Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-12-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The fifteenth annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Delaware Railroad Company,
will be held at Dover, on Thursday, January
10th, 1857, at one P. NJ, at which time an
election will be held for the purpose of elect
ing officers OF the company for the ensuing
year.
The schooner Thomas Lombard, while
coming up the Delaware with load of oys.
ters Monday week, capsized of Bombay
Hook, and three Of the crew were drowned
Their names were Thomas Cundys, Thomas
Callahan and Charles Stackhouse. The
captain, Michael McGuigen, and William
Harkins, were picked up by boats crew,
but not until they had been in the water
some time. The schooner was owned by
George r. Middleton, whose loss is about
$4,000.
1t will be seen by reference to our "city
matters" " that four story brick house, No.
l West Fourth Street, two story brick
house, No. 913 Shipley Street, and three
story brick house, No. sos Windsor Street,
are offered for sale. Apply to VIM. Bright
or James L. Devou.
The meeting called by Samuel Townsend,
on Thursday, at New Castle, to consider
the propriety of making two counties out oi
New Castle, did not take place, owing to
the Court still heing in session.
AT meeting of the Board of Curators OF
the Odd Fellows Hall Company, held on
Friday evening last, Joshua Maris was elect.
| ed Treasurer OF the Company to ill the va
cancy caused by the death of William H.
Taley.
Surgeon VIM johnson, Jr., of the U. S.
Navy, has been ordered to the steamer
Pawnee.
John Chambers, of this County, has pur
| chased the farm containing one hundred
lat - DaIn 4.
London Britain Township, Chester County
Pa, at 1858 per acre.
The Sabbath Schools attached to the St.
Paul's NJ. L. Church, at Odessa, will have q
concert OF Vocal and Instrumental Music on
Christmas night.
James A. Bates, of New Castle, has pur
| chased about three hundred acres of lant
near Cedar Point, St. Mary's County, Md,
for s., 200.
Tie skating park near the depot OF the
Wilmington City Railway opened on Satur
day last A hand of music was present or
the occasion, and large number of ladies
and gentlemen.
An exhibition will be given in the Glas-
| gov NJ E. Church, on Wednesday evening,
the 26th inst, for the benefit of the Sabbath
| School
Services willtake place next Sabbath morn.
| ing at ten O'Clock, in the basement of the
new Union NJ. L. Church. corner OF Fifth
and Washington Streets. The services will
be conducted by Bishop Ames and Bishop
Scott. An invitation is extended to all who
feel interested in this church to attend.
The chairman of the Street Committee,
Philip Plunkett, advertises in another col.
umn that proposals will be received until
Thursday next, at 10 o'clock, NJ, at the
Street Commissioner office, for doing the
l City laulinU for the vanr 1877
There were forty deaths in this city
during the month of November.
A special session of the r. W. Grand
| Lodge of Delaware, l. o. o. f., will be
held in this city tomorrow evening, at half
past seven o'clock.
A National Loss-The PHILADELPHIA n
S. Gazette, of yesterday, says: We chronicle
with regret that will be shared bv every,
body the total destruction by fire of the
national iron-cad frigate New Ironsides
built at a cost to the government of a mil
lion and half of dollars, by Messrs. Cramr
X Son, OF this city. Her history is known
over the entire world. She was miracle
IN her way, and was the instrumeptallty
which brought conviction to the minds o.
the British Admiralty that their wooder
walls were wooden humbugs.
She lay yesterday at the pier at League
smaller vessels OF the iron-clad species. Al
the pier lay the Ironsides, the Dictator. tb,
81, Louis aud other larger vessels. Aboul
one O'Clock yesterday morning from tn,
| hatchway of ihe lrOnsides arose a column
OF smoke. There was watchman in charg,
and the alarm was soon given; but the EN-
| ployees of the government in the yicinit,
found themselves powerless to check th'
names that were bursting in solid column
| from the interior Of the doomed vessel. rh,
| Dictator and the st. Louis were towed ava,
from proximity to the burning leviathan, fo
It was evident that to save her was an i'm
possibility.
Ensign Standard, who is stationed a
League Island, sent to the city for assistance
and the tiremen with their apparatus. has
tened to the scene of conhagration. but ow
ing to the difficulty in obtaining water. thei
services were OF little avail. The vessel wa
entirely destroyed. AS fast as the woot
work burned away the plating fell from i
and dropped into the water
The wreck was total. Nothing is left bu
the IRON that may be brought up from thu
bottom of the river. That the Ironsldes did
not sink was because she lay with her bee
in the mud. There was report that a gun
boat beside her had shared her fate, repor
that We are very glad to state was withou
foundation. There was nothing in the YES
sci. Her armament had been removed. ant
there was nothing in her but her machinery
Police Natters--The following cases bav,
been disposed of by Mayor Valentine;
John Walker and Ann Walker, bv office
Heal, for drunkenness. Fined 30 cents eacl
and costs
James Caldwell, by officer Doughertv. fol
drunkenness. Fined so cents and costs
William Mitchell, by officer Heritage. fo,
taking a valise from the hands OF Emory W
Pratt, and keeping the same against the will
of said Pratt Ordered to pay costs anC
deliver up the property
John Dever, by officer Shepherd, fol
drunkenness. Fined 30 cents and costs.
Patrick Mcbride, by officer Shepherd fo
drunkenness. Fined so cents and costs.
Clocks, Watches and Jeoelry.-Bepiami,
I 5. Clark, No. 407 Market Street, in this citv
gives notice in another column that in orde
4 to suit the times, he has reduced the price
of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry. We in
/ yite the public to call and examine the
4 splendid assortment of Clocks, Watches
4 .Iewelry, &c, to be found at Mr.. Clark
store, which he offers for sale at reduced
prices. Those persons who desire to max,
presents during the coming holidays, shoujC
visit Mr. Clark's store before purchasln,
elsewhere, as we feel sure he will be ablt