Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-11-24
THE NEWY.

TIE 6EROs
The body of Preston King has not yet
been found, though a large reward offered
for its recovery has led to diligent search
by dredging that portion OF the river ID
which the suicide occurred.
The Canadians are busily engaged IN
drilling troops and marching them from
one point to another, to guard against
faneied descent of the Fenians upon their
country. The scare is causing them con-
siderable trouble and expense at least If
nothing more serious grows out of it.
st. Georges Episcopal Church (Dr.
Tyngs) in New York, was entirely de-
stroyed by FIRE last week. 1t was one OF
the finest church edifces in the city, and
cost over 100000. The fire was the
result of accident.
A counterfeiting establishment was
discovered in Philadelphia few days
since which was operating in spurious
fractional currency on a large figure
Unfinished 30 cent pieces to the amount
of $4,000 were found, together with a
large stock Of paper, ink, and other ar
ticles used in the business. About $2O,-
600 of the counterfeit bills had already
been put in circulation.
Nearly all the prominent rebel papers,
that expired with the Confederacy, are
being revived, generally by their former
publishsrs-all now protesting loyalty
In Richmond the Enquirer, Wing, Ex-
aminer, Sentinel, and Dispatch, are all
revived and again in full blast.
The Territories seem to be as thor
oughly Union as the States. Nevada and
Colorado have beth gone Union by hand
some majorities following the example
of the Territories in which elections had
previously been held.
The rebel steamer Shenandoah, which
continued her depredations among our
whalers long after the collapse of the
rebellion, recently made her appearance
at Liverpool, and was surrendered to the
British authorities The officers and
crew were permitted to go at large, and
the vessel was turned over to our Con-
sui, who put crew aboard and started
her for New York.
Cassius M. Clay, in q recent letter from
Russia, urges the passage by Congress of
law prohibiting the importation of cat
tie or stock Of any kind from countries
in which the cattle plague prevails. This
he regards as the only possible way of
preventing the introduction of the plague
among the cattle of this country.
Late advices from Mexico announce
the shooting of six Generals of the lib
eral party by the imperialists. This act
has greatly exasperated the followers of
Jaurez, and a determination has been
avowed to execute every French or i'm
perial General who may be captured
The last accounts from Jamaica repre-
sent the rebellion as nearly if not entirely
quelled. The British authorities have
slaughtered the rebels without mercy
The Jamaica Standard says over 1000
have been shot and hanged in the parish
of St Thomas, and it is not unlikely as
many more will meet a similar fate by
the time the court-martials close their
labors. In dealing with rebels the action
of the British authorities does not CON
form with their advice to other powers.
Congress meets one week from next
Monday. The Presidents Message will
be looked for with much interest, and is
not likely to be SO brief as those emana-
ting from his predecessor.
All the regular cavalry in the service
has been ordered to Texas--a movement
which has given rise to surmises that
there is probability Of trouble on the
Mexican border.
A telegraphic dispatch from Governor
Marvin to the President says the Florida
Convention has annulled the secession
ordinance, abolished slavery, repudiated
the rebel war debt. and granted to negroes
the right to testify in the Courts in all
cases in which they are Interested
The result of the late Gubernatorial
election IN North Carolina is still in
doubt, the probabilities being in favor of
Holden, the present Provisional Cover
nor.
Gov. Morton, of Indiana, whose pat
riotie services during the rebellion gained
for him the admiration of loyal citizens
of all parts of the country, has been com
pelled by failing health to relinquish his
post, and seek relief by trip to Europe.
The Lieutenant Governor has assumed
the Executive functions
Tom, Sayer. the nsted English pugilist
with whom Heenan had his famous con-
test few years since, died recently of a
pulmonary affection.
Gov. Deiliipgham, of Vermont, has
appointed Hon. I. P. Poland, Chief
Justice, Of the Supreme Court of that
State, United States Senator, to eli the
vacancy oocasioned by the death of Hon.
Jacob Collamer..
In, twelve of the principal contracts let
for carrying the mails in the Southern
States. there has been saying Of nearly
nine hundred thousand dollars as com
pared with the prices paid at the last
letting, previous to the breaking of the
war,
The adoption of the constitutional