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

The Savannah Republican has arrived AT
the conclusion that the Sea Island cotton
crop will be far ahead of last year, the re-
ports of the ravages of the cotton worm TO |
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Helmbold, the druggist, began with cap
ital OF $50. He expended 1914, 900 in adver-
tislng, and is now millionaire.
Fine water melons only bring five cents
apiece in the Norfolk markets, and canta-
lopes one cent.
A remarkable character named Said,
natives African, lives on one of the Sea
Islands near Charleston, s. C. He Is said
to be great linguist, and speaks, reads and
writes dozen languages. He is now study
ing the Hebrew.
At the Paris Exposition machine for
packing chocolate attracts attention. By
means OF this apparatus twenty-iour cakes OF
chocolate are in less than a second wrapped
up, first with SILVER paper, then enveloped
with sheet of white paper, and instantly
sealed with drop of melted wax, upon
which hammer falls down and impresses
the stamp OF the manufacturer.
The sloop.of-war jamestown sailed from
San Francisco yesterday for Sitka. She will
remain there during the winter TO freeze out
the yellow lever.
A very marked illustration of the power
otimagination was given at Portland, Maine,
the other day, when several express and
truckmen were overcome and sickened by a
supposed stencil from a box containing a
neatly carved Indian for some tabaeconists
sign, but what they imagined to be a coffin
containing corpse.
Alfred Hart, the heaviest man IN Mime
sofa, died on the 25th, OF lung fever. HI
was blacksmith, fifty years old, ant
weighed four hundred and sixty pounds.
A PARIS correspondent writes that yolun
teers are being enlisted in many of the prin
cipal cities in Europe TO form an army to b'
sent to Mexico for the purpose of ayengin!
the death of Macmillan. The command
he also states, will be given 10 a celebrated
General of the late Confederate army.
A terrible state Of giNir- exists in Calves
ton, Texas. Tho yellow lever is raging t
frightiul e2iept, over one thousand case
being reported on Tie 18th inst. The hoi
pitfalls are overtlowing, and the managers al
SuAhhB lbl NAho hSiPs AhI ~
venue office is closed, all the employee
being down with the plague.
Gov Brownlow, in recent letter, denil
that he is favorable to an enlargement of II
franchise in Tennessee.
The Union League of Charleston, Soul
Carolina, had torchlight procession c
Thursday night week.
German named John Haefler, a reside
OF Lancaster, Pa, followed his thirty y-thii
child to the grave a few days ago.
Masonic lodges have been closed in Au
tra since 1894. The attempt to procure ii
reopening of them in 1S49 failed. The v
emma Masons are endeavoring to obtain
authorization TO reconstitute the former lod
of that city.
Secretary McCulloch has discharged six
clerks recently from the Treasury Depa
ment, and fifty more will soon be sent adri
In consequence of the rupture of dip
matte relations with the Papal Governmei
rules have been promulgated for rcgulat
the relations of the Russian and Poll
Catholic clergy and laity to tine Holy s,
The former relations of the Russian Govel
ment with tho Pope will now he carried
through Roman Catholic College In
Petersburg. In the event of questio
arising which cannot. be decided by Il
college, its president will ask the opinion
the Pope, and the reply of his Holm
before being carried into effect will have
be submitted to the Russian Minister Of
Interior. The decisions of the Holy
may be observed in Russia so long as IL
do not come into collision with the Inst
tions OF the country or the rights of
chief of the State; in the contrary case
Papal Bulls are to he considered null {
void.