Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-12-28

From our Special correspondent. ]

fFrom our Special Correspondent,
Work on the piers has been brought TO q
sudden stand by the unfAvorable weather.
-Protracted meeting will commence 10 ths
N. Z, Church, Rev. Mr.. Colclazer, pastcf, on
New YEARS. eve.
The intensely cold weather Of the past
few days has filled the river with heavy ice,
and but few vessels go up or down.
John Y. Blount has sold his lot, known
rs the Fort Lot" on the river 'front.', below
the coal wharf. to Mr.. Elmer W. CLARK.
Our people are complaining at the late
arrival Of the mail for several evenings
lately, and can not understand the cause
thereof
The steamer Hudson Pet, bound for Flori-
da, which has been lying At Boulder :
wharf for a week past, on Christmas eve
blew out her steam valve.
The weather WAS colder here SUNDAY
than ut any time this winter the thetmome-
ter making eight degrees at one clock, N.
Ice formed 10 the river rapidly on SAtuIuHy
night and Sunday and was still increased
last night. But few vessels are In hatboTf
however
George Boil, iu the employ Of MT VIM.
Shoot, one day last week, fell baekWaIus IN
TO a well twenty tour feet deep which con
tanned four feet Of water, yet, strange 10 say,
received never a scratch. He don't propose
however trying the same experiment II II
can be avoided.
nat EnIltIln front OIL AiAhaN hNNtAl a.
tending to, OF the street does rather. ~ II
could be elevated little in the middle
pedestrians would not require stilts 70 cross
from Ferris TO Chase's In times OF " much
wetness like yesterday. WIZ our .a ny
Fathers take look at II the next raihN'
slushy spell?.
"A large English steamer came into our
harbOr on Tuesday, and after remaining a
short time started on up the river out lhe
Ice being too heavy she returned anu re-
m al TnNw mn ~.
channel appearing clearer OF ice owing 70
the strong westerly wind. she made seeonu
attempt to force her way up, which II Is sup
posed proved successful.
Peter b. Vandever, ESQ, was, last week.
reappointed Justice Of the Peace, Tor TINS
county, by Governor Ponder. No better ap-
pointment than this could have been mace
as MT Nandever aside from his known aoll-
tiles as Justice, Is one OF the pest business
men In the county, and tor this reason Is
better calculated TO dispense justice thah
nine out Of ten who hold the dthee.
"A man by the name OF Davis was on
Saturday night last about 10 o'clock, ROBBED
OF his pocket book containing about twelve
dollars. II appears he, In company with
two others, had been drinking pretty freely
till about 10 o'clock when he started to go
home. one of the other two accompanying
hi that shortly aftor starting he missed
his pocket book and accused the man with
him OF taking II, whereupOn he 1.-THE man
with him) took II from his pocket and
handed II to him, at the same time knocking
him down. As his assailant is known,
measures have been taken for his arrest.
The meeting on Saturday evening TO form
another loan association was quite a success.
1t was organized by appointing NJ. NJ. Clea-
yer ESQ.,, temporary President, and W. A.
KINNEY, Secretary, After temporary orgs-
nization the books were opened for suhscrip-
tion, when 27T shares were Immediately
taken. The stockholders then went into an
election for nine directors. when p. b. Van
dever, VIM. Herbert, }. Herman. A. NJ. Hizar,
l. G. Cleayer. NJ. NJ. Cleaver, L. NJ. Clark
J. Mahoney and W. G.. Guyer were elected
At a subsequent meeting of the Directors
! NJ. NJ. Cleaver was chosen President, and p
B. Nandever Secretary and Treasurer. p. b
| Vandever, Or. A. v. lesley and NJ NJ
Cleaver were appointed by the stakeholder,
a committee to procure an act Of ineorpora
/ ton and prepare a constitution. The assooi
| aticn is TO be known as the "Tasker Build
| ing aud Loan Association" aud the las
| saturday night of each month was liked al
the regular meeting night,