The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-04-28
THE WILN1TN0r0NTTnr- a A.
DELAWARE REGISTER.
Thursday, April %, 1895.

tizens IN the neighborhood in which she "a
sided are particularly jealous and active il
the pursuit, and We hope ere long to hear
good account from them. A large amount Of
money is offered for the assassin The Gov
ernor of Maryland, by proclamation, offer
S300-one hundred dollars is offered in Bal.
timore, and purse is subscribed for in Cn.
Gil county, wo, tn above three hundred dol
lars; all which will be given with a thousand
thanks to any one who may arrest him. We
have no instance upon record, i'll Which the
passions of a human creature has sunk SO far
beneath the brute, as in that to which we al
Jude. 1t has created an interested excite
ment in the breasts Of all who hear her me.
lancholy fate, and anathmas are poured upon
the head of her murderer by every tongue.
Miss Cunningham is spoken of as enjoying
through life, the love, admiration and esteem
of numerous circle of friends. So young
so beautiful and SO amiable-hcr tender and
delicate person was seized by the mercess
grasp of an Internal demon who, deaf to the
supplicatons of meek innocence, hurled her
into the bosom of a solitary thickct and there,
must we repeat it-violated, beat, stabbed
and to cap the climax of his unparalleled at
trocity, cut the throat of his helpless victim.
The heart aches and the soul sickens at the
bare recital of this event. Her lfeless and
mutlated corse was found three or four davs
after the perpetraton of the horrid act. all
ready prey to the dcvouring worms. MAY
the vengeance of Heaven soon overtake him
and the arm of justice soon strike the well
merited blow.
The gang ofpirates which we have alrea.
dy stated was taken to St. Johns Porto Rico.
had been condemned to death; the captain
and IL others to be shot on the 29th ult and
nine to be executed a few days after.
POST OFFICE.-A Post Office has been estab
lished at Summit Bridge, OH the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal; about IL miles from Whining
ton, and from Mddletown on the Post Road
leading from the former to the latter place.
Robert Keddy Esq. is appointed p, NJ.
Captain Cochranc, who has recently pub
lishcd in London, a volume of Travels in Co.
iombia, relates this anccdote respecting Bo-
! livar.
"At magnificent public dinner given to
Bolivar at Bogota, one of the company, when
| called upon for toast, gave-'Should at any
time a monarchcal government be estab-
lishcd in Colombia, may the liberator, Simon
Bolivar, be the Emperor A high spirited
public character, Senor Pepe Paris, then
requested permission to yiVe toast, which
being acccded to, he filed his glass, and
exclaiming-Should Bolivar, at any future
period, allow himself to be declared Emper-
or may his blood flow from his heart in tie
same manner as the wine now does from my
glass, he poured the wine cut of his glass
upon the floor. Bolivar Immediately sprang
from his chair, ran to Senor Paris, and most
warmly embracing him exclaimed, IF such
feelings as those declared by this honourabe
man shall always animate the breasts of the
sons of Columbia, her liberty and indepen-
dence can never be i'll danger"
Accounts had been received in London
that the Ashantee war was at an end: tn cir
army having suffered dreadfully on their re-
treat to the capitol, by small pox, dysentery,
famine and the attacks OF the Queen of Akin,
who commands the powerful nation of the
| Bentookies. 1t was very unhealthy at Sierra
Leone. The English vessel Maidstone re-
leased about 1000 slaves along the coast,
from Portuguese slaves ships.
| The Harrisburg (Pa.) IntelIigencer of FRI
day last states, that at the court which com
menced its sessions on Monday last, the
Grand Jury found !" "true bill" against twelve
black men, with others, concerned in riot
and attempt to rescue a slave from his mas
ter, few days ago. The trial lasted til,
| Wednesday, and Oh Thursday the Jury rem
dereds verdict of guilty against twelve Of
the rioters, and an acquittal for four One
of them had escaped. The paper adds.
that the Grand Jury appropriated $500 for
the erection ola tread mill to give them
employment This conviction was necessa-
~ to let these deluded persons understand
that the laws are made to be respected.
The second timber ship at Quebeck wils
be launched about the 18th of May, and is
considerably larger than the first She Is
! 300 feet long, 60 feet breadth of beam.
depth of hold Sc feet, tonnage by register
, $3.50, and carries about $500 tons Of timber
She differs from the Columbus in having
a round house abaft, of about 20 feet ON deck
for the accommodation of the officers ard
men, and the stowage of provisions.
| SPECULATION.-S after the ar
rival OF the Crisis in New York, which ap.
| Dears to have form e1 n crio;v l., thr s,pcui-