Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-23

how shall We escape the damnatloh oil heil'S-
Matt. 90.
Secondly, things in general.
/. Last Sabbath we had an earnest sermon
on the ssigns of the times" by the Rev. II.
acknowledgements was one of the pro-
mnent features of the discourse, his viewsweTe
expressed with chaste language, not insulting
necessarily the rum seller himself.
.. Crops are very fine in this region, and our
people are getting through their harvest OF
wheat very generally. Oats never were better;
corn is growing rapidly.
3. The people very generally through this
region arc suffering with DysenteIy, but as yet
the mortality is very limited. Yours respect
fully. PRO. LAW.
For tine Delaware Republican.
MAYORALTY.
A premium of 500 will be given by the cit
liens of Wilmington to any upright, active and
competent person, that will serve for one year
in the Office of Mayor from tho 18th of Septem
Der next. He must not be Dead Rabbit, ~
Dead Eye, Hawk eye or a Buzzard, but man
of clean hands, and who, for the term Of his
Office, will see that the Laws and Ordinances
are fully carried out without fear, affection or
favor. His politics, il he should have any,
must not Interfere with his duties to the injury
of the body polite. Such person, will not
only receive the above premium, but the undi-
vided thanks of the citizens generally, and
SHOCKING Double SUIcDE.-Two Germans,
Ferdinand Shultz and his wife, were found
hanging to a tree, near their dwelling, in Erie
county, Pa, on the 10th inst. The parties
were aged.respectively about AZ and 30 came
from the old world six years ago, since which
they have lived in that section last spring
having bought twenty-five acres oil land and
moving thereon. The woman is reputed the
second wife of the man, he having boy by IL
previous marriage, who is now left in his 18th
year.
The Museum states that the parties were Of
quarrelsome and violent dispositions and
fought with each other and neighbors until the
man was arrested on charge of threatening u
neighbors life. lie found bail and was releas-
ed. several other cases were pending against
him, growing out OF alleged ISLANDERS, horse
trades, &c, and Gas he stated several times)
his neighb ors had induced him to believe he
could not escape the penitentary. This idea
had made him desperate, and Joined with de-
PRAYED estimate of life, led to the horrible
event we have to record. His little boy testi-
fled for three or four days his parents had not
worked, laying about the house, half sick and
despairing, his mother, he said, g acting crazy
on Thursday. The parties were found hanging
to a tree, and an inquest held, which resulted in
a verdict that the parties voluntarily hung
themselves.
TEnRiF1o THUNDER AND HAIL SroRM.-FlvE
HOUSES SrRucK ny LIGHTNING On Tuesday after
noon severe hail storm, accompanied with the most
terrific thunder and vivid lightning, passed over
Waltham, Mass doing great damage to the crops
and trees, striking five different dwelling houses
Others Some Of the nail stones It IS stateu inca
sured an inch and half in circumference. cloud
heavily charged with cleo troity hung over the town
during the continuance of the storm and discharged
lis fiery shafts in every direction The Boston Tray
eler says:
A house situated on the corner Of Elm and Con,
trail Streets occupied by Mrs Lee, was struck by
| the lightning, the fluid entering the window of
room in which Mr. Charles Lee was dressing, pros
| trating Mr.. Lee and making circuit OF the apart,
ment, passing to room on the lower floor, prosra.
ting lady the mother Of Mrs, Lee, and doing cou.
siderable damage To the apartment, Both MIR, and
Mrs. Lee soon recovered from The shock. The fluid
struck II tree on Pond street, from which it passed
into the parloi Of the residence Of Rev Mr. Dick
ford, in which Mr. and his children were sitting.
Although the house was badly damaged, strange To
say the inmates escaped injury.
house on Exchange street, occupied by Mr.
Doyle, was struck. Several children of Mr.. ID were
seriously injured by the fluid, and the house was
considerably damaged Still another house in the
north part of the town, belonging to VIM, Sander
son, was struck The electric current entered chin
ney-wleh was demolshed-from which il passed
into closet, creating general confusion among the
erOckery.
little girl in Exchange street had her foot slight
ly scorched by passing current of electricity and
Harrington, were very sensiby affected BY shock.
The trask of the Fitchburg railroad was struck in
several places, and il is rumored that child of Mr..
Doran was killed and tkata woman was struck by
lightning, the fluid actually splitting her tongue,
besides decorating her face. The storm extended
asfar wost as Concord, and is represented having
been equally severe in that town and vicinity.
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