The daily gazette., 1875-02-25
attempted iSsstciste.llnnI
AMANJrMrs A IN THE nR1NDYwfaE RACE

Yesterday afternoon, at ) O'CLOCK,
Walter Camperson William Stout,
and negro man were walking up the
Brandywine near the third dam, When
they observed a man standing ON the
head-gates which admit tlfc wafer to
the lower race,
SWINGING AN AXE IN MS, FIANDs. 4
Az soon as they observed him the !
man threw down the axe, drew of his
coat aad vcgt tossed them in the racs
and then quickly raised his hands
aloft, and
sPRhSG mo me W-.fEn.
The witnesses of this terrible deed
rau at once TO the spot, but all traces
OF the unfortunate man had completely
disappeared from view, as the race at
this time was Il
SETTLING, RoARrNG TokRkNT,
the water rushing down with great
rap:dity and carrying the body ana
clothes at once from sight ..tt !
The three men then proca edea &c
the Ciiy Hall and ga1e intormation
OF the affair to the police Ruthoritief
They described the man az having q
slim lace and sandy ncustnche, and
being about ) feet inches ia height
He was entirely unknown 10 them.
IArEn---THE MAN EscArEs ..WfTu Ills
LIFE.
When the three me q Iep9rtel thS al
fair ct tie City Hail, they supposed tue
! man they saw-ttH4p-iH the water had
been drowned, but this m3fulng 1t M&s
ascertaincd that he got out safely He
was carried swiftly down the race, part
OF The time andsl. the ice, about two
hundred yards, when he struck bottom
| II a shallow place, and the cold bath
having caused him 10 Change ilfS mind,
| he struggled Ia reach the bank, lie
| was assisted out by inan named Wal
ker, who e9ndpctet him Y ,his. Wax
ker'sl home, in Happy Valley, ami gave
him proper attention, tonsidcring tho
condition of the ntcr, ibp mans escape.
from death is wonderful.
The only question about the affair is
The identity of the .wouId7hf.u suicide,.
lSome assert that his name Is William
Phillips, u eurpent erj anal Dthers that
1t is Danl Gallagher, Il carter Other
wise, the item as related above, il corr
rect.
'fo.V;e. llsrRAG WAiEnalllc %. u.u
YE Work ingmen'4 Loan 4 Ase"ciaii"n lurrts
| this evening. ~ HAs aSs~f.ao =
| 10 night the t!ly Council ~ III meet III
regular scssion. .,,,!,,lul.H
For neat and CHEAP Job printing call
st the GAItIlL oGicr,
One ease d. sfsAAAAtnhAAkA.ssiatnsaa
of ~ the Mayor this morning; fifty
esps ana eo'if801in NcsIESss - bn,
| In the U. S. Court the lawyers arc still
! hatpmeiihg away AZ the legal trchnicaii-
. ties Of the Day case" '"S ''"hS" ~. >"
The CokkfffttT "a Inyuriable accuracy
was at fault in the announcement of
,LBplee S,tfalfsAlI L aAtfthk -Mr abt. stu
'1HE kENNRTT SQHARR FIRE ('aMPASS.
: The citizens Of kennett Sdusra nes aust
InoW eXcited over the organization of u
fire company. 'fhe membership Mt pres-
mt comprises tiuwhite lin6n and l5 az
isl gtoes. but the Chief Burgess. it is said,
7 deT91e7 he company t" be oons9f1afR'
, | another point of dispute. The young
@tn psny "s fs NV II psstssr1 eo% IA
their apparatus on reasonable terms,
-; but the older iItssni think q shpp3li epggins
1 will he sufficient. The Borough authdri-
o ties have appropriated 5000 for purchas-
G ing the ancient Good Wlli ndengint
= Of New Castle, They have 300 feet OF
p good gum hose aud good. water supply
4 the largest mains being IL inches and
r the smaltestl6 4;9"i usiuIl q ,I.-- 4..; .,
-. si5:!ia ssIis Is
whence ai.is GREAT ses GlOliSa, tIlt
country through, among the Alcoholic Rittel
G mopgeTsi They stand aghast at an innova
tion on their privilege OF making drunkardl
Nff fiaa igE tfAY h0a af,,fn ~
( field with which they cannot contend. DR
- | j. WALKEg'5 CALIFOR71IA VINEGAR RITTRRs
the indebted essence 9t the, rnoSt, ,leiic3 ctqu!
) vegetable tonic. and alternatives III line world
is driving all the stili-boTn no3trtms OF hlnl
9 | Alcohol 10 the wall. There is no disaas 9, in
- | formal or GXternal. III MLlcA it b nor hena