The daily gazette., 1880-08-30
The big Quarterly.
now 1T PASSED OFF YEsTEkDAY-ATTEN
DANCE SOMEWHAT DIMINISHED uvBT
THAT OF LAST YEAR.

now II fAbSED OFF YEBTEkDAY-ATTEN
DANCE SOMEWHAT DIMINISHED OVER
THAT OF LAST YEAR.
Annually; on the last Sunday in Au-
gust. the colored people within the
radius of a hundred miles gather in this
city to attend what Is known as the "Big
Quarterly" 1t is an event among the
colored people OF great moment, and
those who do not attend are looked up-
OIL with disgust by their more fortunate
brothers and sisters.
The attendance was not as large AZ
last year, and yet, SO great W az the nun
Der, that French ssreet, which seemed
to be the ceutre OF attiactou, Was
crowded from eally morn till evening
In fact, The colored race had po.sessioi,
of the street, alh ugh there were great
many whites standing on the corner.
watching The colored visitors.
1t Wi certainly amusing to watch
those WHO came on the trains from down
the State. Some were grotes0uely
dressed, while others aired themselves n
brand new suits.
As early as seven o'clock teams of ALI
descriptions, containing colored occu-
pants, began to arrive III tLe city from,
all directions. Special trains were run
from Hdvre ds Grace, Port Depo,it.
Harrington and Townsend. The reou.
lar passenger train from PhilaIelpliu
was divided up into three sections, on-
ing to the heavy travel. The Major
Key bold arrived from Salem, and the
Clio from Oiessa.
The folio wing is probably fair estl-
mate OF those Who came here from other
places:
Delaware Western, three cars,.., leo
OlayJon,extfa -.................... 700
Fort Deposit, extra. 6OO
Havre lie Grice, extra. 650
Harrington, oxtra... ............ /, ,2u0
Philadelphia, regular, LIST section, 656
"a 4OU
5d 400
Mayor hey yDolui estimated. ........ $50
Clo'. o'.''.'....''... 80. 80
BY other conveyances, estimated, 800
loUai.'''.''. '''............. $685.
No steamers arrived from PHI ladel-
phia, and Fourth and French street
wharves were deserted, except when
the Clio arrived at Fourth street ami
the Maj or Rey bold at French street.
During the day there was considerable
disorder, more so than on any other oc.
casion of the kind, and during the day
twenty seven arrests were made more
than ever before. At an early hour in
the evening the visitors left for their
homes, and the "Big Quarterly" of 1886
was thing of the past.
THE DEPARTURE.
The scenes at the depot In the even
| ing we're very enliveniug. The dusk,
visitors assembled in droves to take the
| departing trains, attended by hundred,
of Wilmington friends, also gathered tc
bid them goodbye.
The first train left at $40 for Philadel
phia, and the next at 8 O'Clock for til,
| Delaware railroad, while the specia
train for Havre do Grace folio wed few
minutes later. AT o'clock the Dell
ware Western special started westward
with three cars full of sweltering color
eu humanity. The regular $50 train fo
Philadelphia started IN thee sections
and some of the visitors waited for tn,
train at 9:36 O'Clock. The boats left be
tween five and six o., lock.
While waiting for the trains to leave
| Front, Water, French and Walnu
streets were crowded with people whit,
and black. A negro woman, arrayed II
a blue silk dress, attracted attention b,
not oniv being gloriously drunk, but dis
mally sick rs well. She vomited freely
over her nicc dress, and presented
beautiful appearance as the meandereC
into "A friendly house on Water street.
| At Water AMI French streets a gush
ing black damsel stood on the corner
| hugging her swain in the most ecstatit
| manner, regardless of the mirth her low
| ing dem monstration created among the
| by-stauders.