New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-11

.Awrrt. AFFAIR N ALABAhA--Tne Murder of DR..
Mcdonald BIZ a Negr0-The Murderer Barned 10
Death.-Tbo negro, Gilbert, who SO barbarously
murdered his master DIR. Mcdonnell, at MI. Megs,
on Friday last, received just and summary punish
ment ON Saturday by burning. The known kind
ness and amiabty of his mater, and the desperate,
unproyOked aId wanton malignty Of the negro, rem
deTed this mode of punishment not only justihabls.
but necessary mn example. The circumstances, a.
we learn are these: The Doctor on returning from
days Absence ia visiting his patients, learned that the
boy Gilbert lad been Impairment 10 his lady, who
was confined to her bedroom by sickness. lie at
tempted to correct him, which the boy resisted, and
escaped from him. The Doctor then went 10 the
stable Tor the purpose OF getting his horse, aud was
waylai by the boy who armed with heavy billet OF
whte-oak elled him and continued TO beat him until
his face and head crushed TO shepeless hdeous
mass which could not be recognized by bis nearest
friends. The negro then returned to the house,
boosting Of the murderods deed he had perpetrated,
and stated that ne had killed the id rascal a. he
. had long intended TO DO aud bad left him welierng
ain biz brains &c. He was Immediately arrested,
and the indignant purpose ~ first was TO hang him
instantly that night. Others urged more dellbera-
ton. Runners were sent throughout tho section to
assemble the citizens. large number Of planters
from the vicinity convened in the morning. VINO thor
ouehly and dispassonately Investigated al the CIR
euIDstances, and resolved On Immediate execution by
burning. The gentlemen constituting the meeting
were men Of prudence, delberauon aud Intelligence.
and acted from imperative sense OF tho necessity OF
an example, to check the growing and dangerous lnsub-
ordination of the slave population. The murder was
wanton and unprOvoked, rs DR.. Mcdonnell s@
humane masters who rarely, II ever punisnod Ms
slayes-and most e. pecally the boy Gilbert, who was
a fayorite body. servant The punishment was just
and prompt and calculated TO check the known evils
fNoltgOnery Journal. Aug 30.
NrRpyn LAST NIGHr.-A woman named McMahan,
residing in North FTstst. was found floating IN the
river this morning near the steamboat landing, foot
Of Abany-st Corons~ Bsntecou held an inquest on
the body, and forsd upon examinstlon marks OF
violence She left her house yesterday noon, and
individually was bsdly beaten and then thrown into
the river last night. piece was bitten from her
face and her face and head were badly bruised. The
Jury have not yet rendered verdict. The muir
dered woman Yves about "a years Of age and person
of dissipated habits liroy iines' 'in-
MURDER IL MIssIssIPPI-We learn from The Kos
efnsko Sun that gentlemen named Miller was muir
dered q few days ago at his residence near Camden.
and that suspicion rests upon bis brother n-aw Mr..
Griffin. who lived in the house with him. II appears
that Mr. Miller, while asleep, was shot with his own
gun The gun taken from the place where usually
kept ard has not been found since. Griffin has been
arrested
MURDER.--A dispute occurred at Cheviot, about
O'Clock last night between Daniel Parker, an old
negro dookor of this city, and young colored man,
when Parker shot the other killing him instantly.
Parker who is about sixty years OF age, made DIS
escape. lCineinnaa Sommercmi' 'ln'
Joseph Orbau. who was recently tried and found
guilty OF the murder Of Antoine Bosseau, has failed IN
lis application for a new trial, and sentence Of
death Will be pronounced upon him on Saturday next
FIRE rs MIDDLEBURY, VIA fire broke out on
Thursday night about ~ O'Clock, IN the grst mln o.
n Wood & Co, which together with the Express
Office store of W. s. Lane and the tailoring e'tao
Hsbment Of l.. Bertrand, were entirely consumed
Loss not yet estimated, bat supposed 20 De rom
81 OOOtO o. OOo which is parriy covered by insurance;
The FIRE II supposed 10 have csngb. ir"" "'0'"' W
some part Of the machinery In the min.