Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

he non-complrtion of the marriage, at New
lrk, noticed in the papers of this city:
Since this affair has been made the subject
If undue notoriety in the newspapers, and the
conduct of one of our most respectable ciu-
.ens presented to public notice In question
ible aspect, we think it due to propriety and
ruth to give the true version Of the story =
An engagement having been entered into he
ween the parties, preparationsfOr the wedding |
we're made on both sides but the health of
he intended bridegroom, who is between six
y and seventy years Of age, having failed
MIN before the appointed time for the nuptials; /
md, as he feared, permanently; after taking |
medical advice from his physician, he came to |
The conclusion to acquaint the fair one of his
condition, and CALAMITY rcinquished his claim
to her hand, preterring this course to that OF |
installing the estimable lady into his family in
the position of a narSe instead of that Of
this be the true version OF the affair,
aud we are told that il is, we record it with
pride, as an act of true gallantry and devotion
to the lady's well-being, worthy Of the palm
lest days of knight errantry. The parties, we
are told, are both exemplary members Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and we take it
for granted that the lady herself regards it S
q most christian act, one which has probably
given her most exalted opinion OF his charac-
ter. This little incident, we have no doubt,
when properly understood, will provo to be
VullO - " leHlHer III lnt cup vi tuS OuSh
beaux, generally, especially among tho fair
and lovely bells of Delaware.
Three Men Drownel.-Wo leorn from tho
Diamond State. that ON Tuesday morning the
schooner " u. G. Foster" Capt. Tillon, loaded
with pine wood from Virginia, bound to New
York, parted her cables, and swung around OH
the outer bar, and beating against 1t caused
| her to spring aleak. The wreckers seeing her
condition and the danger in which the crew
were placed, started to their assistance
Messrs. Burton and Lyons with their boat
| started from below, and Mr.. j. W. Walker,
with his boat and crew from above where the
schooner lay. Messrs. Lyons and BurtOn's
boat having tho wind and the lido with her
reached tho schooner first, and took OIL her
crew and lowered tho flags. Mr.. Walkers
| crew seeing tho flags were down, endeavored
| to put back, and whilst doing so tho boat filled
and capsized. There were five persons in the
\ boat at the time, three Of whom: James Row.
| land, Gardner Burton, and Bristcr Tingle,
| (col.) were washed overheard and drowned I;
the other two, MIR. Walker and John Sweeny,
held on until rescued. Rowland leaves wife
and two children Burton was about eighteen
years old. The bodies of all have been recoy-
cred.
| Virginia Enterprise. citizens of Fred
ericksburg, Va, have erected dam across the
Rappahannock river n short distance above
that town, five hundred and seventy-two feet
between the abutments, and eighteen feet high,
OF the most substantial structure, thence tho
water is conveyed into the town by a canal one
and three fourths of mile long, giving them
forty seven feet fall. The power thus created
,,.ia 4; I'M tIous''r .sot l"ii. us
hi -, 70 ~ ~ 'hu''o'"tus ~, loses'
lue wy ooullol! ilaVc "t'o passed. a'l or"ii'hce
70 exempt rom TAXATION, AL ADMINISTERING eS-
laoilshuehts ior ten years after their erection
ms Is more encouragement enterprise than
llm'ngtoh AFFORDS 10 industry Inc company
are now through their agent, taking active
| means 10 nave TINS vast power employed and
VIC are happy to learn that they ara IN treaty
with Mr.. Osmond to start in that place, Allen
u OsmOnd's patent power loom. for the mlanIi-
tacture of fine ginghams, handkerchicis, &c.
This lucrative branch Of manufacture was of.
ltreu TO the city OF It's birth only TO verify the
Ola aiaSe that "a prophcl IS not without honOl
save III ms own country, Ne We wish him
success and that lie may find capital TO fully
develope tins valuable improvement.
MAN MGssINu.-On the goth of March l,st
Charles LeIfert, residing on tho farm of RuI.
man Roach, near Naaman's creek. left hi,
home for the purpose of paving thu purchasq
, money upon a farm which he had bogpht in
Bucks county AL Chester he drew from tItp
Bank of Delaware County twu Thousand dollars
with which he proceeded to PHILADELPHIA. On
arriving in the city, he mt mn with relative.
whose house, ii ~ said, he left the. next morn
ing at an early hour, since which lie has not
been heard from. Leiltrt was about thirty
years otaSe five feet eight or nine inches high,
o. dark complexion, and wore black whiskers.
lie was fine looking man, strictly moral in his
haDlts, industrious aud frugal, and prompt in
/ an ms business engagements. A short time
peIoIe no leit, nc solu OUT ms interest in the
s,"eH ~ trt iarh on "tich he foSidSd 10 WA
5Voulcy ipE muich He recelVeu over twenty
avg ilu"uIcu uuli'rs. lhe greater part OF lhlS
monty ne IL suPpoSSu 10 nNo hau WIN Nun
wnen lost sen. no hNu hald I'VE manfred dol,
",s "iou t '.'o Ptutcl'g WHEN nv PurGhaSeu |'l
"as hpout 20 ulSchItHN tho remainder OF MS
neiFhbors are deruly conrernrIIs In hi,
whereabonts. and from hi. nrotructt,I absence,
they fear some evil has betallrn him.
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rnriion Of ~ nnI,ynrn rPii,,, a., T.,
irrnd tb,. ,,rain bnsina.s AZ rlicss 49, th ,,,
chants in Ihnt nlaan cnntinur III ,nak" Nv,
,urcbnsas and have hcnn anti, sp,,cnsyii,I
,,,'ntin,na, mCarn1s ne mat No. Nv, Ig a.,
, ionrteen wagons on the road lrndliny trnn NH
dIetn,vn 10 flInsso nm MID, I,s,s ~, ,'
s of frnight ON the railroad il ,re,tnr ti,nn tho
CHARGED an vnssajs and b.,,9 ,,,, tn,,I, i',
not been diverted from the old shipping point
: IL Is only IN Inc winter when navigation il
Closed; that inc railroad wili carry much gram
loul 'iat heIGnooihooi, anu CHECK Inc SAFES
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GIN Ot inc APPOINTMENTS.
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IOrFW ViVHT,-N learn ron the PCnInSu
lar News tlnt Mr. = NJ Iptrn .. vail t.nnv.,
r,iIa,t ~ &C.,, ,,,ta,. :, w., N'.'m
IeSluenl III SuSSeN country, DEL. WAS brutllly
. murdered on Wednesday, in broad daylight 4
lew leet from his own door. lie was Stanuing il
: his ward unronscinus az ,nv d,,,r,,r -,
So" '"'", ""O''"N''"" w "hy N"HScIs hhcl
= TWO negro women, hy u precOncerted signal
! ruaLpd ,nnn linn tIrnv hin, -, ~, ,,.,,I,r, 4
'"'''| NJ" "t'ii ny" h't" oH wv blpuu 1!
ami while one held him the other with an axe
4 sevornd his Had FINN Nj. NOD, A vati,,dia,
minister had Just driven up to the door when
. thp 1apl was nnrnntrotrd nur tin,n ,,l a,,,,,,