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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

HIGH SALARrEs-How IS rHrs!-A piece
of information has just come TO our knowl'
edge that deserves TO be c9psiderea. It is
this: the provision raising the ealaFieg Of
Judges of the Supreme Court from seven
teen hundred dollars TO three thqusdgd dol.
lars, was inserted in the law Of last winter
AT THE AND BY THE PRO-
CUREMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE
hartley. This other nice piece of in:
formation accqpRanales.i ibis Disclosure, to-wit:
That the intention is to repeal this provision
by the General Assembly next winter, Should
It turn out that the People hare faiI to re-
elect the patriotic judge Columbus Jour
nal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

AN "ISFLUx OF BAD PEoPLE. "--Presiden nj
Buchanan evidently has no high opinion OF
he crowds Of anxious Democrats that con-
tinually flock to the national capitol. In q
recent speech to a delegation usking q re-
organization of the militia OF the District,
the venerable Chief Magistrate thus compli-
mented the people Of Washington:
l have long been Intimately acquainted
with the people of this District, and | say
now what ] have said a hundred times before
that ! do rot belive there is a better, more
moral. or more correct people in the world
than the resident population of Washington.
The disgrace that has been attempted 10 be
cast upon this people, arises 0ltogtther
from the inylur Of bad people from all parts
Of the country aoho are too apt to assemble at
WashingtQl.. -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10
Papers gu, Of this State seem inclined t,

Papers out of this State seem inclined to
attribute the failure Of Mr.. GIDDINGs to Sc
cure a nomination for reelection to a disap-
prevail on the part of his constituents of
Of what are regarded as his ultra anti-slavery
sentimentsr, This is a great mistake. Mr..
HuTcHIEs, the gentleman nominated as
his successor is as decided and uncompromis-
ing an anti-slavery man as MIR. Giddiugst
and if possible even more so-for he was
an ultra Liberty party man in 1914, when
Mr.. G. was an ardeat advocate of the cleo
ton of Henry Clay.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

RETIREMENT OF GIDDINGs.-Thur-
low Weed, OF the Albany Evening
journal, himself a vetran, referring to-
the nomination of a young man to-
occupy the seat Of Giddings in Con-
gress, says:
So ends the long service Of the
Father of the House," Failing
health corapeb his withdrawal from
the sceMe ofhis labors. The twenty
yeays that have passed over him there
have whitehead LS head and bent his
shoulders, bat they have never found
his voice Iaheriug or his heart
ing in the struggle for freedom.
Every chair in the Old Hail Of
Representatives must be fraught with
memories of the past 10 the Senior
Member lie has seen generations.
OF short lived politicians rise. fab, nna
become forgotten. He has seen tasth-
iul public servants remeved 10 other
trusts aud ipany to- another world
Round the eniire Gil Gle of the Hall
his eye fails 10 find single member
who sal there when he entered il,
aud who has sal there with him since.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

NEWsPAPfR D~ELINoUESTs would do well
10 take warning from the following Incident
related by Bro. Robinson, oil the keuion Re
publican
"'The editor OF the Ohio State Journal is
a lucky fellow. While he and his better
half were enjoying a boat ride on the broad
bosom of the Sciuio,' a few days ego a large
bass preached ont of The water. aud fell Ia
the boat. DIR. Editor secured it, Mrs Edi-
tur, and all the little editorials--had a sup
per. IL is said that she sea shall give up its
Dead and SO, we believe, shall the rivers
Now, we incline to the opinion that the
bass had sforetime worn the shape OF Il nan
and been u subscriber to the Journal, but
refusing to pay for his paper, was trans
,nogr flied into d fish, furnished with scales,
and compelled 10 live by suction. This man
ner OF existence accorded best with the pro-
~clisites of his former humanity, So that
when his change come he was soon made
TO feel at home among lis associates. the
sscaly' suckers. In his proper element be
grew and did WE'LL till the time had arrip-
ed for him TO be offered up, as fit meat for
the editors table; and once there, he was
a sgoner.' Insignificant as this story may
appear, there's a N oral and a warning in il
which NON PAYING would do
well to heed"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10
A You've LApY BuRNrp no DEArH,

