Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-13
WHOLE NO. 1,032

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ANGRY ALMs.-tiotthOl was one day occu
pied with thought, when his daughter uneX
pectedly entered the room, bringing pape
stating the case of poor widow, and solicit
ing an aims in her behalf.
Losing his temper, he spoke harshly TO tn,
poor girl, and in an i'll humor, flung to her The
sum she asked. Recolleeting himself, however
he cried out, "Wretched man that am How
fair the show that my Christianity often pre-
scnts, to myself at least, and how boldly ven
ture 10 say, I.ord Jesus, thou knOwest all
things, thou knOwest that love thee = and yet,
now that my Saviour has come and craved a
mite for this poor widow, as II practical evil
dence ofmy affection tor himself, | take offence
at him for disturbing my poor thoughts, though
| for so short time and so good a cause My
| God, thon invitest me TO come to thee when
ever my pleasure leads, my necessities compel
me; and, come when may, never is my COM
ing nnseasoneble or inoprortnne. Thou hast
| the whole world to govern, and yet / trouble
thee not, though | break in at morning, noon,
or night, and claim an aims from thy mercy.
How conceited l must be to reckon my con-
cerns and thoughts of greater moment than the
prayers and signs of my suffering ielluw-Chris-
tiansi ] now sec that sin is rashness, and have
good cause henceforth to give more gracious
reception to the Lord Jesus in his members,
lest in my hour of need he shOHld turn his
back upon me. God loyeth cheerful giver.
A henefaetion TO the poor should be like oil
which. when poured from one vessel into ane-
ther, flows in silence, and with soft and gen
tie fall. An aims reluctantly bestowed, is like
a rose spoiled and discolored with the fumes
j of sulphur, like sanded flour or Over-sated
meat. He who exercises charity with q reluc-
| tant heart and angry words, is like the COW
which yielis her milk, but ovcrturns the pail
| with her foot.
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CHURcH BUILDING IN NEW YoRK.--We
copy from one of our New York cotempora-
res, the following paragraph in relation to
church building in New York -
The rage for church building is very great
this season. On the Fifth avenue, near 18th
street, the Dutch Reformed Church is about to
erect white marble chuch, on hit Of land
costing $l20,000. This church is the richest
corporation in New York, after Trinity Church.
A new Presbyterian Church is to be reared on
Murray Hill; this edifiee springs ont of the So
ciety OF Rev. DIR. Alexander. Rev. Dir. Springs
new church will be OF brick, with stone steeple
-220 feet high, with clock and bell, and will
hold 1000 people, costing 100000. Rev. Mr..
Thompson, OF the Tabernacle Church, will
have u church of white marble, and il will cost
Sl2O,OOO. On the Fourth avenue the Metho-
dists are to erect a magnificent church, and
they go for white marble, with the best. They
have just sold their house in Mulberry street,
and go Sup town. This church will have a
steeple 200 feet high. The Baptists are to
build an elegant church on Eighth avenue ard
43 street. This will be composed of brown
stone and iron. And the Catholics under the
lead Of ATchbishep Hughes, are to put up on
Fifth avenue and 5lst street, one of the most
magnificent churches in the city.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-Elsha +. Keen,
Esq, delegate elect to tho Virginia Legisla-
ture from Pittsylvania county, was shot and
severly wounded on Sunday morning last, at
his own house, by a free negro named Tom
| Long. Under pretense that his child was sick
he awoke Mr.. X. to administer to his relief
| just before day break. Mr.. X. arose from his
| bed, and having procured some medicine,
| started to the cabin in which Longs wife and
children (who were MIR. k.'s slaves,) usually
slept. After going few yards from his door
he was accosted by Long, and immediately
fired on, mutilating his left hand and fixing
several shot in his breast. Fortunately, how
ever, none of the shot penetrated the bod,
far enough to be dangerous. 1t seems tina
Long had, a few hours before, sent off his wifi
and five children. Neither he nor the slave
, had been heard from on Monday morning.
is supposed they are seeking to reach Ohio
where Long had been for some months of las
year, and will probably endeavOr to escap,
through Northwestern Virginia, or to reacl
the seabord at Norfolk or above, and take
shipping to New York.
CURIous ARRANGEMENT OF a HospITAL.-
The large city hospital of Chicago has been
placed by the board of health under the charge
| of two medical boards, one of the allopa thic
school of medicine, and tho other OF the hom-
| eopathic. To the latter only about one-fourth
| of the building has been allotted, but more
will be given il needed. Each patient is to
chose which school of physicians shall take
him in charge. If he is Indifferent or unable
to choose, he will be assigned to one or the
other schools, according as the week in which
he enters may be odd or even, as numbered in
the year. Thus the two systems arc fairly
matched against each other, and a sharp and
careful rivalry will be inaugurated IN the good
work of saving lille. The respective boards
are to keep records of the symptoms, treat
ment and result of their cases, u published
comparison Of which at the end OF the year,
would no doubt form an exceedingly interest
ing study for the profession generally.
"A MINISTER Snor AT.--As Rev. William T..
Merrill, of Biddeiord, Me-, was returning home
from Wells, few evenings since, after de-
liyering temperance lecture in that town,
two men jumped from the woods and endeav-
ored to seize his horse by the bridle, and fail
ing to do this, one Of them fired pistol at
HIM. On examining his hat after arriving home,
Mr.. Merrill found that u ball had passed
through its upper part, near the top of the
crown, and near where the top of his head
must have been. MIR. Merrill was in buggy
wagon, and he probably owes his escape to the
leetuess of his horse. Nothing was said by
the men, and Mr.. Merrill does not know wheth-
er it was their object to rob him, or to murder
him out of personal malgnity. His escape was
a narrow and providential one.
MURDER IN Observation-Disclosures atrocious
murder has been committed ut Pittsbnrg, the |
victim being Conrad Shillinan, an industrious
German, employed in Heath Lucas saw
mill. On Friday evening three men entered
the mill and took a seat on a pile of railings,
which the deceased was engaged in remov-
ing. lie requested them to leave, but they
refused when one of the proprietors stepped
up apd ordered them off. They attempted to
get into fight with the proprietor, who walked
away. One OF them then seized rail and
struck the German, literally breaking his skull
to fragments, and causing his death in two
hours. Thos. sheridan, who il is alleged in
iiicted the blow was subsequently, arrested.
DEATH OF Ex-SEcRETARY DoBBM.-RlCH-
MoND, August, 5.--Inteligence was received
here to-day that the Hon. James q. Dobbin,
Secretary Of the Navy under President Pierce's
administration, died yesterday at his residence
near Fayetteville, North Carolina. MIR. DObbin's
health had been failing tor some years, and
more recently had become exceedingly deli
cate. His death, though unexpected, will be
greatly regretted his amiable character hav-
ing greatly endeared him to circle Of friends
extending throughout the Union, whilst his
able administration Of the Navy Department
had secured him national fame.
DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENTAL few
days since, three negro children, the property
of Mr.. VIM. Y Dulin, OF Fairfax county, Va,
in playing about his barn, got into large
feed bnn that had been left omen carelessly