Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-05-07
GENERAL. NEWS.

AT Fredericksburg, Va, hogs are dying oil
disease called the "black tooth.'
Anna Dickinson has stepped from the
platform TO the pulpit Her first sermon was
delivered in a church in Toledo,
Stanley Monk, supposed to be the oldest
citizen in the State of Alabama, died at
Whistler, in that State, on Wednesday oil
last week. He had reached his lO4th year
A man at Boston who minds his own busl-
ness. has sold Holsters in front of Faneuil
Hall for twenty years, and has seen the
whole of the topography of the city where
he was born seventy years ago changed
was inside the State House for the first time
the other day.
A large gathering of freed-people, mainly
women, assembled IN Montgomery, Ala
hama, Wednesday, at the National Cemetery,
and decorated the graves of Union soldiers.
This was intended as an ovation to the Ma
ton and as an offset to the decoration of the
graves of Rebels by Southern ladies. The
procession was large and orderly
Mr. John Prideaux Selby, the wel-known
English naturalist, died recently at his resi-
dencc in Northumberland, at the age of
eighty-seven years.
In breach Of promise suit at San Fran
cisco, one OF the witnesses testified: 81 live
with my husband when he is at home; but
he never is home"
Three sons OF three different families in
Chicago, few mornings since, left their
homes, leaving as their only words of fare
in fbnir oaVtuU thnV had
taker their departure for the Rocky Noun
tains. The boys were each about fourteen
years old. Subsequently one Of them re
turned saying he had only gone shor
distance to see his comrades off Messenger
were sent after the others, who were still
pushing on.
The official report of General Diaz an
nouncing his victory over Marquee on tn
12h nj San Cristobal, and his subsequen
arrival in the City of Mexico, has been re
ceivcd by Minister Romero at Washington.
Lord Derby says, officially, that no pla
has been certainly fixed upon as the basis {
settlement of the Luxembourg questio
by the coming Peace Congress, although b
confidently hopes that permanent peace wi
NC lnt IGsull vi lllG vi I'll
Congress.
Secretary Seward gave a State dinner
the Japanese Ambassadors on Saturda
evening. Afterwards reception for Il
Diplomatic Corps was held, and MADAM
Juarez, wife of the President of Mexic
was present.
Two teams, belonging to servant of
81,
chnrgc of two soldiers, and accompanied
five other men, were fired on by forty Apach
on March ., on part of the road heretofo
considered sAie. The drivers and one IL
weller were killed. Two of the trayele
were wounded, but they succeeded in esca
ing with the two who were unhurt. It
teams were run Off by the Indians.
The authorities of London are taking e
imordiuory precautions TO guard agar
any riotous demonstrations on Monday eve
ing on the occasion of the great Refoi
meeting,
General Sheridan has abolished the Boar
of Levee Commissioners in Louisiana,
order to stop the quarrel as TO who sh
have the disbursement of the $4,000,C
Alta council at Fort Dodge on the q
ult between General Hancock and so
leading chiefs of the Kiowas, the latter
cared for peace, and promised to allow tn
young men to actas guides and scouts in
United States service. General dancocl
going south into the Indian country to
the Camanches, Arapahoes and other
owas, and will then start north to hunt
Sioux and Cheycnnes.
Italy and Belgium are to be represented
the Peace Congress to meet in London.
Governor Wright, U. s. Minister at Der
is reported at the point of death.
The returns of the Kentucky election
Saturday resulted in the choice of De-
cratic Congressman by increased maiorit
idaho advices represent that the Indi
are committing numerous outrages