The daily gazette., 1877-12-06
FOURTH EDITION

A DETERMINED THlEF.-Some tim
ago VIM. Bently, COL, was arrested oil
suspicion of having stolen a halter tina
he had in his possession but after be
ing held for q few days he was discharged
there being no claimant for the article
A short time after he had been released
Michael Lally called at the police of1c'
and identified the halter as belonging Il
him. Yesterday while officer Bricklt
was walking along Front street he es
pied Bsutly with halter going towards
junk shop. Thinking that it was sto
len he arrested the man, and at hearing
last evening, Mr.. Lally recognized the
halter as the same one that had peer
previously stolen from him. The prison
er was held in the sum of S4O0 to answer
the charge at Court, in default of which
he was committed to jall this morning.
AppointmentS.-Am the appoint
ments made at the recent session OF the
Virginia Conference, u. E. Church South
are the following:
Eastern Shore District-Jacob Mans
ming, presiding elder. Eastville, j. L.
Spencer, Lloyd Moore, supernumerary;
Bellham,J. w. S. Robbins; Pungoteague
{. e. Wertenbaker; Oman cock, J. H.
Amiss; Conquest and Guilford, ]. B.
Merritt: Atlantic, Alfred Wiles, Wicomif
CO, j. Lumsden; Salisbury, r. ]. Moor
man; Berlin, b. S. Herring; Dorchester
Mission TO be supplied; Hoopersvllle, j.
D. Hank; Cambridge, j. Ii. Patterson.
AMUsEMENrs.-Onn next Wednesday
evening the famous j. Haverlys Minis
trel Company will appear at the Grand
Opera House, in this city. The company
has been recently reorganized, and now
contains some of the best minstrel
talent in the country including seven
well known comedians. The company
have appeared in this city before, and
always gave universal satisfaction.
A SAD OCcURRENCE.-On Sanday
evening, while little three year old
son of police officer George Donovan,
was playing with j4ckstone, he &C
cldentaliy swalio wed il. AT first the
article stuck in his THREAT but after
considerable IF jrts he swallo wed 1t.
Becoming i'll physician was sum
moued but to no avail as he died on
Tuesday evening.
Before Esqu re Hdgdny.-Last evening
Jetferis Pennington, charged with COM
mitung an assault and battery on
JohnM .McCarty ,and threateningtothrow
him into the Christiana, was fined one
uOlldT anu COSLS.
This morning a lad named Thomas
Hammer, charged with throwing stones
at Sarah Philips, was required to pay
costs.
Reception and BdN.-The first grand
reception and ball of the Jefferson Demo-
cratic Club will be given in the hall of
the Wilmington Institute on Thursday
evening, January 18th, 1878. 1t will be
one OF the finest social events of the sea-
sou.
Teachers Epistltute.-The New Castle
County Teachers Institute commenced
at noon to-day, in Odessa. Tomorrow
Superintendent Harlan, of this city, will
go down and assist Professor Groves in
conducting the exercises.
PersonH.-Prof S. j. Willey-principal
OF the boys department of school No. i,
who was confined to his house by illness
for about two weeks, has recovered his
usual health, and resumed his duties at
the school.
Sale this Erening.-The sale of the
collection of Italian works Of art will
commence this evening at s O'Clock at
the Opera Auction House. Seats have
been reserved for ladies.