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

APRIL.
| Thursday April 1, temperature, 40, 6l, So
| a pleasant, spring-like day; Warner Co
buys out Frank D. Clayton; the members OF
the building committee of the levy court In
town. "a Rogue's Luck" at the Opera House
the jury in the McGrady case bring in o
| verdict of death from accidental drowning.
Friday April 2. temperature, So 90, 697: @
bright rather warm day, some people begin
to feel spring fever; the New Orleans Univer-
| sity Singers at the Opera House; fourth
annual ball of the Washington Assembly.
| Saturday April 8, temperature, go, SO, GA
cloudy in the morning, rainy in the afternoon
Bangs and Henrietta Vades at the Opers
House in "rhe illuminate coroner's inques,
on the unknown man found on the p, W. &
| B. track near Newark; the remains of al
elderly negro found in field near Elkton.
| Sunday April 4, temperature, SO, 10, 1872
alternately clear and showery; the body Of
the colored man found near Elkton identified
az that of George b. Cummings
Monday April 8, temperature, go, IS, 75o
( generally clear; Samuel G.. Tazewel elected
chief engineer of the Wilmington Fire Depart
ment, Charles Ii. Lukens first assistant AND
John II. Huber second assistant; quarterly
election of the NJ. s. r. A.; BARLEY Camp
bells MY Partner" presented by Aldrich q
Parsloe, and good company: the first meet
| Tuesday April G, temperature, 50. SO, 62o
cloudy, with some rain; the publication of the
list of census enumerators selected by the
census supervisor, Hon. W. G. Whitley: q
special meeting of city council at Cool Spring
| reservoir to examine the break in the east
wall of the south basin: annual meeting OF
the Delaware Game Protective Association al
Dover: annual meeting of the subscribers to
the children's home.
| Wednesday April Z, temperature, 40, n
| AZ: clear first day of the tenth annual
meeting of the Philadelphia branch Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
NJ. L. church, thirteen cases at the police
court.
| Thursday April s, temperature, 80, 46, 4so
clear: second and last day of the Women'f
Foreign Mission, annual meeting and election
| OF officers: another troupe at the Opera House
| in the "Galley Slave." fire in the drying-roon
of Knowles wooden mill at New Castle.
Friday April 9, temperature AZ, "a, $50; 9
beautiful day. adjourned meeting OF city
council: lecture on "Digestion," by DR.. Nc
Council, at the First Presbyterian church.
Saturday April 10, temperature, 81, 90, 55o
fine day, but little breezy and dusty
| lgnatius Grubb, Esq, begins a little sui
against the proprietors of the DAILY Republi
can; an intoxicated Ninth warder barrel,
escapes drowning at the foot of French street
duel near Newark between Robert H. Adams
I
phia city troop.
Sunday April II, temperature ~, 81, 4Bo
temperance meeting at middle depot sun
shiny, but tendency to bleakness.
Monday April II, temperature 81, 43, 4S0
clear, windy and dusty tenth anniversary o
the German Beneficial Association No. l, ii
| Herdmann building a long session of thu
Board of Education, the main topic being co
education special meeting of the Board o
Health: annual meeting of tho Wilmington
Institute.
Tuesday April 10, temperature 81, 62, 679
a fine day, with some dust arrest of ii. L
Bennett, young somi-imbecile imposter
robbery at $50 a. nj. of the store of G.
Jones, at the corner of Second and Orange
Joseph Murphy at the Opera House in Kerr,
Cow" Bright Eyes, an Indian Ponca girl
and Mr.. II. H. Tibbles speak for the Indian
at Central Presbyterian church attempte,
suicide of William Wagner.
Wednesday April IA, temperature Gl, 7s
80 clear, warm, spring-like day Charlott
Thompson in "Jane Eyre" at the Oper
House death of Mrs. Sauerlander at IL 80 p
m. drawing of the list of grand and peti
jurors Mr.. Tibbles aud Bright Eyes speak a
the West Presbyterian church.
Thursday April 10, temperature 60, 80 792
a warm, clear day, clouding over in the lat
afternoon Miss Charlotte Thompson at tn
Opera House in EAST Lynne :" William Cum
minis injured by a failing plate of iron at tn
old ferry mill.
