Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-06-01
LOCAL AFFAIRs.

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If you desire to purchase fine farm, con
yenient 10 churches, schools, railroads, sc, q,
highly improved, give your attention TO the
advertisement of VIM. L. Heisler, in another
column. 1t is one Of the best farms ever
offered for sale in Delaware
The dwelling house of James NJ. Grose,
situated about one mile west of Newark.
took fire on the 22d ult., from defective
tlue, it is supposed, and was entirely des-
troyed, with about one third of the furniture.
The loss will reach about $4,000 The build
ing was insured in the Farmers Mutual In.
surance Company OF New Castle County,
for $500.
Beddle's Dime Works.-We have received
from the publisher, No. rs William Street,
New York City, copies of "Beadle's Dime
Base Ball Player and "Beadle's Dime Hu.
morous Speaker The former gives in full
the proceedings of the Ninth Annual Base
Ball Convention, together with the new rules
adopted; rules for the formation of clubs.
&c.; also, the Base Ball averages for 1865
II is valuable book to those who take an
interest in this game The latter contains Il
rich fund Of humorous poetical and prost
reading NATTER selected with care, whicl
will be found quite edifying These Dim,
Novels are published at stated intervals, ant
sent, past paid, to any address, on receipt o
ten cents,
GdH HamilfOn has in the press of her pub
fishers, Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, Boston, 4
new volume specially adapted to summer
reading, and bearing the taking title o
"Summer Rest" Most of the articles il
this volume are now for the first time printed
| and will be found equal to any of the author
most brilliant essays. HaliCarnassus appears
again on the carpet, and his exploits in lh,
way Of gardening and other domestic mat
tiers are made very amusing. Gail Hamilton
is never dull. Possessed of sharp an,
ready wit, speaking boldly, and that toi
upon topics wherein women have been sun
posed to have but little interest she ha
already gathered about her an audience
which, by its hearty appreciation of he
writings, attcsts the truth of many of he
convictions. The success of her variou
volumes Of essays has been without paral
lei; in fact she is the most successful write
of the day
Bodrdiag House Robbery officer William
Berlin, OF Philadelphia, arrested a man name,
John Ogle, on Monday last, at the Depot il
that city, charged with robbing boarding
house at No. 525 West Front Street, in vii
mington, on that day. On the morning il
question, Ogle pretended that he was unwell
and unable to go to work. The other board
ers repaired 10 their worksh0psGs usual, an
left Ogle at home. When they returned t.
dinner, the lady who keeps the boarding
house informed them that Ogle had LEFT
This, in connection with his strange action
in the morning, excited their suspicious an
they Immediately made an examination e
their wardrobe. Their worst fears wer
realized, as ii was discovered that the rasca
had stolen the following artces:-A pair {
pants belonging to John Cummins, value
at $6; coat, 81, and vest, 81, from Owe
Mcdonnell; flannel shirt, 81 80 from ,Toh
Kelley; pocket-book, 30 cents, from VIM Nc
Donnell. Two Of the parties started in tn
next train to Philadelphia in search of Oglt
They spent sometime searching for him Will
out success, and were returning home in til
evening train. AS they passed the train e.
route 70 Philadelphia, they seen Ogle j
one Of the cars going to that city. The
stopped at Chester and telegraphed to office
Berlin that the rascal was in the train o
his way to Philadelphia. On its arriya
officer Berlin took 0gle into custody, an
brought him to this city on Tuesday morr
ing, He had hearing before the Mayo
and was he'd 10 bail In the sum of $500 /
answer at the next Court. Ogle is an Englisl
man, and has been in this country but shoi
time, He worked for Mr.. Bond at the Henr
Clay factory.
.Suaddg School .Saered Sotres.-The Sal
bath School connected with the Germa
Baptist Church, will give grand Sacre
Soircc, at their Church, corner Of Fifth an
Walnut Streets on Tuesday evening, Jun
. 9Th, 1866. The exercises will consist ,
, singing, both in German and English, az
+ dresses, &c., and will no doubt be both il
, teresting and entertaining, as the German
/ nre famed for their superior vocal power
The prOeceds arc to be dcyoted to the pui
4 chase OF library for the use of the Schoo
and the effort should meet with sencrot
5 encouragement from every friend of soun
morality and christianity In the communit,
r The officers and teachers of the school col
e nected with this Church are laboring yea
h ousy in the cause of God, and are extremel
l. anxious 10 provide library from which IL
pupils may have impaired 10 them iniorm
tion IN relation to the welfare OF their in
r mortal souls, and trust that this effort wi
meet With that success which an object
noble should not fail to secure in a Christia
community. The house should be crowdf
e on this occasion. Admission % cents; Chi
dren 10 cents. Doors open at O'Clock; e
J ercises to commence at q quarter of i o'cloc
q Tickets may be procured at j. II. Muhlha
= sens, 4ij King Street The Rev, W. II. !
! Marsh, of the Second Baptist Church, AZ
: the Pastor, Rev G. W. Folwell, will dcliv
IS addresses on the occasion.
Il .4rqWued -Gcorge Humes had iurth
Il hearing before Mayor Maris on Tuesday, {
Il the charge OF throwing a bag containiI
. powder in the coal pile at the Morrocl
II manulctory of Pusey, Scott & Co., in til
r city. After examining n number of W
h nesses, Humes was discharged, there beii
s no evidence on which he could be held {
II trial,