Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-28

ABOUT To SIGN THE LEAsE.-Tbe proper offi-
GERS of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
about to sign lease which gives To that Com
pahy, for Il term oil years, exclusive control over
the Pennsylvania and Delaware and Delaware
and Pennsy lyania Railroads, extending froiA
Pomeroy, Pa, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to
Delaware City. These two roads have been ope-
rated for time past by the great corporation,
but previously. they were not formally leased.
PAY or MEMBERS or TIE LEVY COURT The
following from the statement by the State Audi
tor shows the payments allowed for services by
Levy Court Commissioners for 1872;
James A. b. Smith, $3Ss.52; VIM. X. Bright,
S37l37; A. Deakyne, $57i.93; A. H. Fisher,
$l30.33; ID. Graves, $3l2.24; M. Lackey. $G09.G6;
ID. M. Price, $352.3G; Levi Ruth, $o5i.64; 8 +.
Shallcross, $3.50 W. N. Wilson, SAT. =. ii.
Derrick, $9t.56; &. Febigsr, $lOG2l; +. Jaavier,
$0l52 George Jackson, S0l.jG A. Sharpless,
| $l29.S4.
RoBBERY OF A SroRE.--Last night, the groee-
| ry store of William Donaghy, over Third street
bridge was entered by burglars, who relieved the
money drawer Of a small SUN OF money which
| had been lett there. The thieves then went to
| work and malicously broke open barrels and
boxes opened the spigots OF moasses BARRELS broke
lars and generally demolished all destructibe ar
| iicles in the store. They then took their depar-
ture. Such malicious scoundrels deserve severe
punishment, and it is hoped they wIll he speedily
| captured.
/
| Theft OF hoRsEs AND DEARBonNs. Last
| night an expert horse thief stole a horse and
wagon from the stable OF II farmer Oh the Con-
| cord Pike, near Marshaliton, Chester Co, Ia
| The owner came to Wilmington this morning
| and put the police on the track of the thieE
| Last night valuable horse and dearborn Were
stolen from mau named A. Engolls, living neal
| Mddetown, Del The owner Immediately sent
| description OF his property to police headquar
| tels in this city, and the police aIc now ou the
| lookout for the stolen property.
| DR. STONES LECTURE. the rooms of tn,
| Historical Society, Masonic Temple, last night
DIR. Horatio Stone, of Washington, formerly q
Rome, delivered his interesting lecture On th'
"AIt5 OF Civilization" 10 All audience of ahuu
seventy.tve persons, mostly ladies. The lecture
was n careful literary effort, designed to show thu
history and progress Of the ine arts and the effec
of their culture upon the civilized world. w
deem 1t matter OF regret that we cannot publis
the lecture in full, but will not attempt synop
sis, as none, however careful prepared, could d
Justice TO the production. Close and earnest al
tCntion- was given TO the lecturer, and upon con
| cludng he was complmcnted with u unauimou
| vote Of thanks. Further remarks were made b
| Doctors Bush and Porter, after which those pr,
| sent were invited 10 examine the collection
cunosites possessed by the Society, and the NEE
| my adjourned.
WILMNaroN Preachers 'AssocIATIoN--Ye e
terday Morping, the Wilmington Preachers A
sociatiou met in st. Pauls' Nj. f. Church, Re
}. L. Merritt presiding. Religious exercises W.
conducted by Rev. Dr. Che. seman, of Troy 90
ference.
Drs. Thompson aud Cheeseman, by request, G
Y tertainsd the Association with hrlci and peasl
" speeches.
The Association theu went into an electi
ior officers for the ensuing year with tho folo
ing result:
presdent-Rev j. b. Merritt
Vice President Rev. II. Z. Kemp.
See. and Treas prer-Rev. j. France,
Curatois-Rev 4. F, Martlndale, j. d. Ri
aud j. Owen Sypherd.
The Curators reported for discussion at nt
meeting what Extent is Prayer u Hum
Exercise"
After some general remarks for the good of
Association an adjournment was made with
9 benediction by Rev. DIR. Thompson.