Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Chicago Tribune says the Prince
Oil Well at Boutwell,, Canada West was
tested On the 18th inst, and the commit
tee reported a product of 100 barrels per
day.
The skating park at Allegheny City,
Pa, is probably the finest In the country.
It comprises seven acres, with clear ice,
and a half-mile race course, with build
Ings and reception-r room for ladies. The
buildings alone cost $4,000.
The exact number Of Brigham Young's
wives is one hundred and eighty-fVe. OF
these the oldest is forty-nine, and the
youngest thirteen years and ten months.
In the course Of his life, he has lost tWep-
ty-eight spouses by death.
A new loyal Methodist paper, the New
Orleans Christian Advocate, with Rev.
DR.. Newman for editor, has been started
at New Orleans. Arrangements have
been made for the sale in New Orleans Of
the publications of the Book Concern.
Our losses by paymasters during the
ar of 1S12-14, was two hundred thour
sand dollars during the Mexican war,
seventy-five thousand dollars; and during
the rebellion, three hundred thousand
dollars.
The London correspondent of the New
York Ne1Cs says: By the death of the
King Of the Belgiaus, the so-called Emp
ress of Mexico comes into a fortune Of
s350, 600. (S3, ,750 000) This money ia
/ for the exclusive use of the lady, and with
! the exception Of a small sum is to be in
vested in Europe.
/ The Boston COUrier, for many years
! one of the leading papers in Massaehu-
setts, and which has been in existence
more than forty years, has ceased to
/ be-" Some twenty odd years ago it was a
strong Whig paper. On the formation Of
/ the Republican party it became what Is
4 termed conservative; and when the Union
/ party was organized to aid in crushing the
rebellion, it went over to the Copper
/ heads.
Among the iIlustrious dead OF 1865, are
| Abraham Lincoln, Edward Everett
4 Jacob Collamer, Gov. Brough, Of Ohio
/ Preston King, Thomas Corwin, Arthur
/ Tappau, Richard Golden, Lord Palmers-
ton, and the King of Belgium. Also
/ Mrs. VIM. II. Seward, Mrs. L. III. Sigour-
uey, and the wife of KOssuth.
A corporation Is organizing in Chicago
with a capital of $500, 900, for the manu-
/ facture of cotton goods in that city. Over
/ 100000 Of the stock has been taken. II
is guaranteed that not more than twenty
|
An Atlanta, [Ga.) paper says Of de.
! ceased citizen; He was the father OF
eleven sons, five of whom married five sis.
ters. He had one-hundred and eighty
nine grandchildren; and at his funeral two
weeks ago last Sabbath, two horses were
stung to death by bees and another came
very near losing his life by the same"
Gen. Grant gives it as his opinion tha
- = M
the u. S. troops from States lately in re
bellion, nor wise to put arms into thu
hands of the militia as a method to b,
relied upon to restore tranquility to the
South Council from such a source vii
probably be needed.
A Mormon Church has been organized
in the Northwest part of Macon county
I'll. The Decatur r. ibUne says "a larg
number ef the best citizens have attached
themselves to this peculiar church, and
services are regularly held every Sunday
Elder J. T. Clark, of Clinton, officiating.
In the late civil war 22O battles wer,
fought. In Virginia, so; Tennessee, 81
Missouri, 35; Georgia, u; South Carolips
10; North Carolina, II Alabama,
Florida, , /; Kentucky, IA the Indian Ter
ritory and New Mexico, one each. There
were also II naval engagements.
The Macon Telegraph of the Sd ult
describes in tantalizing terms fOur-aor,
strawberry bed in that town, now in full
bloom, and fruit, the editor having jus
been favored with basket Of luscious
specimens, one measuring four inches II
circumference.
In Italy, in population Of twenty-tW,
- millions, there are seventeen millions VIII
cannot read or write. The Sunday school
are doing good thing among the people
and it is mentioned as a most discourag
ing fact that during the last year = ,0O
- copies of the Scriptures were sold in Italy
, mostly in the northern and central pro
vinces.
Fx-C2eneral ex-senator Robert Toomb
has taken up his residence in Havana
His family has recently Joined him, an,
he reports himself to his Georgia friend
as enjoying life quite well. He is ampl
provided with means from tie proceed
t Of large amount of Confederate cOttol
= which he succeeded in exporting,
Judge Baleom, Of New York, decides
10 that a revenue stamp left off any docu
. meut requiring it, may be put on at an,
, time after the date, and thus make tn
i. paper valid.
, During the year 1865 Germany furn
= ished by far the largest contingent of tn
~ immigrants landing in the port Of Ne1
York, their number amounting to 81, ,S9s
against only 55,046 Irishmen.
: The grand jury of Lafayette county
u Mississippi, have found a true bill
It against General a. j. Smith, III. S. A., fc
$ burning the Courthouse and town {
Oxford in the summer OF 668s