Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
LOCAL IMrELLuoEMoE.

LOCAL INTELLIcENoE.
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The FoySiGc for this week is out aud is q num- !
Der OF unusual excellence.
The weather is dull and threatening to-day.
Tonight, Mrs. John Drew and her Company APP
pear at the Masonic Temple.
Don't forget Iea'd's sale Of Souh-side lots, this
afternoon
The Oxford fair closed last evening.
Cool weather. this
0ucrs have appeared in large numbers in the
marshes.
noNoR.-A splendid ch,nce for men and boys
to honor their heads, simply by getting one OF
Quays good, cheap hats, 402 King street
PuRcHAsED.-Capt Joshua Baker las parchas-
ed the three-story brick house, No. ia Poplar
street adjoining the lot Of his residence, for $1,000
Dull TINrs.-Quay. our popular King street
halter, above 4th, Is selling hats, caps, and UNI
brellas, TO SUIT the time Go for him-or his hats,
his evening.
LEVY CouRT-Thc Levy Court of Kent county
will meet on Tuesday, IL inst. for the purpose OF
nstruclng the Assessors and trausaciing other
business. All the Assessors are required TO be ~
attendance.
Dmp.-lhillp Mcdowell, an old and well known
citizen Of this city. for many years engaged in the
grocery, and also the stave business, died, early
this morning, at his residence, NO 1000 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.
SALE OF SCHOOL PRoPKRTY.-This morning,
Slml NJ. Harrington. Trustee, sold the Taylor X
jackson school building, at the N W. conner OF
Eighth and Walleston streets, TO Edward Men
ienhall, for 5000.
To BE SUsPENDED.-- Work on the new pier at
Lewes will soon be suspended for the season. Ii
sad the appropriation of S223,OO0 is about ex-
hausiud. It's heaviest piles are each fifty -four feet
,ong ani eight inches thlodgh, weighing 1000
pounds.
ANNUAL MEETING-Ihe annual meeting OF the
| Wilmington Board OF Trade will he held ON Mon
iay evening, nj the Board OF Trade rooms, Masonic
| Temple Al this mt ctng The annual report oi
| he SeoJctsry vi tc read, aud Officers iol ~ Ell
uing year e.ect,d.
Spinning INN LlcnTNlNG A gentleman oil
Milford received telegram the other day about
.ocn time, from tie NOuh, with no signature, and
"A account Of The important omission 1t WNS uh
ntcihgihe to Inn. In the evening, hoWeVe7, INT
tgLinlug brought the missing lai;. II alpear
ma, the current was broken at ihe Del X Ches
canal where the lines, for the present. are removed
" vessel, 10 Iags through.
PA>cALLY CoNDrcr-A lew evenings go
| iua Pullman palace car, which was staining ON
SIDING AT the jackson * Sharp Company Work
-, tor ,l nment was scratched and cut aion
,s entire length by some malicious rascal, WI
.setves sew, re punishment. Emie or som
tber sharp instrument had eyldrnily been draw
~ the sde of the car, from one eud 10 tn
other.
R Posi- OFFICE RoBRtp-By private adviccs "
arm that the post Office at Paimyro Burlngto
,onntv j.. was entered, last evening by
, | ,ure!ar OF hurglars. Some mail Keys and quar-
tty Of store goods were taken, but no mal matt
Sas obtained The postmaster came to Fhllade
hia in the morning, and placed the matter III u
snds OF a Spscial gent OF the Post Ohce Dspar
ncut.
r. LAY COOKE 4 Co.-The Washington Repub
an OF Yesterday, SAYS "Ex-Govcmor Cook,
/ conversation Yesterday, announced that the hr
a | f Jay Cooke Il co. viii soon make proposlu(
4 | other creditors Tor the purpose OF enabling 1t
,sume business The members OF the hrm ha'
? pooled their private property and personal asset
iN aud will place il al the command OF their credlo
in liquidation of their Indebtedness. They pI
,ose to pay every cent they owe, both prnciI
md interest. The details OF the proportion "
be made public in due time.
! RELIGIoUs.-The Young Mems Missionary A
I -ociation will hold its anniversary services IN
Cd Church, on the evening OF Sunday, Octot
9Th.
es Wes Presbyterian Church, corner Of Eigh
md Washington streets. Preaching to-morrt
AZ ,tl0lg A. M, and ~ 7. NJ, by the pastor, r.
90 Nj =. OTIS The subject for the mornm
n, Earthly and Heavenly Treasures" a sermon
n | the times Subject for the evening by reque
''The Necessity Of Faith, and Importance OF d.
ti,m.' Text, Mark XVI: lG All persons are c
! daily invited.
= Court MATTERS In the Circuit Court OF {
eli County, on Tuesday last, the following case '
T., Tied
- George S. Capelle rs VIM G. Rambo This '
an acdon on promissory note for ii 600, civ
by the defendant to the plaintiff, who is "A rcsid
% Wilmington, Delaware. The defence sets
he plea OF usury, and that the contract was s
juct TO the laws OF Delaware, where the note
made payable, aud that therefore the whole 81
r. principal and interest, was forfeited. Tried
. tore Jury, and verdict for plaintiff for Sl042
Il Appeal taken by defendant. Jones and A
II Evans for plaintiff; Constable and H. McCullor
J - for defendant.
! X REAL ESTATE SALEs.-0. ". Ingram, real
l.15 tate agent, sold, last week. three houses ana
J 50 acres Of land in MiddletowD, for r. L. PI.ce
l.'o David Staats. This week he sold a farm i
kcnton, Del belonging TO Geo. Janvier, 1
containing about 800 acres, TO DIR. Jos. Good
Of Kenton, for $4,000. Also the farm of Jos
- Donoho, near Smyrna, 10 Graham Price, for
= 500.
In addition 10 the ahoya sales wo notica