Daily Republican., 1885-08-31
THIR D EDITION.
Iba q U Quarterly.

Taous ,uls os cplnred people visited
WILMINGTON 90 Sunday, despite tie
rain which toi! heavily in the morning.
Quite a large number who bad rela'
uves and friends In this city
arrived the night before, every train OF
cars and every s:eamb boat bringing its
Complement of visitors. 1t remained,
however, for Sunday morning to
bring IN the largest. Early in
the morning foo men ard women
came in siuely, in pairs and in punches,
under dripping umbrellas. Then came
all kinds Of vehicles and hacks, all
loaded down with dark humanity,
running from the cradle to the
grave in age.
The steamer Champion brought down
nearly q thousand from Camden, N. j.
and the steamer Delaware brought up
nearly 3 like number from Salem
New Jersey, aud the steamers Brandy.
wine aud Wi minRton added TO the
crowd. Nearly all the railroad trains
came In heavily laden, and xs they un-
loaded the visitors wended their way To
Freuch street, which was soon crowded
with a moving, jostling crowd of hu-
mspity.
The greetings of friendship were
hearty as the brother from Dover met
the brother from Philadelphia or Cam.
den, and kiss that sounded far above
all surrounding noises was the signal
that the sister from Blackbird had met
the sister from Wilmington. A year
had passed by since they had seen
each other, and some Of the recognitions
were quite amusing to on tsiders.
French street, and some parts of King
Walnut, Ninth and Eighth streets, were
lined with booths in yards, In alleys
in sheds, In barber shops, in from
rooms and in kitchens, where melons
cantaloupes, cakes, crackers, cheese
ice cream, peaches, pies. mipera
water and ginger pop were expose,
to tempt the hungry appetite. 1t was re
ported also hat something stronger thai
these was dispensed from black TO,
ties, but of this there is no certainty, a
liquor Bailitf Ogle patrolled the neil Oh
borhood with his Argus eyes wide ope
and found nothing, aud it is general
conceded that what he does not ses
not worth locking for.
Mayor Rhoads had his police WEI
posted, and b 10 honor gave the gA,hel
ing his whole personal attention. Hi
instructions to the police were not to b
too strict, as it was the colored peoL lie
holiday occasion, observed before b
was born, and he would not be the tr
to interfere with 1t so long as decor
order was mai ntained. 1t is croditab
10 the colo.ed people to say that tht
gave ne occasion for Interference by u
police, they seemingly being dete
mined to show that they could beha'
themselves as we'll, and bette
thav q aiy1 }far
pie would do. The A. U. M. P. churC
ON French street above Eighth, WI
open from D O'Clock in the mornin
where love feast comm snoed that last,
until 10 so a. m.
At the after hour Few. Henry Y
Chase of the South Carolina Con fereIc
preached the gospel in the church,
which there was sc .rcely standing roo
tor anJther person. In the rear of t
church wooden tent had been erect
amongst the om5s'oDes, supplied wi
seats, and hay was thrown upon L
ground TO make 1t com Portable. In u
tent Rev. Henderson Davis, OF Sou
Wilmington and Rev. E. a. Chippey
Glasgow, Del, made stirring address
which were followed by a Halleluj,
meeting after the colered peoples ov
styls. At , o'clock .. ID Rev. c.
Temple of Norrisoowp. Pa, preache
and IN the evening Rev. T. ID. Scott,
North Chester occupied the pulpit W o
Rev. IL. W. Chase preached In The I'd
Rev. p. Spencer Williams, had char
o. The tent services. The services IN d
church we're under the Charge of EA
John " Hail, assisted by the Rev
D4Lisl Russell, OF st. Peters cbur
ard Rev. HeLderson Davis.
Meetings will be conducted at II
tent each evening curing the comil
week. different clergyman otticiatin
By evening the vast crowd of the d.
Lad disappeared and had gone lone
The manner in which they came. a /.
only OF The visitors remaining until |,
day.