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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Cot STEPToES DEFEAT.-An ofhcer who
in the hsh. wph the Indians ON Snike Riv-
er, Oregon. writes TO the New York Post
an account Of the engagement. lie says:
The Expedition was organized entirely upon
a peace Easi<; a skirlnish, perhaps, With
some of the.unrniy P4lonses, was aft tb4t
tae mosl cautious anticipated, consequent
~ the dragons were without sabres. carrying
merely the usual ~mutkeo1n.
Leut. YIN. Castor, ID Dragons, With
his company, made u gallant charge, but
having no sahres. the ro@er Of the men to
iniure The enemy was comparatively iutile.
Five hundred Indian rides were pointed to-
wards the heroic fellows. and ballest whist
led fast and thick among their ranks; but
they fought bravely, tiI suddenly a ball
pierced The heart Of their Commander. and
Lieut.. Gaston's spirit went to lis final ac-
count. Then a panic seized the men, and
Li%eutenant Greggs cndeayor to rally them
ia order 10 recover the body of Mr.. Castor,
were unavaiiing. and the red fiends drove
diem headlong over a hill. In the mean
time Captain Taylor's aud Wipdsor's COM
panies were f sshting fiye lines their number.
The former disin cunting 10 assist a wound
ed man. was shsi rom behind through the
back; feeling h. VS. wounded, he asked to
be assisted on his horse, but scarcely had he
reached The saddle ere an accused savage
sent q ball through bis neck, and the spirit
OF Captain o. II. Taylor joined Lieut..
Gaston's ia the "laud % the hereafter."-
The fall of these Two brave and gallant Off
GERS depressed tine spirits of the mei; be-
sides, the. forty rounds of cartridges, which
was all the ammunition, had become neaiiy
exhausted, and Colonel Steptcs was there
fore conpelled4o withdraw hls troops.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

A Man in Cleveland, named Lorenzo
Strickland. OF Saturday, inflicted two horri-
BILE wounds in the forehead Of his wife with
a ha.chei. They are said TO be dangerous.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The Washington correspondent of The
New York Tribune says:
The articles now being published in the
Union against Judge Douglas are written IN
der the special direction of the President, if
not with his ow hand. The same statement
and language are held commonly among the
friends Of the Administrator, and it is gen
orally recognized that a personal war is in
fenced at every hazard, and the federal orh-
GERS go notified that every refusal 10 enlist
will be followed by a removal, as was re-
Gently done in Chicago.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30
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BLOODY AFFRAy IN FLoRrDA.-We
received the following letter, yester-
day, from IN old subscriber in Florida.
Knowing the writer well, we are will
ing to endorse his statement, a thing
that we didnot do in the case of the
Tampa letter :-SaUaanah Repu6h-
can.
WAcAHooFE, Marion co., Fla
July 18th, 1858.
Mr.. EDITOR: l guess your Tampa
Bay affair was a little ishy, but this is
a real life and death scrape.
Wacahoote is known as the birth
place Of Billy Bowlegs, and ii would
seem as some of his successors were
really brave and impetuous. There
has, it seems, been some dihic atty
brewing between Lafayette Gay and
William Standby for some time, and
they appointed TO meet at Wacahoote
last Friday to settle it. Accordingly
they met. attended by ten or fifteen
friends or ether side, probsb bly, most
of them armed for deadly strife. Gay
brought a double barreled shot gun.
After sone few words, blows en-,
sued; pistols were drawn; Gay caught
up his gun, fred in quick succession
at Mr.. Jas. Gibbons and at VIM. Glib
bons, both friends ofStandly, and both
fell dead. He then dubbed his gun
and struck such a violent blow at
Standby he severed the breech, locks
and barrels upon him. Standby is yet
alive, but there is little expectation of
his surviving. Three were left as dead
on the ground within a few feet of
each other, and one Of Gays brothers
hobbled OF, shot through the leg. In
the general meele of dirks, knives pis-
tolls and sticks, ii is a wonder others
were not killed. A CITIZEN.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

ARTEsIAN WELL-The Artesian Well in
the State House yard is now bored to the
depth of l ,72S4 feet, They are now boring
at the rate OF IRON 4 to 6 ieet in q hours.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

