Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-02-07

for beauty of composition and propriety
OF delivery. the Grafton would bear com.
parison with the labored efforts of men Of
far greater fame and far higher preten.
sion
After the close Of Mr.. Days address,
the audience was agreeably entertained
hv speech from John NJ Watson. O.
Cleveland. Mr.. Watson announced him.
self as native born citizen Of Virginia
the land OF Washington. and a ..sell
emancipa,ed slave" lie thought that he
might recommend himself and his re-
marks 10 the Democrats present. by the
fact that he was born upon the same soil.
and had oreathel the air that blew or r
the same hills with Thomas Jefferson. an
emigrant from sister Sta.e. he came here
10 Deg as a boon the bestowal upon him
aad those wAo were III his situation. OF
these privileges which were freely granted
- = ,at 70 The e.ngrant from Ireland or
from Germany. He went into an exam
!uatiau Of tle black laws their con>tltl-
t;1n2..tg. and their legal ami moral effect.
They work. he said, degradation 10 the
black and disgrace 10 the white man. If
they are dead letter. way leave taem as
rlonume nis of the barbarism OF the past:
if they are living law. interpose to pre-.
vent the horrid injustice of which thew
may be made the instruments in future.
The address was strong and a good
one, and was en.ivened by sparks Of gen.
u;ne wit. which elected frequent and tu-
multuous applause. The speaker himself
was an evidence OF wat a soul can do.
even under the pressure OF extse ordinary
difficulties. In his case il has made a
man.
fine singing. au1 was a model of all that
was dccorons and respectable :. Col. Jour
HORRIBLE MURDER.-The vicinity of
Fifth street IN the nei1hborhood of Wes-
tern Row. was thrown into violent commo-
ton last evening about six o'clock. on ac-
count of a most horrible murder committed
at the boarding house of Mrs. Wolf. be-
tween that street and Plum The excite
ment soon spread throughout the CITY.
The facts of this horrible and revollin Q
case are these: 4 Captain Howard. well
known in this city as sporting character
who formerly kept the Louisiana Exchange.
time he fought duel with young Durable.
grandson of Mr.. Clay's, which caused
some talk married young girl in Mon
treal, Canada West. It is said the match
was boarding-school elopement. The
parties lived together many years in this
city. but owing to domestic difficulties,
separated. the wife retaining their two
children. Not long after, Capt. Howard
managed to get possession Of the children,
aud place them in charge of friend in
Kentucky, while an application for divorce
was pending in that State.
Captain Howard since married, or took
up with another woman. with whom he
was living at the place before named
His first wife having sworn impaca5le
revenge. proceeded to execute her threat
in the following summary and sanguinary
manner; About five o'clock last evening
she walk into the boarding house of Mrs.
Wolf. and asked for Mrs. Howard. Mrs
Wolf went and called the lady, who came
down. The fiendish murderess inme-
diately sprang at her with a knife, and
with one stroke across the neck, severed
the jugular vein and surrounding arteries,
and did her work so thoroughly, that the
victim Of her revenge was barely able to
stagger back into the kitchen. and artcu-
late.-'Oh, Mrs. Wolf, am killed. when
she fell and expired.
Having achieved her murdcrous pur-
pose. the murderess rushed from the house
and escaped. She was pursued. but with
out being overtaken. Meeting her attor-
ney during the tendency of the divorce
case, John l.. Scott, Esq, with a maniac
al. J., Il h.
knife. and exhibiting her barred arm smear
ed with the blood OF her victim, she inco-
herenty calculated. Il have got this much
out Of IIoward-i've killed her, with other
words to the same purport.
The gentleman accosted. was SO con-
founded by the strange action and manner
of the woman. that he made no effort to
detain her. She was afterwards arrested
near her residence, by officer Stephen
Uulse.
Mrs Howard will be examined before
the Mayor on Tuesday morning.-Cin.
Dispatch.
C[The sword lately presented to Gen.
Wool by the citizens of Albany, is said to
be worth $500. and is the most costly
weapon ever manufactured in this country.
HOMESTEAD ExEMPTIoN-This mea-
sure is gaining ground in other states
where it has not vet been adopted. as well
as our own. Bills in favor of exemp,ing
the homestead have been introduced into
the Illinois Legislature TO take effect II
passed after the first of July next.
A SPIRITED WoAAN.-In the reign OF
Charles H.. lady incurred the displea-
sure Of neighboring magistrate. who had
her arrested. and brought before him as a
Popish recusant. when he threatened TO
commit her. But at the same time adj
dressing her he said. 81 do not like 10 be
ll-natured and if you will call the Pope
a knave will quash the indictment.
Sir" replied the high-minded lady. II
DO not know the Pope. and therefore. will