Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-02-27
Local AFFAiKs.

Eoit9me Of Business aud Personal natterS
The house OF the Friendship Fire Com
pnny, in Tenth Street, between Market and
Orange, will he sold at public sale, on the
premises, on the 10Th of March next at two
o'clock.
There was no General observance, in ths
citN Of Tie birthday oi Washington. The
widows and orphans of Delaware soldiers
Welc given dinner at the city Hall, by
''We Zig People, and towards evening a
..llue was tired
Lewis smith has Sold his mill and about
io0r ACRES oi ground, Situated on Beaver
Ircen in lirmdE@inc liundrtd. To q man
Wtnrt DliWarlh, 0t Chester County Pa
lor 81 ,uu0. Mr. smith has purchased farm
n Delaware County, Of Benjamin Garrett,
containing ab0uy 80 aere,, tor 3l6,0oQ.
Tile Steamer .Aliel has resumed It's ttips
ueuWeen His liy and PAiladelphia leas-
ns " iimineiou ~ hali-past -eyen O'Clock.
4 VI and returning leave Philadelphia at
pMo r. nj
The butchers matic "a stuondid display oi
Beef, Pork, and Mutton, in our markets on
saturday THEN stalls were handsomely
decorated v.lI flags. pictures, &c., und a
Jana tnilNehed ihe scene with music,
D,gD3 Hc-ndiqrjsa-l DeiocarooH oil
saturday -aN--A daring attempt was made
OF Nh, Daiiol Cowgirl, OF H., near Dover
/ IAe iueenliAly commenced operations, il
/ appeals, III ,ae kitchen, and to make his iol
stare, look the litter from dogs bed, tn,
| mulch rom around the grape vines, The
| kindlmg wood split tor thc morning fire, an(
other light materials, and placed Goals from
The stove and boxes of matches on them, bu
owing to the dampntss, or some other cause
tlc fire did not start readily, and fortunately
had only burnt an unoccupied bed and somt
other articles, when it was discovered ant
subduud. 1t is believed that a couple o
yagabond negroes, who had been about Mr.
Cowgill's place, and whom he had drivel
of a few days before, made this attempt t
destroy the dwelling and its occupants
LectUre-The next Lecture of the Scienti
iic course will be delivered by Prof, llcnr
Morton cot Philadclphia) at the Institul
Hall Thursday, March 1st. Subject: "EleC
tricity,0 illustrated by the RUhmkort In
duchon Coji-with many beautiful and in
structive experiments His deserving repl
tation we hope, will secure for him IN
attendance.
.UdH iqcnt-Thornton Russell, formerl
of Kent county, Delaware, has been AZ
I pointed by the Post Master General ma
agent between Cairo, Illinois, and Corintl
Mississippi, at a salary OF eight hundred do
lars per ann,m.
BnWgiar Caug6L on Sunday mornin
last, about three o'clock, Mr. Hugh Burnct
i proprietor of the Black Horse Hotel, corn,
OF Front and lusiison Streets, was arouse
from his slumhors by the operations of
! burglar named James Hamilton who hg
- managed to effect an entrance into Mr.. Blu
5 nett'S sleeping apartment The latter ma,
inquiry rs to who he was, when llamiltt
Il rctrcutcd down stairs into the dining ROOF
4 pursued by Burnett where Mr.. Burnt
'' took hold Of The burglar, when Il scullle c
sued, during which Hamilton struck Burnt
several times with chsel, intlicting sevc
J.. and painful gnshes near the left eye
also threatened to kill Burnett unless
relfnuuisled his hold and permitted him
d, 90 al liberty. Hamilton was at last succe
IS iul in his effort to get of, and ran into t
,- Street, followed by Burnett After an c
citing chase Burnett struck Hamilton Will
- brick at the corner of Second and Tain
Streets, which knocked him down, but Z
linn little or no injury, and he immediat,
reguincd his feet and fled. Hamilton W
-- arrested hyolliGer Sheppard, about 10 o'clo
on Sunday morning, and lodged in the G
Hall cells. He lad a hearing before
Mayor yesterday morning, and was held
u b,il in the sum of Sc 900 for houscbrcakii
IS and 5000 for assault and battery The +
Iel cal had broken open trunk, hut was disc
~, cred before lie had succeeded in procur
~ any booty. lii default Of bail he was s.
is to New Castle, Hamilton effected an
ne rance into Burnett house by forcing OF
iii tile shutters OF q window leading into 0nt
IL tile lowor rooms, By the aid OF chisel.
- .lfilaYrs Hume Arthur iio
,,y MAGAZINE COMES to lis tor March, contain
~ it- u.tal luAd Of entertaining and inslruci
hQ loliiing matter Tie embellishments
ing equal TO anything OF the kind which
.c', eter appeared In ils pages, and viii cN
% tld admiration of every one who sees TN
Tie 5ric- arc written with view 10 en-
''7 tain tlir reader, andai the same time impr
a. The mulal tone Of tlose who peruse til
lch There i no sickly sentlnrutaliiy about
rod style ol the writer's ior this monthly, bnt
layc a lt4pose 10 do good, and strive tc
or arrange AM dispose OF their characters Il
.iis leave a good Impression OH the mind,
ing make he hear. better. Tie March nun
+ * is excellent,
the .Nottcd. The mcmbcrs OF the Handel
,yel Haydn Society oi Wilmington will pl
A take notice that HE regular weekly meet
az Of tile Society will he discontinued until
me first Tuesday in April
the JAMES G. DOWNWARD, Sec