Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-23

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"bcggng their psrdons thru, rRr GREATEST
LINKS nave ever seen are the cspt,ins AMI
clerks on boarl OF the western st-anb,,ts
They lie by rule aud lie nv rots--lie in nor,
and he out. lie at home and lie sbroad-hi
woti they lie OF all places aud al all times.
But ~ most CASES they are good humored liar.
ana thrir Soot nature takes halt the offence
iro'a The sins they commit"
SENTENCED To Bk HUNG. -rre,,or N.
negro man tried before the Hon. Asher ". .
Graham. sta called term OF the Warren cir.
CUT coort. on charge Of burning barn
belonging 10 Mira. Smith. was found guilty by
he jury, and sentrncrd Nv the court 10 be
hungon The 9th of November next. We under.
stand that the counsel for The criminal claim.
ct Tor him the pri,ile,e of the Clergy, but
the court refused 90 allow H. This il the sixth
instance Ia this State where the benefit of
clergy has been insists upon in behalf Of
nsgroes found guilty of crime. in three cases il
hope this matter will be placed beyond the
possibility OF cavil By our next legislature -
Gioago1 Caste.
DREADFUL MURDERS. The Lancaster.
Penns,lv sDia Cnion says:-0h Saturday NOR.
ning. the 9Th ins:sni, mau named John
Haggeriy. living la South Queen street. i'm this
!
sllelei In the annals 81 Oar Commonw allh
Between y and 10 O'Clock. after shooting, a
/ horse IN the street near his door he went
into the gnnsuiih shop near his own residence
--ot MIR. Mslchoir Eordney, an old and high
ly esteemed man; what took place. we could
not ascertain, but boy. son of Mr.. Ford.
ncy. gave the alarm that his father. mother,
and sister. had been murdered BY Haggrry.
On gnng into the room. we Witnessed one OF
the most horrid spectsrlrs imaginable. JUS,
inside OF The trout door OF the shop. lay the oil
man. with his <srains battered out. Athis
side. but with her head towards the back door,
lay the bofy OF his wife, her brains also bat
tered out; and near her lsy her child, four or
Ave years old. with its skull broken aud the
brains ooEing therefrom For,lnvy and his wife,
Il seefneiC had been killed instantly. The lit.
tie boy sts<flin substance. that Hsggeny got
al his tataywe<h an axe. AMI while he was
killing him, his mother ran in. To interfere.
when he turned upon her ami killed her, and
then struck the child with the sxe The child
only lived iew hours The foul deed created
intense excitement in our city Much excite
ment exists also against High Constable Bhnt.
nal, Tor, we shall call II BY as mild name as
possible, gpdss negligence, in not having had
Hsegcry arrested sevsarl days previous 10
this on rage. he had warrant for his arrest
IN his possession since Tuesday eveaing last,
issued by the Mayor, for ilussge 10 his fam.
4 ily or neighbors; aud yet. knowing his despe-
rste character. he permiuedhim 10 run at large
until he has most cruelty murdered nearly
whole family! Haggery wss arrested aud
committed TO prison.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT UPoN THE NOR
WITCH AND WORCESTER RAlLROAD.-1
About six O'Clock on Thursday morning. as
the freight train from Boston 20 Norwich was
three miles llis side Of Oxford, SAYS the Bos- I
ton Traveller. IL came in contact with SONS,
csiue, which got on the road IN consequene
ola fence having bccn blown down by the
gale. This happsned near curve in the road I
and 40 heavy was the conclusion, that the 10. !
como,ive. together with ibs who'll, train Of .
c1s, IL Ia pumbrT, was thrown from the track !
aud nearly all drsiroyea,. but two of three OF 4
the cars being unchanged. The locomotive /
was ihorouhly bTokea ue,.. sise <xiying wheel
only remaining nabfoken. No person WAS
hurt, ptovidsaustir. a0ae unsu, after the ac- /
eident. was dragged out from under car,
which had fallen upon him: he escaped injury
from bring in gully, which prevented the
car from touching his person. one OF the cars
was thrown upon the top OF stone embark (
ment, SIX feet perpendicular The loss by 1
this accident will b. heavy, beia9 estimated (
stifon lweaiy 10 thirty thousand dollars.
EXPECTED ATTACK on VERA CRUZ. /
The Savannah Republican of the l5th inst.
hss the following intelligence
Lieut.. BERRYNAx, the gallant officer who
behaved 80 nobly al the loss of the Trnrtoa
OF Tuspon, passed. through this city on Wed.
nesiay night last ss bearer OF despaiches from
the sluadron al Vera Crnz 20 the government
al Washington. Ne learn from a gentleman
WHO oonNersed With Lieut. BgRRYaAS on the
cars, that !, has oeen Determined 10 attack
Nrgs Cruz on the laud side b. al sxpedition
lro,n Ismp!co, aud that tlIe hoisung of the
stars aud stripes ia The city, will b. the signal
los an attack By the squadron upon ihe Cas-
ile OF San Juan DUlioe. This is the only
way Ia which the Castle can b. taken, end the
obtaining p' secession of that point is deemed
Necessary 10 end the war,
y SINGULAR CASE or POISONING. -
The II. Louis Era. OF the 10th inst, says:-A
dernan and has son. residing on Ninth steert,
near franklin avenue, were both taken VIC.
lenily sick yesterday. from the effect Of smo-
, king cigar, which the boy had found in the
street a lac boy was the first TO make use of
the cigar, aud after smoking il awhile. he was
taken Vefy sick, aud complained OF il 10 his Ia
! iher; the old man, 10 convince the boy that
hIsindlspOsilion did not proceed from TIM,
Cause put the cigar IN his own mouth. and
SohHCuNeo nibohiilS-in very lew minutes
he,too, became unwell and both nal Ia b. IA.
ken 70 bel. physician was callsd in. and
{ means Immediately adopted 10 relieve then:
, nu, up % = late hour last evening. they were
both insrnsible. and the boy not exoscted In
survive. DIR. kno1, the physician in atien.
r dance. gave u Ss his opinion that tbs cigar
lad been Intentionally drugged to do mischief
~ Whether the design was iully carried when
/, The 6eTmans got holt Of, IL Is not known. but
= at All events. u Is the work OF a dsmon. snl
= TIE PREPARATION must have been OF tIe mos,
o deaiiy kind, to have had such powerful effect.
j. SIX HUNDRED INDtANS r., -