Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-24
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate has been
adjudged all " incendiary publication " by the
magistrates of Raleigh Court House and Heck
er's Valley, Va. The postmasters at these two
places have notified DIR. Baird of the fact, and
request that no more copies of the paper be
sent.
Gen. Cass is reported to have said that if
Douglas is defeated at Charleston, : as a party,
we (the Democracy are lost" 1t is perfectly
safe to say that. The veteran politician knows
they are a lost party any way.
The Kansas Legislature has been carrying into
practice the principle of unfriendly legislation.
On the I'd inst. it passed a bill by 30 yeas to 8
nays, prohibiting Slavery. 1t takes effect i'm
mediately.
A citizen of Albany has sued a physician of
that city for $500, 900 damages. Twenty years
ago he was vaccinated by the physician sand the
vaccine matter introduced into his system a
disease. or diseases, from which he has never
recovered.
The great comet of 1856, which was suppos-
ed to be the omen preceding the abdication Of
the Emperor Charles ", is expected to re-appear
this year. Probably it now comes as an omen
of the abdication of Mr.. Buchanan.
The Disunionists in Congress led on by one
of their Captains, Nallandigham of Ohio, are
out in favor of increasing the appropriation for
arms to be distributed amongst the States to
$500, 600. We hope the scheme will be defeat
ed, for it is evident that the disunionists desire
to get arms at the expense Of the nation to in
augurate their candidate, whether he is elected
or not Baltimore Patriot.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
saws that three-fOurthS of the members of both
Houses of Congress are lawyers the other
fourth is composed of manufacturers, merchants
and business men. Nearly all the great bust
ness interests of Massachusetts are represeted.
The people of Canada have had a brief trial
of open trade in money. The result has been
disastrous in the extreme, and efforts are maxi
ing to have the old law restored. 1t is said,
by the Hamilton Spectator, that the lenders
have taken advantage of the Usury Laws, and
charged 20 to 80 per cent. for the use of money.
The John Brown affair creates an extensive
excitement in Hayti. Masses have been chaunt-
ed in commemoration of 50 the frightful mar
tyrdom of the abolitionist, John Brown. by the
infamous ruffians of the southern portion of
the American Union.'' The papers are full Of
accounts of his execution, and a principal jour
nal goes into mourning.
A man died in Richmond, Va. from exces-
sive joy. He succeeded, after long litigation,
in recovering 81, 100 from a debtor. His sue
cess killed him.
The Philadelphia Inquircr's Washington cor
respondent says Mr.. Hickman is not Il non re-
s%istant, and would have given his antagonist
trouble had he not been prevented by the in
reference of others. 1t is intimated that the
end is not yet.
Andrew Rogers. hailing from Helena. Ark o..
was arrested at Augusta, Ga, ON the 18th. on
charge of abducting free negroes and selling
them into slavery. Subsequently he was con-
veyel to Macon, for trial.
Cassius NJ. Clay has for many years grazed Il
thousand head of cattle a year.
g ONWARD When Gov. Banks was elected
Speaker, he received 1O3 votes. Gov. Penning-
ton received III. AT that time, there were IA
Republican Senators now there are a. Thus
we have gained IA representatives and 10 SEN
ators.
Mr.. OWNS Disunion speech in the Senate, in
which he declared that California would go with
the South III the event OF a dissolution, is pro-
nounced by the Alta Californian, IL total mis-
representation of the sentiment of the people.
Private accounts from the Rio Grande repre-
sent the statement Of affairs in that quarter as
much exaggerated, the object being to afford il
restless set of adventures a Pretext for crossing
into Mexico. Apart from the COrtinas band the
; MeXiclns aIe represented us exceedingly friend
ly.
Governor Wise is in luck, At the annual
distribution of pictures of the :. Cosmopolitan
Art Association, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 81.
