Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-30
New Castle Items.


lfr0m our special I correspondent.
Several of our citizens are suffering with
something closely resembling epizootic.
A meeting will be held sometime during
next month for the purpose Of forming
another loan association.
From some cause, ut present uHex-
planned, one of our slreet5 last night was
dark as Egypt, not lamp being lii in its
whole extent.
Epizooty is about taking its leave, and
oar town is beginning to resume It's us ual
activity. We haven't heard Of the death
of any horses all 'cted since he first APP
pearancs of the disease among them Ia
this locality.
Thanksgiving was dIly observed yester-
day hy onr citizens. Services were held IN
all the churches, morning and evening, the
stores and public offices were closed, and q
general quiet and sunday like appearance
existed.
/ An unusually large number of persons
witnessed tue whipping last saturday.
among the number were several irmale-,
who in their eagerness to procure good
positions evinced Il decided lack of that
tenderness Of feeling for which lhrir sea
is generally noted.
An unusual number Of hootiuw stars,
or mcteOrs, were Witnessed by several ui
our citizens on Wednesday evening last.
One gentleman counted nifty in the space
of two or three minutes. Another says he
saw six at once. though how he cuHld
count that number at one glance is u
mystery.
The work on the piers is progressing,
hut rather more slowly than was at tlrs'
anticipated. II is thought the one being
repaired will he finished IN II couple o
weeks more, when the new one viii IL
commenced, and the old one opposite Tho
steamboat wharf removed entirely.
There is every probability now that the
project of erecting large rolling mil or
, the "Goodlcy farm Just below town
/ will be abandoned, as il appears 10 be ut
, lerly Impossible 10 procure other portions
, OF land necessary for the purpose in th'
3 immediate vicinity without FIRST GOVERNS
It with grrcnhacks Of a large drromiu0
} ton, and even then il would be tOuhttu
if il could be had. Thus il has AWAY
D been. and will ht for some TIM "a v0me
ii is thought when there are parties de
sirOus Of settling among ue, and com
menceing works Of improvement, they ar
: given tbs cold shoulder by our own peopl
c at the very start, the green eyed, monste
{ is q terrible evil.
s Considerable excitement was occasiouC
a in town Monday by the running ava
c of horse and wagon belonging ,ua MAJ
i by the name Of DIgan, who resid in d
y uuar Christlana. The team was bc.r
e brought out Of the hotel yard of Geure
e Whit iel1, when the horse took flight d
$ n sheet, woman was about hanging on
Il line close by. lis Immediately gave
= plunge, throwing down Isaac hayard, Ill
, hostler who was leading him, and starte
o liugoually across the street at lurlur
It rate, breaking oil an iron hitching post
a front OF the court house, demolishing Il
e the wagon, aud dashed up Delaware strei
and on cut the Ilare's Corner road wit
" nothing but the running gears left. II
/ hostler was run over, the Wheels Ta=sir
is over one knee and up the right side.
> is considerably bruised but not serious
injured. We have not earned wheth
Il the horse received any injuries or not, b
. the wagon would make good quantity
st Ending would il it could all he found,