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Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

FhDER IN VIRGINIA;-The Alexandria
lives the following particulars of the muir
George Green, in Prince William county
he night before Christmas;
Is in his house when il was entered by three
Rwomen, young negro man, and negro boy,
fof whom attacked Mr. g., but he kept them off
During the attack he was struck by the oldest of
the women, (sad be aged about sixty years with
an axe, which Mr.. g., succeeded in taking from
her, and with which he defended himself fer some
time. but was finally overpowered, and the axe ta-
ken from him, when ho made his escape from the
house, bn. was pursued and overtaken by the me-
groes about $50 yards from the house and killed -
His body was then taken back to the house and the
house set Ere to and burned down Mr. G e watch,
and other articles which he had his person at the
time, were not stolen but were found with his re.
mains. The negroes after committing this diaboli-
cal and heinOus atrOcity, went to their quarters
and when the neighbors arriv ed, pretended to be
asleep Traces of blood were discovered, nd suspi
cion Immediately reused and when they were charged
with having committed the crime, they made full
confession, aud were taken into custody, and n
once committed to jail. Mr. Green resided by him
self
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08
euoficc 10 Crcditprg

LII persons having claims agalns this late Of hlcl
n ard Reed, late Of Delaware Coua v ..sgI VIII RI
sent them 10 the snbsgribor at ohEa y rNd Dec, 90
ff lenopt and Bl those indebted are req ested
make immediate payment, as he ~ deslr3pst, eose u
h. estate. JoShrh r. HAN ETY.
Dec. l5-eLt xeonloT.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08
NOTICE..

A QUARTERLY meeting ofthe New Castle Copg
IN tSsi1sn Queen Hotel, on SA16tEii Is January
lion to the -chartering Of the society w bs trough
before the meeting, GEO. PEPPER suhhlS.
Dec. 25-td, Correspond ~ seoTyI
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

Hon. Francis o. Gray, VINO died in Boston
on Monday evening, was private secretary to
John Quincy Adams when he was Minister to
Russia, an early contributor to the North A..
meTican Review. author of various oratons
and historical papers, me.nber of the Ameri
can Academy Of Arts and Science, and its
corresponding secretary, and President Of the
Boston Athenaeum.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

TIE cABINET.-The Washington correspondent
of the North American in his letter of the % nst
says
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08
LOCAL INTELnTGEN0R.
BUSINESS, PERSONAL rsrELrieESon 2C., 49,


4sportsa expressly for Tho Rspr6tsesa,
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS IN 1856.-In 1856,
there were twenty seven steam boat accidents
killing one hundred and seventy six persons,
and wounding one hundred and seven. In 1855
there were twenty sine accidents, killing tire G
hundred and fifty sight persons and rounding
one hundred and twenty seven.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

Tue MURDER AT the MASSACHUSETTS STATE
Prison. The murder Vi Mr. Scion II. Tenney,
the warden Of the Massachusetts State prison,
on Monday BY Charles L. Decature convict,
was most cool and deliberate act. The Bos
ton Courier Of Tuesday furnishes the following
particulars Of the tragedy.
MIR. Tenny entered the shop at the west door
conversed moment with the overseer, Mr..
Theodore Bearing. and bad passed on aimesi
to the east door, when Decature jumped
upon his back, and thrust sharp pointec
shoe knife, about four inches in length through
bis neck, seyerng at once the principal arter
les. MIR. bearing ran TO seize Decature. Mt
Edward Orowther, the instructor or foreman o
the shop went to the assistance of the Warden
and bore him away in The hospital.
Decatlre, the moment he stabbed Mr.. Ten
ney, withdrew the knife and threw it lIoln him
When Nc. bearing approached him he
extended his arms. The Overseer seized then
placed his knee against the murderer's breas
and threw him on his bacS. Decature sist
"a; but the everSeer threatening to strike hiu
with hammer, hs became calm. The TRAGEDY
took place in the presence of forty-fve men
uh AZ.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

BRlGADIER GENERAL. The nomination of
Col. perslfer f. Smith "a breVet Brigadier Gen.
eral for gallant service in the Mexican war;
was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, as
Brigadier General, to fill the place created
two years ago by Congress, when some add
tional regiments were added to the army.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

