Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-07-24

The tug Rambler went out with a
small party last evening.
BrickIayers have commenced work
sn the walls Of the new B. q o. station
at Market st.
The Taurus took party down the
bay last night. The tug was lit up
with Chinese lanterns.
The three-masted schooner Potosi
has arrived at Warmers wharves from
New York, with 1882 bags of saltpetre
for the DuPonts.
Second st. between Tatnall and
West has been repaved with the cobble
stones taken from the same street
between Market and King.
Frederick U. Roop has opened an
advertising agency at 2 West 30 ST., in
this city, under the name of the "Wil-
mington Advertising Agency"
Frank Hilles, II years old, was found
by his father at Birmingham Park yes
terday. The boy disappeared from his
home in the South Side on Saturday.
Several members of the Wilmington
Wheel Club rode To Camp DUPONT last
evening. They fsport the ride as
dusty, but the return ride az magnif-
cent.
The work of cleansing the north
basin of the Cool Spring reservoir
was commenced yesterday. A thick
layer of mud covers the bottom Of che
basin.
The excursion OF the Union M. z.
Church Sunday school tonight on the
90 Al L..
the Shipley st. wharf at o'clock. A
large crowd is expected.
The Rochelle Camping Club, COM
posed OF "a ladies' and gentlemen, will
@eave on Monday next for North Brook
on she VI, a N. r. r., where they will
camp out tor couple Of weeks.
Delaware Lodge, No. 20, OF the
brotherhood OF LocoMctive Firemen,
went on an excursion 70 Birmingham
tbs morning; more viii foHgw this
afternoon,
The Tist Regiment, National Guard
Of the State Of New York, passed
through this city at a o'e,iicocx .nls
morning, bound home to New York
eats, FROM Richmond and the Ball Run
battle field,
The Atlas Dredging Co.'S mud
machine 4. ". White 10 at work
dredging out the river at the upper
wharf OF the Harlan and Holdings
worth Co.'s, preparatory to new
wharf being built,
William y. James, living near sch
and Pine SITS, had the END OF nls
thumb cut off while working lathe
at jackson & Sharps yesterday morn
ing, DIR. Cantwell dressed the wound
and expects to save the thumb entirely
Robert Morrison. Of the firm Of
Robert Morrison & Son, fell into tns
cellar of q new house on Cedar stree
Yesterday afternoon and was severed.
Injured. DIR. j. I. v. Blocksom founC
bad bruises on his head and back, bu
no broken bones.
The Ladies Foreign Missionar,
Society Of the New Castle Presbyter
will give an excursion to Augustin
Pier on Friday next, for the ben Fit o
Rev. g. E. Eckels their missionary o
Siam. Members Of the Missionar,
Societies throughout the Presbyter.
Will atbunu.
The Brandywine Granite Co. wer
the lowest bidders on proposals to fur
nish the city of Washington wit
about eight miles Of curbing, and hav
secured the contract over large nun
Der Of bidders. The company's bid
were 95 cents per foot for exec,
cents for SKIS and $3.50 for circula
curb.
A team belonging to Thoma
Davidson, while being driven alon
West Front st. last night was frigh
ened by one of the front wheels OF ii
wagon coming off. The horses starte
off at full speed and dashed along az
furious rate until they reached Fror
and King Sts., where they wei
stopped. No damage except the To-
of the wheel was done.
Victoria Gioia and his daught,
Mary were before Justice Monagha
last night on the charge Of assaultir
Mary Falce on Saturday Afternoon
Their victim was so badly hurt TIL
she could not appear against then
her husband did Sc, however, and II
father and daughter were each held
5000 bonds to keep the peace. II
parties live in downtown.
John Genden and another boy we
injured yesterday afternoon by q
falling of the elevator in the Kirkma
Coach and Livery Company's buildin
on which they were riding The elev
tor fell from the second to first hoC
Gender had his arm broken, head c
and several teeth Knocked loose. Il
companion escaped with few bruis'