Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

missioners held late meeting, decided to
remove and dispose Of the whipping post
and pillory in the jail yard and replace it
with new one. The old combination
post and pillory has been in use for %
years past, and many a convict has suf
fered while in its clutches. Of late the
post has become shaky and deeayed, and
the need of q new structure has been APP
parent for some time past. Since the am
nouncement that the old post would be re-
moved, the commissioners have received
numerous communications from all over
the country asking and offering small
sum for it. One curiosity seeker wanted it
TO exhibit at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
L was finally sold to Wigglesworth, the
Wilmington museum proprietor, The
new post will be on the style of the
old one, and will he erected at the south
end of the west yard, ont of the way of the
stone pile, Aiessrs. Hanee and Wise, local
carpenters, will build it,
II is stated that the Philadelphia and
Salem Navigation Company has Or is about
to purchase the wharf property below
Front street and back Of the store of David
Boulder. The old wharf, which is now
in dilapidated condition, will be rebuilt
and placed in first class order and will be
used as landing for the Company's boats.
A large warehouse and waiting room will
be built, and the surrounding property
erations ut once.
The managers of the Leslie estate have
decided to open Sixth and fremont CLAY
toni streets through the property, and
work will begin soon. The land sur
rounded by Union. South, Sixth and Ire
mont streets will then becnt mp and sold
into building lots seventh street will not
be opened at present.
y. b. Deakyne, the Well-known mail
DpSSpuper has l,IlrphuGp1 lat m fba Sita
of the cd Stockton House on Front street
adjoining the residence of Dir. j. j. Black.
He will erect brick dwelling in few
weeks
The Philadelphia & Salem Navigation
Company have purchased from the heirs
Of the Holns estate the wharf property
just north OF Delaware street wharf and III
the rear Of d. Boulden's store. The price
paid was 5000 The old wharf which is
now in delapidated condition will be
torn away and Il new and substantial one
built A large warehouse and waiting
station will also be erected near the wharf
and when completed all the river steam
boats of the company including Major
Reybold, Delaware and Christiana VILLA
there instead Of ut Delaware street wharf.
A force of 20 wharf builders will commence
operations this week and It is expected
to have all the work finished by July next.
superintendent McCausland has been ne
gotating some time for the purchase of
wharf property here, the present steam
boat landing being not suitable to the com
pany, but his efforts were unsuccessful
until last week when the above sale was
consummated. The United States and b.
4 o. express companies, which have
already established an office here and are
doing business by way of the steamers,
will have an apartment in the new steam
boat station.
Mrs. Martha johnson, wife Of j. Walter
johnson, died on Friday night at her
home on Vine street of gastric fever. She
was q years old and the daughter of
Robert Montgomery, well known farmer
of this hundred.
Mike Orish and Steve Tuko, Hungarians,
were before Mayor Hanson on Saturday
for assault and battery on George Baleck,
in Dobbinsville, the previous night. Both
prisoners testified that they were too drunk
to know what they were doing at the time
of the assault Their fine and costs
amounted to $3.50 each, which were
promptly paid
A large force of section men were
engaged I'LL day yesterday under the direc-
ton Of Supervisors Mahoney and Foster,
in tearing out the old and placing in new
ties in the north-bound track on the cnrve
at this station. All trains were compelled
TO use the south-boand track while tile
work was in progress.