Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-18
Items from Atlantic Papers.

tn, August Sth "a horrible tragedy was
perpetratcd at Powder Springs on Wednes'
day last Mr. Duncan was killed by Mr..
Lingo, his brother-in-law, in a most cold
blooded and tiendish manner Duncan ran
away with Lingo's sister about three months
ago, and married her, at which Lingo threat
ened to kill him; and, on the day the fatal
deed was committed, he publicly avowed his
purpose, and started in pursuit of him about
the village Duncan avoided him, and asked
the bvstanders not to let Lingo reach hlm,
as he had threatened to take his life. But
Lingo persisted, and followed him up with
drawn sword cane, when Duncan, hndlng
that he could not get away from him. fired
pistol at him. a scuftle then ensued, during
which Duncan was thrown down, when Lin
20 stabbed him several times, causing death
in few seconds Lingo is in Jail in Mariet-
ia, chained, and the jail is guarded"
SrAusrIcs OF KANsAs-The population of
Kansas is 10000, of which Leav City
furnishes 5000, and Leavenworth county l5,-
600. The portion of the territory north Of
Kansas river embraces over half of the pop
ulation Of the territory, and only one third
of the settled country.
Atchison county contains 5000 population;
Donjphan, S000 Nemaha, 2000; Brown, 2000;
Marshal, l,5O0 Calhoun, 9O00 Potawatamie,
$500; Riles, 2000; jefferson, 5000.
Leayenworth jefferson, Doniphan, Brown
and Potawatamie contain Indian Reserva
tious, unsettled by the whites The popula-
tion Of Indians who still retain their tribal
relations is about 5000.
Leayenworth county is the most wealthy
in the Territory. Atchison, Doniphan and
Douglas, next in order.
The GALWAY LINE or SrRAMsuIps.-The
steamship Propeller, which leaves Galway
on the DIST inst. for St. Johns and Boston, is
sister ship to the Prince Albert, and in ev
cry respect her equal. She is also a new
ship, having been constructed at the same
time aud place and for the same purpose as
the Prince Albert.
President Buchanan, Secretary Toucey
and other officials at Washington, have been
rusticating.
Mr. Erskine, the new British Secretary of
Legation, has arrived
SUICIDE OF n aMEEcHANr.-Wyl Cpsom
a well known merchant of Waterbury, Ct,
committed suicide on Saturday, by hanging
himself He was man of property and a
stockholder in the Brown Brothers Compa-
ny, whose establishment was burnt down on
Thursday last, but as no loss was then cx.
perienced by the Company, it is believed
that it could not have been the cause of the
fatal act. He had been spritualist for
about four years, and for several months be
had occasionally shown symptoms of mental
arrangement. The verdict of the iary was
that he committed the act under Temporal
ry alteration Of mind.
The VALLEY FALLS (R. ~ PolsoXING CASE.
The jury engaged in investigating this
singular case met again yesterday but learn
ed nothing tending to clear up the mystery
DR. Davis of Pawtucket testified that he
sold half an ounce of arsenic to Mrs Studey
last fall, she stating that she bought it for
rats The remains Of William w. Jones, the
FIRST husband of Mrs. Studley, were exhumed
at Smithheld, yesterday, and taken away for
the purpose of analyation, in order to de-
terminc whether his sudden death several
years since was caused by poison, as rumor-
cd. Mrs Studley was present at the disin
terment
THE MURDER AT WEST CoRNwALL, CoxN.-
Elisha Roraback, the man murdered by Ed
ward Harrington, leaves q wife and five chill
dren the oldest about fourteen years old
lie was formerly a resident of Sharon The
knife used was heavy jack knife with a
blade about three and half inches long. 1t
hit the heart. lie was drunk, and Iarrng-
ton nearly so. Harrington has wife and
child in Monterey, Mass. lie has been bound
over for trial
A SWIMMING MArcH-That even so mean
Il business as that Of "Peeping Tom may
turn out happily the following, from the
Pittsburgh. Dispatch, proves:
At Murdocksvile some young ladies had
selected shady nook and were enjoying a
river bath, when two young fellows, stroll
ing in the woods, heard an unusual plashing
in the water, and, following their cars
were amazed and-shall we say it de.
lighted, ON turning sharp bend in the river
to behold the water nymphs floating in the
ripping current fairer than the naiads and
more enchanting than sirens. Concealine
themselves, one of the rascals wagered $50
on the swimming powers of faXeu haired
divinity against a small dark eyed beauty
the two being the leaders of the party, and
the most expert swimmers. The wager was
accepted, the two had struck out for a long
swim, s'rong swim, and swim altogether
when the fair haired she" shricked, a
turtle! turtle!" and terribly frightened
sank under the surface
1t was struggle between gallantry and
duty with the young men; but the one who
had accepted the challenge leaped from his
hiding-place into the stream and striking
out boldly, succeeded in seizing the insensi
ble and drowning girl, and dragging her to
the shore OF course the remainder of the
party had fled, but soon returned. took
charge of the nearly inanimate form and re
stored her to consciousness. In consideration
OF the service performed, the Young fellows
were granted absolntion. The heroic rescuer
Of the your lady, however, claimed the $50
on the score that his nymph had fairly wor
the match. If it is not busted up the Young
men propose that the ladies shall try it again
GOLD FouND ~ OHIo.-The Vanwent 10
+ Constitution, of the 18th ult., is responsible,
for the following:
a gold mine was found in Mercer county
near old Fort Recovery, about a week 400
Of extraordinary richness. A boy who's,
parents had the good fortune to be Door. baf
a job of clearing to do for a neighGor On,
day, while chopping into large hollow
beech root, his axe struck some hard sub
stance, which seemed to dull it. He tbcr
examined the root more closely and founC
there was something imbedded in it whicl
had the appearance of an iron box but tn,
IRON rusted and partly decayed When tn,
wood was split asunder, he eagerly pried tn,
ooX out OF Its long resting place, and it in
stantly fell to pieces at his feet-when, 10
a wonderful sight In the sunshine, befor,
his eyes, lay eight hundred Spanish doub
looms, or $4,000. Joy and then fear crep
over him: Ho had found it on another man.
land, and was it not his? TO be safe h,
secreted $4,000 Of it, and took the rest TO hi
tather-toldhim what he had done-left tn,
house, and has not been heard of since. Thi
is true tale, and the question is how did th,
money get there?
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