Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-09


NURDER.-hdAm Kuauer was mouil!y stabbed nv
George Francis Monday night the bank Of the river
u short distance above the Missouri lion Works From
shc testimony elected before the Coroner q, an .x
animation yesterday before Justice M:Meci.n aDp.ars
that Francis houe in violent rage aud asked his
wife for his knife that his wife told him where 10 find t
knife, dirk with blade four five iacle' lng and
urged him 10 make the attack knluer. lis pur.uad
and Kuauer, aud with lreiniug words indicated hi.
purpose attack him. The Latter reiterated Francis fol-
loved and they came together. The result WIS that
knauer received so slabs in the stomach either OF which
in the opinion OF the examining physician was sufficient
produce death, aud dcsh Jund in the arm Fr.h
els was, with great dGcuty aud by means Of several
severe blows dealt BY byStinders who witnessed the
taken away from his victim. knauer walked 10 mis- board
ing house, few yards distant and died in a few mo
mcDts.
Francis committed for animation at the County Court
on Monday next as was also his wife accessory to
the murder.
Francis is an iron.worker well known in this city,
knauer formerly engaged IN OF the rolling mill T.
but At the time OF his death a watchmau on the
steamer Hartford. lie Of German descent but was
born in this country, and has relations Reading Pa
Wheeling Int. Sept. 9.
ANTICIPATED ScARcrY.-The meeting called for last
Monday to adopt measures for ayerlng mitigating the
deficiency of human food believed by many 10 threaten
portion of our county, was but thinky attended.
series Of resolutions, presented to the meeting by
committee, laid the table, with the view that thew
would be taken az adjourned meeting called for the
first dag Of October The court in session wa I'M
dersand gave authority TO the presiding magistrate to
call meeting of the Justices for its next term if in his
opinion IL should be required make provision for any
spprehended suffering of the poor arising from the re.
ported deficiency Of tho crops IYnchesr Yirgini-
an.
TRIALS PosT,oSEp.-The trial Of David W. Humphreys
Of this county charged with putting distractions on the
Central Rail Koad, and causing the death of William
NnnnaIy; on the Josh u was postponed at the instance
OF tue Commonwealth, TO October Court. Council for
the accused, William T. Early and Burwell W. S1oad
Esqs. And by consent the trial OF William Humphreys
for the same offence also postponed Council
r. IL Watson II n
moOwealths Attorney. William J. Robertson R,a-
Charlottesville Jehcrsonian, Sept. Z.
Gas IN CHARLoTTE-rILLE.-Tho Central Hotel of Mr.
George OMohundro was lighted up on Saturday night ss
With gas, manufactured on his premises from pine wood
The light Is brilliant aud clear and tho experiment.
has succeeded veil hope that Others may profit by
the example set them by Mr. o. We understand that the
gas can be mauuiictued at cost Of 25 cents per 1000
feet, and be sold s2OO per 1000 feet tho latter
sum being he cost Of manufacturing gas from coalIb
OHfo SrA1E PliR PosTPosED.-Tho Agricultural Stat,
Exhibition, which was to have been held at NeWuk,
Ohio, commencing on the i9ih Of September has been
postponed so az 10 the 18th day Of October
- Whaling mt
GRsl am NAmo.The city journal, not all Of one
accord IN chanting the praises Of these artists. The
French Courier sughsst the general enthusiasm OF the
Press-says forms the amusing contrast With
pretensions TO make the United States the best point Of
art IN tho world-and cites tho Evening Post to show
that the applause greer in the anticipation, (zhen
they were coming on the sage) than 10 the end when
! they went oh-N. y. Eyprsss.
SARAToGp SPRtSGs-Visiters At the Saraoga Springs
leaving rapidly on Saturday and Sunday. The after
noon trains came down heavily laden with departing
guests The we'ihcr there chilly, sud At the hotels
We iounh the inmates Saturday sitting around stoves
aud IRE pices or Wakng about brsky IN thick clothing
Rev. DR.. Hague and family there. The DR.. il still
quite sick but Saturday thought TO be measuraby
better The typhoid character Of the lever With which
no was hr' po'rated has disappeared, aud the m.sdy
has now assumed an intermittent type, which s mildsr
and less dangerous, but very tedious.-dbnny Rsgis-
ter.
boiler In Ncolstons Brewery at Ma Isop, Ind, ex
ploded on Tuesday evening, demoFshng the Blu ldog-
Inc boiler asceude1 honsand feet aud deiceoding per
iorited the roof Of shop two hundred feot distant No
one Injured though several persons narrowly escaped With
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