RAILROAD ACCIDENTS DURING THE YEAR,
During the year that has just closed there were
l4S railroad accidents attended with loss Of
!iie. One hundred and ninety -fiva persons were
killed and six hundred and twenty nine woun
ded. In 1855 there were l42 such accidents
one hundred and sixteen persons being killed
and five hundred and thirty. mine wounded.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

The STEAMER LYoNNAls The Fulton, which
arrived at New York wednesday, with four
days later news from Europe, brings no con
hrmation of the report Of the safety of the cap.
tain and fifteen of the crew or passengers of
the i'll fated Steamer Lyonnais. The hope ex
cited by the report, therefore, vanishes.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

The official vote of Virginia for President has
just been published, as follows: Buchanan
90,352; Fillmore 60 1872; Fran ont; 2S7, scat
terng 45. Bu,hanans majority ever Fillmore
1920. The total vote of the State is 1868
less than at the last Governors election.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

~fSiA pNsth6 tuG Wuluou laitI uloppSt
tools as u amazed; but upon the com
the OVerseer they at once returned to
eleclive benches and Decature was con
solitary cell.-He was reproached
murder and replied. -"l have beer
y my CHI ance for two days."
Id seem that the murder was the re
edetermination and plan. About siS
Decature asked for new knife
which he had been using ha beer
h lost. The murderous weapon. L
ut was the same knife which h'
lost. lie had sharpened it for th'
Eecreted it somewhere about hi
her evidence of reconciliation
facts that he yesterday NOR
en, q convict, "lf the wardeI
cough to-day" and said :
pnvict, "You"ll see fui
ker convicts report 0the
general purport.
spOke after he was stab
Nv his revolver and fol
huttered, and gasped an
Dir. Crowther within fiji
Me assault. The sudden
Of his death, coupled wit
the deputy warden Gale
was stabbed on the l5t
ION chapel by the convit
,ether with other circun
combine to make the mu
cause Of more than con
Ee 10th instant he was maj
. " e. Bartlett. daughter
superi ntendept Of Suffol
while yet on his marrial
moned home, in consequent
his deputy. And now he,
s age and the first month
cut down. His mother ar
him in the ''warden's hous
lnds. Their grief canot
Walker, on hearing that NJ
b killed, became frantic, al
feeling Of insecurity and e:
He'd throughout the premises
ossible the convicts were sent
the night. Generally they man
Nv; for the warden had been xii
o was man of experience
ters.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

A fire. at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on New
Years day, destroyed twenty buildings, in.
GLIDING st. Matthew's Presbyterian Church
besides damaging thirteen other houses Sew
eral persons were seriously injured, and many
families left homeless. Loss $4,000.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08


Two members of the North Curolina Legis
lature went out on Tuesday TO fight duel, but
on arriving at the appointed spot; amicably
adjusted their difficulty without fighting.
Governor Bragg was re-instalied at Raleigh
as Governor Of North Carolina. and the Hon
John A. King was Inaugural ed as Governor o.
New York on Thursday.
Col. REAH FRAZER. Lancaster Pa.
Herald says report reached that city OF
Tuesday evening this well known lawyer an'
politician was dead. 1t will be remembered
that he was lately sent to the insane asylum
Harrisburg.
KANSAS TERRITORY. Add together Englan
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the aggre
gate supsrfices will yield almost precisely tn
area of Kansas; which, however, is small whe
compared with her sister territory Nebraska
: Jacob johnson, who murdered Jacob Stswai
| in Harnett county, N. O., over two years age
, was publicly executed on the 25th ult.
A CALIFORNIA JAn.-Ths county Jail in XII
asoath county, California, is said TO consist Of
. live oak tree. with staple and chain attached
II is certainly well ventilated, and afford
excellent opportunity for the study Of msteol
ology.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
THE KNow-NoTHING "sTATE-RiGHrs
partly

