Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-07-29
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md her trips between philadelphia aud Cape
May, touching at New Castle going and return
ng. saa...4.-.4-. ..-a. 81
Rev. ]. d, Denuison, preacher in charge OF
st. Georges circuit Of the NJ. u. Church. ulea
1t bis residence II St. Georges, on the 20th inst''
from Rn attack Of iyphus pneumoHia. JIG was
only thirly-four years of age, and was mucu
beloved by the members Of his charge. lie leaves
a wife aud four small children to whom his death |
is a severe aGliction. lie pyeachedin the church
al Red Lion the Sabbath previous 20 hia decease'
which effort aggravated The disease from whieh
be had been suffering fora few days previous
aud hastcued his death
TEMrERASog.-Gco TEmrLARs Picnic. We
uuderstand that the Temperance people are
about 10 secure very handsome hali 10 'ne
Drndford Bnilding, Third Street, ia wnasn ,r ~
hold their soeial and public meetings Auis -
good movement by these philan'hropls.s, asu
we douhi not that their enterprise WIN meet Tue
CORDIAL favor OF the people OF onr e''y' !, ooels
4 considerable money to FURNISH a room AhAp'cu
| Ia tbe pnrposea designed. and to raise some
funds lor this nudAhle purpose, tits designed 10
hold Picnic in Riddles woods on the iih OF
| next month. Tickets will cost 90 cents piece
We feel perfectly at liberty to comment 10
speeial notice all the plane and movements Vi
the Temperance people, because they do every
thing in au orderly, quiet way, at 'he same 'l'ne
| that their entertainments are very PleAsins "nu
| instructive. No rudenesi or violence preVal's
whore Intoxicating liquors are totally aos'nineu
| from and the refreshments are always such as
are nrenared and offered by sober men and
women. while the anuaements are characterized
bg innocence and inyigOrGting mirth. We nope
our otizens will be liberal 10 their purchase Of
tickets on this occasion, as the money expended
will be devoted to most important and chris
tian cause. This enterprise is under the direc-
tion of tho Good Templlrs, nn organization
which s drawing to it hundreds OF members,
aud which has already accomplished great good
and is destined to become powerful 10 the enter
prisea which it may undertake.
MREl1So OF THE CRY CouaoIL In pursuance
Of the resolution adopted at the town meeting,
held on Monday evening, Mayor Turner caused
the City Council to be convened on Inesoay
: evening last
The preamble and resolutions adopted by the
Town meeting in relation to the draft, were pre-
/, scented aud read, after which DE-. Wilson, OF the
Fourth Ward presented the following preamble
and resolutions, which we're adopted =
WHEREAS, The President Of the United States
has, in his Proclamation Of the 18Th lust called
for 500 600 volunteers for the military service,
/ and does proclaim, order aud direct, that imme-
diately after the 9th day Of September, 1864,
I being ffty days from the date of this call, q
f draft for troops to serve for one year shall be
had in every town, township, ward of city,
. precinct or election district or county not 60
# subdiyded, TO fill the quota which shall De as
sigued to it under his call, or any part thereof,
" which may he untitled by volunteers, on the Hald
9th day of September, 1861
AND WHEREAS the citizens of Wilmington in
Torn meeting assembled lave requested The
City Council to take such measures as may bt
deemed necessary to relieve this city from tht
draft, therefore.
Resolved, That the City Council will and Dc
hereby apply to the General Assembly OF Int
Il State, for authority to borrow sum o
=. money net exceeding one hundred and MT.
T. thousand dollars, to be expended in the paymen
of bounties to volunteers.
o. Resoipsd, That II committee Of three be an
'e pointed 10 cooperate with the committee o
n ciliEeus, to present and urge the passage OF
In bill for the above purpose.
