Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-12-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

fiom Il reliable source the following facts regu-
ling the next draft In this and other States are |
correct. All exemptions will DO based upon the
following causes;-
Persons who from physical disability have al
ready been exempted need not apply.
Persons enrolled may be examined where the
disability is manifest and present.
Persons who are afflicted with heart disease.
epilepsy, lung, liver or other affections Of the
kind need not apply until drafted
Persons who have been exempted by reason of
physical disability, put in substitutes, or have
paid communication are not liable 10 be drafted,
their names having already been drawn from the
wheel.
Persons who are over thirty-6ye, and married,
are not to he in the coming draft, provided they
have not married since the first Of July last. All
who have been exempted in the draft al eady
made for this reason need not apply, being in the
nj class.
Persons who have moved into new districts
since the enrolment should apply to be stricken
oi the published list II certificate rs evidence of
their removal will be required. certifying that
they are enrolled ia another district.
Persons over forty-fve and under twenty,
should apply ct the present time.
Where there are two brothers in the service,
the case will be determined after the draft, aud
it will be necessary that the name of each brother
should he stated, also the name Of the regiment
or company they belong to.
Persons in this service on the 81 OF March are
to be pluced in the third class, II will be
sary for such persons to produce n certificate
proving that they were in the service at the time
specified, md that they have been discharged.
Persons claiming exemption rs the only sup
port of a mother, will be heard after the draft
Persons elected by parents, must have their
claim put in before the draft, mud those exempt
ed already on this ground need not trouble them
Ives, rs their names will not lie drawn.
TENrERtECG LECTURE. We are pleased to
announce that MIR. Hewlett one Of the most elO.
queht speakers in our land, will deliver lecture
On Saturday night next. in the Hall of tie In
stitute All who have heard MIR Hewlett. bes,ow
upon him the highest praises Tor his fine voice.
varied tones, striking illustrations inimilable
, representation of characters, wit, sarcasm, pa
trotsm, aud all the gifts aud graces of Il finish
ed speaker. lie never discOurses that he does
not hold his audience to deep attention. lie so
combines argument with narrative, that his lee.
lures in most part are wildly impressed upon
the memory, anl their import and bearing are
constantly recurring to the mind, with all their
varied elegancies aud humOr, their ficts and
reasoning. We think he has pahos aud power
equal to Cough; most certainly in artistic and
learned disou ssion he excels him in viyaety of
manner aud varied information, there is probably
no public speaker in our land who is IL parallel
to MIR. Hewlett. Our citizens should not lail to
attend this lecture it will be an entertainment
such us has not been presented for a long time ;
and it may be obtained at tue low price Of fifteen
cents each person. Tickets of admission may
be obtained at the Book stores, any time between
this and the date of the Lecture, and at the
ticket Office on Saturday evening next The
doors will open at seven o'clock, and the Lecture
commence at half-past seven.
STAnnIsd ARRAY At LEONARDTOwN MD.-A
e serious stabbing ARRAY occurred in leonardtown,
st. Mary's county, Md. on Sunday afternoon,
the 18Th inst. The parties were namel Thomas
= Brown and Thomas Abels They had some diff
!, hculty in the morning aud separated Brown
Il in the afternoon armed himself with long
knife, and met Abels at Fennick's Hotel when
words ensued, whereupon Abels made for Brown
: who ran up the street, Abels following him O
short distance and stopped. Brown then turned
and rushed at Abels, and stabbed him in III,
- side Lieutenant Mix, of the 9th Regular Cav
r, airy Immediately arrested Brown and put hin
s. in jail, but upon the report Of physician tina
~ the wound was not mortal, released him. Du-
y ring the afternoon, however, Abels died, ant
/ Brown fed aud has not vet been captured.
5uRRRsDERED HIMsELF.-On Friday maj
}, named Evans Dorsey, whose exploits on sever,
= occasions 10 destroying certain points on th
a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are we'll known T.
4 the officers OF that Company surrendered him
u self to The military authorities near the Monocq
y cy, on the ground that the recent proclamation
Of President Lincoln precluded him from bein,
punished. The officers, however, took differ.
q ent view Of it, and lie is now in prison awaitiul
N nm examination by Gen. Lockwood. There ar
N several charges Of serious character ngains
- Dorsey and he will undergo trial by court mar
- tial. He is in close confinement in For
e Mellenry,
- CHRIST BLESSING LITTLE CuILpREN.-Tbi
al beautiful Engraving, from the house of Bradle
- Co., GG north Fourth Street, Philadelphia,
,r now being delivered to subscribers in this cit
by the geutemauly agent of the Publishers =
'e The work has been engraved by that distinguish
l. ed artist, Samuel sartain. Esq of Philadelphia
@. who has spent nearly two years in the work
and by those who have seen the proofs is con
ol sidered one Of the finest plates ever engraved
ii in this country. 1t is intended to illustrate tn
/, incident recorded by the several Evangelists o
the bringing of Children to Jesus, for bis bene
= dction, (Alatihew 10: 10. Mark 10; IA
as Luke 10: lGl, and happily indeed has the Ar
o. fist succeeded. lie has grouped together TWEEN
ty-two figures, in the most effective manner
each one Conveying come peculiar and interest
ty ing idea The central figure is the Saviou
w. himself, one Of " these little ones Nesting
= his arms, with Il look of ms perfect happines
ana calm content ny though it were Sheltered i
AL its moheru bosom. The Artist hns succee le
or in presenting in the Masters face and form. a
"a that serene dignity tempered with midnes.
which commands the respect of age, and win
nj the coniiding love of childhood We see upo
We his countendnce TINT soft sunshine of love, wit
IL, just perceptible shade of reproof, as be gaze
- upon the selfish men who wunld limit his hene
IT. hcence; mingled with shade of sorrow this
ty seems to foreshadow life of suffering and trim
er Taken as whole, the conception Of this wor