Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

dence on the approaching moving day, viii
please II form us Of their new location, In oider
that the JOuRsAL may be regularly sent To then
i-25.
EPIToME OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL INTEL
Stldhan, will sell at public
sale. at the hotel Of Morris Dickinson, IN the
city Of Wilmington, on Saturday the 10Th day OF
March, 1864, at ten O'Clock, a. m, the Canal
Barge "Young Matthew" now lying on the Hats
on the south bank of the Christiana river, near
the Wilmington bridge, together with all her
tackle apparel and furniture.
horse attached to q rockaWay, took fright III
Second street. near King, on Tuesday afteruoun.
and run away. lie passed along Second 10
Market, when he came in contact with two
horse wagon, throwing one Of the horses down,
but doing him 20 injury. He then passed over
the Bridge on to the oauseWsy, where be was
stopped. The rOckaWay was not damaged.
Beautiful stock Of Spring and Summer Dry |
GOots now opening, at THORNLEY, Chisms,-
comprising all the latest designs, &c., &c. Read
advertisement.
Carpetings ETC., embracing all the new styles
best makes, 10 Spring trade-uow opening at
JOS Blackwood's, 832 Arch street, Philadelphia
Read Advertisement.
Wm. II. Natf, Auctioueer, will sell at public
sale at the residence Of the late George Bush,
Esq on the 22d inst, at o'clock, II. IN, his
household and kitchen furniture.
An election will be held at the Bank Of Viii
mington and Brandywiue, on the 4th day of
April next, between the hours Of two and four
o'clock, p. m, for nine Directors, to serve the
ensuing year.
We direct the special attention of our readers
to the advertisement of John McLear & Son,
which will be found 10 our columns to-day,
under the head of "City Matters" EVERYBODY
is interested.
bay mare belonging to William Harkness,
was stolen from the stable Of Patrick Christy,
in this city, on Saturday last.
The election for members of the BInrd of
Education will take place on the first Tuesday
in April at the following places es:-First Ward,
at School House in Washington street; Second
Ward at School House in Walnut street Third
Ward, at Water Witch Engine House Fourth
Ward, at School House Sixth and French streets;
Fifth Ward, School House, Eleventh and Wash
ington.
Read the advertisement of Hilyard & Co., in
another column.
d. Chandler, Merchant Tailor, invites the at
tention OF gentlemen, to his beautiful assortment
OF Cloths, Cassimeres and Vesiugs, for Spring
styles.
Sheriff stidham, will sell ut public SALE in
this city, at the hotel of Morris Dickinson, on
the 9th OF April, the real estate of Henry Kyle,
Patrick Mellon, Chas. b. +. Smith, and COrne-
Illus Carr
A. Gather, has been stationed at Eleventh
Street Church, Philadelphia.
Prof Graber, offers bis services to the public
as teacher of the Piano, and other instruments.
He also pays particular attention 10 the cultivn-
tiOn Of the voice. Apply at Charles Grobe's
Music Store.
X. d. Hicks, gives notice to persons indebted
to him on the lst of January last, that unless
they settle their accounts before the lst Of May,
that he will publish their names with the amount
due. See advertisement
TUE BRASDYwNE WATRR.-The Watering
Committee of the City Council, to whom was
referred the subject Of having q proper analysis
of the Brandywine water made, have submitted
their report to that body, together with the ana-
lys ses of Prof. Wm. L. A. Akin of Baltimore,
and Booth Garrett, Of Philadelphia which
have been printed in pamphlet form On the
seventh Of November last the Committee had
two demljohns filled with water from the Bran
DIVINE Creek, abeve Jessup & Moore's upper
mill two from the hydrant in Mr.. Pritchard's
yard at the basin; and two out Of the race at
BrandyWine Mills, in this city. The water be-
ing Objectionable in appearance, the demijohns
we're detained until the 14th, when the two lat
ter were empted and re-flled at the same
places These demjohDs were marked r. r.
and o., privately, and sent to the above named
gentlemen for analysis These gentlemen made
the analysis. MIR. Akin after q thorough inves-
tigaiion, says:
list The water P appears to be very superior
water for domestic and manufacturing purposes.
sgd. The water O'may be considered as prac-
tically very little inferior, and either of these
ought to satisfy the most fastdous.
''3d. The water r is slightly inferior, and if
convenient should be excluded, although many
large communities 10 our day might be glad to
exchange their daily supply for this, even with
its Objectionable features.
foreign matters found in natural waters are not
necessarily impurities. II chemically pure wa
ter could be found it might be better fitted for
some manufacturing purposes, but we NAV well
doubt whether it would be fit for ordinary use
The salts usually present in the best natural wa
ters contain principles that are indispensable
for the healthy action of the animal system.-
The two substances most widely distributed and
most constantly present-the Carbonate of Lime
and the Chloride of Sodium-are well calcula.
ted to supply important elements to the living
body and 1t requires no great stretch of imag-
inalion to suppose that these substances have
been thus provided in part, at least, for such
purposes"
Booth and Garrett, say;
"rhe most important difference in the compo.
slton OF the three waters is the content Of or
ganio matter, in which those marked o and r
exceed that termed p by half a grain or nearly
so; II we are to give an opinion on the waters,
chlehy as to their adaptation to household use
we would in this respect much prefer the water
+, because every additional fraction Of q grain
renders water more liable to putrefacton. -
During pulrefaotion offensive, gaseous matter is
evolved, and according to medical opinion such
water would be insalubrious. While the amount
Of organic matter in and T. is sensiblv the
same, it exceeds that in p by fifty per cent, and
therefore the two waters, o and Il, are to that
extent inferior to r. But while thus expressing
an opinion on the comparative qualities OF the
three waters, we cannot coldemn o and T az
unht for domestic use /; we merely say we would
prefer that marked p. When we we're called
upon to institute comparison between the wa
ters Of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers at
Philadelphia, more than year ago, we pro
nounced unhesitatingly in favor of the Schuvl-
kill, because it was almost wholly free from or
game matter, whereas the Delaware contained
gram OF such matter, even at the distance of
Taeony from Philadelphia.
In conclusion, according to our analyses Of the
I three waters, marked r, o, and 4, they NAV
all be employed in domestic economy. hut tbe
nrst 10 superior to the other two by an important
difference in the content Of organic matter. and
therefore greatly to be preferred. For manu-
iaelarlhg purposes, such as q generation of
steam' &C., all three are'.excellent waters, with
slight shade OF difference in favor Of that mark
ed r."
The following is the explanation Of the marks
The demjOhns marked P, were filled from Jessup
& Moore's upper dam, those marked 2, were fiji
, ed from the Brandywine Race in this CITY.
(When the water looked very badly,) and those
marked o, were filed from A. pritchard's 8
hydrant.
Since this report was submitted, the law in
relation to this matter has been passed by the
Legislature. We leave our readers 10 draw
their own conclusions, as they now have the
whole subject before them. 1t is question