Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-12
Local Intelligence.


Local news i scarce.
Pleasant weather this.
No signs OF Bi Dennis yet
What has become OF the C,itigue!
The martins are getting numerous
The new hotel is assuming proportions
The DELAWARE GAZETTE (weekiyl is out To-
day.
The "Doncstc" is the simplest shuttle sewing
machine.
An exchange speaks of Wilmington as the "iit-
tie hied city"
ShallM Vincent be the Republican candidate
for Mayor:
AT WoRK--The carpenters and stair-bui!d'rs
are busyly engaged. at the Masonic Temple, lit
ting up the second story front rooms.
THE U. s. DISTRICT Cow. The L. S. Dis
trict Court met this morning = 1t no cases u lni-
portance being ready for trial, the Court adjourm-
ell until Thursday next.
POLICE CAsEs.-The following cases have hteu
disposed of by Mayor Valentine since last r. port :
Rebecca Riggs, by officer Fletcher. for drunk
enness; fifty cents and costs.
GETTING REApY--This morning load o! rails
and cross ties shipped over the ". " II. X.
h, 10 the first intersection with the W. ~ W II
X TO he used III the construction vi the lati.a
road. Ii the weather continues favorable active
| operat IONS will he commenced in a few days.
THR SUNDAY School JuBILEE The Commit
tee OF Arrangements for the Union 5. ). demon
sration met last evening III Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church. There were =. Schno!s repre-
sented. Various subcommittee weie appointed.
From the interest manifested in tho proposed eel
ebration it promises to be u grand smcr-ss.
! STAR LOAN ASSOCIATION AT a meeting oi the
| Star Loan Association, last evening, the money
sold at an average premium OF - per cent. The
kt.al,l
and voted down. on the plea that the Society was
two young and the premium too high to r,auire
at present, any alteration Of the Bylaws.
SALES OF MoNEY.-At the regular MONTH y
meeting of Star Loan Association, held last even
lug, money sold follows $1,000 at ~. pei
cent. premium $lloO at 23la; $1,000 at u, 300
at 24L.
AT the meeting of Young Mems Loan Assoeia
ton. last evening, $1,000 sold at % per cent IRE
mum.
FREIGHT lTEMs.-By the +. W. X B. Il, Il
Received - One car OF lumber from Bel Ar 10
| w. II. II II. Cause. six OF snndry freight
for Philadelphia eight for Baltimore road and ST.
for Delaware road
Forwarded One mail anl one passenger am
naggage car, for Camden, \ j.; four cars OF sun
dry ireiyhts from Baltimore road and nnc iron
Philadelphia and eleven from Delaware road.
MARINE News Sloops Wary Eh-ahcM an
Planter arrived at Brandy ywine flour mili-.
| Schooner Golden Gate arrived at the Brandy
Wine stave mills.
Barge k,ystone arrived at Wilmington X Read
ing Co.'s wharf, with cargo ut blooms, tor ii.
. Steele, Laurel.
Schooners lama and J. Myers sailed, the latte
for Philadelphia.
TRAINs DELAYED. A landslide occurred O
> the Wilmington and Reading Railroad nea
Birdsboro Oh Tuesday night which detained II
night freight tram from Wilmington all night.
The track OF the same road, near CoatesvIll
y was DISTRACTED Wednesday morning by a tire
which had fallen across the track the night pr
: vious and broken the telegraph wires. The o
o struction was speedily removed, and the tiall
;, were delayed but few minutes. Rtad"t9 De
!. patch.
II SHARP PRAcTICE.-A decently clad Sra,
n ger entered the house Of Mr. g. u in Deawa
. City, "A few days ago and engaged the "cet
- | pant in conversation. Presently delica
II looking man came in and after stating til
e he had run out of money and wanted to get
= Wilmington, offered to pawn a couple OF 90
:, watches. The first stranger took much col
A. passion on the fellow and was about to 'oa
al him $40, when another stranger came
l. in, and seeing the watches, seemed to be stru,
!" 70 with their quality. and urged the owner
re- the house to make speck' by buying.
At The result was botl the elegant gold watc
ed es'' were taken for Sl75. The delicate stra
ger then became very liberal and offered
high price for the hire of a pair of horses a
carriage, with which he took up his twon
made friends and came to this city. Tel
~ graph was then sent that the horses W.
IL here, where the owner might get them
~ About the same time the purchaser of t
We watches found they were worth about IS, a
u u his Sl75 had been pocketed by the sharpers