Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-06

lFria our Special Correspondent.
! a baud OF Gypsies made halt in town
SUNDAY ON their way tn PhlAdelphia.
Several of our colorcd citizens won't to
/ ilningtun sunday 70 take part IN the
big quarterly
! At tho meeting ot the Tasker I,oan Asso-
( citation saturday night last si01 snli at -
and 5000 ~ - per cent,
/ The raiicrs of the largest rolling mill
{ have all been successfully placed In post
I ton and work will now commence On the
/ MOT.
4 The Trustees of the Commons held their
/ regular quarterly meeting last night, but no
| nusinrs Of much public Importance was
/ transacted.
/ The commissioners 10 assess damages on
il.r evening of Harmony and SiNth streets,
/ feuuttcd On SltgGlay lHlt, mad awarded
damages 10 Mis. Coupcr only, the amount
/ being Hity dollars.
I Nlr Thompson, our accommodating bar
her ON Market street, aivertiacs the stock,
I goodwill and fixtures OF his shop for sale.
3 Mr.. r. is an auept in his art, and our citi-
/ scVs vi e sorry to lose him.
! A fAras occurred up Market street late
on saturday night, which resulted IN the
7 arrest and Incarceration Of one of our Citi-
Zrns. lie WAS liberated Yesterday, which
We suppose will be the end OF it.
The funeral of Mr.. Shearer took place
| Sunday from his late residence. His re-
mains were followed TO their final resting
! nlace hy large number Of our citizens
! rLr i.LcrHl services were conducted by
I rev Father iisly anu were cay Impressive.
/ The hniy OF anew horn infant was found
/ early -IufsAay morning 10 one Of the I'M
Z u,ed clay pits OF tlf Guyrr's brick yard.
/ 10 had a identity heru there several days, aB
/ it wt- BOO such IN advanced stage Of dccOm-
/ position AS 10 preclude tie possibility OF
] telling lis race. II was buried hy one of the
D Al ffh fnp hn
/ Tn SATURDAY afternoon last, while Mr.
] john Johns was in town on business, his
hotsp tor some cause, became irghteiied
a.. &c.. aWar. and ~ the afternoon the
/ horse ,i A!t. .saI. ucl iuwuHcud also ran
away. Bonn were caught hsiG., doug % 20
: damage. : iis thing oi hurses tunli. q
+ yuiy seHms 90 have been Kind OF epidemic
90 town last WvrR.
B The latest novelty IN our town is the for
mlfiou of 4 Foot Ball cub. 1t is composed
/ 90 the most athletic and agile young men in
. .nuu. aud no one as permitted tu JON unless
I Ir pus=rsser thcsequtlities. There are now
some twenty members, and It Is said they
wiil play their inst game on this after
p motor. Co. t.9 'H 'reCn,' The game is
intended 10 iHGc H.. .i-ce 90 Base ball.
( being considered more healthy eud less
dangerous.
/ un Monday last, while Dir. Thomas Dick
-un. Az operative IN ihr umhlrlla factory,
WAS engaged with circular saw the thumb
ut hi- rigut hand WAS severed, ny the saw,
urar the first Joint. 50 quick aud painless
Was tie artiicut that Mr. D. was not aware
ut his loss until he saw the blood squirt up.
The end OF the thumb WAS thrown against a
I 81 induW distance al some fifteen feet.
We were iuiurued Yesterday hy one of
uu. iettdkcts that he had attended forty
tunri4tA 81 tnru siucr the first at July,
thirty three ni ,gti.h r. ?rr .'o"i' children
tom aiN months 10 two Srufh nj age. thia
IS u cNtitnrdiuHry mortality Tor ANY Ia yn
the siyr oi thus, and particularly 80 Tor Rev
G.stlc. Whirh has dwAJs hitherto been
noted tor In hcaiihiuluess. There Is no
i.rtl cause assigned We believe, Tor this.
but tl. Htttihuted To hesitate ut the atmu8
phrrr NshitH l4 h"eu this summer, Tor
some reason, unusualli Ngoi. s1tr oi bowel
alsosRra all over the country.
"Wednesday muining while Mr. Joseph
Bishop. whu has hut Lately returned to our
town i5om Boston, WAS engaged Ia digging
nacliy pit ~ the brick yard Of Mr. iuyer,
the ar suddenly aud urNpectedly caved IN,
htrinily huryin ar y. alive. His cries
tYr hcli were quickly responded 10 Toy those
90 wurk ncur hy tni ". lite some were al
iynr. uuraithiug him, others ihA Tor madi
Ic,l assistance. He was quickly relieve
from has uncomfortable, NOT to say DANGER
nli.. uo-iiiun, Nriy little the worse for hi,
accident. .Af fTNtu, to their utmost, tho
pcrsuasiunH Of the pay aiclrn and others tf
make him comprehend thar lac had'ni
shaken otl this mortal soil. lie Is nov al
right, with the exception OF lew Sigh
bruises.