Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-01-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


LOCAL AFFAIRS.
EpttOme of Business and Personal Matters.
-Georre S. Hagany has purchased the gro
nerv store AT the S. w. corner of I'd and Mar
ket streets of Mr.. Darlington for Sl2,OO0.
An attempt of one of the prisoners confined
in the iai at New Castle to escape, was
discovered and foiled few. days |
since by means of an ingenious electric |
alarm. recently invented and applied to the |
different cells by nj. V. B. Buell., Esq, tai |
ented electrician, residing in New Castle,
and Superintendent Of the Peninsular and
Fortress Monroe Geographic lines.
Sealed proposals will be received at the =.
s. Engineer office, 200 South Sixth street,
Philadelphia. until the 21st of February
next, for stone to the amount OF 1857 900 for
the Delaware Breakwater. See advertise
ment in another column.
John b. Vining, Constable, will sell at
public sale on the 10Th day of January, 1867,
al Q O'Clock, p. NJ, on the wharf OF George
Janvier, at New Castle, the personal proper
ty OF James Gallagher. See advertisement.
protracted meeting commenced at Union
NJ. E. Church in this city, last evening.
r. L. Lockerman has been removed from
Reedy Island Light house. and his place mas
been filled by A. G. Wolf
Samuel Biddle, has been appointed TO
clerkship in the Treasury Department at
Washington.
The fair for st. MarY's School closed last
Monday evening. The receipts will reach
50, 900.
REV. Elon ]. Way, of Delaware City, has
been placed in charge of the Red Lion M.
f. church, in this county, between whom
and their late pastor, Rev. s. r. Gilllnghan,
on account of recent misunderstanding, the
pastoral relation has been dissolved.
The steamer Old North State left this city,
on Monday last, for Norfolk, Va.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Quartermaster's office, Baltimore, by A. S,
Kimball, Captain and A. Q. n. y. :. A.,
until Thursday, January gath, at 12, NJ, for
the delivery in the city of Baltimore of az
cavalry horses. See advertisement.
Rec. Leighton Coleman have recently
received several copies of the Carbon Demo
crat, published at Mauch Chunk, Pa, from
which we learn that the Rev. L. Coleman
formerly Rector of St. Johns Church, Bran
dywine Village, has entered upon his dutiei
in his new field of labor, with the same yea
in behalf of the cause of Christianity ant
education, as marked his course during hi
stay in our city. The Easter Term OF st
Marks Academy, at that place, commenced
On LIt Su luhls vi Alllp Va ttNA
: ing, Mr. Coleman is Rector, Visitor and In
structor in the Natural Sciences, and hi
amiable lady is Instructor in the Frencl
language. On Christmas day, the Democra
says the services at the church were of
I very interesting nj ture, aud after they wer
concluded, the Rector, Rev. Mr.. Coleman
proceeded to the exit door, and as the audi
ence passed out took each one cordially b.
the hand with the pleasant wish of "a Merr
| ri. u I
| Coleman invited his congregation to tn
Rectory. A large number accepted the col
dial invitation, and spent the evening in
d most sociable and delightful manner,
prominent topic of conversation that ever
ing was the subject of erecting for th
Parish, q new and beautiful church edifc,
Several liberal offers have been made, an
Z, there is no doubt if our energetic friend NJ
Coleman determines on it, that the ente
r prise will be attended with success. o
= Holy Innocents Day, the congregation
st. Marks Church, assembled at the Cou
s, House, where a large number Of presen
ii were made to the scholars of the Sundf
"A School. The former Pastor of the churC
~ :, was also the recipient of beautiful copy
81 loves "Christan Ballad" The san
p paper in speaking OF it, says:
G. "Much credit is due to Rev. Mr., Colemi
ns and his congregation for the perfect mann
IA in which everything pertaining to this hapl
AZ affair was gotten up. We venture 10 say
OF was the richest treat ever offered TO Z
al scholars of ST. Marks or any other Sund
nj School In our borough"
"a The people of Mauoh Chunk have made
Hu valuable addition to their social circle
OF tho person of the Reverend gentleman, q
he his efforts will do much to further the mol
and intellectual welfare of that town.
T..4.s., (Ts...t, rrt.o - .
IL United States District Court, commend
be on Tuesday last, in the Court room in L
city, Judge Hall on the Bench, and 10
III L. Pratt, U. s. District Attorney, prosec
ize ing.
nd The U. S., os Ellwood Morrison. hSFrjl
lie ton for U. S., Bayard for defendant.
,;o soner, with Alexander Gregg and Will
lis Hutton, is charged with having, on the Il
of March last passed several counterfeit
wo cent U. S. currency notes on different part
ces in the town of Newark. This case occup
- all day on Tuesday, and almost the en-
VI morning hour on Wednesday. The i
ris brought in verdict of not guilty Dist
/ of Attorney Pratt entered nolle pr0sequi
10 the case of VIM. Hutton, charged with
. same offence.
10 In the policy cases, the indictments W
I OF RENTED 10 the Circuit Court on points
ave- law involved.
emit. All other cases were continued over to
April terra.
=. Aonzo Hays arraigned f9r fFsudulel
be obtaining with another person $3.50 from
and L. S. Government, pleaded not guilty;
mid asked that his case be put off to the
~. term to allow him to prepare for trial, wi
i.eu was granted, and bail fixed at $4,000.
be- The court adjourned to tine neEt term.
!, oe Turnpike Company Eleeiion.-A NEE
II Vi of the Stockholders Of tho Wilmington
DAY Philadelphia Turnpike Company, was
at the Wilmington Institute Ha,'. an hol
evening last, when the following ma,
49,. gentlemen were elected officers of The q
s sA, psny for the term OF one year:-Pres;d
' ~ Samuel Hilles; Secretary, Edward Taty
,e ant Jr.; Treasurer, Joseph Tatnall.
has LectWre.-The Rev. A. Rittenhouse
cred deliver lecture in ST. Paul's M. i. Oh,
are this evening, for the benefit of Indepen,
IL Division, No .. Subject-Restoraiio
rom the Jews. Admission IS cents. Tie ol
YER YER is worthy one, and the subject one ,
OaF- which the Rev. gentleman is said to be