=
Mons About THE TELEGHAPH-MK.
FIELD.s EXPLANATION OF THE FAILUEE.-
The following expifnaiion has been iorw ard
ed rem Queenstown TO the directors il
London, by Cyrus w. Field:
The accident is plainly attributable to the
bad weather which prevailed in the Atlantic
about The time fixed for making the splice;
indeed during the latter part of last week,
the opinion was generally expressed here
by nautical officers end others competent to
form a Judgment. that such a result might
be anticipated.
Though there has been another failure.
so far the hopes of all here are still high that
success must be ultimately attained. There
is at present, even with the large loss, euch
a surplasage of cable, as will warrant the
renewal of the expedition without any fur
Their delay than that involved in getting in a
supply of coal. Indeed, it is believed that
to a false calculation made in respect Of this
supply at the beginning, is due, IN a great
measure the necessity of the return OF the
Niagra aud Gorgon to Queenstown, as
the original arrangements were that even
should a breakage occur when FIVE hundred
miles had been paid out, The vessels should
come together again for a new splice.
.Ths directors with Mr. Saward, Mr.
Whi,ehouse. and others interested in the
Company, proceed at once 10 Cork, there TO
consult and decide on the course to be a.
dopted in order 10 make the delay in resump-
ton of the undertaking as short as possible"
SHOCKING DOUBLE MURDER IN VERMONT.
-Montpeliar, ~. JUDI ia shocking
affair occurred yesterday in the adjoining
town of Calais. A young man about Is
years OF aye named Ariel Martin, took his
rife in t he morning and went into a neigh
boring hay field put himself in ambush, aud
as Dir. Wieelock. The owner, made his ap-
pearance to commence work, shot him de-
tiberately through the heart. MIR. Vince
lock fell ut once. and in Eve minutes breath
ed his last NJ ,rttn immediately hurried off
to another farm here he met a Iaberer
named Ainsworlh; and alter exchanging n
word or two with him, shot him also. Aims
worth staggered into the house not far dis
tant, aud died in about AN hour and a halt
The neighborhooG became alarmed, and
Martin took to the woods. He suon after
wards, however. made his appearance in the
road, and was arrested. On being ques-
toned Why he had been shooting these men,
he replied, s'because ttles were mean men,"
Ne cause can De assigned for the horrid act.
There mad been no difficulties between The
parties, and between Martin and Wheelock
a considerable intimacy had existed. Both
OF the unfortunate nlen were young aud had
families. Martin has always been cunsid-
cred weak-minde5, but has never been sup
posed insane. Tie affair is undergoing
thorough investigation Cor. a. Y. Cour-
ier.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

CUB1--The geocrui teiegraphic dispatch
from this city, under GATE of the 2ist, says !;
There is good reason 10 believe, from
the recently received Information, that cur
G~overnme1A is now in a fair way to acquire
the island of Cuba. This is derived from
an unquestionable source"
lnlrigacs to this effect are unquestionably
going on, but their contamination will be
postponed until the Northern elections are
over. The President is ready FOR a treaty
of acquisition, if it calls for even two hun
dred millions of dollars, and the Senate is
ready to ratify anything. But will the House
vote the money That is the essential
question. It will be answered by this fall's
elections Of members of Congress in the free
States.-- Washington Republic.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The police of London and Hamilton, &C.
W. a few days since arrested a large and
organized gang of counterfeiters No less
than II sets of moulds and dies were found
about their premises, for making coin
mostly American half dollars, quarters and
dimes. A large quantity of material for ma
king them was found. A correspondence
was found on the premises. implicuting a
large number OF persons IN Canada and the
States as belonging to this organization for
counterteitins money. The letters were all
written in a slang vocabulary, the key to
wIsEch is a secret known 10 the gang only.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The Demo cratic State .Gonpention. for
the purpose of making nominations for the
fall election, met at Columbus yesterday. =
We have not learned the result OF their de-
liberations.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The Democracy Of Vermont, who have
never yet elected a State ticket, and who are
now ia the last stage Of d%ecline, have boldly
endorsed the Administration 1t was entire
ly safe. Had there been any chance of sue
cess, their courage would have failed when
put to such a test. Tue Democracy every
where, under the benign sway of Mr.. Bu-
chanan, will soon be equally unterrified.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

