The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-09

RCH 8, 1853.
TxsarBIE ArSan.-A Yosrg Ludy SpareI into Aas
|rioge-oae If The Purity SAot By hr ftgv.-ws
md the following account Of very extraordinary
affair, aliegse rsssntly to have happened In KEN.
per county, Miss, Ia fs trst number of the PhiIa-
delphia tNsshoba county, Bulletin.
While Mr. Duncan McLauriri--living fwo miles
northwest Of DeKaIb--was in Alabama, Mr.. Everett
Roberts and his wifs, Rgsby, his overseer, and two
ter In the employ Of Ertirts BY the name Of New
son. went to the residence OF NJ MeIAurin for the
purpose OF getting his daughter 10 f:atfy Newson.
Roberts ard his wife went into the house, atd not
finding the girl, RS wife went into the kitchen,
where the girl was, aud talked with her some time,
trying TO Induce her to marry Newson; but the
girl replied that she knew very little of the man
and had never asrfe6 90 marry him. When RS
wife came back into the hotse, the girls mother
asked them what was the mattel. Their reply
was, that il was none of her business. Thet all
len, and that night portion of the SAME efowd
lRigsby aiongl vent back to the house, and not
finding the girl at home, asked little boy where
she was, and be told them that she was at Mr.
Noss's. One 81 thsir .ofipany went into the house
and insisted upon the girfs rtarfying Newson, but
to no purpose whereupon Newstu vent In and
asked to soc the girl privately, and ting srrs sis
Ter, VINO was With her, said she INTENDED 10 neEf
every word that was said.
Newson told her that he had already taken out
the license aud that il she did not marry him,
both would be forever disgraced; and after much
tormenting and exciting her, she went with him
when Mr.. McLagrin fetHrned home, Roberts
sent him a note ty kigsby, aud HGfHdrfn told him
that if he or Roberts wished to have 5ht Ebntruui
cation with him, that they must send it thtcush
KS son or negroes-that he would not have any
m dn UIf Dtrrsb
appeared again, aud McLaurin told him the same
rhe third morning he made his appearance, and
was ordered out of the hodss b-t would not 60
aud gave Mr.. and Mrs. McLaurn tile lie, rising
from his seat and running his hand into his pocket
and commenced taking 1t out; and thereupon Mr.
HcLauriu pulled down his gun and shot him
thro,' saying at the time that no man should give
mis- wife the lie. When the jury of inquest exam
ined the pockets of Rigsby, the Sheriff took from
his pocket an open knife.
T.RRIBIE AYraIaIN KESrucKy.-The Evansville
Journal relates the particulars of a murder per-
pctrated a few weeks since in Christian connty,
KY They are as follows:
man named CASEY has been arrested for the
murder Of neighbor named Hrndsfson. II ap.
pears that Casey had married a woiiaa With
whom, it is sa'd, Henderson had been previously
intimate. This intimacy was kept up after the
marriage. He had forbidden Henderson's coming
to his house, and when his Waits were repeated
threatened to shoot him If he eaught him on his
premises again. Two weeks ago Henderson left
nome, and not Returning aEcofdihg TO appoint
ment, search was instituted through the couu.
try, In which Casey joined for several days After
the search was over Casey fled. After his depar-
ture Casey's wife disclosed the murder. Casey had
shot Henderson, took the body and buried il In
the stable, covered 1T with manure and put horse
in the STALL Whose tise Of It soon obiterated all
traces. The wife, however, disclosed the fact OF
the murder, and pointed out the place where the
body had been buried 1t was found with bullet.
hole through the skull.
CURIOUS WEDDING IA letter from New York,
relates the following: An interesting wedding
took place a few days since, between Mr. Henry
B. Melville aud Mrs. Sarah X. seymour The par.
ties have both been married before, ard each have
a family Of seven children--those of the gentle
man comprising six daughters and son, and
tlIose Of the lady six sons and q daughter. The
sons acted on the occasion as groomsmeu to their
future father, and the daughters bridesmaids to
their future mother. The whole fourteen children,
dressed alike, according to their sex, entered the
church arm in arm, and ranged themselves on
either side of their parents, who are both remark.
ably handsome, and looked superb. The bride is
wealthy. and was richly dressed In pearl-colored
moire antique, with costly laces and diamond
brooch and bracelet.
