Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
An aged lady named Tyndell, died in
Poughkeepsie on Tuesday. She was buried
by orders of her son the same day, and al
most before the body was cold. Great in
dignation has been excited by the outrageous
fact
A Washington correspondent writes that
he has discovered, in looking about the Capt.
tol, the sofa on which John Quincy Adams
died. and suggests that it ought to be in the
possession of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Bradley, of Washington, has been fined
$1,000 for calling Judge olin a liar while the
Judge was presiding at a session of the Cir
cult Court.
A London life insurance company refused
to take a risk on a young woman who per-
forms "Mazeppan at the theatres, because
of its great hazard
In New Haven there are thirty-fye car
rage factories, employing directly and in
directly ., 100 hands, and turning out 5,415
carriages, of all classes, per year, of an ag-
gregate value of 1874, 750. Average value
before the war, $153; now, S942. The Tin.
filled orders for light wagons for the South
are now very large.
John c. Breckinridge, Gen. McCausland,
Colonel Harry Gilmore Major John Castle
man, Captain Hinde and others who have
been officers in the army of the Confederacy
are living Toronto. General Breckenridge
looks and is in perfect health 1t was repre-
sented during the war that his hair had
turned from jet black to silvery white. That
was a mistake. A few gray hairs are per-
ceptible about his locks, that is all. He is
keeping house in an humble, retired way.
young man in London recently died
from the effects of looking at a glittering
water snake, which he said Twas very pret-
ty, of all manners OF colors.n Badders OF
blood an inch long appeared on his eyelids
and in short time his eyes became a black
jelly-like mass.
A terrible case of suffocation from gas
occurred at the Bremen Hotel, 1877 Lake
Street, Chicago, on Saturday night, resulting
in the death of FIVE men, and perhaps six.
The victims all slept in the same room, and
it is supposed that after retiring the cap o
the gas pipe, which was merely stuck or
with wax, fell off, allowing the gas, under
full pressure, to enter the room. Five of the
men were found dead Another was alive
but insensible.
A singular and fatal collision occurred OF
the North Western Railroad, near Ridgefeld
forty-five miles from Chicago, on the 2Otl
inst. Three trains were running close 10
gether on the same track and in the sam,
direction, when the first ran out of waite
and signalled to those behind to stop, whicl
the second train did, but, owing to snow
storm which was prevailing at the time, O
some other cause, the signal was not observed
by those in charge OF the third train, whicl
continued on its course, driving the middle
train into the foremost one. One of the fire
men was instantly killed, another fireman
and an engineer, and number of othe
persons were severely injured, and severa
of the cars were badly broken.
Henry Wilson, who was hanged on Frida,
last at Genesee, Livingston County, Ney
York, for the murder, on the night of tn
10th of May last, in the town of Portage, Q
Henry Dcvoe, appears to have been one q
the most hardened of criminals. Durin
his imprisonment he confessed having cor
mitted three murders, and intimated that h
had been connected with Others but ey
pressed no compunctions on the subject
He met his fate with complete indifference,
and manifested the same brute courage up
his last moment on the gallows that ha
characterized his guilty life
From Washington we have again the r,
port that Gen. Grant will shortly visit I'll
Rio Grande frontier. Its said he will pr,
coed thither in the flagship of the Gu
Squadron, Immediately after the termnatio
Of the present holidays.
An important trial is now going on
Savannah. There existed at Savannah
sG4 a battalion of soldiers in the Rcb
army composed of Union prisoners. wi
had enlisted in the rebel ranks to keep fro
starving These men took every opport
nifty to desert to our lines, and on one occa
ion seven of them were caught, tried f
desertion and shot. This occurred wbi
Gen. Mercer was in command, and he b
been placed on trial for their murder. E,
dence for the prosecution is difficult to S
cure, and the trial has been delayed. Ge
Mercer put in his parole by Sherman
defence, claiming United States protectic
under the Johnson-sherman agreement.
A great fire broke out at No. 1888 Pee
Street, New York, on the 26th. The loss
about S75,OOO c. B. Dittle & Co., Har
Clucas and others are the sufferers.
A great part of the steam frigate Merlin
has been raised, and carried to the Por
mouth, Virginia, Navy Yard.
/. The nth Connecticut regiment has 90
sshome.
;, an The Montreal Merchants Exchange "
.e, aed on the 25th.
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