Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25

please inform us of their new location, in 0Ider
that the JoURSAL may bc regularly sent to thuI,
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ErlruMg OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL lRTEL-
LIaENus Five hundred more rebel prisoners
from indianapolis, Indiana were sent TO Fort
Delaware, on Monday night.
Rev. ]. b Spottswood, d. D., for the last 20
years Pastor Of the Presbyterian Church at New /
Castle, has gned his charge.
It's stated that number Of ae ltlemen have
il in contemplation 10 purchase the farm of the
New CASTLE County Agricultural society, aud
present it to the city for public Park, provided
the Council will enclose it.
Andrew ]. Galley, Au litor of the State, will |
attend Mt Georgetown, Sussex county, April
1lth; Dover, Kent county, April 10Th, and New |
Castle county, May gth, at which time the School
Commissioners Of the respective districts Of said
counties are requested to appear aud settle their
School accounts.
WIN. II. Naif Auctioneer, will sell quantity
Of good Furniture at Auction, at the Temperance
Hall Auction Room, East Fourth street, near
Market. on Saturday, April 2nd, at nine O'Clock
A. NJ.
Tho U S. Christian Commission acknowledges
the receipt of box of stores from this city.
All the cargo Of the Schooner Martha Jane,
from this port tor Boston, ashore at Qnick's
Hole, has been saved and landed at Holmes
Hole
An election will be held at the Delaware Saw
ings Bank for twenty-five directors, on the 4th
OF April next.
The veteran Twenty fifth Ohio regiment, and
the Fifty-sixth Massachusetts,, passed through
this city on Monday ev, ming, euroute for Wash
ingtOn.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, have dec.red a dividend of
five per cent, clear Of government tax, payable
on the LIST OF April
Edward Downey, has purchased the farm
which George W. Morrison recently bought from
John Smith, in New Castle Hundred, containing
170 acres for S20,250
DR.. Jacob Derriekson is erecting u handsome
| three story house, in Market street below Tenth,
which he intends to occupy as q residence.
Wesley Hawkins, is erecting three story
brick dwelling house in Market street near
Twelfth.
CTswell & yandenbraak, are building u large
addition 10 their shop, at the corner Of Second
and Orange streets.
Wi liam Bright has sold for Peter Durham, the
hotel property, corner OF Walnut and Seventh
streets. and also a three story brick house in
Tatnall street below Third, to VIM. @. Lowe, for
$4,l0O Also q three story brick house on The
Newport Pike, near Front street, TO MIR. Dunlap
OF chesapeake City, MD for 1915. He has asO
sold for the estate Of the late Edward Tatuall, n
three story brick house, near the corner of
Fourth and Lombard streets, to William W..
Lyman, Tor $500. Also for Major Mccullough,
the large hotel called the Third Ward House,
situated on Tatnall street above Fifth, to Mr..
Clark, for $1,000.
To-day being good Friday, it will be ceebra-
, ted in the Catholic Churches Of this city, with
appropriate ceremonies.
Col. Tevis, with the Third Maryland Cavali y,
} has arrived at New Orleans from an extensive
raid into Louisiana, during which they destroyed
much rebel property.
carter in the employ of VIM. McNIinnamin,
named Robert Redden, while inioxicated Oh
Tuesday afternoon last, fell under the horse he
was driving, in Madison street, and was consid-
erably injured about the back.
Forty two persous died in this city, during the
month of February last
Congress has passed law giving $25 bounty
to nine months volunteers. Under this law iht
late Fifth ami Sixth Regiments Of Delaware viii
get the bounty.
Thomas Oliver, Port Master at Christians
village, died ou Sunday last.
oolored man was arrested on Wednesday
morning, and lodged in the City Hail cells
charged with stealing ham from William II
Pierce s. Co.
John DIcCrone, Administrator, will sell a
public sale, at the residence Of John NJ Naudain
deceased, in Appoquinimink Hundred, neal
Middletowu, on Friday April lat 1864 AZ ~,
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NJ. Ogle, Auctioneer.
An ordinance to authorize Loan and appro
e. PIRATE the same for the erection Of additions
Water Works and Reservoir, will be found i
another column.
Every woman ought to read the proceedings @
the meeting OF the working women of New Yorl
in another column.
KENT CouNTY ARRAiRs.-We copy the follow
ing items from the Smyrna Times OF yesterday
ADouBLE FuNERAL.-0ur citizens were calle
upon last Sunday TO participate in the mournfu
Hulemnitles Of u double funeral of two daughter
OF Mr.. Richard r. Hastings of our town. Til
Oldest was the wife Of Alexander Faries, Jr., an
the younger Of Joseph e. FAIRIES The latte
had moved to Salisbury, Md, about six week
since, where she died and was conveyed TO thi
town for interment The singular and affectin
coincldent called to the NJ. E. Church at thre
o clock in the afternoon very large concours
OF sympathzing friends. At the appointed hou
the two cofins were brought in by the bearer
and placed in front of the pulpit, and after sing
ing, and an appropriate prayer by the Rev. MI
Thompson, DR.. Cooke delivered a feeling an
Impressive discourse from the language apple
by David to Saul aud Jonathan-lI Samuel. 81
/, Y. 23-"they were lovely aud pleasant i
their lives and in their death were not divided.
The illusions to their early embrace of religion
their youthful companionship and uniivde
directions, their united deaths, funeral and er
trance upon the Christisn's inheritance of
blissful immortality, touched tender chord
many hearts, Their remains were inferred
the new Nj. L. Cemetery. The mothers eac
nj left a helpless child, the younger an infant tW
il weeks old, for which much sympathy has bee
- excited
nd FIRE.-We regret to learn that Mr. Lewis
nd Bell, residing near henton, met with very ser
GUS loss on Monday, by the destruction by fire
of all OF his out-buildinRs, grain, proyender &C.
lr. Among the losses were 400 bushels of corn q
Ia bushels Of wheat, tons of Timothy hay. loo
no sheaves Of blades, young horse three years ol
er and another injured, straw, fodder all bis farm
~ ing implements, set of shipwright tools wort
ty $3.50, and various other articles OF value and nj
Of cessity. The dwelling house being near IN
u- burning buildings, it required all the efforts {
"a those present to prevent it from being destroye
of They have no knowledge how the fire originate,
,rl MIR. Bell was temporarily absent at q distaI
Of neghhors after seed oats when the confapratio
air broke out The loss will be about S. 900 nm
H. falls very heavily on Mr.. Bell
or HIGHWAY RoBBsRY AND ATTEMPTED MuRnp,
mn On Saturday night last, as an old man nams
nd Taylor was returning home from Smyrna n ii
railroad Station, he was assaulted from heb,n,
i'll he says, by two negroes, who knocked him dow
H. with brick, and, after repeated blows. rihe
al his pockets of five dollars, all the money be no
IN. sessed in the world. His skull was fractured
cd two places, rendering Trephining necessar
which was performed by DR.. DALEY Of this tow
MIR. T., his physician thinks will probably r.
cover. The perpetrators have not been ideni
oh fed.
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