Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-11-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

as been sold for 5000 d
Tue New York Post states that ilnirnl S. +. /
'upanrs Individual share of prize iaouey, whilst
e was GU the Charleston coast, was about
200 900
The following table exhibits the shipments of
'ea,hes from Dover Station, Delaware railroad, q
or the year 1869 To Philadelphia by regular ,
reigbi, " lS2 b,skets. l 1873 $50 pounds To i
Sew York by Adams Express, o., ,3lG baskets,
,O92 ,GlO lbs. Total, Vi baskets, 81 29S OF
weight, 3 mi go 1
1t is stared that The hotel in Dover, owned by
he Hon. Alarlin w. Bates, was destroyed by fire
nst Tuesday night
Lewis c Springer lost fine horse few days
lru. making the tenth one IN ten years.
The following are the prices Of fuel in this
'iiy Stove, Egg and Broken Coal, $1,000;
Nut. -. WOOl-Oak, SIS; Pine, IS Hickory,
50
rhc Water Witch Fire Company arc making
M effort to procure a steam Fire Engine. They
have appointed u committee to solicit subscrp
tons for that purpose.
Geo. " Bush, adycrtises hard pure Lehgh
coal which for heaters and furnaces with slroug
di aft IS an invaluable article.
Nlour SCHOOLING are plcased to inform the
young men Of our city that the night school,
which hl- held regular ssiOns for many Winters
past, Will again open its dOufs ON Monday night |
next NN -tfth % Clutkt III Inc basement oil me /
Institute, entrance on Snipley street. We have |
ottfn heretofore commended this seminary to the
favor ot those whose particular interests are |
idrnthed with it, and we again urge upon our
young mech rics 10 avail themselves Of the nd !
vauiagcs it oil rs. We know that many who
have re. .ulaily attended th sch9ul, nnd given
attention to the lbs, and tu the instructions oG
the excellent teachei- whH are engaged, have Nt-
taiuyd amount Of Information ,hat will be
service able To them u the lives There arc
many OF our youug men whose employmcnts de-
mand all their time through the diy, who cnunot
lind better aud mme pr iitable p!nee to spend
two hours at'r dark. We hope every scat will
be flied by individuals who can appreciate tie
flyors offered them, for, depend upon it, with
assiduity, rapid advances vii be made by every
sch In who will turn his mini upon the studies
presented him.
IErrRsoNs MAGl1lNE.-We ar, in receipt Of
this popular Lady Mng,z,ne. for December. 1t
| is splendid number. " Peterson" will be
greatly improved in 1864 1t will contain near
ly 1000 pages Of double column reading matter
IA size plates T. oolored steel fashi N plates ;
l. colorcd patterns in Gerln work. embroidery
or crochet, aud 800 wood tngravings-propor-
tlnhrly more than any other periodical gives
Its stories and novelets are by tie best writers.
In 1864. Four Original Copyright Noyelcls will
be given. Its Fashions are always the latest
and pfetticst Every neighi orb, cd ought tu
make up cub Its price is bat Two Dollars
u year, or u dollar less than Magaz nes Of its
class. II is the Magazine tor the Times IL
cunf it is cheaper still, yi2;-three copies fut
50, hIe for 81 80, Cr eight Tor $40 To every
person getting up n cuh ut these Tntes,l th,
Pub i,her will send an extra copy gratis Spe.
cm us sent Gf written tir) to those wishing tl
get up clubs. Address, post paid, Charles j
Peterson, 3Oj Chcsnui Street, Philadelphia.
Ing MpDLgrowN UNiow Mass MEgrNa.-
The grand demonstration of the friends of tn
Union, took place yesterday, at Alnidletown
The dry was clear, hrieht and beautiful, an,
was unusually mtll for this season of the yen
A. AN early hour in the morning, the Wilmingtl
Corntt Band paradri iransh our streets, dis
coursing pat'ioto nni s1ui-4liriing airs Al ie
, O'Clock, u train c n->'ips oi twenty-nine cars
drawn by two ucomuuN's -htnvily frcighte
Il with patriotic, loyal u,i II men. ltrt the dcpc
+ in this city, iur the puip sc Of attending III
-, meeting 1t was hy tar th' largest delegate
. that ever went from Wilmington tn "A lo.itct
= gait ering Amcnl The uumh'r were many gal
. liant soldiers, who hure hnuufnhe sears receive
- in the nations deituce; ms, also, the member
|, of Captain Aydelctts I'd Delaware Battery.
