Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-13
For ihe Delaware Republican.


M gssRs. EDIToRs ;-In my last epls,le in-
formed you that tile tllrcful influence Of intern
peraucew was sadly felt in our town. Our last
Legislature not only inflicted upon usthe curse
of repeating the Prohibitory law, but other
equally moral and wholesome laws were erased
from the statutes of our State; and our town
is now-I was about to say-a perfect den of
debauchery. We have Cor will have In the
course of week or two,) no less than five ten
pin alleys, eight or ten dens where poison is
dealt out by the fps worth, one punch board,
and several places for private gambling. Alas
morality in our midst, is decidedly on the re-
trograde. But the ten pin alley is place of
amusement, so certain folks say, and should
not be looked upon as place of gambling
ills healthful exercise, says Mcdicusi and our
public journals, too, with one honorable ex-
ccption, uphold them In their columns, and
thus allure many Of Oul young men into these
haunts OF sin and iniquity.
1t is quite tino that the good citizens OF our
town and State had adopted some means for
abolishing these sinful laws which have been
imposed npon us, by those who were placed in
power by the pesudo Democracy. lis time
that we had taken steps to secure for ourselves
and posterity, the re-enactment of those whole
some and iudicious laws, which, when in OPP
Grafton, were productive of so much good
Scarcely night passes that our peaceful citt-
2ens are not disturbed by the hideons yells OF
| persons, WHO nave Deeu steepGu Ill RUNS ny thS
nquitous rumseller. The signs of our mer-
chants are taken down, and carried to some re.
mote part of tho town, by persons mad from
| tho effects Of rum. Were we disturbed in this
manner when we had a prohibitory law Were
we prevented from seep by the rolling Of ten
| pin balls, before the repeal Of the law prohibit
| ting them was imposed upon us We think
not. Then we say to the friends OF temper
ance and morality, come, let us put the ball in
Il 1f dufv
our God, to ourselves, and to our children
Certainly the citizens of Delaware are not SC
dead in sin, as not to see tho injurious effects
Of the acts Of the last Legislature. We have
no doubt but that we can regain our formel
position, and once more boast of having Som'
pretensions to morality.
Instead of advocating tn Sc measures, tn,
ten PIN allcy,l punch board, shuttle board,
and other vices, we think it the imperative du
ty of public journalists to trown them down
They are certainly of benefit to no one excep
the propretors, and we advocate the creates
! coed to the greatest number, then We say sucl
tendencies to vice and immortality should b
, done away with. Gambling does not neces
, sarily imply to win money, but to play for il
, equivalents as much gambling as to play 10
dollars and cents. Rolling g net" games, a
it is styled by the participant in them, (whcl
is playing for iquor,) is then, decidedly gdnb
! hing, nothing more nor less, and if onr grand
{ iury-men do not inform on the proprietors O
these places, we think they will fall short Q
: their duty. MORE ANON.
, A WESTERN 0H ARREST HOME. 1.-The follow
: ing paragraph from the Chicago Tribune G
Tuesday, gives an idea of how harvesting i
, done in the West -
{ A friend OF ours says that one day last wee
. he went up on the top Of hill called MI
Zion, six miles from GAINESVILLE, Rock County
Wis, and counted on the surrounding plain on
4 hundred and siXty-tour horse power reapin
o machines, busily cutting down wheat. Their
. were one thousand men, women and boys 10
/, lowing after, binding and shocking up the go
Il den sheaves. 1t was a sight worth seeing, {
behold the grain falling and being gathered u
Q at the rate of two hundred acres per hour
SHOCKING DEATH.--A son of ]. Knox wa
1t ker who was private secretary to Preslden
Polk, was killed on Saturday weekat memphis
It Tenn, by accidentally falling from his pony
J, His foot became entangled in the stlrrhF' t IN
II horse taking fright, ran at full speeq, an
70 manged him in dreadful manner hc W"
e about II years OF age.
u DEATH FROM FRIGuT.--A man III @OusS
" had recently crossed the railroad lruu ', :
u indianapolis, Indiana, when his horse eol'iine'
T. ced backing and rearing but not vloients ~,
The man was observed to TALL over on one Siu
AZ and was supposed to have tainted, Dut Whe
r, nicked up he was dead, as is supposed, Ho'
=. fright.
SAD OcoURREHoE.-A few days ago, Jalne
:, McClinchy and Chas. Dehan aged Respective.
! 10 and IL years were crossing the rillroa
y bridge at Portland, Me-, when McClinchy Ie
/, through, and Dehan jumped over to rescu
him, but unfortunately, both were drowneu'