Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-13
WILLIAM ALLISON, N. @.
S. Il. ScAsLAE, II. 3.
.. 5. internal Revenue Stamps.


J I. nelld 42l Market Street, Wilmington,
Delaware, is prepared to supply Revenue Stamps
promptly in large or small quantities, aud will
allow discount payable in stamps on purchases
Of $50, or more. Orders must be accompanied
with the cash, and with tue requisite +. o.
Stamps when returns are to be made by mail
By Act Of Congress December 25th 1862 every
instrument is valid provided a legal stamp or
stamps denotng duty of the amount required
shall have been duly affixed and used thereon
Proprietary (Duggists) stamps cannot be used
except for the specific purposes designated by
the law. It,
DESTRUCTIVE PIRE.-A fire broke out 10 the
Packing house of Pyle's Patent Leather Factory,
at the corner of Sixth and Madison streets, last
Tuesday afternoon, between and o'clock -
The FIRE look place in the room while the men
we're putting Benzoin into the composition used
for preparing the leather. From some unknown
cause, the Benzoin produced an explosion, and
instantly the whole room was enveloped 10 aames.
The clothing OF several workmen took fire, aud
they we're badly burned before they could effect
their escape from the building. The following
are names of the injured men -
William Lang, seriously.
Henry Freaston, slightly.
David Downs, do
Lewis Maxwell, 10
James +, Mckay do
The injured men were Immediately cared for
by the Messrs. Pyle, and they are doing well,
The girls employed iu the Factory, lost part
Of their wearing apparel, which had been left
in room used for that purpose, in the building
where the fire commenced They were at work
in the Factory on the north side Of Sixth street.
and before they could reach the room containing
their clothing, the heat had become SO intense,
that it was impossible TO approach it.
The building wher' the fire broke out, was
entirely destroyed, leaving nothing but por-
tiou Of the walls standing. There was large
quantity of finished and unfinished Patent
Leather IN the Packing Rooms. Several large
orders would have been completed and shipped
in few days.
The loss of the Messrs Pyle is about 81 900,
on which they had m Insurance of some S5 00O
or So, 600 in the Farmers Mutual aud the New
Castle County Mutual Insurance Companies. =
The latter, however, had only 81 900 on the
stock.
This disaster will not stop the Factory nor
| prevent this firm trom filling their orders 10 Il
lew days. They Immediately made suitable ar.
rangements aud put number of men to work
in another building finishing up stock, &c.
The burned apartment will be rebuilt soon.
BAUdH's FsREILlEERs.- direct the atten-
ton Of our farmers TO the advertisement OF
Messrs. Baugh & Sons, Raw Bone Super-Phos-
phate Of Lime. We have heretofore taken oc-
casiOn to recommend this excellent fertil ger to
our agricultural friends, and will content our
selves row by asking them to peruse the follow
ing letter from gentleman who has used it on
his land
NEw VILLAGE, LoEa leland, N. J,l
November Z, 1862.
Messrs. BAuGH & SoEs
Dear SVs :-Enclosed you win find -
Anll t.Nt q ~ knt. Al
do my best TO forward the rest soon. \
If the Pit sphate acts as we'll on the Fall crops
AS it has on the Spring crops, for two seasons
past and should Guano continue to he sold al
such II high price, any amount can be sold in
this ghborhood-for Guano is used to a preaI
extent here. On my Pota crop this Fall, fhS
per cent has been added. and Of superior
quality, by the use Of your Raw Bone Phosphate
took the liberty Of trying experiment GU my
Potato crop, with your Phosphate, nongside O.
the best artificial manure in tue market, aud Il
has come out far ahead. ! am 30 well convinced
of its permanent good qualities, that do no
hestate to recommend it for Wheat and Grass
IT suitable quantity is used In the Spring
think shall sell Il large amount of it.
Yours truly, SC,
Jason HANMoSD.
New SToRE.-The Original Cheap John hav
ing closed his store in Ekton Md, will com
mence tomorrow to move his stock of goods from
that place to his new store in "Blker's Building
No. 5O6 Market Street, where he intends sooG
to move bis large stock Of goods from the siorl
which he now occupies in King street. below
Fifth. The two stoies when united il
one, will make one the largest houses, anI
the greatest variety in this city Cheap john i,
a go-a-head mnn, his Gle ks are polite an,
accommodating, and they will be pleased to see
all of his old customers, at his new store, il
Market street above Filth.
CAUGHT HM.-Chares Wooster, who wal
convicted by the U S. District Court in October
last, Of robbng the Post Office, in this city, an,
sentenced 10 three years Imprisonment, made hi
escape from the Jail at New Castle, by pickin.
the lock, on Wednesday night last lie was re-
captured yesterday ou the Wilmington and New
Castle Railroad bridge, and taken back to Jail
man named John Taylor, charged with steal
} ing chickens, escaped at the same time, but wa
also retaken.
GRAND CoRoERT.-The celebrated vocalists
the Hutchinson Family, Tribe of Asn,' wi
give Grand Consert at the Institute Hall, o
tomorrow evening. Doors open at : ! ConccI
at O'Clock. Admission 25 cents; children uu
der twelve years old. IL cents. They will sin
numberof Sentimental and Patriotic Songs
and should be greeted by an overfiowipg house
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcH.-Rev. j. Lyn
Withrow, will preach in the First Presbyteria
Church, Market Street above Ninth Snbbat
morning. next at half past 10 O'Clock in III
evening at half-past o'clock. All are respect
fully invited.