Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-07-02
Murder of Capt. Spencer Sawyer.
friend writes us from Elizabeth City, under
date June 25 as follows:


"Our town has been the scene of another homicide This
evening" about four Capt Spencer Sawyer shot at
house he owns and which he has boarded since his
quittaI in April last. He shot by William Davis who
of the principal witnesses in his trial. 1t
that the deceased had entertained strong feelings of ami
mostly against the Davise ut whose house he boarded ut the
time Of the murder of William Charles last November
account OF their statements Witnesses and this
yer approached him. him, showing signs Of
such putting knife against his breast grtting
his teeth and striking his knife in apost column Viii
liam Davis then left the store, and in company with Chas
Davis and W. c. Davis refurned-but did not Sawyer
in the forenoon In the evening" however they repaired to
the house where Sawyer was armed with
house. when William Davis fired upon him. killing him al
most instantly three four large bucksho entering his
fef side abdomen The Davises yet
rested but ready to give themselves moment
w The rumor that the Fillmore K. N. Club, of
New York City, had gone over to Fremont, is con-
tradieted 1t seems that Mr.. Van Piper, the Pres
ident of the Club, had sold out the Club to FIRE.
mont's friends for. two thousand dollars; but Mr..
Fillmore arriving from Europe about the time, the
members of the Club refused to confirm the bar.
gain-abused Van Piper terribly, run him off in reg
ular "Bi Poole" style, and then waited Mr..
Fillmore, who congratulated them on their achieve
ments and on their firmness thus displayed in his
behalf!
"a The "Sgnal refers, in bitter terms, to the
remark of Philadelphia Correspondent, that the
Stockton K N. boilers, in nominating Mr. Rayner
for Vice President, "were influenced by the hope
that the candidates we'll known religious tendencies
would procure heavy vote amongst the professors
of Mormonism." Do not the Editors of the "Sig-
nal know that Mr.. Rayner declared in letter pub
lshed in February, 1856, in the American Organ"
and copied into the Raleigh STAR that the Nor-
mons not as bad as the Roman Catholics ?" This
is what our Philadelphia correspondent referred to-
and this is what he meant Wequote Mr.. Rayner's
language again. 1t understood then that he
was the writer of the article in the Organ and it
was charged upon him in the Standard, and never
denied. He said
Bad as the Mormons are-and no thinks worse of
them than do-ey not as bad as the Roman C1thocs
Horrd their supersttons they not shocking
those of the Reconnaissance revolving to revelation
or to reason, to morality, or to decency.
Such language needs no comment.
SAD CAsuALrY.-We learn that Mr.. Nathan Strick-
land, son of Mr.. VIC. Strickland, was drowned
Saturday last, while bathing in Neuse river some
seven eight miles from this place. He was seized
with cramp while in deep water. He was about
twenty years of age. One Of his brothers, about .
year ago. accidentally shot himself, and died from
the effects of the wound.
SUDDEN DEArH-Jua Edwards, residing few
miles from Weldon, died suddenly on Thursday last
An inquest was held over the body by Coroner
Campbell and verdict If death by visitation of Pro.
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