Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-05-07
AImn.t a Sickies Affair.

SWeGaDIe. 49,
Almost Sicli,es Affair.
In 81 Louis, last week, a married lady
spent an evening at the house st neISn-
Dor. The husband failing TO GO for her
in time, she was obliged 10 solicit the Ia
vor es The gentleman at whose house she
was visiting, to accompany her home
The following dav, the indignant hus-
band rushed INTO the eallaKrs Office, pis-
tol in hand AND was about TO blow h's
brains on, for an alleged nsul, To his wife
the night before. The accused before
diving, desired sn explanation in the pres
ence Of the lady. This WAS fortunately
granted and the parties proceeded TO her
house, where The excited husband usher
ed Mr.. Brown, (Ihe accased) INTO his Rar-
lor, and rang for his insulied wife, who
promptly reported herself Mr.. b., look
ing the lady full in the face, assed,"Mad-
am, have ever by word, look or deed,
offered you The slightest indignity or in
salt in my life 7" A breathless pause
followed. The lady, after some hesi'a-
Ilion, faIleringly answered I'll thought
YOU squeezed my hand slightly in help.
ing me over the mud hole last night"
The revolver dropped, aud after due apol-
oey to Mr.. b., the mortified husband
turned to his romantic spouse and admin
istered a rebuke, to avoid ihs Witnessing
of which Mr.. b. hastily leIt the house
and returned 10 his office, rpninaIing en-
the character Of female woman, sils the
sage conclusion, lh@ al the present ago Of
the world, il wes not entirely "sao 10
beau other mems wives"
The Steamer Sc. Nicolas Disaster.
Further Pariicuiars.-A letter writ
Ten in he Cincinnati GSzelte, by an eye
witness, gives some additional particulars
of the recent explosion on board the 81.
Nicholas. The missing and lest as far
as ascerlained numbers Al. Gideon j.
Pillow, Jr., Of Tenn, is among the lost.
Capt. McMuIlin was caught among tho
timbers Of the wreck and held fast until
! he was burnt 10 death. The steamer
Sssquehanns was within TWO miles of
the ST. Nicholas when the accident occur
red. Size proceeded at once 10 the scene
and rendered every assistance. The river
al the point where the explosion took
place was so swollen by the freshet that
The banks were roNpleIely overaowed,
preventing a landing, and the rescued had
10 be conveyed 10 the Susquebanna in the
middle OF the sresm. The pilot Of The
St. Nicholas states that few minutes be.
! fore the accident The steam was little
above the ordinary gauge, and he could
distinctly hear il escape as he sinod at tho
wheel in the plot house. Capt. Cline.
first Clerk Of the boat. died al Memphis
yesterday, from The injuries no had
received al The time of the accident. His
wife was one Of lhe first victims Of the ex.
PIoslon.
FEMALE HERoIsM.
One Of the most affecting incidents Of
this entire tragedy occurred IN The con-
duct Of Miss Kennedy, cousin Of Mr..
Cline, the chief clerk and one Of tie
owners Of the boat. She was thrown by
The explosion from her slaieIoom into the
river and noaled down 10 The Stern OF the
boat, when she caught her hand in one Of
The rings attached 10 the hull and hung in
that perlous dilemma, when death stood
threatening upon either hand. To loose
her hold was 10 sink into ihe waves. aud
TO hold on was 10 burn with the wreck 10
which she was cIinli1g-eyery moment
being an age af alternating hope and deg
pair She remained in this position until
The flames actually burned the hair and
skin from her head, the only part Of hrr
body above the water, except the hand
by which she elUng TO the wreck, and that
was burned TO a crisp. While IT, This
awful suspense, and suffering intensely
from the heat. such was her Pftsenre Of
mind and her wonderful ht r0Ism, ihai, as
"a man. who was worse stunned. perhaps,
Than herself. by lhe explosion. was float.
ing ty her, 10 drowning condition, ste
seized him by The hair with her disengs-
ged hand and held his face Oui oi the wa
Ter until skIff was brought To The rescue
OF bolh II often falls lie the strong arm
Of man 10 assist the helplessness Of wo-
man. bot in this instance the strength Of
endurance, ard eOnrsge that was strong
er than her arm. made woman The pre-
server Of herself end ohe OF the stronger
sex.
DEATH Of The PUBLIC GARDINER
Mr.. james Mshef, the Public Gardener.
died Yesterday afternoon, about half-psst
o'clock, aged nearly 81 years. fie
WAS Rsiive Of Ireland and cane TO this
rily from Philadelphia. early in The sd-
minsrslion Of Gen. Jackson, WHO gave
him the tfice he held al The lime Of bis
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