f at THE ELBE HEN'S CHICKEN AND COMMONWEALTH. WUUKU)OTON, DEI.. Saturday morning. WEDNESDAY FRANCIS VINCENT, Editor. . J Somi-Weokly, pe • ( Weekly, *' $3 OO TKlll > a* Bqn ohargsd In lvortlMments -Larger >w*ortlo£ ■WOfTmrly and I auU a lit or rly Ailve WEDNESDAY. MAY 28, 1802. A Challenge lish In another column Ddbl.—W e pub a matter of : the card of Mr. Chas. W. McWhorter, from which it appears he has challenged the Hon. Geo. P. Fisher to fight a duel, and that he (Mr. Fisher,) has refused the ohallenge. Mr. Fisher has done right. If he had accepted such a ohallenge he would have only in direct antagonism to the publio of Delaware, bnt contrary to the law whloh forbldB any penalty,of fine,imprisonment,and being inoapa ble for I • 1*1-1 nn!.' of " holding any office of honor, or profit in this State." For, in his position be guilty of fighting a duel, would (to say nothing of the crime, itwould.be nothing less than murder,if his antagonist fell)be folly. He is probably of hi« party in the State, and the fighting, if It ahould turn out to be bloodless, would forever bar him from any political dis tinction. the foremost The law is right, and it 'repealod. Aud, though probably, attempt should loss of life nobody would ev prosecute, such a conflict, office, yet, ir ii long as he did not eleoted, it probable, be proseouted in the v Coarts. No party would risk the ho tl nination eh a candidate. In this State, tlie accept of a challenge forever dooms a private life. -f Small Birds—The C Roads, Ao., Ac.—The making dreadful ravages among the c Brandywine Hundred. They are present year, we farmer in that Hundred thau he has ever Wc , Ac.—C attle worm h the intelligent i n I before. They numbered seven his twelve iu thinks they hive been getting that it is owing hill. He the destruction of the blaokbirds. Several farmers have coin plained s of the destruction of the small birds. They think tile killing of the disoriinluately, is the ards. off in the decay The wood-pecker, and other they were plenty, destroyed insects aud allowed the treeB to thrive. From all the information gather from intelligent farmers who have ob ved the habits of birds, innoh loss is tertained by the farmer from their being kill ed. The birds indeed look the insects took thi birds, wh of some grain, but . The birds keep down the inseots, and in doing go, if they do take a grai* it is the opinion of many th the fanner is the gainer. Many farmers plain to , that especially in the neighbor annoyed by men and their plaoes killing their «, they hood of to boys wandering small birds. The conduct of , they is outrageous. They go in defiance of them— their places if interfered threaten to qhoot th striugenûaw y Great complaints cattle running loose r farmers desi finding feed hardly any f«nc 's grain and pasture fields. This pas turing of cattle o . They desire a mo protect them. also made s of e roads. Many of a lawagainsl this. Not the roads, and being hnugry, !e will keep them «i far the roads hna he unbearable nuisance. We shill soou elect a legislature. The matters should r oitize the attention of Coubt Proceedings.—O n ac Proceedings, we have for a weok editorial. both—and thought of Cour^ left readers would prefer for t LOCAL AFFAIRS. Bubinksb, Personal Intbliokncb. &o. Franklin Darlingt ohased out the inter» in a of this city, has pur of Judge FFollerton, in W> Mr. E. K. Crawford, ho commenced busi I tli« first shoemaker a iu Second at., be Alarket aud King, and vrho now has shoemakers all around and on each side oi him, has commenced the manufacture of u style of home made button gaiters, whioh enighly spoken of. Go and see them. We would call the attention of the ladies the new and handsome Tumbler Holders, S.™, N,w Urug s,or 'i a.«!«; Building. They are very pretty, and proven t. the hand coming in ooutaot with the tumbler thereuy saving the necessity of rem ' glove. His soda water with shaved ioe and We call the attention ving the ■J®*® of G®o- H. Walter oorner of Thir the ho h - Just received ov«» B u! 7 L° a r s , of . a nevr8took °f Spring goods, whioh includes gentlemen's ladies misses and children w'orb,which is principaly bought n r «ash, and at waj prices. He is now lug gentleman's patent, leather gaiter* per pair. Ladies gaiter heelo^gneliali h ef good quality offer : t r 91 P* 2 1** T»i nd8. Of Mi aritfty, Also thirty diff ron'fTwork. Call and Bee , which ork ha excellent st ck. Loccst Mcontain Co receiving Kepplier's Loc Coal, whioh for purity, equaled by auy coal i ooal is under, before delivery, market price. Those wishing forget the Thompson,No 802 Marker Uft of everything Co and G. & G. W. Bush Uo d durability, rket. This r, and oarefnlly s They offer ■ "I drug« should stock of George B. t, where the be had.— ' "lient I D A Good Chance— Those in wa family groceries, of the best quality, do better than call at the N. E. oorner of 6th and Poplar mington Del. of oheap D. Dodd, lm * Telequai Commcnicatio».—T elegraphic communication has again been opened aor the Chesapeake Bay from uty, Va. This "able, it is niles in length, and it nuer that guarantees its superiority over any other sub-marine cable formerly laid. We consequently have tele graphic communication with Fortress Mou Northampton o said is twenty constructed in a a Fluid Lanp.— The Church in Brandywine Village < ing burnt last Sunday evening bursting of a fluid lamp w lighting up the Churoh. damage dene badly burned, hovre . E. near be by the hilat the sexton For ely there The sex is speedily Breach ib a Dah.