Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-18

,--ai. ~"aae Henool examinattons take place next
Aia ana csnssal loan As.oOia.lOus meet Snis
Don't forget the Aabury sundsy School s1eur.
SION tomorrow.
The annual entertainment Of the Aiumnm Of
s.- w.s.l7y Female Seminary. takes pIAOs this eve
Our report Of the Perch Growers mseting At
DIover, Tor some reason OF other failed to reach us
tAls morning.
ELEcrKD.-JOahHa MAria. Eco, was, last even
ing elected President OF the Mutual Loan Associ-
aoon. He was formerly President for several
years.
EXTRA SEssIox.-An extra session OF I6s STATE
Coanctl OF Dsaa ware. o. u. A. NJ viii be held in
this city al, Mechanics Hall No. 2I9 King
S''' on osaaay evening neat, at ! y o'clcck.
REUHloS.--The reunion Of Alumne Associa.
tion OF Wesleyan Female College. will 10 held
tonight In The College hall. Rev. Dr.. Titfaur
OF Washington, d. c. will deliver the address.
FOURTH OF JULY 0RArroN.-John o,Bvrue
Esqs the eloquent orator has consatited 10 deliver
"A GRAFTON, At Cuba Hill, on the occasion Of the
place. ~.''''' - '''s
BoxFIREs.-Soms careless little chaps are in
the habit OF building bonErss at Fourth and Mon.
roe streets, occasionally, in the svenings The
police should put stop to these raprehensibIe
proceedings, or we may have 10 record q serious
connagration ere long.
Orr THE TRAcK.-The engine OF the north
bound train on the Delaware Railroad. rnrf OF Ire
track this morning at Seaford, and was DELAYED
considerable time In consequence Good time
was made In TunRing the balance Of the fFip. and
the train arrived in this city only about fifteen
minutes behind time
EXCURSION the Asburv Al
Sunday School will make an excursion TO Col
Inns Beach on the steamer AyieL leaving French
street wharf at7h o'clock, A. NJ. This excursion
Will be one OF the most pleasant and agreeable OF
the season. and will dsubtless be largely attended
Tickets only seventy-hve cents.
SALES OF MoNET.-At the regular ,nonthlv
meeting OF Mutual Loan Association, Last eve
ming, money cold as follows: $500 st 30Iz ner
cent. premium; 5000 at 80; $500 at 3iL; elsO6 "a
Sl1< $500 At 29<; e200 at 26
AT the regular monthly msstinR Of Brandy
wine Loan Association last evening" SI5OO sold at
II S4 per oont premium.
SLIGHT FmE.-About les o'clock, TO-DAY. the
roofs OF houses Nos. and Q, East Water street
were discovered to be on Hre. 1he Fire Depart.
ment was promptly notified, and sxtlngulshsd the
No was was occupied By Geo. w, Stone. ana
NO BY man named Clayton. The Rae ls sup
posed TO have caught from . spark thrown out by
locomotive.
VISITING PIc-Nuc GRoUEDs.-Rev Chas. Hill
SclomOn Hersey, Esq, and Prof r. Allen. a com.
mittes rom Union N. E. sunday School, went
up tne wilmington and Reading Railroad, this
morning, TO examine the new picnic grounds at
Lockar0's Bridge, on the Brandywine about nine
miles above Coatesville. II their exnminalion "a
satisfactory, the Sunday School may make an cx.
cursion there.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. Joseph P. Comagvs. Of Do
vet, Del, was In this city last evening and attsn-
oso the entertainment Riven BY the Historical
society, OF which he IL q member He looks we'll
snySylng sxeenent health, and vas greatly
pleased VITA the entertainment
A ). Wsdderburn, Esq, Of the Richmond, Va.
enquirer was IN our othce, this morning. enTOuts
tor GoOFgStOWn. DslaWars.
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FAEmT FRAcUs-A family frAcus occurred on
ouangs street. near Fifth. to-day Il noon A stout.
looking lnshmAn was bsiRg -soundly beratsd by
his reof faced wife for refusing 70 provide proven-
oef for the family larder, and for hitting her
,'elp On the shoulder." Pat responded by adSis-
ing her 20 put "a stopper on her tongua" and made
threatening demonstrations but before be could
carry them into edect, fnen1 came up and took
him away.
REAL ESTATE sALEs.-John n. Frazer. ESQ.
Sales:
For Rochus Messick, one house on Liberty street
in the Tenth Ward, 70 P. Bernard, for $500.
One house over Elsventh street bridge, for q.
Roberts. for $685.
One lot on French street. between Seventh and
Eighth, IL feet front, for Mrs. Bush, 10 Hugh b
Bates, at sA5 per foot.
| JUHP, RACE, AND A SwrM.-Yesterdav. a.
the l2S0 moon express was crossing Fifth street;
marine jumped from the cars, and ran swiftlV
through MOores shipyard. Arriving at the Chris
tiana, be took sH his pants, coat, vest and shoes
and sprlneing into the water, swan 70 the other
AIDE Some boys, who observed hls actions, car
f1ea nus clothes across Third street bridge, and
| gave them 70 him. He then dressed and left for
the marine service.
The EMARKE1s.-Buttan 25a3O Der pound aOvs
zSaS0e. per dozen; Irish potatoes isa2as per haif
peck; sWest do. 20a25e.; new do. 25a3S do; beets.
lec. do; apples, l5aS0e do; lima beans, i2aI6c.
Per quart; cabbage. Gallo. per head: salad, 5eg
/ do.; horserAdish, Base per root; nadishes. Pass
per bunch; rhubarb, 6asc. do; spinach. ISe per
half peck; green peas, 26a30 do stTaWbeFFies lOa3O
per quart; tomatoes, 30A35c. do; string basns doe
per half peck; chickens 25Ae2 per pair bsef. l6a
Zoe; veal outlet, 25c. do; alcei ham 22e do uork
steak, ISc do; sAnaags, l5e. do; lard Ice DO:
white psEehs 3Oa Per bunch; ysliOW perch, lie. do
cat hsh, lOe per lb-; haddOck, Sc. do; halibut,
2Sc. do. rock, l5c.
THE BEREs COUNTY VRAmnoAD.-Some tu.ptv-
Eve men are at work On Front street, between
Penn and the River road, under the. foylnaaahip
1 of Mr. James Clark, laying traek for fhe Barka
County Raslnoad. II is expected the connectioD
at Penn street will have been made by moo, To-
day, and II will take probably q dayis woFir 10
complete tbs connsction Of the track at the junc-