Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-09
Local Intelligence.


has been completed.
The anniversary Of Olvet Presbyterian Sunday
School takes place this evening.
The envelope collection system has been adopt |
I'd in the NJ. T. Church at Newport; also i'll Scott
M. E Church Of this city.
SALE OF MoNEY--At the regular monthly
meeting OF Diamond State Loan Assocation last
evening. $4,000 sold at 26 Ter cent. premium, ana
$500 at %.
Police CAsEs.- Six unfortunates who had par
taken rather too freely of bad whisky, were tired
before Mayor Valentine, this morning, and fined
fifty cents and costs.
Lodge. No. l, X. Of T., Of Wilmington. visited
Adeph,a Lodge No. s, of New Castle Tuesday
| evening, and were pleasantly entertained
ARM BRoKEN-Robcrt Smith, II young man
! living over Eleventh street bridge. slipped and
fell as he coming down stairs on W e,ines'say
morning and fractured his right arm IN two
places
| BASE BALL.--At regular meeting of the "Da-
mond State" held at their rooms, No 2oo Sh,pley
| street. W. &. Bush was elected Captain OF the
first nine. The Club are ready TO accept all cha-
| ienges. Try us.
IMPROVEMENT Three brick houses are being
erected at the corner OF Sixth and jefferson, and
| a row is in process OF erection in Sixth street,
between jefferson and Madison. improvement Is
going OH all over the CITY,
Town ELEcT1oN.-The town election at New
Castle was held Tuesday: the following officers
| were elected d:-Commlssissioners, George Gray,
Fso William Simpson, Benjamin. X Cstick. Esq,
| DR.. Charles E. Ferris, ana John ii. Rodney
Clerk of the Market. Michael Gallagher.
RuMoRED NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-lt is cur
| rently rumored that Rev. Thomas l.. Poulson. OF
Baltimore. and Rev. Geo. D Watson OF Mt sa-
lem NJ E. Church. near Wilmington, are soon to
| assume editorial control Of The Obserrer, TEN.
perance paper, OF this city.
| PRo0REseING.-The Improvements being made
by Messrs. Jessup & Moore, at their st Angus
tine paper mills, are progressing very satisfactor-
ily aru the masonry work has so far advanced aS
10 admit of the large water wheel beng placed
IN position soon The artesan well being bored
is overed 60 feet deep.
FREIGHT ITEMS BY the r, W. " B. X. Il.
Received-Twenty-o -one cars of sundry freight from
Philadelphia, five IRON Baltimore road and l3 from
Forwarded-Nne of sundry freiehts TO
Philadelphia, ten to Baltimore road ana eight TO
Delaware road
ASCENSION DAY.-To-day, the 9Th of May is
Assertion Day or Holy Thursday. in commemo-
ration OF the day Christ "Ascended into Heaven.
led captivity captive and opened the kingdom oi
Heaven To all believers" 1t is celebrated fort V
days after Easter Efforts have been made to gel
this day set apart as general holiday. in the
same manner as tie days of the Birth, Passio,
and Resurrection, but without success.
MARKETS Butter sold on Wednesday from II
to 60 per pound, eggs 24a25a doz., chickens 16iS
pair, potatoes l0al2 half peck, apples 30aoo do.
turpips Sal0 do, onions % do, lima beans lOals
quart, peas 10 do, seed onions l0al2 do, horst
radsh 3al0 per root, beef steak l2a20 pound
veal l2a20 do. mutton l0a2U do. ham lsa93 do.
lard l2al5 do, herring l0al2 a doz.. shad 2oao'
per pair, catfish Sal2 bunch. trout 2oa2o do
ALARx OF FIRE.-An alarm Of fire was strue'
by the fire watch at the City Hail, about 1on
p o'clock this morning The engines prompt,
= brought out, and taken some distance out Oh th
New Castle road, when it was discovered that ti
d fire was several m.,es away.
T Since the above in type we learn that th
i fire was caused by the burning OF a row OF house
in New Castle, ten III number, known AS Bae
: Row." which wee totally DESTROYED. They wer
owned by Mr.. Freeman, OF i'hiladeiphia. an
were fully insured. The fire Is SUI posed to be q
N incendlary origin.
SUCCESSFUL SPEcuLATIoN.-We are informe
that two gentlemen formerly of this city, som
S, years since purchased about twenty thonsan
Or acres of timber land, but thinking they NIGH
possibly become a little Short called upon cat
zen of Wilmington, and made mm offer ot
share for &25 900 He took their offer. For se'
eral years he made about $4,000 year from tn
, investment Last year he sold the whole out fo
zone hundred and eighty thousand dollars"
nice little sum. However he Is a worthy gent,
D man, and should be pleased to hear OF h
- making double the amount.-R Republican,
GONE TO LITTLE YoRK.-Oficcr Mage
started for Little York, Pa, last evening, Il
the purpose Of identifying the negro detaine
in Jail there on suspicion of being Bill Denni
He will doubtless return this evening,
. ANOTHER MARROW EscAPE.-This morn
= ing young man, slightly intoxicated, jumpe
on the II. 80 train for Philadelphia, when IL
train was moving quite rapidly. He sppt
H. and was only saved from falling bv assistant
from those standing on the platform. Near
n every day incidents OF this KIND occur, ana y
persons continue the careless practice Of jun
iug on and OF cars while in motion.
es SHOT IN THE KNEE-On Tuesday afte
ga noon, boy named Mynich, residing at :
E. Sixth street, was shot and severely wOun
rk. ed while cunning near Edgemoor. Myn
NC was behind a tree, and another boy, who "
hes with him, was amusing himself by shoOt
-. at the same tree. The last time he shot my
'"' ich's leg happened to be exposed, and the 10
entered the inside of the right knee, maxi
, a serious wound. ne was placed III b' M
in charge dressed his wound as we'll As po,
BILE, after which he was taken to his home,
this city, and medical assistance summon
He is now doing well.
6 THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
y The delegates TO the Republican Stale Conv
ton LETT for Dover this norning, on the IL
, train. Quite a number of interested par
- q from this city and vicinity accompanied
~ delegates conspicuous among whom was
Leary, who seemed 10 he endea vnrng to eli
up the spirits of his Republican friends, "
an 70 Judge from the lugubrious expression OF II
countenances, had not recovered from the sh
occasioned in the regular republican ranks
the action Of the late Cincinnati Convention