Washington sentinel., 1854-04-09
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DiaboIical Outrage and SuIcide.-We are
called upon to record the particulars of one of the
most sickening occurrences which has come to
our notice in q long time. Mr, Eleazer Q. Wood
ward occupies house and barn on the farm OF
Elijah Fosdick in the town of Bethany, in this
county, as a tenant of Fosdick. On the night of
Tuesday, March 2Sth, in the absence Of Mr.. Wood
ward, and between IL and o'clock at night Mrs.
Woodward was awakened by an unusual noise
about the premises. She got up and with her son
went TO the barn, and there found that valuable
horse had been completely cut 10 pieces with some
sharp instrument All the chords of one of the
hind legs were severed and the bone cut into and
broken off, another large cash on the flank, some
eight inches long, and stab in the side which cut
one Of the ribs in two pieces. The poor brute lay
there in perfect sea of BLOOD and in the morning
was killed TO relieve him from further pain Cir
cumstances soon developed themselves tending to
connect Fosdck with the horrible outrage. He is
somewhat lame and has peculiar walk
track to and from the barn was discovered IN
the snow, which from its peculiarly was supposed
10 be Fosdicks. He was also seen TO go TO cer-
tain point on the side of his own barn, and AFTER
wards sharp scythe, covered with blood, was
discovered thrust into the haystack at that point.
On this evidence warrant was issued by Justice
Cowdin, and Fosdick was arrested on Wednesday
and brought before the magistrate, who held him
to bail TO answer the charge.
On the night of Friday, The wife of Fosdick. dis
covered him in his own barn with a rope around
his neck attached 10 rafter, about 10 hang him
self She, however, prevailed upon him 70 desist
and return to the house with her. On Sunday,
Fosdick was discovered in the woods, hanging
from the limb OF tree by rope around his neck,
dead. The coroner was summoned and held an
inquest, and the jury returned a verdict OF death
by suicide. Fosdick was man over 10 years Oh
age, the owner OF good farm, and we believe has
always borne good reputation.
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Oheader.-On Friday evening, officer Caleb
Pierce of Scottsve, returned to this city, after
three weeks absence in Ohio, having in custody
under governor'Arequisition Peter Jay, rail-
road engineer, against whom two indictments
were found last fall by the grand jury of this
county for the seduction and abduction of an in
teresting little girl l3 years old, al Honeoy Falls.
Jay belongs, we understand, at Bnghampton,
and was employed on the Canandaigua and Nj
agara Falls railroad.
The girl, whose name il is not necessary 10
give lived with her father. Her mother was
dead, Jay is single man about 80 years of age.
After he had accomplished the ruin of his youth
ful victim, he abducted her from her home to
Canandaigna, and then TO Batavia in each Of
which places he kept her for several weeks. Her
friends at length succeeded in learning the place
Of conceament, and in rescuing her from his
hands. Finding himself discovered, Jay fled TO
Ohio and indictments were found against him as
above stated
place, which was latle west of Cincinnati. that
not till recently was any, and that very indis
tinct and doubtful clue obtained of his wherea-
bouts Much interest was naturally felt in Men
don for the arrest of the villain, and Mr.. Pierce
was judicously selected for that purpose. He
proceeded TO Sandusky. Afterwards he was led TO
pursue his Investigations the Maumee river
and there he obtained the first reliable nforma-
ton. He then repaired 10 the southwest corner
Of the State, where, after several days careful
ya,, Il
now lodged in the jail of this county, awaiting his
trial.--Amcrican.
Important to ship Owners.-Letters, received
from England by our merchants, state that orders
heve been received in Liverpool from London, by
which all passenger vessels in the Liverpool trade
are compelled 10 carry four seamen TO every hun
dred tons, so that ship of say 500 tons has 10
take sixty men. or number one-third larger than
can be OF any possible service. 1t has produced
much excitement here, among the Liverpool ship
ping merchants, who feel that the subject should
Immediately receive the attention of our govern
ment. The object of an order SO obnoxious can
not even be conJectured, especially during the
present scarcity of seamen, occasioned by the
eastern war, in conjunction with other causes.
AS specimen Of the effects of this law, il may be
mentioned that the Lady Franklin, of this port
which ordinarily carries twenty-eight men, will
now have TO take about sixty, and the Ashburton,
which went out with twenty-five men, will have
men. The following is one of the several letters
received from correspondents abroad:
LIVERPOOL, March %.
"CoRNELIUs GRINSELr., Esq An order has come
down from the emigration coin missioners in Lon
don. that no passenger-ship shall have clear
ance unless she has on board a crew Of four men
to every 100 tons register, and an Azmuth com
pass, (Which and others consider TO be con-
trary to the requirements Of the passenger act)
well as ordering third anchor and chain
The McDonogh Request BILL Vetoed.-The
bill passed by the two branches of the city couR-
Gil, few days since providing for the appointment
of agents and commissioners 10 attend to the in
terests Of the city of Baltimore in the McDonogh
estate, was returned TO the council last night by
the mayor, without his signature. The objections
of the mayor are three-fod: first that it is in di-
rect conflict with the charter of the city secondly,
that it deprives the executive 1.-THE city OF one OF
his prerogatives and thirdly, that the first branch
of the council, having majority Of all the ap-
pointing electors, could entirely control the ap-
pointments-a power which it never was intended
it should possess and power which il would be
improper to confer on any one branch OF leglsla-
tive body. The bill was called up in the second
branch with view to its re-passage regardless Of
the objections Of the mayor. II was, however,
subsequently laid on the table, and there is some
doubt of its re-adoption by that branch unless the
objection founded upon its conflict with the char.
ter Of the city is negatived. There is no doubt
but it would pass the first branch by constitu-
tional majority. american.
Cuban Demonstration in New Orleans
On the sailing of the Empire City from New Or
leans, by the way OF Havana, there quite
demonstration on the part of the Cubans and
their friends living in the former city. The spe.
cial occasion was the cmbarkaton Of Senor Lo-
PEI for New York. the nephew of the unfortunate
bucaneer who was garroted in Havana, and was
himself one of the invading party which his ill
ated uncle led. The nephew was taken prisoner,
sent TO Spain, and finally transported to the coast
of Africa, whence he escaped by brbing his jaor.
1t would have shown wiser discretion, we
think, on the part Of the junior Lopez, to have
sailed directly TO New York, us he rendered
himself liable to being stopped by the way at
Havana. 1t was reported that three Spanish spies
accompanied Lopez in the steamer, in order TO
keep watch upon the welknown fibnstering
propensties Of that gentleman
We do not see the name Of Lopez among the
list of passengers arrived in the Empire City at
New York, and cannot say whether not he
stopped route. on compulsory visit to the
Cuban authorities.
The Crystal Palace and Mr.. Barnum's En-
terprise.--The prospects of the re-openng Of the