The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-01

Horrible Attsnapt to Murdsr.-We have received
from the editor of the New Madrid Herald, an ac-
count Of most atrocious attempt to murder Capt.
Francis Kendall, on the night Of the 10th instant
at the foot OF Island No. S, by calling him
self John Clark Captain Kendall had trading
boat and was moving with his family to Arkansas.
Clark was in his employment as hand On the
day mentioned the ruffian took double-barrel shot
gun for the ostensible purpose of shooting game
while the boat lying to. At night he stationed
himself on the bow Of the boat and as Capt. Ken
dali stepped out discharged the contents of one bar
rel upon him, but not taking effect he instantly
fired the ohsr the load entering the right arm and
side. Clark then left, and is supposed to have de-
scended the river in a ski. He is described be-
ing about % 80 years of age, five eet ten inches
high, heavy built red complexion, with whskers,
and blue eyes which are sore He wore OH short
blue blanket coat, black cloth cap, black casinett
pants very much worn, and light pump soled shoes
with heels. He may probably pass under the name
Of John Putnam, letter was found In his car
petbag after he left, directed to that address, from
b. Shepherd, of Hamilton, Ohio. He also took
with him the doube-ba.rel gun. which is a new
London stub aad twist. memphis Enquirer
Horrible.-We have just been informed that
James Dyson, of Panola county, Mississippi, killed
Samuel Nelms, of the same county, on Friday last,
near The town of Pamela. The circumstances, as
we have heard them, are theses The parties bal
law suit in progress in the Circuit Court, which
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in town, Friday, when some circumstances
transpr4d which still further aggravated the diff
Guilty between them. Dyson LETT town first in the
afternoon procured double barreed shot gun
waylaid Nelms as he was on his way home, and
deliberately shot him, putting whole buck load
in his side. Nems fell from his horse, and Dyson
coming up and finding him still alive, though dying
shot him again. These facts are testified to BY
young man named Estelle, who was with Nelms
at he time he was shot At the last accounts, Dy-
son was slill at large.
This dabolica affair will excite feeling of hor
ror throug hout the whole country, from the fact
that it is the fourth time that Dyson had imbrued
his hands in human blood, and Nelms, his last
victim, himself was NOT long since tried and ae-
Quilted OF the murder of man at Belmont, in the
same county Memphis Appeal.
A Delicate Operdtion.-A man who had gone
West, for the purpose of buying land, found upon
arriving at his destination, that his money, some
| one hundred dollars in bank bills, which he had
placed in belt about his body, was matted TO.
gether and nearly converted into pulp, by ueans of
the perspratlon, which had penetrated tt4 sirdls.
| His only resource to return home again. ln
| attempting to separate the mass he broke ii into
three pieces, and then gave up the job. Afterwards
he committed the remains of his pile " to d
| chemist, Mr. Webb, of Utica, who succeeded, by
steaming and delicate manipulation, in separating
the bills from the confused mass, and restored
| nearly the whole amount to shape that rendered
them valuable before. This incident is worthy
| of remembering, both as caution on the one hand
and guide on the other N. Y. Times