Herring famous painting Of the''Vill%g= Black
smith y fell to him. 1t is IL rich woIk of ant.
worth some s.. 000. The number of premiums
distributed among the y. 70} subscribers were
fo'r hhadred and trGay two.
There are still six millions of acres of uncul-
f tivatel Ian Is in France If Napoleon would
only seize upon the don, lin, and divide it out on
the IL DDGSte III In.tEitDlG, WIlG u DCtlCIll
would cTnfer ON his subjects
IF. Metnmingcr. who went to Virginia to
get her to join South Caroline in disaolving the
= Union. his gone buck again, Virginia having
concluded to wait awhile.
For the past two or three years a larga num-
Der of Fiorilt planters have cinigrstc,i west
ward, the soil of that s. ttc being very p,or al
though the climate is fine.
= Bishop Talbot was conaccrltcl Mt Indianap,-
lis; on the 18th bishops Smith of Kentucky
Kempcr Of Wisconsin, Hawks of Missouri. Up
fold II of Iowa. and Bedcil Of Ohio. assisting ut
the ceremony Bishop Smith preached the
sermon.
} \ man by the ZANE of NuckcIs. living mar
Pcddler Hills, Amherst county. Va. was taken
. to ii pond on Thursday If last week, by 4 party
of citizens, and duckud. in consequence of his
! having used sediti'ts language. He afterwards
: procured Il warrant for the arrest of the parties
: who inflicted this summary punishment on him.
but instead os the warrant being executed. the
magistrate who issued it narrowly escaped a
ducking himself.
Stephen Whitney, the most wealthy citizen
4 in New York eXtept Mr.. A~tpr, died in New
York, yesterday, az the age of 20 years.
= NEw York, Feb IA horrible ARRAY oc-
O Cured at Port Even, Ulster county. IN Sat IL
day. in which two men were killed and two
Il badly wounded, One Of the killed was named
BilIsea, and one of the wounded WIS lis broth
er. The others are unknown.
CHARLESTON, VA, Feb. I9.-Stcphens and
HAzIett, the last victims of the John Brown
raid, are kept in close Confinement. Stephens
says that he feels more cheerful and resigned
Y than he ever expected to he, and remarked yes
D terday that the consciousness of suffering i'll Il
f good cause is sufficient consolation. HIzlett is
very low i'll spirits and declares he would inf
: nitely prefer the wilds of Kansas to his present
position.
+ A gang Of horse thieves, imfesting the coun-
: try between Kansas City and Lelyenworth find
ing that the telegraph has more speed than their
nags, and so in~terteres with their business. aIe
! cutting the lines faster than the rep Iircrs can
2 mend them.
2 The Opposition party in Delaware have final
f ly decided to send delegates to the Chicago Con-
~v,ntion. This is sensible. and the example is
worthy Of imitation by Oppositionists every
where.
WASHINGTON Feb. 20.-rhe National Union
? Executive Committee has decided to hold Il
Nominating Convention at Baltimore. the time
. to he designated hereafter.
Too Mrcu STuDY.-The subject of overtask-
ing children in schools has been considerably
discussed in Salem, Mass. As a consequence
: the committee of the classical and high schools
have reduced the number of daily rotations
from four to three. Thus far the change has
worked beneicially to the school.
The Alexandria Gazette of Wednesday saws.
that a son of DR.. Boyle. of Upper Marlboro
Md, was recently stabbed by a free negro man,
and from the effects of the wound died in Il few
! moments. The negro was arrested and com
? mitted to Jail, but the indignant citizens as
sembled, broke open the Jail, took out the
negro and hung him.
The members of the American party in the
Louisiana Legislature held Il meeting ON the
l 18th uit., and by II vote of Il to Z pledged
themselves to unite with the Democrats in sus-
tanning the nominee of the Charleston Conven-
ton.
Henry Pitts. an old man. "a years OF age,
has been convicted of murder at Somerset, Pa.
} and will doubtless he hung. He killed a man
t named Weimer, SO that he might live with