The Morning herald., 1876-07-18
ONE CENT.
MinOs' Locals,

Inc hepunilcan county Meeting VIII Go
held this evening.
Mutual Loan Association meeting this
evening.
The Delaware State Build,ngi is advertised
for sale. EIl,
The blackberries are unusually fine this
season.
The late rain has helped the. corn crop
amazingly. MN. j3I.5s1,
The wheat crop is said to be an extraor-
dinary one this year.
Bush's Philadelphia freight line is prompt
and reliable.
It would not go higher than eighty-ave in
the shade yesterday.
Ice cream sells rapidly from two cents
worth up to dollars worth.
Cholera infantum the physicians state
children are suffering with now considerably.
The happiest people in Wilmington are
those who deal in ice.
Wilmington is having dearth in the
amusement line.
Blackberries are healthy. land two quarts
for quarter.
"Gory" stockings and low shoes are now
the rage for gentlemen.
Wilmington is quiet, and it is easy on the
police.
The truck business in Wilmington this
season is said to be profitable.
Peaches, we await thee. But wilt thou
play us false, or true-to our pockets
Travel On the Steamboats, plying between
this city and Philadelphia is increasing.
Butter continues to range in the neighbor-
hood OF fifty cents.
Oysters during the hot weather are selling
here at two cents piece and are scarce at
that.
Corn throughout the county has begun
to tassel, and i'll some localities It is out in
silk.
Green apples are plentiful, and the doc
tors have ordered extra supplies Of Jamaica
ginger.
Mrs. Springer has commenced the erection
OF a new house on Madison street, near the
corner Of Ninth street.
The sale of books at the ssOld Curiosity
Shop" begun yesterday morning, and will
continue until all are sold.
The first peaches from Smyrna, DEL,
were brought to Philadelphia on Wednes-
day.
There is one class that the hot weather
does not affect, and these are the base ball
players.
All you have to do on Second street, to
win admiration, is to praise the new Market
House.
Tilden Hendricks-is his name and be gave
the first shout of the campaign in Whining
ton on Saturday last.
The sporting men state that the hard
times have hurt the faro and policy busi-
ness.
Improvements are constantly being made
on the church of the Sacred Heart, Madison
street.
1t will soon be time for the hot corn man
to exhibit his vocal powers on the street
corners.
1t is claimed that a man reads paper
more attentively in crowded street car, If
he has seat, than at any other time.
Sasafras ia now drunk in large quantities
for the blood, something else little stronger
is frequently taken for the stomach's sake.
Il is stated that Wilmington patronizes
the Centennial more poorly than any of the
places within such short distance Off,
On Saturday evening, August 18th, fair
will be opened in the basement of st. Paul's
Church, Fourth and Judson streets.
Butchers complain that the large quantity
Of ice it took to preserve the meat during
the recent hot spell eat away all the profit.
Farmers began harvesting their oats on
Saturday, the crop is said to be the heaviest
raised in this vicinity for twenty years.
Now the man who all last week growled
at the heat, laughs the frisky mosquito to
scorn, and puts the fan on the mantelpiece
as relic OF the past.
4 countryman named Ball became un-
ruly in saloon on Water street, yesterday
afternoon, and was put out. For awhile
the Ball was kept moving.
The water Witch steamer was engaged
yesterday afternoon in forcing the sand
through the pipe that carries off the water
from the spring at Seventh and Monroe
streets.
The report that Harlan & Hollingsworth
Go. would shut down temporarily In few
days, for want of work, is without founda-
tion. Business is dull but they will continue
at something until it resumes.
There is another project on hand to con-
struct railroad between Chester and Me-
dia, a distance ofless than six miles. To
20 from one of these localities to the other
now requires trip Of about thirteen miles.
One of the wheels of Walton & Bro. ice
wagon came off yesterday afternoon, while
it was coming down Second street between
West and Tatnall. Ice fell; but 1t soon
rose again.
A wicked boy in dry goods store yester-
day on Market street, made an old lady take
a piece OF dark cloth under the impression
that 1t was white, by pasting paper ever her
spectacles, while her attention was diverted
to the street.
Police Nescs,
The following cases were disposed of at