Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-22
LOCAL AEEAlRs.

.IGENcE.-Edwin J. Horner Chairman of
he Lamp Committee of the City Council, .
ldvertises for proposals for furnishing the
City Lamps with coal oil, chimneys, wieks
md matches for one year from September
!. 1862. Bids will be received at the Office
,f the Clerk of the City Council, until :
o'clock on Thursday evening, the 2Sth inst
Wm. j. Enos, foreman of the Republican
office has enlisted in Capt. Causes Zouavc
as orderly sergeant.
John Smith has been appointed Assess
sor for New Castle Hundred III place of
VIM Herbert, resigned
A young man, named VIM Bussinger,
who was formerly in the employ of II. H.
in Pencader Hundred, enlisted
in the Curtin Light Guards of Pennsylva-
MIA, was killed in the battle at Cedar Noun
tain, Va, few days ago.
A meeting of the Directors of the Agri.
cultural Society of New Castle County,
will be held Mt the Odd Fellows Hall, on
Wednesday, the 27th inst, ut 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, to make arrangements for the an
nual exhibition.
GRAND ExcusloN no CARE MAy.-The
superior sea steamer, VIM. Kent, Capt. j.
II. Brett, will make an excursion TO Cape
May, Oh Tuesday next, leaving Arch street
wharf, Philadelphia, at o'clock, stopping
nj Chester at huli-past 10, Marcus Hook
AZ 10 40 and New Castle at l2 NJ. Return
ing will leave Cape May ut O'clock A. NJ
on Wednesday. The tickets will be good
TO return within four days. A good band OF
music will he on board. The Wm. Kent is
an excellent boat, Capt. Brett is gentle
manly officer, and fine chance is here Of
iered to spend few days ut this fashionable
bathing place. The excursion tickets will
be much below the usual fare. Our readers
who desire to make an agreeable and pleas
ant excursion to Cape May should avail
themselves of this opportunity, as it will
doubtless be the last this season.
CURIOUS Work OF ARr.-We have been
shown IL most wonderful work of art, drawn
with IL steel pen, having % illustrations of
the Holy Bible the $50 psalms of David
Hymns, Ten Commandments, Nc, copied
from the first Bible written, $50 years ago,
now in the British Museum. 1t is certainly
one Of the greatest curiosities of the kind
extant. The proprietor is ut the Indian
Queen Hotel, Chas NJ Almond. where this
wonderful work of art may be seen.
ACCIDENT -G Washington Henderson,
had one Of his arms broken and his side
seriously injured, at the Planning mill OF
w. Il A. Thather, at their ship yard in
this city, Oh Wednesday last, lie was en-
gagged in running II circular saw in the
mill, whilst some other workmen were
employed in planning heavy piece Of tim
ber, which broke the machine and portions
of it struck Mr.. Henderson on the arm
and side, injuring him as above stated
He lay insensible for some time afterwards
DR. Wilson was called, who attended to
the wants of the sufferer
LIBERAL.-The Scott NJ. Il. Sabbath
School of this city, has denoted to the
Delaware Association for the relief of
sick and wounded soldiers, the sum of
forty dollars. They have also supplied
company G, Capt Shortlidge of the First
Delaware Regiment with the Rev A.
Manship's Patriots Hymn Book. This is
an example which we hope to see imita.
ted by the other Sabbath Schools of our
city.
APPOINTMENT Charles H. Gallagher,
Esq, of this city has been appointed by
President Lincoln, Assistant Quarter
master Of volunteers, with the rank of
Captain. Mr. Gallagher, has been Quarter
master of the Fourth Delaware Rewi-
ment, is eminently qualified for the position
which the President has assigned to him,
and will doubtless make a good officer.
A Man TARRED. esterday morning
u colored man, whose name we could not
learn, was seized by a crowd near the
Depot, in this city, and warm tar pro-
cured, with whicn they bedaubed his per-
son, rendering him Il irightful looking
spectacle. The crowd then permitted
him to go at large, and when he had rot
a short distance, followed him. lie was
pursued about half u mile up the road,
towards Baltimore, when he succeeded in
eluding his pnrsuers, and got into safe
quarters. He was afterwards arrested
and placed in the City Hall cells. 1t is
alleged that the colorcd man entered the
residence of white woman in the lower
part of the city, OH Saturday night, and
grossly insuted the lady We presume
the whole matter will undergo legal in
vestigation.
GEN. CoRcoRAN.-Ihis brave soldier
passed through our city yesterday morning,
en- route for New York. A salute was
fired under the auspices Of Il number Of our
patriotic nion-oying citizens, bells were
rung, and other demonstrations made in
honor of the event At the depot he was
greeted by large eoncourse Of people, and
in response to their cheers and calls the
General made Il few remarks, thanking
them for the cordial welcome extended t0
him, aud assuring them of his devotion to
the cause Of our country
ARTHURs HOME MAGAZINE. This superb
monthly has been received, The embcl-
lishments and fashion plates are in keeping
with those which have graced previous
numbers of this excellent periodical The
reading matter is highly interesting, and
no home should be without this Magazine.
IL Is furnished TO subscribers at the low
price of two dollars per annum, and we
have no hcsitancy in saying that the
instruction derived from lis pages in re.
lation to the fashions is worth twenty times
that sum, to say nothing of the profitable
reading matter il contains
MoRE SICK DELAWARE SOLDIERS
iollowingnamcd Soldiers belonging to the
Second Delaware Regiment, arrived in
New York, from Fortress Monroe ON the
steamship Atlantic, ON Wednesday NOR
ming -. DAILY, Co. A; VIM Crookshanks
Go. b; Corporal j Fesmeyer, Co. A; c.
McCarty, Go. II II. y Warters, Go, II
4, Phalen, Co. X; Corporal j. Longacre
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