The daily gazette., 1879-06-27
A PRESENT TO A FIRE COM
PANY

PANY.
The Reliance Active Association will
present the Reliance fire company with
beautiful silver horn on July 5th. The
presentation will take place in the even
ing just before the firemen's parade in
front of the engine house. The horn 10
now exhibition in j. p. Doughton's win
dow, No. 412 Market street, and is at
tracing much attention. 1t is just two
feet hight, and is of very fine workman
ship. 1t bears the following inscription:
''Presented to the Reliance S. f. +. Co.
by the Reliance Active Association, July
9TH, 1879. Committee-M. J. German,
j. + annagan, j. }. Farmer, II. A. Duffy
and Thomas Kane" With the horn,
will also be presented three belts for the
chief director, the carriage director and
the pipe director. Mr.. Doughtonlalso
adds in the gift two firemen's shirts of
fine material.
Too Much To Bear.
On Wednesday last, Daniel and Pat
rick Dougherty, went to the Logan
House, and after remaining there far in
by the proprietor's wife as she desired to
close up. They complied with her re-
quest after she had treated them. In
short time after they had left, they re-
turned in short time, and commenced
kicking at the door. Fearing that they
might break the door, Mrs. Bruner open
ed it, and when they came in, commenc-
ed fight, breaking the chairs, and hurl
ing glasses around the room. They
were finally induced to leave, or were
torcibly elected. This morning they
were given hearing before the Mayor
who required them to pay penalty of
S. and costs, and give 500 bail to keep
the peace.
Delaware Students Abroad
At the commencement exercises of St.
Joseph's Academy, Emmittsburg, Md,
yesterday, second honors were conferred
upon Miss Augusta Bernadon, of Della
ware. She was also awarded premium
for excellence in studies.
AT the commencement exercises OF
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, yester-
day, the Pierson prizes for oratory were
awarded, and the second honor, a silver
medal was awarded to j. Hope Caldwell
son of Rev. j. II. Caldwell, of this city.
Senator Bayard was elected orator for
the Societies next year.1
Moonlight Excursion.
The b. c., an organization connected
with the Union M. f. Church, will give
their third annual moonlight excursion
on the s. M. FELTON,, on Monday even
ing next, the boat leaving French street
wharf at o'clock. The excursion will
proceed down the river as far as Fort
Delaware, and returning will proceed up
the river as far as Chester. The excur-
sions given heretofore by the B. G. have
always been very enjoyable affairs, and
the coming one will not be lacking in
amusement.
AN ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT.
This morning Officer Boster arrested
a man at Fourth and Orange streets up
on suspicion of being all escaped prisoner
from Camden, N. j. Jail. The Camden
County Sheriff was telegraphed to, and
arrived about noon, identified the man
as one named Hines, sentenced to
months in Jail for assault and battery.
ThessSheriff took him to Pennsgrove on
the Mccall and will 60 to Camden over
the Delaware Shore Railroad.
Alarm of Fire.
The alarm of fire last evening, short
ly after 8 o'clock was caused by the up
setting of coal oil lamp in the house of
ID. H. Sutton or Second street between
West and Washington streets. The
flames were soon extinguished and little
damage was done. The fire department
responded but their services were not
needed.
The Greenwich.
The steam freight barge, Greenwich
built for 1. Holmes & Son, of Greenwich
Conn.,, by Col Enoch Moore, went oui
on her trial trip to-day, and did hand
somely. She is expected to leave this af
ternoon or TO- morrow for her dsstina
ton.
THE PRACTISE SHIP.
The practise ship Mayfo,cer, with tn,
cadet engineers Of the Naval Academy
which has been lying near Edgmoor 70
several days past, left on Wednesda,
night and is now at Roach's shin ward