Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-24
The schuetzenfest ends TODAY.

Prof Light annocnces another balloon assem-
| sion on Saturday afternoon,
| The Delaware Avenue Conference (colored)
| Commences at EAston. Md to-day.
The five per cent deduction ia taxes will not
be allowed after the last of the month.
There were four cases OF drunkenness for
hearing before the Mayor. this morning
II you wish to have pleasant time 90 on the
excursions to Cape May July 3lst aud August
Mr., P, T. E. Smiths excursion to Mauch
| Chunk is only two weeks OF to-day. Make up
your mud quickly.
Two fast through trains each way between
New York and Washington, were put on the p
W. r. R r., to-day.
The very best weekly newspaper ever pub
lshed 10 Delaware is the Delaware TnIauSE II
L issued from this office to-day Got a copy and
be convinced.
The bricks OF the old s.. Mary's College arc
becoming part of four new dwellings, in FayIor
-treet between Poplar aud Lombard which Me.
Closhey aud McMenamin are now building.
The meeting of Baptists of Elm St Chapel on
wednesday evening, IS for org Antz ItIon pre- lr-
ateFy to calling Council for recognition. Oar
Item Yesterday conveyed. slightly inaccurate i'm
preston.
Tickets for the excursions to Cape Nav July
fail to SO.
LAMP EzPLosIoS Last evening, at an early
hour, q lamp eG Jodsd ia the yard of the B ask
Horse hotel, st Front and jeff srsou strata bnf
did ho damage. The explosion took place for.
tunately. Just before tue bearer entered the Sta
bles whittier he was going
FIRE, The alarm Of fire sounded by the Fane
Hose 70 this IN lrnng was for a tirs in Bird
street. A frame house, caught Dire from a da
fsctiye flue, and burned the roof to some e. xtent
Inc "ecacue was promptly on the ground, be-
ing near their house, aud extlnguis6ed the fire
'e'ore Inc other engines got into service.
i ELL FROM IRAN Capt EGves OF the p
W q y knlroad fell from the rear platform al
ne ~ train SOUTH yesterday afternoon at the
W d W. crossing lie Was leaning over most to
Tar, and in an attempt to threw out a time card
10 iIlend, lost his balance. Bsyond a coutu.
sion on his forehead and spralned ankle he
sustained no iujaties.
NEW PREsBYIERIAs CHrRCg AT IT,psr>oro>,
DfL work upon the Presbyterian church at
inns place has been resumed this week The
frame oil the church was erected last fall And
mas been standing all Nineer. Rsv. j. Garland
Hammer has undertaken the work OF hupsrteud-
lng the building aud of raising funds ! Tie Pres,
Dyteiy Of New Castle for its Completion.
HOTEL LEAsEp.--Tue Cochran Hotel, at Mid.
dleioNn, has been leased by William G Fouutair
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fountain viii not take possession imnediately
allowing the present ucodp4nt tlms to settle hts
businesa aud remove. Mr. T. viii continue the
management OF the Ciptalglyins his attention
to both places lie Mi MlldistDSn Ho1ss o,ilI Ia,
Rented aud rlfurushed, aud conducted IN man
ner IN every way first class
CRY PoLTrlcs "A meeting of the Republican
Clty Executive Committee Was hsil at hea iq l4r-
terr, last evening. when the following EiuAuc,
Committee WAS elected II r. PIckyls ] II
d gga, NJ B Stotsenblrs, u Febgur aud David
Woolm 81, No further business OF public tnpor-
tsnce VAS Transacted
The Democratic City Exec tive Committeo
also held meeting, last evening but adionrnel
uhttl saturday evening mex, WITHOUT tho trans
action Of any business OF general interest.
TnE STATE HOUSE COMMISSIONERS A meeting
OF tue Commissioners appointed by the receut
Legislature to improve aud repair the State
House met at Dover. to-day The msetiup i.
called to receive proposals for the work and il
any bids are made OF Il sum within the imita of
the appropriation made by the Legislature one
will be accepted and tine work OF lmproyenenf
immediately commenced. There is prt iect on
loot, at Dover, to have French plate glass used
Whlch Will make dl1ereuce in the cost OF ordi-
nary frosted glass, OF some fifteen hundred dol
Jars This, II Is presumed, will be voted down
PERsoNAL.-Further letters have been received
from the ladies OF this city who are visiting Eu-
rope with the educational party. that winch
We partially priut to-day, from "E. W" was
written on the steamer going from London to
Antwerp, and Forwarded from the latter citv
Suce It's wiring according to the programme
or lteraHcy arranged in advance Mizs Wur-
Iell' Mrs ROuian, Mrs Phillips, and Miss Yard.
ley, who are iii the same company in the Flrst
osctloh, nave vl7ltei BRUSSELS, Cologne. Bonn
Mayence, MUNICH, Vienna, and uTiste and veg
terday ahd to-day are in Venice They max.
somewhat hurried tour through Italy. Miss
Speakman aud Miss B.inghnrst who were in an
other Section" of the party are now visiting
S"tzelland, add Will goin few days to Vienna.
VIsIToRs AT REHoBoTH The following visitors
are registered at the Surf House. RehobOtb
Beach From Baltimore-R r. Patterson.
Luelus G: Matlack Miss W, II. Hurst, Anna b.
Hurst, Mary j Hurst, John T. D. Way.on w
= Goslln. From M4rylanI-E Is Nsyin4na and
family Easton u. Maunch. Cristield W. j.
Jones' Eiktoni Ihos. IL Goslin LtukMood j.
J. jump E4ston N. Z. Goslln, Fredericksburg.
FROM Wilmington. Del. --E. W. Kendall. Mas
Amelia johnson. Mr. and Mrs W T. simpson.
John u Yates, Emma Yates w. H. Almond C
Y Moolev, j ii WAlTaven, j A. Van Dsyenter
Mrs Job II jackson, Mrs Rice, Mrs Hare, W
NJ. Durell. + @. Kendall,A A johnson, AIr i
Meley, Ihos. +. Plnmmer Il. +. Pickeis Mrs
Pickels, II o. Robinson anI family. Samuel a
Haz ett, Y. Kendall, wife and child c. 4. Sper.
bern, p. U. McJJliey, w. 8 Prile. From D.la.
wares. J. Warfeld, seaford; ]. s Giles. b ],
Rooh1' Laui eii ~ Oienehts smyrna +. w. Cau-
sey, Mifotd Gov. James Ponder, L. D. Chan
dler, Milton j. NJ. q. Hearn, W. Collins.
Laurel; J F Thorp, Har ,iugton. From Penn
ssylvania-John r. Sweeny Chester, Charles W,
Kauner, James NJ Inskeep and wife, Jacob Todd
and wife, John McGonge, Fannie I, H1yt Robt'
A. Mills. Joseph 3. Bennett wife and daug hter.
Joshua Iaggart aud wife, L Clements. II. d
Carpenter, b Hazel, Philadelphia rhos Baum
gardner aud wife, Miss Bsumg gardner, Miss Jida
Baumeardner. Jas. r. Patterson, Lancaster; nj
II Webster, + y Nichols, M. s Fletcher, John
Mllilams, Eddy Goslin, Fslerasbnrg e, W.
Wiley, Fredonla, New York I. b. Moore and
wife, QOanticO.
The lO 10 A. NJ train, to-day. conveyed TO tho
beach large number OF the stock lold sra They
meet, Tonight, for the election of Preeident,
hey, ]. B; Quigg will most likely, be the " COM