Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


The Danyillc (Va. Times says--In pretty
girls and fine tobacco we can beat the world.
Major Lewis Cass has sold his house and
furniture at Detroit, having resolved hence
forward TO reside in Europe
Patrick Enright has just been arrested for
the murder OF a man named Timothy Caller,
Two years ago, in Detroit.
In Il street fight at Lawrenceville; Pa,
James Mclaughlin fatally stabbed George
NJ, Dallas Myers.
The Boston Transcript states that Mayor
Monroe, Of New Orleans was formerly
seyedore on Long wharf, in Boston.
The extensive repair shops of the Boston
and Maine Railroad Company, at Lawrence,
Mass, were burned on Sunday night Loss
800, 900
A French soldier whom Napoleon honored
with the "Cross of the Legion of Honor"
is living at Marietta, Ohio, at the age of 81
years
DR., John Brown thus dedicates his second
series of spare hours:-"To the memory of
Abraham Lincoln, who through faith sub
dued kingdoms and wrought righteous
ness. ~
Cornelius johnson and Isaiah Jones, both
near Savannah, on Thursday week. Result
johnson shot in the thigh and Jones in the
arm.
Some fiendish disposed person, a few even.
ings since, entered the stable of DR.. W. r.
Trent at Goochland, Va, and cut the throat
of iavorite horse.
Mrs. f. j. Massie, of Richmond, was Sc.
nously if not fatally injured on Saturday
last, by jumping from her carriage while her
horse was running away.
A schoomistress in Lennox, Mass, was
hound over by the Superior Court last week,
for an aggravated assault upon child three
and half years of age, because he did not
spell ''Fox.'
Henry G. McAllster, who states that he is
detective in the service of the Government,
was arrested in New York on Sunday, char
ged with passing counterfeit currency.
Two Rebels were recently shot near Lex
lngton, Mo-, while attempting to remove a
Union rosette from the coat of young man
who had been in the Federal army.
clergyman in Brooklyn repeated one of
his sermons, and gave as reason, that IA
majority of his congregation, being in deli
cate health, were detained at home by unfa-
vorable weather on the occasion of its first
delivery"
Albert Starlweather, the Manchester muir
derer, will be hung at Hartford, Conn, to-
day He was watched very closely, as fears
were entertained that he might anticipate
death by suicide
A boy, near Clyde, got mad at coffee
pot spout against which he stubbed his toe
when 'in swimming" He dove and brought
up his ugly enemy, and found therein $50 in
IN silver, and pulpY mass of greenbacks.
A man was arrested IN Iuka with 800, 000
IN counterfeit treasury notes upon his person.
lie bought off the Sheriff for 81, 900 but was
subsequently, rearrested by the Sheriff OF
Bourbon County, Kentucky, on a charge oi
murder
The Richmond (Va.) Dispatch says an en-
gineer is about to examine the Dutch Gar
canal, which was dug under the orders o.
General Butler with view TO deepening il
50 That river boats can pass through.
A hoy, eleven years old, named Thoma,
Kelley, is on trial in Charlestown, Mass
tor the murder of g lad named John Gray
seyen years old, Kelly, on last Fourth o
July, fired pistol at Gray, the charge taking
effect in his face and causing wounds from
which he died on the goth ult.
AS passenger was leaning out of ca
window at Norwalk depot, a seedy individua
on the outside, Just as the train startedi eX
changed hats with him, obtaining ney
castor in place of diapidated glazed cap
which he coolly placed upon his victim
head, and walked of The passenger rush
ed for the back end of the car, but it was to
late
"A divorce suit of considerable interest
about to be tried in Chicago. The defend
ant, Rev. Hart L. Stewart, Jr,, is youn
Methodist clergyman, who, however, ha
not of late been actively engaged in his pre-
ieSsion. Mrs Stewart is the daughter of MI
Washington Smith, II merchant of Chicago
The Chicago Tribune of Thursday says
A few evenings since lady residing
Omaha, whose husband was absent on Wis
TO this city, was insuted by gentleman {!
living in the same building and shot hil
a. with revolver, nearly killing him on u
spol. She was arrested, and gave securit
tor her appearance at court