Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Doh forget the Oem0crat1c meeting, Tonight.
Quite a refreshing rain last night anu This
morning.
The Democratic Nomination Election takes
place next Saturday
The excursion to Cape May. by the Brandy wine
NJ. +. Church, will come of tomorrow.
Delegates to the State Convention will be elect.
ed. in the various Wards. on Friday evening.
There was quite falling of in railroad travel
this morning, as compared with previoua morn
,ngs the past few weeks.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY For committing al,
assault and battery on Jos. Stewart Robt. Todd
was required to pay costs, and give 5000 bail, to
keep the peace. by Esquire Publ
Frankling Burns was tried before Esquire Fra
,er, on Saturday. for assault and battery on WIN
k Lyman, and using threatening and abusive
language towards him. Todd was held in the sum
OF $1,000 bail. to answer the charge at Court. IN
default OF which he was committed to Jail. Yes
terdsy, bail was furnished and he WAS released,
POLICE CAsEs.-Jas Shor, and Benjamin Sew ell
were arrested for disorderly conduct and assault
| and battery, on Rebecca Dooley. They were fined
respectively 80 and s. and costs, and held to bail
in the sum of 5000 each, TO keep the peace.
Frank Downey for drunkenness and exposing
his person, was fined x5 80 and costs.
Paschal Peterson for assault and battery on
john McKelvey WAS held to bail. in the sum OF
$500. for appearance at Court
Two cases Of drunkenness, at fifty cents and
costs each, were disposed of this morning.
The AFRICAN NJ. Z CONFERENCE.-THE Afri-
can NJ f. Conference which has jurisdiction over
large territory and is composed of fifty ministers
was In session in Dover last week and adjourned
on Monday. large amount Of routine business
was transacted and ministers appointed to the va
rious churches, but we have been unable to obtain
the appointments sxcept for the Sm rna and Cam
bridge Districts, which as follows:
Smyrna DISTRICT H. Pearce, Presiding Elder
Middletown. j. ID Brown; Smyrna, j. w Saun-
ders MIlington, ID. Waters: Still Pond, ). Taylor;
Mt Pisga, c. Horsey: Chestertown. c. Wing; Ma
rydel, S =. Wilmington: Friendship, p. j Adams,
Kent Island. b. Eaves; Hillsboro, c. Ash Cen
treville, c. Poet Denton, q. w. Freeiand:
Cambridge Distriet-H Smith. Presiding Elder
dover, s. Cooper Milford, J. H. Holland; Har-
mony, 5 G. Cox; Talbot, j. Webb; Landing Neck,
10 be supplied; Easton, w. j. Parker, Miles River
Neck to te supplied; Bethel, J. Brinckley; WASH
ington. II. Morris; Cambridge. J. O. Dennis
Church Greek. p kennedy; Gum Swamp to be
supplied
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.--A meeting of the
Greeley x Brown Club will be held al the Head.
quarters, SaNille Building. at 8 o'clock this
evening. Alter the transaction Of the usual bus
ness. the meeting will be addressed by Theo.
dore Oslschlager, Esq, of Philadelphia, and
Others. A large attendance is expected.
PIC-NsC.-On Thursday the Delaware Active
Association will hold picnic at Kosendale. -
This picnic is for the benefit Of Wm. r.
Wranslev, who met with an accident last Fall
by which the amputation of his leg was neces-
sary. In view Of its lauda bic ebect, the pic
mic should, and daubtless will be, largely at.
tended.