The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

other places in New York, for the abandonment
oil sprituous liquors and fiogging from the army
and navy. After some remarks on the subject
the petitions were referred.
Mr. Davis reported bill, granting relief to the
widows and orphans of soldiers or officers, who
died, from injuries received in the war with Mex
leo, Also bill, praying for compensation for
horses and other property lost in the military
service.
Mr. Badger offered a resolution for devising
some means for lettering the condition of the va
rious tribes of Indians
HOUSE. The amendments to the bill estab-
fishing Commission on private claims, were
considered. The Committee rose, and the bill
was ordered to be engrossed Adjourned.
AWFUL TRAGEDY 1t is our painful duty to
record this morning the brief events of a tragedy
which is unparalleled in the bloody annals OF our
city, and throws the widest OF romantic flctions
into the shade. Love, abandonment and revenge
were the inciting causes to the fearful tragedy.
Not many years since Capt. John Howard mar
ried the daughter OF physician residing in Mon
treal, Canada. They lived togetherfn apparent
happiness and domestic comfort for some time in
this city, but difficulties occurred, not necessary
here TO name, and the parties separated-the
wife taking the two children, boy and a girl
Not long after the separation, Capt. III. obtained
the two children by violent means-b having no re
course in law-and placed them in charge OF a
friend in Kentucky, at the same time an applica-
ton for divorce was pending in Court in that
State. Mrs Fl. was OF determined and mpet-
uous temperament-a woman of many accom-
pishments-a and felt her humiliation to keen
degree-and had often sworn revenge.
Capt IL. married again, tit is sadly and was liv-
ing at the time OF this terrible transaction with
the lady who fell a victim to the wild fury OF
Jealousy and vengeance-and persisted under the
knife of the abandoned wife. The circumstances
of the tragedy are as follows:
AT about O'Clock last evening, woman call
ed at the boarding house of Mrs. Wolfe, on Fifth
ST. between Plum and Western Row, and called
tor Mrs Howard who soon came down; and upon
meeting the stranger, the latter sprang at her and
plunged knife into her neck, severng the Jug.
ular, and then walked off, Mrs II. staggered back
into the kitchen, the blood gushing from the
wound, cried, 80, Mrs Wolfe, | am killed %
and expired in short time. Mr. Howard was in
the house at the time, and upon being made ac-
quainted with the facts, he seized knife, and
calling the name OF the murderess, rushed down
stairs but she had escaped The bleeding OBJ
ject of his love was writing in death before him,
ana he became frantic.
Pursuit was made for the murderess, but she
could be found nowhere. Mr. John l.. Scott,
however, met her short time after the murder,
when she called his attention, by showing him
knife reeking with blood, and exclaimed-"I
have done it! | killed her Can | get this
much out OF Howard!'' She was determined
in her manner, and her eye had the glare of
maniac. Her hand and arm were besmeared to
the elbow with blood, and there were some spots
upon her face. Mr. S. was SO completely con-
founded oy this singular meeting that he suffered
her to pass on. She was arrested at a late hour
last night, ear her residence.
Cincinnati Commercial, Feb. 8.