Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-12
LOCAL AFFAIRs.

EPIToMR or BUSINESS AND PERSONAL INTEL.
LiaHSoE.-St Peters Sunday School intend
holding picnic in Riddles Woods on Monday
next the 10th instant
Rev. Joseph Mason, presiding elder Of tho
Wilmington district of the NJ. Z Church has
removed from Philadelphia, to the corner of 9Th
and Wollaston sls., 10 this city.
Lewis, zebley has resigned the office of en-
rolling officer Of Brandywine Hundred.
There will lie woods meeting in the grove of
MIR. j. MaFarlano, on the road leading from
Newport TO New Castle, commencing on Sunday
the 2lst inst. ltis gotten up under the auspices
OF Rev. 3. Powers, of the Newport NJ. Il. Circuit.
lMPROykD ORDER OF RRp MkN.--The Annual
Session OF the State Council of the Improved
Order Of Red Men was held at the Odd Fellows
Hall, 10 this city, on Monday evening last. The
attendance of Representatives from the subordi-
nate Tribes was very respectable A large
amount OF business for the welfare Of the Inst-
tuition was transacted The election of officers
took place, and resulted in the choice of the fol
lowing named gentlemen -
W. G. s., Andrew Detting.
W. G. s s j. Fehrenbach.
W. G. J. s., Alex. Chairs.
W. @. p, W. X. McFarlane,
w g c. OF r., Joshua Mars.
W. G.. X. of W., Joseph Pyle.
W, G. Of w., William Mclaughlin
W. g. of F., John Bowers
W. g. sannapa, Edwin Ilrst aud Georg &
X. Yates
The W. G s., appointed the following com
mittees -
STATE Of the Ordsr.--Joseph Pyle, William F.
Weyl and William X. McFarlane.
Returns and Reports. -deorge W. McUoy,
Edwin Hirst aud j. Fehrenbacb.
Pehhons.---Joshua Maria, William Il. MoFnr-
lane and William Wey.
| Isuin Iabn nau
George Il. Yates.
Correspondence. - Joshua Maris, William
Mclaughlin, and George W. Mccoy.
Trustees. Alexander Chairs, Joshua Maris,
and j. Fehrenbach.
LOO. F.-The NJ. W. Grand Master, Joseph
Pyle Of the Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, of Delaware, has made
the following appoinlments:-
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
District No. Lodges 6, ls, 20, 80, William
B. Collins, Of Smyrna.
District No. 2-LOdges and 81, Thomas J.
Stevenson, of Dover.
Di'trict No. a-Lodges IA and 81, James
Stuart, Of Seaford.
District No. 4-LOdges 10, 10, II, E. NJ
Vaughn, Of Milton.
District No. 5-Lodges aud 25, Ebo Walter
Tunnells store, Sussex County.
COMMITTEES.
State Of he 0rder.--H. F. Askew, No. 4; J.
W. WoOtien, No. 27, and Thomas Chandler, No
20,
Returns and Reports R H Ewbanks, No. .
George W, Lodge, No. 10, aud William Herbert
No. 6.
Correspondence III W. Baker. No. II; Allor
Smith, No. 8, and r. A. Jolle, No. 80
Finance j Oshua Mars, No. 81 William II
Talley, No. 2B aud Jesse B. Boughman, No. 20
Constitution and Laws.-Wm. j. Enos, No.
Robert Carswel, No |, aud A. j. Dettling, No
Hall COmmuiss.-John Appleby. No. 90 L
MurgaIroyd, No. 81 William 7. Williamson
No. /.
ARREsT OF LOTTERY DEALeRs.-The Phila
delphia papers OF Wednesday, give the follow
i. lug account of the arrest OF some worthie
charged with selling lottery tickets Yesterda
afternoon four men named Peter Gallagher, VII
Benjamin, Chas. Kicanee and A. o. Lashet
. were arrigned before Alderman BETTER, at til
4 Central Station, charged with being engage
a 10 the lottery business. During the past fe
n days Mayor Henry has received several letter
: from persons residing in the upper part Of Penl
sylyania, and Cincinnati, Ohio making CON
n plants regarding circular which they state
n being sent over the country. One of the ette
. contaiped circular. II is headed the IKE,
Il tuohy hnu MlssouFl Stute Lotteries" under ii
: management of Messrs. Murray, Eddy & c
i This document is sguol by Gallagher { Bepi
a min, Philadelphia, who state that orders i
10 tickets are to be addressed to them
n The circular contains the plan of the otteri,
u and the principal schemes to be drawn, with ii
10 prices of tickets. Mayor Henry gave the matt
tO-Chief Detective FIanklin to ferret ont, al
~ that officer detailed Detectives Levy. Smith eI
n Brown TO arrest all parties found in the oilie
o. q, No. 80 Chestnut ttreet. Yesterday morpi
al the officers visited the place, and took the n
% cused into custody. The building was search
a. and letters and lottery tickets were found, I
'' gether with a number Of circulars, the same
no had been gent to the Mayor. Richner was tax
y into custody with n package of tickets under
"a arm. The defendants were held in $25OO b
~ each to answer.
10, AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN RELATION
n. CHEcKs.-By the annexed letter addressed
he the Cashier ofione of our Banks, it will be- Sc
II. that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue [
al cides that all checks drawn OH any Ban
ed banker, or Trust Company, must be stamp
-s two cents without reference to amount and
Dr.. orders for money ON any person or persons otl
ne than Bank, Banker, or Trust Company for a d,
Of exceeding ten dollars must be stamped L
Ia cents.
nd TREASURY DRrABTMRNT.
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