—T he water in the this aide of Brandywine river, and some four hundred yards above the bridge v. »d through the dam last Saturday night week and when discovered by the watchman,*- early the next morning, it had made a breach about 80 feet long. A num ber of workmen were set to work buildldn it Monday morning, and they will the church. , bat had. e Regiment is new oom d number» about 850 ^hU regiment maiU be Tbb Agricultural Fais. —The attendanee at lb« Agricultural Fair ou Wednesday greater than many of its friends expected exhibited in the ulti > aking it □nual affair. We pr. the ground. Th e 2,000 people nnoh »took as there should have been, although there of a ; expected learn prlv ). Tl sales of cattle, , although told thi re eral. Them w racing on the cou observed a n sulkies bnt no attempt speed, via: "Oceola," the splendid young horse belonging to Gee. Lobdell; "Baal a beautiful, ooal black, fre oounty, Pa., '•Montreal,'' fro Del., "Moscow," belonging to Win. S. Flem ming, of Christiana Hundred. Mr. Lobdell, had several other stallions among the risin owing of bean the heat. We ul stallio 11 : 1 Burlington "John Bell'' a beautifnl colt, yoara old in July, which a much attention. A young sorrel, through bred, belonging to John Davidson admired. T. Husbands had a flue Henry Grant's "Beppo" aud his young gray stailiou. Moses Jouroey had a fine Btal'ion. •:Black Hawk," belonging to Wyatt A Roe, also a beautiful bay cult 25 months old be longing te the aame parties. A very fine large eu months old, we could tain the owner. These constituted, as far we could learn the s tallions present. The mechanical exhibition was quite cred itable. We uev rs and grouud before. "Hull's New ny mowers, on impoited Irou, Harvester" and a "Litt! Mower," by Wm. T. Shaw. S "Urmy's Complete Mo per with self-laker," Bee advertisement.— Also his horse power washing machine and various other articles. The "Little Mower;ly' damaged inside and another somewhat sc : ' Real Estate Salb.— T he real estate of D. W. Qeiuniill, in New Castle Hundred, sold at public sale, last Saturday, as follows: The main farm of 250 acres to Mr. Cox, of Philadelphia, for $25,000; the rivor tract of about 80 acres, to Edward Edwards, for 992 the mansion with 35 Authouy Rey bold, for $6,600. a i tfi v Fletcher, who has ee of the PausojPBuownlow.—M r. James behalf of the Com erican Mechanics, has receiv m 8. F. Carey, the . From it, it will oartain when the for ed the following letter fro Bio be perceive fi that it is Parson will be here. New York, May 19th, 1862. Jambs Flbtchbh, Esq.—Dear Sir :—Iu reply ---- 17th inot., say that he hen he oan visit Wil OB8 hence to New England, >t probably g time, when he will be able Truly yours, &o. In . H i. low ho desires Ii] mingtoo. He and will oi u t. ' ay fr e you again t be with you. S. F, Cart. for The Tii Delawark Regi has been Austrian Rifles. The 7/arper's Ferry Rifles supplied the regiment from Dover and Milford, have been returned pplied with the informed, State. GhCdb Wo the edge of seeking for and destroying grubb worrnsj of hi* potato plauts. In a w about 100 yards long, he said he had bil led about two hundred; and of a ve .—We noiioed a farmer in city, the other ud the ; tanking a worm to about every other hill. Tb« grouud is very dry, and ne think, would tsnd greatly to lessen their number: but he said it needs a very them. They lie very the McNka" t —-*>'« . Q f y graliliéd ce that our worthy aud obliging Iriend John T McNeal, lat« tor of the Mechauic'iri|utel, liaiJjoen granted lictnse during the pLseut Besalou of the Court for the house in/now occupies, of Fourth and Shipley'streets. The ho well adapted for the business —the proprie affable aud competent—his tables and bars rpassod by any In the place. Go ' try his champaign«, ale Ac. It be Bee i • e is cannot be McNeal a "I unot be excelled. This is partly owing t his superior vaults whloh he lias lately e B. the About i—The Philadelpln Evening Bulletin says: Dr. A. H. Grimshaw; of Wilmington, Del aware, had done a timely aud useful servi by reprinting a phaiuphlet, first printed iu Philadelphia iu 1795, containing the "Minu tes of the Proceedings of the Sec tion of Delegates fro establishod Conven the Abolition Societies of the United cabled in Philadelphia The Convention mot States, ass bled, in January, 1795." the City Hall, aud there in tha following societies, viz.— t, New York, Pennsylvania, Dela are, Wilmington, Maryland and Chester 'u (Md.) The Pennsylvania delegation sisted of William Rawle, Robert Patters Benjamin Rush, Samuel Coates, Caspar Wis tar, James Todd and Benjamin Say—all hon ored and honorable names. Tha Delaware Society sent an delegatus Richard Bassett (grandfather of the present Senator Bayard), John Balaton, Alleu M. Lane and Caleb Boy er. The Wilmington Soolety.s delegates w Cyrus Newliu, Ja is it its » onneof Ion E. be the ely . Bayard (father Bayard), Joseph Warner give the it will present Öen bat and William Poole. It is the names of the other * ss ary «legates, Benjamin as chosen President, and Walter Franklin, of the Pensylrania Society, Secre tary. The Convention sat fer one week, and the proceeding«, aa given in oxtllne by the «s, appear to have been dignified and moderate. Memorials were reported and adopted, to b#-prasent«d to various State, the subject of slavery, and various resolution agreed to, aU look!* g to th« best extluctte» of slavery. The doou 1 b interesting oWtnaxy icoc Min he 850 j peoially be j ai^purest men it Is es tts showing that the best itthe time earnest in Fourth Anniversary.