Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-30

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ahe snow at Mauch Chunk fell to The iepth of
fourteen inchGa; at Coopurhurg, on the North
fennsylyania Railroad eight inches; ut Potts.
yilie eighteen inches, and at Reading eight OF
Yen inches. dispatch from tho latter place
dated Monday, says:
" AT eight O'Clock this morning. owing Ia
inc great accumulation Of snow and water on
the roof of tho Reading Railroad maebine
shop, portion of the iron roof of This yost
building fell, About $40 men were at yorl; m
me shop at the time, and thr crash caused
them to be greatly alarmed. Fortunately bnt
two persons were injured, and those hut slight
". The section ofrool which fell is about $50
feet by 40, being about one-eghth OF the roof.
lag Mono Of the locomotives aud mona OF
the valuable machinery sustained material
DAMAGE The escape Of Tho men and their
not sustaining further injury is regarded as u
special dellyeranco from death In ono of tho
most terrible forms"
On Tuesday of last week two feet eight in
ches of snow fell in Franklin county, N. Y.--
The roofs OF several buildings wera crushed
in by its weight.
Mr.. MtLBURN's BLlSDNEss. The Western
Chrirtian Advocate replies TO n question OF o
correspondent, who asSs--sCan you toll ne
how this Rev. William II. Miburn became
blindP" We do not yOucA for the accuracy Of
the answer but give it for what it is worth, 1t
must ineresse the feeling Of sympathy which
our people already feel for Il man who las been
held in SO high estimation in our city. The
Advocate says
"The circumstances connected with the loss
OF MIR. Milburn's sight were of the most agra
waited nature, and must mOvG every Heart with
indignation against tho brutal cause, and with
sympathy for the victim. When boy Of five
years, one of his eyes became slightly Affected
IN such manner as to require treatment from
a physician. DR.. -, (we wish wo Eua,y his
. name. II iOnl L. al n1 nj
plying caustic preparation the hoy WINGED
and cried, MS would be very natural for Il child
| under such circumstance, when the phvsieilu
became enragcd, and crushed the littie fellow
between his knees, ind dashed he burning caQ,-
TIC in his eyes, and destroyed his sight forcperf
AN Quo EDITOR ON FAsHroNAnLE DAyctyo
An Ohio editor gives his views Of several
dances which he witnessed at the Inauguration
Ball at Washington, thus;
"Ihe want OF variety in this Metropolitan
dancing, was, however, fully made up Nv The
fancy things, such as the waltz and polka
| These were absolutely bnrharous The old
fashioned waltz, the morality of which even
Byron called in question, is here ignored rs al
together too cool and distant The lady here
| lays her head on the gentlcman'd bosom, puts
one hand in his coat. tail packet then resigns
| herself to his embraces, and goes to sleep, all
| but her feet, which, when not carried By him
!
| toes. The gentleman thus entwined throws his
head back, and his eyes up like 8 dying calf;
his body bent in the shape Of ilgurl 4, hh
| whirl5, backs up, swings around, swnons to all
appearances, pushes forward, aud leaves the
ring to the delight Of all decent people,"
The onIo LEGISLATURE AND THE SLAVERY
QrEsFIoN.-A dispatch dated Cincinnati April
20, says the Ohio Legislature adjourned On
Saturday II previonsly passed bill making
It ponitantilry offence 10 claim o. hold slave,
in Ohio, or undertake 10 carry away from the
State, as slave, any person OF color. This
IS Intended to prevent the operation of the
Dred Scott decision. The use Of the ilils In
the State for the confinement OF fugitive Slaves
was also prohibited.
Resolutions were adopted declaring 1t a duty
TO use all the power consistent with thcnalioli-
al compact TO prevent the increase and to nit.
igate finally and eradicate the slavery ordinance
OF 1887, so far as it concerns slavery, should
u be extended to all territory in the United
States. Senators and representatives IN Con
gross arc requested to vote against the o,lIlis
sion of any State unless slavery IL excluded by
its constitution.
