Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-06

ing all hands for their hypocrisy and deception
declared her son should never live with the
| woman he had been forced to marry-that
sooner than he should see her, they should
send him as far as water would carry him.
Thus the affair stands at present. Consider
| able excitement and u great deal OF gossip has
grown out of the affair, and how it will end
time alone can tell.
RAT" PETER IN TRAr.-This indiyidu-
al, VINO has recently caused so great sensl-
ton, was paraded on the prisoners bench in
the Police Court yesterday morning. His
name is George Z. GODDARD, although univer-
sally known as &c Rat Peter" He is a little,
dark, keen-looking man, about so years of
age, and but for his craving appetite for wills
key, would probably have made his way into
the world In Il more reputable manner than by
pedling rat poison. Tho on.y charge preferred
against him was vagrancy, the officer testify
ing that he was continually drunk in the Streets
and daring the winter more than one-half of
his nights were passed ia the Bremen street
station-house. One of the watchmen stated
| that he had undoubted evidence that g Rat
Peter" had distributed the poison which had
caused such melancholy results, whereupon
the little man, raising his hand, upon one of
the fingers of which he sported a big ring, in
dignanty exclaimed-s' Dash ish not so. | has
got dOusand proof | no do him. Peter,
however, could not prove that he was not a
| vagabond, and the mayor accordingly sent
him to the city prison to be taken care of for
ninety days, the longest term in the power Of
the court to bestow.-CiaciHnah Commercial,
| 18th.
LADIES FmE-PRooF DREssEs.-Withn a
very short time two young ladies have been
burnt to death, owing to their light muslin
dresses catching fire from a lucifer match-one
in London, the others in Colchester. 1t ought
to be generally known that all ladies' light
dresses may be made fire proof at a more nom
| na cost, by sleeping them, or tho linen or
cotton used in making them, in diluted solu-
ton of chloride of zinc. We have seen the
very finest cambria so prepared held in the
flame Oi' Il candle, and charred to dust, without
the least flame; and we have been informed
that since Clara Webster, dancer, was burnt
to death from her clothes catching fire on the
| stage, the muslin dresses OF all the dancers at
| the best theatres are made lre-proof. Our
manufacturers should take the hint.-Medical
Times.
AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-An important
case has been decided by the Supreme Court
of New DIRK, viz ; where the holder Of a prom
issory note sent it when due to the bank which
it was payable, and the bank enormously sup
posing the maker to BIO in funds credited the
holder with tho amount, on discovering its
mistake next day corrected ii and served the
endorserS with notice of non-payment. II was
lieil " Tue supreme court oil New FORK, in
an 4o'iot oh we NOT, against the ehdOfsers,
that 1t had note boon paid and that due steps
them liable.
DEATH or Az EMINENT WYER.-Ilon. John
Glen King, of Salem, Mass, died at his resi-
dGnce on Sunday, the eth, at the age of 40
years, lie had been for many years II leading
membcTOt the Massachusetts, bar, and had held
many offices of public trust. He was one of
Legislature in the stprescott Imnn.cbmant
Case" of 1921. in which bu sustained himsair
with distinction against Daniel Webster and
9lhef haraIy less formidable compeers in the
iegal profession.
AuREsrEp.-The General Land tltHca boya
information Of the arrest of William IT Wash
If Pnwhatab Va tnr tnrrin,, ,,.,,',,rs - a'l'
slahIiate claims to bounty lands, effected
tntonsn inc instrnmenthlity OF Mr. Gregory,
my . o. Diatrlct Attorney at hlchmond, Va.
~! lhe accused Is now confined in the Richmond
A LIGHTNING TRAIN.--The express train be-
tween Rochester N. Y } and the Niagara Sus-
pension Bridge recently accomplished its night
TRIP IN one hour and twenty five minute j. dis
''''''' " sS'e'''S 'siA 'l'icS'
HEAVY R0BBERY.-Mr. L. Doughty, of New
ARK, n. j., was robbed of his pocket-book at
the Jersey CITY deDot. on Friday eveninp.-
81 "9 ,n WIllc! contained check for l,loO, and
"i'ioo III pilis.
TERRIBLE IIAu SToRM,-rhe Front RoyaI
tYa.) Gazette states thar the MINER end Of that
were Visited nv dostrp o.tou h u county, ny.
gsJ inc, M, ast =; nai Storm Oh tNo
~ ~ i"SS ny iost IS estlhlated at from 3d.
n.
-, LsIHuttlNE REshEr;-A violent storm OF
ralh, accompanied by hail, passed over keezle-
nr tast Vel All ~, w., on eunesuay
sws,,in, M ,., .r a,o 'tteaiis we're oNerhoweu'
9"esPihs vi tlo crops umper' hogs' nc.