—"Something Good'' Verifier —Tli« Fourth Annive of the > ng Men's Christian Association of the Ceu Presbyterian oiidav evening tral Church, which last, « off a gi veil a bilug affair. It was very ded, and or and glory everything passed off to of the Association. Over the pulpit, from one ohandaloer to the other, was the beauti ful motto In large letters—encircled with flowers— God, and our Country: —which was characteristic of tbo Loyalty aud Patriotism pnlpit has proclaimed and sustained since the breaking-out of the Rebellion. Be neath the motto, gracefully swung that good old bauner, divided by that sacred desk, a bouqot of beautiful flowers fn the ce Tire exoiclses were opened with au Anthetn sung by the choir ; aud followed with pr by tkc Rev. Mr. Cathers of the Scott M. K. Church. The report of the President of the Association—Mr. William Bush—was th noli was full of interest, showing th the Association had accomplished an inane good during the last year; thoagh the cause of our country had taken many from their little band, yet they plodded on, and God had brought the The d ti 'ely through, ed in the onward march of McClellan—iu tlie ranks of Gen. Ualleck—in the ranks of Gen. Banks, and in the noble Delà en. Wool. The e Assooiatio in a flourishing condition, numbering Hundred scholars to about Fifty . They were then addressed by Hon. Jas. Pollock in a e under Sunday Schoo s under all ch appropriate and speech, setting forth very clearly through Christianity, the "earth vanish r«otl( tl th 1 ougl that all other ways earthy," an The gentle otion given a glimpse at his addr suffice to say, will be which no ere hut aid ay full of ip kuowledge, (for we have but ,) embered by the orthy o iatlou and those present, as praotioe, emanating as it does fr lias "tasted some of the worhl'B honors," and who had been guided through all the politi cal strifes and conflicts by th tue — Christianity. They were next address« by their Pastor—Rev. Geo. F. W said he bad prepared that he wa- expected he saw it in the notice He Baid ha would obling vir ill—who othing, not know be say anything until e road in the pulpit. empt to add any thing I'.-it ad I so pithily sai l, for for months there gh in it, a year, and that they could V s to wait for d; and thon, as he hoped, rable gentlema rell ut theiusel refreshed by the e H The Ode tha heretofore noti then snug by the Associate Four, and responded too by the main body of the Association. Thus ended the Fourth An 10 little band of Sixty, who have bnilt up, and now nourish all tlie Sab ■ ■I : oy « bath schools of the Chur ; and the of their work "I'll *.-:i keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace," i seen aud felt all o II Rhpoht We h this excellent institution. Fro ibor of paying members is 587, of embers 7, a de Wilmington Inbtiiutb.— r table the, Report of it we la that the i.i. se of 72 since last sd for duee for the $1,734.00. There were 44 delin who had not paid their dues. There were mauy donations made during the year; many of great value, including books, engra vings, curiosities &o. Tlie oeutribntors were T. J. Megenr, Samuel C. Morton, Hon. James A Bayard, lion Jno. WaleB, Samuel S. Grubb, d Fulton, Henry Mor , Dr. J. F. Wilson, Captain James M. Joues. Department of Interior, Miss Elizabeth Montgomery, John R. Latimer, Dr. L P Bush, Charles Howland, O , Hon. Willard Saulsh mon Sharpe Surg. U. S. N. 316 books have been ■ purchased The amt quo , Bamuel Wol ■ B. aud Solo - . To the library, added, of whioh 146 d 140 douated, being 12 r. The renting of building has amounted $1,123.50, viz; for the hall. $529.50; from stores $1,125, others &c, 469. For ne were spent $181.73. A complete chemical bath has b css than the preceding M arket spapurs erected in the le This is one of the lole its vigorous progress. ' valuable institutions Is PU Tub Fi Pkla Norfolk,—A wri ter iff the Peuinsnla News gives the following account of the entrance of the first Delaware into Norfolk. lie says: r expedition,under Major-General Wool, embarked early the ^iew, below Wiloughby Point, ilea from Norfolk. ornnig at Ocean i distance of Our landiug ouuted pickets along the shore, lied precipitately Lo theii camp about a mile and a half dis first approach to the beach; but they ouly fled give the alarm for a general stampede, whioh was done rather huiriedly it would olvers, tobacco, tides in their of of ■■vante effected witho any alty whatever. The rebel at o v seam, as they left behind riding vehicles flight. Th® camp iu question was a appearances was oooupied 1 hundre " Gen. Max Weber's brigade, of regiuieut—the First Delaware—to land. On h camp, and fr a foroo of about oug. a part, wus the first with but few obstructions till 's Creok, folk. There the rebels we bridge, uuder cover of the lire of of artillery. Our sharp-shooters, however, were "on hand" as usual, aud picked off one two of their gunners—oar artillery being iu position, rth of reached Tan three miles below Nor e p ridge were strewn a soldier's clothing audequipings belonging to the forty-first Virginia rebels;! the it least so their In consequen destruction of this bridge, we wc compelled to take aaotker route whioh lengtkeued six miles. arks aud letters indicated. Norfolk, ok to the city about When vre had approaohed three miles of Norfolk aguiu, we e in sight of very formidable earthworks, rkioh, after some preliminary arrange e advanoed m good and regular olose approximation found them the regimental flags of rp fluttering works. Upoi a in der. but abaudoued, aud b the vaiious regiments ithin in*" rks we -In ondlao bn I !"