Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-09-11


4 lies, however, have refused to extradite hin
ON the ground that lie Is a Mexican citizen.
| As the steamer st. Jokn was leaving New
/ York for Albany on Monday evening, two broth
| srs named Mahony, who had delayed oil the
BOAT, attempted 10 jump ashore after she start
| ID, aud fell Into the river. The wife of one Of
Them, who was OH the pier, cried for help, and
Vie passengers crowding 10 the side of the boat
% see what was the matter, number of them
also fell into the water. Seven p.nons were
fescued by police captain and taken to the
pearest hotel, and they soon after went TO Al
bany In the train. A hat was picked up an no
owner found for 1t, but 1t is not positively known
whether any lives were lost. fhe steamer did
not stop moment to rescue anyone, but pro.
ceeded up the river.
A Sedalia dispatch reports that the Iowa
Railroad robbers are now In Clay county, Mo-,
with the exception of Mccoy, and the detectives
have information that when he Joins the band
q bank robbery Is to be carried out. All the
banks In Western Missouri are now guarded by
special officers, and efforts are being made for
tho capture of the robbers The latter threaten
TO "burn out" certain persons who have been
trying to secure their arrest. Governor Wood
son is reported To have said that If the local a-
liberties do not show stronger disposition TO
arrest the outlaws, he VIII send an armed force
after them.
MILITARY CANA military eucampment
will be held st the Paol Battle Grounds ON the
1Vth, 2Oth and 2lst Of tho present month. Ar
engagements have been fully completed by Ma
jor Gen. JOHN DoBsoN, Of Phmnixyille. com
inanding the Third Division of the National
Guards Of Pennsylvania, Some troops will be
sent to the grounds on the 18th to lay GU. camp
pitch the tents, &c. On the 18th the troops
WIN arrive and take up their quarters. On the
10th, the anniversary ofthe massacre will be
Observed by refew of the troops and military
manmuvers. The troops will remain in camn
over Sunday. Several com pa MES will be pre-
sent from PhGnixville, Norristown and Phila :
delph'a, and q very creditabe display may be
expected.
A very important railroad enterprise Is quiet
" maturing in New York. 1t Is organized as
the "COntinsntal Railway Company" and
claims TO have charters covering the entire dis
lance from New York to Council Butts. The
route marked out does not anywhere deyiate
more than fifteen miles from a straight line be-
tween the two points. The grades are said to
beyery low The entire cost of the road is es.
timated at about $lSO, 100000, which will make
u q heavier concern Than the Pennsylvania
central. One hundred miles of the road, in
Ohio and Indiana, are now graded, and the
whole affair is to be- finished in two or three
yeas. If this project is carried through sue
cessfully, ii will do more than the oranges to-
ward bringing down railroad freglts ana help
ing the Western farmers.
A SUICIDAL. Cow Ono duy last week A cow
the property OF John McClasky, residing at
Glen Mills, Del, county Pa, killed her selfun-
der peculiar circumstances. In going through
apiece of woods covered with a thick growth of
underbrush,a grapevine became entangled about
her In such n manner as TO prevent her olsen
hnfanlf in q ff,t,,, TIA
choked to death. Whether the COW had tired
Of this lie and took this means OF destroying it
literally hanging herself-wil perhaps never he
known, as she laft nothing to tell whether the
rash act was intentional or not.
FORTUNE OF OAKEs AMEs.-The brother aud
executor Of Oakes Ames, who Is now engaged
In settling the estate OF the deceased, says that
the amount remaining after the payment of
debts and obligations, will DO very much loss
than has been generally supposed. not exceed
Ing two millions Of dollars in place Of Blk or
seven, at which Mr.. Amsss fortune was esti-
mated At the time OF his death. The net pc
cuniary result ofall hi, Pacific Railroad opera
tons and speoulations turns out loss, and he
died less rich than II he had never engaged In
The enterprise.
Justice Hunt, Of tie Supreme Court, will pre-
side over the Circuit Court of Connecticut,
which will meet at Hartford on the 10Th, and
try The suit against the Credit Mobiler and I'm
ion Pacific Railroad.
II Is started that tho action of Postmaster
fillsy Of st. Louis, In assessing the clerks of
his office five per cent. Oh their salaries, for
political and other purposes, IL disapproved by
Willis ordered to refund the assessments.
Says the Indiana Democrat, Mr.. William
Fair, Of Blacklck township, Is \ remarkable in
stance Ofhow man can bear close confinement
aud still enjoy good health. Over l. iity-three
years, on account of mental arrangement, pro-
ducad by religious excitement, he has been con-
nnsd and part Of the time chained, but latteily
cniiHned in small building adjacent to the re-
sijenee Of til, family.
lie IL hearty and stout, although Ov.r saven-
~ years Of ago, and employs his waking NOM
ehts In preaching, praying and singing"
A DREADFUL PIcfURE.-Th6 Famine in
Brittlehank, a youth fresh from Elton, who tray-
eled through the famine scenes OF Persia last
year, has published hook on his narrowing ex-
perisnca In the Shahs doMinions. "At Kazer-
Don, }" no says, "a crowd Of enaclated natives
poured into the yard of the station. Some sat
on their hoels, some propped themselves against
the wall, others lay YEARLY atfuil length on the
ground. They numbered in all-men, women
and chillren-a couple Of hundred. They were
all In rags or more than half naked and the efllu
vium from them was so intid that, although
standing on the top Of the station, about twelve
or fourteen yards oil, could scarcely bsar it,
They were all ages. but their suffering seemed
to have told most on the children. The girls
looked like lag., the boy . like aged dwars.
Near Ispaham, OH riding into caravanseral ono
| night, faint gust OF wind brought with It the
| smells Of charnel house. On looking round
| noticed woman lying on her face. She was
| dead and perfectly naked, tho few garments
| which she was accustomed to wear having bee n
taken by some other poor creature Starving in
the chilly night. Two famished looking men
and woman were seated a few yards off glaring
at the body with wolfsh eyes. A horrible aus
pcion seized me.
l would Lot believe, and yet could not doubt
1t 70 hungry and ravenaus were their looks
Passing them, and steaping over two more dead
hodles, came to the stable OH the right side OF
the yard. Ientered II and amer my eyes be-
came accustomed to the darkness discovered on
the one side the dead body Of q man, and on
the other side, close to the wall, woman and
child. The woman MAS dead, the child just
breathed. FASTENED with 1t into the air, hop