Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-12-30

LOCAL NEWS.
Tn, Ue,asodrsam says that Dr. eaaishnry sold
only d. 00O. worth Of - bonds Of he WtznAog.
ton Conference Academy In Wilmington.
Ts. sALsx BoAaD or ITnADs.-Ths salem IN.
~ Board Of Trade hes ssseoeed the touowa1g
officers for 1915 prealdsnt-W. Graham Ty-
Ter. Vice Prsadents-Wilia0 Patterson, NOT
ris Hall, Richard Qrisr. 9serssasy-J b. HI
hard. Irsasurer-John p. Moore.
DRArn OF OnAzLI~ Il. BLApn,-Oharles h
Blades, the young man who Ont bis throat o. ~:
Nichaels. Nd, couple Of wssss ~, hss @so
from the sfscts Of his wound His windpips
was entirely ssvsrsd and he could take no moor.
ishment Being IN Odd Fellow, he Was buried
with the honoss Of thas fraternity.
Huru. CaAvoRA-Ths statsnsus publishsd
In several papess that Geo. " Ortlip bad leased
. hotel Ia Philadelphia for 1876 V incorrect.
Mr. Ortlip has rented The Lafayette Hotel, at
9th and Shipley atreete, this city. and will 70
move there ON tho 26th Of March next John
Hanna viii conduct the Delaware House.
MILLING N TEE MsDDLRrows RayaioRaAron.-
Ths rsfrigsrating building at hiddletown 10 BE-
lug converted into griat MILL The machinery
arrived, last week, and 10 now bsing put In
positi0n with . view TO begin operations ~ tho
last Of this week. We understand that the re-
fngsrAtor experiment has not been abandoned.
TEE Wet OnnsrER l. PHILADELPHIA r. r.
The Directoru Of West Chester ard Philadelphia
X. r. have declared . semi-snnual dividend OF
per cent, making for the year. u 70 SAID
that the forthcoming statement Will show
now has already ten milea Of steel track, and Il
will not be long before Il will be constructed Of
steel rail. entirely these being put down ~ rs-
pidly ~ the old ones wear out.
new TowN IN DmAwAns Coua1Y.-williAm J.
Dill superintendent for @. g. CARROT Bro, In
Upper Darby, and Ambrose Thompson, Of West
Philadelphia, have. purchased four acres OF
rett paper mill property, upon which thsy pro.
pose to found 3 new village. They have laid 1t
out into 6fty building lots, aud have themselves
started the prospective town BY erecting six
frame dwellings. They propose to erect some
brick houses ut All early day.
LAHp swInDLss In sALzA County Tho b.
lem Standard donbts not that some Of the peo-
pie Of Salem county have been victimised By
worthless deeds such ~ have been given for
land in the West. 1t says that few months
ego sales were made to parties In and around
Elmer, and doubtless other sections Of that
county, Of deeds for lands In the South, which
probably will be found bogus whom the holders
attempt to ascertain the whereabouts OF the
property decided.
DEATH raoM CANCER. Thomas Chandler, son
OF ex-SherfY Samuel Chandler, residing on the
Lancaster pike about Ave miles from the
city, died on Friday last from cancer and WA
buried Sunday For some months past Mr..
Chandler has been In . helpless condition.
About the middle Of September hs went to Phila-
delphia for treatment, remaining there about
six weeks, to be brought home on stretcher.
The cancer had eaton into vein, which break
ing, he finally died from the flow Of blood
ConxraorAL ALMANAC AND YrAR Bsox.-The
Commercial Almanac and Year Book for 1875
has been issued. Besides it, astronomical cal.
uulations for the year, it contains tables Of the
last election in Wilmington, the names OF the
inent, the name OF every officer, with residence,
in the Delaware State Government, fron Cover
nor to Constable, and several pages Of useful
household receipt, nearly all Of which are pre-
pared expressly for 1t by the ladies' Of Whining
ton. The whole III . compendium Of informa-
ton which should be in every Delaware home.
