Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-29
DOMESTIC.

f'.fut EvsntA mos, melancholy occurrence took p,,c. -
Johnson vermont the 3Jh ut Mrs. beecher wife Of iinrvev
Beeoer IN state OF mental alienation murdered her
enid, which was nlne months old For SOM. ,;m, ,cv;n
sue MAD been considerably deanged, aney tina, she SHOULD
die Soon that her Children would be scattered and e, to ser
epeoay her nant out she appeared perfectly aectona,r
ana n'oteisive In her life she has nm ami,
bic and christian character and discharged her domestic
WIN hdey and diligence And constantly socious was
She 10 promote the happiness OF her family that no suspicion
was ever excited that se haboed the least against anv
on ue fatal day, a, noon, she appeared rational and
cheerful than usual After short absence her husband go
mo me hou'e ana saw her engaged in laying on child
rus "ts' thought was that she auc the cbd would not live,
tic entered Inc room and laid his hand the chs face; 4
Srcr ne b SsTS would It not have been better have
Snd rolled OF the bed cried and appeared distress
thought II would be beyond distress if il was IN ano,,..
WORLD and living would be oherlcss loot snan
chair post and smoe its hcadIhe poor child appa,y n, u,
soul you'd hare shrnk and should hare dessfedo Sh. @
aed the whole transaction aud showed corpsc 10 visitors
the funeral which attended y assembly a.r
penetrated VIII, compassion for the distressed husband DIS
ouise vas uevetco from ihesc woTds "Le him that
he siaudeth take heed lest he fall" ~
At Wikesbarre, Pa, on the 9TH inst Henry Keci.
was convicted OF murder of the first degree in hayny
killed his father! and was sentenced to be hung
SWEARINGEN.-We mentioned. vos,o,d.,.
that the trial OF this had ended in co6yciion Of
murder III the FIRST degree letter on the si,brct
now before us, states that, "during the whole trial
The prisoner manifested the greatest GOODNESS md
unconccrn as to- the issuc; calculating with almost en-
sentence OF guilty pronounced he oualed for
the first time. but soon recovered his usual compos,re
so confident was he OF an acquiia that he actually
wrote letter TO his paramount Wheeling ;cllinI-
her that he had been acquitted and inviting her l1
hasten on and Join him nj CuInheran I'm The lette,
he appears to be as much infatuated with her as ev-
or. The letter was written of course, before the
verdict OF theJhry was pronounced "--BaRiP
We learn thot the Prcsiden, of the u States bas
appointed JOSHUA WEBB, ESQ Consular Com
nerciai Agent for the United States, at Aux Caves.
NJ T. Gas,
ST.. LoUIs, ACGusr H.
Broke ouf IN fresh Pidce.-We learn by letter
addressed to the editors of The Missouri Renublc.p
that some Delaware Indians, on their return from
MAJOR Rilcy's detachment" were attacked bv rho
Pawnees, and some were killed OH both sides Tn.
Dciawares state positively, that an cxpress sent T.,
Mayor Riley with official Communications had be.n
Killed by the Pawnees. The same letter states tb,,
ihG circumstances are so strong, induce tho be-
Ief' that Cantonement Leavenworth will be attacked
ny the Indians, that Lieut.. Lee COMMANDING tho
post, has asked and obtained, assistance from the
ctlzens, until suitable aid could be obtained. from
Jefferson Barracks
Hen' LEAyENwoRTH is in the western part Of the
state at present, and fhe should receive intelligence
oil the above facts, will 10 doubt afford that protection
when snail appear necessary.