Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06


makes trial trip down the bay, which is
mechanical and social success; on ac-
count OF q flaw In the charter OF the
engine house of the Water Witch the ex-
pected removal is not made; Thomas
Kane, gentleman 70 years old, drops
dead in field near Dupont station.
Sunday, Feb. 90 overcast in the morn
ing and cleared off abou. noon tempera-
ture 3D. 90, 80; white infant is found
in the churchysrd of the African Uaon,
on French street above Eighth.
MARCH.
| Monday March L, pleasant day, tempera-
ture AZ, 50, 4so the Rentz-Santley novelty
company at the Opera House seml-annual
election of the Shields Library Association !;
Thomas j. Reese of DUPONT station is stricken
with paralysis superindnced by the knowledge
| of the sudden death of Thomas Kane.
| Tuesday March 9, cool clear delightful
day. temperature 80, ~, 40 ; sudden death of
| William r. Miller. cabinet maker who had
been in the employ of Murphy IL Son death
of Thomas j. Reese from paralysis.
Wednesday March 8, cloudy in the morning
| and sprinkling in the afternoon, temperature
| 81, 81, 589 suits entered against assessors
| Hughes and ward delegation Of Republic
can business men attend the Levy Court to
| see falr play IN the assessing.
| Thursday March 4, rain III the morning,
clear in the afternoon and dim starlight at
night temperature 81, 60, CT Chief Justice
| Comegys reads portion of his memoir of
John NJ Clayton, in the lecture room OF the
Delaware Historical Society Sunday school
anniversaries of Asbury and st. Paul NJ. f.
| churches.
Friday March 3, carly in the day threaten
| ing, but cleared of later temperature GA, 60,
s. a meeting of some citizens at the rooms
| of. u. Head organizes in favor of aims
| house removal with William Candy as chair
man and J. II. Elliott secretary funeral of
| Thomas j. Reese the roof of one of the
| powder mills in the Hagley yard is lifted
across the Brandywine with report very
loud in town; launch at the shipyard of the
Harlan " Hollingsworth company of the
monster ferry boat Canton 1924 feet long,
with capacity q freight cars.
| Saturday March G, a beautiful day, tenn
peratlre 45, so. 47o: the close of the chess
tournament with tie between J. H. Price and
| George Tatnall the former winning in play
ing off the tie railing for two diamond
rings and II silver ice pitcher at the Malta
| House.
Sunday March 7, rained al day; tempera-
ture 40, 40, ~; the church proper of Union
church formally reopened, with special SER
vices morning, afternoon and evening and a
total collection of 81, 213 the inquest ON the
child found u week before il completed.
Monday March 8, a clear day temperature
n, 81, 40 Augustin Days can Arabian
Night at the Opera House.
Tuesday March ,, snowy day, temperature
20. 30, 80: missionary anniversary of the
Sunday schools of Scott NJ l.. church a
long petition to the levy court from many
business men of Wilmington about appoint
ing special day for assessment purposes.
Wednesday March 10, raw, damp, cloudy
day, temperature Al, 46, 45' W. ii. Powers
"Dr. Clyde" combination at the Opera House
Geo. W. Whaleyn and James Toy are the sub
iects of an attempted highway robbery on
the kenuett pike near Columbia inn.
Thursday March IL, third unpleasant day
raw and drzzling in the morning. and slip
perry clouded over at night: temperature 49,
80, 81 the concert of st. Paul's commandery,
Knights Templar, colored, in Odd Fellows
Hall lecture on Robert Burns" at the Opera
House by Wallace Bruce.
Friday March r. fourth day of the spell
clOuded over all day, with very moderate
persistent snow in the afternoon: temperature
30, ~, 81 opening lecture of the course by
Prof. w. G. Mcconnell in the lecture room Of
the First Presbyterian church the levy court
adiourns to the 10th.
Saturday March ID. fifth unpleasant day
temperature "a, 30, 352' the alleged highway
robbery on the Kenneth pike ends in fzzle
J Monday March IA, lowering most of the day
with some rain temperature 3S, A. AZ
funeral sermons of various NJ. L. clersymen
death of Joseph Bringhurst Bishop Andrew
breaches at Grace church.
