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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17
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srsy: ~. 5els mernn beioEamanye people had
Who were up could ret tosthsi blaEs the Tron
steamship, Gen fKheAsy. was lanncl,ods AZ he
Ship XaFd Of tho Harlan u HoFfnRaworth cmn-
Pany an this CITY. Everything was ia complete
reAmnesA and - coon as ths tue Wa IA avora Ma
which was shortly aftsE O'Clock. thS Sssi ssot
into the watefS an beauIiflT manner. ,9Itbont
hitch or stoppage amid the cheers Of De Ka a III
risers Who reached the yhatf in TINE 70 uitaaS IA
nae scene, me- Mo mlshaps Of any consequences. &C.
CURED. and the launch Was an entire snccesS. q \
The Christening was peflOfnisd bv No. i,alIS
Lowe, OF this city, a. the request OF the buiIdhG 3
IgPSr'ntenaeni' ~ Herman Winter, Of Brooklyn,
The Gen Wsssney is a Gne large steamer, and
wAa pu.t for the Metropolitan Steamship Com.
Pany OF New York. TIE boat Is divided bv fo,,y
oulkheads, IN i've watertight compartmenfs fTT,a
oimenslons are as folloWs, sLenRth on 10 ~
water lng, 20 feet; breadth OF beam, moaldSd
~ teet depthS lS feet; from top Of main d.,cf
beams, to top Of wning deck csfIines - !.
inches keel F-21 inehru, best hamnlered irol !:
stsl.ls.sss s.ss = 4 4 "a n inch anglo iron II Tdyofse
trames' N inch do. deck beams l0 - .,
oeep (; pla.fng--gasboafd Strakes. ~ inkh
slds plasne e-is inch Ihick sheer atraEss, iiiS
The machinery will Consisk Of I've main ...,;,..
glrect acting cylindsrs, inverted. eech az
SeeLAq and 90 inches stroke Thesa e,,.
Il apstsr, md X ias6 inobss 1.tsS lIs Inches Inches
VIII -pa 1nrniahed BY two main return. tuhnIor
cylindrical boilers, each with q Is I'D 20
pOInas s, ~ wSrklng steam pressure, The steamer 4
Immediately after the. launch. ~, ,.,.t -.
Mltnqut faihicultyS hanlsd up 10 the whaiSvves'
Mnere lt Will receive the machinery and tba Gr;sg
lng work When completed, the Cor; ~
"i1 ~ run On the line trom New York 70 Bostoa.-
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Special .CoyTes sAoitdcice of the GaSettel sy'
sroE NBw CASTLE Del, July l3, 1873.
Like our model ProsidentS the crib forr. the new
Government pier, near this town, doesn't want 20
10 confined vi Que spot, and So last evening y
broke away from its nAnlpulators, and went on a
voyage OF discovery up the rlvsr,y This crib VIII
say for the unihiVt about 20 or 80 Ieet long,
about - feet Eidei and AStme ~ test deep, ana
slopes e point e sasa enP IsIlplpg ss 1t is ssi
bottom OF heavy logs. af CONNECTED IN the strong.
est manner possible. Into this er1b, when Y is
moored at the proper place, will be drppped large
quantieiea Of heavy stones which will sink it 70
Ehs bottom of the river and upon tle secure toun-
daticD thus obtiiasd, tAs new Government pier
will be erected. ,sisr5as-s
But, as stated before, the orb wouldn't be
moored, at least pot last evening, when the at-
tempt was made, ABOUT i've O'clock, the tide then
being az e very low ebb, iptlo tug steamed Up to
the CRIB, and making fast toTed t out 70 re
proper place. Here 1t was moored bg k9pF BOp ID,
anchors, which, it was expected would hold it IN
proper position, while it was being Alled with
stones. But meanwhile the tide had turned, and
before the preparations for sinking the crib were
comPisted, the current had become quite rapid
1t Is astOnIsbiag VtBt force there is In the swift,
silent tide OF large stnaa 81 water, but the re-
suit, last evening, shows that bV no means in
considerable. Suddenly snap was haard, and
the huge crib began TO move slowly Of. The four
anchor chains had deem broken like 30 many cords,
ing tub, was gradually being carried further and
further up stream, until tinallyIt ran aground, on
the "Aats," about mile distant, where 1t remain
ed firmly imbeddsd in the bottom Of the river
THO tps followed, and endsAvorod to draw It of,
but alter tsViBg ell night, was obliged to give It
up, this smorpIng. &4a Pteam of 70 PhilapslPhia,
OF assistance. TO RIIard Ggqtnat the carrying
away Of the crib by the retuyn udt, tive lsGg9 ab:
ANCHORS were secured to It The affair ffsated
considerable Pxcitsmebt IN town; last hight and
thus morning,- MasY petbonnS rte Of the opinion
that the CRIB viii dgRiR bVSak loose, anu feat
with the tide, thIs tlWe, towards Foft Delaware.
Itit does, tnPFs will be ~ exciting chase alter It.
Another hshlng party came over from Whining
ton, thls morning, TO spend day Or two on the
"Banks," fishing for perch. A IDLY good time
they will have Of it, know iOr the hsh are plenty
there, aud bite without stint -
There is a colored excursion, to-day, from New
Castle 70 PeRpsgFoye. The Mt. Vernon COrnet
Baud, IRON Wifhipgtgp. came over to attend Il,
and made Thugs hkS y aEop9d town, with their
music, before the excursion Natlsd. W.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17
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!, Jssrs29 : T2,1 Ledge, No; !. 90, ODD
Keokuk Tribe, No. 8, I D. b. n. at Issd Mana
ball, 416 Market street, sl stlssi ag
+ Wilmington Division, No. 4, 8. Of 4. .gat Fifth
and Market Streets. I ~, ,9aI ~ -
Wilmington Council, No. 1, o. ia. N At
Mechanies' Han, 2i9 King street. - =
Hope, Council, No. 2, Jr. O. u. Al AE;at Hall
Fifth and Market streets. +. an.S rIilSssrst-
Lady Washington Home Communion, Il 6O4
clayton Lodge, No. 4, K. Of p, Al, ,,KFnIiiab.. q,
Pythias Hall. 2i1 Market street - u
Eden Lodge No q, I D o y, at Odd Feiiovva'
Han. 2d and King ST. ]. Z. |. - n .lIO"'
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The DRoUoHT.-Ths protracted drought has
greatly damaged the crops In Kent county, Del,
particularly In the vicinity Of cARden FELTON, aud
Willow Grove. There has been little or no rain
in this part OF the county for ten weeks, aad the
corn, oats and potatoes are suffering greatly il
consequence. The farmers are becomine alarmed
and watch with intense anxiety every Indication
OF rain. In many places the corn is nearly ready
to tessel but II cannot make ears Il the drought
continues much longer. 1hs oat crop is yery in
diheraats and the potapoes are almost an entire
failure. The berry crop, TOO. has besn cut short.
Indeed the prospects Of farmers in Kent county
are danlnrhhiY aad. -. Z. a. -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

