Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-02-15
GRIMES, CASUALTIES, &c.
WON lbe Daylon rlan.edpl Of lhe 21lh uI


on yesterday morning in consequence OF the muir
der OF an individual named Nathaniel M'Crenry,
and ;hc stubbing AMI Otherwise iniurng four or
five others, by the negroes on the night previous.
As viii he seen by an article in another column,
an attempt was made on Saturday night last to get
up an abolition meeting in The court house,
Having Jailed IN the attempt, AN appointment was
made in several Of the churches on Sunday last,
that an abolition meeting would be held on lon
day evening" ut the house of one Of our citizens,
DR.. Jewct. Early in the day OH Monday indca-
tons of hostility to the holding of such meetings
were manifested throughout the city. But in con-
sequence Of the presence Of the Mayor and other
officers at the time and place ofmeeting, conpor-
alive quiet was maintained, until after its close.
But Immediately upon the breaking up of tho
meeting, and The consequent absence of the police,
the windows &c. of DIR Jewelt's house were brok-
en- ~, ana other acts Of violence committed.
But the business did not stop here. Having
heard that II white woman residing with some
negroes in the outskirts of The city, Il number Of
individuals repaired to the place, and demanded
OF the Inmates whether such the fact. Up
on beng answered III the negative, they inquired
whether there any oboliionists within
Whereupon general fight commenced in which
M'Crenry was killed upon the spot, aud four or
five others badly wounded. In the morning an
inquest was held upon the body Of the deceased,
aud verdict returned in accordance with these
incts The greatest excitement prevails among us,
and God only knows where The matter may ter
| inmate. we are IN the tnitlSt OF cOnItnOtIOi--
/ W hllc we write, our streets are promenaded by
men, in whose countenauces are depicted sorrow,
CONSERVATION, horror and vengeance
We learn from the Dayton Journal that the
negro who killed M'Crenry was not taken, but
HE Mayor had offered reward of $50 for his
apprehension, aud rs II large number OF citizens
were upon his track, there but little doubt
that he would he apprehcnded. At the last ac-
counts all was confusion and dismuy, and no one
could divine where the end would be. The ne
groes were the special objects of Vengeance.
The Dayton Murder On The 2Sh quiet had
been entirely restored and three of the four ne
grocs engaged in the afiray which resulted in the
death of h'Leary viz. Pierce, Winson and Ma
gruder, had be, examined before the Mayor, and
committed for trial. Brown tie fourth, had NOT
been taken. The scenes that occurred at the
J negro house, as brought out ut the examination,
are truly shocking. All the evidence adduced
agreed upon this point; that the visit at he
negro house had not The least connection with
; the opposition to the late attempt Of MIR. Th. Nor"
= ris 10 deliver an abolition lecture 10 Dayton. 1t
n so agreed in another particular, viz that AT the
bottom of this most dlSgraceinl breach of peace
and bloody homicide, Mt the bottom Of thou
5 sands Of others, hes rum The company of young
ncn, who visited the house for the purpose of
/ nbsiracling white woman from it, this woman,
10y the way, is said by persons here who pretend
to know, TO he, not white woman, but very
light nalato started from the Paul Pry House.
A night or Two afei the murder, the negro
house WIS secretly tired and burnt down.
e .4nother Out age and Probably Wurder.-The
$ dwelling house Of Mr. Van tlar.en about ten or
eleven miles below Ilerculancum in Jefferson
n county ia this State, entered on Friday last by
- three rufians during Mr. Van Haren S absence,
who bound all The inmates and, resistance be-
~ Ing offered by Mrs. Van llnrten, shot her in the
- breast, miiicng wound, that was pronounced
. by the Surgeon called n to he mortal. After the
preparation of this hendlke net, they sacked the
Lag ~, -
II ed, including about $3.50 in money, silver spoons,
Il lewelry, double barrellcd shot gun, rifle and
y Tour pocket pistols. They then went TO the stable
u ard took bay horse, saddle and bride. The
e horse has since been recovered
IL An individual, supposed to be one of the rob-
D, bers was arrested yesterday 10y of the city
is Police. lie will undergo an examination before
G. the Mayor this morning. IS Louis .lissOuri) Re-
publican, Jan. 25th.
=, Terrific LiSanity.-A man named Isaac Greedy,
of Bath, Me. was recently conveyed 10 the In
sane Asylum at Augusta, where he soon died of
absolute exhaustion in consequence of his raw
l. ings. Ii was found almost impossible to confine
ir him, and in some of his fits of delerium he eX-
n hbed the strength and ierocity Of tiger. In
one case SIN men found it impossible to hold hm
'' he knocked and scattered them about like chaff
y before the wind.
e Jasper Shook, Of Minisnk, lad about ten years
OF age, while upon the ice Of his fathers mill dam
on Sunday Inst, (3lst ult) elslhrough and was
e drowned. His sister, gni Of about twelve years
St ofage, generously went TO her drowning brothers
assistance, and in her noble efforts TO rescue him
II also fell in herself and probably would have met
the same fate, but for the timely arrival Of an old
= err brother who succeeded in getting her out. In
re the mean time, the younger brother was carried
n under the ice and his body not recovered until
> M hour afterwards. G Shen ~ w. Rep.
:. DErRoIr, Jan. 25 Explosion of an Infe, nat
IN 1T1rbInp -Sou,p d.,r;, tba IoSte,
D. common Soap box directed to Peter Weed, Wikes
ID Drkee, care Of NJ Kelsey, Birmingham, Oakland
Co. was leitby some unknown person at the Eagle
Tavern in this city. 1t has remained unclaimed,
>, and almost unnoced in the baggage room ever
l. since. On Saturday night, however, MIR Lawson,
., the keeper Of the hotel, having occasion to be in
IL the baggage room, tossed over the box with his
I'd foot when an explosion cnsued which knocked
re the siding off from the room-tore away the par
! tiiions- oke III the sashes of six or eight win.
: dows tore up the fluor-severed several OF the
K joisls aud severely injured Mr. L., particularly in
his hands, from which he will lose one or two of
"a his fingers.
An examination of the fragments, resulted i'm
the discovery Of whit had constituted very
IN strong 0nken hox capable of holding two three
lie pounds OF POWDER which had been fastened to-
ir geher with Two strong iron bands. Attached TO
this box was n steel spring, 10 which appeared 10
have been attached small hammnr, which was
doubtless constructed TO strike upon percussion
> zap, the explosion OF winch would communicate
q. with the onken lepcstc OF powder the whole
of doubtless designed TO explode on opening the box
,s which encascd it.
The explosion destructive as would
have been the destruction Of keg Of powder IL
-, is miracle that Mr.. l.. was not killed upon the
spot. Measures will doubtless he at once taken
To solve the mystery which now attaches 10 The
le affair; and it murder was dcsigncl 10 bring the
~ wrelciics to punishment Detroit Hdc,
be Explosion a,.d loss Of Ht. Yesterday morning
=. hetw cen nine and ten oclock, the India Rubber
Factory, in Fountain street, opposite Holmes
brewery, was destroyed 10y ne bursting OF ME
boiler of The steam Eugine. The boiler weighed
= 49, 49, DC lnnt hmm md DC incLns