Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-28
societies.
MEETINGS TINS EVENf NfNa.

Hope lodge No. 81, l. o. o. f.. at Odd Fel-
lows Hall Ord and King streets.
Morning Star Division, No. ? =. OF f., III tie
McClAry Builling.
Olive Branch Social Degree Temple, Of True
TemplaTs, at McClaIy's Hall,
Delaware Council, No. g.. l.. 4. NJ at Me-
chanics' Hall, 2l9 KING street.
Harmony Lodge, No, ), \. q. nf q. T., McCla-
rye Bulding.
Champion Lodge. No. 6. X. Of F.. ut Knights
OF Pytliias Hall 2ll Market streel.
Oriental Lodge, No. IL, h. OF p, st Sllver's
Building. 5ll Market street.
Cherokee Tribe, No. 4, l. q. L. NJ, at Red
Mems Hail, iI5 Market street
TIE ISsTtfUTE LIBRARY. The wan; OF a cata.
logue for the hooks in the Wilmington Institute
Library has long been felt, and during Last year
the Dircctora ordered one to be printed. 1t il
now inst completed, and makes handsome
tavo of lOi pages. The books are referred to
both by their own title, and under tie name Of
their author. Tie work was prepared
under the direction OF the Libraria,I,
Mir. Wilmans, and DR.. Bullock, chair
man cf the Library committee 1t il from
the press Of James " Webb. Copies are for
sale at tho library. TO members or others desir-
ing them, at 81. 80 copy, and Will be great
convenience to persons who frequently use the
Library
A large consignment Of public documents for
warded by q. $. Senator Bayard has just been
received, amounting in all to 76 volumes some
Of which are valuable. including tue full census
reports. sets Of the Congressional GloJe and
Record, and other works which are OF real value
and requisite to make the Library complete.
IHR STEAM FIRE ENGINE Test. Tie scum-
Inlttees of the Water Witch and Fame Hose
Fire Companies, held adjourned meeting.
last evening. TO come to some definite conclu
sion as to the preliminary arrangements for the
proposed trial teet of their respective engines.
The proposition OF the Fame Hose Company to
d pop test, through fifty feet of hose, / i.
inch nozzlea, was accepted by the Water Witch,
provided the Fame Ione would agree to play
through 1000 feet Of hose a inch nozzle, for
three hours, under the same niles which gov
erened the recent test with the Reliance En-
gine. 1t was further proposed by the Water
Witch that If tho Fame Hose Won the test un-
der the first proposition, and the Water Witch
won under the second proposition, that the
merits of the respective engines should be
tested finally on trial through J0n feet of hose
| Ia inch nozzle, for one hour. These PROPOSE
| tons not being satisfactory to the Fame Hose
| the joint committee adjourned S,,le d..
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| CONDUCTOR BCcHASAN's ISJuRIEA.-Ihe ex-
| tent Of Conductor Buchanan injuries i'll the ac-
| cldent near Washington Oh Monday evening,
were telegraphed from that city yesterday. He
| was probably as seriously hurt as any passenger
| he had on board. He received cut on the
| right side of his head, severng the temporal ar
| tery, second cut on the left side of the neck
| and several couturions on the head. His left
| hand was considerably bruised, and the skin
and flesh on the little finger stripped of, leay-
| ing the bone naked. Death would have resulted
| from loss Of blood but for the prompt render
| ing of professional aid. 1t was Mr. Buchanan
train which left the double track, and caused
| the collision. hut he SAYS II was through the
| failure OF the engineer to hear or regard liz
pull Of the gong that the accident happened.
THE NEW WATER MAINs.-Bnt for the storm.
| work would have been begun this morning. on
the laylhB OF the new water mains which it har
been determined 10 put down in..yarious part- OF
the city. The point oi,commencement waH Xed
for 10th and Chur eh streets. II was the inteu.
| ton to put upon this work sfor the present and
until the stops and lire plugs are fully ready fOi
rapid work, only small force, to afterwards he
| increased to a hundred or more men, who vii
| begin the excavations i'll several spaces about
| 2nd. and Jefferson and 3rd and Church streets
| This work will be done by the Water Depart
| ment under the supervision Of Chief Engineer
| Hyde. commencement will now be made AZ
| soon AZ tile weather clears mp.
The RESERVOIRS. ice which formed il
the Rodney street basin during the winter dam
aged the South bank its whole length by raisinl
| the bricks several inches and producing tron
| blesome leak. II only recently, owing t,
| the frost which remained in the ground 30 lat,
| this Spring, that repairs could lie made, bu
these are almost COMPLETED now Water il dis
tributed from this basin during the repairs a
usual, but the supply is -four feet lower than tht
customary level In few days it will be full,
raised up again. Next week il il proposed Il
| begin the cleanslng or the Market street reser
| voirs. One Will be taken at time that no in
terrupton may occur III the city supply.
| Cor Another WIFE.--George White, who los
| his wifo and eight children by clipping witt
| another colored man, which circumumstance wal
| fully reported in yesterday COMMERCIAL alread,
has another domiciled in her place, and seemi
] to be happy.