Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-11-01
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elected TO the Alabama Convention.
1t is SAID that $4,000 foreigners have been
naturalized in New York city the rast
month.
Decomposed meats used by the Cuban |
negroes for food, has caused malignant |
disease 10 break ou. among them. There |
have been twelve cases, seven Of which |
proved fatal The vomito is epidemic among
them.
The Presidents amnesty proclamation
caused considerable of futter among the
unieconslruc,ed in Mexico. Thomas.J.
Reynolds, Rebel Governor of Missouri, is
the only one excepted from the proclamation
now in Mexico.
poor seamsiress in New York, who
makes pantaloons for eight cents pair, was
hcked out OF doors few days ago by her
brutal employer, because she refused to take
twenty-five cents for four pairs,
The Georgia election was held on Tues
day, and as far as heard from passed OIL
quietly. The vote was light, and the whites
generally staid away from the polls The
nmionty for the Convention is large. l
The recent Colorado election for Terri
torial Legislature resulted in the following
vote Regular Republican, 4,45s Indie
pendent Republican, 407; Democrat, 4,O40;
scattering 3s1. The Republicans thus have
$40 majority over the Democrats Last
year the vote was:-Republican, 5000 ;
Democrat, s,42i; Republican majority 10S.
Republican gain during the year nj.
Mr.. Jacob Harwick, Sr., died recently at
the residence Of hs son, Jacob Harwick,
Jr.,s ,stwo miles west of Lewiston, ILL., De-
ceased was 1OS years old, never was sick In
lns life, and died from old age.
Every county in Nebraska, so far as heard
from, has been carried by the Republicans.
The Democrats lust year had majorIties in
every county.
The heavy rain storm of Tuesday did
much damage to property in Washington
and its vicinity.
A dispatch from New Orleans brings us
an account of terrible storm on the Rio
Grande, in Texas. Fifteen hundred houses
and huts were blown down in Malamoras,
while at Clarksville only two houses were
left standing, and at Bagdad none. All the
after place the loss OF lilc must lave been
fearful. In Matamoras twenty.six persons
were Killed, and at Brownsville len were
killed and twenty-onc wounded. The IN
habitants of these cities arc in n state oI
great distress and dcstitution
French intervention in Italy for the sccu
Iity OF tie Pope dates back as far as the
reign OF Pepin II ol France and the Ponl
Hrutu al
10 Pcpin for aid against the Lombards. A
Pepln's request he went to France, passin.
through the quarters of his enemies withou
molesiaiion, was honorcd by the King ant
sent back TO Italy with troops, who besiegct
the Lombards at pavia, and compelled lhei
leader Aisolphus 10 restore all the town
he had taken from the Church.
James Sullivan, Of Providence, has chal
lenged John Cassidy, OF Hartford, To elm
one hundred poles for 800 side agalns
iinr, and the challenge has been accepted
The poles are 10 be erected forty to the mile
and each man is 10 climb far enough t
touch the top of each, descend, run to th
next, and so ON till the operation is finished
One must do The whole before the other be
gins, and the one performing the task in III
shortest Time wins.
Sweet potatoes have been raised in Mis-
souri, weighing ten pounds each. Apple
and turnips have been exhibited that mea
sure from six to eight inches in diameter
melons and pumpkins that weigh from fort,
10 one hundred pounds; corn grows eigh
ieen feet high, and sorghum, twenty ant
in good seasons four tons OF hay can b
gathered from an acre.
The Germans of Frederick, Md, ar
about to purchase thirty y-eight acres OF Ian,
nom Dr. Tyler Of that city, for shootin,
park
A terrible gale prevailed at Fortress Mon
roe on the 26th ult. 1t is feared that ther,
were many vessels wrecked on the southern
c0asi.
grand banquet has heen given to Napo
leon, Engenic and the Emperor of Austril
at the Hotel de Vile.
The armories and gun shops in Liverpoo
lave been guarded and the patrols doubled
on account OF the Fenian panic.
Hon. John A. Andrews, ex Governor o
Massachusetts,, died of apoplexy, at Boston
ON Wednesday.
The King of Prussia recently made
narrow escape from being killed by an acci
dent to the train on which he was passen
ger
The Indians obsiructcd The track of III,
nion Pacific Railroad, between Antelop,
and Pine Bluff stations, few days since
but tile distinctions were discovered ant
removed before any damage had been done
The Governor Of Ilorneo VISITED Genera
Grant ~, NVoJnns1,