The Morning herald., 1875-10-13
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The fish commissioners have 90 far this
season taken between three and four thous-
and black bass out of the Delaware at
D Riegeisville, end distributed them in the
streams throughout the State.
= The cost Of living is not regulated by the
s times.
l. A dull Winter stares the mechanics in the
:, face. ..,
y II And now the little folks have begun to
= count the days before christmas.
). "A ride up the Brandywine is delightful.
). Delaware has shipped s,251 car loads Of
peechcs this season.
This month has five Sundays, five Fridays
and five Saturdays.
The horse chestnut crop was not so large
this season. ,.. ..,.,-...,
Council meets in special session tonight,
to ballot for Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department. The City Solicitor will give
an opinion upon the matter at the request
OF Council, and it is expected that some
definite conclusion win be arrived at.
The "Quincuplexal" of Charlie Shay will
appear this evening at the Opera House.
Drawing is favorite study at our public
schools.
| The amateur papers are not so thick as
they were last Year. u.a-. -, ...,.'
Jones says the Qunksteps can beat the
PlIladelphans,
Brown says the Q's will be most unmcr
cifully thr shed on Saturday.
Schrs. Hattie Hall, Kelley, Lebanon, Del.
Stetson Ellison, Durburough, Lebanon,
Del., Tycoon, Cooper; Smyrna, Del, all
loaded with grain arrived in Philadelphia.
On Monday. 81 -
The work on the Town Hall is steadily
progressing. Besides external improve
ments there will also be many internal ones.
The City Council room has already been
newly plastered and painted Workmen
are now busily engaged on the front of the
building in process of "pointing" and not
Wllhstanding the remoDstrances Of another
paper it will be painted.
The condition of Market street, between
Eighth aad Ninth, is not very inviting
Here and there are little piles of refuse mat
ter, loose stones and broken bricks, which
the Board of Health should have cleaned
up and hauled away. .''''
Rev. L. c. Matlack of Nliddletowp.
preached at the Asbury NJ. E. Church last
evening, 10 large congregation. The re- I
vival is successfully progressing.
The consumption Of ice is decl easing apd
will soon be over.
Market day.
The lots now being sold in this city, bring
low prices but the sales continue
A Methodist revival is going on at Land
enberg. Rev. T. E. Martindale. of this
city breaches there this evening.
The Democrats have arranged meeting
at Elkton for the 18th to be addressed by
John Lee Carroll, Hon. T. F. Bayard, Gov.
1roome, Hon. Stevenson Archer and a great
number Of lesser lights.
John B. Cough, will lecture at the Opera B
House on "Blundcrs," Dec, 2d.
new siding, 500 feet long is being laid
through the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co.'S
property by the P, W. e. B. r. R. Heavy
material, after its completion, can be re-.
moved from the ship yard with much great
r facility.
There was considerable speculation on the
,reeis anu at club houses yesterday about
he Ohio election.
me news of the Centennial disaster
Which reached this city yesterday morning
oon after the accident, created considera, n
nc excitement, Mr.. Quigley, the contrac-
or, and several workmen being from VII
ningtUn.
Sun rises this morning at G.1O. ri
Tie fountain at Tenth and Tatpall wns va
amaSed by double team on Saturday,
Kew, A. ID. Davis has gone down the -
tate on temperance lecture tour, II
There are no peaches in market. L
The City Mission are at work in Brown
N.
The Baltimore Synod of the PRESBYTERIAN
hurcA VIII convene in this city at tie
.entral Presbyterian Church on Tuesday
ext. ABOUT one hundred ministers of thai
nomination will lc present. The West
! u ch difficulty will probably be BROUGHT
eiore them and suitable action taken.
The Pencander Presbyterian church =
Iasgow, held Il festival yesterday on tie
rcch ID iron: OF the church. Tie festival tt
ontinues today.
lhe sale OF james Sawdon, Jr at New
ort, on Monday, was largely attended. =,
The Lightfoot and tctives will nlav q -
a1ne OF ball at Sc!ue:zcn Park on Sa;ur'
ay, Oct, 1G. r,
FIRE AT LIPE MAY.
\ correspondent writing from Cape Nav
l'der dass OF the 1lth inst, states that
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