Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-01-05

~ winch q MISS NlenSon recovered Sl45s On,
Hasungs, Tor a breach of a marr.sps - q 1
curiosity OF ihe Thing Is, that The Vt Z
charged tie jury that no explicit o,'-.ai
cessary q bind The parties IN \ l-u''ise E,is
but that long continued attentions ~ sO,n-
female. Wss as good evidence os ,'-'14laeJ D. /
mony as 4 special contract" m. ,..ed Ia.
case undoubtedly is, that if Hssiine,. ~. pc =
Use, he ought 10 hare done IL an - az eoi p-
him responsible for the non-perlormanoS sSEhaa
u. most excellent decision -. hs l.
Judge: compared with whom Dan;.l -. r1stlesi
bur common squire. We have No - e ape,
fellow dangling abou: woman for 49, aluls
without beng able TO screw his cour,,.a - u NJ
sticking polnt, and then going of leaviso y ht,
heart hall courted; We late this eyerl,s, as sass.
and never bite; this beating the bn.L nsSs
starting The game: this standing IN n. "a. 'uS h''r
out touching the corn; il is the erwin, ga W.
age. There is not enc grl in twenty css ,s M Il
err she is co1rled or not va RAtls
No wonder that when Betty Simmer. 49,.
her if Billy Doubtful was Counting her II. aa';
ed: {" don't know 'xacty; he's sor,o. aisFtr.
and sorter not courtin'." We have ~ 9a'as
Hastng is one oi these "sorter no,n ss w" 'a'
most heartily do We rejoice, that the ;,5aSSS a.
him up standing with Sl425 verdict, Vo0gR
SAYS. "that long continued stten,ion =. * Judge
cy, is just as good as a regular rro~,, 1,n''
we do not know what would pass e, sS. nov
according to the law Of Vermont. In, a a.E
attentions" TO consist in visiting 81, I4spNas
week: and estimate the time wasted bv Man
son at each visit 10 b. worth dollar which ~1s
cheap, Mr.. Hastings has been MAKING Cooi "
self fourteen years and some odd weeks T y'a&
cSiOn ma Les npIv era i'm Tho l,,,, e Nv W
doubt not will tend 10 the promotion of m,,r..'
and sound morality Utica Democrat '''''D'u
DREADFUL. AFFRAY IN Lou1svILLr-Our eav =.
Saturday evening, was thrown into an ex,raor5,,
ry state of excitement by the fact being p.Osrs,
ksown that three gentlemen from Mississipn lN,
ing at the CAT House, had stabbed four Of or =
zenS, in the bar room Of the hotel, duunsa ln,.
which originated as follows: The MiSsssipni r,n
tlemen, Judge Wilkinson of Yazoo county, M
State, his brother, and Mr.. Murdoch, had h,,
pears, Oeen at Mr.. Reddng's store on the corners
Pearl and Main streets, about four O'Clock in tEe,.
ternoon, TO return coat, on the ground Of ns.
ting. The gentleman who objected 10 the 6lue a
the coat was not the one for whom i, had been usr
and Mr.. Redding being irrtated By his reHalk
made some observations which caused the MlSN5
| pl party 10 draw their bowie knives and hreas
vengeance. In this early ARRAY, one of The Miss
sipp party it is alleged struck Mr.. Rcdding win,
poker, and otherwise assaulted him. Tley ds
LEFT Mr. keddngs store and repaired to the Gal
House. AT six O'clock, Mr.. Redding, followed h.
few friends, namely, his brother-in-law, Mr. RGA
well, the halter, corner of sixth and market strete
Mr. Meeks, bar keeper of the Wall street has,
and MIR. Holmes pilot Of the Henry CLAY, and Per-.
haps Others, went to the Cali house TO demahl ht
names of the Mississippi gentlemen, for The yrSs
of getting warrant against them. They me,
Judge w. in the bar room, and the alteration va
then renewed, in the course of which Meeks was n
ped up in the abdomen by bowie knife, and Ii
bowels gushed out, instantly causing his death al
Boutwell, wasstabbcd through the back over Tie ea
hin, and BY another blow from the front through tt
liver. near the same time. Holmes was stable
through the heshy part Of his left arm, above he
elbow, and his hand was also badly hurt Il il fear
ed the wounds received by Mr.. kothwel will Prov
mortal; that received by Mr. Holmt is not danger.
Gus. Two pistols were fred in The afrav. M
Henry Oldham also received stab through th,
aeohy port Of his arm. The Mississippi gcSeuG
escaped unhurt, except from the effects Of such ki
ting as was inflicted without weapons in Tie sUac
BY this time great crowd had assembled about he
Gait House, and such WIS the excitement against
the MssiSsippans that they would probably have
been torn to pieces had they moi fled up stairs and
hid in dark room. The Mayor, City Marshal
and the police officers were Instantly or the spot;
and lucas, one of the watchmen rushed into the
dark room TO secure the prisoners. They at fEtr'
sisted, but upon light being procured SURRENDERED
themselves to the Mayor and officers. The three
persons thus apprehended were Judge VII.
klnson, charged with stabbing RothweH his broth
er with aiding and abetting and Mr.. MwdOck as
having killed Meeks. They were taken separately
unknown to the crowd, each in the custody Of 40
officer through back passage from the Gait HOut
and lodged in the Jail, when the Mayor announced
the commtttal To the crowd which then dispersed
We have confined ourselves to the general facts
Studlously avoiding any party version Of the ALTAR
purposely not to prejudice the public mind rcsCIr
ing for the police investigation which is to t'I
place at nine O'Clock this morning, the lull develop
ment OF the whole transaction which we will be aU'
to give in our police report Tomorrow.
Louisville (Ky) Reporter
That genuine courage is shown by sapOHNs o.
bravado.
That tits consistent with the character o.
gentleman to smoke in a stage coach.
That education consists only IN beng Sou"
school, or in book learning.
That excessive familiarity is not dangerous"
friendship.
That the citation of many books, OF The use y
learned words,i a sign OF learning.
The World The world is the stage-mtn s''
the actors-chance composes the pIeceso-' y.
tune distributes the parasitic fools shA' Us y.
scencs-philosophers are tho sPecla'ol'- ~,
rich occupy the boxes-thc powerful b've '"'
seats in the pit-ond the poor sit in the s'nec q,
| the fair present re(reshmonL--th tytanls Oe'url