The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-25
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondents of tho REPUBLICAN
July Is. 1872

July IS. 1872
This is glad tidings day to the people In
general for during the night rain began to
fall and still continues. Everything In
this section Of the country needed rain for
some time.
Tax Collector James K. White Is receiv-
Ing far amount Of taxos for tbe year
1897. md GONE OF those In arrears Tor lust
years taxes are now making payments.
Collector White will sit at the Office of
Mayor Boyd on Saturdays during next
month from 0 a. III. to Z, ,. M. to receive
taxes The rebate of por cent lasts un-
til September t.
Frank King, Irwin Hatcher, Thomas
Dorris, Samuel Walls and Edward J.
Weggenmann comprised u fishing party
t. Mt left on Saturday evening for the cove.
They caught 1000 pounds Of German carp
and about 100 pounds OF front.
Tho Brandywino base ball club OF Will
mngton will play the New Castle team ut
Battery Park on Saturday al. f.ernoon az
8 o'clock.
James McCallIn Is suffering from very
badly intamed hand the result OF having
been bitten yesterday aftorroon while sit
ting In the School green The insect bit
him on his left hand near the knuckle Of
his second flngor. In short time the
hand was swollen to twice Its normal size.
He at once hastenad to Ferris pharmacy
when DR.. Blair reduced tho swelling.
Grabbing parties In large numbers have
been coming to this city daily for thu past
ten days. and some parties have succeede d
in taking to their homes several dozen
crabs. Yesterday party of six caught
a half bushel of crabs in two hours Tho
majority Of tho crabs are large blue ones
similar to those caught In salt water.
Yesterday afternoon small dog
was run over by carriage on Fourth
street south of Delaware. Tho animals
back was brokon and it lay in the gutter
suffering great agony for several hours be-
fore 1t was dispatched.
On Saturday night William Pustell
made the record OF the season for catching
fish with hook and line. He caught G3
members of the flnny tribe. The catch +
fish this summer has been very small.
A fishing party Of twelve persons in
charge of Henry l. McKes of Wilmington
will take trip In the Naptha launch U.
S.V. Captain Rogers to tho Films Point
ietty and iho Battery to catch fish, to-
morrow afternoon,
Yesterday afternoon Officer Tobin and
Night Warden Hancs went to the works
Of tho Diamond State Iron Co., and ar
rested William Spellar, colored, on the
charge of the larceny of silver watch, the
property of William Martin. coachman
for VIM. S. Hilles. The negro was lodged
in Jail in this city. He denied taking the
watch or that he was from kirkwood, or
that he had evpr been in jail. bnt after he
got off the trolley car he forgot himself
and said ~There IL my old home" spellar
is notorious character and hns had tho
pleasure Of 'lhugsing SUSIE
An important meeting of the 7. A. B.
directors will be held this evening.
Industry Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
meets tonight.
The county Jail with over 200 prisoners
Is In u healthier condition than hos ever
been known. There arc no cases OF Sick
ness reported.
While John Horner Of this city. was en-
gnged in sottng dice on punching ma
chine at the works Of the Diamond State
Iron Company's plant Yesterday. his right
hand slipped beneath the punch as it WIS
descending and before he was nblc to re-
cover hts footing and remove his hand TIE
punch went through bis hand cutting out
piece of flesh about az halfinch in diam
eter. The wound Is severe and 1t is feared
serious results may yet develop.
William Mccoy, motormaD. leaves to-
day for two week, trip to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Mary Carter, mother Of Mrr.
Dcnney Smith, Is ILL.,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lunt Of Denver,
COL. who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Lunt and other members Of the fam
ily, left to-day for their homes.
Miss A. Madion, Mrs. Cecilia Courtenay,
James Burns and Frank Hoss of Philadel-
phia, who have been visiting in this city
returned homo on Sunday.
Miss Alice Jeinison of Washington, d.
G., who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
William White has returned home.
Thu Rev. S. Beattie Wyle and family.
left yesterday for two weeks stay Ia the
country.