Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-12-23
80 o. IL -.

John Bright has resigned his PosstiOn in
tho British Cabinet
General schenck win not take his seat in
the House after the holidays.
General P1easanton has been confirmed
a Commissioned ofInternal Revenue.
Porter,s chances for confirmation are not
natterIng.
senator Wilson has introduced bill for
bidding aI assessments for political purpO-
ses.
RR. Butler, Reprssentive from Ten
nessee, has been indicted at Washington, for
forgery.
sixty per cent. or the wounded Germans
have reJoined their regiments or Joined the
reserve.
Formal notice has been served on Hon.
Il D. Campbell that his right to q seat in
the next House Of Representatives viii be
contested.
It's claimed that Frank Blair counts
within two votes Of enough to elect him
United States Senator from Missouri.
Ex senator Drake has taken the oath Of
once and entered upon his duties as Chief
Justice of the Court Of Claims.
Hooper, Of Massachusetts. is to succeed
schenek as Chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee.
The Governor or Missouri has appointed
DIT Jewett. OF st. Louis. to III the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation OF Senator
Drake.
The oaicial report Of the surrender Of
Phalsburg states that 81 officers, 1889 men
and 6S guns were captured with the fortress.
Dr.. James Scott. Secretary Of Washington
Farr q
ostha4 once, and VIII resume his resid snce
/ n Ohio.
The President has informed his friends
that General NJ d. Leggett, OF GAINESVILLE, is
TO be appointed Commissioner Of Patents.
Rear admiral samuel L. Breese, Of the
United states Navy, died on the nth at MA.
Airy, near washington. he was 76 years
oE age.
Trbe King Of Bavaria announces the con-
currence ofaII the German Princes and
Fanss towns in bestowing upon King VIII
liam OF Prussia the Imperial Crown, as
Frederick William !.
The House OF Representatives Of the
North Carolina Legislature has sent COM
rnittee to the bar Of the State Senate I'M
peaching Governor Holden, and demand
ing trial.
The change Of the gauge OF the Great
western RaiIway, of Canada, between Tor
onto and Hamilton. was commented on
saturday morning and completed in time
for 4 train to leave the former place at $3.50
the same afternoon.
Montmedy has surrended to the Germans.
Tne besiegsrs did not lombard the town as
reported They battered the walls with
solid shot, and as soon as they had effected
q breach the place capitulated.
The special election in Philadelphia
Tuesday for a member Of the State Senate,
resulted in the choice Of a Democrat, thus
making that body Democratic. The House
is Republican,
It seems Mrs. R. e. Lee only had life In
terest in the Arlington property, and that
amer her death IL was to have gone to Fitz-
hugh Lee, the rebel General.
Under the new revenue law two cent
stamps are still required on bank checks,
but they are not necessary on receipts for
money on q payment of q debt; nor need
there be any stamps put upon promissory
notes for less than one hundred dollars.
Alexander Dumas is dead. He died poor
and paralysic, though he was endowed with
marvellous vitality and his novels had pour
ed into his hands wealth like that OF his
own Count of Monte Christie.
The state ofdcers at Columbus have sub
scrfbed el0O to be used in the puIehRse
Christmas presents for the chirldren at the
Soldiers Orphans Home, at Xenia. A pre-
sentation speech viii DO made at the Home
on Saturday next. There are now 227 chill
dren at the Home
Attorney General Akerman has given as
his opinion that the government can retain
ali money due the Pacific Railroad to repay
the interest paid by the government on
Bands, or in case that is repaid one
haIfmay be retained to apply on the prin-