The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-30
NEW CASTLE NEWS
WhnI is Transpirina In the Pretty Town
ON the Delaware.
of the Republican.

Correspondence of the Republican.
! New CASTLE, March 80.
During the temporary shut down o
the Delaware Iron Works nearly lift,
men from here are engaged in repair
Ing the banks along the Delawai,
river opposite the farms of the Nc
Comb and Smith properties.
The article which appeared In lasi
evenings issue of the RRPUBLIcAs
caused good deal Of talk, US IL wal
not known that many tramps had
been indicted here during the pas
winter.
There was time that it used to cos
$3.50 each for every yagIant commit
ted. 1t was freely stated here las
evening that at one time it was under
stood that the mayor some years aG,
arrested imaginary tralnps and tn,
sheriff fed them. But Mayor Herber
nor Sheriff Gould are not those sort o
officials. No doubt Mayor Herbers hul
satisfied the Levy Court what his bill
was for. and the people wonder d
everything nowadays.
Charles Lancaster and Howard
Churnslde have been elected members
OF Company II.
The nine months old baby OF /. A
Fols died yesterday morning.
The revenue cutter Hamilton is lying
of New Castle harbor.
The e. A. Club will attend churcl
services In the NJ. L. Church next Sun.
day evening.
John L. Stops. the live business
man here. has secured an agency from
the Etna Live Stock Insurance com
pany OF Philadelphia
Rev. L. L. Brady was deacon at tie
high nuptial mass yesterday In st.
Joseph's Church. Wilmington.
City Council election will soon be
here. and the candidates will lie
brought out In the last few days.
May the best mon win, George TEN
pie is mentioned rs candidate for as
SCISSOR and property owner on Front
street aa o candidate for councllmanic
honors. But city election 10 not an.
noyinR the people much. In the Demo
cratic field for Sheriff and Coroaer.
Tomnn, Carmichael. Willis aud Hall.
man are the men most spoken of here.
On the other side of the fence Gillis,
Finn, Rettew, Wright and Vandever
seem to DO having the winnings.
Some time ago Miss Clara Black
burne gave money jug to the chill
dren who attend her school. and they
were to save all their pennies until
April |. The jugs have been called
in aud $3 90 realized and this amount
has been handed to the treasurer OF
the United Charities. Noble teacher
and noble scholars.
Some Intelligent young people who
follow the proceedings OF congress q
doubtless wonder what was meant b,
the Bland seignloriage bill. Persons
desiring to sell silver to the United
States or to get 1t coined into dollars
Tor themselves take 1t to the treasury
department or to the mint In the form
OF bullion, which Is bars of pure sill.
YER. Pure silver ls too soft to wear In
dollars The standard American sill.
yer dollar contains altogether 4l2I,
grains OF Inetal. or this 57l1s grains
are pure silver. The rest, OF ole-
tenth of the whole weight, Is alloy,
chiefly copper.
This leaves In the hands Il the gov
Iernment in pure silver the one-tenth
pure silver that 1t took from the
weight of every dollar to add tho ne
cessnry Alloy The government keeps
this for its own to defray the expense
OF the coinage. 1t is called the gov
ernments seignlorage. There is nov
In the treasury vaults some, b50, 90 900
worth OF seigniorage that has beuh
left over from the coinage OF. the
many silver dollars since the resump.
tion OF silver coinage In 1873 This is
what Mr.. Bland vented made into eil-
yer dollars and put into circulation.
The infant son OF James b. Burge,
living near here, died last evening
Its funeral will take place on Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
1t seems that the old Standbys are
with Constanble Riding still. as they
went on his bond again this year.
Rumor had it on the street here yes.
terday, that the pardoning cyclone
was expected to strike several mes
at the county jail between now aud
next November.
Al. Davis is the first fisherman to
catch over 100 shad SO far this sea
son.
John F. stoops says that instead Of
lime for whitewash no Is selling d
great deal OF something called alabas.
tine.
Mrs. Al. Green, a highly respected
colored woman. died at hor husbands
residence. Fourth street, =. W.. lasl
evening.
It is not known for certain IL there
will be a gams OF ball here tomorrow
or not. .....
The tugs James and Samuel Nc.
Cnuley passed up here last night with
tho Norwegian bark Patagonia, from,
Dieppe. France for Philadelphia. The
Samuel McCauley had her smoke sta "A
carried away and resting on her PHO
house. She had been In a collision
down the bay.