Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-02-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Senate Y
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Epitome Of Business and Personal Matters
-Millaway x Cloud, Smyrna, Del, offer
six thousand prime Chestnut Posts for sale
Culbert & Brother, Front and Orange
Streets, in this city, inform the public that
they are now dsposing of their entire stock
OF Groceries, Feeds, Glover, Orchard and
Herd Seeds, below cost, to close business.
Great bargains may be secured.
W W. Bennett has sold his farm of six
teen acres, in PencadeI Hundred, to John
Scott for $120 per acre.
We invite the attention of our readers who
desire TO purchase Segars, Tobacco, Pipes
Snuff &c., to the advertisement Of John H.
Brittou, in another column. His store is
one OF the oldest and most reliable in VIII
miugton, and the Segars and Tobacco dis
posed Of by Mr.. Britton are Of the best
brands. We take pleasure in commencing
him to dealers throughout the State as in
every way worthy OF their confidence and
support Call and examine his stock.
The heayyrain on Monday morning caused
the water to raise in the Brandywine to quite
a high point. The bridge at Taylor's ford
was carried away, and some other damage
done. In this vicinity the water was higher
ior n number OF years,
There were thirty-one deaths in this city
during the month OF January
Read advertisement in this issue of the
great Oraiorio OF Elijah, to he repeated by
the Handel and Haydn Society at the Acade-
my Of Music, Philadelphia, on the evening
OF the 23d inst.
Coroner.-lt will be seen by card in
another column, that John Curry offers him
self as candidate for Coroner, subject to
the nomination of the Union party.
.Siamese Trims Chang and Eng, the world
renowned Siamese Twins, and Hoomio and
lola, the wonderful wild Australian children,
will give exhibitions in the Institute Hall, on
Monday and Tuesday, the 18th and Goth
insts., afternoon and evening They arc
certainly great curiosities, and will be greeted
by large audiences
Fouad.-We learn that the decomposed re
mains OF a white infant were found in box,
under bridge across gutter on Union Ave
nue., near the Lancaster Turnpike, on Monday
/ last The body was discovered by two little
/ boys named George Anderson and Frederick
Jeiieris, while they were on their way to
school The coroner was informed OF the
fact, and held an inquest on Wednesday
afternoon, when the jury returned n verdict
known.
Dr. FitzGDJoa's Lectures DR.. FitzGib-
hons Lectures on Human Electricity, at tho
Institute Hall, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, were attended by large
and respectable audiences. The committee
of citizens examined the cabinet, which, is
twelve feet high in the clear, and reported
TO the audience that the bell, drum, horn,
Nc, were suspended on the ceiling Tho
r"dium was then examined by committee
aides, who announced that she had moth
ing concealed about her person, after whcl
Il e medium entered the cabinet, was placct
IL Il bag, and the bag nailed to the ilOOi
in one corner OF the cabinet. The dooi
was then closed, and in a few moments the
bells were rung, horn sounded, drum beat
and other astonishing feats performed Til,
articles enumerated above were then taker
down by the committee and placed in a cor
ner Of the cabinet, some distance from tht
medium-who still remained in the bag
and the door closed. Shortly afterwards
the committee entered and found the horn
violin, bells, &c, suspended on the ceiling
and the medium still in the bag. The lady
was then released and placed in a smalle
cabinet in one of the doors of which wa
nm aperture. Her hands were secured b,
the committee with ropes, so that she couli
not move them. After the lapse of n shor
time, white and black hands were thrus
through the hole in the door, hell wa
thrown out, and finally the cord which boun
her was removed, and thrown upon the stage
We do not pretend TO say how these thing
arc done, but it is certain that all W
have stated above was accomplished IN tn
presence of large audience, composed {
some OF our best people, and under til
supervision of committee selected to detec
if possible, the agency.
An Inportant ArFest-Tho Philadelphi
L. 5. Gazette of Tuesday says:-Fin Dizzar
- is the name of one OF the most notoriou
e countcricitcrs in the United States. Til
q government detectives have been on Ii
, track iar months, but he successfully battle
10 all pursuit, until Saturday morning las
G when he was captured by Captain S. |
j. Franklin and Detective Wood. The dete
tiyes found Dizzard on the triangular poll
, Of land where Maryland, Delaware an
= PENNSYLVANIA meet He was arres ed wit
d out resistance and brought to this city Ye
e terday afternoon he had hearing befo
e Commissioner Smith, and was fully con
- mitted to the United States authorities
The one witness in the case gave unden
'e able testimony. An attache of the Treasul
)f Department. in Washington, one of Il
* members of the force Of Captain Frankli
,r who operated quietly but efIcclually, n
nchieu against lllLLulu Inc Gentlem'
y testified that at different periods he pu
ID chased large sums oi counterfeit money fro
$. the prisoner. The notes were upon ban
N, scattered throughout the Union, and in son
" cases were counterfeit greenbacks. As /
= l1n,lv ms the 18th Of December last the of
y Ger bought go groonhacl from Dizzard
e. Ninth and Arch streets. The amount pa
ii Ion the note was SOL AT that time the d
. tecIiyes followed closely upon the track
'e the counterleiter, but he eluded pursuit Al
I'd escaped.
k, On another occasion the gentleman pit
at chased 90 three dollar notes on the Bank
Lawrence, and a; another time 90 one doll
notes ON the Merchants Bank of Ballimol
OF AT other times Dz2ard sold smaller OTIS
mt We hage said, the termination of the heari
~ was a iull comm,ttal. The prisoner is d
=. perate, bold and determined, aad ore Of /
le most successful counterlciters amenailc
rs, law. iio is known by the name Of De
ty ware Brown, and hundred other aliases