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

repeal the law granting bounties for catching
Goldfish. In reply to a resolution Of inquiry
relative to the better securing of steam vessels
| against accident 5y fire, the Secretary of the
Navy sent to the Senate o communication
from the Bureau Of Construction, saying that
the part Of steam vessels where the boilers and
| lire rooms are located ought to be rendered
secure, by having the furnace surrounded by
the water ofthe boilers, and the smoke CHIN
neys extend above the continuous deck next
over the boilers; besides having the fire room
floors and other exposed parts covered with
iron In the House of Representatives, thirteen
| private bills were passed. after which the
House adjourn cd until Monday.
| AWFUL SUFFERING IN MILwAUKIE.-W Woman
Frozen TO Death IN her ovl house, fvithIer Chill.
dren fcespiHg about hSr.-A Mrs, Sullivan was lit
orally frozen to death, last Wednesday msrning in
Van Buren, street, between Huron and Michigan. Her
husband was at worf on the Milwaukee and Missis.
stppt Railroad, beyond Madison. She got out of
weod on Tuesday, and went to city constable, SO
we learn, and asked him to let her have some wood
until her husband had returned home. lie told hor
husband hsme soon, and probably thought she could
weather 1t out, but il bitter cold night, and
wednesday morning her released spirit had winged
its way from sorrow here to another, and, we hopo
better world. She was found dead OH the loer,
with her children crying about her.
WEI assured that woman, NAMED Mrs. Coin
living IN Jefferson Street, between Detroh ana Hu
ron, who had just been coHfaed, died from want Of
care, on the 18th inst. She also had four or five
children, who were found crying about her.
This awful suffering in this Christian city o
Milwaukee, where thousands upon thousands are
spent every year wastefully .-Miii0sukts WiscoN.
sun.
FOREIGN NEws.-By the arrival at Halifax o
the steamship Niagara, we have three days latel
news from Europe, the latest Liverpool and LonloI
dates being Of the 10th. Count Walewski propose
some compensation to Russia for the loss of Boil
gard and Russia proposes to accept in lieu thoreJ
: strip of land between the river Tulpuk and on
Of It's tributes Transport ships are being charter
cd in England to send achievements to the ex
position against Persia, and eight regiments hav
orders to be in readiness. Prussia is making grea
preparations to move against Switzerland, and con
sideraoly more than two army corps will be moral
q lied for immediate service. A Friendly power
|. understood to have suggested that SWITZERLAND
u should be required to accede to Prussa's deman
q for the release of the Neufchntel prisoners by
collective note from the powers which signed tn
protocol Of Lendsn.
A CRUsADE.-A Paris letter in the New Yorl
Commercial communicates the following nforma
n tom
!, But aaother expedition is spoken of which vii
Interest particularly the United States, and that
! an expedition on the part Of England nd Franc
" against China 1t ia rumored that v cry larg
and formidable feet is to leave in the Spring fo
who have been maltreated in that country, and
N the same time to attempt the negotiation Of MOI
- liberal commercial treaties The Catholic Clerg
Of France are in great joy at this anticipated pre-
81 Ject, and large number of missionaries pre-
d pairing TO accompany the expedition. | cannot
ID however, guarantee the truth of this report
h This young woman was right in spelling the maj
riage ceremony
= "A young man in business in Liverpool led h
blushing bride to the altar in the Old Church of Thu
vi town, and when tho question was asked, Wilttho
IN love and cherish, DO he answered as Is CUSTOMARY
and added, When she needed it he'd bang her
The girl immediately asked if It was too late to
n tract. On being told that it was not she turnS
. upon her heel and quietly walked out of the ehurc
10 saying that man who could say what he said,
N such moment In jest, most likely to put b
st threats into execution" and babe him choose anO
l. Their mate.
m FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. the 22d ul
lv three laborers, all drunk, started on hand car fro
!, Watkins, New York; for another station So,
y afterwards perceiying freight train rapidly o.
ed preaching, two of the men jumped off, but the thi
d remained on the hand car, which struck by h
to train, and the unfortunate man was instantl
killed.
al AT Preston, Minnesota, on the 14th ult., the
~ was snow on the ground to the depth Of three fet
en and the mercury in the thermometer indicat
thirty.two degrees below zero.
e. The Hon. Mr.. Damrell member Of the U
tx House Of Representatives from Massachusetts, is
carried daily to and from his seat to his ca rriag
IT, His lower limbs are paralyzed.
he RAILROAD ACCIDENTS DURING THE YEAR,
he During the year that has Just closed there wei
lis l43 railroad accidents attended with loss
on ME. One hundred and ninety >tivs persons WEI
r. killed and six hundred and twenty nine wou
en- ded. In 1855 there were 142 such accden
10 one hundred and sixteen persons being kill
un and five hundred and thirty-nn wounded.
Ter STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS IN l856.-In 1856
, there were twenty seven steam boat accider
~, killing one hundred and seventy six person
ell and wounding one hundred and seven. In IS
nu there were twenty Eine accidents, killing thr
IL hundred and fifty eight persons and woundi
M M one hundred and twenty seven.
en- Hon. Francis o. Gray, VINO died in Bost
9Th on Monday evenBg, was private secretary
,ict John Quincy Adams when he was Minister
nm. Russia, an early cOntri butOr to the North
mr.. merican Review, author of various cratic
nm. and historical papers, me.nber of the Amel
ar can Academy Of Arts and Science, and
of corresponding secretary, and President OF
ak Boston Athenaeum.
age BRGADIER GENERAL. The nomination
nee Col. Persifer f. Smith Ia brevet Brgadier G
, in eral for gallant service in the Mexican "
| o! was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday
and Brigadier General, to fill the place crea
Use, two years ago by Congress, when some aG
be tional regiments were added to the army.
oai i The STEAMER LYoNNAls. The Fulton, VIII
an' arrived at New York wednesday, with (
: "a days later news from Europe, brings no CT
! % frmation of the report of the safety of the
~ ~; tain and fifteen Of the crew or passenger
'n, the Ill fated Steamer Lyonnais. The hope
''I ~ cited by the report therefore, vanishes.
The official vote of Virginia for President
just been published, as follows: -Bucha
sr;s 90,352; Fillmore 60 1872; Fran ont; 2S7, 81
muir tering As. Bu,hanan's majority ever Film
nty 1920. The total vote Of the State is 81
less than at the last Governors election.
boy, A fire at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on \
OIL Years day, destroyed twenty buildings,
j o. GLIDING st. Matthew's Presbyterian Gnu