Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-12-21

POLICE HEAgISGs.-Abram Young, for COM
mitting all assault aud battery on Levi Jel, was
lined 50 cents and costs.
Charles Preston, who was engaged, last even
ing over Third street bridge, teaching Rebecca
Segars to dance the New York waltz, was arrest
cd on charge OF appropriating Rebocca's pock-
ct book containing Sl2 to his own use. Not
wlthetanding the asseyerations OF Charles as to
his innocence, he was held in 300 for his ap
peafauce at Cont.
John Sayers becoming very beligerent over
too free use OF barleycorn. committed rather
aggravated assault and battery on Wilson Scraf-
ton, for which he was fined - and costs.
Ned Leary having used up all his friends, and
spent all his money was adjudged yagrant and
sent for 20 days over to his old quarters at New
! Castle.
CHRIsrmAs TRAvEI.--The full tide of Christ
nlHs travel has set in, and all railroad trains com
ing to, departing from, or passing through this
| city chow perceptible increase i'll the number
OF travel. The trains on the Delaware r. X. are
| especially heavy under the holiday demands,
and additional cars are required both for freightr
and passel gers. Daiy now the tide will swell
| until Friday, when it will reach it's full Height,
aud overbilrdened locomotives will pun away
| with greater yigor. Amid all this travel Will
| miigton is receiving fair share VI the country
| trade, but not that amount which a grenter et-
| fort would surely bring.
HOWARD L. Guys FUSERsL. The funeral OF
| Howard l.. Guy took place from his late lesi-
| dence, near Clsymont, yesterday afternoon.
Owing to the severity OF the cold the attendance
| was not 20 large as it would otherwise have
been had the weather been warmer. Still
| large number Of the friends Of the deceased
went up from tins city on the train, returning
| in carriages in the funeral procession which
| halted at Rlverview cemetery to make the inter
| ment of the remains. The funeral gervices al
| the house We're short, and conducted by Rev
| Mr.. Murray, pastor OF tie NJ. l.. Church al
Claymont.
A FINE SHow.-One of the most attractive
| windows OH Market street tn the young people is
| that OF MIS- Henze at No. 1lS. Here are number
less false faces, Masks &c. of every conceivable
degree OF beauty and ugliness all turned to VIEW
| the passers-by. Some of them have movable eyet
and months and make odd motions that are trul,
| laughable. Mrs. Henze's is headquarters foi
masquerade, hers being the only place of tie
| kind ill Wilmington.
NEW YEAR DAY LEGAL HoIIDAY.-The atten
| ton of the business community is called to tile
fact that by all act of the last Legislature, New
| Years Day and Wsshingtons Birthday were
made legal holidays. The banks, therefore, viii
be closed OH Saturday of next week, January
| 1rt,) as well on Saturday OF this week.
THE FRIENDSHIP CENTEsNIAL BALL.--The one
hnndredth anniversary of the Friendship Fire
| Company will be duly observed tomorrow eve
ming by grand bali and reception at the Opers
| House One hundred guns will be fired in hon
or OF the event, at sunrise to morrow morning
ut Sixth and Adams streets.
The Women'r Temperance Union will mee
10 moro w. At Sixth and Sbipley StE at 3 O'Clock