Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13
LOCAL lRfELLideG6R.
.alIfal sprIng weather lhls.

Beautiful Spring weather this.
City Council meets this evening
Owens viii open the arnusemenls next week.
"Under the GasIlgai, - tonight, at Che Masonic
Temple.
A board floor is being laid in the large cell al
the City Hall.
The Young Mems Loan Association will cor
slider amendments TO the Bylaws, tonight
The new coal yard at FRONT aud Tatnail will be
used by Pyle & Becker, and not by RI & H.
Cause, as stated yesterday
POLICEMAN DTscAAR0ED. -Mavsr Forwood, Of
Chester, last week. discharged officer Dierolf OF
the police force, for unlAwfulIy arresting man.
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SALE or HoRsEs AND MULEs.-Nessrs. WIN.
Polk and f. II. Chochran advenises a large sale
Of horses and mules, Il; Middlctown, ON the 17th
instant.
Fire Insurance Company are being tlecttd thia
afternoon; ais1 ihe directors Of the Delaware
Mutual Life insurance Company.
BLOOMS The steamer Neto TorI from AIexan-
dris, Va, arrived at the Wilmington and Reading
Wharf, yesterday afternoon, with a cargo OF
bloom, for reshPmeut oyer the w. & X. rail
road.
DIAMoxD STATE LoAx-At the meeting of the
Diamond State Loan Association last evening.
1920 soId at % per cent premium, $500 at 2sH
and $500 at y. Thos r. Plummcr was elected 3
member Of the Board of Auditor.
Public SALE OF NEw CARRIAGEs, &c.-We
call the attention Of those wanting carriages to
the sale advertised by Mr. NJ. I.alley in this city
for the 2Oth instant. Mr.. Lalley intending 10
close his factory will sell his stock and factory al
that time. Bargains may be looked for.
SLIGHT FIRE-The alarm of FIRE about three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was caused by the
burning of the roof Of 7. McDowelrs cooper shop,
IN McDowellEille. The fire department responded,
but the FIRE was e1tinguished before the arrival OF
the steamers. But slight damage was sustained.
To De ALTEREr-wm B. Sharpe having p. Iss
chased the First National Bank property at 4tn
and Market streets will commence the work Of al
teration soon a. the building is vacated. The
first hoor will be used Tor the dry good business
and the second floor probably used for Officer
The bank will not remove, probably, letore the
25th inst
FELL IL FIT.-This morning Geo. NJ. Russel ]
a resident of tae 10th Ward, fell in q ft Of the
taken into the residence of Wilson ScraitOD, near
the corner, and the usual restoratives applied
He remained insensib,e for about fifteen minutes
and then recovoIcd and walked off
MARKET WAGON ROBBED. As Mr. Geo Tailey
of Brandywine Hundred, was coming TO market,
early Wednetday morning, his wagon was robbed
somewhere between his home and tbii city of a
box containing between e25 and $40. Mr.. Taley
has not the slightest idea Of how the box was ex-
tTacted as be had placed it under the seat of the
wagon. This is the ffth time he has been robbed
in this manner.
RUxAwAY.-Ihe h1rses Of a farmer nAu,el
Rankin took fright at the Friendship steamer as
1t was being burned down Shipley, Wednesday
morning and ran away. In attempting to stop
the horses, some gentleman, name unknown TO US
was severely hurt At 10th and Shipley streets,
the horses drove the pole Of the wagon through
Riders store door, damaging It consideTably.-
Here their fight was intercepted
SHOT HIMsELF.-Mr. Frank Macan shot him
self at his residence, Tuesday evening. As he
was pattiDg his pistol in the bureau drawer he
struck the hammer against IL which caused it 10
explode, the ball lodging in his left arm. DR..
Askew was called in and dressed the wound
He is suffering severely but the wound is not
considered dangerous. The ball is still ia his
arm 1t being deemed inexpedient to extract it
The CLAYTON BARBER SHoP.-Mr. F. Buch-
man, barber well known for his location at Odd
Fellows Hall. has opened fine barber shop in
the Clayton House, two doors above the ladies en-
trance on Fifth street 1t is well lighted and
furnished. The wash stand Is supplied with a
patent regulating fpiRgot so that cold and warm
water issues already mixed to any temperature
utslIeo EAch OF MS Ihfee large chairs cost 500.
REMOVALS ON THE TWENTY-FIFTH. George D.
Armstrong, cashier Of the First National Bank
Will remove, on the 25th inst to the house. No
S03 Washington street, which he recently pur-
chased at Sheriff. sale, for $1,000
Wilmer Atkinson, publisher of the Commercial
will remove to Greenbank Station, w. Il RR
he having sold his tWo-stoTy brick dwelling No
1908 Tatnall street, TO Edwin A. Van Trump, for
$1,000.
lMPRovEMRST.-Therear are some twenty houses
ia course Of construction at Brownville or West
Wilmington. Out Of this number ten or twelve
are nearly completed, and will be ready for occu-
pants on the 18th inst while some OF the others
have progressed but little since the foundations
were laid. As soon as tho pleasant weather be-
gins the bricklayer carpenter and plasterer, will
be exceedingly busy, and houses will be erected
as possible in order TO supply the demand.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TENTH WARD-The
work Of improvement in the Tenth Ward goes
braycly on. Sixty-fiye houses have been con.
tracted for, and others are in contemplation. OF
this number, A. +. Dure has contracted for forty
three brick houses, on Read street, between Van
buren and Harrison, and John McCluskey q Bro
for ten, on Elm street, between Van Buren, and
Harrison, The Others are being built by yarions
parties, This Spring will witness activity in this
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