Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-06-16
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on Tie lep ol I've utd" - i""S' "''N WI "
light brown color, and saving The wh!s-
kers. tie child Is very pretty one, al
though its beauty is by no meaus OF ihat
sort which draws us single
THE PRIZE BABY.
The Post thus describes the prize ba-
bv: "CharIts Orlando Scott, born IN
New York, and now in the fourth year OF
his age. is the fortunate competitor for the
prize. lSl00) He is a beautiful child,
with dark lustrous eyes, which are large
and expressive regular features, remar-
kable for the soft harmony of their out
line, and form the very perfection ol III
lantJie grace. His hair, which is OF a
light color, curs naturally over broad
and weIl-deveIoped forehead.
The mother, lady of remarkably hne
appearance aud much personal beauty
stands beside her child, and the group is
regarded with interest and admiration by
the thousands Of vIsiicrS. The little Iel-
low is tasrcful}y altired in black jacket
with white lacings, and a pair OF petite
buff trowsers. He is constantly smiling,
and seems to enjoy bis conspicuous posi-
ton on TIE throne like little prince.
SHOCKING SuIcIDR.-The New Orleans
Picayune of tie 30lh ull. says, about 10
o'clock Yesterday morning laborlng man
named James ). Richards committed SUI
eide in Jefferson City. 1t appeared that
he had for some time past been man OF
Incorporate habits, and yesterday morning
had qlarrrIcd with and beat his wife. She
Immediately left the house, avowng her
determination TO make an affidavit before
the Justice and have him arrested. Du-
ring her absence, Richardson went into
the bedroom and took down a gun,whtch
was heavily loaded with buckshot He
tied a string to the trigger, with loop
into which he put his toe, and then pla-
eng the muzzIe to his head, fired, the
charge tearing his cheek and blowing of
the top of his head, scattering his brains
in all directions. His wife was coming
into Tie gate when she heard the report,
and running up stairs found her husband
dead Deceased was a native OF Boston,
Mass, about fifty years Of age, and leaves
Two grown up children, male and female.
The latter arrived al the house about an
hour after the fatal occurrence, and found
one parent dead and the other almost heart
! broken. Some weeks since deceased had
made an abortive attempt 10 commit SUI
eide by opening The VEINS in his arm.
SERVED Ilm RIGHr.-The Montgom-
cry (Ala.) Journal of tie 4lh inst. says
1t will be seen from the following para
graph clipped from the Linden Jefferson
ian, that the negro who murdered Miss
Thornton in Samler county, has been dis
posed Of in similar way to the negro
boy of DR.. Mcdonald, decd, at Mount
Meigs last fall IN this cou MY, for killing
his master:
Negro BJraed.-A gentleman just
from CASTOR, Sumter county, informs us
that the negro boy that murdered Miss
Thornton near CASTOR, a few weeks
since, was on las Friday, burned TO death
on the same spot where he perpelrsled
the horrible deed. Failing to procure
jIry for his trial among the indignant citI-
zens of Sumter, the venue had been chaii.
ged to Greene. Learning these lacis,
large number of cIuzens repaired to the
jail OF S'umler-got the boy out--peacoa-
bly,, we suppose, carried hIm to the spot
as mentioned above, and burned hm in
the presence OF large crowd of persons
assembled to witness the execution