Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-14

Gut His 7hroat.--A young man named
Syance cut his throat at ST Georges, on the 7th
inst, because young lady did not reclprocate
his love. Luckily he failed to reach the jueu-
| lar vein, and DR.. VaandighRp was called in
and dressed the wounds. He-bids fair 10 re-
| cover.
Donation. Foster, druggist, corner of |
Front and West streets presented on Friday |
last fine silver set, consisting ct six large |
pieces, to the Fame Hose Company. The COM |
mittee return their thanks to the generous dom
or The set will be sold and the money real
lied appropriated TO the fund 70 pay the claims
against the new hou c.
Eroyrsion.-All who wish TO enjoy pleas
. ant ride should go on the excursion of the
Union N. <. Sabbath School to Honeybrook
, Grove, OH Thursday next. The distance Is
: over forty miles while the fare Is only 81.
William Richman, DR., has been adjudged II
r bankrupt on his own petition, and meeting
q Of his creditors will be held at the Office of1evi
, q. Bird, Esq, on the 22d inst, to prove their
. claims and select one or more assignees
:, Saies.-Persons who wish to purchase cows
Q should attend the sale of j. X. Dolbow, at the
l. Practical Farmer In Brandywine Hundred, this
l. Monday afternoon, at one O'Clock.
h Persons who desire to purchase horses should
t attend the sale by Larzelere & Sharp, at the
e Lafayette hotel, corner Of Ninth and Shipley
10 streets, on Thursday afternoon. They have
e some fine animals which are well worth atten-
= ton.
t, l.. w. Stidham & Son will sell for ]. W
ID MinKer, this (Monday) morning, a lot grocer
M ries, &C., at the corner Of Eighth and Bennett
ty streets. They will also sell on Thursday next
ne lot of good furniture al No. COS ratnall street
mt On same day, they will sell the personal pro
q perry of Motion e.. Rogers in New Castle
he Hundred
as Ogle Il Miller will sell for Jesse II. Alexau
ut der tract Of land in the Second Ward which
Id, will make some of the finest sites for resi-
nd denccs that can be found south Of the Chris
Wy tiana.
Il A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BEIoIuM.-W
did quote from the Belgium newspapers the follow
yer ing account of dreadful! tragedy that occurre'
led three weeks ago in a little village noar Brussels
A farmer and his wife had planned to murde
Up, their niece during her sleep, to rob her of !
ere 800 francs that SHE taking to her sick mott
sh er. In order to foil the future searches OF til
of police they, previously to perpetrating tn
,di- crime, were engaged in digging large hole II
dly their garden so az to bury the body in it, whe
md the young girl, who, not being asleep had heal
his her terrible sentence, rushed out by the vii
ur- dow and ran to the police station, distant oil
was E.ile only.
lere But as soon as she was out the daughter
ter the wicked farmer, who was not expected hon
yn, that night, came back, and, not wishing
awaken anybody In the house, went noiseless
into the bed where her cousin had been lying
I'M few minutes ago She soon fell asleep,and TIL
Don, her mother, not being aware OF the Provdei
als tial substitution owing TO the darkness of Il
ere night, broke her own daughters head with
ous ak. This done, the two were going to the g
cal den, carrying the corpse, enveoprd in be
was spread, when two gendarmes, ACCOMPANIED
cur the fugitive girl, rushed into the house wi
was lanterns In their hands.
or At the sight Of their niece, whom they thong
d 1t they bad murdered, the two wretches took
ence the covering and found their unfortunate CHI
ince killed by their own hands,
OF The man, taxing a large butchers kn
fred plunged il into his breast and fell dead on
aine ground. As to the woman, who was prevent
ii IN from committing suicide, she became nsa
lgoi' and Is now shut up in lunatic asylum, VIII
After she Is expected soon to die from mental G xha
took ton, A more horrible account has rarely be
gers registered IL, the annals of crime
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