Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09
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81 Bank of indianapolis has made its ap-
pearance in the Eastern cities and also in
Cincinnati and other places In the w lest.
Bills have been introduced into the
Virginia Senate, establishing equal and
exact Justice to all men" IN Virginia.
This Is true progress. and it is a significant
fact that the Richmond Enquirer yigor-
ously and ably supports these reforms.
Il is said that Mrs Grinder, who was
hungsin PIttsburg few days since, was
the third woman ever executed IN this
country for crime. Mrs. SurTatt was the
/ second. Surely the women are beginning
1 tt get their rights.
The New Jersey Senate has eoncurred
with the House of Assembly in ratifying
the Constitutional Amendment abolish
ing slavery. The vote In the Senate was
ID yeas and nays.
The ex-rebeI Gen. G. T. Beauregard
publishes stirring appeal IN the New
Orleans Delta for the delivery Of fifty
thousand cypress crossties alonga LoUisi-
ana railroad of which he IS General Super
/ intendent and Chief Engineer.
One Of the signs of growing loyalty
Id Kentucky is the recommendation by the
Louisville Courier of John Z. Breckin-
ridge for a seat in the United States Sen
ate.
Lieutenant General Grant has donated
s., 600 towards the erection of the Met
ropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church at
Washington, District Of Columbia.
The Internal revenue tax in N. Y yield
ed $37, ,l56, All exclusive of the sale of
stamps which would probably swell the
amount some SO, 600, 600 more.
The Wheeling Intelligencer wishes the
capital of West Virginia,Whenever located,
to be called Lincoln" after the man who
gave them the commonwealth.
Three boys, sons ofrespeotable citizens,
were arrested in New Haven, fer obtain
ing letters from the postofhce under false
preteDces. They obtained, among others,
the mail for the United State Revenue.
Collector. in which was a letter contain
ing a draft for three thousand dollars.
Two of the boys are twelve, the other four
teen or fifteen.
A Washington dispatch says Colonel
Moody preached In the morning and even
ing yesterday, at the Foundry Methodist
Church, in this city, and raised 10000 at
the two services to pay off the debt of the
Church President johnson was pres
ent in the morning, and $500 was subscrib-
ed in a few moments to make him life
member of one Of the Church Boards y
The Baltimore Anlerjcaq argues for an
amendment to the Constitution, provid-
ing that the President be elected by a di-
rect vote of the people and for the term
ofsix years, and be ineligible for a second
term.
The Economist of January 9th, quotes
wool as follows: Western grades. coarse,
50c medium 55c; fine 60a65; PennsylYa-
MIA, Ohio and Virginia choice Saxony
Fleece, Soc full blood M erino, 70a75.
OF the arrest Of some notorious counter
feiters, at Erie, Pa, Newark, o., Adrian,
Mich, and at that place, by their detect
ives. The whole number arrested was
six, all members of the same gang. Over
$4,000 of counterfeit money was found in
their possession.
A few days since, the Council of the
city of Georgetown, in the district of Col
umbia, had occasion to elect a Street
Commissioner. The Council isoomposed
of twenty members. Three Candidates
were before them one a rebel soldier,
who had spent four years in fighting the
Government, and two Union Soldiers,
who had served their Country in the
Union Army. This Georgetown Council
elected the rebel soldier by a vote of six
teen, to four for the others
Gen. Forrest having been summoned
to appear before the Military Committee,
at Washington, is said to have taken the
wrong end of the road, and will turn up
IN Mexico instead.
The Chicago Tribune says the Prince
Oil Well at Boutwell,, Canada West, was
tested on the 18th inst, and the Commit
tee reported a product Of 100 barrels per
day
Peter Klauser of Waukesha, Wiscon-
sin, killed himself by drinking whiskey
that had stood In copper kettle several Z
days. He died in half an hour, and the
man who drank with him died la an hour,
and his wife who tasted it, came near dy-
ing.
Scio, a town of $1,000 inhabitants in .
Asiastic Turkey, has been leveled by an
earthquake. Its two light houses remain +
Ex-Governor Stewart, of Missouri, fell F
and broke his leg on the slippery pave
ment in st. Joseph, Missouri, lately. 1t /
ls doubtful whether he will recover.
The Salt Lake Vjdette says that funny
freaks occur in Utah" A short time
since a Mormon was frozen between two
wives. He was engaged in hauling wood
between the respective cabins of his first
and second wives.
WHEREABOUTS OF WIGFALL-A gen
tleman from Texas says it is not known
what has become of Senator Wigfall. It
is considered certain that he has not
crossed the State into Mckee, and if in
the United States, his locality is secret.
Many believe that he is dead.
A horrible casualty occurred at Belle
Plain, Minnesota, on the 9Th inst. The
house of a Mr. Shilock took fire In the
night, and four of his children were burn
I'd to death in full view Of their agonized
parents, who could not reach them
through the flames. Mrs. ShilOck and an
nfant child were rescued with great diff Z
guilty, both the father and mother being
erribly burned
A Democratic Congressman recently
,oiled because the n. Y. papers had con
lensed his two hours effort into twenty
ines. He sent an official copy to the
Herald with please publish" The
nswer came-so many squares, 81 800 q
,lease remit. !
A story is told of a young man who fell g
n love with handsome young woman
Who did not love him, and here the mat t
er term mated.
A Cincinnati man went to Chicago the
ther day, to purchase some pork, taking
18th him S26, 600 IN his carpet sack. In
sleepy fit on the train, he got hold of 8
mother carpet sack exactly like his own,
nd took it along with him to the sleep
lg car. Presently the owner of this car
l. Il