Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06
1reH OF NEwx.

of Coal OIL, has just started for Cuba for the
purpese of estblishing 40 agency Ger the sale
OF Newark Coal Oil IN HAVANA
At Georgetewn. Brown county, on Monday
last, Mrs. Armstrong, q married lady and the
mother of several children, shot herself through
the head With double-barrel shot gun, carry
ing awaF a part of the brain and skull. Be
fore committing the act, she took her infant
child to a neighbours. and sent away the other
children, together with her. father. andseryant-
girl on different errands.
The remains of Owen Stanley. the Gipsey
King, were on Thursday inferred in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Dayton. Owen is succeeded in his
Kingdom by his son Levi, who i said to be a
remarkably intelligent, handsome man, well
fitted by nature to rule over the tribe. His
wife IS also said to be a noble specimen of the
genuine Gipsey and is a remarkable parsonage,
In appearance she is tail aHd stately. Rith The
presence and demcanor ot one born te rule.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that The Re
pubiicans will have a majority Of four in the
City Council of that city. Thomas II. Weas-
ner is reelected. B Eggieston is reelected
from the Fifth Ward By ZIG majority. The
Democrats hare elected their candidate for
Director of the City Inirmary. Trustee of the
Water Works and City Commissioner
Our amiable aud popular fellow citizen,
George +. True, Esq, to-day takes his final
departure from our city, TO begin a residence
among the good people of the village OF Dela-
ware. Mr.. True has long been one Of our
worthiest and most esteemed citizens, aud his
departure occasions universal regret. He car
ries with him tie warmest wishes of all who
know him III Vernon Republican.
a State Band Convention is TO assemble at
Wooster on the FIRST day OF June next, and the
Republican sta.es that the Committee in
charge have extended invitations to over Fifty
Brass Bands, and that a large number have
been accepted. The beautiful Fair Grounds
baye been secured, and extensive preparations
will be made by the COMMITTEE and the citi-
zens for entertaining the Bands free of ex-
pense.
AT the last October election, the Trustees
Of Greenfield, Huron County, refused to re-
ceive the vote Of Stephen Robinson. He bro't
suit iii the Huron Common Pleas for damages.
and the ease was tried at the present term of
Court. The grounds of defense made by the
Trustees were that the plaintiff had refused to
take the electors oath, and had visible admix-
ture of African blood " in his person. Both
the points were contested. The Jury brought
in a verdict of $3.50 damages against two
Of the Trustees and not guilty as to the
other.
At an early hour Monday morning, 4 son Of
Joseph Glendon, who resides in Columbia town
ship, met his death under the following circum-
stances The lad was engaged currying his
fathers horse, and while in a STOPPING posture
the animal threw up his heels, and kicked him
with tremendous. force directly in the breast
breaking every rib in his body. The lad fell
backwards, and expired almost instantly
Some time elasped beiure the accident became
known, and first by his father, who entered the
stable and discovered the dead body of his son
wing on the floor, The little fellow was about
twelve years of age, and is spoken Of as having
been intelligent and neutrality-suspicious.
Ga<efie.. r-sN
A mandatory of friction matches has just
been put in operation at Cincinnati by two
wealthy citizens of that city. The cost of the
buildings and machinery has been $4,000,
and it is the most extensive. match factory in
the world, except one in Austria. 1t will turn
out and pack 5000 gross of matches a day, at
a cost but little removed from the raw materi-
al, and of a quality quite beyond any thing the
public has seen. nsa@ -
An inextihguishable match that no wind
can blow out is here made by an automatic
machine, at the rate of 1900 gross per day,
and SO cheap that they can be shipped to
Europe where this kind are ali made by hand.
Six HuSDREp DOLLARS DAMAGE-The ju-
ry in the case of Bowers Is, Preston ct a, came
into Court at noon to-day with a verdict, fnd-
ing damages to the plaintiff to the amount of
5000. The jury in this case, when tried be-
fore, rendered a verdict of 81, 900. On this
occasion the jury, although unanimous on the
question Of damages, were unable for some
time to fix the amount, which for a while va
ried between $500 and $4,000. 1t is remcm-
bered, We presume, that the suit was brought
10 recover damages of the defendants, who, as
vas proved. had alienated from the plaintiff
the affections of his wife.-Cola'nbas Fact.
STATE F1SANcEs.-lhe public records show
tsee Auditors report for 1860, page 259 that
the average annual expenses of the State
Government, except for schools and for prir-
cipal aud interest of public debt, during The
four years of democratic administration from
1852 to 1855, amounting to 81 093,S24 So,
while in the four succeeding years of Republi-
can administration unFer Gov. Chase, the an
nual expenses of the State Government amour
ted to only s995,533 so. Thus showing that
Gov. Chase saved to the people OF Ohio, DUR
ing the four years of his administration, the
aggregate sum of $4o1.l65 80.-0a1o State
Journal.
KILLED BIT THE CARs-Mrs, Kelley, an
Irish woman living in " Irishtown," was killed
by the cars On the Mahoning Road yesterday
afternoon. She was picking up chips from
the track near Crawfords coal yard, and being
deaf, did not hear the train until it backed
down upon her. Her limbs were cut off and
she lived but a short time. She leaves a fami-
ly.-Cleceldnd Leader.
STATE Reform FARM.-The fourth annual
report Of this Institution has just been publish
ed. The number at present at the farm is I02;
of these Sc were sent from Cleveland, II from
GAINESVILLE, IS from Columbus, and T were trans
ferred from the Penitentiary. Forty seven
have American parents, twenty Irish and sew
enteen German.
On Saturday night last, a young Irishman
named Flyn was struck on the head by a stone
in the hands of n young man named jackson,
and so severely injured that at last advices his
life was dispaired of. The wound upon his
head is a terrible one the skull bone having
been frightfully crushed. Jacklon and two
other persons, whose names VIC have pot learn
I'd, are now in the county jail. The parties
were all intoxicated, and the fight which had
SO serious q result, grew out of over indul-
senge in wiiskoy-hh. Fernon Republican.
HEAVY RoBBERY.-Mr. w D. Morrison,
r;-;nr- n,ar.bon+ wont ~ tho por+ CrSoo