Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-11-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Our weekly edition, the DELAWARE TRIBUNE,
| is issued to-day.
fair s in progress OF the Green Hill Presby-
terian Church, near Rising Sun.
The residence of Richard Groves, the new
Coroner, is at 231 Shipley street.
There viii be some fine music and singing at
the Presbyterian church this evening.
The Union NJ. E. church is about adopting the
'.enyelope system" of collecting money for the
church.
The ladies' Of the Central Presbyterian church
will give Centennial snpper tomorrow, (Tri-
day. evening.
Some thirsty individual entered Freye's sa-
loon on Tuesday while he was absent at Court,
and stole ten gallons of wine
A subscription school for cSlored children has
| been opened in West Wilmins ston. aud Caleb
t. Grnnage employed as teachcr.
Dr.. William Fields was somewhat injured on
Tuesday by the upsetting of the omnibus while
returning from the New Castle Court.
The Sabbath School Of Red Lion NJ L. church
| will give entertainment IN the church on
Thanksgiving evening, consisting of speaking,
singing, &c.
Tho Mutual loan Association, on Tuesday,
evening, sold $4,000 at 3diis per cent. The re-
naming receipts were devoted 20 paying of the
retiring shares of the first series.
A COW belonging to Benjamin Pusey near
Landenberg, standing on the track of the W. 4
| W. X. r., was run into Oh Tue lay evening and
so badly hurt that she will probably have to
be killed.
The schooner Mary Jane Le.. Capt. lIaggerty,
| from Bangor from Philadelphia with laths, was
run into while at anchor off Salem Creek, by the
schooner Frank D. Oouls'on, aud lost her jib-
boom and part of her rigging.
| WonK RESUMED. Work was again proceeded
with, Yesterday, on the new basin, on the
amei ded plan adopted ty the City Council.
| From 20 to 80 hands were set to work by Super
intenient Hyde, but this number will be in-
creased
| ! PRoTRACTED MEETING AT Mr. SAIEs,--The
protlacted meeting which has been in progress
at Mt. Salem NJ. Il. Church is still going on with
| encouraging results. The revival if principally
| amongat parents and heads of families, between
| 40 and 30 Of whom have been converted and
added to the church.
| LITTLE GIRL HURr.--on Tuesday little six
year-old daughter OF Rebecca Y. Townsend,
/ while at the residence of her grandfather Zadoc
| Townsend, in South Wilmington, was seriously
| injured by the kick Of a horse. Medical lid was
summoned and the child is nov suppose to be
| out OF danger.
FooT CRusHeD.-John Finn, living at Eighth
| and Bennett streets, had his foot badly crushed
| this morning at the Harlan Hollingsworth
ship yards. He was working Oh the monitor 1m-
| phltihl and while wheeling heavy plate of
| iron leftit fall upon his foot. Another workman
had his toes hurt by the same plate. Finn was
| tafen TO his home and ii s feared his foot will
have TO be amputated.
FREIoHT ON THE W. IL II. X. R.--For some
| time past there has been gradual increase of
| freight on the Wilmington Il Heading Railroad,
and especially is this the case from Wilmington
to Coatesvle. The freight pr nclpally consists
Of blooms shipped by canal from Troy, New
| York, and other northern cities to the wharveA
of the Company in this city, whence they are
shipped by rail TO the various rolling mills in
the vicinity Of Coatesville.
RECOVERING. George Hardy the lad who n
| few days ago was struck in the forehead with Il
| brick thrown by Simon Washlgto colored
| man, at Second and Market streets, is gradually
recovering from his severe injury Washington,
| who threw the brick and who had been sent to
| New Castle to answer, WAS yesterday discharged.
| The Grand Jury failed TO fini n bill against
/ him, the brick having been thrown at another per-
son who was teasing him and accidentally struck
| the boy.
The CUTTER "HAmLroN"- U. S. reverue
cutter Hamilton arrived off Chester, few days
| ago, from Loves, Del. The cutters cruising
grounds are from Great Egg Harbor, to Chm
colleague, including Delaware river and Buy
Her officers are II. r. Hamlin, Captain George
| Williams, First Lieutenant Samuel A. Brooks,
| Second Lieutenant Frank l.. lockwood, Third
Lieutenant Charles H. Stone, Chief Engineer
| Joseph A. Severns, First Assistant Engineer
/ Il. llONhbue, DecOnu Assistant Engineer.
DEATH OF S. B. woRTH Eso,-seth b Worth.
| OF Coatesvile, one Of the most respectab and
well known citizens OF that town, died yesterday
after ten days Illness, of typhoid fever. He
was one of the firm of Steele h Worth, of
| the ViadIct Iron Works, and has long been ac.
lively engaged iii business, taking an active part
| with his partner. in the construc on of the Will
| mington * Reading railroad, and becoming one
| OF Its Directors. His health has been impaired
| by close application to business and his death ID
doubtless to be ascribed TO that cause.
MOONLIGHT MoyINe.--It is currently report
| ed about town that John Manz, lessee OF
the Schutzen Park Hotel suddenly de
| camped on Monday night to parts unknown.
| leaving behind quite number of unpaid bills
MANI was at New Castle on Monday, where it il
said several indictments are pending againfr
| him for selling qnor illegally. This together
| with being unsuccessful in the hotel business, II
is thought induced him to come tn such basty
conclusion. MIR. MANI was at one time an in
| dustrious machlnist OF our city, but since en-
barking in saloon-keepng has not been fortu-
nate.
| A Curious MARRrAaE.-Appea,ance may be
| deceptive. On Thursday last the office Of
| Squire Peterson, in Media, vas shyly approach
ed by man who had the appearance of
tramp. He asked if the Squire was in, aud
when told that he was, beckon to "a woman
standing up the street to approach. The Squire
thought the parties desired an order for the
poor house, especially as the woman was ac-
companied by two children, one an infant. Not
so they wanted to be married. aud promptly
responded to all questions, the woman nursing
the infant as the ceremony Pr ceeded. When
the knot was tied the man prom lily paid S5 aud
both left apparently well satisfed.-Medid
| american.
The CANAL JAM AT SUNNI BRrDaE.-Thc
'deep cut" on tho Delaware and Chesapeake
| canal cuts through stratum of very treacher-
ous soil, which has at many times given great
trouble by its continually sliding in, and filling
up the canal. 1t seems that the WAS partially
the cause of the recent jam. THO passage is 70
narrow at some points, on acconpt this trou-
| bic with the qucksand, that a single boat blocks
It up. On Saturday about mi hight, barge
loaded with corn, on the way fr ln Baltimore TO
New York. sank at one Of these narrow places.
near Summit Bridge. All travel was consequens-
| ly stopped. The boats Of the Now York, Phila-
delpha and Baltimore transportation line We're
detained over two days. The steamers W. WhiE
din and j. s. Shriver, from Philadelphia, and
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