Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

evening.
Manager Ford is giving Wilmington some fur
ther attention.
These are rapid aud regular alterations of
sunshine and storm.
Asbury Sunday School Anniversary this even
ing, III the church.
Mr.. Toolc plays OF The Linz, Oid Friends and
he Dodger on Saturday.
George Wheeler will be executed at Eas.0n.
and Joshua Griffin at Bel Air on the l2th inst.
>. O. Shortlidge sends us view OF his new
school building ut Media. He has handsome
structure.
The Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia
announce supplementary Spring course of lee
lures, to begin ON Monday, March 10th.
Houseleepers whose water supply is cut OFF
may find an explanation IN Mr.. Hyde's card
which ID printed under onr head of " Notices"
Two new box cars were last week placed on
the Oxford and Peach Bottom Railroad. They
were built by the Jackson & Sharp Co, Of this
city.
The third grand reception OF the Young Mems
Catholic Philopatrlan Literary Institute will take
place in Institute Han. on Monday evening,
March 29th. james r. Rigney will be Master Of
Ceremonies.
LOAN SALE.-The Hope IiO II Association sold,
last evening, at its regular monthly meeting,
$1,000 ut 1925 per cent; $4,000 at 3214, AID $500
at 80.
PuBIIc SALE OF srocKs-We advertise to.
day public sale of a lot of valuable bank and
Insurance stocks. Those wanting TO inyest will
be on hand
P)LIcE APPOINTMENTS. Mayor Simms has ap-
p)nted William King to the vacancy in FIRST
Thomas Mullen, resigned, and Seaman Patter-
sen in the Third District vice - McGonigle,
ie moved.
ATTEMPTED INCENDIARyIsM-L evening"
abput O'Clock, some scoundrel attempted to
set fire to the rear portion of Il frame house at
sos West Second ST.. belonging to Charles j.
Agnes, but he was fortunately detected, before
the flames got headway. He then ran down the
alley and escaped.
LARGE CoNTRAcrs.--J. q. Peters & Co., of
Lancaster, Pa. have been awarded the contract
for furnishing GO.00O railroad ties for tho con-
struction of the Columbia and Port Deposit Rail
Road. They have aleo received contracts for
furnishing telegraph poles to the Philadelphia
and Reading Rsilroad, and also TO the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
A FAMILY IN GREAT NEED.--Informato
from reliable source comes to us of the desti-
tuition of family in the western part of tho ci-
ty. The family consists OF n widow with f0ur
children with DO source OF income and no money
and consequently is in suffering condition.
We hope the benevolently disposed In good cir
cumstances will see that the case is relieved
Full information can be obtsned OF Mira. Dr..
Foster, at Front d West streets.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT TRINrry CHAPEL. The
following order of special service ls III use at
Trinity Chapel. on Friday evenings during lent
Opening Hymn Lords Prayer and Versicles
Psalm and Gloria Patri Lesson and Deus Mis-
eratur Greed and Verslcles Ash Wednesday
Collect latter portion of the Litany hymn
Lecture on the Gospel Prayer De profundis
and blessing. Services at IA O'Clock.
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings the same
service from the Lords Prayer to the Litany in-
elusive. Service at 6l9 O'Clock.
Civil. RIGHTsIN WILMNGToN. The Civil Rights
Bill will not affect the current order of things in
this city in the least. The colored people have
their own schools and churches, boarding
houses, restaurants and grave yards. There
have been long-established houses among them
where accommodations desired is always to be
had They have large and commodious halls,
and their own churches are perfectly satisfactory
to them. They have long enjoyed the privilege
of riding in iirst-claes cars, and the theatre has
been open to them from its establishment.
SrLoAM M. L. CHUncH.-Rev. L. T. Kenney
writes us that the revival meeting which has
been in progress for some weeks at Sloan
Church, Bethel, Delaware county, has been quite
successful. About 90 persons have protested
conversion, "and some of the meetings were
marked with extraordinary displays of Divine
power both upon the minds and bodies OF the
people,
Mr.. Kenney adds that the Camp Meeting at
Brandywne Summit will commence on August
9TH and that the price of tents has been reduced
to eight dollars.
LEVY CoURr COMMITTEES. The following are
the standing committees of the Levy Court for
the current year Public Buildings = Messrs.
Bright, Jackson, Polk Janvier and Wicr On
Sheriff, Clerks and Ballifs - Messrs. Wilson,
Wie-, and Derrick On Jail Commissioners
Messrs. Jackson, Polk and Janvier On Magis-
trates and Constables -NIessrs. Febiger, Medill
and Wier ; On Assessors-Messrs. Polk, Jack
son and Wilson On Miscellaneous Accounts--
Medl and jackson On Collectors Accounts
Medil, Febiger and Polk ; On PrntinG-Wier
and Derrick On Sunday Schools-Roberts and
Janvier.
MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARIES. Last evening the
missionary anniversary of the sabbath schools
connected with Scott NJ. +. church was held, but
was slimly attended on account, doubtless, of the
inclemency of the weather. The speakers who
we're announced to address the children were
also detained, but very appropriate
address was made by Rev. j. France.
terestiDg and their parts were sustained with
credit. The missionary collections OF the year
amounted to S1G4.5l, of which sum SS7.69 WAS
appropriated to the church mission cause, the
remainder being consumed by the Sabbath
School, which reserves for its own use the col
lections of the first Sunday in each month.
The Sabbath School of Asbury church will
hold its anniversary, this evening.
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aNarrIages.
HAIGH WALKER ON the 2 inst, at the NJ. e.
Parsonage. New Castle, by Ppy, j, Is, Mann, Mt