Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Castle at eleven o'clock. last Monday morning
ChleI Justice Gilpin and Woolen on the beneh
Inc commission OF Lewis W. Sddham. as
sherlu OF New Castle County, Vas read
Ile ufanu Jury were called, aud answered To
lhtlr names AS follows Edward Williams
foreman; John Hayes, J. II. Head. A. n Div,
ca jonathan Groves, 4 zliock Townsend, Samv
ahoy' William Conlin. john Ceaver. John
mhier, john Ferris, John Cooper d W. Duncan,
H. ~ appleton, William G. Robertson, Thomas
5 MERIT Jos. Wells ". Il, weldm, Henry
swain, Aaron Baker, WIN, Candy
- y IN NJ Chase aud Robert Cam were appointed
Ballilis, for Petit Jury, and Chas. Alricbs
Bailiii for Gtaud Jury.
ihe utneral Jury answered to their names as
,oH9Ws-h' y Fraim, James Martin, William
a. Lyman, W. u. Caulk VIM. Armstrong. A. II
n, nlViusoh, Jas, Jansier W. ii. Staats, Henry
uaaoy' a.. }. Lyman. Thorn W. Poole, 4
nou,er george w. Morrison Fletcher Price. ]
~ S' S'aiA' G Jr' j. NJ. Vandegrft, Jas Prior, }.
- ufay' Thomas Roberts, John Richardson. Is
Peters jr, George Aleu- George Boulien. b
Dga'er' Isaac Woods, e. Feunimore.
ii. 5. McCoomhs, WIN. Chrk. Al / II.yas o,
ano w uenerA' Jury not being present, we're tined
oh motion committees were appointed to ex-
1hine isnatusC Grubh. john /, InmbAon aud
~, nouhey' who were applicants Tor ndn sim
State, a' 'our'S OF this
Ihe sureties of l.. w. s,iiham were occ.,,oi
n,', NJ ionows robert Derricksou, Philip McDowen.
| u"i.h /. oHudani, Sefick r. Shallcross Io,,
H. ~ MlahdergrlIt, Johnathan X Williams.
ine commission Of owen Xthey, ms Coroncr
.;s niii, ""S n,s securities sworn and accepted
va; a., rhlilp Mepowel agl Samuel McCanliy
iiuysuay MorhIng.-The Court convened at ten
vuck' Lewis Kelly, indicted for stealing two
pis'vis, one cloth coat, scarf and sontf min from
pr' Johh a. Kane, in the city OF Witoin,.lon on
'"v iu'n OF September, was nrrnigns, nnd nl.od
not guilty The following Jurors srrn tha,,
draWn' james Prior, Thomas Roberts Ian.
M W. Nanlegrltt john Il. Gtay, John RicharI.on
rielcner rrc', John G. CLARK, Jr. William r.
= rypam' m george Allen, Albert J lyuam, Amos
u davidson, benjamin Peters, Jr.
Inc case was stated hy VIM \ Moca,,,.,,
State. "''''"'y Tor the
~ Iohn kane-Sworn-On dov in tbo
e"tly part OF autumn ON going into bia ngino
louhd That wash basin had blei, k,,,ck,,I .I,
anu nr"keu He then missed Il pistol md "
o'o'n % coat onc OF the constablcs waited on lin,
tne AFTERNOON and iniormc him that if hr
"ou'i 60 TO the hall he could re,pyer lis ,r,
perty llefouu,l Two pistols. cloth wall
scarf "nd scarf pin belonging tn him in lie ms
suSS'o" ui man calling hnnsClf John Keiev
lhe same heley claimed that he had bro,,,1,
| them. " f"'n pio ior
1eorge II Aydeo,e sworn About the ION
" SePtemper Us an officer Of one of the Deb,wor.
Nee,n'n's was looking up deseiters. he
| NHNs'eu hctley, VINO was very drunk o,l
Drought him TO the City Hall. On talir, ,i,s
plsto's from him he discovered the nams of lam
~ name Gu one Of them aud hence he culled M,
- N"h', VINO sNld lie had lost pistol. coat nnd
other articles. The man claimed ihnt hs haI
bought them on the street for Sl5
me prisoner stated that lie was ON His wov
from rom washington to New York; he STONED n
",'"i,"s'Yu, "heh he was accosted by II German
WI" asked MN 10 drink After hktn, sevsral
ghsses oil Lager ber his friend said II VIM
WISH 70 81 10 war Will sell you bi,toi4 ,hea,,
lie also offered to sell him the 0yefconf nnd Ia
gave Slo for it aud the pistols.-lle declared
hihiseli 10 be entirely Innocent Of the chnr,as
against him. Tue jury after "A brief absence
returned verdict Of guilty. The court sentenced
Netley 10 Pay 9oo restitution money. and costs
| OF persecution, 10 be whipped with IL hshns nj,
the I'd inst remain in t,rison t,yo r,on,hs a,,n
4 Ior SIX months after his discharge wenr the lettpr
crime ''us' VI p'S
Aoel riggs was arrAighed tor eomittinp A tane
on The perseh OF Beulah Riggs, in the eity of
wilmington, on the 1th Of July lust The trial
mAS assigneu lor Thursday aud Thomas +.
D"yaru' Esq, was appointed as his unset
M
mtung rape Oh Joanah Miller. (aeprol ia
Peucader Hundred. on The 18th Of Settember
ueorse y GoTdon, ESQ was assigned ns couu-
sci for the prisoner.
Ihele were not any ether cases ready for trial
and on the Court meeting ut three o'clock. p,
NJ the Jurora were discharged until ten O'Clock
On Wednesday morniug
MgnrNG CT NEWSPAPER PrnLtsuEas. At n
MEETING of the representatives Of the daily and
weekly newspaper press. 0. Philadephia held
on last Thursday, 18th lust 10 take inio consid-
GRAFTON the greatly increased price Of paner nnd
material, Dr. Il. Mofwiiz, OF the German Demo-
er'f' was called to the chnr, unl L. W, O. Greene
/ appointed secretary. After "A general inter
change OF views committee, consisting of
Mesars, J. q. l.. Brown, ". Mecser j Wolff.
| NJ McNlichae aud A. D. B1ilenu was nppoipted
to ascertain the exact iatD os the advanced cost
and to report at an adjourned meeting. to he held
on the 18TH inst, what course should he atlonted
on the subject. Al such All alJourn,d meeting
a report was presented, showing the necessity Of
mn advance IN price, and recommendn ng general
Increase in proportion to the afvance in paper
anu material. The morning. afternoon, German
HunuaY' ana other weekly papers were classified
and directed to arrange the details Of such
Increase as circumstances and Justice to their
patrons may suggest The meeting then nd
ourned.
IMPROVEMENTS IN NEwARK DGL.-Mr. George
q. Evans is having n fine two story brick dwell
ing house erected on the main street. opposite
the Delaware College. The main building is 80
feet front by % feet in depth, with two story
bnck building 32 by %. When finished it will
have IA rooms. Jos. Brown Of this city is doing
the brick work mud Mr.. llaldock also of this
city, is doing the plastcrng. James Smith of
Newark is doing the painting.
George W. Crawford, contractor and builder
at Newark, Del, has just completed frame
dwelling house, ON Mill street, for VIM Walker
ls feet mont by - deep, two sorics high lie
has Just commenced the frame work OF another
house, few feet FROM the one above, for Tbos
McNeal. Ihe main building is to be three stories
high, lSby lG with two story back building
lie IS now building barn q by 40 feet for NJ.
Dean Son
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