Friday April 1G, temperature 81, n, 7So;
warm clear day j. Milton Solomon, Johl
Gray and $. d. Mccullough leave for Denve
COL; the Daily Republican apologies to MI
|. O. Grubb a navel board appointed by con
gress, examines the Anlphitrite at Harlan's
lecture by DR.. Mcconnell on Digestion
rumpus al Squire Coles office the Thursb
concert frat ball OF the Young America
club
Saturday April II, temperature So, n, 59'
clear debate of II. @. Turner, Harry SHARP
ley. II. II. Pennington Vs. three Delawar
countians at Johnson's corner, Pa Charlie
United States Hotel lecture by L. Payso
Walton on ''Statuvolispa."
Sunday April Is, temperature 81, 6S, &C.
, beautiful spring day deaths Of Annesle
, Newlin at 90i West street, Thomas Snowden
, Joseph Stoecltles and George I. Keller a
invalid at the almshouse third anniversar
of the NJ. ). II. A. at the Opera House
bodies OF two unknown men found, one
the Christiana and the other in Smyrr
creek.
, Monday April 10, temperature So, 50, 72'
, Il cloudy day; over 1000 persons at Carr
cross Minstrels the last regular meeting {
the old Board of Health inquest in the low,
part of the county on an unknown man.
\ Tuesday April 20. temperature 81. Al. $50
clouded over and sprinkling IN the mornir
e clearing off between and O'Clock p. m. q
A insignificant meeting of the Greenbackers
Q the city hall opening of the judicial col
I ference to hear the appeals OF Revs. Villa
!, | Major and Il. b. Miller postponed meetir
q of the Historical Society annual session
4 of the Grand Lodge of Delaware A. o. G.
n Wednesday April 81 temperature 60, Z
4: ~; n pleasant day combination of Il
! judicial conferences Mayors case; fir
annual meeting of the council of the Phil
), delphia Synod of the Reformed Episcop
4 church special meeting OF the Peninsu
n Press Association at the Clayton House ii
a Presbytery of New Castle at st. Georges Il
v Republicans decide to hold State conventit
at Dover, May 6 Rcv. William Major receiv,
), back into the ministerial fold.
n Thursday April %, temperature 81, II 70
another pleasant day the Presbytery a
iourned variety wedding OF Mr.. and MI
i Alexander Norton.
Friday April %, temperature 60, GO, 81 I;
Y pleasant day, clouding up in the evening
q meeting OF the Delaware Game Protect
n Association at the r., w. & b. depot NEE
n ing of the Roard of Trade to consider Il
dredging of the Christiana; the McCibel
Il: family at the Opera House; lecture
/. digestion" by DIR. Mcconnell
O Saturday April "a, temperature As, 45, AZ
" A cloudy, threatening day with some sprin
+ ling last performance Of McGibeny famil,
Eighth ward Republicans nominate delegat
. to the State convention meeting at Ora
r church under the auspices of the Womer
n Christian Temperance Union.
10 Sunday April rs, temperature 81, 6S, IS
r threading or raining most Of the day; NJ
" chanics Lodge l. o. o. F. attends at, Pau
N church to hear an appropriate sermon
10 commemoration of the sixty. first anniversa
is of the introduction of Odd Fellowship in
d the United States; at the evening service
Trinity chapel speeches in favor Of abolishi
D, the pew renting system and establishing fl
D churches; coroner's inquest on Geor
10 Brown a twelve year-old colored boy inqu,
N at Cooch bridge OF Mrs. Klein, who dropp
ss dead death of Port Deputy Collector Cyr
If p. Thompson of New Castle.
|; Monday April &C. temperature, IS, CT, s.
y clouded over with some sprinkling, a 4
minutes sunlight and starlight with clouds
7, night; circus day of Adam Forepaugh; ballo
TO ascension, &C.; the Golden Groue case befc
n Judge McKennan at the United States Giro
IN court again.
n Tuesday April 81, temperature, SO, 81, G
very fine day; three coroner's cases, Eli
beth Beckley, aged about 40, white, and
A. young colored children; meeting OF the De
ry ocratic state central committee at Dow
r. deciding to hold the convention May 25th
<. Dover; fourteenth annual meeting Of
is Wilmington Loan Association.
n Wednesday April 2s, temperature, 81,