Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-04-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Incidents of the Week.
JAMES LEWIS, Aid-in- c Chief.

The excitement which commenced on
Sunday evening after the reception of the
news Of the surrender of Lee and his army.
was continued on Monday morning. AT an
early hour, crowds began to gather at differ
ent points on Market street, and it was
evident that certain persons of well-known
Copperhead proclivities would be visited
and be compelled TO display the National
colors from their residences. With one or
two exceptions, those called upon, showed
a willingness to comply with the request of
the crowd. DIR. .Chaytor, upon being asked
to unfurl the Tag, refused to comply where
upon they assaulted his residence and broke
number of his windows, in consequence of
which he fred on them, slightly wounding
two persons. DIR. Chaytor was arrested and
conveyed to the Provost Guard House, but
was released on Tuesday morning.
number of persons also visited the
house of DIR. Kane, and requested him to
display the flag upon his refusing to do so,
he was set upon by the crowd aud beaten
severely after which he consented to hang
out the colors.
A wagon containing some half dozen men,
with bells OF all sizes, which they continued
to ring during the time the wagon was in
motion, was driven through the streets the
fore part of the day and was tie cause of
much merriment on the part Of by-standers.
FLAG RAISING,
Jacob Richardson raised handsome
National flag on his shop, Fifth street
between Spruce and Church streets. on
Tuesday morning. AS it was unfurled TO
the breeze, cheer after cheer went up from
the workmen who had been assembled 10
witness the proceedings.
On Tuesday morning, our citizens re-
turned to their respective avocationB, and
our city resumed its accustomed quiet.
EPIIoNE or BUSINESS AND Personal MATTERS.
-Sergt. A. I. Bradley of the lst Delaware
Regiment, has been sent to Philadelphia, with
about seventy men from the st Veteran Reserve
Corps, to do guard duty.
The Handel aud Haydn Society, Of this city,
will give grand concert on the evening Of the
10th inst
MIR. Joseph Bickta has received contract
from the Government tor one hundred and
eighty thousand pairs of shoes.
At the annual school election held in School
District No. n, April lst 1866, Thomas PilllnR
and George P. Bowing were elected commis-
sioners and William Martin, Clerk, to serve for
the ensuing year. A tax of $500 was also
levied for tue support Of the school
1t is stated that Captain Cause, a brother of
" REPORTED
to be dead, is alive and we'll
Samuel W., son of VIM Simmons. ESQ.
arrived in this city on Wednesday morning,
having been paroled on the 2l Of this month.
He was captured at Poplar Grove Church nea.
Petersburg on the let OF October, when he wst
taken 10 Libby prison where he was kent four
weeks lie was next taken to Salisbury where
he was kept four months aud three weeks. lie
next passed week in Dsnville, when he was
brought back to Libby and, after being kepi
there three days, was paroled, and sent to
Annapolis, Md.
An ordinance in relation to the removal o.
Snow from the paved side walks will be found
in our columns to-day.
The steamer Ariel will resume her r.ps
between this city and Philadelphia on Monday
April II, 1865. A Lew Piston will replace the
one broken on Tuesday last.
School ELEoTIoS.-The school election il
Georgetown, Sussex county, as we learl
from the Union, on Saturday last resulted
as follows: In district No. BOG Jos. T
Adams was elected clerk and DR.. Geo. w
Maull and Thomas b. Simple, commission
ers In district No. sc Edger c. NAPLES
was elected clerk and John r. McFee and
S. I. Hazard, commissioners. In district
No. lO7 John S. Tindal, was elected clerk
and John Sorden and Jas. A. Wolfe, COM
mlssloners. In district No. 81 Greensburl
Lynch, was elected clerk, and James Ii
Russell aud jas. g. Duuning, commissioners
The first two districts were carried for th,
Union ticket and the last two for the Dem
ocratic ticket. In district No. 96 ther,
was quite a spirited contest, the Uniol
party gaining it by but one majority.
BY WHOSE AUTHORITY "A little boy was yes
terday employed in going from door to door
begging for {" Eve or ten cents, for the benef
of No. School" Was this lad taking his ire
lessons in rascality, or has ne been authorize
by some person thus to 60 begging and If SO
by whom
RuS 0yER--On Wednesday morning last
a little girl, while crossing Market street
: above Fifth, was run over by carriage
She was conveyed to the Drug store Of u
Bringhurst & Co., when it was found tina
she was not badly injured.
i, WOUNDED SoLDIERs.-A train of cars cor
tanning a number of soldiers wounded il
the recent battles in front Of Richmond
passed through this city, on Wednesday
afternoon.