Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-21
CONVICT LABOR BEGUN.
One Carload Of stone In the County Jail
Yard Big Hauis of .sbnd.


Yard Big Hauis of .shad.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, April 81. Early yester-
dag afternoon the first carload Of stone
from the quarries of the BrandYwine
Granite Company arrived at this city
Conductor Phillips Of the New Castle
freight train, had the big gondola car,
which contained the stone. shifted down
the Battery siding to the tracks near
Delaware street. Here Sheriff Sim mons
and Night Warden Dennison soon ar
rived with three powerful colored men,
who are serving short terms in Jail
The negroes pining for some kind Of
employment and delighted to enjoy some
sunshine and fresh air, bounded into the
car and threw the heavy rocks over the
side of the car. Precipitation streamed
from their faces, but they worked with a
will and sang and talked together. VIII
liam Lslly aud Levi Collins had their
teams In service and hauled the stone to
the jail yard, distance of 800 hundred
yards
The car was unloaded at o'clock
and by 9 o'clock al of the
stone had been transferred to
the east yard Of the county Jail, where
Warden Tucker gave directions as to
where to place It. When piled in the
yard, the rocks reached from the Jail
gates to the north east end Of the yard
Enough sledges for the entire force Of
seventeen convicts to begin work with,
had not arrived at o'clock this morning,
and work could not be commenced as was
intended Harry Simmons OF Whining.
ton, brother Of the sheriff, who win be
foreman OF the convict gang, was ready
to begin operations on the minute
Thousands Of shad.
Yesterday was the biggest day Of the
season among the shad fishermen, and
| from dawn until nearly 10 o'clock last
night. the wharves we're dotted with
busy men moving TO and fro. unloading
/ the skiffs Of their immense cargoes Of the
| toothsome fish, and afterwards trans
/ ferring them from the store houses to
/ traders wagons, wbeelbarrows or ship
\ ping boxes. Every boat WAS on the river
some time during the day. and several
OF them got three tides. There was con-
slant sale for all the fish that were
brought into market all day. and the
shippers received kilograms asking for
all they conld forward to Philadelphia at
$14 and $40 per hundred, according to
the run.
Messrs King and Walls, the local
dealers, estimated that 4, 1000 shad were
landed at New Castle during the day OF
these, 1900 we're sold to itinerant
traders, 1000 to local retailers aud / 900
were shipped to Philadelphia this morn
ing on the steamer Mi or Reyboid.
The biggest haul OF the day was made
by Thomas Smith, young fisherman
who has charge OF the nets and boat Of
Joseph Il. King He "boated" 20l shad
and received Sl3 per hundred for them
j. Harry Duncan came next with 271 and
| William Bartlett was third with $50 Ii
| these tremendous catches should con-
tinue all this week, the fishermen will
have enough to pay for their boats, nets
and everything for the season
The choir Of the NJ Z Church, under
the direction of j, b Msnlove, will sing
at the temperance meeting there to NOR
row evening. when Miss r. @ Clotbier
will deliver the address After the meet
| ing local branch of the Y. w. q. T. u
will probably be formed.
Members Of Company II. N. G. D. who
hsve been working up clues to the
robbery OF the pool box In the armory
several nights ago, have now offered a
reward OF $40 in gold to any person
/ furnishing Information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction Of the guilty
| person.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
Of John w, Mitchell Of stanton aud Miss
Lizzie Banks Of this city. at the home OF
the brides mother on Union street on
Thursday evening. April So
i Mrs Maud l. Green of the Nationfl
w. @. T. U Juvenile working band will
oliver 'chalk talk" In public school
building No. /, TO the children to-mor-
row afternoon.
Numerous complaints have been made
about the poor ventilation in the Opera
House on Saturday night during the
First Military Bands entertainment.
The room was uncomfortable all the
/ evening