Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-01-12
TIE NEWE.


The annual report of the Ohio State
Military Agent at Washington, just pub.
lished, shows the collection of bounties
and other claims for Ohio soldiers during
the year to have exceeded a million Of
dollars, aud an expenditure among Ohio
soldiers of abeut $4,000 in money and
S8, 600 worth of supplies, furnished by the
Ladies Aid Societies of the State.
Hon. VIM. B. Hubbard, an old and
prominent citizen Of Columbus, fell down
stairs at his residence Wednesday morn
ing of last week, and remained in an in
sensible condition till Friday morning
when he died. He was President of the
First National Bank of Columbus and a
man of wealth.
The Marysville Tribune says on the
night of the I'd ult. Lemuel Jones, a res
ident of Claiborn township, in that county
was knocked down, badly beaten, and
robbed of one hundred dollars in money,
by persons unknown. He died of the
injuries received, on the 26th.
The Government has realized over six
million of dollars from the sale of con-
fscated and abandoned sugar, cotton, etc.
in the State of Mississippi
A very destructive fire occurred at
Gallon on Thursday night of last week.
The large engine house of the Bellefon-
taine & Indiana Railroad was consumed
with its contents, including twelve loco
motives. The loss is estimated at $780,
600, portion of which falls upon the G.
G. & c. Railroad Company,
A large Union meeting was held at
Leavenworth, Kansas, on Friday night
oflast week, which was addressed by Sen
ator Lane of that State. Resolutions
were passed endorsing the reconstruc-
ton policy of President johnson and
pledging him hearty support.
On Saturday last Gov. Anderson sent a
message to the Legislature suggesting
that steps be taken to have disinterred
and removed to this State for burial the
seven Ohio soldiers, members of Mitch
ellis railroad expedition into Georgia,
who were captured by the rebels and hung
at Atlanta.
One of the greatest robberies of the
age occurred last Saturday night on the
New York & New Haven Railroad. Two
safes of the Adams Express Company
were broken open, and money to the
amount of about half a million dollars
stolen.
1t is estimated that it will require an
expenditure of 100000 to rebuild the
lighthouses on the Southern coast des-
troyed during the war by the rebels.
Gold has declined heavily in New York
during the last few days, and is now quo
ted at s1.38.-
A collection was recently taken up in
all the Congregational churches in the
country to raise the sum of 100000, to
be used as church building fund. From
the returns already received, it is estima-
ted that the desired amount has been
raised
On the 8thinst. resolution passed the
lower house of Congress by a vote of "a to
81, declaring it impOlitic to remove the
troops at present from the States lately
in rebellion.
Secretary Stanton having declined to
deliver the eulogy on President Lincoln
before the two houses of Congress on the
18th proximo, Hon. George Bancroft,
the historian, has been selected and has
accepted the position assigned him.
Four persons implicated in the great
Adams Express robbery, have been ar
rested, and over S25O,OOO of the stolen
money recovered.
The Telegraph announces that the cold
weather was intense all over the country
last Sunday and Monday. In the ex-
treme Eastern States it was unprece-
dented.
Chicago packers only pay 1915 per 100
lbs. net for hogs. Louisville packers
$3.50 gross. Cincinnati packers $1,000 to
$11.O 90 net, but dull.