DEAD BoDY FouSD.-An innnest was held
on Tuesday last, on the body Of James Sirner.
found upon the roadside, near the store OF
John james, IN Elk Neck. Tac verdict orthe
jury was that the deceased came to his death
by intemperance aud exposure. Ssncr was
young man about - years ofage. aud g1id |
to be respectfully connected in Philadelphia.
whence his mother and friends reside. Hi had
been engaged at some Of the fisheries on Elk |
river, and it is said, Left home for n frolc--a
irolic which cost him his life. Being drunk. |
be fell down several time, rs was apparent
from his tracks in the muddy road, and finally
being unable to rise, lal cxDosel to tne fiji
lous storm ofrain AMI snow OF Monday night |
His friends sent for his corpsc on Wednesday. |
and had it conveyed to that city.--Elts5,a Dla-
Ocrat
Four men wero held to hail on Sunday
week in the city Of Philadelphia, on thu |
charge of attempting to abduct Alice Wei. |
don, the sister of three of tho plrlics Niiya |
Weldon is about sixteen years Of ago and hty. |
ing, in oppoStiont to the wishes nj her relatives |
(who are Catholics joined the Baptist church.
they laid in wait for her, il is alleged. on SIM |
day afternoon ut Fourteenth and Washington .
sts, and attempted to force hor to go with |
them, when the police arrested thon. Shs is
employed rs domestic in the family of Nr.
Webb, living on Jefferson avenue, and she
was onticed out on Sunday afternoon BY an
other female for walk, when The assault vas
made. The affair caused much excitement in
the vicinity whore it occurred.
ENGLISH EXTREMES AND AMERICAN MippbIygs.
We have marked two passages in diff.
ierent papers: l. i" An English noLilman slid
OF us, that he had seen, in America. less mis-.
cry and less happiness than in any other conn.
try of the world. -. "a great writer saw
OF England) :-' Nine hundred and ninetys
nine children of the same common Father snf
fer from destitutiOn that the thousandtb may
revel in superluities. A Thousand cottages
shrink into mcanness and want to swell the d.
mansions Of single palace. The tables Of d
thousand families Of the industrious Door waste
into UrnlOIt nd al, | b
board may be laden with surteits. ''--B, con-
tent, oh middIing Yankee
WHAT NEXT IA novel suit Is before the
CO., IN. J.,) circuit court, brought &
~ the Union Bank of FTenchtown against 1
ludnut and Snyder, for mlcously conspir- $
ng to draw from the said Bank by presenting
Us notes for redemption, with the object OF y
Ieakng the bank The damages are lill at =
6,O0O We shall next hoar of some debtor q
ringing an action against his creditor for L
resenting bill for payment at a time when a
is inCOnvenient for the debtor to be troubled y
nth such little remembrances Of the obliga- q
On he owes to others. y
Tue COLONIZATION SocIETY--ThG Star states g
nat tho friends of President Buchanan, head d
d by Gen. Pierce, have opened a subscription =,
Or the American Colonization Society, which, ~
$ soon as it reaches 81 900, viii cntitle Mr. 4
buchanan to certificate of honor as a ie-di- N
ector of the society. Gen. Pierce sent for Dr.. 81
'anforth on retiring from Office, gave him 3
heck for 500 towards The object, commended {.
ne society, and bid him God speed in his Of. y
,rts for the cause. ii
EMIGRATION 40 CALIFoRSIA.--T George I,
aw, which sailed from New York for Aspin. "
all last week, carried out $50 passengers, and
is said that large number were refused pas +,
lge, the steamer being unable to acc )mmodate a.
he applicants. The continued favorable ac- ! Z,
cunts from the middle districts invite enlrra- n
an ond fron rresont onunor,nrns +r,,G "a 81
", "uH Hui PtSSShh "Pf,S t''N' I" ul
alilornia will, il is supposed, continue large. At
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A fearful tragedy was perpretatsd on the y