Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-14

Frederick county, Md was visited on Tues
day morning by the severest storm know
there for years Rain fell in torrents
accompanied by thunder and lightning, ant
much damage was done to the corn, fences
roads, culverts, bridges and other properly
At Barkettsville, hail the size of an egg fell
destroying vegetation, and smashing nearly
a Il the village windows. Several breaks
have beei made in the Chesapeake canal,
and ten days will be required to repair one
Of them, at Berlin.
While number of women and girls werc
| gathering berries on the mountain. near
Scranton, Pa, Pa. =, on Tuesday afternoon, a
terrible thunder storm came on. Twenty-one
of them sought shelter in an abandoned
shanty, and they had no sooner done so
than it was struck by lightning Two of the
i women, Mary Klein and Caroline Schmuck,
were instantly killed, and seven others were
severely injured.
The dead body Of man was found hanging
to tree at St. Louis on Monday. Papers on
| his person indicated that he was Avis Oehler,
from Summit, Butler county, Pa.
Samuel S. Sampleson, living at Hyde Park,
near Boston. attempted to murder his wife and
mother-in-law OH Monday night, with razor.
They escaped to n neighbours house, when SAM
pleson drew the razor across his own throat,
infiictiDg severe wound. He was sent to the
insane asylum.
Col. John ]. Shaw, who will be remembered
by the older residents Wilmington, has pur-
chased the Minnehaha Falls, near st. Paul
Mimi, and will erect there a fine large hotel.
The number of the lost by the Wawaset dis
aster is now placed at 72,and 1t may be incrsas-
cd by further discoveries of dead bodies.
W. Ii. Crabb, aged rs. a 1agman OH the Erie
Railroad, was run over and killed near Howells
Station, Tuesday afternoon. He leaves wife
and two children.
George Yeiser aged 10, was drowned by the
capisizing OF sail boat near Providence, RI,
on Monday night.
John Roberts, aged 80, miner was killed
on Tuesday, by fall Of coal In the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company's mine at Yatcsville,
Penn.
By the collision Of two Rfg boats on the Hud-
son, near Albany, one man had his skull frac-
tured and several otheis wero slightly injured.
Mr.. Ii. o. Moore has removed his news store
to $40 Market street, and Is prepared TO supply
all who may wish with all kinds of newspapers
periodicals. &C., at reasonable rates.
The recently elected Legislature Of Kentucky
will stand rs follows: Scna.e-33 Democrats,
Republicans; House-81 Democrats, 10 RE
publicans. The Republicans gain in the Sem
ate and the Democrats in the House.
The assessed valuation of the real estate of
New York city for the present year is $3.50, $685.
$50, aud of the personal estate, 1922 ,449, G43-
This Is an increase, compared with last years
valuation, of $50, 544, 7l5 in real estate, and
decrease of sl4,47l, ITO in personal.
Two young men at La Sale, ILL.,, recently
fell from the top to the bottom Of a coal shaft,
distance of 253 feet. They fell INTO about ten
n md hofl, h,l ly
bruised, neither was seriously hurt.
A new cholera preventive is suggested by
French newspaper, the journal de Lyon, in the
form of silk skirts. 1t says that the we-to-do
Chinese protect themselves absolutely from cpl.
denies by wearing these garments, and it re-
comments the manufacture of a silk fabric for
tie purpose which will be cheap enough for all
to obtain. As the Journal de Lyon is the organ
oil the silk interest in France, this suggestion
may possibly not be made 30 much for sanitary
as for commercial reasons. Still it is worth look
ing into by the scientific teachers in our medical
colleges.
Jas. ii. Peterson's house, at Dover, was struck |
by lightning, last week, and athole burned |
through the dashboard.
VIM. e. Eliason, of Middlletown, was thrown |
from his carriage, last week, while his horses |
were running away, and he was severely |
bruised.
Mr.. James III Clark, living near Delaware |
CITY, raised, oil thirty acres, 1850 bushels OF |
oats, which weighed 30 pounds to the bllshel. |
Seed ofthe common variety.
A few nights since, Mr. j.. F. Reybold, living |
near Delaware City, had eighteen sheep killed 1
and wounded by dogs. A few months ago he |
also had twelve killed and wounded in the same |
way.
Melvin Duff married the daughter of Mr.. |
Miller without the latter's consent, in st. Louis,
about two weeks ago. Amer the marriage, the |
father and son-ln-law had several qrarrels, and
the former was killed in one of them on Sun
lay night.