Smyrna times., 1861-08-01
Delaware Affairs

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France g. Co. discontinued on Friday las
the drawings Of the Delaware lottery, and alsC
the Shelby College lottery of Kentucky. The
business will hereafter be conducted under the
name of Wood, Eddy & Co, and they will
ara" only the Kentucky and Missouri State
lotteries. The law prohibits the sale offoreign
lottery tickets in our State, consequently the
business hat been discontinued. The move.
ment is attributable to the difficulty of making
the payment of the semi nnual instulment OF
$4,000, which is now due. This puts an end
to the lottery business in Delaware Repu6.
Hcan.
FIRE "A fire occurred in New Castle on
saturday, when four houses an one of the up.
per streets had the roofs burned off, and were
considerable damaged. One of them was oc
cupIed BY r c. Mcbride, and one BY Mr..
Brookheld. and one without a tenant. The
hre originated in the third story of one of the
houses and was purely accidental.
There will be pole raising at MiddIetown
next Saturday afternoon, at The top of which
large National flag will be placed. All citi.
zens in favor Of the perpetuation of our glor-
oas Union are invited to attend. Speakers
cave been engaged.
We are informed, says the Republican, that
Mr. John ReybOld, of Delaware City, on the
Fourth of July, presented to the officers and
soldiers stationed at Fort Delaware one huo.
dred and twenty half pound prints of butter
one hundred quarts of fresh milk, fresh lot of
vegetables, and other thing in proportion, which
speaks very highly for the patriotic generosity
of AIR. ReyboId.
The colored man Tilman, who rescued ves.
sci from the privateer forces and brought il in.
10 The port OF New York, says he was born in
Milford, in this State. He is 27 years old, is
OF medium hight, rather strongly built, and has
an expression of honesty, with some touch of
humor. Baruum has engaged him for a few
days. He will make something out of the ar
rangemen:.
Thomas Harvey. of Wilmington, has been
appointed Mail Agent between WASHINGTON
and Philadelphia. He will enter on the duties
of his station in few DAYS.
PROLIFIC Mr.. John Merton, of Brandvwine
Hundred. killed. on Friday last, a viper, mea-
snrIng nearly four feet, on his meadow, which
contained ON examination, ffty-six juveniles,
measuring over five inches in length.
Thos. E. Roach, of Wilmington, has been
appointed 10 a 81 400 clerkshin in tho Doc,
Office Department.
MORE ARMs.-400 stands of arms arrived at
Dover on Thursday, consigned to Capt Jump,
OF the Home Guards. They are the improved
percussion muskets.
AS the Goth New YORK Regiment we're on
their homewnrd journey, last Friday, one of
their number, standing on the top of the cars,
was struck by the roof the bridge over White
Clay Creek, near Staunton, in this State. and
Killed. This accident cast a gloom over the
regiment. and several of them could not re-
frain from shedding tears.
II is said that DR.. Jones, aid to the Custom
House Collector, has seized two schooners at
Seaford, loaded with supplies for the rebels
The PeninsuIar NeUs says: We are in.
formed that Burton c. Barker, of Georg etowp.
ana several others from the lower part of the
State. have joined the Regiment lately recruit.
ed on the lower part of the Peninsula for left
Davis army. The Eastern Shore Of MARYLAND
furnished most of the regiment.