Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-02-05
News items.

To gust of wind which swept down
Chestnut street, yesterday afternoon, we
are indebted for the discovery of new freak
of fashion. The RED wooden pelticoats re.
Gently introduced by Eugenie, have already
found their way into this city, and will most
likely become the rage during the season.
From momentary glimpse of the article
We suppose them to be made OF some fine
material like Salisbury flannel, though
possibly, they may be cashmere. ArounG
the bottom run broad stripes in bright colors
giving decidedly picturesque appe arance
20 the ladies', as they gracefully step over
the cutters. The ladies will, therefore, dis
pense with white ones. and those gothic con-
tinuations which have, of late, been SO
highly in vogue.
DoG-SAUsAGEs IN New YcRK-The N.
Y. Post, of Friday afternoon, says:
Yesterday afternoon the daughter Of 22d
ward policeman was sitting at the back win.
! dow of her fathers house, and saw two me n
| in 9th street, near ll,h avenue. named
Francis Miller and Andrew Schweitzer
kill large dog, carefully dress him, and pack
j his carcass in wasl-tub. She informed
the police of this, and officer McDougal, OF
the 22d precinct, being notified, procured
the assistance of officers Casey and Tulnp-
kins. and proceeded Immediately to the prem
ises in question, where they found two FER
mans, named Francis Miller and Andrew
| Schweitzler represented cleaning the
! dog meat, and Mrs. Miller preparing the en-
! Tails. In barrel which stood near was large
quantity of sausaguages, supposed to have
been made from dog meat the dog just
slaughtered was partly packed away in a
tnb, and the head of the victim lay on top.
HUM3UG.-During one of The wars on the
continent. the news generally reached Eng.
BY the way of Hamburgh. In order to af-
| feet the stock market, the brokers fre-
quently manufactured that news at home
that the public lost all confidence in advces
received from tha. city, and it became usual
TO indicate disbeliefin startling piece of in
ieIligence by calling it "Hamburg (which
English like, was soon corrupted (via Ham
burg,) into Humbug
A YOUNG SQUAw's FIRST V;str To
/ CHuRcH-The rector of St. Paul's Church
! in Buffalo. had reached the middle ofbis dis
course on Christmas Eve, when a dele gate
from heathendom came up the south aisle.
! 1t was young squaw, with half-heathen-
! ish, half-civilizcd dress, diminutiye bonnet
| hanging on the back of her head by the strings
and calico shawl OF gay colors Warped
around her like blanket. She came along
W ith slow Indian step until, near the front
of the chancel. gentleman gave her seat.
She sat down as asifunaccustomed if to cushions
but maintained very good behavior, except
when the rector was more than usually EN-
phatic, she felt called no TO express her appro-
val by an audible 'tdat's good." During the
singing of the closing hymns, she stood up
with the rest. evidently much excited, lean
ing eagerly forward, her frame quivering
with the new emotion of organ music
But after the benediction, when the choir
performed an anthem, she rushed out of the
pew into the space before the channel,
where she stood unconscious of the gaze o
the congregation, her eyes fixed upon the
organ, and all the strangeness of her position
forgotten in the rush of sensation pro
duced by the rich notes of the organ, ant
exulting chorus of the anthem Buff Com
AN ADMINISTRATION PEr IN KANSAS
correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
writing from Lawrence, X. T., on the l2tt
says
".Jack' HENDERSON, as he is familiarly cal
led, and known the nu!lifier editor of tho
Leavenworth Journal in the times past, wa:
arrested yesterday near Wyandott, on hi
way to Washington, and brought to Tia &
place, where he will have to answer thu
charge Of adding names to the poll list whil
carrying it from the judges to the bogus cap
, ital.
He has lately been appointed by the Pres
ident superintendent Of mail routes. H
undoubtedly was awarded this Office from
the fact that he is known to have robbed tn
l mails several times last year, and boasts c
the ou:rages 50 committed. 1t is not posi-
lively known BY the administration that h
murdered an ''abolitonist," or he would un
doubtedly ave been given higher office.
ANEcDorE OF GENERAL ScorT.-Th
4 Washington correspondent of the Cincinna
Enquirer, reports the following. He says:
THE House has lately adopted a resou
: ton, cutting off from the privilege Of tn
floor all persons except Justices of the Su
preme Court. Governors of the States, off
GERS of the House, &c. Yesterday, Will
Il the House was in session tall, stout, gre
> haired old man dressed in very plain clotho
: approached the principal entrance of the ha
: and evidently not aware of the new arrange
:, ment, attempted to enter. He was stoppe
- by the doorkeeper who inquired if he was
. Chief Justice Governor. mo sir,'' wa
the answer; "but by resolution of Congre'
officers of the army, who nave received tt
- = thanks of Congress, are entitled to the pri'
d" iIege of the floor ssAre you an officer
g the armyi" asked the doorkeeper. lookin
III with some doubt at the sta!wart old man.
~ 81 am, sir: my name is Scott-.Winfeld SEQ
of the United States Army" The mann
:" of the doorkeeper underwent an instantan
Gus change as he very politely informed ii
!" General OF repeal of the the resolution white
- gave him a right to the floor. "But" said h
u "pass in, General--I will take the RESPONSE
.,e bility myself" "No, SIR" was the answe
10 81 do not wish to violate any rule, sir; | w
90 to the gallery" and the brave old ma
- whose name is anonymous with the militia
l. glory os the United States. climed the loI
p' ranges of stairs and took his seat in the Gro,
% ded gallery, alone and unnoticed.
/. A WHOLE SHIP's CREw DEvoURED i
SO CANxIBALs.-The Ell Mercurio, of Valpar
w SO, Chill. has the following statement:
lg 1.-The occurrence of lamentable ever
- which we noticed before, has been unfor,
,k nately confirmed during tho last three day
of The barqne Sarah Ann, bound from u
es port to the Islands of Ocenia with merch a
lis die aud passengers, was wrecked on o
r's inhabited by savage Cannibals. and eve
he person on board was devoured by those mo
N. sters. We have no details OF this dread
calamity,