Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-29
NEWS ITEMS

The Freestone, Texas Pioneer, says a
lion was killed recently on hollands
liver, in Johnson county. 1t had killed nine
horses in that vicinity.
The total value of the taxable property of
county is SlI5, O0O. 900. The
total tax levied amounts to 81 ,S37,476 76.
A writer in the Ohio Cultiyator states that
Messrs. Loughry Brothers, of Adams county,
OHIO, realized so, 900 on a peach orchard
the present year.
In the balloon race Steiners' balloon had
so, COO cubic feet of ascending power, while
Godard's had Sc 1850.
Two children were recently burned to
death in a house, at Fitchburg, Massachu-
sets, set on fire by The carelessness of drum
ken parents. o4oTTaIy aHE
The U. s.. ship of the Fine, the Sabine,
after having been on the docks for over forty
years, is at last finished She sailed on last
Saturday, to join the feet destined for the
chastisement of Paraguay. ooE 10 g2
An extraordi nary memorial has been ad-
dressed by 5o7 Austrian priests to the author
Of The Concordat. complaining first of poor
pay, and urging the abolition Of ~cellbacy and
the monkhoed.
Beef cattle at New Orleans--for some
reason or other that does not appear-is sell
ling Just now at, till now, unheard of prices.
The, papers quote at fromsl5 TO 80 cents per
pound. Sheep and veal sell at New York
quotations. ase bfa I'D nf 1aa Esa sza4a
A church in New York city, only two
blocks from the 22d Ward Police Station
House, has been compelled to abandon its
meetings on Sundays, IN account of the
noise made at a drinking house in the imme-
date neighborhood. 90
The nett proceeds to the Post Office De-
partment for the sale ofstamps, for the quar-
ter ending September 3oth were $~I,334.900-
57 Bayard Taylor and famiIy arrived from
Europe on Wednesday morning. He has
been absent about two years and a half. He
will devote the coming winter to lecturing.
His first appearance will be before the Mer>
camille Library of New York city. Subject,
"Moseow," .faAsaa az 1aHsa8 5i-+
Hon. Millard Fillmore has written a letter
to a committee of the Kentucky State Ag-
ricultural Society, saying that he has with
drawn entirely from the political field.
The CHESS championship is still unsettled.
By the latest accounts from Europe it APP
pears that Morphy was gaining rapidly in
his great contest with Harrwitz, when the
latter, very conveniently took sick, and
though abundantly able to play chess with
others, is still to unwelI too meet Morphy.
patrns+ r-ono IL ooa-...r -
nearly complete, show that the population
of that state amounts to about -four handred
and fifty thousand. T1fAa' i-Faatts i9 $3.50
In the Berks county district, Pa. the off
cial majority Of Swartz, (anti-Lecomptou
DEMOCRACY for Congress over ]. Clancy
Jones, is 10 votes. Zones received, 1902
votes; and Swartz 1921. In 1856, Jones had
6002 majority. When old Berks thus repu.
dates the mad policy of the National
Administrations, there is hope for the coun.
try
The London Times says that ali appear.
ancesa indicate that the present Atlantic
cable must b~eagiven up, and hopes that the
experience gaiisedwiH be used to insure that
success which is finally cegtaiR. .Yee
THE EXTENT OF THE BETTING ON THE
RECENT E~LEcTIoN.--It is said by those who
oughtto know, that the betting on the re.
cent county election in The city alone, will
sotfeA short OF $4,000. Although this
sum has been lost by one side, it has been
gained by another, and will be kept in CIR
culationas before.-Cin Eng. .9 7ts
CHINESE SUGAR CANE>-We were shown
yesterday, n specimen, both of syrup and
sugar, made out of the Chinese Sugar Cane,
manufactured by John a. Spencer, near So
inerset. The syrup is clearer than any We
have yet seen, and the sugar presented 4
fair appearance, : The indications are that,
with care and attention, this prodact will yet
prove a valuable auxiliary TO the agricuI-
ture of this COMPREHENSIVE Courier.
The first steamship that crossed The Al
lantic was the Sirius. in 1883, The regular
line of European steamships was started by
Mr.. Cunsrd, in 1910, and since that time
there have been lost on the stormy atlantic
eleven vessels, making an average in eigh-
teen years ofone in every eighteen months.
Two persons, Manifee Of Boston, Licking
county, and Fonburg of some other place
were arrested at GAINESVILLE on Monday for
robbing an old ge%ntleman Of $240.ha Mani
fee, proving a good character, W as discharg-
ed, Womb urg was still on trial. T5t