Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-02-12
NEWS BREYITEES.

VI Ino ooutucfu idrucEs dStS5@Studly outh-
ing their wheat rather than sell it to the
Government at S5 persbushel,
At the session of the Pomological Society at
Toledo last week. the Blade says it was the
general opinion of those present that the crop
of Peaches of 1864 had been very generally
ruined by the recent cold term. Every sec
ton Of the State. was represented at the meet
ing, aud this opinion is from those most in
terested in and best qualified to Judge of the
matter.
REPExTANTs-The Louisville Journal says;
"A great many of the deluded young men
who left this State two years ago to obtain
their rights in the ranks Of the rebel army,
are returning daily. Some brought IE as pris
oners of war, and others are availing them
selvs of the oath of amnesty offered by the
President"
Elias Howe, Jr., the successful inventor of
the sewing machine, is now in New York,
having just returned from Europe. Mr.. Howe's
annual income is stated to be $2e0, 900. He
wears white neck tie, and huge felt hat
covers his long curly hair, when he suns him
self on Broadway.
The New York Times says that the o nited
States Treasury BOW holds in its various Offices
SIS, 100000 in gold in excess of payments on
public interest. aa1
A. Gettysburg 28,oOOs muskes were taken.
Of these, 24,O0O were found to be loaded, IL,
600 containing two loads, and 5000 from three
to ten loads EACH In many instances half
a dozen balls were driven in on a single charge
ofpowder. In some cases the former possessOr
had reversed the usual order, placing the ball
at the bottom of the barrel and the powder on
top. #H 5
The results Of the last draft were stated in
Congress the other day to have been:-Exem mp
ted for disability, $4,000; for other causes, IA
Oeo; paid eommutation, 4l'00O; procured, sub
stitutes, $4,000; served II, 900. tt
Many. of the fruit trees in Missouri, Illino-
/ is and Indiana were killed by the last severe
| weather. In Indiana the peach crop is entirely
destroyed In some parts of Missouri the vines
hsve been killed and the grape product will be
inconsiderable. "' t.-o
Fourteen hundred shipwrecks are stated to
have taken place in the Mediterranean during
the first week in December.
A western Editor requested his subscribers
who owe him more than six years subscription
to send him a lock of their hair so that he may
know that they are still living. In answer to
which contemporary says that if his delin-
quent subscribers would do this he would be
obliged to leave off editing and go into the wig
business.
CoPPERHEAD papers of the Express stamp
do not seem to prosper in New York city
During a trial in court it was brought out that
the Express, which year ago had an average
circulation Of 10000, is now down to 5000
1t does not deserve even the latter. ....z.s
There is family at Midway, Mass, con
sisting of l members, into which death has
never entered. The father is 90 years iOld,
the mother 80, one child 65, another 43, and
their. united ages are 67e years. .e' 9En5
By the fire at Columbia, S. g., on Tues,
day the 10th ult., 2,7OO bales Of upland, and
800 bales of Sea Island cotton, worth SO,
100000 were destroyed, with only $65,0OO
insurance. A large portion of this be-
longed to theRebel Government. 1--i5 s ..
The cowardly sneaks who deserted from our
army, and went over to Canada, are now en-
gagged in earning precarious living, by cut
ting cord-wood for from 3715 to so cents per
cord In many instances their employers are
negroes. 20. t1tHl y4lia~ - -,1i1
1t may not be generally known that the
government provides each soldier who loses an
A.
another one, free of expense to the soldier, be-
side taking care of him while the limb is be-
ing fitted.
The value of the prizes captured by our
navy since the commencement Of the rebellion
is shown by official figures to amount to over
$lOO,OOO,OOO. One half Of this amount has
been distributed among the captors, and the
other half to the credit of the fund for the re-
lief of disabled seamen.
The Montreal Witness asks for scientific
explanation of the fact that that this has been
the mildest winter ever known in Lower Can
ada, and the severest, perhaps, ever known in
the Western States, and even as far south as
st. Louis and Washington. s a 4
General Heintzlenan who is to comInan d
the Department Of Ohio, comprising the States
of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, has arrived at
Columbus with. his staff and established his
headquarters. -
q John S., Barber leading Virginia rebel
has recently said that "thele exists no hope of
proIonging the rebellion beyond next spring,
ita military strength having been completely
exhausted in the last campaign" and it is re-
ported that be expresses bitter regret for hav-
ing gone into teh rebellion. h'
The Boston JouraI says: A friend of Gen.
Grant informs US that when rallied rec emily a
bout the persistent use of hs name by the New
York Herald for the Presidency he said: 81
aspire only to one political Office. When |
this war is over mean TO run for Mayor OF
Galena (his place Of residence) And if elected, |
I intend to have the sidewalk fixed up between
my house and the depot. s7 7.s.gs
New York has fred the first gun for 1864. !
An election was held at Binghamton on the |
I'd inst, and every candidate on. the Union !
ticket was elected by handsome majorities, |
result unprecedented in the political history |
of that place The election coming as it did |
the day after the call Of the President for more
men, speaks well for the loyalty of Binghamton.
Marcus Morton, twice Governor of Massa-
ch husetts and noted for having beaten Edward |
Everett, his competitor for that office, BY one
vote, died in Jameston, Massachusetts, on Sat-
urday, aged 70. Gov. Morton was also a
two terms-I8l7-2I.
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