Evening journal., 1890-11-11
AN sx-couNcILMAN IN TROUBLE
He objects to Going with the Officsr
and is Very Roughly Handled.

He objects to Going With the OHicer
and is Very Roughly Handled.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Nov. LEX. City Coun-
Gilman Joseph Fl. Dougherty was arrested
by Officer George Williams for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct, yesterday |
morning, on the corner of Delaware and |
Water streets. The city father has not /
been irreproachable in his behavior for |
some time past, and yesterday morning |
he had some words with Officer Williams, |
who sdvi sed him to 60 home. He cursed |
the officer and defed bim to arrest him, |
aud this was too much for the-police-
mans endurance. He seized the council.
man, who became infuriated and aimed
two or three terrific blows at his head
The officer brought his baton into SER
vice and In q couple of well-directed blows
he made Mr.. Dougherty forget the day
OF the month. The officer then threw him
to the ground and succeeded in adjust
ing the snippers" after which lie cd his
prisoner to the Jail without any trouble.
He was given q hearing at o'clock last
evening and Mayor Hanson's court room
was packed to the DOORS Several wit-
nesses testified to the facts Of the incl
dent John d. Rodney, Esq, the prison
er's counsel, waived a hearing and Mr.
Dougherty was held In $500 bail for
court.s
Rev. w. Allen Wise, son of Rev.
James M. Wise and formerly a resident
Of this city but now OF Berlin, Nd, has
accepted unanimous call to the pastor
ate Of the M. e Church at Pocomoke
City, Md, vice Rev. A. ). Mowbray.
Mr.. Wise will ask for his release as
pastor of the Berlin church, at the next
| quarterly conference He will enter his
| new field of labor at the beginning of the
next conference year Mrs. Wise and
| daughter, who have been visiting friends
here, left for their home at Berlin on
| Saturday. Mr.. Wise is promising
young minister, and great fsvorite
here.
Joseph r. Tssker, OF the firm Of Morris
| Tasker & Co., died at his home In
| Philadelphia Yesterday afternoon after q
long illness. Mr.. Tasker was formerly
superintendent of the Delaware Iron
Works here and was well and favarably
known in this city.
Conductor 8 ID. Duncan has resumed
his duties on the New Castle aceomods
tion train after long vacation. Con
ductor j. o. Bice. who has been in charge
OF the train during bis absence has made
a very efficient officer
Large parties of school children amused
themselves by setting ERE to big piles Of
leaves in the school green yesterday
afternoon, at the risk of being burned to
death. The dangerous amusement was
stopped by an officer before any accidents
occurred
Contractor Ira Lunt has succeeded in
raising the sloop Reindeer, which was
sunk about year ago in the river
short distance above this city. The
vessel is In remarkably sound condi-
tion She was stripped by river pirates
early last fall and sunk soon afterwsrd.
She was the property of Captain William
Hunter of Philadelphia.
Paynter's Silver Leaf Cornet Band will
give big entertainment IN the Red Mems
Hall on Thursday evening The exercises
will consist of grand masquerade marcl
followed by an entertainment ana supper
Charles o. Lunt, assistant band master
OF the First Military Band has resigned
the position OF chief clerk st the hou
mills Of the William Lea and Sons Com.
pany, and has entered the Wilmington
Commercial College for the study OF
sfenography Ex-Mayor $. H. Blacl
will succeed Mr.. Lunt at the -four mills.
Chief of Police William X. Swigget
brought prisoner to the county jai
from Wilmington Yesterday,
The Board of education will hold
: special meeting this evening in IL
chamber in the old Court House
The congregation Of the NJ Z Churcl
, will vote on the question Of admitting
( | women. to the conferences of the churc
on Thursday evening, Nov. 90
The funeral Of Jeannette. the S-year
+ old daughter of John Langston, who die
!, | OF diphtheria. was held yesterday aud in
terment was made In St. Peters church
{ yard.
Q Company II, N. G. D., viii. hold
I series Of shooting matches for specls
n prizes at its range ON the battery o
a Thanksgiving day.
|, Frank f. Herbert is seriously indis
G posed at his home on Delaware street.
The New Castle friends of Capital
Dickinson of the ship Rappahannock an
his family are greatly Ipleased to hear c
the shiD's safe arrival In japan,