Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-30

LATEST FROM KANSAS -ToPEKA, KANSAS, I
thursday, Oct. 16.-A Delegate Free State
Convention was held here today, at which IL |
Sas determined net to hold an election for Press
ident, on the 4th of November, on account Of
the disturbance and distress prevailing through
out the Stale. -y.. 5-@rs,, tr-
A mass convention is called, 70 be held at
Big Springs, on the 28th inst, for hepurpose
Of providing for the election Of delegate to
Congress, the election Of j. w, White6eld
being repudiated by the setllers as based on the
fraudulent laws OF the bogus legislature.
|H An emigrSnt train Of nearly three hundred
persons arrived yesterday, via Nebraska, IN
der the direction ofCel, Eldridge, all in fine
condition and spirits. They were all arrested
by the regular troops and brought in prisoners
but discharged on arrisal. 49, ~. +. ,.
The Washington Union publishes letter
from Gov. Geary, in which he announces that
peace is restored in Kansas; that in two weeks
no outrages had been reported; that many Of
the most notorious agitatora of all parties had
| left the territory; that he will permanently
keep force Of troops on the Nebraska frontier
and that be would shortly proceed with small
| forcein pursuit Of o gang OF thieves in the
| southern part of the territory. This gang we
presume to be the one of which the free State
i IuNu NJ ObdhW HAOuliG COLupldllitus WHtn III
| goes there he will probably find them back in
Missouri again. The plan Of stationing the
United States troops on the Nebraska frontier
and leaving tho Missouri side unprotected, is a
rare idea p9ive1g ndt rt-sfi h..ht goo ,'l
ili ulF9 IL 9al.-l ~ . 80 NJ ~ ~ Cpl.
HoHnIBLE CRUELTY. IA Irogedy TOOK place
at Lockport, N Y, on Tuesday last. exhibiting
such revolving cruelty as to be almost iucred,
BILE. A little boy, five years of age, belonging
to a Mrs. Story was roasted alive by a fend
lin huinan shape white woman-named
Gregg The evidence elected before the coro-
ners jury shews that the within was left with
u smaller child by its mother, when Mrs. Gregg
who lived in another portion Of the house, took
the opportunity and entered the apartment
4 and proceeded 10 the execution OF the deed
which she had previously Threatened. With
horrid imprecations the child was held on til,
fire by its tormentor, until its legs and bowels
were burned TO Gin Ter, then, with satanic
revenge, the body Of the child was reversed by
the nurdeiess, until its back was roasted TO Q
crisp. 1t died IN few hours after, and the
woman is now in Jail.
FATAL ACCIDENT. Robert Jones, was killed
On Wednesday week, by the accidental dis
charge of cannon with which the Democrats
of Pottstown, Montgomery county, were en-
gagged in firing salute in honor oftheir tri.
umph in pennsYlyania Mr.. Jones was gaget
In ramming home the cartridge, and although
previously cautioned about swabbing out the
piece, he neglected to do so properly, and his
charge igntsd, carrying away both his arms
aud portion Of his face, mutilating him most
terribly. He fingered until the next morning
when death pat an end to his suff.rngs. lie
was single man. about twenty four years o
age, and previous to this occurrence was EN-
plOyed in the edge tool mandatory Of Thoma
!. Beatty at Pottstown.
The Richmond Enquirer has discovered tina
Southern Slavery is all that keeps this Uniol
together. 1t says:
"0ur Union would not have lasted twenty
years but for Southern Slavery. Slavery, AM
nothing but Slavery, has preserved our Uni5n
so far, nor can preserve il hereafter. Without th
institution there would be no good reason 70
keeping together Confederation so inconveni
emily large" n.s
II we stole Cuba Of course that would moi
make US any more "inconveniently large
The Louisville Journal sees the locust coming
and gives tbs Americans timely warning.
says: LAS surely as there is blue sky abov
US, our political opponents (the niger drive
DENT crals)have for some time past been maxim
sysiematical arrangements to cast thousand
Of fraudulent votes in Kentucky on the 4th o
November. ..-+a.. .a.1
OFFICIAL ATRocTY.-A correspondent Of th
N, Y. Times says that one of the inmates Q
Blaekwells Island prison, at that city. hayini
lately offended one of the keepers, was bure
TO his waist in the earth, his hands tied behin
his back, and there kent for tW1 davs Withnu