Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1869-07-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


mitted 10 sell papers to transient purchasers
on the streets. They serve none but regular
subscribers and are not prepared to supply
any Others Single copies may be had at
the news rooms and at the counter at this
office. Persons desiring single copies are
requested not to purchase OF the carriers.
Tile Neao Currency, new ten and
fifteen cent currency is getting into city cir
culatlon. The ten cent note is the same size
as the last issue, but handsomer The lace
IS ornamented on the right hand with The
plump and comely head aud bust of God
dess OF Liberly-known as such by the con-
vcntional cap, but in other respects looking
like young Juno, or Diana, or BellOno. -
The tree hair and healthy aspect Of this pro.
leclress oil our freedom are delightful 10 see.
The words LIMITED States, ten cents, re-
ceivable Tor United States stamns," and the
seal OF the Treasury Department Gin red) fill
the left of the new issue. The back contains
the legend of the old stamps, on larger and
more elaborate ground of lathe work The
fifteen cent notes bear some resemblance TO
the new ten cent notes, though they are
nearly an inch longer than the ten cent
notes. In the lett hand upper corner is fine
vignette of the head of lie Goddess of Lib.
erty, with head dress something like that
on the bronze figure surmounung The Capt.
l
WIN lhe iasces at the base. In the right
nahd upper corner are tho dgurcs 10, legibly
printed, The back 10 green, md has the fig
ures 10, with the usual conditions of eX-
change into larger notes.
Female PagiList. Thursday night n mn
latto woman, named Clara Freeman, rol ON
bender. She imblhed sufficient amount
Of courage in the shape oil villanous whs-
key, aud rOamed about the streets seeking
whom she might devour. Her lernclOus ewes
alighted on dark named Jim Temple. and
she forthwith proceeded 10 attack Ills tenn
pie, mud so hard was he pressed, that belev.
ing discretion the better part at yalnr, he
gave terrible whack with his fist and mid
out The irate damsel with the euphonlnus
name, for which Irregularities they were IA.
ken before his honor, the Mayor, but the
| testimony showing nothing hut The most
harmonious relations existing between them.
they were permitted TO go aud sin no more.
Jerry Storms, the notorious horse thief
and highwayman of Bergen county, N. j. for
whose arrest the public are indebted to tic
bravery and intrepidity of Detective WIN
gate, OF Wilmington, the New York Herald
says, is still nGdliaiiug upon the errors OF
his ways in Hackensack jail He is kent
very closely guarded, which seems tottonble
him. This is necessary, however, for he is
very slippery, and would make build dash
to escape shoald an opportunity present
ilsell The Bergen courts sit On the last
Tuesday III August, when Jelry's case will
come up. His companion in Delaware, "a
Patterson girl, known as "Cmly,n arrived
al the latter place On Thursday evening.
Too MRch Beer.-A party Of four fellows
sought Ia distinguish themselves late Thurs.
day evening, by II cowardly attack upon IL
man named William Sluddard, IN II beer sn
loon on the south side Of Market street
bridge, Studdard took to his heels, and The
four villains followed him; but Their nmu.e-
ment received sudden check by the inter
ference OF an officer. They claim il was wills
key and not them that did II. As whisky
Jailed TO put in an appearance, they were
each held To bail in the sum al 5000 10 keen
the peace, The leader OF the gang, james
zebley, was fined Sc.
A TougA BaJy.-One day last week an
inant hoy, only live months old, SOU OF MIR.
Nathan llulchins, nj Dover, rolled iron, a
bed which Stood near Il window, in the see
ond story ol his residence, aud tell a distance
OF about i2 leei, landing on the door step
aud though the little fellow lii squarely on
nus head, no harm was done--Only tnIera-
bly Ing scare.-DeldOlreaa
Tried 10 RW Herself Mrs Gnder. a
married woman. who Resides in East Sixth
street, recently ATTEMPTED suicide by jump
ihg INTO the Chrisliana from the Third street
bridge. She was rescued by IL man who was
passing in boat, and her lfe nndnnhIe1Iv
al H.. r.,ah .'o, VI sl"ins was Tue cause
hTcarsoi. 10 his city, Cohau2lck Tribe,
40 IT, al l. o. II. NJ, Of Bridgeton, New
Jersey, will make lbcir drst annual excur-
pif tn In. n