Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-24
{ VOLUME e-NO. 24}
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night last is copied from the Rochester Demccra.
| (EStra) Of Sunday morning:
"About eleven O'Clock on Saturday night, the
citizens on the east side of tho river were shocked
with the report that two men had been deliber-
| ately shot, IN public street, and within q few
rods OF several shops and taverns which were
still open, and in the immediate view of scvera,
persons who were passing within three or four
rods of the spot when the tragedy occurred.
Tho circumstances. near as we can lcorr;
them. are substantially as follows:
About half past ten O'Clock three Young mon.
John Burns, James BALI and David MaIorkv.
went 10 q small red house at the junction of
Franklin and Main sts., and within two or three
rods Of AloXan nder's tavern, for some purnose
which as yet has not been fully or very satsfac.
torily developed. The house is occupied bv
Thomas HIsam, young married man, whose
sister also resides with him. IIsnm and his
wife end sister alleged that the Young mer
threatened violence TO them and the house, and
they ordered them away. IIisam finally took
his gun. which appears TO have been loaded. las
Inc says in consequence of their having been ,hero
before in similar manner.) and threatened TO
shoot them if they did not leave.
lhcy Did retire outside the galo into tho street,
"hen isam deliberately drew up the gun and
fired at Burns and Balf who were standing neor
and almost in range of each other Both in
stanuy fell. On examination il was found tho.
nearly the whole charge of sho, entered in and
near Burns right eye. penetrating the brain and
rendering him sensoIcss. When last hoard from,
Zone o'clock this morning.) he was thought, to be
nearly dead, and suffering the mos, intense agony.
His parents. who were soon called, at tho frs,
sight of their son. became perfectly frantic. |,
was horrible and a sickening scene.
Balf received two Of the shot, ono near the lcr.
ear and the other above it, bu, it is believed he
is in no danger. Malarky was standing a short
distance from the others and received no injury,
although he says Hisam previously struck him
with the breech of the gun and threatened to
shoot him.
lIisam. though he made no attempt 10 escnpe.
was detained BY several citizens until arrcs;ed
by ConstabIes Van Syck and Bradshaw.
brief examination was had before Justice Went.
worth which will be resumed this morning."
Bathing in Merico.-The following is oncx.
tract from letter from the camp Of tho Massa
chusetts volunteers, published in the Boston
Transcript, paper, which being edited by u
lady, completely guarantees our propricty in
copying the account: Nelo Era.
"lou would be charmed with our cncampmept
on account Of the bathing, If nothing else. All
the Matamoras females. high and low, batho ut
least once each day--generay in the evening,
soon aier sunset and as the current is too strong
for their delicate limbs 10 contend against in the
river, they resort to the lakes in the vicinity of
the cty-our lake being especially favored bv
them. Some OF them are splendid swimmers,
and have seen one of them out.swim a, leas,
eight of our officers
"Ihe Mexican men and women ba,he pron,is.
cuously, and 1t is laushnbe to see tho women take
n Iove-sick swan and duck him till he is nearly
dead. should consider that perfect euro for
the most obstinate case imaginable"
The ''Boston Chronotype," a wing paper pub.
llshed IN that city, in speaking of tho late and
glorious victory OF our army at Cerro Gordo. and
OF our invincibIe soldiers engaged in tha. grand
and glorious achievement, made use ofthe follow
ing language:
''On the bull dog march-up 10 their owes in
bIood--proud to do their savage work. If there
is in the United States a heart worthy of Amcri.
can liberty, IT'S impulse is to join the Me1icans
and hurl down upon the base slayish, mercenarv
Invaders, who, born in repnbiic, 60 to play tho
accursed game of the llessians over the tons of
Inc Mexican volcanoes. 1t would be sad and
"oiu Joy' out Joy nevertheless, TO hear that the
hordes under Scot, and Taylor were, crcry man
Of them, srcp into the nert ,rorld. Wha, business
has an invading army inthi? To call them
mere murdererS, is too tame. Nnety-nne muir
derers IN every hundred who swing on the tight
rope. are more cxcusable and moro worthy of
honor in every point of view.'
1t seoms that DoUGLAss, the black AboIitions.
so much peted in England and by northern fana.
tics, has been pushing his views to a practical de.
which has forced him 10 oxpaiu
through his own organs. 10 quiet his friends Du.
ring trip up tho Hudson river, no placed him.
self under the protection of chiie lady. and oc-
cupied with her two state rooms communicating
with each other. The Captain of tho steamer
gave him rather stern notice that if he should
come on his boa, again. he might DO helped oil i'll
IA summery manner. lie says he could not OK.
pose himself to uncomfortable lodgings without
injurng his roicc, and that as the rules of the
boat would not allow him state room, tho lady
procured two in her own name and smuggod him
into one. When fanaticism induces women 10
forget the proprie,ies Of life. she occupie. dan.
gerous position.
Natural CuriosHy.-Mr. Kellogg. SAYS tho
Ohio State Journal, called 4, our sauctum this
morning with pair Of curious young animals
for which he has not been able to find name or
Classification. They were found in tho broom
corn field of Messrs. Eaton, on the Scoto bottom,
opposite tho cTy--and are about tho size of
halfgrown rat, with head and tail like a rabbit,
fur like tnolc, foot like a grounding, hind legs
something like n knnonrop nd e..