Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-02
GRIMES, ACCIDENTS. & c.

Distressing. The Bangor Wing says,-~A beau
iltul child, girl six years of age, daughter of
MIR. Lunt OF this city, who had been living with
MIR. Bent OF Orono, her uncle died day or two
since by eating portion of cake composed in
pnrl OF hrsenlc designed TO destroy rats.
lie cake was mixed by Mr.. Is. and placed in
the stove oven while he sat by The stove intending
10 watch II until it was cooked His wife called
him into the garden aud before he returned the
little glrl had risen from her bed and eaten pnrt
OF the cake which she supposed was intended for
her. NO efforts could save her life. She was
greatly endem ed to all who knew her.
Mrs. Maria Moore OF Hartford, Conn, was ex-
amined few days since before Justice Of tho
peace, on the charge Of having so cruelty beaten
n bound girl living with her by the name Of Su-
sat- Rice, that size died on the 3Oih of March, aud
bound over in the sum Of one thousand dollars,
10 appear before the Lext session of tie County
Court to be held in Hartford in August The
girl was only seven years old.
The Robbers Of the Santa Fe Traders. Judge
Cutron, Of the u 5. Circuit Court, has appointed
special Term at 81. Louis Tor the trial OF The Two
Mechanics and others, engaged in the robbery and
murder of Charvis, The Santa Fc trader. The
Court will sit as sool as Witnesses can he sum-
moncd for this purpose. 1t will be necessary to
have some of the Witnesses from Santa Fe.
Gone oUcr The Fails We learn that ON Friday
last man went over The calcract ON The Canndi-
an side of the Niagara lie was driving pair of
horses and had backed into the river to get "a load
of sand, somewhere nearly opposite Navy Island,
when The current bore of tie wagon and houses
beyond the control Of the driver towards the rap
IDS. person who Witnessed the perous situu.
zion, made off i'll n canoe to intercept them, but
getting alarmed for his own safety had TO clIuuge
hIs course aud return again. One of the horses
cNircatcd himself from the wagon, and swan IN
safety to tie shore, while is male aud the driver
were seen 10 pitch from one shoot to the oiher
h,,th al. 4
Buff Com 1du. Of Friday.
Murder of a Fdmiiy-a Negro Burned We
| learn from lie Van Buren, (ArGausas) Intelligent
Ger, of the 9Th, that lumily Ivy the name of Cos
was recently murdered near the Chocluw line, ol
! the Poleau river
Mr.. Cox (lhe inelligencer says was a black
! smith, aud had been working in The Indian coun
try, either among the Creeks or Scmnoles, uude
the employ Of the United States, and had lute,,
moved no the State, and settled in Scot county
! ut the place where he and his family were mur
| ,Crcd. An Indian ana negro, who were sup
posed to he the nUrderers, were pursued and ar
rested in The Indian country, aud were brougl
! back and delivered to the civil authorities OF Scot
| county. They confessed that they committed tn
crime 1t appears from their statements that tn
Indian shot MIR. Cox, and at the report Of the gu
! Mrs. Cox ran 10 the door, and the negro knocke
] her down with an axe, and killed her, and the
killed small child and cut lis head of. The
then robbed the house, and found something lik
thousand dollars. They were placed in Jail
but the populace became so enraged that the
went TO the Jail and took the negro oul, tied hin
to II stake and buraed him to death.
The Santa Re Traders. The Santa Fe Cara
van, for whose safety fears were entertained, ha
arrived ut independence, Missouri without hay
ing met with the band under Wnrfeld by wbol
it was apprchended they would be attacked 1h
properly brought by the caravan is estimated TO b
worth abou; 100000.
The Steamboat Weston arrived at ST. Louis o
the l2h instant with six more of the men engae
ed in the murder Of Mr.. Charvis-Dr J. r.
Protontaiue, VIM. Mason, N. IL. Norton, Thomu
Towson, VIM. Harris, and Samue! $. Berry
They were Immediately lodged in Jail. Berr
and Mason have made confession, mpcalin
in the horrible transaction all the persons wh
have been arrested. Bat. american.