• pealing himself iu the * that kemaight escape the vengeauoe rebels. | When he fonnd that o tl ops were Norfolk and that the rebels ara-foSt fleeing before oia, be came from his cualment and met It io place designated, but little supposing to soldiers fro n he discovered the flag Firs Delawa e hia joy seemed unbounded, d moat lustily. Upou entering nobinents they were found is the liue of eu be about thre niles long, only mounting twenty-nine guns—Jong thirty two pound howitzers. were spiked, some of them so poorly though that the sptkec were easily removed by our . It waa about 4 o'clock p. ere a short 1 o aud forty The uio&t of the . wh entered the works, made; but before night a column moved ou to the oity, headed by Gen. \ and staff and accompanied By Secretary Cl of the Treasury, and took quiet pos e United States. Ifog the breeze from the Custom House r publio buildings, to the seeming joy of mauy oitizeus. The First De maiued at the earth works above spoken of till Sunday afternoon, when it took up its line of march for the oity, where it is quart ered for the present, and its worthy Colonel (John VV. Andrews) of the iu aiofio the pla Early the n thrown aud Pi Marshal Norfolk aud Portsmouth. e work All is quiet here at disloyalty to loyalty goes b ly on. The Norfolk Day Book usual.I believe by ession garb kinds or Imsine , bntI do the e published old editor, eretofore— is suspended for suppose it yesterday long, necessities of the people will uot admit of such a c Several torpedoes have beeu found en, but as they r such thiugs yet. bj fui v have exploded of them Garrett Cox.—G ar.-ett Cox, emiuent oitlxen of Middletown, and •st prominent and influential business New Castle oounty, died the 18th Inst. »! I hr his residence in tl ^ School Pick .—Sohools No. 2, 7, 8, and 3 of Brandywine hundred, inte iug a pio nick in the wood* of Mrs. Weldon hold Beulah Turnpike, on Friday next. The Rev. Messrs. d Frees», and Mr. Thos. Cam«;on will be present and rth« old Blue Ball r, Murphy, Roberts and Dr. C deliver addresses. i PROCKBWdoa niram H. Lodge. v B . entof Samuel Lodge, decease^, which given to the Jur y last verdict for the'TlVrt'nce o'clock cn the saute day. The verdict taiued the Will. CotJRf.—In the e Last Will and Tea '•I Thursday afte rendered about 7 ly Thobsdat Afternoon. Geo. W. Kar saway Watkins. This was a suit-brought by Mr. Karsne ver damages from Mr. Watkluä, for injury and inconvenience experienced fr< sault which the {«fendant hi« way July. The amount claimed The case was stated by Mr. Sp which witnesses Mary Martendale, Donough ; saw Mr. Karsner oome up in his liage ; Mr. Watkins beckoned for him to stop ; approached, and oharged Mr. Ka with calling his daughter a secessionist, Mr. K. denied doing so» whs» Watkins said he was a liar, aud jumped-lom the carriage, and la*d his hands on Mr. Karsueriu nota very friend er. She &HK. the boy of Mr. Watkins holding the horse, he being told to do so by Mr. W.; saw Watkins not see him hit him. Did Btrike at ell. Saw. Watki , thr an e on him while Odessa, on the 29th of last tooo. r u' Rft8r >m.—Resided ake Karsner, l see Kars after ha had got his hand iu at the hack of the She waifcrrpry much frightened iu Oh ex ore Wat e Wat nag«. -• 'i"" . They Karsner tried re both v d. drive off l Did uo kins got iu kins lose his wig. age, aud stopped ii\ the road, him have a pistol in his hand, aud heard hi threaten to shoot. The pistol towards Watkin s, m * Watkins sheot. Karsner replied, do uot lay hands me again, or I will. Margaret Rose, in a carriage fifty ygrds from her ho e canine. K:usn len sh ' I' " him orn.—Saw so per u. Her a*. She Wat by the feet.— call Miss ed by loud ta the door, i pull -■ kich she kins try Heard Karsner say Watki II® did . Heard liii the I black boy holding I Watki ea£ ist hal age four atkins or five in the horse, hat did thin Watki say any him. Baw nage tu again apprdm ough he withe e up alter the carriage fir ed. Saw Karsner with a pistol in his hand after the seoon.l attack, and heard him say if you lay your haudstvn me again I will shoot Thought WaUjnswas in his r BTOppcd opposite the door of Watkins, after he turned. Greensbury T. Rose, s d in a ome injury. Mr. R V v ves. Kars .—His attention ffuir, by the question, if ot in it at that men fighting approached, but Watkins w . The appeared excited, aud he said men what in the worftNw* you doi kins said Karsne: secessionist. Kar ner turning around lie slopped, whe said, remember you live not got a w. Karsner replied I have something belter and drew a pistil. Watkins grabbed the back of the ? Wat . led his daughter a nied this. On Kara Watkins riag.i. Witness stepped . -khrsner said he would en the pa shoot If W He told Karan is put hh hand - he luMiXotter Karsner we t out orTlbox, him again. approached iu a thr« nor exclaimed you d you here again. If . I will shoot you.,i{ Ferris for a gun and 1 it. Karsuer was very umche , and ouuds on his u«ok. , when Watkin ning manner. Ka ned old villain, are lay your hands on atkins called on Mr. go and get ed aud ner shirt bloody r. Janvier ap proaching, Watkins asked him for his pistols; Mr. J. declined, and aw^mpanied Mr. Wat hi ; his oo fi ki Albert D. Ferris, sworn.—Was present at the difficulty betweeu Kfcrsner aud Watkius. Had bis attention called ditli asking him if lie ever saw a light iu a carriage ? He weut oitrand saw Karsner and Watkins. .Saw a colored man holding Kars r's horse, lie heard a good deal of loud talking. Saw Karsner go witness to go te Chris, would shoot the ner. He also hear let him have his nj it by Mr. e, get « neb. Watkins *1 get & gun, aud he oundtel, retiming s ask Mr. Jauvier r. Janvier «aid, id Uhl ho ill of him and took him awa^-. , I am ready lor you eford Mr. Jauvier came up. Saw Watkius in the afternoon, when he going to have a pistol—one like George'B which cocks itself, as 1 may torge Karsner when at the store was much ried and bloody. . W. 'Stanton, sworn.