Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-05
LoCaA Intelligence.

| Ch0eslul notes.-the robins. A*A
Don't fail to attend the Kossni Concert, To-
night. st
The town election OF Lcwes comes OF to.
morrow. 81. ~4
There was heavy fall OF frost visible this
morning.
Rev. A. p. Davis delivered temperance
lecture at Westdeld. last night.
The small pox is extending into the rural
districts Of Pennsyivania.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE (weekiy) Is is
sued from this Office to-day.
| The fountains of the Wilmington Fountain
Society will be opened in few days.
JOHN E. OwKNs-Th,s celebrated comedian,
| who 10 shortly to appear before Wilmington au-
dsnce, is now drawing large houses at fords
Grand Opera House, baltimore.
POLICE CAsEs.--The following caaes have been
disposed of by Mayor Valentine since last report:
Richard Griffith and Annie Hughes. BY Officer
Stewart for drunkness; 80 cents and costs.
ENrxaTAIxAENT.-The scholars Of No. 4
school were very pleasantly entertained. on Tues
day afternoon. by listsnin2 to sslsct readings by
nias Kats OByrns and Master John O'Byrne,
varied BY music and singing by the school, and
HEAVY SroRx n he rain aud wind storm Of
Sunday last proved very disastrous i'll some Sec
| lens Of Worcester county, Md. blowing down
| several barns and doing other damage One gem
tiemsn had his kitchen crushed by two chimneys
falling upon it.
LAR0R ATTENDANcR.-Ther was an unusually
large attendance OF spectator at the session ct the
City Council last evening, owing doubtless. 10 the
fact that the Market Ordinance was to be consd-
ered, and the Fire Department "muddls" finally
settled After the latter subject had been disposed
| of about half of the spectators left.
Nox1NATIoN.-The citizens Of the sixth Ward,
without respect to party, met at the Office of Dam
| sl 8. Thomas, Seventh street, below Poplar, last
| evening, for the purpose OF nominating cand-
date for the Board Of Public Education. The
meeting was organized by calling Mr. Jas. Mason
to the chair, and appointing w. J. Morrow clerk.
The ballot resulted in the unanimous nomination
Of DIR. J. p. Wales.
DIscovERED IN TINE On Wednesday night
some one threw segar stump in a spit-box filed
with sawdust, in the new Odd Fellows Hali, OH
the Brandywine Banks, ut Rising Sun. On
Thursday morning. about 10 O'Clock, attention
was attracted to the hall, when It was discovered
that the segar had ignited fire which had burned
until II had melted the zimc under the box and
chasEed the Aoor. The hall made very narrow
escape from destruction by this timely discovery.
More care will 10 observed in future.
TIE RossINI At NoRR1s1owN.-The Rossini
ouintstte sad 0extstte gave coucert 70 large
audience, at Norristown, Pa, on Wednesday
evening. The Herald Of that place, after speak
ing in the most complimentary terms of each
PsFformsr. individually. concludes its article with
the following:
"Ihere appean to be but one opinion with the
public concerning this concert, Wig: that it VA
equal if not superior to anything hitherto present
Cd TO Norriatown audience.
Ih,s evening they appear in this city. at the
Masonic Temple We bespeak for them q crowd
| ID houas.
SALES OF MOEEY.-At the monthly meeting
OF Citizens Loan Association, last exening
money sold - follows $1,000 at 35k per cent
premium; $4,000 at 35k; 500 ct 36N; 500 a
s6; 800 at s4N; $500 at 33N.
Az the meeting OF Germania Loan Associa
tlon last evening. sales and premiums were a
at6N.
sued from this Office today. 1t contains, il
addition to the usual large amount of miscel
leneous matter all the interesting local event
Of the week, an original poem, the discus
sions n the Toll House," by the Agriculture
Editor, and variety Of able and interesting
counter Per year. 81.
IHE PILOT BoY.-By reference to our all
vertiaing e0Iums it will be seen that this well
known steemer can he engaged by churches
schools and societies for excursions to any poin
on the river or bay, during the coming season
The steamer has been entirely overhauled, pro
vided with new boiler, and the hull complete
y renewed, At an expense Of over 5000.
OIL W0RKs BuRNED.-On Monday tn,
Franklin Ceal Oil Works, on the SchulkilI
bel0 Gray's Ferry. There were at the time
In the main stiii. from 200 to l 800 barrels o
crude oils In 2 state Of distilling, ell of whicl
was destroyed, involving loss of tweaty-ay
thousand dollars. A small still exploded, an,
. railroad car near the fire, was destroyed
All the fences In the immediate vicinity wer
burned.
FREIGHT IrEMs.-Atthe p, w. B. Fre,ph
Depot. the following freigh,s are reported -
!. One car Of pig iron, from Newark, N. j, fo
the Mccullough Iron CC,apsny, At Elkton; ons
ca5 OF hogs from Parkenburg, Va, for E.
McAanus; three cars of lumber from Bel Air
for w. r. 4 H. Cause; three cars of soda ash
from New York, for Elkton; 1s cars of sundry
freights from Baltimore Road and 10 do. from
Delaware Road 10 do for Baltimore Road ,ant
do. for Delavsrs koad.
AEEruo o. D.LEsATks.-A meeting com
posed OF delegates from the various Protestan
sunday schools OF this city was held LAST syen
Presbyterian Church, for the purpose Of max.
Ing arrangements for the proposed Crane
Uniou Sunday School Jubilee. Twenty-si,
schools we're Represented. On motion NJ. W
D. DOVE presided and y. F. Heisler acted q.
Secretary.
On motion, = commlttee Of one frpm escl
rroteftant Church Of the city, was appointed
y prepare programme, and report iMmedi-
ately to the meeting.
After short absence, the committee return
Cd aud submitted the following recommends
tions, whichafter considerable discussion ,wer,
adopted:
T.. That the various sunday Schools form q
their respective places of meeting, and proceed
- the place Of general meeting, there 10 form