The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-01-06

4 " a4at f<AS IL h4UO 4 xee -
! yOne Of fhe inost painful circumstances
we ever recorded, and which has saxcited
every where the deepest regret orcnrfed
al KnockhiIl. near Erclcfechan, betwrrl
The night Of Monday ond the morning 81
Tuesday, The 18th nlt. Knockbill is con,
psratively speaking. a stranger in Amman
dale, having arrived only few weeks
co. His servants, however, had been long
IN the place; and one OF them, !, appears
had contracted an iuiimacy with o neigh
boring miller a young man by the name
Of Thomas Bell. Before the heads Of the
family arrived, access to the servants was
sufficiently cnsy; and though a stricier
discipline wss adopted, the miller, on the
unfortunate night alluded to. determined
10 see his swseihear,. al all hazards. With
Ihis view, he repaired TO Knockhill at the
hour Of midnight, and reached the lower
story by squeezing his body through the
iron staunchells," though they seemed
scarcely wide enough 10 admi, a'cat. The
fnotmsns &c :. 9: is RIG tt nh"-- ..e win
dow by which the offer cu,ered. Tuesday
was washing day, when the maidcns re
quired Ia. be early astir; snd while endeav
oring TO keep himself awake over book,
that he might arouse them AZ he had prom
ised, at the hour appointed. he heard q
noiae, ands descended the stairs to ascer
tain the canse. - BY this time The noise had
ccased; and though he searched every
where, he found all right. Again he re
tnroed 10 his room, and continued reading
liil the iioir ofoue. He then wont down
stairs a second time. and when near the
bottom, whs nstonished 10 see a man run
nil INT Il ~Isu ka
shoes. Ne farsman followed, traced the
Intruder ta# cietet oftic apartment iuss
named. and then called him as he valued
his pcssarsd safriy, to state who ne was,
and what he wanted. tn this question he
received no answer, and his suspicious Of
the mans Intentions we're increased when
hc- found the closet door made fast from
within. A. it was possible the man might
have confederates, he proceeded to awake
a fellow servant and another person, a
bell hsngcr, who happened 10 be sleeping
in the house Ut the time. His next care
was To yvseArc bis masters gun, Coadcd
with small sho, i and armed wi,h il =ad
followed by his companions. he repaired a
second tins to the laundry. The closet
door was now unfastened, and on pushing
il ajar, he beheld the same person making
his way through the windows task OF
great dlificulty, from the closcness of the
bars. Arsin he called on the intruder 10
give his name, and explain what he was
doing in such place, al such an hour. ad
ding cmphaiically, "spesk, or III frc!"
Still no angter was returned. most un-
fortunate circumstance, 60. il a moment
the fatal trigger was touched and drawn.
and the unfortunate youth was mortally
wounded
Almost simultaneously with the rcpor,
Of the muxket, he dropped from the win
dow, feeb.y exclaining, "Oh! the lssses."
and in less than three minutes was life.
less corpse. The scene that followed was
heart rendirg in the extreme. The dc.
ceased was far above the character Of a
robber, and his errand to Knpckhll was 10
visit gill to whom he was attached and
and about TO be married; and though he
had chosen a psost unsuitable hour aud
was further sahlameablc in concealing his
name. cssnstcrnation was depicted in every
,countenhnce when the real circumstances
cf tho -ex>ve ute-e ssecrtrfncu, ann Ine nut
exisuy a. = & S&1amify discovered. The
feelings o,ftc girl II il impossible to &c.
scribe: but altogether il was so affecting
ia see those who were 50 soon 10 be united
in matriinony ono lifclcss corpse,
and the other, % longSs consctousncs-y ye-
manned, bending over the bleeding body,
and bathing it with her tears. The sher-
iffbns investigated the case fully, and all
that can be said Mt present, is, TINT the g.
vent is most unfortunate, and will remind
some Of our readers. from the near neigh
bourhood of the locality and other circum-
stancce, Of the beautiful ballad and wcll
known tradition of"Fair Helen Of Kirkcon.
nell Lee" The rumours of jealousy and
rivalry ,ist Gre abroad are totally destituic
of the shadow of foundation. The foot
man, the author Of the sad calamity, is a
stranger in Annadsle, and Ind never seen
tho deceased before. = Dumfiies Courier.
From the Boston Practical Politician.
Cause cfhe Vorkingmer.--Nevrr did a
righteous csusc meet with more decided
success. thnn has attended the working.
mon of this country thus Ear, in their cf.
forts 10 regain "s local hsbitation and q
name" appropriate TO their deserts, and ia
their actual Importance in society. Tern
which way we will, we see them shaking
or the fctlcrs Of party dictation, asserting
their rights, and awakening IN sense oi
their hitherto degraded condition. They
arc rapidly finding out that they were mol