The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-04
Correspondence the Public Ledger
WAsHGNGroN, March 20, 1916,

Correspondence Of the Public Ledger
WAsHGNGroN, March 20, 1916.
Great excitement was created in
" ashingron early this morning, by tho
report that rhrse or four persons haI
haA a their hroa,s cut during the last
night at Mrs. McDulfe's boarding
house, on the avenue, near the Capital,
and that Captain Ramsay, Of ,be u >,
Navy, was among lha Oumber! Upon
ioqulrog 10 the proper quarter, asoer
tune The state OF The case 10 DE tbs;
As coored servant at Mrs Dutlile'S
I(wnere Captain Ramsay and three sons,
The eldest about twenty, and the young
os about twelve, were boardng,) oper-
ID The front door this morning, with a
view to open the window shutters, he
was alt4cked with large knife, by a
man named Tucker, from Virginia, who
had been stopping at the United States
Hotel in this city, and who, for several
days, am told, has been lsboring under
the influence OF manje apON The SER
want rslrea!ed up stairs TO Capt RIM
says room, followed by Tucker, Here
he was met by Capt r., who had been
aroused from his bed by The cries Of the
servsnr, and upon whom Fucker iGhuc-
ed a severe wound in the face with hlE
Iknifp, before he could be secured. The 8
,ons Of Csptsin R,msy rushed TO the
rescue Of their father, and before the
four were able 10 secure the maniac, the
oldest was severe y cut n 9 places, ,he "a
10 the brear and face, and The youugest /
across the throat, bnl neither Of them
was dangerously wounded. Tucker
was finally secured and conveyed to
Iian. 1t is stated that Tucker once sail
ep with Captain Ramsay, that he was
Aogged by him, and that his object was to
take vengeance, mot only on The captain
but on all Of his family. This State"
menl have good grounds TO- declaring
, to be wholly unfouoded, C'ptain Ram
q say never having seen Tucker until this
= morning;
> | noticed 10 The ear house OF Ina
l. Washipgon and Baltimore Railroad
o Company, about / O'Clock 10 day,a man
apparently in low circumstances, and
: under Ike influence of great depression
= Of mind. On inquiry learned that he
8 fisherman, and that six or seven
Il days since he cut hi3 throat, while en-
81 gagged in his vocation on lhe Potomac,
n and under the Influence Of Temporary
'e derangement that no surgical reIlethod
'S been afforded him that he had been
Il landed This morning at Washington by
'e his brother fisherman, with view tc
J send him home TO MS family in BaI'l'
II more, which is his place of residence
but that The agents OF the line declined
u taking him on. Nhough some benevo'
= lont oAviduaI offered to pay his pas
s'ge,) lest something nigh occur TO hin
in the rout 10 delajn The cars. lis throat
- was scout badly that the water he drsnk k
was discharged through the wound. He
" appeared to be suffering greatly from
Thirst and his situation was evidently so
, critical as to render his recovery exceed
-, ingly doubtlouI. He was to leave in
rhe 81 o'clock cars, understand the a
:, gents having been induced 10 allow him
Dho same privileges accorded to olheg
passengers.
These two incidents created, 10 day,
. quite an excitement al The east endof tho
Avenue.
Gen. Houston, one Of the new Sena
tors from Texas, has ro)ms at Browns
Hotel, He has been somewhat indispos
ed for several days, but will neverlhe
less, take his seat in The Senate 10 NOR
row.3
The present week will Be one Of in.
terest and excitement, as the vote on the
Oregon question will uodoubtIy ba Ia
ken on Friday or Saturday, and in the
mesnlime Mr.. Webster, and one or two
Ioher distinguished gentlemen, will ad
,lress the senate. The notice will bo
passed, but it is impossible TO predict,
with certainly, tbs precise shape which
lt will finally assume,
THO ClRCUMPOLAR