Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-02-26


On Thursday, the 18th inst, Parson David
w Winters, of this city, solemnized the marriage
of seven couple We make the announce
ment here for the purpose of calling the pub
lie attention to what we have reason to be-
lieve is the most remarkable bymenial perform
ance ever made in one day by any other min
lister in this country. Parson Winters, on
two former days, performed the marriage GER
emony for five couple; and we have heard it
stated that since be hos boon ordained q min
ister, be has united several thousand persons
in marriage.-[Dayton Journal.
FORTRESS MONROE, February PA dis
patch just received by the commanding Gen
eral from Col. West, commanding at Williams
burg, says the following officers who escaped
from Richmond, have arrived at Williamsburg:
Col Chas. W. Tilden, 18th Massachusetts,;
Major Hooper, q. S. A. and Capt. Fisher,
of signal corps. This makes fifty in all who
have arrived here Ia safety.
Richmond papers of to-day state, that they
recaptured forty-eight of the escaped prisoners;
this leaves eleven still out. ...
The Providence Journal tells of a drugged
soldier taken in charge by Capt. Hamlin last
week, who had $6.000,0O0 of securities" in
his overcoAt pocket. That is, he had bona tfde
certificates of thirty thousand shares of stock
ina silver mining company, the par value of
which is 800 share. The man had no idea
how the property come into his possession.
1t was stolen from lawyers Office, and PROV
| ing unavailable for the thief, he probably Sc
lected the drunken soldiers pocket as the most
/ convenient repository for the punder.
A HEAVY Loss.-The rebels lament bitter
ly the loss OF the blockade-runniDg steamer
Vests, with very valuable cargo of much
needed supplies for the South. She escaped
the Federal cruisers by her feetness, though
pursued by half dozen of them, and was
wrecked by the drunken Captain on the Will
4 mington coast. Besides large supply Of
English made shoes, she had splendid uni
form intended as present for General Lee
Mrs. John Mitchell and daughter were pas
sengers. This was the Vesta's first trip.
Herr Dreyer, the best producer of Vienna
beer, died the other day, worth from 100000
to 100000 forins, (e8OO,OOO) His heir is
his only son, a boy of fourteen. The boy, af-
ter finishing school, is to go for three years to
England to Barclay Perkins establishment,
work there till the age of twenty-one, and
then assume the patrimony.
Somebody who has examined the internal
revenue returns for the last year, says tobac-
co pays tax of $2,s5O,OOO, leather comes
next, paying $1.9oO,OOO; then iron, 81 ,7OO,-
900 and then malt liquor, 81 100000 Ped
dies pay 100000 for their licenses, and those
who ride in carriages $25O,000.
! The Richmond Wing compares the rebel
Government TO a six horse coach, with the
drag chain broke being backed by stub
born mule down a steep hill into the gulf of
despotism. Mr.. Benjamin is looking out of
the coach window, and singing peace by
the next mail from Europe
Brigham Young is better off in one respect
than the king of Ashantee. He can have as
many wives as he wants, while the African
sovereign is actually limited to $3.50.
In London, recently, girl aged nineteen,
was so frightened by a friend who played the
ghost on her, that she died in a few weeks
The fright caused the girl to bleed freely at
the nose; she also lost her appetite and mind,
and finely died of "obscure disease ofthe brain
and hysteria."
The soldiers relief bill has passed both
House OF the Legislature. 1t authorized State
levy of two mills; a discretionary county levy
of Que mill, and similar'city levy of half a
mill total, three and a half mills. This tax
will it is estimatad, yield in the aggregate
$3,OO0YO0O.