Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-06-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


EPITOME OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL MATTERS.
VIM. II. Coward formerly of the Fourth
Delaware Volunteers, has opened Flour and
Feed Store, in Second street, between West and
Tatnal streets, where he will keep conptantly
on hand large stock of the best brands of
Flour and excellent Feed.
The Washington Section, No. /, Cadets Of
Temperance, made an excursion to Pennsgrove,
New Jersey, on Monday last. They were ac-
companied by number Of their friends, and
spent the day in pleasant and agreeable
manner.
The Sabbath School attached to the German
Baptist Church, corner of Fifth and Walnut
streets, had picnic in the woods on the
BrandyWine on Tuesday last
The German vocal music Societies Of the
Eastern and Middle States are to have grand
Jubilee at New York, commencing on the l6h
Of July and terminating on the 21st. The
sangerbund Society, Of this city, will participate
in the demonstration.
George Bengaman, of Company A, 2Olst
Pennsylvania Volunteers, died at tho Union
Volunteer Hospital, in Philadelphia, on Monday,
from typhoid fever, CONTRACTED at Fort Delaware.
Another batch of rebel prisoners, about six
hundred in number, left Fort Delaware, on
Monday, for their homes. The most of them
were non-cOmmissioned officers, aud belonged 10
Bushrod Johnson's and Hills commands A
large proportion of the squad were North
Carolinians, and were fairly dressed. Fort
Delaware is fast becoming depopulated. There
are no othcers there now, only such as find it
difficult to give bond.
Among the graduates at West Point Military
Academy, at the recent examination, is George
II. Burton, Of this State. lie stands No. "a in
a class Of GS.
By a recent order Of the War Department, the
payment Of oil United States bOunties to men
enlisting in the military service will cease, from
and after July lst, 1866.
Oliver p. Shoemaker, a member Of Company
O, Cloth PennsylVania Volun teers died at Fort
Delaware, on the 9Th inst, from congestion Of
the lungs. John M,Csrney, OF Company II, OF
the came Regiment, died at the Fort on
Saturday, Of consumption Of the lungs aged 80
years.
The Sunday Schools connected with Asbury
NJ E. Church intend making an excursion 10
Tacony, on Thursday the Goth inst, on the
steamboat "SWan." Tickets for adults 81, for
| children, 90 cents.
An establishment for the manufacture of hubs
and felloes, and also carriage factory are about
being erected In the new town Of Lincoln, in
Sussex County.
| II is not generally known that the parties who
robbed the Milford Bank have been discovered,
One Of them was q resden: of the neighborhood,
one Of the others was shortly after convicted OF
other crimes in aneighboring State, and sen
fenced to the State prison for life, and the other
for term Of years The resident of the neigh
borhood, who had nude his escape to Canada,
confessed that he watched for the men and aided
them, and that he got o share Of the money,
which he afterwards buried, and dug up-but
that he had spent most of it in gambling and
drinking. The amount taken by the robbers was
$4,000.
Nm. II. Naff sold for the executors of Tbomas
woodward, last Saturday, the following proper.
erty; No. l. A brick house on West street, near
Ninth, to Enos larkin, for 81 500. No 9. A
lot at the corner of Sixth and Spruce streets, moi
sold No. 8. One brick house near the corner
Of Eleventh and Lombard streets, to Jacob Gal
low, for $500. No. A. A small brick house aud
4e perches Of land on a lane leading from the
Lancaster to the Kennett turnpike, to Robert
Graves, for $500. No. 3. A two story framt
house and lot containing six perches Of land
to Augustus Schneider, for $500 Nos. and Z
Containing five acres aud ninety five perehes Of
land, 10 Augustus Schneider for $500 per acre
james Bradford and II. F. Pickles have solt
the lot fronting Ga feet inches on Washington
street and 100 feet on Fifth street, to john G
Yates, for $1,000
VIM. Bright has sold for John D. Harris, the
brick house, No 22l King street, for $4,000.
VIM. Bright offers for sale FIRST rate farm o
2O9 acres, in New Castle Hundred, near Hare
Corner, on the Christiana Greek, where there i
good landing The farm is in good c,ler
II will be sold at o fair price and on reasonable
terms. 1t is worthy of the attention of capi
talists.
The New Castle County Bank at Odessa. ba,
been organized into n National Bank. with ,
capital oil $4,000 Chas. Tatmau, President
DR.. 3. F. Chatham, Cashier.
The sales OF the various parcels or tracts 0
real estate late of Jas. d. Wids, dec, in Ken
Co., on Thursday last, amounted to sometL;a,
over $4,000, and was, with one Or two excep
tons, purchased by the heirs.
AT meeting of the managers Of the Camdel
Union Camp Ground, last week, it was decide,
to hold camp-meeting, to commence on Thurs
day, July 9th. This will be The camp-meetin,
Of the season.
Out OF seventeen prisoners captured from Iii,
4th Delaware at Cold Harbor, Va, sixteen q
them we're starved to death, it is stated.
Roll OF MISSING MeN.-We have reoe;ys,
, from Miss Clara Barton, OF Washington. b. @
Roll No. /, containing the names of our missipt
soldiers IN the war for the Union. Miss BartoI
mas laoored indefaigably to search out the fact
: anu compile this list, and is anxious to procure
9 She requests that II any one sees Ibis ow,
! name, or that Of comrade whom he Euo,s, !,
be living" to inform her Immediately, Letter
Of inquiry ln relation to soldiers addressed +,
: Miss Clara Barton, Washington, b. c. viii mae
with prompt attention. The rell of r,,,;s, ,ss,
Z may be seen at our office. We subio,p tSe M lis
/ Of those belonging to DelaWare:-Ge W
: Maxworthy, Co. D, Cd Delaware; Joseph Rbins
. Company @, lst Delaware Henry i. Thorn
Co. D, Cd Delaware.
; A FIoHr.-0n Wednesday week last, two me
named james Kenney, a returned volunteer
and Michael Matthews, while laborinR unde
the influence OF liquor, got into fight, in thi
city, when Matthews bit portion Of Kenney'
; nose OF. He was taken to the office of Di
Wales, who dressed the wound. The matter
to undergo judicial investigation.
: THE EXCURSION TO Cars MAY.-The excursion
! 70 Cape May on Tuesday last, on the steamboa
Manhattan, was fns affair The boat wa
crowded With ladies, gentlemen and children
and every thing passed of in the most pleasap
. and agreeable manner, although the rain some
what interfered with the pleasures Of IL.
company.