Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-01-20

LOVE, MURDER AND Su1cIpE.-Tha
scenes described in the article which fob
lows, are more proper 10 the arden, tenn
Aerament Of the Orient than to our more
temperate cline We know of no instances
IN our country in which passion seems so
completely to have sub,ugated reason.
DALLAS TRADGEDY.-W Q copy The fol-
lowing add lional part culars from the Ma
rion Review:
As there will probably be VA rious con.
Trajectory accounts respecting the lame n,a-
Bile death OF Mrs Mckeen and Mai. Holmes
we glatly avul ourselves Of the following
statement, which may be relied upon - cor
rect
Maj. Holems Cor several months prey.
ons TO his death. bad repeatedly expressed
his strong attachment for Mrs. McKeen
and IN several instances had sought occa--
sion to make known to her his sentiments
OF appreciation and affection. She, with
high sense OF proprie,y, uniformly rcfu-
sed his advances upon the subiec, with the
frank defamation that she was the wife Of
another man, and could no, for moment
entertain the thought OF an act so obvious
ly improper, as TO reciproca,e his PROBES.
sons and overtu'es, Upon his renewal
oil his solicitations TO her, she reremptoriy
forbade his ever approaching her on the
subject, and has since studiously avoided
him in his efforts to be in her company,
whether at her fathers residence, or else
where. len or twelve days ago, she &C.
companied her mother on visi, to her
brother-in-law's Col. VIM. HI. Richardson,
of Dallas county. Her mother returned
home, and left her toprolong the visit
1t appears from some expressions in let
ter Holmes left, addressed to his brother-in
law, Mr.. Vaughn. of Dallas, dated Tues
day, Nov. %. that he intended to have COM
mitted the two-fold murder at his house.
Mr. Vaughn's daughter was expecting
on that day TO call on Mrs. McKeen and
take her home with her in her carriage.
but lndspositon prevented her from doing
1t. Holmes, on the following Thursday,
wen: 10 the residence Of Mr. Richardson,
and siaid Till the fa,ed Saturday Of the beth
OF Nov. During all that time, Mrs. Nc.
Keen avoided him, and kept her room, ex.
cep, at her meals. He waited for dinner,
sat down with the family and dined with
apparent cheerfulness. He then ordered
his horse, and while the servant was stand
ing with him n, the door, be requested 10
see Mrs. Mckeen a moment, and she yer.
y reluc antly came into the parlor. The
servant who was standing near the door
heard Maj. Holmes ask Mrs. McKeen. il
she would pledge herself to marry him.
provided she could become legally released
fiom Mckeen. She replied, ia decided
manner, in the negative. He then repea-
ted the question, she ag in replied with in
creased energy and positiveness, 'Major
Holmes II is on; the question:" Instantly
Mrs. McKeen was heard to cry, "Lord
have mercy" and simultaneously with it
the report Of a pistol fired rapidly three
successive times. The servant immed.
atelv entered the room. and saw Holmes
graspng after the pistol. She Sc zed it
and ran out of the room, supposing he had
shot himself, but did not think of his hav-
ing killed Mrs. Mckeen.
When Mr.. Rchariso entered The pa!-
Tor, he fonnd Mrs. NJ Keen sitting speech
less in an armed rocking chair, with her
head dropped Oh her shoulder, bleeding pro-
tusey from the wound inflicted by the ball
which had taken effect jus, above the corner
OF the left eye. She lived little more
than an hour. Holmes seemed to have
disch7rg~d the revolving pistol twice n, his
own head He lived iii about 10 O'Clock
the succeeding night and then died. after
having suffered ndescribable agonies.
OREGON AND Mr. CALH oUN.-On tho
subject OF the Oregon negotiations, i, is
runored that eXer;jOns are being made by
many gentlemen at Washington TO produce
a satisfactory adjustment. A correspondent
ollhe Bll'. Sun says:
I'll speak not without good authority, IN
saving tina; Mr Calhoun has, since his arri-
val hero, been actively engaged in an etlo,t
10 promote the adjustment of the question.
He inerposed be ween The British minister
and our government, aud procured a REQ
pening OF communications between them
Several friendly conferences took place,
and the result is, that if the United States
lake no rash or imprudent step, there within
all probability, ensue a speedy compromise
of the question on the basis Of The 49th par
aIlel, as heretofore proposed by our govern
ment."
Mr.. Calhoun has also succeeded says tho
same writer. in calming the minds of men,
bers Of Congress, ano dissuading them from
pushing measures prema,urely for the ter
minaion of the joint occupancy, and there
BY producing unnecessary irritation. The
writer coniinues:-
"It is the wish of Mr.. Calhoun and of his
friends. as learn, that these measures
should not be acted upon until time he al
lowed for renewed proposition for compro-
mise from the British Government, which
will undoubtedly be received in less than
two months. Whether the impotence Of
Congress can be curbed cannot say, but,
learn that some of the W es,ern leaders have
agreed TO pause, for while, in the couse
of measures which they Lad marked out"
MExICo.-The same letter has the fol-
lowing passage in relation to Mexico.
1--WE may soon expect important iniorma-
ton fom Mexico An organic law of the
Republic forb;ds the alienation of any por-
ton Of the national domain. Ga this point
Herrera is assailed and will be overwhel.
med, The question is, whether Paredes,
after coming into powera as the champion OF
of the integrity Of the Mexican Republic
IaJp tho irJoDen.