Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-03-09
NEWS ITEMS.


few days sInce, and before bis burial there were
over one hundred applications for the Office on
their way to Washington.
THE GREAT Observation-Disclosures victim
has been sacrificed 10 fluid lamps, in Scituate,
R. /. Miss human, daughter of Ransom In
man, who dropped a fluid lamp, the flames
caught her dress, and she lived but a few hours
after.
Irish laborers are to be excluded from Vir-
ginia. The Virginia &Tennessee Railroad Co.
advertise for three hundred able-bcdied negro
men, to work upon the repairs of the road next
year.
The second beautiful steamer of the New
York and Mediterranean line, the Robert
Lowe" arrived at New York a few days ago,
bringing 10000 boxes lemons and oranges from
Sicily, and about $4,000 boxes raisins from
Malaga. This is the largest cargo of fruit
ever brought to New York.
Mr.. Taz. w. Newman, Speaker of the Ten
nessee Senate, has been charged with forging
land claims. He pronounces the charge false,
has resigned as Speaker, and gone on to Wash
ington to investigate the matter.
Mr.. Israel Donaldson, one ofthe old warriors
and pioneers of Kentucky and Ohio, and the
first teacher of the first school commenced in
the former State, died last week at the resi-
dence of his SOL in Red Oak, Brown county,
Ohio, aged SO years.
The Alabama Legislature adjourned on Mon
day last. 1t passed a military bill, placing
5000, 900 at the disposal of the Governor
The bill to baEish free negroes failed. Joint
resolutions to call a convention in the event of
the election of a Republican President, were
passed.
Minnesota has chosen eight delegates to the
Republican National Convention at Chicago,
and instructed them to support William H.
Seward for the President.
A lady in Montreal lately recovered $4,000
of Major Breckford, for hugging and kissing
her rather roughly. She ought to set a high
value on the money, as she got it by a tight
squeeze.
The = correspondent of the Boston Atlas
writes from Washington that Senator Douglas
is reported to have said that he did not believe
he had any chance of receiving the nomination
at Charleston, and adds: I'm that opinion
many prominent politicians here concur most
fully"
The Menard Ill.) Index tells story of two
swains of that place, who recently made appli-
cation to the proper official fer a license to
marry the same woman, both applications be-
ing made within five minutes of each other,
No. l was to be married on Tuesday, and No.
2 on Thursday.
The young man in Buffalo who had vitriol
thrown in his eyes by a young woman whom
he Tilted, has become hopelessly blind.
The students of South Carolina College, at
Columbia, have come out in suits of grey ker-
seys OF Southern make.
I. E.. Sannon sold one hundred and twenty
negroes in Columbia, S. c., on last Monday
week, for the sum of $97 ,325-averaging SSH
80 per head.
The slaves owned in the Southern States
number 1000, 900, and their value in
money reaches the figure SO, 900, 100000.
Hon. E. F. Stanton and Marcus J.. PARROT,
both good Republicans, are expected to be
elected U. S. Senators from Kansas, on its adj
mission into the Union.
Were married on Thursday evening, the 10Th
inst, at the residence of the bride, Choctuw
county, Ala, by Rev. VIM. \. Dougherty, in
the prime Of youth" Mr.. Charles w. Pate,
aged about 81 years, to Mrs. Elizabeth Coon,
aged SO years.
A man named McEwen, in Joncsvillc, Pa.
who had separated from his wife a few days
since, went to the house where she. lived, stab
bed her all over the body, and then cut his own
throat.
On Wednesday morning last a difficulty oc-
CURED at Emory q Henry College, Va, be
tween a student from Georgia, named Recce,
and John b. Brownlow of Knoxville, Tenn,
son of Rev. w. G. Brownlow, in which the
latter struck the former on the head with a
stick. Recce died the same night.
Mr.. Douglass heme organ thinks that the
"Opposition may fall back upon him
Whether it fall back upon him or fall forward
upon him, it will be sure to crush the life out
of him.-LCu. Journal.
Robert Thompson, Postmaster of Sugar
Valley, Georgia, and his wife. were murdered
last week. The object of the murderers was to
rob the mails.
ia hlC 4 uiIu hCHltu, VI CtilCbiN, Mis-, /
Died on the Dist from the cff-c;s of whiskry
that she took iii order to have a number Of
teeth extracted.
Nick AltmeyCr, Il deaf mute, was stabbed
and instantly killed in Louisville on Saturday
His supposed assassin, William John
son or Thompson, afterwards assaulted a MIR.
ConIey with a razor, but was captured and is
now in Jail.
The Wisconsin assembly has passed IA bill to
abolish all laws for the collection of debts. 1t
5 expected to find favor in the Senate. 1t
passed the assembly by a vote of &C to "a.
a large number of persons in Westport,
Mass, who were recently inocUlated with vac
cine matter obtained from the city physician
CT Boston, having been affected in an extraor-
binary manner. A Mr.. Fletcher died in a few
days after being vaccinated. His arm COM
swelling, and modification soon took
place. !
The Senate Committee on Internal Improve
ments have agreed to report a railroad bin
to the Pacific main line 81 800, 900,
Iron Mountain 100000, North Missouri $3.50,
90, and Platte Company 100000, the bonds
to be issued pro rata upon the completion of
every five miles of road.
Mrs. Cynthia P. Clapp, of Hartford, Conn,
says the Courant of the 2Sth, has brought a
suit against, Mr.. j. L. Prosser, of that city, for
breach of the marriage contract. Mrs. Clapp
assesses her damages at $4,000. 1t is said
that MIR. Prosser is worth about $1,000 and
is able to pay the claim ifa jury think it worth
Che money.
1t is said that Madam Jenny Lind Goldsmith
.contemplates returning to the practice of her
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