Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-16

CoN0REGArIoN PRosTRATEn.-On Sunday the
18th OF JuLe, according to a letter in tie Cleye
land Hcral, from the rector of st. Phillip.
church, Strongville, Ohio, the church build
ing in thai place was struck by lightning Til,
southwest pinnacle OF the temple OF the tower
was broken into pieces, and ono part about s
feet long driven through the roof The iluld
then passed down to the body of The church
by stove pipe, which, with the stove, were
broken in pieces and thrown among the con
gregation. The boards Of tine hoOt were also
torn up, and the church filed with smoke Not
one Of the persons present was hurt but they
must have been in u state of unconconsness
for none heard the noise of the falling Piece or
the SCATTERING Of the windows. One woman
had hole burnt in her dress, and another
found that her head was bleeding. After re-
covering from the alarm, tho congregation re-
tired To an adjoining house and returned
thanks for their wonderful preservation.
The Fourth or JULY IN THE lSpfASA STATE
PRlsoN. The celebration Of independence
Day by convicts in penitentiary may hr con
sidercl as an anomaly Such an event actually
occurred in the State prison of Indiana, at
JcIersonvllIc, last Saturday The prisoners
were granted holiday, and in the morning an
address was delivered by DR.. Mcansr. convict
ell Tor life, having committed murder. His
speech is said 10 have been an exceedingly
creditable production, Astounding in good nd
vice to lis fellow .conyicts. A sumptions din |
ner was served up under. the supervision al
Mrs Miller, the lady OF the warden After
dinner dance came Oft in one OF the large
mans ana 1907 races were run in the yard. The |
celebration was closed by an Grafton hy l. n |
Crawford, radiant with star-spangled banner |
h"hons, and flights OF rhetoric about the land |
"l me lree, choir of prisoners sung g Nv |
own, my native land, and the religions SER |
vices were conducted by Rev. MIR. Rupcie. the |
moral Instructor.
ltEANi BANK RoBBERY.-lEe Central Bank |
Of New Brunswick, at Fredericton X WAS |
robbed on Sunday the 2Sth Of a large SIM, il, |
E9lu ana I'VE pound notes The amount is moi |
stattu' but It Is supposed to be from Sl5 600 m |
T-"'Uoo 10 golu,and large sum in notes. The
robbers got into the basement Of thr hnildinr
WY tHiousn the masonry and got across 10 tho
mtk' Tiny selected the gold and notes and !
~ the SILVER on the tlooro OF the banking roo1n
80 one connected with IN. bank ylsitnn n |
IRON saturday afternoon to Monday morning
no mat the robbers had ample time iorarrln,rs,
.nrhls, especially as they had cut the wires Of
s,ieE'ein ilhGs leading from the place A
reward OF $4,000 is offered for the arrest n ma
burglars. "'''H' "a rue
In ~ " NMA "a :, Nlt!ED ~ FmE-The Chicago
journal, Vt July It'll, says, on SaturJ t ,.,.'
Ing fire occurred III The bakery Nj SaNn-
thompson & AndrHS, and the cnnr.rtin,,.,
store Of Mcssrs, Page \ Co, both im.thn '' .,
room. The fire was caused hy a tad, @
dcntally ignting large case oC tire,y,r,, NJ,
the door. a few moments after TN. Gr,. },rrI...
ont, small bundle OF rockets were ignit,I AN
driven into the crowd, causing the grr,t,,,
terror. tlnc OF these rockets went across tbr
street and through a window, striking Mrs. \
q, Smith in the forehead, and killing her in.
stantly.
TURKISH SUsPIcIONs.-Thr Turks are said to
look with suspicion on American efforts TO con
tract Tor building railroads in their country.
while we are at the same time buying their
ramels to breed in our country. They saw that
we want to get rid OF our railroads and ADOPT
their Improvement .
Colonel Benton was more seriously innIrpd
hy the recent railroad accident than even he is
inclined 70 admit. Though he continues to
WORK, in order 10 keep ahead Of his ennrapp-
m"nt with the publishers of the Anpcndiy,
lhat winch was once a labor of love has be-
'pIle, IN consequence OF this shock to his sys-
uln' toll not without suffering. His bacl; is
painful uhltr any protracted sitting, and writ
~ i'4uilts M the exertion Of his strong will
10 overcome physical suffering at times.
SuiGtDE.-Mr. j. c. Drewry. nj CharIot,,,s-
Ni'le, va, committed suicide on Frida, Iast ~,
pioWihe ms brains out. lie left n short I.ttoI
Wnleh stated that he was tired Of liie 80
calilhs upon God to forgive him thn 1,r; -
and protect the widowed mother ana , i'ito
Shlld. MT Drewry came to Characteristic tra ,an
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