Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-17
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Attacks in New Orleans by slung shot
and robbing of citizens is being of daily
occurrence. Many lunatics and robbers are
abroad, who were released from asylums
and prisons during the war, and who are
from all parts of the country.
The Detroit Post-General Carl Schurz's
paper-says that among all its German Re-
publican exchanges there is not single sup
porter of the Presidents policy.
Astronomers have discovered that the
moon. is drawing gradually nearer to the
earth, by about an inch, every year. They
have also discovered that the day is about
one hundredth of a second longer now than
it was two thousand years ago.
Recently two daughters of man named
Wood, living near Neshone, Wisconsin, at
tended the revival meetings of the village.
They were both converted, but on the day
appointed for the baptism the father opposed
the ceremony, on the ground of the weather
being too cold, threatening at the same time
that if they persisted he would hang himself
They were, nevertheless, baptized, and on
returning home they found that the threat
had been fulfilled.
A Milwaukee despatch says, that at the
late election there, it being the first oppor-
tunity given the colored people to vote since
the Supreme Court declared them voters,
some precaution was taken to prevent any
disturbance, but no one seemed disposed to
question their right, and their votes were
peaceably deposited side by side with the
white mans.
The Charleston Courier says large num-
Der of families will spend the summer months
at the North.
On the 7th the weather in Chicago was SO
cold that the managers of the Skating Park
announced a skating carnival, " with all
the illuminations and alurements
The Logansport (Ind. } journal says
For the first time in the history of our courts
a negro woman, Mrs. Amanda Lindsey, nee
Hill, was admitted to testify in the Cass Cir
cult Court on last Tuesday, in the case oil
the State of Indiana against Wise.
An interesting and important decision
touching the responsibility of common car.
riers, has just been decided at Milwaukee,
in which the American Express Company
are made to pay $500 for damages done to a
Cremona fiddle, while in transportation not
withstanding the attempted waiver of re
sponsibility exceeding $50, expressed on tn,
Company's blank receipts.
A queer accident occurred at the Rec
well, on Cherry Run, one day last week. A
team of horses attached to an oil wagon be
came frightened at the locomotive of tn,
Reno Railroad, and ran away. The wagon
tongue came in contact with an oil tank
broke through it, and about six hundred bar
rels of oil was thus lost.
Green, the Maiden (Massachusetts) mur
derer, was executed on Friday.
The Secretary of State reports to the Prcsi
dent that the Secretary of the Navy has taker
preparatory measures for sending seasouabll
naval force TO the fishing grounds adjacen
10 the British North American provinces
which force, it is believed, will be adcquat,
to protect the rights and interests Of Ameri
can citizens.
train on the Vermont Central Railroad
was precipitated into a chasm on Friday
morning. in consequence of bridge havint
been burned during the previous night Ont
man was killed. and eight or ten person.
were injured.
The steamer Financer, with cargo o
agricultural implements, from Pittsburg fo
New Orleans, was burned on Friday twenty
miles below Pittsburg. Five lives were lost
The boat was insured for S25, 600, and carg,
for $4,000.