Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-06

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stahhed her in the neck, under the ear, with
large bowie knife.
Ihere was also severe cash In the chest
anu some other wounds. On seeing Melius
Kelley fired two pistol shots at him withou
eneet, and then took to the woods in the real
Of the iron furnace. The alarm was at once
given, and the whole village turning out, sur.
rounded the wood and soon secured the fugi-
tive. 1t was proposed to hang him at once,
bht some cooler heads prevailed ON the excited
people to give him up to the officers of the law.
An examination was held 1T once. Kelley
was iully identified, and finally acknowledged
his guilt, and tried the insanity dodge rather
clnlnslly. lie was committed to LenoX. 1t
seems that Kelley is from Pennsylvania, and
has been employed at the iron works for sever
al weeks. lie is u rough looking fellow, and
there is reason to believe that he has been
some time watching an opportunity to plumber
Mr. Cones house during his absence.
MRS. Cones wounds are very severe, and 1t
is thought she will not recover. There is n-
deed report this morning that she is dead,
but we cannot trace it to any responsible
source.-BOsiOa Hcrdh.
PAcPIc WAGON RoAD.-From the last num-
Der received of the Des Are (Arkansas) Citi-
zen We copy the following.
California Road ErpedhiOE.-In conformity
with an act of Congress for the construction Of
a wagon road from I'll Paso to Fort Yuma, on
the Colorado, company has been organized
to complete the work, and the following officers
selected; j. Is. Leacle, superintendent; W. p,
COOK, assistant superintendent M. A. Nc
kinnon, disbursing agent N. Henry Hutton,
chief engineer; g. c. Wharton, z. q. Hume,
w. ID. Cress, assistant engineers.
This company, composed of one hundred
men and forty wagons, arrived here yesterday
week and pitched their tents on the banks OF
the White river, to await the arrival Of the OK
EN- which are to haul the stores, &c., for tho
usc of the expedition, The government stores
wcro received here two weeks since, by river,
awaiting the arrival of the wagons and mules
which came overland from Memphis. The
train will he divided here, the OK train proceed
ing through Texas, via Belknap aud Chad
bourne, thence OH the south side of the Llamo.
Esta Carda, or Stake Plain, to the Rio Grande;
the mnle train will pass through to the south
ward OF Forts Belknap and ChadbOurne, thence
through to the Llamo Esta Carda to the Rio
Grande, ut or near Fort Fillmore. Col. Leache
proceeds with the mule train, and Capt. David
U. Woods takes charge of the OK train.
&C The officers above named are gentlemen
OF line social qualities, and We have experienced
the pleasure OF number of agreeable hours
in there company"
| STORY or FISH AND OF A SRULL.-A most
| singular incident occurred in Burrell township
a short time since, which is worthy OF notice.
Two sons Of MIR. John III. Isett were in the habit
OF setting /" Night-lnas" in the Alleghany riy-
or, In order TO become posessessed of the finy
tribe. One morning very mysterious looking
thing was observed from the shore, as being at
tached to one of the lines out some distance.
On drawing in the line, fish was fast on the
hook, with its head prOtruding from the oritice
OF human skill which restu upon the verte-
Dral column F.; its body being in the skull and
too large to allow its escape thereirom. Tho
theory is that the fish became domiciled in the
skull some time since, and grew until it became
imprisoned therein beyond its power to escape
tnaidcd. The skull is sound, and has YET four
teeth in it the remainder having dropped out.
Its shape indicates that it possibly belonged to
hegro,and was perhaps that OF a female
Greensboro (Pd.) Herald.
MASSACRE OF MIssIONARIEs.--A letter from
Rev. A. Medland, of Meerut, dated May 10th,
says "'The missionaries and native Christians
at Delhi are, believe, killed. A letter in
the London Times from Rev. 4. q. Smith,
chaplain of Mcerut, India, says:
The Rev. Mr.. Jennings, chaplain Of Delhi,
and his grown nj daughter Gan amiable and
much respected young LADY, We're murdered
In the palace, where they were living with
| Capt. Douglas, (alSo killed,) commandment of
the guards. The Delhi Bank was plundered
and burnt, as were all cantonments, together
with the premises Of the Delhi Gazette, the
treasury sacked, and the church burnt. But
a very few, fear, have escaped.
TmE SEA SERPENT.--T hirty-nine years ago
the sea serpent was talked about, as we learn
by the following paragraph in an old copy of
the New York Commercial of 1885,
Captain Prentiss, OF the sloOp EudOSa, who
arrived at Baltimore OH the l4th instant in six
days from Providence, X. l., states that son
Friday last, while becamed Oft the Capes, saw
a large animal resting on tho water about 10
tlth0ms distant from the slOop, its head eleva-
ted two feet, appeared about forty feet in
length, body about the circumference of keg,
lis form not unlike a snake; threw out some
meat, &c, to induce him to come nearer, none
Of which he noticed.
Tue MISSOURI ELEorIoNs.-ST Louis, Aug.
4.-Scattering returns from the city and county
indicate Rollins (know-N othing) majority in
this city at from 1900 to 1900. Mayor wy
mer's majority last Spring was 100. Tho vote
was very much reduced. Rollins vote is be-
hind that given for Fillmore. The complexion
of the vote in this county indicates that Col.
X. NJ. Stewart, the Democratic candidate, has
carried the State by 5000 majority. Col. Stew
, arts majority in GascOnade county, will proba-
bly, reach 800 votes.
In Cooper county, Rollins majority is esti-
mated at 2I7; in the town of Lexington at 279;
and in Hannibal county llG Yates.
lHE IOWA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., aug. 4.-
The State election passed of quietly yester-
day. The vote of this city stands about 1900
for the Democrats, to 400 for the Republicans.
DUBUQUE, Aug. 4.-The Democratic MAORI
ty in this county is about 1900. The majority
against the new Constitution is 1000.
! In Scott county, the Democrats have elect
I'd their Sheriff and Judge, by small major
ity. The Republicans the balance OF the otii-
GERS.
From KANSAS ST. LOUIS, August A
despatch received from Lawrence, dated yes
terday, states that sea most iniquitous appor-
tionment for the October territorial election
has been made nineteen counties having only
three representatives, while fourteen counties
have thirty-six." Troops are to be detailed
to guard the ''bogus' officers Of the election.
The emigration Of this year is not to vote,
Gov. Walker has turned overthe job Of making
appointments to the President and Speaker
of the first 'sbogus' Legislature.
AT st. Louis, on the Goth, tho front wall of
the upper stories of Monks x Ghias' liquor
store fell, burying five persons in the ruins, of
whom two will probably die.
The barqne Menasco, from Gottenburg,
bound for New York. has been totally lost near