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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
The Ohio State Journal manifes,s a com

The Ohio State journal manifests a COM
mendable liberality towards the country
press. In its issue OF Monday, it says:
"The Journal does not seek 10 compete
with the county weekly newspapers. We
believe it TO be both the duty OF every good
citizen, and especially of every true Repub-
lican to support. first, the local press. If
literally encouraged, the county paper can
De made more useful than any other, withia
the range of the circulation, and if q person
can only afford to take one paper, we prefer
that he should subscsbe for the home paper
rather than for the journal. But there are
thousands among the Republicans of Ohio.
who can easily afford the subscription price
Of BOTH"
There are golden sands of truth to be
Eitted from the above paragraph. A great
many people do not fully appreciate the val
ae of their home papers, or else they wu"ld
be better supported. A mans business.
whether in country or town, can be worth
but little, if he cannot increase it many
times the price he pays for his home paper
by the information he gets from its columns,
from week to week, OF the Markets. Wants
Sales, Notices, and county news generally
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
.Gbe @aaette.
THOMSON
EDIToR AND r oPRIEToF
Delaware, January %, 1853.
CoscREss.-But a few weeks remain of

CoNGREss--But a few weeks remain of
the present session, and with close attention
TO business there will hardly be time to dis
pose of measures deemed indispensable, such
as appropriation bills, &c.-hence il is not
! likely that any of the projects pending which
require time and attention 10 dispose of in q
Satisfactory manner, will be passed. Moth
ing of special interest or indicating imPor-
tant results has iranspired in either house
since our last. In the Senate Messrs. LAEE
and MCCARTNEY, the recently elected Sem
ators from Indiana, have applied COR admission
to the seats now usurPed by Bright and
Fitch, but the Senate having by a party
vote recognized :he bogus iucumbents, it is
not likely they will reverse their former de-
cision. In the House, On the 26th, there
was an interesting discussion, chiefly con-
fned to Southern members, on the propriety
OF the re-opening of the African slave trade,
the debate growing out of an item in an
appropriation bill to furnish funds to educate
the negroes re :ently captured on board the
Echo and returned to Africa.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Great efforts are making by papers in
Kansas and the towns on the western from
tiers OF Missouri and Iowa, to get up an ex-
element in regard to the Pixies Peak gold
mines-the object being to induce q large
emigration, the outfits Of which are geuer-
ally purch ased in the towns referred to-
The accounts received from the gold region
are conflicting, some representing the pre-
cious metal as Astounding in fabulous guam
titles; while others declare there is gold
there, but it is widely diffused in minute par
t%icles, and the gathering involves an amount
Of labor that leaves but small margin Tor
profit. The fattering representations are
generally made by those interested in town
lot speculations engaged in furnishing miners
with goods, impleme nts, &C., and whose in
terests are subseryed by a large influx of
miners-the other side represents the views
of those who have been lured TO the mines
by the s~pecious representations of the for
mer class. only to be disappointed.
Should any of our readers have the pre-
monitory symptoms of The gold fever, we
would suggest to them the propriery of wnii-
ing Cor more reliable advices before setting
out for Pixies Peak--and in the meantime,
in order to aid them in deciding the matter,
submit to their consideration the subioineG
extract from a late number of the Peoria
(IH.) Transcript:
A letter has been placed in our hands,
written by Mr.. John E. Riley to Mr.. E. e.
Peters, of Mossville, in this county, desert
biug Pixies Peak. the Kansas gold region,
from which place he has just returned, and
is now stopping at ST. Joseph, Mo. Mr..
Riley is well known in this section as a can
did, honorable man.. whose statements can
be implicitly relied upon. His letter CON
Trims Information 10 relation to Pixies Peak
which is of much interest and Importance at
this time, when so many persons, stimulated
by the glowing accounts of gold in that dis
tant locality, are making preparations to en-
igrate thither in the spring.
MIR. Riley writes that in coming in, their
party met at least 500 wagon loads of emf.
grants "a route for the diggings, and express
es the opinion that they cannot cross the
plains, for if they escape freezing to death,
they must starve, as the Indians have burn
ed off all the grass, and game of every des-
cription has departed. Provisions of all
kinds at the diggings are scarce and high
Pork and b~eefsell at $50 per Dbl, flour $25,
and other things in proportion.
In regard 10 the character of tho gold
discovered at Pixies Peak, Mr.. Riley says:
"There is just gold enough TO excite a GER
tain class of excitable persons to leave their
homes, and that is all. There are plenty of
spectators laying out towns all through the
Territory, who sell shares to every one they
can at enormous profits. These spectators
are The ones who puff and magnify what lit
tie sparkling of gold there is in order to in
duce emigration. When you hear persons
talking OF going to Pixies Peak. just tell
them to stay at home if they can make an
honest living"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