A LARGE ExcURsIoN.-rhe exeursion of the
Sunday Schools connected with the Dnion N. e
Church, left The Reading depot about O'clock
this morning, for Honeybrook Grove, on the VIII
mington d Reading Railroad and was by far iie
largest excursion which has left this city thus far
this season. The train consisted of fourteen pas-
eenger cars, two open excursion cars and one
height car for the baskets ali drawn by two large
engines. Every available spot on these cars was
Occupked, and the number of excurionists Is es-
tinated at hetWeen 1000 and HOO The CITY Cor
net Band was jn attendance, and the excursion.
lists viii doubtless have trip of rare pleasure =
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

AT Work -SOme eight or ten men are now
at work on the foundations Of the new mill fof
the Ohrlstiana Rolling MIL Company on the
Soutfslde, near sthel Delaware river, Tie
piers thirty ininumber upon which the sup
porting posts Of the building will rest, are
now finished. Tile work Of erection viii be
pushed forward rd'vigOhtopsIV. )
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

ATLANTIC GARDEN.-Capt, Joseph II. Richards
SO iaEoTaoly known as public carlerer has taken
the Atlantic Garden, No 224 King street. and
naving the house and garden In complete order
Is prepared TO give his friends and the public a
.hospitable reception. The captain is both polite
kindly received. =
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

CHURcH DIFFIcULrE.-A schism occurred in
MT. Pleasant N =. Church, in Brandwine Hun.
dred, Ia consequence of the return of Rev. M,
Bodine for the third year. by che Conference. and
certain measures determined to. introduce. The
resuIe vas WitndraWai otover halt the members
who now worship in Newark Union M IA
Chuch, and appear to be in a very prosperous con.
Iltion. One reason Of the separation was the in.
lrodoctiOn of music into the church BY Rev Mr..
Bodine ''''
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

-pIseRAcETuL FioAr,-A dIsQraeeful fght
night, about nine O'Clock, between two young
men, interruption. for several minutes. One
Of them began to get the best of his opponent
but he got his eaT ch5Wed so vigorously that
he des'sted, aud gave up the fight. No Oarrests
were made. h, asn..9 Be aaLL
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

