Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-23

AAhoStOCS faURDER.--A. correspondent informs
tlat an atrocious murder committed In Lenoir
county one day last week by John Tilghman on his
Uncle, Joseph Tilghman jr We are not informed
as toal the particulars but learn that the murder
ed man was shot, and not being killed, was beaten
with the gun so that he died in the course of two
hours. The deed was perpetrated some six miles
from klnston the South side of Neuse The affair
seems to have grown out of supposed improper in
timaey between the murderer and the wife of the
murdered man, which added fuel to an old family
grndge. John Tilghman has been taken and COM
united to jail to await his trial at the next term of
the Superior Court for Lenoir. When he was taken
we understand, his clothes cut considerably,
supposed to have been done by himself, in order to
convey the impression that he had killed his Uncle
IN seldefence but the prevailing opinion is that it
Is a clear case Of deliberate murder.
Neujern Republican.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY-A DAUGHTER MURDERED
By HER FATHER.--An awful tragedy occurred at
Philadelphia, Hancock county Indiana, on the eve
nlng OF Thursday, 0th inst The circumstances of
the case are these A man by the name of Thomas
Kennedy, has for years resided in Hancock county,
who, with his family, have been considered dsrepu-
table members of society. difficulty had existed
between Kennedy and his wife for time past
This difficulty had increased to such extent that
the authorities had been compelled to interfere in
order to protect the wife from personal violence and
the whole family from eiectment About a month
since, Kennedy was brought before justice charged
by his wife with threatening to kill her, and he was
On Thursday night Kennedy had been drinking free
ly, and, after making a great disturbance in the
neighborhood of Philadelphia repaired to his farm
situated short distance from the town. About mid
night the neghborhood alarmed by the discharge
Of firearms and the cry of murder and the terrible
announcement made that Kennedy had. blown
out his daughters brains. Medical aid was of no
use, for the brains of the young woman were blown
completely out of the SKULL and she ceased to exist
1t is supposed Kennedy in his madness had assault
tn6 md nd
his best child: The unfortunate man is in good Cir
cumstances. He was arrested on Friday morning.
Cincinnati Dispatch
Quick INTELLGENcE-On Sunday the telegraph
communicated message from Washington to N. Or
leans ahead Of time. The message left Washington
at 80 minutes past IL o'clock, Washington time and
reached there minutes past IL, New Orleans time,
thus travelling about twice as fast the apparent
motion of the Sun round the earth or correctly
speaking, doublv the velocity of the earths motion
its axis, the difference of the time between
the two places is about one hour.
HENRY A. ScHooLcRAFT, of Sacramento, Califor-
MIA. is visit to his relatives in Albany. He
is about twenty-five years Of age, and went out to
California as private soldier in Col Stevenson's
Regiment. After his discharge from the U. S. SER
vice. he obtained employment book keeper for
Capt. Suffer, and has since accumulated estate
valued at $350,O00. While in Capt. Suffers employ
he had at one time the paying off of 600 clerks and
surveyors, not one Of whom received less than Sl3
per day. He states that during his stay with Capt
Suffer, $l5,OO0000 of that gentlemans money pass
ed through his hands.
SPANISH WoMEN.--W omen in every country have
some peculiar attractions which characterized them
IN England, you are charmed by the elegance Of
their shape and the modcsy Of thcir behaviour; il
Germany by their rosy lips and the sweetness O
their smiles; in France, by their amiable yivacity
which animates their features. The sensation you
experience at the approach of a handsome Spanish
lady has something bewtching, that it sets all de
scripton at defiance. Her coquery is more restrain
ed than that Of other She cares little about
pleasing the world in general She esteems its ap
probation much than she courts it and is per
fecty contentcd with one, it be the object Of hc1
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