Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-07

An express train, going at the rate ofthirty
miles an hour, was thrown from the rack,near ,
Plymouth, Indiana, OF Saturday, by the mis-
placement OF a switch. A number OF persons
were injured, but none seriously except the
fireman and express messenger. Five Of the
cars were burned by the upsetting Of stove,
and nearly all of the baggage and large
amount Of mail and express matters were de-
stroyed. The engine was totally disabled.
The Mayor of New Orleans on Monday tele-
graphed to Professor Forshey, at Washington,
that the circular Of distress In Louisiana was
widening, and that everything possible must be
done to aid the sufferers. Professor Forshey
| aud ex Governors Hebert and Wells will issue
| an address to the people Of the United States,
| describing the extent Of the calamity and the
| necessities resulting from 1t.
| In the Indian Territory last Wednesday
night, tour men who were going to Texas got
drunk and uuarreled, near Muskogee, about
the ownership Of the horses and wagon jointly
| used by them. One OF the men was killed on
| tue spot, two others were MORALLY wounded,
and the fourth was badly injured. Their names
are unknown.
The man who murdered the Hamnet family
at Homestead, Pa, was arrested on Friday
night in Allegheny City. lie said his name
was Ortwen, and confessed that lie killed the
| Hamnets for the purpose of securing large
sum of money which he believed was in thei
house. The murderer's weapon was an axe.
The stables OF the Evergreen Trotting Park
at New Bedford, Mass, We're burned on Satur
day night a Hambletonian stallion, valued q
5000, Climax, a racer, valued at $1,000, an
another horse, valued at 5000, per ished in thu
flames.
The corner stone Of Roman Catholic Ri
Mono College, at Macon, Ga, was laid on Sun
day, Bishop Gross officiating. The Mayor an
| n lie nfM nd rapty AZ 10 10 ra
, ligious and military associations were presen
, The College is to be the largest in the South.
$ The sash factory of Barber II Co, at Mon
gomery Station, near Mun0s, Pa. was partl
demolished on Saturday by boiler explosion
4 Two boys named Fowler and the engineer wei
killed.
: The City Wollen Mills, at Rome, lnd wer
. burned on Sunday. Loss 1000. r. l.. & .
IL c. Hall lose $4,000 on stock. Among the il
), surauces is $500 in the Hope Company
Philadelphia.
A rotary boiler in Condit's paper mill at Sh
Il wangunk, New York, exploded on Salurd;
"a evening, nearly demoshine the mill aud IN
"A chnery, killing six or seven persons, and ini'
a. ing several Others.
l. Silas Davis, ar aged citizen Of StetsUn, n
ID was murdered, on Saturday morning, by l
= SOIL James, who cut of the top OF his SKI
with an axe The son had been recently d
charged from the insane asylum.
50 John Halburt, all old citizen Of Carrollto
v, Ill.,, was found dead In his bed on Friday NOR
!, lug, with his head crushed. The murderer
unknown.
On Paul McAfeny and Thomas Biobson gu;
"a relied about young wotAan, in Cass count
If. ILL.,, on Friday and Brobson Was fatally shot
la McAierry.
he The ice houses of the Chestnut Hill Conn
Ip- ny, al Newton, Mass, were burned ON Sati
Of day night. 1000 ton of ice were destroyed
4 a The loss is $4,000.
y An old man named Lombard was stoned
ne death by four rutfiaLs a, Hoyoke, Mass,
Sunday. The provocation for the murder v
ne dispute about boat.
bs, John q. Breckenridge has been very i'll
hemorhage Of the lungs at lexington,
uy. since Friday. At last accounts he was bett
10 though not out Of Danger,
Anthony Il. Walsh, ticket agent of
ow Louisville Short Line Railroad, comm tilted s
/ eide at Louisville, on Sunday, by throw
himself from fifth story window Of hotel |.
ish Ann Hunt, colored, was banged at Ebert
red ia, on Friday, for poisoning another colo
nes woman.
ted Charles F. King was shot and MORALLY wou
alt. ed by G.. Adolph Wurgler, at indianapolis,
men Saturday, Wurgler was arrested.
uo The First National Bank OF Medina, Ohio
sel reported TO have suspended on Saturday.
assets are SAID to be equal TO Its liabilities.
in The greater portion of NcLeansboro, ILL.,,
,on- destroyed by fire on Friday.
day Mullen's brewery at Halifax, was burned
Friday. Loss sos, 900.