Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-05-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

RPtrouE oy Busfxsss All PIRsoSAL IsTEL-
trGEScE-To.night. the celebrated orator; j.
q. Cough will deliver biz iutsre.tiag Lecture =
LonIon BY Night-at the Institute Hall
hrge audience will greet him here as Il has
every Nhers else he has been whether 10 this
csuntry or 10 Europe
J. T. Head has sold 10 Captain Nathaniel X
Benson, = lot 90 9th St beiHs. Washington and
Jefferson. A BY ia feet. Captain D. designs
erecting bis future homs IN this location.
The Presbyterian General Assembly Of the
Cuitsd States, will hold its next meeting At Co
.umbus, Ohio, 90 the 18th Of May Rev. Mf.
Roberts Of this city, is the delegate from the
pf-sbytery here.
M1Y-iAy came in rainy and chilly.
Our public schools we're doubtless pretty well
,hinael yesterday, in consequence Of the appear
.ues Of sort of bet-tail circus ia our streets in
the morning,
J. Merton Poole. Attorney for the Admlnistra-
trix, ill sell a. public sAe. On the 9Th inst st
the bAte residence 81 Wa. T. ODAniel. NJ 2lO
Market street l.rge -tock Of Ready mAAe
Clothing. On the sane lay, A. the store tor
merry occupied by Geo :. Petersen, y 70
Market Street steve. aai Tinpare, Sc; ia
the lpth, At o o'eisck, drs'-rate Family hoTst.
i3ur Double Carriage, J nearly new. Sleigh
Harness, B1ns. Railroad, Turnpike aai v4i
FsliaEs Hall stock
Ge5. J. Hensels, No. "a Walnut street, Pail
.ieiphia i sel|iug frst.,.ass Furniture ~ re-
iaeei price,.
An election fir TseetJ.fguF Directors. viii be
asl1 A. the D-la sars savings Bank, a. tas otaee
4 Willsm MeCauIley, so Market street, q
Monday next, between tue hours q AMI I
s'citck, P. N.
The seysnis SECOND annual Convention Of
Tie Protestant Egise5psl Church, 10 tie Diocese
i Delaware. vii he hell ia 81. Peter Church,
Lsss-. u tue 5u % J4ue next.
Read the advertisements = Bnnghur=t
4 CO III an1iAtf column
The general order u GOV Burton in relation
to the State Arms, will lie found IN our aiver.
Ji-ing columns.
Delaware City's Response to the Call
Of Suffering,
The following will show the interest the ladies
5i Delaware City feel in the cause Of the Union,
aud those aho suffer in It's defence =
DeLAwARs CITY,
April 3Oth, lsG2 i
HESRY EeEEL E-q, Elitqr Of " journal and
Statesman"
= DEAR SfRi-l enclose, for publi-
cation in your paper, l,at Of articles, sent by
tue ladies Of Delaware Giiy aud vicinity, 10 the
Ladies Aid" Of philaIdph'a aud hy the latter
forwarded 10 Lebanon, ky, Tor the use Of Out
sick snl wounded soldiers Also copy OF q
letter from George " Kellogg, Post Surgeon,
Informing US OF the safe arrival Of the articlel
sent Very Respectfully,
a. B. MAXWELL,
Secretary " Ladies Aid Of Delaware CITY.
CONTENTS OF BoxEs.
Gs pillows for wounded limbs ~ wrappers
"A shirts under shirts; % pairs drawers; !.
jackets; 4g pairs slippers 6 pairs mittens
80 towels; IA white ptllow cases 90 towels
to be used wheu taking medicine blanket
3 Old sheet. package Of small cloths lot
mouths; ! bundle uli hlen; bundle I'D
muslin; l box buttons : combs; large
spoons . furnished boxes; PIN cushions; "a
rolled bAndales; . tin boxes = tn caps
= nutmeg grlters sauce pans wash basins
| earthen pipkiu; = pocket ooksi watch
case; 10 tWefzeis dozen lemons; ! pounl
tea bags white sugar; ounce nutmeg- ?.
cans tomatoes > bottles catsup boltle tomato
mustard; bottle cucumber pickles b tum
blers jelly; l bag ginger nuts bag crackers
81 pounds CASTLE soap ] bottle camphor !,
papers corn starch papers c1coa; b3tu'
home male grape wine ] box salye : poundi
dried apples / pounl rasins drum figs;
drum dried peachss several spools Of cotton
few books, newspapers, aud pamphlets sen
by the Lalies Ar OF Delaware city 70 lhi
g" Ladies Ail' Of Philadelphia, March l2th
1867.
GENERAL llosplTAL, LEBASoS kyn
April 10Th, 1862.
DEAR MADAM;
The boxes sent by the sollipri
Aid Society Of Delaware City, fer the use Of th'
| sick in Hospital here, have arrived, with tht
contents ia good order. Allow Inc, through you
to express the gratitude OF the soldier, VIII
have been gratiieI by your kiuiness and deyo-
4 tion 10 the cause u humanity.
4 We are now very we'll supplied with comforts
and leiGacies, and as we anticipate son'
changes soon and reduction in the number D
1 sick, We will ask no more contributions Ut pres
/ ent.
We have not over 80 in Hospital buildings
Very Respectfully,
GEO, ". KELLOGG, Post Surgeon,
/ IMPrRlTlEs IN THE ERASbrwlsR WAFER
The subject Vi the iupurity Of The BtandyWiu
water, by reason Of chemicals or other puisonou
suhstanres being thrown into tie creek in th
vicinity Of the factories located on its uppe
banks, recently came before tue City Council
and, after short discussion the matter was re-
ferred to the Board Of Health. Consequent,
the Board, at its last meeting appointed the FOL
| lowing gentlemen as a committee to Investigate
the matter aud report the result Of their in
/ qnires;
Dr. Lewis P. Bush; Dr. Obed Bailey; Henr.
Eckel William b. Sharp; William Cauby.
CLEPToMANIA.-Th is the name given t
stealing from dry goods stores, when the steal
ing is done by people of wealth. ln Broadwa,
there are several wealthy ladies who steal be
oause they " cant help it'-because they've go
cleptomana They are closely watched whel
they enter Iiifany's or Stewards, and all article
that they steal are paid for by their husbands.
When poor WOMAN steals 10 give bread 10 he
children, the ceptomania becomes larceny,
complaint treated by fine and imprisonment
The Philadelphia american says there are seve-
raj lady victims 10 this disease, in that city
DEATH OF HBy. Mr. BRisBANE.-The Rev
WIN. II Brisbane, formerly pastor of ST Paul's
| NJ. L. Church Of this city, died at his residence
in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, at the age of Thirty
eight years. Al the time Of his death Mr.. Brs.
bane had charge of the Green Street Church.
The funeral services will take place at th,
church on Monday next at one o'clock. Th'
remains will leave the Parsonage on Monday
afternoon, and will be inferred in the Bethel NJ
f. Burial Grounds, Cecil county, Md, on Tues
day, 9th at o clock. The Ministers Of th,
NJ. L. Church md vicinity are to meet in tbs
Lecture Room of the Union NJ. Z. Church OIL
Friday, the second Of May, at p. NJ to maxi
arrangements for said service and burial Many
warm personal friends in Wilmington will real
| with sorrow this announcement of the early