On Wednesday last week, a fine horse
belonging to Col. J. Patterson, OF Dayton,
died of h~ydrophobia. His agonies were ter
rible, and it is supposed he broke his neck
in one OF his spasms. He was bitten by q
rabid dog some four weeks previously.
A movement has been set on foot at Al.
bany the object of which is to bring out Gov.
Seymour as a candidate for the Presidency,
and 10 secure him the vote of New York AZ
the Charleston Convention. This is regar.
ded as a promising project, and BODIES no
good for the gigantic Senator from Illinois.
T. B. Bingham, Principal Of one Of tho
Public Schools in New York city, but a
resident in Bridgeport, CONN., has been
held to bail in $4,000, at the latter place for,
an attempt TO poison his WIFE. The tssti-
mony against Bingham is very strong and
conclusive. a saf
Senator Mason has introduced a project 10
give the President the entire control Of 7hs
army and navy during the adjournment Of
Congress, with unlimited discretion in deal
ing with the Spanish, American Republics,
the nation being already in an emergency
where a Dictator is the only practicable re-
l~ief.--State Journal. gsd.i.
Gen. Quitman attributed the cause OF his
decline, up 10 the last moment of his life, to
poison, administered to him in the shape Of
arsenic while q resident of the National Hoo
tel in Washington. He used to assert that
il was mixed with the sugar and s~ubstaptiaf-
ed this by the fact that during the entire term
of the malady, which afterwards assumed
the name of the Hotel, no person was taken
III who retained from the use of that arti.
Gle. -.--sd 7es-fsgsr
A man named B. R. Brown, who had been
doing business at Cleveland since Ia ST spring.
and who haa secured the confidence OF sey.
eral Cincinnati merchants, went to THAI
city recently and purchased some $25 GEO
worth of sugar, coffee, molasses, ~liqaOrs.
&C.; had it shipped to Cleveland, where 10
was hastily disposed Of, and with The pro-
ceeds of the sales, Brown eloped To parts
unknown, with a young wife whom he bad
recently married. =.s
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

A Boy TIES HIMSELF TO THE TAIL OF A
Cow.-A most distressing death occurred in
Rappahannoc county, Virginia, lately. A
little son OF Mr.. John L. Corder, near Flint
Hill, left the house with a negro to drive
some cows 10 a point not far dista mt. Ia a
few minutes the negco returned and suited
that the little fellow, who was about nine
years of age, had tied himself to a cows tail
and had been badly hurt. The father pro-
ceeded to the spot, about a mile from the
house, and there found the little boy tied to
the tail of a COW by a rope around the waist.
He was dead, having been dragged some dis
lance, and his body shockingly mutilated.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

The Western ~Episcopalidn says that of
forty-three Bishops of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, consecrared during the last
by death. The presiding bishop, DR.. Brown
ell, is now in the fortieth year of his Epis-
copate. Bishop Mead. the next in seniority,
was consecrated in 1929, ten years after
Bishop Brownell. During the four years
sinse the conservation of Bishop Clark, OF
Rhode Island, there has been but one bishop
conaecrated-Bishop Bowman, of Pennsyl--
vaRia. During the four years preceding.
there were no less than twelve commission
cd for the Episcopate.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

