Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

rested in Richmond, charged with stealing.
A French paper states that General Beau.
regard has been appointed General of En-.
gineers in the French army.
On Monday morning week, Elizabeth
Mcfarland, aged eight years, was killed at
No. 3S6 East Tenth Street, New York by
her father accidentally falling upon her out
of hammock.
A boy at Anoka, Miss, recently filled
musket with sand and gunpowder and fred
1t over his head. He will never do 1t again;
bis head was blown off.
negro nurse in Richmond gave child
an over dose of laudanum to make IL slesn
well while she went out awhile. She is now
under arrest for attempting to take the child's
life
man named Bean was beaten to death.
ana another named Pierce so badly beaten
that he could not be removed, by two men.
named jenkins and Cunningham, at a low
den In East Haven, Vt, on the sth instant.
Two murders occurred at Galveston on
the 4th. A woman plunged knife into the
heart OF hack-driver, who, she alleges.
mad insulted her, and an inofensive, club
footed negro was shot dead by some unknown
party.
Mr.. D. H. Bulger, brother of Colonel N.
). Bulger, who was lately candidate for
Governor of Alabama, was killed near
Greensboro, Greene County, a few days
ago, by a blow with chain. II occurred
during a quarrel with Captain Black.
A list Of the nriconara aoua..5
Richmond Penitentiary by courts-martial for
crimes OF a lesser grade than rape and MUIR
der has been forwarded to President john
son at his request Some forty or fity
prisoners will by this means doubtless receive
the Executive pardon.
1t is rather a novel sight to see masses of
ice in July, but nevertheless they are to be
seen at the DEVILS Hole, at Niagara Falls,
piled up on the shore. The immense ice
jam of last Winter drove large quantities of
ice high up on the bank, where the over
hanging rocks shut out the sun.
report is afioat in Paris that General
Paravicini, of the regular Italian army, who
was appointed to serve under Garibaldi, has
been assassinated by volunteer, who re.
sented the fact, nobly forgiven by Garibaldi
himself that Paravicini was the man who
ordered the fatal fire at Aspromonte, which
was SO nearly depriving Italy of her favorite
hero.
A family living in Knowleston, Ca, were
poisoned last Friday, by negro girl, who
put arsenic in their coffee. A child of ten
years died. The others were saved by un-
remitting attention on the part of the father,
who is physician. The servant says she
was prompted to murderous intentions by
negro man, who wanted to marry her, and
who was forbidden visiting the house by the
Doctor.
Accounts from northern Mexico state that
an American family who had just arrived,
and who were living fourteen miles from the
hio Grande, were ordered toleave the coun-
try, as they were suspected of holding com
munication with the French. Not comply
ing, their house was burned, the inmates,
not being allowed to escape, were all burned
to a crisp. The family consisted of man,
his wife and two daughters.
AT the battle of Gritschine, the fighting
was for time in the streets, so close that
the soldiers could with difficulty draw their
ramrods. An Austrian regiment and a Prus-
sian battalion met hand to hand, in terrible
short-sword encounter, which lasted nearly
half an hour, and resulted in success to the
Prussians. e. Na
In Cincinnati on the 14th seven men were
injured by the falling of a wall at a fire.
The lightning on Wednesday played many
pranks in New Haven. St. Thomas Church
and several other buildings were struck, and
more or less injured. .e
The Greensburg (Pa.) Argus reports three
cases of severe poisoning by locust stings.
One of the victims, young child, died from
the sting.
The Springfield Republican says that Louis
Napoleon, while casting about for the most
effective arm for his army, came to the con-
clusion that the Springfield riAed musket Is
the most serviceable firearm made: and an
agent of the French Government lately
bought of Philadelphia machinist full
set of the machinery needed for the manu-
facture of the Springfield rifle for 1OO 900
francs in gold, and shipped it to France.
Horatio Ames of Falls Village, Conn.,,
lately received liberal offer from the EN-
peror of Russia, to manufacture extensive
| quantities of his patent gun, for the use Of
the Russian army. The offer was declined
on account of lack of proper facilities in
iron and labor in that country.
During the storm on Wednesday; the
lightning struck st. Johns Chapel and St.
Teresa's Church, in New York, and also the
spire of the Presbyterian Church, in Frank
lin Avenue, Brooklyn. A woman living in
a house in Marion Street, near Howard
Avenue, Brooklyn, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed, and man who was
sweeping a gutter in Fulton Avenue was
exploded by the lightning, and damage to
the extent of 5000 was done.
A horrible tragedy was enacted in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, on Thursday last. An
drew Alexander, sixty years of age, had
frequent and violent quarrels with his wife.
Early on Thursday morning, when both
man and wife were alone In the house, the
wife shot her husband twice, killing him in
stantly. Alexander's son was at the barn,
and hearing the reports of the pistol, went
to the house. AS he entered the door his
stepmotheI turned and fired upon him twice,
slightly wounding him each time. He tied
to the nearest neighbor's for assistance, and
while on the way he heard the report of the
pistol again. When the neighbors arrived
they found her dead in the yard, she having