Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-07-25
Atlantic Items.

INcEsT-SINGULAR REvELATIoNs.-H Having seen
in the Tribune of Tuesday an article beaded
incest, intanticide, &c.," ! concluded 10 give
you the particulars Of a case near this city, SINH
lar in some respects. though containing some
very singular fucts
From all that your correspondent can learn it
appears that during the absence Of II gentleman
from his home, few miles from this city, his SON
young man 10 years Of age, entered, during the
night, the bedchamber Of bis sister, a young and
handsome lady Of II years and. while She was
sleeping. violated her person. Her cries aroused
the mother and the other inmates Of the house,
but too late to prevent tbe consummation of the
young mans helliSh designs The distress Of the
girl, and the father on bis return. may be better
imagined than described. and for the honor Of
the family, which is a highly respectable one. as
well as wealthy, the matter has been kept from
the public
The most singular part Of the story is that the
young lady has proved to be eHc.eate, though at
the time OF the violation of her person she was
sound asleep, according to her own statement
at all events she has been removed from her pa
rents house to await the great change which is
about to take place in her condition.
The brother, now that the disgraceful decd
has been peTpetratcd, evinces the greatest sor-
row and remorse, and would willingly give up
his own life to save the honor Of his sister,
Correspondence N ]. IjtJunc, FhHaddpaia,
June II.
The following is the article alluded to above ;
INCEST, INFANrGcrDE AND ATTEMPTED SrIcIpE.-
young woman named Miller, living in Sullivan
county, Indiana, was recently delivered Of q liv-
ing infant the fruit of most revolving crime.
The father of the child is the woman's own bro
ther 1t appears that her condition was a mat
ter of some notoriety and after the birth of the
infant its sudden aud mysterious disappearance
excited strong suspicion Of foul play. The body
Of the infant was found by some boys, engaged
in search, buried. without a coffin. under some
bushes The mother, on being confronted and
questioned, declared that the child was stllborn,
but The physicians who were her accouchera con
tradicted her and asserted that it was born alive
The woman then declared she would die before
she would tell anything more about it, and, at
tue brst opportunity, cut her throat from ear to
ear, with razor; not, however intiicting a
wound which would produce immediate death
She then precipiated herself, feet foremost into
well, having one Of the old-iashioncd sweeps.
In her descent, she caught the rope and cung
until ii let her down into the water, which reach
ing her waist chilled her through. She was
brought up alive, and efforts are being made to
preserve her life, but her recovery is extremely
doubtful. The woman's relatives Immediately
started in pursuit of Miller, who was preparing
TO take hasty leave Of that part Of the coun-
try and, with view TO intercept him, on Mon
day they took the down train from Carlisle, and
came on about sixteen miles, and hearing no
word OF the fugitive, returned. About four miles
the cars, Miller and his wife got on the train, and
being recognized, were arrested by some per-
cons. aud sent back from Ninccnues to Carlisle
in charge of the brakeman Evansville (aD
J0urnaL
Gen. Vidal, Gen. Santa Annals fathcr-in-law
has written to Santa Annals friends that the for
mer Dictator of Mexico will be again in Vera
Cruz in less than ninety days.
Hon. n. p Banks has written a letter to Geo
w Mpgeinppr pf hp fr
State Convention, accepting Of the nomination
for the Goyernorship OF Massachusetts.
The President has taken decided stand in re-
gard to the interference of Costa Rca with the
Nicaraguan transit, and has declared that her
claims to the transit, whether founded uDon con.
quest or disputed boundary, shall not be admit
ted.
Seth Kinsman, who presented the buckhorn
chair to the President, has received an appoint
ment for assisting to remove certain Indians on
the Pacific Coast. His salary will be about ST.
500 per annum.
The New Orleans papers contain advces
from vera Cruz to the 2lst of MAY, and from
Mexico to the 10th Of May. Extensive prepara-
tions were making at Vera Cruz, both in the fort
and in the town. in anticipation of a Spanish in
vasion. The same alarm prevailed at the Capitol
and force OF twenty-five thousand men was to
be raised and held in readiness to repel any at.
tack that light be made.
The New York Ne,cs states that tie Postmaster
General has concluded the contract for carrying
the mails between San Antonio and San Diego
with James Il. Birch, of California, at the rate of
900 per annum, for the semi weekly service.
The Goyernorshp of Utah has been declined by
Ex-Governor Thomas, Of Maryland, and by Col,
Richardson, of Illinois,
A Fort Riley correspondent states that the
Cheyennes had attacked and destroyed an em-
grant train eighty miles west of that post. Six
persons were killed and four wounded He also
says there are Indians in the rear Of Summers
force.