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EPt. tAs Murderer, s4spscir5 81 1a,,n !,
1'ttta ms o,pn Soa, his Moiher rs. lg,s
III 49, 90. La q Kfniucku nronsr
WHO'S nov Al Isrga. iseniliy 81 m,,r5.r
: ing Il Adolphus Muir. late IF D;n~;d5:.
county. be has also been STRONGLY sn. 8 =
) ted 81 having caused tho deal6 II ssYs ss'
o,her pefsons in|.lhe Same connty--sn5s
moeng IRE number, bis own son sDd ,hs
moihers or mother In law, Of Mr., Enss
Il isw years since a. elderly lsdv-~
lneu an inmate. liz We understand ror,s.,
i ". Of Epes' house was taken snda.ni.
! " and died. Al the death of ibis la.
ems, large estate was likely "a ri
.nio IA hands of Epes, as rtafdians of
his children, who were is IS II. hs;rs -
1nsn deceased relative. During The brief
neRness Of the lady. Epes, wa known a
nave administefei dose Of medicine. ~
something which he proiessed 4 nnld s;sa
ErsIisf q hef. The dose had beeb .,s.a
but short time, when she coniinued =
hgrow worse. and soon expired. Noihjnr
was thought al the iirria. Of he suddsne
death Of The lady W. her friends i,os ar..r,.
,ng Tor 4 moment that she had been IN.
iairay dealt with, ~ il only since lhe
Developments in The Muir case, ,hst .ns.
PIcIon has been excited towards Epes 4
regard % her death. 81 =
II has been only i few years, loo since
son Of p. was killel, Is reporied. ],
The time Of bis death, 81 The acc;ds,,.,
discharge Of his gun while be and b;s r..
.ner, M.FDandridee Epes, were Out hunt.
1iog. The account Of young Epes death.
from the lips Of BIZ own father, being 40
plausible st The time. no one 81 cos,rse
suspected foul play but now il seem,
lhat the son was heir 10 soma nronertv
which The father wished 10 gel IL his own
possession. This circumstance taken Il
connection with Others, leaves ysrv litls
doubt That Epcs ii The murderer II ri.
fogn son: Nor does This end The chapter
of bis erimsa
~ = now suspected Of having murder.
Fed Drover who has neither bean ,eer
nor heard from, since be, VA, knoWr a
properly sttacn@u 10 sss =. ~. Se.leS. 9.
Of ihe Kentucky droyer. The skeleton Of *
grown person was lately. wi!hin . week
or 90, We believe, found ID ~ Ice House
on The Farm upon which Epes formerly
resided. -- Richmond Rfpublicas.
MELARcHoL7 AtclDEnT Iii becomes
our paiuinl duty to record the accidental
death By drowning, 81 thesdsuehierof Mr..
John and Ca.harine Keplinger. OF Shep.
he:dstown, aged about four yeara Mrs..
X was OBJ ! visit II Der falher's 10 this
place Mr.. Jacob Hsmme. The lille
girl was missed for some time search had
been made for hersin every part Of the
nsighbo.hood withontsuccess, when, up
,on examination Of Cistern in Mr.. Ham
mes yard, her body was found, cold 10
death. Every exef.ion was made 10 re-
susifa,e il, boil 10 vain, Tie vital spark had
fled Whata melancholy warning 10 lbose
having CisleTns in their yards. This H.
the second accideniof similar character
that We have been called upon 10 notice
|in our county within The last few months.
tAiattiasbsrg Rspntiiess.
I. ANOTHER --As one Of The Oh rain Of
burthen cars was nearing. ihe walsr. sta.
lion, auihis Place. On Mondsy evening
week. Luther, son oI Mt. George Shelter.
| Of Dsrksyille, about Is years of, age. who
was on the platform and attempted TO
hump on the train, slipped. and fell, two
Tears passing over and lraciuring bis left
arm 10 such IN extent. ibat,it bad 10 Be
ampuiated, Immediately below tbe shout
ijer. But little hope IS entertained for