Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-09

lhe 3ter NHIh =. +. l.. COMPANY, prOposcs
20 make an excursion 20 New \ ork, early in
September.
REMOVING DISTINCTIONS A steam blasting
machine rs at work IN the Christisna, near the
Third street bridge, removing rocks Tor the bed
oT the cIeek
| CoLL1ssIoS.- Gao train from Philadsphis,
| yesterday morning, colnded with shifting engine
| No. L. At the foot of Lord street The bumper
OF The shitter was spiIntcred. ana the headlight
SMASHED, but beyond this no damage was sus-
| tanned.
STEPPED AT lHE CEII> Andrew 1ufery, the
msl who was found dead, near Smyrna, last " eek,
as mentioned IN yesterday paper, stopped al the
City Hall cells. Tor lodging, about week before
his death. lac then looked 10 be very near death.
EXTENSIVE SHPMBSTs.--At Georgeiown, On
Thursday, 100 crates of peaches were shipped 10
LeEes, by the junction n break ater RaiiruAd,
thence by steamer to New York. TIE same uum
Der OF crates we're shipped on luesdsy.
MILK suIrNENrs-Duiins lLe month of July,
ninety two thousand quarts OF milk were shipped
to Philadelphia from Chadi's Ford, Over seven
ty-fOur thousand quarts were transferred from the
Wilmington & Western Railroad for Philadelphia
via the Philadelphia 4 Baltimore Central.
ENcURsIoN.-Ia Last evening, about O'Clock. a
party OF ladies and gentlemen from Newark,
came up the ChrIstiana, iu a steam yaich, aud
stopped here until nine O'clock. They then len I
for their point OF destination, the DelawaIcI
Breakwater.
NOT FROM HRDGEvILLE. The party who Great.
ed a with some negroes near the Brandywinel
bridge, on W ednesday night, were not Hedgeville
roughs, stated, but resided near the Uid Church
Two OF them were arrested, and held for Court as
will be seen by our police reports
SERVICES IN THE WEST PRRsBYrER1AN CHuRoH
tomorrow at lO1z, A. Nj, and g. T. NJ, by the
pastor, Rev. J M. 7. outs. Subject for morning
sermon The new birth, without which lie is =
failure = for The evening sermon "The good and
faithful servant to be known by his well-doiugs -
The public is cordially invited.
IRON IN THR BLOOD. When the blood is well
supplied with its lTon element, we feel vigorous
and iuu OF animation. 1t is an InsufficIency OF
this vital element that makes us feel weak ald
low spirited; in such cases. the QerWian Sygslp
- protoxlde OF iron) can supply tins defcieI J,
and It's use will invlgorate us wonderfully. ri
MOONLIGHT ExcURsIoN.-The Lenape SocialI
moonlight excursion, last evening, on the steam
er elton, was very pleasant affair and was at
tended by some $40 persons. 1hs night was
beautioi, the water was smooth, and everybody
enJoyed themselves thoroughly. The boat went
down below Fort Delaware aud returned between
Twelve and one o clock
PENNSYLVANIA DARE DEvIIs.-Au organiza-I
lion OF iramps, sporting the above euphonious IT,
lie, nave summer residence at Brandywine sta |
ton, OIL the z. W, q B. r r. They loaf around |
through ihe day, and sleep under the station plat
form At night, meanwhile stealing enough 10 sub /
sist on. Ihey should be rooted out, as they are |
said 10 bc great nuisance.
"
TEE CHALLTNoE.-The Water Witch S L T. |
Company IN extending challenge 10 the other |
Companies state thai their reason for not propos-
ing 70 contest Tor stakes, is that they wish TO give
all the Companies chance 10 enter the lists. They
iuTtEer STATE, however, that they "ars not only /
ANXIOUS but willing TO back their engine for any
amount staEed against it," This seems fair and
just
CORN PEOsPzcT.-A farmer from MnrdcrLill
Neck Kent county, says the corn prospect never
was better in that locality. The farmers piow and
cultivate well, and consequently the drouth did
rot injure the corn. Since the recent rains hayeI
set in, the corn has assumed that deep green color
2haraci cristc Of perfect health IN the plant and
Is now in silk and tassel and will make . good /
crop, even Il no more rain falls.
The STEAMER WAwAsEr The ill-fated steam
n WGlcaset, which was burned on the Potomac
aver, last night reported elsewhere), was builtI
Turing the war by Messrs. PaseT Jones d Co., Of
his city 1t was built for Capt Taggart, Of Phil
SdepEa, for the express purpose Of running on
be fhla delphia and Bombay Hook line hui was
oon after sold TO the Government, ana used for
He transportation OF tIOOps. AT the lime OF the
disaster, the HdacIset was running between Wash
ngton and points along the Potomac.
Peach Shipments.
FRIDAY.
To Jersey Cay. Is cac..
TO Philadelphia, lG
Total, 81
Previous shipments, l97
Total thus iAr shipped, zl9