Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-01-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

AOOAL AFFAAAAHs
EDitOme Of Business and Personal Matters
Alexander Elliott, of Stanton, was engaged
a few days ago in taking the barrel off q
pistol in order to remove the loads, when n
discharge accidentally took place and the
ball passed through the middle of his right
hand, intlicting n painful wound.
The Directors of the National Bank of
Wilmington and Brandywine have declared
of eight per cent. for the last six months,
clear of tax, payable on and after the 10th
instant
Il. ]. Wendell, General Agent for the
State of Delaware, will receive subscriptions
to Messrs. Ticknor & Fields Magazines, con-
sistng of the North American Review, At
lartic Monthly and Our Young Folks, at f.
5. X. Buffers news office, 420 Market Street
The Directors of the First National Bank
hive declared a dividend of five per cent
dear of U. S. tax, payable on and after the
9th inst.
Hathaway, Leach & Stearns advertise for
lsale the entire stock of Tools and Machinery
of the New Castle Engine and Machine
Works, at New Castle, Del See advertise
ment in this paper.
Mrs. M. A. Peterson, $40 Market Street,
adyertises House Furnishing Goods, Kitchen
Utensils, Fancy Articles &c, suitable for
presents. She is also agent for the Wheeler
" Wilson and Howe Lock Stitch Sewing
Machines, and for the United Piano Makers
Stock Companys Pianos.
See Second Quarterly Report of the Ma
tional Bank of Delaware in another column.
Destructive Hre.-The building occupied
by Robert ii. Logan & Co., as a leather
factory, formerly owned by Delaplaine &
Stephens, situated on Fourth Street near
Monroe, took fire from the stove in the office,
it is supposed, about five o'clock on Saturday
morning, and was entirely destroyed, with
nearly all its contents The loss is estimated
at about 500 The progress of the flames
was SO rapid that when the engines arrived
il was impossible to save the building, but
they prevented the ignition of the adjoining
houses,
Perfect Succees.-The fair held in Elkton
last week for the benefit of the Presbyterian
Church of that place, passed off very sue
lied.
SherD's Sales. 49, On Saturday afternoon
last the following properties in this CITY were
sold by the Sheriff, viz:
The leather factory lately occupied bv Mr.
Israel Townsend in Fourth street, betwee n
Madison and Monroe streets, to James NJ or.
row, for S3,5l0. The lot is 290 feet front
and so feet deep. ''''''
The store No. All Market street, between
Ati and 9TH, now occupied by Thomas Rob.
erls as book store, 10 John Boldly. confec-
toner, for S7,5OO. The lot is 1G feet inches
front, by 1 II feet inches deep.
The store No. 405 Market street now oc-
c.uped ny George Craig, Jr., as n book store.
formerly occupied by the late Joseph Scott
ior inc same purpose, together with Il brick
mouse nolSe III inc same property on the back of
.ne lot, fronting on ,Shipey street. TO James
Mclannan, hotel seeper, for $11, ,s75.
Sclooi Ftsiiouls nj 81 Joha's.-Tbe Christ.
mas Festivals ol the schools connected with
~ Iohn 5 Church took place last week, that
el lhe W hiie Sunday Schools and the Night
oolio9i 10 on thursday Ololy lnnoccnts' Day)
and that Of the Colored Sunday school on
Friday. The exercises connected with botb
ol lhem were OF the most interesting char
acier Al the first Festival, two new Carols
were sprlledly sung by the Sunday Schools
anu one by the Night School Amonrst
mem was one just written hy the Rev Mr.
NmitlngEam, OF New Castle, and which
we doubt not, will become general fayorite
AZ the second Festival, three of the colored
MINISTERS ~ OF the city were present, and two
o. lnem made appropriate addresses The
. hrlSllhas Tree (Which was erected in the
- was very handsome one
anu beautifully decorated The suppIv Of
gus Of all kinds on both occasions WIS verv
lbcral, and their distribution brought great
hhpplhess to the very lrrge number of schol-
'rs now belonging to this parish. We un-
dersland that at each Festival the schools
made generous contribution to the Fund
lor the enlargement of the School House.
ne necessity for which was very apparent
last week. "i'i'''' CIV
for Gatgorala.-We call the attention OF
| our readers and the merchant lmblic of our
community to the Pacific Mail Steamship
s,ohlpany advertisement in another column.
ne steamships composing this line are large.
cohmodious, ably commanded, and fitted IN
solely With view to the comfort of passen
gers we cheeriully recommend this line tc
= = WIG VINO arc desirons of visiting the golden
e2iruS Oh the Pacific, as possessing convent
oth' "h1 accommodations surprising all
Justwe want you all to know,
i To gcf very place to go,
Under CUR Collars, Scarfs or Stocks.
q SusnendqFts and Drawers and Socks.
Ncck-Ties handkerchief, Cravats,
Wristleis dufliers and Shirts,
; Known a. GGyes and all such things.
r iTis to Eive is ef9llemen's furnishing
Marl,o, NJ tse ilu lred Seventeen
muIket, flith an, Sivth hot,.'.
I nght opposite the|it,r UaII USIITIeen'
p a q, most convenient iaSoo it"l =" .u
There is no spot betSuDes 10 -, caI.
: n'''er TO buy those thu IS than Cos Cotr,s
Boots and Stoes.-we In.,o ,,a...,,
ol our readers to the large az si .ne allGhtioI
Stock Of Boots and Shoes, to wen selected
! store OF e. A. Stowcll d Broth, iounu at th'
corner OF Third and Market str. southwes
clty' Ladies' Gentlemen Misses s. IN n, thl u |,
ltl oah purchase the most eleran'ul IN Oiiil.l NJ
al extremely low prices. Tnese ,,a.iI arilcles
G are ,,tn pollte and obligng 70 customer ienel '
wili take pleasure in showing their sto, an'
Sucl as may give them call. oct6.r
Has' Cups and 1Sunks.-our renders wi
ma an excellent assortment Of Hats s'S CN, W,
tnu plu. ruhks, at the store Of G. A. Sto,yclI
W,,, vI"5nrr, south East corner of Third nm
liiIi mmthr' otrceis in this city, which thev NJ
ad ariiins ~ Prices TO suit the times. Their In
sn; tnG caps ore got up in the latest STYLES. nm
ilmtSlleu illi nee, IN the best possible manner Co
"hu examine their stock before purrhnsir
u oct6-tf
1 Communicated
THE GERMAN ZION's EVANGEJi
CAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ann MI
GERMAN SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON
AS this Congregation is about to con