Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-12-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ring sunday night last. The weather IS warm,
wet and unreasonable, with South Bast wind.
The sale Of the real estate OF Vim. +. 0Daniel
took place on Thursday. The property was all
struck of to J. NJ Poole, the agent Of the Wild
NV. and amounted to IS 900, The rents from
The whole IL houses, are said TO amount to
about 81 $50 per year. 4 be large house ia Alb
street sold for $780, eight houses in Lombard /
street for 1892 90 a piece Two houses in
Orange Street Noe. sl5 and Sl7. Tor $3.50 each. /
A coloTei man named David Kane died very \
-udienly on Friday afternoon 10 the cars while 4
90 his way from PhiIadephA to Baltimore
His body was conveyed 70 The former city.
$. NJ Hewlett, one Of the most extraordinary |
aud successful speakers 10 the country, will lee
turc on Saturday evening next ia the Institute
Hall, on Temperance Good judges pronouuce
Mr.. Hewlett superior to Mr. Cough 10 bis deli
ueation of character and passion.
Bayard Taylor will deliver lecture on Rus
sia ind her people at the Institute Hall, On
Thursday evening. 0fcourse he will have foil
house.
We would call the attention Of our readers to
the advertisement Of L. Brnghurst & Co, in our
advertising columns. The Glycerine Cream as
prepared by them in new and superior manner
aud tue Lip salve very proper arieles for
The season Of "biting frosts' and cbappine
winds
THE BRANDTWNE WATKR.--The subject u
Impurities ia the Brandy wine Water. was brought
to the notice Of the City Council, at its meeting
on ThursdAy evening. The Watering Committee
having reported that chemists we're now analy
zing the water
Mr.. Day remarked that the people were OK
tremely patient in the matter. The water not
only tasted badly, but smelled badly. and whetl-
er it WAS pronounced TO be impure or not, it was
unquestiouaby very offensive. He thought it
high time decided steps had been taken in the
matter
Mr.. Horner said the Watering Committee were
doing their best in the matter, and reflections
shouli not be cast upon them.
Mr. Pierce remarked that be had been fire.
quently called on in regard to the impurity of
the water, aud he had determined to agitate the
matter until something had been effected,
| Mr. Day said the attention Of the Council had
been called to the condition Of the water twenty
months ago, aud yet nothing deidite had been
accomplished. The Messrs. Jessup appeared to
trent the matter with Indifference.
Mr.. Horner said the first step necessary was
to prove that the water was impure or injurious
and when that had been done Mr. Jessup had
siguihed HIS intention to abate the matter Of
complaint.
Mr.. Chandler said the condition Of the water
was detrimental to the interests of the city, and
he was ready to adopt any measure necessary
for its correction.
Mr.. Duncan offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted =
Resolved, That Jessup Moore lie informed
by the City Solicitor, that the nuisance occasion,
ed by reason Of their empiyng into the Brandy.
| vine, at their paper mills, chloride uf sodium
or other drugs or substances by which the water
is rendered unwholes0me and deleterious to the
public health Of this city, must be dJated.
RRsrirEp-John I. Keately and James Hal
- .pn ~. IL
arrested by Capt. y. NJ. Wenie last August, and
for Earded to their regiment They were there
tried by General Court Mattal when they were
found guilty Of descrtion, and sentenced to be
shot TO death by muskeiry on Friday, the 10th
day Of December, between the hours Of II and
. o'clock. Their execution, however, WAS pre-
vented by Capt. Wenie visiting Washington, and
setting forth that they had deserted when Capt
Wood resigned, in April, 1861, under the I'M
preston that, having enlisted with him, their
connection with the army Terminated with his
withdrawal therefrOm that Keatey had wife
a-d five children dependent on him for support ;
that Company !, through participation in ten OF
the hercest BATTLES OF the war aud several skir-
mishes, had been reduced To five effective men,
aud that Keately aud Halter were good soldiers
, which Representation Induced the President.
, Hons. Geo. +. Fisher and N. g. Smithers. Lay.
ing seconded them, aud accompanied Capt w.
to his apartments-to inierposc his authority 10
their behalf Their reprieve will be gratifying
news to their families, aud they may return
their thanks to Capt. Wenie, and Judge Fisher
and Congressman Smthers, NJ well as to Pres-
dent Lincoln, for this act Of Executive clemency
ELtcTioN.-At n meeting of the Agricultural
Society, Of New Castle county. hell at the office
of the Secretary, on Saturday the 18th day ol
! December, the following persons were elected Il
, serve for the Offices mentioned for the following
year:
President Samuel Conby.
Vice Presidents bryan jackson, George Il
rybout, Zalock Townsend, H. 8. McComb, The
odore Rogers, Thomas Walter, Jesse Sharp, T.
J. Adams, John K. Latmer, jacob Walton
Corresponding SecretaTy.-Dr. II. f. Askew
Recording Secretary ard Treasurer.-D DR.
/ Robert McCabe.
, Counsellor -yietur Dupont, Esq
I Directors. George a. Lobdell, Lewis G.
} Springer, Edward Brnghurst, George ". Sparks
? James NJ Brackiu, J. Poulson Chandler, Thos
NJ. Ogle, George Jackson, Hyatt Hutton, David
, Woolman.
I CoNcERr,-On Friday evening next, Mr.. @. U
teybold,a graduate of the Pennsylvania lnsti
, tuition for the Blind, assisted by others of III,
same Institution, will give grand concert il
this city, at the Institute Hall MIR. Keybold il
; celebrated as musician and vocalist ; ant
; brings to his assistance othefs--bUth male ant
female of much musical celebrity. Tho Office
Of the concert is "A benevolent one, aud sh0ul
as il doubtless will, be patronized by our people
II ID rarely that fret class musical merit thu
favors our city. The Programme will be founC
. elsewhere in the journal to- day.
ScALDEp.-Alrs. Clark, who res DIES in Spruce
street, near Sixth, placed 1t tub filled with boil
o ing water On char, last Friday morning, mud
= stepped out to procure some water from the hy
d drant, when her little girl aged about Il mouths
y pulled over the tub and scAlled itself ia mus
shocking manner. 1t 10 feared the child will die
i REcRUIrIRu.-L Gawthrop and detach
h ment Of fourteen men from the 4ih Delaware
arrived in this city on Friday night, for the pur
Il pose OF recruiting for the regiment, Lieut.
i Gawthrop will be assisted by Lieut.. w. T. War
e ner, now on duty at Camp Lincoln, Brandywn
d Springs.
G CRY TIcKgra--In the Council on Thursday
: Mr.. Bcllah, chairman of the Finance committed
). reported that city tickets amounting to SlO7,
y 45I 81 had been redeemed, leaving in circulation
4 S21 ,0d1 80. The redemptions in October aver
b aged S2s4 90 per day, and in November oul
n $l6i AZ per day.
The PooR.-The City Council have appropria
= ted the sum OF two hundred aud fifty dollars, t,
Il purchase fuel for the poor during the white
y, season. Under the resolution, the following
;. gentlemen have charge of the distributions
~ First Ward.-Edwnrd I. Beluh.
q Second Ward.-Thomas Titus.
y, Third Ward.-Gregg Chandler.