Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-07-28
General News.

General News
A st. Louis despatch gives the news
from Fort Lsavenworth that on Monday
last the 7th Western Virginia Cavalry
and other troops, when ordered across
the Plains, mutinied and refused to march.
They had got it into their heads that they
were entitled to be mustered out, and did
not want to go any farther. Gen. Stol-
berg, commanding at Fort Leavenworth,
had the mutineers dismounted and dis
armed, and placed them under guards.
Returns of the elections in Virginia
represent that in other portions of the
State, as well as Richmond, the regular
secession candidates have been generally
successful. Encouraged by these results,
it is said that the guerilla chief, Mosby,
designs being a candidate for Congress.
The Duryea ZOuaves of New York,
which were removed from Charleston to
Morris Island for taking part in the dis
turbances, exhibited a mutinous spirit af-
ter their removal. General Gilmore sent
an order demanding the colors of the re-
giment, but the Colonel refused to give
them up. He was placed under arrest,
and the second officer also refused, but
when told that his refusal would be mu-
tiny, he agreed to comply. Only the
staffs and India rubber covers were de-
hvered, however, when the regiment was
disarmed and marched under guard to
Fort Sumter,
The Gold Hill (Nevada) Neics tells that
IA boy fell down pair of stairs, on
street, the other day. and rolled out on
the floor of third story on D street.
The altitude Of the domiciles in mountain
towns is very uncertain.
A little girl living near pond in Mas
sachusetts has tanned some of the fish b,
throwing crumbs of bread, crackers, &c.
into the water. Some of them will glid,
into her hand and turn on one side, ant
SO remain, apparently reposing, unit
raised quite to the surface.
The colored people of Richmond hav
in contemplation the establishment of
paper in that city, to be called the Freed
mans Advocate.
Crime is SO rife in New Albany, Ia
that the citizens go armed.
A five year old, in Onondaga county
while peeping into we'll, toppled owe
and dropped thirty-seven feet. Whe
ropes were obtained to bring up his dea
body, the little fellow was met, half wa
up, unhurt
A difficulty occurred at a pic mic q
Rock Springs, Tenn, on the 9Th, betwee
returned Union and Rebel soldiers, r,
shifting in the death of three and the 81
riously wounding of seven others.
A soldier was lately drowned in q sir
gular manner from steamer near Mad
sonville, Ohio. The steamer was BLOWN
her whistle. He was asleep at the tim
and being frightened at the whistle, lea
ed overheard with his blanket arour
him.
An alteration occurred between
Union soldier and a returned Rebel, nes
Miller Station, Mo-, on the Pacific Raj
road, last Sunday week, when the latt'
shot the former, killing him instantly
The citizens caught the murderer, al
with little ceremony, hung him.
A defalcation of 100000 has occu
red in the Commissary Department
Shreveport, La, Scott, the commissar
who lost the money by gambling, has fle
The Macon Telegraph, of the 18th ms
warns the authorities that unless attentit
is at once directed to the conduct of IL
Freedmen, the horrors of St. Dominy
massacre will be re-enacted in Georgi
The Atlanta Iateltigencer agrees with Il
above paper.
There is now in Reading sailor, vi
was struck by lightning on one of t
West India Islands, who is lame in o
leg, blind in one eye, entirely speechle
and not hair on his head, arms or a
part of his body to be seen-all from t
effects of the stroke. BE had previous
. long and strong beard, which entire
disappeared.