The North-Carolinian., 1855-02-10


have beef earnestly pressing< foy his trial by
Court Martial, instead Of his s@mary dismis-
SAL bdA without effect. Secretary Dobbin has
dismiss him from the Nayy.-It is 4 remarka-
bIe fucts that ddrinS> hunters naval career, be
has been twice dishi3sstl4he service. once dis
missed the squadron, six times cours-snartaled
and once before Court of Inauiry. He was
FIRST dismissed by General. jackson in 1880 for.
fighting duel with one Miller of Philadelphia.
Subsequently he was restored. During the
Mexican war, it Wit be remembered, lie was
15iss y saSssIss G5E ssa $780,
Soon afterwards Judge Mason, then Secretary
of the Navy, gave him the command of the
fancy in the Mediterranean. While holding
this command he sEas also acting Purser OF the
VESSEL and upoHBettling his accounts, was re-
turned as a defauter to the extent of eight or
ten thousand dollars, and was dismissed the
service in consequence.
By the influence Of Commodore Stockton
and Senator Clemens, an ACT was passed by
Congress wipng ont the amount Of dcfafeation,
by crediting him Herewith; and personal intlu-
ence induced Mr. Fillmore again to reinstate
him. and he put in command OF the Bain-
bridge, with which vessel he returned from the
Brazil station, because Commodore Salter did
not see fit to send him up to Paraguay to
interfere in Consul Hopkins quarrel, when his
senior officer, Lieutenant Page-a brave and
prudent ma,,-was already there with the
Water Witch II will be borne in mind that
when he started for home, he was already un-
der positive orders to make specific cruize
The Regulations aix the punishment OF death
to the crime of leaving a post without orders
or being relieved; and Lieutenant Hunter has
fnred we'll to get off with summary dismissal.
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HORRIBLE PARR1c1nE-A few days since, in
Logan county, Va, man of the name of
Mark ham, being engaged in something about
which he wished the aid of one of his sons,
called OF him for assistance. The young man
refused aid in an impertinent manner, where
upon, the father, calling to another son to take
charge of the matter in hand, started to chas-
tise the dsobedient son. He fed around the
house, the father pursuing, and soon after dis
appearing from the sight of the son who re-
NAMED behind, he heard blow of so singular
a sound as to induce him to run at once to
the cause On turning round the corner of the
house. he found his father lying OH his face,
his back bone literally cut IN iacasn by blow
with an axe, and in the agoncs of death; in fact,
h6 lived but about thirty minutes. The mur-
derer, fflc son who had fled) was appreheutlca,
and OH the introduction of the axe upon an
animation before Justice of the Peace, admit
ted it to be the weapon with which he killed his
father The name of Markham, says the Tazc-
well Advocate has been for years notorious on
the waters of Sandy, by its connection with
boodshed and homicide.
TERRIBLE SCENE AT A SPANISH BALL AT
Madrid, few nights back, a lady gave ball,
and amongst the guests were a MIR R--and
MILE B 1t was observed that the young
man constanstly kept close to the young lady,
aud followed her when she went from part
of the room to another. It was noticed that
she seemed greatly annoyed by his attentions
The mother of the young lady wished to inter-
fere, but the mistress of the house, anxious to
avoid an unpleasant scene, prevented her. AT
a late hour, lady Of high rank and her daugh-
ters were announced, and the whole party rose
to receive them. MIR R, taking advantage
Of the slight confusion which this created, seized
Mile BY the hand, and whispered some
thing in her ear. She turned pale, then blushed,
and replied in a low voice Thereupon the young
man, without saying word, pulled poiguard
from his pocket, stabbed the young lady in the
breast, and then stabbed himself near the heart
Both fell bathed in blood a surgeon was i'm
mediatey sent for and on his arrival he found
that the wound of the young lady was not NOR
tai, the po!gnard had struck the stcrnum
but the young man was quite dead 1t is said
that Mr. R-had long sought Mile in
marriage, but that she had refused to accept
him, and that. meeting her at the ball, he had
again pressed her to accept his addresses bnt
that she bad again peremptorily refused.
The ERDAST GROOASMAE.-On no occasion
(says the Springfield Republican, do people
seem more prone to commit blunders than at
wedding. The following actually occurred in a
neighboring town:
In the midst of a crowd of witnesses the
clergyman had just completed that interesting
ceremony which binds in the silver bonds Of
wcdlock two willing hearts, and stretched forth
his hand to implore the blessings of heaven on
the union. At this point the groomsman, see
ing the open hands reached out supposed it was
the signal for him to surrender the wedding fee,
which was burning in his pocket-Accerdingly
just as the clergyman closed his eyes in prayer
he felt the pressure Of two sweaty half dollars
upon his open palms.
The good man hesitated a moment, appalled,
at the righteousness Of his situation, but cody
deposited the money in his pocket aud proceed
ed with his devotions.
WAsN'r THERE, Too?-At the recent cleo
ton in the State of New York lad presented
himself at the polls to claim the benefit of the
elective franchise.
Feeling deep interest in favorite candi-
date the father, who was evidently opposed to
the boys preference, stood at the ballot-box
and challenged bis right to vote, on the
ground Of his not being of age. The young
man declared that he was twenty-one years old:
that he knew it, and that he insisted upon his
right.
The father becoming indignant, and wishing
the saying is, to ''blufi him of, !" before the
judges, said Fasf5 etzas =
Now, Bob, will you stand up here and con-
tradict me Don't l. know how old YOU are?
Wasn't l therew