Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-06-12

! crpprn, at the Old Central Tea House, corner Q
Fourth and Market streets, has Just received ne,
pound. Don't forget the place, Fourth and Marke
Fresh Crackers always on hand at Crippens Fourtl
> and Market streets
Fresh roasted coffee at Crippen's. Fourth and Mar
Ket streets. .l. ,e
Hardness Magazine for June is an excellent
number. In addition to the usual variety Of
reading there is contribution OH "Odd Fellow.
Ship" by Henry Eckel, Esq another on " the
Press" by T. b. Coursey, Esq, and portrait
Of Ex-Aderman Vincent, with biographical
sketch. We recommend the magazine to the
patronage of the public.
Festisd.--Our citizens who wish to aid the
congregation of st. James church, to purchase a
horse for their new pastor, should attend the
strawberry festival at Brandywine Springs, this
Thursday afternoon. The ride will be q
pleasant one by the cars on the Wilmington
and Western Railroad, which leave the depot OIL
the causeway at 1910 A. NJ, and return at
about five in the evening, forming very pleas-
ant trip.
Nev Rolling MiU.-The Christiana Iron
Company, composed of Messrs. George G.
Lobdell, George X. Townsend, John W. lux
ley, James Moore, of the La Grange Iron
Works, Maryland, and several others, have
purchased SIX acres Of ground on the Plat
farm, near the mouth Of the Christiana river,
| ehu nave CoultutuCtu lUt eTtCtlOH OI u TOillng
mill on the property. The mill building will be
70 by 1876 feet, with machinery to manufac-
ture all kinds Of plate and ship Iron.
In answer to the many questions which are
being asked at this time, as TO where Is the
cheapest and best place to buy Clothing, we
would say that careful inspection of the vast
stock OF beautiful garments at Bennett & Co.'S,
Tower Hall, No. SIS Market street, halfway
| between Fifth and Sixth streets, Philadelphia,
and finding that suit of their reliable Cloth
Ing for boys can be procured at any price from
SS to $l5, or for men from - to SIS, We think
that YOU will admit this well known establish |
meilt offers the greatest bargains to be met |
with. /
CoLIlERY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MEN |
knLhD.-Shamokin, Pa juno i0.-This af. !
ternoon an explosion occurred la the Henry /
Clay colliery, operated by the Philadelphia and |
Reading Coal and Iron Company, near this |
town. The colliery had not been inspected for
some time, but was always considered safe. 81
men are employed there, and it has capacity
OF removing 5000 tons per month. Conrad
DrawheisseT, tho inside boss, went into the old
working or water level when the explosion i'm
nediately followed, it Is thought by the fire
damp being fired, which communicated with
the air way from the water level into the slope
below which the men worked.
The men In this section Of the coal REGION
not being accustomed to block damp, thought
II was blasting powder that had been set on
IRE, and remained In the slope until overcome
with block damp. Starting to come up they
met o body OF after damp, and fell sense less,
smothering. The strongest men managed to
get out, giving ali alarm. The others followed,
and on reaching the top of the slope, fell, being
overcome. John Heases, outside boss, hearing
the alarm, Immediately went to their rescue.
After proceeding five hundred yards he fell
face downward into pool of water, and was
drowned. Enoch Magenski was found drown
ed by his side. Eight men were brought out
dead. There was no caving in of the mine. a.
at first reported and NO fault Of ventilation; but
the accident resulted from old gas exploding in
dsused working.
Up to ~ z. NJ. ten dead miners have been
taken out. Many Of the men care from the
surrounding mines to render assistance
The excitement was intense, wifes and chill
dren rushing TO the scene of the disaster and
finding husbands and brothers dead or gaspinc .
Tor breath, while Others were eagerly watching
the arrival Of friends on the slope wagon from ]
below. There were fifty men in the slope at
the time Of the explosion, and thirty.five are
known 10 have escaped and will recover. W.
Brown, prominent coal operator of the place
fell down the Daniel Webster shaft to-day.
distance OF 1O5 feet, breaking leg and other,
wise injuring himself 1t is thought he will
recover.
The Court OF Appeals at Albany, has by a
unanimous opinion granted new trial to the
murderer Stokes. The principal reasons are as
follows: The charge to the jury is erroneous OIL
the point that the law presumes murder from
the TACT OIL killing, and called on the prisoner to
mitigate or justify. There was error in exclud-
ing proof OF threats by the deceased to kill the
prisoner; also, in permitting Mrs. Morse to CON
tradict Jennie Turner in collateral matter
called out OH cross-eXamnation of Jennie,
namely, whether she left Mrs. MORSE against
her wish, and because the detectives were after
her soon after the homicide.
A GREAT lIoHIoR DONE AWAY Wlru.--
House cleaning is great horror to nine men
out oil every ten. When that time comes the |
linen folks, as rule, give the domestic hearth
"wide BIRTH Oceans of suds-the produc-
ton OF tons Of soap--fairly nood every part
oil the house. The women, from tie mistress
down, labor they never worked before, and
what with the discomfort, the smell Of studs and !,
the iampness, and mol unfequently sickness {
the product ofcol,ls aud overwork, matters are
generally disagroeable. The simple use of Sac '
ollo instead OF soap does away with all this dis
comfort. II lightens the labor hundred per
cent, because II removes dirt, grease, stains
anu spots, with hardly any labor, with but lit
tie water aud in one tenth the usual time
THE Platter CAsE.-Charles L. Hayw ard,
Esq, states Attorney Tor Dosch ester cuun " q
has published card, giving As a reason why lac
uiu not sign the petition oil +. Law Il gers
ESD, for the pardon Vi JOHN X. Platter, tina, liz,
might De called on by the Governor to argue
the application for pardon on the part oi the
State. 1t is reported that the Judges who tri,d
the case, and all the jurors that convicted |
Platter have signed the petition for his pardon, l
on the additional proof furnished by Mr. Ro-
gers that Mrs. Platter committed suieie. go Eds
ton (Md.) Star.
CoNFlRMEp.- THE rLIInieI purchase by 4
Jay Gould Of the Md. u u H. aud Kent Cuuuty
Railroads is confirmed br,uIl do.ht by lis
entry upon The land record books of Gl ices
ter County, n. D., of III Ii.a,e iur =, .OOO, 900
in which are hypo;he"aled all tie railroads
which makr up the route be,wten New York
and Washington via The hays. The mortgage.
is suIicctto llie equity y: redemption in 80
years, with 7per cent. clear Of L. ). ia;es.
On the night Of September Both last, the
house Of Samuel Pope, in Patterson, " J was
entered by six masked burglars, who bound Mr.
and Mrs. Pope, and carried OH nearly $4,000 in
money, vaulbles ain. roIlroad ,nds. In Feb
ruary last MIR. Pope had James X. Towers and
Flesborn Gairison,sf Patterson, arrested for the
robbery. Edward Norton, also complained
against, escaped, but was arrested for burglary