Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-06-15

AN unusual number of drovers have
been ia town during the present week.
Another vessel load of lumber has
been landed at our wharves for Mr.. Giles
Lambson.
There is large quantity Of round
timber ON the green adjacent 10 The
wharves, waiting shipment.
The brick work on the hotel at Hate's
Corner is finished, and 1t is thought the
whole building will he completed in a very
few weeks.
The Messrs. Chase arc making some
improvements 10 their store, which we
shall notice more particularly after they
shall have been completed.
Mrs DR.. Copper and company will
leave for New York on Friday next,
whence they will sail for Europe on satnr-
day In the steamer Algeria.
p. d. Vandeyer, Esq, ), cret lry, will
sell al public sale at the Town Hall, on
Saturday next at 50 p. NJ, shares of
stock Of the Workingmen's Loan Assoola-
flon.
Dennis we understand coniesse, bis
crime, but Is not able to give n coherent
account of bis actions, wing to bis being
so beaslly drunk at the time. The latter
is very doubtful.
1t has been suggested that the Levy
Court finish the painting already com
meneed on the Court House and offices,
and have the entire on side covered with
coat or two of the same Indefinite color.
Our City fathers held another meeting
on Monday, but rs we were not present,
we are unable to give any of the proceed
ings. We hear il rumored, however that
some important improvements are on the
taps.
There Is another slight c0mmo'ion
about the Marrow Guage Road, and various
rumors are aaoat )ncerning it,all ofwhich
originated, We presume, from the petition
Of the Company to the City Council of
Wilmington a short time since
Two suspicious looking wagons enter
ed town on Monday afternoon. and aztec
traversing two of our principle streets
brought up at the store Of d. Boulder on
Water street, where they disg1Tgcd a het-
erogeneous mass of crocke y ware.
-Workmen commenced Tuesday tear.
ing down the walls of the Stockton HOuse.
Some OF those Of the Back Row fell few
days since, and Others look likely to fo'Lnw
suit coon. VIII our City Fathers take
look at them before the Coroner is re-
quired
The negro Clark is visited regularly
by Ministers of the Gospel, NO or thr.e
times a week, who offer such religions
consolation as his case demands. lie az
pears very pentent for his crime, an
sp nds most of his tine in Staging AMI
pray,r.
"A pic mic under the auspices Of g..
Peters Roman Catholic Church, Of this
town, will be held Mt the grove at Perns-
grove, on Monday, June 18th They will
go per steamer Rsybold, lie wing town al
81 A. NJ, and returning, leave Penns
grove about P. NJ.
We are pleased TO See our enlerpri-
sing fellow-tOwnsman, oven Roberts, has
had a coal oil lamp placed at the foot of
Delaware street near the wharf. AS this
was done, and is kept burning at Mr.. Rob.
erls own private expense, lie certainly de-
serves great deal Of credit, and will re.
celve the thanks of all our citizens who
through business or Pleasure have to
go on the wharf after dark.
AT a meeting of the Stockholders Of
the N. @. and Wilmington Railroad Com
pany held at the Company's office in this
town on Thursday last, this following gem
tlemen were elected officers and directors
viz President, A. G. Gray; Secretary
and Treasurer, Alfred Horner Directors,
A G. Gray, Isaac llinklty, Jesse Lane
William Copper, Alfred q. Rowland, sam
uel NJ. Copper, Mark NJ. Cleaver.
The steam yacht Oitd, Thomas Hol.
comb, ESD, master AMI owner, arrived
safely in Ioit on Wednesday night, about
half past tleven O'Clock She left her late
anchorage on "Wednesday at about noon,
but ing to various delays in the Sohuyl-
Kill. locks did not reach ChCEter till eight
O'Clock in tue evening, whence she made
the run to New Castle in about three
hours. She attracts considerable atten-
ton, and was visited yesterday hy
number of our citizenE Her
dimensions are "a feet in length, feet
beam and dTawa sixteen Inches Of water.
1t is thought by many that she is entirely
100 small as a steam vessel for our
waters We understand she Is to be en-
tirely overhauled, Mr.. Turner, Engineer
of the water works, to aure'intend the
Gle ming of her engine, and Mr.. Ridirgs
her hull. She consumed hut 300 pounds
of coal on her trip from Falls Of Schuyl
kill to our harbor. She is now lying at
North wharves, which, ii L. said, u to be
her permanent anchorage.