PERsoNAL.-- Rev.. john O'NeIlE at oac time
pastor. OF the'scott NJ q. Church, Of Wilmington
Out now situated at Harrisburg, Pa /, paid flying
visit to this city, last evening. He Is in very
gooo nealth, and was much pleased at meeting
some OF his former friends and parishioners He
left for his home, this morning II >
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

RELIGIoUs.-The Baptists held a meeting. a
few evenings ago, looking towards the orpaniza-
tion Of a new church. The meeting was keld at
the Elm Street Chapel, The subiect was under
disene0ion, and the meeting finally adjourned till
Tuesday evening next. after the services, when
another meeting on the subject will be held. Ii
declded tavorabiY, council OF the churches will
be held TO further consider the propriety of new
church. II organized, it will take the place Of
Elm Street Chapel
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

SALES or MoNEE.-At the regular monthly
meetinh of Aid, Central aud Germanln, No. 3.
Eoan Associations last evening, money sold as
follows: F l771l' - =
Aid : $500 at s2X and $1,000 at sss<. " T.
CeItrai-S200 AZ 32l<; S7O0 pt $50, $500 st
S9z<; $500 at 34l<,, = . -, -f.~7.',s<S' = ~
GsrmanlaN No. - 1900 at an average premium
OF ~ per cent. Sixth monthly n1Jotina
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

iSsTALLAFtoN--The Grand officers of tho 1.
Y y r. Of this State Installed. the following
oihccrs In Brandywine Lodge last Saturday even.
ing n. G.-Jonas W. Miller, Jf.; v. g. Hen
Ty Leatham; X. S.-James Doak; p. SD! w.
Thompson; T.-Samuel Young; VIZ. P. Mas.
sey; G.-AndreW Fleming. - III T., : -
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} STYLES of Saisers for the people at poDu.

Do not WAIT. this warm weather. for q customer
made pair of seasonable cool walking shoes gait
ers. but 90 where yop have large, stock Of ready
aede work TO select IRON, as good custom made.
MOstOf our ready y-made work has been made spe-
ciGttyJor oSe sates an we can guarantee to al
most every one q good ft from our large and com.
pete stock. Can and see at Babcock 4 Bros. 2O6
and 20S Market street. .,t BE-. . fi Z. 1'--l,'-
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

Every drop of blood that circulates through the
veins eventually becomes a solid particle OF the
body. Flesh, bone and muscle are merely solidi-
AOd blood. and upon the quality Of the blood de-
ponds the condition Of the whole physical system.
Unless the liquid material by which the human sub
stance is renewed and sustained is pure and nutr-
tOus It a impossibls that the body can be healthy
and strong One o. the most important properties
the eouditiou of the vital fluid when infected OF i'm
poEerishsd; Acting directly and powerfully upon
the stomach, IN hteh the manuiacture of the blood
n1id next IN Importance TO the stream Of life itself
this powerful vegetable tonic and depurent has an
immense indirect influence upon the circulation
honce the extraordinary cures wrought by the Bit
tiers in cases Of general debility. malarious feVOrs
rhenmatism. biliousness, constipatiOn, &e. 81
jy16 to % qrs, =, '.- et
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

Mr.. William b stnbbs, of Camden, has q well
stocked dry goods and GROCERY store where the
people Of that vicinity gan be accommodnted with
anythfng ia his line at Ssry rAasonabIs pricis,-
Call and examine his goods +, Z, IA . .
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17
CITY NOTICES. :
PoPLE OFTEN WONDER i.
HOW IT IS .Asoe
THAT BABCOCK & BRO.
HOW IT IS

Do so much business when other houses are SO dull
The facts of the matter are simply as follows:
LIST. We advertise ONLY phdt h1ve for sate.
2Dd. We haze for sale what we odUertise: q q
3rd. The people buy our shoes because they are
pleased with the styles make. t, U
4th. The people are satigfed that they get {uH
UdLUe for the money they leave with US and they
come again and sed ther frienis and SO the multi
ication Of sales and customers have gone on. un;
I'll in Tess than of constant application ana
hard work, We have built up trade that far ex-
ceeds any in Wilmington. .4a
Weinvite every body to call and soc if the above
not stubborn facts ut 206 and 209 Market street.
Wilmington. Del. .evl4 .
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

OFF TUE Track This. morning, eneIne No. 67.
o. the n, w. e. -. r. H. depot, ran of the track
while coming iT6m the engine ward, 10 take pos,,
tion St the head o. the Delaware RaiIroad train
a delay Of about 10 minutes, was oocasloned by
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

