Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-11-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EPITONH OF BUSINESS AND PERsoNAL lArgLlI-
dHacE-The Court OF demo raj Sessions will mest
at New Castle. on Monday, the 2lst inst.
Jonas risey OF this city is abont locating at
Tiiusville, Crawford county, Pa, place wi icl
| owes It's importance to the oil wells in the
! sicinity. lie will fit up shop for repairing /
engines and other machinery used in the oil
1 region. We Wih him every success in his new I
| location.
I Edward L. Brown has resigned the oilice of
! Collector OF City and School Tax for the Jcar Of
| 1864.
| The Council has elected Allen Olwlhrop as I
| Wharf Commissioner in place of john Ferris, /
| resigned. They have also elected Samuel J. /
Buck. Wood COrlcr for the upper district, vice /
Mr.. Daylis resigned
! Ice made It's appearance in thi4 vicinity On
| Sunday night last
4 ENTRNtIvE RoBBRRY.-The store Of Mtssra
Worrei & Child, No. 2aG Market street, in this
city, was entered by burglars on Saturday night
last, and robbed Of silks satins aud other goods,
Il valued ct $4,000. The robbers effected un
entrance by bre4king inio the cellar in the reur
Of the building, anu from ia passing up
into the store On Suud,y morning, MIR. John
I West, one Of the Cleiks, went to the store or
some purpose, asd disco,erel the robbery. The
authorities were informed of the matter, who
| took immediate steps TO ferret out he perpelrn
| tors Yesterday morning, between ono and two
o'clock, Officer Geary, Of the Night Watch, no
teed two men carrying u l4rse trunk along
Water street, 10 the depot. They were accom-
, panied by woman On reaching the depot
# ihe men purchased tickets for Philadelphia, and
then suddenly disappeared, leaving the trunk in
charge OF the female. The suspicious OF the oili-
Ger, were aroused by their strange conduct, aud,
In conjunction with officer Stewart, he took mea-
10 Aures 10 ASCERTAIN whether they were well flunl-
ed After . brief absence the men returned
each carrying well-hlled valise. Ole OF them
passed on without noticing tho woman, while the
other stopped and exchanged a few words will
n 4 her, after which he Joined his RcGomplce who
had taken Il seat at the end OF the Freight house
foot Of Poplar street. The woman desired th
Baggage Master TO check the trunk 10 Philadcl
ne pha, but before he could do 80, Odcer Stewar
- Informed him that be was under the impression
,I that the parties having il in charge were the vii
lainS who had robbed WOTrel * Child, aud ha
'ds the trunk contained some Of the stolen good
Officer Stewart then approached the woman, an
A; informed her that he desired 10 examine the con
- tents OF the trunk She aveIr,d that il belOnge
to her sister who resided in philad4lph a, M
had tho key in her possession. Officer Gear
go took tho woman iAtO custody, while Office
o. Stewart secured the men. The culptits ingethe
I with their baggage were conveyed 10 the Cit
Hall. On reaching the cells, an txaminatio
al Was made Of the men, and the keys Of the trun
found on tho person OF one If them. They hn
q hearing before Mayor MaTi', at 2 oclocs, yei
isTday morning, when they gave the names
10, Annie Armstrong, John NcGowan and Pet,
Boyd. Du opening the trunk, il w.s fuunI
contain about six thousand dollars worth Of Il
me gOods stolen iFvm Messrs. Worrel 4 Child, I,
ith gether with numbtr Of articles which, il
supposed, they had puroined elsew here. III
Mayor committed them in default Of S6 900 hai
:. each, to answer the charge If burglary, at Il
10 nsxt term Of the Court. One of the villains vi
OF recognised as ''bounty jumper who enter,
Tho HnrNien in this nifV "A IA
~ Stewart and Goary deserve much credit f
w airestlng tho scoundres AMI their aceompiice
has
Nv FBEKRAL OF MAJOR SMITH-The remains
Major Wm. +. Smith, Of the First Delaware y,
uDteeTs, were conveyed to Dover, on Wedncsli
ON evening, accompanied by an escort, consisting
q doiaohmsnt Of the Eighth Delaware und
command Of Capt Crossey. The body W
ny taken to the residence Of his parents, where
remained until Friday afternoon, when it "
rn- removed 10 the State House, aud plnccd in Sta
~. in the Court Room which had heCn nppropl
~ aicly prepared for it's reception. The funci
took place on Saturday afternoon, aud was q
es tended by the military aud large cOncourse
sorrowing relatives and friends. The ntelmt
took place, At the Presbyterian Church Genet
Ian ry, and the military returned to this city in
teveniniDg trai1. Major Smith was among I
} first to enter the three months service at I
commencement Of the war, and afterwards re
listed in the First Delaware Regiment for thr
years, and when that regiment re-onlsted
was With them again. lie rose from the ran
10 the position he held at the time Of his dea
He was highly esteemed by his comrades in arI
as a courageous and generous heurted soldi,
His last wound was the third he resolved 10
son. service. lie was only "a years Of age
BURGLARY Some rAscals broke into the Aq
and feed store Of TatuRll & Richardson at
corner Of Front and Orange Streets, last We
nesday night and took from the drawer abb
si.50 In small notes, and carried of fine z
belonging to George Richardson, Esq, valued
about 500, aud also q coat belonging to the sn
ches gentleman, worth $5 or SO. which he had
= there on returning from cunning excursion
Nan few weeks ago. The Same rasoals must bH
robbed the office OF Mr.. Bush the night bef1
as they left hat behind which belonged to Il
gentleman.
THh DRATT.-The draft for the deficiency
we're this State. undvr the call of July 18Th lst
give for 100000 men, took place at the City Ht
yesterday