Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-13

james a. Briggs, Esq, formerly Of cleye-
land, has been appointed financial agent at
New York for the State of Ohio, in the
place ofS. T. Boil, Esq. resigned.
Four men and two boys were receatIy
accidentally precipitated d depth of 249 feet
in the Sehuyikill mines, Pa, and dashed to
pieces. Their bodies were picked up in a
%shockii.gly s,utilated manner.
Cincinnati is now the largest horse mar
ket in the United Stsres, and during one
week lately forty thousand dollurs worth OF
horses were sold at the various stables.
4 telegraahie dispatch fron the ives. in
forms Us that order is :ully restored in Utah,
and that us the mission Of the Peace Com
misSioneFs Is perforated they are returning.
home.
The Lebanon(Tenn. Wing say that John
J. C~fittendea, who is OH a visit 10 til 1t owi
disavowed all aspirations or the Presidency
and said he would not accept a nomination
if rendered to him
John Gordon, the richest in
Scotland, died on the 18th of July. He was
worth about $4,000 900.
The Missouri Democrat estimates the pop
ulation oil Kansas at this time at so 600,
Leavenworth comfy alone containing IL 5000
inhabitants.
]. Smart, Of V~ergenes, Vt, sheared a
yearling buck this season whose fleece un-
washed, weighed seventeen and three quar-
ter pounds.
The Farmers of Tuscarawas county have
received $84,388 for wool this season, and
the fartaeas OF Lorain county about $l4o.-
600. The Tuscarawas wool brought an
average of about 35 cents per pound-the
Harrison county averages 40 cents.
We are informed that the very extensive
contract for the iron pipes for the water
works at Washington, has been given TO a
Gtasgoto Company! What will the iron
wokers say to this new illustration of the
beauties of free trade.
The Philadelphia Press states that a
large number of young men in Philadelphia
have resolved to try their fortunes in the
new gold region. Several parties have al
ready been organized, and will take their
departure at the earliest opportunity.
The wheat crops have been bouuteous in
the South. In Alabama the largest WELD ey-
er known, has been gathered. In TalIade-
ga, Calhoun and Randolph counties, the
best -four can be purchased at Sl,b0 to 50
per hundred pound.
A letter from Frazer River gives the fol-
lowing statement of the market at that
place. 'Pork is selling at ST. per pound;
-four SO cents per pound; rocker irons, one
ounce each; picks, $6 each; shovels 81 each;
tea, $4 per ID. and everything else in pro-
portion.
A newly arrived Jno. Chinaman, in Shas-
ia, California, purchased some ice recently,
and finding it very wet, laid it out to dry in
the sum-. On going TO look for it again he
found that it had disappeared, and forthwith
accused the whole Chinese neighborhood OF
larceny. A general riot was the conse-
quence.
Winter Davis, of Milford, Del, son of MI
Davis, gave a birthday party to young ladies
and gentlemen about his avn age. on Tues
day last. Mr.. Davis was one year old on
day, and his company, twenty-two in
number, ranged in their ages from eighteen
months down. While partaking OF refresh
ments they sat in a circle on the carpetsand '
when the plates were handed around. each
one insisted on helping itself to all the
plate contained. 7