Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-30
LooAL ArrAlas.

MoRooco DRRssERs UHIoa BALL The Thi, d
Grand Annual Ball OF the Morocco Dresser
Union OF Friendship and Beney olence, will BE-
given ut the Odd Fellows Hall, on New Years
Eve The proceeds are TO he devoted TO beney-
olent objects, and we hope it willhe largely ai,.
tended by the ball-going portion Of the con mu-
nity. The balls given by the Union heretofore
have been Of the most pleasing character. aud
we have no doukt that the gentlemen composing
The board Of managers will spAre no pains 10
make it equal II not surpass any previous hall
given by the Union.
THE Old FoLKs.-The Continental Old Folk.
the most popular Concert Company n the world
al attired In ancient costumes, will give two of
their Grand old-fashioned Concerts, at Institute
Hall, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
January 7ih and Slh. They will bc assisted by
the Paige SISTERS ueoriina and Emile, and Mr
James I. Gulick, the great American Basso :;
aud other eminent talent This company is well
known to our citizens mud will he greeted by
full houses.
ELEGANT OcTAvE ltASos, with overstrunr
bass unsurpassed by AMI other instruments, for
S240, $3.50, $3.50
The most popular songs Of the day. "Shall
we know each other them L "ROck me to sleep
mother; !" :" No one to lOvc;" My wife aud
child" O." Loves chiding;" Delaware;" .NIa
ryland !" etc, etc, at Grote's Mu.io Store, No.
ZIG Market Street. No omater where a piece OF
music is published, 1t can b. procured ut Grobe's
Music Store.
SrARTLIHGl but TRUE.-The volunteers are
braving the dangers of Feyr, Scurvy, Wounds
and Cholera. Many galAnt fellow will lenve
his bones TO bleach, wholly the aid Of HoL
LowAYs PILLS AND 0ISTM Sr, would have re-
turned to his family stronI and healthy. SOL
diers, try theml Only 20 EATS per box or pot.
A Lower DEPTH IN dBME. The railroad
cars between New Yorl aud the bnttle fields Of
Virginia are Injected viii th'Ves whose vocation
it is to rob sick and vOundId soldiers of their
money after they have Undergone the hardship.
Of the camp and the bail -ield in defence of our
country. II appears tht no train which reaches
New York from Philadelphia conveying soldiers
either sick or wounde. but brings to light cases
Of suffering caused bynickpockets Last week,
three soldiers on theirSay to New York, one of
them having lost his lg at Fredericksburg, were
robbei-oue of $l0l another of SSS, and
another Of $40 The amounts were made up
by the passengers, ad the poor men were sent
on their way rejoicing U. s. Marshal Murray
has informed the Secrary of War Of this state
of things, and has re,mmended that detectives
he placed on the roadOr the protection OF our
helpless soldiers.
BROUGHT 20 NRw NsTLE.-A j. Hail. late
deputy sheriff, assiste by Lewis C.. Springer,
hayirg procured a req,stion from Gov. Burton
TO Gov. Curtin, for the eeliyery Of Thomas Arten
10 the authorities Of th State, to be tried on the
charge Of stealing hoe from Hyatt Hutton Of
Brandy wine Hundred, tier visiting Harrisburg
and procuring the neceary authority, proceeded
to Doylestown, Pa, uere the said Arten was
imprisoned, and broug him to New castle, last
Thursday, and lodgetlim in Jail to await his
trial at the May terml Court. The assertion
that he was employed an organist in the Cath
oc church at Chest ter urned out to be sheer
fabrication.
RRR.-The barn auttnbles of Ephraim Beas-
ton, situated near Sumit Bridge, 10 81. Georges
Hundred, took fire abo . O'Clock, on the morn
ing of the 22d inst. antYere entirely consumed,
with large quantity hay, straw, &c, with
two clover stacks. Tn horses were saved by
great exeition, and Wing to be pushed out
with pitehiork. lie as insured in the Office
of the Farmers Mutual re Insurance Company
of the State of Delawa for about $3.50. The
fire was discovered by II. Appleton and his
brother, who live on adjoining farm, and
they gave the alarm an hnstened To afford all
the assistance in their lwer.
THE PRIETER's DuE. Breathes there a man
with soul so dcad-whuever to himself hath
, said; 1 will my counl paper take--both for
my own and family's sa p If such there he,
let him repent-and LA the paper to him sent
and II he'd pass hap winter-hc punotual.
ly should pay the printt