The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27
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Es- On Sunday morning about ! o'clock.
the body Of W. G. Webster. well known as
a news paper vender in front OF the Times Of
fee. was found lying in pool Of blood on
one of the s.air landings in his boarding house
No. G6 Cola street Mr. Webster had his legs
ampu,stri many years a 70, both being frozen
while numbering the r,ers IN Maine; t, er
since lie had walked on wooden ones. There
IS no doubt that while going up stairs on Sa.
urday night lie slipped, and was precipi;ated
to the bottom. His spine was broken. and be
was terribly bruised abou; the head and body,
and must have been Killed Instantly. An in
quest was held on Sunday and verdict Of ac-
ciien.al death returned lie is SAID 10 be re
lated to Hon. Daniel Webster. and man Of
education Tie loss of his limbs forced him
to gain his humble livelihood IN an hnmbie
way. He was every day to be seen. RAIN or
shine. His misfortune, his singular attention.
to business, and his modest department, al
tracted much atten ion. and made him * much
liked lie universally known.-A. /.
Express,
ger- The Boston Courier, in no.ice Of
Mr. ketteIl. lac editor of that paper, whose
death has been announced. SAYS that many
of those historical compendiums which came
out under the name OF Peer Farley were IN
fsci the work Of Mr. kctteIl lie Is the VERT
able Peer Farley.
E9- a proposition has been submitted 10
the Virginia Legislature 10 inquire into the
expediency OF 50 amending the Code as to
admit the testimony Of negroes against white
persons charged with tie abduction attempt
to abduct the slaves from the Commonwealth
when the said persons 50 charged shall be
citizens o such State as admitted negroes
testimony, in eases in which white persons
may be parties.
Lr They have joke in California tIat
the membe elect to the Legislature from Yu
ba thinks ne is elected to the United States
Sena:e and has gone 10 Washington 10 claim
his seat.
rgA gentleman living in an interior town in
Tennessee. recently had occasion 10 be absent
from home short tine. was astonished BY
the receipt Of a Geographic despatch amour
cling thai his wife, 10 whom he had only been
married some five or six months, had had q
ckii3 the night Jefore. He was in great tribu-
lalon, but iele.raphing home cor further par
ticulars, soon ascertaIned that matters were
not quite so serious a. represented. i blum
ieriRs telegraphic opera-oF had made child
on, oil chill
lg- The Dublin correspondent Of the Lon
don Times OF Nov. %. saws:
0i tn 8 % emigrsnts W 10 landed a few DAYS
since AZ Liverpool from America. II IS said that
considerable portion were Irish. chiefly from
the county Of Cork They allege a the rea-
son OF their return the great scarcity Of EN-
pIoyment and the efforts of the Know Moth
ing party in the United States to discourage
Irish immigration
/ @Last week c. 0 Brien. of this place.
while under tie influence OF liquor, made a
/ serocious attack on his wife. cutting and stab
| bing her severely in the region OF the breast.
| The poor woman languiShed and suffered until
Thursday last. when she expired. O'Brien
was arrested Immediately after the commission
/ Of the horrid deed. and is in our county Jail,
! awaiting trial for the m-rder-F. Wayr
| Times.