Evening journal., 1891-08-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The powerful ocean tug Protector"
is moored at French street wharf.
Jesse X. Baylis has been appointed
ticket agent by the Wilmington Fair
Association.
Receiver of Taxes Dickey is at Talley-
vile to-day. receiving the taxes for
Brandywine hundred.
Twenty nine car loads of people from
Philadel phia and Wilmington went to
Bay Ridge, Nd yesterday
Mrs. Sallie Amends. 40 years old, a
former resident of Wilmington, died in
Philadelphia, on Saturday night.
Thomas Naudain, the newly-ap
pointed colored park guard at Franklin
street park. entered npon his duties yes
terday morning.
Sergeant Chambers arrested a colored
woman named Ella Hamilton at FROM
and Market streets this morning for dis
orderly conduct
E.R Farley, chief operator Of the
Postal Telegraph Company, has resigned
his position and has been succeeded by
Mr.. Quigley of Philadelphia.
John R. Seemuller, a prominent citizen
of Baltimore and a director of the Bait
more aud Ohio railroad, died at the Deer
Park Hotel on Saturday night.
Captain Francis will be acting chief Of
police during the absence OF Chief Black
burn who is attending the g. A r.
National Ercampment at Detroit.
Nothing has yet been discovered as to
fha r.ybarao hossf5 - Eo1frav purpffa Aha
lunatic who escaped from this Delaware
Hospital for the Insane, on Friday.
A large number Of Germans from this
city and from Philadelphia attended a
picnic given by the Workingmen's Sen
gerbund at East Lake Park yesterday
Mary Gallotta, the 2-year old daughter
of Francisco Gallosts, was knocked down
by an ice wagon on Saturday and received
several bruises, but no bones we're
broken.
w. c. Seeds of the Warren Athletic
Club, won the ten mile race in thirty
three minutes. Merrinew was second in
the one mile ordinary and second in the
one mile dealers handicap
Charles h. Brown of the day force at
the Western Union telegraph office, has
been appointed night chief George W.
Phillips, the former night chief, succe eds
Mr. Brown on the day force.
A change in the railroad mail service
will take place to morrow. The post
master has been notified to that effect
and will regulate the management Of the
post Office to meet the change.
The offices of the superintendent and
train master in the p, w. & B. railroad
depot will be enlarged by the addition of
bay windows looking down into the
waiting room. Work upon them has
already begun.
Two Italians engaged in fight at West
Junction yesterday afternoon, and one Of
them was stabbed with a stietto. Cap
tain Francis and two detectives went to
the place, but the men had gone before
they got there.
John w. Bratton, well kno Rn in this
city as the former soloist OF the Choral
Club, is visiting relatives in this city.
Mr. Bratton is an understudy tor the
baritone and comedy role in Hills Ship
Ahoy Opera Tronpe.
Yesterday W. G. Seeds broke the
pneumatic record from Brandywine
Summit to Brandywine bridge in this
city. He made the run Ia 90 minutes.
B. F. Mcdaniel was 80 minutes. The
distance is eight miles.
The Raymond Free Bath is being well
patronized. Last week 121 men. 3, 23s
boys, AZ women, 2l2 girls, making a
total Of 3,61S. took dip in the waters
OF the Christiana. This makes q total
Of 26, 633 since the season opened.
Two Y. NJ G. A. men won silver prizes
at the Media sports on Saturday. Edwin
G Hall won the first prize for tine stand
ing broad jump and second prize for the
running broad jump. C.E. Harmau
won the first prize in the one-half mile
running race.
L. B. Jones, secretary and treasurer OF
\ the Board of Education, has put up an
attractive u s mail box at the door of
i the department on Sixth street. near
Market. It saves 2 cents to everyone
having business with the department, as
the secretary and treasurer is sole Gus
todian Of the box.
Coroner Charles f. Sparks yesterday
received letter from @. Pappenheimer,
No. 1902 Grand avenue, Philapelphia.
asking for a copy Of the testimony of the
witnesses in the inquest on the body Of
George Harrison, the young brakeman
who was killed near New Castle on
July 10.
Foreman Dannenhauer and a gang OF
men are at work putting in new street
railway curves, frogs switches and cross
overs at Front and Market streets. The
cross-over will connect the Front and
Union street line with the Wilmington
City Street Railway system. The work
will be completed in few days and then
work will begin at Fourth and French
/ streets.