Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-24
Local Intelligence.

"London Assurance" at the Opera House 20
night.
The annual meeting Of Diamond State Loan |
will be held this evening.
TREES. Large numbers OF fruit and shade
trees being shipped daily over the Delaware
Railroad
MARINE NEws.-T soop Oi,c,a arrived this
morning at the Brandywine Flour Mills.
The schooner Edith 3. Epremond sailed tins
morning
NEW CARs-The Harlan q Holngsworth Co.,
have two handsome postal ears OH the track.ready
for shipment. They were built for the New Or
leans, jackson & Great Northern Railroad.
DAYLIGHT THIEr.--Some mean thet taking
advantage Of the absence OF the inmates OF house
OF Parrish street, yesterday afternoon, entered
their yard and stole therefrom several shirts
and number o. handkerchefs.
CHURCH MEETINo.-At the meeting of the FIRST
Unlterian Society, held last evening. at their
church. West street. above Eighth. it was unani-
mously resolved to recall Rev. Fielder Israel to
the pastoral charge of the church.
CoLp SNAP.-Ice was formed on Tuesday morn
ing III two hours, from 8 to 10 o'clock so that it
covered the top of a horse trough into which
water was pumped. i'll Brandywine Hundred. -
Ii the cold was great in the lower part OF the
State, the peach crops will he affected to heavy
extent.
CHEAP Flour The Bakers Union Commits.
SION House. OF this city, have on hand about 300
barrels OF choice family -four, which. MS they pur-
chased before the late advance III prices, they VIII
continue to sell at the old prices. Iouse-kcepers
viii make note OF this See advertisement IN
another column.
! FREIGnr lTEMs.-By the p. W. X b. X. Il.
| Received Fifteen ears Of sundry freghts from
| Philadelphia five from BALTIMORE road, and -
from Delaware road four ears of lumber. from
Bel Ai, Md. for W r. X II Cause
/ Forwarded six ears Of sundry ireights to
! Philadelphia. eight to Baltimore road and l, to
/ Delaware road.
MEETING OF THE WATER STREET COMMISSION.
| The Water Street Commission met IN the Coun-
! Gil Chamber this morning at lOl2 o'clock. The
morning session passed III hearing the pro-
perry holders along the line. most of whom were
present. At noon the Commission adjourned un-
Til o'clock, when the hearing will be continued
LECTUFE To-NIGHT. Onr readers will remeln-
Der that KEY Thos. Guard, the eminent Irish Di-
vine will lecture at Asbury NJ. E Church this
evening, AT O'Clock Subject. AN evening with
the Walienscs." The Waldenses are sect OF
Christians. founded by Peter Waldo, a merchant
OF Lyons, protesting substantially Protestant
principles, who never submitted to the Roman
Catholic Church 1he- reside i'll the valleys Of
Piedmont The lecture should be well attended
POLICE CAsEs.-The following cases have been
disposed of bv Mayor Valentine since last report
, Hyatt were committed to New Castle jail for 81
days, for drunkenness and vagrancy.
David McCullip and WIN. Dugan, two boys
were arrested by officer Heritage for disordery
conduct and breaking open the door OF james
: Lynch, Dugan was fined costs and held III the
sum of 800 to keep the peace-it being his first
offence. McCulln was fined 81 and costs anC
held in the sum OF 5000 bail to keep the peace.
O BOARDING House THEA young man nam
i ed Charles Loukes, for some time past a compost
tor in the Journal Office, decamped yesterda,
morning, taking with him $l05, which he sto,
n from his landady. Mrs. Tadman, No. 400 Tatnal
lie street He also rfed her pockets, taking all tn,
" money contained therein, and lett unpai,
board bill of $l5. Charles started for Philadelphia
on the ST. y train, TO which place telegiam- wer
STRANGE FANCY exists on duPonts Banks
=. 1t Is this, that the appearance OF a ghost Away
precedes an explosion few days ago ghost
= it is SAID seen by several parties, and tw
y explosions have since followed. 1t is little cur
"a that these folks who the ghosts do not e.
- their friends to leave the premises and still NOR
~ ~ strange that the ghosts do not warn those in til
% mills i'll time to avoid the danger. Unless the
10 so the ethereal gentry had well remain IA
'.shades unseen" to all, we in fact beiev
they do.
MARKETS. There has been little variation in IL
market. the past few weeks Beet 10 to 2jc per lb
h. veal l2a25 do: mutton 6al6c do pork, cut, Sa Il.
n io ham, wholel5; sliced, 6a20c; shoulders l0al.
OF do lard lie do; sausage II do butter, i0a5U dc
H. eggs2s per doz cabbage laSc per head beets Zoe
d. halfpeck carros.2c each; pnrsnps 4aSc per bunc
he celery, 3al0c do; turnps, ~ half peck; onions,
y 40: apples, 20a35c do sweet potatoes. 25a35c
IL half peck; round potatoes, i0al2c do; hominy II
IL per quart: hominy beans, l2c do. The ilsh ma
al ket Is somewha. lower: Fresh herring, II to Il
"a per dozen; shad 30 to soc per pair
p- ANNUAL MEETISd.-The sixth annual meetil
NJ of the Wilmington Loan Association was held la
MP evening, when the annual report was read and {
he tcers elected for the ensuing year. From the ,
ra- port OF the Auditors We learn that the number
II share holders Is 2i6. number of shares 1890 hg
he est premium paid 10, and lowest per cent; val
ny OF each share, s12 40; amount Of loans. (
ip The officers tor the ensuing year as follows:
nle President, JAS. bradford Vice President osh
the Maris; Secretary, George c. Mars: Treasur
sad VIM. l. Westbrook; Directors, John ood, j
re- Holt Robert Winthrop, james 7. Hayes John
iue Cross!ey, VIM. IL. Wright, Joseph n Adams j,
in V. Greenman, VIM. Bowe. Auditors William
Pyle, John =. McLear, Daniel H. Kent.
= KENT COUNTY CouRT.-Court met at Dover
Monday. Chief Justice Gilpin and Judges Woo,
AMI Wales upon the bench.
The Chief Justice charged the Grand jury "A
after calling the jurors, and the Justices OF /
Peace and Constables of the county, Court a
lourned until O'clock +. Nj.
During the afternoon session several old ca
were disposed OF. and Wm Jones (negro) was
ralgned upon the charge of breaking into a no,
with intent TO commit larceny.
There are fewer criminal .ases than usual--t
highest grade Of crime being larceny
l. The civil list is rather large, ana a number
II, civil cases will be tried ut this term
An adjourned term Of the Orphans Court v
be held during the present week. Smyrna IN,
i,gencer.
SOUTH SIDE REAL EsrATE-w would rem,
our readers again OF the great sale of vary yui 4,