Stin another Reduction. in the prices Of Ladies'
Lasting. Buttone% AMI Laced Caters to reduce our
large and unequaled stock at I'd fstf--- .ff1.-t
BABcnCK & BROS,
jylA-2w- 9Os and 2OS Market Street.
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The UIty oousoil ueets an. .vaDIno

The City council meets this evening.
SsirsShlng rsla isll for short tine ~ noon,
Smyrna. =
!, fenn Lean Association holds It's regular month
" mestin6, to-nIght.
NJ rO9iy three drunks were reported at Police
HeadquaEters, this morning ~,
i. rhe'eorrespo6dence Of the GAZETTE isl 4beoom.
ing quite an interesting and Important faatare.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

One hundred and thirteen deaths from cholera
morbus were reported In New York Last week. y
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

LAUNCH This evening about i've O'Clock, a
nne schooner, the ). L. Cor, win be launEhed at
Moores q shipyard. This is one. Of the finest
WOODEN vessels ever built In this city. felsj -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17
THE LARGEST sHoR HOUSE m THE srATE

Qua SUMNER STILES, wal ing shoes AMI gaiters are
lGh COOL 0steeL and give general satiaacio In the
Wearer Great variety and nriees are low at
Babooek Bros, 2O6 and 20s Market street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

CHR1P OoAL.-stove at S5.s5. Nat, S5.I5, per
2240 pounds for CASE only, at the wharf eoIlth
Of Market street bridge, WIN. ]. BRowN.
July 1st.-Sm. ai -,ss asst ashaeI 5sts4
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17

Woods on FIRE MONT cape May,
CAPE MAY cOpRT HopsE, July ls.-Ths woods
between here and sYaIn's Station are on ire, ere
Atlng 6IB blaze, :ths Rit p very bpE -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17
Tmnortnnce or Ief fIshr RInn.. ).

;;lLssess9 Nug AL in the city. at Nm. J.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-05

A SAD STOgY-DISEASE AND DEATH
AMONG GERMAN CoLoHISTS-HoRRoRS OF !,
TRIr ACROSS THE OCEAN WITH EIGHTEEN
HUNDRED on BoARD.-Fifty-eight German
colonistS, including meD, women, and chill
dren. recently arrived IN Lebanon, in Kent
county. Del. to which place they were
brought by John 5. Collins. an extensive
fruit-grower and canucr, to be employed in
the cannery of Collins & Co. The Dover
De}drdredH says:
"Uwing to the hardships they experienced
while crossing the ocean Il great deal of sick
ness has prevailed among them, forty-tve OF
the tilty-eiSht having been very sick since
their arrival in this country. At first the
children were taken with the scarlet feyer,
and ten of the eighteen afflicted with this
disease have died. The measles also spread
among them. and at the last smallpox broke
out. and up to this writin. there have been
seventeen cases of the disease.
They crossed the ocean in the steamer
Egypt, OF the National line. running from
Liverpool tn New York, and from their ac-
count the officers of the ship must surely be
devils in human shape. There were nine
teen hundred passengers on board. From
the first they were put on short allowance
OF water. The meat they were compelled to
eat, they say, was rotten, and the potatoes
we're all diseased. Their soup was made
from the water used to toll the potatoes
The bread was hard ship-hiscuts, and as they
were not allowed fresh water with which to
soak them. the little child:en could not eat
them, and suffered for food. They were
kept beneath decks, and those that were
we'll were compelled to be confined with thu
sick. The officers Of the ship treated then
more like beasts than human beings. A
Mrs. Zell was taken with smallpox while
on board and the disease was at its hcigb
when the ship passed quarantine ut New
York.
"On arriving at Lebanon, Collins 4 Co
gave the immigrants possession of large
house, and did everything in their power
for their comfrrt. and until sickness ant
death came upon them they seemed pleased
| with the prospect before theu. Now tli
! women moan and cry continually over theI
| su1erings. Nearly all have lost. ii child o
some dear friend. On account of the sln;L
pox they have been moved into shantie
| built at Miff1in'S woods, about a mile and
| half from any house. Collins u CO. ar
| doing all they can to relieve their suffering
but more help is badly needed
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-05

