Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Epitome of Business aud Personal Matters,
"A fine hotel is now being erected by Mr..
John Fehrenbach, adjoining his brewery
near the passenger Railroad Depot
AT a meeting OF the City Council, held ON
Thursday evening, Mahlon NJ. Childs was
elected city surveyor.
AT the last meeting of the Council, a COIN
munication was received from the Board Of
Health in regard to the importance OF en-
forcing cleanliness as preventive against
the Asiastic cholera. They stated that they
had employed an executive committee to
thoroughly cleanse the streets in the month
OF April. Referred TO proper committee
Walton j., son OF Alfred j. Lodge, oi
| Brandywine Hundred, was drowned last
Friday afternoon. He was aged about Al
years. He had gone out with his brother,
when by some means lie fell into the creek
The house Of T. F. Bayard caught fire
about one o'clock, last Friday morning, from
ash barrels 1t was seen by two OF ON
yigilant police, who Immediately put out the
flames.
Aquila Prtohard has taken out letters
Tes,amentary upon the estate of James ii.
Saville, deceased.
Tie Whem-The cold winds of March
have had blighting effect upon the wheat
fields, and farmers report the young wheat
looking very badly. The month OF Marcel
has been one of the severest months of the
Winter. We have had more high, cold winds
during the present month than for many
years before in the same season, although
proyerbial for clustering.
Caution to Farmers.-M Messrs. Allen 4
Needles having received information that an
impression prevails in some sections of thC
country that their house is connected Will
other manufacturers of Super Phosphate o
Lime, they notify the public that such is no
the fact They continue the manufacture o
their well-known improved Super Phosphat,
OF Lime at their works, and none but purt
ana genuine preparation is ever suffered Il
leave the factory. Farmers who inten(
manuring their land the present Spring
should send thair ordors AT VIilu, So,
advertisement
Home for Friendless and Destitute Clildren
The annual meeting of the Society, unt
election for Trustees, will be held on Tuesda,
evening, April Sd, 1866, at u O'Clock, at so
Market Street.
We call special attention TO the folowin,
programme of the concert of the Philadel
phia Quintette Club on Thursday evening
April 5, in aid of "The Home for Frienlles
Children The piano to be used on thi
|
celebrated instruments, furnished through
Mrs. A. r. Peterson, the company's agcn
in this city. And is one OF great power
Our citizens may confidently expect the bes
concert ever given in this city.
PARTI
. |. Overture Tampa, ......~...... Herol
2 Nalse-"M Midsummer Nights
Dreams, '.,........,.,....,........... Stratis
8. Iartha" ........, .,.,,.... Floto,
t. Polka-"Echos Of Mont Blame "...JuFe
g. Solo-Flute- -'Variations, !" (NIr.
Charles Droughmann), ...... Br,cialt
8. Quadrille-'E Pluribus Unum, Engelk
PART II.
i. Grand selection-"I Troyatore, -. We're
With Solos for Cornet and Ophclede, by
Messrs. Spiegel and Sch6chtwcg,
2, Galop-" Champagne, "..........L Lumby
8. Solo-Cornet--"In Happy Mo
ments, - "Then You'll Re.
4 member Me, ''.....,..,... Wallaoe-Bnl
G 1. Overturc-"Fra Diavolo, '.o....,,..Aub,
. 5. March-''Faust, ,.,,..,......,.... ,Gounc
n Doors open at Z, to commence ats.
t Cecil County Matters. We copy the ia
i. lowing items from the Elkton wig Of Satu
day last;-
Great Fire at Port Deposit hal
k past one O'Clock on Wednesday mornin
i last, the watchman of the sash factory
> Port Deposit was alarmed by the barking
his dog at the door Of the engine room, AN
= on looking out he discovered q fire in II
n rear of Stebbing's butcher shop, which WI
9 soon communicated TO some finished woot
work that had been piled near where the fl
was first discovered, Before the alarm cOu
be given the fire had got under such hea,
+ way that all efforts to subdue it were frui
!, less. TO aid in the misfortune, the fire cngil
c had been allowed 10 repose in its house Iii
: molested for months, and the hose were
e dried that IL required three quarters Of q
hour to get them in working order, |
- which time the flames were beyond all co
i. troll, and the sash factory, together Wit
about two hundred thousand feet OF lumhe
J. was totally destroyed. A hay bamacll, Ii
c longing to j. Tome Il Co., caught fire az
IS was consumed, with about one hundred M
= seveniy-five tons of hay. The warehouse
;, Davis IL Pugh, which was very near II
Il sash factory, was saved by throwing wat
o against the shutters from the inside; il
1t building being Of stone and the shuttle
il heavily lined with iron, resisted the dcyou
ing elements, with the assistance of wat
. from the inside. The warehouse vi Ton
l; g. Co, which is of wood was on fire sever
is times, but was saved by the efforts Of Il
h citizens. The dwelling of DIR. Wakcm,
! was saved by an ice house in the rear, whic
- when consumed. left exposed u pile of iC
Is forming an impenetrable barrier bciwct
the flames and the Doctors residence. Sc
era small huilding-shops and stables ~
two dwellings were destroyed, the partiC
lars OF which we could not learn. The 10
D is estimated at $75, 600 with an insurance
l. $4,000 on the factory, but with no inst
c, ance on the finished work and lumber.
as FEre.-On Sunday evening last, the bar
n granary, wagon-house nnd other out hull
ings of Mr., William Gilpin, residing on {
=. Cherry Hill Road, about 24 miles north ",
: Of Elkton, were destroyed by fire. The ii
. was discovered by the family about o 'elo
at bursting out of the barn on all sides; t
wind blowing gale at the time, it was il
es possible to save anything. Five horses. ia
head of cattle, eight sheep and lambs, nt
reaper, two carriages, nearly new, wagt
plow and carriage harness, together vi
all the farming utensils, (with the except
Id OF q fan and corn shelter, and lol ot ptC
,o ender were consumed. The animals W,
burned into charred heaps The loss is
Us timated at nearly $4,000, with an insurur
lis on the barn in the Cecil Mutual Fire hs
he ance Company of $3.50 The larger part
&, the property destroyed had no Insurance
= it, Two stragglers who had been seen abe
We the roads through the day were supposed
le have set the barn on fire, but Of this til,