Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-10-03
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| The Statesman publishes letter dated at
Circ!eville, 18th inst, and signed JOSEPH OiDs,
I denying that DOCTOR OLDS had been discha,g
cd from Fort Lafayette; he wl1 only released
from solitary cpni.nente tent, He is still in quod
enjoying like privileges with other traitors.
PENSIONS FOR gua MOTHERS OF DECEASED Sol
pIERs, The Attorney General has given an o.
pinion under the. pension act, pissed at the
last session of Congress, to the effect that a
Eeii4.i}E. al though she may be married and
have husband living at the time of her son S
death. the only question under the law being
whether she had been dependent upon the dc.
ceased i'll whole or in part; question of fact to
be decided by evidence n, Y. Tribune.
The rebel acount of the battle Of the E lton
Rouge, anounces the death Of Col AIeZ II
Todd, a brother Of Mrs LiGooln. He was on
Gen: Helm $ staff AMI was instantly killed.
The Congressional Canvass in the Toledo
District is waxing bitter and personal. The
blade pitches into Gen. Ashley with more than
usual vim. than virtuous indignation would
warrant. 1t has RECENTLY pubishel n number
Of private letters written by. Gen. Ashley ip
1861, to u Mr. Case, for whom lie was seek
ing To procure an appointment Surveyor
General Of one of the Western Territories.
which show anything but Il simple, pure and
lofty patriotism. AS yet no explanation of
them has been attempted by Gen Ashley OF
b is friends u bans @ -..t" r.
Rev. &C. McCabe, in charge of a Methodist
church III Putnam who has been spoken of as
likely to come to Newark, hls b-en app linted
chaplain t1 the I22nd Ohio Infantry now in
esnfp at Arnesyilte; and viii accept the place
During terrible storm at the Iron Mountain,
Md, on the 10Th Of july, the lightning struck
Il large ole bunk iii one Of the Furnace cuts.
and dislosed AND tunew.t dawn from 1900 to :,
3O9 tOlls- 9i ore. 10 higY4 Iisloged the same by
p5wdsr would have cost The company several
htlndrid collars.
CH"wING SNUFF,-An army correspondent at
Newbern y. G. )ssyS: 'SIhis is a small town
to expect any tttount Of news from Most ct
the white population; ~slSedadjled'' at the TAX
ing ofit. lac main part Of the Population
consistsrot darkies Who roam eyerywhere, and
are found ut all hours % the day lying arun.iI
perfectly loose. They are very Etzy, and oili.
work when oLiigeGffto by 5hunger The white
ioIks remaining here are miserable set of be-
ings ard'all OF them are fddictei to the snuff
Chewing habit. Tobacco is bad enough when
in the mouth Of man bat to see wcipen, and
these pretending to be ladies, with a chawed
stick i'll their mouths, and every now and
then dipping it into box filled with snuff,
and again dutting it into their month, is sad
~ disgusting They spit around as bad as an
old tobacco chewer, and their Tips and teeth are
of a filthy yellow. l find this habit common
to both classes those of the upper class using
it in a more private manner, the other carry
ing their boxes and sticks in their pocket.
How do you'lile tbs
Curious REMAINs An interesting discovery
has recently been made at PompGii. In Of
the rooms Of a house was found Il heap ofsilver
and copper coins, 800 or more in nunILeT,
which had been tied up in bag. At the
same time, and near the same spot, were found
two large shear, and a house mill of the ordi-
nary description. together with l'ttle heap Of
corn the grains though Somewhat shrivelled,
fully preserving their shape and but little di-
mins!!ed in size On the next morning the
exertons Of the excavators were rewarded BY
the discovery '0f an oven, the mouth of which
w;ls closed by large iron door. On opening
there came to view the entire batch of lOaves
such as they were deposited'in tie oven seven
teen Hundred and eighty three years ago. fheY
were eighty-two in number and in all olaf's-
teristics except in weight and color, precisely
as they came from the bakers md. Previ-
Gus to this time, but two loaves hud been dis
coverd. These oaves are circular abSCt nine
inches in diameter rather fiat and indebted
(evilently with the slF0vi in the center' but
they are slightly raised at the sides, and diNi-
,led byldeep lines radiating from the center in
to eight sogirents. TLey are ofa deep brown
col0r, and shiri, but eXceesIingly light. The
SCOOP With which the loaYes were placed in the
oven was also discovered, ...r-
The Scene OF THE LATE Barrie. The battle
of tMiddetown Hights," or south Mountain
Pass was fought in one Of the most beautiful
spots in Maryland. the valley which stretches
ont between the hills Of the Blue Ridge range
forms an opening into the Cumberlau region
towards Ghambersburg, and i, described as 90
ing very romantic aud picturesque. trom the
lower chain of hills opposite to that which the
enemy held. and over the intervening valley,
the battle was witnessed by civilians with the
utmost safety 1t is said TO have been mag
niheent sight. For one and two miles along
the mountain ridges the flash OF the ener Us
columns was visible, and when the suoke lifted
the manoeuvering of the men could be easily
seen on- bothf sides. The bayouet charges OF
the Ohio regiments are described being very
terrific and grand. The fearful loss in some
of them shows their determined effort to take
the, enemys batteries. s.--[ Wash. Cor. n, Y.
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