Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-01-13

john BreWnyJE1 efAshtabalas county, has
written a very. .crustic letter refuting G. w.
Browns ISLANDERS of Ossawatomie.
Archibald Robbins, died in Scion, Cuyaho-
ga county, on the 9th inst, in his 10th year.
He was a man of Ufyssean experience in voya-
ges and misfortunes. Taking to the sea dur
ing the war of 1872. he was captured by a
British man-ofwar, and not released until the
peace of Client. His sixth voyage was made
in the brig Commerce, Capt. James Riley,
commanding. All readers are familiar with
" Captain Rileys Narrative Robbins shar-
ed all the sufferings and adventures of his com
mander, and was redeemed with him from
Arab slavery by that good English merchant,
Wiltshire. Robbins returned to America en-
barked in the West India trade was taken by
pirates, and hung up till nearly dead, TO make
him reveal the treasure supposed to be on his
ship. He afterwards quilted the sea, married
in his native village, WeatherSfeld, Conn.,
came to Scion in 1886. where he lived, honor
ed and loved, to the time of his death.
VERY STSGULAR.-We learn that an old man
has been wandering about through Washing
ton and Fox townships. Carroll county, for
about three months, living exclusively out of
doors, ard almost destitute of clothing. He,
no doubt. is insane, and from his own history
he has been living in this way for ten years
He says he has not been in a house for over
two years-camps cut in the woods-and lives
on roasted potatoes. How he survives these
cold nights is more than we can imagine. He
builds a fire by the side of a long, and clears
the snow and leaves away, the ground being
his bed and the sky his only cover over head.
-Buckepc State.
REAL ESTATE HAS RIz-It will be seen by
the proceedings of the State Board of Equali-
cation that thirty-three per cent has been ad-
ded to the S4,572,2S4 Of property returaed for
the City of Columbus. This increases the
taxable property S1.494,971. Pretty steep,
and not much to be relished by our property
owners.-State Journal.
The Hamilton I~nteligencer says: A young
lady by the name of Hart, a scamstress in the
family of f. Vanderveer. Esq, of this city, was
so severely burned on Saturday night last, as
to cause her death the next day.
1t appears that Miss Hart, in company with
two other females. inmates of the family of Mr..
Vanderveer, undertook TO sit up all night that
they might be early at church on Sabbath
Christmas morning. Becoming drowsy as
the night advanced, two of them went TO sleep
on a lounge in the room, while the third, Miss
/ Hart, wrapped herself up in a " comfort ;" and
fell asleep i'll the chair by the open CRATE. In
this position her clothes took fire, and awak-
ing, she ran into the ball, her screams in the
meantime arousing MIR. Vanderveer, who sue
ceedcd in getting the frantic girl ont doors, and
by rolling her in the snow, extinguished the
flames, but too late to save her life. She lingcr-.
cd in great pain till Sunday night, when death
released her.
3 In the Court of Common Pleas of Richland
county, in the case of Cochrand and wife Us
the Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati Rail
road Company, a verdict of 81 900 damages
has been awarded the plaintiff. This was the
second trial in the same case, a new trial being
granted at the instance of the company. The
former verdict was only $G25. The action was
brought for ejecting plaintiff 5 wife from the
cars by the conductor for non-payment of fare,
for which she offered a note which he pronoun-
ced counterfeit, and which was afterwards de-
cIarcd genuine by the Bank.
DEATH OF WIN. H. Cochran Esq-We
have barely room TO announce the death of
VIM. II. Cochran, Esq, Editor of the Mt.
Vernon Republican. which occurred on Sun
day morning last, Of congestion of the lungs
We deeply sympathize with the family of the
deceased in this severe af1;ction.-lH. Jernon
Banner.