Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-09-05
NO. 3d.
News Breviies.

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DEATH OF An AeED CourLE.-NatLsniel
Wells, OF Coruyie, Me, aged pinety-nine
years, and his wile. aged ninety seven. recently
died in that place nt very nearly TIE same
time. They had Travelled LIES journey logerh-
er upward ofseyepty years, and were buried in
the same grave. ..... ..,t...
4 DEATH FROM FIX B1rE.-A butcher nam
ed Bel died at New Albany Ind., under tie
Gellowing peculiar circumstances: Some time
during Tuesday afternoon be was engaged in
skiuing COW which had died Of some unknown
disease. While thus engaged be was bitten
on the arm by fly which had been feeding on
the carcass. The bite excited no attention at
the time, but soon began to swell and inflame,
! aud became very painful. The swelling rapid
y exiendc4 TO ali parts Of the body and at an
early hour on Thursday morning he died III
! ggeat agony. A.
EAANcIPATED.7-T Tweniy-one negroes, the f I
+ Eer slaves Of Willis Horde and Thomas Gardi-
ner, were Thursday morning emancipaied by
4 the Provost Marshal General The negroes
had given evidence of importance concerning
rebel movements, and were owned by men
whose dslcyalty had been fully proved Under
the recent act Of Congress, they accordingly be-
came freemen. .-Tst Louis Union.
GEN. WHIIAMs--Gcn. Williams, who fell
st Baton Rogue, was one of the large number
Of regular cffccls stationed AT Fortress Monroe
when the rebellion broke out. He was then
Brevet-Major, aud one Of the few who at an
early day received the appointment Of Briga
dier General. Gen. Butler knew his accomplish
ments as soldier, and asked him to accompa-
ny the expedition in an important command a.
gainst New Orleans.
A correspondent of the New 7 ork Tribune
writing from Iul1a Miss, pays high tribune
to the commander at that place, Gen. Robert B.
Mitchell, of Kansas, formerly. Of Mt Vernon,
Ohio. He keeps sharp lookout for the guer-
illas and other traitors around him, and recent
y arrested a wealthy planter who, as a spy, had
entered our camp and obtained important in
formation. He sent some men in disguise to
the spy's house, who made him believe that
they were Coniederates. The spy Then told
the Pch information be had gained from the
Ydnkees and sent for about twenty Of his SYM
palhizing neighbors 10 come and zee his
guests. He and they were alike horrifel 10
find that their visitors were U nion soldiers,
and that they had been thoroughly trapped.
A man cfers. in the Grenada Appeal, 10 60
as substitute in The regular rebel army, for
$500, or in the militia for $500. : mar
applies for one, Offering by way Of sompensa-
lion likely negro boy, and $500.
John NJ Bolts is under close surveillance at
Salisbury, n. G. His son has been drafted in,
the rebel army, urder the new rebel conscript
law, which tpkes all that were exempted under
the previous rule-young Bolts being lg,pe.
a correspondent of The Kew York Tribune
writing from Fortress Monroe, on the 22,}. says
That Gen. Mcclellan spent much Of his time
The day befoge at the Po;lt IN citizens dress
obseiv wing what was going on, apparently with
out wishing to attract tie attention of The
stragglers so abundantly recruited rom the
army on the Potomac. In regard TO rumors a
float of his intended resignation aud change of
command the writer states that it is reported
that disagreement has arisen between him and |
Gen. Hueck, from whom he received his or
dcrs. That difference has arisen between
them as to the policy of evacnaiing the PENN !
sula, is quite certain. Gen. Mcclellan beliey- |
I'd he could yet go to Richmond by the route
he had Travelled for the last five motnhs, and
asked the privilege of making another trial
Gen. Hallcck said he had his orders and was
expected to obey them The order bears date
very early in August and nearly or quite TWEEN
ly days have been consumed in carrying it injo
Eject. The last thing that Gen. Mcclellan
did yas to protest against it. and received
peremprory and spirited reiteFation Of the or
der. Three days artcr, his entire force and all
'he properly Of The army were this side Of the
Chickahominy.
TIE Iown scccsh fditcrs are rcmirg 10
grief rapidly l.. S. Marshal Tioxie. on Sun
day last, arrested David Steward, OF the Cop- !
~iitution aud Unicn, pubiscd at Fairfield |
lie started Immediately for Was hingion with
hoth Mahony, ofthe dubuque Herald, and
Showard.
SOMETHING IN FAVOR OF MArRTAGE.-Pow.
crs, tho sculpor, writing TO fri,nd rn what
people call The folly OF marrying without the
means to support family expresses frankly
his own fears when hs gonnd himself in this
very position: "To tell the truth, however,
family and poverty have done more TO sup
port me than I have TO support them. They
have compelled me to make exerticns which
hardly thought myself capable of, and otter.
when on the eve Of desrpiring, they lave
forced me- like a coward in q corner, to fight
like hero, not for myself, but for my wife
and little ones!"
The banks and insurance companies Of ST. |
Louis have subscribed nearly $1,000 for
the soldiers families, though a majority Of
them are controlled oy rebel sympathizers.
The State Bank, secession instigtion, gave
50 ZOO.