Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

PIPER part Of this State, says Looking around o
ne here, find among those freely Offering them
elves and now in arms for the emergency, the
superintendent Of the st. Georges Presbyterian Il
sabbath Sohool-A farmer In the midst OF ms ms Of
harvest leaving crops, leaving wife and family Z,
behind, aud mounting upon a horse from his own o.
stable; find the Provost Marshal OF tnls mill b
lary district, also farmer aud man OF family a
his besthorse aud fastening to the rem
lezyous-no holiday ofheial you perceve,-l mud q
n prominent tralesman of st. Georges leaving '
his entire stock of goods shut up, until his Wlle'
in such work, took courage to {
stand behind the counter find three sous OF one {
of the elders Of the church gone the fourth was
hiudered by disability find the fourth son Of
another member Of the church, who has three
sons in the three years. service, gone to spend
his vacation in the service find the brother oil
IL captain in the three years Delaware Cavalry,
who had been left in charge Of the captains hne
farm, himself enlisting for the emergency anu
leaving the oat-crop standing in the held hnu
the wealthiest farmer in the immediate vicinity
of Delaware CITY gone as private in the infan-
try And that the Presbyterian clergy might
not go unrepresenied in this spontaneous out
burst Of zeal for the imperiled cause, the young
pastor of the Forest Church, Middletown, Rev
Isaac Riley, volunteered in similar capacity.-
We are sure that the step was not only noble and
inspiring in a civil point of view, but, IN the
emergency, one perfectly iustihable from the
point Of view Of the profession. We are glad to
be able to record it, that not only the laiiy OF
our churches, but our ministry, proved their
quick sense Of danger and their fitness, by inc
most scf-sacrifcing promptitude, to meet andio |
avert it.
We do not know of anything in the war to
compare with the swift muster OF the yeomanry
of Delaware II stirs the blood like the stories
Of the gathering Of the Highland clans, or the
response of the Greek chieftains TO the summons
Of Agamemnon. 1t exceeds the wonderful mar
shalling of Gen Buffers militia at the outbreak
| of the war; for that had already been organized
by Governor Andrew, before the war commenced,
at the suggestion Of the far-sighted Batler.-
| These men had no tie but common devotion to
the cause, 50 unsel6sh hatnone waited moment
on the other, hut all rushed eagerly to the COM
mon defence, the moment the Governors sum.
mons was received Worthy is the muster OF
the gallant Seventh Regiment of Delaware, to be
sung in poet strains and to he held up as an ex'
ample to the tardy militia of her sister States
Il BIBLE SoclErY-The Bible Society Of Sussex
County held It's Annual Meeting at Georgetown,
on the 2lst ult. Addresses were delivered by the
Revs. A. Wallace, A. Freed, J. Cook and Dr,
Sheldon. The next session will te held at Bridge
Vile
The committee 10 nominate officers for the en-
suing year submitted the following report which
on motion was adopted, to witt
For president-Rey, I. r. McColley.
For Vice Presileuts-NIers C. Draper, Cedar
{ Greek Hd; DR.. wm. W. Wolfe, Broadkiln; Rev.
G. Ii. Nimmo, Lewes & RehOboth; Gov. William
Cannon, North West Fork; Isaac NJ. Fisher,
t Nanticoke; Wm. W. Morgan, Broad Greek; Rev.
; II C. Fries Little Greek; John 7. Long, Dags-
bofo Wm s Hull, Baltimore; John r. McFee,
\ Georgetown; Paynter Frame, Indian River.
il For Cor Secretary, Hon. c. S. Layton
Rec. " Rev. C. II. Mustard.
n Treasurer Charles II. Richards,
i Executive Committee, Gov. Wm. Cannon,
John r. McFee, William ". Morgan, Rev. A.
Wallace and Warren Kinder.
