Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

was required to pay the costs.
To NEW YORK AND UP THE HuDsoN.-on Thurs
day next (to-day week. the grand excursion up
the Hudson will take place from this city. The
party will be taken by special train of cars over
| the p, W. Railroad and Pennsylvania road
| to Jersey City and thence up the Hudson ON the
splendid steamer Wm. Cook This is the fifth
excursion given by Mr.. P. I. E. Smith, and in all
| cases have his trips given unbounded satlstac-
| tion. The excursion next Thursday is one Of the
most delightful that could be offered to the pub
| lie, including some of the grandest scenery IN
the world and providing for the comfortable con-
veyance of the excursionists in every particular.
| The train will stop at Chester and Philadel-
pha long enough to allow passengers to join the
party at those points. No tickets, however
will be sold except at Wilmington. Those who
wish delightful trip and pleasant day, could
find no better opportunity than is offered by Mr..
Smiths New York and Hudson Rvere xcursion.
| FATAL AccIDENr.-0n Tuesday sad and fatal
accident occurred at Howellvile, Delaware coun-
| ty, in which Harlan II. Webb OF kennett Square,
lost his life almost instantly. The unfortunate
man was engaged in saving down a large tree
| for Mr.. james Thompson IN q woods belonging
| to Isaac Green, when suddenly the tree, which
was leaning and forked one, split, the falling
| part striking the Mr.. Webb Oh the back OF his
| head, producing injuries from which he died in
about Is minutes after the fatal blow. Deceased
| was 25 years of age and leaves young wife to
| mourn his untimey death. His body was taken
to his late home in Kennett Square, Vest Ches-
| ter Nelrs.
Way 30 WEAK K?-The city spring at Seventh
| and Monroe streets has become very weak since
being walled in and pipes laid. Formerly there
was no lack OF water. and the spring never went
| dry, but now there is but small stream so weak
| as to occasion great delay in the hundreds of
people who so there for fresh water. 1t ls the
general impression that the water at the
head of the spring has found another
course and does not enter the pipes. The water
is cold and fresh and it would be apity after
the city has gone to so much expense, to let il
dry up
EXCURSION P1c-N cs To-DAY.-The st. james
Catholic Sunday School, filling five cars, left on
the w. q w. II. II. at $50, this morning, to
spend the day at Mt. Cuba. string band ac-
companied the excursion.
Riddles Chapel NJ. E. Sunday School also came
in on the City cars, this morning, and filling four
passenger cars of p. W. & b. r. II. left az SIC
for Chester Heights, where they will spend the
day.
The Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
went over to Pennsgrove at this morning. and
are spending the day there.
SALE OF MAHooD's MuLs.-On tie 9th inst.
all the real estate and personal property at Ma
hoods Mills, in Dorchester county, few miles
below fredericksburg, WAS sold. The steam mil
was bought by ID. j. Murphy, of Smyrna. Del,
for 81 $50 270 acres of land was also bought by
the same for 51,475. w. Harper purchased l3t
acres for iO5 and J. NJ. Smith 105 acres for s460
From the personal property 500 was realized.
; PorAroEs. Notwithstanding the ''toll" takeI
from the potato crop by the Colorado bugs, the
yield is abundant enough to make prices low
The best quality of potatoes sold in Philadel
q phia last week at 60 cents per bushel, aud TIA,
= average price was from 80 to So cents. Severa
shipments of potatoes were made from Phadel
pima to the West, where there is scarce crop
and the shippers realized a good profit.
ANOTHER IRoN SrEAMER.-The Harlan Il IIol
lingsworth Co., on Monday, laid the keel TO
l. another iron steamer for the Baltimore Stean
Il Packet Linz. The new boat will be named TIL
Sedbodrd, and her capacity is to be 200 tons NOR
. than the HesiOUer built by the same firm SOM
: time ago.
A TnG TAYLOR AcADEMY.-Prof. j. X. Taylor il
= now in the city and busily engaged in refttin
the Taylor Academy prior to opening the Inst
n | tuition Sept 7th. He can be seen ut his resi
dence, $40 West st. We are pleasant to hear Tia,
prospect is favorable fora full school.
, PEACHES IN BERKs County. Y.-The largest peacl
4 orchard in Berks county. Pa, is in Brennoc
: township, niles from Reading. 1t contains
, about 2G00 trees all of the Hale variety wh.c
: Will yield product, this SEASON., of 1000 bushels
Henry Magneris the owner.
: CORNER SroSE LAYfNo.-The cornefsstone q
the new Catholic Church of the Immacalat
Heart Of Mary, at Chester, Pa. will be laid O
i Sunday, Sept. 20, by Right Rev. Bishop Wood.