The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-05

CsrsL Corn BtooDss Muabaa...-Th .sisI y
10 April next In The sats Of Mssisapp Tor the murder
Of Thomas shannon formerly restdsnt o. New Alba
ny. Indiana. The circumstancss standing Mr.. Shan.
mons have never been made public but the an
suffered His family sonnezions-a widowed mother re-.
and Jsfsrsonvs and this ali big hiy respec
table and well to live. Mr. shannon had resided some
ss sa. q Il.
ams::sa s9n.idsrae. property and at the tim: q his
returning to New Albany to comfort Sis mother in her
declining age, and settle down in his birthplace. He
had been married to conndng and interestag lady Of
living in the neighborhood, (who had worked for
him requested Mr.. shannon through third person,
dreaming Of the foul intent which he to
counter He entered this tends house unarmsd the
their bowie knives him. Finding himself thus
assailed, he clenched in with the rufaAas Che
Of gree. ,reng,h and throwing ons against the Other
ters Of an hour but at each turn no was cut and
hacked by the weapons constantly aiming at his
heart While this desperate struggle wss progressing
tho alarm given but too late before assistance
came Of the villains succeeded in severng his hand
sst and fell antng by exerlion pain from
his numerous gashes and loss OF blood to the hoor
where each plunged bic knife into has body and al three
alarm ut her rssidencscane running terridsd Into the
room Seeing the situation Of her husband she seated
while from his severed and unnumberod wounds
the crimson gore was streaming wiping 1t from his
his cruel late a. life sbbsd away shannon lived some
fifteen minutes-ths Anguish Of those two hearts during
that time may be coDjscursd but it never can be told
The intent Of the msrderers money, aud the deed
was done in presence Of the wife and man
Wait who are witnesses against him The others He'd
We know Shannon personally well. and drawer better
hearted man We never knew. His loss - deeply de-
piored BY young wife, widowed mother, relatives;
aveuse his death BY bringing condign pnnishmsntto
each Of his cruel mutdsrsrs. Gin. Cow MareA 81
APPOINTMENTS ny TIE pRssrDxsr Frederick B.
Wells, New Hampshire, to be coasul for the Island
OF Bermuda the place Of Alexander Bergen. resign
tsSp9a.S
sschusetts TO 30 consul for the port Of Aex,udra 10
Egypt. vice Alexander Todd recalled Samuel Haight,
Islands, vice W. Dsbney, recalled John Pickett.
Of Kentucky consul for Turks Island. vice Abra
recess ofths Senate, vice John Arthur. recalled VIM
Nelson, to be consul for the port Of Panams, II
NJ HOllander to be Consul fo- thu port Of sedani in
France, vice Thomas Hume j., dscessed. Alexander
MIA vics Z B. Hs spOons.S during lest rsos.: o
the Senate, who has resigned william Nelson, to be
Collector Of the Customs tor the district add Inspector
o! the Revenue for the port of Yorktown Virginia, his
former ccnmssicn having expired william Patterson.
TO be Collector &C. for the port Of Sandusky Osis
T. obbls, to Be- Cosstor Of cusoa for the district,
and Inspector Of Revenue for the port ofBsaufo North
port Of Port Royal virginia Joseph 5iOlsy. 70 b Col
sctor 60, for the district Of snsses and Inspector.
% % S John Howard N:V.
Officer for the district Of Salem and Beverly Massaoha
ss xics Abraham True whose comn;soc Expire.
gaesr in the United States service vice Thomas
y. Fsrron. resigned. James MCGUIRE. Surveyor, 10,
com mission has expired jobs sAsppsrd, to BE- Sur
vsyor & for the port Of wndssr Mort. Carolina vice
Marcus c. Ryan, deceased. TAsmas Addssn, to BIO
Surveyor co. for the port Of jacksonville, Louisiana
vice Matthew Dicks, whose commission has expired.
trio a Of salem and s:.y vice s.as
mish Brown, removed. james N. Nichols. to be COL
:c0 So for the pOI, Of Perth AnsUy N'y 1;s
I:si.h wing removed Psp roai.nsy. to b Appraiser
Let May. isAe vice VIM. Dickinson resigned
LEGISLATIVE SuxxARY-In the Senate, to-day,
abil was reported to incorporate the New York and
On 0MGs Magnetic Telegraph A;socstisn report and
q hs 20 70 ss ~. basin
citation reported favorably. MIR. Lott presented
bill accompanied with written report the subject
criminal indictments tried in counties other than that in
dine trail passed. The bill in relation the OAsi.
ia river Improvement (pacns it under the charge Of
q sa 0''0s ~A'n'' involved ''isn'A o. 'as -"
Inths House a memorial was presented BY Mr. BLoD-
The third reading Of bills vas then reached all nisrvs
ming orders being laid the table The bill extend
the Troy and Schenectady r. the south side of the
Mohawk came up in order on its faai passage SAITH
and CooPER spoke at length in fnvor Of the bill when
Mr. FrRKIrs moved the prcvious question: and the call
was sustained and the main put and there
eighty one votes ia the Affirmative The absentees vera
called three times Cos, UnALL, KHa. and Low,
voted aye the first and second calls of the absenes
-Messrs TlLDEN and SEARLs on the third Mr.. WELLS
protested against the votes Of the two last members
the ground that they within the bar hen their
names were called, and demanded the announcement Of
the vote a. 1t stood the second cAl-The sPxAxsR
r Chase occupy ing the char decided that those gen.
tiemen being in the ante room, according to prior tec
sions were within the bar and could vote. Mr.. Wells
appealed but the chair sustained and the vote an
noupced ayes 81. noes 20 the bill passed-The bill
to incorporate tho Ocean Steam Navigation 20 read
third time and lost ayes ~ noes as Mr. BAILEr nov
ed decentralization, which done-ayes o. H.
and the bill was recommitsd The third reading Of biis
was continued and severs passed. among them The bls
to incorporate the New York end Connecticut Co
the New York. United stass rson Firsmsns Fire.
ans several other insurance companies Rscss-aibsny
.argus, .aprit 2.
FRR,-Two barns belonging to J A. Westervelt,
and near his tavern on Lock street, in the vicinity
q the JAIL were destroyed by 6ro between IL and
O'Clock on Friday night The whole csntsns were
burned up consisting OF ton Of hay, carriage,
10 Loss $SOO-insursd in the Croton for 500. There
u no doubt that they on fe. The Aimes COM
municated to heap OF bout 10 QUO ggots belonging
Laloia whose bakery adoins the burned premises,
about 800 damage. Newark adpsrf.ser.
French Lunar Eflls-Lailies Will and tho
IRE article (no disappontms at 1 Cherry strsst
Navigation OF the Ohio River.
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