The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-30


faithful little no will become SO fast friend
that no enemy can do you hurt.
81 RUNS DOINGS-SUNDAY'S WORK.
The East end Of the avenue was the scene Of great
excitement yesterday morning, by report that
Captain Ramsay, Of the U. s. Navy, and three sons,
boarding at Mrs. McDuffie's, near the Capitol, and
one Or two servants in the same family had been
murdered the preceding night by some daring as
sassin who had cut their throats from to ear.
The true history of the case is found on inquiry
to be this. Shortly after six yesterday morning. the
servant who went to the door with q view to open
he window shutters, was assailed BY named
sued to room in the second story occupied by
Capt Ramsay, when his further progress was ar
rested by Capt r. whose attention had been attract
ed by the cries Of the servant Before he could be
secured, Capt r. received circular cut on the left
side Of the face, and his three sons. the eldest about
twenty and the two others IA and IL, were also Sc
verely wounded. The eldest received nine cuts
tho second cut across the breast and one or two
other slight wounds, and the youngest severe cut
across the throat but the wounds of neither Capt.
Ramsay OF his sons are considered dangerous. The
servant who was FIRST attacked was slightly cut, and
the cook Belonging TO the family had two fingers
bitten Of. TvcKEa was finally secured and COM
mitted to Jail. ttrs ari
We understand that he has been stepping some
days at the U. 8. Hotel, and during that period. has
been under the influence Of mania a pofu. He left
che house between five and six O'Clock yesterday
morning.
BY papers found on his person, he was from Ma
olson county, Va, and had been purchasing goods
Msssn. Kelly, Ball, & Co., ]. A. Field & Co., Ri
csud and Hoffman, Fitzgerald and Msgruder, and
T. p. Harrison, Of Baltimore. He had about 5000
cash in his pocket. EN
Since his commitment, he has partially recovered.
He says he thought the city was on 6re--tbat he
was attacked by several persons and was defending
himself.
ASoTHER.-A man IA Germany was brought TO
the rail road depot yesterday, who, two or three
days since, made an atemp upon his own life He
Is a resident II Baltimore. We learned from the
man IN whose charge he came to this city, that the
Captain of the vessel board which he was EN-
ployed, (an eastern shore crafty at whose request he
accompanied him--that he attempted to throw him
self everhoard--was prevented and confined in the
hold and that he there cut his throat with razor.
The man himself says he did not cut his own throat
that violence committed upon him. II was
found, upon examination, that he had been stabbed
10 the abdomen. lie was sent TO the hospital.
STILL ArorHEn,-In the afternoon, Just before
the cars started for Baltimore, an officer arrived from
Charles county, Nd, having in charge the indvi-
dual who sometime since shot his own son. He
has been tried and sentenced, and was on his way
to tho Penitentiary.
In view of these ihiDgs--coming home, as
they do, 10 every individual in the community
lit behooves us as men, as christians, as bus-
bands and fathers, TO look to the cause of these
outragcs, and 10 endeavor. for the sake Of our
families Our own individual safety, and that
of those we love---to remove forever from
among US the cause of such bloody scenes as
Were enacteu ~ our Nty yesterday. ihst
cause is Rum. RUM, the fruitful source of
misery TO mantle cause of murder and Of
suicide. When will the citizens of Washing
ton awake to their danger No man is safe
Our homes are invaded--the sscredness Of the
family hearth affords no protection. Murder
walks the streets stalks, in open day, into our
sleeping apartments, and stabs at human life,
and yet the prolific cause Of all this wo is IL
censed by law--is suffered 10 desccraie the ca
pitoi OF the na,ion--wiihin the portals OF an
edifce sacred TO liberty, is vended the fiery Ii
quid which turns men into monsters. converts
the milk OF human kindness into raving fury
and thirst Tor blood. When shall this cease
--When2