Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-10-20

During September there were in New
! York five deaths by suicide, nine by rail-
road accidents, sixteen by drowning,
four By fires, and ten by murder
The census returns for all the eoun-
ties in Wisconsin, show the population
/ to be 1864 an increase of 92,207 since
1860. The voluntary contributions to-
wards the objects of the war, were S,900,-
coo The State debt is Sl,969,eOO- @
Pit Hole, the great Venango county
oil city, was thus named in consequence
| of an extraordinary pit or cavern that X
lists near that city. In this pit stones
may be thrown but they are never heard
to drop. Its depth has not been faith
/ omed.
A lady in Utica, who has recently lost
her husband and two children, caused the
death of her remaining ehild-a lovely
daughter of ten years-by administering
poison instead of the medicine which she
thought she was giving
A firm at Enfield, n. H, found sixty
pounds of1imestone rocks packed in the
middle of bale of cotton which they
had recently purchased for their mill.
At so cents per pound they think they
| prefer to furnish their rocks, as long as
there are plenty of them thereabouts.
A man in harrington, Vermont, who
was partially insane. killed himself re-
Gently by trying 10 force a stone down his
throat using a stick for that purpose, and
the result was that he forced a frightful
hole through the external surface of his
neck, causing death. In his stomach
were found feur stones of from one to
two ounces weight, a corn cob, a corn
husk, a wooden handle used for spinning
humming tops, and a piece of wood over
two inches long.
SMITH & DIVERS wholesale and re-
on Friday. The loss is ~variously estima-
ted at from 100000 to $225, 600. The
insurance is about 100000,
The rebel G. j.. Faulkner, of Martins
burg, who was recently bitten by a snake,
is recovering from its effect. 1T was the
snake that died.
The Eaton Register says that oil has
been discovered on the Larsh Farm in
Preble county, at the depth Of twenty
eight feet. This is a very interesting
statement, as far as it goes, but the Reg
lister don't saw how much oil was pumped.
One Of the wonders displayed at the
New York State Fair, at Utica, last week.
was a cheese weighing four thousand
pounds It was made in Canada West.
is now being exhibited at the London,
C. w. Fair. and will be sent to England.
HARD UP FOR CURRENcY-One of
the South Carolina railroads takes as
fare specie, g~reenbacks, corn, bacon, tai
low or lard. Tickets must be purchased
before entering the cars, for a notice
warns the passengers that mo produce
will be taken by the conductors on the
train "a
A terrible tragedy occurred at Fair
play Wis, on the 18th uIt. DIR. Haines.
a physician of that place, shot his daugh-
ter, knocked his wife down with the re-
v%olver, inficting a mortal wound, and then
cut his throat with a lancet. The cause
of this horrible tragedy is not known.
The Holmden Farm, on which are
several of the great flowing wells of Pit
Hole Greek, and on which Pit Hole City
stands, has been sold by Prather and
Duncan to Wright and Chittenden for
one million and a half dollars. The rev
enue from the "land interest of the
flowing wells ranges from four to Eve
dollars pei day.
The Nep York Herald learns from re-
liable sources that .tthe Fenian oreani-
cation in the Northern States number
22l 900 men. These men are openly
pledged to 10Y any day on the great
question of the liberation of Ireland, and
aid and assist in that noble underta-
During the debate in the Constitution
al Convention of South Carolina on the
question of admitting negroes into the |
basis of representation in the Legislature.
j. g. THOMPSON asked this peril
nent question with what kind of
consistency can you approach Congress
With 1r Representatives allowed you
because 0 the negro population, and at
the same time refuse to allow the very
members TO he represented IN the Assem-
ply of your State ?" And yet consistency
lid not prevent the exclusion of the
The Irish in New York are greatly ex-
'lted over the news from the old country
the anxiety that is expressed to hear
TILL later intelligence as to the progress
u the Fenlan movement is such as to
emind on of the memorable excitement
# 1913 l learn on good authority that
hould the next intelligence be of a hope
character, a mass meeting will be
allied Ia the open air for the urpose of
orming an Irish Directory to act in con
junction. with the Head and Sub-Cen-
res" of the Ferian Brotherhood. In
funds, giving advice. and other
.artieulars perfecting the organization of
he American party of this new to-be
rish revolution. There is a possibility.
of stirring times ahead, unless the
hole thing is prematurely squelched on
other side.
Major General Hooker wal married on
Sd to Miss Olivia Groes beck, ofCin. 7
.nnati She has a yearly income of $40 !
The printers of Denver City, presented
Ion. Schuyler Colfax with a gold compo-
ton rule, IN his recent visit to that
ty, he being n of the 'seraft,'' which
e have no doubt was highly appreciated.
A Manufacturer in Manchester, N. H,
as lately obliged to pay 81, 200 extra to S
,ver up deficiencies caused by making =
lse returns of his business. and then !
2 0 more as a fine for making false re- z
rms. u
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