IA 4 DUNG LADY 6URNED TO OEATMs
We have another painful and fatal
accident to chronicle from burning
fluid. AT about nine O'Clock last
Tuesday evening, al the residence of
Mrs. Meyer, a widow lady at l59
Adam street, between Clarke and
La Sale, fluid lamp was upset from
the table, bv a little boy, spilling its
| contents upon the dress of her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Meyer, a young and
interesting lady about seventeen
years of age. The lamp being light
ed, the young lady was instantly en-
veloped in a blaze. She ran with
screams into the street, and was
there caught by Mr.. Burkey and po-
liceman Nelson, who did all in their
power 10 extinguish the flames by
wrapping her in their coats. but did
not succeed until nearly all her cloth
ing was consumed and person ter
ribly burned. In their efforts to save
her Mr.. b. had his hands severely
burned. She was taken into the
house in great agony, and Drs. Com
mitti and Smith We're called to attend
her. They did everything possible
TO relieve her, but all was unavail-
ing. She continued in great pain till
two o'clck yesterday morning, when
she expired, retaining her conscious
ness until within ten minutes Of her
death, bearing her sufferings with
great fortitude, scarcely uttering a
moan. The deceased was a Jewess,
a young lady Of fine social and intel
%lectuaI qualities, and had been exam
ined and admitted as aInember Of the
High School only a tew.days SINCE
GChicago Democrat, 18th.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10
d~es,ruc,iye tornado visited n 4

A destructive tornado visited a few
towns in Ulster county, N. Y. last Wednes-
day. tearing up and destroying every thing
in its course. blowing down trees, fenc es aat
even dwellings, 3. ~1be5wtnyille. the to- ma.
destructive course. The houses Of Mr.. J.
Smith and Mr.. Hoyt were blown dqwp,-
Mrs. Hoyt was instantly killed and Mrs,
Smith SO badly injured that she died in a
few hours. A lady, named Mrs. Eornbeck
who was in the house, was SO seriously il
jured that Der lie is despaired Of. The
three shill6ren of Mrs. Foyt were aleo badly
injured.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

ALBERT MYERS, the convict sentenced &c
be hung in Columbus last Friday, was respit'
ed by Gov. CHASE till the 9Th of December
next--it having been represented to the Gov
ernor by several physicians and others ia
miliar with his case, that he is probably in.
sane. On being informed of the respite he
was disinclined to receive it, aud expressed !
desire that the seateace should be carried in
to effect,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

STEAM PLoUGH2SG MATcR.--At the re-
cent show of the Royal Agricultural Socie-
ty, held at Chester England, on the 18th
ult., FIVE steam Plows contested for the
handsome prize oil E5oo t$2.425) -Four
OF the plows were operated by steam en-
gines fixed on the hehi aa& moving the
oshares'' back and forth by ropes and wind
lasses. The fifth Sew (Buydell's) had a
traction engine, which moved over the
field. Each o& these turn ed over four fur
rows 81 onee, and the work was well done
by them, all but one, which hs0ke 4ovA--
Furrews OF nine inches depth were tMped
over, aud the coiMpesitiUH was very spirited
The successful Plow was Fawler'si it exc
cUted II of an acre in TWO hours.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10
THE UncounrEn vorE IL KAns

THE YNcoUErED VorR If KANsAs.-The
Lawrence Republican gives a lis: of returns
from fourteen polls rot included in the Com
m~issioners' statement, embracing an aggre-
gate vote Of l,24s-l7i for, and 1919 a.
gainst the English proposition. Thus
amended, the total vote would stand I,969
for to la,s7a against it-mak,ng TIE Tree
State majority lo,4i4. The supposition OF
the Republican is, that these returns either
did not reach the Commissioners or were re.
jected on account of informali,y; yet they
make no mention of any one OF the localities
named.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

A Man ON FIRE.--Fhe Harrisburg Tele-
graph, of The I'd instant, says
Last evening whilst an IrishInan was
passing up Second street, some person
standing at the corner of Second and Wal
nut street observed smoke issuing from his
clothing, and Pat was startled by the inior-
nation that he as oil fire! Upon examin-
alton the smoke was found to issue from his
coat pocket, in which he had carelessly plac-
ed a partially extinguished pipe. His coat
was considerably damaged, and had the dis
coyery been made some minutes later, the
result of this 'ire in the rear" would have
beer much muse disastrous-'
Our contemporary does not state whether
he fired premises were insured.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10
Nsrioua Outbreak At staten ialand The Ma
IN. HasnfaaI Rniidfnaa Rurnt b. = Mob.

