Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-01
LOCAL AEFAIRS.

NOTlCE -lne lOSt Olucc III thiS Niu9f
will he closed on July 4th, from 10 to IL
/. III. and from to G p. m.
A. II. GmMsnAw, Postmaster.
ATTENTION Cry GuARDs.-You are
hereby requested to meet at your Armory
III Friday the Ith of july at half-past
o'clock, A. NJ, fully equipped for parade.
The company will be dismissed at ten
o'clock. j. h. Holt, Captain.
NoTIcE.-Physicians, Clergymen, Su-
pcrintendants of Burying Grounds, and |
all other persons who are authorized by |
law to make return OF births, marriages
and deaths, are hereby requested to lodge
in the Office of the Recorder at New Cas-
tie, certified certificates Of all such Births,
Marriages and Deaths that may have
come to their notice since the last return
was made.
The Registration act requires the Re
corder to make out and publish for gene
raj information, an annual report or alb
stract of his record on the LIST day of July,
aud he hopes that the persons above spe-
cited will make their return in time to be
embodied in his first report, the returns
should be made up to the Both of the pre-
sent month (June) and quarterly there
after.
Clergymen are particularly requested to
call the attention of their Sections to this
notice, and request them to make an early
return of the interments in their respec-
tive Burying grounds
Blank certificates are kept constantly
on hand at the Recorders Office, and may
he had Oh personal application, or by adj
dressing
t'HAs. NJ. ALlMoNp, Recorder,
New Castle, Del.
DELAWARE MILITARY ACADEMY The
exhibition of the Cadets connected with
this excellent institution of learning, took
place on Thursday evening Inst, in the
Hall of the Wilmington Institute. The
large saloon was filed with ladies and
gentlemen. The exercises consisted of
addresses and recitations, and the youths
acquitted themselves in manner which
reflected the highest credit upon them
selves, as well as their instructors The
Delaware Military Academy ranks among
the best educational Institutes ofthe city,
and with the military feature presents
great inducements to those having sons To
educate, to place them under the care oi
Col. Hyatt
STEAMBOAT JoHN GRIFFITH. The
steamboat John Griffith runs regularly
between Pennsgroye and Wilmington, on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays and Sa
turdays. Leaving French Street Wharf
at A NJ. and 2 F. NJ; leaving the
Pier ut halfpast 8 A. NJ, and F. NJ
Fare for the excursion, % cents Chill
dren under 10 years DID, accompanied by
their parents free. This is delightful
excursion during the summer months, a
Il very cheap rate
KILLED BY LIGHTNING Samuel Con
ley, living near Templevile, Kent county
was killed by lightning, last Tuesday
while sitting in his house, the electrical
current coming down the chimney Til,
dog which was lying on the hearth wa
, also killed. and child was badly hurt b.
/ a brick falling ON it. Mrs. Coney wa
> sitting on the bed and escaped withou
+ injury.
SPECIAL TRAIN.-Secrctary Seward
and General Fremont and Staff passe
through this city on Sunday afternoon, il
n Il special train, enroute for New Y York
u From THE FIRST DELAWARE REG
e NIENT.-We have been permitted to max
y the following extract from letter wrtte
c by young man attached to the lst De
II aware Regiment, to his aunt in this cit,
IL the letter is dated Portsmouth, Va, Jun
d 4th, 1862 -
II al told you in former letter that ii
e ladies Of Norfolk were about the only re
l. bells we had to deal with; those in Port
II mouth are ten times worse in their opel
ie ness of expression; you would scarce
d believe the amount of insults and pett
N spite we have to endure from these 81
IT d"S, some Of whom take the middle
u the street in preference to walking past
3 Yankee, or going under the Stars ~
~ Stripes, hung from window Other
ol particularly the young ladies, who NAL
10 their appearance in the evenings On Il
II door steps and pazzas, wearing miniatu
secession flags and aprons, always ma
A some sncerlng remark as You pass thel
ne in reference TO the "Georgia Boys"
of the Bonnie Blue Flag" or somethil
al of the kind, to irritate us. We are gettil
at used t0 this however, One young lat
lie. was considerably cooled OFF few da
q. since, as the following incident will sho
Mt ! had occasion to pass Il house sever
ng times the other morning, and every tim,
nv did so, young lady ON the steps ma
ce somc remark, one of which was "that
he the 4th Georgia was only here, you Va
he KEGS wonld leave quick | had Just
H. ceiyed It New York Herald, from whicl
Mt, learned that this identical Ith Georg
ms. had been cut all to pieces by the I
If Maine, at the battle of Williamsburg
all Immediately turned around, made IL W
nd polite bow, and told her that hut W
he few Of her friends of the lth Georgia !
,n- giment were left, as they had met I
ION Yankees at Williamsburg, and those "
ed were not killed or captured, hadn't be
ON heard from She did not believe W,
m Of il until / gave her the paper. s
The glanced over the list of killed and bei
mt she had read far she dropped the paI
burst into tears and rushed into the hon
the have since learned that II young n
nd TO whom she was engaged, was in
lse battle and was cut in two by cam
ley ball.
OIL TnE FOURTH IN MlLFoRD.-Arran
OF ments are being made for hoisting
ter other Union Flag in Milford, on the
the of July, and the holding Of Il gr
lin- Union Meeting on that day.
~; .eu REsIGNED.-Thomas Harvey, of