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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

1t is stated that the cattlO Plague OK
lists in Newfoundland
Upwards offorty different ecuptarfeits
of the five cent currency are reported to
be in circulttiOn.
The longest railroad in the world is the
Grand Trunk Of Gaaada-from Detroit to
Portland-837 miles.
A locomotive on the New Jersey Cen
tral Railroad exploded on Tuesday, In
stantly killing the engineer, fireman and
brakeman.
The county of Orange, New York, pays
this year 81 500 for claims for sheep injuE-
ed or killed by dogs in that county.
1t is reported that six large French
transports have touched at Havana, on
their way to Vera Cruz. 1t ID believed
they are intended to carry back troops
from Mexico to France
The Internal Revenue Bureau has in
formation which leads TO the belief that
counterfeit revenue stamps are being ex-
tensively manufactured somewhere in the
West.
Horace Greedy attends Rev. E. Fl.
Chapin's (Universalist) church, and en-
Joys the reputation of being one of the
soundest sleepers in the entire congre-
CATION.
The aggregate of conscience none"
paid into the National Treasury by delin-
quents the last year was $4,000. The
sum varied from one cent to hundreds of
dollars.
Kansas papers report great suffering
from cold on the Santa Ee route Every
post is filled with teamsters frozen more
or less severely. Fifteen hundred head
Of cattle have perished with the cold.
A gentleman of Southern Illinois says he
cleared SIS 900 on bis cotton crop last sea-
son, which he AYERS is twice as much as
any grain or cattle raiser has done on the
same mum Der OF acres.
The citizens of Detroit have already
subscribed over $4,000 to erect a sol
dier's monument Gen. Cass and Sena-
tor Chandler head the list, and it is
thought the contributions will soon
amount to $4,000.
A paper called the Tribune is publish
ed daily in New Orleans by the negroes.
Its editors are colored men, educated in
Paris, aud are spoken of as being very
polite and courteous. The journal is pub
lished in both French and English.
A man named John Jones, living at
Atlanta, Georgia, sends to the WyandOtte
(Kansas) Gazette the small sum of s. 600,
Confederate money, and asks the editor
to send the paper "A month.
Governor McGrath, Of South Carolina
is writing a series of letters to prove that
the success of the Confederacy would
have been q misfortune 90 the south
This is a very late discovery Of the Tx
Governor.
The twsnty-eight armories and arsanals
in the North contain A025, 10 pounds of
powder, 40l ,02G pounds Of shell, 233, ,8lS
pounds of cannon balls, 81 300 pounds Of
grenades, 46,SO2 boxes of grape shot, 2l,-
354 pounds of bombs. 100000 good
Springfield muskets, and 100000 captured
and foreign muskets
B. R. HUDSON, of Auriesyille, Mont
gomery county New York, had been keep
ing $1,000 in Government bonds in his
house A few evenings since, four men
in disguise, knocked at the door, seized
the person who opened il, and drawing
revOlvcrs on the other inmates of the
house, compelled them TO surrender the
bonds, which they carried away with
them.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
IrElfs OF ONO NEWs.

The GAINESVILLE Signal learns that on
/ Thursday evening a nephew Of MIR Jacob
| Harseh was drowned, near Tal iorslil'c.
by break ng through the ice while he was
skating.
The Washington County Netos learns
that the Bergen COmpany's two wells are
now producing about seYenty-hVe barrels
Of oil per week. One is a flowing, aud
The other a pumping well. The same
Company owns the Core q Blair well, ou
HOrseneck, which is producing about ten
barrels daily
Mr.. Alfred Brothers, OF Noble county,
was seriously If not fatally injured few
days since by being thrown from his
horse aud dragged several hundred yards,
N consequence of one his feet remaining
fast In the stirrup.
The Dayton Journal notices the death
Of William Huffman, at the age Of 96
years and months. He was born in
New jersey, May "a, 1863 and resided
II Dayton since 1872.
The Post Office at Sidney, Ohio, was
entered by burglars on Wednesday night
of last week, who amused themselves by
breaking open letters, in quest of money,
and creating general havoc. They also
carried off lot Of postage stamps and a
small amount of money, which they found
in one Of the drawers.
The Eaton Register mentions, with dis
tinguished consideration, a shoat brought
to that place by Bailey Stephens, weigh
ing d. e. the shOat, not Stephens) LOGO
pounds
Logan County has Fox Hunting Club.
The season was opened on the Z3d Of
December by short but exciting chase,
in the woodland between Dedrah and
Quincy. The fox crossed the river on the
ice several times, and eluded the hounds
by taking to willow ponds for about two
hours. He was caught on the farm Of
Mr.. Pool, near DeGraff and proved 70 be
one Of the largest gray foxes the Club has
ever taken.
The Lebanon Star says that Mrs. Mar
garet Littleton, wife of Dr. Littleton, Of
Deerfeld, committed suicide on Tuesday
afternoon by taking poisen. Domestic
infelicity the alleged cause.
IN TROUBLE ames Scott Of Smith
field, this county, a violent OppoaeT Of the
Government during the war, and Boun-
ty Broker, indicted by the Grand Jury Of
the u s Court at the March term in
Cleveland. on charge of inducing soldiers
to desert, and who had absented himself
from the county for some time, was ar
rested near Smithfeld and lodged In jail
in this city. He is to be taken to CleYe-
land, where he is to be tried by a jury %
his cOuntrymen.-ISteUbeH Herald,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

