Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-11-03
THE NEWS.

TIE HEIF8s
The cholera has appeared in Spain.
England and France, and in some loeall-
ties in each country prevails to eonsld-
cradle extent and with great fatality
At date Of last advices the deaths IN
Paris averaged about 200 per day.
The New York Tribune announces
that a quarrel has broke out between the |
managers Of the New York & Erie and
the Atlantic & Great Western Railroads,
y and that in consequence the managers Of
the last named road are seeking to make
ARRANGEMENTS for a more southern line
than the Erie route from New York,
which will strike their road at Cory, and
make a saving of GA miles IN distance over
the route by the Erie road to Salamanca
It has again been positively announced
in special dispatch to the New York
q Herald, that JEFF. Davis is to be soon ar
raigned for treason before the U. s. Su-
preme Court at Washington; but, as is
not unfrequently the case in reference to
statements by Washington correspond
ents, it has been almost as soon as made
pronounced unauthorized and untrue by
those who profess to be equally well
posted.
The distinguished photographer, j. E.
Worcester, LII. D., author of Worces-
ter's Dictionary, died at Cambridge, Mass,
on the 9th ult., aged 81 years.
paa A steam tug exploded her boiler at
Norfolk, Va, on the 9th ult. All the
persons on board. five in number, were
instantly killed.
The Georgia State Convention has
passed an ordinance by unanimous vote
repeating the ordinance of secession
This is following the example of South
Carolina and Giscarding that of North
Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama, the
Conventions of which States declared
the secession ordinance null and void
In simply repeating, the legality of Sc
cession and the acts growing out of it are
Indirectly asserted; but by declaring null
and void, the right to secede is denied,
and all acts growing out of such action
are therefore void and thus disposed of.
A boiler explosion occurred on the 18th
ult., on the Hudson river steamer st.
John, by which thirteen persons were
killed, aud considerable number injured
some of them fatally.
5s The receipts from internal revenue
durin g the month of October averaged
within small fraction Of one million
dollars per day
5elfs Those who rendered themselves liable
to be punished as deserters for failing to
10 report on being drafted, or to the penalty
attached to any other violation of the
conscription law, will doubtless be please
d to learn that by an official order from the
A War Department they are relieved from
those penalties. No further arrests for
such offences are to be made, and all per
sons under arrest or sentence are to be
released.
The recent election in West Virginia
resulted in a glorious, Union triumph. -
As far as received the returns show large
Union msjorities The legislature will
be largely Union.
The Georgia State Convention having
manifested disposition to recognize the
Statedebt. amountingto about$19 00e 600,
incurred in aiding the rebellion, President
johnson telegraphed the Provisional
Governor that he could not. recognize
i the people OF any State as having renew
ed the relations of loyalty to the Union,
that admits as legal obligations contracted
or debts incurred in their name to promote
the war of rebellion
pns The cotton product of Southern Illi-
nois the past season is estimated at 25, 900
bales, against 5000 the previous season.
By reference to the Proclamation pub
lished in another column, it will be seen
that the President has appointed Thurs
day, December 7th, as day of National
Thanksgiving.
The appraisement of tAe- estate of the
late A. p Stone, of Columbus. foots up
only S34, 900. while his deficit as COL
lector is over 800. 900. The property is
to be sold for the benefit of creditors
Elections take place on the 7th inst. in
the States of New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota
In all the States except New York
Governor is to be elected.