Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-25

the girls IN twenty-three feet average very
near six teet)-total weight $40 pounds. To-
tai height Of sons and daughters sixty-seyen
feet two. incSes-total weight 1000 pounds
This family resides on the high lands Of
N orthern Maine about eighty.fiy miles from
Portland. Neither the father, nor any member
of his family, have ever been addicted to the
use OF tobacco or Intoxicating liquor Boston
| Journal.
TERRIBLE TORNADO IN ILIIsoIs--It appears
that Christian county, ILL.,, was visited last Sa
tarday afternoon by tornado OF great VIC
lence. The Chicago journal says:
Oar informant was at the village of Pena
in that county during the % blow" and les.
scriheS its effects there as terrific. 1t was ac-
companied by hall aud rain. Buildings were
| swept from the foundations and soale Of them
carried into the air, others unroofed. and others
torn IN o atoms. A number Of new stores that
had just been completed were scattered into
fragments the Presbyterian church, q large
frame building was moved some six Ieet from
It's Foundation; the Illinois Central freight de-
pot was unrUofed train OF freight ears was
blown from the track, and worse than all, five
persons-a woman and four children-were
killed by being struck with falling tlmbers, o
carried into the air aud thrown upon the ground
Several other persons were more or less iniur.
ed, some OF whom may die from the effects of
their injuries
YALuE OF A TEsrAMESr--I know ut least
one Instance of shilling Testament purchased
IN New Orleans previous to the Mexican war,
which not only saved the life OF the possessor,
but was the means of saving his soul. 1t was in
this way 4; A young Illinois girl purchased a
small Testament Tor four dozen of eggs, at
thee cents per dozen and when her BROTH
or was ABOUT To start for Mexico, as vol
unteer, She put it into his vest pocket. There
1t renuined wrapped in the same pape. and
| SINE pocket, until tho battle of Buena Vista
| when the owner received wound through til,
| Testament, which broke the force OF the bpllet
| which lodged in his breast, and sent him to til,
hospital. There he read his book and tn,
last time saw him, he WAS an Illinois collefi,
preparing for the pulpit, or rather for amission
airy field in the Methodist Church.
A CONSISTENT SoN.''-The following an
I nccdole is told of q very clever fellow, VIII
| had recently Joined the Sons of Temperance
! Alter becoming IS son" he went 10 Mobile OF
| business, and was taken i'll there. The physi
clan was called, and on examining him, pro
! houheed him in a very dangerous condition
| and prescribed brandy. The sick man tolt
him he conld not take it. The doctor insisted
that i was proper remedy, but the patient
told him he would not take il. The doctor sale
nc must, or he would have spasms. ,,Well,'
siid the Son Of Temperance, 81 will try {
couple OF spasms first.''
During last week the number of deaths oc.
curing II the city OF Philadelphia was III,
against an aggregate OF l5S tho previous week
Ihe number Of adults was 81, children es;
neles SO females eli by Consumption % ;
debility lOi still born Is scarlet fever 9, in.
animation of the bowels II dropsy q; con
rulalons u congestion Of the brain cancer6
The Hon. N. +. Banks, late Speaker of the
U. ). House OF Representatives, has written q
long letter, accepting tho nomination of the
Massachusetts, American Convention for Gov,
ernor OF that State.
The 9th trial to elect Mayor OF Providence
n. l., on Friday last, resulted in the choice o
WIN: NJ. KodmAn, the American candidate
BY 900 majority.
MARCH SauALLs.--A woman In Puleski CO.
Va, has regularly presented her husband with
an heir, during the month Of March, for II
successive years.