Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-09-23
LOCAE. AFFAIRS
MIME ln rnllilrinns


II H said that Nprrience teaches wlsd6nln our ex
psrighee FOR many years PRINTER, tearhes thal
lmhHettus are Hhint Aa slippery most other people
Therefore know e each all, aud every you that
hereafter no pol teal printing If any kind character
which i Is air aud proper chirBr for will lie dine st
h4 lhe lor any candidate, eNprlhnt VI air seeker
huy other person persons iur any parry or commit
ZEE, Slio may 'rlr WORK nr party urpses uurS the
ordeF accompanied with tbs cA-H, CT the oi
resp nsihle iud sidua WIN known be c5nscieu iaus
ly favorable to pasine su'h D when iAhS contracted
NO order unless thus paid iat endorsed will receive
any attention from And hur-ly give this early mo-
eeg The tet tha gaallsulea may not feel themselves
Ngsreird pr disappointed II Their orders should be de-
'lineh f'r the reasons above stated.
Adausr 80, 1852
IMPORTANT ARRESTS or REBEL. SPIES. - On
Wednesday evening last information was
privately received by Col. \. II. Grinshaw,
OF the arrival in Wilmington, Of two rebel
spies, and IA close watch was kept upon their
movements. They however, left the city
and repaired to the powder works of the
Messrs. Dupont, on the Brandvwine, for the
ostensble purpose of obtaining plan ofthe
works and its approaches. AT 1890 p. NJ,
on the same night Colonel Grimshaw, Lieu
tenant-ColOne Tevis, Captain Gist. and
Lieut.. Toner, started in pursuit, and over
took them at house near the Rising Sun
tavern, and made the arrest The parties
proved to he Captain O'keeie, OF the Rebel
army, and his friend named Ryan They at
first stouiy denied the charge against them.
but subsequently made full confession and
stated they were direct from Memphis, Ten
nessee, via Cincinnati, Ohio. They were
Immediately searched, and large sums of
money were found upon them They were
then conveyed to Camp DUPONT, and kept
closely guarded until Friday, 10Th inst,
when they were, by order of the Secretary
ol War, to whom the facts were reported,
sent to Fort Delaware
This is an arrest Of the highest Importance,
and was most successfully manuuvered by
the officers above named who from the first
iutimatlom Of their arrival in this section,
watched all their movements with the closest
scrutiny. During their incarceration at
Camp DUPONT the Captain made several
Intellectual attempts TO escape.
WoRNINGs or THE DRAfr.-We learn, saws
the Smyrna fines, that lGO persons we're
exempted in st. Georges Hundred, 80 of
whom were Democrats. This is said to be Il
sample Of New Castle comfy. We hear
that ! 40 persons have already been exempted
from Duck Greek Hundred, which, by Friday.
Will reach ut least--il the rush continues
about 700, more than n quarter of the en-
rollment. tn Dover Hundred tile eXempts
II Is said, Will number near three hundred
IN Sussex the work progresses very SLOWLY.
After repeated appointments and declinu-
lions, the Governor has induced Isaac Giles.
OF Laurel, to accept the Office ol Commis-
soner. One of The Hundreds has no enroll
ing officer yet, though several have been ap
pointed. Those who have lad an opporti-
nily To witness tile proceedings thus far, say
It Is perfect farce, and cannot stand the
test Of an investigations There Is great dis
satisfaction, and the whole thing will perhaps
amount to nothing.
SERlors SHoorlNG CASE amenta-
BILE affair occurred yesterday, growing out
ot the Indispensable necessity of enforcing
the rules Of military discipline. A deser-
ter from the ith Delaware Regiment was
shot dead near the corner OF Ninth and
Madison streets, by one Of the Guard which
had been sent in pursuit Of him The I'M.
fortunate victim was William Cash He
was running from the guard when, aftel
being several times ordered to halt and nnt
needing the command the order was uiyen
to fire over his head, with the desian oI
lntlmidating him BY sad mischancc th,
ball sped with fatal certainty and the dis.
obedient soldier was killed on the spot
A report of the circumstances has beei
forwarded to the Secretary of War, VIII,
Will at once order Il Court Martial by whcl
the affair will be thoroughly investigated.
A coroner's inquest was held over the
body of the deceased, and the lollowin,
verdict rendered =
THAT the deceased was private in tn
Ith Delaware Regiment, and came to hi
death by gunshot wound inflicted by pri
yate -- of the same regiment th
deceased having refused to obey the order
to halt, which was distinctly given sewers
times and that deceased was runnin
from the guard when he was shot "
FlRE.-Ycsterday morning between on
and two clock, the large new frame builu
ny at Third and Church streets, bcongin
to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bai
ilmore itail Road Company was discovere
to be on fire, supposed to have occurre
from accidental causes The roof wa
slightly damaged. The loss is not heavy.
+ INFORMATION GIvEN.-Erends and r,
latiyes of deceased soldiers can obtain n
information in regard to their places of b,
rial, &e., by applying to Mr.. H. T. Sand
Government undertaken, IA + street, ne,
9TH, Washington.
VOLUNTEERS for the Army should n,
leave the City until supplied with IIoll
way y Pills and Ointment. For Sore
Scuwey, Wounds, Small Pox, Fevers an
Bowel Complaints, these medicines are I'll
best in the world Every French Soldit
uses them. Only 20 cents per box. n