Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
News Brevities.

ed the thanks or secretary Welles in letter |
which does justice to his heroisIn
The Catholic clergy in Ireland number
four archbishops, twenty-nine bishops, one
thousand and thirty-six parish priests, and !
I,49l curates, &c The Catholic population,
according TO the last census, is 4,49O, ,593.-l
The Catholic places of worsaip in Ireland
number 1889. There are eighty-lour con
vents, one hundred and sixty-four nuneries, !
and one hundred aud seventeen monasteries.
The New York Tribune SAYS: We trust
the people are already ripe for a proposition
that we feel compelled to urg upon their at
tention--namely, that no man should be elec-
ted Congress artO eUsr made speech more
llcn fifteen minutes long.
At station twelve miles from Manassas
Junction, we're found filty-two freight cars
loaded with commissary stores, worth $780,
600. The enemy had attempted 10 burn them
but failed.
SALMON RIVER PRICEs-A correspondent
Of the Oregon Democrat gives the following
schedule Of Prices at the Salmon River mines:
Common China sugar, 81 per pound good
bacon, 81; Flour, 81; Coffte, 81; Tea, s.;
common overshirts, 81 to $9 each; under
shirts, 81 each; wool hats, $40; long handled
shOvels, Sl2; chopping axes, IS; and every
thing else in proportion.
! GETTING READY TO LEAvE.-Letters from
/ Havana state that JEFF Davis, within the past
! six weeks, has had lange amount of money
| deposited in the Banks Of that City. II this is
! reliable, it would seem to indicate that the re-
bel cIieftain is preparing ior an immigration
movement" and is sending on his "valuabIes"
/ in advance.
The inlelieity of literary marriages is pro-
verbal. Even the shyewd and sensible FAN
KY FERN has been unable to evade the inexo-
rable law, for we regret to hear that she has
! felt obliged 10 separate from her husband Mr.
JAMES f. Parton, whom she charges with
/ intiicting upon her Violent personal usage.
\ thousand Mormons from the three north
crn countries Of Europe, are Just leaving for
| Utah, in America, by way of Hamburg. The
| greater part came from Denmark very many
Of them belonging to weIl,tc-do members Of
The peasant class,
Has the snow gone down East yet?7 asked
a landlord OF a downeaster. About halfgone,
should think" ANY bare ground?" No,
but you can see the tops of fences"
TuE protracfed heavy rains which we have
been having have recently had their counter
part, in the northwest, in great snow storms
AT Chicago, on Friday, the snow was foot
deep on level, and in drifts was piled up to Il
i height of six feet. In all directions travel
was much interrupted
As long ago as July, Commodore String
ham offered to take Norfolk if Gen. Butler
would assist The offtr was do1lined. Since
that several lines the Navy Department has
off red 10 cooperate in attacking 1t.
Tie Oh adagc that "a thief in a coward"
las been fuly exemplif4d it Fioyd's military
career.
PEGPARING FOR ANOTHER STAMPEDE.-Thc
Union victories lalcly have so frightened the
Rebels that nearly every place Of any Sic
has been put un3er martial law. A new rail-
way was being laid in The main street OF Mem
phis. in order 10 facilitate the movement Of
munitions and stores, should it become ne-
cess4ry to vacate suddan'y.
4 TnE half brother Of Gen. Z1llicolT2r. con
fined among the rebel prisoners at Turre
lIaute, died on Monday morning Seven
4 deaths occurred among the prisoners during
their confinement at Terre Haate.
Mr. J amcs J. r jss Of Ziuesville, promi-
nent citizen and a business man, died on the
Gath, from injuries. received in being thrown
from his carriage Oh the 81 oT February
a year and half ago the slave properly Of
! theSouliern Conftderacy was cstimated at 81 :
000,030,000. Now il wouldn't bring fifth
part Of that sum. And yet the rebels went
into the rt5cllion for ihc ayowed purpose Of
promoting or protecting The interests Of sla-
very Have they not most unfortunate
mode Of adapting meansto ends ? l. u sriile
Journal
!. The Memphis Argus, abiding to Floyd 5
flight from Fort Donelson, saws that he ran
like moral coward, from the field, AMI by
lis di-eracelul weakness, caused tie capitula-
tion and surrender he lacked homes " to share.
and by his example, su.Iicd forever the repu-
tttion of Pillow, by inducing him to forget
? duiy and remember but "numbor one"
, Too MUcu LENT.-A woman, not far ftom
seventy years Of age. who had been keeping
Lint very vigorously. not having taken suiIi-
cicnt food to support her usual strength, leil
upon the sidewalk on West Harrison street on
Sunday from sheer exhaustion. She was ta-
ken to her HON, on West Lake street in a
carriage, where by the 5eof cordia!s she was
quickly recovered Chicago Tribune.
An intelligent Erglishman, who visited Fort
Donelsou upon its capture says few such dis
graceful things have occurred in Anglo-Saxon
history as the rebels surrender; and few such
charges in history as that ofGen. Smith and
the regiments under him.
a young aud beautiful damscl near Frank
fort. Ky, having tFo lovers, and not know
ing which to prefer, settled the matter by
marrying the one and eopad with the other.
Mr. Thomas Underwood who was in the
battle Of Pea Ridge writes that one ofSig-
els Majors with twenty men and one piece
o: artillery killed thirty-fve secessionists at
one fire with the loss Of ouIy two of our men
Mr.. j. KNOX, the great strawberry grower
near Pittsburgh, has fifty acres of dourishng
vines, and expects 10 send car load day to
The New York market the coming season.
The big-fsted Joux c. HErNAN sailed for
England on the 22d 10 join Circus. 1t is
probable that the Champion of England, brui-
ser MACE, will give llEENAN 4 chance to
measure arms and blows
A breach Of marriage case has recently
been decided in the Court of Common Pleas
in Co!ambiana county, Miss HELEN BELL es
Rev E. b. McGREGoR, which resulted in a
verdict Of $4,000 for Miss b. We trust it
can be collected Of The reverend rascal.
DAVID Smith, D. d. died at Fairhaven,
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