New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07


THE MARYLAND MURDERs.-Miss Webster, the
sister Of Mrs Cosden, died Of her wounds the
evening of Saturday last being two days after
their inhiction. ,
Three persons had been arrested on suspicion of
being connected with the murder; William w.
Webster an uncle Of Mrs. Cosden; James Rob.
erts q travelling clock .mender, and William Shell
ton. q workman in the mill in the vicinity
Suspicious were excited as aiDst Webster by
difficulties ne had had with Cosden, aud threats
that he had made against him. Roberts answer
ed the description given by Miss Webster Of the
person who assaulted her, and on being brought
into her presence she said that be was the man.
Both Of these men, however, were able to estao-
lish an abb and are at present confined In jail.
Shelton bad lately purchased ire arms aud dirk
knives, and was seen casting bullets from some
particular kind Of metal used in the mill. His per
sonal appearance cOrrespOn led with that descrlo.
ed by Mr.. COsden as the man who had shot ana
stabbed him, the bullets exactly fitted his gun,
and were Of the same metal as that used In the
mill and the door bore the mark OF having been
broken open by a blow from the muzZle OF
double berreled gun like that in his possession.
Though no statement of the kind was made by
Miss w ebGter on examination OF her body and that
of Mrs Cosden the physicians were of opinion
that personal outrage was attempted on both
DEATH OF JOHN FISHER CLAYToN.-A dispatch
from New Castle, received last evening, gave US
the melancholy intelligence OF the death OF John
Fisher Clayton, the only surviving child OF Hon.
John NJ. CLAYTON, of Delaware. He expired a.
"BueRa VISTA" the residence of his father, about
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, after a very short
illness Those who knew him, and we were
among the number, cannot hear oil MS decease
without deep and sincere sorrow that one who
was endowed with 90 many virtues aud qualities
which adorned him as man aud endeared him as
a friend, has met 50 untimely doom. he has
fallen upon the very threshold OF manhood, sur
rounded with much that made life attractive, and
looking forward 70 a future OF honorable useiul-
ness. The blow will be severely felt by those
who were Immediately related to him, and espe-
cislly by parent who, but little while since,
suffered similar bereavement in the death OF an
elder son. With him, thus left childless in his de-
clining days. we warmly sympathize, and trust
that he may be enabled 10 sustain with all posi-
BILE iortitude this sad and heavy affection.
Philad. North American.
MARRIED WITHOUT KNowISG IT.-A gentle
man of Indiana il claimed by lady In this city
as her husband Hearing of the claim of late
the gentleman made his way to this city IN con
siderable haste TO see the person VINO claimed
him. He searched the records and It was ascer-
tanned that the regular papers had been made
out, that the aniagC had taken place, and that
clergyman O. good standing had Oticlated, and the
whole matter was 10 all appearances. a legal
transaction The lady herself states that the gen
tleman is the Identical person she was married to-
But our Hoosier neighbOr denies all knowledge OF
the lady, and in a card which we find in yestor
day 3 Gazette il Inmates that some person bearing
a strong resemblance to him, and OF course,
knowing bis residence, oficiated as his represen-
tstve, got married. and in short time after LETT
for pnrts unknoWnl This is the latest IMPOSITION,
if imposition it be, and we doubt not it is, that
has come to light. The object of the false man is
plain, viz: to impose upon the lady and escape
the law. Cincinnati Commercial.
TrnN.npfxc sbcrt tst,a 100
gentleman living in Greenup County, Kentucky.
little way above Portsmouth liberated four OF
his slaves, and they tOOk up their residence IN
Burlington, in our State, IN the County OF Law.
renee The gentleman who set them free soon
after died iusolvent, and creditor OF the estate,
a Mr. s., claiming that man could not put his
property out Of bis hands when in debt, employed
three or four desperate fellows 10 catch and trans
port these slaves to their original home. The
plan succeeded, and Mr.. s. had them sold at
auction, and the buyer immedally started with
his purchase down the river. gentleman from
Lawrence County took up the cause OF the ne
groes and ascertaining the direction the purchaser
had taken, came down here, engaged eminent
counsel snd started for Louisville yesterday morn.
ing for tbs purpose of arresting the parties there
and having the legality Of the whole proceedings
investigated. II the case comes 10 trial it will
involve some points OF law that it will be vel 10
have Immediately decided. Cincinnati Eng. I'd.
A NEW TRICK-The Legislature Of Illinois
has passed a law to prohibit the retailing Of IN.
toxicating drinks within that State. AZ Spring
field some genus has hiC upon a novel way Of
supplying bis customers with the " crltter," in
defiance Of the law. Thus
The premises consist OF a room divided by
partition, into tHO apartments. Upon entering
the first apartment a square opening, and 1t is
the only one, is discovered, several feet from the
ground in the partition wall Immediately before
tbis opening, in the second apartment, number
OF glasses labeled rum sin whisky, &c
stand upon a table. Upon pcayune being drop
ped into one Of these glasses the table begins 70
turn upon It's axis, and by the time il has made q
horizontal revelation, the glass Is filed with the
liquor indicated, and STANDS ia IT, original po-
sltiOn.'
The Mayor and Marshal Of the city have exam
ined said premises closely without being able
to End any man, woman or child acting as
salesman, or Of discovering the means by which
the "tsbe" is turned And up 20 the last ac
counts tha thing was skill in operation.
TENNESSEE The Democratic Convention met
IN this city yesterday-Hon. 4. V. Brown, Presi
dent and Mtssrs. Eastman, WattersoH and Wm.
Carroll, Secretaries. 4 series OF leather and
pruIeliO' resolutions were unanimously adopted
reathrming the platform OF 1872 and the Tennes-
see resolutions sabmitted az the lar session Of
the southern Conventioa-deoiariag IN favor Of
education and Internal Improvements geJyrz.y-
and nominating GOV prousdlie f1r lection.
In poibt Of attendance JIG was decidedly ttiH
and though there was 10 apparent want Of
unsnimity IN their action, TIE amount o.. euIhusi-
asm manifested vas admirably in keeping with
their scan5y nnt1tcrs. Oue or two gentlemen
made an abo-rIve effort % "punp up speech
and several others. who we're called upon, de-
clined the attempt.
At about half past o'clock the Convention al.
ourned ssae de Nashville True Wig, FEB %
WHEN TAKES TO Bg WE'LL SHAKEN"-Oae
day last week a certain disciple Of Escalaoius
who is extremely DESTROYS Of Numbering 10 the
body polite 10 the capacity Of Member Of Con.
greSs, called upon one OF bis patients and IN great
haste felt Of his purse, prescribed, &c, and lef..
as be supposed, potion Of medicine, with direc
lions "to be taken ohce in two hours After |
bis departure the pscs age was opened when ia.
t,end e pills or anything Of that sort, II was
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