Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-04
LOCAL AFFA1Rs.

trigta OF thelr prO1uae. Inc Agrfentiarisf f1r
March also nOntains One Huhdred and
tIig separate articles for the Farm, Garden, snl
Household, oil carefully prepared including alao
three large beautiful eugraviugs, aud several
-naller ones: full Calender Of Operations for
the Farm, Orchard. Garden, etc PRlEE Arii-
ile on the Culture Of Oats a PBIzE Article
giving full details for The Faraily Vegetable Gar
ten The balance Of 100 recipes for Corn Bread
AMI Cake a large Map, embracing the Missis-
sipp' River from Cairo 10 Sew Orleans and the
c 'untry between the Ohio River aud The Guf
Of MeEico-the present scene II stirring events
/ Captain Huddell, Of the Philadelphia ani viii
miugton steamers, is having the upper pier sub
-iantIaliy repaired at considerable expense. 1t
Chester Pa, in anticipation Of the coming
sprisg and SUMMER business.
THs CASE o. DR. DaRaAH, rmR MopEsS
/ Bus BeARb.-Ihe Grand Jury Of Delaware
county, Pa, ignored the bill charging Dr bar
rah with having more wives than the Law al.ows,
90 the ground that be had ub' been guilty II any
offence in thai State r. il reported that Gov
burton has issned requisite a fgr him, au be-
1 will be taken 10 Dover, and tried On the charge
vi bgamy Should he be convicted Of the
.tlms bis punishment will be an uf ct5n of the
cato nne-'ais To the amount a= the law set. it
aIi, 4" d thirty and nine lsshes, we'll laid on,
| ln impIisonmeni Of several year,, ine Of four
Inn Ired dollars, and four hours in the pillory.
his will be a hard sentence for his manifold
! -lns.
During his imprisonment in the jail at Media,
/ he has improved greatly in his appearance and
is taken by nearly I'll strangers who visit the
prison as the keeper Of the institution, an W.
told, has been addressed ~ such By many
whlm curiosity has led 10 the inner walls of the
jail. a short time since he was called upon ly
seTfral females, Who demonstrated with him "a
his eonr-e Of life and set before him she import
snce Of doing better when be came again INTO
the world lie received them must banlly and
politely, acknowledged his weakness. 80 iar as
the sea was concerned, but made % promises 1f
reform in that particular department Of his life
Indeed, he svys he is prosecuted man, and
whatever errors be may have committed be was
not alone in their commission. Che4tsr Rsgu5
lean.
A REM!sIscEsGE oP oPPnRssIos cores
pondent in the Chester Republican, who -. az
lie says, familiar with events which have trans
pfel at Chadd's Ford, for the last quarter If d
century, sends tia, paper the annexed note ia
reply 10 the statement made by Mr. Riddle, in
st. PauPs N. L. Church, at Wilmington, Della
ware. aud published under the caption Of ''An
ald "Reminiscences Of Oppression -
Ma. WALTER ;-ln the =" Republican 0f last
week, s published statement made by
Rev Mr.. Riddle, in sermon preached in
Wilmington, Del, short time ago, coucernit 2
"a girl, who, aa be alleges, was converted at
prayer meeting, near Chadl's Ford, q liule
owes twenty years ago, and whose friend. thought
her crazy and sent her away for treatment;
but oil their efforts having failed to lead her
away from Christ, she was brought home and
chained to the floor, where Mr. Rdlle sought to
see her, but was refused admittance to her room,
&c, &c,
was pretty familiar with events transpiring
near Chadds Ford, at the time spoken Of AMI
never heard Of the Ease From Mr.. Riddles
statement, any sensible pers3n would infer that
the girl VAS insane, AMI that her fren1-. 10
sending her away for treatment, had o. th0nght
ot restraining her religious sentimeuts. but
sought only her relief from distressing
maady. II is queer kini Of conversion 10
Christ that would be mistaken Tor insanity. by
the physician of the Lunatic Asylum 10 whjch
she WAS sent; admitting that there ever was
slch o case as Mr.. Riddle describes He doc =
not say that the cruelty occurred near ChaIIs
Ford, but ony the conversion. II there was
Z any such cruelty and persecution as seems 10
haunt the memory or Imagination of Mr. Riddle.
il must have occurrelin Delaware, oT some place
remote from the scene Of conversion. But !
cannot believe that such horrl outrage could
have been perpetrated as .Ir Riddle paints
it u have been, aud that be cuuld not have been
asqnalnted with lhe facts, ami not call the a.
