Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-04-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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We are glad to glad to hear that Mr.. Joseph
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who is iavOTably known to very many of our cit
iEens, has received the agency for this State for
this valuable history. Mr. intends giving the
city u thorough canvass, and we can confidently
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Uf the hest Materials put together in the hg hest
style Of the art All statements are well forth
fed with statistical proof As to the author,
all will admit, that he is as writer, honest,
straight forward, thorough and earnest; his
worst enemies must In all candor, admit his rare
ability as forcible political writer, his fearless
honesty as man, his entire familiarity with the
great question which is the topic of his book.
In addition 10 the great merits of this work as
an authentic history Of the perlous times in
which we live, there Is another strong induce
ment to subscribe for ii. The agent, Mr.. Top
ham, is DelaEarean, and has by great perse-
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means 10 prosecute his studies. He deserves the
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tive.
MATOR's CoURT-The April term of the May.
or's Court was held at the City Hall yesterd ~.
present-Ilis Honor Mayor Turner, aud Alder
man Adams; VIM s. MlcCauley, Deputy At
tOrney General Prosecuting, and L. i. Taylor,
Clerk.
Robert Wagner was convicted on seven indct.
ments for selling liquor without license, at the
corner Of Fourth and Madison streets, and fined
ten dollars and costs in each case.
Mary Denney was convicted of selling liquor
without license, and fined ten dollars and costs.
The Court then adjourned till four o'clock.
AloHEY AND SToOKs.-MCssrs. Hilyard & Co.,
report the following quotations, April IL, 1864,
U. s. eos 6 per cent Bonds, lllall2
U. s. 6's Coupon, 1875, 1l3all4
Certificate Indebtedness, 99a99l
z $40 Treasury notes, Feb & Aug. lO91al1Oi
" April & Oct. llUalll
Gold, i7Oal7i
THE TnIRD DELAWARE That portion Of the
Third Delaware Regimen, which has re-enlsted
for three years, arrived in our city yesterday
afternoon.
TEMPERANCE meeting will be held in the
City Hall on Friday evening, the 10Th inst nj
u o'clock, for the purpose of getting members
for a new Lodge OF Good Templars, to be called
the Delaware Star Lodge Persons deoiruus Of
joining are invited to attend
RELIGIOUS. Forty eight persons connected
themselves with the Hanover street Presby yteran
Church, in this city, on Sunday morning last.
SALE OF 4rH STREET PRopRRTY POSTPONED. -
We are authorized to state that the sale of the
property, No. West Fourth Street, advertised
to take place oil Wednesday (to-morrow), ut .
O'Clock, P. NJ, has been postponed until further
notice.
SEETEEcED TO FoRT DELAWARE. Presi
dent has commuted to imprisonment in Fort
Delaware during the war John W. Scott and
Simon j. Kemp, Of Baltimore, and Pierre c.
Dugan, condemned to he e,hung as Rebel spies
They will be sent TO the Fort from Baltimore
Immediately.
ARREST OF TRAITORS. Cecil Whig Of Sat
urday, gives the following particulars OF the ar
rest Of some Delaware traitors on the 10Th ult =
On the 10Th ult- Provost Marshal of this coun
Of William Smith, who had been representing
himself as a rebel Major of the Louisiana Tigers.
Smith had been playing confidence game, it
would seem, with his newly found rebel friends
in this county and further down the shore. Az
ter his arrest he claimed to have been a detec-
tive or spy, and lodged information against sew
eral parties on the Eastern Shore.
Sheriff Price, of this county, with thirteen
soldiers from baltimore, accompanied by Smith,
"a ami do tka Nj.
the implicated parties, and seize the papers
which would betray their completely with the
rebels South Of the Potomac, which the Major
asserted be had been shown by his late associ-
ates. The following parties were apprehended
by the Sheriff and his posse, and sent to Balti-
more for examination. Slater C. Blackiston.
Edward Cochran, Joseph Bratton, Robert Brat
ton, Jesse Walter, 'Henry Kennedy, Sam'l Il. Ac-
worth, Ware Wainright, DR.. Henry L Todd
Ihe two first named worthless on this list are OF
Mlddletown, Delaware, and the remainder were
arrested IN Somerset county, Nd. The Sheriff
Gagged his birds safely in Baltimore, leaving pat Il
Of his possee to make further arrests and search
for evidences of their guilt. Five others have
since been arrested.
DR.. Todd and Harry Kennedy had u hearing
before Provost Marshal Wallace on Wednesday.
and were released on taking the oath of alie
glance. The charges against them we're disloy.
atty aud running the blockade.
The EFFEcrs OF THE STORM ON THE CoAsr.-
The storm ragged terribly on Tuesday last, on the
coast and it Is stated that a number Of vessels
were wrecked. The schooners Calister, of Cam.
den, Maine ! Amesbury, from Bristol for Phila.
delphia, in ballast Juniata, and two others un.
known were driven ashore, near Lewes. Nine
vessels were stranded between LeWes and Indian
River Inlet a portion of the ship Sea Crest
came ashore at Lewes on Tuesday. Tint vessel
is gradually breaking up The schooner Ruth
N. Baker, Capt Knight from Cardenas, for New
York, with molasses, put into Lewes on Tues-
day. in distress, having been thrown on her beam
ends, during the gale Of the 22l and 23d ult.
starting her cargo aAl splitting her sails. The
brig George Ia Buckmau, Capt. Rhodes, fol
Philadelphia, from New York; went ashore nj
Lewes, on tho 2Gth ult. She was got of, on
Tuesday during the gale, and had to be held by
the Wrecker's anchors and hawsers to prevent hrr
from going on a second time. Lost anchor. splii
stem-port, broke rudder. port, and leaked consid.
erably, but which decreased when a portion Of
the cargo was taken out 1t was one Of the most
terrible storms that has ever been experienced
in this season Of the year on the coast, and the
loss Of property is large. We have not heard oil
any loss Of lives.
GREAT ExoITEMERT.-o Friday night last,
considerable excitement was created in the vici
nifty Of Fourth and King Streets by the report Of
pistol great many persons hastened to the
scene, and large crowd soon collected. The
fellow whoiired the weapon Immediately vamosed
and as far as we can learn it was a mere act
of mischief, done to create an excitement. We
would inform the author of the act, thai there
is severe PENALTY attached to discharging FIRE.
arms in the public streets, and he may have to
pay dear for his sport, il he undertakes il again
ELEoTioN.-An election was held at the Bank
Of Wilmington and Brandywine on the 4th inst,
at which the following named gentlemen were
elected Directors Of that institution, for the on.
AuinR wear .-Inhn A nnnnan- Incnh pura..