Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-25
A Son Murdered by his Father.

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GLoucEsTEH Co.. Aug. 18th, 1858.
A Son Murdered by his Father.
| A most revolving murder Committed mt St
| Mary's Landing. in Ste Genevieye county, about
/ 9p'oock yesterday morning, the 18th inst. John
| hat, an oil man, German, apparently about
sixty years Of age, deliberately shot and Mile his
own son, Henry Schef aged about thirty. three
years. Some tad feeling appears to have Q Ii ,tcd
between tho old man and all the other members
Of the family, and the father had repeatedly TIN ea.
ened Ia shoot Henry; but the latter, who i. spo-
ken of in high terms for correct and indu ,trious
habits paid little attention TO the old mans threats
On Wednesday. tho 18th inst, about o'clock in
the morning, Henry SchDf was at work in clean
ing away the rubbish from inside the wall =, IF the
stone steam mill. which burned down "a short
time since ut that place. The old man came to
the place where the son was at work, in company
with another German, as if to make All examina-
ton of tue premises, 80 as to make sure work in
killing his son lie Immediately return' d to his
house, only short distance, and came with his
shot gun aud revolver. and Henry $. haf was
stopping down at work, the father wen To the
hole through which the shaft Of the Ell zinc had
worked, took AIM and shot the ron thruu n the
body large ball passed clear through IT, body
and was tiattened against the stone wall beyond
Henry Scbrf ran abpu. thirty feet and fell on the
porch Of Caldwell Fainas store, when he ex-
pred in two minutes. More than a huud red per-
sons were within fifty feet of the spot ut re time.
The wife Of the dead Iaan came running with her
infant child in her arms the fcess boo Of her
husband, uttcrins the most piercing 81 lrieks of
grici. and the excitement among the pc )ple
Intense. Many were Tor hanging John ) ch;cf ON
thesp"t, but better counsels prevailed and he
committed to the Ste. Geney icye Jail, also
his wife. scp-mother Of the decea ed; M ccossory
before the lact.-&. Louis RcpubH 'a4., Of Fri.
diY
Darn OF THE Inventor or LvcIrRR MArcurs
AID PATENr lILi.s.--pr Abial A. Co.lc v died ut
Hartford, Conn. on the 18th inst. aged 76 wears
The Times says:
Dir. Cooley had large share Of NEE ,anical in
genuity rs we'll asinvenlive genius. In his young
or years he inycnteda power printin press, which
worked most completely by the foot, and had the
design been carried out it would ave been very
useful. lie made the first 'locofooe iaatch ever
known; and he was the first to az ply the cam
movement to pnmps-a princi pal n success
fully carried out in the Hartford .ttr Works.
lie also invented an ingenious shi ns le-naclinc ;
and he produced number of oth, machines of
practical utility, but he never seemed to have the
patience to follow up any of them TO final sue
cess but As soon us he brought an Invention to II
state of practical USE he would aba II .on it for ~
new ""e. y number of patent med icncs now
successfully sold, are ma e from form uus origna
ted by hun. His were the first pills yer patented
iii the lnic'l States. Cooley Li1ui Backing
the best known. was his invention. He success
'"hN II' I"i'' W. YEARS, vi tcitblHt'u
"to"lcys Bittcrs,' which origi, ,atcd by his
father.
SA;Lrp.1he steamship Prince Albert sailed
from New York for Galway on Sa tur ,lay with PIG
passcn gers aud 400 tons oi cargo. A demonstra-
tlon was got up On the occasion of her departure
Ly several lris and American eli liens A steam
or escorted her down the bay as lar as the High
lands, having band Of music on board and firing
.ue -una, winch were returned by the Prince Al
bert, SpNprJl other vessels Dst salutpI hcr y
hing guns and otherwise as she passed along, and
anon. 'hen. wa, the Spanish fri gate Barrcnguca
Tie caPtaiH Of the Prince ALDER expressed him
sriiconicnt "i reaching t;alwa, in less than nino
days. y collation. was given on board the Prince
Albert opposite Staten Island
TnrlArk>Gp indian INvAsIo IN TExAs.-The
GAisc ton Civilian Of the 18th inst, says that ~
letter has been received from NJ r. A. G. Love- Il
gentleman entitled to the fules credit stating
that grand Camunchc Council was in session
short time since above the great salt Plains on the
Arkansas; that Pa ha-u-ka WAS making power
iul effort t. combine all the Ca manches against
Texas. that seven tribes had met, about three
weeks ago. osages and Nova, had been inv-
ted to take parts with them an share the spoils
equally, Nil Of which was to ge Themselves for
Their defeat by Capt. Ford. They will Not bring
their families near the frontier.
Lack OF AIR IN SEBTERR,NE. WATERs.-On
examining the waters vi the arte sian oil OF Gre
nellie. France. with reference to the gases present
VI. Peiigut has rs 'crtainel that they contain not
the lcas, trace OF All. Subterran can waters ought
therefore, II he acraed before bel ny used ali
ment ana accordingly they are about to construct
at .'rcneiic, Il species Of tower, from the top OF
which the ma;er will descend i'll innumerahle
threads. to present much surface posi-
llc to the air.
M,>SlovAn, Msnor-Thc Rt. Rev Sr. Bishop
T'. Browncll, u. D., has appoir ted the kt. Rev.