Morning herald., 1839-10-03


EXTRAORDINARY HoAx.-The bloody deed which
recently made such noise throughout the Union,
and gave employment 10 every editorial goose quill
from Maine TO Georgia, turns ont to have been
hoax. Mr. Jones of Shocco, II seems, did not kill
ii. Wright Wilson, but he cut the throat Of fine
fat pig. which was lugged of the ground in a sack,
leaving the traces Of" the bloody deed" the ground
so az to deceive the friends Of the survivor and the
officers Of justice The southern papers are now
busily discussing Joness motives for this strange
freak, and, Of course, refers them to spring
OF actIon and another TO another To minds they
all wreng-we believe that Jones, like Colonel
Webb, wanted uotoriety. ne had never enjoyed the
pleasurable excitement OF killing man, and there
fore he killed pig, got the credit, and avoided the
danger. We should not be surprised IL some maho-
gany stock hero other was 20 get up another cx-
citement in the same way.
--LATEST PROM FLoRIDA.-We have received ad-
vices from st Augustine to the 18th alt Sam Jones
was in the vicinity OF Fort Lsuderdale with two hnn-
dred warriors, who appeared to be friendly. From
the st. Augustine News" Of the I'D ult we learn
that the baggage train, between Wacassassa and fort
flaming, with escort Of seven men, was attacked
By ten Indians. Loss:--l white killed, wounded;
2horses, 4 mules killed, and wagon burned.
THE HoS. ABBorr LAWRENCE, Of Boston, is
candidate for Congress from the Suffolk district,
Massachusetts,.
SENTENCE OF MuRDERER.-Richard c. Gwat-
kin, who murdered Pitman az the White Sulphur
Springs in August, 1885, has been sentenced to eigh
teen years imprisonment in the penitentiary. He
should have been hanged.
MURDER AND SUIcIpE.-A MAN named Fulmer,
living in Johnstown Pa. recently murdered his wife
by stabbing her several times, and then killed him
SELF He was sixty years old and had large fa.
mIy.
MILITARY MovEMEsrs.-Capt.R Ringgolds cempa.
ny flight artillery has been ordered garrison Fort
McHesry, at Bait imore.
MEPHrTIc GAs.-Four men recently lost their
live, BY descending into well in Cha mber county,
Alabama, which was filed with noxioss sulphurous
vapour.
DnowSrp.-An,honvA ANY. Of WILMINGTON, Del.
was drowned in the ohis Canal on the 18th inst.
DEArH-A deputy sheriff named Reese, Of Rich
nond, Ky, recently killed Mr.. Burnett, and alb
seconded.
vARroLorD.-Ths small pox is raging in lincoln
County, Maine.
CRocrgRy wARE.-A lady walking in Chesnut
street, Philadephia, Tuesday last, was requested
by a woman to hold her child for few minutes while
she did some business in neighboripg street. The
lady consented, and held the infant for hour, and
then walked TO the Alms-house with her charge-the
woman not appearing.
su,c,pr-ALnosr.-will Everden attempted
10 commit suicide in Philadelphia last Tuesday. He
did not succeed.
HrALrH or MoBILE AND NEw OaLEASs.-Two
hundred and ninety three died Of the yellow fever in
Mobile from the lst to the 10Th ut. inclusive. In
the Charity Hospital, New Orleans, forty eight per-
sons died during the week ending with the 2lst ult
or these thirty five were Of the yellow fever
EseLrsH NosrLrrY.-The Countess Of westmore-
land and suite dined on board the U. .. Cutter,
Hamilton, in Boston harbor, with Captain Josiah
sturgis, on Sunday afternoon last.
Cosvicr,or or rMUppER.-Leonard, McGuunagle,
and Haley have been found guilty in ST. Johns, N. b.
for the murder Of Bernard Coyle.
HoMrcrpr-A man samed Fludd was killed by
Mr. (,atewood, in Charleston, South Carolina, on
Monday the I'D nit
ASorurR-The body Of John Green was found
dead and in a bloody condition in Providence, on
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