port of the people Of Ohio, for The respective
Offices for which they have been nominated.
They are capable, honest and trustworthy
and the representatives OF principles, the So
premacy of y hich is necessary TO secure an
henest and just administrators of the Gov
ersraenL
The meeting was further addressed By
Af. Parrish, of Indiana, and Mr. Us Jonss
Of Delaware. -
Letters from Havana state that the cuolie
trade continues active. Three large yes
sells have recently been chartered for the
business.
"On the 10Th uit., there arrived the Dam
ish barque Trei, Soreuse, master, from S~a-
oia cad st. Helena, with 5o2 Asiatics. hav-
los, during the passage I5s. The Value Of
this class of i~abor-hsnds, with indenture
5onds tos eiqi,t years service, varies from
seventeen 10 twenty ounces, or in case os
remarkable points or moral and physical
q~uailies 4combiHed, -fwenty-four ounces
might be obtajncS, or from $3.50 TO Stos
per head. Tie stuck has been n1ch in
creased recently, and for q few weeks sem
Gus decline threatened the prospects sf the
spectators. The inevitable effect of mix
ing the two classes OF labor "a our various
in1;zstry begins 10 show itself in the Eltiated
differentiation Of the African, and submission
to The superior intsilegenee Of the Indian,
with whom he is sssosiaied on equal terms
iuthe field for any purpose of evil the lat
ter may dssign. Several attempts at re.
golt, inssigaied by The Chinese labereFs,
have been with dificnlty suppressed wisheas
bloodshed. The RAG leaders in these ca
ses are punished wisb medrat;sn having 10
serve ous their contract siersH ia The ehaigE
gang@The, whole number OF cooises
brought into Cuba since 1853 is 81 ,l22. and
del on tn. way, IRON disease, suicides,
and killed during mu:inv on sli2beaFd. 81
H0S2 died Of ~cilplera aud diseases unlimited
on shipboard. alter arrival in Cube ALSO
and previous to delivery TO sub-coniraesofs-
The heaviest lesses among the FIRST ship
nEe nis-n g ~ ksseo 1915 naa
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

DEAD IssuEs.-The indianapolis National
Democrat says it hears a good deal said a.
bout Lecompton being a dead issue, and con
troverrs it thus:
Let a Lecomptonite take the stump, and
he is sure to pay a passing tribute to the
Kansas policy OF the President, and denounce
those who at any time opposed it. Why
this, if Lccomptcnism is dead! Why drag
the buried carcass from its grave. and give it
an airing before the noses of the people who
certainaly have no relish for the reeking cor
rupiiop WHICH defles it.
Those professed popular sovereignty
Democrats who are prating SO fippantly just
now about "dead issues are either most Gull
Pably Ignorant of what is going on around
them, or else they are guilty of a craven
trpculency of which it would be most difficult
to suppose that any one calling himself a
man could be capable.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

California, IKE Missouri, will soon rival
Ohio il the produet Of native wine. there
is one firm in San Francisco which produced
last year two hundred thousand bottles OF
champagne from their own vineyard in Los
angeles. This is bot one OF many instances
of California enterprise in wine-growing.
Almost every State 10 The Uuiot, now adds
its quota-small in many cases, but always
increasing--to the annual product.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The Judges of the English Court of Com
Q Pleas have decided that -ailway travel
ers are moi bound to take care of any por-
ton OF their baggage, the Company being
legally responsible tor its safety.
There are yet standing in sight of the
0lympian Springs, Balm county, KY, four
teen log cabins, built by aregimeat Of United
States Soldiers in 1912, under command OF
Colonel Owens, whose headquarters were
there.
James NJ. Palmer, au Englishman, so
years of age, while gathering wild fowls
eggs recently on the Farrallenous, (rocky
inlets on the coast or California; fell from
a precipice 400 feet high, striking and bound
ing from clif to cliff in his fearful descent,
leaving portions of his clothing and quivering
flesh on their jagged points. His body was
never seen afterwards.
Myers. who murdered q felloW-prisoner
in the Columbus Peniteptiary q few weeks
ago, named Neville, has been tried, convicted
OF murder in the first degree, and sentenced
to be hung on Friday, the Sd day Of septem-
Der next.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Republican Central Committee.
DELAWARE, July IS, '53.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

