Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-05-28
CHIMES ann CAsuALTIEs.

A girl in Fredericksburg, Va, was struck
blind by lightning.
A couple OF young boods fought due
In New York on Wednesday morning. They
were both addressing the same young lady
about whom they quarreled and fought. one
of them was severely wounded
Edmund J. Underhill, resident of Wash
ington Duchess County, n. Y, committed
suicide on Tuesday, because no was Jealous
of his wife. lie had been married three
times, being divorced from his frst two
wives, who had deserted him.
A lady in Holyoke, Mass, obtained q di-
yorce ir IN ore husband on the morning Of
the 10Th inst, married another in the alter
noon of the same day, and in the evening
presented Der new husband with All heir
All parties are doing as well as could be ex-
peeted.
Peter Colt, Of Pittsburg, agreed to pay
Joseph Platte seven hundred dollars, the
consideration being that Joseph should take
Peters daughter off his hands. Joseph
therefore married Mary. Having fulfilled
his part of the contract, Joseph now sues
Peter 10 compel him 10 stand 10 his agree
meut II Joseph las got good a prize in
Mary as the Marys generally are, he ought
to he abundantly satisfied.
DR.. ]. w. Dennis, of Peoria, ILL.,, has for
ssken an excellent wife, and run of with
another woman. This gay Lotharlo, moi
having money enough TO squander on the
partner in his wickedness, before leaving
home, sold piano belonging to his wife
aud which she had purchased with money
given hey by her father, He also sold hei
gold watch, present from her father wher
she was fourteen years old, and endeavorec
to get a valuable ring from her, but she re
fused to give it up. He borrowed 5000 of
brother, sold a building lot for 300, and LET
friends in the lurch TO the amount of severa
hundred dollars.
There is a hoy in Rochester named Haynes
aged about twelve years, who has a strank
desire. to drown something or somebody
The other day he drowned favorite hous
cat in cistern On Friday last he seized
little boy about four years old, aud threv
him into the cistorn and attempted to pusl
his head under water, but the little iello,
cluug 10 the edge OF the cistern until he al
tracted Ills mothers attention by his lou
cries. Some person ought to have a desr
to put linn where he could not indulge hi
murderous propensity,
Two beautiful little girls, aged respective
i2 and 10, the pride of their parents an
friends, we're burned to death few ever
ings ago, in Quincy, Florida, by keroseu
explosion,
boy named John lyman, drank a PHI
Of rum, at Buffalo, Que day last week, and
few hours after eied. The coroner's jul
returned a verdict Of ''death from an exec
sive use OF alcohol"
A Western barber, while intoxicated, C
OF CUSTOMERS ear, at cost of 81, 800
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CoPPERHEAD SESTIMEET.-On Thursdt
last, in the Maryland Constitutional Conve
ton, during a debate on an amendmen
asserting the exploded State Sovereign
doctrine, as taught by tho copperheads, NJ
hsrbury, a member Of that party, and one
tho controlling spirits of the Conventlc
made use of the following reasonable q
pression:--
1T was for the principles of our for
fathers that the South went into the cOnte
THE Iebellionl and selected Jefferson Dav
a. its chosen exponent"
Mr.. Marbury claimed to be a representatil
man Of the Copperheads aud declared th
those who differed with him were me
novices In The party. These are the kind
men who are making the fundamental Law
for the Rnvernnnani ~ Mainland