Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-12-02
Nnws OF THE WEEK.

Congress meets next Monday.
Napoleon pronounees the Russian din-
Guilty England's Nemesis.
When the Senate meets it viii be full for
the hrst time in nine years.
An order was issued. on Saturday, reliev'
ing from service large number Of army
oficers.
Kenton, Ohio, has forwarded s27O to the
aid OF the wounded and widows and or
phans of the German soldiers.
senator Trumbun has signihed his ap-
prOval OF the administration of General
Grant.
Rat markets have been Upened in Paris.
Prices are Arm. Cats are a tribe higher,
with an upward tendency.
The official canvass of the election in
New York city shows Hohman's majority
was 81, ls7, and Halls 24,44z
1t is reported that Capt. Kidd's iron box
full OF gold was recently discovered among
some rocks on the highlands ofthe Hudson.
It turns out that the Republicans have
carried Florida, after all The Senate
stands u to II, and the House % TO q in IA
vor Of tho Republicans. and they have a
small majority in the State.
The Pacific railroads having allowed the
government to pay interest on their bonds,
and not 1epaying it, Secretary Boutwell,
has ordered all payment on transportation
dues stopped.
The work Of consolidating the revenue
collection districts has steadily been going
on since October !, Four hundred and
nineteen Assistant Assessors have been dis
pensed with, and two hundred more will
soon follow. The daily saving Will be 81
COO.
The Legislature of Arkansas is Republi-
can on a joint ballot by thirty-five majori-
ty, which secures the election of a Repubil-
can successor to Mcdonald.
Bavaria has entered the North German
Confederation upon her own terms. The
treaty between the German Confederation
and the States Of Hesse and Baden has been
signed. The treaty with WurtembuTg has
been concluded, but not yet signed.
The ohcIaI returns of the state of Mary
land show that 134, SIS votes were pOIled for
representatives in Congress-76, ,796 for the
Democratic candidates and 57,129 for the
Republican eandtdates-showing a Demo-
cratic majority of 1907. The increase in
the Republican vote since the Presidential
election of 1868 is 9, ,255.
The notorious Colonel Yerger has been
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life fol
the murder Of Colonel Crane, at Jackson
Mississippi. This is the first instance
where rebel has ever been punished fol
the killing of Union man, and it is there
fore worthy of Especial notice.
tits a fact worthy of special note, thai
nearly one-thtrd as many votes were cast
for Republic in the Spanish Cortes, as foI
the Kingship of Aosta. OF 334 Deputies, on.
" 81 voted on this question-191 for the
italian Duke and So for a Republic.
The general election in Michigan has re-
suited in the adoption of the proposed
amendment to the constitution, placing
railroad, tariffs under the control of the leg
islature. But the amendment striking the
word white from the constitution was
defeated.
tits ofacially estimated that the annua,
revenue from all sources except stamps
after the law of July Il, IST0shalI have gone
into effect, viii amount to Sill, ,4ls,OO0 o.
this Ohio VIII pay sI6062,OoO.
The North German Polar expedition un.
der charge OF DR.. Petermaun has returned
to Bremen. The expedition has rendered
important services to science.
The quantity Of public land taken MP un.
der the homestead act is greater this year
than last by 961, ,545 acres. The area Of pub
lie land undisposed of is I3s, ,T78. .22O 9s4 acres
OF which 1909 1I5,44s are Unsurveyed.-
Grants for educational purposes, since the
foundation Of the government, amount to
7ss576,S02 acres for military services, 70 460,
96l acres; for internal improvements exclu-
sive Of railroads ana wagon roads, I8 s53,
O54.