Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-11-24
Summary OF News.


The constitution of Nevada provides
that the agreement of three iourths of
Jury, iu civil eases, shall be sufficient to
settle the verdict.
A Fortress Monroe letter of November
l2th says that heavy salute was fired
that day from all the ships in the harbor,
f"c'''diny Me late pirate florida, in honor
of the reelection Of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the United States.
Says New Orleans correspondent -
Campbell's slave pen is now Rebel
prison. Get in dar yu'self, said a colored
woman, us she saw the Rebel prisoners
filing into the old pen, Use to put us in
dar- Get dar yu'self now De Lords
coming sure"
The Commission of Internal Revenue
has decided that persons who sell Scheidam
Schnapps are required, in addition to
other licenses they may have. TO take out
licenses as dealers in liquors wholesale
and retail, according TO the manner and
amount of the annual sales.
Hon. Thomas Maxwell was fatally in
jured at Emira, n. ", OH Thursday while
walking on the railroad track lie was
str1ck down by a freight train, and lived
but one hour. MIR. Maxwell was seventy
three years of age, and many years ago
represented the Elmira district in Congress
Reuben Miller, of Pawtucket, Il. /.
shattered his arm by rifle shot while
hunting in Maine a few days ago. He
was twenty five miles from any physician,
but had the presence Of mind to tic cord
tightly round his arm above the wound,
and the arm was successfully amputated
twenty-iour hours after the accident.
Mr. Rhinehart, of South Coventry town
ship, Chester county, Pa, purchased Il
condemned Government horse recently,
and discovering wound or sore on its
thigh, which showed no signs of healing,
made an examination of the wound, and
finding some hard substance in it, extract
ed it, and found it to be lady's pocket
knife, with the blade shut
A new style of fractional currency is
soon TO be issued by the Treasury Depart
nent. The five cent notes will be Of the
same size as the present issue; but in those
OF the other denominations there will be
changes The new fifty cent notes will be
Of the same width as those now in circu-
) lation but considerably longer.
An emancipation movement in Cuba
looks TO the gradual abolition of slavery
/ all persons born of seryiIc parents, after
the first of next January, 10 become free
at the age of twenty -four, and to be paid
for their labor after reaching the age OF
twenty, at the rate of one hundred and
{ two dollars per annum, for four years.
A boy, eleven years of age, stole $70O
from the Postmaster at Waterbury, Conn.
last week, went to New York with two
companions OH spree, bought new suits
+ OF clothing for himself and friend, and
I managed to spend all but abont S2U0.-
He then quarreled with his companions
! who robbed him of the balance of hia
money and then exposed him to the
police.
. Army Of the Potomac advices say that
! much firing was heard in front Of Peters
burg on Saturday. Deserters report that
: the rebel troops on the James river have
been Withdrawn, except enough to man
t the Notifications Rumors had reached
$ the army that the enemy had evacuated
Petersburg, but they were not credited.
0 Mcclellan has received the smallest vote
of any Presidential candidate since the
@ election of 1904. when Iinckney, the
Federal candidate, had only fourteen votes
d European dates of the llth have beer
e received by the steamship Moravian, a
Is Portland. The Bank of England has re
duced itsNte of discount to eight per cent
l. The treaty of peace has been adopted by
r the Lower House of the Danish Rigsrad.
Great floods have occurred in Tuscany
n and Florence has also been much damaged
a The expedition to Japan was entirely sue
d cessfnl in opening the inland sea to III,
free passage of all ships.
An unsuccessful attempt was made t,
T. launch the iron clad monitor Marietta u
q Pittsburg on Monday afternoon. Sh,
N dropped down on the ways and refused T.,
move towards the water Various me
a chanical appliances were resorted to, bu
. night coming on the attempt was aban
e doned
:" A gang of mounted rebels appeared a
Ronses Point, n ", on Lake Champlain
VI on Sunday night, and on being challeng
ed fired on the picket guard, who prompt
" ly returned the fire. wounding one rebel
who dropped. Thereupon the gang fed
II carrying of the wounded man.
y =, Gen, Mcclellan is reported to have ac
cepted the position Of civil engineer in on
" of the departments in the Russian goverr
ment
ScorT's OPINION OF GRANT. Gen. Gran
>, paid visit 10 Gen'l Scott on Monday