Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-15
Local Intelligence.

BARNUx's Great Show will visit Wilmington
on the 30th OF this month.
The Fair for the benefit of st. James Cath.
olic Church commences at the City Hall this
evening.
MARINE NEws.--The schooner Jas -indeyson
arrived this morning at Harris wharf. with lum-
Der for various parties.
SNow.-Winter has long been 'lingerlng in the
lap OF Spring." and this noon gave evidence OF his
presence among us by brisk fall of snow
FREIGHT ITEMs-By the p. W. K b. r II.
Received--Thirteen cars sundry freights from
Philadelphia, six from baltimore road and eleven
Forwarded Five cars OF sundrv freights to
Phiiadeph four to Baltimore road, and eleven
to Della ware road
DEAD DRuNK.-Y esterdav afternoon some boys
found q negro woman lying in one OF the lots over
Third street bridge, IN an unconscious condition,
and from failure II all their efforts to bring her
to consciousness, supposed that she was dead, and
went for assistance. close examination, how
ever, proved that she was only "dead drunk" F"
She was properly taken care OF.
CHARTERED.-The Maryland Legislature at its
last session granted charter to the Middletown
and Elkton Railroad Company. The termim II
the road are Elkton, Cecil county, and some point
on the line dividing the States OF Maryland and
Delaware, south of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. to connect with road from Middletown,
New Castle county, Del. Capital stock, f25o,-
OOO Incorporators- Tome, David Scott
VIM Lindsey, John Peach, Charles NJ Ellis. Geo
w. Cruikshank, VIM. j. Jones, Robert {. Lewis
and Joseph w. Wallace.
RECKLESS HANDLING OF FIRE ARMs.-Every
day the new spapers record some accident from
the reckless handling of guns and pistols case
occurred last week i'll our city which came Very
near producing sad consequences. couple OF
negroes were passing the hat store of State Sena-
tor Charles Gooding, i'll Market street below Sew
enth, when pistol in the hands of one OF them
was discharged. The ball went through the Sc
cond story front paror window and lodged III the
easement, breaking the glass and detacing the
cash. Mrs. Gooding had just left the window and
narrowly escaped being shot. The negroes passed
on: several persons inquired where the shot came
from; aud the police when applied to, reported
that the firing was an accident. and no ar
rest was made. 1t is presumed the firing was ac
c,dentai. But there is law against carrying
concealed deadly weapons that should be enforced
IMpRovEMHNTs.-Mr John Logue is building
three three-story brick dwellings OH Marylan
Avenue, near Adams street. The brick work II
being done by Ruth i Bro; +. Dillon carpenter
J. H. Bennett, painter; plastering by Curiett 4
Bro.
Thos Foord is building two-story brick dwell
ling on Third street near Monroe. The brick worl
Is being done by John McCloskey T. Dillon, car
penter; J. H. Bennett painter.
Mr.. Murdock, is building three-story bricl
dwelling on Madison street near Third. O'Bral
i Floyd, brcklayers; Wilson & Conner, carpen
ters.
p. Dillon is building eight two-story brick dwell
ting houses on Seares street, near P. Plunkett'
residence. The brick work is being done by Ru,
4 Bro. the ca,pensr work by Mr.. Patrick Dbl
lon; John II. Bennett, painter; Curlett 4 Bro
plasterers.
Messrs. Charles McCluskey and VIM. McMena
men about erecting % two-story houses o
Kikwood street, between Eighth and Ninth
Anna Dickinson lectures in Oxford Pa