Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-01-29
NEWS BREVITIES.


James B. Clay, son of Henry Clay, died at
Montreal. night before last. BE had been for
some time i'll, and doubtless sank under the
attack. He was confirmed rebel, and there
by disbonored au iustrious name.
Over $500 refugees from the Southern reb-
ellious States have passed north through Cairo
since the first Of July last, 5000 of whom
have been supplied with necessaries by the
agent of the sanitary commission at that
place.
A Wisconsin recruit, coming in on a rail
road track. was struck by the eugine nd
thrown distance ornearly sixty feet, aud had
both legs broken. When pickedup, he would
not be carried off till he had seen the engineer,
and promised him whaling for not ringing
the bell.
r. The Wool Growers Association of Parma,
jackson County Michigan. have stored al
their wool ia one bulk at their railroad at that
place, the total amount being 10000 pounds,
to be held until a certain price can be realized
therefor, and then sold.
! The VErERANs-The re-enlistnent of the
old regiments continues in every department
and is decidedly encouraging to the Govern
ment. The brave men are nearly all for the
wat.
Gen. Mcpherson recently ordered five rebel
ladies outside our lines, which caused consid-
cradle fluttering among the rebels at Vicks-
burg,
A room has been prepared in Philadelphia
for the Matching Of eggs by steam after the
custom of the Chinese. The establishment is
of about six hundred hen power.
Admiral Lee has Officially reported tn des-
truction Of the new frst-class Rebel steamer
Dave. This was the vessels first trip; and on
the ,7th inst, finding it impossiable to esca pc
falling prize to our blockaders off w lining
ton, her captain ran her ashore, when she bill g
ed, becoming a totalwrecz. The Dave is the
twentieth steamer destroyed or captured of
Wilmington since July last.
A fire occurred at Camp Butler, Spring
field, Ills, on the I7th inst, destroying the
officers quarters. Two officers were burnt to
death, and two others severely injured.
New YoRK, j Ian. T9.-A Washington Jet
ter to the Times says {: AGO operative move
ment will be made on Richmond on the open :
ing of spring by column on the Peninsula
or south of James river, under Hancock, aided
by Buffers force and by the main column on
direct liRe from Washington.
s.sveral officers, says the Louisville Journ al
hays returned from different camps North, tc
which they have taken rebel prisoners, and in
form us that on the route, they were implored
| by the wretched men under their charge tC
I 4 IL. - Il.
Federal army, Almost without exception, the
rebel prisoners recently taken North declare
| that they will never return to the Confederate
| service.
The Evansville Journal has been inform ed
| that on New Years night Mr.. Alberto Ma
| iors, residing near Slaughtersville, Kentucky
| had six head os horses frozen to death. TIL csc
animals were mostly young, and had beer
running out during the winter.
The Courier des Etats Unis, of New York, a
| foreign newspaper edited by unnaturalizeC
4 Frenchmen, and which has been suffered tc
/ abuse the Government and the Northern
peop q like any native-bern copperhsad,
| admits that the rebel cause is in ollapsin
| condition.
$650,000 of the treasure sunk on board the
/ wrecked steamer Golden Gate, in the Pacific
has been recovered by the wrecking parties.
| The New Orleans Picayune acknowledge
the receipt of a potato weighing twenty 81
| pounds from Matamoras. The donors remark
/ that they would have sent larger one, only
| freights are so high.
In 1862 the States of Ohio, PennsyIva mia
| New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana ant
Wisconsin gave 50, ,642 majority for the Copper
heads In 1868 the same States gave 2O2, ,60
Union majority-a gain of 252, ,542 votes.
PATRIoTIsM.-There's patriotic old gentle
man, and loyal Union man, residing at La
| fayette, Indiana, who promises to give to each
soldie's wife in his township fresh milch COW
His name is Montgomer Sherry,
| Mayor Gunther of New York, says that
Central Park has cost, up to January lst, 1856
| 81. .372, ,426, but it has increased the taxa bic
valuation of three wards adjoining, S27 @ 90,
900 from 1859 to 1862.
At Fort Smelling, Iowa, the mercury wa
/ fifty degrees below zero on the I'd inst. il
4 Wisconsin, the mercury in the thermome te1
froze. Such intense cold had only been reach
ed twice in that region since 1921.
The first railway train ran out Of Chicago IL
| years ago. Now there 80 trains leaving
| that CITY daily The total number of cars
enger. The daily out trains, if placed in one
line, would reach % miles and y lods,
The Western Episcopalian says an Eastern
| friend of Kenyon College has sect Bish hol
Bedel check for $4,000, to be appropria tee
| to the Bedell Protessorship of the Theological
Department at Gambler.
FAT CATTLE On the first of April last Giles
Richards, of Butler County, Ohio, sold to Rich
ard HungarforG two cattle weighing 3,3OC
| pounds On the 7th of this month Hungarfor q
sold them to Gorgan & Pendery, butchers al
/ Mt. Airy and at College Hill. Their weight
at this date was found to be 4,728 poun ds
This feeding of eight months and seven days
challenges competition any where.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 25-The excitement re-
garding Knoxville is totally unfounded. The
| demonstrations of Longstreet were apparently
intended only to recover the forage ground
taken by Foster; and the latest information is
| that he has retired, and that our troops are
| in winter quarters. General Foster anticipates
| no attack, and is able to repel any Longstreet
can make.
There are reasons to doubt the truth of the
report that Lee has REINFORCED Longstreet.
No active operations need be expect ed. in
that vicinity for weeks.
Gen. Vance and his brigade, captured near
Knoxville, arrived here to-day. Vance had
captured one of our forage trains, when Stur-
gis went in pursuit and captured the ent ire
rebel force.
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