The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

were actively paying the amount na..1E
free the road from all the claim, .s,,srh
The Convention adjourned tonight A-
Important Arresf-A WIFE
Caught. ssaer
IRON the DstroIi yr"p....,
man named Jonathan ]. 8. Oven
dent OF Montgomery county, Indiana. -.
rested yesterday by Mes.rs. Tatll. C.
private detectives, on a requisition has Y
Governor of Indiana, le having poN.I.
wife, about three weeks ago, and, upon -
cion being excited and the body disn,er,I
fed to escape arrest. The circuns,are.,
given by the sheriff Of the county, who cam.
search Of him, are as follows:
Some weeks since he made an atsmp, ma,
his wife by striking her on the head .itb Al Z.
The blow injured her severely, aud a SURG
operation wasirendered necessary, by mean
which portion OF her skull was removed l.
recovered, and he having represented taa NJ
occurrence was accidental, the blow a.,
been inflicted when the two we're in tie Vt L
where he was chopp ny, no notice wnass "
il, nor would il have attracted suspicion bm, n
subsequent occurrences. About three ,au l
since his wife was found dead In her bad II MI
morning. She had been up and 1t rorE !. ~
al on the day before, and wen. to bed reg
night. The consequences was that he had h,,s
" got her wei under ground eeio,s ,hs ns,gs.
bors began TO give vent to their sgstlcios,
which at once alarmed him. They found ~,
he had bought some stry chnine short tina.
fore, and the old ladies, putting their head, |. II
gether, coupled the present cireumstaacs =
the fact that one OF their number bad died |, III
teen years before, in exactly the same m.urrt
all Of sudden, she being the first wife 81 M
now suspected man. The mysterious dissnusrE
ance oil two Of their number withou. ths .frsR
est warning, confirmed them in the belief n.
there was foul play allost. Another circum.
stance, not the slig test in their estimation. I'M
that he had woman living on another part
his farm, whose connections with him vera
the improper order, circumstance which liz
failed not to discuss to its full extent. tn
finally resolved TO disinter the corpse, and
proper authorities were accordingly sanna
and the operation at once proceeded with
this turn of affairs, which occurred six sap.
ter the death, he became AFFIRMED and lth i
country by way of the nearest railroad, rass-
by the assumed name of Moore. Tie cbtHa
examination of the stomach OF his wife rrrmss
the presence oil large quantity ofpoison.
He came directly to Detroit and crossed orr
to Windsor, and thence back into tie sovnSr
where he remained some days, and then, VII
. view to realizing some means wrote 10 hi
| son, enclosing power of attorney, and tifse
ing him to sell his farm, valued a, Eve III
thousand dollars, and send him the proese5s-
BY this means IL was aseertained that hsM
here, and Messrs. Tuttle l. Champ, beng >
formed Of the circumstance, set theussITs
ferret out his whereabouts He WAS rNx
through to his residence few miles from u
river, and yesterday was arrested on the opp
| site side oil the river, having Gene in TO avl.G
answer from his son, and been recogursd n
deputy sheriff Bratt, of Windsor The she4
OF his county, Mr.. VIM. II. Schooler bad s4at
in the city several days, and Immediately taa
charge of him. He was thrown into the grss L
est terpidation, and seemed in mental .ssF L
from fear OF the consequences.
He is q man of about forty fire years oflrN,
Is rich, and has borne 6 good character TaE
the exception Of the frallties which have beaE
ascrlbed to him in connection with the tema5
above mentioned. He was ambitious 70 BE- n
garded as Christian, and was scmeHh "
tinguished in bis own circle a. a maker ID;
and loud prayers, being member 10 gOe5s4at
ing in the Methodist church, and OCCUPYING Ia
F.
this morning in custody OF Sheriff Seh0oisr.
THE WANDERERS ArRIcASs.-The Ags4nl 1
Sentinel learns from good authority that Abau
go Of the wild Africans, portion Of Tie car
90 of the Nanderer, are now on PLANTATION !
in South Carolina, on the Savannah Rrer, aat. !
ing been brought there two days ago on board
steamboat from some point near oAy4aa4ht
and will soon be offe ed tor sale. saes have
already been made OF some oil the cargo
the Augusta Dispatch has the following
Two hundred and seventy seven hs
cargo Of Africans recently landed lea. 5taas-
wick were brought up the Savannah n,tf
put ashore Yesterday evening about oeieAA
the mouth of Horse Greek, three miles ael'
this city, on the Carolina side. Oae o. ~
river boats is supposed to have taken Idol
from the boat which brough! them ~ sA'aA'
nah IN the night, to point twelve DiitisaS"
that city
I'VE learn on good authority tia. the 'rtna
cargo, consisted Of 42o, and that not eaea
them died or was seriously i'll on the pass.
1t is supposed that the Wanderer acted col
a decoy boat, and tina, the vessel that ofesss
them 10 At large. Citizens of our eiF III
probably interested in the enterprise, and ias
brought up the river are supposed 70 o. ~
share Of the spoils,' and have been disano4A =
on their plantations. II is quietly limited - :
this is the third cargo landed b. tic sane coz :
pany during the last six months
I'VE learn that one OF our eitfzsns his ooIsn
3 slave from the lot recently landed lass oeio'
this city, for which be yald $3.50. hssaaou'
boy about IL years old, ami considerable gu ,
riosity has been manifested this morning ""
the distinguished visitor -,
"The question has often been assea, = I !
practical good can result from the agaA
the revival of the slave trades WsPas
this cargo Of sturdy lahorers, delreriN
the darkness and barbarism Of Aires 70
elevated and christened on our soil. We
to the price paid for this jolly son Of iae y!
giles, and compare il with the tsoteitaai 80
paid for the fancy and less ralaatls ~.
here. And we claim that these results ~ :.
Of the blessings 10 Gov u aPsa ~
South from the fearless advocacy Of usn
val Of the slave trade by one o. Two iaast.
dent presses in this State and South 1Hs
This trade may be called piracy, BY a ias< :,
OF foolish law, but tse ~ .
come when tho South will G&he ~ ~
arm of her legitimate commerce Ala !
there may be some chance tor TN
poor editors to own . .ooty sAiA OF w"
knowse
THE BrrrER TgApK OF Nav fokk.-"s
below single county's shipment o. 0-'
he week 10 this city:
From Monday 70 Saturday night ~ rs,s II
Dads Of butter passed through me
oll-gate, in Ulster county. for sas ~
tondout steamers. These loads Nfne
lrkins. Calculate each frkin a. ~3A
70 have 5i3.eO lbs, or over - Ren III.
'est butter In the market, passing tbs y 10
"a cash value. ~ prices now rule, I'LL
han $4,000. ,sgla
This relates to tho business Of 49,
Isek At one point, and from one eosA''
|. Eve. Post.
An ELoPKMENr.-Rnmors were riis s.,s.msf
{ an elopement. We could mot tracy - -. vel
ny reliable source until last night, ~ N
armed from gentleman connsctea bea
olice that IL was fact The parties ear
tho dramatic profession, and have Mas
ected with . company performing y , rou,.A
4 Market Street, between Third anu sgrs
lown to the "fancy' BY the name !" .,aa