= SnApER's ACADEMY. We direct the attenti,
II of cur readers to the advertisement of W.
-, shader, in another column. MIR. Shnder h
IL taken Two rooms, Nos. | aud ., in tile lustitu
o Building, and htici them up in nm elegant ma
Ct, mr. for the season OF SG3 and 1864, for Ii
purpose OF giving instruction To ladits and &c
/ tcmen IN Writing and Book keeping. No. ,,
IN exclusively for the Indies Department. Tho
ladies who desire to join the class, will plea
leave their naines with Miss Laura Osgoud, {
principal teacher in the Public Schools,
IT School No. J. Mr.. Shaler is well .yersed in t
. system he proposes to teach, aud persons "
desire to learn to write a & 0d hand, and pcqui
a n thorough knowledge Of Bookkeeping, shcu
p avail themselves OF this opportunity to do so.
th UMH MEErNcs-L Large Uuion meetings ha
been held in various parts of this county dun
se the past and pr,sent week.
IL The meeting at Delaware City On saturd
evening, was attended hy the bone aud slnew
that section. TIE meeting was fgauiz Il by
ks appointment of the following named gent en-
H., ms officers - President john &. Clark; v
'c Presidents, Capt. Geotge Maxwell, James
OF Henry, Col anthony Rry y1ti Apthony NJ. II
bo gins, John T. BelN lc and George Clark Sc
~ tarie-, George H. Money. John c Higgins a
so Wm. L Janvier The >lald was tastefnily d.
iIo GRATED with flags and flowers, The bnndiW work
the loyal daughters OF tlnt town. The b.
be from tie Fort mud also the Wilmington Cor
Band were in attendance. Eloquent nud n
speeches were made by the Rev Mr. Kimb!,
d. of ludiana, Ex-Goy,rnor Nollc, Of Niscon.
81 j. W. liuhnicult, cf Virginia, and s. NJ. II
~ ringtou, Jr., ot this city.
TX Cecil CourTY AFFAIRS -Wc cory the follt
Les ing items from the Cecil Wing Of saturday la
Burnsd The etack.yatds OF Thos r. Jo
Isl and Edward Jones, If Ceciton, were fired
we Wednesday, night last. The work of ncanliari
doubtless, prompted by political malice. Z
10 loss was not serious, the yards, we undersm
he containing nothing but straw. 1t Gen. Schci
"a Hoes not assess the damage sn rebel property
hu tue neghhorhood he will not deal justly with
On, rebs in That hot bed Of treason, thing he {
. dom, if ever, fails to do
'i' .lccidentdiiy AoL-Sergeant W. Russum,
Iii A, Fifth Mary Regiment, was accident,
nm shot by private at Chesapeake City, on W
uesday night last. pistol in the hands of
rec soldier was accidentally fired, the bail enter
if the thigh Of the Sergeant ffucturng the ho
The wound is pronounced dangerous By Doc
lys Knrsner
nd In officer Mot-Constablo willia,l Dors
of the Eighth Election district, was shot
Henry Hail, on Saturday last. Hall resides
Pilot Town. in the upper part of the Eighth |
-, lrict Of this county. I'm account Of some di
'rh cuty between Hall and his wife the consla
ef- was called to interfere and arrested Hall Al
.e the officer had taken him into custody, he asl
Vi permission to arrange some personal matt
5h- which was granted rhe officer thinking he t
~ ried too long, went in search of him, aud t
'0' lin he must 60 with him, when Hail drey
nd pistol aud fired. The pistol was only char
,to with powder and a wad, which penetrated
''0 clothing and broke the skin, doing no seri
nst damage TO the officer. Hall was lodged in
an. at Elkton On Monday last. TO await his trial
II the next term of Court