The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-18
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where she was, and he told them thst she was
Mr. Moss, "a near neighbor, $50 they left an
went to Moss One of their company went int
the house and Insisted upon the girl marvin
NeWson, but to no purpose; whereupOn, Newso
went in and asked to see the girl privately; and t
girls sister, who was with her, said she intended
hear every word that was said Newson told he
that he had already taken out the license and tha
If she did not marry him, both would be disgraced
and after much tormentng and exciting her sh
went to Rogers house and was married to him.
When Mr. McLaurn returned home Roberts sen
him note by Rigsby, and McLaulin told him tina
If he or Rigsby wished to have any communication
with him, that they must send it through RS so,
or negroes-that he would not have nything to d.
win them. The next morning Rigsby appeare,
again, and McLaurin told him the same The thir,
morning he made his appearance, and was ordered
out OF the house, but would not go, and gave Mr.
ana Mrs Mcl4aurn the lie, rising from his seat anC
running his hand into his pocket, and commenced
taking it out; and thereupon Mr.. McLaurin pulled
down his gun and shot him through, saying at the
TIM time that no man should give his wife the lie
| When the jury of inquest examined the pockets OF
Rigsby, the Sheriff took from his pocket an oner
| knife
We received the above statement from very re-
haole citizen OF our county, who was over in Kem-
per at the time of the occurrence.
Marrow ESCAPE FROM DRowNING.-A correspond
ent oi the oersonidn, gives the following graphic
narration OF his recent adventures in mill dam
near Charlottesville, while gathering ice:
The ice was thin, the water deep, and to inspire
confidence IN its safety assisted in floating the ice
| TO the shore, when at an unguarded moment, |
| stepped OIL the plank and broke through | called
10 my man to throw me a plank, when, stepping
on his own, he also broke through. This was fix,
as neither OF us could swim and were in the wa
ter over our depth, surrounded by broken ice,
struggling to keep our heads above the stranolla-
ton point, while those the shore ran to our as
Slstance. fortunately, had long pole which |
had been using, and which passed through nv
hands until persons the bank could reach it. and
was drawn sufficiently near to shore to enable me to
touch bottom, when | turned and pushed with the
pole the plank that had been thrown to the servant
but which he could reach when he clung to it. and
with the hook on the pole drew it to me- and then
we were both pulled out by those who came to our
tlmel rescue.
Amid "the noise and confusion and the alarm |
attempted to buoy the servant up against frght bv
urging him to ''keep COOL when the darkey an
sWered, son! massa, | is most frOzed now.' 1t
was so intensely cold that in a minute after our re
lease from the liquid element our clothes were a
sheet Of ice and we had to walk mile before our
garments could be changed. happened to have on
the same coat that wore another sad and me
morable occasion, when the sea and fire ushered
fifty odd souls into eternity and / was proyidenti-
ally and mlraculously saved from watery grave.
Awful SIruATION.-At Cincinnati, the other day.
Mr.. I. Kingston, who puts up lightning rods,
climbed to the top of the spire of st. PauPs Cahe
dral, two hundred and thrty-ve feet where hay
ing left his ladder below, he clung by his arms and
legs, fastened the last foot of the rod and attached
Its pont-quite heavy piece of metal-securely
as he supposed, 20 the cross surmountng the stee-
pie. He had Just completed this difficult and dan
gerous task, watched by number of persons in the
street below, and while looking at the work and ex-
periencing the satisfaction which results from haz-
ard passed and labor accomplished ofa sudden some
thing heavy struck him and made his brain reel until
he could hardly see. Instead of losing his hold at
once, as would seem to have been the natural re-
suit, he elung with power beyond himselfinstinct-
lvely to the spre He knew not what had occurred
and to his confused senses it appeared that the stee
pie was tumbling; that some strange cause was
about to bring the vast structure to the ground
Some forty seconds-an age to him-must have
elapsed before he sufficiently collected his scattered
thoughts to know that the entire upper part of the
rod had fallen upon his head causing the blood to
trlckle over his forehead and nearly blind him. He
was in dreadful perpexity and most dangerous po-
sltlon. He feared if he moved he would 90 cleav-
ing the air to terrible death upon the stony street
below-and at the same time he knew he could not
IN the dsordcred state of his and his ncreas
ing weakness, retain his grasp much longer If he
stirred he might fall; if he remained he certainly
would; and so determined to make at least one ef.
fort for his life he put one foot very cautiously,
then his arms, and then moved the other foot; and
after half minute of exerion and the greatest dan
ger, he touched the topmOst round of the ladder
and in few seconds more was inside the steepe and
safe.
Then it was Mr.. KS great courage and strength
forsook him; his nerves and muscles relaxed: he
grew deathly sick; his knees gave way; his vision
swami and he sank upon the platform insensibIe
He must have lain there half an hour before he could
rise and walk, and he did not recover from the
shock for more than fortnight afterwards
The people gazing up at him from the street de-
scribe the scene as painful and exciting in the ex-
treme. When they observed the rod fall, a thrill
of horror ran through their hearts, and two women
swooned away; for they expected to behold him the
next moment dashed to pieces at their feet.
Tba
ent of the Painesvile Telegraph, in a letter dated
March Sth, relates the following
nice little ''scene' took place at the Penitentia-
ry, on Saturday afternoon-of which will try to
give the readers of the Telegraph some notion. A
few years since there was sent to that institution
from Hamilton county, for long term of years |
on the charge of burglary, old Polish exile; an
old man who had fought bravel for his country and
liberty. In this land of strangers, and with no
friends, the old man had never for moment enter
tanned the idea of release and patiently was tonp
through his weary months.
Some facts have recently come to light, as hear
the rumor, showing that the old man not guilty
of the crime charged upon him. At any rate the |
Governor decided upon his pardon; and Saturday |
afternoon, Gov. Chase's daughter, fair and noble
girl of seventeen or eighteen summers-and who in |
her person proves that the generally accepted truth
that great men never have great sons,' does not
reach to ddHghters-takes the pardon and makes her
way to the prison. Without intimating her mission
she desires the warden to ask the old Poander whose
liihe nave now iofSotten, 10 come 10 the sitting
room The old man, his head white with the accumu-
lated burden of years and trouble, was not long in
answering the summons, for who, thought he, in
all this world, could ask for him. The pardon was
put in his trembling hand. Oh then the joy 1t
was all so unexpected--and came through such
hands! The old hero fairly capered for JOY. He
could scarcely find words among his broken En-
ylish through which to tell his thankfulness. All,
It was blessed scene for those who had the joyful
privilege of looking The fair and modest he
'oine, know, will shrink from this public recital;
out one cannot well forbear telling so beautiful an
went.
A RAILROAD NCIDENT.-Conductor Woodall of