Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07
rnILApELrMIA AEr4IRs.

George w. Smyth, member of the
Philadelphia bar, died Tuesday week at
Atlantic City, aged 30 years.
The Rev. Joel Rudderow, retired
minister of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, died last week, in his 74th
year.
A number of applications for liquor
licenses have been filed in the quarter
sessions. The last day for presentation
is February 18th.
The superintendent of public schools
Is preparing course In manual training
for primary and secondary schools, and
VIII soon begin the formation of a
similar course for grammar schools.
The total number of interments for
the year ending December Goth, accord
ing TO the reports received by the Board
of Health, was 2,649, an increase OF 918
as compared with the interments in the
previous year.
A secret meeting of what is known as
the Ward Combination OF Republican
Leaders was held on Tuesday week.
No Federal otficeholders attended. The
members present reported that they
would have no difficulty in turning in
their wards for the delegates who would
go to the national convention under the
leadership OF Senator Quay.
The number of inquests held by the
coroner during 1891 was a,252.
Marriage licenses to the number Of R.553
were issued by the clerk of the orphans
court during 1891.
The number of building operations in
Philadelphia III 1891 was 5,655, as COM
pared with S,s6i for 1880.
The statistics of failures during 1891 in
Philadelphia show that their number was
4Ol, and the liabilities 81, go. $3.50.
y. Dunbar Lockwood, manufacturer,
and one of the organizers of the Commit
tee Of One Hundred, died Thursday, aged
"a years.
number of snits were entered in the
common pleas and United States circuit
court Thursday by the city, against the
various telegraph, telephone and electric
light companies that have erected poles in
the streets, The suits are brought to col
lect license fees.
Coroner Ashbridge Thursday held an in
quest in the case of Policeman Elmer j /.
Findley, who was shot and killed on Tues
day night by Robert j. Cascaden, whom
Findley attempted to arrest for burglary.
The witnesses told the story of the shoot
ing and Cascadcn was committed to prison
to await the action Of the grand jury
Judge Pennypacker, in lengthy deci-
sion Thursday in quarter sessions court
No. l. discharged the rule for a new trial
in the case of Patrick Terney, steward Of
the Ellsworth Club. who had been con-
yicted Of selling liquor without license
and on Sunday. The opinion was to the
effect that clubs have no right TO sell
liquors TO members without license.
The new year was ushered in with more
than the usual accompaniment OF jollity,
owing to the good weather, which gave Tie
shooters an opportunity to parade with
out damaging their fancy costumes and
the many thousands of people who assem-
bled on Chestnut street heartily enioyedl
the spectacle, The State House bell rtng
1882 and then 1l6 strokes for the years OF
independence.
Councils Joint sub committee on rail
roads and surveys took up the Market
street elevated railroad ordinance, and
after amendments it was approved. The
ordinance provides that the Mayor be
authorized TO contract with responsible
parties for the erection and maintenance
of the road on Market street, from the
west side Of Delaware avenue to the county
line. at Sixty-third street.