Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-09-04
BUILDING OPERATIoNS.

aud compared with august of last year, is nir'
less:
E. Zion Church, one house on Battonwood,
between A and d streets.
John X. Gallagher, back building on Walnu
street below Seventh.
John Aspin, three houses on Fifth street be
tween Adams and Monroe.
Charles O. Stern, three houses on Fourth stree
between Harrison and franklin.
Elisha Duncan, one house on the western side
Of DUPONT street above Third.
Thomas Clark, one house OH easterly side oil
Jackson street between Front and Second.
VIM. Kelley, one house on easterly side o
Van Buren, street, above Second.
Charles G. Wo0lley, two houses on Chape
street, between A. and d.
James Kelley, four houses on Four teeuth
street, between Head and Clymont.
William Morrow, one h'uss OF the southeast
corner Of Fourteenth and K'ng.
| John Ferris, two houses OH Chippey street.
Robt. H. Jones and Patrick Taggart, eight
honses on Lowering avenue bstween Adams and
jackson street.
Edwin Jackson, 1--WE houses at the northeast
corner of Seventh and Monroe streets.
MoCloskey and McMenanin eight houses be-
ginning at the southwest corner Of Spruce and
Taylor streets.
| OF French street between Thirteenth and Four
| tesnth.
j. j. Baker, one house on the easterly side Of
French street between Thrt zenith and Four
teenth.
Alexander Clsrkson, three houses on the
| south side OF Eleventh street between Scott and
Lincolu.
Robert Roberts, two houses on the south
erly side u Seventh street between Adams and
| jackson.
Charles Warner, one office on Market below
Water.
Getting Ready fer the Centenniai.-The spir-
| 1t Of 10 revived. We the Peoples Goth Ma
tional Anniversary of the battle Of Brandywine,
will be held at McDowell's Park, one square
| from Soldiers Monument, Wilmington, Della
ware, on Thursday, September IL, 1878, at 10
| o'clock, A. Al. near the romantic Brandywine.
The Committee Of Arrangements will spare no
| pains or expense to make this celebration the
most delightful one Of the season. A magnih
| cent cornet and string band will enliven the
celebration. Programme.-Reading of Ma
iional poem, composed for the occasion, by Maj.
| John +. Miller, A. n. Our illustrious deon, an
Grafton by Maj. Gen. A. s. johnson. Grand
| target practice. Tournament by knights of
Ked Robin Hood, Greenwood Rangers and
knights OF Molly. Grand salute of 100 guns
Col. Dan McClintock, of Gum Log Bank Bat
terry, and Col. J.. q. File of Washington Bat
terry. Poor soup all day. Music at intervals.
| q,
lkecess) Bill Of Fare, Roast Beef 4 English
rlum Pudding. browning Of tho queen of love
and Beauty at 8, p. NJ appointment Of Cen
tehnial Committee, to make arrangements for
the Centennial Anniversary of 1876, especially
for"We the Peoples" Organization, separate
anu distinct from the Committee of this State.
Committee OF Arrangements Judge, Geo.
HIP Simmons, Col. Tom Graves, of o. F. l..
IL. Col. Harry Fieldmeier, Mai. Gus. Ten
weges, Capt Robt. McGongal, Brig. Gen John
V. Rice, Col. VIII. Sterling Mai. Gen. Rowbo-
Imam (Cheap John,) Col. Lea. G. File, Capt.
John r. Mari, Col. Dan McClin,ock, Col. Geo.
wilhelm, Adj't. Gen. John A. Br) own, NJ. ID.
Col. Jim Speakman, Maj, Philip Combs, Major
VIM. Bullock, Atty. Gen. Joshua Maris, Mar
shall VIM. II. Quinn, G. c. Col. Peter Bai,cock.
Judge, James Richardson, Maj. Gen. Ned Hor-
ner. Hon. VIM. Nah, Maj. Gen. Bill Uackhus,
Maj, Ned Stroud, Judge, Isaiah Starr, Mai. Gen
a. ). johnson, Maj. Tom Ogle, Col. Tom V.
