South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-05

these transactions is hourly expected
at MiIledgeville.'-Nat. Int. NOv. 80.
A distressing occurrence took place
near Painsviile, Ohio, on the afternoon
Of the 10Th u!t. While the stage was
10 the act of crossing Grand River, 10
a ferry boat, one Of the horses became
frightened, and wheeling about, caused
the stage and passengers to be precip-
ite,ed into the river, and two persons
we're, in consequence, drowned--Jobn
Butler, the driver, and a passenger
named Bean, from Vermont.
A woman of Ancaster, Upper Can
ada, has given birth to two female
children connected together 10 man
ner similar to the Siamese twins, but
who have only three legs and three
arms. 49,
AUGUSTA, Geo., Nov. IS.
TaR Poison CAsE.-On Monday
last, the Inferior Court Of Richmond
county, met, Judges Thomas, Marshall,
and Shannon, presiding, for the trial
OF the three negroes, Katy, Amy, and
Daniel, who had been arrested on
charge Of having poisoned Mrs. Mary
Murren, so as to cause the death OF
tina. lady, which occurred 10 August
last. The testimony, q part Of which
was given in by the two Physicians,
who aided in post neortem exami-
nation, in relation to the guilt Of the
two women, Katy and Any, was clear
and conclusive aud verdict Of gully
was rendered by the Jury, in both
cases. DANIEL, boy between IL and
Ia years old, was acquitted. The
prosecution was conducted by George
w. Crawford and Robert Clarke,
Esqs., aud A. J Miller, Esq, appear
ed as counsel for the prisoners.
The Negroes convicted in the above
case, were also indicted for poisoning
Mr.. VIM. Bryson, the son in.lar Of
Mrs. Murren, in October last. No
suspicion was excited with regard TO
the death Of Mrs. NJ, until after the
decease of Mr.. Bryson, which occurred
more than two months afterward-but,
after the burial of the latter, an imme-
diate examination took place by the
friends Of the deceased, and Arsenic
was found secreted in the room of one
of the Negroes, which, with other Cir
cumslances, led to their conviction
On Friday last, The body Of Mrs. M.
was disinterred, (three months ,safter
burial and arsenic detected by the
examining Physicians, who stated in
their evidence before the Court, that
instances were on record, where poi
son had been found in the bodies Of
persons, seven years after their inter-
meut.
AT four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the Court sentenced the two negro wo-
men, convicted Of poisoning Mrs. Mur-
rem, to be hung. Katy in consequence
of pregnancy, on the first Friday 10
April, 1886, and Amy, on Friday the
9Th Of November next.--CAr0nicie.
4 Great Tape Manu- aetsry.-A Mr..
Phineas Haywood states in the Barre
(Mass.) Gazette, that he has recently
discharged a TAPE WORM which |
measured 81 feet 6 inches in length
and that in the course of the last tssse
years, he hes produced more than
1000 feet of the same worm. A more
mandatory of tape was
probably never carried on within THE
bowels Of one man. But they do ev.
cry thing upon a grand scale at the
east. -
DISASTERS ON THE LAKES. |
The late gale on the Lakes (says the |
Journal of Commerce) occasioned the |
loss of many lives, as well as good deal
Of property. The following vessels are |
known to have been wrecked, together |
with two others, whose names are not |
The first column offgures !
shows the number of men lost belonging I
% the crew. and the second the number !
Of passengers lost. The total, it will be
seen, is at least THIRTy-EIaHT.
Grew lost. Passengers lost.
schr. Medora IS 2
Robert Bruce 3 s
Trader 4 10
Ontario probably alton board.