Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Read Riddle declines to be candidate for Con-
grcss
James +. Price, Of ulasshoroueh, N. j., |
preached in the lecture room Of Asbury NJ. L. |
Church. last Friday evening
The Union men Of pencaipr Hundred, have
nominated the following ticket - Levy Court
Commissioner, s. d. Townsend Assessor, Out
trn d. Jester; Inspector, Adam Dayett; Road
Commissioner, Thomas McIntire.
At the Agricultural Exhibition on Thursday,
the prize in the first contest was nwar-
del to roam horse Abe, over bay mare l.ida be-
longing to q. Sparks. In the second TO Montreal
owned by VIM. 5. Fleming, over Black Hawk,
Owned by the Messrs Townsend and Robinson.
In the third contest tho;prize was awarded to a
bay horse owned by john Wheeler, ever sorrel
entered by George Flzwaier. The time in the
last match was 2.42 being the best ever made on
this track.
The Gas Company have raised the price Of gas
to 50 ~ per lOOO feet, including Government tax,
deuetng 20 cents per 1000 feet in cases where
the Hills are paid within five days after delivery
The MeClollanites held a meeting at the City
| llNll, on Friday evening, which was addressed
ly Thomas L. Bayard, Charles B. Lore, aud
James l.. Kilgore.
COMMISSIONER OF TUE BoARp or EsRoLMHNr.
President Lincoln has appointed Samuel
Blllle Esq. Of this city, Commissioner OF tho
Banrl of Enrolment, for the District of Delaware
III place Of Leonard f. Wales, resigned. Mr.
Blddle was qualified and entered on his duties
yesterday.
UAT1Ls ron The REBEIs.-The Chester Re
a5hcan, says "A drove of fat cattle compri-
slug Two or three hundred head, pass through
this place every Monday, on its way to Delaware
Clly, where the animals are slaughtered to feed
the rebel prisoners at Fort Delaware Most of
lheee cattle are first class, fit to grace the best
snlls in any of the city maj kets What a cnn-
tfast between the food we furnish the rebels.
aud that provided by them for eur own soldiers
oohiln'd IN the prisons Mt Richmond Our men
there are furnished with husky corn bread inent
reicmhling mule beef, coarse. harl nui striuey
and also deficient in quantity. While we feed
the rebels fat and return them strong aud healthy
lc their friends they slarve our brave felows. and
rejoice whenever they can reader Union soldier
unfit for duty by bad treatment.
Cecil COUNTY MATTERs.-1ho Cecil whr of
Saturday says:-
Hon. N. b. Smiihers, will address Union
mass meeting al Ceoilton, Md, on Saturday
next.
DcaM qf AndrelO NcIatirc, Es9-It is our
painful duty this morning to announce the death
Of Andrew Mclntire. Esq lie died at his resi-
dencr, short distance from town, on Ihmsdly
night last, OF congestion of the lungs. MIR. AI5-
lntre was one Of our most respected aud useful
citizens, and lis untimey death, which occurred
in the very prime OF life, has touched with sor-
row this whole community.
hHied.-A lad, ten or twelve years old son
Of MIR James Cullen, near tue Bull Frog, was
thrown from wagon, on Wednesday last, aud
no severely injured in the head that he died "A
n short time afterwards.
4 GOOD Collection. The collection taken in
the NJ. L. Church, here ON Sunday last, for the
Bible cause, amounted 70 SGS.
NHt EATnfd- The -four and sorghum mills of
G. a D. Mercer, near Kimhleville, Chester cuun.
~, Pa, caught fire on Friday, the 23l ult., and
were totally destroyed. Loas, about $4,000
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Thursday evening last
Coroner Zehey WAS summoned TO the resiienee
OF a coloIed woman named Purnell, in Tatnnll
street, between Seventh and Eighth, to iryesli
gate the causes attending the death Of Mr.. las
r. Bro6son. jury was empaunellod after
which the following facts were ELECTED = II mn.
pears that Mr. BrObSon, furnished and oocupieI
"a room IN the upper part of Mrs purnell's
house. On Wednesday morning he woa soon
going up stairs since which time nothing fur
ther was known Of his whereabouts. until
Thursday afternoon, when little child Of Mrs
furhell was sent up into the third story on an
erranl. 1t returned, and informed its mother
that there appeared to be very offensive smell
in the vicinity of Mr. Brobsou's room, The
mother investigated the child's statement. mud
found it correct. She Immediately sent to the
CITY Hail, and requested that officers might be
sent to investigate the matter. Accordingly.
two police officers were despatched to the scene,
who found the room door unlocked and upon
entering discovered tho body Of Mr. urobann
lying on the floor. The Coroner was sent far
Immediately. Dir, Wilson examined the bo1y
and gave It as his opinion that he died from
apoplexy. The deceased was about So years Of
age and had no family. He is sou OF the late
VIM. L. Hrobson.
CArTUREn.-The rebel steamer Havana. wa,
onptured OIL Yuchtano banks, on the ION nil
after chase Of five hours, with a cargo of COZ
balcs of cotton The Havana, is an iron side
wheel vessel Of 500 tons, is quito fast, anl wa.
, built in This city. she will be sent to Boston
under convoy Of the gunboat luka
KILLED on rng RAmRoAD.-On Tucsda,
! Morning last, at mn early hour the body of i
man about 80 years Of age, dressed 10 salu
clothes was iounl lying on the track of H.,
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail.
road near Magnolia, MD. llis.brea.t mud bea,
! we're crushed In so that the heart and fonru
, were rut ont. From the fact that there WA
found in his pockets discharge from the nnya
service in the name OF George Fiiz, as also
latter directed to the same ut the Sailors Home
lhlhdelphla, il was thought that was his name
There was also found in his pockets S4OO il
Treasury notes and S92 in gold, which none,
WAS taken in charge by the Justice VINO held In
inquest. IL was supposed that he fell off th
traal coming South The night previous His ~
mains were properly inferred near where he wa
found.
: NoMlHATIoNs, The Locofoco Convention
a which met Mt New Castle, last Saturday, mad
= the following nominations
Senator-James Brown, Brandywine lid.
: rosentatives-TheodoTo f. Crawford, viii
mington James L. Kilgore, Christiana d.
- Lesley, New Castle.
q Levy Court. A. b Smith, Brandywine
/ john Cochran, Wilmington Robert d. Hicks
0 New Castle.
/ Sherif-peter D. Vandiser, New Castle Hid.
r COroner--JOhu Peery, Wilmington.
LAndE UNION MEETING.-A large aud entlu
elastic meeting Of the friends OF Lincoln an
johnson, was held ut Townsend, on Thursda
0 evening last, which was ably and eloquently all
a dressed by Hon. John a. Allderdioe, a candidat
3 for Representative to the General Assembly. -.
Q Mr. Allderdicc made a very effective speech, an
9 discussed the political issuea of the day in
0 masterly manner.
FuNERAL.-The remains Of Mr.. Thomas Ii
4 Robinson, were Inferred in the Wilmington nm
a Braudywine Cemetery, on Saturday afternoo
4 last. His funeral was attended by Fairfa
a Lodge, No. &, |. o. o. T., of which he was III
. presiding officer, aud large circle of relatiy
i and friends.
LIEur. W. z. MoORE.-Among the Unio
prisoners at Savannah Georgia, is Lieut.. VIM
.. Moore, of Company D, Third Maryland Cav
airy Mr. Moore belongs to this city