Daily Republican., 1879-08-04
LETTER FROM NEW CASTLE.
Tho Coars n use Question-An old
Mans y-DisrepNsMble Ex.
sssnists--seriosls Aecfdent.

mans y-ulAR0p0ehD1e EN-
earsss saist.--seriousAe Accidents.
Correspondence OF the REpsBLicAN.
New CASTLE, August A.
Considerable interest in the Court
House question ia felt here, and every
movement OF the Committe4 is watched
closely. When the records are moved
to Wilmington there will 90 with them
several of our old families, who intend
to take up permanent residence in youI
city, among them being Registrar
HOuseman.
There is some very peculiar Court
House bidding, which causes q greal
deal of comment. Among them was
that of Archie Given, who when before
the Legislature signed . paper plsdging
himself to build the new Court House
for go, 900, and now puts in his bid for
$40, 700. Nov what does all this kind
of work mean or ia other words why
didn't Mr.. Given adhere to his pledge
when. he sent in his bid.
On Saturday evening party Of gen
tlemsn from Philadelphia landed here
at Nsw Castle, having come down on
pleasure trip on the steam tug John
Markee. =" After looking around over
our city one evil disposed person among
the party took it into his head to
assault Mr.. Fred. Eagle, whereupon Mr..
Eagle went after an officer to have him
arrested, but when the officer arrived
the miscreant had gone aboard the
boat. Early yesterday morning the
crowd came of their boat and bought
q keg Of beer, which they mounted on
one Of the benches on the Battery, and
gave "fres blow" to all thirsty
pedestrians who happened to bs in hail
ing distance. After II 9 beer was all
drank the party embarked and steamed
down to Delaware City to spend the
day there.
The ditch in the R. X. yard is being
very much complained Of on account of
the bad smell arising from it. The ditch
itself is no more than AN ordinary sewer
with no covering. The R. R. Co., should
lay large drain in the ditch and fill
in with dirt, the same as the lower end
Is built.
About eight o'clock yesterday MORN
ing Clayton Platt an elderly gen lemsn
about seventy years Of age, living on
Orange street, fell from the second
story of his residence TO the pavement.
He fell with his feet first, or the acci-
dent might have been fatal one. The
force OF his fall was thus broken. His
head struck the stone steps and was
severely cut while he sustained bad
injury to ths arm. H- was picked up
and taken home and has been uncon.
sious since. How the old gentleman
came to fall is not known as ha ia a
paralytic and afflicted with blindness.
II was only few minutes before th..
accident that h. had been left by his
attendants and it Is supposed that he
awoke suddenly and being bewildsred
walked around and by some means or
other fell ont The window. His condi-
tion Is a serious one.
A young man by the name Of Samuel
Coates, employed at the Delaware Iron
Works, met with severe accident on
Saturday morning. He was painting
some pipes under temporary shed
that had been erected to keep the sun
of, and while on top Of the shed fixing
. board he fell breaking his leg in two
places. DR.. Steward was called in and
Set the broken leg, and young Coates is
now much better.
One of those abominable ten cent |
Punch and Judy shows exhibited here
Oh Friday and Saturday. The show
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