CosHocroN County TREASURY RoBsED.
We learn by the Coshocton county Dem
ocrdt of the 23d, that on Friday last, the
treasury of that county was robbed of about
SIS. 900!
The C. urt Of Common Pleas was in ses-
sion, trying chsee men for a recent burglary
in WalhoDding. A. large number Of VIII
nessess from Dresden and the west part of
this county had just been diseharges--and
to accommodate sSch os them as desired 10
go bone on the IL O'Clock train, the Treas
urcr had, unfortunately as it now appears.
kept his office open to cash their orders
He was about closing the office, when three
men er.tered, one Of HON asked The amount
Of tax oD q lot in West Castle, 4 town near
which several witnesses reside! The Treas
urer turned TO get the lax duplicate; when
suddenly, a large shawl was thrown over his
head, his arms pinioned and his body forced
to the floor. He was instantly gagged, his
arms tied behind him with q cord, his legs
also tied, and his eyes kept blindfolded. He
thinks one man locked the office door and
stood sentinel; one stood over him, while
the other took the keys, unlocked and robbed
the safe.
They then relocked the safe and took the
keys with them, locking the Office door and
taking that key with them. All this was
done before the arrival of the eastern train
of cars, as MIR. Ketchum heard ttem come
in after the robbers left, and they had time
to get ON the train. Mr. Kctchun remained
in this painful condition for u long time be-
fore he worked the gag from his mouth
When he did, he commeeced hallooing for
help--but people were generally in bed, and
it was near l O'Clock when he was heard by
Hiram Taylor, who aroused the Sheriff, and
breaking in the door, found the Treasurer
tied upon the floor, nearly exhausted, his
face black from the effects of the gag. The
cord had cut into the flesh of his arns-his
legs were SO benutnbed he could scarcely
stand, and he would have died before morn
ing unless released.
The Treasurer is unable to describe bui
one of the men; the one who spoke to him
is about 35 or 40 years old, black, straigh,
whiskers over all his chin. high cheek bones
gentiemanly i'll appearance, and about s
feet 9 or 10 inches high. Such a man has
been noticed in attendance on this trial, uud
no doubt belongs toaihe same gang. We
learn that u reward of $1,000 is offered fol
the robbers, and 81 900 for the recovery oil
the money.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Mr.. T. ID. JONES, the Artist, having so
satisfactorily accomplished the task of exe-
cutting u bust Of Gov. CHASE, a meeting Of
the members of the Columbus Bar has been
held at which it was determined to employ
him to make a bust in marble OF Hon. THos.
Ew1Ne. The bust when completed, is to
be placed in the State Capitol. II is pro-
posed to raise the necessary funds by one
hundred subscriptions of fifteen dollars each.
which will entitle the subscriber to a cast in
plaster from the model of the bust.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

The rapid advance of emancipation senti-
ments in Missouri, and the certainty of her
becoming a Free State, has so alarmed the
Shareholders that they are materially con-
tributing to the accomplishment of that end
by removing their slaves South in large num-
bers. The St. Louis Democrat says every
steamer going South takes more or less of
them; and the exodus is becoming so great
as to satisfy all that the work of emancipa-
ton is already actively progressing without
The aid of any legislative act 10 that effect.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28


Mr.. Bates introduced a bill providing for
the payment of the State debt, due Deem
Der Slsr, 1860. It provides for the levy Of
eight mills upon the dollar of all taxable
property in the State.
Mr.. Day introduced a bill amendatory Of
the tax law so as to change the time for as.
SCISSORS to make their returns from Septem-
Der TO the first of June.
Mr.. Dobmyer's bill to prohibit watchmen
and police officers from receiving witness
fees in criminal cases was passed. Also
Mr.. Edson's bill, providing for plating and
recording fractions of lands. Also Mr..
Rodgers bill, raising the salary of Common
Pleas Judges for Hamilton County. Also
the Senate bill fixing the timo for the COM
mencement of the official term of Common
Pleas Judges.
Mr.. Edson's resolution requiring the At
torney General to bring suit against Joseph
Cable for money illegally drawn from the
State Treasury, If in his opinion judgment
could be obtained, was passed. Cable was
appointed Collector on the canal in January
1856, and in February, Of the same year,
the Office was abolished; but Cable contiu-
ued to draw the salary from the treasury
until January, 1858. To recover the mo-
ney thus drawn ($l.2Oo) the suit is pend
Ing.
The Senate bill to prohibit the circulation
OF foreign bank notes OF a less den nomination.
than ten dollars, was killed to-day in tho
House, it having been indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. French made a motion, upon the
opening of the afternoon session, that the
House adjourn and invite the Agricultural
Board, now in session, to occupy the hail.
Alter considerable discussion the motion was
agreed to, and The Agricultural Board took
possession of the hall.-Stote Journal, Jan.
IS,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Persons who send newspapers and PAM
phlets to Europe, should be careful not to en-
close them in wrappers, as it subjects them
to letter postage, generally SO high that the
papers are refused oy the persons to whom
they are directed. A gentleman, just re-
turned from England, informs us that he
saw baskets of American newspapers and
pamphlets in one of the English Post Offices
which had been thrown aside on this account.
If the newspapers are tied around with a
piece of Irvine or cord, they will go as we'll
as ifin u wrapper, ard the postage is then
the ordinary price for newspapers. The fact
that many newspapers and pamphlets fail
to reach persons in England and France, TO
whom they are directed, may be accounted
for in this way.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

