Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09

A tower is being placed on the Immac-
late Heart Church, Chester, and bell
weighing 1000 pounds will be donated
by John Roach.
Benjamin +. Pretty, ESD, bas pur-
chased OF ]. Lsws Grocer the coal yard
property adjoining his store premises in
Upland for 1886.
-Four Hungarians were injured, two
fatally, by the premature discharge of
dynamite blast in the new tunDel at
Phmnixville, Penna., Thursday.
Burglars broke into Danner 4 Ptaulz'
store at Mannheim, near Reading, Tuesday
week, and carried off watches, jewelry
end dry goods to the value OF $500.
The Lehigh Telegraph Company will
build line of telegraph from Norristown
to Philadelphia to unite with the Balti-
more & Ohio line.
A warrant has been issued for the ar
rest OF an underkeeper at the Norristown
Insane Hospital, who is alleged to have
struck VIM. A. j. Fiss, a patient, on the
5th ultimo, a blow which will probably
result in death.
Frank Il. Hoskins of Delaware county,
who recently graduated at Princeton
College, embarked on Tuesday for Europe
| in the steamer Wisconsin from New York,
having accepted protessorship in the
Presbyterian mission school at Beirut in
Syria, Asiatc Turkey.
Captain Morgan Fister, aged so years,
fell from canal boat near Hamburg. He
struck the rudder with his head and was
rendered unconscious, and sank to the
| lntt So, cd 81 IL,
who was powerless to help him. The
body was afterwards recovered. He leaves
wife and eight children. ..-
Professor Samuel jackson, the pyro-
teohnist, has sold the plot of ground al
Moore's, upon which he intended to build
factory for the manufacture of fire
works. He had begun to build, but was
stopped by an injunction of the court,
and concluded to seek more congenial
neighborhood. Abram Ward OF Ridley
Park WAS the purchaster.
A special from Falls of French Creek
dated yesterday week, Says party o
about Is colored men and few women
gathered from Royer's Ford and Phenix
Vile, arrived here to enjoy the day pic
nicking. After being here some tim,
they drank freely and became very
hilarious. Soon one was insulted, which
led to an alteration and the division o
the party into two gangs. They wer'
armed with base ball bats, and the com
bat soon assumed the dimensions of
, riot. The bats were welded with terrif
effect, the blows raining fast and hard
The women shrieked and begged the mel
to cease the battle. After half an hour
the strife ended. Five men were badl,
! | hurt.
The black bass in the Brandywine ar
particular about their food. That use,
most successfully has been the tadpole
But at times bite could not be had wit
these, a common earth worm being pre-
! ferred. After visiter had used all tn
> known bass bait and much patience with
: out result, he began unjoining his rod
when he suddenly saw field mouse, an,
' in desperation killed it, attached it I
his hook, and made another cast. Quic
as flash the cork was out of sight an
the result a four pound bass. A gentl,
4 man from Syracuse, who been very sut
cessful fishing in the Susquehanna, sayi
I SIT is the best bass and pike fshin
season We have ever had. can go OF
in the early morning and capture
or SO black bass and get home to earl
tea, all OF them tearing fighters from
y to Al pounds eaoh.-Lancaster Examine