Evening journal., 1891-08-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

the heat yesterday, is better to day.
On Saturday the gymnasium class OF
the Y. M Q. A. will be photographed.
Several prominent colored persons went
to Philadelphia to-day to attend the
funeral Of Bishop Campbell.
A portion OF the trench on the new
sewer at Lancaster avenue and Franklin
street caved in yesterday after the storm.
The Reilly Lyceum took 500 persons to
Atlantic City this morning. A street
parade was given last evening after the
storm.
Company A. N. G. D., went to Cape
May to-day on the steamer Republic.
About 15O persons went on the excur.
sion.
Judge Ball presented the city solicitor.
the chief Of police, the reporters ard
Court Interpreter Rhienhardt with fans
this morning.
James T. Carrigan had his left arm
badly injured while at work at the Edge
Moor Iron Companys works yesterday
DR.. Frist dressed the wound
It is estimated that from 8 600 to
s,OOO baskets Of peaches were in the
\ -eS"A AAaAAc1 EflCcH ranged
from % to rs cents basket,
Work on the French street connection
with the city railway has been completed
except connecting the tracks at Fourth
street This work will be finished by
this evening.
The Pusey and Jones Company is put.
ting new foremast in the schooner ] u
Leech, to replace the one which recently
fell over her side and damaged barge
lying near by.
The work Of erecting temporary build
lngs to take the place of the Diamond
state Iron Works beyond Third street
bridge, whish were burned recently, is
progressing rapidly.
The heavy rain of last evening caused
postponement of the first annual moon
light excursion OF Company f, Postles
Rifles, N G. D.. to Augustine Pier on
the steamer Delaware.
The Old Folks excursion fcoloredl went
to Pennsgrove, N. j., to-day on the
steamer Delaware It was quite a sight
to see the old ''uncles" and 6aunties In
their quaint costumes
Mrs Elizabeth O'NeiL wife Of ex- Jus.
tice George O'Neil died at her husbands
residence, No 40l Tatnall street yester-
day. She was the mother Of Daniel
ONeil, who is employed by the govern.
ment at Washington, D. G.
The first grand celebration Of Labor
Day will be given by the United Labor
League of Wilmington at Rosendale |
PARK on Monday, September z. The |
amusements will consist OF addresses.
band concerts, dancing and interesting |
exercises.
A full-blooded registered English gray. |
hound was found wandering at large at /
Second and Franklin streets yeeterday
a negro was about TO secure the prize.
when Mr. Simpson, with the John T.
Diekey Company. stepped in and collared
the animal
Albert Fennigan was struck with brick
by man named Metcaff at Lancaster ave
nue. and DUPONT street last evening and an
artery severed in the back Of his head.
He was so weakened by the loss of blood
that great Efforts were required to
him.
The property Of Patrick !. Crumlish,
Of two-story brick dwelling
located at Second and Franklin streets,
was sold by Sheriff Simmons yesterday.
II was bought by John Mulvena for
81, $50 The sheriffs commissions
amounted to SOS so,
j B Marshall, stewart In charge Of R.
81. Coleman's private car Cornwall, Of
lebanon, Pa was in this city yesterday.
de came here on business with the Jack
ION and Sharp Company, which built the
ar. Millionaire Coleman will soon use
ne car on trip to California
Yesterday the Pusey and Jones Com
,any shipped on board the BARGE 81
stephen the knock-down stern naddls.
Vheei steamboat for Guyaquil, South
America. The st stephen will tske the
tearboat to New York, from whence it
will be shipped to its owners in South
america
The barge Loring Monroe, which sank
t the Seidel and Hastings Company's
wharf on Saturday night, is being raised
y the Mason Wrecking COMPANY. |
Despite the fact that the barge Is 100 .
eet long, and has a carrying capacity of
90 tons, the wreckers expect to get her
aised this week
At this mornings session OF the Munic-
pal Court, Frank Connor, who had been
My an hour in Wilmington, when he
vas arrested for vsgrsncy and discharged.
Ohm Call. drunk, SO and costs; John
v. Hudson, charged by his brother-in-
aw, Samuel W. Reed. with being drunk I
nd disOrderly, was fined IS and costs. II