Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Come Ladies Arouse III
HELP FOR THE BRAVEll

mixing clOthcs ahu nahuhges lOf our volunteers G
Come one come all Rooms open daily, In o
dies who have sewing machines are requested to I
bring them.
FLAG RAIsING,-Quite number Of flags were
hosled on Saturday last in different parts Of .
this city. Amongst those we noticed are Me,
Daniel, Adams & Co., at their Iron Rolling Mill
at the South East corner of Third and Church
streets: Jacob Richardson has very pretty one
loaling on the top of his Morocco factory, Enst
Fifth street between Spruce and Church
Christian Messick grocer ut the corner Of sixth
and Spruce streets, has u beautiful flag stretched
across the street.
FELTON, Loyal To THE U.uoS.-The cii1'ns
of FELTON, assembled on the 18th inst, and erect
ed large pole upon which they perched the
American Eagle, and hOisted the American flag,
and as the Eagle scared alOft and the flag un-
iurled the stars aud stripes to the breeze nine
cheers were given, and a salute of thirty-fOur
guns were fired for the Union, the Constitution
and the enforcement Of the laws
On tue 10Th inst, they assembled TO form |
Union guard. The meeting was called 10 order |
by appointing Dr. n. Il Lynch chairman, andd |
Anderson secretary. Resolutions uuanimuusly
in favor of supporting the U. s. Government
were adopted and Union guard formed far the
! protection of the homes Of tue citizens or any
other emergency.
GERMANS FOR THE YIELD, - A company of
German Turner's, numbering 80, lett this city,
| on Thursday morning, for Philadelphia to unite
with the Turner Regiment in that city. TWEEN
ty Germans left this city on Wednesday morn
ing
THE CRY GuAHD-'rhe City Guard, military
company, tnr the defence OF the city and the
protection Of public and private property, sub
iect to the order Of the Mayor, was organized on
Monday evening, when the following Ulcers
were elected :-Captain, Robert W. Andrews:
LIST Lieut.. Richard G. Cooper ri Lieut., }. Il.
Holt; Adiutant, j. Mars. This is fine looS.
ing body OF men, composed Of some OF the hest
citizens Of this city, who will no doubt present
n Formidable front aud acquit themselves n0by
in ease OF invasion or attack from any quarter.
sriclnE.-llester Cattel young girl about :
years DID, living ut the Union Steam Mill, about
/ three miles from Georgetown committed suicide,
. by taking laudauum, on Sunday night Atah0Wi
10 o'clock she retired to bed. aud about half past
three. the family were aroused by her struggling
o Ga examining the laulnnum hottie it was d,scoy
cred that about one gill Of the deadly drug hnl
been used, NIL Of which it ii supposed she drank
, De. Marshall was Immediately sent loi Int he
+ fore he arrived she was dead.
5 pArGHrrBs OF GRRAr MAN IN rms GI8ARi
} lluUsE.-Among the great number OF lndics Wa
Il have volunteered their services 10 aid in til
= sewing OF the military clothing AT the Girm
is iousV ~ .. 81 E"".,'" -
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1t ne auVS sl'"H VI ,ne au,lr.u'e sys!vui n'''"u
ment. The only thing that has not yet been u
It tendcd to satisfactorily ia the supplying the III
complaining women with something to eat.
NorlcE-Dr. Craig, of this city, will atten
m in ,he service If tIcir country wjthont chnrg,
4. Those ,Icsi,ing His services ,nn ieovn uo,ini
the stores lain s Kennnrl mr. Roht n Al,
be nouneu
q, UNION MEhilSG--A meeting OF the cilizcI
"a, oi Seainrd, was held on Saturday night las
I,e Resolutions were adopted, declaring strong
al Tor the Umon anu Offering to devote their time
.r. money aud lives to lh4 cause OF their Couni
lie ,heir names 's''''''''' ''''' N"'''''
lie
u VOLUNTEER Shor'-A man belonging To Of
he OF the Noristown Companies enca'npel
H. PeriyNlle was shot by the cnptHn Of his Con-
he rany Tor INSTRUMENTATION u appears the d
lie ceased wanted TO cross the river, aud il
VA Lieutenant told him not TO go, as it would not
- safe Tor him to do 80, hut he still persisted
M his design, when the officer commanded him
The he quiet, and turned to walk away. III
NJ, soldier having become very much exaspgrat
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'u FLylsG ARTILLERY Major Sherman Of II
OF Regular Army, passed through this cih In
v' Wednesday, morning. en- route for the seat
'r' War lie has about one hundred hardy lonkil