Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-12-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AEEAhhtSs
EPIToME OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL INTEL
LiaEEoE.-NIrs Jane Luf, No. l06 West Seventh
Street, invites the attention of ladies to her
beautiful assortment of new Fancy Goods and
Trimmings, which she is selling at very low
prices. She has many very pretty articles suit
able for Holiday presents.
BeSy" Clement Is. Smyth, Market Street above
Third, gives notice that his stock of Christmas
aud New Year presents will be ready for exam
ination, Tomorrow. Give him call.
BeD~ j. I. Head, No. 42l Market Street. Of
fers to the public very large assortment Of
Photographic Albums, together with his accus
toned variety Of Presentation Books, Fancy
Goods, &c. We would recommend onr readers
to call aud examine his stock Of Holiday Pre-
scnts.
gay~ The Tenth Annual Meeting of the stock
holders of the Delaware Railroad Company, will
he held at the office of the company Mt Dover
on Thursday, the 9th day of January, 1862, at
o'clock, p. m.
Ras- The Semi-Annual Communication of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, will be held in the
Masonic Hall, Milford, on the 9th inst, at 10
o'clock, n. IN.
BsS@ The Annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, will take place at the Office
of the company, in this city, on the 18th Of JAM
uary next, at 10 a. IN.
Ea5n The Wilmington Glee Association assist
cd by Nlessrs John F. Miller, Ferdinand Fulmer
and D James, will give Grand Complimentary
Benefit to Prof Richard Triggs, at the Hall Of
the Wilmington Institute, on Tuesday evening,
December 18th. A rich musical treat may he
anticipated.
BaS" Rev. Henry Ward Deecher, will lecture
before the Wilmington Institute, on Friday Eve
ming, the 20th inst.
BSyn The Annual Report of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Wilmington and Drandywine
Cemetery, will be found in our "City Notices" !"
MEAN FEMALE THIEF - A female who gave
her name as Sarah Moo and says she is a widow
came TO this city couple of weeks ago to obtain
work, which she succeeded in doing at Mr.
Megrattens establishment. Being "A stranger
here she was taken into the family Of Mrs.
Truitt, on the Rail ROad where she was treated
with all the kindness and hospitality possible to
bcsiow upon her Representing herself as be-
ing in needy circumstances, and poorly clad
Mrs Truitt lent her suitable garments to wear
in the street. On Wednesday, the widow having
finished her work, and obtained her pay from
Mr.. Megratteu, put on as many articles of un-
derclolhng she conveniently could carry
and also shawl-the keepsake of a departed
sister of Mrs. Trutt-and under pretense of
Poin0 for more work, took the train for philA
delphia, carrying with her the .artices thus
int .n,y stolen. She is described as n thick set
woman, dark cOmplexOned and between "a and
30 yenrs of age. She had on when she left n
sun bonnet, and the shawl of Mrs Truitt which is
II plain black ambs-wool one with fringe, with
which she is now in all probability prOwing
about Philadelphia Mayor Henry would
| confer favor on the injured lady as well as on
his own community II he would put the police
on her track, aud ecure her.
A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY AT SnERIFF's SALE
1t will be seen by reference to our advertising
columns that Sheriff Moore will sell sell at pub
lie sale at Newark ou Tuesday, the 24th inst
the property of the late James S. Martin. This
property IS situated in a high and healthy local
ity within a short distance of the village of New
ark, surrounded by the most inviting scenery
contiguous to schools and churches The Phila-
delphin Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
ruus along the liue of the property, and it is but
a short walk from the house to the depot, there
by affording good communication with the
large cities. A large three story brick house is
on the premises, suitable for n seminary, public
house or boarding house. There il a beautiful
lawn in front of the house, and the surrounding
grounds are handsomely laid To any person
desiring to make safe and profitable invest
ment a rare opportunity is here offered.
REcRuTlNa sERylcR.-Orlers have been re-
ceived Mt the Adjutant Generals Office from the
Secretary of War, directing
FIRsT-That no more regiments, batteries or
Independent companies will be raised by the
Governors of States except upon the special re-
QUESTION of the War Department. Those now
forming in the various States will be completed
under the direction Of the respective Governors
thereof unless it be deemed more advantageous
to the service to assign the men already raised
to regiments, batteries, or independent compa
nes, now in the field, to fill up the organizations
to the maximum standard prescribed by law.
Secondly. THE recruiting service In the various
States for the volunteer forces already in SERVICE
and for those that may hereafter be received, is
placed under the charge Of general superinten-
dents for those States, respectively, with general
depOts for the collection and instruction of re-
cruits. The depot for this State will be at Will
u.ington, under the command of Major II. D..
Judd
BLUE Book FOR lsG2-For the trifling sum
| of twenty-five cents, our citizens may obtain of
John b. Porter at his Book Store No 400 Mar
ket Street, the " United States Register and
Blue Book for 1862" 1t is a neatly stitched
pamphlet containing 0G pages of valuable statis-
tical matter relating to the States and territories
of the Union, with list Of all the principal Of
fcers of the government, including the army
the navy and the civil departments. There are
questions asked every day about just such things
and matters as this book will answer with Ger
tainty, without any difficulty. Let nll anxious
inquiries about the minutiae of the war an d its
appliances purchase the Blue Book.
THE NEW BRIDE OVER THE SunUYLKILL-
The abutments and piers of the new iron bridge
now being built over The Schuylkll, opposite the
arsenal, have been finished, and at the western
end the superstructure is already in its place
Upon both sides Of the river the line of the ex-
tension Of the road has been graded and the
work of laying the rails is going forward rapidly.
The bridge, when completed, will be entirely
hre-prooi, and in this respect will be far superb
or to the old bridge over the Schuylkill at Mar
ket-street wharf.
SOMETHING NEAT.-One of the neatest little
Pocket Diaries for 1862 that we have seen lately
is now on sale by Mr. j. T. Heald No. 42l Mar
ket street. Ii is small in bulk but seems to have
space enough in it for almost all the business
operations Of the merchant. Every blank is
specially named with ample space for whole
| years memoranda Its convenience will make
it sell rapidly.