Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-01

TERRIBLE BuTCHERY IN lNDANA.--The
Evansville Journal has the particulars of
terrible affair that happened near that place.
1t says:
On Thursday evening, at Francisco, a village
on the canal, in Gibson county, about lG miles
from this city, party OF young persons were
assembled to practice in singing. A crowd OF
rowdies soon gathered about the house and
began to make a disturbance to annoy or break
up the singing party. This young men in the
house, among whom were two sons of Mr.. Per-
kins, the owner Of large Touring mill in that
village, with their brother-in-law, a Mr.. Cross,
came to the door either to drive away the dis
turhers or persuads them TO be quiet, A fight
ensued, in which one OF the young PcrSinses
was stabbed and killed on the spot--the other
was stabbed between the shoulders aud had his
throat cut, and though living when the messens
ger left, he was not expected to survive
| Cross was also stabbed, and had his tongue
cut out by the murderoRs savages.
BLOODY AFFRAl IN GEoRGrA.-A man nam
| ed Hornsby, who resided near Brunswick, Ca,
| being suspected OF stealing his neighbors
stock was recently warned to leave the district
by q certain day, the 18th inst. As he did not
comply, ssparty proceeded to his house on
horseback for the purpose of compelling him
to quit. AS they approached Hornsby's dwell.
ling the inmates fired, killing man named
Rumph and wounding another, named Radclin
and his son. The party then fired, killing
HoTnsby and his wife, and wounding child
very dangerously. In all, there were eight
wounded and three killed.
WoRKNaMEs Observation-Disclosures Monday
about one hundred and twenty-five men have
been discharged from the workshops of the
Reading Railroad Company, in Reading, Pa,
says the Gazette, and 1t is expected that more
: discharges will follow. The company have
stopped all new work Of every kind, and will
for the present, cOnflne the operations in thu
mechanical department of their business Il
necessary repairs of running machinery. The
Reading cotton mill has also suspended.
, A PARALLEL.-Uf the great loss of life on
: the Central America the Philadelphia Press
says:
The only parallel within our memory is that
of the Amphitrite, lost off the coast Of France
over twenty-five years ago, with about eigh
|, hundred cOnvicts on board, who persisted in {
sudden squat, tho greater part of them being
! handcutfed and linked two-andtwo with fet
tiers, and unable to make any effort to saw
themselves.
A LIBERAL LANDLoRD.-Mr. James Ward, o
, Chicago, who owns large number Of houses
has been to his tenants and reduced the rents
in view Of hard times, about twenty per cent
The newspapers are harding around the name
of this man with soul, and want to know witt
will 20 and do likewise. Mr.. Ward, w
= apprchend, need not expect a very lively com
petition in his singular mode Of s'laying VI
treasures"
Coz. BENToN.-We regret to learn, from tn,
National Intelligencer, that the health of thu
Hon. Thos Fl. Benton continues precarious.-
Col j. B. Bryant, relative, has arrived II
Washington, from Louisville, and Col. Brant
,, another relative, summoned by telegraph from
. st. Louis, has also arrived.