The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-09

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THE RUMoRsD AMEniCAs PAPER IN LosDoE.-The state
nsnt copied into several OF the southern pape that had
bsen determined to establish AN American journal in Lon
DON IL, requested TO state somewhat premature
Sach enterprise the subject OF conversation during
tho past winter understood have
CURED changing the afar very materially and The
ton OF any names In connexou with IL Is mistake which
corrected at the time in the paper in which the org
nal rumor appeared.
The RECENT TRAGEDIES IN KEsrUcKY-The telegraph on
Monday made mention Of series OF several domestic TRACE
dies in Kentucky The Louisville papers Of Saturday
tain the particulars We extract from them
MURDER sUIoDKA fearful tragedy enacted
Mount Washington, In Built county Thursday
ming the residence Of Julius Bukey, old gentleman
who first took the life OF his daughter Bette and then his
TAe particulars Of this bloody deed from what
can lern, are these young man named John Roby, a
neighbo had been payng his addresses TO the daughter
who partial to him. but the match streuuousy OPP
posed by the father of the girl He had ntmation
impression that they were about to eope to get married
and the fatal evening the young lady who was about
II years OF age told her father who had but the moment
before entered the that she would pay visit to
neghbor This excited the suspicious of the father who
with her. and refused to let her leave the
house Angry words ensned and in the heat Of passion
her father struck her with cane, and drawing his
vover shot her through the head and while she falling
shot her again through the back The unfortunate girl
fell dead ut his feet in the presence OF the horrorstricken
wife and mother The wretched man on the instant Of
committing the deed rushed from the house with the fatal
weapon in his band pursued by son, who had been hast
y attracted to the by the report Of the pistol He
tried to seize his fathers to prevent further bloodhed
and to wrench the pistol from him. bat he euded his grasp
and after retreaing few steps placed the pistol to his
head, and blew his brains out. Mr. Bukey OF
property and much respected by his neghbors and
over fifty years Of age He is represented having
been esteemed perfect gentleman unusually kind TO his
family, and of very respectable connection.
A WIFE Observation-Disclosures sUIcIDE-HoRRIBLE scEaF.
The community shocked yesterday (Frday) by the
recital Of another deed of blood perpetrated Brook
street 1t appears that Thomas Travers had muir
dered his wife Mary Taver and when arrested made an
Intellectual effort to take his life by cutting his throat
with They occupied part of house. and Trayers
who had been spree for several days was heard by
the inmates of adjoining to come homo about IL
o'clock Thursday night They heard no unusual noise in
the room during the night and in the morning their Gu
vailed in the room. As the day away, suspicion
aroused and about hole punched through the
partition WALL and the and wife appeared to be asleep
on the bed They called and the man replied saying
that his wife had gone out to attend to some sewing
This WAS known TO be false, and information was con-
veyed to the police OF the suspicion that come foul play
had been enacted the unfortunate had previous
told her neghbors that her husband had threatened her
life The door burst open by the officers, when hor-
rible sight revealed. The unfortunate woman was
found dead in her bed in mass OF gore The man, all
covered with blood had been lying quietly beside his
deed wife, apparently sleeping until disturbed by the po
lice Like nfuriaed beast he aroused himself from his
lair, and seizing that lay beside The bed made
desperate effort TO cut his throat He seized and
though struggling desperately, was overcome and his
the murder that he had done 1t for beat known
to himself He said he killed her about four o'clock in the
morning The body was yet warm, though life was ex,
nc The bed and bed clothes completely saturated
with blood On examination it appeared that she had
received two s.abs in the right breast severing the
lungs and the other the left side, CHANGING to the
shoulder blade The wound the right side mortal
Traversis awning maker by trade and had been mar
Ied but eight months to his wife, She was young
Possessing i'm il Everything in tbs room bore
traces Of neatness and careful as far as she
concerned, but the table the bed bottle
Of liquor half drained OF its contents This fact reveals at
least incentive to the horrible murder The instru
ment Of DEATH large pocketkne was found in his pos
session He lodged in Jail and will be arragned for
murder Coroner Sue held inquest on the body, and
rendered verdict that she TO her death by stab
inflicted with knife in the right side in the hands Of
Thomas Trayers
PASTORAL CALL ACCEPTED The congregation OF the Gem
ial Presby terrain church. Baltimore, months ago,
made call for The Rev. Dr. Smith, of Virginia, which was
accepted Of his relations with the Theolog
icl Seminary in which he filed professors chair Since
them have taken favorable turn aud the congre
CATION renewing the CALL it has been accepted and we
from the Patriot that Dr. Smith will enter upon his
duties in May but will occasionally occupy the pulpit pre-
yious TO that time.
RRsIaSAroS is stated that Mayor Wood intends to
resign his office the charter and police BILL
which will undoubtedly pass in the New York legislature,
shall become a law. Such his announced intention
when the legislature began to take Into consideration the
municipal affairs of New York city
MASONIC LRBaATIoSThe anniversary of ST. John the
Baptist will be celebrated by the Grand Lodge of Rhode
Island in connexion with ST. Johns Lodge No in Prov
dence II is expected that this will be Of the largest
Masonic gatherings ever held in New England. The ad
dress will be delivered by Rev. George NJ Randall p
NJ of The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,.
MuNIcIPAL ELRcTIoNs-The statement In tsegr RphC
dispatches yesterday that the democratic ticket had prob
ably been successful at Annapolis Maryland, has been
confirmed At Cleveland Ohio the democratic ticket was
successful the municipal election the 9th by about
200 majority The city of Detroit the 9th gave dem
ocatic majority for judges Of the supreme court At New
Orleans the democratic candidate for the associate supreme
udgeship was probably elected on Monday.
SOUTHERN PAcIric RAmRoADy-The New Orleans Picayune
says George s Yeer has been recently elected pres
dent Of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and that
his election is the inauguration Of policy which insures
the construction of the road that steps have been taken
to secare combination of strength which will carry for
ward the work with an expedition illustrative of the In
vinciby Of organized and wisely directed effort and that
active operations will soon be commenced
ARRIvAL or Miss ANNIE NJ. AsDRKws.--This philanthropy
c lady whose energetic abor of love and mercy and he
roic efforts by day night during the darkest period
In the history of our city, well remembered and highly
appreciated by many OF citizens has arrived here on
visit.
Miss A. is now stopping at the country seat of Captain
Upshur, a few miles from town--Nor'oN Argus.