Blue hen's chicken and commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-186?, 1862-05-21

N lnursday evening. Tue MINUTES u tue
proceedings were read and approved.
The monthly statement of Aquila Pritchard !
'or march, showing balance on hand OF 500
10, and receipts for the month sl35.l4, was
reported correct.
his buildings bsfore the ordinance
the erection Of frame buildings
within certain limits was passed, and there
fore it had no effect on them.
The committee reported Ia favor OF placing |
a lamp at the corner of 9Th and Tatnall sts.,
us petitioned FOR by John G. Yates and 9TH
ers.
The committee GU fro companies reported
that they had failed to get the report OF the
City Solicitor in regard to the right Of one
company to elect delegates to a convention to
appoint FIRE wardens, aud then draw the u.s.
ual appropriation.
The committee were instructed To endeayor
to get the report of the City Solicitor in ie'
gard to the matter prior to the next meeting.
The COMMITTEES reported in favor of digging
gutter IN 18th street, to carry Oh the water
from Elizabeth street.
The committees reported against opening h
street, as petiiioned for by the Agricultural
Society.
The committee was continued on petition Of
John c. Patterson and others in regard to
pDthlht SAitNtos
The committed reported members for the
Board of Health, as fellows:
First Ward-Edw. Darlington, r K Jones,
VIM. Pierce: ID Ward, Henry Eckel, An
drew Hanoe. James Murdiok, jr.; Sd ward, DR.
Obed Bailey Bsnj. S Clark, Jos Richardson,
IT,; 4th ward, John II. Adams, J. W. Marry,
mr. L. r Rush; 9th ward, JOS Richardson,
ST., VIM. Candy, J. w. HAWKINS.
petition for paving footways on Jefferson
Lao. . trl v.t1 A Orfuhv
and others.
An ordinance imposing penalty OF not less
than 81 nor more than $40 on persons who
shall willfully destroy shrubbery or ornamen-
tai trees, within the limits Of the city, was
read first and second time.
! petition was received asking the opening
Of Reed street to Jackson or to Christiana.
Various receipts from the City treasurer
were real acknowledging the payment to him
Of various sums Of money, amounting in the
aggregate to 81. 1868.
Hills reported corrrct, aud orders directed
to be drawn as follows:
Thos. Porter $23. so. washing market hou-
SEES; +. Aydelott S2.75, cleaning Offices, &c;
do. Sl325, meals for prisoners VIM. Sim
mons 500 GU account OF streets, &C.; Mayor
Gilpin $40 on account Of extra police. Or
deIs were also directed to he drawn in favor
Of police officers for one months alary; mem
hers Of Board of Health ST. each with three
or four exceptions; superintendent of water
works 500.
GES. LocEwooD.-Th Smyrna Times pub
fishes the following in relation to the non
conformation oil the Senate of this gentleman
1t says:
General Lockwood. swho commanded tn,
I. iihst Delaware Regiment, (three months men
ami who was subsequently nominated by til,
President for Brigadier General in the vol
r untesi army, has, we regret to learn, has no
yet been confirmed by the Senate. He has
however, since his nomination by President
i Lincoln, more than half year since, been act
ing in the capacity Of Brigadier-his expe
dition to the Eastern Shore Of Virginia beinl
familiar TO all our readers. Being the onl,
10 general from our little State in tho army, /
was very natural that we should feel an in
y terest in him as embodying and bearing tn
honor of the State, 20 far as a leading office
was concerned, in the effort to put down thi
unnatural rebellion, and it is with feelings 0
chagrin that we hear combinations have bee
, brought against him to rob him OF his meri
Z ted honor, and the army of a valuable OF
tcsr.
> Gen. Lockwood is no politician, and h,s no
/ been pressed by his friends for the place whic
4 his merits command, for political reasons
= hence onr reasons for speaking are as til
above.
Upon the breaking out of the war he wa
. In tie regular army, where, we believe Il
,, has been sipce boy, and as an iiltrnctor Il
y nj eohsIdsTation OF his experience and coul
age. aud being the only one asksi for by Tia
" State, he should have been confirmed, AND
z doubtless, would have been months sine,
/ but for the Influence brought to bear by pei
IS sons opposed to him and the war.
-.
n and We have it from good anthority-orIei
:. mated mainly in this State, ana'in refarens
y TO the disarming Of the .'homr guards - Get
Il DIX, il appears, gave him orders somesini
70 last iail, to take the arms from the sever.
VI companies represented 40 10 disloyal Ger
,. lockwood had not time then in consequence
a OF his expedition down Tie Peninsula, TO pa
n his respects to but two or three. About the 1.
J. OF March, having finished up the other iol
he inquired of Gen. Dix ifhe still wanted NH
TO dlsarm the companies referred to, and =.
y eeived reply that If he had not already dOn
% II to do II at once. He proceeded to obey OF
ders. and consequently visited several Of GU
3 towns. Several prominent citizens of Dover
. it is said, wrote to Gen. Dix that it was
d very unpopular movement, and the latter
according to rumor, being an aspifant for I'll
y Presidential chair; and consequently tens
- oious OF popularity, threw the Tespensibilit
,, on Gen. Lockwood, and this, with the natu
= raj opposition Of our two Senators, delicate
a !, his continuation. In addition to this ther
u were occurrences Of similar kind In the di:
charge OF duty while down in Virginia, wher
i the responsibility was after--in oonsequenc
}. 81 Supposed uppepularily-thrown upon hi
|. Shoulders. Oh tbs othsr hand he mat will
/, opposition lfoni several fhhiesl sall SLAYER
|. aenAinla heaauaa he did carry nut thQ inatpuo
a uans aI Gen, DIN w dealing lvnlenily wit
,, mo 'fRqash' and returning ihH.g fiettip
y slaFea who had escaped 10 hla linsa. In ad
J. hitlon TO this, 1t became his duty to punisl
= several of the western soldiers in his hrigad
e for violation of private property. AMI henc,
to crafty personal revenge, the colums
the New York Tribune were opened upon hit
It with all the msndacity of which its writer
: are capable, charging him with sympathizin
= with the South and disloyalty. Being betwee
Is two fires, and not finding friends In The Sen,
r tors from his own State, it Is not to be wont
cred at that there is danger, of his defeat.
is not to late however, and we hope the Sci
d ate will yet confirm the appointment, an
7 give him an active place in the field.
', Mn. EDIroR.-I cannot refrain from eiyir
N expressions to the pleasure enjoyed durir
the exhibition OF "Ths Sepoy Rebellion, 1
ip the Institute on Monday digit.
" The student OF Geography will find his 4
Y. thnVOh attracted TO the geographical faatur
A. OF India. The students OF History VIII remer
b. Der Fort Olive and Warren hastings who
ii career Is one of the most extraordinary ey,
4. recorded on the page of history. The view
T. OF the buildings in India, aud Of Of .he battl
J. are beautiful. The siege Of Locknow is wort
N the whole price of admission, then the bait
ia besTeen the Monitor & Merrimac Is very .,
3 citing. SRpO'
J. Nor GERHASs.-In our last in making me
: ton oil the killing Of MIR. John Redden, v
g. stated that it was done by several German
- We have since learned that the Germans d
not at all like our statement, and have Il.
IN hurt at the injnstice we done then, Ge
y mans had nothing to do with the affair. Tn
= killing Of Mr.. Reidsn was done by American
!, who were We are sorry to say, disgraced
. peaceful German festival by their wicke
2 roVdvism