Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-13

R.f%&S% The UNION Nomination
Election for Sheriff and Cor
E,4$@ oncr will he held on
Saturday, the 14th of June
The polls will be open in this city from
l2 O'Clock to 8. We presume the other
Hundreds will generally open at IL NJ,
and close at P. M.
A DErLoRABLR AFFAIR.-On the 18th of
April, the Rev. 4. De Witt Hallmadgc, of
Utica, New York, accepted, after long CON
sideraton, the call to the pulpit of the
Second Reformed Dutch Church, of Phila-
delpha He recently brought his amily
with him, and settled in house No. 9l3
Franklin street. Ills family consisted of
his wife, her sister niece and two Young
children, The furnishing of the house was
only completed on Monday morning when
the last picture was placed in position.
Feeling iaded with study and toll incident
to the task Of setting in order IL new house,
Mr. aud Mrs Iallmadge, with the sister,
niece and eldest child, little girl five years
of age, on Monday morning undertook 10
walk tn Fairmount. They strolled up the
Schuylkill to Columbia bridge, where boat
being offered, Mr., Tallmadge proposed
row The party entered the boat, and MIR.
lallnadge put il in motion down the stream.
The boat glided pleasantly along, with very
little labor requisite to propel il until IL
reached the dam. Mr. and Mrs. Iallmadge
did not see the dam The water being high,
almost covered it. The first he knew the
bottom of the boat grated upon it, and then
slid over. There was Il concnssion against
the edge of the dam and volume of water
poured into the boat. 1t did not then over
: set but some men in boats distance off
| al To, hn nj xuhot bnt
themselycs-that they We're in peril. They
undertook to bail out the water with their
hands when an eddy whired it about, and
Il was in an instant oyerset.
MIR. and Mrs. Tallmadge, their niece, sis
ter and child, were all submerged on the in
slant. Mr., Tallmadge rose to the surface
and was seized by his niece and sister. For
a few seconds, that seemed ages, the strug-
! gle for life took place. The men in boats
before alluded to came up. MIR. 'rallmadgc
was drawn into one OF them His sister and
niece followed. The mother and child were
, yet to be found. Some distance off hon
, net was seen floating They supposed it
was Mrs. Tallmadge, and that the child was
lost 1t proved TO be the reverse. The
bonnet sank before they reached il, and
in the iace from strangulaton.
whore the child was restored, with difficulty.
Mrs, Tallmadge was not seen by any of her
= companions after the boat ovarset. The
sister was underneath the boat and the en-
d tire party when rescued were in nearly the
/ last stages OF exhaustion.
The deceased lady was but 26 years old,
and had been married six years She leaves
two young children. Few minister's wives
We're more beloved. She had organized a
r corps of ladies to visit regularly one of the
military hospitals, and was alike unostenta-
tious aud prominent in her works of benevo-
ence.
ESCAPED FROM THE REBEL ARMY.-We
learn that MIR. Ezekiel Fisher, formerly Of
D this city, has succeeded in making his escape
. from the rebel army, in which he had been
4 impressed, and has entered the Union army
against those who formerly enslaved him.
His family, during his forced service have
= been living in Fredericksburg, va, which is
u now in the occupation of the Union forces.
|. They have suffered dreadfully, and been re-
> > duced TO great destitution Their protector
being forced away from them to fight the
G rebel battles, and they left helpless and alone
v among strangers who prosecuted and abused
Z them, Mrs. Fisher herself, blind, Imagination
can hardly conceive their sufierings, Some
8 time since, Mrs. Fishers mother died, and
d they had to bury her in the yard of theil
II dwelllng--for no one took any care Of them
o or were willing 10 assist them. Mr. Fisher
is i extremely anxious 10 get his family tC
J. Wilmington.
h THE Institute GYMNAsIuM.--A Gymna-
if SUM Of this name hAs been instituted in this
r. city. 1t was organized on the Sd day 0
y April, and has now over fifty members II
e officers are samuel Biddle, President
l. DIR. Vaughn, Vice President John Moore
sc Treasurer; r. III. Webb, Secretary. Com
ID mittee on Rooms and Fixtures nr. JacoI
g, perickson, j. a. Heston; Committee OF
~ conducting the Exercises, &c, Thos. w
u Robinson, chairman. The Association oc-
-. cupies the large room on the southeas
Al Al corner, in the second story of the lnsttui,
rs Hall which is fitted up with all the moderl
an appliances Tor such exercises. Adionin,
er the large room is a very neat dressing room
40 handsomely carpeted and fitted mp for th
At convenience of its members. A class o
of young ladies' is now formed and being in
IN strueled by Prof Lewis A resolution wa
j. passed unanimously, rendering free ndms
er sion to the clergymen of the city.
9r FLAG RAisINd.--A beautiful national flag
Ii q by IA feet, was presented to the Watel
ed witch Fire Company on Saturday afternoon
y was a donation from number Of th
u friends and members of the Company /
I'd was presented by Mr.. Joseph Pierson, an
we received by Mr.. James Crooks, the Vic
u President of the Company, with appropriate
les speeches. 1t was then run TO the top of til
to nag-stati and saluted with thirty-four guns
nd The guns were fired from the platform in tn
q, beliry of the building a band of IN usi
NJ ne wa' IN attendance. The ceremonies wer
ha is concluded by collation., to which the men
,s so bers were invited.
nd PEPPER FOR SolDIERs-'rhe Brookly
Times says: A gentleman who saw All
So conversed with several of the wounded so
rs dlers who arrived from Newbern u few da,
M lMa- since, says that they told him that peppt
90 would be one Of the most acceptable an
best things that could be sent by friends I
the soldiers, and one that has not been b,
an fore thought Of Pies and rich cakes are
ity injurious that many Generals forbid the
ng being eaten, hut pepper is an excellent pr
sx- ventative Of diarrhna, which is prostratiu
lts large numbers in the warmer climate, Or
The oil the soldiers was o veteran in the Mex
'al. can war. He stated that liberal use
OF pepper had been found very useful to prever
OF this disease and that he wholly escaped /
Gu the use of it in North Carolina. 1t is n,
Az, provided by the Government, and can on
sn asn be obtained of the suffers at exorbita
in prices. The soldiers advised all who sci
COS articles to soldiers to put in supply of pc
the per- 1t is put up in Tin boxes holding