Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-01-02
THINGS GENERALLY.

Now New York has got the measles.
Connecticut has waltzing canary bird
Sunday was foggy, disaGreeable day
Council had a short session. asst THURSDAY
1 Smallpox Is on the increase In New YORK.
Monday was disagreeable day for pedis-
treans.
All the carriers addresses this year, look
pretty.
A clergyman In Pennsylvania has written
a history OF Satan.
A full house greeted "oliver Twist on
Saturday night.
The weather for the past week has Deeh
quite unsettled.
Elk Comptroller Connolly, Of New York
is still In prison.
Point lace neck-lies distinguish New York
Tops from sane people.
John Curry has been appointed prison
keeper by the Mayor.
Mr. SiokleY took his seat as Mayor oil
Philadelphia, on Monday.
Two new Ice houses are In course OF cree
lion near Shellpot creek.
officer Mills, the new Chief of Police as
sumed his duties on Monday.
Philadelphia papers say that the small pox
IS steadily decreasing in that city.
The ground nut committee was on hand
/ al the Theatre again last night.
Mrs. Richings Bernard, returned to her
home at Media on last Saturday
| over six thousand news buildings were
erected In Philadelphia In 1871.
Sbay's Troupe oil Minstrels will perform
at Institute Hall, January 9th and lOlh.
Rev. Mr.. Shaw, preached his farewell ser
mon on Sunday. flO goes west TO day.
Two hundred and twenty three deaths,
from small pox in Philadelphia last week.
The Illinois Legislature proposes to in
crease the Governors salary 10 So 90 pei
year.
The remaining walls OF Causes Building
recently destroyed by fire have been torn
down.
DR.. Howe was consecrated as Bishop o
The new Diocese of Pennsylvania on
Thursday.
There are 2s,776 children in Detroi
Michigan, who comes under the compulsory
school law.
Franklin Olmstead has rendered his re
sgnalion to the Mayor, as policeman OF The
Third district.
Under the new Police bill the Mayor hai
authority to Increase temporarily his ponce
| force 200 men.
A lady was burned to death in Nashville
on Christmas night, by the explosion OF
kerosene lamp.
Hot beef tea, and soup were given 10 New
Year callers In New York, yesterday, in
stead of wine.
Rev. DR.. Henson, Will deliver lecture a
the New Masonic Temple, this evening, oil
"Money or the Gol1en Call"
A city Physician, was before the Mayo
on Friday, for not reporting his smallpox
cases promptly.
At meeting of the Congregation OF Cen
tral Presbyterian Church, on Wednesda.
evening, the resignation of Rev. G. d
Shaw was accepted.
A handsome gold headed cane was pre-
sented to Mai. John Litzenburg, of Chester
by the conductors Of the p. W. q b. Rail
road, few days ago.
Mr.. Ford, will occupy the Grand Oper
, House on the 10Th Of January with the par
tormime of "HumptY Dumpty."
A New Hampshire man refused to pa
six cents for an alminac Of 1872 because
last years one had been offered to him for
cent.
Miss Charlotte Cushman is building co
tas- at Newport, r. which is to co
So WV mis- so planned that all the room
The Broadway p-s ,Jou vorl, bos Il,
n nts narel upon II w C9 iho sam. H. $40, 90
on The residence OF G. n. --,--.s
,stsf Pittsburg, at Wheatland, Pa, was bur
has on Monday. Two servant girls were bur
rtor to death The loss on the house is $685.
G Of insurance Ale 000