Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-19

Neck, Cedar Creek hundred, Sussex county, /
Del. He entertained us al hour or so very /
pleasantly, with Il description OF the country
as it was when he went out; Gifts rapid growth, |
many advantages and its present appearance /
Mr.. Trutt lett Delaware about twenty five
years ago, when the greater part of the west |
crn county was uninhabited, save by wild ami |
mails and the more wild Indians. Packing up
his worldly goods in 9 the big covered wagon"
(the manner rf going out west III those days,)
he with his family bid farewell TO old Sussex,
and after Il iouraey Of iourty four days arrived
in what is now Bcrren county, Michigan
Here alone in the woods they lived in their
wagon until log house could be built which
the '' old pioneer was not long IN iinisiiihs'
and selecting tract of land which he pur-
chased from government, for 81 20 an acre, he
went to work in the right spirit
Great changes have been effected in that
section of the country since he settled there
then neighbors were few and far apart, ana
school houses and churches there were none
But the long cabin has disappeared, and now
beautiful farms and farm houses are seen on
every side.
Since MIR. Trnitt has been in Michigan he has
bought and paid for 400 acres OF land, rang
ing in price from 81 % to SIG per acre the
most of which will now bring from SO to SOD
per acre. His residence is on fine farm of
300 acres, about six miles east of Niles,
ilourShing town containing abont S,5OO pop
: ulation: when he went.ont but one house was
erected, and il not finished, where this town
now stands II is beautifully situated upon
both sides of the river St. Joseph, i'll very
/ healthy location. 1t is place Of considerable
/ trade, and the Michigan Central Railroad pass
| cs through it., aifording daily communication
with tho principal cities.
A great many Delawarians have settled in
Michigan, among whom are MeSses. +. Truit,
James p. StaytOn, Wm and James Adams,
MessFS Carpenter, Thos. Powell, Wm.H. Hall,
Geo. Beswick, VIM. Collins, Levi Lister, our
, Young friends Yanes and Tnmlin, and others
+ whose names are not in our posSessOnS.-Di-
0ROhd Siafe.
Acou1rTAL or w. II. BRrrF.--rhe trials of
the murderers Of Gordon, the engineer on the
North Missouri Railroad, terminated on The
!; evening ofthe 18th, at Union, Franklin county,
! Mo. The conviction of Worreil, who was the
principal in the murder, has already been an
I nuunced. After his conviction Brni was put
on his trial, and after hearing The evidence and
: the arguments of counsel, the jury retired for
= an hour, and then returned with verdict of
Il not guilty. The St. Louis Republican says:
When the verdict was rendered, Brltlf was
I Immediately arrested by an officer Of the U.
States amy, with view OF taking him back TO
+ Fort Leayenworih, from which post he had de-
u serted previous to the murder, lie is now on
his way to that fort and will not only have to
|, serve out his original term OF enlistment, but
!, will have To submit to such punishment as the
g regulations OF the army prescribe.
:, The current opinion seems tA he that Brn
was u passive instrument in the hands of W or
j rell that the latter spoke to him the night
Z previous in reference to the murder; that Brnf
u did not afterwards inform Gordon % his dam
ger, but ON q suggestion from Worrel, when
on the way, he rode hastily forward. and gave
n Worrell an opportunity TO kill him; that, up
on threats from Worrell, he assisted in cover
7, ing up the body of Gordon in the snow, but at
l. no time received any portion OF the spoils re-
suting from this murder. Still it may be sur
< prising that, with all these evidences of COM
VI plicity in the murder, he should have escaped
l. altogether. Worrell, having taken an appeal
has been brought to St. Louis and imprisoned
he until the case is finally decided.
ID THE SUsQuEHANNA NAVIGATION REsuMED.-
For some time past the passage of the Susque
IN hanna river, at IIavrc dc Grace, by the mai
a. line between this city and Baltimore, has been
" rendered extremely difficult owing to the OBJ
N stacles interposed by the ice. During the in
J. tensely cold weather, the river was frozen Shut
and the ferry steamer had to be laid up, SO thai
Q, the railway company was obliged to lay plant
of road across the ice to effect the transmission o
passengers and mails. Lattery, this became
# rather pcrilous, owing to the great floods in al
the streams the ice being OF an uncertain to-
nv nure, in fact, u mere gorge OF the ice iron
yc above. The ferry steamer Maryland was caugh
in this gorge, and remained there for some time
but on Monday, after great cXcrtions, She open
81 cd a track for herself and rcgained her wliar
r. at Pcmysville. Sill the plank road REMAINED
III firm, and on that day, the IL A. NJ. train from
1t, Baltimore crossed safely over; but ilnmedatel,
n. atterward the ice moved a short distance. A
ed 5P NJ. the passengers by the express trail
o. from philadephia got on bOurd the ferry steam
d. er MARYLAND. which then attempted to cross wit
rs them from Perrysville TO 1Iuvre de Grace. st
d. y" 1i a. n'oI go Nv ia nnr,rn an
lt m ;,,niad s,r into tI,n ni@bt on Tnesda,
lei Io,a,,sr tho aorro broI,e md tc ice rmnni,,
nn,'i'it a,, NV, 90 iao1o3 ia r,r, 81 n,
~ ma,,irat;Hnn 10 now resnmaJ TIM steaIne,
Vi strnno1, lujlt rnn hoot we'll allie 10 stand th
"a "Sntact w,yith III. ino made several firing a
"' Tnasda,, and thn roiIroad trains made thai
"a connectioms re- gnIarlv and will continue 10 do
DC for the fUtmre '
THE PnILADELPnIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE o
W THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CnuhGh-Ihe nel
- session OF the above named body OF Chrlstla
., Ministers is appointed to be held IN TINS CITY
~ and VIII commence on the 2oth OF Mafch mex
of aitLor n" n,ambars fine Cnnt,rencr or as hold
re- ;n t,ic,i m business relations will IL il ahor
dy t, e h,,i.ai o,I ;t, 10 ,,rrono,nnnts m
hi NOW beinr made far the Recommendation Of IN
nE m,on,tars D. I'M Cnnf,ranca during their 4 n
The IN tha c;ty tha friends al tha t,huTch NOT HI
der IN, ,nnn,iers Or tho same communion I'M vii
ON - 20 ,s,,ai ~, sh c,.yi,,,s ,,o, aud II Ia /
hy h,,tb otsraoaiJn mi cony,,,,innt 10 nnferta
fed 81. 20 III - ~ ~ ~ -, ,t;,st ,,,,Y,
II. MihiSlets, VIII p.cuSe' AZ tei Ioiir
ssh lowing named persons, who have been appoin
leh ed n Committee of Arrangement Rev. loser
ng, Mason and William Bright of the Asbul
FRS, Chnrch. Rev, q. r., Crooks andG ", Sparl,
res. nfSt pat,l,s Church. Rev. L. n. Cooper an
Int -. Ir,,;,,,, E,I,,,,I II 4