Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-10-24

A LARGN manufacturing ESTABLISHMENTS IN
Lawrence Mass, formerly employed in max
ing woOI hats, has been purchased by Samuel
q. Allen, Esq, and others of Boston, who will
put the requisit IN schinery intg the buildings
fnrthe man ufacture of flax cotton az speedily as
possible, with the intention of getting into op-
Grafton within few weeks.
BY an arrival at New York late sdvices from
New Orleans received a large number "f
cattle had been captured near DOnaids"nville,
on their way to the Confederate army.
The boiler in the Almshouse at Tewksburg
Mass, exploded killing five inmStes, and in
juring some ten or twelve others. Some dam
age vas also done to the building.
Colonel Mcleod Murphy, invited to be an
independent erndidAte for Congress in New
York, in reply says he is a War Democrat,
has pledged and pledges anew his life fortune,
and sacred honor to support the Government
in dts efforts 10 crush this unhOly rebellion b.
Cassius NJ Clay said in his speech at Brook
lyn TuesdRy night that the Emperor Alexan-
der had ag,Iin and again said to him. BE sure
that yeu wiIfalways ind me true TO the United
HtNtes of America.
The Baltimore American, hitherto one of
McClelan's most devoted advocates, cries out
for All advance, and says If the army of the
Potomac still delays, the in'Patience of the ma
tioR will no longer be controlled, and some one
else will be made to assume a dread response
bility.
being chased by several persons, ran up a
mans leg, inside his trowsers. 1t laid hold of
the mans leg with itsi teeth, and held its grip
with such tenacity that the man s trowsers had
10 he cut, and the rat ultimately taken off
with a piece of flesh between his teeth. The
wound inflicted is stated to be serious.
hEAr GRAVE YARD. The fields over which
The bAttiS CT Antictam ragged are dotted in
every direction with graves. These graves are
very shallow, and it will be difficult to turn up
the soil to any depth without disturbing the
homes of those repOSing there Many an unex-
Ploded shell, says the Hagerstown Herald,
have also buried themselves beneath the sur
flce. and if these should come in contact with
the pillow coulter they would certainly explode
aud render Pioughing very unsafe work on
such soil
The New Bedford Standard estimates the loss
of whalers destroyed by the rebel pirate "291'
Mt $3.50, 900 exclusive of their cargo, &c. the
insurance ON which in the New Bedfod offices
amounts to So 900.
An exchange concludes that the oft-repeated
declaration that Washington is safe, - and
the later edition that Pennsylvania Is safe, -
means safe for Confederate travel Not q bad
guess.
Mr.. Joseph Wheat, = resident of Bath in
Berkley county. Va, arrived in Wheeling on
Saturday evening, refugee from his home,
again In possession of the rebele Mr.
Wheat says that at Bath and vicinity he saw
representatives from seventy six rebel regi-
mentS, and more fprlOrn, wornout set OF
men he never saw. lie Slys they arc on the
verge of staTxatinn--are weak in body and
very detected in spirit, aEt A8auy Of them arc
80 Shattered in strength as to be barely able to
keep on their feet NJ. Wheat thinks that a
speedy victory awaits our demonstration
against the reb lis ia the V ll,y
The loans Of the New York banks have
reached the great sum of SI6R, ,010, 900, fig
ure which would have been declared impossi
bic three years ago. The state Of the money
market is now such that deposits have increas
ed 20 an enormous amount.
GEN. D1x's OrnIoN. The New York Gem
mercial Advertiser says it has a private lette
from Gen. DIX. dated Fortress Monroe Oct
IL, Ia which he slys: - am in favor of tho
DsSas,fTss most likely to bring this to :. sue
eesSful termination. and of the men tcho az
Rsoa NGrnsst in putting dos0N l4is REBELLION
Mrs. PREsIDENT LINCOLN, during the pas
week. distributed about thousand pound.
of grapes to the pati4nts in the several milli
tary hospitals in Washington.
The Memphis Bulletin says the late Federal vie
tory at Corinth has quieted all apprehensiu,Is
Of rebel attack on Memphis, and believes il
will llrslieve all Western Tennessee and allow
the Federal army to enter Mississippi and re
open the whole territory, to comm ,rce with
Memphie-
A MAN KILLED BY THE EGEPuANr, R4xy1nAI
The notrious elephant, Hannibal. belonging
to Van Ambnrgs s Co.'S menagerie, a fev
weeks since, at Caldwell, Ilia ois killed
MN who, In the absence of HannibaTs keeper
irritated him. In order to prevent any furth e
accidents from the elephant, Mr.. Van AmbHr,
had his enOrmuS tusks slwR of few inehe
jaws, thus reducing him TO the position of
non-combatant in the future
The FORREST DIvoRoE GAsE.-This everIast
ing divorce Case is again before the New Yor
Courts. 1t commenced fourteen years ago an
the costs alone already exceed $40, 900.
Valandgham ran 600 behind RAnny. an
lost 5I3 in the ''OId District
Many of our soldiers who can get leave {
absence are engaged in fishing in the Potomac
between Dam Nc. aud Willamsport, fo
arms dropped by the rebels in their hasty high
over the river. A large number of uns
swords, pistols, &C., have been recovered i
this way.
The Tax on CoSGREssM2N. A handsome su1
will be realized 10 the government from th
tax upon the salaries of members of the Hous
of Representatives. Each member is take
5000 a month, CT S72.00 per yerr. Th
speaker will be taxed $l44 co. The neS
House will consist of one hundred and ninet
seven members and seven deegates--in a
240. The aggregate amount of revenue derive
from taxation of employees now in the Hous
will be 81 ,433 ,s6, which will be auemente
during the session by taxation upon salaries
additional employs.
DRAFTED MEN VoLUNTEEErG.--A Columbt
dispatch of the I4th states that iudging froi
reports which have Teached headquarters,
j. thought that nearly, if not quite all of til
drafted men, or their substitutes will volur
teer for the three years service. This is
great advantage to the Government, and it L
fleets much credit on those who instiEHte
It, Should it he entirely accomplished, Oh
will have bat one class of troops in the fiel,
instead of two, as will be the case of mo-
other States. The 10th, l22d and l22d reg