The Morning herald., 1875-12-30
M1xOs LOCALS.

4 City Council meets this evening.
IL A watch meeting will be held in th
t Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, to.mol
row evening. 7~ .73s9 rf
I Rev. j. NJ. Burdick will address temper
ance meeting in the City Hall, on Sunda.
4 afternoon next.
The Sunday school scholars of Calvar,
i Chapel, Third and Washing street, viii
hold sociahle this evening. m... .
H. A meeting to organize State Teachers
Association will be held in No 1 scheo
house, Sixth and French streets, this morn
ing, at 10 O'Clock. p Z" b..
The schooner Anasriean Eagle, arrived al
Tatnall's wharf, yesterday, where she il
now being loaded with corn meal by VIM
Lea & Sons, for New York. t
The steamer Jsrssv Blue has been hauled
out on the marine railway of Enoch Moore's
ship yard, for the purpose of undergoing
some much needed repairs.
y B. Sutton, Esq, of St. Georges, has her
which laid an egg weighing four ounces,
and measuring 81 inches around the the
long way, and OK in the other. Can any
beat it? .sL.'Ia .0..
| Yesterday afternoon the steamer Samuel
NJ. Fslton was flying her flags at halfmast,
in honor of the late Robert Il. Barr, OF
New Castle, who was at one time her CON-
mander.
II Tho Baltimore train which leaves this
city for Philadelphia at 4:45 P. NJ. was de-
layed nearly two hours, yesterday, at Bay
View, the engine, 81, having blown out u
steam pipe, which necessitated sending to
Baltimore for another.
L.W. Stidham & Son sold at public sale
on Tuesday, for Stephen Wilson, of Mil
Creek Hundred, farm containing 100 acres
to Wesley Finn, for $50 pei acre; . lot of ls
acres, without buildings, to Israel Lacy, for
1880; and lot Of six acres to Wesley Finn
for $1OS3. rl ~
This evening in the Brandywine M. E.
Church, the children of the Sunday School
will hold Christmas entertainment. The
exercises of the evening will consist OF
singing, addresses by the Revs. Mr.. Hunter
and Martindale, and lots of good things for
all hands. .'.. -
This evening Christmas festival will b. !
held in the First Baptist Church, Fourth |
and French street. The exercises of the |
evening will consist of singing, music, and
addresses, at the conclusion of which those
present will be invited to partake of re-
freshments, provided for the occasion.
A meeting of the Delaware State Fire |
Insurance Company was held In this city |
yesterday, at which resolution against |
taking risks on property to larger amount |
than s25, 900, was passed. This company |
has only been incorporated since the last |
session of the Legislature; since which time
it has issued large number of policies.
The German Literary Society, of this
city, will give its first Grand Ball tomorrow
evening in the Odd Fellows Hall, Third and
King streets. The managers have made ali
the arrangements possible to haze the affair
the most successful of it's kind of the sea
son. Tickets, admitting one gentleman and
two ladies, will be sold for the small sum OF
81. 'A.
On Monday evening at meeting of the
members of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, a unanimous vote was taken, invit-
ing the present pastor, Rev. I. NJ. Halde
man, to remain with them as their minister.
This action was taken in pursuance with
request from Mr. Haldeman, that if the
members wished him to officiate that they
would SO signify at the end of each year.
. An adjourned meeting of the Indiana polls.
Bloomington and Western extension first
mortgage bendholders was held yesterday.
in New York city, to hear the report of the
special committee, appointed on the 18th OF
Of October. The report, which was adopted,
closed with suggestion that measures
should be Immediately taken to foreclose
the mortgage. Quite a number of the
bondholders of this road reside in this city,
and other parts of the State Of Delaware
On Saturday, January 1st, the colored cit
izens OF Wilmington will appropriately OBJ
serve that day as the anniversary of Eman-
cipation. In the afternoon at O'Clock, re-
ligious services will be held in Bethel A. M.
Z. Church, Walnut street, above Sixth, DUR
ing which sermon will be preached by the
Rev. l. R. johnson. At 7:3O in the evening
service will also be held in the A. U. M. ri
church, French street, near Ninth, and Pres
dent Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
win be read. Addresses will be delivered BY
several prominent colored gentleman of this
'his city i
Capt. J. P. Merrihew, of this city, cele-
orated the 76th anniversary of his birth
yesterday, having been born at Marcus
Hook, Pa, on the 2Sth of December, 1890. {
He removed to This city in 1911. On the :
election OF Richard H. Bayard to the May \
,ralty in 1882, Mr.. NJ. was chosen High l
Constable, being the first man to fill said
,ffice In our city. The Council continued c
or some 10 or 20 years to appoint the
Mayor; Joshua A Driver being the first
nan elected BY the people.
John Boys, also Of Wilmington, has at I.
aimed his S0th year, having been born in
Philadelphia, in 1795. He was elected +
Coroner of this county in 1858, at the same /.
ime that Abraham Cannon, Esq, was cleo ,
ed Sheriff. He also served as enrolling Of +,
!cer in the Second Ward in 1868 or 1854.
'or number of years he was watchman /,
or the p, W. & B. railroad at the crossing r
+ Market street, and finally became inca l.
acitated for the duty by tho failure of his ,
yesight. :
A Pleasant Party, n
The o, B. 8. Society rave dancing mari v Il