Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-18??, 1863-07-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS,

more aud the latter for three years They each
opened recruiting office at the City Hall, yes
terday morning AT noon the bell on the City
Hall and fire bells were rung, and public meet
lug was held at the City Hail. which was nu
merously attended. L. @. Stotsenburg was called
to the chair, aud L. T. Taylor appointed score
tary. The Chairman made a brief address,
urging upon our citizens to volunteer for ninety
days, or the present emergency. Hon. John
Wales moved that subscription be raised TO pay
u volunteers ten dollars bounty each, and that
a committee be appointed to wait upon the Mayor
aud request him to call special meeting OF the
| City Council, TO arrange for.the immediate pay
ment of said bounty. The motion was uuani-
mously adopted. The 'cbairman appointed the
following named gentlemen the committee; Hon.
John Wales Dir. II. +. Askew and Thomas Wal
ter. The meeting then djsurned to o'clock
In the evening. Yesterday afternoon men para
ded our streets with music, drumming up recruits,
and scene Of intense excitement prevailed.
We consider the appointment Of Henry F.
Askew an insult to the patriotism Of the people
of Wilmington.
MILITARY MA1rtRs.-we CLEAN the following
information from the Smyrna Times, Of Thursday
last:
Carts. Robert c. Hicks and Joseph Newburgh,
and First Leutenants W. Is. Hicks George Y.
Browning have been ordered by the War Depart
ment to report to Provost Marshal Wilmer, for
special duty with the Invalid Corps In this State.
The rendezvous for the Invalid Corps has been
opened, and already the soldiers are taking quar-
tiers. The place selected, it will be recolectej,
as we stated in a previous issue, is the brick
house in " Irishtowu." Invalid soldiers deeiring
TO join this corps of honor would do we'll to make
early application
J The clothing. equipments, camp equipage SC,
for the drafted men Of this State, have arrived,
filling ~ large cases, nnu are now under Toe care
Of the Provost Marshal, ree9y ior use as soon aS
l. the draft shall have taken place
Q Inc eight men arrested on suspicion OF peing
n engaged IN the htack on the mouse o. Jonh
Green, Eco enrolling ohcer ior Muruerkil nun
dred, were on saturday discharged W the U; o
o Commissioner, Leonard Is. wales, Esq, AFTER
=. taking the oath OF allegiance ana their oohgs-
tion 10 report themselves ut the headquarters Of
tue Provost Marshal, whenever by BIN requested
o 10 do SO.
samuel Draper, Esq INC Enroihng oincer LOT
Milford hundred mas oeeh nssipg specA VI
trouble ~ ,ne proseouuon ., ~ uu"ss ~, Vn
fr,uny ase ne wen' 70 ,ne lssueuo ~ VI ,' W.,
50 1onn wesley nni, unu on inq".ilnH w Jun nAs
~ tou ne was u 'ne n.iu. WI .spa",us 'a''ns'
A. anu ASKING inc necessary questions lor his gu,
to ohnen', hnn opsAne tns9'en,, ".us'eu h'n ~, ~
pransr nrocsaded nsst ,he bonse an bis rs,uru.
rn,lsaa h., ,IafI ,be ia,,er,s ,yife cam, o,t and
49, 49,. a, H., win a I'm ui,hon, hovavar
~ Iii" m, uo was al.o ,nformed, tha, II n,
~ -, go, -, M, 4, Na.,,n ,hot :, 10 .onIf
q, 81 ~ ma prnvos, Narshai wos informef
ne os'.u :" ~ 80, ,e,aa ~ oavnis, NJ.
W. ~ Sar,h,s;,S son, hsIow who arrested Hall nm,
1872, IL, - ~ .sSsssons In ,his town n,
=, sa,nedav evening where be nj nresent remains
=, | verv nenitent Ills wife was arrested on oiyi
No nrocess and carried before Squire Davis. of Mil
,as ford whore abe was fnsd five dollars and costs
He protesting that she did not know il was such
ar serious matter TO play the yraRo or to resist iii
bis enrolling officer. Doubtless they did not, Blu
ais ,hose coear5lv svmnatbisers ho Inanape 10 kee
ont If d,f6enltv tbemseIyes aid k,olp of such pun
;shmen, when sncouraong them 10 suoh aots h
a., ,beir disloral Conversation Hall has been dis
,oi- charged inter- taking ttc oath of allegiance 0
's ~, his own recognzanee, to report himself at th
ell headquarters Of the PROVOST Marshal wheneye
SUI required
ana Nv p,.v Nors por,r,,..,rs In Pate
81 sor,s coyni,rf,, Ds,ec,or nnblished an Prida,
ION L. s,,s ~, mir, Sys farser,ss Of hank na,
airy haI no., an, mo 'c;,cniat;on In ,hs nresr
w munth Among these IRE Delaware Coun,
men PAM pannsvlyania. Ia d and a.. nre in ci
anIa,; III, ~ a rad no sneh hsnk .
ent Faa.,sra, paai, Man., iioilv Nav Jersev r
This a-i',s ~ ra,,s % ,en,Sl.s oIohe ana Iran
@ay sbin in distance: female beat on riaht o.
en-. merchants sbouid look ant for them.
n
dav COUNTERFEIT POSTAGE CuhhhNcf-ihe cou
an terfeit htx cent postage currency now being CT
m quilted may be easily detected by observing :
n following points; l.. The paper IS heaVi
Me- than genuine. =, The faces are not similar
Tho two faces on the lett being deeper cut than
, No the other three. q The enRravers' name,
msr tional Bank Note Company, New York, leans
,ard the right, This last is the best and easi'
method of detecting them. This counterfeit
the best yet circulated, and well calculated
irty deceive