Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-03

way beifiting the occasion. There were
twenty descendants absent The occasion was
joyous one, and the reHnion of the family cir
Gle one to be remembered lite-time-Clepe-
land Herald.
The 74th anniversary of the battle of Fort
Stephenson will be celebrated at Fremont on
the 10Th of August.
Two noted bruisers. named Mooney and
Brellsford. fought prize battle at Cleveland
on Friday lest. Mooney proved victorious.
A French Merino buck, brought into Ash
tabula county by Stephen Daniels, now owned
by G. f. Gray, the Conneaut Reporter says,
yielded fleece this year weighing twenty -one
and half pounds.
Tie Hon Aaron Harlan has resigned his
place in the Ohio House of Representatives
An election is ordered by the-Governor; it viii
take place on the second 1uesdar Of October,
in the county Of Greene No reason Is assign
ed for Mr.. Harlan's resignation.
! The number of sheep killed by dogs in Trum-
! bull county for the year ending The lst Of May,
! 1860, was SAT, valued by township assessors
at 81 ,2l5.50. Sheep injured 4s9. Amount
of damage S59l.58. Total d. mage by dogs
for year 81 ,S07.O7.
James 5. Thompson advertised in the New
| York Tribune for wife, and gave his address
as Kenton, Ohio. The result was the receipt
at the Kenton post Office of Sc letters answer
ing the advertisement.
The wool crop of Ohio this year is over nine
millions of pounls, aud has been sold at a price
q little over s4,000,00O.
The Sandushy Register is informed that two
rowdies, Ingram ana Fowler entered drink
ing saloon at Mt. Vernon on Wednesday, and
on being refused drink, pitched upon the bar
keeper and cut his throat from ear to ear. At
last accounts the wounded man was alive and
there were hopes of his recovery.
The Masons Of Cleveland cordially invite
all members Of their fraternity in Ohio and
neighboring States to visit the Forest city and
participate i'll the exercises of inaugurating
the beautiful Statue of Commodore Perry on
the 9th of September next.
There were sixteen acres Of vines in bearing
on Kelley's Island, near Sandusky, in 1888, and
there are now sixty-two in bearing, with to-
tai of l39la i'll cultivation-991a of which
are of this years setting.
MARIErTA.-This ancient city according to
the census has a population of 43 o, having
gained about thousand since 1850.
The population of Mt Vernon, < nox coun-
ty, is 42s3. Dwellings 695, families 1862, houses
unoceuped 80 Ten years ago the population
of Mt. Vernon was about $500.
George Ru;herford's fast pacing horse fell
into a well on Monday evening of last week at
West Liberty, Logan county, and was killed.
! The horse was valuable one.
We stated the population at Chillieothe at
5000 few days ago, Col, Sifard informs US
that it actual enumeration is 1890,
From the Eatou Register we learn that Mr.
John Sheeter, residing 2115 miles northeast of
that place was killed by lightning on last Sat
urday evening.
DRowsED.-A little son of John Reed, of
| Liberty, aged about twelve years, while bath
ing Saturday last, in the millrace got beyond
his depth, and being unable to return, was
drowned Conneaut Reporter.
The census returns of Cincinnati do not
hold out good prospect as has been ex-
pected, and it is thought that the aggregate
population viii not exceed 10000.
LARGE YIELD OF HAY.-hir John B. Shall,
residing north of Tifin, informs us that he cut
this season AZ tons of well cured hay off eight
acres of ground We consider this tolerably
large yield,-[Tifin Tribune
During recent shower in Scioto ocunty
Ohio, two teams of oxen. of four yokes each
were standing together under tree
A flash of lightning struck and killed sesen. of
the cattle, leaving the eight unharmed
| WooI.-The wool dealers of Cleveland have
J this ceacf,. "A million Ialf
of wool for which they have laid out S675, ,0O0
WHEAT AND FLouR-On yesterday morn
! ing the price of wheat stood at IS cents
hushel-hour wholesale at S4.75, retail $5.25.
| Owing to the decline in price, but little wheat
has been brought to market.-[ Columbus Ca
zette.
Z. S. Marshals johnson and Haekett ar
rested four cornterf5iteTs named Henry Whit
comb, BuHrsted WhItcomb; James Dickson
and jesse Brown, at Burton, Geauga county,
last week. Ii, their possession was found $500
in counterfeit money, coin and paper together
There were naturalizcd from July l, 1859,
to July |, 1850, i'll Cincinnati, 1895 persons, of
which number 600 were Germans, 294 Irish.
&c English.
On Saturday 4Ieo. NJ. Moore was arrested
at Cleveland on charge of entering the post
Office at Unonville, Lake couEty, and stealing
| seven dollars in money and opening several
letters.
HIGHEsT NUMBER YEr.-0n Wednesday
there were $50 convicts in. the Ohio Peniteu-
tiary. When the new cells are finished there
will be accommodation for 1850. but from the
continual influx of prisoners, it is anticipated
that another enlargement will be deemed ne
cessary at no distant period Columbus Ga
zette.
Dr. c. Fl. Colds, German physician aged
| sixty, poisoned himself uear Cincinnati. He
died instantly.
The Chiliicothe A dvertiser says "On the
oath of June, small daughter of Mr.. VIM.
Binkley, of Adelphi, in this county died of
|lockjaw brought on from running snag into
the bottom of her foot. Eight days after the
accident her jaws became closed and remained
so until she died the Sunday following. All
efforts of the physicians to relieve her proved
of no avail"
REKUsISCf TO ANSWER A CENSUS TAKER-
The Cleveland Democrat says: UNITED States
Marshal johnson has been obliged to CON-
mence two suits against persons for refusing
to answer the questions propouned by assistant
marshas, under the census law The cases are
in Trumbull and Cayahega counties Another
suit will be brought against person in Craw-
ford county, who set a;deg on the assistant,
and would not permit him to enter his gate
The penalty under the law in said case is thirty
dollars"
DEATH FROM SNAKE BITE.-We regret to
learn that Mrs. Shoop, wife of Mr.. J M. Shoop,
residing few miles west of town, (agent of