Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-29
Local Intelligence.
BarMum comes tomorrow.

barhum comes tomorrow.
No arrests were made by the police yesterday.
Promenaders were numerous on the avenue.
| yesterday.
Market street was crowded with prone naders,
Saturday right.
The officials at the Reading Railroad depot are
gentlemanly fellows.
| Encourage home talent and go to the Old Folk Is
Concert, on Thursday evening.
Business is rapidly on the increase on West
Front street and Maryland avenue.
| Large numbers Of persons from tins city GO to
Philadelphla, on Sunday evenings on the i so
train.
Joe Jefferson will appear at the Opera House
On the evenings of May 10th and llth, as "R,p
Van Winkle"
| Rev. Geo II. Smyth, Of the West Presbyler-
ian church, will deliver 4 sermon on "T,mrer-
ance' ne Ni Sunday evening.
BURNING BRusII.- The alarm of fire about
halfpast eight O'Clock, Saturday night, WIS
| caused by lot OF burning brush, on the New
Castle road, about two miles from this city.
| POLICE CAsEs.-The iollpw,n. cases were dis
posed OF by Mayor Valentine since last report -
Dennis Mcguire was arrested by Officer HEAL
| Tor drunkenness and disorlerly conduct fined 81
and costs.
ELEcTEp- Ohio Nowlard. Jr.. of Eikton. has
| been elected to clerkshp IN the National Bank
OF Wilmington and Branlywine. of this city, to
I'LL the Vacancy occasioned by the resignation ot
Harry Belts.
MARINE NEws-The schooner Uanata sailed
for Phlladelphia, this morning
A bark from New York arrived at the mill. of
VIM LEA & Son, oh Saturday, for the purpose OF
| loading with cargo OF corn meal for Santa Cruz.
CIosEp.-The fair of St James Cathohc
church which has been in progress at the CIT,
Hall for the past two weeks, closed Saturday
night. lhe attendance was very good and quite
handsome profit was realized.
pEcEAsE OF a SOLDIER OF 1872 We record
to-day the death of Henry Flncgan, SENIOR IN
| the s3a year Of his age. The deceased WAS "A VOL
unteer III the war of 1872, There are very few ot
the old soldiers OF that glorious war remaining
He was kind parent, an atiectionate husband
and All honest man
DEIEGATE MEETING The General COMMITTEES
of Delegates Tor the Union Sabbath School ,Iuld-
lee met on SATURDAY evening. III Grace NJ T.
Church. On motion they adjourned Ia meet IN
the Ladies Sewing room ot ST. Faur> NJ +.
Church, Monday evening, April 20. 1872, at eight
o'clock. II. +. HEIsLER, Secretary
SALE or TREES L.! W. Stdham " Son, auc.
tloneers will sell at the corner of 4th and King
I n.
5000 Peach trees. leading orchard varieties 4
general assortment OF apple. cherry. pear, plum,
raspberry, blackberry, currant. shade and orna.
mental trees III variety. Sale positive
No RoAD,-A jury reviewed the application
for road leading from Price's shops to the centre
! or marsh road, IN Christiana Hundred, on Thurs.
day last, and returns no road by a decision of
three to two. Mr.. Brackln will ask for review
ds he Is determined to persevere III the matter
until his efforts are crowned with success. Rc1
| Ice. The Summer season is drawing near and
all those who wish TO be served regularly with
pure ice, should leave orders with Mr Howard
| r. Walton, ice dealer, at his Office, Fourth and
Shipley and Fifteenth and king streets His
prices reasonable and any reported irregular
ities IN delivery are promptly rectlfied. Call on
| HIM.
| RAILROAD LITIGATIoN-The Kent d Queen
| Ahnes Railroad which runs from Townsend to
Centreville, has been sued TOR 81 1000 damages by
| c. A Rutter, assignee of Geo. Stearns, for with
| drawing the contract which Stearns had Tor build
my the road This suit has been ON trial IN the
United States Court i'll Baltimore during the past
week.
| FIRE.-The smoke and carriage house of Norris
Wilson, near Rockand, Cnrlsiana Hundred were
! destroyed by fire last THURSDAY afternoon All
| his meat was consumed, and l25 bushels OF wheat
| opO bushels OF oats, about two tons of phosphate
1900 new shingles and other articles The loss is
| estimated at about Sl,OUO No Insurance. / he
| tire originated from the smoke-house
/ DESTRUCTIVE FIREs.-On Friday morning two
very destructive fires occurred the line of the
| Junction 4 Breakwater Railroad, one near Lin.
coin and the other hear Eendale caused hy
sparks from the locomotive OF the south bound
morning train, which set fire to the dry brush IN
the woods. Over thousand acres of timber
and. at each place. we're destroyed before the fire
could be checked.
On Thursday fire broke out in the woods
along the line Of. the Delaware railroad about a
mile south of Dover. Considerable damage was
done. The fire was caused by burning brush
heap.
FREIGHT ITEMS BY the p, W. Il b. r. Il.
Receiyed.-Twelve cars OF sundry freIghts from
Philadelphia, four from Baltimore and seventeen
from Delaware road.
Ten cars of lumber from Bel Air, Md, for w
Il lS H. Cause.
One car of oats from Bel Air for same.
One car OF sheep, from Bel AIR Tor T. Monahau
/ One car OF bones, from Bel Air for Walton,
\ Whann Il Co.
4 Forwarded Eleven cars of sundry freiph,s 10
4 Philadelphia four to Baltimore road and i.ine to
H Delaware road.
| SALE OF BUILDING LoTs.-At the sale of South
side building lots, Saturday afternoon the fol.
lowing were the prices obtained:
No. !, - feet, Alexander McGowanf for Sl57 30
Z, 20 William Dorrck, G2 10
:, 70 " Alexander Mciiowan, - 80