Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-01-02
GENERAL NEWS.

About $4,000 worth of defaced and mu-
tilated currency is destroyed by burning, per
day, and $50, 900 worth printed. Arrange
ments are nearly completed to make the
amount of the latter equal to that of the
former.
By direction of the Secretary of War, the
headquarters of the Department OF Tennes-
see has been transferred from Knoxville to
Memphis
1t is stated that no less than thirty conduc
tors were discharged from one of the New
York city railroad companies in the course
of single week, for dishonesty, which was
discovered through the means OF detectives,
many of whom are women and in the regu-
lar pay of the companies. One of the large
lines has posted over the entrance of its
leading depot, the trite and true maxim that
"Honesty is the best poncyl"
Several Railroad bridges in Georgia have
been swept away by recent ireshets.
very destructive ice flood on the Sus-
quehanna is felt at Williamsport. A mil
lion of dollars worth of saw logs have been
swept away from the West Branch the
heaviest loss yet known.
Raphael Semmes formerly of the United
States navy, and late commander of the
Alabama, has reached Washington as n
prisoner.
Christmas passed off at Savannah without
trouble: A riot occurred at Clarksville,
Tenn, between the citizens and some drunk
en- negro soldiers. A guerilla was killed
and the excitement abated
A small earthquake was felt at Santa
Clara, Cal, ON the 27th ult.
Col. ]. d. Graham, u s. Engineers, and
brother-in-law to Gen. Meade, died in Bos-
ton, December 2Sth.
The War Department has ordered that
military department and division comman-
ders shall reduce their civilian employees.
Civilians discharged from the army are to
have preference, and civilians who have not
been in service will give way to men who
have been.
The Austraasian brings European advices
to the 10th of December The Queen OF
Spain is getting better. The King OF Bel
gium was buried on the 10Th, and his sue
cessor was sworn in on the nth. President
Johnson's message was well received in
Europe, and American bonds improved
Spain has accepted English Intervention
in Chill. The trial of Captain McCaferty,
an American Fenian, is progressing The
American squadron in Europe will winter
at Villafranca, near Nice. The Cork Herald
thinks that more Fenians are coming from
the United States.
Governor jenkins, of Georgia, tenders his
thanks to the President for his official recog-
milton and the offer of cooperation
The Lamar trial commenced in Savannah
on the 2Sth of December
Hon. Ferguson Blair has accepted the scat
in the Canadian Cabinet, vacated by the
resignation of Hon. George Brown.
Satisfactory contracts for the next year
are being made between the planters and
farmers and the freedmen in Western Texas
The steamer Constitution was lost on the
night of the 25th ult,, on Cape Lookout
Shoals She had fifty-tour persons, mclud
ing two ladies and one child, on board. Th'
captain and thirteen men were saved Th'
rest we're lost
Secretary Seward and party left Washing
ton on saturday evening, in the US. steame
DE Soto, for the South Atlantic.
The government has received inlormatio
that the intervention of France and Enl
land in the Spanish Chilian difficulties ha
been accepted by Spain. ,d r,.o,
The U Steamers ls.Sr XaRREssl-di RREonadnocE, & were
roJRliflG on the 27th ult.
Edward b. Ketchum, the gold speculate
in New York, has been sentenced to an i'm
prisonment of four years and six months
Martin, the alleged accompice of Kenned
in the plot to burn New York, has been di,
charged from the custody of Gen. Hooker o
writ of iabeas corpus.
The cholera has entirely disappeared fror
Port Mahon, Spain.
The many charges of fraud and corrur
tion among the cotton agents in the South
ern States are to be investigated by Assistan
Secretary Chandler and Hon H. Wattersou
of Tennessee.
The Secretary of tile Treasury has direct
ed Collectors of Internal Revenue to Sc
that every precaution is taken for the saf
storage of petroleum.
The steamer Atlantic brings Ss7G,OOO iron
California.
The Golden Age brings $t,Ot4,0Ol il
treasure from San Francisco The Arizon
mines have sent in more gold and bullion
and the reports are favorable.
A fire in Providence, r. l., made los
of $780, 600 ON the 3lst ult
The Cordelia furnace, situated two mile
from Columbia, Pa, was totally dcmolisbe,
on Friday evening, by an explosion of th
boilers. of four boilers, only one RENAME,
whole, and that was carried of about ON,
hundred yards, Two were completely burst
The half Of one was carried about five hun
drcd yards into neighboring field and th,
other was lodged against large wagon
demolishing it completely The debris seat
tered in all directions for hundreds of ward
around the furnace. John Lutz was instant
ly killed. He was found in run. abou
one hundred yards off, with his head an,
one arm blown off Several persons wer
seriously injured.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
We clip the following brief but sepsibl,
article from the editorial column OF the Della
ware County RepuJtican, published at Cbcs