The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-24

r.e. RICHMOND AfrRAY.---An account
! ~ =. personal chastisement inflicted up
9 q y san of Dr.. Mussey, by Mr. Stone, q
. ...b han Of Richmond, Kentucky, has
s ss published in this paper. and the ia tact
es ss.;pned that Stone fell in the affray
mem s;ah ensued. The Kentucky papers
WIZ ! 70 particulars, but correspondent
g. g's - Fellows Falls Gazette Of Saturday,
q !! y y statement in regard to the matter
g s;.h supplies an omission in the other
WIN UNITS. The writer, after stating that
ss'v Mnssey had been cowhided by Stone
!; y his counting room holding cowhide
u ~ nne hand and knife in the other, with
y 1 ii; he threatened to stab Mussey if he
-, ssrod the least resistance, goes on to
" ,.,rhe affair soon became public. and it
Known that Stone had prepared for 4
Wa s,,;nr with Mussey in the street. With
NEW ~ adyice and counsel of his friends,
l " ,. ~ armed himselffor defence. Up,
Mu ,hs;r meeting, Stone fired upon Mus
o Oh sire return shot were Intellectual. The
ss ...d shot from Mussey took effect on
s s,,,e.s side. He was asked by Mussey
: gs was enough. He exclaimed no,
u l discharged his third pistol. Mussey's
hin, Iir sho. pierced his heart, and he fell
a s upon the spot. Mr. Mussey escaped
a Thus has Judgment fallen upon
W., au head of one who has shown himself
s s,i Of even a preiension Of honor or man.
iness--and possessed of mean and cow
adv spirit in decoying an unarmed fell
law man into a helpless situation, and
hen inlicting upon him. an insult which
l. was afraid to do in public"
: Nj Mussey is the eldest son of DR..
,Iussey, recently a professor at Hanover,
md now Of the Cincinnati Medical Col
Ice. He out west about two years
s;uce to seek his fortune there, and finally
located himself at Richmond as principal
of an Academy. He is said to be remark.
allie for the urbanity Of his manners, and
far from possessing quarrelsome dispo-
si,ion.-Mioaal Eagle.
DEATH OF GENERAL HAYNE.-.Dcath
loves shining mark Gen. ROBERT Y
HAySE, one of the most eminent public
men Of South Carolina, died at Ashville
NC. on the oath of September, after
short illness, of bilious fever. He was il
his 49th year. Gen. Hayne had filled
successively the Offices of Member Of TIT
House Of Representatives and Attorney
General of the State, Senator in Congress
Governor Of the State, and Mayor of tn
city of Charleston, in all of which he ga
thered increasing respect from the people
and has, in descending to the tomb, lel
lhsrich legacy of his virtues to ennoble
name already illustrious in the annals q
South Caro- ina.-Brothe,' Jonathan.
DEATHS IN A wELL--Four persons re
Gently lost their lives in Alabama, unde
the following remarkable circumstances
One went down into deep well, fc
the purpose Of cleaning it out. He wa
called to, and not answering, second PR
pared to go down. He did so, and {
soon as he arrived at the bottom, becam
suddenly silent. A third proposed to G
down, with the understanding that he W;
TO be drawn up as he called out, the pc
sons present then suspecting Tor the fir
lime that there was some mephitic gas
he bottom of the well. He went dow
but it was only to join his unfortuna
companions. When he got nearly to Il
loot Of the well, he called to be drawn u
but when about half way up, he fell fro
The bucket! A fourth man proposed tn
he should be dashed fast, and he would d
scend, with the understanding also that |
should be hauled up as soon as he calle
out. He had descended but little mo
than half way, when he gave the wor
they drew him up quickly, but had bar
" time to unlash him before life was e
tnct. The other three were then takt
out Of the well with grapples, but none
them showed the least signs of liie-tl
vital spark was forever extinguished!-l
The BITTER B1TrES.-A piscatori
lawyer, short time ago, in the course
a predatory excursion against the finr
tribe, was throwing his inc in the riv
Wolland at a village three or four mil
to the west Of Stanford, when he hooked
very fine pike; itrequired some little e
ercise Of skill to get him to land, and h
exerllons were eagerly regarded by ga
Ing native: he was at length SUGGEST,
and the gasping fish was laid upon t
bank. Hodge expressed his wonderme
at the open jaws and sharp teeth of NJ
plke, and was advised by the lawyer (wl
was thinking perhaps OF the many ellen
ne himself had bitten, to put his fng
IN the fsh's mouth by way of an expe
ment "Noa, noa,' said Hodge; "but
may just TAX grip O. my dogs ia
II he loike." Suiting the action to t
word, he inserted the tip of the dogs t
eetveen the jaws of the pike which we
instantly closed. Away went the dc
and away went the fish dangling at |
all' to the high qualification of the cou
lyman and to the dismay of the cunni
lawyer. The latter raised shout to st