Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


quietly at the Provost Marshals Office, in this /
toNa During the past week, since our last is
sue, the Third Fourth mud Fifth Wards of Vii |
mington together with Brandy wine aud Christi
aua Hundreds have been examined, but as will |
he seen by the statement below, without procu-
ring many original drafted men for the army
The Board is now examining Mill Creek Hun
,lred, N. c. co. The following is the showing
for the past week for tue remaining Wards uf
Wilmington aud BreudyWine aud Christinna
llun1reds
Posstd and Sent 10 Il Radezpous-Frcderick
Friu, Jos. T. Leach, Lewis Strimple, jams
Wal h, Spmuel Mills.
COlorcd Joseph Rider, Geo. Jolmson, lltze-
kiah b. Caldwell, Jobu DENNY, Hanson Grose,
James H. Clinton, Edward CUmmius, Robert
u hlves, Samuel BarfOrd, Joshua Ricketts,.
FnAishfd Sa5stih 'ss--Laaudcr Murphy,
Bracken Starr, Ayers b. Iuslce, Albert Squibb,
Lewis H. Springer, WIllien Robinson, Stephen
Dow hing, Andrew j. Uross John N. Robinson,
Tnos. q. Bird, Lewis +. Tallcy John Il, Finn,
John Peace, james McNuliy, Alfred Robinson,
Lewis f. Adair, Charles + Rudolph, Geo. Ruth,
John Schwiuberg, John King, John Cou2ens, Jos.
Uprpeut.r, William Tallcy.
Coiored-willipm II. Dlyard, Empson Trusty,
Lorendo Harden, Chas. Jackson, Geo. Richard
son
Pad $500 CommatdtiOn NoHty--Eli Garrett,
Elwsrd H. Kumiorl ucO, $. Capelle, John T.
McLear Rev. e. u. Kellogg, Jos. NJ. Pierce
William Delaney, Ziba wultcr, Ephraham W.
South, Henry Lewes, David 7. Bush, leaatius
Grubb, John Smith, Alexis u. Pierce, Charles
swayne, Eugene DuPont Jeremiah }. Garrel
son.
The following is the result of the examination
of the Third, Fourth mud Fifth Wards Of vii
mingtOn, aud lirandywne anl Chriatiana llrn-
dreds:
Drafted men held, (whtc aud colorel) II
| Substitutes accepted, TX
| Total sent TO rendezvous, 50
Paid communication money, %
Exempt from disability, 81
Exempt for other causes, mostly alienage, 1873
Total examined, 325
Thus far about 100 have failed 10 report nj the
| Provost Alarshals Office
4 circumstance occurred last week that lorC
/ lily shows the cups and downs Of life Among
the substitutes was u MIR Henry ST. Marie-sub
sttute for Prof POttrr-thnt rxcted tho com
miHcraiion OF all who knew tho rcumstanccs.
lie had received u liberal education, speaks
English, French aud Italian, reads Spanish, aud
in all respects has polished education lie lett
Montreal ucar year ago whore he had atudied
law, nnl for rome time before he left was sub
editor of the Pdyes came to the United States
with the expectation Of improving his position
ami circumstances, hut failing to pet the position
expected. and had used up hrs means in nn I'M
successful effort to obtain another until he was
reduced to the necessity of accepting the $500
substitution money aud going. into the army as Il
means OF existence, where he hopes by good de
pertinent, bravery aud his atininmonts to merit
promotion. lie has letters nnd reoommenln
tons from prominent iniividuas that entirely
suhalnntialcs the above statement II is To be
hoped that he may he successful in securing "a
position in oOnsonancc with his lOrmcr life and
ntlnnments
Five OF the substitutes who left here on SAiur
day we lcnrh escaped rOm the cars the road
to Washington, We do not know whether il wl4
the result Of cnrclesfucss or nui, but tie guard
was deemed sulliceutly strong 10 guard against
any such accident. This makes ten substitutes
that have already cBcApei
unc Of uur citizens who is opposed 10 employ
ing eolorcl troops ~ soldiers 10 put down tue
rebellion (and who is quite much opposed 10
employing white ones lur the same purposn) said
rs they marched through Town, that he never felt
himself 80 disgraced before Another with more
poetry in his nature, when the shower of rnin
came on, exclaimed with uplitled eyes that even
the Heavens were weeping over the disgrace Of
Smyrna. Nirtuous individuals Such is their
love for the Southern brethren, that they
pervcrt the wisdom ot man and mietrust the
blessings Of Heaven.
The board Of enrolment got through with the
examination Of the drafted men OF the city Of
Wilmington, ON Saturday, the 18th instant. The
substitutes furnished are good looking men but
OF shocking morals and With few exceptions are
If fine size A drafted man filling high oflcial
position furnished u substitute nnl while the two
were passing through the street from the Provost
Alnrshal's Office TO the clcihing establishment
the people could not decide which was the draft
ed man aud which tue substitute, aud the same
doubt arose on their arrival ut the establishment
4 81 aN-
stitutes for cOlJre1 drafted men Biyarl Wa-
sent oil to camp in Philadelphia On Saturday last
! and Salisbury is now iu camp awaiting orders
for his removal.
colored man in this ncghborho0l was draft
ed ord furnished a substitute, his employer paid
the substitute aud took an indcntpre on the man
The substitute was sent oil to camp OH Saturday
aud proved to he desertcr The drafted mnr
will have 10 serve and the employer will he minil,
his money that he paid for the substitute.
On Tuesday morning - more nen were scul
i to Washington under the care Of captain Christ
- man.
h The different rendezvous in this town are ii
i follows
. The Dr. Daniel House Invalid Corps
, Brick House near NJ. L Cemetery whit
\ drafted men.
= = Old Jail Builling--colOrod drafted men.
Friends Meeting Iouse-cayalry.
> School House No. ., Camp Wilmer,) Infantry
DELAWARE RAILROAD The business O
Smyrna Station is improving very rapidly n
: will be seen by the following statement, furnishe
" us by the agent, II. G. Douglass, Esq.
Earnings Tor passengers for the month
. Of August, 1868, ~ $40. l
. Earnings from freight for the month Of
c August, 1853, l,02l Il
n Total, $},7Gi 4
- Earnings for Aug, 81
!. Passengers. Sl,l25.5l
, Is Freight, 99I56
. Total, $2,l2O.OG 2,I2OO
~ Increase over August, 1862, Sl,Gl4.s
Ut AN OLp DRuG STORE Drug Store i
te Market Street, just below Fourth, belonging no
t. TO II. X. Brnghurat, is the oldest Drug Stor,
Ii and one of the oldest places of business in III
N State. 1t was first established in 1898, and lC
10 many years afterwards was tho only drug etoi
in the State, aud in fact the only one III Iii
W whole section Of country including the east
ie ern part of Maryland and Pennsylvania Fo
al almost n century past the people of Dcawar