Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-11-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Epitome Of Business and Personal Nattcrs
The ladies connected with the NJ. L. Church,
in Smyrna, are about making arrangements
for holding grand fair some time during the
latter portion of this month, for the benefit
OF the church.
Washington Jones and H. +. Dure have
purchased OF DR.. Bullock, the entire square
occupied by Tilton Hospital, for $50 900.
1t is stated that they intend to erect on it
some of the finest dwellings in the city.
On the 2Sth ult., James Robinson, son Of
William K. Bright, of Delaware City, was
accidentally shot dead by gun in the hands
of another youth, named Robert Stockton.
with whom he was cunning for game, in tic
vicinity of said place. The lad WHO was
killed was aged about IA years
As the wife and daughter of George B.
Money, Esq, of Delaware CITY. were riding
out one day last week, the horse took fright,
and sprnging from the road, dashed the
| carriage against tree, throwing both ladies'
TO the ground, and badly iniuring Mrs
Money. We are glad to hear, however. that
she is recovering from her injuries.
On the morning of the 10th ult VIM. r.
Jamison, of Delaware City, drove his horse
and carriage on the wharf at said place.
when the steamboat coming up at the time.
the horse took fright, and backed INTO the
river. The vehicle, with some difficulty and
/ damage, was recovered, but the animal was
| drowned.
On Thursday night, the 25lh ult., the
| properauthorities had the contagion hospital,
at Fort Delaware, burned to the ground,
with its contents of beds, blankets, &c A
right disposal OF dangerous nuisance The
hre made great flame for short time
| About two thirds OF the teachers of tho
public schools of this city, met in the Girl,
! apartment of school No. /, corner of Skill
and French Sts., last Saturday morning, and
after an address by Rev. Mr. Coleman. or
ganized a Normal School.
Gen. kilburn, advertises inanother column
that he will receive sealed proposals, ut hi.
office, corner of Sixteenth and Callowbi
streets, Philadelphia, or directed to boS
! 1888 in that city, until ten o'clock, A. NJ.
on the 10th inst, for furnishing the troops r
this city with beef for three months. Sc,
advertisement.
The Hibernicoa. splendidPanoranif
has been on exhibition at the Institute Hall
since Wednesday evening last, and the Su
| loon has been nightly crowded with delight
ed audiences. Ii far eXCels in point of iinisl
and artistic elegance anything of the kline
ever presented to the Wilmington public an,
consists OF series of paintings ILLUSTRATING
the scenery and song Of the Emerald Isle.
The exhibition is intersperscd with the sing
| ii5 VI bShhtilul obllEs sclcElci from lllc WORK
Of celebrated Irish Poets, by those talented
and accomplished artists, Miss Anna Good
all and Miss G. Brown, whose vocal effort
never fail to elicit the warmest outbursts o
applause, Mr., Charles MacEyoy, who an
pears under the souhriquet of Barney. th,
Guide" is an important feature in the enter
tainmcnt. He is an excellent comic vocalist
and his budget of comicalitics udifyin,
and amusing. Everybody should go anl
see it.
Mathematical ProJloni.-A gentleman laI
handed us the following problem, which ",
hope some of our mathematicians will solve
Suppose there is pole four feet in diameter
at the bottom, and eighty feet high, rmninl
to point at the top, a rope one inch il
diameter wound closely around the polc
what distance will man, taking hold oi on,
end OF the rope, have to walk to unwind til,
rope from the pole.
| Sale Of Land.-Mr. r. b. GOODYEAR. resid
ing near Elkton, has sold farm, containin,
81, 200. - = y 81 - -
A JeU young men can find pleasant boar,b
ing At No, SIG shipley street by making earl,
aPPiie"'ion' nOv7-3t