Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-10-19
NEWS or EHE WEEK.


um have been shipped from the United
States during the present year.
a terrible condagratfOn occurred at
Quebec, Oct. a. Twenty-three hundred
houses were burned, six lives were lost
and about %, 600 people 80 rendered
homeless
Eight hundred tons OF rafftoad iron
twisted by Sherman's soldiers in South
Carolina, was recent y received in Rich
mOnd. Some OF the rails were tied Id
bow knot. Our own hands have helped
to give a fancy twist to some Of them.
Dion, ofCanada, and ATeDevit, Of New
York, had great billiard match for
the championship Of America at Nom
treal, Oct. 5. Dion won by 226 points
Gold has been discovered on both
sides Of the Potomac justabovs George
town.
About Al 700 men, women and chill
dren availed themselves Of the free pub
lie baths Of Boston during the past sea-
son.
Hon. John Van Buren died on Tues
day while on his way home from Scot
land.
The salt mines OF Nevada are said to
be the best I'm the country. one covers
$4,000 acres and yields 100000 bushels
annually.
Beauregard has returned from Eu-
rope and wants pardon
Great damage has been done by
Grants pay is S18,678 a year, and
sherman1s $751; ,5IS besides this each is
allowed fifty horses.
A commission, headed by Caleb Cush-
ing, has commenced CodifYing the stat
utes Of the United States
Richmond has always been distin-
s-uishe3 for base batgt, and now we hear
that Gen. Lee has been appointed hon
orary member of a base ball club in
that city.
John Napier, Esq, brother Of Sir
Charles Napier, has arrived in " ashV1lle
and is preparing 10 engage ia extern
sive sheep raising Id Tennessee.
Chicago is said to have s population
of 200, ,4I5.
The operations of the Atlantic TeIe-
graph are so successful that iC b now
contemplated to construct another lime
> co to New York.
Yellow fever is increasing at New
cans.
Chief Justice Chase has been elected
President of the American Freedmen's s
Association.
President johnson haspardOned JEFF.
Davis brother, Jt y. Davis restored
his estates, and ordered 1000 to be
paid him for rents accrued since the
date of pardon.
Immense rain storms have swept
over the Eastern States during the past
week, doing great damage to crops and
railroads.
The Union Pacific railroad is now
completed 240 miles west OF the Mis-
souri, river.
Forty thousand people attended the
dedication of the soldiers monument ut
Peoria, III, last week. Speeches were
made by Gems. Butler and Logan.
The Atlantic cable tells as of a great
famine in India and confirms the total
defeat of II, 900 Turco- Egyptian forces
by 1000 Christian insurgents in Can
A soldiers widow who remarked be-
fore the passage Of the bounty act is not
entitled to additional bounty.
Augustus N. Dickens, brother ofChas.
Dickens, died recently at Chicago. He
was the " Boz" of the letters, sketches
and Pickwick Papers.
STATE
DR.. John Andrews, President OF the
Board of Control of the State Bank, died
last Saturday night.
The people Of Putnam county have
decided to remove the county seat from
Kalida to Ottawa
At a centenary meeting held recently
by the Methodist people Of Canton S7S,-
600 were contributed
Cincinnati has 2,7s4 public lamps,
and pays $23, 900 quarter to keep them
burning.
The people of Pickaway county are
death en- rats. Two companies of them
numbering 20 each, ana ;Somnanoe9
respectively by Captains Virgins and
Wallace, recently had a grtnd hunt af-
ter the I" vRrmints, " lasting four weeks,
at the expiration of which time they
counted tails as Follows; Wallace, p
sos; Virgins, l,7O7i total, 5,5l5.
sandusky takes 100 tons Of fish in out
of the wet every day. So says the Reg
iSteT.
Toledo has been advanced to a city o.
the first class. Population according tc
last census, "a, ,4Ol.
The Madison county cattle sales last
week were well attended, but not one
half the stock offered was disposed Of
sellers refusing to take the prices bid
The stock sold comprised Al head Ol
yearling steers, I95 head Of two year
olds, 36 head of three year olds, 8 cows,
10 calves and 2 yoke of oxen. sold at 9
total Of $I5,SS6 85. the stock offered
and withdrawn comprised 81 yearlings,
63 two yearlings, l30 three year Olds
and yoke Of oxen.
A Home for news boys was formally
opened in Cincinnati last week.
The Clark County Fair closed last
Saturday. The display was eXcellen
but the attendance slim.
A German newspaper is to be estab
lished in Sandusky.
The Springfield Republic says a young
lady of that township knowing yOung
man who hesitated about going to tht
election and Wavered in his choice o.
candidates, took a buggy and hersel
brought him to the polls and had him
put on record for Shellabarger and tbs
Union ticket.
A splendid monument, ofpure italian
marble, has just been erected in the
ChiicoGhe cemetery in honor Of DR.. Ed,
ward Tifdn, first Governor of Ohio.
SanduslZy has population of Is .OOo
Ian increase offs, 900 since 1850.
The Association of the Army Of the
Tennessee meets at Cincinnati, NOvem-
Der IA.
The Grand Lodge ofOhio NIasons has
been in session during the week at To
ledO. Delegates were present from al
parts Of the State.
The State Fair opened finely at Day
ton on Tuesday. The entries were very
large and the attendance good.
The county seat Of Wood county hal
been removed from Perrysburg t
Bowling Green.
POLITICAL,
Gov Cox has gone to New York to as
sist in the political canvass Of tina
State.
Baltimore has reelected a Radica
mayor, John Lee Chapman, by 2,S3
majority over his prc-Rebel competitor
Harvey.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton has announc
ed herself an independent candidate
for Congress in the Eighth District 0
New York. Her creed is free press
free speech, free men, free trade anC
universal suffrage.
ThurloW Weed supports John II HOf
man, the Copperhead candidate fo
Governor of New York.
The 29th rebel regiment of South Car
olina has been reorganized and offer
its services to President Johnson il
suppressing Congress.
The election Of Judge Holman, th,
Democratic candidate for Congress il
the 4th Indiana District, will, il is said