Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-06-12

Heavy Reduction in Dry 0oods.-E. Larkin, No.
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| Market Street.
Humphrey q sandt have just received q lot
| Buy your Hats OF Humphrey & Sandt, 2I6 Mark
Street, and save money.
Great Bargains are offered to close out stock, 2
| Market Street.
Estrdy.-John w. Reed Of Pencader HUI
dred, adyertises two steers and muley Gov
which came to his premises on the 23d ult.
Re,oard.--The Committee of No. II Scho1
offer q reward Of $25 for the arrest and convi
ton Of the person or persons who break In an
deface the furniture, &C., In said school.
( AnnireYsdry.-The Irving Literary Societ
will celebrate their anniversary In the Masoni
Temple on Friday evening. They have pre-
pared an interesting programme, and the ann
versary exercises will be such as to make tn
( affair memorable.
| Lease.-AIrs. Moore of Philadelphia, Ina
leased the Brandywine Springs property, 70
! the purpose Of taking summer boat ders. TIL,
place Is delightful one, and we hope that sh
may be literally patronlzed.
Soid.-The morocco factory, corner ofFourtl
and Monroe streets, formerly occupied BIZ
Hayes g. Walter, was sold by order Of Hon
Joshua Maris, assignee, on Friday last, to Jacol
Richardson, for $500. L. w. Stidham 4
Sen, auctioneers.
Three dollar hats reduced to 50 "a ut Humphrey &
Sandts, ZIG Market street.
Fair and Fesiirdl.-A fair and festival will
be held near Pivot Bridge, Nd, on Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoons and evenings, the
18th ami 18th OF June, for the benefit of the
Bethel Nj. Il. Sunday School Of thai place.
The object is to raise funds to replenish the
library. ALI friends to the good cause, as well
as those who wish to feast on fine berries, are
invited to attend. -'
Arrested.-A colored man named Andrew
Hart, was found by officer Stewart, about
four O'Clock, on Wednesday morning, in New
street, in perfectly nude state, and halooing
at the top of his voice, he having become In
sane on religious subjects. lie formerly serv-
ed fluid in this city, and was known as Brit
toms Niger. The officer took him TO the Hall,
and he was afterwards sent to the Insane
Asylum.
HTi.-William Willis was found in AN I'M
conscious state at the corner Of Sixth and
Church streets, last Tuesday night, by two
young mel who procured wheelbarrow and
took him to the city hall There were found
on his head and face seve,e wounds, supposed
West and kircherner were called in on We'd
nesday morning, and pronounced the wounds
OF a very dangerous character. He resides over
Eleventh street bridge, and he was afterwards
sent to his home. Ills recovery was considered
very doubtful.
Homeless lBoys.-A boy, about thirteen
years of age, giving the name of Michael Foy,
came to the City Hall, last Tuesday evening.
and represented that he was without home,
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with lodging and something TO eat, and In the
course of conversation ascertained that he for
merly lived with Mr.. Collins, below Middle
town.
Another lad named John Mofiit, also came TO
the Hall the same day, who had formerly lived
with Mr.. Appleby, near Christlana village
They both represented that their parents were
dead, and expressed the wish to return to their
former homes. We may add that they both
cried heartily.
Ne,o Castle Items.-The Government Sur
veyOr has just finished establishing wharf lines
along the entire river front Of the town.
VIM Herbert, ESQ.,, is building two fine three
story brick houses on Delaware street, near DR..
Lesle's residence.
Some twelve or fifteen nasons and carpen-
tiers, are at work on Knowels' factory, on the
Avenue rear LEAFS grist mill.
The work on Buell. u Co.'S umbrella factory
is progressing favorably, and the building is
now being rooted in. IL will be completed IN
two or three weeks.
Benton Robbins, col, living near town, as
saulted his wife, biting piece out Of her ear
and hitting her over the head. lie teen fled
but warraLt has been issued for his arrest
The Railroad Company has become DISCUS
ted with the trestle work of the coal wharf and
il Is being taken down. IL will be used In bull
ding partition between the wharf and the adj
Joining property.
The fishermen of our town have washed out
and slowed away their nets, and are now pur-
suing other avocatons. The past season was
rather poor one with them, owing to the cold
and backward weather.
About twenty-five or thirty men, with some
twenty carts, are now at work on Taskers
new WHAT, and grading the ground on which
the rolling mill is TO be built. This contract is
iu the hands of q Salem man.
Carpenters are now al work OH the Jefferson
property, corner ofDeaware aud Water Streets
which is to be converted into hotel. The al
teations and improvements will be very extern
sive, and the buildings will be made into a
firsl-class hotel.
Police 1fitirs.--The following police cases
were disposed of by Mayor Slmms
Isaac Young and Edward Ward, by officer
Donavon, for committing All assault and bat
Terry OH Mary Smith, COL; fined costs and held
W vail III tht sum Ol SlUU each TO Keep the
peace.
Abraham Siuber by officer Scully, Tor COM
hitting an assault and battery fined 81 aud costs
and held TO bail in the sum OF 5000 TO keep the
peace.
b. Blackstou, by officer Sculley, for commit
ting an assault and battery on Alwa d Vande-
venter. fined costs.
Michael Kehoc, by officer Whalen, for COM
uniting an assault aud battery ON Anna Ward,
hned 81 and costs, and held TO bail in the sum
OF $500 TO keep the peace.
Daniel Caulk aud Margaret Ellis, COLI by of
fcer Writ, for disorleily conduct fined 81 and
costs and held to bail in the sum of 500 each
to be Of good behavior.
Sarah Gibson, by officer Banner, for disorder
~ conduct, fined costs mud held to bail in the
sum of 500 to keep the peace.
James Jones, col. by officer Leaiy, for throw
ing stones, fined costs and held to bail in the
sum Of $50 for good behavior.
James Locates, by officer Hettr ick, iof the
larceny OF So the property Of John Warner, held
to bail in the sum of $500
Joseph Price, by officer Bradford, fJr dsorl-
erly conduct, in the streets fined 81 and costs
ana held to bail in the sum Of 800 for his flu
tire good behavior.
Daniel Manlane and Ruben Henderson, by
officer Whaen, for disorderly conduct. Man
Jun was flied costs, Henderson fined s. and
held to bail in the sum of $500 10 keep the
peace.
There have been ri arrpsfs for d,,, IN lannoss