Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-30
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

ACo1 LIhAb WY OA OAt1ASAA
morning, in the most determined manner. He
sat down on the track of the Iron Mountain
Railroad, and after cutting his throat, awaited
the approach of the train. He was discovered,
with the blood streaming from his wounds, by
a man who gave the alarm to an approaching
train, too late for it to stop, and "a cars passed
over the suicide, crushing him into a shapeless
mass.
The Harrisburg Telegraph, of Monday, thus
notices the death of another victim from in
temperance This morning, between one and
! two o o'clock, Mr.. John o. RockafeIlow, a gen
tleman well known in this community, while
labOring under an attack OF no7l1d p0tu, jumped
through his chamber window on the third story
Of tfestate Capital Hotel, and falling on the
brick pavement below was almost instantly
killed.
N~ YORK, Dec. 20.-The building Nos. 54
s SO, Broad street, occupied by Messrs. Kent &
Lowbar, grocers, and heavily loaded with -four,
Sc, fell this evening with a terrible crash
There had been a slight fire in the building,
which was promptly extinguished, but the fire
men and police had hardly time to emerge from
the building when the walls fell. -Four or five
persons were buried in the ruins.
a man on going home on horseback from
Glenville, in Albany Co., N. Y, and having a
two quart jug of whisky, tied the halter to the
jug and then hung the jug over his neck. An
hour later he was found dead in the road, the
horse having fallen, and in his fall the halter
made Il moose around the man $ neck and stran-
gled him the horse, too, was SO involved in
the halter that he WAS lying helpless and al
NEST dead, on his back.
Parson Brownlow, of the Knoxville Wing,
writes from New York that he has been to heal
Henry Ward Beecher preach, and says, " came
to the conclusion that ne was not a bad hearted
man and crazy IS he is on the subject of Sla-
very, those of our friends in the South who arc
fortunate enough to get to Heaven, need not be
astonished to find Henry Ward Beecher there.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-It is reported here
that james Gordon Bennett, editor of the New
York Herald, before attacking the Helper book
DO lght the copyright Of it, and this account.
for the course Of the Herald i'll relation to the
book.
On the same day that Wise put one Brown
out of the way, Mrs. Brown, of Jasper, Iowa,
produced eighteen pounds of Browns, in tho
shape of three boys Of six pounds each.
Private intelligence received in this city an,
nounces the death of Hon. Lynn Boyd, at his
residence in Kentucky, at 8 O'Clock Saturday
night--Special correspondent Cincinnati Com.
mercial.
We fear that dangerous abolition sentiments
are spreading in South Carolina. 1t is serious
ly proposed i'll the Legislature that a negrosbe
allowed to testify against an abolitioniSt. This
seems to us rather dangerous hcrcsy. 1t is ar
attempt to exalt the negro rather more thar
good conservative Carolinians out to allow
Providence Journal.
The Raleigh On, O. Register calls attention
to the fact that there is not Que powder mill in
the Union south of Delaware; nor is there q
mandatory of arms, or a foundry for cannon
south of Harper's Ferry.
SENATOR BRowx.-We learn from a private
letter to a gentlemen in jackson that Senate
Brown, of this State, made a speech in that
place a few days since, in which he made use Of
the following extraordinary language: 'Sew-
ard is a highway robber, Douglas ii thief, and
Buchanan is ecoJse Man either gf them.
(Niss) Star
The State Gazette, published at Austin, Tex
az, diSulges the alarming information that d
gentleman residing in Bastrop county, met OF
the Mississippi River, last summer, parties hav-
ing printed books describing the best location
in the State for those opposed to Slavery to set
tie.
Hon. Lynn Royd, Lieutenant Governor OF
Kentucky, died at his residence in Phducha, Oh
Saturday evening last. in the tifty-ninth year
Of his age. Mr.. Boyd was a member of Con.
gress almost continually from 1885 to 1855, and
during the sessions of 1851 to 1885 was Speak
er of the House.
