Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-07-01
miscellaneous Matters.

Rain is wanted in Nashville, Tenn. 1t is hot
there--9T degrees.
Boston Common has been presented with a
pair OF swans.
The heat 10 Havana is intense. Yellow fever
has appeared.
During seventy two hours last week, AL i'm
migrants arrived at New York from Europe.
Major Rodman, commanding tho wateriown
arsenal, has completed nn iron gun caIrinRu for
his twenty inch gun, which weighs 10000
pounds.
A Boston company has purchased three thou
sand acres Of Missouri pino lauds for The manu-
iauIurc of turpentnc.
Rev Herman vedder, aged eiphty-seyen, has
closed pasiorate Of sixty-ouc ycars over the
Reformed Dutch Church NJ areenbush N. T.
The Woodbury., N. j., Constitution says that
wheat rad rye are ripening very fast, aud pro-
mise we'll, The growing crops of all kinds are
IN promising condition.
The drouth Is severe in Rhode Island, Far
mels are cutting grass, the gardens drying, and
small grains will yield poorly Tao onion mag
got is active Cora and potatoes thrive, hut need
rain.
Mary s Terry, or Oley, claiming TO belong to
respectable New Jersey family, has reached
Salem, sentenced to one years Imprisonment for
ooming through our linps against military law.
She is forty years OF nge, and Intelligent.
Francis U. Baker was hanged nt ThOmaston,
Alainc last Friday. lie murdered Richard
Tinker, warden Of the State prison, on the l4lh
Of May, 1863
Tho Washington monument has funds enough
10 its treasury TO justify the early resumption If
work. The monument il now one hundred and
eighiy-hvo feet high
Snsau W. Shepherd died in Troy, N. Y, lasl
week, from taking gesemiuum instead Of gera-
mum, through tho mistake OF tho prescribing
| physician.
john Tracy, Lieut.. Governor of Now York for
three termA, and quite prominent politician,
died ia Ghenango County, june lS, aged 80. lie
WAS member Of the State Constitutional Con-
yenliOn in 1916.
The great government sale of condemned ord
nance and ordnance stores by public auction, ut
Springfield, Mass, OH the arnory grounds, last
Wednesday, was well attended The aggregate
sales amount to SEQ, 900.
Those aliens who will not become citiacns are
osing the rights Of citizenship. Within few
days two wOrkmen in the snilmakcr.' department
OF tbs Washington navy yard, ivo ~ the inasons',
one in the ship carpenters, Ono in the construct
ing engineers, three in the bhcksmilhs', md
seven in the labOrers' department, have hoen dis
charged Tor being nlieus and not willing 10 be-
ceme citizens.
Brgadier General Payne last week killed
twenty-five bushwhacGers and murdelcrs in
middle Tennessee. Nine weTo shot IN the IuhliC
square OF Lynehbarg, md several ut Fay cite
VILE. Massey, brigadier general of this rebels
aud commander of All guerilla tOrays in middle
Tennessee, was included in the number This
Treatment will lessen the robberics and aasass-
nations there and elsewhere
LOhD AsmnuRrON's WILL.-The will Of VIM
bingham (Lord AshburlOn,) dated July III. 1869
with eodici, dated Deccmbcr 0, 1868, was
proved at Doctors Commons, on the lst inst aud
the lersonaly was sworn under clS0 OUO lie
bequeaihed to his widow, Lady Ashburlou
GlO,uOO, aud his furniture and personal effects
except his collection Of pictures aud siatuea al
bath House, which is left to the title upon Ger
.ain conditions His LondOn residence is LEFT tC
Lady Ashburton, with the enjoyment for tive
years of the pictures. which are afterwards to "
with the title. Ills DetOnshiro and Cornwall
estates are settled upon his only child IA daugh
teri and her issue. Ills American personally il
settled in like manner Alelchet Park in lamp.
shire, and his residuary real and personal eslat,
are given to Lady Ashbur:on. The principal
landed estates were settled by tho first Lord Ash
burton on the till, and 20 to Francis. now Lord
Ashburon, anu his male issue. Certain furniture
aud effects iu sOme Of the residences on the ael-
tied estates are beiucaihed to tho tillc-Loi3ot
Illustrated Netos.