Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-10-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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ut the office Of the Farmers Mutual Fire lnsur
ance Company, in Wilmington, on Thursday, nj
10 o'clock, q. m.
pag- VIM. McCaulley, COG Market Street,
offers fine farm for sale.
Bag Owing to the nclemency Of the weather
on Thursday last, the Trotting Match of the
New Castle County Agricultural Society's
Exhibition fer the citizen's purse, was postponed
until the 2Sd inst. See advertisement.
A MAN HANGED ny MoB-A mulatto man,
named Jacob Hamilton, was hanged by mob
at Smyrna, on Friday last. The circumstances
as they are given in the Sunday Dispatch, were
as follows MIR. John Cloak, an aged and
wealthy citizen, lives on the outskirts of the
town with his wife and two daughters. The
latter are aged respectively eighteen and twenty
years At haf-past eleven o'clock on Thursday
night, Mr.. and Mrs Cloak were awakened by loud
screams which issued from the room of the young
ladies' Mrs Cloak Immediately proceeded to
the apartment, when she was attacked by man
who was struggling with her daughters in the
dark.
Mrs. Cloak added her screams TO those of the
girls and MIR, c. at once hastened to her aid
lie, too, WAS attacked and beaten in shocking
manner. While the struggle was going forward,
npgro servant who slept in an out. building
procured ladder, and by placing it against the
window eill enabled the three ladies TO escape.
The intruder also got away and without being
recognized Ills object was evidently to vonte
the person Of one of the young ladies'
For several reasons it was believed that the
mulatiO Hamilton was the guilty party. He
was arrested on Friday morning carly, and taken
before magistrate in the town. From the evil
dence it seems that Hamilton was employed on
the farm OF mir. Cloak He had been at the
house the day previous, engaged in putting up
stoves. While there Il small toy, or some such
triBe, had been given him, and this article was
found in portion of the pocket of the intruder,
which had been torn off by Miss Cloak in the
struggle. There were other circumstances which
tended 10 convince the people of his guilt, nad.
IN intense excitement was the result.
The prisoner was of course committed to
answer the charge against him, and he was or
dered to lie conveyed to Dover Jail, few miles
distant. Hamilton was very powerful man.
and in order to guard against his escape while
on his way to prison his arms were pinioned
behind his back.
While the hearing and the trying were in pro
eress preparations were being made outside for
lynchng the prisoner. A rope was procured,
moose was made, and when the consiables made
their appearance in the street with their charge
the crowd gathered around, seized him and ran
him to beech tree on the banks of II mill-dam
at the edge OF the town. The rope was plnocd
around his neck, the other end was tied 10 an
outstretched limb of the tree and in few seconds
the poor wretch was dangling in the air.
All this took place in broad daylight, at half
past nine O'Clock in the morning, in the sight of
hundreds of spectators. Among the lockers on
there were probably two hundred females. No
person attempted to vndchte the outraged law.
Hamilton met his fate without nurmur or
struggle, While being hurried to the place of
execution he denied his guilt but it is said that
Just Mt the moment he was about being suspend
ed he confessed
The body was allowed to hang until four
o'clock in the afternoon, when it was cut down,
and n Corners jury was empanelled to inquire
into the manner in which the man had come to
his death After POSTING examination a
verdict was rendered to the effect that the de-
ceased had died from tue effects of straugula-
ton, the result of hanging inflicted by some per-
son or persons NohnorH 10 HE juTy!' II is prOba-
bic lllnt every man concerned in the hanging was
wsll known to the jurors, most of whom were
doubtless upon tho ground Mt the time
1t is said that nfter the hanging of the mulatto,
it was found that there was fresh gun shot
wound in one OF his legs, aud ball was found
in the wound. Mr. Cloak fired two pistol shots
at the intruder during the struggle in the dark,
and it is supposed one of the balls took tfTect-
There is but little, if any doubt, of the guilt Of
the poor wretch; but, in true lynch law style,
he was hanged frat ani tried afterwards.
Mr. Cloak was seventy-tWo years Of age on
Friday, and Hamilton had been ut the house the
day previous aiding in the preparations for
party in honor of the event which was to come
off on Friday night. The mulatto was TO have
been the principal waiter on the festive OCCASION
The deceased was unmarried and about twenty
eight years of age. He was man Of herouean
strength, II is said that he was charged with
similar attempt on n former occasion, and lie
escaped punishment at that time This fact
had much to do with deciding his tragic fate.
GREAT DIoRAMA OF THE RUSSIAN WAR, AT
INSTITUTE llALL.-This magnificent spectacle
has now been in Wilmington since Wednesday
last. Tho irst two evenings, owing to bad
weather and the little knowledge our citizens
possessed of its being here, the attendance was
only tolerAble, but on Friday and Saturday. a
line and most respectable audience was called
out. Last night again there was good house.
Most vivid an1 forcible illustrations of war. its
excitement, nnd Its horrors, are hero portrayed.
while the exquisite moonghts and romantic
seenerJ, blended with the darker scenes, form
whole Of rare interest," morality and instruction.
GARBAGE MAsuFAcToRY.-w direct the at
tention of our readers 10 the advertisement of
Messrs. Wright & Allen. They have on hand Mt
their large Factory in Front Street. between
Jefferson and Madison, u large assortment of all
kinds Of Carriages, made in workman.like
manner, and flushed in beautiful style. These
gentlemen employ none but the best workmen.
and warrant all work manufactured by them
They are worthy men and we commend them TO
public pairona-.i
STEAM RRyRNUE CUTTER FOR THE DELLA
wARE.-The collector of tue port of pailadelpbia
has, we learn by the Press, invited proposals
from Twelve of the ship builders Of the city for
building steam revenue-cutter to cruise in
Delaware bay, between the oapes and the fort
Said cutter is to be built either of wood or of
iron, but If of iron, then with water-tight com
paTtments. She is to he manned by from TWEEN
y to forty men; to have draft of six feet six
inches with clean decks, and to be supplied with
magazine, She must make quick time. md
be capable of mounting two guns, and carrying
provisions and stores for month The speci6 |
cations of cost, &C.. are to be furnished without
charge by the builders, and the collector homes
to induce the Department to order the building
of the vessel at once. II the effort is success
ful, we shall have, for the first time n steam
vessel stationed upon the Delaware, which is now
utterly defeneeess below Fort Delaware The
sailing cutters that we now possess are governed
IN speed by the fluctuations of wind and tide
The Dob6in recently male New Castle in forty |
eight hours from Philadelphia, whereas steam
er can travel the same distance against tide and
wind in four hours.
MILITARY MAP.-Mr. j. T. Head, No. 42l
Market Street, is determined to keep up with
the interest and excitement of the times II will
take II smart man to get ahead Of him in busi.
ness enterprise Already has he procured for
the people of Delaware Il number Of copies of
the NeiC Military Mop Of Tie Mdl2c and South.
srH States in which all the war movements and
battles are now centred. The map is the pro-
duction of German skill, and is one of the most
complete yet published. Its accuracy is un.
questioned, and its utility indispensable in these
war times. All other editions will be specdilv
driven from the market by this beautiful man, If
we may judge from its present demand. The