Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-12-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

~ y h' w INV u y VI sllt. ma Ihe Ia hhee W ]
nNt'- win approved euIo sers, nj three and six
m"u'Ls bearing interest t,om tue day of sale T
IA t'7 Who may pay the eulire purchase mouey
~ ct b, within tea days after tht sale, will lie /
tnitl,d 20 u clear discount on tho whole Of Tires
PEI .rnt o. purchases in one lot to the amount
Of ~ 900, mortgage viii be taken tor u liberal
| PrngOfiiin If desire by tns purchaser. This
I prop rty is situated III oil the most beautiful
iar's OF our city, being high anl healthy, and
/ coihmaniiug an excellent view of tho liver Aui
4 surrounding country. plumber OF our citizens
Lave already selected and purchased sites for
their future homes, and may improvements are
ear y contemplated An opportunity will pos
rib not otf,r soon again to purchase lots com
clihng such elegant qualities as these, aud our
citizens should not permit II to pass uuiinploved
Tint section will no doubt soon become the most
fashionable part Of our city, the march Of i'm
prov"mtuts tending in that direction. aud
consequently IA a short time those lots will be
extremely valuable. Therefore new is the time
~ mike a purchase. To the decided and un-
naggng energy Of Mr. lIeald-who has spared
no ,xpense or abr on the property our city 10
} iniebei for the rapid improvements now 80
visible aud so much admired in the localities Of
thes4 lots. Ooe public spirited citizen like Mr..
liedl is worth ten thous .nl snail-pAced ehy-
ocks, who sec and know nothing but themselves
AMI their pound Of Il, sh.n We see it also
: announced that Mr.. Head will also sell at the
same time lot on Fourth street near Spruce.
~ eet front and ITO deep This is desirable
= lot to any person who wishes one III the eastern
seciun Of our city, and will be sold right to
= whoever may feel dispossd to buy it,
PRocEppISos or CouRr.-The Court was &C
v cupied GU Saturday with criminal cnses The
:. following were disposed Of
State rs. Andrew Baxter indicted for selling
(; liquor without license. There was five iudiet-
N meats against defendant. Found guilty in one
~ md ii.
l. qRi Was entered in each Of the other cases.
ID stete % John NJ. Appleton, appeal in has
iGidy; non SUIT eutered il having appeared
/ tina, defendant was not the father of the child
" State -. WIN. Saville, larcency OF II steam
= whistle, ''not guilty.
y State %. Jane Neatly, larcenCy. Verdict
DC guilty" sentenced to pay fne Of Sl2S ant
cots.
III Stat ps. John Francis Ilarinan NEGRO boy j
latcency. Verdict "not guilty"
The attention of the Court was occupied Of
Monday with the case of Isabella Garden, ct al
vs. ". Garden, named as Executor of Frauci
h. Il. Garden; Issue from the Register Of Wills
, whether tue paper writing dated August IS b
loJs, purpcrttug to be the last will ami tests
II ment Of Francis h. Garlen, is or is not the las
Of will and testament Guthrie for plainttl
Bates and Gordon tor defendant The Jury ren
MS dered verdict in favor OF defendant, declaring
nm it to be the last will and testament of FrAuci
r. Garden, believing from the evidence that h
Oh IL deceased.
ed TUESDAY.
i Court met at 10! o'clock. Mr.. Pattel so
H. stated the committee appointed to ioquire int
ur tue quail ,atous Of Horace c. Bildle 10 be nd
i. miued as M Attorney in the Superior Court
nc bad made iayorablcrepor', which he pro,ente
of to the Court, whereupon MIR. Biddie took the re
-, quiret oath and was admitted
~ State as. Michael MCGoey, assault aud bal
Ell ferry Mary AotiarvqV 10 Hear tut,
ba dred in October last Patterson for defence
Verdict, "not guilty"
nd The general jury were discharged aud III
p a remainder of the day was occupied with busine.
