Evening journal., 1889-04-10
HANSON ELECTED MAYOR
An Excellent Ticket Elected af Rev Gas.
tie Yesterday The Total vote-othel
News Nofes

An Excellent Ticket Elected af Rev Cas-
tie Nesterday-The Total vote-other
News Notes.
star correspondence Of EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 10.-The CITY
election yesterday passed of quietly.
lhere was no disorder of any kind. The
Delaware Iron Works and the mills being
smut down gave the men opportunity to
work and vote for their candidates.
lhere was great deal of challenging
Done In fact it was rather carried to
excess, as some prominent citizens can
testify from experience. The polls were
open from Ii a. m. until p. M. When
the clock struck Z, the window was shut
down and the crowd went into the old
Court House to listen to the reading Of
the votes. The tally clerks were r. G..
Gordon and James Boothe: the Judges.
Thomas Frazier, Michael King and Viii
liam Cooper
The counting of the vote was finished
at II. 10 o'clock and the result was read
to the crowd by R. @. Gordon 1t is as
follows: Democrats indicated by d, Re.
publicans by r. and Citizens by c..
Mayor-Wilmer Hanson, G.
Council John $. King. Il. and c.;
Orion A. Carick, O.. William Herbert,
ID. and G..
Assessor-John NJ Hance r.
City Recommendation j. Ferris D.
and G.
The vote was as follows
Mayor Wilmer Hanson, c., 267 Samuel
H. Black, d., 1S2; William Terry r., 30 /:
Julian d. Janvier, Independent, 1S.
City Council-John s. King. r. and {.
Coz tfnIr
Herbert, ID. and c., 276; II. A. Dennison.
r., 1853; John Mahoney, d., 1862; Richard
Conway, 1871; John M. Valette, R.. "a /;
William Morrison, Independent 43, and
John Kelley 33.
City Treasurer-W William J. Ferris ID.
and G., 437; William H. Clark, r., so.
Assessor--John M. Hanson, r.. 17e;
John Schuhardt, D., 154 Henry viii
helm, c., 1853 Scattering votes were cast
as follows: For mayor-Joshua Maherd.
1 ; for Council, Emmett Wilson, 3; VIII
liam Worthington, a. John Campbell,
3; William Terry, / William Barr, /
assessor Peggy Norris, 1.
The schooner Hattie N. Howes is now
loading corn at the William Lea q Sons
Companys wharf for Massachusetts,.
Harry w. Frazer and James E. Biggs
were in Wilmington yesterday.
Fred. w. Hoffman paid flying visit
to New Jersey yesterday
Harry A. Dennison spent yesterday in
Wilmington.
Duvall Rodney of Germantown, Pa.
who has been visiting John B. Rodney,
Esq, in this city, returned home yester-
day.
Misses Kate and Bessie Herbert were
in Wilmington Yesterday.
Mrs. }. B. Manlove paid a visit to Will
mington yesterday.
Miss Iona Thomas and w. Marvin
Truss attended the opera at Wilmington
last evening.
Mrs Joseph and Miss Mamie Callahan.
formerly of this city, but now of VIII
mington, visited here yesterday as the
guest of Mrs. w. W. Haycock on Market
street.
The Fortnightly Club will give a dance
in the Opera House on Easter Monday
night.
The Glover Club will give a dance in
the X. of P. Hall on Easter Monday even
ing.
Misses Ida White Anna, Levinia and
Lydia McNelty visited the almshouse
yesterday
Mrs. Ford, mother Of the wife Of Fred
Eagle, aged "A years, died yesterday
evening at o'clock with paralysis at |
the residence Of Mr.. Eagle, corner of |
Harmony and Vine streets
Hugh G. Smith was in Wilmington |
yesterday.
William Hoffman spent yesterday at |
his former home in Chester.
The Mrs. General Tom Thumb Comedy |
Company will perform in the Opera |
House this afternoon and evening.
John Flemings spent the day in Phila-
delphia.
After the polls closed last night great
many men got slightly intoxicated
Senator Gray was in the city last
night