Evening journal., 1891-04-14
CH0SING CITY OFFICERS.
POLITICAL FIGHT FOR MUNICIPAL
POSITIONS IN PROGRESS.

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Three Retiring City Fathers What oni-
ces the New Council WIN Fnl-snad Al
last plenttfal-Two Hundred 20 a Boat
The Hare's Corner Post once CLOSED.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April IA The city elec-
tion Of 1891 Is now being held, and 1t
will be an important day ia New Castle S
history. The Republicans have been at
work all the morning and are mastering
their forces, black and white, for a
sweeping victory That will not GENE,
however, as the Democrats are too much
Of a unit for them
Shortly before 10 o'clock Inspector
James B. Jemlson opened the polls at the
mayors Office and the voting began The
election Is for three members "a majority }
of City Council, city assessor and
city treasurer. The Csuneilmen are to
serve two years and the assessor and
treasurer each one year. The new CouI :
ell will have the power Of appointing or
confirming the appointment of three
policemen, salary $40 per year; one col
lsctor, salary about 5000, one solicitor,
salary about $75; one clerk, salary about
$50; one contractor for cleaning streets,
salary $780, one contractor for repairing
pumps, salary 800; one surveyor, salary
about $l00.
The retiring members of the Council
are William Herbert, Orion A. Carricx
and John s KIM These were all elected
two years ago when the mayor and sew
sral efficers were elected. They were on
the Citizens Reform Ticket, which
drew big vote at that election. The
two former are Democrats and the latter
IL Republican. Mr.. Herbert has been a
city father for more than a score Of
years and ii will not seem like City
Council to see his customary seat filled
by another man. He has always been the
chairman Of the Finance COMMITTEES and
was for several years the president Of
Council. Orion A. Carrick, who also re
tires, has been q model president Of the
Council for year
The polls will close at z 80 oclosk this
evening, aud the counting will probably
be finished by o'clock. Not more than
80 votes win be polled. and as there are
few independent candidates, the count
ing will last but short time The new
council will organize tomorrow even
ing.
Big Run of shad.
Delaware fishermen are in a happy
state Of mind, and are as busy as bees
this morning A big run Of shad, better
than there has been for several seasons Is
on, and they are making hay before 1t
rains. Yesterday morning they began to
come In with ten and twelve to a boat
The sun came out In all its glory and the
weather became weather. AS 1t did this
the shad became more plentiful On the
evening tides the boats came In loaded 10
the gunwales. This was what the
fishermen had been longing for, and they
took advantage Of the opportunity
Traders from all over New Castle
county and points In Pennsylvania and
Maryland we're here after long absence,
and the battery wharves again assumed
their old.time busy appearance. During
the day John A Walls. the Delawars
street wharf salesmaH, bsaght 1878
shad, and Joseph A. King. whose store
room Is on the battery. handled over
/ 200. The highest catches for the day
were those of William Bartlett. He
entrapped 227 fne ahad during the day.
getting four drifts. j. Harry Duncan
hauled in 1893 shad from thrse drifts
The big catches brought the prices way
down. Last evening they were $40 and
this morning SIS per hundred. About
| 200 Of the hne fish were shipped to
Philapelphia this morning on the steamer
Major Reybold. The great fall in price
brought out the peddlers In full force
md their loud horn notes and cries can
be heard all over the town.
Post once Discontinued.
The Postmaster General has ordered
the discontinuance Of the Hare's Corner
post Office, the order TO take effect at
noon Tomorrow, April Is. It is said |
that, since the death OF Richard jackson
who was postmaster there, his heirs have
been running II until his successor could
be secured. The latter, however, was
very difficult matter, as the salary
attached to the position is not large
enough to repay man for hunting u
Other News.
Samuel r. Beck, private in Company
u, NJ q. d., has been promoted to cor
poral In place OF William Il. Whitelock.
nonorably discharged.
The sale of seats for the First Military
Bands engagements Of the Drucken- |
miller Family began yesterday and nearly |
VI the orchestra chairs were quickly |
Iold.
Principal NJ. M. Beamer, Of the colored
'ublic schools, will bring the Miller Con-
'ert Company TO this city next mouth
gtth view to raising money enough to
purchase geographical maps aud charts
or the schools.
Mrs. Mary sewell will remove from
Vine street to the house recently oc-
'upied by Professor d. B Jones on Della
xRrs street.
The Hushebeck Orchestra will play
nteract and melo-dramatie music at the
irst entertainment Of st. Peters
Dramatic Society, which will be given in
he Opera House Saturday evening
April 25.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the NJ. E Church, will, at its
iext meeting, take straw ride to viii
nington and visit the residence Of its
former president, Mrs. e. L. Hubbard.
First District COMMITTEES.
The Republican First District Commit
ZEE held a meeting last evening at
Republican headquarters. Every ward |