Old Sam Houston, Of Texas, says the
Cairo Times, used to make it point to
stop at Cairo, sometimes for three or four
days, on his way to and from Washington.
He usually employed his time in fishing
from stern-guards of the wharf-bOat. On
an occasion of this kind, he had a 'set-to"
with Cairo youth, which viii bear telling
about.
The youth, like himself was fishing
Houston on the wharf-boat and the boy
On a wood-boat just below. At the inter
esting junctqre of ga bite" at the boys
bait, Houston threw out his line, which
became hopelessly entangled with that Of
the boys. There was a pause, neither
seemed to have a word fitted for the Occa-
sion. At last Houston broke the silence:
Sonny, go elsewhere and fish, and then
Wen avoid these tangIing alliances -"
"YOu be blowed, old Short Coatr' re-
torted the bud of promise; "gO elsewhere
yourself and fish"
81 apprehend you are very saucy boy,
returned the Senator, ''for whom there are
by no means enough rods in piclzle''
''Now, look here, old SI1eezicIzs,'' cried
the boy, fully agitated, 81 don't want to
quarrel with you, nor anybody like you, for
know youi Your name is Sam Dawson,
and you live IN Texas, and, like everybody
else, you stole hoss, and had to go there,
and now you are putin on big shine, you
old thief, and calIin' yourself Samuel Hous-
tom" Saving which, this very amiable
young creature gave a sudden lBreh and
pulled tlle honorable gentIeman's rod
from his hands into the river.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
:. Sd You haYe stayed ~ for this. .

20 you nave stayed away Tor TINS.
i stayed away because | thought you
would not want me but I wanted to see
you again, so came tonight to bid you
good bye" Anna did not reply and after
a moments silence he continued. L will
not detain You longer, I hear the merry
voices Of your friends, young Condor will
want you now, so goodbye" He held
out his hand but Anna did not take it,
she only frightened the clasp of her hand
on his arm, and said
Willis, you are mistaken in the rela-
ton existing between Hartley and myself
not an hour ago Mamie told me she had
promised to be his wife. For an instant
he gazed at her, then said slowly
Forgive me Anna, I have wronged
you, [ thought you had been trihing with
me all summer Oh Anna, if the poor
lawyer but dared to ask you to give him
the same promise Mamie has given to
Condor"
And why not was Anna 5 low whis-
per, while bright smile broke over her
face.
Reader we have no right to listen lon
ger, so let's come away.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
NAPuLEuE ON MExIeaN AFFAIRS.

A Washington special to the News says
private letter has been received from a
gentleman dated Paris, January 4th, de-
scribing recent interview between Ma
poleon and the American Minister Ma
poleon spoke frankly on the Maximilian
question, and he expressed a determine
ton to preserve friendly relations with
the United States, and wished to with
draw the French troops as soon as he
could. He assured him our policy of
neutrality toward Mexico should be con
tinued He intimated very plainly, how
ever, that he would never abandon Max
imilian as long as there was any danger
that the United States would pull down
what he had built up with so much ex-
pense. All he would ask was that we do
not interfere with the present govern
ment of Mexico, the permanence and sta
bility of which, if left to itself he was
convinced would be secured. The cor
respondent adds Il have reason to be-
lieve, dispatches from MIR Bigelow, con-
tanning full report of this interview has
been received by the State Department by
the last steamer
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
FOr the iIel4Ware Gazette.
Ny Proposal tlt T7Si0H.


