Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-20

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
New CASTLE, Nov. i3.-0ne Saturday
night last month on the, OCCASION OF y
visit of Mt. Vernon colored band OF thls
city to Christiana. disagreeable row TOOK
place during which pistols were ireely
used and several Of the participants re-
ceiyed serious injuries. A crowd OF col
ored rourhs, enemies of the band, were
the instigators of the fight, and warrants
have been issued and are now IN the hHnus
of Constable Rulings for the arrest OF
number of the participants, ueorse Ell d'G y,
bail by Squire ,Ianvier the bondsman
being Charles Shearer. Later. Shearer
withdrew his name from the BOND ana
Russell has since skipped. and ms where,
abouts are unknown. Sheriff Allen ana
the constable are now both searching LOT
the prisoner, ... ~
sloop Reindeer which was sunk in the
river some years ago. This. sloop IS now
anchored above the city and will undergo
complete repairs shortly.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 14.-The Ericsson
Line steamer Elizabeth from Baltimore
for Philadelphia while proceeding up
the river in the fog yesterday morning
narrowly escaped collidlng with one OF
the stone piers here. The engineer re.
versed the engines just in time to AVOID
what might have been bad accident.
The steamer tied up at the wharf until
the fog cleared away when she le1l ior
Philadelphia.
NEW CASTLE. Nov l7.-shcriff simmons
has appointed Jas. h. Tucker day and John
| w. bennison night warden of the New
Castle Jail. Mr.. Tucker is an ex-Sergeant
of the Wilmington police force ana MI;
H.
| Brandywine hundred. They will enter
upon their duties in u few weeks. Charles
| ii, simmons, the sherilf's eldest son, has
been appointed deputy sheriff.
ON Thursday, November 9th, Thanks
giving, Mrs Phillus Mahurd, colored, New
| Castles oldest citizen. will celebrate her
| Tooth birthday Mt her home, on Union
street, Invitations have been sent out to
both white and colored citizens for the
reception. and the event will be novel
| one The old lady is remarkably well pre-
served She has all her faculties, and is rs
bright and active as woman 81 ~.
Beyond occasional slight attacks, OF the
"rheumatics,. She has e&ce9,dlngly goo,.
4 health, and gives promise OF living many
more years. She has two sons living IN
this city, Arthur, aged 90, and samuel,
Mrs. Anne Duffy wife of Patrick Duffy,
| died at her home IN Vine street early tlis
morning Of consumption, aged I'll years.
The deceased was the mother of Patrick
i ]. Duffy, the wgll-knuwn contractor 81
| Charleston. S. a., and formerly of NIL
mington, and of Edward Il. Duffy Of New
York city. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
Two negro women engaged in lively
hair pulling match on Market street nppo-
site the store of j. II. Bigger, on Saturday,
which ended in one of the participants
using club on the head Of the other with
great force. A large crowd witnessed the
scrap and enjoyed the Fun" No arrests
were made.
New CASTLE, Nov. 1s.-A delegation Of
the Young Mems Christian Association o.
Wilmington, accompanied by party 81
other ladies and gentlemen numbering III
all over loo persons, came here last even
ing III two large hacks and We're enter
tanned at the home Of William II. White
lock on Orange street. The orchestra ol
the West Presbyterian Sunday school wa
present and dfscoursed numerous seiec
tions. Various other amusements were in
dulged in, and at late hour the guests sa
down to sumptuous collation.. Toast
were responded TO by William u. White
lock, &. d. Palmer and several ri tn
ladies. Everyone present thoroughly en-
loved themselves and it was 3 O'Clock thi
morning before all the visitors had de
John Bouncs has resigned his position a
superintendent of the New Castle woolel
mills and returned to his home in Phila
delphia. He is succeeded by Peter kell,
or Philadelphia, who enters upon hi
, duties to-day
Hunters report rabbits and other gam
as unusually plentiful this year. and Il
good condition. Notwithstanding tn
stormy weather of Yesterday some big bag
of game were made by the local sportsmen
f Mayor Hanson, H. L. Mckee, Wardel
Frank Hanson and several others wer
out and had excellent luck,
r.. I Harrington formerly awell know
merchant of this city is the inventor OF
new steam cooker for which he has al
piled for a patent.
A new stone curbing is being laid il
front Of headquarters Of the Lenape Steam
! Fire Company, to increase the convenience
OF handling the engine and truck quickly
{ MILFORD,