Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-07-28
Personal Items.


attacking party broke two pistols over
his head. He had fought until after re-
ceiving the tenth shot, shooting one ol
the Paynes through the shoulder and arm.
The assailants escaped.
| Mr.. Arthur Tappan died at New Ha-
ven on Sunday morning, in the sOth year
of his age. Deceased, years ago, and up
to the time of his death, was an enthusi-
astic abolitionist, and, at times, gave
freely of his wealth, to promote the pro-
gress of the cause.
Diana Peterson, colored woman, aged
lO6 years, died in the town of Flatbush,
L. l., on the llth inst.
Dennis Mullen, after falling from the
fourth story of building in Covington,
distance of fifty feet, got up and walked
home.
The Tertebral neckbones of the assas-
sin John Wilkes Booth, which were bro
ken by the pistol bullet which caused his
death, are now on exhibition, among other
surgical curiosities of the war, at the Ar
my Medical Museum in Washington.
Attorney General Speed is preparing
an opinion supporting the legality of the
Military Commission that tried the assas-
sination conspirators.
Il Secretary Seward and his son have gone
to Cape May
I The agent of the Freedmen's Bureau
, for Kentucky states, in communication
to the Bureau at Washington, that Ken
lucky will not ratify the constitutional
n amendment abolishing slavery.
Gen. Palmer, of Kentucky, grants
passes to all the slaves who will leave the
State Since May l, over 10000 have
crossed the Ohio on these passes.
a Governor Parsons, of Alabama, has
a called State Convention, to assemble
Il on September 10, for recon struction. The
election of delegates will be held on Au
"a gust 81.
Governor johnson, of Georgia, hai
I called State Convention for reconstruc
tion on October 25 The election will BIZ
held on October 4.
Mr., Joseph Gabel, bricklayer, of Read
ing, Pa, returned from the war couple
er Of weeks ago, having been honorably dis
an charged with the disbundment of his reg
ID iment, after serving about fourteen months
" He is in tho sixty-oigbt ,yoar of his age
and is believed to be the oldest man tina
~ volunteered from Berks county. He hat
N besides four sons in the service.
.. A German in Bridgeport, Conn.,, namet
.. Selsomright about forty years of age, wa
found sitting in rocking chair, dead, oil
n. the 18th inst, by his wife, who had lef
i. him but few moments before in appar
10 ent good health.
% John W Rice, an aged citizen of Pc
n oria, ILL.,, committed suicide by hangin
nd himself to an oak tree in pasture nea
his house. The act was committed dul
q ing temporary alteration of mind.
ar Hon. R. S. Fay, of Boston, fell dea
i. in the street in Liverpool recently, just Q
or he was about to sail for home.
. A Mr.. Adams, of jerome, Ohio, r
nd Gently died at the age of one hundre
and one years and SIX months. H
~ father lived to be one hundred and fol-
ot years Of age.
". The only female present at the exec
ID. tion of Payne and Others, at Washin
It., ton, was Miss Major Walker, Surgeon
on When she left the Penitentiary she ro,
he her horse as man does.
90 Two officers in New Orleans commit,
ia. suicide recently. Major Elfeld blew o
he his brains and Lieutenant Thompson tot
laudauum.
ho The friends Of Mrs. Surratt conter
.he plate placing over her remains, if allol
me ed, a stone, with her last words on d
sss, scafold, 81 am innocent; but Gods ho
INV will be DONE"
the A brute in New York on Friday kill
sly his wife with an axe. When found t
ely axe was sticking in the skull. The mn
derer is arrested.
A fire at Marysville, CAL, on the IL
is inst, caused the instant death of tv
of men, fatal injuries to several others, al
lesser injuries to many more.
'rk A respectable looking woman, with h
the child in her arms, jumped from the A
msnia near Sing Sing, Thursday, al
IN both were drowned. Her husband W
on the dock in New York to meet her.
ol- He was frantic with grief. No cause
lch assigned for the act
em Governor Parsons, of Alabama, issu,
proclamation on the 22d. He revie,
the the condition of the south, and estimat
ry that 10000 Alabamians have been kill,
,VO or disabled during the war. The TOW
ing and county officers who were in Office {
ice' the 22d of May last are to continue nj
nile der the provisional government An a,
red required to take the amnesty oath
and convention is to assemble on the 10tb
No September, the election of delegates
ng- be held on the 3lst of August.
: 1t is reported, on good authority, tn,
the John Minor Bolts will soon issue an a,
to dress to the people of Virginia, urgir
them to vote for negro suffrage, as III