The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-30
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bv the Sisters of Mercy rs a school house,
wa. struck BY lightning, and every pane
of glass In tt shattered to atoms. Strange
10 saw, 10 harm was done to any OF the
inmates. One OF the lightning rods. at its
junction Of the building, was melted to
fluid
/ 4 Young man named John Macarthur,
I in Cincinnati, Ohio, recently killed Miss
Jane Desmond. to whom he was paying
his addresses. Tie was sitting in company
with her, in room at the residence OF her
parents, and observing h gun standing IN
the room. picked il up, capped IT. and res
marked that he WAS going to put out The
/ light by exploding the cap. lie pointed
the gun at the candle and fired. the lady
being In 4 direct line with the mnzzle OF
the gun. which unfortunately. was loaded
the charge entered her eide, killing hes
rlmos, Instantly
There was a frigh,ful collision on the
Harlem railroad on the night of the Both
ullino, but fortunately no ives were lost.
! 4 passenger car was literally smashed to
pieces, but there was not a passenger in II.
SAD Acc,pgsr.-sn infan. daughter Of
Nr. John Britt, residing near fincas'le.
while PLAYING in her fathers spring house
recently. fell upon piecf OF saucer aud
Gu, her throat. She bled to death IN lev
minutes.
The Taunton tNass) Daily Gazette Of
the ith inst, saws that 1t Is stated there
WAS - Sigh, lros, in some localities IN that
vicinity, on the previous Tuesday aud We'd
nesday nights, Quite an carly frost.
tAn election for a Board of Directors for
the Nickshutg, Shreveport, and Texas Rail
road, for the ensuing year, will be held at
Monroe, La, GA the 18th OF October next
There were ESQ deaths in New Orleans
the week ending on the l1th inst, Of
which $40 died of yellow fever Ihis !.
au increase over the previous week.
The receipts of new cotton at New
Ofleaus, from the lst to the 2Ist OF Sep
tembcr was 2I,i75 bales. against i0'oo@
bales same time last year.
Cu,nLrsroN, Snrr. l3.-The damages
along the coast by the recent storm have
been very great The rice plantations
along the Savannah, the Coope', the Ash.
ley, and the Cou'habee rivers have been
ruined
HairGubRE, Strr. lS.-t very mallg>
rant fever has manifested itself ut certain
points in this city H. symptoms resem>
blc those of yellow fever and It's presence
has created much alarm. It, appearance
was arst marked on Saturday last aud It's
vrulence has since rapidly increased, \;
fell's Point there have been ten cases aud
six deaths.
WAsurvsrov, Srrr lS.-The Evening
Star, OF this city, in it's issue of to day,
states that the Central Nm 'rican question
is to be negotiated in London by Nj.
Buchanan.
On the i2ih inst. thcr. were fly seven
intcrmeui. in Savannah.
4 destructive fire occurred at Columbus,
Miss on the sth inst, by which fourteen
houses were totally consumed.
Sr Loyfs. srrr. 2-lnfotma,ion Of an
. authentic natare bus been received here,
that Lieut.. Fleming, with n pnfty OF 20
men, had been massacred by the Indians,
near fort Laramie. Tho Lieut., and his
party lci, the fort in pursuit of some In
dians, who had killed an OK belonging TO-
an emgfant party, aud It is believed by II
precoueettsd plan wa. enticed into an AN.
bush when he and his whole party were
murdered. Iod Laramie vas surrounded
by the indians, and there is reason to fear
that i has been destroyed
TniAApELfufA, Srrr. l3.--The cholcra
has broken out with great violence at Co.
lunbia. IN this State Since Friday last;
there haze been as many rs seventy deaths,
and among the victims is DR.. Cochran, thc
oldest ply slcian Of the place.
Dispatches received here to day, arnogu'
that the disease had appeared at Martins
burg, 10 Virginia, aud Is spreading with
great violence
tuhRLESroS, Srrr. ~ The steamer
Governor Dudley has arrived here, bring
ing dates from Havana to the Oh inst
Her advIces state that great cxci,emen.
has been produced in Havana, bv proela.
nation Issued by Capt. General pesucla
designing To restrict the expression Of re-.
joiclng upon the arrival of his successor,
Concha.
The Limerick Chronicle saws that Smith
OBrlen has accepted the Queens pardon
Mrs oBrien was TO meet him "A Brussels
The New York Freemans lourna! af>
firms that the number Of Catholics by birth
or baptism in New ' FORK. is nearly, il no,
quite. one halt the population of the city.