Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-08-20
NEWS ITEMS.

girl. The father of the son looked with no
kindly feeling on the attachment, but he had
no idea that anything serious would grow
out of it, His chagrin was, therefore, great,
when the young man, on being sent to the
bank with check for $4,000, got 1t cashed,
and ran away with the girl and married her.
The father pursued and overlook the tugi-
tives, but instead of raying in the conven-
tI0nal way, quietly said to his son, "give
me back what money you have left, and
come back home and attend to business, and
l will say no more about it," The son paid
over $9, 720, and went home.
The Treasury Department will soon issue
a notice that the Secretary will remove the
caveat or protest against the payment of in
terest on the North Carolina and Tennessee
State bonds, which were distracted from the
Interior Department about eight years ago,
while being held IN trust for certain Indian
tribes. The North Carolina bonds amount
TO S357,OOO and those of Tennessee to
$143,0OO.
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs in
Arizona reports (July 81 that there has been
no change In the relation of the peaceful In
dians on the Colorado. Nearly all the bands
of the river tribes are assembled at the re-
servation, awaiting the fall of the river, TO
commence farming. The river has been un-
usually high this year. The Huttapais, a
mountainous tribe, belonging to the Colorado
district are in fierce hostility with the citi'
zens and peaceful bands.
Joseph H. Bradley, one OF Surratt's coun-
sci, was arrested on Thursday, on the oath
of the Superintendent of Police of Washing
ten, D. c., on the charge of having chal
lenged Judge Fisher. He waived a hearing
and entered bail TO appear at Court. liz
denies that his letter was a challenge, ant
says that it was only intended to have {
meeting for an amicable settlement of thu
differences with Judge Fisher.
VIM. II. Knapp, one of the oldest tele
graphers in the country, and until recent,
manager of the Newark, N, j., office, die
August 4th, at Micanopyy, FLORIDA.
The toil REGISTRATION returns of Louisian
SHOW, whites, ABB; blacks, s2,1o7. Th
white majority in New Orleans is forty.
ne In Florida county conventions are beln
e. held to adopt platform upon which IL
he whites and blacks can unite.
d. Registration in Alabama, as far as heai
from, stands, whites, 59,054; blacks, 1864
ms Total, 1S9,Gs5, 49,.
m The Empress Eugene is tormented WI
nd an apprehension that she is destined to 81
he fer the fate of Marie Antoinette.
he A little boy belonging to newly-arriv
In German family, in the town of WAulSoge
'u' Wis, was killed by the falling of tree up
les him, which his father was cutting down ne
r'h the house for fear il would fall upon 1t duri
nld high wind. The poor child had rush
out of the house to give his father piece
cot cake that his mother had baked for him, j
hes as the tree was falling.
ino Ben. Sawyer, a negro, OF Evansville, In
Ind the other day chopped his paramour's
en- and legs to pieces with carving kni
TART Dinah hopes to recover, but regards 81
nth treatment as hash-in' the extreme.
ern A Chicago man, who had been away ir
Inc home for a few weeks, found, on his retu
rec that during his absence he had been dive
: az ed, that his ex-wife was remarked, that
uaA property had been awarded to her, and I
GUY she had adopted as her child the young n
ifeu upon whose fabricated testimony the dive
n'i' had been awarded.
Gen. j. B. Longstrcet and family are Vi
ioss ing some relatives of the Generals at FL
S Michigan.
The Hon. David L. Swain, President
W. the University oil North Carolina for 81 ye
,h'y has resigned. Under his mild but sagaci
hei' rule at Chapel Hill there was nearly
'os fold increase in the number of the stud
H's" between the years 1886 and 1860.
~ Lewis Downing, recently elected cine
''oo, the Cherokees, was one of the loyal me
i"'' that tribe, and served during the wal
Lieutenant Colonel of regiment of ]
'ne Indians. He is man of intelligence
uP' education, liberal in his views, and
','e make capable ruler.
i'ii' Italy is again visited by the cholera.
!" latest steamer dispatches stated that 1t
'"'ef made great ravages in Sicily, and accor
not r,a1,,a ,,;a,,o.ol, - s,;ll oontinuad in sn,
nauo The Archbishop OF Canterbury says
at, few English ladies can bear comparison
lg'eu Queen Emma in her knowledge of the
,anas lish language and literature. .a.
'AoA McMenamy, who murdered MIR. job
'ue telegraph operator, at Gosport, Ind,
spring, has been convicted and sentenc
'1' -'Sv imprisonment for life.
s'uo Seven children were poisoned in M
WV township, Mclean County, ILL.,, last '
eF'i Three Of them died, and the rest are
suffering from the effects of the poison.
,rres- The Roman Catholic Cathedral at F
gently fort was destroyed by fire on Wedn
J, says night.
v dig. Abdul Assiz has announced his into
ads Of of lnaugurating an era of progress ic
IN you Ottoman Empire.
peat A company has been formed IN Fra
trudg- supply the towns in the centre and SO
Q creel that country with ice from the glaci'
come the Alps.
st, dc Sarah Williams, Georgian, and for
len re quite wealthy, committed suicide at
lw this York last week by eaping from ferry
hing Of She was made desperate by being uni
empty, find any employment
shoul- The Chicago Republican. says thai
Of the hundred and fifty thousand people G
gether. are without the influences of the go'
which, preached from any pulpit. Forty th'
back of of these spend the Sabbath in saloo
ITS here German gardens"
in look In consequence of the existence OF
nlar do at Rome, thousand women formed
le Eug selyes in procession at midnight re
concep- and marched through the streets bare