Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Council tonight.
The Penn Loan meets this evening.
The feeding of tramps seems to draw great
many of them this way.
The DELAWARE TRIBUNE, Issued to-day,
tans fund OF information which no family
should be without.
Nothing can exceed the beautiful and remuner
alive effect OF an advertisement nt-not too short
in good newspaper.
The large force of ship carpenters aud caulk-
ers generally employed in the slip yards the
Upper Delaware river are all idle.
The light on Ship John Shoa IN the Delaware
has been temporarily discontinued. IL is
thought that it will again be exhibited in q few
days
There will be preaching, this evening" at the
First Baptist Church, by Rev, f. Forgers. OF
Grocer Theological Seminary. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The READING BRANCH CLot Mr.. y f.
Holmes, clotlner on Market st eet has closed
his Reading branch, and on Tuesday his stock of
goods was removed to this city, where his main
store is located.
A BRIDE RoBBED.-On Tuesday evening,
whilst Rev. Mr.. Gregg was performing the
nuptials for Mr.. Ford and wife Ill Smyrna. the
brides valse was stolen from the calliaHe,
which contained her money. clothing, &c.
WILMINGTON CoLosELs.-The Gaz,M is att
tuOrluy IOr Lu6 bLdIoIueul Luhl upOi rttii
Governor Cochran will appoint thee Colonies
from Wilmington who will probably be James
W. Ware, Henry Buxbaum and Frank McClnsky.
MASTER General Jewell invites proposals fol
carrying the mails ON Peninsulsl routes, az fol
lows From Berlin to Synepuxent, miles and
back once a week from Newtown to New
Church, Va, miles and back, three times per
week. A bond of 300. is required with bids on
the first route, and $780, on the second.
CHESTER County MUTUAL FIR. IssuaA G.. Co.
The annual report OF the Chester County Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co. is printed. The tfeasu-
rer's receipts during the past pear wei. 49,.
90. and the payment for loans &c, .s5l, 1929.
OF this sum, Sl0,83s were paid to policy holders
stated at $40, ,655.4 Al, and the liabilities 5492s
81.
FATAL AFFRAY-A fatal aifray in which Geo.
H. Moore was shot and killed by James Cornish,
both colored, occurred at Pritchetts store Lake
district, Dorchester Co., on the 10th. These
two, in company with IL or 2O others, were at
this place on the afternoon mentioned, when
scuffie occurred between the two men over gun
which Cornish had got from a white boy, and
was hourshing it around, when Moore told him
If he WAS not more careful he would take the
gun away from him. After short scufhe. ana
Moore moving away few feet, tie former fired,
the load taking effect in Moores abdomen, prov
ing fatal in five hours. Cornish declares the
gun WAS accidentally discharged They had
previously been good friends
ALMOST FIRE.-Y Yesterday evening, at Abra-
ham Literary Hail. 7th st. near Wall ut, slight
fire occurred that came near proving Gorilla
grafton. A man was in the act OF ulling lamp
and split some oil on the floor. IN turning,
match which had been carelestly dropped on the
floor by some one was ground undtr his heel and
gnited. This, in turn set fire to the oil on the
floor which caught to that in the cnn, exploding
the latter and scattering the fiery hqnid in all
directions. The man burnt up considerable
amount OF carpeting in trying u rxtingnisi' it,
but without avail and it was only the timely ar
rival of our efficient firemen that saved this sd
perhaps the adjoining property. The colored
people were preparing the room for the holding
of u fair and festival.