Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-24

condition. 1'J '''0 ~ =" "i'''"eN
and comfortable. H"''S
on Monday night
There was good market, this morning, which
was largely attended.
Services will be held in all the churches. to-
morrow and everybody should GO.
oglo q Miller will, ON Saturday next, sell four
TWO story frame houses, over Third street bridge.
Inflated red india rubber balloons, though they
are OF no earthly use, find ready sale among
our Juveniles.
GYPsIEs--A band of Gypsies passed through
this city, early this morning, aud went NORTH
Ihey came last from Cecil county Md.
SEIzURH OF ToBAoco-Ye Yesterday, Collector
Prettyinan seized quantity Of manufactured to.
baeeo, belonging to one Of our large dealers " hi h
was not properly stamped. 1t has been put in
Sold
REMovAL--Ex-A Alderman Francis Vincent has
removed his conveyances Office, from 404 Market
street, to room No. Allmans Buildings, Eighth
street between Market and Shipley, where he
draws deeds and instruments of writing.
SALE OF MoEEY-At the regular monthly
meeting of Home Loan Association. last evening
tIlUU SOLD at 28l% cenf md @En0 0ot
22l<.
Withdrawn shares to the amount of Sl5Os,
were also paid Off.
To CoNTRAoToRs.-C. Febiger, ESQ, chairman
OF the Committee on Opening Streets, ndvertses
elsewhere for proposals for furnishing aud deiv-
erlng about seven thousand cubic yards of earth,
to bs delivered on the south side OF Railroad Av-
enue' betweeH Justison street and the city line
LARGE SALE OF RESERVED SEATs.--During the
few days the plot of seats for the Maggie Mitchell
engagement was opened, Messrs. Boughman,
Thomas " Co., sold more reserved seats than for
any other engagement ever announced in this
city. Up to four o'clock, yesterday afternoon,
l3OO seats had been sold for last nights perform
ance. while nearly an equal number had been sold
for the previous night.
A DANGEROUS Position.-Tho engineer OF a
north bound train on the Z. w. d. b. II. r. on
wednesday, discovered iu the distance something
lying across the track which looked like lu-
man form. Ho immediately commenced to shut
OIL steam md put down brakes aud succeeded
in bringing the engine to stand still within
about couple of yards of the PROSTATE form,
which, upon being examined was discovered to
be that oil man dead-drunk.
A TOURNAMENT. "A tournament will tako
place at Hares Corner, about miles from Will
mington, on the I'd OF june Knights dressed in
character, will tilt distance of l25 yards, in IL
seconds, at rings inches in diameter The prizes
to be tilted for as follows A top buggy, valued
at $780, a top buggy valued at $500, aud set of
harness valued at $50.
The successful Knight will have tho privilege
OF choosing the Queen of Love and Beauty, and
cr0Wning her.
EXCURSIONS. p. L. L. Smith, Esq, win this
season, as usual, give two of his popr'ar exCur-
sions. The excursion to New York Win go by
way Of the Camden ~ Amboy Railroad, to Jersey
City, and thence by boat Us far rs the Palisades
landing at Flor No. l, Now York The "Swit3h-
back" excursion, Will tal1e place on or about
August 7th, and will include n trip to Mo0re's
Falls, on the Lohigh river, n road being now built
from Mauch Chunk to that place. These oxcur-
sons are cheap, popular, pleasing, nnd are always
lrrgely attended
THE SwRDEs.-The term of service for which
the first Swedish emigrants engaged, expired last
Wednesday, and they at Onco took their (lepar-
tuTe, refusing TO remain longer with their EN-
ployers, though offered good wages. 1t is Ger
| tainly profitable speculation for our citizens to
| bring these people hero and bother with them n
year when they dolt understand tho language,
and then have them go away as snon as they learn
enough OF English TO be good for anything, The
/ Swedes are a failure. They were well treated
here but they want TO 1.-Two IN tho city. We un-
derstand that all the rest intend to leave as soon
as their time OF sorvica expires. - lIidclleto,en
| Transcript -
| The MARKETs.-Tho market, this morning. wos
we'll supplied, and the produce business, in conso-
quence, was brisk. Butter ruled from 40 10 Ahe
por pound. Potatoes, old and sweet, remained at
usual rates, while now potatOes rather small ones
though, were obiainable at from 30 10 40 cents
| per half peck. Early vegetables were abundant
| and sold well; radishes, &c. per bunch; rhu-
bard, . do; asparagus, Is 30 do; salad 8 a
| i2psr head. Strawberries, such as they were,
sold at 0O cents per quart and tomatoes ut 40 and
TO. FISH ruled as usual, herring, II Is per doz
shad, 30 so per pair, and others in like ratio
The maot market was Unchanged.
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TEMPERANCE IN WEST JERsEY.-In Woodbury.
| the City Council refuses license to every hee,
saloon applicant. In BddgetOn, the Mayor gives
the casting Vote in Council against all anHlico.
tions for beer licenses, and petition for hote
license was last week refused by vote of s to
| In Millvllle, the majority for "no license" is Sc
strong IN City Council that all applications fol
hotel or beer licenses are invariably refused In
| Nmeland legislative enactment forbds thf
sale OF liquors. In Haddonfleld and Haddon
township, in Camden county, recently "loca
option" was successful in vote ofthe citizens nv
a majority of 56.-Salena Sunbeam.
Police Affairs.
BEFORE MAYOR sIMMs.
VIM. August was arrested by Chief Brady. fo,
drunkenness, and was fined fifty cents and costs
Immediately after his release, he again gOt drunk
and was again arrested by officer Whalsn. I'm,
usual penalty was. imposed. = :
James Brooks, by officer Bradford, Henry All
bott, by officer Cropper. aud John King by Office,
Mullen, were each fined fifty cents and coats
for drunkenness. -
Soldiers and Sailors.
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AEhflNd 10 MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEooRA
TING GRAVES. r."
meeting of the soldiers and sailors of this cit,