Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-06-21

An old lady in Michigan, having ia /
ken the New York Tribune for many
wears but become disguised with Gree I
Tevfs conduct in the Davis case endeay- I
ored to burn the old copies of the paper I
which she had pasted o. the walls other /
dwelling and in so doing set fire TO her I
house which was destroyed, the old la
dy narrowly escaping with her life
A. q. Barnett, clerk in the Goodale /
House, Columbus, has been missing for 4
several days. He left letter 10 his /
wife saying he had lost his money a a I
faro bank and was about 70 destroy ms 1
life.
General Casey. Colonel Sitgreaves, !
and John b StOrehOuse, Com 1LnIsslOners I
appointed under the act Of Congress to |
reimburse the state of Ohio for money 4
exDeuded for the United States in en-
rolling and equipping the militia to aid
in suppressing the rebellion, VIII as
semble at Columbus, July 8, and enter
upon the performance of their duty.
The sculptor. Thompson, has modelled
a sfatuette Of General SedgTick, which,
at the order of officers and men OF the
old Sixth Corps, is to be reproduced in
colossal form and erected in a place of
honor at West Point Mr.. Thompson
has discarded the traditional heroic style
of costume, and gives Us the soldier IN
his blouse, and high-tOpped boots and
slOuched hat-in the uniform in which
he moved among his men, in which he
worked, and fought, and died.
It is an interesting fact that when the
/ Pacific Railroad is complete merchan-
1 disc and various products can be ship
/ ped from London to Hong Kong by way
/ of New York and San E'raeisCO IN httT-
1 two davs, whereas the time now reqJlIr-
/ ed for a trip from London to China Is
rmN
| about 100 days, showing saving OF
/ fortv-eight days in favor Of the Amerl-
can route, a fact that cannot fail to lit
orally revOlutiOnize the channels OF
| commeree.-Sdad. Reg.
/ A Government steamer recently made
over Is miles an hour during an expert
mental trip in Boston harbor, using
/ crude coal oil for fuel
Mrs. Rood, Iivingin Wayne, Michigan,
was stunn on the eyeIid by a bee, last
Sunday. and sank down and died al
most instantly. The medical people
think death was the effect of fright.
A full Jury was obtained on Saturday,
for the trial of John II. Surratt, and he
case is being proceeded with. Judge
Carter, is expected in Washington
in time to occupy the bench on Monday.
Galveston, Texas, has now pOpula-
ton of ., 500, of whom 1850 are whites
and 5000 colOred-
The surviving soldiers of the 10Th o.
/ V. I. will celebrate the anniversary of
the battle of Peach Tree Creek July 20).
/ JEFF. Davis was serenaded in Canada
1 the other day, and made speech IN
which he asininely talked of true Brit
/ ish manhood to which misfortune Is al
ways attractive"
/ The weeviI is destroying the wheat
1 near Richmond Virginia,
! Senator Wade. of Ohio recently made
] n in aHV-0nqflnur fnn1g tn
suffrage.
! The Connecticut House of Represen-
! tatives has passed an eight hour bill.
/ In Texas two Judges defy the laws of
I Congress-, and refuse to admit the testi-
mony of negroes in their Courts. They
may safely disobey, if the President can
nullify.
The Cretans are again receiving large
/ re-enfOrcements from Greece, and sever
al large volunteer camps have been es-
tablished
4 Horace Greeley and Frank Moore are
preparing an important historical work
upon the ''negrO in America" and his
influence on the history of the country.
An agent for the Pacific Railroad is in
Washington endeavoring to obtain the
4 services of about 5000 cOlOred labOrers
on that road.
Our Government is using its influence
to obtain the repeal of an ancient edict
in the Japanese Empire making Chris
tianity a capital offence.
The Stansbery "tape worm" opinion
gives great joy to the fossilized seces-
sionists and galvanized rebels now so
iOurning in Washington. They hope
+ the orders of Generals Pope and Sher-
idan displacing rebel civil authorities in
the South viii now bequiekly annulled-
President Short, of Kenyon College,
has resigned.
The story that President Lincoln when
ne heard of the capture of j eff Davis, IL
: Illustrated his views by the story of the
man who drew the elephant in the lot
terv, is spoiled by the fact that Davis
was not arrested until nearly four weeks
Z after Mr.. Lincoln's assassination.
The Sultan of Turkey is going to Par
: I is with SEQ women and 10 eunuchs in his
train.
5 Recent advices from Constantinople
represent the defeat of the Cretans in an
engagement on May 80.
The Montgomery County Horse Fair
{ will be held at Dayton on the 9th and
2Sth of the present month. Premiums
to the amount of 81 900 are offered.
B. r. Cowan, Adiutant General Of
, Ohio, gives notice that while no new
claims can be filed with the State Agent
! for gratuitous collection, after the first
of June, all claims in the hands of the
! Agent at that date viii be prosecuted tC
! | final settlement by that officer, If they
can be closed before the 1st of October
After that, all unsettled business of the
| agency. viii be transferred to the Adju-
tant General, who viii attend promptly
TO its completion.