Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-08-24
BOOK NOTICES.

Ius' punllshed an excellent book by Henry
ward Beecher entitled Royal Truths. "
1t is printed and bound in good style, and
contains short, pithy extracts from tile ser
mons of this eloquent divine The selections
are OF such character as will have II moral
eneet upon the reader, and mpart in
stfuetlons in relation to our great duty to God
ana man. which are of incalculable value. II
Will serve to afford useful reading matter for
many leisure hour, and will doubtless do
much good.
Spare Hours
The same firm have also issued new
work entitled "Spare Hours" hy John
brown, Nj. ID. The mechanical execution
of the book is excellent, hciug printed on
good, clear type, and bound in handsome
manner 1t consists of a number of short
essays ON subjects OF importance to The
general reader, which will be found 10 lie
both interesting and instructive Among
these are general lessons on health, which
OF themselves are worth double the price of
the work. 1t should find many readers
Both OF these works may be procured at
Boughman, Thomas & Go. 4, No 4e1 Market
street, in this city.
ETerg satVrday.-
This weekly, published by Messrs. Ticlnor
" Fields, l24 fremont street, Boston. will
be enlarged by the addition OF forty pages
ON the first of September Serial stories will
also be introduced, in accordance with the
| experience ana practice of most magazines,
of current material. The story of "Silcotc
of Silcotes," by Henry Kingsley, is continu-
cd. Translations of French stores and
sketches will be presented hereafter, and the
publishers seem determined to leave nothing
undone which can he done to continue and
improve the quality Of a thoroughly good
work. Ihis journal should be extensively
patronized In Delaware. Ii contains a vast
amount OF reading matter OF deep interest
.Arthuy for Septem5er.-
We have received the September number
of Arthurs Home Magazine, which. by the
way, is one of the best monthlies published
in the United States. 1t contains several cx
cellent stories, written in a chaste and ele-
giant manner, and both interesting and
instructive. Arthur appears to fully under.
stand the popular taste, and takes pains to
give Just such reading matter as will please
the public, and at the same time be promo
1--WE OF good. 1t is Just what il purporis To
be, real home magazine, and should be
found at every tireside,
Kent County Matters. We take the fol-
lowing items from the Smyrna Times of
Wednesday,
The Camden Camp.-The camp now in
progress on this celebrated ground ia the
largest held there since 1860, which was the
largest ever held there, numbering about 400
tents. The tents number 252, we are inform
ed, exclusive of those occupied by the color.
ed people--a few in the rear. SMYRNA oceu.
pies 81 of the number. The plan of the
ground is excellent Instead of all the tents
fronting towards the " circle" as formerly
The ground is laid off in straight avenues,
and the tents made to face Them The
circle is in the form of n square, in which
The avenues cross each other at right angles.
me regular attendance is of course large,
hul the Sunday instalment of visitors was
scarcely beyond last wear. Two trains of
eight or ten cars (j00 or 600 persons) arrived
ON Saturday The preaching has been eN
cellent, and the meetings possessed ofunusu-
nj religious interest
FFe-About one O'Clock on Saturday
morning last Alvan Aliens tile works. near
smyrna Landing, was discovered to he on
ire But one individual was present, who
could 90 nothing to subdue the flames; and
tile nlll' engine house, a long drying shed,
NC, We're entirely destroyed Fortunately,
the engine was but very little injured Thr
estimated loss is from $1,000 to $500. Iii
not known how the fire originated.
on Friday evening the stack yard ON the
iarm OF the late John c. Spear, about mile
rom the above, was also destroyed Several
straw stacks were burned, but no grain, con.
sequently the loss was light
me ldssenger Rodd. The work ON This
Toule was commenced on Friday morning
iast number of hands are grading the
road commencing at the depot The town
| commissioners seem disposed to object to
the location OF the depot so far up town, but
the company having secured their site, and
bclhG prohibited by the charter from cross.
ing Main street, the objection will effect
nothing.
F%l'rs ;;hi't6s.-Mayor Maris has disposed
OF the following cases:--
August 2l.-Rchard Griffith, arrested by
9tlcer Buck, for disorderly conduct. or
dered 10 pay costs.
samuel lsodmnn and Wm McCanon, hy
olilcer Buck for disolderly conduct Fined
81 and costs.
VIM r. Cunningham, by officer Buck, for
disofderly conduct Discharged.
samuel Virtue, hy officer Buck, for disor
gedly conduct Held to bail in the sum of
SlOu to keep the peace
samuel Hawkins and Benjamin Oglc, by
onleers Mahariy Hyatt and Jones for dis.
orderly conduct Ordered to paw costs
Elwm I. Leary, negro, by officers Ma
marty iyalt and Jones, for disnrderly con
uuet Held to bail in the sum of 300 and
ordered to pay costs.
t"ppeFhedd NeetiAg THE Copperheads of
ihls eity held meeting ut The Friendship
Engine house ON Thursday evening last. and
appointed II committee of one from each
NaIu 10 recommend suitable persons for
t"huluales lof the various otllC es 1T the en-
SUNG municipal election II. Il Robinson
ana WIN ). McCaullcy are spoken Of by
'hat parry connection with the Mayoralty
Base BaA MatcA.-A game of base boll
was played on Wednesday afternoon last
pelWeeh The Diamond State Club. of this
Guy, ana the Germantown Base Ball Cluh
on the grounds of the former. The came
Was warmly contested, and was won by The
diamond state. A large number Of ladies
ana gentlemen We're present on the occasion
Congress Of 1ForkiaqAien.-T National
Norklngmen Labor Convention assembled
at the Front Street Theater, Baltimore. on
Monday last r. L. Martin, is present as n
representative of the Trades Assembly. of
TINS CITY, and is n member of the Committee
on Credentials He is also one of the Vice
Presidents.
16e I LHginci6le Club.-The Invincible Club.
OF Philadelphia, has been recognized, and
entered the campaign for Geary and The
thloh- This was the first torchlight Club
organized in the United States in 1860, and
nus taken an active part in every campaign
since II las several times visited Whining
Qaarterty lheettag.-On Sunday next the
quarterly meeting among the colored peonle
+ lakes place in this city II is expected that
large number from abroad will be present
FaFem Granted. "A patent has been grant.
eu 70 Jacob d, Winslow, of this city, for an
improved shutter fastening.
r Nag0r's Cort-'rhe next session of tbn
Mayors Court will he held ut tho Cit,, Nm