Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-29

from wagon in Edgecomb, Maine, near
Wiscasset Bridge, and dislocated his neck,
causing death in about fifteen or twenty
minutes.
II is not correct that Master Grady, of
Rockwell's Circuit, was drowned, as stated
at Hawesyille, Ky. Instead of Master Gra-
day, il was the son Of Mrs. Sbindle, one of
The attaches of the company, about the same
age. He was lost by falling from the yawl
of the boat.
At Vicksburg, Miss, few days since,
man named McQuade was whipped nearly
to death on suspicion of having committed
a theft, of which be was entirely innocent.
Public Indignation has been aroused against
the Lynchers, and some have fled
The Natchez papers announce the death
of DR.. Henry Toolcy, in the nth year of
his age. He had been a resident Of Match
ez for many years, and was universally re-
spected for his learning and elevated char
acter.
Alexander Forbes, of New York city,
who went to Mexico for the purpose of
bringing home the remains of the late Cap
tain Charles Baxter, had died on his passage
TO New Orleans, of yellow fever.
The Wings of Vermont are to hold
State Convention at Woodstock, on the 18th
inst. Gen. Leslie Combs is to be there.
On Friday evening, 18th inst, lad two
and half years of age, son of Thomas
O'Hearn, who resides on Sumner street,
East Boston, fell from window in the third
story of his fathers house, in that city, to
the sidewalk, injuring him SO seriously that
he lived but few minutes.
William Brown the unfortunate man who
was stabbed in West Marlborough, Ches-
ter county Pennsylvania, recently, died two
days after the fatal cut which disenibowel-
ed him. Butler, the assassin, is still in Jail.
The lady of Hon. Thomas Fitzgerald,
q. s. Senator from Michigan, died at St.
Josephs in that State, on the Goth ult. Mrs.
f. was an amiabe and accomplished lady,
and leaves large circle of relatives and
friends TO mourn her loss.
gutta percha band has been made in
New York, for the machinery of mill in
Lowell which is two hundred and fourteen
feet long and two feet wide-all in one piece.
It's value is about 500.
The Office of the Louisville Democrat
was lately entered by some persons, in the
absence of the hands, and all the forms
knocked into pi and the paper pile set fire
to. The flames were fortunately eXtinguish-
ed.
-FOUR DAYS OF MOOD IN PARIS:
Full Particulars of the late Terrible
Slaughter in Paris, in which near one
hundred Thousand Persons were kill
ed and wounded.
On the morning of the 2Sd, about o'cl'k:
about 5000 men erected barbados at the
Porte St. Denis and St, Martin. Many of
them were armed with muskets. At about
10 they attacked post of National Guards,
and attempted TO disarm it. Resistance be-
ing made, the assailants fired, and the Guard
returned the FIRE. The people fled. At
O'Clock the rappel having been beaten for
the National Guards, nearly one-thlrd turn
ed out. A detachment of the second le-
gion marched against barricade, and call
ed upon the men who guarded 1t TO sufren-
der The answer was discharge OF mus
kerry, on which the national guards fired,
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cred and disarned, and the workmen from
the windows of the surrounding houses tlr-
ed upon them. Three or four were killed
and several wounded. At later hour the
national guards came up in force and open
ed murderous fire on the barricades. The
Insurgents made an obstinate resistance, but
nj length abandoned the barricades and fled.
Several of the National guards were killed.
From 80 to 30 of the people were killed in
the attack. Gen. de Lamoriciere comman-
ded the troops.
As proof the forbearance of the troops,
and the desperate recklessness of the popu-
lace, we give a a brief Descriptions ian at
tack made by large battalion o. tfe Ma
tioual Guards on u barricade in the Porte
ST. Deunis:
On the appearance of this battalion the
Insurgents, taking it for regiment of the
line. and hoping to shake the fidelity of the
regular troops, raised cry of of ''Nive lie
Ligne :" bu, on finding their mistake most
of them fed. There remained only seven
men and two women, who fought desper-
atelv. One of the men, who held a flag in
his hand, was the first 10 fire; his compan-
ions followed his example, and III Nation
al Guards returned the fire. Tn man who
carried the flag fell dead. One of the fe-
males, young woman neatly dressed pick
Ell up the flag and leapmg over the barri-
cade rushed towards the National Guards
uttering language Of provocation. Although
the fire confined from the harricade, the
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