Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

a Southern man writes to the New York
Post "A few days ago I met prominent
stakeholder from Colum mbia, S. c. He said there
was a great deal more talk about Dsunlon III
New York than in South Carolina. The Union
men of the South look upon the North as in 4
sulting them when they pretend to offer help
to ket down the DsuaiJnStS. They say the
Union men of the South can take care OF the
interests of the Union the SOUTH
An idiotic young man recently escaped from
the custody of lis friends, near Newport, KY,
and was found alter several hours, percIel
upon the topnlost branch of ii lefty tree. Upon
being called on to come down, the poor creature
threw himself heldlon5, and instantly
killed.
y rifle cannon. said to be the llrgest in the
world, WAS recently tried at ShoSburync Eng
land. 1t weighs six tons and carries ia ib
shot. Ii is made of puddlcd steel and con-
tafns the greatest nl:Iss OF material ever put
together. With ii charged OF . lbs. OF pow
der, it is stated, shot thrown 81 miles
Sunday, October 9th, was a bloody day in
New Orleans. Five stabbed. One
was killed almost inst lntly, and three others
were i'll Il dying condition. OF the nunlbc
one man WAS cat by his nephew an employer
wounded one of his hands ii husbAnd insulte,l
his wife, German actor turned pretended
murder into reality, during a play and one
friend accidentally shot another.
Bishop Potter, Of Pennsy lvania, has issued a
pastoral letter to the ministers and members of
Protestant Episcopal g hurch in his diocese, lay
ing before them the condition of the starving
people of KANSAS and Recommending that in
diyidudl and congregational offerings be made
for the relief of the suffering.
| GooD FOR PRENTICE. -The Louisville Journal
of Saturday says - The most dis .grce4 ii. .
/ wire work" that we have known anything
| about for considerable time, were the tele-
! graph dispatches after the elections of last
/ week
A Texas paper states that a gentleman, who,
! two years ago. purchased flock of sheep toi
! $780, and took them to that State has s.nce
/ then sold $500 worth of wool frun them, aha
now his flock is worth So, GOO, mdkiuG profit
! of 50. 600 on his Investment two years.
The Oxford (Siiss.) Mercury says rumol
prevails that duel is on foot between one Ol
our Senators and distinguished politician for
mer OF this State, but now citizen Of fennes-
| see The parties herein indicated are prob
! asiy jefferson Davis and General Henry 3
! Foote.
John B Cough, the great lecturer on tenn
! perance is said TO receive S25U for each lecture
/ lac has given since his return. He has already
| acquired Il property valued ut upwards of $500,
OOO which he is likely to double in a few years
DIprHERIA.-This dangerous throat dise.ts,
is prevailing to an alarming extent III Littl,
Orleans { l5-mile creek district, Allegany
county Md. 1t is stated that not less thai
seventy persons have been attacked by TIA,
disease.
The Kent countJ tDeI.) Court, a few day,
! ago, sentenced John K. Hamilton, convicte,
of killing his wife. to pay a fine of 81, 900 t,
stand in the piliory ane hour; receive sixty
llshes, and Imprisonment for lite.
An eccentric wealthy gentleman stuck up
board in field upon his estate, upon whicl
was painted the following Il viii give thi
field to any man who is contented - He souI
Il Ill
tented man Yes, sir, very. - Ihei
what do you want with my held ?" The ap
plicsant did not stop to reply.
John Hardon met awful death in hi
7 steam mill, near Georgetown, Delaware
GA Saturday, His foot slipping he fell acros
IL circular saw, and was instantly cut in half
his heart, liver and entrails being scattered il
ali directions
The Utica Telegraph has found the meanes
man in the world. 1t says that IL man in it
city, who was requested to act pail belre
at The funeral OF friends wife, presented Til,
bereaved husband with bill of nifty SIX cent
for his services in that capacity, and receives
his pay
The beef killing and packing house of Messrs
Crazen Co, Chicago, last year killed aut
cured 20, 00O head of cattle.
Many of the South Carolina papers are urg
ing the enactment of laws against the liquor
traffic and profane swearing. When will they
demand a law against treason?
The last Liberia packet, which sailed from
Philadelphia, took out twenty four coloreu
emgrants of high standing.
There are only >, ,2o9 colored persons in Gin
cinnati-- men, women and chiltiIen.
The anti rent suits in New York have beel
finally decided in favor of the landlords
On the mountains of South Carolina snoy
fell last week to the depth OF SIX inches.
Mr.. VIM. b. Astor has project on foot t.
convert the New York Five Points into park