Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


An old lady named Morley is now living
in Clayton, England, in her one hundred
and fifth year She preserves, all her facul-
ties.
Freedmen's matters in Florida are upon
a very fair basis. OF $4,000 only 1000 are
dependent upon Government. The stand.
ard price of colored labor is rs cents per
day and their rations.
1t is said to be the opinion of John Hee-
nan, who has recently returned to this
country, that public opinion is against prize
fighting on both sides of the Atlantic.
The new King of Belgium, who was 80
years old last April, has three children, two
girls and boy. The latter, who is heir
apparent to the throne, is about six years
old
A girl employed in paper mill in Gardi-
ner, Maine, found diamond pin of consid-
erable value among some Smyrna rags which
she was asserting one day last week.
young lady won 40, 900 thalers at Baden
Baden last summer Crazed by her success
she now plays imaginary roulette and flgura.
tive rouge-et-noir day and night in an insane
asylum.
An industrial exhibition has been opened
at Glasgow. The Duke of Argyle delivered
an inaugural address on The agencies
which have been and are brought to bear
on the condition of labor ia the country"
A young Russian, NJ. Katalinsky, physi
clan to the Court has lately committed
suicide in ST. Petersburg He was in love
with an actress, who rejected him. The
affair has created great excitement in the
Russian capital
man died in Canada East last week.
who on his death-bed confessed to the mur.
der of a Mr.. Stafford, of shelburne, Vermont,
about twenty-five years ago The murderer
had remained unknown until his confession.
A furious fight took place between two
well dressed females, on board the steamer
M. Martin, during her passage from Rich
mond to Norfolk, on Tuesday last. The
whole scene is said to have been exceedingly
disgusting.
The Quebec Mercury says the Rev. DR..
Potts, vagabond, who has been pretending
to cure diseases at London, G. W., by pray
ing and laying on of hands, has been fully
committed for trial, for a criminal assault on
Miss McTaggart, and bail refused
Washington, visiting a lady in the neigh
borhood, on leaving the house, little girl
was directed to open the door. He turned
to the child and said, 81 am sorry, my little
dear, to give you so much trouble. ~ wish,
sir, " she replied, sit was to let you in
Gov. Patton, of Alabama, in an address
when the government was passed over to
him, remarked that he would only say for
himself in accepting the archives and eu-
thority of State Government, as the other
day in accepting the great seal of the State
he would pledge himself again that he would
only WELD the one or allow the impress of
the other to secure the honor, dignity and
interests of the people of Alabama, and the
perpetuty of the Union.
Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, has re-
ceived information that the valuable papers
taken from the office OF the Secretary of
State by Claib. Jackson have been recovered.
Captain Cole Sanders, whom the Governor
sent to Texas in search of these papers, re-
ports that he found them at Marshall, in
that State, together with all the books and
papers ofth Rebel government OF Missouri.
The books, papers, &C., are now at Calves
ton en- route for St. Louis.
Two Chicago gamblers, Theodore Came
ron and Owen Dean, began to play against
each other last Thursday evening This
contest lasted all night and all of Friday
forenoon, an uninterrupted sitting of eigh
teen hours. Dean, who had lost heavily, at
length closed play by seizing a package OF
money containing 81 400 and leaving the
room suddenly. Shots were fred on each
side, but without effect. Dean was arrested
in the evening, when about to take the cars
for St. Louis.
The Commissary General of prisoners has
found on examination of the reports of COM
mandants of our prisons for captured rebel
soldiers, that so far from there having been
any lack of food for the prisoners, as alleged
in rebel papers, there was an excess Of pro
visions over what was consumed in the ra-
tons issued, to an extent which realized by
its sale fund of over three millions OF
dollars, one-half of which was expended for
wines and delicacies in the hospitals for sick
and wounded rebels
The Belgians are now looking somewhat
uneasily towards France, 10 see what atti-
tude the Emperor will take in regard to their
affairs. This will be friendlier than most
people believe if, as the Paris correspon-
dence of the Independence Beige says, it be
true that Napoleon proposed to recognize
the Duke Of Brabant the day after his father's
death. The duke, however, while express
ing his gratitude for the mark of sympathy,
begged the Emperor to delay the recognition
until he had sworn fidelity to the Belgian
constitution and had been proclaimed king
according to the fundamental law, which
was wise and just in the duke, and produced
good impression at the Tuileries
The Massachusetts Fish Commissioners,
after careful enquiry, have reported that by
means of fshways TO aid their ascent of the
Merrimac and Connecticut, the salmon and
shad that used to abound in those rivers may
be enticed back again. But they must be
bred at the headwaters in New Hampshire;
the streams must be kept as clean as possible
of chemical and other pollution; and there
must be stringent laws concerning the time
and manner of fishing After all, manufac-
lures must suffer to some extent, and It is
question if the moderate supply of fish an.
ticipated is worth the outlay and damage
The report is valuable one for reference.
The planters along the Mississippi pro
pose that the Government should rebuild