Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-22
Local Intelligence.

The churches were well attended yesterday.
Franklin Loan Association meets this even.
ing
The Board OF Public Education meets this
evening. ...s, i
Delaware avenue was crowded with prone
naders, yesterday afternoon.
There was free fight at the skating rink
on Saturday night, which was quelled without
serious results.
MIssIoNARY.-The Paulist Fathers will COM
mence mission ut st. Pauls Catholic Church,
on sunday morning next, at lO1s o'clock.
DIED.-Patrick Flanagan, = workman at the
du Pont Powder Works, who was injured BY
the explosion, on Friday, died on Sunday af.
ternOOn.
Police CASES. The following c,see have been
disposed Of by Mayor Valentine since last report:
Four cases Of drunkenness; fifty cents and costs
in each case.
STILL COMIN0.-The influx of settlers from
the South, though not 80 large rs four or five
years back, isstill steady and.nore permanent
than formerly.
MARINE NEws.-The .loop Lucy sailed for Bal
timore, this morning. with powder.
The schooner :. b. W. Simmons sailed for
Philadelphia, this morning. r
EXCURSION TO WILxINaToN.-Thec citizens
OF Salem, j., are SO anxious to see Barnum's
Great Show, which exhibits here on the SOth
instant, that they have concluded to make an
excursion To this city on that day.
THE OLD DOMINION workmen are busly
engaged to-day in preparing the steamer Old
Dominion. just built at the Harlan 4 Hollings-
worth Company's yard. for service. She starts
for New York at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
RELloIoUs-Rev. II. f. Miles, Of York, Pa,
occupied the pulpit Of West Presbyterian
Church, yesterday, morning and evening.
The pulpit Of Central Presbyterian Church
was acceptably filled by Rev j. c. Hammer, Of
Salisbury, Md, yesterday.
FREIGHT ITExs.-By the P. w. Il B. r. r.
Receivsd-Four cars Of sundry freights from
Philadelphia rive from Baltimore road, and l3
from Delaware road.
Forwarded Seven cars Of sundrv freghts to
Philadelphia III to Baltimore road, and nine to
Della ware road.
OUT OF DANGER.-Thomas S. Nckerson,
who accidently shot himself in the hand and
groin. last Monday, and was for some days in
II critical condition, is now considered out of
danger. He is carefully attended by his bro
ther, Dr. NickersOn. of the L. s. Navy, who
came home for the purpose.
EXCURSION TICKETS Wilmington &
Reading X. X. Co. will issue excursion tickets
from April 25th to 3Oth, to the Cincinnati
Convention. They will be good fol 10 days
from date Of issue, and the price will be 500.
This will enable persons to get cheap pas
sage westward and return.
SMAsH-UP.-Last evening, as a party of
young men, somewhat under the influence of
| liquor, were driving along Tenth street, their
carriage wheels became caught in the track
at the corner Of Market street, and the vehicle
was upset. The occupants were thrown out
but escaped without injury. The carriage
was completely demolished
ELKToN AND MIDDLETowN RAILROAD
The Governor Of Maryland has issued cir
tifcaCe of Incorporation to the MiddlptoWn
and Elkton Railroad, beginning at Elkton,
| Cecil county and running to some point on
! the line dividing the States Of MARYLAND and
| Delaware south of the Chesapeake and De-
laware canal to connect with road from
Middletown, New Castle county, Delaware.
| SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-Wm. Nj Francis has
sold lot of land over Eleventh street bridge, on
9 inches front by sc feet deep, to James Kane. at
duPont's keg mills.
| A lot Of ground belonging to Sylvester Rian-
hard. at the City Passenger r. r. depot, was sold
by the sheriff on Wednesday to Thos. B. Eaton,
| for $l,O05.
BARNUM's GREAT SHOW will visit Philadel-
phia and give several performances before it
comes TO Wilmington. The liberality of the
great Snowman has again given him popularity
In this instance it arises from his throwing
open his immense exhibition to the admission
Of all the children from The various asylums fol
orphans and the afflicted, and extended an in
vitation to the managers Of those institutions te
come with all their assistants, without charge.
THE POISONING CAsF.-As stated in Satur-
days GAZETTE, Ds. Kane and Draper pro-
ceededed to Riddles Banks in the morning, fol
the purpose OF making a post mortem examina-
tion Of the bodies Of the children who were n
mysteriously poisoned on Friday afternoon Blu
the parents Of the children utterly refused u
allow the examination TO be made, and as Their
was not a snficient quantity Of the candy left =
analyze, the solution OF the affair must resul
in mere conjecture. It is the opinion Of tn,
physicians that arsenic was the poison employ.
ed; but by whom,or Why the mixture was mad
, and thrown into the street. is at present mys
terry. Coroner Woodward held an inquest, am
the jury rendered verdict of 'dexth from cal
) ing some poisonous substance found in tn
street."
THE New CASTLE PREsBYTERY.-The Ne,
: Castle fresbytery convened at Salisbury, Md
: on Tuesday last, the 10th inst The openiu
= sermon was preached BY Rev. L. Marks, {
4 this city. $50
e Rev. DR.. Spotswood, Of New Castle. vas cit
sen Moderator, and Rev. 8. H. McKowan an
John P. McLear, Esq, Of this city, were elec
ed temporary clerks. The following are III
Commissioners elected 10 the General Aapembl,
: which meets in Detroit Mich, on the l6th
e May: Rev. George H. Smyth. pastor Of ii
e West Church, Wlmington; Rev. J. G. Han
ner, pastor OF the Church at Salisbury, Nc
Alternatcs: Rev. Cyrus Huntington, of Dove