Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-03-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Epitome Of Business and Personal Matters.
The dwelling house of Mr.. johnson Sim
pers, in North East, Md. was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday night last. The fire was
discovered about III O'Clock, and all efforts
to quench the flames were unayailing. The
fire is supposed to have originated from some
hot ashes deposited in back building The
principal part of the furniture was saved
Rev. NJ. ID. Kurtz, pastor of the Elkton
M. L. Church, was the recipient OF hand
some suit of clothes short time since, pre-
sented by the members of the Church and
the congregation.
Bishop Lee, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of this State, took part in the reli-
gious exercises at the funeral OF the late John
P. Crozier, Esq, of Upland, Delaware Co.,
Pa.
The COZ partnership heretofore existing be.
tween Lewis II. Coke and Chas. C. Bush,
under the firm of L. II. Coke 6 Co, for
manufacturing bricks, has been dissolved.
Persons having claims against the firm, will
present them, or indebted to it, will make
payment TO David p Bush, his Attorney in
fact.
J. II. jackson, will sell at public sale on
Saturday next, al 2 O'Clock, p. NJ, at the
hotel OF Morris Dickinson, the dwelling
house, No, sO6 West Street. Sec advertise
ment.
The members of the Union NJ. L. Church
Of this city, have purchased a lot at the N.
w. corner Of Fifth and Washington Streets,
| for Sl,500, on which they intend to erect a
new Church editce
Craig X Tatnalls counting house was en-
| tered about II O'Clock on Wednesday night
and the tire-proof iron safe blown open by
burglars. A few dollars in change was all
the plunder obtained. The explosion alarm
ed the neighborhood, and brought some per
sons to the counting house, when the bur
glars made u hasty retreat, leaving their tools
behind
The Office of the Deputy Collector of U.
5. Internal Revenue, will be removed to-day
to the Odd Fellows Hall, corner OF Third
and King Streets.
AT Il meeting of the Directors of the juno
ton and Breakwater Railroad held last week
IIarbeson Hickman was elected Treasurer
committee was appointed to procure rail
road IRON, and call is soon TO be made ful
the first instalment of funds. II was agreed
10 procure the services of a competent eng
neer for the road and the pier at Lewes i'm
medately, in order that work may not bC
delayed. The amount Of subscriptions t.
the road is at present 800 600, and it il
hoped the entire sum needed may soon bt
: raised
John Fairfax Smith will be sold at public
sale, on Wednesday, March 2ist, 1866, at II
o'clock, at her residence, No. GOA West From
Street Abner p. Bailey u Co., auctioneers
r. r. Porter and John b Porter, Executor
OF Jas. Simpson, deceased, will sell at public
sale, at the hotel of Morris Dickinson, OF
Wednesday, the 2lst inst, at two O'Clock
p. NJ, the large two-storied brick store hous
and dwelling, situated on Front Street, he
tween Orange and Shipley. Also, at TIL
same time and place, u STORY frame hous
on Water Street See advertisement.
philadelphia Aanual Conference : Til
seyenty-ninth session of the Philadelphi
Annual Conference of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, convened in ST. Georges Church
Philadelphia, on Wednesday last On Fri
g day, the Rev. J. Cunningham, Presiding
J Elder of the Wilmington District, gave
pleasing account OF the work of God withii
the bounds OF this district, and spoke in YER
earnest, eulogistic language, of the self-saC
ritiGing labors of the preachers in general
and of some in particular The names q
the preachers were then called, and thei
missionary money reported.
On Wednesday the following resolution
were unanimously adopted
f WHEREAS, A great war, however Just tn
:, cause and imperative the necessity is Al
unspeakable calamity; and whereas, civi
T. war is of all others most to be deprecated
c and whereas, we, as Ministers of the Gospt
p in the Methodist Episcopal Church, are q
deeply concerned in all that relates to ou
country's welfare as can be any other clas
of our fellow-citizens; therefore,
Resotced, That we greatly rejoice at tn
return OF peace to our country as the resul
of the overthrow of the rebellion, and th
4 signal maintenance of the authority of III
q General Government.
ResoIUed. That we are devoutly thankfu
q to Almighty God for the compensation W
e have received for the things We have suffere
r by the abolition Of slavery, as the result {
the combined causes of patriotic war an
q constitutional amendment.
/ Res0tced, That no words of ours can adt
u quately express the sorrow we feel at tn
u untimely death of the late President LincolI
: or our sense of horror at the crime of hi
: assassination.
y y Resolced, That not as political pastisan!
:, put American citizens, we will ever use ou
= influence in every prudent way to strengthe
tue OASIS OF our free institutions, that, in III
I language OF the lamented dead 1Goyerl
=, ment Of the people-ior the people-by til
y y, people-may not perish from the earth. ~
e The accident 10 William Mullen. I'll
=, Chester Republtcdn, of Saturday, gives III
Ia following additional particulars relative
II the accident of VIM. Mullen, OF this cit,
>, which we mentioned last week;-A mn
Z named William Mullen, formerly of Ride
20 =, township, but more recently of Wilmington
W " Delaware, was considerably injured, on 81
80 80 turday afternoon last, by being run over Ii
81 freight train on the Philadelphia. Wilmin
ton and Baltimore Railroad, at the crossjr
j, near the Philadelphia road, in this plac
p One OF his arms was severed from his bod,
Id and in addition, he received several woun;
~ about the head and back. He desired to q
u to the city without paying his fare, and
to attempting to jump on the train, while il w,
" in motion, he missed his hold, and fell on II
e. track: lie was taken to the Pennsylyan
~ Hospital, and was doing as well as could
- - expected, when last heard from.
Gradaato II Harmacy-The Corty-nin
it Annual Commencement of the Phiadelph
= College of Pharmacy was held on Saturdt
- evening, At Musical Fund Hall, in that eli
OF when the degree of Graduate Of Pharmai
nd was conferred ON Il number, among who
10. was Joshua f. Robinson, of Newark, Del