Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-13
Local Intelligence.

The Board of Public Education meets this
evening.
.The Color Guard" at Masonic Temple, this
evening.
ANNIvERsARY.-The anniversary Of the Sun.
day schools Of st. Johns p. E. Church. Brandy
vine, will take place next Sunday afternoon
(Whitsunday) at tonr O'Clock.
MARINE NEws.-The sloop John Wh,tby al
rived at the Brandywine Flour Mills. Saturday.
with grain.
The schooners Fannie and Gen. Grant sailed
GoINa TO EuRopE-Rev T. Gardner Littell.
Rector OF St Johns =. l.. Chulch. Brahdywine,
intends starting for Europe about the middle OF
June FOX a few months tour. Rev. MI. Fuller
ton. Of Philadelphia, will ofliciate during his
absence.
LEc1uRE.-John O'Byrne, Esq. will lecture IN
the Court House in New Castle, on Friday eve
ming. the 18th lnst at O'Clock, for the benefit OF
st. Peters Catholic church OF that place Mr.
O'Byrne will deliver his lecture on the "Crusades,
their Causes and Consequences"
MOROCCO FACTORY Messrs. Taylor " Bea-
denkoph are erecting large building on Fourth
street, near Monroe, for a morocco factory. 1t
will he ~ by so feet, and five stories high lncud-
ing the basement The brick work is being done
BY Perkins and Wsldie,and the carpenter work by
Kerns Il Webb.
PERSONAL---VERY.. George H. Smyth. pastor OF
the West Presbyterian Church, OF this city, leaves
to-day for Detroit, Mich, to attend the session OF
the Presbyterian General Assembly, which con-
venes in that city OH the 10th inst. He was APP
pointed delegate to the session by the New Castle
Presbytery, at its last meeting.
DIsaRAcEFUL.-AboutR Rve o'clock yesterday
afternoon. young man and woman, both glor-
ously drunk, came in from the Newport Pike, ana
wended their way along West Front street The
woman was scarcely able to walk. and fell re-
peatedly. As none Of our police were about to
render her assistance she was obliged to depend
upon her companion, who was equally as drunk.
They staggered down the street together drawing
after them large crowd OF boys, and finally
entered o saloon on Water street, where they re-
mAined.
THE WATER STREET lMPRovENENT-1he COM
mittee appointed TO confer with the property
holders IN regard to this improvement will no
doobt make an official report to the Council on
Thursday night. They have, it appears, let out
some OF their experience the gis of which is that
the property holders desire the improvement ia
be made, but the width OF the street not TO be ill.,
creased more than thirty three feet. And that
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore X. X
would concur in this but should All attempt he
made to widen 1t sixty feet, that corporation will
use Its influence first, and should that fail, large
sum OF money 10 prevent it by legal means. The
matter will be discussed in the Board of Trade to-
morrow evening.
SUPPOSED SuIcIpE.-A few months ago, a man
named O'Neili. an employee at the p W. & d
H. Il. depot, IN this city, residing at the foot OF
Fourth street, was struck on the head with a
wrench, since which time he has been partially
derunged. Late Saturday night or early Sunday
morning he arose from his bed, and awakiRg his
wife, informed her that he going to drowi
himself. and without assuming his clothing, LET,
the house. His wife hastily threw on her clothe,
and followed HIM, and succeeded III keeping him
in sight until he arrived near the wharf, when he
disappeared from her view. The creek at ,hi,
point was dragged last evening. but no body wa.
| found, and 1t Is not known, as yet, whether ht
really committed suicide or Is only concealiae
himself somewhere, although the former opinion
| is most prevalent.
SALE OF BUILDING LoTs.- The sale of building
lots, by VIM. Bright, on Saturday evening, wa
largely attended, and the bidding was very spir
tied. These lots, thirty-six in number, are situa
ted in the western part OF the city, fronting Ree,
and Dock streets. The sales and purchases wer
i aa follOWs.