—W gh when the disturbance o sharp words; when he saw them Watki er the front wheel cf the carriage; a stopped behind the r by the and struck him; after he let go, Karsner ed his horse toward the on you . This ii cited, McDon ed; heard eamug aud grabbed Mr. Kar i-"i. s followed iu a thr eu Karsner [told him if he laid his hands on him lie wjm Karsuer took kiB se iiis pistol; Wa Id shoot, the box, Watkius Wheu old him il he would put do tin istol he ould dress hiut o e; Watki a pistol, er took him d bloody, he d then or UlotliH, saying he had Vlituess lived at Port McDou violent oalled for a gun, and alto asked but he did uot get any, iud Janri home. Kar washed it ol Sir." PoSrälo e to get Odessa. business Penn, and only happened to oall ough. Watkins tr s ah fiooundrei, gut . ou up!" [Karsuer said on box, ' I will have to shoot you if you do behave yo Mrs. J. U. Ev stopped in the road; riage with Kars the horse; back of the hold of Mr. K.; did ly, exclaiming, "Y 1 I will I . it. , swo^oL—Saw the c ' V r utkins In the c a negro staudiug Watkius approach aga riage; did b*ar what in consequence of the dlptauce she them; she was alarmed, and called fox person to go to the assistance said, FRIDAY MGR&ING. Couit met at " Elizabeth Morris, sworn—I witnessed the difficulty betweeu Watkins aud Ka * house of Mrs.[Groves, iu McDon ough; we heard a noise in the street; Grov dowu stairs and oaffe 10 o'clock. , I iu Ka carriage; Karsnor's kor&e was at the door Watkins' negro boy IwIÜNtf Hsar id KTrs pot iu his n't ÀMiiu one help uit,' utkins told his boy to*'leBrhiii) augry, wlmu.be said something alkius; Watkins caught pull him out; Karsuer laid handti m; Watkius it Watkius. carriage aud said " I dll not any i. . go;" this mat.- k.n - in an indig il*-- I l. thi riage got his pistol and told hiu it he ou him again he wouli al!jfl#"lii told him to shoot away, kartmer ply; he did not point the pistol of after he drove off. Ja J. Janvier, s -I n MeDon e of the crfffoulty; Ka tiding across the back of i the ed to have hold of K^rgner: fr oarriuge eet, Wat rriage and where I whattWatki s do Karsner; K around and went t s walked up also; I 8 Watkins asked I told him " ">o or turned his c rds Poole's afte Ipan of my pistol: rriage tailed hi took ho Karsner outside the about 6 or 8 ft of Watki ok hi a beuch staudiug tha ri.-f.l iug e, and Watki 't from him talking ich excited. • y Joshua Evans, the affray. Watkins carriage and his black boy horse; Watkins caught held tried to pull him off the Karsuer'« oo the boy let go the bor«e: K*rsn«r~turned the ; he got out down up, Ki told him if he touched him again he would shoot him. Watkius asked some gau foi him; he then asked Karsner's pistol. rtkur, sworn—I was at the ujp stairs iu Watkins' house, and ug; tlie carriage stopped; hear th« window n the wheels ouly a part of 14 the road in the holding the Karsner aud at; whon he let ; Wafkins got of ge and drove off to the aud had a pistol in his ban t; he e bench and Watkius e to get a take ( atharina d. Kar ing a lond noise I looked Watkins standing butfee of tbe carriage I told his daughter he would he killed, 1 weut down stairs, aud saw IFat kius sotting in the carriage without his wig; think he had hold of jx.u.-gni l: bis negro boy of the gets aud L*^ld him to baud him his w.j; s » \k Kairoer horse while IFatkins w*^, ! 11 I the wheels; he said "yon tried to r Watkins told. Karsner he did linrt him but wanted him to acknowledge; saw Karsner get his pistol, and heard him tell IPatkims lie would shoot him, IPatklus I himself around and told him to shoot; Mr. Karsner th Daniel Corhit eworn—Mr. Karsner wa my honse, at Odessa, on the day of the af fray; he said he had had a difficulty with Watkins ; Did not observe whether he injured any or not, but he oomplaiued about his tbroae being hurt. The defence here olo3ed, W. C. Sprnauce, for the plaintiff, addressed the Jury slderable length, lie was followed by T. F. Bayard and Cl. B. Rodney for the defence, . C. Gordon then closed the arg the plaintiff. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff laying the damage at 9100. State vs. Williamson.—Defendant raigned for passing conterfeit Brooke T. Turner and U. R. Robinson, Har rington for State and Booth for defense. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty in both e prisoner were remanded for a ap*«c sentence. Thk Dark Days ov Wilmington in 1801.— The Christian (Baptist) Chronicle edited by Rev. Mr. Dickersou, of this city, says: We find iu the N. Y. Evangelist a letter nimiugton correspondent, which de much vividness tlie dark days of April 1861. The sketch, we judge to o Rev. Willi Aiknian, of the Hanover Street Preshyteriu church. We for only a fa from a from the graceful pen of eta. Little Delà e God of Na ed front the vor iiile we umeutality, we *1, llld overrate believe that der God, done chiefly by the loyal mini : I * - pulpits of the city, Mr. Aik "You aud I says: er forget that night, or you re ey, stoppe.» b bridges all charred e reports of blood-th side. We next Sabba which tz fruitless j y busqueha blackened, an will not forget it. It here; the telegraph w il"* ainly anight. down 1 a tl all the eyed, bC s and Washington w neu of Moesauliuse the streets o at the been i I I m Baltimore, that pushing adv get possession at there would pro iurn the bridges on that there oing and oward this city hably be either side of hundreds of only waiting for ai r oity; e k 1 rebels ai opportunity to ibit their power, aud that our only ety activity had arms iu his posse to them, and h iu voluntary companies. It Saturday night, aud ushered iu a troubled ■ i.