The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-19

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TaiAL AkD AcouTrrAI or jams GaAHAM--Ths
trial OF James Gtaham, Of Monroe county. charged
win The murder Of his sster, In July, 1854. took
place on the ID Instant, before the Circuit Court
OF Glles county. The evidence clicked Is nearly
~ follows: a
The deccased on the night Of the os!h JAY, re-
wnh g rest U COMPANY, and 10 the same bed
WIN her neice, Rebeccs Nowlan, Of the resis
aence OF John Nowlan, two mlles and q half
from the residence Of Joseph Graham She seem.
% 70 DC IN her usual health and mind upon going
20 oed. Dering the night, tbut at what hour was
not kuownD she sccretly LETT the house, while her
niece was asleep, taking her ahoes. stockings.
dress. and the bonnet Of Rebecca Nowlln, and bed.
SoIo, tne property OF the deceased, which hung by
me wall 10 the porch Of the house--or rather, Il
IN tnatth bed cord hung at that place the
log. ''''''s ''4s NeAs ''0ro-
Ga the night Of the q b, the barn Of James Gra-
sam, iatnar OF the PRISONER and deceased. "a.
Su.nee; Upon examining for traces OF the iucen.
were discovered upon the road le.dinr srop, NJ.
no sowards the barn, and Ia the larrer track vss
found the heel Of shoe These same "a uvsrs
nnowed, going from the direction Of lhe barn bv
and varn route through the fields and woods,
nLu we,e traced to point half mile below the
p.ace where the body was found. One of theae
ussks was evidently made by shoe without heel
sno accompanying them were the tracks OF : ANAL
c.II.a inere wa, at Eowlan's small hound slut
cal,ed Music. Deceased was a large woman.
weighing some 900 lbs. On Saturday. The - dsv
Oh slust, the body of deceased was found, near
81 oia sugar camp, upon the first bank of what
q some seasons, branch of running water
fas, o. deceased lying bottom upwards few
a rom tue BODY, one of the heels gone and her
oEsss snort distance from the Shoes
mere was found, farther removed frsm the body
me bonnet which the deceased had taken from
Sowien,s, and side comb. The under garments
a hndv al ~
Oh Wnicn were muddy, a. II the deceased had been
meiking In her stocking feet The body particular.
tne upper portion. was 10 q state of putrsecence.
.h us nssn' muscles and sinews entirely gone from
smsli portion upon the back part of The head And
aeca. AN examination was then had, and more
tesenuy minute examination of the inner A we'll
ns,;o portions OF the skull, but neither exai.
tons Of Soisnc ~ sscertsining any signs or ndica
saep.ea TO be raised, the head by slieht null.
eSSSts,ea from the spinal colum
ras,ain zoe barn was burning, Mrs. James Ellis
screams ~ sne neishoorhood heard the most awful
sea- % female voice proceeding from the vi.
~ me burning building. She sso heard the
ject. -@'N Aoiu " Sums oO'
Inc counsel Tor the defence rssted their case on
the superstition that the woman had Fred the barn
and either killed herself or been killed BY doos,
and the prisoner was acquitted.
DEsTRucTlvE FIRE In New ORLEANs.-A mo,t
destructive Ere occurred in New Orleans Thursday
morning last which resulted In the loss OF $50 OOo
The lire bioks cut in the ceatre of the square, bound
ed by Lsvee, Washington, Fourth and Rousseau sts
Three housss, valued at o00 belonging to the es
tate OF Philip Bernard, were destroyed; house be
longing to John Il. Stedman, $500; three two story
houses belonging to D. Henckin, Fred. WEIGH and
the widow Henry Michael; John Hawkins lost
mouse; Jacob Barker another; Louis Halherd ano.h
er-the last being insured for s!4o0
In the mean time, another fire had commenced at
the corner of Pleasant and Laurel streets which de-
stroyed ten houses, two stables and g. blacksmith
chop. The names of the losers Sylves Bourks, 1
house; Jean Bastier, houses and stables together
with hou1es, owners not ascert aimed.
IHE EXPLOSION AT GERMANTOWN, PA-The ex.
posion OF steam boiler in the Croton Wooden
MIL, at Germantown, Pa. noticed 10 the telegraph
&c column Yesterdays damaged the mill to the
amount OF $1,000. Fhe engineer, Mr. s. Scissor
and James Scott were In the boiler room at th
moment OF the explosion; they had some intIma.
tan OF what was about to happen, and attempted
to escape. Mr.. Scott got off with few unimport
ant bruises but Mr. Scissor instantly killed the
top of his head being blown completely off. His
body was found under heap of stone about twen-
ty feet from the boiler. He was about thirty wears
OF age, and leaves a wife.
RUN OVER ON Friday last the train on the Bal.
dmore railroad, between Wilmington and Chester
ran over an unknown man and cut him to pieces
The first knowledge of the accident was conyeved
In the fragments of clothes and mutilated portions
of the body found on the cow"catcher. The unfor.
tuuate man Is said to have been resident of Ches.
ter, and Is supposed to have been walking or living
on the track Three trains passed over him.
Loss OF THE SHIP GOLDEN MrRRoa.-The sbio
Golden Mirror, Mcguire, for New York for Toulon,
with 5000 bills Pork, sprung a leak on the 9Th of
March, and was abandoned on the 9th with nine
feet six inches of water in her. The crew were
taken off and carried to Cardenas. The cargo was
shipped on French Government account.
SHOOTING AFFAR-In Buffalo, on Tuesday,
returned Californian, by the name of Forbes shot
another man named Schaler, on account of bis In
timacy with his wife. Schaler is not considered
dangerously injured. Forbes surrendered him.
SELF confessed the deed, and expressed regret that
Schaler was not dead. Forbes has been absent
three years. He has been committed for further
examination
KIDNAPPING poor woman named Elizabeth
Fisher from Connecticut, had her child stolen
from her while ia New York. She searched the
city for three days, sleeping In the station houses
at night and at la.t forced to give up the pur-
suit, and go home without her babe
FATAL AccIDENTs-A son of Thomas McCourt
was run over In Philadelphia Monday, and killed.
A daughter of Mrs. Muldoon was burned to death
Monday night.
SUICIDE OF A PRrNTKR.-Mr VIM Gould. for.
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printer and publisher committed suicide there on
Sunday, shooting himself In his barn.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-A barn Windmill, wagon,
poughs calf and mare. belonging to Mr.. John
Weast, at Dry River, Rockingham. were destroyed
by fire on Wednesday, the 10Th inst. No insurance.
RoBBERY-Mr J. C. Cu,peper, of Portsmouths
was robbed on Monday night, at his own resi-
dence while asleep, of 5000 in gold. George w
Coleman was arrested for the theft.
ARRlvED.-Assistant Surgeon Thomas B Steele,
u s. ~, ordered to the Naval Hospital at Ports
mouth. arrived there by the steamer Louisiana,
from Baltimore, Tuesday morning.
PREACHER MURDERED The Rev. Mr.. Graves,
editor of the Tennessee Baptist, who was on COLI
lecting tour for bis paper in Missouri. was found
murdered opposite Hickman, KY, few days
since.
DaowNED.-Captain Davidson was drowned
near Fort Smelling few days since, by breaking
through the ice. He had $4,000 on his person. He
was once steamboat captain on the Missouri and
was well known in st. Louis, Mo.
The Union, among the distinguished strangers In
Washington, notices the arrival oil Gov. Joseph
Johnson, of Virginia, at Browne Hotel.