Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Epitome If Business ami Persoaal matters.
-Brcyet Lieut.. Col H. b. Judd. will sell AT
public auction, ON Saturday next. at No. SOY
Market Street, in this city, all the remaining
property of the Provost Marshnl's Office ol
the District of Delaware, consisting of Office
Furniture, Stationery, sc.
Adams, French u ilcaly, will sell their
entire Stock and Farming Utensils. at public
sale, on the l4th inst, at nine O'Clock, 4 NJ.
at the Vineyard Farm, late the property OF
John Reybold, decd, near Delaware CITY.
rms sale is worthy the attention of farmers
The stock is among the best in the State, and
tie farming implements new, having been
used but one season.
Obscqgies # ChdHcelior Harriuqion.-I
funeral of Chancellor Harrington. took placr
from his late residence at Dover, Delaware
on Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock. The
train which leaves this city at 9.h0. conveyed
large number of prominent Philudclphians.
as wen as our own citizens TO that place, to
participate in the solemn ceremonies AT the
slations along the route large additions were
made TO those who desired to testify their
respect for the deceased The citizens Of
Kent were present in large numbers, and the
town wore solemn appearance. Every
one seemed to feel deeply the loss the State
mas sustained. The remains Of the late
Chancellor were escorted 10 the Methodist
Episcopal Church, the largest church nditcr
in Dover, at two o'clock The building yns
crowded to excess
The body laid in a magnificent black vel
vel coiiln, beautifully decorated with flowers.
and was carried up the main aisle ly tbe
pall-bcarers, selected from all parts of the
STATE, as lollows:-llnn Joseph T. Comcevs.
Hon {. - Layton, levi g. Clark Hanson
Robinson, Andrew c. Gray, Daniel Corbit
George W. Cummins, and Charles WRIGHT
Immediately following were Chiet Justice
Gllpn and AssOCiatc Justices Houston.
Wooten, and Wales of the superior Court.
and Judge Hall, Ofthe United States District
Court, together with the members of the lc,
gal profession and the clergy throughout the
state. Then followed the Immediate tamily
and relatives OF the deceased and the yisi.
tors from the State at large
The pulpit was appropriately draped in
mourning, and seats were provided for the
attending clcrgymen Mcssrs Curtis, Littell.
Cook, Murphy, Colclazer and Bradford re
presenting all The denominations in Dover.
solemn and impressive religious services
Were gone through, including glowing cu.
logy on the lif and services of Chancellor
harrington, by The i,eV. Mr.. Colcla2er which
was listened to with wrapl attention by The
vast audience, which embraced the talent
and learning OF The State Of Delaware. An
| opportunity was then given tonl 10 view tbc
remains
The services at the church having been
concluded, the funeral cortcgc, numberinu
solhe SIX hundred, proceeded to the burial
grounds Of the Methodist Church. Here
the beautiful and impressive burial service
from the Protestant Episcopal PRAYER Book
was read and the body Of the Distinguished
deceased Was committed to its last earthly
resting place. special train had been pro
| ylded by the Directors of the Delaware
railroad, Of which Chancellor Harrington
was the founder and President. and convey.
ed the strangers present 10 their respective
homes.
Few public men have carried with them
to the grave so many warm friends and sin.
ccre mourners, as did the distinguished de.
ceased.
Lnceadjorism IN Dc'q,rdre Coahiy-W,
have received n letter from u gentleman in
Delaware County, Pa, who, in speaking OF
the recent fires in that County says:-
ut may be of some interest To Won to
know that within about three weeks there
have been some eight or ten large barns and
| three factories burned to the ground in this
County. They have hecn, without doubt.
lred by an organized band of incendia.
rles. The first Of these acts of vandalism
led many to suppose that the outrage wns
committed by gang OF thieves from Philn-
delphla, in order To facilitate their one.
rations- More recently, however, the fires
nave occurred in open daylight and so ire.
quently that the general impression seems ia
be that the work is done by Rebel emissn.
RES more particularly from the fact that
every Darn burned belonged to Republicans
| or dnti-stdrerg mfH. We learn that thf
Judge of the County Court has issued 4
proclamation, of some nature. cmpowerinn
every properly-holder Of the County TO mr..
rest on sight any suspicious characters who
may be found ON their premises. Several
have accordingly been brought before of1i.
GERS of justice, but, as nothing definite could
be proved against them, they were released
A number OF doubtful characters have bepr
i wandering among lis; some terribly "seedv'
and repulsive, and others in fine style Ol
the latter class might mention two finely
dressed men, with a handsome huerv and
span of horses, engaged in seliHq 0gsfersi
Some OF our large manufacturers are guard
ing their establishments with strong forces.
prepared and authorized to shoot down on
the spot any night prowlrrs Wonder if the
Rebels South and their sympnthi2ers of the
''coppery' tribe North, Imagine that these
acts of outrage willtend to increase tic stocl,
of supplies being so generously collected in
lhe loyal states lQf the destitute and per-
ishing thousands of the late slave States?''
Sales Of RoGi Estqte.-Wm. McCaullev 4
Co. have sold for Thomas j. SNYDER a bTicl
house on Washington Street, below Fourth
TO Bauday Simmons, for S2, ,l5O. For Mar
shall i. Pennock brick house, No. GOt
King Street, to Samuel Kelley, for S7,250
For Thomas c. Frame, of Dover a brick
house, No. 71S King Street, to William G
Lowe, for So, 500 Three brick houses Of
Lord StrGut, below Church, 10 William Nc
Ginley, for $4,000 For Franklin Plat. o
Philadelphia, farm of one hundred acres
near Newark, Del, to James NJ Gros4 :.
St. Georges, for $4,000 Three frame house,
on Kirkwood Street, between 7th and sth
to John Lynn, for 5000. A building lot Of
Locust Street, between Sth and 9th. to Jas
Mckay, for S05. A brick house on Sixth
Street, No Gl9 to Henry Stoops, for 81, 100
and three brick houses on Spruce Street
near Fourth, to John Mulligan, for So, 700