Daily Republican., 1885-07-06
Independence Day.

bnt while crackers and small fre works
were fred freely by the irreprsssible le
small boy, there was q noticeable di.
minution in the shooting of pistols,
guns and toy csnnons. This was no
doubt due in great measure TO the fear
of arrest, as it was we'll known that the
new police had strict orders from the
Mayor and Chief to arrest, rs far as
possible, all who violated the law in
this respect.
The low rates of fare offered by all
the railroads centering in this city +,
induced many persons 10 spend the day
with friends at distance or at some
of the popular resorts. The steamers
Brandy wine, Wilmington and Nary
Morgan were crowded every trip with
passengers for Philadelphia, while
hundreds of others spent the day In
the delightful grounds at Pennsgrove.
Hope Council, No. 2. and Wilmington
Council, No. 8, Junior Order OF Ameri-
can Mechanics left this city on the q. 80
q. m. train for Burlington, N. j., where
they participated In q parade and cele-
bration.
The Ancient Order Of Hibernians
had large and successful pic- MO ut
Scheutzen Park, while the Irish Nation.
alists and their friends enjoyed them-
selves at Mount Cuba.
A delegation of Naval Post, No. 400,
of Philadelphia, arrived here In the
morning, and with Smyth Post Guards
proceeded to Tatnall's woods on the
Brandywine, where they had shooting
match for gold &. A. X. badge, which
was won by Thomas s. Brown, of the
Guards. The Veteran Guards, g. A. r.,
also marched to the same place and had
o shooting match among themselves
for three prizes. The first and second
gold Grand Army badges, were
won by Joseph Bullock and James
Stewart, respectively, and the third, q
silver badge, was won by Captain
'O'Connor.
The natatorium at Fourth and Jeffer.
son streets was crowded all day, and
over three hundred persons availed
themselves of delightful bath.
The steamer Republic took large
number from this city to Cape May,
while many others took early trains.
and connected at Philadelphia with
the boat and cars for Atlantic City.
DISTURBANCES.
The entire police force were on duty
from IL o'clock Friday night until IL
o'clock Saturday night, but notwith.
standing this fact there were several
disturbances, but none of serious ma.
ture. About O'Clock OF the morning
Of the Fourth Chief Dougherty, with a
detail of ten men, visited the localities
where disturbances were most likely 10
occ1r, and found everything quiet with
,, the exception Of some colored men at
I'D Uai Of Uh
singing. They ceased when they saw
the Cfficers, but on the Chief assuring
them that 90 long az there was nothing
worse than singing they would not be
molested, continued their vocal efforts
There was q large detail of police
under Sergeant Whalen on "tbe Coast, -
but there was little need for their
services, except to prevent corner
lounging or gangs of men congregatine
on the sidewalk. 1t was noticeable
that there was less drunkenness than i,
usual on holidays, but this W AS probably
owing to the fact that 80 many men are
out OF work that they had not tn,
money to get drunk with.
There W as fight at the Logan Hous,
in the afternoon and the police wer
summoned A disturbance ais,
occurred at the Bellevue Hotel, and thu
proprietor was finally obliged to clos
his place. About . o'clock in the even
| ing.
| Office Porter and Brodhardt wer,
called into the Commercial House, ol
Water street between King and Frenct
streets, to remove a man who was rails
ing a row there. He resisted arrest an,
Officer Porter applied his nippars
| With considerable di iliculty the prisone
was got out on the railroad tracks
when he broke the nippers ant
escaped.
He started to run up French street
when some excited individual in tn
crowd fired revolver in the air l.
frightened the fugitive, and caused hin
to stop. He finally run into salooi
on Front street and was recaptured.
When taken to the hall he gave his
name as Charles Smith, and it wa,
found that ho had Sl33.06 in hi
pockets. He was released on his OWL
recognizauce. His defense is that tn
fuss was raised because an at.emp
was being made by the inmates of tn
house 20 get his money from him
officer Porter had his hand badly in
jured during the struggle
Front street with . revolver in hi
: possession, and held to answer
charge of carrying concealed dead !,
} weapons.
81 William Turner was arrested 70
drunkenness, and yesterday morning
fined 81 and costs by Judge Cummin,
Alice Hutchinson and Emma Samson
two colored damsels, were locked u
I for disorderly conduct and yesterda
2 morning were fined 81 and costs eacl
CASUALTIES.
A boy had his face badly burned b.
the explosion of some powder on Madl
son street, between Third and FOurtl
, and was taken to an ics cream ga loo
! in the vicinity, and afterwards re
moved to his home.
In the afternoon a pistol ball cam
, crashing through the bath room wir
: dow of the residence of Thomas No
. Clary, No. 7O7 King street, while tn
family were seated in an adjoiniD
room. A boy named Whitaker, IT
siding at Eighteenth and Markt
, streets, had his face burned by the pre-
mature discharge of some powder. o
Friday evening small boy shot him
, self In the right leg at Sixth and Wa
/, nut streets while playing with pisto
7 but was not seriously injured.
A small colored boy named Jane
+ Rideout, living on Windsor street abov
i Eighth, accidentally shot himself O
:. Friday night, while preparing to cell
, brate the Fourth. The ball entere
the groin, and was extracted by ID
+ Parm, who pronounces the wound nj
serious
t The fence at the yard of the Lafayett
, Hotel, at Ninth and Shipley street,
, caught fire from some fire works, bI
, was extinguished before any seriou
damage was hone.
, There was not a single alarm of fiji
struck during the day, aud take