Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-04-29
nEws AND OTHER MArTERs

news AND OTHER MATTERs
A St. Louis dispatch dated Saturday. says
that Edward B Benton, native Of Waltham,
Vermont, for nearly two years past resident Of
Fort Pillow, and who was in the fort during
Forests attack upon 1t, was examined at Gene
raj RoHecrans headquarters on Tuesday, apd
fully corroborated all previous reports Of Rebel
barharities there. He also made the additional
statement, that bloodhounds were used to dis
cover the hiding places Of those who escaped
the massacre He also says that reliable reports
state that Major Bradford was shot and hung
near Carringion.
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe says that
the Rebel General William 2. White, Of South
Carolina, has been assassinsted by his own
troops, The captured steamer Reliance has
been gotten off the beach, and arrived at Hilton
Head with the m at of her cargo. The Rebel
powder mills at Raleigh North Carolina, ex.
pioded on the 9th inst, killing several persons.
The Governors of several Of the northwestern
States have offered to the President the services
Of 10000 men for 100 days, to act as a
reserve for the Army Of the Potomac. The offer
has been accepted, and the men will, it is
thought, ts raised by the 26th of May.
An expedition was recently sent up the Kappa
hammock by Commander Fox, which destroyed
two ferries, large number of boats, white oak
ship iimoer, arms, supplies, &c. Ii is reported
tuhA tH luo lehuluR luAo Outedpehho
Bay are filled with rebel tsrpedoes, but the ex-
peditiOn spoken Of did not meet with any oil
them.
Advices from Esparenza, Texas, to the 18th
ult, are to the effect that a schooner laden with
two hundred and fifty bales of cotton had been
captured on the sd, and that the Harriet Lane
steamer Isabella and bark, all laden with cot
ton, we're waiting an opportunity TO run ih'
blockade. An attempt had been made to ruI
the Clifton nf ftaivpatnn harhOr
but she getting on the bar the Captain set bel
on FIRE to escape capture by the blockaders
The Clifton has been before reported as lost
A fight between fifty Union soldiers and fore,
Of the enemy one third larger took place few
days since upon the plantation Of Ex-Governor
johnson The rebels were repused Twenty
prisoners, two Captains, two Lieutenants, ant
$4,000 worth Of smugged goods were captured
The fight lasted about an hour.
N.wbern N. e., paper states thattwo UnioI
officers succeeded in making their escape frou
Salisbury, n c., recently, and third was kill
Ell in attempting to do so.
The ConsistOry of Geneva have denied to the
Association OF Pastors the use of the churche
for the celebration OF the three. hundredth ami.
yersary of the death of Calvin, because he put t
death the oppugner Of the doctrine of the Trinity
II appears that every shot fired by th
Frassians before Duppel cost one pound sterling
1t tis estimated that they will require three hun
dred siege cannon to overcome the forts, whic
are armed with one hundred and twenty heav,
guns.
Nothing is more remarkable in Paris at th
present time than the number Of literary lecture
permitted by the Government on almost ever
subject. This new permission is strongly Of
proved by those Paris journals which notice Ii
subject. The religious and Legislative journa
ignore this new concession altogether.
magnificent album. presented by the tov
Of Trieste to the Archduke Macmillan, has be
prepared by the artists Of that place. The GOV
is Of silver, richly chased with gold and ivor
and ornamented with precious stones la d
middle are the arms Of Mexico; above tbeI
those Of Austria and below, those of the TOW
of Trieste
There is runner from Egypt that the Dutt
ladies who fitted out the Nile expedition 10 n
lieve Captain Speke, and passed him on their u
ward voyage, have met with great misfortune
The old lady, it is rumored, is killed, and b
daughter and ladys maid taken TO wife by bla
chieftains. Captain Speke, however, does u
believe the rumor
One of the editors Of the Oskaloosa now
Times recently fell heir, through the death of
wife's brother, to au estate valued at one and
half million Of dollars. This valuable estate Ii
10 Nevada, and consists Of rich silver CLAIM
said to be among the richest in the Territory.
AT recent sale Of autographs in LondC
Tour letters OF Washington -one written in le
10 favor Of a union of the States, against the i'd
Of their separate sovereignty-b 500 [
grave discussion is going on among the L
gish doctors as to the use Of alcoholic stimulal
10 case of fever, such as typhoids. 1t is repo
cd that a large percentage of the sick so treat
usually die Of the treatment.
Many Norwegians and Swedes have enter
the Danish army, aud it is reported at Copeni
gen that 'one hundred Irish gentlemen hi
offered their personal services to the Danish
vernment
Rebel papers received at Fortress Mon
state that Gen. Banks courier to Gen Franl
was captured on the 9th that A Get of gunbC
appeared on the 10th in the Rappahanns
twelve miles below Tappahannock that ii is
leved that Tappahanuock or Port Royal will
the base Of Burnside's co operative novem
against Richmond; that Gen. Writ Adams
pulsed 1000 Federal troops near Mechancsv
Miss, on Wednesday last and that the III
forces in Virginia are preparing to advance.