Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

More now is threatened
The regular weekly session OF City Counci
will be held 10 Light.
The males which draw the city cars stand
lher hard service well.
4 Lentcn services arc now held in the Caihoh'
and Episcopal Churchca
T, Eight the d scussiou Of a Paid ] ire Depar.
ment will be resumed in the City Couucl
POLICE C,sts.-This morning, there were
cases Of drunkenness on record at Police head
ouartors; each was fined fifty cents and costs,
Last n,gh, there were lhiny-,wo dodgers a,
the City Hall cells.
LtcrrEE On Friday evening, Feb. 2.th.
VI NJ. Pomeroy Will lecture at lhc Masonic
Temple, in this city, on Manhood" Mr.
| pomcroV as a lecturer, has acquired a brill
iant reputation, and there Is no dobt HAT
those who 20 10 hear him will enjoy araic
ttca'
Tul PnotNIX FAIR The fair Of the
| AhuuiX :. I. t.. Co., continues at The lnStl-
tutc Hail. with good degree of success. The
Hall is well filled with variety of useful ar
| iclcS which are being sold and chanccd of.
| The fair continues several nights longer, and
we hope tn" already liberal patronage 1t has
received may b3 largely increased.
SHlElII's SALE-Shcrin' Armstrong udyeI-
tse to sell at public sale at Bryaul'o hotel Middle
town, ON Friday March 9th, the real estate of
Thomas Ii. Eothwell He will sell at lierson's :
hotel, 9TH aid Shplcy streets, in this city, on
Saturday, March Ith a house of Patrick Dillon
situated near the corner If md and Madison
streets.
ANNIvEEsAEY.-The anniversary at Mt. Sa-
l.. \ 4 "a,
be highly Interesting affair. In addition to
vocal and Instrumental music there will be adj
dresses, defamation, &c. 4 new organ has
been procured Tor the occasion, and Mr.. Sheath
has labored to make the children as proficient
as possible in the vocal exercises.
THE PENSION OFFICE.-It is whispered
that an effort is being made to have the Pen
sion Office removed from this city to Millsbor-
OGgh, Sussex county We trust that The pro-
position will not meet with anv favor in off
cial quarters. Three fourthS of the pensioners
reside In or near our city, and their interests
as well as the interests of the Government,
will not be promoted by q change in the locat-
ion OF the onice. -Re! e!ub1ca.
ACCIDFNr.-O On Tuesday alteraoon, While Mr..
John Pyle of orkl lyn, was driving 10 Chadds
Ford, his horse took flight, ran away, demolish |
ed the wagon, and threw Mr. Pyle out with such |
force that he remained insenslbe for some time, |
The horse continued running for mile or more. |
when ii was captured BY farmer, who returned |
with the animal to where Mr. Pyle was lying. |
Just as the latter was TegairiuG Consciousness. |
Though severey stunned aud bruised Mr.. Pyle |
mounted the horse and returned home |
where he had his iniures properly attended TO- |
SALES OF MoNFY.-Llst night, al the thir- |
teenth regular monthly meeting OF the q German-
ia No. Loan Association, money sold as fol |
lows: $500 at 40t per cent plemi un; $500 at So |
$1,000 at 36i: $500 at 33l. Withdrawn shares, |
TO the amount Of $50 were als1 paid off
At the regular monthly meeting OF Ceutral |
Loan Association, last evening, 5000 sold at A |
per cent. premium and $500 at 40 The pay
mems to Withdrawing shareholders amounted to |
500
The regular monthly meeting cl A "a Loau A.
sociation was also held last night; $1,000 old at |
80 per cent premium, the balance of the receipts |
were paid 10 Withdrawing shareholders.
ALDERNEY STOCK The fines. herd of AL |
derney Stock in this section by the country |
will be sold at public sale OF David Appleby |
near New, castle on the 9th inst There are
twenty-five cows, eleven hefers and one bull
the most of them of full blood OF which pedi
grees can be furnished. Farmers wishing to |
procure this kind of stock will never have o |
better opportunity to do so. Mr.. Appleby has
taken great deal OF pairs TO obtain this fine
herd ofAlderneys and we are really sorry that |
1t IS to be broken up Some of our rich farmers
should purchase the entire herd, as the stock |
pays we'll in manyStates and there is no rea-
son why it should not 10 do so in Delaware
5cALDED TO DEATH.-A shocking aud fatal
accident occurred in Thoroughfare Neck, near }
Smyrna, Iuesday afternoon Horace. son of
Mr.. VIM: T. Beck, (erandson Of E. Beck. Esq
a child of three years, fell into tub of boiling
water about o'clock in the afternoon and was
so badly scslded that it died about 10 O'Clock in
the evening. Mr.. L. wa preparing 10 scali
slaughtered pig, aud had the Tub of water in The
kitchen covered with carpet to keep the heat in,
when the little fellow rushed in from an adioin.
ing room in gleelnl mood against the tub.