrico asked by the
owners so hat tho dama@es 10 be nald by the
city in opening Eleventh street through this
P''P''" VIA NV ~ ~
} Some Frcfs about tie Al,nst0use From thu
rate.keeper of the County Almshouse, the fol
lowing Information in regard to the institution
during The past twenty six years, is obtained
WThe first Overseor of the Almshouse whom
| remember. was an aged man, in the yea
1s45. whose most proper place should hay
) been with the sick inmates. In the morning
, on making his appearance, his whercabout
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