The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-23
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RUm.-A Coroner's inquestwas heldsyes-
terday, on the body of beautiful boy, TWO
years of age, killed by its own father, II ap-
pears from the testimony, that the ia'her,
James Ryan, had had drunken row al gro
Gerry kept by one Dillon and had been thrown
out Of it by three men. He went nome, ac-
companied by one Cadle, who was also drunk,
swearing vengeance against the three men,
! When home he loaded his gun, and placed lhe
muzzle on the bed, cooked the gun, and put on
cap,. AT this moment Cadle seized hold OF
him, and in the struggle the gun was discharg-
ed the contents POSING through the head ol
the child Cleveland Herald
RIoT AND MURDER IN ILLINOIS. Ion the 18th
inst, serious outrage. resulting In murder,
occurred al Edwardsvle, ILL., The ST. Louis
Republican says:
James Duncan, a farmer, somewhat noto-
rious as a quarrclsome and bad character, hav-
ing some difficulty with those in the neghbor-
hood, had been warned 10 leave, and threaten
ed with death if he remained. Early yesterday
morning he was informed that large party
were coming down, and was advised 10 leave,
which he refused and prepared TO defend him
self. Accompanied by woman who had lived
with him, both armed with guns, they left the
house to so fishing, when they met the party
some twenty or thirty in number, on their way
TO the house as they approached, the woman
discharged her gun in their midst, Woundlng
one OF The party very seriously, and immedl-
atey after volley was returned by which
Duncan was instantly killed, The Top Of his
head being shot away and a large number Of
shot took effect in his body The woman re-
ceived bah in her breast, from which it is
supposed she cannot recover. Duncan had no
family. and the woman was living with him
as housekeeper.
CooL FoRETAoUGnT-The most admirable
instance Of prudential iorelhought we ever
heard Of occurred in Boston few days since.
Three lrishnen Were engaged in taking down
wall in Mount Vernon street. The wall lell
upon and buried Them "A lady from the oppo-
site side OF the street, rushed out, and calling
to those who were resculng the poor fellows,
said
Bring them in here. Bring them in here.
/ have every Thing ready. | have been ex-
pecting this all day."
The men were carried INTO her house, and
true enough she had 'every thing ready"
bandage, lint, audanum, and all. If this is
not an instance Of . cool iorelhoughl" we
know not what is.
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MORE OUTRAGEs AGAINST THE MoRMoNs -
BY the ST. Croix, which arrived last evening
from the upper Mississippi, says the ST. Louis
Reporter OF the j 9Th instant, we have received
Circular, issued al Nauvoo, July 10Th. cali
ing on the order loving citizens OF Hancock, TO
assemble and aid in suppressing, as far as pos
sible, existing outbreaks against The Mormons
remaining in the vicinity Of Nauvco, and
those friendly 10 them. 1t would seem that,
owing to the scarcity Of farming hands in that
neighborhood, few Mormons have been EN-
poyed by the farmers in gathering their crops.
This has given umbrage to the lynchers, who
recently assembled in considerable force, and
going 10 harvest field where some six or eight
persons were at work, some OF them new cit
izens, inflicted summary aud dreadful punish
ment on them all. We further learn from the
clerk OF the 81. Crolx, says the Reporter, that
a party Of some eighty men from Nauvoo had
turned out, and captured five or six of the
principal rioters. EIiil aatr .
SHOCKING TRAGEDY We learn, SAYS The
ST. Louis Organ, that man by the name of
James Duncan, who resi- ted near CollnsyIe
ILL.,, when short distance from his dwelling
which he had just left in company with Miss
Page, to 60 fishing, was attacked on the morn
ing of the 18th by about forty armed men,
some disguised, and shot by several of them.
He was instantly killed, his body being per
forated by thirty or forty bullets. Miss Page
was wounded in the breast. She fought
bravely, shooting and MORALLY .wounding one
of the party. She afterwards fled 10 the woods,
in her fright, and has NOT been since SEEM
The murderers all fled, after committing their
dabollcal outrage, and no cause for the deed. is
knows.
INDIAN ATTAcK-lt is rumored, says the
Iowa Hawk Eye, that the Indians are collect
ing 10 considerable force in the vicinity of Fort
Snelling with the intention, il is said, Of at
tacking the Fort, in consequence Of the de-
ention of one OF the Sioux, who had been
given up and held in custody either as host
age, or for being concerned in the murder of a
chief, some time since. A demand for his
release was sent 10 some days ago, which was
refused.
CANAL ON FIRE LIN The warehouse recent
" burned at Geneva there were some two hun
dred barrels of alcohol, which run in streams
into the canal and al one time the surface of
it was covered for hundred feet or more with
blue flame
The Bible.-Lookng over Merle D'Au
bigne's Discourses and Essays, our eyes fell
upon the follwing passage:
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