Z tentiou Of the proper legal authorities to tue
case.
Believing as do, that such an eveut could
not have occurred without my knowledge, oG1
nm unwilling to believe that Mr. Riddle would
make a staiemcn, unsupported by facts, aui
forced to the conviction that he has been fni
represented in the matter and that he never ga A
what has been imputed to him II he aid say H.
hope he will be more explicit anl furnish the
names Of the parties when, If anu in error Il
shall be contested H.
DEATH or A DISTINGUISHED MhS.-Corneliu-
= Conway FELTON,. President Of Harvard University
died on Wednesday evening last, at the residenc,
r OF his brother $. NJ. Felton,. E7q President ui
tho Philadelphia, Wilmington ami Baltimore
Hllroa1 Company, near Chester, in the j5th
year Of his age. He had been unwell for some
f. time past, and having partially recovered, hi.
r physieinns had strong hopes tnat hs yauaLl,
life would he prolonged Within the last fov
o days Of his life, however, the deseasc with which
II lie was afflicted returned with more ylrulenee
\ and ha finally ennk under its influence Prof
FELTON, graduated at Harvard College in 1927
and was distinguished for his literary tastes, an,
i- the wide range Of his studies 4 few year
after he graduated be was appointed Latin an,
Greek tutor 0f that institution, and in shnr
II time after was placed Mt its head. as its chie
O officer. His pen was never idle whie he was il
"a health, and hls literary labors arc ranked amoni
those Of the first scholars in the country Al th
y time Of his death he was member Of the Ma
e sachusett7 board Of education, and one Of til
regents Of the Smithsonian institution. Prof
Felion was born at Wet Newbury, Massaohu
!, setts.
kent County AFFAlRs.-We copy the follow
e ing items from the Peunsular News;
r The smoke house Of Mrs. Ellen Vent in Milton
a and al its contents, was consumed by fire on tn
night Of the 9Th ult. Her dwelling which wa
D. near narrowly escaped
ii While the citizens Of Milford were frire
M salute on The 22i Of February, a swivel burstsd
scattering the pieces in every direction, but ioi
tunAtey iniuring no one.
~ About 40 men have been enlisted in Milford
y during the Inst two or three weeks.
e The smyrna Times states that WIN. Slauebte,
IA son Of Nathan Slaughter, of Dover IId., wa
m drowned on Monday last, at Crumpon, Ches,e
river, by the capsizlng Of a sail-hoat
- The house occupied by VIM. Horner as q prt
n duce and commission store, in Smyrna was ID
ID stroyed on Saturday morning week Il wa
owned by Miss Ann Patterson, whose loss il froi
a. 5000 to 5000. Mr.. Horner's things we're save,
Je The fire is attributed to incendiarism after III
10 store was robbed,
u Dr. BuLLocK's EXHIBITION DR. Bullock ho
10 one of the celebrated " RhumkorfTs Ipdueto
/, Coll. powerful Electrical machine and wi
= give an Electrical Exhibition, on Thursda
al night next at O'Clock, at the Institute. Tb
a. experiments with this machine are intensel
i, brilliant and striking, and are entirely iudeper
: dent Of the weather. We would ndyge nj
citizens to "a see this exhibition az il ia Of III
ID most interesting character Tickets 2j cents +,
. adults, and II for children, Doors open at 7
T. o'clock.
ASH WEDSgsDAY. Tomorrow being Al
a Wednesday,, or the first day Of Lent the uau