Smyrna times., 1861-06-27
Delaware Affairs.

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Major John Jones has been appointed, we
learn, Collector at Port Penn, Del.
APPoINTMENTs.-Joseph M. Barr has been
appointed Captain in the regular army, and
will open a recruiting station in Wilmington.
tor Capt. Ramsey's regiment. c. R. May has
been appointed lieutenant in the same regi-
ment.
Albert A. Torbert, of this State. about whom
some time since report was put in crcula.
ton to the effect that he had joined the Con.
federate army, has received First Leuten-
ants commission in the Fifteenth Regiment of
U. g. Infantry. John V. Haughey has also re.
ceived Captains command in the same Regi-
ment.
Robert E. Grafton, John P. Wales, Thes. C.
j. Baiy, w. J. Fettsman and John r. Brinkle
all OF Delaware, have received commissions in
the Regular Army.
3. Robert s. Lammoti, Captain of company A,
lst Delaware Regiment, has received a Cap
tain's commission in the 18th Regt. of Infantry,
U. s. Regular Army. Evan s. Watson, first
Lieutenant, will succeed to The captaincy of
company A.
A Coon JOB-Gregg g. Bowe of Whining.
ton have made contract to build seventy.two
wagons or ambulances for the Government.
with all possible dispatch. Faglor g. Co. have
also contracted to construct five hundred wa
gons for the army. 1t is also stated that Wool.
man & Sullivan have also received contrac,
for wagons. John Countiss has received the
appointment of Inspector, for which aeryice he
resolves 81 each.
CHURCH BURNED.-The M. E. church at
Newark was burned on Thursday last. About
o'clock, P. NJ, fire broke out of this building
near the root, and spread rapidly, soon enve-
oped the church in flames, which was consum.
ed. This must have been the work of an in.
cendiary, as no fire had been about the build.
ing. The walls, which were OF brick, are
standing, and will still answer for rebuilding.
1t was with some difficulty that the Odd Eel.
lows Hall was saved.
DUPoNT's FACToRY BURNED.-We learn
that c. |. DuPont's wooden mill, near vii.
"A"S 'O"i was @CstIOgeu NY uT6 OH thursday
mornlng-cause unknown. It was engaged
in manufacturing cloth for government use
The loss will be covered by insurance.
S. NJ. FELTON,, President P. w. g. B. Railroad
Co., says that the company has never yet been
put TO its highest capacity by lhe Government,
and has carried ninety car loads per day. Ii
can take 100 car loads every twelve hours, or
200 car loads per day, if desirable or necessary
to send that number.
John B. Wingate, of Seaford, Del, has been
appointed route agent on the Delaware Rail.
road, in place of James Cannon removed.
DR.. Wm. Harris has been appointed Inspec.
tor of Customs at Milton, and DR.. Wailman
Jones Inspector of Customs at Seaford. These
appointments were considered necessary to
prevent the smuggling of supplies through the
State to the enemies of the country on the
lower part Of the Peninsula.
PAYMAsrER.--Israel Townsend ESQ. of Will
mington, has been appointed Paymaster in the
Regular Army, with the rank Of Mujor, dating
from the first Of June, 1861. This supercedes
all positions as announced in former pubica-
tious.
The EIktOn Cadets contemplate visiting 9
Odessa, Del, on the Fourth of July, whore they
will be the guests of company of Juveniles.