The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-07-12
Terrible TRAGEDY.

iChLo -. NlilIliilS, son OF JOnn vi. W llliuIlS,
residing Just across the river, on the Amherst
side, eloped with the eldest daughter, aged
about nineteen, of Capt. Richard G.. Morris,
who also lives immediately over the river. with
the purpose marrying her. The couple, ac-
companicd by one of WIS brothers, and Mr..
Edmund Hill, took the Charlottesville route for
Washington city.-The family of the young la
py getting wind of the elopemcnt accidentally,
IN short time after il occurred, Capt. Morris
and his son Richard G., prepared Immediately
for pursuit. They overhauled the runaways
in Charlottesville, they having been disappointed
IN meeting ready conveyance from that place.
The daughter was concealed in the Hotel, but
the father and brother got possession of her, and
then had Williams and his party bound over in
the sum OF thousand dollars each. Both par
ties left for home, and on Tuesday evening, they
put up accidcntallyat the same Hotel, in Low
ngston, Nelson county.
When Williams party and young Richard
Morris were seated at the supper table, opposite
each other, some indignily was offered Young
Morris by the other party, when he threw his
plate into the face of Williams. Will
Hams and Hill then commenced general shoot
ing, which resulted after some eight or ten
rounds in the immediate death Of young Morris,
and the mortally wounding of Hill, and il is said
OF Williams also.-Young NJ. was shot in the
head and in a vital part ofthe body, by Williams,
1t Is supposed. Hi! was shot by Morris, in the
centre of the breast. and Williams was shot in
the side or back. When this occurrence took
place, the father and daughter were in their
room up stairs. A message was forthwith dis
pafchedto the family of the parties, and arrived
here at an early hour on yesterday morning.
The news of so dreadful a tragedy of course ere
atcd the greatest excitement and regret in this
IT., II
families involved, whose cup of rrieflas been
perhaps forever cmbittered, VIC shall not attempt
Il description. Language would be inadcqu ate
10 the task.
correspondent fthc Charlottesville Repnb-
llcan, writing from the spot where the fatal oc-
currence took place. which was Lovingston,
states that young Morris came into the room
where the Wiliamses and Hill were quietly
scated and proceeds to say:
DR.. w. continued to sip his coffee, when TO the
CONSERVATION of all, Morris seized plate and
threw it violently in DR.. Williams face. al the
same time springing upwth drawn pistol. All
parties followed suit. The evidence was, that
Morris FIRST barrel did not gooH. the capexplod-
ing. The witnesses think that he and DR.. W. cX-
changed shots. But by whom any Of the parties
wa; shot is mere matter of conjecture, except
DR.. W. He was Shot, in the ba!-tUom by young
M.
1t is supposed there was from five TO seven shots
IN the dining room, and one, others are positive
two, up stairs. Young Morris was caught BY
some one in the barroom as he was falling, taken
up stairs, and died almost instantly. His corpse
left here on Wednesday evening. DR.. Williams
and Hill are both here, dangerously wounded.
Hopes arc entertained that both may recover.
All the living persons, except Capt. Morris
were Immediately arrested.
Their trial come of on Wednesday, and, after
hearing the evidence OF a host Of witnesses, who
rave testimony with hardly shadow Of vari-
ancc, all were promptly discharged who were
present, Ohc two younger Williams,) and the
warrant dismissed as to Hill and Dr. Williams,
against whom also the process issued. This re-
suit was inevitable from the evidence.
The WilamS's intended, under advice 10
leave for home, Immediately after supper. The
evidence was conclusive of young Mr.. Morriss
intention to have difficulty at some time, if not
that night.
| have not heart TO speak of Capt. Morrs's an
gulsh and almost frenzy that nght---nor of his
Saddcned and melancholy and unhappy state of
mind next morning--nor yet of the plcrcin.
Shrieks. the wailing and unut:erablc Of his I'M
happy daughter. Her father started home the
next morning, his DAUGHTER lying down in the
carriage, the picture of the deepest suffering and
a broken heart.
The PopuIption Of Greot Britain md
ls]andS in the BRITISH Seas, by the CEN
sus just taken, is shown to be within a
fraction Of twenty-one millions. Ire
land wi llshow about eight millions, near
Y hot II
The population of the United States, by
the last census, was 23,347, 1854, which
Is 2,42S, 353 more than that Of Englund
and Scotland. Our increase in ten years
was 6,2S3, 1876, or 36.S per cent; the
British increase was 1868 $50, or ~.
per cent. We are therefore, multi.
plying our population three times as rap
idly as Great Britain. The following
are the details: England and Wales, s,
70 ,554' males and 9,151, PIT iemileS--
total, 17,905,S21. Scotland, l,363,622
males, 1907, 102 females total, 2,S70,
ISL. Islands in the British seas, 66,511
males and 75,406 femalcs-total, 142,
9l6. The population of London is:
males 1,l0l.356, females 1,25S,7S
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The NILMlNGToN AND New CASTLE
RAIL RoAD.-Gro,nd will be broken for
the commencement Of this railroad on
Monday next, the 18th Of July-We be-
lieve operations will be commenced on
the Wilmington end. From the COM
nencement of this rail road the pros
! perity or New Castle will commence.
The town is better situated for har-
Dor than any other on the Delaware.
The consequence will be that many of
the latge vessels will unload their car
goes direct 10 the ware houses in Phila-
d"lphia. Many suppose this will not
be the case--but we think it will.
Del. Line.
OPENING OF THE lsTHMus RAILROAD.