Tn Kentucky Legislature have passed a res
olHtion authorizing the Governor to procure
medals and present them to the surviving of
ficcrs and soldiers If the Kentucky volunteers
who were present and anticipated in the battle
of Lake Erie, in September, 1873.
The Washington, Pa, Examiner. states that
Ar. John PrUudtIt, living near Florence. i'll that
county, had A. fine Spanish N1eriuo sheep killed
| by dogs during Il single night.
The New York Post says that Mr.. II. W.
Derby, formerly of Cincinnati, now the pro-
; prietor of the Dusseldorf collection, has it in
contemplation to build several large fine art
galleries in the neighborhood Of Union SluAre.
One will lie exclusively devoted To American
paintings, another to tac pictures of the differ
ent foreign schools, and d taird to statulry both
native and foreign,
Nor TO BE BRIBEB.- Messr5. Haskin, Hickman
and Adrain all declare that overtures were made
to them in the last Congress to accept official
favors in consideration of sustaining the Lc-
compton policy OF the President but they
could not be bought.
The second son of Gov. Wise, Rev. Henry \.
Wise, Jr.,l is a young clergyman OF the lipis-
! c"pal church settled in Philadelphia. H. is
spoken Of as a mm of great eloquence and
ability, and as preaching without notes.
TIE GOLD PRoDuCT.-The amount of cold
produced from the mines of California from the
year 1913 to 1858, :. period Ct ten years, WAS
S44S, eco COG while, during the six years from
1882 to 1858, the diggingS of Australia have
yiei,icf $40, 922 COO making together a total
Of 1888, 922. 00G.
! Mr.. Wiefall, the regular Democratic candi-
date, has been chosen United States Senator
from Texas, by two majority over General
Houston. ~
George Woodhousc, q free colored man, died
at Norfolk, Va, on Saturday morning, aged
one hundred and twenty years. He was born
in Princess Ann county, Virginia. in 1889, and
had reached the average age of man when the
Revolutionary war broke out.
The citizens of Prattyille, Ala, at a public
meeting, ordered Luther cleveland to leave,
i'll consequence of his Abolition tendencies, and
he left. The citizens of Cahaba, in the same
State, have the character Of a Rev. Alberton
under investigation on a similar charge, and
he 100 will probably receive his walking papers.
In the House of Representatives Of the Gcor-
Gia Legislature, q resolution has been passed to
npoint two Commissioner to Europe, to ex-
me into the feasibility of establishing a di-
rec. l.ade between the South and Continental
EuroL-- Hon. A. II. Stephens and Dir. Nc
Gehee. Sen stOr from Houston, have been ap-
pointed.
ROCHESTER. L. Y, December 24-Mr. Pier
pont Dyer, a much esteemed and wealthy citi-
dcrei, last night, in hlI' store, where he lived.
Patrick Calligan has been. arrested on suspicion
of having committed the murder.
Since January LIST, 1859, thelc hare been 115
fires in Chicago, of which 60 wel' jnccndiary.
The net loss was $435, 105, the insurance $3l4,-
325, making a total of $3.50, 030.
A family of several persons in Arkansas,
apouL a month ago, ulcd from the effects OF
eating the flesh of u deer affected with the black
tongue.
A Miss feat, of Milwaukee. was married at
Plymouth Church in that City to Mr.. Ghitten-
den, of Chicago, the bride having as maids her
Sunday School class, three on either side.
A Miss Laight, of Sing-Sing N. Y, aged II
years, came to her death a few days since by
fire. Her clothes caught fire aud she, rushing
into the open air, hastene1 her destruction.
Mrs. Schriver of Troy-daughter of the late
Nathan Warren-in jumping from her sleigh,
the horses having taken fright, was instantly
killed, on Thursday morning. Dec. 10th. It
occurred on third steeet, in Troy City.
Hon John Rrewster " of tho Aesoci,to