, 1866-08-22


Mr.. A. Thompson, ecnio- editor Of the Dela-
ware (Ohio} G0-ett, has disposed Of his IEterest
in the establishment to Captain Alfred f. Lee, late
of the Ei.ht.-second Ohsos oiunteer InEantTr. and
1etires from the editorial oontsol OF the paper
Mr. II. c. Thompson, junior member Of the old
finn, ,en1hfns In the samc capacity In the new.
Cap,aia Lee was good soldier, is an able rsitcF.
and will prove good editor
The President on Friday appointed General
John J.. Swift to be Nara1 Officer of Boston, nj
General Go.lon to be United States Massha1 Of
the District Of Massachusetts,. Also, appointed
Nathaniel S. Howe Collector Of Internal Revenne
for the Sixth District Of MASSACHUSETTS,. Each Of
these uppoIntecs was delegate to the f.tIadcl-
phia Convention; and each hss got his pottsec-
Hon. j. IT. L. Bea1e, formerly member Of
Congress from the Shenandoah District of Viz
gIria. died suddenly on the Sd Inst, In Putnam
County, West Virginia.
-MlEs Nancy Ingalls,, Who died !e:s days since
a. Salem, lived nipesy-ouo years in the same
house IL which she Was born, On the day Of the
battle Of BunEcr Hill.
Major joseph Stephens. the celebrated dwarf,
died OF apop1exy at his residence. Lyman, Maine,
on Thursday, nsed 6i years. Ho WIS thittr.stx
inches high, and weighed at he time OF his death
Major General Hooker is nov at watestowu,
Jefferson County, n T.. rastlcatiog, and with his
health improved.
Mics Harriet Martil.ean Ii reported to be rap
Idly falling In health and to hare abandoned her
literary lshurs Is result
The rebel General uazdee Is at the Southern
Hotel, ST. Louis. DR.. " Taylor, one Of the et1i-
tors Of the Selma Alaodn;tcn, Asior y. S. Knox,
Colonel B. II. Woo1tey, aud Major Joseph Hax-
die, all ex-1ebel officers, are ar the same place.
Major General George H. Thomas Ia at the Ltnden
House.
We arc pleased to learn, from the Army ana
s,f trfnf71ntton Totonn1 +
Potter, Depot Quarterma.ter 1t Fort Ieavenworth.
He fs 70 x.mk a. Brc1et BsigadIer General, United
States army, from March 10, 1861 Colonel Potter
Is one Of the most faithful officers ever In charge
of the depot stores at lEat point, and we'll me.ts
his promotion.
"A Philadelphia correspondent saga THAT
~.Eenry C1ny Dean, OF fonn, is here, wearing the
identical stockings that he wora In 1857 "
understood they had heeu dyed buttcsnut cofor,
60 thai they would not chow dirt at Philadelphia
The Adrian {Mich,} Times, which IL edited by
General Humphreys gallant soldier, says that
two hours before General Custar appeared as Vice
President Of the Michigan Soup Bone Convention,
at Detroit, he denounced ''bitte1iy aud earnestly"
a. johnson and bis policy.
hey. I. Il. Ks11och. OF Eans1s, editor OF the
Ottawa JGurna3, saya the announcement OF his
nnmc as candidate for the United States senate
during his ahscnsc, was matter Of great aaEpzfse
10 him. ue eays, however, That he will be cam
dfdate for the Senate nrder certain conditions.
Ioy..-Goy. Stone will address the people Of
Iowa. upon the political 1Ss"ss " tas oas, a1 tne
following places:
Rloomaeld, Thursday, August 9 1t ppm
keosapana, Fsidsy A9gTss 1ra:3 ~ = # y 2, n
Newton, Tuesday, Sapten1osr II. at sp- m
fost oS DoSse, Fsidss. September Ii. i -. b :. -
Webster City, Saturday. September Is, at p. N.