Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-09-26

WAsHIXGroN. Sept. IA gentleman who
has arrived from Annapolis, states that three
transports arrived there yesterday from the
James river, bringing 250O paroIed Union
prisoners, including officers, teamsters, suffers
and biacksmiths.
RETURNING TO IRE7.AED.-The Cork lire
landl Constitution states the number Of pass
engers coming from America by the return
steamers touching at that port has lately in
creased largely. The Etna brought five hun
dred and sixty-one, of whom two hundred and
fifty fye landed there
Several slaves. belonging to Gen. Gideon J.
Pillow, have already arrived in this city, and
been emancipated. More are on their way,
and Gideon will soon be minus his former
thousands of duskg laborers Wherever Gen.
Curtis has been able to find this officers slaves,
he has Immediately sent them up the river
Three or four bundled already gained their lib
erty IN this manner There more free
groes, probably, now in town than there have
ever been before (St Louis Union
Gen. Kearney was nota W est Point graduate
| He entered the army as a volunteer in the
Cavalry.
Maj Gen. Sumner entered the army as a
private, and rose through all ranks to the
highest.
Cotton cloth is selling at prices which the
present generation never before experienced.
The heaviest grade of cotton she+ting, which
used to sell for cts. has advanced to % cts
! per yard by the bale; tickines have advanced
to 40 cts per yard by the bale During the
last war with England calico sold in Mass. for
10 cts. per yard
The draft in Connecticut began on the eth
| In New Haven an elevcnth hour effort was
made, and the quota of coz men was compile
| ted by volunteering. At Hartford some of the
richest men have been drafted. In Middle
town the sum .: 81 900 was offerd for IL sub
stitute and not taken. One of the selectmen
was drafted.
| Thus far Illinois has furnished two Artillery
| regiments, thirteen Cavalry regiments, and
one hundred and twenty six Infantry regi-
ments, in all one hundred and forty seven
regiments.
| NJ Stocckel, theRussian Minister. after watch
| ing cur troops ae they went past their way
to Rockville the other night, said that we had
the finest army in the world but that no SOL
der could do his duty who carried so much
/ luggage on his person. Twice as much, he
said. as a Russian soldier allowed to carry
and far more awkwadly and inconvenientlY
placed than his load,-L Washington dispatch
Hon. John Il. Thompson, United Stats SEN
ator from New Jersey. died at his residence in
Princeton, on the evening of the l4th inst
Major General Cassius NJ. Clay is ordered
to report in person to Major General Butler at
New Orleans, for duty in the department OF
the Gulf.
General bushes has been resumed in Gin
cinnati. Orders of thanks to the people of
that city and of the State are published and
Gov. Tod gives notice that all the Squirrel
hunters" will return to their homes where he
hopes they will maintain their company or
q nizatiOns and continue to drill.
The new enrolment in Massachusetts will
show total of about It's, 900 citizens between
the ages of Is and As, capable of bearing arms
The former enrolment gave an aggregate o1
1872 900.
There are signs of Indian troubles in
Northern Michigan as well as Minnesota In
dian warriors are gathering in the vicinity o1
Bay City, who exhibit signs of hostile inten.
tions. There are said 10 lie 1900 well-doine
warriors among the Indians in Northern Mich.
igan, who are capable of doing much mischief
though they could be soon extermina1ad
England exported over fifteen million gal
Ions of beer last year. to say nothing of the
vast quantity manufactured for home CON
sumption. The total export for six years has
been over one hundred and ten miilione o.
gallons.