Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-11-14
GENERAL NEWS.

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Il has been asceriained that 50 per cent OF
the $40 officers of the Veteran Reserve Corps
have been wounded in battle, some of them
as many as seven times; FIVE per cent. have
become disabled from other causes, and ten
per cent from disease contracted in the line
of duty Ninety one have undergone am
putation, and there were eight dissections of
the arm. There is probability that this
Corps will he made permanent by the coming
Congress, as its members have rendered i'm
portant services in war, and it is not doubted
that they will efficiently perform their duty
in time of peace.
On Wednesday night a serious riot occur
red at the Paterson Depot, on the New York
and Erie Railway, between party of row
dies on the one hand and some railway hands
and soldiers on the other. Stones, clubs,
knives, pistols and bayonets were generally
employed and the rowdies worsted. Some
persons were injured during the melee, and
carried from the ground
1t appears from the Jamaica Colonial
Standard of October 10, that the British Gen.
Nelson, in command at Mozart Bay, orders
every insurrectonist to be hanged, and that
the British gunboat opened fire upon col
lection of eight hundred women and chill
dren.
Governor Humphreys, of Mississippi, calls
upon the people of that State to organize
companies to aid the civil authorities in
maintaining law and Srder, and cautions
them against expressing the negroes in any
way.
Gen. BriscOe, who was sentenced to tYe
years. imprisonment Tor embezzling Govern
ment funds at Lynchburg, has been released
by order of the Secretary of War, on the
ground of his long and gallant service in the
war.
In the Kansas election on Tuesday, the
Republican candidates were chosen in Dou-
glas, Atchison and Leavenworth Counties
There was a rumor that the French consul
at New York had protested against the de-
parture of several steamers, loaded for
Mexico, at New York, but the report has
been officially contradicted.
The American Express Company lost but
40,0O0 by robbery on the 9th.
d. X. Ashley, Republican, was elected
to Congress from Nevada by one thousand
majority
Major Dixon, U. S A., was shot by DR..
Maddox, of Alexandria, Va, on the 10Th,
and killed. DIR. Maddox has surrendered
himself
Hon. Jacob Collamer, United States Sena-
tor from Vermont, died at Woodstock on tho
9th. The Legislature adjourned on that
day.
The negro rebellion in Jamaica has been
put down, and the rebels are being summa
rily punished. Their outrages are said /,
have been unparalleled
Wirz was executed at Washington, nj half
past ten O'Clock, on the 10th. The culprit
made no public remarks, but carried hi.
eomposure to the close
VIM. johnson, Esq, brother of the Presi
dent, died at Galveston, Texas, lately, from
an accidental wound
War has been declared between Spain and
Chill, and the Chilian ports declared block
AIDED. The Chilian Congress has authorized
loan of $4,000, 900, and given necessary
powers to the Executive. Business is pros
trated. The Peruvian revoluiionists arc
likely to aid Chill
Governor Bradford, of Maryland has offer
cred five hundred dollars reward for the ap
prehension of the burners of the coloret
church at Millington. He has appointed tho
day named by President johnson for thanks
giving.
The Washington through train colidet
with truck at Jersey City on Wednesday
and man named John Norton was fatally
injured, and Jacob Kahn badly wounded il
the leg.