When you dream OF marrying, dream the thing right
Don't lie on the floor in a cold wlnter's night;
It induces to make your dreams sorry and ssd,
Your way to be rough and your poetry bad.
No would expect stretched out on the floor,
To dream marrying anything but ''bore;'
Your Hlumber aust be continual suore.
And your limbs TO a surety get sitasnod and sore.
But nnd you a couch, as sor, as is found,
wish feathers below and wool blankets around,
rh en- tuck yourself in snug as you please,
And If you keep warm 'tis mixed II you freeze;
Twas dus that did and twas this that dreamed -
Would have slept on forever rwest it al seemed.
passed from this shore TO that land tAsy call Nod
And single travelled its mythical sod
The air was a zephyr, the the moon,
Its dew drops AL Diamonds, its winters all June.
All noise turned TO music, all SORROW to joy;
met many girls but nary boy;
plueked many newsFs, they always in bloom;
The wnd couldn't blow 50 WeiEh'd down with perfume.
There was only one draW-back-that ia q sad thing
In this IaRd Of delight the bids sing;
Yet mild is the air, lovely she flowers,
So soft the uoonH rays, So delightfuI the bowers,
That you do not regret the songators sweet notes,
But are they're resting theE thrOats
Twas thus that felt as AOllis and
Strolled into aEboY eur love sale to sigh
Dearest Hollis have loved you,
From the earliest day met,
Though long years have been between US,
adore and love you yet.
And the word is with you, dearest,
To make happy all my life,
To give joy words can utter
VIII you, Aollis, be my wifs2
The maIden's eye dimmed with q tear drop,
Bushes msntlsd o'sr her cheek,
HeaYed her Fsnow white bosom" upward,
And her lips prepared to spsHE,
Most angelic seemed her features,
seraphic every golden tresE,.
SWseter than the softost music
Fell the wished.foE answer Eyes"
Quick elasped her 30 my bosom,
Pucked q kiss sweet and msllsW;
Joy sestatio, heavenly raptures,
had huggsd and kissed my pillow.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

They tell amusing story of Horace
Greeley, whose style of dress, it is well
known, is hardly of the d'Orsy model.
The distinguished journalist was coming
one afternoon, more abstracted and SLOW
enly than usual, from the Bible House,
where he locks himself in every day and
labors on his american Conflict" " when
he happened to be swallowed up in "a
crowd OF vagrants and thieves, that are
daily sent from the Tombs to BlaclwelI's IS
Island, in the East River
The white-eoated philosopher, finding
himself in such company, endeavored to
get out; but a jealous Dogberry, thinking
from his costume that he was a vagrant,
desirous of escaping, seized him by the
collar and marched him to the boat, amid
the jeers Of the unfortunate yvretches, who
believed him one of their crew.
Mr.. Greeley protested again and again
that he had several editorials to write for
the Tribune; but this declaration caused
the policeman to declare that the 'old cove
was crazy and must go to the lunatic
asylum.
The boat, full of maletactors, had already
steamed out into the river, when some one
recognized Horace Groeley-mad as a hor-
net, and using some very strong expletives
by this time-and released him from his
very disagreeable predicament, greatly to
the delight of the perpIexed editor, and to
the profound modification of the over
earnest policeman.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
LEGAL N0TlGES.
sheriF's Sale.

Tavvfs W Ashley. \ BY VIRTUE OF an Order or Sale
to me directed from the Court
e. of Common Pleas Of Delaware
Ellen Benton el al. county, Ohio,
shall Offer for sale Public Vendus at the door or
II The Court House, in the Town OF Delaware, in said
county,
On Saturday, March 10th, A. D. 1866,
at 2 O'Clock P NJ. the following described Real Is
tate to-wit Situate in the county Of Delaware and
known and described as follows, tO-wit In-lots Nos.
90 p %, ia the town OF Ashley. Also out lot 'M
IN said town Ashley bounded follows Beginning
st the south ef in lot No 20 in said TOW
and running thence south p degrees west 10 poles
to the southeast OF nOt NO. 169 thence south
Sc degrees east poles the BoIth line Of COomer
street 10 its terminus thence south p degrees, west
poles TO the northeast corner OF outlot tL thence
south degrees east IA poles links 70 the east line
OF lot L in section /, township s, Range lsI U 5 n
Lands thence north degree, east IA poles, links
on said line to the southeast Of n-lot No. p
thence north Sc degrees west Is poles llA links on
the south line Of u lots 90 q p 10 said town % ths
place OF beginning Containia one acre aud thirty
six and one seventh perehes Of land
Appraised follows, lot 20 at $50, lot q at &sS
lot % at $40, aud lot sfdi' At $50.
JNO. W. LADD,
feb2 st sIO.5O sheriff & Special Master Comn'r
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
AN EEPENsIYE M0usE NEsT.

