Smyrna times., 1862-01-23
Delaware Affairs.

! delaware Aua1rS.
! THIRD DELAwARE REGIMBNT--A Camden
correspondent of the Peninsular Nstos says:
The headquarters of The Regiment (3d Del
aware) is at this place. There are now about
500 men. The Quarter ma ster-Mr. Edmond
Town'end-has already ordered the materials
for putting up tie quarters, and in day or two
the work of erection will commence. There
are parts Of two or three companies now in our
town, and every soldier seems filled with de-
sire to exceed the rest in bringing in recruits,
and really it is dangerous for young man 10
Gene to town if he eRtertains the slightest idea
Of going soldering" as they call it. if he
wants 10 escape. There have been some thirty
recruits obtained ia this place in the last two
or three days. Capt. Dorre!l is progressing
finely with his company, and will have filled
his command in the course of week.
Col. Jenkins has been among us now for sew.
eral days, and his appearance gives confidence
and an impetus to the work OF completing the
Regiment.
Court OF QUARTER SEssIoNs.-The follow.
Jag cases were tried in the Court of Quarter
Session tor Kent county, this week:
State vs.. Ann Neal, (n.) Two indictments
for assault and battery. Found guilty on one.
Fined So ard costs.
State VS.. JOS Robinson. Assault and battery.
Not guilty.
State VS.. Wm. Lank. Assault and battery
Not guilty..
State VS.. VIM. C. Hull. (n.) Assault and
battery. Fined $40 and costs.
State VS.. Beniah R. Eaton. Larceny
Guilty.
State vs. Daniel Allston. Assault and bat
terry. Guilty. Fined $l5 and costs.
State va. Samuel Ross. Assault 0Ad battery.
Net guilty.
State VS.. Willard N. Scoten. Assault and
battery. Not guilty.
A number Of thar ceases were heard on which
noLLe proSeques were entered.-DeIaWarean
PETITIONS are being circulated for signatures
in the lower part OF this county intended fol
presentation TO the Legislature, asking the re.
peal of the Act passed at the last session c
State, and the Resolution passed at the same
session incrt asing the salaries ofour Assoc 10 te
Judges The petition urges the repeal as 8
matter OF economy, vel justice, in view o
the fact that he National War Tax viii
soon have to be scolScted and the proslra
tion of business being such as to rsnder the
curtaiIsg OF expenses desirable wherever prac
ticable.
RESIGNATION Isaac Tunnel Esquire, Ca sh.
ier of the Farmers Bank of the State of Della
ware, at Georgetown, resigned aud retired froH
the post on the first day OF the present month
having been the acting and efficient Cashier
since the first opening of the institution, on tn,
26th day Of Iuly, 1907, period OF fifty fou
years, i've month and six days, and being OF
} the day Of his retirement ninety three years
J ten months and thirteen days old.
ELEcrED.-James Anderson Esq, lete Pres
ident OF the Farmers Bank of the State Of Del
aware at Georgetown has been elected by th,
board of Directors Of that institution, Cashier
vice Isaac Tunnel Esq, who resigned on tn
lst inst. Gardiner Ii. Wright, Esq. of George
town was at the same time elected Presiden
| of the Bank vice James Anderson Esq, elecle
Cashier.
RKLIuToUs.-We understand a meeting @
much interest is in progress at the Nj. E. Church
Frederick. A daily prayer meeting has bee
held during the past and present week, whcI
e has been we'll ttended, q nd productive ofmuc
good. There has been preaching also ever
evening. The evening meetings will be con
tinued next week. May the good work g
' forward.
DovER.-The Lottery men-Jshn A. Morri
and his lAwyer-are at Dover, fishing for ne,
grsnt.
9 BIC Hocs.-Sherif Keer, beat all whs at
e tempted to raise thea IN Dorchester county
N at u,aak he kilied A hoO which weiOha