CONFERENCE ACADEMY EArkRrAiNnENT.-On
Thursday evening last musical and literary en-
tertainment was given by the pupils Of tho Con.
ference Academy at Dover, of which cores
pondsnt sends us . full report. The lapse Of
several days, with full reports by the local press,
has rendered the subject matter 30 old, that We
cannot And room for it now. The communities.
ton mentions, however, ~ the special feature
Of the entertainment An instrumental trio
violin, by g. l.. Virdin organ, by W. F. G0rdy,
and cornet, by @. W. Wright, all being original
and prepared with reference to this event. 1t
was highly appreciated by the audience
To Be REMOVED TO THE PHILADELPHIA Hos
MrAL-Bridget McGuinn, the alleged boarding
house thief who was 30 seriously injured In 1t.
tempting to eecape arrest In New Castle, some
ten days ago, 10 about TO be removed to the
Philadelphia Hospital. Her condition does not
improve in the least, but on the contrary seems
to become more precarlous. The wound In her
throat has gathered and broken, and the entire
upper portion Of her chest, We are informed, 10
solid sore. Kate Jones. imprisoned At New
Castle for vssrancy, is nursing her. Father
Kelley, was sent for, and 1t was through his Of
forts, We understand, that admission was pro
cured into the hospital at Philadelphia.
TExpERAxcr PLrDaEs Temperance pledges
have been left at numerous places in the city
The s,Ips St:on .oC who s ss1s:.
forth and to the end Of time," that be
will vote for no one to legslste for us, who
ia not publicly pledged 20 vote Law TO punish
the manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating liquor
~ . crime" and further that II he ''violates this
Republican Wa authorize any one to bold rs up
to public shame and to deuounce u q devoid
OF truth and honor and not worthy the public
confidence" 1t may seem tothe thoughtful OBJ
server that this is scarcely strong enough In its
terms.
PIaxoN SHOOTING wine
Hundred, on Christmas day, Was the scene oil
two pigeon shooting matches. One Of then
come Oh in an open field along the Concord
Pike, and was rather dimlnutive affair, there
being only five pigeons on each side, though
there was large crowd present to see the fun
The other match was more extensive. fortl
pigeons on each side being shot for on the drsl
round This match came Oh up IN the neiSh6or
hood Of Jeasup Moore's paper mills Tn
mArksmen are said to be all from Philadelphia
whose names are not given. Amongst the Christ
mas festivities in that neighborhood pigeoi
shooting match has been Al annual occurrence
for several years past.
An OPEN SWITCH AND DAMAGED DzpoT. Oh
Wednesday evening, Al accident involving dam
ages TO the extent Of $4,000 but no lives oc
switch hid been left open, and when the y
train came In it shot upon siding where wer
several empty passenger cars, coniding Wiz
sufficient force to send the'foremost one throug
the brick wall at the east end Of the building
thence ACROSS the hall way into the ticket ONCE
breaking down partitions, doors, ceilings and o
distinctions, and pushing through the partition
wall between the ticket office and the ladies' sll
ting room. The stove IN the tlcket ONCE Va
knocked over, and but for the prompt action Q
some Of the depot employees . fire would nav
added its assistance III the damaging work. mis-
Baker, the agent WAS fortunately absent At tn
time. No one was hurt
Saor IN THE Lka AND ARM.-Thomas Reed,
colored man residing at 626 T&tnsll street, W.
painfully wounded in tho loft leg and arm o
Friday night by pistol wounds. II seems tn
Reed got into disturbance with lot or othe
colored men Ut 9Th and Walnut, and his frient
say was set upon by several persons at once d
however, they say further, held his own until
assailsnts drew their PISTOLS when he ran a.
was shot III the left log and arm, the balls maj
ing flesh wounds Being holly pursued |
sought shelter in the A. U. N. p. Church, Frenf
street belos 9Th where meeting Was going o
and created some excitement by falling on to
floor. 1t 10 said that y colored man name
Bswell Hall followed him into the church with
brick in each hand. Friends conducted Heed
his home, where his wounds were dressed by u
West and he IL now comfortable
DONATION PAHTy.-lThe congregation OF Lo
er Brandywins Presbyterian Church, made
most determined assault on the parsonage
Ihursday evening last. PosceAbls and plo
men and women hitherto came out In strol
force, heavily armed with bags and basketa q
ali necessary equipments for long siege. Tb
had provendsr for their horses In no sm
amount, coal TO keep them warm, and fstio
for several monthe. The pastor aud his vi
we're almost surprised, \ spy having bsen
mitted for the afternoon under the guiso or
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