Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19

lFrom our Special Correspondent
DIR. VIM. W. Leslie. brother Of ex-Sta;e
Senator DR.. Leslie. formerly % praei icing
physician ~ our town. has been appointed
surgeon Of the ship ohio.
Several gentlemen were In town Few
/ days ago looking At the Jefferson property
/ TO he sold on the 9th, with view to puf-
| chasing IL n can be had reasonably, for the
purpose Of erecting a sugar refinery. Thus
II Is that one Improvement brings others.
The schooner J. y. BeH Of For'esque. N.
T.. with The Lafayette Boat club. from
their return trip. They had been down the
| Chesapeake Bay on a fishing eNcursion,and
\ had quite \ nice time. They won't outside
and had the luck TO be blown some thirty.
| miles out to sen In a gale.
Quite a number Of our citizens joined the
| Young Mems Catholic PhilOpatrian Lit
erAry Institute. Of Wilmington. on their
| trip To Cnllins' Reach yesterday IN the
steamer ArifL They returned about
/ O'clnrk. y. m.. when the captain kindly con
scented TO remain at our wharves Tor short
| time in order 10 afford the eXcursionists an
| opportunity of visiting the JeNcrfun House
A party Of gentlemen from Wilmington
vif.'cd our town on Monday last for the
| purpose Of a davis fishing on the banks lust
below our town. We have not heard Of
/ their success. The banks have been the
| taVnritc resort Of our people from time
immemOrial. and afford excellent fishing
1
considerable numhera. heing easily taken
Mt certain stages Of the tide.
| The tug amanda p0ireH, with An eNcur-
/ sion party Of ladies and gentlemen from
/ Philadelphia, stopped at the steamboat
wharf on her passage down the river Wed
nesday. The party came ashore and took
/ stroll through town. One Of the ladies re-
marked that New Castle had become a
place of considerable interest 10 Philadel.
phians and we would doubtless he visited
by a number of Philadelphil'a citizens dur
ing the summer. So mote u he.
A raft for MIR. Lemhson, that was brought
| here from NaAman'H creek on SATURDAY
last having broken from Its mornings and
| hriiteh 10 Fort Delaware, a party OF gentle.
! men yesterday went down IN the Ndtdd
| QuecH TO secure IT until II could be brought
| hack. In returning the NGidd made the
run from Fort Delaware TO the steamboat
| wharf, DISTANCE Of seven miles. in twenty
minutes, II there IL another yacht Of the
| Ndiaf'S size can heat this time We would
like to hear from 1t.
The various Improvements in and below
town are progressing rapidly, tho continued
lair weather heing extremely favorable 10
| building uieratlnts The TaslSer branch
railroad will he completed in a few days
when operations vt the new mills can be
pushed form ird still more rapidly AS mate
rial can then he sent down by rail lin greater
quantities and more frequently than AZ
present.
MIR. Herbcrt's new houses on Delaware
also assuming shape, the walls being up To
the second floor.
The new iron schooner-rigr"d Yacht
I Edr0Hdci 1--WE believe that is Frcrch for
swallow WAS out wednesday afternoon on
trial trip. She male several runs from
Truss wharf to the lower pier and back.
= and behaved beautifully, showing evident
: signs Of superior sailing qualities. The
I NGidd will have 10 look 10 her laurels. The
] yachting season j. now fairly commenced,
3, and whenever the winds and weather are
? prOpitious we expect - sec our noble Della
A ware dotted with sail ng craft trying their
: speed. The yacht fleet now consists nj thC
. Naidd Queen. = ArondeLaiids Hippopoidmus
Pcirci and carrie, besides which there art
several smaller craft noted for their speed
Alta meeting of the directors Of the water
and gas companies Of oer town, held Tues
day. n committee was appointed from each
n COMPANY for the purpose Of eilcctiug loan
! of twenty thousand dollars for each com
pany Ia enable them 10 extend their works
2 Commensurate with the growing needs o
| the town. Gas and water pipes are 20 h'
| laid To the mile house. % new and larger gas
{ holder is 10 be placed ~ the gas works
:, another engine is 70 be placed In the engn,
Is house NJ the water works, and probably an
y other basin will he built. although the lat
y ter Ia not yet definitely decided upon. The
| water company also expect soon 10 clcai
y the None such creek thoroughly ~ th'
y point where the water Is pumped into thi
= basin which, when done will give ms th'
e purest water OF any town or city IN th'
u country.
our fishing banks just below town AR
becoming quite the centre Of attraction ne
TO persons fond of the pisctinrial art ans
n indeed well they may he for they certainly
abound in perch Of the finest quality
. Yesterday they were again visited ny i've
- parties of gentlemen. partly from Wilmii Z
"a ton aud partly from nur own town, in thi
a. yachts Tayior and PeirrL They lett tow
Ar about O'Clock. 70. ill.,, returning IN tim
{. TO take the - train Tor wilmington