Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-11-24

Startlino Run.ors-C Concentration of the
Imperial Forces.


Imperial Forces.
New York, Nov. 20.-News has been
received in this city from authentic sour
ces which is really of much Importance.
The Emperor Maximilian has determin-
ed and ordered that all his forces be with
drawn from the outposts, and ooncentrat
ed at Vera Cruz, the City Of Mexico and
San Louis Potosi, and make these three
places the headquarters of the respective
districts, and await the arrival of his ex-
pected reinforcements.
He has abandoned his proposed visit to
Yucatan, his affairs at home requiring his
entire and undivided attention. The En-
press is preparing to return to the Contl-
nent OF Europe, whether to plead for as
sistance or as a forerunner of the Emper-
OF, is not yet known.
AS soon as the French troops are with
drawn to the three places named above,
the Mexican people will en- masse and
take vigorous measures to prevent any fu-
ture advance. The spirits OF the Llber-
ais have been much comforted by the ad-
vices from the United States, that mate
rial aid will soon reach them.
| A RARE OcCURRENcE.-Som time ago
a gentleman died in New York city, leav-
L ing byWilla million dollars, chiefly for the
benefit of poor children. The will was
carried into court through the unseemly
/ strife of different societies to get the leg
acy, when the court decided that the will
was void. A brother of the deceased,
who was named as executor, resolved to
i distribute the money according to the de-
sire of his brother as really as if the will
| had been sustained. Already he has Civ
en- away S75, 600 among different institu-
tions, and $150,000 to the News Bcys'
Lodging Rooms of that city. He has the
| balance of the million to distribute, and
claimants are as plenty as autumn leaves.
It is a rare occurrence for a man. with a
million of dollars in his hands, to give it
away because dead brother desired it to
be done.
The New Orleans Picayune says that
even before emancipation the free eolored
people of Louisiana were allowed the
same rights in court as the white man.
In all civil matters he could sue and be
sued, give testimony for or againsta white
man, make contracts, exercise his trade
or profession, make wills or receive lega-
cies. Under this law some. eight or ten
thousand colored people have lived in
| that city ever since it was established, and
have had full protection of all their rig It's,
have been prosperous, happy, and re-
spected many of them have grown rich,
and have proved valuable and productive
members of society.
! The fact that Secretary Seward has di-
EaR0ted Provisional Governors Perry, of
South Carolina, and Sharkey, of Missis-
sippi, to act as Governors of those States
until otherwise ordered, indicates that
President johnson holds to the principle
that all reconstructing State governments
are provisional until their members of
Congress are admitted to seats in the ma
| tional legislature, aud thus the validity of
their constitutions, as clothing them with
/ the powers of repu blican government. ac-
knoWledged. This is no doubt the true
principle, and the only one that can be
recognized by Congress with safety to the
nation.
The Springfield News says young man
named Rhodes, a resident of Clifton, O.,
was murdered in cold blood In that place
on the 1lth instant, by man who had
been discarded as lover. The murderer,
name not given, had first difficulty with
the young lady's father, which was AMIGA
bly, arranged by young Rhodes. After
wards the two young men met In saloon,
and without PFoyoeatIon the murder was
| committed.
/ IMPosITIoN.-It is reported that the
hotels in various parts of the country are
raising their charges for board. There is
not the slightest excuse for this, as they
are now making enormous profits, at least
double those they ever made before. Our
people seem to take pride in submitting to
kextortion and imposition under every form
in which they can be Praetieed, and so
long as this feeling continues they may
rely upon having ample opportunities for
its gratifcation.-N. 7. Times.
/ A boy was shot in Cleveland at midday
9 short time since, his murderer being
| both unseen and unheard. He was
| standing near wagon of which he had
charge, and suddenly exclaimed, I'm
\ killed, and fell to the ground, dying in a
short time. A ball from a Springfield
| Rifle was found to- have entered his chest.
but where.it came from, or by whom the
fatal missile was sped, is an impenetrable
mystery, as no report was heard, and no
one observed to commit the act.
A New Orleans paper asserts that mys
| ferrous military preparations are going on
there; that the sale of transports and
other boats has been prohibited. &c. Am
this, it is to be presumed, is intended to
convey the impression that movements
are on foot of which Mexico is the object.
In this connection the remark of Gen.
Grant at his reception by the New York
Union League, on Wednesday night is
interesting. In his brief response to the
address of the Vice President, Mr.. Beck
man. III WHICH Inc laGCer expressed his
detestation of the wrongs te which Mex
leo had been subjected, he said the senti
ment was his also This was received
with loud cheers.
The Copperhead papers have much to
say about the "butchery of Wirz," as they
call his execution, They have never a
word to say about the lives of thousands
Of our soldiers butchered" by the scoun-
dTel whose death they lament. That is
why copperheadism has become so odious
IN this country that it cannot make a re-
spectacle yell any more.
During the election last week in Louis
lana, the voters were exhorted ito follow
the counsel of Beauregard, and stand bv
the whole Democratic ticket" Every
reoel and every traitor is of that opinion.
to call upon you to stand by the whole
Democratic ticket y ~ N---9