Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-03-05

SHoCKIHG MURDER OF A rEMALE.-7He body
BurHed.-.lrTest Ufher Hgsband.-The Toledo
Commercial OF the 18th instant relates the par
tcuarS Of the murder of the wife OF Return j.
NJ. Ward, in Syvania, Ohio, on the Sd inst.
1t appears that Ward had been in the habit OF
i'll using his wife, who once left him on account
Of his brutality. She disappeared from his
house on the 3d, and Ward told his neighbors
that size had left him again. His replies to
questions intended to ascertain the reason for
her disappearance, were not satisfactory, and
suspicious were aroused. Wards premises
We're, therefore, searched by his neighhors,
who found most indubitable evidence that tile
woman had been most touly murdered, and
thather body had been burnt in her own house.
In pile of ashes near the house human bones
We're tound-an upper jaw almost entire, and
pieces of a skull Two finger rings were also
found which were recognized as those worn
by Mrs. Ward.
The citizens who made the search found
abundant evidence, as they thought, that the
effects of Mrs. Ward had been all burnt. The
loci; of her trunk, pieces Of dress, hooks and
eyes, and other articles were found. The citi-
zens searched further. The bed clothes had
the appearance OF having been recently washed.
On opening the holSte and bed the feathers
were found covered with blood. Blood was
also found on mat in the up er part Of the
house. a minute search revealed traces of
blood in other parts Of the house.
Whether the woman had been stabbed or
shot, they could not tell; but that She had
been fuully murdered and her corpse burn,
they We're satisfied. Ward was arrested and
fully committed on n charge oi murder. lie
is a tailor, about forty years old. and married
tic deceased, who was his third wife, in Adri-
an, Michigan some time last summer.
TnE MAELsrRoM.-lhi famous whirlpool,
SO well known TO every school boy, as the
greatest sucker in the world, bids fair to
he sh0n of all its terrors, as science gradually
srpplants Supersttion. A writer in the 3; Sci
cntiiic Arcrcau says: II have been inform
I'd by IN European acquaintance that the Mael-
strUm has no existence. A nautical and scien-
title commission went out and sailed all around
and all over where tho Malestrom was said to
be, but could not find ill., tho sea was as smooth
where the whirlpool ought to be as any other
part OF the German ocean,
The Gulf of Goryvreeliaaypear the Island of
Sura, iG the Ilebrides, used to be the terror Of
mariners, and bore Character, second only to
the MaleStrOm iordanger. Here, however. rs in
the Pcntland Firth, between Scotland and the
OrEneos, rapid tide running through narrow
straits, over rough and rOcky bottom, would
naturally cause at certain seasons, terrific over
Ellls,yery dangerous TO pass in small deep laden
coasters or open boats; while, in the eddies
small whirlpuols would be formed sufficient to
swamp boat of small size to heavily freighted
lhese places, belng daily passed by vessels,
were soon shorn OF their dangerous reputation,
while the Maestrom, beng more distant and
out OF the usual track Of traders, has, only re-
Gently been deprived of its mysterious horrors,
and, like thS Upas tree OF Java, must now take
its place as an & exploded humbug.'
DEAD LETTERs.-P Postmaster General Camp
bell, in recent report, states that the number
of letters uncaled tor or dead is probably three
millions, and it would seem absolutely proper
that some measures should be adopted by the
department to insure the delivery ofthese mis-
sives with greater certainty, $l2O,uO0 accrue
to the post offices without eIrperlOrnance ol
the duty of delivering the letters TINS mat
ter has already been brought to the notice o.
the officials Of the department, and probably
the Postmaster General Of the incoming au-
ministration will take the proper measulessso
amend an evil which is felt TO be very uiil''s"-
SAINT.