The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-04
Correspondents of tho Public Ledger.
WAsHINGToN, March 90, 1916

WASHINGTON, MbTCH 80 loio'
Great excitement was created in
" ashinglon early this morning, by the
renor, that three or four persons hal
bad their lhroais cut during the last
oicb, a, Mrs. McDulis's boarding
house, on the avenue, near the Capital,
and that Captain Ramsay, Of the u ).
NAVY, was among The numbet! Upon
ioqurlng in the proper quarter, ascer
tame The state Of the case 10 be thus:
A. colored servant at Mrs. Dullile's
(wnere Captain Ramsay and three sons,
The eldest about twenty, and The young
est about twelve, were boarding,) opeo-
ID the front door this morning, with a
yieW to open the window shutters, he
was slt,cked with large k0i'e, 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 manic q potH. The ser.
want relrea!ed up stairs TO Capt, Il m
sly's room, followed by Tucker. Here
he was met by Capt r., who had been
aroused from his bed by the cries of the
servant, aud upon whom Tucker inhc-
ed severe wound in the face with his
.knifs, before he could be secured. The 9
sons Of Captain Rlmsy rushed to the
rescue of their father, and before the
four were able 10 secure the mJnisc, the
Oldest was severely cut n Q places, ,'ha 2l
20 The breat and focp, and he youngest
across The throat, buf neither Of them
was dangerously wounded. Tucker
was fnally secured end conveyed 10
| Iiail. i is stated that Tucker once sail
ep with Captain Ramsay, that he was
|logged by him and thai his object was 10
take vengeance, not only on the captain,
bul on all Of his family. This State
men, have good grounds 70, declaring
ito be wholly unfounded, C,pt'in Ram
say never having seen Tucker uotil this
Imorning;
noticed in the car house of tho
lWashinglon oud Baltimore Railroad
Company, about o'clock 10 dsy,a man
lapparen,ly in low circumstances, and
under lke Influence of great depression
Of mind. On inquiry learned that be
is fisherman, and that six or seven
ldays since he cut his throat, while eH-
gagged in his vocation on The Potomac,
aud under the Influence Of temporary
Iderangement that no surgical ieIlethad
been afforded him that he had been
Handed this morning at Washington by
his b. other fisherman, with a view 10
send him home TO his family in BllIl-
more, which is his place Of residence ;
bat that the agents Of the line declined
rakirg him on. Nhough some benevo-
lont individual offered to pay his pas
slgeO lest s -melhing Nigh occur TO him
lin the roul 10 delain the cars lis throat
e was scout badly that the water he drank
was discharged through The wound. lie
- appeared TO be suffering greatly from
thirst, and his situation was evidently so
critical as to render his recovery exceed
, ingly doubt(oul. lie was 10 leave in
!. The 81 O'Clock cars, understand the a
:, gents having been induced TO allow him
,he same privileges accorded to olher
passengers.
These TWO incidents created, 10 day,
quite an excitement at the east endol the
IAvPnue.
. Gen, Houston, one of The new Sena
I tors from Texas, has 70 )ms at Browns
n Hotel. He has been somewhat indispos
> ed for several days, bot will neverrhe
r less, take his seat in The Senate TO NOR
row,
. the present week will be one Of in
terest and excitement, as The vote on the
Oregon question viii uodoubtly b. Ia
, ken on Friday or Saturday, and in the
nean)ime Mr.. Webster, and one or two
4 other distinguished gentlemen, viii al
% lress the senate, The notice will bo
passed, bot it is impossible 10 predict,
, With certainly, he precise shape which
] II viii finally assume,