Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-25

AT a fire in Carlo NJ, Tuesday, proper.
ty to the amount of $4,000 was destroyed
TEE election for the Mayor Of Baltimore
held Tuesday, resulted in choosing SAM
UEL F. WxLIE, independent Uuion can
didate.
THE first green corn Of the season made
its appearance at New Orleans, on the
11th. The price paid was two dollars pei
dozen.
A GANG Of counterfeiters was broken up
at st. Louis, Monday, and an immense
amount of fifty cent fractional counter faits
was found and also a large numbeF, Of ten
dollar bills, presses, dies and paper.
AT Chicago, last Sunday afternoon, four
boys started in boat to visit a fish crib in
the lake, some two miles from shore
When about half way there a fierce gale
overlook the boat and carried the young
navigators out into the lake, since which
nothing has been heard from them, and it
is feared they went to the bottom.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to have
grand celebration at Indianapolis, on
the 4th of July. A convention of soldiers
and their friends is to be held, at which
the battle flags Of each regiment viii be
formally presented to Gov. MORTON, as
representative Of the State.
4 GREAT fire occurred in New York, on
the I'D inst, by which the Academy OF
Music, the University Medical College, st.
James Church, and many other buildings
were destroyed. The aggregate losses viii
exceed 8, 10000
A TERRIBLE steamboat disaster occurred
on the st. Lawrence, last Thursday. In
making the trial trip the boilers Of a new
boat exploded, and sixty persons are re-
ported killed.
THE Spanish feet onthe Pacific attacked
the Peruvian city Of CallaO, but was SO
badly beaten by the batteries Of the city as
to be compelled to back out and with
draw.
GEN. o. s. TERRY, Repubhoan, was yes
terday elected .. 8. Senator by the Legis-
lature Of Conn, to succeed Mr.. Foster,
whose term expires on the 9Th OF March
next.
THE President has approved the pos
tai appropriation bill. The aggregate /
amount Of appropriations is SIS, ,27e, 500.
AVERY destructive fire occurred at Hud-
son, Wis, on Saturday last. The whole Of /
the business part Of the town was destroy !
ed. Loss about $3.50, 900, with 100000 in
surance.
THE directors and officers Of the Mer-
chants National Bank Of Washington, /
which failed recently, are to be arrested
for fraud
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for q
grand celebration at Detroit, on the COM
ing 4th of July,
THE Assemblies Of the New School and
Old School Presbyterian Churches are now
in session at st. Louis.
AMONG the reported failures in England Ii
are those OF Overton, Guerney q Co., for
RI2, ,OOO, 900, and PetO d Belts for CA, 900, ,0OO
THE Democratic State Conventions met
at Columbus yesterday for the purpose of
nominating candidates to be beaten at the
State election next fall. The Columbus
papers state that it was well attended.
GOLD closed in New York on Wedues-
day evening at 1874. c
A, MOST disastrous fire occurred at st.
ClairsviIle, Ohio, last Tuesday. A consid- t
cradle number of buildings were destroyed,
embracing stores and other business estab- t
Hshments-the aggregate loss being esti-
mated at 800, 600, with but little insurance. !
1t seems the town, though the county seat 8
of wealthy and populous county, is with +
out a single fire engine, and was only {
saved from total destruction by the b
almost superhuman efforts Of the Inhabit- a
ants, the ladies acting conspicuous part. I