notifies the public that his great discussion
en- the subject of Slavery will come off in
Philadelphia, on the 9Th of September next.
His opponent will be Rev. Abram Pryne OF
McGrawville. CORTLAND county, New York.
Hon. A. H.. Reeder, Ex-Governor of Kan
sas, will probably be an i-Lecompton can
didate in the thirteenth Congressional Dis
tfict, Pa. This is called the "tenth legion
of Democracy" in tina. State, and is the
hardest district in the State. II gave Blu
chanau 5,l6o over both Fremont and Fill
more.
Is boy in one of the shoe shops at Milford
Mass, found an old mail in Tennessee con-
tanning bills amounting to S2s3. The Grin
has purchased several thousand of the worn
out mail bags, and several letters nave been
found in them--one of which was written
by an old lady to her grand daughter encio-
sing a dime.
The PHILADELPHIA Ledger says that there
are one hundred thousand barrels of thirty
two gallons each, of lager beer, manufact-
ured in that city in a year. That is bar
rel for every male admit in the city.
The cause of Mr.. Gray's removal from
the Post-otf ce at Cleveland is thus given in
his own paper, the Plain Dealer "The
public, however, are already aware that Dir.
Gray's removal was occasioned by his hay
ing differed with the President on the Kan
sas question:in fact, for aoubtine the tim
nadculate conception Of tbs Lecomptoa Con-
stitusioa!e 1
ELMIRA, N. Y, July Ie.-Dr. o. D..
Wilcox committed suicide here to-day. He
had smputated a leg for a man by the name
of Hammond, in The town of Chemung' who
sqop afterwards died. DR.. w, was then
charged with malpractice, and immediately
after the sheriff served the papers on him
this morning, he took some deadly poison,
and died in half an h our.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

In ACCORDANCE with the previous notices,
u Republican meeting was held in the grove
adloiuing The Ohio White Sulphur Springs
in Delaware county, On Saturday afternoon.
T.l- q ak
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The basis Of e~lccting delegates will be one Tor
each 400 votes given fer Coy. Chase last fall.
and an additional one for q fraction of so OF
more-no township to have less than one. This
and each OF the other townships /.
u NyEpv .-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-20

FIRES AND THEIE CAUsEs.-The semi-annual re-
port Of the New York City Fire Marshal has just
been made public. The following reference to the
danger Of hot air furnaces FOR heating schools, is
applicable everywhere
In my isst report, referred to the employment
Of hot air furnaces in the Ward schools aud pointed
out on evidence which had incidentally cone before
me- not merely their danger sources OF accident
but also their injurious effect in sanitary point Of
view. As l stated On that occasion, the heated air
thrown from a large surface Of iron, and mixing
with an impure atmosphere, gsnslsted By numerous
assemblages Of children, is constantly producing
among them headache and nausea, in some instances
followed By fever. have since hsd these stale
ments confirmed By the opinions Of many able
medical men, and / have had the further gratidcs-
tiOn Of finding my recommendations acted upon
Il viii be Fscolected that advocated the adoption
Of hot water pipes for the warming Of public build
inss as we'll IS Of private houses and t is saisflc
tory learn that in both instances the suggestion
iB receiving attention. The Board Of Edueation,
with that proper regard to the responsibility i'm
posed upon them By the care Of so many children,
have recommended the substitution Of this system
for the furnace heater. Ward school "A, in North
Moore street. is 70 be warmed With hot water this
coming winter, and its advantages will be made 80
evident there, that It is probable the majority q
the other schools viii be induced to follow the ex-
ample thus promptly set them.
l may as well mention here, that the severe les
sons impressed upon school teachers BY the fearful
accidents which have recently occurred in some Of
these establishments, have not been without their
effect. During the last six months three fires, and
three alarms OF FIRE, occurred in the Ward schools
and in each case the children sxtrieated with
out injury, showing the superior character Of the
discipline which these ealamitiss have enforced.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-20