Tho declaration of war upon Gov. Walker and mr..
pucban.n by the secession party OF Georgia and o.
Mississippi, has filled the Kuow.NothinG party OF the
south with new hopes and fresh energy The follow
~, of kei,t and Yancsy found.the Wings and Know
No,bings disappointed and despairing The crushing
aafoot of last November, and the fearful massacre o
The 18th of May, seemed to have left the Dsmoe-
racv Of Virginia, without formal opPoalt'on'-
Thew we're everywhere abandoning their shattered
or,vsrts and renouncing their allegiance TO oath.
hound societies for the prescription OF forsgnerS.--
rbsv were, in consequence of the wholesome discl'
nna TO which they had been subjected, growing more
tolerant of Catholicism and their fears of the Pope
uers rapidly subsiding. They had even been con.
v;ncsd by the decision in the "Drei Scott Case"
that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional,
and had ceased endorse Bolts denunciaons OF the
d Democrats for the passage Of the Kansss-Nebraska
act.
Now, however they have followed the example o'
the utrsa and extremists Of South Carolina and tuln'
ed hot, imprnctcabls denouncers of Walker lot ue,
traying the South" The men who subnis1ea 70 'ne
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
EXTREMES MEETING.

M., of sx,rsme and violent opinions, both Norm
and South are equally harsh IN their abuse oil 'he
Administration about the Kansas question. Inc
sdvocses If The Topeka Constitution believe that Tie
81, or lin Lane and Robinson should be adopted
h co,orsss without its being submitted to the peo
Ma of Ksnsss and the Tribune and other abolition
papsrs of thu stamp abuse the Administrator" anu
Walker and denouncs them as p' slavery men ''i
Tho 6rmnsss with which they repudate the so'called
,slsvery Constitution" Equally ferocious are
tho no,;t;csns of that school which now reIolces III
Tho mild pac6c organism Of the Charleston mercury
and are happy in the generalship of Mr. keltt, who
uL sens bis powder dry" and puts no confidence III
tho national Democracy. Both parties appear 10
have entirely ost sight of "the people OF Kansas
of their wshes and rights no manner OF account Is
,aLsn The idea of there being any sovereign power
in the people Of Kansas appears never to have On
tered the heads of the Northern anu Sou'nern eA'
trsmists. Whether majority ot the Peop'e ot hh"
..s snurove Of Walkers course and cordiay ehaoiso
,ba noicy of the Administration seems never TO nave
heen thought of by either the 1r'6""e or u'e
u...yrv. The conflicting doctors have not conds-
..o,aoi n examine the condition Of their patient -
n, Ko;,t recommends 'blood letting" and Dr. Gree
Law agrees with him. The patient having mao olooS'
,at,ing enough during the last three years. desires
little ouet and repose as best for hiS shattered sys
,.r, This Drs. Keitt and Greeley protest against,
and ,,sst the wishes Of the patient with supreme
o,,tsmnt. Even the friends Of the sangunary
srinofsllow desire repose Those ferocous swapping
u,,,as the "border ruifisna." are satisfied with Walk
ers mild treatment. But the extremists having done
vsry little campaigning in Kansas" during The last
fsr veara are unwilling to deny themselves the lux
urv Of quarrelthis hot otweather. Nineenths OF the
n.,;onsl Democracy are willing to let the people Of
Kansss take care of their own afialrs
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Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-


The Pacifcntion Of Kansas 10 De hccompf'sh,ead-
The Siarery Question hcrc-Ihe seeding Nor
The President has recently, it is said, received as
sprance from Gov. Walker, that all the clouds which
hung over Kansas affairs we're dspelled and the pu
rifcstion OF the territory would be accomplished
Accounts received of the proceedings OF the Demo
cratic Convention, lately held at Lecompton, are to
be same effect. According to sons Representations
the constitution, when framed, will tolerate slavery
as it exists but submit to the people the question o.
the future Introduction Of slaves, and this is said 10
be- ths plan Of proceeding adopted by the Democratic
party Of the territory. o,,;.,
1t IL to be hoped that the shrewd and lnhuen.'a'
men who have the subject in hand WILL In some Es
make good their promises that the question an, ID
settled to take out of Congress erory ada as
politics. After the admission of the leIrl.o'9 ns az ol
State the question of slavery in il will become Que VI
merely local and entirely harmless Mosmaas sre moving
towards California in considerable nan?e ,s,dad rn,
sod military Gss Ms,mo". %sy
Utah be much longer delayed ,s and little left fol
broken up by internal d'ssen''oD'
Gov Cumming to DO.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
strik ny out of the twelfth section" who ,unnor

