Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Lyon, Of this State, have been tried by the mili-
AIRY commission in Baltimore, and convicted Of
being rebel spies aud blockade runners. They
we're sentenced to be hung on the 10Th inst, at
Fort MoiIenry. 1t Is supposed, however, that
the sentence will be mitgated.
WHO Is TO PAY FOR THBM i-An interesting
business question is suggested in the tenor Of
the following correspondence. II texplains itself
Philadelphia and Reading Rciiroad Company
Q6Rse 22T S. Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Aug. o,
lSo4.-Josoph J. Lewis, Esq, U. S. Commits
sioner Internal Revenue, Washington, D. c.
Sir; Please state which party must pay for the
U. s. Btamps-the one who receives the money,
being the msksr Of the receipt, or the party
paying the money!
Yours respectfully,
8. BRApFoRD. Treasurer
Treasury Department. Office Of Internal Repe-
aas, Washington, Augdsi 10, le64.-Slr Yours
OF the 9th instant is received. The question as
TO who shall pay the duty required on receipts
on any sums Of money exceeding $40 is depen
dent on the circumstances attending the case,
Ordinarily at law no person is bound TO give
q receipt for money paid The receipt is an iu-
strument of evidence useful only to the person
to whom il is given. If he needs receipt il is
necessary for him to furnish the stamp or to
stamp the receipt, ifreouired, before Il ie signed
The person who receives the money is not obliged
to give receipt unless the other party furnishes
the proper stamp.
II person gives u receipt without requiring
that the party to whom il is given shall furnish
tho stamp, the maker Of the receipt must him
self stamp tue paper before he delivers it. II he
fails to stamp it before he delivers it he is liable
to tho penalty pro yded by law for the omission,
but the other party may stamp it Immediately
upon its being received
Very respectfully,
JosEPH j LEWIS, Commissioner.
s. Bradford Esq. Philadelphia.
SALE OF STATE BouDs.-lt will be seen by
reference 10 au advertisement ia another colump,
that Lo1.ry IL Jacors State Treasurer, will sell
at Public Auctloa, N .le City Hall, at . o'clock,
T. NJ, on Thursday sAe l-i, Friday the %,
Tuesday the 9th, aud Wednesday he eth Of
September next, bonds Of the State of Delaware,
authorized by the Legislature, to an amount not
exceeding one million dollars, payable on or be-
| fore the 1st day Of January, 1885 the interest
payable half yearly on the first of January aud
July. at the Farmers Bank at Dover The bonds
will be of the denomination of 81 900. Two
hundred and fifty wh bO sold each da} This
is safe investment, aud capitalists mllo hnye
money to loan, should attend the sale. The State
is only indebted about $3.50 900 exclusive Of
these bonds, aud the Legislature has Piled god the
faith of the State, and all the taxable property
within her limits, for the faithful payment Of the
principal aud interest Of these bonds The bonds
will be ready for delivery at once, and must ba
paid for at tho time and place of sale.
CHILD FouND,-The Georgetown Messenger
says About ten days ago in pine thicket be
longing to Wesley Wolfe Esq, about two miles
from this place, in a red chest, q mulatto child
was found buried A negro by the name Of Geo
White alleges that the chest belonged to him
and that he had left it at Comfort York's house;
so far as the facts have been gathered, il leads
to the suppositon that it was the child of COM
fort York and came to its death by foul means
On Saturday, the 18Th inst, Coroner Gordon
held an inquest over the dead bo iy OF the said
child; the testimony was somewhat conflicting,
1t was proven that Comfort York was, about the
time OF tho disappearance of the child neaj
confinement. George White, n negro livinl
ut the time 10 the same house, identified thl
chest in which the child was buried, as his; twI
important witnesses we are informed were ab-
sent. The jury returned verdict Of '.came /,
its death by supposed violence by some perso
or persons unknown TO the jury"
THANKS TO THE EMERGENCY MEN.-we Civ,
below an Address Of Gov. Cannon, and an orde
Of Gen. Lockwood and Gen. Wallace, thankn
the Emergency men for their patriotic res2ons
to the call of the country -
STATE or DELAWARE,
Executive Department,
Dover, August 10, 1864
To the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Regi
ment of Delaware Volunteer Infantry and o
the Independent Company of DelaWar
Cavalry.
On behalf of the people of this State. in de
fense Of whose homes you nobly and prompt
responded to my call during tho recent emer
7 genoy, hereby return you warm and cordit
thanks for the faithful, satisfactory and eiiciet
manner in which you have discharged you
} duties.
For your good services so well and 50 cheerful
: performed, for your prompt obedience Of ever
order, for your excellent discipline aud uuexcel
tionable behavior, you are entitled to the graf
tude Of the people of this State and to tho thanh
) so handsomely expressed by your Commaudln!
+, General on behalf Of the Government. Will
take pleasure in welcoming you upon your re
: turn TO your homes md families, / desire ais
to join you in regretting the loss of one of 70
| bravest and best officers, and in rendering
his afflicted family my sincere sympathies. L
l. is endeared to US all as one who gave his life
= preserve the best government that ever existet
' Long may his memory be fresh in the gratef
4 recollection Of his oountrymen.
WILLIAM CANNON.
by The Governor
6AM'L NJ. IIARRISdroE, Jr.,
d Secretary Of State.