Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-17

The DUTCH JUDGE.-A DuiChman who settled in
the far West, became rich and was in due course
elected judge. One day he was 10 sum up the evil
dence against prisoner, and on looking around for
him, found him playing chequers with the sheriff,
while The foreman of the jury fast asleep
Replenshng the ample judicial chair with his broad
cast person, he thus addressed the jury:-Msder
Voreman and toder jurymans: Der prisoner, Hans
Vleckter, is vnished his game NIT der sheriff, and
has peat him, but shall dake gare he don't peat
Hans has been dried for murder before you and you
bring in der wardick, but it must be 'cordin to
dere law. De man he kilt wasn't kilt at all, ii
was hroyed he is in der Jail at Morrsdown for sheep
sdealing Put dat is ho madder. Dere law says ven
dere is tout you give em to der prisoner put here
there ish no tout SO you der prisoner is guilty
Pesides he is great loafer haf knowed MIN
witty year, and he hashnt tone sdilch of Wark in
all dat dimes; and dere sh defending upon
him for delr Twin and he is no use to nopody,
dink it would be goot blans to hang him for de ex-
ample dink Mr. Voremans dat he better be hung
next Fourt o'Juy, dere militia goin' drain in
| enoder county, and dere would be goin'
here Ii should be added to the credit of the jury,
that in spite of this learned and impartial charge.
they acquitted the 'brisoner finding him Not guilty,
| if he would leave the State
| TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE Pennsylvania RAIL
RoAD.-The BlarsviiIe Appalachian gives the follow
ing account of the terrible accident resulting in the
death of three persons, which occurred the Penn
sylvania Railroad, at The junction of the Portage
road, near Johnstown, few days ago:
freight train was going east, followed closely
| by locomotive and an ther freight train. The
switch at the junction was turned wrong, and the
forward train ran up The Portage track The engine
was reversed TO regain the proper track and whit
backing the switch, the second engine came
up and IAN into the train, smashing several of the
/ cars and driving brakeman, Henry Mills, of Cen
trevile Indiana county, through the end of one of
them, Of EiiIing him instantly. Another
brakeman, named Hendricks, also so badly in
iured that he has since died. The fireman of the
second engine named Evans. caught between
the locomolive and tender, and the engineer, named
Doy, had Just gone 10 his assistance, when the
train came up and drove into the former wreck bur-
sting the boiler of the second engine by which the
boiling water and steam was thrown upon the fire
man, scalding him severely that he died shortly
afterwards Doly also badly scaded, but we
believe not dangerously
THE LAW OF DIVORCE IN GERMANY.-A recent
letter from Germany says:
| As you probably aware, a divorce may be oh
| tanned in Germany for the most trifing cause-as
| for instance, mere disagreement 1t is, sact,
matter of pleasure, and is Of every day
| In pastor kunlzes congregation alone, there were
during the last year. ninety applicants for divorce
To the pres mt law upon this subject, they attribute
a large portion of the mmorality among the people
| and efforts are making 10 obtain law similar
| 10 that in England and America. paper from one
of the most distinguished German theoogians on
this subject, will be read at the approaching general
annual meeting OF the German Church, to be held al
Frankfort on the Maine, and at which expect to be
present.
1t has often been theoretically declared in England
and America, what would be the result of lax law
on the subject of divorce and you will recolec thai
there discussion this SUI ect in the British
Parliament last winter. | can state what are the
practical results of such law in Germany as this
is acknowledged to be the great of the present
immortality In the city of Berlin, one-eighth of the
children born yearly are illegtimate. In Hamburg