Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-27
NEws AND oTnER mArrnns-


NEWS AND OTHER MATTERS.
Lieutenant L. Wise, a nephew of Coy
Wise, was arrested by Colonel Shanks, in
his camp, near Calhoun, KY, some DAYS
since. He had come into camp under the
pretext Of wishing to sell IA horse. Letters
from rebels conclusvely proving him spy
were found upon his person While in pri-
son at Owensboro', Colonel shanks. by keep
ing all eye upon him, succeeded in securing
a letter in cypher, written to him by Gov.
Wise, and addressed to the care Of Selby
Lee, wheeling. He was sent to Louisville
in irons, and will be treated as spy.
Nassau dates to the 10th have been re-
ceived in Charleston. They bring accounts
Of the steamer Kelsie being run into and
sunk, 90 miles from the coast. She was one
OF the steamers built expressly on the CLYDE
to run the blockade. One, the Jiona, was
sunk in the Clyde the other, not having
been heard Of is supposed to be lost.
1t is now well ascertained that there will
be elected to the U. S. Senate strong and
earnest supporters of the war and the Ad-
ministration from Maine, New York. Ohio,
Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Kansas,
Missouri and California, eleven in all, with
chance of an additional man from Penn
sylyania, making twelve. The Democrats,
VIII elect four Senators altogether, from
Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey and Illinois.
Already the Administration men hive
elected Senators from Oregon, Connecticut,
Rhode Island aud Vermont. Should the
State of kanawha be admitted on an eman-
clpatlon basis, the new Senators will be sun-
porters of the Administration and the same
would be the case with Colorado if admit
ted as State These new States would add
iour new Senators to the Administration in
the Senate.
Secretary Chases report, it is stated, will
contain an urgent recommendation To Con.
gress to take measures for the substitution
OF Government for bank currency, by taxing
the latter and making provision for the cir
culatlon through the banks of the former
The St. Paul Press states that Major ian.
eral Pope is about to transfer his head
quarters to Madison, Wisconsin, and that
brlgadler General Sibley is thereupon 10
make his headquarters at St. Paul II Il
also rumored that the Department of the
Northwest is to be extended, to include H.
ilnois and Missouri, in which case headouar.
ters will probably be established at Cbicngo
It's also said that Minnesota is to be crosy-
ed military district under command Of
General Sibley.
The Freemans Bank Of Bristol, r. l.
has been robbed of $4,000 in bills on va
rious banks. The robbers left the specie
A number of Union prisoners have es-
capped from the Libby prison at Richmond
A dreadful political murder had been com
mltted IN Japan. A lady and three gentle.
men were attacked on the high road Cbos
Lennox and MIR. Richardson Of sbap,sbae
We're murdered, and the rest escaped Tho
remonstrance of the foreign powers was
avoided by the British consul, whose infer
ference in the affair caused considerable M
dgnation
A dispatch to the Boston journal reports
that in conversation between Lient. ,;en
Scott and Major-Gen. Banks. few days auo
the veteran told ten Banks that he bod
watched his military career with great NJ
terest, and complimented him IN eorno.,
terms on what lie had accomplished, pYon
VIII not Gen. Scott said, "expect ma ~
ask your destination, nor Is it Necessary lo,
see that you have already informed vour
friends that you are going south. That wo .
clever answer General" Gen. Scott rur-
ther sald, "My infrmities cause me TO lono
ior southern climate, but | cannot find Il
nearer than Cuba, and will not live pndsr
foreign flag. Gen. Banks replied oWe
nope in short time, General, that you may
have Tranquil residence in any part of The
South that you may desire to visit
People often speak Of II trilion rs n nor.
sible number. The fact is that not a trillion
OF seconds has elapsed since the creation Of
Adam, nor will that number have elansed
until the year of our Lord 25,s25 for in a
lrllllon OF seconds there are 81 ,es7 years 50
days, hour, 46 minutes, and 10 seconds
The schooner Ann NJ. Sill, of Brookha-
ven, Long Island, Capt Walter Hudson,
bound to Fall River, with cargo of oysters
consigned to Barker & Curtis, Boston. struck
the Whale rock near Nanagassett Pier
South Kingston, about S O'Clock Saturday
evening, Nov. 22d and sunk in about n
minutes. Capt. Hudson was taken from tba
mast on Sunday morning by the sloop Roc.
kybrook, Capt. Nichols, and is now comfort.
able. The crew, three in number, are prob.
ably lost
It's said that the cause Of Gen. Patter.
sons death was a shot from a revolver acci-
dentally fired BY himself.
On Saturday evening Mrs. rrainor Of
White Plains, n. ", was shot dead while
on her way to Tarrytown, in one Of the cars
OF the Hudson River Railroad. This was
the result of the gross carelessness of Il sol.
der who snapped his musket for the ppr.
pose Of knowing whether it was loaded or
not.
DECIDED AGAIN
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has
decided the contested Sheriff of PhiladeI-
ia s..