Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-08-01
General News.


stabbed Logan the same night. Fred.
Richard, printer in the Journal office
fearfully cut and slashed man named
Kochler, an officer in Missouri colored
regiment. Robberies, garrotings and as
saults are of nightly occurrence.
Gaming is carried on at Saratoga to a
most frightful extent, "hells" existing by
the dozen at the place of health. More
than 3,0O0,O0 are invested in the pur-
suit, and the profits are upward of fifty
per cent. No wonder that the business
is brisk, for such dividends might tempt
a conyenticle or a camp meeting, for the
moment, from the right path.
At review of troops in England late
ly two boys were ridden over in an impe
tus charge of cavalry. The Prince Of
Wales was present, and rode up to the
cab in which the sufferers were placed,
and called for a surgeon, who was prompt
in his attendance, and bestowed every
care on the unfortunate boys, one of
whom has since died.
While seemingly good-natured scuffle
was going on between two sailors, in
saloon on Market St., Chicago, on Mon
day afternoon week, one stabbed the 9TH
er in three different places in the region
of the heart, and then fed. The chances
are that the victim will die from his
wounds.
On Saturday afternoon week, soldier
of the 10th Tennessee, named Marvin,
was stabbed at Nashville, probably fa-
tally, by his brother-in-iaw, Charles
Mitchell, also soldier of the same regi.
ment The trouble grew out of Marvin's
causing Mitchells arrest, while in the
army.
Last Saturday week, colored soldier
who had been on picket at Memphis was
going into camp, when a man named
Cleveland came quietly out of house,
and, without provocation, shot him.
Cleveland was arrested, and is now in
Irving block.
The following from the Mobile Tribune
sounds SO odd, in Southern paper, that
it seems as if there had been a "littlt
mistake" made by the editor. Advice OF
this sort is generally addressed only to
negroes down South; "The white man
must go to work, and work diligently
In that is his salvation. Let him COM
prehend this in its fullest extent and it
will be the better for him and all those
whom he respects or loves"
Ten skeletons having been unearthed
at Quebec, the oldest inhabitant remem-
bers that one DR., Marenill, hanged for
murder 40 years ago, confessed to having
killed ten other persons, and that this
doctor lived on the spot where the bones
were exhumed.
During a tempest at Hartford, Conn.
on Wednesday last, the lightning split
the yoke off the necks of pair of oxen
without injuring either of the cattle. A
man standing near by was knocked down
by the shock.
The Charleston Courier cautions Nor
thern people against believing the reports
of the ill-treatment of negroes in that
State, and of disagreements between
freedmen and late Shareholders. 1t charges
that they are gotten up by bad men for
sinister purposes.
Late adVices from Texas and Mexico
have been received, Cortinas is in
Brownsville, and General Steele has re-
quired him to keep the peace. General
Monot has received authority from the
emperor to raise battalion of Texans
Tor guerilla service. Between 1000 and
5000 Missourians and Texans, organized
and armed, are said to be on their yay to
Mexico. Business is becoming quite ac.
tive in San Antonio. General Sbelbv
mad reached Eagle Pass, but was not per
mitted to take his men into Mexico with
arms. The arms were sold to the Iiber.
ais, and were Immediately shipped to
chihuahua, where President Juarez is
A Galveston correspondent, writing to
the New Orleans Times, says that a reipn
OF terror exists in the interior of Texes
mHrder and robberies prevailing n a
great extent. On the 4.h, some 5000 IT.
5. troops, under General Giles F. Smith
arrived at Brownsville. At Houston n
number of freedmen have established
shoemakers' shops. The head of the
great cavalry expedition passed through
Marshall on the tenth. Forage has not
been very scarce as yet.
The veritable war-horse of the rabel
chief Stonewall jackson may now he
seen at Newport, r. l. 1t isa noble an
lmai' and makes fine appearance in tbe
street, as 1t doubtless did when leading to
The charge against our loyal armies The
.teed is the property of George Francis
Train.
The transport steamer Blackstone from
New Orleans, was fallen in with on
he 26th, at sea, in distress. She would
Dc able to make Hampton Roads, how.
aver.
on steamboat bound from La Crosse
o st. Paul, on Thursday, an insane man