American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-04

dare you sing, when ] told you never to do it?
I'd rather hear the croaking of toad"
| 81 was only singing hymn, jacob"
what! do you brave me, you tormenter-
take that, and that, and that" cried the drunk
en- wretch, striking her over the head with bis
fist, which in her state levelled her in mo-
ment, and she lay stretched insensbe on the
floor, from which she never rose with lifc.-
The tragedy was ended. The meek and pious
sufferer was at peace. One blow had struck
with fatal precision on the temporal artery
Hannah Bradley was corpse. The inebriate
was murderer. ....I
| @Falling asleep from the surrounding quiet of
the room, overcome by the heavy effects of his
debauch, the wretched man only awoke TO the
realities around him the next morning, when
he found himself the murderer of his wife,.
From that moment, reason fled her throne. A
shattered mind fell before the dread act, which
appalls nature, happen when and where it
may. Jacob Bradley became from that hour
raving maniac, and now inhabits one of the
cells of an Insane Asylum in the vicinity of
the city of PENN thus verifying to the letter
the solemn truth of the remark, that he, or
she, who deranges reason by intoxcaton, are
always liable TO be overtaken by Madness muir
der, poverty, or suicide, when least looked for.
INTERESTING ITEMS OF News. The Pres
ident has recognized Don Juan Munoz, as Con-
sui of Spain for the port of New Oreans--
The amount of Treasury Notes outstanding on
the LIST inst, was 81 1892, 063. l1.-The Patri-
otto Bank at Washington has declared div-
dend Of three per cent. for the last six months
AT Boston on Sunday the thermometer
was only l2 above zero, and the docks were
frozen over.-Fhe first cargo of coffee ever
imported diect from Rio de Janeiro into Sa-
vannah, arrived at the latter port on the 25th
ult. Ii comprised 1851 bags-The Secreta-
ny of War was at Norfolk on Wednesday,
The Governor and Lieut.. Governor elect Of
New York, took the oaths of office on the LIST
inst'-A copy of the original edition (l66D
of Miton's Paradise Lost was sold few days
since in Boston for $24.--It is remarked by
the papers, far and near, that the weather on
New Years day, was never milder, lovelier, or
brighter on that day.-The town Of Milwau-
kie, only years old, has now population of
5000 people and daily paper.--A man
named Anthony O'Connor, has been arrested
In New York, charged with bgamy. "A va
cancy in the Consular Bureau of the State De.
partment, caused by the death of Mr.. Ringold
has been filled by the appointment of a rela.
two of President Mouroe.-A Niece of the
Hon. Mr.. Wcklife deceased few days ago
She was highly emed.-The mau who
was recently murdered near Lexington, was
named John Curtis, and was a shoemaker --
Forrest, on his arrival in Paris, will perform a,
the English Theatre recently opened there
The French papers, in anticipation of his arri.
val, speak of HIM as 'tthe Talma of America, 8
Il. Marston, Esq. has become editor and
proprietor Of the Lexington Inquirer-We
learn from the Mississippian that Capt. II. A.
Adams, of the United States Navy, has resigned
his commission, and become a citizen of Madi
son county, Mississippi, with the view of en-
gazing in the occupation Of planting.
From RIO JANEiRo. The N. Y. American
has received papers to October 80. The Jour-
nal of Commerce of that city of goth October
announces the receipt by the Emperor of Mr.
Wise, the American Minister, who presented a