Msr,ous Outbrsak Al staten fsIand The Ma
Eine Hospital Roiidiass Burnt b Mob.
For a long tiuse the citizens CT Staten
Island NJ. Y, have been opposed to
having the old quarantine establishment ia
their Immaculate vicinity, and numerous
shres,s haye from time to iiase been made TO
burn il do~n. Tire recent spread of yellow
.sfeser outside the qaaran,ine walls has, il
appears, AZ last indAced them TO carry GU;
syheir threats. Tae New York Times of
o aTuesdsy, has the following particulars of
q The dcsifecesa Of The buildings BY Il mob:
The large hospital tuiliings, the wards or
or range Of tow ~b,itdings used for yellow
fever patients, Or. Thompson's private resi-
dence. are all laid in ashes. About 9 o.
ciock last night a large party Disguised AMI
s sareneG, assaiied the place on Two sides at the
ssazne time; one squad forced the gate and
the other scaled tie wall on the oatslde'-
The alarm was given by ringing the bell ana
by other means, but before any effective re-
ssistnnce could be offered they had removed
The patients out of the buildings caTiy1ng
chem bodily upon their mattresses, aud de-
posting them upon the grophd some one
hundred yards from The wares. The re-
manning mattresses were then piled Up and
the torch applied io The whsle row simulta-
nsously; being Of light materials they burned
Hke Y PIC Vi Shaf .eBS. Inc
next proceeded 20 the large building called
the St. Ni.cholss, and set il on FIRE; another
party at the same tune. wen, to Dr. ThofnP-
sons private residence, where his family arc
residing. The inmates were hurried out
and in the n. II moment the house vas IN
aaa.es fram fis3r to ceiling The small
DIX hospital, siiu1ted On the bill, next shared
she same fate.
"A s,evcdore who made active efforts to
stay the progress of the snceiidiaries Mss
nhot through the head. At last accounts the
sandals were proceeding TO BUN the doctor 5
Offices, and the Putnam House, The inspec-
tors establishment. The harbos police were
sent to town for assistance. bur they arrived
81 so late sn hour, and were So much ex-
huusted by the long pull, and finding besides
that no assistance could reach the place IN
time 10 save the buildings, determined not
to return until day light.
The Tribune says the mob numbered J.
600 persoi,s. The inmates of the quaran-
tine we're in a s.ate of great excitement
f.aring that the tnob intended to take their
lives. DR.. Bissel The resident physician, in
bis excitement, put a musket to the head o.
one OF the hsrbor pulice aud came neal
shooting him. The doctors have all fed
where, il Is not known.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

The first ts4egFaphic Lac actually ia prac-
IicaI operation, was that betweeS Baltimore
aad Washington, coEspleted III 1874, and ex-
tending 40 miles, From that small COM
mencement arose a system Of Intercommuni
cation 50 great, that, in the United States
alone, tnese sre now $4,000 Iniyes of tele
gra PHI conAuHicatoa, ell Of which will be
connected with the Atlantic Telegraph
In the whole Oh Europe there ase only 3d.
GEO miles of te~legraph--vn- Great Britain
10000 E; Germany and Austria, 10000
France, 1000; Prussia, 300; Italy. $500
Swite1erlsnd, 1900; Spain and Portugal
500; Holland, 600, and BelgiNfN, 500.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

Gen. S. D. HARRIS, of the Ohio Cuitivator
in the last issue of his journal, treats hi.
readers to a very truthful and life-like like.
ness OF himself, including his extensive hir
suite adornments- the only thing Of which
the Gen. seems vain; and if he can be called
ultra in anything, it is in his advocacy of the
universal culture of similar adjournment
and the consequent tabooing Of the razor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

THE STATE EAIE.-Eve rything promises
we'll for the next State Fair. The grounds
are nearly ready, the officers of the grounds
selected, and the citizens OF Sandusky have
their homes in order, to entertain all who
may visit. them. The entries of stock arc
already large, and coming in rapidly.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

