Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-28
JOHN McLEAR & son, Bankers,

No, COZ Market street.
Annual Meeting ofthe Sussex Go. Bible So
cety, will be held in the NJ. e, Church in Mil
ton on the third Thursday U5th) of May next,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. The Vice Presidents and
the Ministers throughout the county will APP
point delegates, make collections and be in at
tendance themselves. All are cordially invited
to attend
Quebec despatch says the exodus of French
Canadians from that city and the country dis
tiicts to the United States Is greatly in excess
of the emigration Of former seasons.
John Dale and Henry Stellt, engineers, were
sufiocated on Thursday, while cleansing the
valves I'm the boilers Of Sherman's furnace, at
Sharpsville, Pa.
Wilfred L. Fits, Of Lowell, Mass, who is
now In Jail at Exeter, n, H., while In u SOM
nambulistic state, last Sunday night, attempted
to murder three prisoners occupying the same
coll. He got possession of o razor belonging
to one of them, and tried to cut their throats
but was secured, after slightly wounding two
OF the men. His condition Is described as ''ray-
irg," and 1t was some time before he was re-
stored to wakefulness and his senses. He Is
now watched both when asleep and awake.
Fits is the youth who was suspected of having
made the murderous assault on young Emerson
at Gambia, N. H., last week.
In New York, last Wednesday evening, Annie
llennessy, aged 20, wife oil II respectable shoe
maker nan ed George liennessy, killed her two
children, George, aged years, and Francis,
aged months. She had been for some tine
afflicted with religious mania, and was insane
when she did the deed After choking her
children she "roasted the bodies on the stove"
and then placed them in a tub in the middle
of the room, where they were found by their
father on his return from his days work.
Advices from Sidney, Nebraska, of the Odd,
say that sixteen Indians raided on the stock
of farmer named Moore, and stole thirty horses
and mules. Moore has started In pursuit, with
fifty mounted men, under command of Captain
lianley.
The German Schuetzenfest, at Charleston
). e., has kept that city in state of festiyity
during the past week. Thursday afternoon
the celebration was marred by an accident
professor DE House, the wooden legged tight
rope walker" fell from height Of 80 feet while
going through his performance, and was dan
gerously injured. His fall was caused by the
breaking Of the rope.
II Is said that over 200 immigrants arrived
in New York, Wednesday, who had been pro-
missed by agents In London that they should
have work when they landed, and they found
the promise false. It is also said that of 5000
immigrants who have arrived at New York
since Friday,week about 1000 are destitute, they
having spent all their money to get TO this county
on representations that they would lind employ
ment on landing.
U. S. Collector Bailey has seized % loco
motives, 80 passenge. cars and baggage cars
OF the New York Central and Hudson River
hollroau, for the non-payment of taxes
Frank Emerson, aged II, committed suicide
by hanging himself, at Exeter, N. r., on
Wednesday.
Mark Boothby, who murdered his wife in
Edenworth, Mass, on Wednesday, has given
himself up and Is now in prison.
WEDDIHG THAT WAS No WEDDING
The Troy, y. y, Times furnishes this singular
statement Of the termination of an attempt AT
getting married in that city last week: -'Aibert
Knight, graduate of the Normal School of AL
bany, was to have been married to one of Nal
tas Saratoga county, iairest daughters, and
withal woman of some pecuniary means, as
well rs of unblemished reputation. The guests
were all assembled. The would be bride and
bridegroom were decked in their gaycst attire
for the occasion, and the Rev. Mr.. Webster of
Jonesville just arrived to put OH the finishing
touch to the nuptal knot, when Mr.. knight
wished private interview with the minister. -
The interview being granted, he refused to be
married unless Mr.. Webster would leave off the
part OF the ceremony where 1t reads, aas long
as you both live" For says Mr.. Knight, the
laws OF the State grant divorce for certain req
sons, and | do not know as | can live with her
all my lie, ana Ito not want TO take VOWS nm
on myself that | might not be able TO fulfill
MIR. Webster replied that he was not there as n
lawyer. lie had come only in all ecclesiastical Al
way, and if he wished to be married he woulI
marry him according to the rules of the church
Wherenpon Mr.. Knight entered into A logical
discussion Of the subject, until the divine he
coming disguised, sought the wo,nan's mother
and informed her that Knight did not wish TO
marry her daughter, and left for home The
tired guests then sat down TO what was to have
been the bridal feast, which had been kept wait.
| ing during the long discussion.
| CARp.-On the 9TH day of December last
| J., the subscriber purchased of Joseph Fout coal
dealer, his stock and fixtures, located at the
corner Of West and Water streets. Had there
then not OF been an implied condition that Mr..
| fout would not enter into the retail coal trade
IN thls city, never would have purchased OF
him his business. But since he has sold ont to
me in these terms he has seen fit notwithstand
| ing his said promise and undertaking to omen
aretail coal yard for the purpose of selling GOA
and injuring me in my capacity as coal dealer
Hoping the fair minded community who adj.
mre fair dealing will give me a call before nur.
chasing elsewhere. A. Newlin Keithler, West
anu water Streets apl 10-3tw
Centdur Ld,imed.-There Is no main Wilt,