Total, SI453S,5l6 Sll,59lyy33 S35s.94 s3336 l57
Decrease as compared with 1851, 2,947 1s3
This statement covering nearly six months OF the
present year shows decrease Of nearly three mil
lions of dollars. aud yet, singularly enough. the
returns for New ork OF the single week ending
June 9th, shows actual Increase on the cores
ponding week Of last year Of 1915 872 The principal
cause Of this gratifying improvement is the active
movement, particularly 10 cotton, -four, aud wheat.
Thus we have thirty-thres hundred aud fourteen
bales Of cotton, sg ,inst hundred and ninety
seven bales, representing an increased value Of
Sl76 275; twenty ty-uine8housaud nine bundled and
tWeHty three barrels of -four against nine thousand
eight hundred and seventy Eve. giving an increase
Of value upon this item Of ,35U; and one hundred
and seventy eight thousand six hundred and sixty
bushels Of wheat, against thirteen thousand i've
hundred barrels, producing an increased value in
the returns Of S154 382 IEOUld take but few weeks,
at this rate, completely make up the entire de-
crease since the first Of the year. At the present
at which these great staples Of commerce are
ruling, we see no reason 70 doubt n continuance CT
these favorable returns. BTealstuf5 have not been
low TOR long period, and at present prices they
must necessarily command ready market abroad.
So soon ss can manage TO pay our purchases
abroad with the exchange Of staples, the
IA oual iances must necessarily improve, and the
business condition OF the eonntry seusibly revive,
and we are glad 10 note the slightest sign which
looks TO so auspiciOus result-IhtladsLphig PTess
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-20

Since Jan. SlO5,g356gl II5,lsG5sO 55,gg7,O7O
IL NIL be observed by = glance mis- tahie that
The actual total Of imports Tor the first half Of this
year las are now almost he close Of the periOd)
shows dimiuution Of jUst One-hslf upon the amount
Of The previous years business. Aud although the
result above aseesined is only for the port Of New
York. il cannot be improved go far as the aggregate
total Of customs from all the ports Of the United
States is concerned, inasmuch as the Government
receipts ct other points have been rather under than
over the average OfthOse of New York As the great
financial entrepOt Of foTe gn Imports New York holds
q central position, and is the irst pout from which
indications msy be looked for 70 show an improve
ment in the commercial relations of the United States
EiIh foreign countries. Il will be safe TO estimate
the actual returns for the whole country taking the
above figures as basis, at half what they we're
IN 1851 Such conclusion which is amply war
raued by the facts is anything bus encouraging for
the treasury, and proves that the calculations Of
Secretary Cobb, from this Of income will not
hold good. With such an array Of positive figures,
the necessity Of resOring 70 loan to carry on the
operations Of the G0veTHment is self evident
The negotiations of the present loan Of twenty
millions, authorized By Congress-, will probably act
sensibly exchange between this country aud
Europe Il is very likely that foreign capitalists
will eagerly bid at handsome premium for this
loan, which is to bear an interest Of I've per cent
AS there is ample time for European bidders TO en-
ter into competition, they will be backward in
seziDg the opportunity Of making a good invest
meht. In this event, the forwarding here Of large
Iums Of coin from abroad must give favorable re
action 10 commerce. as the reduction in the rate Of
exchange make a balance of trade in our favor.
Looking 10 the returns Of goods shipped TO for
eign countries, We make the following comparative
statement Of exports from the port Of NsE YOrk from
the commencement of the year to June "A
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-20

GUMBo SOUP.-WhO has not heard Of the famous
GumbO Soup of the Southwest, and who has ever
visited New Orleans without luxuristing it, and
deoIaring it the very best soup ever conceived Of?
We have Oflen wondered why it is not generally made
throughout the South, where all the Ingredients are
easily ObtaiBable. Here is a recipe for making it
furnished to the Mobile Mercury BY Mrs. L. II.
WRIGHT:
After your chicken is prepared, fry it to a nice
brown color; season with red or black pepper aud
salt have large soup plate full Of okra chop fine,
throwing away the heads and tips Of the same, as
they are hard AlEays The long white, Il being
more tender and beller favored than the other
kinds; stir in this with the chicken and il will par.
take Of the aud seasoning Of the chicken Fry
it little and have ready some boiling water. pour
iug over say three quarts and allow suihcient
quantity to 6Oil away let al. boil down until the
chicken becomes perfectly tender, so that It may
easily be torn TO pieces with fork Ii friedi IRE
quires more pepper and salt, which should be added
before it is thoroughly cooked The dumbO thus
made will be very thick. Il you do not like it made
in this way do not boil 90 much, as It spolis al
kinds Of soups 10 boil down aud 6ll up again; as
many do Wilh cold water and besides it is never so
rich. Have rice boiled eOder, but be careful that
the grains are separate OF course, it is both whole
some and TiCh.