Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-03-19
3 snW oHTr GENERAL NEWS.

ticket in Havana, and told the person ihut
Ia iegt Il with that if he drew the $1,000
prize, that he might keep SSOOOo Tor MN
self give $50, 900 to the poor, $40 600 to his
clerk, and $4,000 they might send 10 INN
in Spain. When he finds that he has really
drawn the prize, he may want to back ou''
A Pixies Peaker, writing to Minnesota
journal, says the miners are very much us
couraged in that region--they have 10 Jug
through solid vein of silver iour iee' 'h'cA
before they reach the gold.
An Ohio man, dying, left halt his fortune
10 his vile, SO long as she remained single
when she married again she was to have the
whole. Oh, that such model husbands were
more plenty. ,,s
A Girl in Antwerp tried 10 drown herself
because she was refused piece OF ginger
bread.
AT least halTa million of people in the
South are said to be threatened with famine.
The colored men of Louisville, KY, have
formed an association, under the name oil
the Law League for the purpose OF raising
means to secure able counsel for the poor
and unfortunate of their race who may be
on trial in any of the courts. The Courier
(Democratic) of that city, in noticing the
organization, declares the blacks peace
able and law-abiding people
The recent elections for the North German
Parliament show that there is at least
population Of 900, 900 within the territory
of the new Confederation who desire above
all 10 have their connection with Germany
severed and to be reunited with another
nationality. The Parliament, we are IN
formed, contains eleven Poles and two Danes
who, at the rate of one Deputy for 100000
people, represent an aggregate population o.
/. 300 900, of which the German minority
may be about 100000, leaving 1000, 600 OF
Danes and Poles
In the New Jersey Assembly, on We'd
nesday, the report OF the Committee in favor
of amending the State Constitution, so as to
allow negroes TO vote, was rejected.
The lamented "Artemus Ward" (Charles
F. Browne) has set noble example to the
wealthy members of the craft, in donating
SGO,oOO by his will, for the establishment of
Prin er's Asylum. 1t was thoughtful,
kindly and humane appropriation OF his
fortune
The Union ticket was elected at Sacra.
mento on Tuesday.
The Herald's Atlanta correspondent says
that the prejudice against negro suffrage in
Georgia is gradually giving way. The peo-
pie were anxious to have the reconstruction
question settled, so that Northern capital
could flow into the State and develope its
mineral and other interests.
Oliver Day, Y years old, is a wealthy
farmer in Murray, Orleans county, New
York. He has lived on his present farm
finy-two years, and has never, during thai
time, been over ten miles from home, except
once, when he went to Rochester, forty
miles, on n canal boat A few days ago he
took ride on the cars, which run through
his farm. "They went so fast they made
him little sick
A Spaniard named Carlos j. Barnero was
arrested in New York. on Wednesday, on q
charge of having abducted a little girl from
her mother at Havana. AT first lie claimed tt
be her father, but afterwards confessed that
he had at one time lived with the mother
and had taken the child from her parent or
account of her i'll treatment Of it, The
prisoner says he is u merchant, and wa,
Secretary to General Prim during the late
instruction in Spain, He was committed
to prison.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard has been re
duced 10 peace footing, and all of the de
partments put in order,
The Courier OF Mexico, in commenting
on the Mexican debt, shows that of owe
three hundred million francs borrowed 70
the Empire, only thirty-iour million hay
gone into the Mexican treasury. The sam
paper denounces the French in very sever
terms.
At the municipal election in Harrisburg
on Friday, the Democrats obtained abor
their usual majority.
The American Chamber of Commerce i
Liverpool gave grand banquet on Thur
day night in honor of the success of the A
lantic telegraph, Cyrus W. Field Capital
Anderson, Mr.. Canning and WilloughL
Smith were presented with gold medals.
The lIerald's special says the system
checks against an over issue of Governor
bonds and securities is such that it wou
require collision between five diAereI
officials, through whose hands they pass, al
by each of whom they are counted to accor
plsh it. AS there is no evidence of thu
the reports are attributed to the efforts
bulls in gold. -
The Times Washington special says del
cations from the South are arriving IN til
city daily, for the purpose of obtain,
the views of the President on the Reco
struction bill.
The Times ogdensburg special says L
Fenan excitement is revving in that dire
ton. Fort Wellington, at Prescott, Canad
has been put in Il state of dcfcuse and gar
soned with troops
Maximlian's Consul at San Francisco {
mics the report that the Liberals have ca
iured Mexico city.
1t is stated that the European powers ha
failed to agree on the Eastern auestic
Russia demands additional concessions
the Christian subjects of the Sultan.
Dispatches from Constanlinople state Il
lie Turkish Government is determined
continue the war in Gambia, and is prepar
10 send ten fresh battalions of troops to
island under command of Hassen Pasha,
II is stated that Chief Justice Chase '
not appoint registers under tho Bankr,
act until after the meeting of the Supre
Court in April, and that only lawyers