Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-11
ATROCIOUs MURDER.

] Passengers from bOrdento"n' ~ y. -iu Wo
Steam boat yesterday morning, brought tne tnri',
| ling intelligence that most singular. unlocked
| for, aud inbuman murder had been perPetra'eo
in that place, by young man named JOEL
CLoueH. upon the person OF Mrs. MARY HAM.
ILToN, an estimable young widow lady, consor.
of the late Dr.. Hamilton. 1t appears that
Clou,h had been for some time boarder in the
house o. Mahlon Longstreth, Mrs HIS father, at
the corner of the Main street and the road lead
| inc 10 Trenton, where Mrs. H. also resided: in
the course of which time Cloush bad formed an
| ardent attachment to Mrs. H., and had repeated.
| " offered to wed her. She, in the meantime,
however, had fayOured rival sutton, highly re-
spectacle citizen of Bordentown. and 1t became
rumoured that ere long they would be united. -
| This was too much for the unfortunate Ciough.
| About twelve days ago. he LETT Bordentown ana
| vent 10 N. York; returned on Thursday, anu on
Saturday, feigniDg sickness, retired to his room.
and thus prevailed upon the lady TO enter his
apartment, under the expectation OF administer
| ing relief; when he suddenly sprang up, seized
| her by the arm, drew a dagger. aud threatened
| her with instant death If she refused to marry
him. She did refuse, and he instantly stabbed
her; and before her screams brought assistance,
he had inflicted eleven wounds upon her, each
one of which would have probably killed herr
A gentleman hearing her cries, rushed up STAIRS
lust as she had broke from the demons grasp
and was descending them. the blood gushing from
her muuth and wounds. She fell in his arms,
and was carried into the parlour below. She liv'
ed about minute. during which, she told her
mother who had wounded her,and why 1t was
done, and died.
On examination, it was found that the weapon
had entered her heart. three times; seven times
10 her side, breaking rib, and once IN the lett
arm, which was also broken!
Mr., Clough, We learn, has parents or other
relations. residing somewhere in New England,
and has hitherto borne an unsullied and amlable
character. He has been an extensive contractor
| for stone .work on Railroads, and VAS recently
engaged on the Camden and Amboy Rail road,
AT Borden,own. After he committed the rash
act, he swallowed quantity of laudanurn he had
prepared. with the hope of destroying his own
| life; but medical process soon frustrated that
mart of his purpose, and he was secured AMI
committed 10 Jail. to await bis trial at the next
Court.-PhH Ciron.
We have great pleasure in being able publish
the following conclusive RECITATION OF the state
ment (which we copied from the Baltimore Pa
trioO of the death Of J. L. Dorsey, Esq, by
rous an imposition may be detected aud expos
ed.
| To MEssRs. GALES & SBAToN.
Gentiemen:-Permit me 10 request you to con
trad,ct a statement in YOUR paper, of the acci
dent said to have happened to me IN crossing the
Paluxent.
/ Its the work of some individual, l suppose,
who has nothing else to do but indulge in his ma
lgnancy and revenge.
You will do me great favor by speedy con
tradiction, as have relatives living beyond this
State. l.. Dorsey.
I P S. So far from being dro,oned. ana atten
ding Prince Georges CUurt.-Nat. Int.
i .apra 8, 1888.
i A report is very current in this city, and sup
posed to be we'll founded that the late destruction
oil the Treasury Building in Washington, by fire,
was caused BY design and not accident. II Is
attributed to one of the clerks named Laub, but
NOT the person Of the same name, who ha, for a
long time held responsible situation in the de-
partment.-Bah. Gaz.
The recent investigation entered into with ST
much spirit In relation To ,he late fire at the Irea
sury was closed on Saturday evening las, abod
o'clock. The result had not uan>pired yes
terday. Though doubtless, u will soon 0e madt
public. The steps taken by tie Secretary ot thu
Treasury in relation TO this unfortunate affair
are highly creditab,e 10 him. The toss Of pub
lie property Of any description should never b'
suffered, without being made to undergo rigid
examination into tile CAUSES Georgetown Col.
Rich .7rrirals -On Saturday last, there arriv
ed at th. port no less than four valuable cargne
Of silks, teas, SC. from China, IA greater humble
than we recoiIect to have placed on record in ont
day,) viz. the ships Superior, Oneida, Florida
and Mary-also the ship ASIA from Batasla,wi
coffee The cargoes may be fairly estimated 2
/ 500, 600 dollars each-making in the aggregate
,, nearly two mlllions -New York Gazette
1t will be seen by our marine report. that fou
ships arrived at this port on Saturday and yester
day from Canton, with valuable cargoes. Othe
vessels are hourly expected from the same port.
and our market is likely TO be sufficiently stock
ed with the produce Of China to meet the increas