Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-31
DREADFUL,

Expired. Total loss supposeu oV.oOo 10 oVfooV
dollars. TX. T. g. Co"
DREADFUL! DREADFUL.
Frankfort, CKy.l May ia young gentle
man from NicnoIssyllle informed us, that there
was a lady murdered near that place last Fri
day-a young married lady, the wife Of Mr.
Geo. Caldwell, to whom he was married about
i've months sgo.-Mr. Caldwell is an acting
sheriff In Jes3nmine county. and was out upon
business, tina, day. A little while before his
return al night, Mrs. Caldwell was discovered
lying upon a bed. lifeless. There was a hand
kerchief wrapped about her neck upon reno
wing it, IL appeared she had been s,rangled
with a rope the mark was plain upon the
neck and there were other marks VI violence
about the head-the hair was torn, and one ear
was wounded. A negro girl. Q servant in the
family, was suspected of The foul crime hriGg
arrested and confined, she made some comics
sions, which, with other circumstances, establish
her guilt. The wreicn SAYS that others assis-
ted her. II SO. il 10 Ia be hoped they also may
be brought 10 justice. The girl had been kind
ly treated, and, il is not known what feelings
prompted her To SO horrid an act, unless it
was the hope that she might be sent back to
Nelson county, from whence she came with
Mrs. q. upon her marriage or possibly. the
fear of correction, with which SHE had bseH
ID realened, for insolence- Commentator.
Distressing Occurenee.-rhe Newtown, New
Jersey Herald states that on Monday night.
the 18th instant, between 10 and II o'clock, the
stream which passes through the village Of
Brsuchville, about 6 miles above Newton, hav.
ing risen greatly by previous ra ms, the mill.
dam Of John Bell, Esq. at the upper part of
the town gave way, aud a column of water,
% fret IN depth. swept away every thing be-
fore il. The forge Of Mr.. Bell WAS completely
demolished. The mill dams of Samuel Price
we're next carried off, one wall of the Woollen
Factory "as thrown entirely down the build
ing otherwise slightly, and some Of the ma
chinery materially injured. The races 70 the
Factory and Gristmill were filled with stones
aud rubbish, or destroyed several dwelling
houses below were Inundated aud though
but ono life was lost, many Escaped narrowly,
aud some miraculously from drowning. The
inbabitants had mostly retired 10 rest, but were
awakened by theloud noise of The rushing wa
icTs, and imm. d ately retreated 10 the upper
part OF their dwellings. The family of Mt.
McDaniels very narrowly escaped drowning.
Mr.. Mechanics had retired TO bed, in an upper
chamber, his wife was in a lower room reading.
one child lay in the cradle, others were in he'd
isleep near her she had scarcel, h ard the
sound OF the moving mass of water before thu
door OF the room IN which she was sit ing was
burst open by its violence. She sprung upon
a box which was 0eHr her, with her infant in
her arms, and there she stood, The water reach
ing nearly TO her chin, holding her child above
II, until Mr.. MD. descended from the chamttT.
with u view IL possible 20 save them she beg
ged him desIsi, declaring that the children in
10 bed were drowned, e. that he must per.sh il
he persisted 10 the attempt to save either hei
or iiIrm he however did persist, and luunu
ms children in the bed. floating on The surface
OF the water, uninjured. and one Of them snIi
asleep, aud conveyed them nil TO a place OF
.af ty.-Ihe house ofMr. Micheal Mackenzie,
vas entirely swept away. Himself and viii"
We're the only persons III the house. When III
hous was falling Mrs. NJ chung 10 her hus-
band, and they SOON ound themselves borne
rapidly along by the torrent. Mr.. N seized
a bush, and held on, still supporting his wife,
and IN this situation he was struck on the hea1
by a piece of floating timber. WHICH for II few
moi.ents deprived him OF his senses, and n,
his moment wife his separated from HIM. H.
was again carried further down when he selz,d
another bush aud held on until hi, cries l.,
assistance brought MIN relief. Mis- wife pei
ished, and was found the next morning half a
mile below The village. The injury done o
various descriptions of property in the village is
very considerable most of tie garden are
ruined the turnpike road and two stone bridges
washed entirely away in short the who'll
village which a few short hours before wore
n cheerful aud rural appearance, now presents
a scene of des0lation and rum.
HUsBAND AND WIFE AT The last Court OF
General Sessions for Oneida County n. va
!, Mr.. Orin Kent WAS tried On an Indictment FIR
assaulling and heating his wife. According
10 the testimony, this couple had not been mat
ried many weeks, before he began to box the
ears Of his bride, and moi long after the close
NJ the honey moon, he whipped her with a ''lii-
lie stick for the purpose of improving the
| prophecies of her condnct. In the defence II
was urged that the wife was not al all lovely
and meek like in her disposition, and that she
sometimes, "a rare occurrence in these DAYS
aggravated her husband.
The council for the defendant requested the
court to charge the jury. that in law the " hss
band has a right TO Aog his wife ia a rational
manner. and in an extent proportionaie 10 her
lmproprietieS, in order TO compel ohedie ce.
and bring her mind to the right state" THIS
the Court refused 10 do, aud ruled III at a man
has no right TO ,Ohip his Wite for aug cause ,chat-
erer. The defendant was found guilty aud fin.
ed, Let husbands take warning