Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-12-22
De1ascare, o., Dec. sa, 1865.
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
The last arrival from Europe brings
Intelligence Of the death of Leopold |
King of Belgium. He was one of the
oldest sovereigns of Europe, having
nearly attained his seventy-sixth year.
Great destruction Of property was
caused at St Louis on the 18th inst BY
the river becoming gorged with floating
ice. Seventeen steamers and number
Of other river craft were crushed and
snnk, involving loss estimated at $780,
O0O
The English authorities are dealing in
a summary manner with persons arrested
ON the charge of completely with the
Fenian movement. Two newspaper men
have been sentenced to transportation
and penal servitude for the term of TWEEN
ty years; and another man, charged with
making pixies, sentenced to similar pun
ishment for the term of ten years.
Those who contemplate visit to the
Pennsylvania oil region will doubtless be
eratiied to learn that the proprietors of
the principal hotels in Oil City have
reduced the price of board to eight dollars
per day,
The present Legislature of Kentucky
seems to be wholly engrossed in the work
s. of erasing from the statute book the va
rious enactments inficting disabilities
upon that portion of her citizens who
took up arms against the Government
during the late rebellion. A rebel sol
der seems to be held in far higher esti-
nation by that body than one who wore
the Federal blue and fought under the
banner of the Union.
Secretary Seward has caused to be pro-
mulgated in England, through Minister
Adams, a general acknowledgment of the
numerous messages of coincidence and
sympathy which reached this country
from England in reference to the assassina-
ton Of President Lincoln. The disabil
ity of the Secretary prevented his re-
spending at the time of their receipt, and
their great number precluded a separate
reply to each communication.
A military commission, sitting at Raj
eigh, N. c., is about to commence the
trial of Major Ghee, cOmmandant of the
rebel prison at Salisbury, in that State,
on the charge of cruelty to Union pris-
oners under his control. w. e. Davis.
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
whowas for long time an inmate of the
prison, has been summoned as witness.
The Secretary of the Treasury has Civ
en- notice to large number of clerks
employed in that department that their
services will not be required after the
31st inst. 1t is said most of the remov-
ais are on the ground of incOmpetency.
Cornelius Cole (Union) has been elect
ed TO the U. Senate by the Legislature of
California. He succeeds McDougal (Dem-
ocrat) whose gross intemperance has been
a standing disgrace to the Senate since he
has been member Of that body.
r. The Commissioners appointed to locate
the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical
College, have concluded their labors and
reported in favor of Oxford, Butler coun-
ty. The location is to be contingent up
on certain specified conditions in the way
of donations to be complied with on the
part of the citizens of the town and vi
einity.
The safe in the Office of the Treasurer
of Hancock county was forced upon by
burglars on Tuesday night of last week
and robbed of about $500. Some half
dozen other safes in that part of the
State have recently received similar visit
atiOns, and it is supposed there is reg
ularly organized gang engaged in the
business.
The Cardington Revielle says Smith
Irwin, late Treasurer of that county, is
found to be delinquent to the amount of
about $4,000, by committee appointed
to examine into his accounts. He has
paid the deficit, but the payment does not
release him from liability to criminal
prosecution,
n Three additional Ohio Regiments-the
1ath, 49th and 65th-recently on duty in
? Texas, are en- route for Camp Chase, where
they are to be paid off and discharged.
Considerable excitement has been pro
S duced in Marietta by flowing oil we'll, |
struck few days since near the city, on !
the lands of the Equitable Company, Of |
New York.
John .. Marcy the famous horse |
tanner, was prostrated by a paralytic
stroke, last Saturday evening, at his res
idenee in Franklin county. His left side
is paralysed, but at last accounts he was
improving somewhat
John Evans and Jerome S. Chaffee,
Republicans, have been elected to the
United States Senate by the Legislature
of the new State of Colorado.
'1 Ex-President Pierce has recovered
from his late severe indisposition, and has
united himself with the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in Concord.
fy $500 CONGRESS.
80 SEEATE, Dec. 15.-The death of Sena-
tor Collamer, of Vermont, was announ-
eed, and after the delivery of eulogies by
sauaral- Senatnrs the nsual rasnll1tinns