The daily gazette., 1878-07-25
New Castle Letter.
NEW CASTLE, July %, 1873.


AS the revene cutter Hamilton was pass
ing by this city about6 p. M, she was
noticed to stop, turn around once or
Twice. lower boat and attach cable to
something floating in the water. She
made for the wharves and 1t was found
that she had picked up the body of col
ored man. The Coroner was notified by
telegraph.
The jury in the Morrow case also view
cd the body of the negro found floating
in the river by the revenue cutter. The
body was considerably swollen and the
features somewhat disfgured from the
action of the water. He was of heavy
build, dark color and about 80 years of
age. The pockets of his clothing were
searched and two pocket-books found
Having only lamps. to use in making their
examination of their contents the Jury
adjourned to the same place as used in
the other inquests and on opening the
books they were found to contain no
money, matches sleeve buttons, hand
bill of e. Blocks grocery and provision
store No. 42l South Seventh street, Phila-
delpnia.
A slip OF paper on which was written
of. w. MeFarlane, 145 West 9th street
New York"
A second slip containing, Mary Pawline,
Captain Geo. Marden; balance t235
drinks 30-S365.
A thlrdslip pcontainingthis memoranda m
due on note due January l, 1877, $50 );
note due Jan. 1, 1888 years and mos.
S58 total, SO will take tits week $50 !;
cash and give deed, July ., 1873, then a
Way bill of the Penn. X. r., ON which
was written with blue pencil-no date
Walnut street Philadelphia.
A fOurth slim of paner 90 mt nj nj N o. the fn I.
lowing letter:
CAPTAIN WATSoN.-I wri te to let you
know that your friend is dead, Benny
Timmons, he died last August
From your friend,
MARY L. McCLAFFERTY.
116 Spruce street.
Then the following bill on a half sheet
of note paper:
July 20, 1S7S-Mrs. McClafferty, 116
Spruce street, Philadelphia.
barrel of flour, So 90; lbs coffe, 81 20;
doz. lemons, 80 cents; lbs of sugar,
40 cents ; 13 fetch, 81 .35; cash, $3.50
pitcher, 85 cents wash boiler, IS cents
essence of cinnamon, 85 cents /; glasses,
40 cents brush, 60 cents-total, $3.50.
l give you a lien on my place
Thorntown, Acconac county, to be paid
on the 10Th of October for this money.
PETER n UREL.
There were also few business cards
and some pieces of paper which could
not be deocyphered The papers were
taken in charge of by the coroner ard the
jury rendered a verdict of death from un-
known causes. The body will be enter
ed at the Aims House this morning.
There seems to be no doubt but that he
was sea-faring man. And it may he
that Mrs. Mary McClafferty could throw
some light upon his identify. The coroner
will communicate the facts to her and
await developments.
Mayor Giffin and deputy Prothono
Geo. Maxwell returned yesterday from
Rehoboth well pleased with their weeks
sojurn at the sea side and much improv-
ed in health.
A little rumpus in front of the town
hall and court house growing out of the
arrest of two young men for disorderly
conduct, had q tendency to gather . big
crowd in spite of the hot weather. In
the: afternoon $40 each was melted sut
to them as an equivalent for theirsport.
Dear but good they no doubt think; but
there is no accounting FOX taste.s +
In speaking to our police concerning
the escape of Moore from Jail the re-
marked that it was strange affair for
the day before the Warden had said to
them that something wrong was going
on and that there soon would be an at
tempt to escape and for them to keep on
the look out IL