Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-16


in session at New Castle to-day.
Mild weather sgain prevails the tbermometez
at noon to-day, standing al 40 in The shade
The weather being very fine the number OF
Avenue pro,uenadcrs, yesterday afternoon was
very large.
Thi, evening, ut the Masonic Temple, the
entertainment by the Young Ladies kcict 30
ciety comes of, Al the charitable people should
20.
DrEn Pans HprkL.~fdrlius guills 10 rt'Sark
should caII at the " Deer Park" Ii Is one OF the
pleasantcst houses in ths State, II not the very
best III all our rural districts
IopeERs-At the City Hail. Saturday night
there were "a dodgers. Last night the weather be-
ing rather warm only IL availeu themselves OF the
opportunity oi getting IA nights lodging Tor moth
lug.
SALE OF House. - On Saturday, Mcssis
Reynolds X Co, real estate agents, No. 81 MAI
kei street. sold for Daniel Collins, IA Two stpiy
house. No. Sl5 Pine street, TO Dennis McCarty, ,tor
$500 cash.
PERSONAL Chancellor salisbury came VI
Saturday, and spent Sunday "a this ohy. IN the
morning, he attended services at Tnnlty /. H.
Chapel. To-day he is at New Castle, presidiDg at
The Ul phans' Cour and the Court oi CtanceI!.
FELL FROM WAGoN.-SatuidNy afternoon,
John Fedegan, Il boy in tho employ Ui Isaac
Starr, butcher in the Eighth street market house,
Tell from u wagon which he was driving aud Mas
verely cut and bIused his face Ills Injuries alenot
serious.
SOCIAL NIsIr.--Saturday evening, deltg on
of the members of Asbury NJ. Il. church, paid a
friendly visit 10 their former pastor, Rev. Charles
ii ill, ut his residence, Washington street, above
rlfth. very pleasant evening was spent " So
cial converse.
ARRlVEp.-The new Amoskeag. hose carriage
recently ordered by the Washington S. +. l.. and
II. aud l.. Company OF this city, has arrived, aud
Is now housed, 1t was built by the Amoskeag
Company, ut Manchester, n. Ill at cost of ) ~.
1t Is stout ana strong, will hold aboat oo0 feet oi
hose and can be drawn either by hand or by
horses.
L. CouRT--In the L. y. Court, Saturday,
the examination OF witnesses, in the case OF VIM.
II. Persons app''cation for discharge from bank
rnptcy, was continued. Just before adjournment
the case was laid over until tomorrow.
This morning, the case of VIM. Pye's applca-
tion for discharge from bankruptcy WAS taken
up, but was Immediately laid over until friday.
No other business OF Importance was transacted.
THEFT OF PAIR OF BooTs.-This morning,
John Henegan, a lad about Is or Il years of age,
front Of Babcock 4 Co.'S store, on Market street,
below Fourth. MIR. Babcock saw him commit the
theft, and promptly arresling him, look him to the
City Hall. He was held to bail i'll the cum of
5000, to answer the charge at the next term OF
Court, and will probably be committed in default
of bail. John halls from. Philadelphia, but has
lived here about year.
LARGE SHOW BEEF-Peter s. Durham, of this
city, purchased recently, from Marshall S Chand
=
249j and 2505 pounds, or combined 1000 pounds.
Mr. Durham will slaughter them for show beef.
The cattle were raised on Mr.. Chambers farm, in
Chris lana Hundred. and are eight years old, but
have been feeding for the market only one year.
On Saturday, they were driven along several
streets OF our city, and were generally admired.
WILMINGTON TALENT.-W ilminCton talent is
thus alluded to by the Delaware City correspond
ent of the Middletown Transcript
The concert on Thursday night the oh aust,
given by the Misses Connor and Messrs. Ii. Baird
j Rhoades, OF Wilmington, was complete sue
cess. They were assisted by Mr.. Fulmer who
presided al the piano. Wilmington has /, aaon to
be proud oil its singers and performer, who eau
so successfully entertain those who appreciate
line music. All seemed to be delighted and Tie
wish express that they may soon come again.
A Lively Row w-"pickelville," that portion oi
the city lying over Eleventh street bridge was the
scene, yesterday afternoon, of u lively row, be-
tween u lew drunken white men, aud crowd OF
negroes, equally as drunk. The latter, being far
superior ia numbers easily lhrashei their oppo-
nenis, and drove them inglonously from the scene
oI conflict. Inc pursuit was continued AS far as
the railroad bIidge. where ON Of the white men,
named Hincsly, was knocked into the Brand,
wine The cold bath completely sobered him but
luckily he was enabled to reach the shore, clam
ber out and make tracks for home The he hi
here ended, without any of the combatan's sus-
tanning serious injury.
POLICE CAsEs.- Eliza Dodson and Mary Wat.
ers, tor threatening bodily harm TO Susan Lans-
dale, where held to bail. III the sum of Sl00 each,
to keep the peace, besides being required 10 pay
costs. All the parties are c"lorcd.
Harry Derry, butcher boy, ior cruelty y to ani-
mails, by inhumanly beating a cow he was diving
10 the slaughter house, was fined s. and costs.
Ezra Lukens, for disordery conduct was fined
SO and costs, and held to BAIL In the sum Of 500
to keep the peace. lie was arrested by officer
Mullen.
Chas. Gibbs, col, was arrested by officer Jour
dan, for dsorderly conduct. lie was sentenced to
pay costs, and give bail, in the sum of 5000, tc
keep the peace.
John Smith, by officer Orr, for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct, was fined 81 and costs, aud
held 10 bail, in the of $780, to keep the peace
John Verden, for drunkenness, was fincd IL
cents and costs.
An Interesting trial for violation OF Market
Ordinance is reported, in full, elsewhere.
Presbyterian Church Mt Laurel.
Correspondence of the Gazette
LAUREL, February IA, 1873
This venerable building, erected in 1890, hav