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

shlleu Tor Unlna, some two years ago. Sh
had imbibed strong missionary spirit, an
longed to go forth to heather lands and carr
the unsearchable riches of the Gospel. Sh
made the acquaintance ofProiessor Wentworth
OF Carlisle, Pa, who had been appointed b
the Methodist Episcopal Church, missionar
to the People Of China, and they were married
| Shortly after their marriage they sailed fo
their ne N and distant home, bearing with theI
the ardent hopes OF friends and relatiyesI Sh
arrived in China--hOr health became affecte
| by the ciimate-and she soon fell q victim t
| 1t, aving to her afflicted husband an In
| FAINT hut few days old. 1t was to bring tbi
infant to West Chester that this Chinese fe
/ male came to America. She came in the ca
pacity of nurse, and arrived with her preciou
charge in safety. She is probably the frs
native ofthe g Celestial Empire - that ever Sc
foot IN West Chester! She will be kindly treat
ed and at the earliest opportunity, We learn, wi
be returned to her native land.-Piilage Re
cord.
BAROMETER FOR FARMERs.--In one of hi
letters, Humboldt saysthat barometer should
| be considered as necessary ON farm as
| plough; but farmers generally prefer to trus
in the NEON and other exploded nonsense
rather than invest thirty dollars cash in re
liable instrument that would repay them ten
fold. substitute, called Lconi's Prognosti
Gator, is sold for ten dollars. 1t consists of
vial full Of clear liquid, in which swims a snow,
su5stancei in fine weather that substance lie.
on the bottom, but before storm it rises tr
the surface, with tendency to the side oppos
lite the quarter from which the storm is coming
The substance used are kept secret. An Ordi-
nary barometer indicates the density OF the at.
mosphere. Leon's instrument evidently indi-
Gates its electric state, and for that reason we
are Of opinion that 1t is a better instrument to
prognosticate tho weather. The following Is
a substitute that will not cost more than shl-
ling, and for aught we know it may be the
identical thing itself, Dissolve some camphor
ia alcohol and throw into the solution some
sodai the camphor will be precpitated in
snowy flakes: collect these by passing tho
mixture through filter, and put them in a
vial with clear alcohol, in which as much cam
phor as it would take has been dissolved.-
Cork it, place it where it will not be disturbed,
examine it every morning and night.
A FoRGvISG EMrER0R.-The following doc.
ument purporting to be dispatch addressed
TO the yicerOy of Cantsn by the chief conn
Gil of the Emperor of China, has been received
in Paris from Macao:
g Gelt:-l have serious news to announce to
you. We have read with attention the account
you have given us of the attack by the English
barbarians. The Nuy-Ko were unanimous in
Emperor should be informed of it, notwith-
standing the pain it occasions his magnanimous
heart, and these are the commands of his
mighty will:-Yeh, you are to carry on a war
OF determination against the foreign barbarians
who have attacked you. They must recei We
from You an exemplary chastisemcnt; but.
after the vengeance shall have been deemed
sufficient by you, and if they manifest sincere
repentance for what they have done, the En-.
peror, our magnanimous sovereign, who is I'M
Undated with Hoods Of light, consents that hos.
tllities should cease,a and that commercial affairs
should be resumed with these foreigners MS
they existed previous to their fault.-Yeh, YOU
will take heed, and you will communicates The
proceedings to the Mandarians placed under
your ORDERS"
The JOURNEY OF LIFE Ten thousand bu-
man beings set forth together on their iournev.
After ten years, one.third, at least have disan-
peared. Al the middle point of the common
measure ofliie, but halfare still upon the road +.
Faster and Faster, as the ranks grow thinner,
they that remained till now become weary. and
lie down, and rise no more. AT threescore
and ten, band of some four hundred vet
struggle on. At ninety, these have been re-
duced to handful Of thirty trembling patri-
archs. Year after year they fall in diminish
ing numbers. One fingers, perhaps, a lonely
till the century is over. We look
again, and the work of death is finished =
Bishop Burgess.
SHAD IN TUE DELAwARE.-The Trenton Ga
zette says -" There can be no doubt that nm
less some measures are taken for its preserya-
tion, that most delicious fish, tho Delaware
shad' VIII IN comparatively few years, be en-
tireiy eNuhct' Already they are becoming
year by yeas, and there are now fisher
les scarcely worth fishing, where, even within
our recollection, they were taken almost daily
during the season, by thousands. Every meth
cd, by gill-nets as well as by seines that sweep
The whole river, are taken for their speedv
destruction, while none are tried for their per- |
petuation or increased
IT Is NO TRrFLE.-Drinking glass Of spiritq |
$ no tgifc. A prOtane word Is no trife, One
'icious step is no trfe. Remember this
impress deeply on y0nr minds, that nothing
AN DO trile, which endangers your future
eaee, and puts in jeopardy your immortal
oul' a httie monosyllablo has proved the
iih OF hlhuredS' Take care. What looks
Ike tribe, may turn the whole current of
our life. Let wisdom decide, when two
purses are before you. Before answering an
nportant question consult the oracles of di-
inc truth. He is safe who acts wisely. He
ruined VINO runs into danger, because the
line before him appears too tritiing to no
&C. s.-
CUBAN SLAVE TRADE.-A Havana cores
,ndent Of the New York Tribune, SAYS that
EDITION to the Minnetonda, two more New
ork vessels have been sold to Spanish houses
r the African slave trade, the vessels being
u brig Putnam and the barque Clara b. Will
ans. Over two thousand Chinse coolies have
rived in Cuba this spring. One large En-
ish ship which brought cargo of these,
st nearly 0ne-half of the original number on
,r passage She was supplied with a regular
I've deck, ana the mon were so tightly
owed that 1t is a wonder they did not ali per-
h.
THE 1SDrAS MAssACRE-FoRTY SETTLERS
April 23.--The runners re-
rned from tho party in pursuit of the Indians
igaged IN the recent massacre of the settlers
l the Minnesota river confirm the reports.
orty settlers nave been murdered in Blue
arth county, at the Big Bend, and several
omen have been carried off prisoners. Great /.
arm is everywhere felt. All the Indians he
md Minnesota riysr are assuming q hostile
titude, and umors are rife of an alliance
wing been made between the Sioux and the
hippewas. {
1t is stated in the London Court Journal. that !
@ marriage of the Princess Royal of England !
It'll the Prince Of Prussia, is POSTPONED until !
Inuary next. Several reasons have conduced
this pOstponement, and one is, that the resi-
'hcc preparing LOT tue Trlnce and Princess in ,
,rlin will not be completed and iii for occu-
tion until the close Of the year This pal
e was tho residence Of the father of the |
esent King Of Prussia, but has been for many /
ars much neglected. t
BEWARE or Moneys NoTEs.-A case OF J
'od deal Of importance was decided by the !
iperior Court in New York, on Saturday, 9
'm which it appears that the note OF hand Of '
mar led woman, however wealthy she may
!, is utterly valueless, unless her husband Is
lie and willing to pay it. According to this 2
cision, rich wife may he the most danger y
IS and slippery of all customers as her Ioto v
worthless unless it be 1note oflnvitatlon." Il
10 amount Of the note in question was for /
90, for board and money loaned.