The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-11
NEWCASTLE NEWS.
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Correspondence VI quo REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. May IL, 1894.
Soon after the dog registration law
went into effect here last year Dog
Catcher Bishop relieved the police Of.
Ulcers OF the duty OF taking up stray
COWS and horses found on the streets.
For some time past the dog catcher
has been In the background, and own
ers OF horses believed that he must
have gone out of the businesa, and
consequently complaint after COM
plant lately has been lodged with
Mayor Herbert about the number OF
horses which are allowed to roam
around the streets. Yesterday the
Mayor informed the dog catcher to
notify all violaters Of the city ordi.
nance that hereafter any horse found
rambling around will DO taken up and
the owner will be obliged to pay the
line OF 81.
1t may seem strange to some that
this law is to be put Into effect again,
but there are SO many pretty gardens
along the streets where a horse could
do great deal Of damage to in a
short time that tho people must be
protected,
John 4. Stops was In Philadelphia
yesterday and bought large con-
eignment OF glassware. consisting OF
sets of dishes, etc., and will open
them out tonight and make special
sale OF them tomorrow at half the
usual price.
by the oaving In OF the tagging fur
mace In tho bell weld department Of
the Delaware Iron Works work In that
department has been suspended. This
is the department .whera the eight
Poles refused TO work last Monday
| for S5. so per week, but their places
were taken by Hungarians. 1t Is all
very well for the Senators with their
gold lined pocketbooks to keep the
tariff in the tinkerlng business. but II
they had to taste OF the sweets OF llv-
Ing oil $3.50 a week, as some OF the
men do here. they would be In differ
ent mood.
Just suppose q man gets $3.50
a week. pays o. month rent and has
three children and his wife and him
sell to support and clothe, you may
depend that that man DOES not go
| to entertainments for on tho contrary
lie and his family can barely subsist
on the pnupor labor wages which are
tho rules all over the country under
tho blessing of Democratic admins :
tratlon.
Yesterday was great day with the
!
large attendance Ind the track was In
excellent order. There were three
events and all wero closely contested.
The first race was won by Harry Flem-
lngs. Tug Wilson III 2.47, while Dir.
Banks finished a close second with II.
Porter's sorrel mare a good third.
In the three minute class Wilson
and Quigley could not catch up to
Wrlghts PAGER which went under the
wire In 252. Tho colt race was won
by Richard w.
William Whitelock has taken posses.
sion OF tile Gilpin House bar and
opened out in fun spiendor. ready to
accommodate all who may come
along. Hugh G. Smith will lie his bar.
tender, ana this lnsures the patrons of
the bar good one when they ask for
1t. as Hugh Is q regular connolsseur
behind the bar
Mrs. James Tracey of Chester lie
spending week with friends here.
Mrs. John Brides has returned
home after a weeks visit to her pa
rents.
The West Chester News yesterday
says: Clerk OF Courts. Elias Bair.
Prothonotary Il. q Cloud, Officer
Jeiferis and olIlcer Harry Thomas
drove to New Castle. At the latter
place they were shown through the
noted New Castle Jail, and were quite
Interested with the appliances USED
Tor Furnishing criminals. such as thu
plllcry, whipping pest, etc.
The New Castle JILL is dark. dingy
and disagreeable building" remarked
Clerk Bair. They have ut presen
200 convlcts within it's walls, but non,
OF their faces were familiar to mo
Why. they say Chester oounty,s prison
Is poor concern, but 1t Is a paiac,
compared with that at New Castle
The party spent tho night In VII
mington and returned to We5 Cheste
at an early hour this morning.
or course New Castle jail could no
look bright, for ono OF the visitors wa
a Cloud. At the time tho yisitors weri
there deaf and dumb man was taReI
, in for lodging and some one said tina
his name was entered us West Ches
ter man.