Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-10-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ErlToME or BUSINESS AND PERSONAL IRTEI-
LIGENcE.-FeltOn X Rau, Nos. 1856 and 1888
North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, manufactur-
ers and dealers in all kinds Of Paints, Narnishes,
Glass, NC, Nc, to which the attention OF Deal
ers, House, Sign aud Coach Painters, is invited.
Read their advertisement in this issue.
An Army Medical Board will meet in the city
of New York, on the 10th instant, for the exam
iuation of candidates for admission into the
Medical Stall of the Regular army. See adyer-
tsement in another column.
The Trustees Of the Poor for New Castle
County will meet at the Almshouse, ut 10 H. M,
ON the 2Sth inst All accounts against the insti-
tuition must be left for examination with the
Treasurer. John B. Porter, by 10 H. m, on the
2Gth inst.
Sheriff sidham will sell at public salo at the
hotel of l.. X. Davis, in the town of Middletown,
on Tuesday, the 9Th inst, the property OF Ed
munl Townsend, Thomas h. Hurn, benjamin
W. Shawn
The list Of Licenses granted by the Clerk of
the Peace, will he found on our first page.
DIR, William II. White, of this CITY, has re-
signed his position of Surgeon in the United
States Army in consequence OF i'll health.
Mary Ann Milington, wife of Theodore Mil
ington, who was arrested at Chester II short
time since on the charge of being deserter
from the United States Army, died at her resi-
dense in Ninth street below Walnut, in this city,
on Saturday last. She had been in bad health
1 for some Since her husbands arrest she has
been gradually growing worse, until death finally
ensued. Her husband was at her bedside dur
ing her last hours, and accompanied her remaius
to the grave in the Old Swede's Church ceui-
etery
The members Of the Emergency battery were
paid last Tuesday afternoon They served thie,
months aud the prvates received S39.4O each
Major q. u. lammott has been promoted I,
the position of Lieutenant Colonel of the flutl
Delaware Volunteers, and Captain Moses b
Gisi, has been made Major OF the came regi
ment.
NJ. L. Lchenstein. corner of Sixth and Mar
ket Streets invites the attention OF the ladies' t.
his stock ot Fall and Winter goods.
L, Larkin, No. East Second Street, has Jus
opened a lot of Scarlet Opera, Cloths, and Saclu
Flannels, fresh from the Ne6 York markets.
MIDsHlrMgN.-The Fall examination tool
place at the Naval Academy, at Newport, RhoI
Island, on the I'd inst. The examination passe
OIL very satisfactorily. W. Cowgirl, OF thi
State, was admitted into the Navy as a Midship
man. Purncll +. Harrington was put on proha
ton in tho Second class, Charles II. Black in lh
third class, and Henry W. Ridgley and John c
Rich have advanced to the fourth oass
AcciDENr.-Dr. Stephen Green, residing nea
Laurel, while driving in his sulkey betwee
Lhurel anu oeaIoru, lew days ago. TO see
patient, met with quite serious accident iii
horse became frightened at the cars which wer
passing. and started off in a run. The sulke
upsctting, threw the Doctor out, and the whee
passing over his body broke two of his ribs.
VESSELS Now BUILDNG.-Messrs. L. & c
Moore & Co., have just commenced building
schooner at their ship yard foot Of Four
street Length Of keel 1l6 feet; breadth c
beam 30 feet q inches depth of hold feet
! They have now steamboat on their Marin
Railway, which they arc rebuilding from he
keel up.
CouRT.--An adjourned sess' on of the Orphan
! Court for Sussex County, Hill be held AT George
town, on Wednesday, the 18th inst.