Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-10-17

Especially reported for the STATE JouRNAI.l
Mr.. William Guycr has commenced the
erection of fine dwelling house at the cor
ner Of Sixth and Delaware streets.
The row Of houses lately erected by Mr..
HulachumAker near the outer depot, IS
completed and they are now teauy LOT
occupancy.
The will Of Sarah @. N. Merritt, late Of
ST. Georges hundred, deceased. has been
admitted to probate by the Register, but ne
Letters were granted on it, they being
considered unnecessary.
Judge Marvin, OF Florida formerly Pro
visiOnal Governor of that State under
President johnson, arrived in town last
night on visit to his relations IN this
town.
Thus far we have heard of no preparations
for entertainments, such as we had last
winter. Why this ia thus we have no in
| formation, but hope the projectors OF those
enterprises will soon start the bail again.
Sheriff Armstrong Thursday issued his
proclamation giving nOiico Of the sitting OF
/ the next term OF Court Monday, Nov. 10th.
l There will be two capital cases 10 try at
tcrm-Taylor and woodward-besides the
usual number of petty offenders. Our new
| Attnrney-General will therefore, In all
probability, have his hands full In this
county from the start
The Register on Monday last admitted to
: probate the will Of Joseph Hayes, late Of
I Wilmington. deceased, and granted letter5
testamentary on the same udto EuwHfu ~.
l3ellAh, the executor named 10 the Will
The will Of William Evans, late OF this
town deceased, has also been admitted TO
nrobate and letters teeiamentary on the
E same were granted unto James q. shaw
the executor named in the Will.
Friday evening week a blaze was seen to
spring up in or near the dormer window oil
z the house on Delaware atteet' oeeupleu ~
L sir Thos Frazer as boarding house; the
s urst roOr OF which Is occupied by J. l.
l kliason 40 n dry goods and grocery store,
An alarm OF tire WAS at once sounded the
a engine and hose carriage run our, anu tn'
- nearest plug opened, when, 10 tie aHtuhish'
u ment Of every one, man in the room was
seen to approach the flame. light piece o.
q paper hy ~, and calmly light his pipe ent
y then commeuee smoklng anu eohltul pla'i1
the flame with the utmost nonehalanee. Al
p turned out that this person had set IRE q
It waste tailOw which had cole tel IN I'M
bottom OF his caAdlcstiof, and had set II IL
IL the window TO burn out ana was consllet
> ably Astouishs I'd when some Of ms lrlenui
ran into the room 10 eNtinguish what they
N thought was . serious nre.
IT A Somewhat singular accident happcnei
to man who was comiHg into town las
l. night. In jumping over a fence JUST ney on
a the railroad bridge he fell and struck NJ
throat against the end OF morn nus
, stump innietinga cut OF about three inehe
:, in length just across the wiudpipe Al
a. nearly as clean as II done with knit'
me man manased to get 70 house not 4
distant whence he WAS taken 20 the Jehs
4 son House anu Medical assistance procure,
y The wound is not considered 0augtluu
a but u ls a very singular one 10 have bee
received in the manner stated. The ma
z. refuses to give his name but says he is fro
al Philadelphia, and has been at work at Ire
sc Hi, and WAS on MS way here in the hop
appears pretty comfortable this mornin
90 and 1t lie thought he will be out again IN
W day or two.