Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04
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| special correspondence OF Gazette and journal
NEW CASTLE, May 2s-The new wharf
Of the philadelphia & Salem Navigation
| Company here will be eomplated in about
! 10 days. II will have frontage of 70 feet
and will extend about 80 feet out. The
! warehouse will be erected over the wharf
| with an archway in the centre for the slip
| The building. which is to contain tic
offices and waiting room, will be erected in
the rear of the old Stockton House prop
erty, As soon as Contractor Tanville ha:
| finished the wharf, he will begin work
with force Of men on a railroad slip al
| the wharf of Morris Pnsker q Company
| This means that the W. & y Railroad
Company will receive a share of the freight
| patronage of the iron works. Cars loaded
with iron, coal Nc; will be conveyed here
| by iioat and shipped by way Of the slip e
| the yard of the conSignees, In the course
OF several months a railroad slip will nc
erected on the north end of the new wharf,
where the w Il ~ aud b. & o. railroads
expect 10 handle coal lumber, merchel-
disc and other freight, including the stone
for the conviets which is from the w. a. n.
| quarries.
County Tax Collector Israel Rulings is
indignant i'll regard to the statement Of
the levy court that he owes the county
s3,065.l3. His tax duplicate amounted 10
Sl3,2O7; he has paid over S1l 800 This
leaves a balance Of S1,707. Deduct the
amount of errors and commissions which
is about 81. 800 and the amount he still
owes is found to be between 800 and $500.
Mr.. Rulings does not understand how the
figures published yesterday in regard to
his account were arrived at.
James Williams, colored, who was ar
rested in Wilmington on Monday last for
obtaining money under false pretences
worked the game on several persons in
this city successfully last Saturday. AS
Williams was being brought to Jail yester-
day one of his victims. James Moody, an
old colored man, accosted him and asked
for the return of his money. The prisoner
only smiled which made Moody very mad
hut he was prevented from doing any act
of violence. by the officers. Williams was
present at the whirpings in the Jail yard
last Saturday morning. He told a num-
Der of colored men that he was frnm Fang
land and had come to Delaware for the
express purpose Of seeing the cat o'nine
tails used. lie will probably see ii again
before he goes back to the old country.
About one more week will wind MP the
shad season here, although il does not
close by law until June 10th. The season
has been a very profitable one to the fish.
ermen, some of whom have made money.
The catch, however, has run considerably
short of last years, but this deficiency is
more than made up by the handsome
prices paid by the New York and Philadel.
phia commission merchants and local
traders. The fish brought S2S per hun
dred yesterday, and the large roe shad
which art shipped to New York brought
S35.
The yacht Andrew C. Gray has been
purchased by James Foster from William
Bromtield
Mrs. Ella Mcdaniel, wife of George Nc
Daniel and daughter of John G. Mahonev
died ON Friday at the home of her parents
ON Market street after an illness of two
weeks. The deceased was widely known
and had many friends. A husband and
two children survive her
New CASTLE, June IA remarkable
game of baseball was played here on Sat
urday afternoon, between the Volunteer,
a newly organized club from Wilmington,
and the home team. The contest resulted
in a complete shut out for the Volunteers,
while the New Castle easily scored u runs.
Caranan the visiting pitcher was knocked
out of the box in the third inning and
Hney was substituted, but he was also
pounded numerically. But two hits were
secured off Skelly's delivery Six hundred
persons saw the game. The score by in
nings:
Nolnnteers....0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o. 0
New Castle....2 4 A 1 . 4 x-2l
The cantata, Queen Esther" was re-
peated on Saturday night to a fair sized
but appreciatiye audience. The rendition
both nights was a success in every way
except financially. and this was caused by
the heavy expense incurred in the produc-
tion and the failure of the people to pa
trOniae it rs they should. Prof Drucken-
miller, who directed the entire affair, is
deserving of much credit.
The engine Of tine New Castle accomoda-
ton train broke her eccentric at Farnhurst
station AT G.l5 O'Clock on Saturday evening.
The $50 passengers We're transferred to the
al train and brought to this city.
A, q. Dickerson brakeman on the
Delaware Railroad WAS seriously injured
here ON Saturday night He was on d
north hound freight train which had
stopped at Less siding TO sci off several
cars, Dickerson after uncoupling the cars
on the side-traek stepped back and was
caught between high platform and the
car space Of six inches and badly
squeezed. He was removed to neighbour
ing house and pr, Black summoned who
examined the man and found two of his
ribs broken and many severe bruises on
his body. Dickerson is resident Of Har
rlngtdn.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Ella Me-
Daniel, wife of George Mcdaniel, whose
death occurred on Friday, took place this
morning from the residence of her parents
on Market street. Solemn high mass was
celebrated at St Peters r. G. Church, the
Rev Father Brady officiating Intermcnt
was made in the adjoining cemetery. The
funeral was one Of the largest seen here
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