Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-11-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

lorts now making, under favorable auspices,
for its preservation and calculation.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Epitome Of Business ami PersoHai Matters.
We learn that Captain L. Wilmer, late
Provost Marshal of Delaware, gave n supper
10 a number OF his personal friends at lis
residence in this city, one evening last week
The Agricultural Fair will commence to-
morrow, and continue until Thursday even,
ing. Ii is said that some of the hest horses
in the State will he entered for lhc prizes,
and it is anticipated that large number Of
persons will he in attendance.
Mayor Maris has appointed Jacob Hyatt,
City Watchman in the First Ward. in place
ot X. r. Gcary, resigned.
The City Council al its meeting on Thurs
day evening, passed an ordinance providing
for the election OF officers for The lnexpired
terms Of all who may die or resign. n d.
Smith was elected city auditor by unan
nous vote.
The new ordinance in relation tn hogs
will he found in another column. Every
person owning swine should read it.
Major G. Bell, Commissary of Subsistence
L. s. Army, adycrtiscs that sealed proposals
in duplicate, will he received hy him, at his
uiANNi III hN0HllEull llNs uulll ~ - CLOCK
on the 2lsl inst, for the purchase or about
five hundred head OF cattle The cattle may
be seen at the Government cattle yard, in
Alexandria, Va See advertisement
historical Society The regular meeting
OF the Historical Society of Delaware, was
held on Thursday evening last, in the Direc.
tors room Of the Institute In the absence
Of the President, DIR. IL. F. Askew, one ol
. tpp 4l. ri
were also present Right Rev Bishop Lee.
Rev Messrs, Breck and Coleman, Drs. Bul-
lock and Bush, Nlessrs VIM. Candy, Dove,
Howland, Chandler, Pennington, Stapler,
Vincent, Biddle, and others Amongst The
alitems of interest, was report through
Dr. Bush, Of visit to William r. Read, Esq,
by committee appointed to confer with him
on the subject of publishing his valuable his
torical work on the life and times of his
grandfather, Hon. George Read There was
expressed on the part Of the Society at this
meeting, very great desire to see the work
issued, and a readiness to cooperate in any
feasible way with its respected author to.
wards this object. For sone time past, in
| deed since its organization, tile Society has
been without a room of its own, and its
Cabinet and Library have been lying in scat.
| tered portions in various places, On Thurs
| day last a very appropriate room was rentef
in the Institute Building, and a committe,
| appointed to see 10 its proper furnishing, and
the placing therein of the valuable collection
of relies and books and other articles Of in
terest now belonging TO the Society. Cor
rcspondencc was read in regard TO ohtainnl
| from Sweden copies of documents referring
| to the early history of Delaware There /
every prospect Of this being accomplished
| Favorable report was made in regard to oh
tanning for the custody of the Society, thl
battle-flags Of several Delaware Regiments
| Various valuable donations of books, papers
| relics, pamphlets, &c, were reported iron
Misses Henrietta Bedford and Se.nplc, o
this city, the State of Rhode Island, tn
Chicago Historical Society, Mcssrs. j. II
Bartlett, of Providence Thomas H. Mont
gomery, Of Philadelphia, and DR. Weymouth
of Boston. DIR. Fitz Gibbon, now in thi
city, was invited to deliver under the auspi
ces of the Society, his course of Lectures o.
Central America, its ruins, races, &c. Alte
electing new members, and the transacto
OF other items of business, they adjourned
Relief Of Fr6edmen-lU Meeting Of Lddtes.
The ladies' of Wilmington and vicinity Il
yorablc to forming an association for the n
lief of the Freedmen, auxiliary to the An
erican Freedmcn's Aid Commission, are ii
yited to meet in the Scientific Lecture Rooi
of the Institute on Thursday, Nov 10Th ;
B O'Clock. The American lfreedmen's All
Commission in one of its circulars, says
THAT this work is a christian and patriot
duty every American ought to feel Fou
millions Of colored persons have, by tn
providence of God, been thrown upon ou
care and sympathy; nearly one million, it
estimated will need help this winter; te
thousand orphans are entirely destitute
without assistance from the North, untol
sutierings from starvation and exposure al
inevitable. Garments, particularly for W,
men and children, are required; money
send teachers TO enlighten their moral i'm
intellectual nature is needed indeed, hel
of every kind is solicited to carry on til
great work. The call is imperative and az
mits of no delay"
Proceedings Of Court. The D,la,caredn
Saturday says;-The case of Reed IL Wake
VS. the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bait
more Railroad Company, which occupie
the attention ofthe Superior Court the grea
er part of last week. was terminated o
Tuesday morning by the Jury bringing in
verdict for the plaintiffs Of So, ,43S damages
and six cents costs The plaintiffs elaine
damages TO the amount of S2j,000. TIL
Jury, we understand, made uL their ycrdit
by allowing value for the amount of peacht
that never reached their destination, I'll
number of empty baskets lost and som
items of expense at the Dover Depot
which the plaintiffs were subjected tlrour
the neglect of the company The busine,
of the Criminal Court has been of an unin
portant nature,