MRs. MARY CUsTis LEE REvIslTs HER OiD
HoME.-The widow of General Rotert r..
Lee. daughter of George W. p. Custis. All d
owner, as she is, OF the Arlington estate, has
been in this city for some time, the guest OF
her relative. Mrs. Fitzhush, as we have
formerly announced. Yesterday she IA
proved the pleasant weather by taxing a
drive in an open carriage TO her old 6om".
She was accompanied only by Miss elal
Lloyd and her colored servant girl. A1u +
driving alound town, she took the road, an q
an hours pleasant drive brought her to ar,
linglon at IL o'clock exactly. Mrs. Lee CD d
not get out of the carriage, but gazed WEN
feelings we cannot perhaps fully appreciate te
on all that She had once known in those
happy days when she was mistress OF t's't
mansion and dispensed its famed hospita IL
ties, "on many wel-remen6ered SCI ne
and dear, familiar spot" but, nh so s,cey
changed, all! She drove to the old famo US
spring, and there the carriage was stopped,
and She received and drank glass ot Its
cool waters, and Miss Lloyd gathered some
of the beautiful flowers growing theFe.
They remained till 2 O'Clock. ana then r.
turned to Observation-Disclosures Al Se''f'-
uei
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-05

a CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. - Yesterday
morning little son of MIR. james B. Sims,
Ninth Avenue near Hull street. while play
ing at the marke'-house. received pain
tul kick from horse attached to vegetable
wagon.
MIR. Harriseai Cox, Hull street heyontl
Cowardin ase8attesa tmploved at the OLD Do
minonAailiapd iron Werks, had his right
hand badly crushed while working al the
iron-rolIs. -.
Mr.. George Mitchell, carpenter. Perry
street and Ninth avenue, employed at Glib
sous wood-works, had his arm severely in
jured by piece of falling timber.
In all Of the above cases proper relief was
administered, and none Of the parties are
believed to be seriously injured.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS. plan has been On
foot tor some time past to re0rganZe the re,
nowned Philoiogian Society. Arrangements
having been perfected, there will be a meet
ing tonight ut O'Clock at the grand jury
room of the county courthouse, at which
hour all who have siguied Il desire to join
Will probably be III attendance Manchester
needs such an association, and has ample ma.
terial for first class one, and it is expected
that the attendance tonight will be large.
PERSONAL NoTEs.--Mr. Henry A. Jordan
popular host of the Grand Central, who was
gallant Elliott Gray, and received dan
igerous wound in the leg in one of the battles
below Richmond in June, 1862, has been fol-
several days confined to his bed from severe
pain in the seat Of his old wound. He has
the wishes Of many friends for his speedy
restoration to health.
Rev. D. b. Winfree, the new pastor Of the
Baptist church. has arrived and will enter At
once upon his pastoral duties. The reverend
gentleman is well known here, and couleS
highly recommended as Christian scholar
and gentleman. r -..r
The friends of William NJ. Robinson, Esq
superintendent of Mechanicsyille Mills, for
merly of the Manchester Cotton MILL vii
he pleased to learn of his entire recovery
from his recent severe illness.
LADIES' FEAsT.-Thc ladies of The Meade
Memorial church, famous for their taste IL
such matters, have opened a strawberry ant
icecream festival mt Cerslcl's Hall, to whicl
they invite the attention OF all who are font
of the good things Of this life. Open all th
week. Come upand encourage very worth,
object. and at the same time receive al
equivalent Tor money spent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-05

\ kEMARKABLE MURDER CAsE.-t Washing
,'H %tr. Sd l-One Of the most remarkable
,.mnnt trials Of The aye began at Dover.
delaware. to-day that of DR.. West, who Is
rigrccd with the murder of Il colored man
lt&t.r cilcum stances OF peculiar atrocity.
~" killing has since been admitted by DR..
W",t. who asserts that il was done in self
"'irn"". The crime was committed in the
hnrtors iat"ra'orv, where he was engaged,
WIN rdN.f-! assistant. in manufacturing
ia lnAhi'n- rs called electro-oXygen. 1t is
'HlrG"d ihlt iIc murdered the colored man
with t'n, gls, and that he subsequently
Skinned him and then blew up the laboratory
rynt'Inn. the dead body. The State will
r'Gim "0 the trial tha. the crime was com-
mt''"d 10Y the purIu.e Of obtaining S29,ooo
/" 'nnnra1e" policies on the LIE OF Dr. west,
and llm' th" body of the colored Inan was
'>nr"l and afterwards blown up with the
H"''@n "i p2'nlin. it of Us his own, he mean
"hi" iul"nd.ng TO 20 to some distant r"ihl,
'.'F, he would 10 Joined by his wife yer
-ir lad drawn the amount of the policies on
,a~ h". Before lie could le.tve the State,
A2Neyer. he was arrested, the fact being
idtiy established that the mutilated body
i9nnd was not his own, but that Of his col
GFed assistant. The Attorney-General of
Delaware will conduct the prosecution, and
Ron. WILLARD salisbury will appear for the
Q"'"ncc. The trial will be watched with
,feat interest.