Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-03-26
RHr1r1Na CALENDAR.
POLITICAL.

The circulation of the national banks
is 1928, ,0O5, ,O63.
The President has made Robert NJ.
Douglas, son of the late Stephen Alone
of his secretaries.
There is a colored fire company in
Knoxville, Tenn.
Eleven States have pronounced for
| impartial suffrage, by a ratification OF
the XVIII Amendment to the Constitu-
/ ton.
| General Sherman has caused great
| commOtiOn in the business of the War
| Department, by the absorb btion of all
heads of bureaus into his general staff
TeIegraphs from Cuba to the sth
| inst. announce the heaviest fight thai
has ever taken place between the revo-
/ lutionists and the regular forces took
place on the advance of Gen. Lescs
/ from La Guanaja to Puerto Principe
Gen. Lesea claims a victory over the
revolutiOnists, who were four thousand
strong, while his own force amounted
to only to only 1900.
ATLANTA, March I5.-On Friday
night last, while DIR. Darden was being
murdered in Warren County a colored
man named Martin was forcibly taken
from Jail at Spring Place, Murray CO.,
and hanged by a band of Ku Klux,
. ~ II =
pIoyed the services of General Glenn as
counsel, and it is said that that the as
sassins hold long debate whether OF
not they would await the arrival of the
counsel and hang him too; but it was
| finally decided to hang the prisoner al
once.
The Cubans have formally set theil
slaves free, and invited them to join the
revolutionary army. This shows that
I 81 Cfr71o how
Davis had let the Provisional Gov
ernment now make draft for all able
bodied men into the army, and with
the help of the monitor they are said to
have secured, and the approaching July
weather, they may make the country
too hot for the Spaniards.
The proposition-first made by the
E'Uenilg PoSt-to transport all crimi-
nails to Alaska, gains favor all over the
country, and needs but little urging to
turn it into "quesdon of the day"
We have Alaska, and we have in most
of the States more criminals than Jail
room. Why not put the two together ?
In Alaska, at least, a convicted burg
lar or thief would have a chance to re-
form, and begin life anew. Here he is
pretty sure to go from bad to worse
n. Y. Post.
The Soldiers Monument will be ded-
icated at Gettysburg on the first of July
next. Senator Morton has accepted the
invitation to deliver an address at the
time. An original poem will be deliv-
cred by Bayard Taylor, and Henry
Ward Beecher will perform the duties
of Chaplain. Mr.. George Loffiand, the
Ohio Commissioner, is at Columbus. to
get authority from the Legislature to
turn over the Ohio interest in the Gem
etery to the General Government, on
the 1st of July next.
The personnel of the Presidents OFF,
ciaI household for the present is as fol-
lows: General Porter will have charge
of making appointments General Ba-
deau will attend as heretofore to the
opening of the correspondence; General
Babcock will have charge of all appli-
cations for and matters pertaining to
appointments for of1ice-all such aDpIi-
cations will be promptly referred to the
heads Of departments General Dent
viii have control of all the arrange
ments for visiting the President, inter
views, presentations, and the general
charge of the reception room transact
ing the business Of all callers not abso-
lutely necessary to be sent to the Pres
ident.