SUICIDE AT SUSfIsH.-0n Sunday morning last a
woman named Mrs. Kiger, ofSunflsh, was discover
ed hanging lifeess by the neck in storehouse be-
longing to her husband. The Coroner did not ar
rive until Sunday evening, and during the day
hundreds of people visited the horrible scene.-
The only cause assigned is as follows Some
months since, child of Mrs. KS died rather sud-
denly Shortly after the death of the child she
was witness in the Isaphene Allen murder case
and her testimony gave rise ID much ennity
against her. Some persons circulated the report
that she had caused the death of her child, which
so worked upon Mrs. Kiger's mind, that she sought
relief in selfdestructiGn. She was about fifty
years of age, aud was Of respectable family
Wieeting Itte'., 4h INST.
REMARKABLE CIRcUMsrANcE.-The following cir.
cumstance Is related to us by one of our promi-
nent citizens who received the intelligence by let
ter from his wife, now residing in the State of N.
York On the night of the terrible destruction of
the Pacific Hotel, little brother of Mr.. Henry
Rochester, living at home with his parents, near
Avon in the State of New York, awoke some time
after midnight with screaming and tears, saying
that the hotel in 81 Loui: was on IRE, aud that his
brother Henry aUaS burning 10 death. SO intense
was his alarm and horror, that II was with consd-
erable difficulty he could be quleted. On the fol-
lowing day at noon, the parents received q tele-
graphic dispatch from the city, confirming the lit
tie boys dream in every particulsr.-&. Louis De-
mOcrdt, March a.
PHIL. RICE, THE BANJoIsr.-The Atlanta (Ga) Fx-
sminer says: Mr.. Phil. Rice, the celebrated BAN
ioist died on the Floating Palace, on the Missis-
II.
of December. Mr.. Rice was acknowledged by the
best musicians Of the age to be the most perfect
performer on that instrument of the present day.
1t will be remembered that he gave instructions
on the banjo to Thaberg. the celebrated pianist.
He ia the author of a work entitled Phil. Rices
'lnstructions on the Banjo, with or without Mu-
sic"
POLITE BuRaLARs.-Two robbers recently enter
ed the house of Mr.. Trowbridge, near BirmiDg-
ham, Michigan, and going to Mr.. T's bed, told
him not to stir, ard allowed him In the dark to
feel tho edge of their knives. They asked ,f Mrs.
T. was In bed, and getting reply in the afiirma-
tive apologiEed for the unreasonable visit, but as
sured her safety. Two remained in the bed room,
while the rest Of the gang ransacked the house
and carried away everything OF value, consisting
of silver, jewelry, clothing, set OF furs, &c, rst
having made hearty meal in the pantry.
Ms. McDoNouaH's REMnSs--A proposition has
been submitted to the City Council OF Baltimore,
by BraBtz Mayer, one of the agents OF the Nc
Douoush estate, for the removal Of the remains OF
John McDonough from New Orleans TO Baltimore
for interment in compliance with the wishes OF
the deceased.
NARROW Es.rg.-Mr Henry 3. Fowler, of Low.
ell, Mass, drove his sledge upon the ice on the
Nerrimack river, on Sunday, to give his family
ride. The ice gave way, the horses piunged IN
and were drowned. Mr. Fowler fell under one OF
the horses and went under twice. bnt escaped AZ
terra severe struggle. His wife and four children
escaped uuhurt.
SrpsEmE CoURT-It is saie. with good deal OF
positiveuess. that Judge sharswood will be ap-
pointed to nh the vacancy on the United states
bench occssioned by the decease of Judge Kane
Fr-r Timothies, from Ohio, viz: Timothy Lea
nv. Ist, Timothy Leshy, 2d, Timothy Daley, Tim.
otbv King and Timothy Burns, all bound to Cali
fornia, fell into the clutches of the ticket swim
dlers In New York last Thursday, and lost. Jointly
$i25.
Geo. C. yright was lately killed at Berlin, Wis.,,
By an insane brother.
Charles O'Conpor, Esq, a prominent citizen OF
Chicago, died on Monday.
The Rhode Island Legislature adjourned sfHs die
on the 5th Inst.
The Harper mansion occupied by Il. L. Parker,