Evening journal., 1891-04-02
IAe INTeRNArIoNAL.s LIeHT.
Crowds Congrseate TO See IT Operated.
shnd More Plentiful.

shad More Plentiful.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 2 Mrs Louise
Holschumaker. wife OF the late William
Holschumaker, was buried yesterday
afternoon in the Presbyterian cemetery.
Services were held at the house early
la the afternoon, Rev. w. P. Patterson
officiating. delegation from the Pres
byterian choir furnished appropriate
music. Interment was private, but the
relatives and intimate friends who at
tended the services, made a long process
sion The bearers were Edward Chal-
lenger Thomas Frazer, William Il.
Whitelock, John NJ vallette, Lewis Z
Eliason and George w Cline
Shad are becoming more plentiful and
the fishermen who took long drifts yes
terday afternoon succeeded in hauling
IA an average OF ten shad 20 a
boat William 0'Conner and Atkinson
came in early in the evening with
twelve fine fish This morning they are
coming in much livelier The market is
firm at $50 per hundred It is thought
that the higest boat will average twenty
shad by the end of the day. The first
skiffs pushed out from the wharf long
before daylight.
Important Church News.
Rev. Thomas E Martindale, the newly
appointed pastor Of the M e Church.
will meet his congregation and assume
his pastoral duties this evening at the
congregational prayer meeting which
will be held Ia the chapel Mr., Martin
dale will conduct the meeting and after
ward hold an informal reception when
he will be introduced to each person by a
committee from the official board of the
church. He win probably not remove
bis family to this city until next week
Rev. George q Thompson, pastor Of
Olivet Presby Church, Wilmington,
preached the sermon at the Presbyterian
Church special religious services last
night his topic was THE Present the
Only Right Time-Why Not Now?" lie
made an earnest exhortation, telling Of
the danger Of indeclsion, and made fer
vent prayer that strength be given every
unsaved soul in the congregation TO take
the decisive step This evening the
preaching services OF the meetings will
conclude with sermon by Rev. A. N
kiegw win, pastor of West Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, on Encourage
ments to Trust.
Events ON the Delaware.
The magnificent tug boat Inter national
OF the Red Star Line, which is said to be
the finest yes, oil Of it's kind ehoat
lay ia the harbor here al dav yesterday
Early in the evening thrse chromatic
shrieks from the vessels calliope brought
a crowd of people down to the river tnat
swarmtd the Delaware street wharf
Captain Swayne, the popular master Of
the vessel, then operated the tugs pow
erful search light, directing II up and
down the river and across to the
New Jersey shore The light Is an
{, 600 candle.power electric lamp, i'm
bedded in a deep hollow of mirror like
reflectors. When turned to show up the
streets of this city person standing
four squares distant and in the range OF
the light, could easily read a newspaper
printed in minion type, Notwithstanding
the fact that the night was dark and
heavy
The international lay at the Delaware
strte ct wharf until nearly midnight,
awaiting favorable weather to take out
tow Of barges She was inspected by
large number Of people yesterday after
noon. The magnificent tug is valued at
$40 600 and contains more modern ap
pliRnces, OF every kind, for wrecks, shan
any other tugboat ahoat She Is 140
feet long and while her forepeak is fifteen
feet above the surface, her 6replts are
ten feet below the waters edge She is
htted out with every possible convenience
and sll her apar ments are KEEP spot
lessy clean The International cleared
early this morning.
Tht / allan bark Teresina, which has
been anchored below this city since
Monday, set sail yesterday. Her captain
was taken suddenly i'll soon after leaving
Philadelphia on Sunday aud was unable
to be removed until yesterday, when he
was brought ashore and sent TO Philadel
phia for treatment. The vessel then
proceeded to her destination, Catania, iu
charge Of Mate Nazzella
A large crowd assembled on the wharf
last night about o'clock, a report having
been circulated that the new steam bOal
Norfolk would put In here on her re
turn from her test trip The crowd was
very eager to get ABOARD the palatial
boat, but soon learned that IL was an
Apsil joke
james Morgan's Funeral.
The funeral of James B. Morgan, the
well known young man, VINO dltd o.
heart disease yesie erdsy, will bs held ON
Saturday The body will lie in state at
The res dence OF James II Morgan.
father Of the deceased, from to 1
o'clocS on that day. At / 80 o'clock
tue coriege W II leave the house aud ser
vices will be held in the NJ E Church
The young man was prominent mem Der
OF the local tribe Of Red Men and OF
other secret and social orgsnlza-
uons, be was in his 2s.h year.
other News.
William whitelock, the cornetist,
played in the First Military Band last
evening
George Swsyne and Miss Laura Ran
dolph Of Philadelphia are the guests OF
the family Of DR. w d Kuntz
Principal M. NJ Beamer of the colored
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