Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-17
Philadelphia correspondence.

PHILADELPiiIA, March Ia, 1858.
ourcomuni;y has again be- lhoutded by bubble
murder. Two women named Ellen Lynch apd
Hannah Shaw we're on THURSDAY nightlast brutal
Z. ly;murd Tered ~ some hend in 6aman shape That
iNnlanbeing shonl exisi ina civilized coIpmu- /
nifty, Who could attach two hglples S females, ons
of them debilitated o. illness and butcher them
as hey seer1 found Bascbered, sprpassesS belief
The profound stery of the TRANSACTION, the hor-
rid spectacieo it discovery. the cries of the or
phaned twin infants-the sole living tenants off
that desolate house-all give to the tragedy de-
gree OF horror attaches other event in
our already dark criminal history.
leensone alhes fortl.naiez nss,atfos
fhoseF&hb gained sqtrpns Unto the building, seem
ed 10 cdnSilet il a piece OF good fotfnne.) to gain
lance in 10 the room where The death struggle
took place, 1 saallgreiate my Impressions of the
scene. The building is small three story brick
zone, having t3G rooms on the frs floor and folding
: doors Between HEM The rooms were occupied
. by John Carroll and his wife, who arelnhw UNI
der arrest, second stoly rented toBs Lynch,
a Marine in the u. S. service Lynch and his
wife occupied this room. His wife was delivered
OF twins about two weeks since, and Mrs. Shaw
had been living with Mrs. Lynch, ever since her
confinement. "a On the night of the murder, Carroll
and his wife had gon TO ball, thus leaving Mrs.
= Lynch and ShaW sole occupants When we enterd
ed thrilower front room,i lou The bodies of
! tn. dtwo, woneY, III bon the saoot covered with
wounds. Mrs. Lynch laynpon her back with her
arms stretched out, and her knees drawn,ap. Her
face was smeared with blood. Mrs. Shaw was dress:
ed in her ordinary clothing. About four feet from
Mrs Shaw, Mrs. ynch lay in her clothes and
barefooted Here evidence ola ftarfufstrngge.s
Her hands and arms weres oyerel with gashes, The.
floor was covered wittfblood and everything be-
10 tokened the iof a motherto save her life
for lie sake OF her Infants Several persons have
been arrested on suspicion,t bu, so fartle evidence
Z does not Justify lie imp Iicating OF either in the
foil deed legal investigation will take
place to-day. o,.iiDa f55 sSisaa,f =, .iiis9
The citizens of so1tbwaIk has SC ar recover
ed 5oIm1 their bor r6r All! on nf
he, ,nnrer before distressing fair &C..
cnrred To lash them nt a fearful state again
little giFl onIS save. years of age was instantly
: ], ,nlo ~ IN o,n minus nm satnIa
pbts g. ~ lis horses n :
afeaIf,l ID as,enber. that was about
taking massage 10 nm opposi,ion ooacl. and did not
3 even stop his coach after he discovered the acct
dent, BoIh drivers have been, arrested and tits
hoped that the guilty one will be seyeTelypunish=
ed 50 as to intipidate the drivers OF other coaches
trians.ls ms slais4 aeE8,W b6s isaJ ,siaa,i u -
"A tow meet ling was held il the Chinese Museum
on Saturday evening. 7b5thosg favorable 10 d sib
scrintion of 80. 600 on1 10 the Snnmrv and. Erie
si,R.il Road comnany. by the Comfy. Commission.
ems. The 6.etinniIied a, County Court House,
a the Saturday previous. YOU will recollect senounc
+ ed This subSct5pt as in9nStrols and ilIekal AT
the meeting on saturday night last legal gentlemen
county Conm ssioaers had d perfect right to make
such a subscriph9n,- and AN opinion was also
! read from Jola M.,,Read, Esq, one of out emf
iiens LAY ~ Sff SrUDs' al =, NY
right 10 act Us they had done. John M.Price, one
of the gentlemen interested in the s. & E. r.. R.
Company stated; that if sufficient money W as no,
oht,;ned ~; l,ss ga Ctol ,orry an The ,or, ~
,,',.. I.lri. I'D .,.:ss SSiI CasS,--
Woulo oe loethcosRihs lfouf some otneh qt'afl
He also said that overtures had already been made
by New York to buildz the oatl-,yith their own
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town meetings n and murders we nal. quito an l
90 e''l 'e s 81 :. = press H. s s s ~. !, -
some curious sIatlstlca al gathersF mas made cal
culationin reference to- the oyster trade in our
city, and he has come TO the conclu. ion, thai the
WEAKLY sales amount to four millions Of ,lblIats
Quite sum TO enpend for these delicious P byplscs
On Saturday 500 barrels OF flour sold for ex-
portation at 81 ,s4a5 per barrel, 400 barrels OF
p,,a saI1 az 90 a-l.s 400 ~
rye Frlopr' sou at so'''a anu 'V9 patreis ;o
Pennsylvania Corn Meal at 50 per barrel. ii- .
There wasTeryIiittle Wheat offering, a small
lot of Pennsylvania prime red wheat at SLIP pei
corn is dull selling al 5ass6. &oats are
s Dqnss md in' de%ans a'9 9osg arc
f. cloverssed was Sold at's6,75 per 81 lis and
nm unlvar,I, 4eniI ncy f-,-.5 s7 ESQ , = =
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Your paper gives great satisfaction to-our bust