-i.l.i . Rvery i looked carefully wild dreds enrolled tl Sabbath. We shall n forget th came to the church as to the God, and it was good Sabbath. We uctuary of as. My ohoir, as the bell oe begau Hoftly, alter the plaintive prelude to organ, to Bing, "My country, tis Every one jvas tremulous will sang with emotion, and the deep inspiration of the hoc r heart e. We had sung hundred times befon meaning till my life. It was a ihile d fell sponsively heard , but we i 'liât week new its • long eek of years. o have consulted « sending lie well to box up It see a/, a valued picture o .1 he ■ i o see q nie t aud pdace go with ey w 1 u: handling their rifles, they practised tlie la II any a deep-toned oomplaiut thr prepare to deread uns; to wonder by tru s be compelle ir h es with sucl whether minister us y o defepoe in your house, aud uot be tl all duty for you, have s er it might »skill whioh had been ouly yet a pastime befo ' - 1 • of home aud country.be called into plav iu trenoh or behind some earthwork« these roads But at look southward, is passed now We talk ot it m thunk pod, it h .something long gone. unueco that were farther away, but it n foolish > " all real to d then. We , iu those dark days when know bu,t of the in ertaiu, whan we d Washington was iu the ham , aud the tide of rebellion liad swept r the Susquehanna, tli r K" eu Baltimore in i in ia demon ob, ami the that burued egade of Wilmington, fire this city—we had a set of emotions at familiar soumis. e shrill whistle of the u who had headed the bam he bridges, a wholly For months together otive suggested only troo first, and betöre the long I i. t, rs will imiows und piatfnrws tilled, roofs alive with men.waviug their adieus or greet ings, would call n»*tn replies. But it go; each thousand the country was safe, and brethren from the north Joy-, %ve welcomed the home feeling— ould give good ew assurance that « hailed o with unutterable with pride; iu hike ee them d old rth, birth, heart ill.* e, and loved o there—had its sway aud prayers." bid them veil Tu k Kent County Democratic Meeting.— The Democratic Central Committee of Kent Co., ( Messrs. G. Saulsbury, Jonathan Brown, Thomas H. Deuuy, S. C. Fraiser, H. B. Fid dema n and Alexander Johnson) have called a mooting of their party at Dover, on Tues day tha 17th of June, at 10 o'clock, a. M., In rhei r call thay say it is to renew their pledges of attachment and devotion to the Coustitu tioaal Union of our fathers, which, in the language of Jefferson, we regard " okor of our peace at home and Bftfety abroad." "We cordially iuvite all p they have-heretofore co-opuri party organization or the maiutei r, r.N i n i , iu7 heth * r e in favor I of the Consti of the Union e opposed to the wild ackern cipation and negro equality of tional and Abolition party no h* , of Beo In power, to friends, aud let gixe countenance and gather. Co sei. The perilous condition ntry- de mis that every lover of Liberty aud Free should be up aud doiug. "The restoration of Uov uda ii " "Theprese .lion of the Coustitutic de Î 'Thei euance of Liberty and Fro and houe8ty in the public at the r o Gov dollar, of r millions of a day, power should be displaced th stitutioual aud peaceful means of"the ballot that « party "The rapid ulation of au enormous and purmaueut publio debt," threatening us with u er and hopeless insolvency publio debt already reaching nd million of dollars, eavy ta re than , demands It, KS "The already n direo id indirect, . „ adred million of dollars a year, eating out the subs the people^aud augmenting eyery year, de "Reduced wages, low prices, depression of trade, decay of busiuess aud impending ruin it." But above all the restoration of the oou cord, good feeling, prosperity, and sense of security of former years, demand it. • IFe, therefore, iu behair of the old aud tried Democratic party, whose oo e, iuvite every citizen of Ke distinction of party, who Constitut.km Quite with ce of ity of work, every Bide, demand littee we County, iu favor it is, and the Union in this great work allty. will of perfect «rjr man who is in fav ntinnanoe and perpetuity ut, who places his invite free gov in the "intel ligence, the Patriotism, aud. discriminating juslioe of the Amerioan people, who believes the Federal Go powers, derived solely from the Constitution, aud springing from and upheld by the pop be present and participate of limited n: Wo say to in favor of supporting their reserved rights whol e ^in stitutional vigor, HflArfHKh« usurpation of the State who is gove the general government in power and violations of the Constitution, and euit, of the public and private lights of the citiaen by the party now in power, we extend to you the right bund of fellowship. Come out and unite with us iu the great work. To every man who is in oe of the right of the people peaceably hold elections and to select their own pub lio officers without interference or military dictation; To every man who believes in the supre macy of the civil over the military authority who is iu iavor of economy in the public ex es: who thiuka that the people have rignt to require of their Agents and publia servants prudenoe in the contraction of debts in order to the sacred preservation of pnblio faith; To every man who believes in freedom of Religion, freedom of tb ted: on the iu ers, Mr. fall in ■ t• Press, and freedom tcotion of the Habeas der the trial by juries impartially selec the be To ov who believ inaoy of the white u who is in favor of maintaining that suprema cy, socially and politically, and who is op posed to harboiin?, feeding aud clothing rthless runaways and stolen negroes, as is ow being do To all snob, the supre over the negro, and e public expe reason lotry'a tlii-* time of your v • The eeting will he ably addressed by Hon. Charles Brown, formerly a sa from the City of Phllàdelphia, citizen o distinguished speakers, aud Will continue during the day.'' amber of Con .u,/ eral other Wants a Wife?—W e have received ritten in a the foil ing advertlseiue e fe kioh, howev e hand, iusert iu the local. Whoever wan is a chance, if it is u hoax. It . young lady of a respectable family, ; tired of d like inin* at , »ingle, to 4wn ith young gentle of a good standing, wliiol ould finally iu eugagome both parties m question, is of The ) oung lady, it °B* •liui «ight, r, black tola is cou hui b! * eyes, and ou the king. No persor est. For need app s add s Annie Mayfield, Middle par Delaw Fob Ri .—A beautiful throe Btory brick iuiug three rooms aud kitoli the fir ■ and batl I third floor, with ater in yard, kituhe bath room; also a good sized yard. Thii house is situated at No. 404 Bombard st. For ilnrs inquire at this office, or at the above mentioned. aud partie I JOS.