Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-06-01
EHE EEWS.

TIE removal Of the French troops from
Mexico has already commenced. One
thousand left for France about the 8th
ult. Their places were to be filed by
other foreign troops furnished by Austria.
IT is reported that the trial of jeff Davis,
for treason, VIII commence at Richmond
early in June. His counsel are Charles
o'Connor, Geo. Ship and J. T. Brady, OF
New York, VIM. 7. Reed of Philadelphia,
Mr.. Brown, of Baltimore, and Geo. Z.
Pugh, Of Cincinnati.
EXTENsTvE and valuable Tin mines have
recently been discovered in California.
Specimens Of their products, of extraordin-
ary richness, are on exhibition at Wash
ington.
TIE cold and unfavorable weather that
has 50 retarded vegetation and hindered
agricultural pursuits in Ohio, has prevailed
generally throughout the country. Hail
storms, high winds and severe frosts are
complained of in most of the Eastern
States.
THE failure of the great English capital
list, Sir Morton Peteo, who is largely inter
ssted in the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad, viii it is supposed seriously en-
barrass the extensive operations of that
corporation.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being made
at Washington for the National Fair for
the benefit of the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Home, which opens in that city on
the 18th inst.
ANOTHER emigrant ship with cholera on
board has arrived at New York Thirty
three deaths occurred during the voyage,
and fifteen cases are reported on the ves-
sci.
CONGRESS HALL, the largest hotel at Sar-
atoga Springs, was consumed by fire Tues
day morning, together with large portion
of the furniture, the loss being estimated
at $4,000 The United States Hotel an
other immense establishment at the same /
place, was consumed about one year AGO.
which leaves the hotel Accommodations at /
that famous place of resort rather limited. /
THE subscriptions to the Centenary Fund |
by the NJ. z. Congregation in KankaIzee. /
Illinois, amount to S32, ,55s, Of which sum /
Mr.. D. D. L. Mccullough subscribed $780,
600 and Mrs. Catherine Mccullough 81, 600.
THE friends Of a general Bankrupt act.
finally succeeded in getting one through
the lower branch Of Congress, though in a
modified form, It was passed by a vote Of
6s to 40.
A MOST destructive conhagratiOn occur
red in Oil City, last Saturday. Seventy
five stores, eight hotels, forty dwellings,
one church, and one seminary were burnt.
the loss being estimated at one million
dollars with only one hundred thousand
covered by insurance.
DR.. A. p. MILLER, for twelve years past
editor and proprietor of the Chillicothe
Gazette, has retired from that establish :
ment, having sold tito Capt. T. D. Fitch, of
Batavia.
TIE distinguished soldier and Statesman.
Lieutenant General WINFIELD ScOTT. died
1t West Point, New York, Tuesday morn
ng last. The President has issued an Of
1cial order on the subject which viii be I
found in another column. t
Several bands of Fenians, numbering c
rom one to three hundred, have recently 4
been observed at Buffalo and other points /
'on the move" from which it is inferred :
mother demonstration is about being 7
made but since the last ridiculous farce q
N the Northeastern frontier "Fenian .
lovements'' attract very little attention Ia
THE last news from Europe is of a deci- Ii
edly belligerent character, and there hi
GEMS to be but little hope of a peaceable h.
olution of the pending difficulties. /;
A DISPATCH from New York SAYS two =
tai cases of the cholera occurred in that w
ty on the 8Oth ult. en-
IT is reported that most disastrous ac- m
dent, resulting in the death of twenty or pr
ore persons, occurred yesterday on the nc
eveland and Toledo railroad, near tn e tn
st named city. or