The daily gazette., 1878-01-03

Slight Fire.-Yesterday morning a
slight fire occurred occurred in the pick
ing room of Pusey Bros cotton mill,
corner Of Thirteenth and Poplar streets.
The fire department Immediately re-
sponded with their usual alacrity buttheir
services were declined by the proprietors.
The fire was extinguished by the appli,
cation Of several buckets of water and
steam jets in the room. The damage
was very slight. 1t Is not known how
.he fire originated but is supposed to
have been from a match that was lying
on the floor, which was trod upon by
some person.
Protrdcted Meetings.-A protracted
meeting at bt. Pauls Church, was CON-
menced Oh New Years eve. The pastor
has secured the service of the Rev. Jas.
A. B. Wilson of the Wilmington Con
ference, formerly at the Mariners Bethel
at Boston. He is good Holy Ghost
preacher; come and hear him; he has
already preached two pointed sermons
Last night they had spirited meeting
with one conversion at the altar. Things
are looking up at st. Paul's.
Protracted meeting is being held al
Asbury Church.
The Fire Depdrtmeat.-The Herald
and Republican both copied the repor
Of the workings of the Fire Department
for the year 1877, published in Tuesday,
GAZETTE, but transposed the head SC
as 10 make it read 'sChief Engineer Han,
mas report for 1871" Now the articl,
was not Chief Engineer Hanna's report
but was prepared for the GAZETTE BY
Mr. George A. DAVIS, who Is thoroughly
Iposted on all affairs pertaining to the
Fire Department. Mr. Hanna will not
make his annual report to Council unit
April next.
Going 10 Wdshington.-At the four
dry tent temperance meeting, last
night, Geo. W. Wells announced thai
at noon to day he and MIR. butcher
would proceed to Washington, where
they would remain two or three
weeks, prosecuting the temperance
work. He also said that since Mr.
Dutcher's return to Wilmington he
had not received hearty financial
support from the people, and there
fore felt obliged to retire to another
field of labor for brief period.
f'ostponed.-Owing to the great success
with which the BoucIcault Shaughrd,
Combination, are meeting with through
the Eastern States, they will not be able
to appear at the Grand Opera House in
this city, on The 18th inst, as has been
announced. They will appear here OF
the 18th and 10Th inst, one week later
They are obliged to remain two nights
on account Of the heavy expenses il
carrying scenery etc.
CLOSING out to quit Bu usiness.-F. L
Frank, 5U9 Market street, is selling ou
the entire stock of ladies' cloaks, mil
linery goods, merino, underware. In
fant's, and children's dresses and cloaks
French and domestic corsets, ladies
undergarments, kid gloves, hair switche
&C., regardless of cost, TO quit business
Fixtures for sale dec26-daw If.
n A Free Erhibition Of fine oil painl
ings at Messrs. Merrick & Drake's auC
tion store takes place to morrow after
: noon, they will be closed out at aucLio
, commencing Saturday evening Dec. %
. as there will be no reserve this will
offer our citizens an excellent opportu
nifty to procure works of merit at
nominal price. jan1 II.
Il Bound Over for Court.-At hearin
4 before the Mayor last evening, jaime
, Tibbett, and George Tyne, were arraigr
! ed on the complaint of Edward Thoma
n charging them with committing an az
d grayated assault upon him. They wer
r each bound over in the sum of $500
\ answer the charge at the next term I
r Court. ftt,F
Aaother Old Frtend Of the Gazette
Il Mr.. Geo. W. Toppin, residing at the
Z w. corner Of Fifth and Lombard street
Is another Of the GAzErTE's old friend
having been . constant subscriber f
'torty yesfs. .tFi l6il r liT