The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-07-09
NEWS VARIETY.

Singular Death.--A scholar in one of the
Public Schools in New Orleans, met his death
ON the llth instant, under the following circum-
stances:
Having been placed for some trihing offence
in an apartment called the "dark room" in which
there was small window niche, for the pur-
pose of admitting ait and light, he raised him
self to look through it by means of board which
he placed against the wall in an inclined posi-
his head was through the aperture, and having
no other support for the weight of his body, the
shock broke his neck. When he was discovered
life was extinct. He was the only son Of wild
owed mother.
Another.-A little girl twelve years old ,daugh-
ter of John Banner, of Bcrne near Albany, N. Y,
was hung by school house window falling on
her neck. She had forgotten a new book in the
school, and fearing that some of the children
would get hold of and tear it, she returned lift
ed window, entered, got the book, and was
making her egress by the same means, when the
window fell upon her neck, and she perished
miserably.
Horrid Nmder.-The Nashville Wing, Of
June 7, contains an account of murder in Tip
pah county, Mississippi, of Beverly Adcock and
wife, and two children, as they were emigrating
to Missouri, by a man named A. J. McCannon,
who committed the murder for no other apparent
object than plumber. He seized two negroes, a
pair of fine horses, SC, but was arrested.
A Double Crime--The last Fulton, Mo-, Tel
egraph says: "a negro belonging to the estate of
Judge Robinson, deceased, of this county, made
an attempt a few days since upon the. life of his
wife, by cutting her throat, she being asleep at
the time The wound, we hear, is not consid
cred mortal The assassin left Immediately, and
was found the next day suspended by the neck
to the limb of tree shot distance from the
house, dead.
Jerry, convicted of attempting to murder his
mistress, near Petersburgh, Va, was hanged on
Friday. The sentences ofhis two negro accom-
pces has been commntsd from death to bansh-
ment, by Gov. Mcdowell.
AtrociouS Mmder.--The Natchitoches Chron
cle of the 7th inst SAYS: Mr. John B. Yascocou,
living few miles from this town, was shot in
his own bed. One of his own slaves has been
taken into custody and is now in Jail on suspi-
cOn that he is the murderer.
Mr.. Robert Moore, brick maker, of Pittsburg,
died of apoplexy, on the 2Sth ult., leaving wife
and six children. He lived only few minutes
after the attack.
The trial of Caleb J. M'Nuty will commence
before the criminal court at Washington on the
7th ofJuly
A green rose was plucked a few DAYS ago
from plant owned by lady in Columbia, S. c.,
and sent to the editors of the Charleston Mercu-
Try. The plant has borne flowers several times
this season, and invariably produced double ro-
ses OF uniform deep green color like that of the
leaf
Inmigration,-Dr Van Hoovenburgh, health
officer at quarantine, on Tuesday, between sun
rise and sunset, boarded vessels having on board
1857 steerage passengers. Ofthese S32 were
Dutch and l755 from Great Britain and Ireland
Fifteen hundred passengers arrived at this port
on Tuesday, and 246l on Monday.-N. Y.
Neus
A woman of Cincinnati, a few days since, says
the Enquirer, was prematurely delivered of sir
children, all boys, at one birth. She met with
an accident shortly before confinement, or the
presumption is that the children would have all
lived. No wonder that Ohio is progressing with
such race horse celerity.
Commodore Morris has been ordered out 10
make explorations on the line of the Illinois and
Michigan canal, with reference TO the subject of
a national ship canal
A jewel Of a damsel resides at New Haven.
CT. She has furnished, over the signature Of
"Vona," few stanzas to the Courier expressive
of the outgushing desires Of her blessed little in
nocent heart. The following is sample; hear
the darling:
"With the blessings have my wants are but three,
Most simple and definite, nothing that's wild;
ask for nothing than is needful to me,
A husband to love, with cottage and child.D
A Cannibal Chief from New Zealand, who
has probably made many human meal in his
time, is in New York, exciting good deal Of at
tention. The curious 60 to see him in crowds,
and he looks alarmingy hungry at them.
Fashions in Gsorgia.--An exchange paper
says that summer clothing in Georgia consists of
a shirt collar and a pair Of spurs!
A hurricane passed over central illinois week
before last 20 miles wide, leaving ruin and desc
lation in its track
A British fleet has been ordered from the Weat
Indies TO the Gulf Of Mexico.