Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Delaware aud Pennsylvania State Line
Railroad company have cold sufficient stock Il
organic, the company forthwith, and accord.
ingly an election for directors is announced to
take place on the 18th Of April, at No, 800
Market street, as VS. learn By an advertisement /
III to-dAy's paper.
Special attention 10 invited /, the Staten
Island Fancy Dyelng Establishment, t,-adverllss-
ment in This issue.
The annual election for members Of the Board
OF Public Education will be held 10 the several
wards OF this city, on the first Saturday in
April, at 2 O'Clock. The members whose terms
expire, are Msssrs Quinby, McLear, Moore,
Walter, Porter, Hall, Bishop Lee, Hles aud
Candy
The dwelling part of the Hous, No 7i6
Market street is advertised for rent to day.
| Ths Agricultural Society ofFcr for salc II lot
Of old lumber at the show grounds on the first
Of April See Advertisement.
William McCaulley Co., will sell large
house and III acres OF land on the Wilmington
oanseway
W W. Hopes Co., have removed their
Dry Goods esIabl shment from the Statesman
building, to No 6O3 Market street, opposite the
Bauk Of Delaware, where they will sell their
large aud well assorted stock at the reduced
pricss
Wednesday was regular clustering March
day, clouds Of dust dew about in the wind, until
settled by shower or two Of rain.
The Interesting revival at the 2 Baptist
church is still progressing Crowds are nightly
in attendance.
The Draft for this county will commence to-
morrow.
The new Franklin Card and Bill-head press
which We put up on last Monday, works most
admirably aud we'll The press IL made with
the very latest improvements, and is fast aud
reliable. 1t is quite luxury to see her work
Persons in want Of cards, tickets or any other
Kind Of neat job printing should send in their
orders in time, and secure good work on a good
press
Mr.. William II. England, well known to our
Delaware regiments IS the 6rst quarter-mastsr
Of supplies during the earlier days Of the war
has removed TO Avondale, on o farm recently
purchased by him. His pleasant face and
mrlh-proyoking conversations will be missed by
many Of his friends in this city. who have been
accustomed to listen to and relish his numerous
dry jokes.
Mr.. William Belt, has purchased the fixtures
and laid 10 fne stock of fresh Dry Goods, at
the old established store of Brown & Hartley,
: No. llO East Third street, where he intends
conducting the Dry Goods business Mr. Belt
is an honorable, honest, and much respected
citizen, and will treat his customers with fair
ness aud courtesy. We commend him to the
patronage of the public
} meeting OF the Subscribers to the stock OF
the " Wilmington Petroleum Company" will bs
be held at No. 604 Market Street, on April I,
1865
We direct the special attention Of our readers
10 the advertisement headed "Oil Lands fol
sale" n another column of our paper to-day.
DR. j. I. Wilson has removed HIS Drug Sjort
TO No. COS Market street, ia ibis city, NJ has
procured supply OF fresh Drugs, Medicines
and Perfumery, from the hest rhilsdephia
houses.
The Auditor of the State gives notice that he
will be at Georgetown April l0,h, at Dove
April 25th, aud at New Castle May 9th, an,
remain at each place three successive days. 70
the purpose Of settling with the School Commit
tees
NorlcE TO Prasoss LIABLE 10 the DaArr.-
The tUenty-hird section Of the ameudsd &c
Of the Euroment act approved March 81, 1855
is as follows:
"section 23. And bc II further enacted, Tha
any person or persons enrolled iu any sub.dis
trici may, after notice OF dralt, and before th
same shall have taken place, cause TO mustered
into the service OF the Tinted Stutes such NUN
Der OF recruits, not subject TO drutt es they ma
deem eKpedient, which recruits shall stand 1
the credit of the persons thus causing ihem I
be mustered 10, and thall he tax sen as substitute
for such persons, OF so many Of them ~ may b
' drafted, TO the extent Of the number OF sue
9 recruits, and ln the order dcsignatcd by th
. principals ut the time such recruits are thus a
aforesaid mustered in."
Y The obitot of the 29i section Of the amend
ment Of the Enrolment act, approved March 81
1865, is TO enable associations to nut in recruit
to represtnt their drafted members.
The persons put In under this section, a. 70
cruts, are volunteers, aud not substitutes
Recruits ars entitled to bountiee from ia
II United States, according to the length Of III
term of their enlistment.
: Substitutes are in no case entitled to thes
|. Government bounlies.
A party represented by a recruit is entitled
Il exemption for one, two, or three years, acc nd
r. ing to the period Of enlistment Of the recruit.
; Such recruits can be enlisted only after motto
u of draft, and before the draft takes place
r They must be men who are not liable to dra
4 anywhere iu the United States.
Associations are entitled 10 as mnny credit
h as they have recruits to represent them.
!. The men to be exempted must be desiguat
before the draft tEkes place, in the order
u which the credits are TO apply.
p. As many men will be exempted as there III
recruits, and in the order designlted'
IT The draft must take place for the full quot,
r without reference to the recruits.
The recruits aro only applied and creliie
IL after the draft transpIes.
The recruits are for the benefit of the assoce
tion they represent.
If more men are drafted from an associate
than they have recruits to represent ;hem euc
l. as are not exempted will be held to person.
service, OF required to furnish substitutes.
II fewer number OF men are drafted from q
" association, the surplus will he lost to the asso
, citation, and must accrue to the benefit Of III
/. aub-dsttict at large: that is to say, the over
: plus will be counted as So many men obtaine
u under the draft, and will excuse as many Of III
1t last drawn, the quota being then supplied.
h But it will only excuse such from liability
n this draft and their names will be retained o
a the enrolment Isis for all future drafts, uni
c exempted.
Q The benefits Of section ed canuot, ~ oolrs,
g obtain after draft has ,ranspired, or before
n has been ordered EDWIN WILMER,
n Pro. Mar. for Delaware
- March Goth, 1865.
j. 7. W. DuRBAR, Eso-TgMpERANcE.-O d
It izeus will be pleased to know that 7. W. Dunba
n Esq will deliver Temperance address in ia
!. Hall of the Institute on Thursday evening mex
= the Both inst The oratorical powers Of Nj
y Dunbar are well known in our community, 70
d he labored hard among us during the late pollt
cal campaigp, and his varied aud peculiar sty
Of speaking was such as not Ony 10 please b,
~ inform his large audiences. usou the sukiet
" Of Temperance he will be equally eloquent an
efficient, and those who may ATTEND his leclui
cannot fail to be inspired with yirtuous ptinoi
r, pies, and prompted TO ail cause Whjc
,r demands the approval Of every patriot an
"a christian How much drunkenness there is i
!, our community, and yet how little is doing
!, prevent the terrible evil The proceeds OF hi
d lecture pass into The hands Of Temperance asso
K Citations, to be appropriated to advance the
10 Virtuous cause Tickets of admission, 9j c,s