Il SHOOTING AFFAlR AT LuAREL.-The George
y town Messenger, says ;-On Saturday night last
the 30th ult., a quarrel occurred between Jamel
d Wheeler aud Isaac Vincent, when Wheeler drew
" a pstol and bowie knife upon lsano Vincent
II threatening to kill him A man by the name o
- Lafayette Engard, inhis usual jocular way, step
up with the remark, "Oh You won't shoot an,
ie body" Whereupon Wheeler turned upon En-
II gard and cooking his pistol fired it into th
y ground. "Therc, knew you would not shoe
anybody" said Engard. Wheeler immediate
"a cooked his pistol and shot Engard in the mddes
Io from which wound his attendant physicians, Dire
u McFarren and Wolfe think he must die.
. After Engard was shot he was carried home
D. Wheeler followed him with pistol aud bowie knit
e' still in hand.
re Wheeler has lived in Laurel since the first {
" january. lie hAs been in the county about
- years.
ne No steps have been taken for his arrest as ye
INrERREp.-The remains of John Malone,
ht who was killed on the Railroad, on Sunday las
ng were inferred in the Catholic cemetery, on Tue
OF dny afternoon last. The funeral was attendt
nj by st. Peters Beneficial Society, to which
L. Il 1a~r ntr afW al a
he friends.
uu REVISION OF THE ENROLMENT LIST. - C'
4" Jeifrries, Acting Assistant Provost Marsh
General of Maryland and Delaware, has issu
oul instructions to the various provost marsha
IAN within his jurisdiction to continue the revisit
Ut of the enrolment lists 80 that the names Of {
ne persons who are physically disqualified from sc
vice. aliens, and others, who may have Gle
right to exemption, should be stricken off {
lists. This will necessarily reduce the numbe
'y' to be drafted from, leaving on the list only tho
who are able bodied.
SENT TO FoRT DELAwARE.-Twenty-tw rel
o. prisoners left Harrisburg, on Tuesday morni
Is for Fort Delaware.
pl,o The SEVENTH DELAwARR.-We are inform
that at the last advices the Seventh Delhwa
an. were in the yincHity of Gettysburg, Pa. The
or, having friends in the Regiment, would do "
receive direct intelligence from the Regiment.
PENNSYLVANIA ELRcTIoRs. election to
place in Pennsylvania, on Thursday last, on
is proposed amendment to the Constitution of ii
my Stale so as to allow the soldiers to vote, whe
OF ever they may be- The result is that the
acy mendments have been adopted by decided II
pa jority.
H"' AcKowLEDdEMENT.-Th U. S. Christian Co
mission acknowledge the recent of five dollf
~ from Dr. Hamilton, Vi Odessa, per Rev. j.
iius Lanthis.
leu WAHTED.--A man-white or colored-is wa
d., ed to run a stationary Steam engine. ANY per:
o'u having any experience in that way will hear
30 Il good situation, work light and pay LIBERAL
ns, For further information apply at this office.
tbe AccIDExT.-Wo are Informed that little |
III, named Russell, had one of his hands badly
oil iured a few days since, while trifling with a
ter IN front of William I. Griifenberg's Spar MAJ
factory. near the Old Ferry, in the easterly p
the of the city.
loss Hot Manufacturing the past week
we weather has been excessively warm, the th'
un- mometer ranging from 80 to 95 degrees in
ere shade On Monday workmen employed out-do
ied. were compelled to cease from their labors on
zee, count of the intense heat. On Tuesday evenil
IN We were blessed with delightful rain, and "
'st- terlay was more moderate, though still gu
warm Much good will, no doubt, result fr
Nc the storm, as the grass wns much parohed by
rays Of the sun, aud pasture was worthless.
A DLsRnrER Charles Elwell, of Company
We LIST Delaware, was reported at the Medical
per, rectors Office, Philadelphia, on Saturday, as
'at- deserter from Satteree Hospital in that city,
u APPOINrMEEr I'VE understand that Mr.. W
lnH Pyle has been appointed Chief Clerk in the p
e' Office in this city, made vacant by the retiremt