Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-01-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Admitted 10 The Bar.-Alberi 8. l.. Shiells,
ESQ.,, formerly Of this city, was on Saturday
last admitted to practice as an Attorney and
Counsellor-A-L in the several courts OF
the city of Philadelphia.
Impure Water.-Persons residing on JEFF
ferson street complain that the water coming
from that portion OF the city, has dlsagree-
able taste, resembling that OF tar, which is
oCcasioned by the nav water main recently
laid along that street.
Ford's Net0 Comedy Conn aRy will occupy
the new Opera House for four nights, com
mcncing on tomorrow evening. The mimi
table Bishop will appear, also two other
popular Siars-the Misses Rand. See pro-
Crane IN another column.
Pagilistic. --Un Friday morning last, two
men engaged in a rough and tumble hsat in
front of the wilmington Hide and Tallow
Associations Building, on Tatnall street, in
which place one of them was employed.
They fought for about half an hour, until
one became blind from The blood streaming
from The wounds on his laHe which CON-
PEELED him ~ desist.
The Ne4o BASIN. Tho Commission to
award damages for the land upon which to
locate the new reservoir reported the follow =
ing awards TO Council last Thursday evening
which were accepted: Henry Grant. 81, 900;
Thos NJ Rodney, 81 $50; Jas. Downward,
$3.50; Thos. McCloskey, $4,000; Thomas J.
Jordan, S13 200; Anna NJ. W. Van Cleek,
SO 600; Auna Cleland, $500; Richard A
f. Penrose, $7,s75. Total, $4s,00j
Election Of Officers. AT the annual meet
ing OF the Stockholders Of The Wilmiu gton
Turnpike Company held on Monday OF last
week, the following gentlemen were elected:
President, r. Iatum: Managers, JJhn
| Il TaTun William C4uhv VIM TAinan
Jas. T. Bird, Samuel Ililles, q. w. How
land, John McLear, A. W. Smith, Cryus
| Pyle, Samuel Candy; Secretary aud Urea.
surer Samuel u. Smith.
The Nan 10Th tie Performing Bear
Comes 10 Grief.-On Saturday last two men,
| having IN charge a tame bear which went
through various evoluliOns, performed in our
streets 10 the delight o the young folks.
rhe bear rel formed through different parts
of the city, until one of his masters-more
beastly than his bearship- made an indece nj
exposure of his person In the public high way
for which he was arrested, and at a hearing
before Mayor Valentine wa' fined $500 and
costs.
Trinity Chanel BeU.-Our citizens resid.
ing in the neighborbood Of Trinity Chapel
have no doubt noticed the dull, unmusca
sound of the bell of that chapel when being
.
cracked. On Friday morning last, as the
sexton was ringing it, large piece dropped
out, bringing with it quantity of cast
. ing sand, which proved the cause IA
be n defect in the casting, the bell
being now clearly and distinctly heard
$ The vestry, believing the bell to have been
cracked, had taken s,eDs to procure new
one before the defect was discovered
= Honor 10 Whom Honor is Due-The fol
lowing named pupils in Public School No.
have been neither late nor absent during the
s last four months
j. BOYS DEPARTMENT. Fred. II Kiser, ]
+. W. Forman, Wesley Nichols, Eugen
!, Frame, +. Kendrick j. Little, VIM. Kyle
q f. Michel, Harry Dixon, Charles E. EtrlC
George Smith.
q GIRLS DEPARTMENT.-EmilY Poinsett
'e Salhe Evans, Mary Fulmer, Addie Betti
d Emma Marshall, Neitie Carmichael, Elois
e Moore, Heite Lawson, Maggie Muir, ETH
Il Jones, Jennie Hates, Lottle Baker, Sail
Wiser, leila Pierce, Melissa Br0gan, Sail
N Eglington, Mary Moore, Fanny Lichle
~ stein.
The Railroad Litigation The argumel
in the preliminary hearing by Judge Bra
le ford oftLe U. S. Circuit Court of the appl
n. cllion of Seymore and Town OF New Yorl
ng for an induction against the junction
60 Breakwater Railroad Co., Thomas Baur
IL gardner, Barry, Sheaf and others to preve
m, certain stock from being voted at the q
'al preaching annual election continued all d
day Yesterday and up 10 ii O'Clock last mig
3. and was resumed this morning, Hon. CHI
Gibbons, of Philadelphia, making the Gle
TX ing argument for the petitioners
W. Judge Bradford at once Can immediate d
iia eision being deslred) delivered his decislo
TO- saving that he would during the conf
~ week give an opinion siatiag at length
ali reason which bad Influenced his judgmei
He said the petitioners had OF their o.
choice rested their case on the proof OF v
md ful, deliberate, guilty fraud on the part
aily certain of the defendants in the matter
lese furnishing the iron for which the stock,
l ,ne was asked TO restrain from being voted,
best been issued They tal utterly Jailed IN
the oninion to either prove the frauds or &c!
j., me dants' knowledge Of any fraud, and it had
pro. the contrary been iorciby argued that
ueel deleudeuts themselves, owing halt the ST
p9iI. of The company would have been grei
enev The sufferers by any such fraud as that
lreet legged. He therefore refused the injunctl
This decision lie said did not rule the
the ie,ion, rs out of court but If they could pI
.,ns, Inc fraud charged ey had their remedy
an order for the cancellation OF the irau
lent stock at tue next term OF the CIR
~ ~, Court. -.
men This disposes OF the case until next
.. when il may come before the Circuit 20
n ON TLe petetion of NJ. W. Biard " Co.
,.gooo signed 10 force the j. & B. II. X. Co.,
iInF;i Involuntary Bauk Tuplcy will be heard
Tuesday when the District Court mee
Every Epening Of Saturday.