New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-01
MURDERS AND OTHER CRIMES.

DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTING
FROM THE CARELESS Use OF FIRE. .ARNs-A BE-
TROTHED YOUNG WoNis SHOT BY HER LoyER.-We
called upon to record another deplorable accident
resulting from crlminally cart less of firearms
On Sunday night Daniel Macarthur was sitting in the
same room, in No ia Seventhst, with Caharine
Desmond, yonng lacy to whom he was engaged,
CebaIne was sitting al small stand, reading book.
and her lover teasing her and trying TO transfer
her attention fom the book to himself by extDguish-
ing the candle. Finally, oil Of bis fond efforts having
faleC he took double barreed shot gun which stood
in the corner, put cap and pulled the trigger in
tending to blow out the candle with the air forced out
of The gun by its e1plos Of the cap. Unfortunately
the gun was loaded and the horror stricken man
heard loud report, and saw his betrothed siok to
the floor, bleeding and dying. A full charge Of shot
entered her right breast and in spite the efforts Of
the ply sicsns who were called she died yesterday
morning about O'Clock. The unhappy young man
ia Of almost distracted He surrendered HIM
self, and was yesterday morning examined in the Po-
lice Court. The testimony showing no criminal in
teDtOn, be was discharged. The dead aud the living
were to have been married in about two months.
Ibis is of the most melancholy accidents that has
happened from the careless handling of fire arms.
The numerous accidents resulting from this cause
which have been recorded in the newspapers would
sufficient to deter all sensible persons from in
duging in foolish practice. Bat they have ap-
pareDtly effect; and day after day valuable and
lives sacrificed th0ughuessly by persons who
but poorly atone for their foy by long years of re-
morse. lCincinnati Gazette, 29th.
THE MILLER MURDrR.---The C2eoeland o. Herald
ofAug. 29 says:
We understand from Justice HessenmueIler that
the body OF Miller woe disnterred, but traces of
the under shirt aud Of nothing of the money,
wac found The matter will be investigated az these
circumstances render the murder still more myste-
riOus.
MURDER OF Miss PHARR.-We are informed by
gentle man from Lexington that the chemical
examination of the stomach Of Miss Pharr, made
by Dr. Gilliamof the Virginia Military Institute AZ
also by skillful Chemist of Baltimore has resulted,
in both cases. in the detection of strychnne. 1t will
be remembered that the body of Miss Pharr was ex.
bumed in Covibgton Virginia, a short time since
and many months after her death-On suspicion that
she had been seduced and then poisoned by DIR.
Thompson Of that place. The discovery Of fetus,
on the examination of the body at that time caused
the arrest and imprisonment of Dr. Thompson. The
feet announced above will give additional strength to
the suspicious entertained against him.
ILynehburs vrsinisn.
THE CHESTER OUrRAGEs.--;The examination of
the parties implicated in the recent outrages upon the
property of Temperance men at Chester Mass J
factorits, concluded before Justice Hooker, on
Tuesday, and resulted in the full discharge Of three
of them viz: John Gardiner, Rufus Case and Albert
Mooney. who the last persons arre-ted. Samuel
o. Hamilton who was under bonds of $500 for his
appearance at this adjourned examination, forfeited
Lis ,recognizance, having left for parts unknown.
The four remsibing parties, T.. Hubbard Sd, Is. l..
Kingsley, A. L. Richards and Lewis were ordered to
recognize in the sum Of 81 900 each, to at the
December common pleas to the charge of conspiracy
in blowing up and burning the grst mill OF Dwight
Wilcox, and the first three in $500 eacb at
the same to the charge OF shesring Henry Dewey's
horse. In addition to these +. Hubbard Sd WAS held
in bonds OF $500 TO to the charge Of adultery.
On the charge of blowing up the Methodist church,
more of the parties were held to answer. The bonds
we're promptly furnished for each of the parties,
above required
WHOLESALE PoIsosIyG OF Covs.-0n Saturday
night last, Mr.. John B. Crenshaw, very respscta-
bic 1t sidept of Henrico County, Va had twelve Of
bis fne milk cows and valuable horse poisoned With
arsenic and killed by some black hearted mscre Ant.