Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17
NEW CASTLE.



New CASTLE. Sept. l2.--Officer George
Hetherington made an exciting arrest yes
terday afternoon. The officer was walking
quietly along Seventh street. which leads
TO Dobbinsville, when he found a man
evidently intoxicated lying ON the side of
the road. He at once ordered him to move
to some other place il he wanted to sleep,
but this he fiatly refused with an oath, to
do. Then the officer concluded il would
be best to take him where he could rest
more comfortably. The man who was d
giant in strength resisted and the nippers
were placed on him. These did not hold
him long, as he twisted them until they
were broken in half. Special Officer Han
son arrived on the scene and it was with
the q utmost y! nos; difficulty that the two landed
him in Jail. He assaulted and kicked both
officers and nearly succeeded in breaking
another pair of steel bracelets.
The case of James Anderson VS.. Albert
Brown, both colored, for assault and bat
terry at the Riverside iron works, has been
settled by the payment of costs by the
latter.
John Richardson, well-known young
man, is constructing an ice boat, which
will be used in crossing the Delaware
river the coming winter. Mr.. Richardson
resides in Pennsville, N. j.. but holds
responsible position at the Delaware iron
works.
New CASTLE. Sept. 14.-what might
have been serious fire at ST. Peters r. G.
Church was discovered in the nick of time
and promptly extinguished about clock
last evening. Some careless person had
thrown lighted match in cuspador, in
the basement which contained quantity
OF sawdust. 1t created quite a blaze, but
the building escaped damage.
The man who resisted and assaulted
tlfftpnr intrfa ITr,.l l..-&
his name us Jim Smith and he was sem
fenced by Mayor Hanson to 90 days on
the stone pile.
New CASTLE, Sept. l5.-Miss Mamie
Hunter, daughter Of William j. Hunter,
proprietor of the marble works, died at
noon, yesterday after lingering illness.
The deceased was in her 18th year and had
large circle Of friends. Her funeral will
take place on Thursday afternoon next at
2 O'Clock. lnterment at the Methodist
cemetery.
New CASTLE, Sept. l6.-A peculiar acct
dent happened to the New Castle extra
freight train last evening The train was
on its trip to the west yard and when pro-
ceeding down the grade north of Farm
hurst three empty coal cars in the centre
OF the long train, broke their couplings,
jumped the rails and rolled down a small
'AhbNilhlhtnl SledT OI tne TRACK. One OF
the crew soon discovered that the train
had broken loose, but all failed to see the
cars leave the track. Not until Conductor
Phillips was about to couple up to the de-
tached portion of his train did he miss the
three cars which were soon found about a
half mile buck towards Farnhurst. None
OF the other cars in the train were dam
aged and the track was not in the least in
1tired. The wreck crew from CLAYTON
placed the three runaways on the rails last
night.
The Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Company yesterday began the work Of
building another railroad slip this time at
their new wharf above Delaware street. It
is said that when it is completed the COM
pany Will establish a regular freight sta
ton in addition to its other business there
az which freight will be received from and
forwarded to all points on the w. e N.
and H. ~ o. railroads. The company ex-
poets to handle all the stone for the Jail,
besides coal, lumber and other freight.
The cutting shop of the Delaware Iron
Works resumed operations this morning
with the full force of men, and will prob.
ably run with the day force only for a
week or more, or until all of the un-
finished material is made up. Then they
VIII have to close until the other mills are
rebuilt. The work of clearing away the
ruins Of the fire has partly begun, but the
JoD Will not be well under way for few
days yet.