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

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The Diamond State Loan meets, this evening.
W. j. Morrow is raising up and repairing his
flee, in French street.
There are So prisoners in the County Jail,
about one half awaiting trial.
The new coroner, Richard Groves, enters upon
the duties of his Office on Monday next.
The macadamizing of the bed of Orange street
south of the Railroad is being performed.
Work has been suspended on the P. W. & B.
tracks through this city to await the ultimatum
Of Council.
Several persons have gone up to West Chester
to-day, to be present at tile execution Of Udder-
aook tomorrow
One of the lodgers at the City Hall cells was
20 nearly naked that Chief Brady had to go out
and beg clothes for him.
The carpenters have taken full possession of
Bradford's new market building, again, and are
low putting in the inner stalls.
The Irving Literary Society Of Taylor Acade-
lay will meet on Friday evening next, at u
o'clock in the lecture room OF the Academy to
le-organize. Ex-students are invited.
MEDICAL. Removable Lem'l p. Collins has
removed from Newark to Gumboro, in Sussex
county, to practice his profession. He Expresses
himself as being much pleased with his adopted
home.
The SHERIFALTY CHANaE.-To, morrow, VIM.
II. Lambson, the sheriff elect, moves into the
prison at New Castle, and on Monday next takes
possession of the same. Sheriff Armstrong re-
tires to his farm.
SALE OF SrALLs-James Bradford has fixed
UPON Saturday, the 2ist inst, for the sale of the
the choice of stalls in his new market building,
ut Third and King streets, The lease for the
same will cover ten years.
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CENTENNIAL CAsyAssERs L. W. Usher OF
I'hiladelphia, has been appointed by the Centen-
nal Commission a canvasser for subscriptions
10 the capital stock. He is now in Wilmington
soliciting subscriptions from our citizens.
REPUBLICAN MEETING THIS EvENISe.-A gen
eral meeting OF the Republicans Of the city will
be held at the Head Quarters, this evening, at
~ o'clock. The report of the committee upon
name and plan of organization for perma-
nent Republican club will be submitted, and ac-
tion taken upon the same. general atten-
dance is desirable.
REcovERINa.-The child OF Robert Pyle, Of
whom mention was made IN late edition of
the COMMERCIAL, yesterday, in connection with
II fail with supposed fatal results, has passed
superinduced and the physicians think it viii
recover. Its head, however, has very painful
cash cut i'll it.
WEST CHURCH CoNcERT.-The concert at Wes
Presbyterian Church will take place on Thursda,
evening, the 10Th inst, and will no doubt be q
delightful entertainment The Misses Conner
Prof O. b. Rhoads and DIR. II. o. Ogle, of thii
city, and Miss B. Goodrich, OF Washington, ID
| o., will sing, and Messrs. +. G. Fullmer and B
James will perform on the organ, and will pa.
two duets on the fine instrumentin West Church
| UDDERzooK TAoITLy ADMITS HIS GUnT.-l
special dispatch from West Chester to the Balti
/ Oh NF hia at
las tacity admitted his guilt to his spiritual ad
rsers, but they, as well as his counsel, Mr.. Per
due are confident he will not make an open am
| full confession. Ii is probable he may deliye
from the scaffold rambling harangue, bu
there are many things which operate against hi
disclosing the secret within his breast.
FoREsr FIREs.-Forest fires have been burn
ing in Somerset county, and in the neighbol
hood of Monte church have done much damag
to young timber, covering an area about tw
miles long and something less in width. Quit
n large lot of fencing has also been consumed
Nlnnic church was in great danger at one time
and one night last week men had to fight TIA
the flames all night to save the editce. All da
sunday the battle with the devouring elemer
WIS kept up. Everything is very dry, no rai
h wing fallen for six weeks.
SURPRISE TO THE GOVERNOR ELEcT.-AIr. L. |
Cochran has undertaken to prepare surprif
low elect, and to this end has invited larg
lumber of the prominent Democrats Of I'll
State to banquet which he has provided
honor of his fathers election, and which he wi
spread this evening. The cake for the banque
was mostly if not altogether made in this cit
aud twelve large boxes were sent down to Nil
dletown yesterday. A dozen or more gentl
inen from this city have been invited, includir
Mr. Bayard and others.
Coop LAND.-Somerset County has some lai
which will produce as much to the acre as son
Of the brag Pennsylvania farms-Mr. Hem
i.ankford, residing about four miles from th
piacce, brought us some very fine Peat
! Blow Potatoes last week, and eight Of the
weighed eight pounds exactly. In the fir
place he planted an acre Of ground in pc
ll-ing Whftelock's yegetator on them, fro
which he gathered 91 barrels of peas. He th'
put the same ground i'll potatoes, and has res
IA ID $50 bushels without putting any more m
/ nure on the land.-Princess Anne Herald.
] HEALTH OF. PRESIDING ELDER THoMpsoN..
/, w. DIR. Thompson, Presiding Elder of q
Wilmington District, who has been quite ill +
some months past, is now slowly improving al
was able to sit up awhile yesterday. His phys
ans now have hopes of his ultimate recover
Ever since the performance Of surgical oper
ton upon him, two or three weeks ago, thel
ms been an improvement in his health, Al
tlle report which gained publicity through
2 CITY paper day or two ago, that he was wor
again, is without foundation. The many frien