Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-08-05

Dugad Stuart, the venerable and eloquent phlos-
opher, the last reck of the school founded by Reid,
died recently after short but painful Illness in the
10th year of his age
| negro man was found murdered at Fayetteville !
the 22d inst. He had been killed by severe blows
inflicted by persons unknown Two white men |
were arrested on suspicion, one Of whom, on exam
I ination was discharged.
/ On "Wednesday sailor belonging to the Navy
! Yard named Dennis Hays, hung himself in the |
Brooklyn village cells where he had been committed
for abuse of his family and threatening thoir lives
A young man, German, lately arrived in this
country, died suddenly in field in Flatbush, by
drinking cold water when overheated with work
Richard Edward Pedrick citizen of the United
States,a graduate of Harvard College, has been MUIR
dered, on the road from Monte-Video to Buenos
Ayres
PORTLAND, JuEY29 On Saturday last, BENJAMIN
Hutchins, active and promising young Of this
town, about twenty two years old, was drowned near
: Peaks Island in this harbour In the afternoon
number of young men sailed down the harbour, con-
templating to call at some fthe islands. When near
Peaks Island, one OF the company by name of Cakes,
left the boat to swim ashore Before he had proceeded
far his strength began to fail and he cried that he
could not reach the shore to save his life. Hutchns
heard him from the boat and said 1--WE will render you
all the assistance in power and he eaped into
the water with his clothes on Before he had reached
Cakes he got entanged in the eel grass as to be un
able to extricate himself No assistance could be
rendered him from the boat shore, and he persisted
!, Shore
COLUMBUS, GEO. July 12 Some time last week
Mr.. Redner, returning to this place from visit to
Montgomery, Ala having arrived within abori thirty
miles OF Columbus, attacked by an Indian and
negro, and most cruelty beaten to death with hatch
ct. The perpetrators of this foul deed were pursued
by large number of Creeks, and have been ovor-
. taken and brought to justice. They were condemned
" by the Chiefs of the nation to suffer death, ard were
to have been executed on ThursdaT last Nv the in
hietion OF blows upon their heads with the same
a'SGet they used IN ;ivprving this innocent man Of
e ms ne This is the law of their nation. The MUIR
derers confessed having killed him for the purpose Of
4 % getting his money"
y CANAUDAIGUA, IN. W July %. On Saturday eve
ming last, quarrel took place between James jack
n son, and John Thompson, two coloured men and
l. haf brothers, IN the town Of Victor Browns
If vile, which resulted in the death of the latter. It
appears that James went to the house of his brother
for his clothes that after some alteration he was
ordered out of the house. and his clothes thrown
OF the window into the street; that he challenged
his brother to come out, with threat that he would
a lay ham up for the summer, if he did Prevented
by his wife from going out at the door, John seized
- large tire-shove and rushed up the chamber and
q jumped out Of window, upon back stoop. AS he
reached the ground he was met by James, with a
G large club, which the latter had broken from the
fence, and they both aimed blow at each other,
nearly at the same instant, but without effect. A
second stroke from Jamess club upon the hind part
of his brothers head broke his neck, and caused in
D. slant death.
= St. LOUIS, (MIssouR1) July 8. A man by the
, name of John Bono, was lately killed high up on
. Rock River, by the Winnebago Indians Report
! says that white by the name of Martin VAN
e sickle, who had been previously driven off by the
# whites, aud who had married Winnebago squaw,
i and was living with the Indians, had committed the
II murder.
" GENEVA, IN. " July 27 On Sunday last VIC
had melancholy comment on the evils of intempe-
rance and misunderstanding. George Chapman a
? tailor by trade, had quarrel with Daniel Wright,
labourer, (boti excessively incorporate drnkers)
{ and happening to meet about the middle of the day
+ at Mares Lust over the line between this village
h and Fayette, in Seneca county, they 4" talked 1t
f over" and were apparently reconciled According
to vulgar custom, however, they must ratify their
treaty Of amity over bottle of whiskey, and here
5 the snothered flame of resentment again burst forth
l Chapman swore he would kill Wright. To escape
), danger, Wright went into the granary and laid
down on the oat bin. Chapman followed awhile
afterwards, seized spade, and repeaed the threat.
right attempted to get up. but received blow on
tho Head which Frustrated him and which was fol-
loved " others in quick succession. Chapman
Wont 70 he house, avowed what he had done, and
was taken ITO custody. Wright died about an hour
Afterwards t,r the frenzy Of the liquor subsidized,
the mind of the wrt*ched murderer awakened to a
sense Of the borra ,ea he had perpetrated, and to
the inevitahle doom ,rh: ch awaits him.