A girl named Lila Williamson, aged If
teen, living at Manitowoc, with her cousin,
came to her death by buraing. She had ill
ed d fluid lamp, spiiling some fluid on the
outside of the lamp. Shortly after lighting
the wick, the lamp exploded, enveloping her
dress in flames, and burning her SO severely
that she lived only a fey hours.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

The yellow fever CONTINUES To- rage with
great fatality in New Orleans. During the
last few days the deaths have averaged near
ly one hundred per day.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

Ex-Gov. Corwin has walked up in earnest,
and is doing good execution on the stump.
We notice he ID posted in the last State
Journal for speeches during the present
month at ten different places.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

james Bowling, an lrisIinan who
had been employed but two days as
bar-keeper in "a low groggery ia the
neighborhood of Five Points, was
last night shot through the heart, as
it is supposed, by 4 nan named ThOs.
CIafIee, whom he had refused 10 fur
nish liquor without being irsa paid
for it, on account OF having been
fleeced out of pay f9r drihks by the
anne party O@ the proceeding day.
DoWIang died in a few minutes after
hsit,g shot, and Clafee was ARRESTED
aud locked up to await the action Of
the Coroner.IN. Y. Trib 18th,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

RELIEF OF NEURALGIA.-As this dreadful
disease is hecouing more p-evale ut than
formerly, and as the doctors have not dis
covered any method or medicine thut will
permanently cure il, we simply state that
fer sotne tine past a member Oh eur family
has suffered most intensely from it aud
could find no sure relief from any remedy
applied until we saw an article, which we
republisied Recommending the application
of bruised horse radish to the writs for tooth-
ache. As neuralgia and toothache are both
nervous Diseases, we thought the remedy
for the one would be likely to give relief to
the other. So Wa made the application of
horse rudieh, bruised aad applied TO the
wrist on the side of the body where the dis
ease was seated, il gave almost instant relief
to a severe attack oil neuralgia. Since then
we have applied it several tItnos, and with
the SAME gratifying results. The remedy is
simple, Cheap, and may be witliiH The reach
OF every oHe.- LaurensriLe Herald.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

DIR. Chasles lStearns of New York is
Claimant Of the discovery of biphosphate OF
came IS . cnre far seensumption. He says
. has sent several eff bis consumPtive pa
sns to the guaRo islands and they have
n home cured by using the water that
d ssed through the guano apd become
- nated With phosphotic acde
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

An attempt to sink an ~artesian well at
Columbus Ohio, has developed a fact in ge-
sology which il new to the devotees of that
science Q'hs well has already reached the
depth of 4 ,zeS feet, more than l 0 of
which are tasrongh solid limestone.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

eral Clinch and conveyed to Castle Pickney
in our harbor. where they viii be guarded by
a detachment from the garrison at Fort
Mouitrie- AS they passed the plank to gain
the steamers deck they presented a strange
and affecting sight, many of them being re-
duced to mere skeletons by the suffering and
dePrivaiious of the voyage Several were
in q dying condition, a few dropsical, and a
goodly number apparently in health. They
were visited or Saturday by Mayor Macbeth
and several Alderman
Lieut.. Bradford, in writing TO the Depart
ment from Charleston, saws that portion OF
his orders, requiring the prisoners to be put
in irons, would, if executed, have made our
voyage 10 this place inpraciicabie; for the
slaves as SOON as they found they had new
nssters, destroyed large qnanIities of water
aud provisions iur the sake of obtaining a
snail quantity Tor their own use. I restured
their iofdier masters, and ther had to resort
to the hercest cnrf,y before they rould break
up these practices Ui the slaves"
Lieut. Bradford further states that twelve
OF The slaves hive died since their capture
BY the act Of May 10. 1900. the owners
OF vessels fitting out Tor OF engaging in the
slave trade, forfeit their proPeriys and incur
a fine for double the amount. Under the act
Ut Nay Is. 1920, the trade became piracy
and ArnencaD citizens serving on boaru OF
American or foreign yessels engaged in the
trade. incur the penalty of death. In MAX
ing the prizc the officers and crew of the
Dolphin nave had u stroke of good fortune.
The ia~ not ouiy gives them one halt oi
the value of the vessel, but also S35 a head
prize money. They will thus be entitled 10
between eight and nine Thousand dollars. to
be divided allong the officers aud crew The
existing law authorizes the President to send
the captured negroes back to Africa at tbs
expense of the United States. We beiievf
this is the first case of a captured siaYcr with
nesro-s ON board bein. brought into our ports
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