srlk ny out of the twelfth section" who suppor.,
Filinpe although be denied to the SouLh he ri.h,
rrr" s"y'"E ~hster there ShOnid be Marcry in Knnsa
"' not, are no~ gravely calling themselves STATE
rights men. Is not this political masqusrading
funny furcs7 Does it not illustrate one of the doc
trInes OF fythsgoras. We believe, that the soul .
| man. alter his death, becomes the tenant Of tha
animal which he had most cruelty and inhumanly
prosecuted during lft Thus the soul of the butche,
passed into the OK that Of ths sausage maker into the
cat that OF an invetsrate angler into trout, and that
Of halter into beaver. Can the transmipration
of Know. NothiDgsuI into bogus State rightsm be
explained and reconcied with any other hypothesis
Having spent liz brief life in vilIiiying every doctrine
oi the State rights school, having violated the card
nal principles Of The report and resolutions Of l7S '9
in seeking TO give to Congress complete control over
the subject Of naturalization in the States, and
having died the death OF the wicked for violating
every commandment of The State rights decalogus OF
ialtl, the ghost Of the dead party now INDUCES in
strange and grotesqus professions of the most pas
sionste affection for the South.
1t now swears that the national Democracy, whose
mission since the days Of Thomas Jefferson has been
the defence OF the peculiar institutions OF the South
has betrayed those interests, aud that the custody
OF the honor aud doctrines OF ths Democracy of the
South are saitr ia the hands of the Know Nothipgs
than in those Of the old aud faithful national Democ
raoy
The Democracy Of Virginia are now invok al, by
the leading Wing and Know Nothing organ. of this
State, to cut loose from the patriotic pure aud honest
James Buchanan, to repudiats his administration and
to pronounce sentence oouawry agains tho national
Democracy.
The Wings and Know. .Nothings have, for the last
half century, been warning the Virginia Democracy
against every Democratic administration since the
days of Jeferson-but their admonitions like their
prophesies Of danger, have passed by as the idle
winds. The Democracy Of Virginia, with lively
recollection of the KnowNothinE campaign Of 1855,
and with still more lively recollection of Bottsism
In 1856, and OF Distribution in 1857, must be excused
from placing implicit confidence n Know. Nothing
Distribution State Rights Democracy. Ths article
has not the ring of true metal, and ther knowledge
of political anatomy suggests the-uncharitable sus.
piciou that State Rights Know Nothing may be q
wolf in sheeps clothing. Having been deceived
more than once, they must be pardoned for saying
that as far as advised they decline to desert the ad
mnisration, and are not quite ready to select their
State Rights leaders from the ranks of the Know
Nothing party.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
By THE GOyERNOH o. Of 'ihGiNiA'

xxrHEREAS. Judge George W. Hopkins has s G, resisn
" ~ his ,tfce Of Jads. OF the Seventeenth Circuit
,,..sns,ion has been accepted by the Executive
r snI n' in conformity to law. the Sheriff OF each OF the
saan.s OF smyth Tazewell Washins,"n russell, scott
' cl.rrion for a Judge OF said Circuit to be held
On the ,wcn,y third day OF July next AT the
n,ars. prescribed by law.
P"r 1,r nv hand rs Governor, and under the seal
"''' II Tho Commonwealth, at Richmond, THE lath day
H. 81 oi June, 1851 HENRl a. MisE'
NJ ,,c Gny,rnor GEORGE ". MuSFoIp, Secretary oi
ny Wv ,,.arh June ll--ctde.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
DENOMINATION OF FREMONT.

The New Hampshire republicans are looking TO The
G,nrs The republican members of the late Leglsla
turs, before sdournng. passed ios following OWN Fes'u
"T, TR.,ao,yed. That We nominate John c. Fremont a.
..nddste for the Presidency of the United States ir
isf upon the platform of principles adopted by tn.
republican venton at Philadelphia in 1880 sme
on the resolutions Of the present Legislature III rea
.;pp ,o the decision of the United Stases Supreme
Ton,t in the case OF Drsd Scott-subect to tho deci
s;on of republican national convention.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
REMEMBER TIE FACT

