Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EEpitoms Of Business and Personal Matters.
Charles b. Haines, Esq, hes resigned the
Cashiership of tine Cecil National Bank al
Port Deposit, Md, and Mr.. John T Webb
has been appointed.
j.. Barnard, Real Estate Broker, West
Chester, has sold the resid ence and twelve
acres of Benjamin Swayre, London Grove
for $4,000. ''-'' e''S'
;, Van Amburg, the celebrated Lion Tanner,
dled suddenly in Philadelphia last week
The Rev. Geo. NJ. Condron. formerlv Char.
lain Of the Second Delaware Regiment has
established Seminary for young ladies in
Washington City. -
Robert A. johnson, of Oxford. Chester
county, IA, was arrested in Phiadelpbia
on charge Of having two wives. He is now
in prison at West Chester, to await trial
James Leach has sold his property in Mil
Creek Hundred, containing twenty.six acres
10 Aba Dilworth, for 81, 800.
The steamship Westchester will receive
irelght on Friday morning, and sail from
Market Street Wharf for New YORK on Sc
turday, at noon.
Gov Bradford, Of Maryland, has issued
his proclamation announcing that contrac,
was made by the Maryland and Delaware
hallroad Company, with Charles c. DUNCAN
on the 10Th OF September last, for tile Con,
srucuon and completion of said road from
smyrna Station, on the Delaware Railroad
70 the terminus on Tired Haven River. nom
oxford, in Talbot County, and that said con.
tract mas been approved by the Board of
fuolc Works. Also, that the lien held by
the state on the property of said Railroad ia
waved, deferred and postponed in favor of
the holders of any bonds necessary ~ h,, ~,
issued by said company for the coninletion
and equipment of said work, and of no Other
parties whatever, not exceeding one million
OF dollars, as provided by the act OF 1865
Frank Leslie for December The Decem
per NUMBER OF this interesting magazine
comes TO us abounding in everything which
goes TO make it such great favorite in everv ,,a
well regulated family The fashion mates
are the most beautiful we ever saw. and the
lnstructlsrs so complete and accurate. tint
no lady having it in her possession can nos.
slbly go astray as 10 the fashions The
other embellishments are in keeping with
the book, and the reading matter is Of the
most chaste and entertaining character. We
would suggest to our gentlemen readers who
desire to make their lady friend a Holiday
present, that nothing more appropriate nor
mat would be more acceptable, could be
given, than TO furnish her with the next vol
ume OF Frank Leslie's Magazine Send on
your names at once. II is the best monthly
published in the country, and should be ex.
tensively patronized. In fact, no family
should be without it,
r., a Viper:-The Village Record says.-NIr.
Thomas Windle, while on recent hunting
excursion in Delaware, added viper 10 Lis
collection OF snakes. It was caught in thai
state where ''copperheadsn also abound.-
Inc late frosts have made these reptiles
rather harmless-they are torpid and seem
ltSop 70 DC more dead than alive. Mr.. W. saws
tney may be preserved by means of whiskev,
ana ne mas accordingly suspended 1t in
D9tlie g9t OF lhat article. Mr. w is the worthy
good shot, " notwithstanding The ipcressed
pay Of the County ofleers ''''eS