Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-29

SHOOTING MATcH--A shooting match came OF
| at Schuetzen Park. yesterday afternoon, between
twenty German and twenty American cltizens
rhe Germans secured 81 rings and the Americans
iI3 rings On the German side. Chas. He,nel, led
III, making 81 rings The best shooting on the
other side was done by Capt VIM. Blizzard who
made 81 rings
LAND SALEs.-The Asa Poinsctt lands. on the
| road from Smyrna to Mlliugton nbout miles from
he former place. were sold at Foxwelrs hote!
Thursday last. No. |, 231is acres, was sol' ,o
John Pratt, for $3.50 per acre, and No. ,, lSi
| acres, to Cyrus Stern. OF Wilmington. for IS pei
acre.
Messrs Powell 4 Harrington, Attorneys for f
X. Cooper. Esq, Mortgagee, on Tuesday sold nj
public sale the farm known "Winfied," III Ok
ford Neck, Talbot county, Md, lately belonging
70 Gen. Tighmai, containing l20acres, to luthri
NJ. Reynolds, Esq, for S5l50 $6l 2j per acre.
FATAL ACCIDENT. Y esterday afternoon as the
boiler was being lowered into ITS place III the new
ferry boar Garden CUy, at Rosches ship ward
the bolt on the wharf that holds the guy of one ley
nf the sheers, drew or broke and that bringing oil
the strain on the other guy caused tho bolt in the
head OF the sheers also to break and with them,
Of course. the heavy boiler came down.
Some thirty men were working under and about
tins boiler, which weighs nearly 3j tons, and II
seem almost miraculous that such pondercus at
| lair could come down without causing great loss
Of life and destroying every thing in its path, but
! fortunately the cracking Of the guys gave u mo-
ments warning, and the men were enabled to Jump
from under the boiler ere it tell
In leaping into the hold. however, to avoid being
crushed. MIR. Nathan Blizzard broke one of his
| ribs. and the aplintered end runctured his lung,
ana caused internal mi uries of which he died short
y after hlne O'Clock last night. Another work
nan named Collins also received quite scalp
| wound. The men were removed TO their home.
ana received proper attention from Drs +. Harvey
| and j. +. NJ. Forwood
MIR. Blizzard was the boss rigger at Roache's
yard. had been employed in this place for many
years, and was most worthy citizen. He leaves
large family to deplore his loss.-Chester Ne,oS
Of Tuesday.
BASE BALL-A match game of base ball will
be played at Scheu,zen Park, this afternoon
between the Atlantics OF New Casile and the
Clnickstep, ofthis city.
For SALR-The Pennsular Record publish.
cd at Seaford. is offered for sale. The Office is
well supplied with newspaper and job type, and
The adjacent country is increasing in wealth and
population.
PEACH FEsTIyAL.-The ladies of OgletOwn
and vicinity, intend holding peach festival,
at OgletOwn school house, Saturday evening
sept 7tll, 1872. The proceeds are to b. ap-
piled to the use of Sabbath School in said
place. All are cordially invited.
DEckAsED.-George II. Smith, an estimahle
citizen and a leading member of the Nj. l.,
| church at st. Georges, died last week and wa.
inferred amid large concourse of relatives and
friends on Friday. He was about seventy wears
OF age, and was highly respected by all.
MOSQUITOES. sleep sound and not be
troubled with flies or mosquitoes, use Holmes
Patent Oriental Mosquito Canopy, the only
! mosquito bar frame that can he opened and
closed while suspended from the ceiling and can
he taken OIL the frame and replaced after wash.
| ing without being ripped. Come and see them
in position at Henry Grebes (sole agen, for the
State, at 509 Market street. If
FELL IN FIr.-A negro named Jane,
GaIdnrr, one OF the gang that loaf in the
neighborhood Of Water and King streets, fell
IA tit, this morning, at Front and
Ming streets produced by excessive drinking.
For awhile it seemed as though James was
going to prove another subject for the
Coroner but some parties passing by stopped
and vigorously applied some rrstoratNcS,
when he recovered sufficiently to walk of
DEMOCRATIC NoMINATioNs-The Demo
crats of the Fourth Ward me, last evening, aud
nominated james p. Hayes for City Council,
John Aiken, for Inspector, and Michael Whalen
for Assistant Inspector.
The Democrats of the Fifth Ward met la>,
evening, A. Given in the cllair,and J. II. Puni
Secretary. The following nominations were
made by acclamation :-"For Ciiv Council, VIM
q. Gibbons; Inspector, Samuel 5. Adams, As
sisant }. ii. Publ.
THE AMERICus CLUB.-This club, which
was formed few weeks ago for the purpose ol
futherng the interes of the campaign, aud aid
ing in the election of Greeley & Brown, is now
prosparing finely, and numbers IN the member
ship many Of the best and finest young men in
the city. The Americas is not designed sim
ply as a campaign club, but is intended for =
permanent organization. The third story oi
Jas. Morrow's building, 22O and 222 Marhe
street, has been secured as meeting room, an,
Wednesday evening adopted as The evening fol
holding regular meetings.
EycURsIoNs-The excursion 10 Long Bran,
this morning. by Y. NJ. e. A. of Central Pres,
byterian Church. was not 50 well attended !,
heir previous ex, ursion. Not more than .o(
persOns attended.
. The ex' ursion of the Asb,,ry N. r. Sunday
School, to Chester Heights, Pa left the depo
here about 7:45 O'Clock. this morning. Min,
passenger cars were filed with excursionists.