Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

IN Lltit bretk huhufeui hent county iurAhef
additional suppl neut to an act entitled al act
In incorporate company for the purpose of
cutting aud making canal Between the Chesa-
rtake by aud the bay or river Delaware, or
the waters thertot bill TO divorce Matilda
Dicktrslu and James Dickerson from the bonds
VI mntim0ry +; u btl entitled an act supplement |
tary 10 an aet entitled an act regulating the sale
VI intoxicating liquors, &C., passed Ut Dover
March tih, 1861 u blll to divorce Mary Jane
M,Gtll and William McGill from the bonds OF
nauimony; - bill appointing Commissioners to
lay cur public road in Sussex county hlll
for the payment of claims against the State
bill txe enlipg the term OF Office Of Recorder OF
Deeds To iye years; IL further supplement to the
act enitled nu act to authorize the construction
OF Il railroad from the town Of New Castle to tue
city Of Wilmington IL bill appointing Commits
slUners Of the Great and Heach marshes bill
appointing Commissioners to lay out public
road in Lewes and Rchoboth Hundreds in Sussex
county joiut resolution in relation TO Inc
State Library.
By the HoHse.-A bill to authorize the laying
out Vi public road in Dagsbose Hundred, in
Sussex county; u bill extending the term OF
Office of Recorder of Deeds bill to divorce
Mary Jane McGill and William McGill, from the
tonis Of matrimOny further supplement TO
the act entitled on act to authorize the consltuc-
tiou Of a railroad between the town Of new
Castle and the city of Wilmington; bill to lay
out public road in Lewes and Reloboth Hun
dred, iu Sussex county; bill appointing Com
missiouers Of the Great and Beach Swamff, IN
Sussex county; bill appointing Commissioners
to change and straighten the course OF publlc
road in Kent county; bill to repeal an act en-
;ittd on act to prevent swine from running at
large within certain limits in Kent county bill
for the relief of persons subject to military duty
bill for the payment OF cldms against the state
A New NovEL--T. b. Peterson and Brothers,
Of Philadelphia, have just issued new novel
from the pen Of Mrs, Henry Wood, entitled
"William Affair, or Running away to Sea-
Mrs. Wood faithfully portrnys humble life, aud
is never wearisome, whether paatal mansioh
or neglected hut is the scene of her heroine's
yicissituies pathos, humor, and sound sense,
by turns, crafty the mind and touch the heart
In William Affair, the interest is uninterrupted
ly maintained from tho initial chapter TO the
end She is skilful in the delneNtion of charae-
ter, and evnces beyond doubt comprehensive
knowledge Of human nature. Above all, the
croWniDg merit of her productions is their uni
formly high moral tone. They are not merely
the playthings of an hour their influence is
more than ephemeral We bespeak for this
work very large sale. 1t may be purchased
Mt the store of E. $. r. Butler, No. 42O Market
street, in this city.
SALE OF A FINE Washington Jones,
will sell his fine farm in New Castle Hundred,
situated on the New Castle and Frencitown
turnpike, about one and half miles from the
old Bear tavern, containing one hundred aud
fifty acres, al public salS, Mt the hotel Of ). w.
Strickland in the town of New Castle, on Thurs
day next at > O'clock p. NJ This farm Is
situated in good neighborhood the soil fertile,
and it is well worthy the attention Of any one
desiring to secure u homestead, OF capitalist
who wishes to invest his money to good adyan'
tago.
AUcrIoN SALE OF 1RocRRIEs We call atten
tion to the advertisement of stock of groceries Il
be sold at the store pf the late James Brown
No. 8, west Fourth str ct, on Thursday next. =
Fine old liquors, teas cOnees, and sugars, TO
gether with un assortment Of the usual article
in the gisiery line, will be prremptorily sold b!
the Administrators OH that day
WANTED so Cuupoos, due 18th of Feb
ruary, and Sls Coupons, ty II. II. Robinson
x Co., corner of + urth aud Market streets, VIII
will pay gold rates for them They also hav
for sale U s. Legal tender Interest bearing
Treasury notes, which they will furnish at pm
in sums of $3.50, $780, aud tl 000 They vii
also buy and sell all kinds of Government, State
and Railroad securities at the Philadelphia, Ne'
York, or Boston, Board of brokers, without extr
charge for the first named place.
ORArIoE.-The Grafton by Senator DoOlittlC
for the benefit Of orphans Of Soldiers and Sal
lors, will be delivered in the hall Of the Viii
mington Institute, on Monday evening next tn
22d inst. Tickets 25 cents each, to be had
the book stores.
Losr.-On Sunday evening February 14th, O
returning from Church on Seventh street, hi
tween Market and King streets, lady's Sonal
The finder will be literally rewarded by leavin
it at the Post Office. WM NJ. PYLE.
SUSSEX CousrY MArrERs.-we copy the fol
lowing from the Georgetown Union -
.NsrePresentdtion.-A good deal of misapprC
hension exists in this County, as to the mode
enlsting colored troops in Delaware. We hay
heard statements made on this subject, great
; to the discredit Of our faithful aud worthy Go
ernor. These misstatements have, doubles
been mnde from misoPprehensioH. and not fro
> any design, or wish to do him injustice In OF
= next issue, we will endeayor to explain fully III
i u matter, which will prove to our citizens, th
y Delaware will get credit for every negro cnlis
ed within her borders, that each County will r
ceive credit for the number thus furnished, al
!, that every loyal man and woman will recei
pay for their servants thus enlisted, according
: the valuation OF the Commissioners who will u
= on the subject.
appointment Isaac 7. Dunning,
: Georgetown, has been appointed general r
. oruiting officer for Sussex County, whose duty
> shall be TO recruit men for any branch of ii
= service which they themselves may designate
q Let the public be awake to the necessity OF TAI
ing volunteers, as 1t is the only method by viii,
: another draft eau DO avoided Any person wis
. ing 10 enlist or to gain any information in rega
y to enlisting would do well to call on Mr.. Dur
ming Immediately
. WRL our Negroes Enlist,-We have often heal
y the question asked, aud as often been favor,
. with two opini-ns-but as we are now able
= give the results of three weeks enlistment
u Sussex, and that too in the absence of all b0u
II ties either State or local. we hope to hear
more croaking upon the subject. On tho 20
- Of January n recruiting agent was appointed
10 this place, Mr.. s. 4. He2zard, and since Il
~ date of said appointment he has recruited
u colored men and forwarded most of them to Wi
!, mngton. Mr.. John A Hazard Of South AIifol
y has sent up the road 2G at ON time and has r
y cruited rapidly since. Mr. Black, Of Misbo
~ has enlisted about %, and the company that r
Gently visited SeatOrd, obtained IS recruit
III which with subsequent recruiting at that poi
IN by Mr. Jones, the ageut, will make 100. The
H. numbers added will give us oil, us the resi-
T. known TO us already. But il is fair to presuu
10 that enough have subsequently been enlisted
l. swell the number to $50 This We take it, is d
st ing remarkably well, better we think than 0
"A white brethren would have been likely to do II
,e der similar circumstances. But this is but Il
10 beginning OF the end, and when our authorti
IN get hold Of the facts respecting the copperhea
le of our County deterring the enlistment color
re men, as toe think Msy tcN, there will be 81
Of more rapid Recruiting of these hardy sons
ne toll Keep your eyes open friends, and let
A see what We shall see.
OF
a. FUNERAL OF MAJOR MAoNIN.-The funeral
I'd Major Jules A. !. Magnin, surgeon in the Unit
d States Army, who died in Philadephia. on We