, 1854-06-17

Much ittnnT mas Uet" llV9'tu 'Hl'uSH
.,, ,be country by the verdict Of acqulttal
- ,be case of Matthew f. Ward, tried
Elizabethtown. Ky, for the murder Of
II q Buter. The facts in the case are
10 Willie Ward, brother of Mat
how was pupil in Buffers school, and
rss mildly and properly corrected for some
.isdemeanor. The next day Matthew and
pobert Ward procured pistols and bowie
tn;res and went at IL o'clock in the morn
a., IN the school room, and demanded of
~ Butler why he had punished Willie
", Bntler replied that that was neither
tho fine nor the place, during school hours,
tnr exclamation. On Mr. Butler still de-
wing the satisfaction required, Matthew
sivled him a coward, a liar, and scoun-.
/ Jrcl Mr.. Butler thereupon took hold of
Sis collar and told him to leave the room.
Thus far the evidence is agreed to by twelve
ritness Robert j. Ward, Jr, alone tes-
t6ed that Butler struck his brother, instead
FINISHING him. When Butler coilarcd him.
Ward placed his pistol against Buffers
breast and fired. Butler exclaimed, "My
DOOR wife and child"
The following telcgraphic dispatches to
the y. 0. Delta, will serve to show some
thing of the popular feeling which prevails
At this time in Kentucky in reference to
the affair -
CIYcIyNArI, Thursday, May 4.
Hon. John j. Crittenden is suffering Sc
yerely in public estimation in consequence
ofhis volunteering TO defend the Wards on
their recent trial A public meeting in
Madison, Ind, yesterday, passed the follow
ing resolution, with only two dissenting
votes:
RssOlred, That this meeting request the
BOARD of Directors Of the Jefferson County
Agricultural Fair to withdraw their invi-
tation to Governor Crittenden to deliver
the address at the next Annual Fair of
Jefferson County the action of Gov. Crit
tenden in the Ward case, he having volun-
teered his services, and prostituted his great
talents in an unworthy cause, viz: the over
riding Of public justice, which has occurred
since the invitation was given, is deemed
sufficient excuse, if one is necessary, for this
public withdrawal of that invitation.
The Kentucky papers are filed with the
proceedings Of public meetings held in that
State, by every one of which Mr. Critten-
den was denounced, and requested to re-
sign his seat in the u S. Senate.
The Ward family have left Louisville,
and the whereabouts of the murderer is un-
known.
LOUISVILLE, April 29.-9I O'Clock at
night-between six and eight thousand per-
SONS are congregated at the court house.
Resolutions have been passed expressive of
the opinion Of our citizens of Hardin coun-
ty, on the verdict of the jury in the case of
Matt Ward, and Wolfe, one of the attor-
neys for the defence Twelve persons are
to be burned in effigy, and the excitement
is intense.
LOUISVILLE, May l.-At the meeting on
Saturday night, resolutions were passed re-
questing John j. Crittenden to resign his
seat in the U. s. Senate, and also Wolfe to
give up his seat in the State Senate Matt.
Ward was requested to leave the State
The mob proceeded to the residence Of
Robert ]. Ward, and burned efigies of
Matt. and Robert on the front door. The
wood work caught fire, but was extinguished
before much damage had been done. a
Some severe Indian fighting occurred
March last in New Mexico, near Taos and
FL Passo-at the former place, between
the command Of Lieut.. Davidson and the
Apache Indians, and at tire latter place,
between the command Of Lieut. Bell and the
Apaches Lieut.. Davidson lost. twenty
two men killed and twenty-one wounded
two thirds Of the command being killed and
wounded-he was forced to retire, fighting
his way over two miles, and with the disad-
vautages Of having the wounded to carry
with him. Lieutenant Davidson received
anarrow wound, not very severe, in hand
to-hand conflict. Surgeon Magruder was
also wounded, slightly. The Indian loss
was near one hundred killed.
The loss under Lieut.. Bells command
was much less, but equally sanguinary, con-
sidering the numbers opposed Both COM
mands were of the LIST Dragons.
From EUROPE, we have but little Of ad-
ditional information of interest from the
seat Of war since our last Navigation is
opening in the Baltic
The British and French fleets, after a
long period of inactivity, had entered the
Black Sea, evidently for an offensive pur-
pose,
The French squadron that has sailed
from Brest, under Admiral Declines, to
reinforce Napier in the Baltic, is composed
Of the line of battle ships, Iajgeri6le, Jemap
PES Tags, BrsslaG, and frigates Ddrien,
PoErspirGnte, and SeMaIante All the
Russian Baltic ports are formally declared
under blockade by the Allies.
From Paris IL is stated that on the 18th