gUNHAT GIBBS was awarded the highest prem uni "a
silver medal at the Inst exhibition OF the Mechanics
Institute the superiority OF his AMBROTYPES over
all sun pictures on exhibitions but still hghe, reward
he 10 receiving from daily Increase OF his busincsa,
ry has met with the appreciation of generous public
He respectfully Announces thnt in order meet the dc.
his employ superior Artist he Is prepsrcdto fur
nish PHOTOGRAPHS, from small lifo size, colored
In oil, pastele which he warrants Tor accuracy
and beauty of fnsh equn to best paintings in the
country The public are respectfully invited to call and
sxsmine specimens.
Gallery, Cornthian Hail. between 9th and 10TH Main
street. Richmond. ?. f. GIBBS, Proprietor.
P. =. These photographs can be enlarged from small
Miniatures, Daguerrrotyp.s Ambrotypes life size
Dec3 p T. q.
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ey rHR GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.

xxvUrREASa vacancy has been created IN the Eightt
w Judicial circuit by the death OF Eustaco Conwny
. judsc OF Circuit therefore, IN CONFORMITY 10 law
l,f.I,mj VIZ , Rl,Auicni Westnorelhnd. King George
syiysra Cardiac Hanover. King William hing
Queen and E,,eN, composing said Circuit is hereby re-
r,.e M election for Judge of said Circuit, t1
bI on Thursday the twenty third day Of July next
A. ,b. places prescribed by law.
t;v.n unie. my hand rs Governor and under the sea
=, Of the Commonwealth al Richmond tni' iStn eSS
IL 81 of jane, lS5'. HENhl a. "isf.'
Rs the Governor GsoRGE ". MuSFoRD Secretary o
,he CommouS calth Iune l3-ctor
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VyHE subscriber offers for sale his farm Orange View
Il lying on the Rapid Ann River, Cupeper county,
VIRGINIA within hall mile of The Rapid Ann Station on
the Orange aud Alexandria Rail Road in thickly set.
tied neighborhood the society equal to any in Virginia,
and the county very healthy one
timber eonvenien, to the rail road and large portion of
the cleared land has South eastery exposure and,
for productiveness Of crops will think compare avora
hI ;,b tbose of most of the in the neighboood;
the wheat crop having for some years past ranged from
10 70 500 bushels without the OF gusno which would
probably double tho crop on the same land
larger portion Of the cleared land and the surrounding
country in view of large number OF residences with
Merchants. Grss and Saw Ml' very convenient; also
Post Office. r,,.,
This FARM is within four and half hours travel by
rail road of Richmond, Virginia. and TWO ana nall or
three hours to Alexandria and Washington CITY,.
Persons desiring further information respecting tins
Farm with view of purchasing are invited TO visit It. or
address the subscriber at Rapid Ann StaTpn; PSpe'
county, Va l.. II. TALiArERno
April l0-cts
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
MEADOW FARM FOR SALE.

OFFER n, Private Sale my Farm, lying in h" count =
of Prince William, adjoining the land OF Judge Tyler
and Immediately OH the Turnpike Road leading from
AlexandrA to Warrenton. aud two and halt miles from
GAINESVILLE depot OH tho Manassas Gap Railroad, thirty
hvc miles distant from Alexandria which place can be
reached In hours ON the cars
This Estate Nine Hundred and Forty'ona and
Half Acres-abou four hundred Of which are in Wood
and Timber The balance 10 cleared and divided nto
nine Fiede all OF them well wstercd by lasting SPRING.
Broad Run--a large and failing mountain stream
passes through the from West TO East, bordering
on which is beautiful Meadow OF ono hundred acres,
now we'll taken in Timothy and blue aud nor only
valuable as Meadow, but highly useful Tor grazing pur'
poses The uplsnds rolling and susceptible oi any
degree OF improvement
The improvements large and commodious Dwell
ing with seven spacious rooms four above aud threc be-
low stairs and the necessary out houses. Surround
ing the yard large and hourshing Orchard of Apples
Pears Peaches Cherries Apricots, &C. Of the finest
ricts aud many them in full bearing Country Stores
are aud convenient The ncighborhood uD
by any in the State for health and affords the
| best society
| those wishing to purchase fine country residsnce
| will do well to call and examine this estate.
For further information address Judge H. Collins Lee
Baltimore, Nd . or the Subscriber.
Dr. JAS. w. r. MACRAE.
| u..L,.ni pr VV;ll;a Va Auril l4-ctf