Blue hen's chicken and commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-186?, 1862-10-01

Bearers. l'iody of Capt. Il. 5. Waisnnl bearers. |
Pail Hearse containing the Pail
Bearers. Body Of Capt. ]. Ricklras.I Bearers.
Fonr Wounded Delaware Soldiers.
Ministers Of the Gospel.
Nineteen Carriages Containing Relations and
Friends OF the Deceased.
The Mayor and Members of the City Council
in Carriages.
St. Peters Beneficial Society.
St. Mary's Beneficial Society.
Sons Of Temperance.
American Mechanics.
Friendship Fire Company.
First City Guard, under Command of Capt.
Holt.
Brass Band
Fourth Delaware Volunteers.
Pennsylvania Reserves.
Fourth Delaware Volunteers.
First Delaware Cavalry on foot, under the |
G mmand of Adjutant Massey.
First Delaware Artillery, better known as
Nield's Battery, under the Command
Of Capt. Nields.
The procession moved up Market street 10 |
Ninth, along Ninth to King street, down King |
street to Third, along Third to Market, up
Market to Tenth, aud out through Tenth St.
to the Cemetary.
On arriving at the Cemetary the hearses
with the escort entered the sacred ground,
and the Right Rev. Bishop Lee, Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church Of Delaware, per-
formed the Religious ceremonies over thu
graves of these departed heroes.
The two companies of the Fourth Della
ware Regiment then fred three vollsys. The
first volley Of which was fired by battalion,
the second and third volleys by file, aud as
the echoes Of the different reports Of musket-
ny died away tho mourners and the sympa-
thizing spectators departed, and these two
gallant men were 'leit alone In their story
TO remain until the last trump shall rouse
them from their dread repose.
SKtron OF THE LiFR OF CAPT. EVAN s.
WATSON.
Capt. Evan S. Watson, of Company A,
First Delaware Volunteers, was born in the
city of Wilmington on the third day of No
vember, 1883. He was a pattern maker by
trade. On the breakipe out of this Rebel
mot, raised the aTst Z ssr ~ y!
u uizei in tiAfs city for ft5d three mbnths SER
} vice. Capt. Watson baB been inthe servic .
ever since. The First Delaware Regiment,
in which he was captain of the first compa-
ny, done garrison duty in Norfolk, Va, when
,, It fell INTO Union hands. The regiment az
forwards moved to Suffolk, in the same
4 State. While his regiment was at Suffolk
D the Captain came to this city to recruit, and
0 while here his regiment was ordered e
. Washington. The raid OF tho Rebel Gener
. ais intn Maryland made II necessary to send
. all of our available troops to oppose them
y and Capt. Watson, eager to he with his com
a pany when they should get into action
y started off 10 Join them He hired a privat,
d conveyance, at heavy cost, to take him tn,
0 last twenty miles. He arrived Just In lin,
5 to lead his company into the bloody fight oil
0 Anlietam creek, and was one Of the first VIII
0 fell. His last words were - Oh, my Compa
0 n.y." Capt. Watson was q single man, an,
was almost the sole support of his parents
He was young man, who was UNIVERSAL,
= beloved. He was quiet and unassuming in
y his department, anu correct in his habits
and his last action was to lay down his lif
in defence OF his beloved country.
i sKsrcH OF THR LIFE OF CAPT. JAMES
n RIcKARns.
Captain James Richards, of Company c
FIRST Delaware Volunteers, was born in New
castle county State of Delaware, Februaf,
: 90, 1885, aud was coach painter by trade
: At the commencement OF this Rebellion h,
Joined the 9th Pennsylvania Volunteers
J under Capt. Smith. the same Capt. Smith
. who is now Major Of the First Regiment o
a Delaware Volunteers. Capt. Richards faith
4 er, who is now dead, vas formerly oorone
8 in this county. Before the war broke GU
Capt. Richards was very prominent mem
! Der OF the Dramatic Association OF this city
aud was very promising yoang actor. Whel
0 the theatre was opened " the Saville Build
0 ing, aud Mr.. Charles Thone, Harry Lang
o don, ). Parker Robson, Mrs. Thorne, Mis-
0 Emily Mestayer, Miss Josephine Parker, Mr.
5 Jack and other celebrated artistas were there
. he was admittrd into the company will
: them. He wac considered the best amateu
= performer in this city, and like his compan
= ion, Capt. Watson, who went with him Z,
$ the grave, he was a quiet, unassuming younI
0 man. He was with his regiment from til,
0 time II left this city until it went n on the
0 tloody leld OF Antletam. where he met hi
0 death in an endeavor to rescue his color
from the enemy, He lays by the side of hi
? brave companion in arms, Capt. Watson, II
the Wilmington Cemetary.
. /" Two kindred souls lie moulderiug in tn
3 dust"
By his death his widowed mother Ia berof
Of her main support, and the solace of he
. declining years.
q ARREST OF THE MAS VINO rs SUPPOSED T.
4 HAVE ROBBED rHg WILMReToS Posr-0pPToE
b On Saturday, the 9th inst, man who CAV
0 the name of O. Allen, was arrested in Phila
Q delphia by Detectives Somers and Levy oil
0 suspicion OF being the burglar who robbed
: the Wilmington Post-0ifoe. After his arres
] the fi,er proceeded TO his boarding house
in North 1lth street, and found there mum
! Der Of letters, containing cheques and drafts
supposed to have been stolen from the VIII
4 mington Post-0hice. lla ia known to tn
police as Charles Clement and Charles Woos
/, tard, aud is said to have broken Jail on the
!, 10th September at Mount Holley, New Jer
+ sey, where he was imprisoned for horse steal
ing. The Sheriff Of Burlington was sen
for TO come to Philadelphia and Identify tn
l. man.
|, Since writing the above the prisoner ha
had an examination in Philadelphia befor
- United States Commissioner Heaslitt, an
has been sent down here for trial at tn
. U. S. Court for the District OF Delaware.
b The new Monitor was launched from III
/ yard OF Harlan aud Holinsworth on Satur
day, the 9th inst. at 3 o'clock, when sh
struck the water she made n prodigous dip
but nevertheless came up as dry az a duck
f., wing. She Is capital vessel, and viii
doubtless give a good account Of herself
= when occasion requires, and else reflect credi
on the shipwrights Of Wilmington.
!. Tbs Mcclellan House on tine N. W. corne
: Of Ninth and MARKET rect, kept by our Joe
ular friend Hook Is tn resort OF all losers O
good salt oysters, and other delicacies. Goot
Ales aud liquors, aud the best brand OF cigar
are always hahind his bar, and like an at
tentive Landlord he is always there hinsel
to attend /, the orders Of those who favor
him with whit.