Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-08
Local Intelligence.

sary.
A ,nu.icale, for the benefit Of the Taylor Mis-
sion baud, will be held in Central Presbyteria
Church. this evening.
AccIDENT.-Poiceman Heal. of this city, who
has been on the search tor the negro, Bill Dennis,
met with q severe fall Mt Elkton, on Saturday
night, and severely injured his es.
TRIAL TRIP. The new engine. No. 81, reccnt-
ly buJt At the shops of the T.. w. Il b. X. II. Go.
IN this city. went short distance up the road,
Saturday morning, OIL trial trip. Everything
worked satisfactorily. and this morning she start
I'd for Elkton. on another trip.
FRKIoHr ITxNs.-By the 7. W. 4 Il. r. r.
Forwarded 10 ears sundry freights TO Baltimore
Road, and II do. 10 Delaware Road.
Received-8 y cars suntry freights from Balti-
more Road. and 10 do. from Delaware Road.
RoBBERY.-On Friday night, n small grocery |
and variety store, at the corner of Ninth and lay
lor streets. broken into by thieves. and robbed
Of q small sum Of money, and almost its entire
contents. No arrests have been made.
SALBs OF Lors.-R A. Gilpin. Esq. has sold to
Eli Mendenhall lot OF ground over the Eleventh
street bridge. at the corner OF aymont and lth
streets, for 500; being about $40 "A loot. This
shows All advance OF about 200 per cent. IN one
year.
SALE OF CHINA AND GLASSWARE. .-Ogle n Mil
Ter, auctoueers, will sell at their auction rooms.
No. 6O5 Market street, OH Wednesday morning at
IuTke CONSIGNMENT III CIlIh anu t,'uNS-
ware. House. keepers should be sure to attend
this sale. as Bargains will be offered
| DOLLY WARDEN SEaAR STORE Mr.. W. II.
Howard has opened n branch store of the Regina
| Segar Company OF New York, ut No. GIG Market
street, where he is dispensing excellent sesars Mt
the lowest market prices. and also gives away
$500 every day to fortunate purchasers Give
him call and ascertain his tair mode OF operation.
PROFESSIONAL THIEVES james Moore, who
n lnlAt
Joseph Riley. PhiIadeIphian, were arrested hy
Detectives Smith and Wood yesterday evening,
between snd O'Clock, i'll Seventh street car.
Both officers testified that they knew the deieIl-
dants to he professional thieves They were sen.
fenced to ninety days imprsonm ent.- Press
| POLICE CASES The following have been
disposed OF by Mayor Valentine since last report:
| Dennis Kelley, VIM Kelley, Logue, Harry
Kyle, John Moss Francis Davis and John Dowl-
ing, for drunkenness; so cents and costs in each
case.
The negro who was arrested on Thur s,lay, and
confined III Eikton jail, on Suspicion of heing Bill
Dennis. succeeded i'll proving his identity on Sat
| urday. and was released.
MARINE NEws-The schooner Sim,non, ar
rived at Barratt's wharf, this morning. from S,-
| vannah, with lumber for A. J. Birratt and the
Harlan X Hollingsworth Company.
The superintendent of life-savinr stations on
the coast of New Jersey, reports To the Treasury
department., the names OF vessels to which as
sistance has been rendered, and whose crews have
been saved, among which we notice the schooner
Fdanie, of Milton, Delaware.
ACCIDENT AND DELAY.-On Saturday after
noon, an extra freight tram Oh the Wilmington l.
Reading Railroad ran into a large boulder which
! WAS lying ON the track at Embreevlc, about 81
! miles from this city. Several of the were
somewhat broken, but no one was injured. The
passenger train due in this city at Sl5, p. was
I delayed about ~ minutes in Its arrival here, il
nSnn nj ltp str
was found upon the track at du Pont Station, but
: the train was stopped in time to prevent any
ious conseq uences.
REPORT OF ANOTHER OuTRAGE.--A rumo
"a was current at Police Headquarters, th, mornin,
n to the effect that about week or ten days ago
q an lrishman, employed On the Pennsv vlvania All,
!, delaware railroad, entered the house Of IA negr
woman, living near Doe Run, and committed a,
a outrage upon her. warrant was issued for hi
y arrest the next day. but as his name was no
" known. the warrant could not be served, and h
- has since made good his escape This is the sui
20 stance OF the rumOr but as to its truth falsi
s. We cannot say.
le NEARLY A PANIC.--On Saturday evening. II
o. the Masonic Temple, near the close OF the pei
r formance, drunken fellow IN the gallery becam
In rather too denonstrative. and policeman al
ct tempted to eject him from the Hall. In goin
0, down the stairs tine prisoner engaged the polio,
III man IN scuffe, which created considerable col
an fus'on. As the audience down stairs were gain
ad around and inquiring the of the confusio
&C. some miscreant attempted to raise the cry
he "nre. For few minutes the excitement aroui
ed the door was intense, but owing to the efforts
lst some cooi-mihued gentlemen present, the excit
re ment was prevented from spreading into pani
he and finally calmed down.
,iy THH SCHOOL ELEcrIoN.-The annual electit
nc for members Of the Board Of Public Educate
~ came on Saturday afternoon and evening, and
Its usual. in majority Of the Wards, but little nte
d. est was manifested in the election the result.
In the First Ward, the Republicans placed ty
tickets in the ZELDA for short time in the eve
he ing. the contest was lively and exciting. In 4
ha Third and Seventh Wards the election was W
contested ON both sides. The folio wing is the
suit by Wards.
PIRsT WARD
mt Patrick HAssan. for years,
b. Jos. Bringhunt, ="
"a. John J. Wyatt, "3 -
on SECOND WARD
- II. b. Mcintyre. for years,
ry No opposition.
en-, THIRD WARD
Of A.. Spsakman. for years,
lhe Sol Herssy. "3
49, Scattering, g" 5
FOURTH WARD.
WIN. n Curry, for years.
No opposition.
red FIFTH WARD.
Dr. A. H. drimshaw. for years,
" Scattering, =
SIXTH WARD
ar John Summons. for 3 years, - -
"a Dr.. j.. p Wales, "3
SEVENTH WARD.
Geo. W. Dorsey, =" 3"
Ugh EIGHTH WARD.
VIM. 8. Hillss, :
In No opposition. .s .... .... ..4
nh. NINTH WARD.
mo Col. Fehigsr, for 8 years,