Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The uhristiana is full of hoating ice.
Excelsior and Delaware oan Associations
meet Tonight "a
The pavements are slippery and people have
to step carefully.
The annual meeting of City Loan Associa
ton will be held this evening.
Tonight the shareholders OF the Whining
ton Institute Library hold their annual meet
ing.
BE sure and clcan the snow from oil your
pavements, or you render yourself liable TO
fine.
Wm H. Iambson elsewhere announces
himself as a candidate for the Sherlfdlty, at
the next Democratic nomination
Bv notice elsewhere the members OF the
Amercus Club are requested 10 attend II
meeting, this evening at The club rooms
ANNlvER5Al.Y. Sunday School anniversa-
ritS are announced as follows st. Paui'S, ON
the first sunday in March Union, on the last
Sunday in February Asbury, on Thursday
evening, Feb, 10Th. They Will All be held IN
the respective churches.
THEFT-1he petty thieves OF Wilmington
have "A pick at Bowman, the grocer, corner
Second and King streets, and are constantly
stealing from hm. The lateSt.theft was com
mitted on saturday night when some rascal
quietly slipped off with halt-barrel of.mack-
erel.
No DETENTION THE storm, last night,
caused no detention on the railroads, and
trains are running as usual. The city railway
tracks were obstructed for awhile but the
large sweeper drawn by six horses, soon put
the track III condition toenabie the cars to iun
regularly
TABLEAUx AND MUsIC.-At the Grand Orera
House, on Monday evening next the Young
Ladies Relief Society will give grand musical
aud tabelaux entertainment, which will be
presented IN caIelui and effective manner
Reserved seat tickets, (ior sale by Gou-
Thomas Co 70 cents.
An ITEM FOR THr LITTLE EoLES.-There
are % 449 verses in the Uld and ,5Sl verses in
The New TestaUents, making in all 3o6U3, by
reading 81 verses each day, say A. in the morn
ing, u at noon, and Il at night, yon can read
the Binle through once a ytaI; or TWO chapters
in the morning, one al noon, and tne a, night
Will also eGabI, you to do II.
Police CAsEs-John L3nsdale, col, re-
lieved the monotony of police life, yesterday,
by thrashng David Custen, also colured. John
was arrested. tried and sentenced to pay costs,
and give bail in the sum of 5000, to keep the
peace.
Last night, thirty-fye unGoltunates sought
shelter from the inclemen' weather in the hall
cells.
REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS. John Parry
has sold his farm in East Goshen, to Ian
caster county, Pennsylvania man, 125 acres
situated on Cream Ridge g. {. Slate HIND for
$500.
Mills Kunkea granite quarry near Ches
tire springs, Chester county, Ptnna., has
been leased for three years by paites from
Camden, y. D.
BAGGAGE CAR THRowN FROM THE TRACK
ON THE W. q. r. Il. R.-On Thursday evening,
as the train up from Wilmington, on the Viii
mington and Reading Railroad reached Foint
Lookout, Delaware, about three miles south
of ChaddS Ford junction, ar0ck rolled on the
track and threw the baggage car of. which de-
layed the train for quite a while. No one was
injured by the accident
MoUxTING GCSs-Gaptan 7 GLAND, of the
Ordiuauce Department Of the Army, is mount
ing two 10 inch guns and three 10 inch gus on
Fort Opposite, short distance below Delaware
City, and five Il inch aud three 10 inch guns
on Fort Delaware, TWO i inch and three 10
inch guns at Einns' Point on the Jersey shore
opposite Fort Delaware, two l ) inch guns at
Fort Miiilp. all Of the guns 10 be- mounted on
iron carriages.
LIFE SAVING STATIONS ON THE ATTAIN
TIC CoAsr-'rhe following places are mention
ed
Delaware-C llenlopen and Indian Eiv-
er. life saving stations complete. Virginia
Chiacoteague, Hog Island, Sand Shoals Island
and Smiths Island life saving stations com
pletp. Florida-At a point eighteen miles
EoIth OF Indian River Inlet, house of refuge
provided with a surf-boat. bedding and prey-
sions Gilbert'S Bar and near Orange. and be-
tween Hillsboro and New River lnlets, and at
point ten miles south of New River Inlet,
houses of refuge.
FIRE AT FELToN.-At FELTON,, yesterday
afternoon, between and , o'coch, a fire
broke out in the building known as the Coun-
ty School house, which is also occupied by the
Odd Fellows. Masons and knight of l'ythias,
as meeting room. Before the flames could
be extinguisled, the building was consumed,
together with a portion of its contents. The
Masons and Odd Fellows succeeded in rescu
ing all nearly their private work, books and
parapbernaia, but the Knights lost most of
theirs. The ire originated from the stow
pipe, which became too much heated The
total loss will reach about 81 800, on which
there is an insurance amounting to $780, The
fire, during its continuance, created a great
excitement in the town.
CAPTURE OF A HORSE THiEF.-About two
months ago, we mentioned the case OF one
Benton Hauser who, only few days after
his release from New Castle jail. where he
had been serving out n term of imprisonment
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