Evening journal., 1888-11-21
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By Letter to EVENING JounNA1.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Nov 21.-The
Young Mems Republican Club Of this
city gave large parade last night At
a.oV clock the Young Mems Republican
0luo, accompanied by the colored Repub
licans Of New Castle and headed by the
seminole Band, marched to the depot to
meet the Wilmingtonians. The train
arrived at 1.45 o'clock and contained
ABOUT 800 persons. The line Of march
then commenced as follows. Marshal II
Il. GEORGE and aids Seminole Band .
ioung Mems Republican Club Of New
CASTLE Diamond State Band; Young
Men Republican Club of Wilmington;
Harrison Fife and Drum Corps (colored);
austin harrington Club Of Wilmington.
and eolored Republicans of New Castle /.
wagon decorated with flags containing
number of girls; number Of
morse pack riders The houses OF a large
number OF the citizens were brilliantly
decorated and Illuminated, and most Of
the merchants burned red lights. etc.
There were great many from Whining
ton who did not participate in the parade
On account Of the muddy condition Of the
streets.
Edward Challenger, the late Republi.
can candidate for the General Assembly.
whose drug store aud residence Is oppo.
site where the meeting was held, gave
the most brilliant illumination and Henry
A. Dennison, the well known tin and
stove dealer of Water street, afforded
novel entertainment TO the visitors He
mad his handsome residence brightly
Illuminated, and III the broad open door
sat an ancient colored man with bow and
fiddle, and playing as IL his life depended
upon II. The old man who halls from
glasgow, Del, is a plantation darkey and
he makes fiddle talk The line Of pa
rade give the scene and music continn
Gus cheer.
After parading throughout the city the
procession drew up in front of the old
Town Hall, where a stand was erected
for the speakers 1t was 9.25 O'Clock
when Henry A. Dennison called the
meeting to order and nominated Daniel
3, Stewart of st. Georges. late Republi
can candidate for the General Assembly.
from Red Lion hundred, to the chair
Chairman Stewart at once introduced
William 9. Spruance, Esq, Of Whining
ton. for whom loud calls had been made.
Mr. Spruanee spoke earnestly and elo.
quently for fully twenty minutes, evok
ing cheer after cheer Frederick n. Bach
Of the Wilmington EVENING JOURNAL.
followed hr. Spruance in ten minute
speech in which he called upon the
patriotic sentiment OF all parties TO stand
BY harrison's administration Hugh @.
Browne was the next speaker. He re-.
eeiyed cordial reception, as he always
does here, and he spoke eloquently for
ten minutes. Henry Q. Conrad Esq.
was the last speaker. He spoke briefly
in eulogy Of the Republican party and its
successful candidates.
While the speaking was going on down
the street crowd was at the Younp
Mems Republican Clubs Headquarters re-
freshing themselves with sandwiches and
coffee. George Russell young colored
tough OF this city started what ended
IN q serious row. Seeing a colored man
from Misunderstanding cup Of coffee
he rushed up to him and knocked the cup
from his lips and at the same time drew
revolver and shot it off, the Whining
tonians Immediately made for Russell and
after running him for over a square three
shots were fired at him, one of which
struck him in the leg and lie
was carried to DR. Stewards office
where his wound was dressed
The Wilmington youth who claimed to
have been wounded is named Henry Craig
and lives in South Wilmington. He says
that he was shot in the thigh.
Wilmer A. Ruthven, J. Houston Dukes
and j. Frank Dunleavy Of the EVENING
JOURNAL were among the visitors TO this
city last night