Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


CRUkL DEsERTIoN.-lt Is Iumored that on
Wednesday morning last. = women arrived in
,bis city 10 the cars from Philadelphia, having
With her an infaai about eight months old. She
took up her quarters at one Of our hotals aud
wr- furnished With = gocd toom AID everything
ursesssrY 90 render heT comfortable. Nothing
rstfe sas heard yf elmer the mother or the
ehili of -o.nrtime. F.nsl :, one If the inmate.
4 lhe hou Was scot 70 th- room for som pui
o. Sc, wien IL was di.eoyerei that she hal iowa
4ai lett her little pr9isgs sangiy ensconcrd 10
had aud sleeping sNeetly Search va. immel
7tey insiitu'cd. hut 20 traces of her could be
i.uud The lAndlady took charge VI the babe
nj it will be haud-d over 10 the authorities -
The mother must hs eslous hearted indeed, VIII
~lll thus desert her offspring.
Nsvr TABD AT NEu CAsrLE --ol Friday LAST,
ia tie uniiei States Senate, Alf. Riddle Offered
resolution that the Committee gu Naval
Affairs be directed TO inquire into the prOprsty
aud sxped eucy Il establishing a navy yard Vt or
hesr New Castle, Delaware, and 10 report to ,hs
senate The relative convenience and pntliu al.
van'agts Of ihat location compared wnh Others
"a the Delaware river. The resolution Nas
adopted Under the operation Of this resolution,
We pr some, the committee will visit New Castle,
aud examine its advantages as n naval station
+ One thing is certain, that it is far superior in
many necessary respects to either Chester Ur
: tSntNH AeAAhh Au ntFA severe Mtdtntf
navigation does not close at this point the water
is deeper than at either Of the above pl4ots
Ani the largest chips may be built there 4;
lani may be procured cheap and the coal depot
recently established, places in the power Of the
Government to entirely ft a vessel out for sea
without much trouble aud expense. The Della.
ware Railroad passes through the town, aud iron,
timber, and all other articles employed IN build.
ing vessels can be readily obiaiued Let the
/ ia "A,
examination for themselves
REvIvALs.-We learn that a verg extensive,
though quiet, work OF grace has been going on
in the Central presby byttrisn Church for the past
few weeks, under the regular ministrations Of the
word. As many as sixty or seventy persi us
have been in atteudsure at IN inquiry meeidg,
and il is hoped that from thirty Ave TO ffty have
experienced saving change revival has
taken place at the Hanover Street Church, also.
aud some forty have made profession Of religion.
oRpERED To DUTI.-Thomss Il. Joseph. Com.
pauy d. Third Delaware, who has been confined
to St. Johns Hospital. at Annapolis, Md ha.
become eonvaleseent, aud returned to duty.
L. S. BoSDs. BASK sfocK. &o.-R. R. Rob.
inson & Co corner 4th and Market SIS, want.
$4,000 L. s. 500 Bonds, also $I3. 900 7 80
Treasury Notes, for which they will pay q hi sh
price. They also want to buy Coupons OF ihs
18Th Of February, aud will pay the highest
price for 5-20 Coupons due the let of Nav Hext
They have for sale 90 shares Of Meehan cs
Bank took at a reasonable rate. Governm,n nj
Bonds, Rail Road, Bans aud all other Stocks
bought aud sold ct the Philadelphia Board oil
Brokers, without extra charge.
RE-EsLIsrED.-we learn that the Third.Del
aware Regiment has reenlsted for three years
aud will be home on furlough for thirty days
, in shsrt time.