A gentleman in Streetsboro, Portage
Co., had five hundred dollars in legal ten
der interest bearing notes, and not daring
to trust the money In a bank, there being
so many robberies, and not sleeping well
nights when it was about his person, con-
cluded to make safe deposit. and ac-
cordingly carried the money to his cellar
and hid it in the wall.
ment was not visited. the owner consider
ing it perfectly safe. One day last week,
however, he examined the condition of
his funds, and found to his astonishment
the bills chopped into fine pieces by mice,
and made into a nest more expensive than
beautiful. The gentleman now wonders
if government will redeem the fragments.
-GeUeIaud Herald.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
THE FlBST YEAR 0F FREEDBM

On the 11th day of January, 1865, the
last State Convention of Missouri adopt
ed an ordinance of immediate emancipa-
ton, making it operative from the hour
of its passage. We have, therefore, had
one years experience of free institutions
IN Missouri, and can safely, from its indi-
cations, fortell what the continued opera
ton of the policy is likely to be. Never
has there been a more triumphant vindi-
cation than that with which the action of
the Radical Freedom party Of Missouri
has been crowned. The very first step it
took was to abolish slavery. making that
act the index to the policy of its admins
tration. We have, therefore, the testi-
mony of one year to the efficiency and
success of its workings. There are none
who will now deny that the condition of
Missouri has been made infinitely better
by the change. Instead of war, we have
peace; instead of universal appre hension
feeling of absolute security instead of
doubt and gloom, an almost unlimited
confidence In the future; and instead of
families fleeing from their homes to es-
cape the torch and bullet of the guerrilla,
our highways are white with trains of en-
terprising immigrants, coming. with high
hopes, to identify themselves with the
progress of Free Missouri"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

The Richmond Enquirer, alluding to
the prospective speedy repeal Of the Nir-
ginia Black Code, says It is the part Of
common sense to recognize the potency OF
an existing fact, and so to regulate action
as to produce peace and harmony instead
strife and trouble. Virginia cannot If she
would, and would not ii she could, revive
slavery. N0human legislation can make
a white man out Of q negro bUt ihe En-
quirer believes that a very hp,d citizen
may be made out of freedman, and every
man Of common sense viii recognize that
il is better for Virginia to coufer rights
upon her freedmen than for these rights
to come from the grace of Congress.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1856
LET Us MIKE TIE BEST. or II.
e is but a fIeeting dream,

Life is but a heeting dream,
Care DESTROYS the zest of it
Swift it glideth like a stream
Mind YOU make the best of II
Talk not of your weary woes,
Troubles, or the rest Of 1t;
If we have but brief repOse,
Let US make the best of it.
If your friend has got a heart,
There is something fine in him,
Cast away his darker part,
Cling TO what's divine in him.
Friendship is our best relief
Make no heartIess jest of it;
It viii brighten every grief,
If we make the best of it
Happiness despises state,
IT'S no sage experiment,
Simply that the wise and great
May have joy and merriment;
Rank is not its spell refined
Moneys not the test of 1t,
But a calm, cOntented mind,
That viii make the best of it.
Trusting in the power above,
Which sustaining all of US
In one common bond of love,
Riddeth great and small of US
Whatsoever may befall--
Sorrow, or the rest Of it
We shall overcome them all,
If we make the best of it.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
Guardians Sale.

IN PURSUANCE OF an order Of the Probate Court Of
III Delaware county, Ohio made the 1st day Of Feb.
A. D. 1866 in the OF Cynthia NJ. Lowry, Guardian
Of minor heirs James c. Lowry, deceased, against
her said wards the undersigned will, on
Saturday, March Sd, A. D. 1866,
on the premises offer Public Sale the following de-
scribed real estate. tO-Wit= Situate in Delaware
county Ohio beginning At a stone in the center Of
the road the line lots Nos. % 80, in sec
tion l. township 3, range 70, o. 5. n. lands thence
south the OF the road 90 rods p links to
Jonathan Gardner'a land thence east The line be
lots q 2B 40 rods thence north parallel " tn
the and p links 70 the southeast corner
Of land lately owned by James Wilcox, thence west 70
the place OF beginning, containing y acres and GO
rods after dsduCting a lot owned BY the AothodBI
Church.
Terms OF sale one third in cash on day OF sale,
one third in one and one-third in years from day
Of sale with interest secured By mortgage On the
premises - 90 ,,
Guardian Of minor heirs Of James G. Lowry, dec d.
ByT E. PowEII, her attorney. $3.50 feb2 a
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
Saturday. March Sd. a. D.
SheriR's Sale.

