Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-09
NEWS AND OTHER MATTERS.


NEWS AND OTHER MATTERS.
AT the late State election in Arkansas
26,266 votes were cast, of which Flanagan
received 1879, Rector 7,4l9, and Rainey
70S. Robert w. johnson has been elected
to the Confederate Senate, over A. II. Gar
land. He is, at present member of the
other House. A law will be passed forbid
ding the planting of cotton and the distilla-
tion of grain.
Several thousand men are Immediately TO
be sent from the convalescent camp at Alex
andria to join their regiments in Gen Burn
sides army. Exchanged soldiers in the
Alexandria camps are to be sent at once to
their regiments, and those still on parole to
the parole camps.
The Secretary of War has ordered the
discharge of all the Quakers who were draft
ed in Ohio, the laws of which State did not
exempt them,
The Tribune, Herald and Evening Post of
New York, have increased the price of their
newspapers TO three cents per copy. The
paper on which the Tribune is printed,
year ago cost eight cents per pound now it
pays twenty cents, with prospect of a still
further rise in price. All the daily and many
of the weekly papers will be compelled to
advance their subscription price, or go to the
wall.
Gov. johnson and Gen. Rosecrans in con
junction, have adopted a new line of policy
for the protection of the country occupied
by the Federal troops. A bond and guaran
tee of protection has been adopted, which
every citizen, irrespective of his past politi-
cal predictions, is required to enter into,
and failing to do which he will be sent with
out the Federal lines, and not allowed to
return. The condition of the bond is that
the party giving it shall be loyal to the
Government, that he shall neither afford aid
nor comfort to the Rebels and that he will
not go within the Rebel lines without con-
sent of our Government.
A despatch from Cairo sets forth that on
Tuesday of last week Capt Shirk, of the
gunboat Lexington, had small affair with
the Rebels, about twenty miles below Helena.
The attacking party numbered one hundred.
and were assisted by cannon. They com.
pletely riddled the woodwork Of the Lex
ington, but killed no one. The guns of the
Lexington returned the compliment, and set
Rebels flying, leaving behind them several
Killed and wounded. Capt. Shirk went on
Shore soon afterwards with a boats crew.
and carried off twenty contrabands and six
teen bales of cotton as trophies
The merchants of New York are enthusi-
astically and literally subscribing for the
relief OF the suffering cotton spinners of
England. A meeting was held on Thursday
afternoon at o'clock, at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. Remarks were
made favorable to the cause by VIM. Il.
Dodge, o. B. Ruggles, S. B. Ruggles Thos.
Tieston, jonathan Sturgis S. Eastman, and
others. Resolutions were adopted express
ing the sense of duty to relieve the suffering
IN England and appointing committee ol
hiteen to take measures for carrying on the
objects of the meeting A Communication
was received from n. L. & Geo. Griswold.
rendering the use of new vessel of l.5Oo
tons burthen, to convey provisions to Eng.
land, an offer stated to be equivalent 10
$4,000. Within a few minutes. on ,bo
opening of the subscription, the sum oi
S26,2OO was subscribed. An ANONYMOUS
writer, under the signature of "Union ),
sent $1,000 in cash to buy thousand bar
rels OF Hour, and Phelps, Dodge & Co. pave
the sum of $4,000,
Henry Ward Beechers house, in BROOKLYN
n. H. was deiaced by black pitch thro n
upon it few nights since, by some coward
ly bastard who bears the parson ill-win.
The Liverpool Post says that the refusal
of Russia to join in the Intervention scheme
proposed by NJ. Drouyn de pHuys appears to
have given considerable offence at the
French Foreign-ofice, and to have east n
shade over the new Minister'S administra-
ton. 1t was by this that he expected to
make great coup especially in the way of
uniting Russia with France. He had fan-
cled,' says one letter, that he was the man
OF all others able to establish true
entente cord'ale between France and Russia.
This event has removed the scales from his
eyes He might have remembered thai at
the Vienna Conferences, in 1855, when he
was hand in glove with the Count de Buol, lie
showed the cold shoulder to Prince Gorts.
chakoH. The latter has good memory for
sights and NJ. Drouyn de rHuys will think
twice before making another attempt to ex.
ercise influence over him The project or
the Minister has, in one sense, been very
serviceable--it has caused the question O.,
Intervention to be discussed in all its bear
ings.
The steamer Ocean Queen. from Aspinwal, re-
ports that hanvy rnln Ind yinitnh thn, -. r