The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-08
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. November 8. 1897.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Monaghan will
pay his first official visit to ST. Peters
church on next Sunday. He will preach
the sermon ut the late mass.
Presiding Elder Barrett occupied the
pulpit in the NJ. Il. Church last evening :.
A band OF tine Salvation Army visited
New Castle yesterday and conducted
services On the street in different parts OF
the city.
The members of Industry Council, Jr.
U. U. a. NJ, attended services in tho lni-
manuel Episcopal Church yesterday morn
ing They were addressed by Rev. DIR. +.
M. Munson, who preached An able sermon
on tho bible"
The revival services in the First Baptist
Church will continue next week under the
direction of Rev. j. w. Sullivan, OF Phila-
delphia.
New Castle will do her best to make
things pleasant for those who will attend
the Teachers Institute to be held In de-
cember.
The Lonape Steam Fire Engine Hook
and Ladder Company is all right as an
organization and as fire fighters. An in
teresting meeting was held ye terday.
The members OF Industry Council, ,Jr..O.
U. A. NJ, presented neat appearance as
they marched from their hall to Emmanuel
Church.
John Ilolton's infant child died yester-
day morning Interment will be made in
tho NJ. t. Cemetery to-day.
The flue mill department. of the Della
ware Iron Works closed down saturday
night owing to tho lack of iron.
several Single Takers from New Castle
went to Wilmington last night to attend
the George Memorial Services.
The Luck Muck Mlnstrels and the o. l..
ii. assembly will hold meeting this
evening to consider the proposed exercises
ON New Yoar's night. business men have
signulizod their intention OF Offering good
prizes for the paraders.
Several lighters arrived yesterday from
Philadelphia 10 tighten the tramp steamer
Raho. She grounded on Saturday morn.
ing off Reedy Island OH tho Dan Baker
shoals.
Tho pilot who had charge of her Is re-
ported as saying that he was obliged to
veer he course to prevent collision with
tho dredges that were anchored at that
point. The Ratio draws over "a feet of
water and when she veered from the
centre channel she struck the hard bot
tom. Two tugs tried to float her soon
after tho running aground. They were
unable to do SO.
Four powerful tugs worked on her on
Saturday night and again yesterday morn
ing, but they were unable to do so. Then
tho steamer agents, Peter Wright and
Sons, were notified and they sent down the
lighters. She il loaded with 2,747 tons of
sugar.
While the order from Washington may
have no significance it would appear that
rumorS oil tho impending trouble with
Spain seems to have stirred the govern
ment not to leave the great son-board cities
dcfenseleis in case OF All attack, and Bat
terry has been ordered from the barracks
ut Washington to Fort Delaware.
Captain Constantine Chase will be in
command of the men ana upon his arrival
ut Fort Delaware will station twelve men
~ Finns Point Old Fort Delaware will
take I'll u moro martial appearance when
the soldiers arrive.
Since the close Of the war the garrison
has been watched over by sergeant
whose only rash acts were to kill time,
keep off strangers and to raise vegetables.
The massive Drcastworks wore described
in the Star at length some time ago. al
though they were built with the utmost
secrecy.
A; present large force Of men are Mt
work both day and night at Firms Point.
No one is allowed to visit tho works and
any workman vino dares sto givo out
word Of Information is summarily dis
charged.
So quietly were the works built. at
Finn's Point that few people knew of their
construction until they were described in
The Star. The powerful guns which We're
taken there last May are not visible to
excursionists on tho river boats. When
completed ths Finn's Point Notifications
will act as a great defense to Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
Jacob Wright who has been confined to
his homo for IL few days with lumbago
was able to go to work this morning.
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