Henry Fox, Admr., BY FIRTUEof an Execution to ne
Us. Sdirectsd from the Court OF Com
James Kent ct al mon Please Of Delaware CO., Ohio,
r SHALL oher for sale at Public Auction, at the door
III Of the Court House in Delaware, said county, on
Saturday, February Oath, A. D. 1856,
at O'Clock P. NJ the following described Real Estate
tO-Wit: Situate in Delaware county in the State Of
Ohio, and being hfy-three (53) acres Of land taken
of the north end Of let no. eight S) in the third
quarter OF the third township and nineteenth range
United States Military Tract. sad land eOnv eyed
by Eugene stanbury and wife 10 Jacob Roads by deed
OF general warranty bearing Date October 9Th, A D.
1855 and conveyed to James Kent, by said Roads and
wife, By deed OF general warranty, dated August It'll
A. D. 1915 appraised at
JNO. W. LADD,
dec % es-ts SO sheriff Of Delaware county O.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

One of the most happy consequences of
the radical emancipation policy Of Mis-
souri, is apparent in its influence upon the
freedmen of our State. The negroes, as
soon as liberated, were, except in the sin
gle matter of the franchise, at once placed
upon perfect legal equality with the
whites The effect Of this action becomes
a most interesting study. The opponents
of emancipation were not slow to predict
the most disastrous consequences from
the adoption of this course. The negroes,
we were told, if treated as otheF men,
would not work, would leave their eOUn-
try homes and flock to the cities, and
idIeness would be fearfully multiplied.
The result of the experiment is best illu-
strated In the fact, that we have not heard
a single complaint Of the negroes in this
State, from any quarter, since they Wers
set free. They have proved to be In
dustriOus, economical and well behaved
citizens, and are rapidly acquiring proper
ty and education. Might not many of our
sister communities in the South, which
are experiencing difficulties with their
colOred people, and constantly exercising
themselves with appreheusiOns of vio-
lence and rebellion at their hands, profit
ably act upon our example? The lesson
which would appear to be satisfactorily
determined in cur case, Is that the safest
method to pursue toward the emancipated
blacks is to treat them as men and breth-
rem, giving them the full benefit of all the
principles which are recommended By
Justice and humanity-iS Louis Demo-
f.saVf
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

In describing a reception at the White
House, the Star says Al peculiar style Of
wearing the hair last evening among the
ladies was subject of much comment,
aud the remarks were for the most part,
altogether in its favor, as a becoming subs
stitute Tor the waterfall The hair was
allowed to fall its full length, without
faater or bond of any description, and WaH
thought by many 20 be the no8t graceful
gtpls, ever. ohauging enpsesa fashion
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
EchoOI Elxaminerls TTotica.

THEREAFTER, and until further uotica +ba
School Examiners Of Delaware cOunIv UrifI' r1sst
at TEMPLAR HALL, in the town Of Delaware on tha
FIRST and THIRD saturdays Of March, April May June
the THIRD Saturdays in February and August Exami-
nations will commence At 10 O'Clock a. m CsndIdatpa
MUST present atsiaetory testimonials Of good or
character The law requires condition Of cram
tlIati0H, that each applicant a csrtiacate ebau
pay the Board OF Examiners fee Of So cents
ADFhs, '6as-tf }. 8. CAMPBELL, Clerk,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
$50 Dollars.

r HAVE good second hand Piano Forte, in good
II der, viii sell for One Hundred and FiftY Dollars
Il application is made soon At the Music Store of
October 8, '65. JOHN F. LATIMEIl.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chairs Chairs /

r g. STRAIN, two and half miles
49, 81 east OF Delaware, on the Berkshire
~ road il now making and has for sale all
kinds OF Cottage, Rocking, Sewing, and
HEM M Children's Chairs, BedEtsads and Loung
AHM es, &c-. Windsor Chairs made 70 order
. Repairing and painting promptly dena-
The Business heretofore carried BY Strain &
saekat viii DO continued BY the undsFsiGned. All
persons indebted 20 the old nrm will please call and
settle.
octs 65tf }. 6. STRAIN.
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VATFVTTWFSy

A LARGE ASSORTMENT Just received, and for sali
~ At Wholesale or Retail Dealers supplied on "a
T0Fable terms, At No. WlliRms' Block
ja25 &c C. PLAT