—The 4th ieo eon the "1*11— ill take place on Friday ery high grim's Progress," evening xt. These lecture ly appeoiated, Judging fr which they are attended;—and interesting. the m j, they grow Got Caouht.—S o oring this city. offered rascal has bee cheat the Rev. Me. Galey, formerly of deav It was as follows: lie called to shed to pi « tli I pay for him for a larger am the balance. The dr auco ny giving a di oui. I be good for nothing and the pupil would This dodge did not work with Mr. Galey who procured a police officer and arrested the Cheater jail. ml. lie is now iu We Juvenile Tiubvks. —Our city a gang uf juvenile thieves, rying iu age from 9 to 14 years. We ur of these youths Friday evening, for entering the office of R. Carswell, Coal Merchant, and stealing there $5. On Saturday,another tor robbing the till class of criminals is rapidly ou the incr aud demands that the proper anthoritits should provide some place for their pnHish be infested wi Ul K i Uro . Gawthrop. Thi» nine exoliange ortliy A IV KW says that I Representative in Cougress, is spoken of Candidate.—A . Geo. P. Fisher, our hat authority the supposition is found are not informed. — A second track li been laid city. I by the Raili Win. W. Si ad Company through the contract for pav ud placing tlin ir ed by is work is ing betweeu the rails gs over the gutle It is s those competent to Jjudge that being admirably executed. Mr. S. has iu hia r a duz KENT AND SUSSEX AFFAIRS. We copy the following items fr Times. The Railroad Depot at Camden, Del., i Mouday night. Among destroyed were about 800 7'o hioh had been forwarded by the Del. ciel y to be distributed to the 3d Delaware Regiment. The grain depot, on the opposite side the road, iu whioh there were twelve hundred oartridg the Si destroyed bp fire the c a aware Bible ed only by the rk of stre iu«en effect. It the We copy the following ite Smyrna Times. The Preachers' Association for Easton Dis lot held its meeting for pr Camden, on Tuesday aud Wednesday of this week. The ■ much similar tha from the quarter '■n i nu " of formerly, though e discussions were fully equal to fori eetiugs. The pr ertained of aud people ou Tuesday evening by a lecture from Rev. S. I- Baldwin highly China. We hear uopiplaints fr that the fro 1 M s that uriug the first have considerably injured the i of the pe ay rly varieties erop. It will not be kn however, the extent of the in ■ juries. We copy the following fr (Milford) News: We leSiU that a fine t r the "Red Mills," about Lewes, < early on Sunda the Peninsular r wo story dwelliug, es this entirely destroyed by lire rniug, the 11th inst.— We believd the property belonged lady, Mrs. Parker, and was geutleman of the the de side of to Plod by a e-of Craig. So sudden that notkiug of much could be rescued from the devouring clement. In our last issu» we stat Preaohers' Association" of Philadelphia Conference, would the 8th u/ J been a meeting of l the Distr oiling connection, aud eddhat the "Local r'Suow hill Distriot Milton e; it aliould have iation of the reache e regular trav the looal preach Lasiern shore of Maryland Allair Ck <•*,. A horse exhibition will take place at Ctoil tou, June 14th. We copy the following items from the Cecil Whig. Oi aturday last the 5th regiment Mary quitted Newport News ror l Jd Uh ' .land Volunte I Norfolk. The b ut comylaiu that they are active duty. Imputations have been that the men viU tight badly, ' sire te sbow to t»!*® world that old Maryland produce as brav 0 RQ 4 haroio excellent d they de ed on the map. other 0 f % 'he fishermen h flailing business s season; dene bet W« learn that "out We belie been v profitable' e said t» lit. though gillers the herring With the of negroes to drink up what little money they have v aud among the rest "Old Joe," whom blai, in « thk * of the Ashing o loaf about army v 'il they " a ts is a nuisance, albeit o everybody seems inolined to telerste. J about the only "notable" 19 e hav e no w: form hod a number of them, but one by one they have gone. Tkure seems to- be gr danger that Elkton will lose her reputation for notables. Dr. Solomon Sharp who has bee for the last, few months, has been Norfolk. Elkton to last week. He left for that place The publio scho«t this towq, Mr. M. Johnson Rhodes, Principal, will hold pio-nio, In Hollingsworth's woods, north of th». Ma e mil« Thursday Kent Go, We co.py the fo 1 } owing fre tertowii) News. Thy. first quarterly meeting for Sent the Santi euit, (fid. B. Churoh.) will be held at Still Pond on Saturday morning, May 31st. The Rev. T. J. Quigley, Presiding Elder, may be expected the occasion, and also on the following Buuday morning. Since the patlon of Fredericksburg by the Federal troops,letters have been received iu Chestertown from that place, which, stated that. Mr. Win. h. Greenwood, formerly of this d well known to many of our read ers, was the only Union man in that city pre vious to the advent of the Fedora Mr. G. has resided in Fredericksburg forsev avering army fall ry during the lo id Blue* the secession of Virginia is period whloh has Interv in keeping with his high-minded and oharaoter, and will more his numerous Union friends in ■ t• .