STATE FAIR.-The State Board Of Agri-
culture met at Columbus on Tuesday last,
and after considerable discussion resolved
to hold the next State Fair at Zanesville,
on the goth, 2lst, 22d and 23d days of Sep
TENDER, 1859. Cleveland, Columbus and
Mansfield were also applicants, and each,
through authorized delegates, urged their
claims backed by the usual pledge OF a con-
tribution of $4,000 from the citizens--but
all things considered, ZunesviIle was just
ly regarded as the most desirable locality.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
We remember to have seen the follOwin

We remember to have seen the following
statement long ago. but it will bear repeti-
ton: MIR. Theodore Atkinson. formerly one
Of the most wealthy men in New Hampshire,
and who died at Portsmouth in I779, at the
sgs Of 80 years, left a legacy of about n
thousand dollars to the Episcopal church in
Portsmouth, the interest to be annually in
vested In the purchase of bread. to be dis
.ributed on Sunday TO the poor of the par
ieh. The distribution of more than a dol
lars worth of bread every Sabbath has
now been regularly made for about eighty
yecrs-- in which time about five thousand
dollars have thus been expended, and the
FL! devised fund unimpaired.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

MONEY IN DEAD LETTERs.--The dead
letter branch OF tho General Post Office hos
just closed another quarters work. During
the three months which terminated on the
goth ult., there was found 3,729 letters,
which contained money amounting in the
aggregate to $l2,92l 80. For the quarter
which closed Goth of June last, there were
received 4.549 letters, $2l ,49S 81 in money.
For the quarter ending the Both of March
2,472 letters. and $l3,457 Is in money
Quarter closed 3Ist December, 2,352 letters
and SI3,6lI 80 in cash. Total in the year
I2,Io3 letters and S6l .2s9 70 in muney.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Ex-G Governor Walker and Mr.. Stanton
come out in a letter, published in the Ma.
tional Ia~teAigencer, with a chapter of fresh
disclosures in regard to election frauds in
Kansae. The most important feature is
that one Bait Jones, whose name appeared
upon the Oxford returns as one of the Judges
of the election, denies ever having put it
there, or authorized any one to do so.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

There is a lady living in Bloomington
Organe county, N. Y. by the name of Diana
Brooks, who is ia years old, and yet is
intelligent and active, and walks half a mile
to church every Sabbath,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

The members of the Kansas Legislature
seem to have but little regard for the doc
trine laid down by the Supreme Court and
now advocated by the Democratic party,
that a Territorial Legislature cannot abol-
ish or prohibit slavery. Several bills are
now pending before that body providing for
the abolition of slavery in the territory, and
it is said one of them will certainly pass.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
Dispatches in the Cincinnati papers c

Dispatches in the Cincinnati papers of
Yesterday state that a bill repeating the ten
per cent interest law passed the House on
Wednesday afternoon. The bill simply
repeats the present ten per cent. law and
~revives that in existence previous to its pas
sage. 1t is supposed it will also pass the
Senate.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

The Bucyrus Journal says that a gentle
man OF that place bought a roll of butter OF
a countryman, and on cutting it open found
it full of salt. The roll weighed Eve pounds
butter, one pound, salt four pounds.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

AUDlroR WRTGHT.-The announcement
that the present efficient Auditor of State
positively declines 10 be a candidate for re-
election, must be received with general re-
greet by the people of Ohio. No officer con-
nected with our State Government has dis
charged his duties with more ability, fidelity
and honesty, than the Hon. Trunk Nj.
Wright, who fhds his salary too small TO pay
the cost of residence q; the capita!.--State
Journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

1t appears from the books in the office of
the Probate Judge that 23o marriage Iicens-
.es were issued in this county during the year
1858.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-23
BY TELEGRAPH.



