Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-27
gENRRAL NrWs.


GENERAL NEWS.
Tennessee is once again practically in tn
family of the Union, with all the honors of
State reconstructed and now one of tho gov
erning powers of the Republic Both House
Of Congress have, according TO the Joint rul,
agreed upon early in the session, concur
rently resolved that Tennessee is again en-
Titled to United States Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes
In reply to resolution of the House o.
Representatives calling upon the Secretary
OF War for the number of prisoners of either
side held and that died during the war, he
makes the following report
Number of Union prisoners South, 30, 94C
Number of Rebel prisoners North, 200, ,OOC
Number Of Union prisoners died, 90, SIC
Number Of Rebel prisoners died, 20, 4SG
The receipts from Customs at the Port ol
New York for the year ending June 80, were
s9,903, ,474 SO.
The soldiers Of Illinois have raised $40, O0O
toward Home for disabled soldiers. A fund
Of 100000 is wanted.
The oft-quoted but seldom heard clap OF
thunder in clear sky astonished the people
OF Richmond, Indiana, a few days. ago The
sun was shining brightly at the time.
In the class of 1866, Harvard College, are
rebel captain and colored man.
The following are the amounts, free ol
tax, to which officers from the rank of Colo
mel down to Second Lieutenant, are entitled
under the act of Congress, approved July 1e,
1865, appropriating three months pay to
those who served till the close Of the war
Colonels, $s10; Lieutenant Colonels, 1884;
Majors, 1898 30; Captains in command, S51g;
Adlutant and Regimental Quartermasters.
$6l3; First Lieutenants, $427; Second Lieu
tenants, 3s4 75; Cavalry Colonels, $3.50 30;
Lieutenant colonels, $s12 20; Majors, 1864;
Captains in command, $59s so; Captains not
in command, Assistant Adjutant Generals,
Commissaries Of Subsistence, and Assistant
Quartermasters, $59s 80; Regimental Quar-.
termasters, $541 so; Lieutenants or Sur
geons, $456 Seven thousand claims under
this act have already been received at the
Faymaater Generals office. 1t is anticipat-
ed that million of dollars will be required
TO liqnidate all the demands thus incurred.
The deaths in New York last week nun.
bered 1859, said TO be the greatest mortality
Of any week in the history of New York.
Among the troops on Tybee Island there
were twenty deaths from cholera, and
thirty-four new cases on the 23d..
The City Council Of Savannah, a short
time ago, issued an order excluding negroes
from the chief park of the city, whereupon
The military authorities informed the Mayor
that such orders could not be executed
Council had a meeting last week, and re-
solved to close the park to all persons until
the matter can be laid before the authorities
at Washington, and their views obtained,
The Concord IN. H. Statesman says that
on Friday morning there were fires kept on
hoard the cars on the Northern Railroad for
the comfort of The passengers Two days
previously the thermometer was. about 100
degrees.
General John A. Dix has been appointed
Minister to Hague
A large whale visited Portland harbor
tuesday, and swan past all the wharyes
ana under both railroad bridges. He was
peppered with rifle balls, a bomb lance was
nred through his back, and he was harpoon.
ed but after all succeeded in escaping
The President has signed the bill reyiyjne
the rank of General He has also approved
the bill securing to the Government the use
of telegraph lines for postal and military
purposes.
A, W.. Randall has been confirmed Post.
master General by the Senate. -
Judge stanshury, the new Attorney Gene.
raj. has taken the oath of office, Il
few days since, n youngmarried woman
IN Pittsburg, placed her sleeping infant
three months old-in cradle and left the
room. Five or ten minutes afterwards she
heard shrek from the little innocent. and
arrived in time to see large rat Jump from
the cradle and escape through the open door
Upon raising the infant she found it cold in
death, the rat having bitten through the lin
and check, producing spasms, in one Of
which the babe had died The corpse was
laid out in the parlor, and being left un.
guarded few minutes, swarm of rats en-.
Tered and attacked it, devouring nearly the
entire face and arms before their presence
was discovered .."