Evening journal., 1895-02-19


soon to oecur-The Hughes rugboats
Demand High Fees for salvage-Resi-
idsnts Along the River Road who
ssin Have to Use the Fields to Travel
Across.
NEW CASTLE, Feb 10.
speeial Correspondence Evening Journal.
Norwegian steamship Alfred Dhmois,
was attached In Philadelphia under
claim. for salvage presented In the Dis
trict Court by Asa s. Hughes, managing
owner of the tugs Asa w. Hughes and
Albert N. Hughes, on behalf of himself
and the other owners. 1t is claimed that
the steamship, valued at about 800, 600.
and carrying cargo Of about $lO,OOO
worth OF bananas and oranges, was In
distress last Thursday near the Brandy.
wine shoals, In the Delaware bay, when
the tugs rendered valuable services.
Security in the sum Of $l8 600 is required
to release the steamship from attach.
ment.
Temporary Railway At the Fort.
On Fort Delaware yesterday the work
OF laying q temporary railway from the
fort building to the wharf was begun,
and the hammering OF the workmen on
the steel rails could be plainly heard In
the lower end of the town. The new
railway will be used for the transporta-
tion TO the barges Of the heaviest stone
and building material taken from the
fortress. proper. The material will be
transported to points where 1t can be
used for firm foundation for the new
defenses that will be constructed across
The river from the Delaware City battery.
Incidents OF the Day.
The Delaware Iron Works have re
sumed operations in full force, and
everybody Is busy again.
Sarah Fields, who died on Saturday and
will be buried TO day, was nonogen'
arian.
Visitors from the Adhesive Order of
Mogullisns of Wilmington, will visit the
conclave OF Friendship Lodge In this city
Thursday evening
Yesterday afternoon the steamer Bur
ton, q British vessel from Progreso
February 10, became fast In the Ice aboy'
town and was compelled to anchor of.
An oyster famine which has been fell
In this city since the blizzard ended to.
day when cargo of oysters was received
from Franklin City, Va, consigned t.
Louis Duncan.
E. l. Rogers Asa Smith, Mahlon X
Lancaster and others went down th'
cove for a wholesale slaughter OF tooth
some wild ducks yesterday afternoon
after having scanned the horizon ever
night aud morning for fortnight, bu
only got the drop on seven OF the famous
birds.
The management Of the Opera House
will hereafter be vested Ia the secretary
OF the Columbia Athletic Club, @. Edwin
Sckles
Harry w. Herbert has resigned al
baseball manager and director Of thu
Columbia Athletic Club and 8 meeting
will be held within the next fortnight t
elect his successor and choose q new heRS
OF the baseball department. Mr.. Her
bert resigned because Of bad health,
River road farmers living below tow
have had great difficulty In getting abou
in their conveyances and still have to q
through fields and across marshes
sleighing is generally spoiled
ALI the laborers who shovelled- snow
from the tracks of the Delaware Railroad
Company in this sneighborhood we're pat
hsFe this morning .and an army 0
workmen, white and black, WAS .congre
gated about the station.
One Of the FIRST twostack steamship
seen on the Delaware passed up yester
day afternoon st As for PhilAdelphis
shs was the British steamer Monk
seaton.
at the WomRn's Home Missionar
nesting held last evening committed
we're appointed TO prepare for the comm
annual meeting. The members OF th
mlsaion band. assisted by Mrs. Thoms
Frsssr. we're appointed the committee o
reception and decorations Other CON
mlttees we're appointed and they will b
gin work at once.