Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
NEW CASTLE.


| Special Correspondence OF State Journal.
NEW CASTLE, April 22.-The Star was
unjustly severe in last tyening's issue Oh
our city authorities IA the matter OF
Dougherty, the small -pox victim. W.
know to certainty that Mr. JeuIisoi. u:
trustee Of the poor for this hundred and
| Mr.. Herbert as president Of City Council
have done their best TO secure DougLeIty ]
burial, Mr.. Herbert seeing 10 The digging
of the grave, and sending the box out 70
the house by his own man, and both
have been untiring in their efforts to
secure the services Of some one to bury
| the man, offering liberal pay to any one
! who would take the risk and perform the
loathsome task. Men can not be eoia-
PEELED to do such things, and when they
refuse, even upon the offer OF liberal con-
| pensation, what can be done
The new culyert near the depot l.
nearly completed, and will be a very sui-
stantial one. 1t is built of stone, and has
depth and width of about two feet
There will be very little danger of a
''eave in'' at that point again soon.
Building operations are likely TO lie
brisk again here this coming season. Mr.
Michael knight is said, will erect two ness
houses on Market street, and j. $.
Taggart four OH Pearl street. Others are
also talking of following suit during the
summer.
Sheriff Clark on Wednesday sold a
brick house on Market street opposite the
Town Hall to William Herbert for 81 ,2li,
which is better than was expected, the
highest figure to which il was thought it
would 80 being 81, 900.
New CASTLE, April 27-Chief OF Police
Gardner l.. Sands, ON Sunday morning,
handed to Mayor Black his resignation rs
4 member and Chief OF the Police Force
OF this city to take effect Immediately. The
resignation was accepted and John White
appointed in his place. Jack took the
star and immediately entered Oh duty,
and will no doubt make an efficient
officer. 49,.
Hugh Dugan, serving out a sentence
for the killing of Rowe, has made and
presented to Mayor Black a miniature
steamship, barque-rigged, about three
feet long, with everything complete, even
TO the engine, boiler, screw, NC. Steam
is generated by means Of Il small spirit
lamp, placed under the boiler, and, when
steam is up, she will run al the rate Of
= miles and hour. The boiler was Oh
tanned i'll New York. The steamship is
said to be worth $3.50, and is the first Of
the kind ever made here. MIR. ID. also
made a tull-rigged sailing ship, about the
same size as the steamer, which is on
exhibition at the Mayors office. 49,.
colored prisoner by the name of
Cooper, died on Sunday, from injuries ie-
eeived by atall before he was imprisoned.
The body was sent over to Wilmington
for INTERN Mt
Chief of Police John White made lis
first arrests on Monday, being two sca-
men who had deserted from a barquentine
dscharSing cargo OF iron at the Delaware
Iron Works. He was called early that
morning by the captain whodescrihed the
NEIL, when the chief started i'll pursuit
and came up with them ON the railroad.
AT first they Were disposed to argue the
matter with the chief, but finding "Jacl;"
knew little Of inaratime law and cared
less, and that trouble would he the
result Of any resistance, concluded to 90
quietly, and We're locked up subject to
tue orders Of the captain. .a
Joel 5. Pedrick Il highly respected cit-
zen of this city died yesterday at the age
OF 81. He has been sick for a long tire
but confined to his bed but a short time.
lie was much esteemed by all who knew
him.
Mr.. Jas. 4. Scott, late fireman in Lea *
Sons flour mill at this place, will, it is
rumored, shortly open a flour and feed
store in the store lately occupied by Jas.
T. Eliason & Bro
Washington Lodge, /. o. 0. F., of this
city on Monday night last elected the
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