WAsnIsorox. Feb 24-Sssats-Ths Ct ns,,lar Az
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill passed bp vote d
So to Is
The Cuba bill was takeR up. Mason offered an
amendment as substitute, declaring tbiit he mi
ted States was willing 10 buy Cuba When Spsia
would sell fer fair equivalent and that She would
never be neutral if any Foreign Power aleInotsd 10
procure Cuba from Spain.
House In Committee Of ibe Whole took mn The
Army Appropriation Bill amendments and con
Cured in appropriations amounting to pearIv enc
and half nilons, making total approximation Of
fourteen million. The House refus Cd 10 strike ont
$llS, 600 for arsenals end then passed the bin bv
1I5 agaiBst95 Phillips ursueeessfnlly endeavorea
to introduce Hill 10 provide for loan Of twenty
millions for the redemption Of IT. easury notes.
regulating and fixing duties on imports, and either
purposes
The House went into Committee Of the Whele ON
The Pest Office appropriation bin Blair offered 40
amendment authorizing Butterield Co., 70 cayry
the mail by any roule they choose. lie charged the
Post Master Generals having large body Of land
in arkansas as the reason for establishing the
present ButeFfeld route, besides personal and DO
litiea co celebrations having reference 10 the Pa
ei6c Railroad.
Reagan opposed the amendment, defending the
Post Master General
The amendment was adopted. Several ameud>
menis respecting advertising ard printing blanks,
we're adopted
wAsHIkeTox, Feb 22-Senats-Discussiug the
Executive, Legislative ard Judieisl appropriation
bill.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-23
Overland Mail.

ST. Louis, Feb. % Tho overland mail Of the
2lst has arrived A fgkt occurred between Mes
sicks volunteers and the Indians in Humboldt coun-
ty. The Indians were defeated. The Los Angeles
Vineyard, fears that fifteen man belonging TO the
Stockton, and albuquerque mail Company were
mastered on the Colorado, by the MOhavss. The
fight between the MoheVes and Col HOfman's escort
is confirmed Large amounts Of merchandise have
been Struggled into British Columbia from Ameri-
can towns. There is considerable emigration from
Texas 10 the Gila mines Captain Johnson route
from Fort BeIknap to Washington, was robbed at
the Pacific Railroad Depot Of a thousand and sever
al hundred do lars in Treasury drafts.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-23
miscellaneous.

NEW YORK. Feb 22.-A Barbados arrival says
the steamer Metacomet, of the Paraguay Expedi,
tion sailed from Barbados on the 10th
Danish war steamer is ON its way 10 Domiui-
cia to demand of that Government reparation for
the seizure of three Danish vessels during Baez'
administration.
WAsHSroE Feb 22-It lie reported that two com
missiOLers are on their way TO st Thomas, sent
BY Mlramon 10 invite Santa Anna back TO Mexico
TO take charge of the Government. This is cons
siderol European move.
WAsHISGrox, Feb. 22-Msrtin, who preferred
charges against Mr.. Pine Marshall OF Northern IL
lnos, had his pockets aud residence searched under
warrant, alleged by Little in Pines interest TO
have papers belonging 70 the United States. The
officers are after Little on a charge of perjury.
Pines private letters we're read il il said for the
purpose Of aseerairing the parties in league with
Martin against Pine. Many prominent men are in
teresed and there is much excitement.
The Navy Department Corruption Committee
csDRot agree in a report. Three reports are eK-
pected.
Il is said that a portion Of the Utah troops will
be ordered TO the South boundary Of New Mexico
1t is reported that during the China war, the
Russian admiral discovered new hsrbor in AMOR
country in the 48th parallel Of latitude, and called
itValadimr, and is about connecting il by Railroad
with the river Ouseria which the ice closes but for
one or tive months in the year. vladimir Is twenty
four hours sail from Japan. Our trade in the
Amoor country last year, was one million in furs
Agricultural products and minerals
Lett ers from La ROchell, France, say there is
crest yield OF grapes. The Winters could not get
more casks made, and were compelled to make
brandy.
There is no truth in the rumOr of al extra SEES
sion OF Congress. Gen. Remand has returned 10
Washington.
VERA CEuz. Feb % -Juarez is preparing for a
vigorous defense lie has 5 900 men and 300 sunp
and has Orde. ed 1000 from the country He is
ssugnine Of defeating Mrsmon.