Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-16

Jacob Lowenstein, convicted of murder, was
hanged at Albany on Friday He protested to
the last that he was innocent.
Prague Bryant was hanged on Friday at.
Pulaski, Tenn, for the murder of a m an named
Steel, committed two years since. He said he
killed Steel iu self-deience, but was sorry for
the deed
The shooting OF j. K. breckenridge, at Lo-
oanon, kentucky, took place at one o'clock in
the morning, and the provocation was "some
trivial matter" The assassin was John l.,
Anderson, SON oftbe Mayor of Lebanon. 1t is
said he has escaped.
:: The hat factory of Charles II. Tenuey, a,
Methuen, Mass, was burned on Saturday.
Loss 100000. One hundred and fifty persons
are thrown out Of employment.
The furniture factory Of Greye, Burlage &
Co., in Louisville, was destroyed by fire on Sat-
urday night Loss 1000.
Five fishing vessels Of Gloucester, Mass with
10 lives have been lost during the present sea.
son.
James Kennedy was killed, and John Scan
Ian was seriously If not fatally injured by the
premature explosion of a sand blast, al Allen
town, Pa, on Friday evening Kennedy was
about nifty years of age, and leaves large
family.
Martin Shellin, while out cunning with his
father, near Baltimore, on Saturday, acciden-
| ally shot himself in the head and breast and
| is OF expected TO recover.
Henry Blunhaer, aged 80 was run over and
fatally injured, while sweeping the railroad
track, at Camden station, Baltimore, on Sat.
urday.
The President has pardoned Walker Dawson
UNDERGOING
and Albert Lemon, convicted of forgery, In In
diana.
Murat Aalstead, editor and proprietor of tn,
Cincinnati Commercial, was arrested at clever
O'Clock on Saturday night, on charge of VIC
latng the laws of Ohio, by publishing an adj
vertsement of grand sifc concert at Leaven
worth, Kansas.
At Lancaster, Ohio, Hugh Dougheity. con
victed OF the murder of Schlecb, has beeu sen
fenced to be hanged ON The 3lst OF July.
,, A fire broke out in dwelling at Evans
vile, lnd. early on Thursday morning, anC
Mrs Rother and her son Lewis, aged l3
, were suffocated.
DooDey Harris, a pugilist was shot an,
t seriously wounded in drunken quarrel il
New York, on Tuesday night.
While Chinaman, accused of murder, wa
: being conveyed from Cornne to Brigham Cit,
u IN Ctah, yesterday he was taken from the on
!. GERS by mob and hanged from a railroa
. bridge.
At Louisville on Tuesday, W. r, Abbott.
!. prominent lawyer, and John B. Green, of th
o firm Of Merton, Gall Co., met at the eutraI
i CO to the Court House, hal some words, ane
a passed the lie. Abbott then struck Green wilt
a cane, when Green drew a pistol, and she
Abbott three times in the side, iufiic,lng
n wound which is likely to prove fatal.
+ Gold. The weather was quite cold last Sun
. day and Monday-and there was Ice forme
half an Inch In thickness. The plants In tn
s hot beds and cold frames of some of our truck
n ers were totally destroyed, and they must pre-
! pare to start tomato and other plants agail
Whether the peaches are injured we are nc
prepared to say. The farmers are tolerab
l. forward with their work. As a general ril
" they have planted potatoes, sowsd oats, an
i are breaking up the ground for corn. tt
wheat looks well, but the grass Is rather back
o ward. 1t Is to be hoped that the weather wi
J. be more favorable and vegetation will COM
rapidly forward.