Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-01-07


asRepreaentative under the last appoftloA-
nieht After some delay the member was
sworn. Messrs. Coekerill, OF ADAMS, Dem
mis-, OF CuyahOga, and Cunningham, OF
Hamilton, were nominated Tor Speaker
Mr.. Cunningham. (Fusidnlst3 Was elected.
Mr.. Gockerill Democrat was elected Speak
erpro lem. Amos Lasman (bemocraB was
elected Clerk. webster CRepUbncanl was
elected nrst assistant. and Thomas Demo
craft second. A. KeeleT, or Hamilton, was
chosen sergeant-at4arnFs Mr.. Hin intro
duced q bin to repeat tbs Steam Boiler In
speetion Law. ef-z@ f
10 the Senate, on Tuesday, the Standing
Conkottt teea fsre announced. Mr. Potts In
trodaced q biH relative 70 the assessment
and taxation Of property and Mr. Camp
bell one to submit the question OF ratlfying
the XVIII Amen drnent to q vote Of the peo-
pie. The usual buncounbe resolutionE about
refrenchments were adopted. The use Of
the Senate Chamber was granted to the
state Board or Agriculture for Wednesday
and Thursday. The House listened to the
Governors Message, and spent the day in
drawing seats.
NueHBoRuNe COUNTIES.
Christmas passed or quietly.--Alt our E7-
changes.
Marion hasa lady oolSupeuntendent
Senator Warner, OF Alabama, has been
visiting Newark.
A decision IN the Coshocton treasury case
VIII be rendered about January 10th.
A farmer in Union county raised 20 head
of Chester white hogs the past season,
which brodght him the sacg sum Of 81. .213 SO
The hogs were fourteen months old and ay-
eraged 81 pounds.
The house varnineEof the new I,aqopda
hotel at Springfield on Thursday evening
last week, was a splendid afair. Many dis
tingu1shed guests from abroad were pres
ert and the display Of feminine beauty was
very brilliant.
The post once at BeIiefontaine was brolz-
en- into and robbed during the night OF the
18th b 80
The Tifin zfiolne has been. enlarged and
putin new dress. e7e
Taxes at Kenton are ss1z; Beliefohtaine
2i4o; Findlay 427z; THIN sl5z; WaHseon 4s1
mills on the dollar.
a mother Of fve children aitem pied to
drown herself at New Carlisle, Greene
county, on the path
A gas company IS being organized at
BeIlefontaine. 1880
A boy named storms, of York township,
Union county, was badly injured by the ex-
George Yeasell, OF Pleasant township,
Greene county, recently sold 200 hogs av-
erag1ng S7s2S pounds, for Sll,25 a hundred.
The Knox county Common Pleas Court
has decfeed fh fGyor Of the change ofthe
Cleveland, ZanesviHe and Cincinnati Rail-
road to Cleveland, Mt. Vernon and DeIa4
ware. T
A lad in Springfield, while eating candy,
put a torpedo In his mouth. which explod-
cd, laeeratine his tongue and cheeks fright-
k1llys sd eeftht 3 Ifsss Is fft gTnrs rfa- y
uTlls EsonIoh ofthe sner1nan s.I3rig4de aa
AEansheld came. on on ne 8Ist. The neza
reunion of the brigade win be held at Mt.
Vernon, Soy. sQtns next,
-uHstF - mol eEEERAL. - raca
The emeial naiorlty, Of Davis, for Govern
otot Texas u 775,s sd ..o-,--r
vThepubIld debt statement for November
shows a aee1aase lns,the debt Of SEsl2E Esl 50
ldElag elle 1Aoht1f. q ne t6Jal decreasesihss
I 1tdfeh lit last ~ sl6, ,7l5 so6 40. ,faa cid
rlle fsrs to san Francisco has been reduc-
edat0 slfO from New YeElS,c Slle from Chi
caGO and 500 from OmahRs sin 7g6nsE son
The anhHa1'convention or the soh35 stats
Temperanee Alliance meets at coIurnbat
on the .t2lh and 18th. inst. T.,s-ls. -
tue lst 9tEtlor A1NAAtA VI
"A gEfcnltuns are James IL sJamisbu, zRs. p.
BaunonF y. g. Desano, fIVTns B. MccIang,
VIVA. lang, James BIckinghanls James W.
3oss. DAM Ell M eAI4nan! .. Park Alexander,
.aad D. q ie61aond os
DEAFGA OF esKs y HzE Al. nc cGR0AH-
hf6
General Stephen j. McGroarty died
at his residence near Cincinnati on
Sunday morning last from the effects
Of gunshot wound through the lungs
received at the battle of Carnifax Ferry
70 West Virginia, For years the
General has been an almost constant
sufferer from this and other wounds
received in battle. A few hours be-
fore his death, though weak andill, be
was in usual health, but early on Sun
day morning he gavs unaccustomed
iqns,of Wesriness and exhaustion and
rsoo0 Beean sinl1ing rapidly. By hall
pst six he was dead. s. lls9s
7f GeBerHladfle l8FOATty vas nAtgeaoi
Ifsl5nd. but came 70 this county a
-sn5early .aga,i At she breaking cut coi
the var he left the practice Of law II
which, he Wss engaged and raised 1
company for che Tsuth Ohio Infantry
With which he received the wound
from which his death resulted Be
fore i His YOU'D v healed he was ap-
pointed BY Governor Tod Colonel 81
the Fifti6ik Ohio which was subse.
qaently merged into the Sixiy-6r
.Dhio Of which be thereupon became
The e6mmandef During the Mission
Ridge battles md thesWbsequent cam
ba7Qhs Of General Sherman this regi
ment, vas associated with the Eighty
hseeBbd10l1i6 IN what was known a
lie First Brigade Of SchuIz Division
and subsequently, the Third BrigadeO O
Williams Division Of the Twebtietf
Army CDrps. After the conclusion o
the famoas campaign in the Carolinai
.rae two regiments were. consolidated
at Ca6ldsboro, and took the name o.
the Eigbsy.sscond With McGEoaEty
then aBsent disabled, As Colonel
Shortly after ward be was braVetsC
Brigadisrf0r gaAsnaf and meFitoFi0ui
6erTicss and bad She satisfaetio6 Of Re
Joining his regiment at Rich mond dur
iBg tlle home march, aud Of leading j
nthe grand review Of The army q
Washiugeou
General McGroafty was brave eyer
to rashnesss seemed 70 delight ID seek
ing the post Of creates danger a4d 81
ways entered with enthusiasm into lth'
fight When his regiment vas no
Immediately engaged he would OTTER
crafty his restless temper aud love d
daring By riding out beyond the skir-
n1i.h lines and ''stining up the nne-
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