Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-08
Local Intelligence.

Straw hats will soon be in season.
% Linen and alpaca coats arr coming into use,
Diamond State Loan Association meets this
evening.
The City Passenger Railway Company are PUT
ting their mules to use.
Simmons & Slocum's Mnstrels intend making
a tour through the West and California.
Boughman, Thomas & Co. are having u large
new sign placed on top Of their building
The concert at the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. last night. was very pleasant affair.
Miss Cassie REM will appear at our Grand
Opera House on the evening Of the 10th inst.
SALE OF MONEY. At the regular monthly meet
ing Vt Delaware Loan Association, held last even
ing. $1,000 sold at 20 per cent. premium andE $500
at l6k.
REAL EsTATE.A sale by the Christana In
provement Company Of some OF their land lying
east OF Eleventh street bridge. will be announced
in few days
MARINE NEWs.-The schooner .innic arrived
at the Wilmington " Reading wharf. yesterday.
with ties for the Wilmington X Western Rail-
road. The schooner 4merica sailed.
To BE BRoUGnT TO NEW CAsr1E.-Wc under
stand that the gentleman who caused u negro 10
be arrested, At Wrightvile, Pa, Oh Saturday. is
to 20 to Little York, where the negro is confined
and bring HIM to New Castle Jail.
TAKEN AWAY The steamship Jupiter, which
has been lying at the Harlan X Hollingsw or,h
Company's wharf tor nearly three years. was
towed to Philadelphia this morning The JHp,ttr
has been purchased by the Messrs. Clyde. OF that
city, and will be converted into a tow boat.
PERsoNAL.-Major Peter Mccullough started
to-day for New York, whence he sails for Ire
land on visit to his mother.
Miss Kate O'Byrne, daughter OF john O'Byrne
Esq, while driving to the depot this morning,
thrown out Of her pheton, but escaped any serl-
ous injury.
FREIGHT 1TEMs.-By the p, W. Il b. Il. r.
Received-Sixteen cars of sundry freight from
fhladelphia, tive from Baltimore road, and SIX 10
Delaware road.
Forwarded Six Of sundry ireights to
Philadelphia, eleven to Baltimore road and nine
to Delaware road.
MARROW ESCAPE.-This morning an old man
attempted to jump on the OF the Della
ware train South, at French street, when his foot
slipped. and but for the timely assistance of the
0raIeman he would have fallen OH the track and
been struck bv the shlfter which was following
closely after the train.
DID Nor Co. Officer Magee did not go to Lit
tie York, Pa. yesterday, for the purpose of iden-
tifying the prisoner confined i'll jall there
picion OF being Bill Deunis, as stated i'll yes,er-
DAY 6AzETTE. He stated his intention OF gong
there III the morning. but, for reasons best know II
BIBLE LEssoNs.-Mrs. Hannah Whithall Smith,
OF Philadelphia who has been interesting large
audiences there with bible Lessons" during
winter and spring, is expected to hold meetNgs
here on Thursday next III the afternoon, at st.
Pauls M. T.. Church, Market street, at O'clock,
| and IN the evening at Grace Church, at o'clock
| SPLENDID MUsIc.-The negro must be growing
| unpopular. On no other suppositoh can We ac-
count for the small audiences which greeted SIN.
mons 81 Slocum's Minstreis at the Opera Hous,
on Monday and Tuesday evenings The musica
! talent OF this troupe cannot be excelled by any III
| the United States. Some of the pieces performed
are superior to the singing at nine-tenths OF The
| tine operas for which ~ a ticket Is charged III,
| troupe In this case numbered thirteen, each an ar
tist on his particular instrument, and vocalis
equalled by few and excelled by none we have
ever heard.
Police CASES. Lewis Gutchner was arreste,
by ofhcer Bacon, for assault and battery on tha>
Curtis, col. He was fined 81 and costs, and hel,
to bail in the sum Of 5000 to keep the peace.
Thos. Boyce. by officer Peterson, for sellin,
liquor on Sunday; held in the sum Of $500 for HI
appearance at court.
Thos. Boyce and John E. Mccartney, by Off
Ger Evans. for assault and battery on VIM. Ma
!oney. They were each held to bail in the sum Q
soVu Tor their appearance at court.
| wilmer Gyverson and Edward Thomas, by Off
Ger Wingate, for drunkenness; fry cents an
costs each.
ANNUAL CoNcERT.-The annual concert OF tn
Bible Schools OF Delaware Avenue Baptist Churc
came OH at the Church last evening, III the pre-
aence OF large and attentive audience. Sea,
we're arranged behind and around the pulpit, fo
the accommodation Of the singers, composed
members Of the Infant and Bible Schools. A
excellent programme, consisting OF solos, duet
choruses and semi-choruses, intersperss,i with II
citations by the children, composed the evening
entertainment. The singing was under the eff
cient management OF Mr.. f. +. James. II
whole affair was peasurabe, and perfect success
pecuniarily and otherwise.
Presbyterianism.