The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-11-06


Strange Incident at New Castle.
\ correspondent Of the New York Journal
OF Commerce. writing from New Castle Del.
relates the following strange incident:
strange incident happened here last
we, *, showing how I man NAV he surrounded
with peril, and even within a hand breadth
of death while unconscious of his condition
The Rector Of lmmanual Church in this place
has his residence half mile out of town. on
what is called the Glebc, embracing, besides
tie few arabic acres, the rcc,oral man.
sion lie had in his l,nl 10y Young Ger
man laborer, scarcely 20 years of age, who
often por,d over the work, of fiction and false
philosophy. which abound in his native Ian.
gungc. His Imagination seems to have
been d, banchcd, his purposes of honest life
unsettled, by this vagrant sort of reading
In fact, lie resolved t" give practical cxem-
rlIt!cation of those pclricious duct,in,s, into
whose mould his mind lad recently been de-
lNei'd. lie proceeded to load pistol, and
entering the private room Of Mr. Frank lin
presented 1t to his breast, and demanded
5000 on pain of instant death. This was ii
Ieiilous position for any man to be placed in ,
and very painful for minister Of peace and
love. The rector told the rohhrr lie had not
such sum i'll the wrld. lie then lowered -
not ladvcd his mrllacing attitude and tonc-
but his terms OF release to $500.
What should an umaIlneh, unmoncved man
do il such an extremity =! Robbers usually
limit :l'ircxacIions TO those who are pctholc
with gold. jewels, and the like But this
villain demanded bricks without straw. Mr..
+. hcthought himself AS a cool man should
and no doubt secretly look cd up to higher
power. Ms good man would. He thor no
posed to the rohbcr to go with him into the
village, and ascertain what could be done TO-
wards getting the money. To this proposal,
made To gain time, and perhaps relief, the Sim
pie fellow asSenled. They therefore started
together, vending their way profcssedlv to-
ward the bank after the money. In their Dr., +.
gieSsa Trend OF the rector was seen approach
ing, TO whom he contrivld TO make X, own
his danger, or at least by the h,lp of Signs.
and an occasional word, such as the Signli-
cant one Sheriff succeeded in putting him on
the track of an officer. One or TWO other friends
arriving about the same time with the officer
the German footpad began TO suspect he was be.
trny.d or that all was not working well for
him, and determined to carry his threat into
execution, attcmped to fire his pistol. AT
THIS moment one Of the gentlemen opportunely
stepped forward and prevented the explosion
Of the cap, thus saving the life of a fellow
being. The robbcr was then taken into Gus
tody and Sai'ly lodged in Jail, not far from
the scene of this strange transaction. lie will
nf course be tiitd for intentional murder. and
of course too. the plea of insanity will be set
up 10y ingenious and INSCRIPTIONS counsel"
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SAD MlsTAKE-Tno Babes Poisoned On
Saturday, about noon artrending mislor-
tune happened in the family Of VIM L.
Gold engineer at the Pearl Mills, residing on
Western avenue, Allegheny city, Pa. The
wife Of Mr.. Gold is the mother Of twin boys,
not yet two months old. For few days past
they had been troubled with cholic, and the
doctor prescribed Il very common remedy
paregoic. On Saturday they were very rest
less, and Mrs. Gold previous to preparing
dinner, took the wal containing the paregorc
las she thought) and gave each of the babes
portion Of the contents, Tut unfortunately
the dose happened to be landanum. Their
unusual quletness attracted her attention and
she observed !angour and extreme dlowsi-
ness which greatly alarmed her. She fled for
helghhor woman, IN great alarm who, upon
arriving, Immediately commenced irving to
keep the little sufferers awak by shaking
punching, and such like infections. They
were thus kept from passing into comatose
state, but violent sl'a>ns suprlvenrd. and
the physicians had no hope of their recovery.
The poor mother was almost frantic with
grief