The daily gazette., 1879-08-07
Ninth Ward Democrats.

The Ninth Ward Democrats held
well attended meeting last night, in the
Old Academy building.
The first business taken up was the
fixing of date for the nomination cleo
ton, and it was decided to be held on
Saturday August 10th. The election
will be for City Treasurer, President Of
City Council, members of Council and
election inspectors.
The Committee on Candidates report
ed in favor of the following names for
candidates for Council: Z. p. Dorman,
Martin Farrell for the two years term
e. e. Knight, George r. Barnhill.
W. X. Todd and George Cloud were
chosen as candidates for inspectors and
A. S. Beale and George W. Griffith for
assistant inspectors.
The meeting adjourned to meet at 8
o'clock next Wednesday evening.
The Number Of Passengers Carried.
1t was announced at the time that the
Odd Fellows excursion to RehOboth on
Friday July 25th was the largest excur-
sion that had ever taken place IN this
State. The actual number ofpassengers
carried over the Delaware railroad has
just been ascertained, by the Secretary
Of the Committee and was as follows:
Adults, twenty-One hundred and nine
ty-eight; children, one hundred and
eleven.
The above numbers does not isclude
the number that was carried over the
junction q Breakwater r. r. by a
special tsain. Of the number that were
carried over the Delaware road, it reqlii-
red forty three cars, to accommodate
them.
Accident % River Steamers.
Yesterday was an unfortunate day for
river steamers. The FELTON,, on her up
trip yesterday, met with an accident to
her machinery, just as she was going in
to Chester, and was detained nearly an
hour.
The John A. Warner, which was to
take large excursion down the bay,
met with an accident just before starting,
and the Clyde had to take her passen-
gers.
The JERSEY Blue broke down just after
she started down the bay with many eX-
cursionists, and had to be towed down
and back.
The Legislative Reunion.
1t will be pleasant to those who as.
sociated with the Delaware Legislature
of 1S7s-9, to learn that the much talk
ed of Reunion will really take place.
Through the efforts of some persons who
deserve pl aise 1t will come of at Rebo
both City Aug, Goth. The COMMITTEES
on arrangements is as follows: james
w. Ware, Il. r. Cochran, c. j. Hall
q. S. Pennewill, J. G.. Cannon, g. II
! McWhorter and Catesby f. Rust.
DANIEL WEBSTER'S PEER.
From the Warcester-county fMd.l Shield
Chancellor Willard Salisbury, is a
. Ocean City. The Hon. Judges intel
r lect is as bright as ever and his persona
. appearance even more prepossessing thai
i. formerly. In native talent he was al
. . ways the peer OF Daniel Webster with
more reasonable, honorable and consis
+ tent political reputation.
EXCURSION ON TUESDAY.
In order to accommodate personslivin
y below Dover, who desire to visit Oceal
y City, the Delaware Railroad Compan
!, will run special excursion train, leaV
= ing Dover on Tuesday next, stopping a
3, all stations along the line below tina
point. The tickets will only be good 10
81 one day: "-
p IN FOR REPAIRS. tl
d The Mexican steamer Manitiha, {
Vera Cruz, Mexico, has arrived at IN
Pusey L. Jones Co. for repairs.
The ferry boat Camden arrived at In
n a. & II. Co.'s yards yesterday, for u
70 purpose OF undergoing REPAIRS IN
boat was built by the company.