Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-08-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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kpitome Of Business and Personat Matters
The Copperheads of the Third Ward have
/, made the following nominations;-For Civ
Council, Lewis Mccall First Precinct, fol
Inspector, Franklin Wright; Assistant In.
spector James Clark. Second Precinct, for
Inspector, Alexander Montgomery; Asss.
tant Inspector, Henry f. Fleming.
We understand that about one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars has been subscrib.
cd to the stock of the Brandywine Railroad,
IN this city.
Read the advertisement of II. +. Pickels
IN another column. 1t contains something
That interests every housekeeper in the State.
The co-partnership heretofore existing be-
tween John Merrick and C. w. Horn, under
the firm of John Merrick Il Co, carriage
builders, has been dissolved by mutual con
sent. MIR. Horn will continue the manuiac.
ture of all kinds of carriages at No. iO3
Walnut Street.
Il. G. Taylor's Scientific and Commercial
Academy, corner of Eighth and Wolaston
streets, will be re-opened on the third of
September next.
The Lodge OF American Protestants. of
this city, visited Rockdale, Delaware County,
"a, yesterday, accompanied by a band Of
music totake part in parade OF the Order at
that place They went in carriages.
IAe Coppejolnsons.- coppcriohnsons
llelI meeting at Dover ON Tuesday last, TO
ratiiy the action OF the Philadelphia Con.
ventlon. We are Informed that there were
lusl hileen persons present. A proposition
was made to appoint State Central Com
mittec, which was opposed by Rev. r. B.
Bradford, who deemed it unnecessary, ms
The Cops OF the Salisbury ilk had already
appointed one, and he thought they could
attend to the business for both, being as they
were all of the same kidney. A majority OF
tle meeting differed from Mr.. Bradford, and
me committee was appointed. Hon. j. r.
Comegys made speech, and intimatcd that
u was not the purpose of the Bread and.
| Butter Brigade to iOrma party for the coming
campaign, but would hold the matter under
adviscmento of organizing forthc approaching
Presidential election. Meanwhile they would
secure and hold all the offices under prcsi-
dent Johnson. Charles H. B. Day, Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue also spoke, and
stated that if the Republicans nominated
good johnson men he would support them,
| or II the Democrats nominated men lavnra-
BILE to the Johnsonian "policy," he would
vote Tor them. Anything for the "bones
and SOUP
arrest Of a Ptck-PoekeL-A young man
named VIM. Yanhorn, was arrested at the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Depot, in tins city, ON Tuesday,
about one O'Clock, on the charge of picking
a RlnFf T,I... 4 -. 1
containing So in money, and notes for about
$500. He was taken TO the City Hall, when
he had hearing before Mayor Maris, who
held him to bail in the sum of 81 900. II |
appears that Nanhorn belongs in Philade. |
phia, and came to Wilmington in the morn. |
ing train. MIR. Griner was at the depot TO |
see the President and other dignitares, and |
whilst waiting for the train, missed his |
pocket-book. He turned suddenly round |
and saw the culprt drop it to the ground |
MIR. Grner took him into custody and handed |
him over to the police.
Nanhon broke jail ON Wednesday morn |
ing, and succeeded in getting over the Rail |
road Bridge on the road to PHILADELPHIA, |
Where he secreted himself in a cellar Onl- |
GERS Wingato and Porter discovered that he |
had broke Jail, started in pursuit, and ur- |
rested him at the above mentioned place |
lie was sent to New Castle.
Furniture WarcrOoms.- Wilmington has
an enviable reputation for having within its |
borders some of the largest manufacturing |
establishments and the best mechanics to he |
found in this section of country. Their |
handicrail is provcrbial, and where used is |
the subject OF commentator. Among the |
largest Cabinet Ware manufactures is that |
OF Messrs. j. " j. N. lIarman, No. 4l0 King |
Street They are skillfu wOrkmen, as the |
elegant furniture which may be seen in their I
waTerooms fully attests. Their stock is ex-
tehslVc, aiiordlng purchasers an opportunity
TO make selections to suit their taste They |
are now making desks for Counting Houses, |
Offices, &c., which will be gotten up in any
style or pattern. They are quite handsome,
ana we would invite our citizens to call and
see them
.ArHeaI IF Aady JohHson.-A special train
OF cars containing President Johnson Gen.
Grant, Admiral Farragut, and number of
other diGnitaries, reached this city, on Tues
day, about one O'Clock A large number of
our citizens assembled at the Depot to see
the distinguished soldiers and citizens on the
traln' The committee appointed at the meet
ing held on Saturday evening. mel the Marty
at Perryville, Md, in special train and es-
corled them to the Delaware line. The Cop
perJohnsons cheered Justify for Andy, both
on lhe arrival and departure of the tram
committee from Philadelphia, with a full
iahd ol music, met the President at the
Depot. AS the train passed away the gen
eral impression was that Andy was sober
Al any rate he did not tell the crowd that
NC llau been either n taller or an Alderman
III Greenvillc, East Tennessee.
R96bcIy Of 4 Canal Boat.--Wc are inform
ei mat a canal boat lying at the old wharf,
~ the llght house, was robbed on Wcdnes- |
uay night last, OF an anchor, cable and Ian
tern 1t ltapnears that on Tuesday, two young
men arrived at the mouth of the Christiapa.
III a SKIN, containing few water melons and
lishng tackle. In conversation with ihc
superintendent, they alledged that they were
engaged III the water melon trade and fish
ing ihey loitered about Wilmington and
the lighthouse n part of Tuesday and ali
uay OF wednesday, and acted in such Il man
her rs TO arouse the suspicious of the Superin
lendcnt OF the lighthouse, who directed the
attention of the police to them. They sue.
eecueu however in escaping detection, and
II is supposed committed the robbery md
lelt for Philadelphia, where they belong.
DJeah of one Of our Old Resideats-We
io-uay announce the death OF Sarah Ash.
Durhham Brown. We are seldom called
upon TO note the death of one so universally
admired for her kind and tender heart-one
Oh the connecting links between this and n
u generation now nearly extinct. She was
great source of information TO many who
ueslred and were entertained by the rebear.
sal OF the ways and peculiarities of many
persons who had not lived TO the rinr oi1
are She pniovpd Eoc,, o,,d a,a,4 j.. --l'~ '''