Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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49, s'A1G dHfAD f41GE.
EpIroME oF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL IsrEL-
LiGsNcE.-Read the Sheriif's Sales in our CO.
lumns To-day
ut special communication of the Grand
Lodge Of Delaware, A. Y. NJ, will be held at
the Masonic Hall, Dover, on the 3lst inst, at Z
o'clock, p. IN.
MAJ The Levy Court for New Castle Couhty,
wiil !, s' at New Castle, on Tuesday, the 9th day
OIL fsoruary next. at II O'Clock, a. IN.
bes James H. Devou, Jr, sold twenty shares
OF Meehanios Bank Stock, at Auction, ut All
monus Hotel, on the 23d inst, for S26 per
snare. D. 7. S. Nichols, Auctioneer.
COMMITTEES or THE LEGls1AruRE--The fol-
lowing are the committees of the two Houses Of
the Legislature -
Sendte-Oommiltee on the State of the Union.
--Messrs. McFerran, johnson, Polk. House,
Messrs' Appleton, j. A. Moore, Churchman,
House.-Committee on Observation-Disclosures.
Chnrchman, Davis, Robinson Richards.
Committee on ACcounts.-Messrs Appleton,
G, Williamson, Phillips.
Committee on Eleetions,-AIessrs. Wnples,
Cochran, Collins.
COMMITTEE on Corporations. Messrs Belts
broadway, Boyce, Calhoun, NAPLES.
COMMITTEE on Divorces. Chandler
Clements, Jonathan Moore.
Committee on Education. -Messrs. Cochran,
j. A. Moore, BOyee.
COMMITTEES on Claims.-Messrs. Higgins, ] .
A. Moore, Richards.
Committee on Vacant Lands. -Messrs. Boyce,
Hamilton, Chandler.
Committee on Roads and Hirhwava. Mossrs
Richards, Davis, Higgins.
Committee on Finance. -Messrs. Appletou.
Williamson, Phillips.
CoNcERT.-The Grand Opening Concert for
the benefit of the new Hall of the Wilmington
Institute, will take place on Thursday evening,
January 3lst, 1861, Mt the Saloon of the New
Hall, corner Of Eighth and Market streets -
Some Of the very best artists in the country
have been engaged, and will appear on the oc
CASTOR The most ample arrangements have
been made to give our citizens an entertainment
Of vocal and instrumental music which has been
rarely exceled, and will command larpe and
fashionable audience The Saloon will accom.
MEDIATE about twelve hundred people with ease
and comfort, and we hope to see it filled. The
proceeds are to be devoted to the benefit of the
Hall, and we hope that such raiseworthy
object will be literally sustained The Hall j:
an ornament to our city, while OF the same time
the purposes for which it was erected will hav.
a tendency to elevate and deyelope the intellec
eulated to aid in the completion of so nozzle ar
enterprise should be pr omptly and literally re-
sponded TO.
ELEoTIoN.-Th stockholders of the New. Cas-
tie County Mutual Insurance Company. net a
their office in this city, Gu Monday last, whet
tue following named gentlemen were elected
Directors William Candy, Vincent G 0ilpin
Geo. Richardson, John A. Duncan, Jacob usey
III
Bellah, Eli B. Talley, Edward Bringhurst, Chas
". Rowland, james Riddle, Samuel Candy. Jno
Guyer, Abraham P. Shannon william Canb,
was elected President, and George II. ?. Sim
mons, Secretary and Treasurer.
ADAMS EXPRESS CoMPANY-We ord gratiiet
to be abe to state that this company is daily in
creaslng Its business in this city, under the OK
cellent management of the present Cfficient ant
gentiemanly agent, Mr.. George Canning Tht
nromptitude with which nl business entrusted
TO him is attended 10, has served to render TIT
company highly popular as "a medium for the
transportation Of goods TO my place in the Uni
ted States 1t is great accommodation. par
ticnlarly to our merchants, and should meet will
encouragement.
FIRE.-The Chestertown News of Snturda,
mentions rumor that the Temperance Hall nj
last.
MAJOR AHDERsoS's GRAND March, is til,
title of new piece of Music just issued by Mr.
W. F. Duffy, No ZIG Market Street. in hi,
city. The title page is embellished with like.
ness of the hero of Fort Sumpter. THIS "Glan,
March is at present quite popular piece
music in the country.
SERMON.-The sermon next Sabbath morning
in the Union NJ E. Church, will be on the oEx
istence of the Devil"
LEcruRs.-The Rev. Geo. Wiswell, of tbi,
CITY, delivered an excellent lecture Inst Tuesday
evening, before the Young Mems Christian AZ
ISOLATION, in the Asbury VI. +. Church, Il wa,
Il production of much merit, and was highly
spoken of by those who had the pleasure Of III.
tening TO it, His subject was q Our WORKING
Day"