Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-12-01
rHE NEWs.


Goyernsr of Georgia without opposition
s He was in the days Of that party prom
s.inent Whig, and now passes in Dixie for
Z good Union man,
Last accounts from Washington state
that most of the Union members of Con-
eress had arrived, and aeaucus to nOmi-
nate officers of the House would be held
to-morrow evening. 1t is thought there
win be no opposition to Mr.. Colfax for
Speaker
Frank Gurley, the rebel guerilla who
murdered Gen. McCook, and was reward
"a therefor by being elected Sheriff of
Madison county, Ala. has been tried by
-eourt-martial, convicted. and sentenced
10 be hung His execution was to have
taken place at Huntsville to-day, but
Gen. Thomas has respited him till the
President has an opportunity to pass
upon his case.
$50 The last advices from North Carolina
indicats that Holden has been defeated
BY majority Of 10000 or more. The
President has, however, instructed him
to continue to exercise the Executive
functions until he orders otherwise.
At the present term of the Court of
Common Pleas of Franklin county twenty
five occupants of the Jail were indicted.
as follows: Six for horse stealing. Eve for
robbery, eight for grand larceny, two
for petit larceny. one for burglary, one
for forgery. and one for assault with in
tent to kill ~
Tive white men in Taliaferro county,
Georgia, having killed a black woman,
they were arrested, tried by court-mar-
tial, convicted, sentenced to be hung, and
the President has approved the sentence.
Killing black woman in Georgia has
not heretofore been considered much of
q crime, and if tried before a civil tri-
hunal of the State the. parties would
doubtless have been acquitted.
A mutiny occurred in the Ohio Peni-
tentiary last Monday. A number of per-
sons confined under sentence of military
courts became refractory and refused to
obey orders. The prison authorities raj
lied. the Deputy Warden knocked one of
them down with cane, and one of the
guards shot and severely wounded a1sth-
er. after which they yielded and the ring
leaders were arrested and confined.
4 Mr.. Phinney. residing near Cleve-
land, recently married at Albany, N. Y,
his ffth wife. having made her acquain-
tanoe through an intelligence Office in
that city. Soon after his marriage he
died very suddenly, and chemical ex-
animation of his stomach developed
large quantity of strychnine, which led to
the arrest of his wife on the charge of
poisoning. It appears the alleged muir
deress, previous to her late marriage, fill
ed the post Of chamber maid in one Of
the Albany hotels. A bottle of strych-
nine was found in her Dossession.
The next regular meeting Of the Ohio
State SOrgo Associate will convene at
Mozart Hall, Cincinnati, Tuesday even
ing, December 5th. A quantity of seed
recently received from China viii be dis
tributed among the members, and sam
pie of Sorgo sugar from China will also
be on exhibition.
The remains of Gen. Simon KeHtoR,
which have reposed in Logan county
since his death, were removed yesterday
and re-interred i4 the Urbana Cemetery,
where lot has heen donated for the pur-
pose and q suitable monument is to be
erected to his memory. A large coneourse
Of people were present to witness the
ceremony, including many prominet per-
sOnsages.
The Worthington Female Seminary,
with one hundred acres of land adjoin-
ing the town, are to be rendered to the
State as location for the State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture,
and the Ohio Wool Growers Association,
both commence their regular annual
meeting at Columbus, Wednesday, jan
nary Sd.
Chang and Eng. the celebrated Siamese
twins, who. have resided for many years
on plantation in North Carolina, having
been impoverished by the operations of
the war, are again exhibiting themselves,
being at present in this State. They are
married and both have large family of
children
4 terrible murder occurred Wednes-
day night of last week in Brooklyn. A
Cuban named Ottero, theatrical mana
ger from Havana, accompanied two Span
iarJs named Gonzales and Pellicer to
Brooklyn, and having inveigled him into
the city park, they butehered him in a
shocking manner, robbing him of some
$4,000 he had on his person The mur-
derers have been arrested, and one of
them has made full confession.
The Presidents forthcoming Message
is looked for with unusual interest and
its probable character is being freely dis
cussed by the Washington correspondents
Of the city dailies. The document is said
to be completed, is in the hands of the
printer, butas amendments or additions
may yet belnecessary, no advance copies
will be sent out It is said to be ofmod-
crate length, and special despatch to
the Cincinnati Gazette gives the follow
ing as positively" embracing substantial
" the grounds taken by the President in
reference 20 reconstruction:
" That during the interim of Congress
he suddenly found himself placed at the
head of the Executive department. of the
Government and that he sndeayored to
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