Monday March Is, seventh unpleasant day
temperature 80, 45, 45'; missionary anniver
sary of Grace NJ L. church lecture OF
} 'Physiognomy by Prof A. T.. Willis in tn,
| Opera House lecture room.
Tuesday March 16.last day of the continued
bad weather; towards night it began to clea
OFF temperature 81, AZ, 452: Emory Deacon
il shot by Lewis Tobias, in Hedgevillc, botl
; being colored men tho petitions for the re
moval of the Almshonse placed in publi
0 places Owen Wynan, II years and thre
months old, has his arm crushed at Pussy
Z cotton mill and dies in consequence tn
? | Levy Court meets again at New Castle I,
! consider the assessment list.
a Wednesday March II, II cool windy, other
wise pleasant day temperature 81, 43, "A
opening of the Methodist conference il
: Dover funeral of Mr.. Joseph Bringhurst
o W. d. kavanagh's concert at the 0per
; House for the benefit of the st. Vincent d
Paul Society the United States Senate con
firms John g. Patterson, Esq, us Unite
States District Attorney; the Council com
h, mlttee on the Improvement OF Christian
L Harbor goes to Washington.
L Thursday March Is, a pleasant day with th
/ east temperature 36, IS, 49,: sudden deaf
i OF William Lardner at the City Hall lectur
+: at the Wesleyan college on the History G
h Finland by Miss Selma Borg the reitted
y o. o. f. west room opened the coroner
. Jury decides that Owen Wynau's mother
u partially responsible for his death lecture o
popular education by p. W. Hochkeppel
:; Eaion church leap year party in Odd Fellow
It Hall.
n Friday March 10, temperature 49, AZ, As
g steady rain in the morning, with tremendor
snow flakes in the early afternoon dedicatio
:. of the Hebrew synagogue the State milit
:, organizes at Dover =: lecture of DIR. j. Ja
II Villers.
/. saturday March 90 temperature i3, AZ, So
o pleasant day William Lewis gambling de
It On New street raided by the police.
y sunday March 81 temperature 36, 46, A
= delightful day Palm Sunday with appropr
q ate services at the Roman Catholic churches
=, y death of Henry English lecture at the Cit
u Hall IN the evening on Masonry and II
s science of correspondence, by Rev. +. Peytc
st Walton; row at Rising Sun among doze
of DuPont's intoxicated employees.
J.. Monday March -, temperature 49, ST. 5;
ia pleasant day until late in the afternoon
,s when it clouded over, but cleared later I'M
d fine moonlight: William Lewis, the polit
u man, fined $40 and costs the NJ. Z. confe
r ence appointments made at Dover.
,. Tuesday March 49, temperature, 40, &c, 81
.e beautiful clear day until late in the afte
ID noon, when it clouded up and rained fro
shortly before until p. M, when it BEGAN
bright moonlight; at midnight John Saue
T. the explosion of ocean oil in a lamp: Jof
III Hurley of Landenberg, while walking on Il
1e Delaware Western bridge at Landenberg
IN struck by a train, seriously injured, al
a. brought to Wilmington.
n Wednesday March "a, temperature 81, 4
=, 40o; though pleasant overhead, very disagree
~ able on account OF high wind and extren
le business moving death Of the ocei
at oil victim, John Sauorlander John Grov
ly attempts suicide in the city hall death
George A. Lodge, of Rraudywine hundre'
n farewell supper TO Isaac G. Pyle at the Ola
a. ton House.
a. a. Thursday March 25, temperature 81,
he AGE similar to Wednesday, though not qui
s. 30 windy; moving day beginning of the
Sd quest on John Sauerlander; death OF VILLA
Berry at Bancroft's death of William He
ly derson. -
ne Friday March 20, temperature So, 50, so
no Very pleasant day end of the H. Y. NJ.
he whist tournament, Geo. f. Smith and Mau
uo James the winners conclusion of the Saul
d. lander inquest st. Johns commandery,
T., in full regalia attend service at st. JOIN
dy church last lecture Of Prof, W. g. McCo