Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-02-20

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Shortly afterwards he Learned from un
doubted authority that Sharpe had uttered
imputations upon the pnvious character O
his wife, which in aSoahern community
marks the lowest depth dfemale shame ant
degradation; wrought . madness by the
provocation, with all the enthusiasm of hi'
nature excited for the accomplishment o
vengeance, he sped to Frankfort, where the
legislature was then in session, and where
Sharpe, then Attorney General of Kentucky
the associate, if not theihtimate friend oi
Henry Clay, j, j. Crittaden, and of Ken
tucky's most gifted so F-basked in tho
meridian light Of political and persona
distinction. Passing otr each ruse which
Beauchampe employed meet Sharpe, suf
fee to say that the latter while seated in his
study one night, heard hbout 9 o'clock Q
knock at his outer door the name given in
reply to his query was iat of an acquain.
tance, and he opened he door, when the
glare of his hall light fes full upon the face
and determined feature pf Beauchampe-
the hour for him had q he, and with sin
gle blow, the wrongs Of ANNA Cooke were
avenged Col. Solomo p. Sharpe lay dead
upon the threshold of Is own door. Sus-
picion pointed at once q Beauchampe-he
was arrested-tried--dhvicted and con-
demned, and on the mothing of June 5th,
1926, he was doomed 4 perish on the gal
lows. At the appointt hour, the Sheriff
and his assistants reph'ed to the cell of
Beauchampe, butshran with horror, as up
on the floor, elaspedin 4 h others embrace,
weltering in their con ningled blood, lay
the forms of the dead INA Beauchampe, a
willing prisoner with ID husband, and the
expiring Beauchampe. IA rude knife had
furnished them the mo ns of death. She
had effectually availed srself of them. He
was rapidly journeyini to the portal of
death. They however Aunched his wound,
dressed them, and with hhdictive eagerness
impelled by party spiry placed him in the
felons cart, and ignom Iiously paraded the
expiring youth through he streets of Frank
fort. But the sympaE of the ladies of
that city, and of many her less prejudi-
ced sons, converted I'M fa melancholy ova-
ton what was designeE for insult. From
the windows of every \ use upon his route,
r aides clad in mourni5D waved him, amid
2, udible sighs and eabst sobs, their last
S lieus. The dying yoth was revived into
}, omentary consciousrs IS by the touching
: ttimoniaI He sunni ened the remaining
, eorgies of his nobld heart, and feebly,
r tlugh gracefully lifte his hands, muir
| nfed-a
/ Daughters of Kent,ky, ycu at least
will bless the namsf Beauchampe,"
7 andnnk. Earth and woes were no more
to IN. He had pasa behind the cur
tain.
y OfILLE BEAUcHl pE WAS DEAD.
% The thrillingmd touching Incl
! dentsf this remarkae tragedy have been
a skilfr4, woven into play of more than
usuallyleep and exciag iHterest, which is
now bt,g ropresentI on the boards of
some Of he Theatres the Eastern cities
Miss LARA Keen hasurchased the copy
a right frol the dramkt and produced it
with grea success a he Holiday street
. Theatre, Lltimore. r
t A CLEAEELL.- & New York Er-
: press is respesiblo 70 the following cir
i cumstanco"
: A shrewd Nuntrynn was.in New York
f the other day,gawkyl lnoouth, innocent
r enough in appranceI at in reality, with
: his eye teeth ut Hing up Chatham
+ street, througbtB Jet quarters; he was
/, continually enoh hteI with opportuni-
+ Nty to buy. Rd dplmA every store some
S one rushed ou[ p adordance with the
: annoying custom otlst street, to seize
= upon and try apd 6,dhm to purchase.
At last, one dry-It,ing fellow caught
: him by the arm, ana,lalorously urged
|, him TO become acuston-H
: "Have you yot any shs" inquired the
/ countryman, With an inntlt look.
|. GA splendid assortmel sir. Step in
p sir. Eevry price, sir and iry style. The
y cheapestin in he street, sir.
J. "Are they clean?"
e "To be sure, sir Step ilir."
h "Then, resumed the coVyman, with
c perfect gravity, "put on ontr you need
is it.
y The rage of the shopkcepnay be i'm
Ye| agined, as the oountrymauned on his