Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-06-17

SALE OF FREE EBGRoEs.-We notice IN Ia
| Portsmouth (Va-) Transcript. an advertisement
by the Collector, proposing to sell, on the Iesi
inst, thirty-six free negroes, men and boys, and
seventy women and girls, under . provision o
the city charter directing the sale Of all fre'
negroes who fail to pay their taxes
A doggery in Bridgeport, Ind, was blown uE
on Tuesday week by some parties, who placed
key of powder under the building AnotheI
establishment of the same kind was threatened
with a similar fate, if not Immediately closed
For biting off the nose of q woman, Abraham
Norris, of N~ewburypoTt, Mass, has just been
sentenced to a FIVE years imprisonment in the
State Prison.
The product of grapes, of an acre of vineyards
in France, is 5000 pounds OF grapes. On the
Ohio it is 5000 pounds. In California, as far as
yet tried, it is 5000 to II, 600
The New Orleans Delta, in announcing the
arrival of Judge Douglas, says - he laughs at
the amusing fabrication" that he and the Presi-
dent have become reconciled.
A Mr.. Thompson played a game of chess with
Paul Morphy a few days since, in New York, in
which Morphy gave him the advantage of a
knight. and Thompson beat him
The Richmond Enquirer, now that the Vir-
ginia election is over, comes out strongly in IA
yor of a Congressional slayecode for the Terrific
ries, in accordance with the views of Mr.. Wise.
as unfolded in his thirty-column letter Mr..
Hunter is supposed to take similar ground, as
did most of the numerous Democratic Senators
who spoke on the subject near the close OF the
last session.
Private advices from London state that while
the involvement of England in the war was re-
garded as not Immediately probable, such a
contingency was generally appreheneed as likely
to take place ultimately.
The Iowa State Reporter estimates the present
population of Iowa at not less than 500, 600, and
thinks the next census will show fully one mill
ion.
The New York Herald says: From the
South Pacific we have advices dated VALPARAISO,
the lst, and Lima. the 18th of May. The reyo-
luton in Chilli was ended by u blood y battle,
fought between Gen. Vidsurri, with 4,000g gov
eminent troops, and 3, 1000 revolutionists under
taking 600 prisoners, and all the guns of the
enemy. Over 1900 men were slain.
From THE GoLD MISEs.-The Cherry Creek pa
pers of May 18th contain news in relation to
the gold mines, within three days as late as the
extraordinary accounts brought by express from
Denver City to Levenworth, and strongly con-
firm the truth of the favorable reports from
Vasquez Fork.
A young. lovely girl named Lovelace, residing
near Falmouth, Kentucky, drowned herself in
Licking river, on Sunday of last week, because
her betrothed, who had gone to Shepherdsville
to reside, had there found a convenient lady of
wealth to whom he was married; and had the
hartiesSness to inform his former flame of his
nuptials.
At the late term of the Circuit Court, of Law
renee Co., Mississippi, Edward Langsford was
indicted for selling a hooped skirt to a negro
without permission, and lined 500 and costs of
suit.
The Washington papers advertise bull-frog
hams for sale.
At the city election held at Norwich, Conn.
June 6, the entire Republican ticket was elected
Ar IA -n4S TVno wva&a nn-A -na xr.-r Na--n
Miss Clark, the Queen milliner, who lately
died in London, left a fortune of $225, 600 to be
divided between three nieces. A vase wrought
by the Benyenato Cellini she left to the British
Museum ; and the Old Beggar," a painting
by the Belgian artist Dyekman, which formerly
belonged to Lionel Redpath, to the National
Gallery
The number of dogs converted into sausage
meat daily in New York by the slayers since
the season commenced is 200. Bolognas are of
course cheap.
The Catholic Mirror announces the CONVEX
sion to Catholicity of Mrs. Biount, of George
town, daughter of the author of S~tar-Spangled
Banner, and niece of the Chief Justice of the;
United States Supreme Court.
George Crutchfield, a respectable man, living
a few miles from Greensboro, Ala. shot his
wife dead on the 10Th ult., while she was lying
asleep in bed. He then shot himself, but not
fatally. It is supposed he was suddenly attacked
with insanity.
The library of a clergyman lately deceased in
England, was valued at &3, while his wine is
estimated to be worth $500
In New York on Saturday evening, a lady
named Davis. while p1rtaking of some refresh
ments in a saloon in company with her husband,
was shot in the back of the neck by a bullet
from an air gun, fred from an upper story of the
Globe Hotel by a man named Wilson, who was
firing for amusement at, the gas lamp in the
aG-1ok --,1 ooo,,f,I zkraaEoI fr0On
the neck of the lady, but SO near was she to be-
ing killed by the bullet, that had it entered the
neck half an inch further to the right, death
would have instantly occurred.
In New Jersey there is a good prospect of ap
Piles, pears and cherries, but not of peaches.
4Sylvanas Powers, of Lee, Oneida Co, N Y,
took a drink of whiskey at a raising last
week, and died almost Immediately afterward.
The physicians gave their opinion that his death
was caused by the large quantity of stryChnine
contained in the whi5key.
Says the Cleveland Herald Five creiita BILE
witnesses testify to having each seen three
fakes of snow on Saturday morning. We,
therefore, announce a snow storm on the 4th of
June.
There are in the state of Oregon 135 flour
mills, with a capacity of producing 1850, 900
barrels of -four.
Wise, the Aeronaut, leaves for St. Louis, ma
Chicago, IN Wednesday next, with his monster
balloon, to prepare there for an ascension He
expects to land between Philadelphia and New
York.
HI jail at Marion, Ohio, was broke and two
prisoners named Partridge and Strade escaped.
1t is estimated that nearly one hundred thou
sand persons have gone to Pixies Peak region,
most of whom are now returning destitute, and
a prey to the sharperS who entlced them thlth-
er, while hardships and starvation have cut
Town great numbers
In Norwalk, Conn, last week, a man was
toombstones at his head and feet. On exanin-
alton it was found that he was not dead, but
dead drunk, and some wag had erected these
monuments in memory of departed manliness-
l.. Wege, a milkman in Louisville, KY, lost
eighteen valuable COWS on Tuesday, suddenly,
and in a singular manner. The cows broke in
to a clover field, and INDUCED in the luxurious
food, from the effects of which they died
Action is to be taken by the Post Master Gen
eral to devise some way by which the number
of dead letters may be diminished, or for re-
turning the same to their owners.
In Richmond CO., Georgia, on the 9Th, Mrs.
Gibbs hung her own husband while he was
drunk. If all wives hung their husbands while
they were drunk the widows would soon be
too numerous to mention
1t is said that there are several young Ameri-
cans in Paris-mere boys-who spend 500 per
day in fast living. they are laughed at.
More than half the counties in Virginia have
an had majorities in about three fourths of the
counties of that State.
NEW York, June 1.-THE Government has
recovered the claim of $780, 600 from the estate
of Gardner, the forger of Mexican claims, and
the money has been paid over.