Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-16


hundreds were compelled 10 20 away, being uni
able 10 find an entrance ihtO the hall, we 'hyi
had addresses from Judge McHenryg and Col
Reuben Buckley. The latter gentleman We
heard in the Second Presbyterian church, or
Thursday evening, andw have rarely heard 1
more effective speech. The other speeches We
have been unable to attend upon, except DR..
Disadvantages, which was listened to with I'M
diminished attention b an immense audience
for near two hours. The Ward Committees
are ceapyassing The city thoroughly with petit
tons 1o'd.i g. ".mial5N s9iIis.y'rl' ga
HORiIstE IvRDEb. The citizens Of Holly Spring..
Miss, are greatly eseitedat horibIe murder which
occurred IN drinking saloon there on the 18Th ult,
A clever, industrious man, named Christopher Goth,
ram the father Of large family Of orphan children.
was murdered In themost eowIrdly and cold bioode3
nennerTi By John "; Roslel. H. r,9d r5J~ I7r
Rossel, Il appears, had gyenoRence 10 many in The
bar-room, by acts ofpetiy bullying, ana ha5 6ssn nay
nou1ced for II by Coihfsn. notwithstanding Iris. he
invited Gotham to take drnl which the Jattef re-
fused, saying he could pay Iofhis own liquor. Goth.
ran then stepped to hs bar Tith friend, and while
drinking was approtbhad Htsalthly from behind by
Rosse, who reached across the hisnd's shoulder, and
with pen4knlfe cut Cothran's throat nearly across.
separating tie iugaafEsin. Gotham lived only few
Rossel was Immediately arrested and committed to
jail on charge Of wiial murder! Bail was refused.
IP Meetings have been eallei 10 The town Or
Holly Springs TO put down the krocery shops, and
fears have been expressed thai possible the order
aud quiet Of the town might be infrbged upon 's
.MAFT4-kIPoTU.1- On Sunday last a man
named ELIAS Dawson, a steamboat engineer by
profession, was taken BY the police officers on
the Levee, whilst laborins under an attack OF
deliriung tremens. He was renewed to the CITY
Hospital, where he died on the same evening.
about 8 o'clock.--St, LqIis Intel. o
MURDERous AssAULE--D During Sunday even.
ing last, two men, namet HARVEY and McCoHM-
AYCnk, became involved u a difficulty at a coffee
house known as the Old rs, on the corner Of
Second and Lombard streets. Itresulted in the
latter being 50 violently beaten, and his skull
being mashed in, that lis recovery is believed to
be doubtful Ibid. !" ~ ]N'7}T' =
The Ouachica RegiEer Of the 22d ult. saws:
On the night Of the goth INST, at this place,
RoBERT G. WrRD, wlo was confined to await
his trial, upon the charge o. having murdered
ELIZABETH EDWARDS, hs jife, broke JAIL
The circumstances Of the murder, as alleged.
are Of the most revoltitg character. ,
@ On Christmas last, he deceased and IN. ,o-
Oused were taking thdr ChtistAas frolic toSetb.
er ontheir plantation h the pariSh Of Morebor,se
both, perhaps, having imbibed loo much Of that
liquid fire that has Iaused so Auch crime and
bloodshed, when aiquarrel atising between
them, the accused bet and kicked the deceased
in most horrible mnner, STAN hing one of her
ears of, and bruisinI her abdoaeA to shocking
extent. ' 10" p
That night she did, and was secretly buried
the next day. Thtnews Of the murder reach
ing Bastrop, nuiber of the citizens Of that
place, incensed wifi the magnitudeof the crime,
pursued the accush to Arkansas, where thew
arrested and brouA him back. lII gr-'', I,
He was taken bfore bis honor, Judge r. w.
Richardson, on a VT OF habsGs corpus, who re-
fused to grant himbail. s.. sr5liT~eaG a
The accused is man o. considerable means,
being worth somi twenty-five or thirty thou
sand dollars, Q lars portion Of which was in ac-
tual cash, which cbumstance, no Ioubtt, was the
means OF his escaP, as from appearances, It is
evident ne had ASSISTANCE from without. ~ y
WEBB is mani low stature, about five fat
hve or six incheshigh heavy built With Va !
markabiy short les. Has small blna s,,ss !
speaks rather lOudnd abruptly, is verw rs;,;c'
glar in Emphasizing his words, and Il 'ysrv
fond Of using big understanding words, which
ne frequently mhpplies. His neck Is short
ana thlck' and topped of by a face that shows
S SV,uSn1 u. narks otdsSlPatIop, Ais hair and
MI. t ar ase annGsI te brf iSmoEe than prob,
oSs T mat ne WIN 'tempt to change the color by
,f ons -. gsoesss ne IS aPout slKty-twO years
anu ~ % ion o. talking and smoking A
le""'~ Ol %zoO y onered fd his apprehension. I
E EaTE OLD MANS MANS SoRY "A mIIING SKETCH
:, EoncludeA) IT
Again the old nan bowedhis head, and ,,.,,
md all that were N the holke went ,,,;,L I'P