Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-12-16
NEws or THE WEEK.

Thomas J. Robertson has been re elected
senator nom South Carolina.
The vie Of John sIideu died recently at
Brighton England
Judge Goldthwaite. the new senator from
Alabama. is q native OF Massachusetts,.
The estimates for the next fiscal year
amount to $50 100000.
General Alfred Pleasanton. OF New York
city, has been nominated as Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue
washington dispatches represent that the
income tax VIII surely be abolished during
The present session OF Congress
The serate has confirmed the nomina-
ton OF Columbus Delano to besecretary OF
the Interior.
At Denver six inches ofsnow fell on Sat
urdsy night. The thermometer at 6o'elOck
Tuesday morning was 129 below zero
The troubles in Alabama nave come to
an end by Governor Smith yielding the Of
nee to Governor Lindsey.
The weather or Newfoundland has been
50 stormy that All efforts thus far to grapple
the cables have failed.
The funeral Of Hiram waIbridge took
place from IngIeside, near Washington, on
Saturday.
The King OF Bavaria has Invited king
William to assume the title OF Emperor OF
--eas-------s-s--
Senator Drake has been nominated and
confirmed IS Chief Justice OF the Court Of
Claims.
The Duke Of Aosta, now the king Of
spain. wiz leave for his new dominions on
the sd Of this month.
The Pennsylvania Central has gobbled
the Camden and Amboy Railroad. Good
bye, New Jersey.
An old lady named Erbine, lost her life
&C Youngstown last week by the explosion
Of a lamp which set hre to the house, and
before assistance reached her she was fatal
ly burned.
The shock of an earthquake wss felt at
Golden City. Colorado, on Sunday morn
ing. which extended southward to New
Mexico.
Judge Goldthwaite, a Democrat, has been
elected United States Senator from Ala
bama for the term commencing in March,
1871. He viii succeed Senator Warner.
The English government has given a con-
tract for sixty batteries of eight guns each
Of 6atIing's mitrallleuses, to be made in
America. The Russian government has In
it's employ q number Of American work
men In Russia engaged in manufacturing
mitrafneuses.
The bin for abolishing the rank OF Ad-
miral has passed the House without q d.
vision. There can be no question about
the propriety or this action. Porter is not
q Farragut.
The House OF Representatives has opened
its doors to the coIored man. The Hon.
Joseph II. Rainey presented his credentials
as a member Of Congress from the State
that was formerly represe nted by the Hon.
Preston Brooks, and was admitted to his
seat. He succeeds Whittemore, the cadet
broker.
The House has adopted a resolution by
Mr.. Kelley favoring the abolition OF all in
ternal revenue taxes excepting those on
whiskey and tobacco.
The Postmaster General estimates the ex-
penditures of his Department ior the next
current year ats 49,, ,69s. and the receipts
at s2I, ,647 SIS. leaving a balance OF So, ,969 ssS
to come out of the Treasury.
The of1elaI returns of the recent elections
in Missouri show Browns majority to have
been 4I.0S5 The.majorities for the consti-
tutlonal amendments vary nom 10000 to
10000.
Two of the rascals who send out circulars
Offering counterfeit money for sale were ar
rested in New York City last week, and let
ters found in their possession from men in
all parts Of the country. AS a sign OF the
gullibility of the people, it is found their
cash receipts for forty-seven days were
$4,000.