The daily gazette., 1877-10-19

cIuo AFbsTElWOOQ Garr0bE.
The meeting thcu adjourned un III
Monday evening next. at the sane
place, when 1t Is expected that fur.
ther arrangements will be made.
Death of Lieut.. Col. Kurtz.-Lieut
Col. John D. Kurtz, Of the Engineer
Corps, United States army, died sudden.
ly in Georgetown, d. g., on Tuesday
Col. Kurtz served in the Engineer Corps
for number of years, and in 1866 was
appointed to the RANK of Lieut.. Colonel
In 1874 Col. Kur;z was sent to Philadel.
phia in charge of board eff engineers to
make a survey Of the Delawa,e river
looking to the improvement of the chan
mel al what is Known as the Horseshoe,
In accordance with the recommendation
of this board, and supported by his per
sonal efforts, ap appropriation was grant
ed by Congress for th;t purpose, and
Colonel Kursz WIS assigned to superin-
teod the work, which is. now nearly com
p etAd. He had also taken palt in seye-
raj other improvements made lower down
the river, more especially in the construc-
tion of the stone piers at New Castle.
OF Interest to Attorneys. s.-There is a
rule made by the Revised Statutes of the
United States which, if conformed to by
attorneys and clerks of courts, will pre-
vent much trouble and annoyance.
Wien cases are transferred from the
st. e Courts to The United States Court,
it is very frequently the practice to file
The original papers in the case. Under
the Statutes the clerks of the Federal
Comts are not permitted to file these
original papers, because, If the case is
remitted 70 the State Court, as not in
frequently happens, the pspers could not
be sent back after being filed as a record
of the Federal Court. ~ "l.1
Sale of Ore Ldnd.-The Phoenix Iron
Company, of Phoepixyille, have purchas-
ed ywenty-seven acres of ore land of the
estatesof VIM. Wills, deceased, in Ply
mouth township, Montgomery county,
This was, portion of the v.act putup at
public sale on the 11lh instant and with
ldrawn. The purchasers had previously
operated these mines on lease and tht
machinery aud every convenience for re-
sumipg work is still upon the premises
The land was bid to about $S5 an acre a
public sale and was subsequently sold tt
the PURCHASERS at private sale at $l25 al
acre. q, g. t :
y Oyster Supper.--The ladies Of Mt
Pleasant NJ. e. Church Brandywine hun
dred will give their annual oyster sup
per on Thursday October 18th 1877, from
4 to 10 o'clock p. m. Not only oysters
but turkeys, chickens and meats of al
kinds will be provided with proper deli
cacies. A musical entertainment will be
given in the Church while the supper il
being served in the tent adjoining. All
who wish to feast on the good thugs o.
the land while at the same time they con
tribute 10 the benefit of tbe church are
Invited. Tickets so ceuts. It.
jas. T. Fields Lectures.-Mr. Fields
the author, poet and lecturer, will visi
our city on the 1st of November, and
will deliver two of his interesting lee
lures in the Grand Opera House. Al
persons interested in the great masters o
the English language will have an op
portunity of gaining much lBkermatlor
concerning the great poets, authors, ac
tors and musicians of the present day
| We hope our people will turn out wei
and show that they can appreciate Bos
tens greatest lecturer.
The Singing ClGss.-The newly form
ed singing class held its first rehearsal a
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association, last evening, under the di
rection of Prof. Rhodes. Quite rum
ber of new and beautiful hymns wert
sung, and the large number attending
testified to their great enjoyment. Im'
class is to be continued each THURSDAY
evening, and both ladies and gentlemen
are cordially invited to attend.
The "Old S,oedes" Trinity Church.
The usual services of the Protestant
Episcopal Church are held in the church
every Sunday morning at half past ter
o'clock; afternoon at nalf past three
o'clock, and on Wednesday. evenings a
lfjfteen minutes of eight o'clock. Tht
seats are open and free and you are cor
djally invited to attend. Rector's resi-
dence No. 502 King street.
Serenaded.-Last evening large nun
her of tb. friends of John Hartman, at
ter procuring a quantity OF instruments
went out 10 his residence, aid Ureatec
him to a calithumpian serenade in honol
OF his marriage yesterday. The party
were invited in and treated to reiiesh
ments.
Sacred Coacert.-A grand sacred con,
cert for the benefit of the orphans viii
be given in st. Mary's Catholic church
on Wednesday evening, Oct "a, 1877, a
eight O'Clock. The music will be OF
high order, and the concert will undoupt
edly be very attractive.
Personal.-Joseph L. Thatcher, sol
of Albert Thatcher, Of this CITY, wh'
bas been in the employ of the Navy De
partment as a carpenter for several years
has been appointed to take charge Of tn
navy yard at Washington, at a salary o
So, 400 per annum. a eeVHl ,t'.i7 =
Charged tciM larceny Last evening a
the police hearings, Margaret Brlntoi
was arraigned and charged py Malgars hs
IDonelly with larceny. The evidence oe
! ing sufficient she was held In the sum
$500 to answer the charge at Court