Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-23

RemOyal-Huwe Machine Ompany
Third Mard-Republituu nomination
Hone Investment-Sohn McL-ar son
a Home Loan Association meets this eve
Wind preceding the rain last evening,
da q ged a number Of awnings.
~ nature seems glad once more. 1t is cool
er, to day.
An excursion goes to silver Grove on Tuesday,
the 27th.
The apple crop in the lower counties, this
year, is large.
The steamer Bdl'oon now makes daily excur-
siuns to Hennsgroye.
The Eme-ro-mo-tue moonlight excursion
takes place this evening.
Cider mills and brandy stills are being put in |
operation in lower Kent and ia Sussex
Cunning on the marshes before September |
LIST, is contrary to law. Niolators, take notice.
The Brandywine NJ. f. schools will make an
excursion to Peunsgrove, on Thursday, the 29th
inst.
Send in your subscription. if you have not
done SO, for the Water Witch Companys horses.
More money Is yet needed
Asbury N. Z. Sabbath School will make an
excursion to Chester Heights. on the Baltimore
Central Il. Il, on Thursday, 21th inst.
The detention of the through train from
| Washington to New York. Yesterday. was caused
by freight car getting OFF the track at B4lti-
| more
Special meeting Of the Home Loan Associa-
tion will be held at 3i and Market streets. this
evening at T. /, o'clock, to take iral action on
the proposed amendment to the bylaws.
The Gaz,f announces that the Republican
State Convention will take place September
18th, and EcoY Etrtng adyertises it Thurs
day September 9TH. The true date-as liked
by the most recent ehange-is Tuesday, Sep
tember 10Th
ALL RENTED All the stores in the new Ma
sonic Temple have been rented. The Grover
X Baker Sewing Machine Company has taken
| the only one that was vacant.
DELAWARE CoLLEdE-Prof. L. D. Porter is
! viaitiug various portions Of tile Peninsula. in
the interest of Delaware College and writes
that lie finds much to encourage Us for the
future,
Broke Up.-I'he camp meeting which has been
in progress at Braudywine Summit. for the past
week, closed this morning, at O'Clock. This
camp, it ls said, has been the result Of much
| spiritual good.
s1BreK H LIGHISINe During the thunder
! storm, last evening, a tree standing III tLe
neiehborhood OF Eighth and MONROE streets.
Was struck by lightning. We hear Of other
damage being lone by the lightning
JACKSON BILL BOARD The large board cree
lS'l " NitpiHt " . q dtaHOu. ull ull DtldWAIU dN
enue. for ADVERTISING purposes. was blown aown
| rs the wind last night. George Will remove il
~ Front aud Madison streets, opposite the W.
y Il. L, depot.
IlRE ALARM. iu alarm Of fire was sounded
last evening abor. o'clock. ard the cause was
tlen supposed t3 Le tire ont Delaware Avenue.
The department promptly responded to the call.
bGt ou ther Way out the avenue, tie light
winch had been seen. suddenly disappeared. ~
there rea,ly wl- MO. me in that direction. last
night, tile shs ~eenI Is Yet To Ae accounted for
SALE OF Cows.-I.ewis W. S'idha,1 Son. sold
for james SaWdol, lr., at public -lle at New
port, ON Thursday lat, - head Of I.anCa,t ter
county fresh co~-, and -pruger- at tile follow
ius lrees 73il1 .51 .aj. so i 7as, s39,
1 ~ .5l 400 s5!. -5J !, 30 . so,
sou, -bl, ~, S1i, : %. sol, .3o SIS. OWING
/, to the extremely Lot Weathcr there were but few
buyers m attendance, and the market went in
tLeT favor.
: \ MAD Cow.-lc-tcrlay afternoon, COW
stgaged from drove Of cattle. while passing
down French street. As Is usually the case a
i crowd OF boys took after the COW and chased il
u through the streets. till the was fully iusti
Z fed IN getting mad. It finally made Tor til,
Chri-tiana, and when at Bush'- wharf went II
for bath some men in boat succeeded il
getting a rope Ur0uud the animals horns aut
tpwed 1t ashore, where it was replaced in til,
: drove.
FIGE ENGINE HuEses.-Ihc BOYS Of the Wate
WITCH Fire Company are jubilant. Subscrip
6 tons, lately. are coming IN rapidly and the hor
. res Will soon lie forthcoming This is as i
II Should h-: tAeAUrse- for the engine are a ueces
1, sity. absolutely. Alterations will soon be- com
- meuccd about the bRdlus toinake to make Tia,
e housing of the engine a more easy task an
stables will be htted up, with apart lnents TO
i the storage OF hay. straw, gram a.. flI the hor
.. ses.
Brass LOCK ImEyEs Thomas Davis a voun
sc lad, one OF a gang of boys Who have been IN tn
habit OF stealing the brass locks from the fregh
cars Of the T.. ". a b. Il r. Co. was arreste
~ tins morning by officer Legg. When seen bv tn
oiitcer the boy was passing along from Que ca
TO another, with chise and hammer cippin,
J." Otl the locks with the adruitues Of an expert II
had basket ia which We're quite number o
, the locks, all ready to he broken up and sold fo
' old brass. The boy was taken TO the cells, wher
e. he Is held for further hearing this afternoon
BHAKENES's pINcuEs-Daniel Gallagher.
shitter at the r. W. ~ Il Il Il. depot. this cty
wluir engaged in coupling Two cars last eyenin
had three hugers cut OF aud the hand otherwi.
badly mGtlatel.
Lewis Woodward. a brakeman on the passeI
. ger rain. met with a similar. though less sever
d" accident, down the Delaware Road yesterda
tle was in the act Of coupling two cars at a wa
station, when one Of his fingers was caught b.
tween the bumpers, mashing 1t Hat.
At Siidlletpwu yesterday, a brakeman {
one OF the freight trains, had one Of his han,
lE severely mangIed Like the Others, it was dol
while coupling cars.
soldiers mud sailors club.
uoNoEAEY MEalHEEs ELEcIED PLAN TO BRI,
Is ACTIVE MEMBERS