Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EPiToME or BUSINESS AND PERSONAL INrEL-
LIoENcH-Mss Sabilla A. Stone, OF this city, las
executed TO John A. Duncan, Esq., an assignment
OF all her estate and effects, real aud persona
in trust Tor certain purposes in the deed Of as-
signment mentioned. All persons indebted to
her will make payment to Mr.. Duncan, aud
those having claims present them.
Edward Pusey has taken out letters testamen
tnry upon the estate of the late Joshua Sim
mons, Of this city.
Thomas Y. De NOrmaudie, 3O2 Market street,
has R,ire assortment of Gas Shades, of new
styles, which be is selling at low prices
John Peoples and Rebecca Dever, will sell at
public sale, on the farm of the late James Deyer
IN Christiana Hundred, on Monday, the ID day
OF March, the personal property of the deceased.
The attention of farmers is again called TO the
advertisement of the Lodi Manufacturing Com
pany's Poudretle. This company manufacture all
the night soil from the City of New York into a
dry, inodorous powder, and at a price far below
any other fertilizer in the market. They have
been in successful operation for twenty.three
years. with u steadily increasing demand, which
IS sufficient tes Of the value Of their manure.
APPOINTMENTS. The Levy Court met at New
Castle, on Friday, and made the following ap-
pointmenis:
TreasHrer-Mark NJ. Cieaver.
Coliecters-BrandyWin Hd., Elias Pierce.
Christiana-John Ball
Mill Creek-Ahdrew J. Whiteman,
White Clay Creek-Wm. W. Brooks.
New Castle-Henry II. McMulleu.
Pencader-Mahlon Baton.
Red Lion-George B. Money.
st. Georges-David Mckee.
Appoquinimink-Thom s. Sioox,
Trustees Of the POor-Christiana Hundred
]. H. Hoifecker
White Clay Creek-John F. Williamson.
New Castle-Nathsniel Wolf.
Red Lion-John c. Clark.
Auortey.-W. c. Spruance.
jail Physician.-.-James Couper.
NoTIcE.-Tbe Adams Express Company will
take solders Packages to the Army Of the 20
tomac until further notice. Office Third street
between Market ind shpley. S. F. BErrs.
The SOLDIERS TRUE FRIEND-For over for
ty years, DR.. Holloway has been supplying al
The Armies Of Europe with his PILES. and Oisr
MENT. they having proved themselves the onI,
Medicines able to cure the worst cases of Dys
entery, Scurvy, Sores, Wounds and Bruises -
Every knapsack should contain them. Only q
eents per Box or Pot. 2s.
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THE PROPOSED AIRLINE RAILWAY.
The bill prepared by the Air. Line Railroad
Committee of Congress, proposes to charter ih,
Washington and New York Railway Company
authorizing it to locate road upon the mos
practicable and direct route through one or NOR
uf the States OF Maryland, Delaware, Pennsyl-
vana and New Jersey, to the west shore of The
Hudson river, or RaritAn bay, opposite the cit,
Of New York, with capital stock Of ten million,
of dollars. Thirteen directors, all OF whom shal
be stockholders, to be chosen by the stockholders
and two additional ones TO be appointed by th,
President Of the United States; frst-clnss mas.
senger trains to run from Washington to New
York within eight hours. and the tariff Of price
hot to exceed two and One-half cents per mil,
for hrst.class passengers, nor five cents per toI
per mile for first-cass freight the government
To have perpetual right of priority Of business
and not TO be. charged TO exceed two cents peI
mile for the transportation of troops aud seamen
nor more than three cents per mile for the trans
portation of munitions of war, army and nav,
supplies, and other government freights, subject
however, to the control Of Congress- so far as The
government transportation is concerned The
charter further provides that the company shnl
hive the power 10 connect with any railway nov
constructed leading in the general direction Of
the line specified, and provides that the railway
when completed, shall be of the kind and cbarae
ter specified in the charter, and further. that No
arrangement shall be entered into with any exist
ing company that shall tend to defeat the object
of this act, viz au additional through line Of
railway from Washington to New York No aid
is asked of the government except the implied
faith that the government passengers and freight
shall be conveyed over it in preference to any
other line at the same rates. The location Of
the road is subject to the approval Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and it is to be COM
pleted within two years after the passage Of the
act