Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-21
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
PuRLolSrSG FROM LErrERs-A special agent q ifa
Post Office Department has, within few weeks caused
the detection and in New York of two youths,
poyed in mercantile houses in that CITY, for stealing
money letters addressed to their employers through E
mail and received by them from the post office. Ia sp
pears that losses had occurred to both hoas
and had been reported to the Post Office Department aS
referabe the careessness dishonesty Of its age
employees Not the least suspicion entertained by
either house that their young might be unvnr
thy of the confidence reposed in them and probably
neither could have been convinced of the truth by nny
evidence short of the actual detection of the crpras
which was secretly accomplished by the agent Of te
Department
| SHOOTING ArFAm.-A difficulty lately occurred "a
Mount Oivet, Bracken county Kentucky between krIs
Vimon and Mark Kenton, in which Vmont shot kenten
with revolver two balls entering his clothes in the rgr
side, and glancng round lodged in the left. The
force of the shots knocked Kenton down. but did max
break the flesh. Kenton after he shot, and also
brother of his instantly snapped their pistols at yiEout
but they missed fire. There other damage done.
&.* haysvue Eagle
TRAGEDY AT LEXINGTON, VA young man nanea
Thomas Blackburn, of DR.. r. S. Blackburn, os
Charlesown, Virginia, and cadet at the Military Inss
ute at Lexington, in that State, killed SnD2ar
last by young man named Christian, member M
Judge Brockenbroughs Law School, Christian has hsgD
arrested.
ACCIDENTS AT THE FREMONT TENpLE.-The past uesa
has been of singular fatality to the inmates Of T
mont Temple. About o'clock yesterday accisrst
occurred that deprvng three excellent I'd
their lives 1t discovered that the gas leaking
badly in small close, dark room, the head OF te
southwestern gallery stairs, usually occupied pacr
Of storage Mr. Joseph X Hayes the superintendent s
the building upon learning the fact, went to the roo,
accompanied by Deacon Clement Drew, Of the
Of the building and James Fairfield the fireman Of Tire
Temple and upon entering it lighted match for the purtr
examining the tubes. The full Of gas, and
tremendous explosion took place. stunning ME-
Fairfield, knocking Mr. Drew Of the and down sA
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stunned room. Mr.. Hayes the akin barnt OF hs
temples, and his entire face neck and hands badly bs
tered Mr. Farfelds face and hands were also shockng
burnt, and his hair nged. Mr. Drew badly lrna
the face and hands The sufferers wounds drcsfs
and last evening they all doing well could be
pected The conclusion shattered the plaserng and laE
Of the ceiling
On Wednesday last one Of the workmen in the employ
Mr. Hook the organ builder and who has recently been
gagged erecting the mammoth organ in the Temple had
to be in the fremans in the basement of the build
ing and accidentally fell into csern of hot water and
shockingy alded from his feet to his oins He Instantly
extricaed himself without assistance conveyed aeo
where he is fast recovering.
Thursday named Daniel Shutc thirteen yszx
age, found about dark by Mr. Fairfield the
injured yesterday lying entry adjoining the rsss
in the basement of the Temple weering in blood with
cuts his forehead, horizontal and the ohe ~
pendeular He too exhausted from loss Of blood n
plain OF his situation Traces of blood 1
floor led Mr. Fairfield to the vesy, where the mystery
solved 1t appeared that heavy of had aisn
which lighted the vesry dashing it into fragments upon tr
head Of young Shute who by the spot of blood ~
ken. The lad in critical situation for days, bus R
now recovsrng-Boson Times January9.
MAN SHoT WIrE.-The Louisville Democrat OF
the 18th instant has letter from Loavenworth, Indiana,
giving the particulars OF unfortunate which
Gently happened there resulting in the death of husband by
his wife. On the 9th instant named ornfeld left hs
home informing his wife that he would be back in two
three days That night Mrs. 0rnfeld heard trying
get into the house. took rife down. and fred through h
door, inch in thickness and shot her husband through hR
heart She brought the body into the house and informed
the neighbors of the When they the
house they found 0ned shot, the gun broken pieces z6
great deal Of blood the foor As think that cna
booded murder has been committed and that the story Of @
wife above related is to her guilt she has been commit
ted to Jail to for the murder of her husband.
MURDER AND sucIDE-on the 18th instant young man
named Henry n Sargent deliberately killed young lns,
Miss servia Jones' aged seventeen and then shot ~
self st New Boston, New Hampshire. The Manchester
Mirror says About year ago he became enamored Sih
Serya and neighbors say for awhile she pensnG
with ms attentions out through outward Influences WAS fn
dueed to treat him cody Upon this subject that of
ing her, from that moment he has been
only great engrossng idea He said last that se
did not marry him would murder her Last week he ss
the sexton Of the if he could dig grave ha this
week. The day before this sad he told CT an
friends that he wanted have him attend his funeral kSs
next Sabbath 1t that he had calculated this ash
rately On the morning of the 18th instant he ate hsHry
breakfast neighbors house. and started for
Of his mother and half miles distant lie took the rd
which he knew Serya travelled in gcing to school an
he calculated meet her. The part dosn
long and steep hill Some hundred rods beyond ne rrS
her and she said Good morning Henry lie made no "a
mark but took hold Of her right with his left hand a
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Aliens revolver and discharged several times into tho sG
Of her head and she fell teless Instantly he put Cd
Aliens barrel rifle pistols perpendculary to the side ot
his head and little above the and discharged it, and ttt
bail passed through his head and he fell by her side sensee
Her brother fifteen years DID, by also smaller
children and they terribly frightened, that before
they had got the to the nearest house. two
along and found them above described He consinnsa
alive about six hours
DEATHS By ATTENDING A BALL.-Much excitement And
distress have been occasoned in families amcg
the ec of Glamorganshire, South Wales, by fever ID
obstinate and fatal character having attacked aam6sr
Of those who attended the race ball in connexpn
with the Cowbrdge Hunt The ball passed off with grsnI
brisncy but few days aferward epidemic strongly
resembling that at Croydon, broke out among nsAI3s
forty of the guests Members Of nearly all the leading
families in the district including those of Sir G. Tyler
NJ p Mr.. Broeker NJ, p DR.. Carne, &C., are still suffer-
ing; and the Rev Geo. Traherne clergyman greatly
esteemed in the neighborhood, and Miss Richards Of
Roab young lady Of most amiable character cut down
in the bloom Of youth and beauty have fallen victims
the terrible maady Also, Lieut. Scroode, young ofE-
Of the ist Royal Regiment scion Of the ancient and
distinguished house of Scroope Of Dandy who had been