COMPOSING Ir.-Aecording 10 tn
Tribune's correspondent an article re.
recently appeared in the Washington
Star, which not only admitted but
clearly demonstrated the fact that the
hoStililies against the Oregon Indians
are wicked and brutal, tor it seems
that three years ago u treaty was
negotiated with the several tribes
whereby 62,000,000 acres of land
were acquired by the Government,
for which ii was agreed $2,0O0,0OO
should be pai1,and that teachers, ply
sicians and farmers should be furnish
ed to these Indians. These treaties
have been neglected by the Senate ;
meantime the whites have taken pos
session of the lands coded. The ar.
ticle adds: "Can it be expected that
these indians will remain quiet until
these obligations are fulfilled or the
whItes ce9se to sei7e their lands |"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

SIX PFRsass pRpwNEp.-FIidPy
night, the 9Th pltn was a fatal night
to'the riliYeps of Milwaukee. We
gain the faets from the Sentinel On
Friday afternoon, Mr.. ", r, Jennings
a merchant, and Mr.. j. II. Sullivan, a
young lawyer, both members Of boat
clubs, went out in a small four cared
gig about % feet long, bnt fitted up
Temporarily with a spirit sail. To-
wards night, the wind blowing heavy
and the sea running high, they were
seen u nile or sofrDn the harbor try
! TO make port. That was the last seen
Of them. On Saturday portions OF
their boat were picked up by a steam
tug. They no doubt were drowned,
bull their rem aims have not been re-
covered.
On the same Friday two men,
named Burchard and August. went
out in a fishing boat TO visit their net
about twenty miles from Milwaukee,
but the wind coming up they put
back after going part way, and Just
as il was coming into port capsizSd
aud the two men were drowned.
Two other fishermen were picked
up on the lake shore on Saturday.
about four miles hrom Milwaukee,
who had left that port on the day bs-
fore, and were lost in the same rough
weather o. the night following,
r
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

The list OF AMERICAN vessels that cleared
srom Havana ia 1857. for cargoes of slaves,
amounted to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
which were successful. Nine ofthe twenty
three OF a second trip were captured.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

The ''black tongpe's hae made its sppear
ance in the vicinity Of Uanville. caaes Q
death rem dfinking the mix Of cows &C. dis
eesed.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10

JysT LOOK AT II Our Army consists
of uhoot lS 900 mon of WHICH the actual
strength is less than 10000 men. Last
year, the appropriations made for the sup
port of the Army, the Fortifications and the
Military Academy at West Point were 3d.
+36, 100 Al. The appropriations for the
same purposes, Tor this year are $25 ,633,-
$40 46--an increase OF over SIX MIL
LIONS. Leaving off $50, 900 900 as the
expenses of Notifications and The Academy
there are left S33 900 900 which are spent
in maintaining $4,000 men. At this rate,
the Government pay per annum about
TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
EACH NAN
OF course, most of this large sum finds
its way into pockets of favored army con-
tractors, &c.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10
c CHARACTER.


They sing songs, ~clapping their hands, and
rocking their bodies in time, and these songs
have a great resemblance 10 sospe of our
negro spiritualisrs. Several OF the negro
fellows exercise authority very much after
the manner ot nur drivers, with airs of au-
thori:y aud ridiculous gcsiiculation ard
grimaces. Others were cooking the "big
pot" like good fellows, and with old breeches
on, too, obtaiHed FROM The sailors. The cap
tain Of the hold understands their lingo, and
says they are very dverse to going back To
Africa, as the Uuted States law requires
coast resembles that which they came
from, and the group of pines, opposite the
city on the south, look To them like the CO.
coa-nut trees of their native Africa.
THEIR DEPARTURE FOR FoRr ~pfNcKNEY.
Yesterday, under the direction of the
United States civil officers, the negroes 3o6
III number, were ssken by the steamer Gen.