Daily Republican., 1879-12-27
YRsrEKpAYg sEws.
CHmIsrMAsIN WILMINGTON
A Disagreenbi~ HOifdny-H0w II
was Enjoy ed by eur peOpie-An
Uuusual Amount Of DrUnk enns M
Rails. Dinners, &c.

day could not VIII have been imagined
The eleinsnts in their varied mood
seemed To combine TO make everything
as disagreeable as possible; and the.
succeeded. When people sought thu
streets they donuei water proofs ant
usters aud % they GIeander"d tetwce,
mud paddles or lodged ohuuks OF suos
and drops OF water they fofdDly ejacu
lated Miserable ! Miserable 20
Notwithstanding tho drraty aspee
withou, there were many upon oul
streets snd-avoripg to get ~ much gu
OF Christmas as could possibly be got
ten. Many OF them got more than the,
could conveniently carry !; and as
consea uencs were marched one af
ter another, reviewed by His Honor
and marched back, lugnbv.ously medi
tat ing on the relative connection betweel
an overcoat and a pawn shop, and, thu
possibility Of them raising sutiicien
lucrs TO secure their release. AL
through the day His Honor had plenty
of business. The police force wa;
doubled and they secured the city mos
thoroughly.
Every few minutes a new comel
would I've brought out Of ths rain and
the hurried unsteady tramp, along the
prison corridors followed by the bang.
ing OF iron doors aud the turning o.
squeaking keys would tell where NJ
had been taken. Early Christmas
morning it was thought the sccommo'
datious would run out and the city
would BE- sxamp1d. At one tims there
we're as high AZ three in cell with
returns still coming in and mora dis
tricts to hear from.
Up to seven o'clock in the evening
fifty eight arrests for drunkenness were
recorded on the prison docket. The
saloons ali over the city had done a
big business and in consequence there.
OF the number of inebriates upon the
street was unusually large.
Toward noon and the greater part OF
the afternoon the rain ceased, but the
atmosphere was raw and dissgreeable,
the street crossings muddy and the
pavements wet. People preferred tc
remain within doors and enjoy the
cheer of the home circle and the com.
Portable fire. About six o'clock snow
flakes began 10 fail, A. continued, jus,
the hour when the yon9g folks would
desire to leave bonn" tor a promenade.
Indeed, a corfortl-ss might pet in, with
The wind Blowing from the cold north
east, and the snow and rain adding to
the filthy condition OF the streets.
AS consequence the leading
thoroughfares, which are usually crow
ded on holiday nights, were almost
deserted The day passed off in the
usual fashion, and as dozens OF other
Christmas days have in the past.
Throughout the city there were thou
sands Of merry dinner boards, and yet
many more thousands Of merry chill
dren.
The day was celebrated in the
churches much after the usual custom.
Many Of the editices dedicated to tn.
worship of God were tastefully decor
ated with evergreens. In the Catholic
churches the early morning macs was
largely attended by worshippers. Both
in the churches Of this denomination
and in those of the Protestant Episco-
pal, and Swedenbergian, the music was
a special feature. The choirs We're
for the occasion, and special
arranged. The day was
beautifully and impressively observed
at st. Johns church. Early service
with Holy Communion commenced at
6. 30 A. NJ. and consisted largely of the
singing of carols appropriate to the day.
Morning prayer with Holy Communion
followed ~ 1890 A. NJ, the Rector
Rev. T. Gardiner Littell delivering the
sermon. The church was we'll lighted
and decorated 10 a manner suitable to
the Christmas season, and the music,
both vocal and instrumental, was
varied and excellently rendered.
7, many of ths o.bsr oonoreca,io,s
sna,;al a,rang.m.nts for entartainipp
ths childran were also carried ont. At
tbs Uorsahola of Fsith nar,icnlarIv
III, w.s ~. cass Tho roon was hand
.A.i,, anS ,as,.fnIlv ,rim,nsd with
ayargyssn and hing With mo,to.s At
ths rialt of,bs nIatform was large
raa Glitch cortain.d ciCt. for tha
,choor Children Alter the school sang
.iso r Krs,nsr off.,td nrav.r, A class
,an, ssuA,ru ,L,i,,m.sm and tim
~ sohom ,opr ..Fnrlid n,.r. NOT -
A u,a,n .o,,,Ied Tho "End NJ EvI -
rhion mas m,;,tan to- ia occssion 10
,ar Gao n Kraner vas h.an,ifu,,v
a,ao,od 80 d;aincr. law MIL I;,l;.
1911 and Marv Vra,nar MIA wa
,;,aI 80 ;,,,.1a..oa hu H. c.