" Tie Pres dent appointed DR.. J. +. Wilson
I'd Joseph NJ. Pusey and Philip Pluukett, the com
le miiiee called for by the last resolution
+ The Council then adjourned,
YouNG LADlIs IssriruTs.-Th young Ladit
Institute, Linden Hail, situated on beautit
es emincnoe in the western part Of this city, wi
I'd be re.opened for the reception OF pupils on th
6ist Monday in September Rev. Thomas N
- Caun, a. Nj, Principal and Proprietor. Th
Institution possesses every qualification necet
e. sary for o seminary Of learning and has all n
.. modern improvements SO essential (. the heali
'' OF the pupls. The faculty is composed uf II
structors Of scholarly o'tainmen's, aud the di
al epne is such as TO insure the most HdVant
geous results 10 the young ladies'. We coMmei
C. il to our citizens.
p' Rrnrr GUERILLA At dRAY's Ferry lRlnG
M A man dressed in the Rebel uniform, said
10, belong to Moseby's gAng oi scoundrelsi vi
gave the name cl George Zane, was arrested
IL. snNa VtlIN
to Fort Delaware. Another fellow who ADM
j.. ted that he had been in the Rehel army. was 4
ith rested in Philadelphia, on Monday, and col
ut. mitted to prison, lie could give no account
INIT himself Our manufacturing establishment
"a should he well guarded in times like these.
'nu number of establishments doing work for
md government have recently been burned, in va
Gus parts Of the country. aud 1t is not unreaso
i, able to suppose that the torch was applied
the Rebel incendiaries 10 our midst. We cannot
- too vgiant.
mt /, o. o. f.--The following named genllen
all gentlemen have been elected aud installed
lies officers of Reynolds Encampment, No. 3, 1.
o. r., tor the present term &C. p, Josl
ave Maris; II. r., Lewis Simmons s. W., Will
oss. Hare; j. W, Jeptha Lockwood; Scribe, Al
Smith; H., Owen zebley.
&C. PRoMoTIoxs-Lieut. Evan C. Stosenbr
or Jr, of Company A, Fourth Delaware kegimt
L., has been promoted by Governor Cannon to
~. Captain, vice Vanloan discharged. This P
'ue motion was won by L cut, Stotsenburg's gal
TO Try aud constant devotion TO the interests Of
the Company.
,,a. Governor Cannon has transmitted to Lit
T.. Col. Peter Mccullough, a commission as Colt
The of the Second Delaware Regiment, vice w
erly Baily discharged on tender of resignation, \
ons totn, a. Ieai So' 10, ~.
col been rendered him because of Ms courage
untiring fidelity to the country and his RI
ment.
Neu SUBSTITUTES Augustus S. Lane of the
July warI, has furnished n substitute named ]
re- Maley, from ST. Johns New Brnuswieki Aud
.L.t W. Moore of Little Greek Hundred, Sus
~, County, has furnished a substitute named
W. Fenlus, (n;) VIA. II. Todd of the Sd W
AZ has furnished n substitute named Thos. Me
ure from England VIM. D. DOVE, of the 4th W
but has furnished n substitute named John Meei
Switzerland; John II. Adams, Of the 4th WI
lar has furnished n substitute named Malcia N
tur- timer of Virginia Wm. Candy of the 9th WI
the has furnished substitute named Jonathan
Mauluf, (n;) Henry Clayton West, of
Georges Hundred, has furnished suhst
,eral named George Slicer, from Canada; Edwin
Ion sIi,n,o noya0d Go-oas s,disr TnN John n
vile son of Little Creek Hundred, Sussex county,
lars, iuIHiSseu se JuGs,ule named Ma'9Tn TG,ri W
ianl- has furnished substitute named Levi b. Il
gers, ny. John c. Farmer of East Duck Ci
Hundred, has furnished substitute ma
.cinl Thomas p. Thomas.
rom WANTED. A man-white or colored--is W
uit- edit run stationary Steam engine, Any PEI
40 having any exppripuoe in that WnV will hen