Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-07-21
General News.

gagged IN preparing Tue farious ihham
mable compounds, which were to be used
to destroy the Yankees, and burn New
York and other northern cities. He was
ready to assist in all the infamous plots
of the rebel leaders, if paid for it, and is
one of the worst characters that the re-
bellion has brought forth.
G.. W. Gale, the man who once offered
8 reward of q million dollars, in south
srn paper, for the murder of President Lin
coin, Vice President johnson, and Secre-
tary Seward, arrived at Hilton Head, 5.
O., from Washington, on the 18th instant,
under guard, and thence was sent to Fort
Pulaski. r. NJ T. Hunter, of Virginia,
who is also now confined in that strong |
hold, has applied to President johnson
for pardon.
The houses of W. McGilvery and Capt
Phineas Pendleton, in Searsport, Boston,
were broken into on Sunday night last,
and robbed of silver-ware, money, govern
ment bonds and other valuables, to the
amount of several thousand dollars.
M. H. Mott, who was in the employ of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company, and stationed
at the Gray's Ferry bridge, was found
drowned in the Schuylkill on Monday.
He had been missing since last Friday.
A man named james Murphy was on
Friday committed in New York, on
charge of throwing vitrol in the face of
girl named Lizzie Williams, with whom
be had been living as his wife, but with
whom he had quarrel. The girl will be
sadly disfgured for life, and it is supposed
that her sight is destroyed.
Governor Pierpont,. of Virginia, has
issued proclamation appointing
special election to be held in the city of
Richmond, on the 25th inst, to choose a
mayor, aldermen, rouncils and various
other municipal officers.
The Leesburg Mirror, of Wednesday,
says that Col. John S. Moseby was in
Leesburg last week. He intends settling
in Warrenton, and will practice law in
the courts of Fauquier and the adjoining
counties.
The loss in Norristown, Pa, by the
food on Monday is estimated at 5000, 900.
Some despicsble traitor, on the night
of the 4th, cut down and destroyed the
stars and stripes left flying from the
liberty pole in Elmyria, Ohio, leaving the
torn shreds on the spot. A reward Of
fifty dollars is offered for the detection Of
the miscreant.
A respectable girl at Brooklyn went to
the theatre, the other night, with her ac-
cepted lover. He was absent from hel
for few moments, and in that time two
rivals of his got the girl away, and sht
hasn't been heard from since.
Adam R. Slaymaker, native and fol
many years resident of Lancaster, Pa
committed suicide in st. Louis, on Sun
day last, being driven thereto by disap
pointed love.
An agent of a house in New York ha
already made a contract for 100000
baskets of peaches in Kent and SUSSEX
counties, Del.
The heirs of President Lincoln are sale
to own 100 acres of land in Iowa, con
ferred upon him for services rendered il
the Black Hawk war.
The great excitement in New Yorl
Just now is the "Saengerfest" The Ger
man population have made great prepara
tioRs for it, and singers are present from
all parts of the country.
The estimated receipts from the sale O
Government property, rendered of n,
further use by the termination of the wa
horses, mules, wagons, &c.-for tn
next two or three months, will amount t.
100000.
Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, the illus
trious novelist, poet and statesman, haI
been forced to abandon the society ever
of his most intimate friends. He ha
gone to Paris to live unseen, under tn,
professional care of the worlds mos
eminent aurist, residing there.
The New York Independent gives al
interesting account of the manner il
which Mr.. Horace Greedy econimizes hi
time. He gives the early and freshest
hour of each day to debating to his secre
tary his history of the American conflict
He then strolls into the Independent of
fee, and finally, towards evening, give
his attention to the Tribune, "doinp NOR
work there after dark says the writer
than two ordinary men oil day.
a young lady in Albany died from grie
at being accused of perpetrating a MARI
age hoax.
The Atlanta Intelligencer says that
friend relates to the editor this incident
"Coming," he says, "to Atlanta on Mon
day last, saw an old freedwoman lvino
on the side of the road, dead, and tw@
younger ones standing by her remains !
asked what had been the matter with
her. The reply from one of the girls was
"'She perish to def sir; but she fire..
dough-"
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