Iigoe, Col. Lewis Curlett, Admiral, John v.
Christy, Maj. Charles Benny, Maj. E. Mellow
ell, Maj, Gen. BENZ. $. Booth, Maj. jim Pierson,
MAJ. Bob Banks, of Is. A., Maj. e. q. Stotsen.
burg, Brig Gen. VIM. b. Nolen, Maj. Monroe
Weldin, Of c. j. b., Lieut.. Michael Boil, Col.
Robert l.. Armstrong. Chief Marshall, Major
Tom Oge. Ora'or IT the day, 1t. Gen. Ro-
bert q: Fraim. Masters Of Ceremonies-Col
VIM. II. Quinn, OF C. c. By order Of ave the
People" Eli Crozier, President.
P.S.-An election will take place Mt six
O'Clock, for the election of a Captain for the
cabbage brigade.
The National Temperance Convention met
at Saratoga, New York, on Tuesday last, and
ordered grand National Mass Meeting to be
heiu IN Philadelphia In 1879, in connection
with the centennial. Resolutions were adoptsd
declaring that vendors Of Intoxicating lIauors
should be held responsible for damages caused
ny ineoriates; that all temperance societies
should advocate the repeal of all State license
law, and urging Congress to pass laws abolish
Ing the manufacture and sale of liquor in the
District OF Columbia and the Territories: that
the temperance issue shonld be introduced into
stale aud National politics that temperance
men should cooperate with existing party or
| ganization when such approve the policy of
prohibition but otherwise organize a separate
party; that Congress should appoint commits
sion TO inquire into the effect Of temperance on
the public welfare; that ministers of the Gospel
should preach against the use OF intoxicating
liquors: that temperance societies should be
formed IN sabbath schools that Congress should
prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages;
and that the National Temperance Society
should issue text book for schools, sh wing
the evil effects Of intempeiance, and a commit
tee was ordered to prer ais and publish such a
| book.
ASUrPosED CASE OF MURDER AND SUI
o:DE.-At Reading, Pa, Sunday morning, a
boat containing two men and woman went
over the falls in the Schli,ikill at Kisyinger's
| bridge. The woman Mary Herbert, and one of
the men, named Charles Haaini". were drown
ed. The survivor, Hoifma ted that Haar-
man Intentionally rowed tic boat over the
falls lie had difficulty with the woman in a
beer garden, the previous nj hit, and had re-
marked that 'the people woi.iiu't see him much
longer"
From the Reading Eaglr, of Monday, we OBJ
tain the following additional facts =
The entire case Is slirouded In mystery The
| circumstances as related by Daniel Hoffman, n
youn, man who accompanied the above two in
boating excursion up the Schuykill, is as fol-
| lows: Hoffman is the son of Michael Hoffman.
tailor doing business at the corner of Drh aid
Cumberland street, Lebanon Hoffman has
been working Il month and a half as u track
| layer on the Berks County Railroad. Sunday
morning, about . O'Clock, Haaman, arcoinpi-
| MED by Mrs. liornafnus, came to the Bridge
port Hotel, and asked Hoffman to accompany
them boat rowing. A boat was procured and
tire party started out. Haaman was row ing.
and as they approached the falls OF the dam,
| about mile above the hotel he was told by the
Remaining Two to stop rowing. This was uI,-
needed, the boat pushed OH, and in all instant
! the reaction of the current drew the boat into
the seething whirlpool, and the descend
| ing water crushed the boat, and buried Two of
| tue occupants Under the water aud crushed
them down on the rocky bot ON. Hoffman
seeing the reckless condition of IIaaman, and
noticing that he was determined To row on TO
certain death, jumped overheard, aud swan a
distance of about 10 feet, miraculously escaping
death.
Mrs uorl-atous had been living with her hus-
band, till about five weeks ago, in Lebanon, but
there was trouble between them. She then
leit That place for Reading, and OH Saturday
night was in company with iIaaman, at Lauer's
lager beel garden, and they there quarieled.