*I linn this oemmnnity. Queen Ann's. The Circuit Court for Queen Ann's Co.,ad Saturday last, the 2d of June—wh be held. meet again on fer argument will ' Blub IIbs :— I noticed in your issue of the 24th inst., Dootor Norris reports of the po the body of John Redden, in which observes. "1 made a complete post mortem examina tion of the cranial cavity—appearances pre sented on iuside of oalvatium, when detached —natural, no spioula of hone projecting congestion of the vessels noticeable, removing the cerehuiu and cerebellum,a small fracture of the frontal hone just at the left of ring was perceptible. The bralu was healthy with the exception ef the small clots at a point direotly opposite the fr which accounts satis facto rily for the sympton the bones of the skulfT The oompressio • "doubtedly caused by the severe blow lacer oft! m examination of Dou the na no depression of small ve whloh probably blood slowly flowed." In oonolusioit Is fro th» Doctor obs "It is therefore my op , in which Doo and Killgore coincide, that the same John Redden's death secondary meuigitis togeth of the braiu fro Fisl ed by e effe of the ceived." aud the appearauc the e complete, '. the various parts ex nutely de mi what tailed, —wlint were the evidences of ary menigitis, which the Dootor placeB first us of the causes of death? The symptona of compression observes are sufficiently acoo the e aud most prominent, I: ' nted for. oiugitis, if the : the illness Of I , during symptona were pre the unfortuu the "I *. clear from the Do MEDICU3. Dovi . May 20th, 1862. Mr. C. P. John n —Devr Sir: —May I tr r valuable paper, for the rhioh,iu justice to myself, 1 Delà oitmg a space I following '■■"in I rd, the people they may be enabled of the responsibility an l sorge P. Fisher. I have uever aspire to publio notoriety, aud driven to the fathom the depth rage of do 1 nt I I e I» I have adopted within rry ant alternative tl the past three weeks. It will lie remembered, that on the seooui day ot May iu the Congress of tha United States, Hou. George P. Fisher saw proper offer a gross and unpardonable insult self, and there in the presenoe of the lull* on, declared himself responsible there or arks. Whereupon, I, Mr. Fisher had thrown down I did so, and immedl uvitatiou to his honor ■111 ere fur his feeling that the ganntlent, the only co accept it. ately despatched requesting him eet my friend any place lie might designate, iu the Btatï of Delà the Distriot of Columbia, rnake the preliminary arrangements for an honorable adjustment. The honorable fynv nepudiates his responsibility and! grat me that honor, sitive a refuses ing his sible "here I therefo withstauct , that he is.r.esponr elsewhere" for his qx-prestdAuL ish the fact be heralded orld, that George P. Fisher is guilty of misrepresentation and slauder, and is an inconsiderate and contemptable ooward, "and as such ' sidération the is unworthy of a loyal negro." Yours, very truly, Chas. W. McWuorteu. • Leiter ft-oin file Second Délu ré Regiment. Camp Marshall, Snake Hill, Near Baltimore, Md., May 10th, 1862. The "Chioken" makes its appearance sionaly in our camp, and while looking over a number to day, 1 read a letter from the 1st Delaware Rogimeut; it occurred to Regiment, (the Second,) lias be hut little noticed lately, papers. This, of uf inter of the Delawar course, is uot from any waut ■ doings felt by the Editors people of Delaware, but perhaps from lessneas; you have no oorrespoudeuts satisfied that interest lo camp, otherwise every incident that occurs friends would be published with pleas. the articles copied from our 'Regimental Flag' proves this, while the contributions sheet show that we have material here . . , fur nish trequent letters through the oolumus of the Delaware newspapers that will prove r friends at home, e this done hereafter, aud shall look fora weekly contribution from the 2nd Delaware. This is not fro in terestiug We hope any desire to gain newspaper notoriety. No Regii has avoided it doubtless caused e, and this feeling has mplaiuts of onr friend* heard from; but there d in us, who desire nd to ivkom every little inoi deut connected with the Regiment will be plea sing words for those we write. In commencing this camp, which the 2nd Delaware remains iu a take time to give but little a reserving jnucli for future letters, be since »e era have been in'Wilmington home inters In of letters from ntinued while will a hope to Hav cans amongst ral of the Offl Furlough-, ery opportunity position friends to gain reliable information wishes, add expectations. Camp Marshall, where we are now station ed, id about a half a mile beyond the East» limits of Baltimore city, aud Horn the P W A R R R, which be plainly passes The Fort is of unted with 24 aud 32 pouud i siege guns, aud 8 inch oolumbiads, with . aller pieces, making in all, 32 guns ne "Marshall" ia derived from the Col. of the 7th Maiue Regiment, who died here after his Regiment had built the foçV. In.-idu the fort are accommodations fa«-com- panies B, U, E, and F, while the renaming 6 companies have geod barraoks on khp Sonth.1 side, within a atone'a throw of tt#* The locations is very high, overlooking p 0 rt McHenry seme 2 miles south, portions of the city of Baltimoro, aud with a fluovi extent of several miles. The elevated position should be a healthy one; but the waut of plenty of good water e marshy grounds may havo their had effects Regi within so Earthworks, 50 yards. n." ' of the and the stagnant pools rrounding daring warm weather. So far, has been romarkably healthy, and we have had more men injured by casualities,— shooting Ac., than havo died lrorn disease. Onr duties « * cor.sist in drilling heavy guns from half past 7 to half A. M.; guard mounting half past 11; Batalli âk'd dress parade at " C a.'la" oocupy the past 8, 9, company drill, drill 2 to 4 P M, time pretty fully, aud as a genv' r ®' thing, we sleep soundly from tattoo M. Ujl Revillee While . ! ir Aocomao p^sed part al Lockwood; hut sinoe our removal here, we no BrlgaV» commander, but are oorps D'Arme, oC Division of Maj. General! Dix, whose headq uarters are in Baltimore, and through him we receive all important ' 10 et; these, sunrise, uty, Va., at 9 P. Regi the Brigade of Gener tha stay in Baltimore, quite a ber of tesignatloDB, promotions, and appoint intmenta, have taken place amon bej Lave been published !.. list has any of th« W11 l send ta* whloh-Jöay . I