Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-28
ITEMS or NEWS.

MELANCHOLY AND DISTRESSING OCCURRENcE-lt
is with deep regret that we have TO announce the
death of Mrs Fannie B. Hunion, the wife of Robt.
H. Hunton, esq merchant, OF this place, caused
by most melancholy accident. Mrs H. was sit
ing alone in her room, al the Mansion House, on
wednesday night, before the fire, when her dress
accidentally caught, probably from spark, and
she was soon enveloped in flames She rushed
INTO the hall, and those near by, alarmed at her
cries, cameto her assistance, and succeeded at last
IN exlinguishng the fire, but not until she was so
dreadfuly burned that hopes preservation
OF her life were over. She fingered until yester.
DAY morning. when she expired. Her husband
was absent from the room when the accident oc-
Cured, but returned in short time TO find him
sell suddenly bereaved, by this dispensaiion of
Providence, of a fond and devoted wife, whom he
had left but few minutes before in full health,
bright and joyous, and with every prospect of life
and happiness in store for both. Mrs. Hunton
was the daughter of the late Geo. Brent, esq. of
this place, and was beloved and esteemed by all
who knew her. The whole community deeply
sympathze with her afflicted husband relatives
and lriends.-ALzamdria Gazette efyesterday.
ARREST OF NED BUNTLINE FOR SHOOTING
CoLoRED MAN.-The Bath (Me.) Mirror contains
the following dispatch, dated Bowdeinham. Me.
October 9th:
Z. =. Judson, alias Ned Buntline, was arrested
this afternoon by Marshal Walker on charge of
shooting person or persons near Bay Bridge
Ned says he was assaulted by mob of Irish who
seized his horse, and that he fired on them. upon
which they fed. The person referred 10 as hav-
ing been shot, was coored man named Free
man. BY his account Of the affair, it appears Ned
was The aggressor. As Judson has been arrested
the matter will be thoroughly investigated, when
we shall be able TO give true statement of the
whole affair. The ball entered the feshy part of
the thigh, causing serious wound and is so
deeply imbedded that il has been impossible 10
extract it.
HE WAY THEY GET DRINK IN CONNECTICUT.
A letter, speaking of The prohibilory law in Con.
necticut, says:
ga novel mode of supplying the wants of those
whose thirst after fire-water is now in succsssfn
operation in Hartford. A person iii a strangely is
conducted by one of the knowing ones into
building IN a by-street, and after going I'D stairs
and down stairs through Railways and various
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side OF which is small round hole in the wall, in
which is small dumb waiter; over il is inscribed
the wheel of fortune A person wishing 10 try
his fortune writes upon small card, and with
piece OF money puts it in the dumb waiter; away
goes the waiter, and shortly returns with glass
OF Otard, punch, or anything you may have de-
sired. Inquire who keeps this place, and the an
swer comes through the little hole, in a hoarse
voice-a know-nolhing."
WOULD NOT BE FREE.-The Chicago Times has
story Of gentleman from Missouri stopping IN
that city, having with him a slave man. The anti
slavery folks hearing Of the slave, rendered him
the hospitality ola winter in Canada, and, on his
declining TO leave his master, they proposed 10
make him free, whether he desired il or not. A
crowd of about five hundred assembled for this
purpose, but the slave proved stiffneck, and,
mounting store-box, made regular speech, in
which he defined his position as against abolition
ism, and the crowd left him alone IN hi. glory, ("
free 10 be a slave.
New JERsEY.-The nominations for Congress in
New Jersey being now complete, we herewith
subjoin list of them: