The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-23
Wilmington Letter.

Wilmington Letter.
WTLMINGToN, DEL, May 81, 1885.
The Democratic nomination for Mayor
took place on Saturday last, and ON the
ballots being counted, showed that
gentleman named Rhoades to be the
candidate by large majority. His OPP
ponent-Sims-wa nowhere in the race
Now the candidates are both named
Conrad on the Republican ticket and
Rhoades on the Democratic side. Both
are evidently favorites in their respec-
tive party. You ask which one will be
elected? We will answer the question
later on. Charges and counter-charges
are being INDUCED in, and the "heelers"
and FOUNDERS" will be brought into re-
QUESTION to "whoop up the boys"
In our wanderings we often see copies
of the Wilmington and Peninsula Railroad
and Steamboat Guide, published at your
office 1t is certainly useful paper for
travellers as well as buyers, and from
conversation had with various parties,
we are led to believe that it will soon
become the standard journal of informa-
for our city and the Peninsula
The Salvation Army is with us, and
one may see tall uniformed fellow
undera helmet hat, almost every evening,
parading our streets singing and eXhort-
ing the populace. The old foundry To-
Gated at the corner of 10th and Orange
streets is the armys headquarters, and
by their workings, may accomplish much
good although our well disciplined"
urchins take especial delight in "guying"
the members of the army us they march
about the streets.
Our city has posters stuck up within
her limits that for vulgarity we have
never before looked on. Across the pos
ter are the words, "Never Sweat Club"
If this We're all, the thing would pass as
unobjectionable, but it is not all, and
the bulk of the reading matter is disgust
ing and objectionable in the extreme.
1t seems passing strange that the proper
city authorities do not compel the tear
ing down of these advertisements Per-
haps they are not aware of the presence
of such things.
POINTS.
Joseph Jefferson gave an excellent rem
dition of Grip Van Wrinkle" at the
Opera House on Monday night to a large
audience.
The Harris Opera Company Comic
will play an engagement of one week at
the Opera House, commencing Monday
night, May 25th. They will give all the
popular light operas, and from indication
they will draw large houses.
The book agent is shrewd fellow at
most, and this week quite stir was crea-
ted by an agent acting for firm by the
name of Baird & Michel, being
brought up before Esquire Bartolette on
the charge of having swindled that firm
out of about 5000 in money and books.
The agent wore an injured innocent air
but for all that he was sent to II prison
cell. Beware of book agents.
The Wilmington base ball club is still
holding onto the tail end of the league.
We have not learned as yet whether they
can play marbles WELL but we are con-
WINGED land the majority of Wilmington
ians are of the same opinion) that they
cannot play good ball.
The new market law is causing con-
siderable trouble here. Almost every
market day "musses" occur and not
many days since lady backed her wagon
up to the curb, and for doing so was most
unkindly dealt with by an ungentleman-
~ butcher. But as matter Of course
butchers are rather hard-hearted from
the fact that they kill so often.
Spring chickens are selling for Is cents
per pound in our market with plenty of
buyers. This is no doubt due to the fact
of late spring. To tell the truth, one
is often led to believe that some of the
chicks have been held over from the
spring of 81 You need not think tough
of this.
Several picnics are already billed to
take place early in June, and excursions,
too. This city has the happy faculty of
turning out first-class affairs in this line
and the different societies and clubs vie
with each other as to who can hold out
the greatest attractions.
WILMINGToNIAN.