Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
MEL CASTLE.



Special Core spondence Of StateJournal.
New CASTLE, July Ex-Mayor Griffin
and Joseph Pyle, Esq, left town yesterday
for Atlantic City to spend few days and hear
what the wild waves are saying
Fishing from the piers in the harbor has
become the paatime Of number OF gentle
men of leisure this season. From accounts
there must be some voracious monsters Of the
deep in that locality 30 that they not only
take bait, but hooks and dipsey AZ well, and
still are not happy, and continue to maintain
their liberty.
Several car loads Of round timber for piling
purposes have arrived at the battery, where
the timber lies awaiting the arrival OF vessels
to carry it to its destination.
NEW CASTLE, July 23.-Letters of admins
tration upon the estate Of Eunice Sweeney
late of Wilmington, deceased have been
granted unto William Sweeney, of said city.
The schooner Liszie j is in port taking on
load of grain. from W. H. jefferson Il Co.
There are no new developments in regard
to the yacht Siluer Spray picked up adrift by
George Woolson, and this morning no one
had appeared to claim her Her finder has
advertised her, which will without doubt
bring forward her owner, and perhaps solve
the mystery, if mystery there be, connected
with her.
Jersey fruits and vegetables are beginning
to come to our market but are, AZ usual,
pretty high. 1t il n little singular that they
are always higher here when first brought
than elsewhere yet it il fact that any thing
in the fruit or vegetable line can be bought
to-day in Wilmington cheaper than here.
DIR. Black, who has been confined to his
room for some days with illness, has 10 far
recovered as to be able to get out again and
will resume his practice to-day.
name of Henry W. Winslow, came into town
last evening and reported that while on the
railroad about a mile or two below town. on
his way to Nliddletown, where he had been
engaged to work for man by the name of
Lockwood, he met n gang of tramps number
ing some II or Is, who set upon him, beat
him and robbed him of his coat and hat.
The tramps Were going in the direction of
Wilmington.
Two men, representing themselves as the
agents of the Electric Liver Pad Company
have taken quarters at the Delaware House,
where they propose to remain for ten days, in
order TO give the people an opportunity of
testing the virtues of their "Pad." They
held forth to large crowd in front of the
Town Hall last night.
Wilmer Hanson has broken ground for the
erection of dwelling house on his lot on
Vine street below Delaware.
Clerk of the Peace Cochran has employed
an extra clerical force to get out copies of the
assessments ordered by some of tho leaders
OF the Republican party, for use during the
coming campaign.
Farmers OF this hundred are getting quite
| anxious over new disease which has
appeared among tho cattle in some sections.
Philip II. Clark, Esq, has lost IL head and
b. G. Pierce, of Hare's Corner has lost three
| out OF five that he owned. 1t liz said the
disease has also appeared in st. Georges and
Red Lion hundreds. 1t is very fatal and
carrys of its victims III short time after
they are attacked. 1t is described as acting
something like an affection of the kidneys,
more nearly resembling Bright's disease in
| he human body.
New CASTLE, July 27.-rhe will of John
| Daily late of Wilmington, deceased, was
| admitted to probate yesterday.
The police on Friday last made raid on
| tramps, who have been lettering around town,
| and jagged nineteen of them. They were
given hearing on Saturday, and allowed two
hours in which to got away in default OF
which they would be locked up for thirty
days. They got.
colored man is announced to lecture in
the Court House, on Saturday evening next,
| on Hancock and English. His lecture il i'll
| tended, it Is said, to be more particularly foi
| the colored people, but whites are invited
| also.
The coast survey steamer EnieduOr, has
been lying in our harbor for some days past
tramp entered the residence of one OF
our citizens on Saturday afternoon during the
temporary absence of the family and took 51t
| from cup on the mantlepiece where it had
been placed temporarily but few minute
before. He was seen to come out of the yard
but escaped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Murray, who went t.
| ireland few weeks ago for the benefit of tn,
| formers health, returned home last week
| MIR. Murray was not much benefited by tn,
| trip, and, although able to be about, is still
very unwell.
Ex-NIayor Gifiin and Joseph =. Pyle, Esq.
returned from the seashore ON Saturday even
ing, both very much refreshed. The formel
will leave again in few days, this time fol
the mountain region of Pennsylvania.