American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-26


raj other persons in the same county, and
among the number, his own son, the mother,
or mother-in-law Of Mrs, Epes, and q drover,
/ The Richmond Republican says:
! A few years since all elderly iady-then an
innate, # we understood correctly, Of Epcs'
house-was aiken suddenly i'll and died. At
the death Of this lady, it seems, a large estate
was likely to fall into the hands of Epes, us
guardian Of his children, who were 10 be. the
heirs OF their deceased relative. During the
brief sickness Of tho lady, Epes was known to
have administered Gose Ufmedicno, or some
thing which he protested would give relief to
her. The dose had been given but short time,
when she continued to grow worse aad soon
expired. Nothing was though! at the time, Of
the sudden death of the lady-her friends not
dreaming for a moment, that she had been I'M
fairly dealt with 1t is only since the develop
ments in the Muir case, that suspicion has been
excited towards Epes, in regard to her death.
1t has been only few years, too, since a son of
+. IS was killed, as reported at the time of his
death, by the accidental discharge of his gun,
while he and his father, W. cambridge Epes,
were out hunting. The account Of young Epes'
death, from the lips Of his own father, being so
plausible at the time, no one of course suspect
Z
was heir to some property which the father
wished to get in his own possession. This cir
cumstance, taken in connection with others,
leaves very little doubt that Epes is the muir
derer Of his own son. Nor does this end the
chapter of Ills crimes! He is now suspected of
having murdered a droYer, who has neither
been seen nor heard from, since he was known
TO have gone to Epes' house, TO collect of E.
money for number Of hogs sold. This has
been several years ago, and, as pretty good
evidence of suspicion being properly attached
to Epes for disposng of the kentucky drover,
the skeleton of grown person was lately, with
in week or so, we believe, found in an Ice
house on the farm, upon which Epcs formerly
resided.
A New TEMPERANCE LECTURER. We an
nounced few days ago, that new temper
ance lecturer was about to make his debut at
Wilmington, Del, in the person of the Milford
Bard. The Wilmington Republican of Tues
day, in the follow ing paragraph, shows that the
Bard is still COINED to his idols"
The Milford Bard did not lecture on Tenn
perance on Saturday evening. Through the
day he had INDUCED himself 100 freely in the
use of that which ntoXcates; had he spoken, it
would have been like the murderer with his
hands freshly covered with the hearts blood of
his victim, his garments dripping with human
gore, eXpatiat ng upon the enormity Of the
crime of murder. On Sunday morning he was
snoozng it off, composedlY, in the upper mar
ket house.
BALTIMORE COUNTY NoMINArIoNs. We
stated several days ago, that an Independent
democratic ticket had been nominated in Balti- ,
more county, for the Legislature, but several of
our contemporaries took great pains to give it
flat contradiction, and the Argus, we believe,
! published several communications, denying It'll
most positively. In that paper of yesterday
however, we find the ticket published as an adj
yertisement, as follows:-For the Senate, Will
son NJ. Carey; for the House of Delegates,
Thos C. Risteau, Benjamin NJ. Payne, John
NJ. McComas, John Thomas Ford, and Dr.
John G. Orrick. For Commissioners, William
Mu.ry, VIM. l.. Owngs, and Harvey Merry
man.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN BOARD. The
Thrty-seventh Anniversary of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, of three days con-
tinuance, is to commence at New Haven, Sep
TENDER Sth, at O'Clock. The Hon. Mr.. Free
linghuysen is expected to preside, and the Rev.
DR.. Halves, of Hartford, to deliver the opening
discourse. The receipts for the past year have
amounted to $962,073. This Board have now
about one hundred different Mission establish
ments, at prominent points of influence on the
globe.
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, The Legislature
of Maine have enacted law forbiddinq the
sale of intoxicating liquors at wholesale or re-
tan, except for medicinal purposes. Penalty for
first offence, from 81 to $50; second offence S.
to $50, with bond of $50 TO abate the nuisance
for six months, and forfeitng all money receiv-
ed for liquors thus sold.
MURDER ON RACE COURSE. The Montreal
papers of Friday bring accounts of murder
committed at the races, on the Wednesday pre-
ceding. The victim was Mr.. Clark Leonard,
of the Mechanics Coffee house, Main street.
He was attacked by number of men, in a sort
of general row, and so beaten with clubs that he
died the next day.
SICKNESS ON THE LAKES. 1t is very sickly
among the seamcn on the Western lakes. Fe-
vers are very prevalent.
CITY INTELLlG ENCE.
Arrest of a Fugitive. In the latter part Of the
past week, glr named Honora Clark, alb !
seconded fom Baltimore, taking with her about
$3.50 worth of clothing and money, the proper
ty of Michael Jennings, No. 81 Douglass St
1t was ascertaned that she had started Tor New
York, when information was Immediately dos
patched by Telegraph to the police of that CT