The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-15
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April Ii, 1899.
City Coun Gil held an adjourned meet.
ing last evening. by the unanimous vote
Of Council City solicitor Alexandsr b.
Cnoper WINS re-electsd Mr. Porter and Mr.
White acted MS tcllers.
President Schuhardt announced tho
committee ns follows:
Policn-Cnnncil.
Finance Porter. Gallagher, Reynolds,
White and Schuhardt'
Street-Gallaghor White, Porter, Rey-
nolds and Schuhardt -
Ligh's-Reynolds, Gallagher, Porter,
White nnd Schuhardt
Pumps--Porter, White, Reynolds, Gal
Iagher, Schuhardt
River and Harbor-White Porter, Sch
uhardt.
F'iro Gallagher Reynolds
and Schuhart
President Schuhart stated his reason for
appointing al the mombers of Council on
some committees was that each one should
havea voice. Every member must como
out aud have his say. Flo must vote
either yos or no. He cannot hide behind
anyone olsa. The streets, the lights and
finance will need considerable attention.
Tho lights are next in Importance to tho
schools. Council then adjourned to meet
on regular meeting night.
james Ii. lIarkins, the six -year-ol d son
Of John and Lydia Ddrris, died yesterday.
Gastric fever was the cause of death /. I !,
Two young girls of This city are enamor. ;
cd OF two convicts ut the Jail. The girls
nrs about II years Of age and thsy man
age to visit tho Jail on certain Sundays
" hen devotional exercises are held Tho
men at the Jail who are 50 admired are
Jimmy Mitchell, one Of the Banning burg.
lars who shot at ex-warlen Gould and /
the other is n young fellow named Bick
who will be released on April rs. Several !
letters have passed between tho parties
and one of tho prisoners has gained the
envy Of some other coAvicts by the pre-
sents of flowers ho receives lrcm time to
time.
Thomas d. Wi anl A. Brown Llncas-
ter are in Philadelphia To-day attending
the game OF bas, ball
A valuable horse belonging to Harry J.
S oecke died yesterday ut the DE Norman
die property. The horse and another horse
from tie brewery in Wilmington were
blowing when the big gray dropped dead
in the furrow.
Vixen the 3 o'clock car arrived from
Wilmington yesterday afternoon Court
Office. Heal and two prisoners We're
among tho pusscnger'. The other pa s.
cngcrs were surprised to hear "Bucky"
Reed exclaim Homo sweet home, there
il no place like homr.is tn h,loTcddy?' Tho
last II mask k was ADDRESSED to John MAJ
guire who VA; haldcutfed to Roel. -.
Tho two men had been absent from the
jail only thlGty-,iX hours. Thoy sold iheit
shoes in Wilmington and raised enough
money TO get drunk, They came over in
their stocking feet and will have to got
shoes. They have to spend only eight days
this time and then it Is another drunk and
more new shoes
The cost of shoes for such worthless be-
ings is what raises tho tax rate.
The report Of an explosion was heard
here last night. A blaze was d!scernab'c
at Delaware City and this morninG it YVES
reported that magazine at tho Battery
had blown up.
When yau meet Wood Roberts and yon
notice an extra smile on his face jnsl put
1t down to the fact that a little ludy AZ
rived at his house aud will call him papa