OF little public interest The Court adourne
ne sine die about % O'Clock =. m.
be Report Of tie Grand Jury.-To the nonorab
or Courliu and for New Castle County, now in se
zion The Grand Jury have he honor to repo
ld- that they have finished all tho business whic
his came before Them, having found 100 true bill
and ignored 81 bills granted 40 licenses f,
'ur keeping taverns. ale, aui v,ctuainK houses au
On. stores for retailing intoxicating liquors, aud II
fused "a petitions Of like tenor. We have al.
visited the County Jail and found it in very GOO
order, aud the prisoners properly attended 10.
The committee, consisting Of four of our bod
his which IVES appointed to visit the Aims House
our County during the month Of Jaly last repo
ate t4vorably, and which now present to Il
civ Court.
~ Most Respectfully,
nc DANIEL CoRDIT, Foreman.
al New Castle, Nov. %, 1868.
er- We the undersigned being duly appointed
nj committee by the foreman of the Grand Inaue
-, Of New Castle County, State of Delaware,
VI VISIT the Aims House aud TO examine the cOnd
us ton Of said Institution and to report to ii
No Grand Inquest at its next meeting in Novembe
NJ Do say that we visited said Aims House on ii
IL 18th 1aV .Iuly last .uT
are through all the diiferents apartments by NJ
Graves and his kind lady, the superintendents
at said Aims House, and after examining all ii
in different apartments, we do soy that we -four
said Aims House in clean and healthy como
on tion aud the paupers cared for aud in a healtl
led condition Signed this 10th day of Novembe
1000. john PUGH,
III ALBAA BucKISGHAH,
W. Is. JANylgR,
john Z. ARMSTRONG,
Trunks ExAMiNED.-on Wednesday last. L
trunks OF the somewhat notorious Mrs S,lom
Jun Of Baltimore, were examined in this city
RHr Marshal Akin, IN order to discover if anythi
u " OF oontrab0nd or reasonable character "
W. concenled therein Mrs. Solomon had been
~ New lotk, and was On her way to Balimor
DC when, in consequences Of the suspicion that a
ess aches to her ae rebel sympathizer, it was dee
Gus ed prudent to find out whether her baggage co
'hS' tanned anything calculated to give aid aud con
der- font TO the traitors against the goyernmei
az. Nothing, however appearing in her trunks co
uV' trary to law, she was permitted to depart wit
coh' out further interruption
nn IHE FoURTm DELAWARE REGIMENT. - r
81 Fourth Delaware Regiment are now at /
.,,s Soldiers Rest near Alexandria, Va III
,eeo have pitched III il tents just outside of the to,
ISL aud expect to remain there for some time, pe
Tho forming quar- duty. over tue oonscrpt eau
ercc This Regiment WAS highly complimented by
'tion commanding General for the prompt manner
and which they returned to duty, after their rec,
l e'nu visit home.
mis- BAYARp TAYLoR-This Distinguished aut Ii
IDS and lecturer will lecture at the Wilmington
.pv sttute, At their Hall in this city, on Thursd
and evening, December 18th, at o'clock Suhiee
nj Of ''Ru'sa and her People" Mr. TAYLOR
travelled IN this country, md speaks Of thin
Mrs rs be witnessed them whilst there. lie il
son sbrewl observer and an interesting lecture m
lLs he expected. lie viii no doubt attract lar
~ audience.
wing SALES Of LOWERING PROPERTY james L. [
ton YOU. Jr., has sold to Geo. W Griffith one lot
ks by 1870 feet, at the corner of shacross Aveu
y, and Harrison street which is being erecte,
ines neat cottage home for the purchaser.
Mrs Tatnall 4 smyth have sold to A. J. Barr
mel about 1860 feet on Delaware Avenue; to Tbou
Dill. Bowers about 80 feet on Delaware Avenue
Mr.. Clement B. Smyth about 80 feet on same A,
tier nue., on which the purchasers contemplate ere,
mt ing residences at an early day.