Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EPToME OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL
lNrEILIGENcE.--Dr Il. j. bailey of this
State, has received commission as Brigade
Surgeon, to date from the 4th of April.
Dr. George Pepper Norris has rendered
his services, temporarily, 70 the General
Government aud they have been accepted,
He has been ordered to yorktown.
Rev. p Reilly, Executor, will sell at public
auction, on Monday next, May 5th, at 10
o'clock, a. m, the personal property of the
late Miss Ann +. Miller of New Castle lid.,
ON the premises situated ON the road leading
from Hare's Corner to the village of Chris
tiaua
Morris Weldie informs the public that he
still continues to keep ut his old stand cor
ner Of Front and French streets, Furniture
Cars and Drays and excellent Horses TO
hire
DIR. Brown, wants man who will make
himself generally useful as Il Nurse and As
sistant in the Living Home.
Thomas ;. Cavender, will sell at his farm,
near the Eddington Station on the Phila-
delphia and Trenton Railroad, l4miles north
of the Kensngton Depot, his valuable herd
OF Aderney Cattle. The sale takes place
on Thursday neXl, at l O'Clock.
w. johnson 4 Co., will sell at public sale
at Newaga, Delaware, on the 10th of May,
their remaining stock Of Agricultural lmpIe-
ments.
VIM. ii. Naii, auctioneer, will sell at
public sale, on Tuesday, May 6, an elegant
stock of Italian marble urns, vases, Parian
figures, China tea sets sc, imported from
Italy by the Messrs. Viii Brothers, date
| Viii Viii ~ Sons.) See advertisement
JoHN B. GouGH.--The astonishing pop.
| al, al
ter of course, n general desire to secure
tickets for his Lecture of Friday evening
next, at the Institute Hall. The continued
demand for seats has restrained the issue ol
tickets TO u number corresponding with the
seats in the Hall therefore, we advise those
who want to hear Mr.. Cough, not to wait
till Friday before purchasing their tickets
lest they may be unsuccessful in the effort
Ills subject" LOSDoN BY NIGHT, will h,
one of unusual interest. We throw out this
suggestion, not rs puff, but by way Of ad
vice to those Of our friends who mean tt
attend the Lecture. In Philadelphia, tn,
tickets to this Lecture were all sold severa
days before the evening OF its delivery. l.
,4snsy 4e sfehaaibal u1sdi1oK han u1eaiuul
I4sil l7raA haaagpepA 1ayeis-agl Agez tise,, elll
llllass sqa1l Z ~ "A eb ilaialil nala dssy II
u ,thS falf atW ibfiig i u aal fhEpr Nj 11hl
I Wilmington Institdtes fof tRe y NEIlsw0rlfl
Cadets, was drawn on Saturday evenin.
last, by young lady The lucky fair one
through Charles b. Lore, Esq, immediatel
presented it TO the Cadets MIR. Lore mad
II neat and pertinent speech ON the occasion
which was responded to by Capt. Biddls o
behalf OF the recipients, in few we'll time
and patriotic remarks. The Cadets wer
present in full uniform and went through tn
evolutions of their drill.
LOTTERY SulT.--In the Superior Court 70
Sussex county, on Saturday, the 10Th inst
the case Of G., ;. Layton IS. France .
Broadbent was heard We copy from th
report in the Messenger =" This was a
action of debt, brought by tho plaintiff t
recover one Thousand dollars, thr second il
stallment alleged to lie due on single hi
for 100000, payable annually Argumel
on general demurrer. The counsel for II
defendant took the ground that an actio
! Of debt would not lie ON note or sing
t mi, lthere being no penalty payable /
{ lnstallment until the last installment fe
.. due. The gross amount constituting Il
u debt, and not any one installment. III
y Court held the ground taken to be good. on
u decided in favor Of the defendant 4
l.aytonfor plaintiff, Alfred r. Wootten t,
. defendant"
A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT.- The va
q trains on the Philadelphia, Baltimore al
Wilmington Railroad, stop opposite ii
e United States Arsenal, on the ,irays Fer
- Road, where passengers can proceed to Il
city by the cars of the Spruce aud Pi
street Railway, which connects with all II
u city passenger railroads. The trayellil
q public will doubtless find this most cony
nient arrangement.
a PBECAunoN FOR FARNERs.-A gentl
man who has tried the experiment for
IL number Of years, with success, desires us
@ say that Birds and Ground Moles may
= certainly prevented from eating corn, 4,
" on the fields, by tile following simple pr
d cess Pour one pint of coal-tar into
bushel of sheled corn, stir them well t.
gether, adding meanwhile a little lime
I ashes; when well mixed plant il. This |
+ tells us has never failed him as a compile
protection to his growing crops Of cor
Let those who suffer from the depradato
above mentioned try the experiment.
gRDIoE--The Jury in the case of Jane
Kellum returned verdict on Friday nigh
that the deceased came to his death Il
lsowaing. The captain Of the coal barg
a.e5 .s son, Tetnrnee'sfrom Port Carbon
's aat ave III cp, end the in