Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-28
Local Intelligence.


evening.
special meeting of Eursk" Lodge. no %. A.
F. A. NJ, will be held this evening.
Bananas. very fine large Bananas for sale
at Crippen's corner 4th and Market street.
Crppen corner 4th and Market street. Is
constantly receiving new teas and coffee's Of
superior havors.
KT6e resignation of Cadet Miishipman Frank
Johns Of New Castle, Del has been accepted,
to take effect On the 2l>t insta
MARINE NEws.--The schooner Paul 7homp-
son arrived at Stmmon's wharf this morning,
with lumber.
The schooner Charm saile.l
TOMBSTONE BROKEN. tombstone In the
Catholic Cemetery, valued at about $3.50 be-
longing 10 a Mr.. Carney, was broken one day
last week Whether it was broken purposeIy
bv some nlscreant. or was the result OF an
accident, 10 not known.
DIHD.-Mr. James Campbell q young prin-
ter, formerly Of this city. died in New York.
man of good character and steady habits, and
his many friends here will be panied to learn
Of his unti,nely decease.
A pusIIc MISSIONARY MEETING will be held
this Tuesday, evening at Trinity Chapel, 9TH and
King streets. IN behalf of Diocesan Missions and
IN special aid Of st. Marks chapel and school
| across the lltn street bridge. A similar meeting
| Church. Service $40 P. n.
STRAWBERRY FEsTIvAL.--The ladies of
Calvary Church will hold q strawberry fes-
tival In the Sunday School room of the church
building, corner Of Third and Washington
streets, commencing this evening. and ending
26 CENTS, and we hope liberal patronage will
| be extended.
"THE AGED WoMAN's HOME.'-A formal
opening of this Institution. will take place on
Thursday next, the 30th inst, at 4 O'Clock
p NJ. The community generally. and the
Clergy particularly, are invited to be present.
Addresses will be made, and other exercises
appropriate to the occasion.
| srrAwBERRY FEsTIvAL-1he ladies' of the
| " est PRESBYTERIAN Church, will hold straw berry
festival in their church, Eighth and Washington
streets on Thursday and Friday evenings next.
No pains or expense will be spared to make this
one OF the most pleasant affairs OF the season.
These ladies have heretofore been uniformly
csssful in whatever affair OF tais kind they have
| undertaken and in view Of their earnest efforts
in behalf of the church, liberal patronage
should be extended to them by the numerous
friends Of the good cause
BANKRUPTCY SALE OF $4,000 WORTH OF
Day GooIs.-1hose who want dry goods should
attend the sales now being conducted at the
large auction rooms OF Messrs. Ogle 4 Miller.
These rooms are literally stored with mos,
valuable assortment of fine goods suitable for
housekecpers Use. The finest woolens, and the
most beautiful muslins, are on exhibition and
NAV be examined at any time during or previ.
Gus 10 the sales. We have no doubt that many
nne bargains will be secured, and that very
many ladies will lay in just such slock of MUS
|. Inns a. they have been wanting for a long time
See advertisement.
Fatal AccIpENT.-Last night. between IL ant
> II o'clock, an accident occurred on the p, ".
| Al A.1A Il l..1 "a
q brakeman. named Thomas Morgan, was in
stantly killed A train Of five was being rui
un one Of the eide trhcks. and Morgan was Oh th'
: foremost car preparing to npPIy the brakes. Jus
. as he commenced turning the wheel for this pur
pose, it suddenly came of, causing him 10 lose hi
balance and fall down upon the track, when tn
whole train passed over him, crushing the top o
his head completely oh, and killing him instantly
This morning Coroner Woodward held an in
Quest over the body, and the Jury rendered ver
g Morgan was . steady, tudust ious young mar
. about 50 years OF age, and hes . wife and tw
i children residing at Perryvilis.
SALE OF CITY LoTs.-The Christians Rive
Improvement Company will sell forty seven builC
= ing lots At public sale next Saturday Afternoon
a thus aford,ne another opportunity for Our either
+ to make purchases at their own prices. Tn
= method Of disposing Of lots WAS introduced b
= J. I. Hsald, Esq some twelve years ago. and
forms era in the history OF our CITY. Previo,
70 that time owners OF real estate frequently aske
= ex0bitant prices for 1t. and actually pr-veute
u imp, ovemsnt. The same would be the case I,
: day had not Mr. Hesld boldly departed from II
y old way Of doing business. The lsborng mn
!. has reaped great advantage from these auctio
y sales. In the first place Il has enabled him to pu
!, chase . site for home at ressopabe price; an
in the second place 1t has very greatly stimulate
4 Improvement. and created a demand for isbo
u Five hundred houses will be erected the prese,
Seu, and greater number the next year, al
without auction sales the pries Of lots would SOC
y become exorbitant. The mechsains and busne
rs men of our clty are. therefore, under oblgatio
le to Mr.. Heald, that cannot readily be estimate
81 That he has been fortunate in making somethi,
~ BY his course does not detract from the merit
"a his efforts. and should not prevent proper pub
d acknow Judgement vi them on all suitable occ
le SONS But to the sale: Let ali who wish to pl
OF chase read the advertisement. and hunt up tn
8. spare cash in order 70 be ready to comply with
tsrmA-Republ4 an.
TIE ARRIVAL OF THE SwEDEs IN MIDpL
TowN.-On Wednesday last about thirt
- i've Swedish immigrants arrived in Nidd
town. having been brought there by Socit
organized some time ago, for that purpO,
The Transcript says they are las hearty a
Intelligent looking people as we eyer sa
Notwithstanding the fatigue Of trsnsatls
tic voyage, and tedious night trip in I
for cars, from New York to Middletown, til
oi presented . remarkable fresh and genteel
W peerance. We are glad to know that all "
ordered d0mestics Or farm labores, as well
:" had their expectations more than realiz'
= We hope and believe they will prove to
not only valuable: as helps in the houses a
on the farms, but real acquisitions TO
population. who: will soon develope into go
and useful citizens We are pleased to lei
that these ini,Digrants are all well ,ecomel
ed for honesty. sobriety and industry, a
in. better still, that nearly all are professors