, 1859-01-27
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hfLLKp At LAsT.-A cstamount was killed in |
the lake hills in this county, On last Monday, by
Ar. Crockett Misenhlmer whilst out cunning. |
The animal measured four and half feet from
the nose to the end OF his tail, and weighed |
something less than twenty pounds He has
long been terror to the awinish mothers and
their piggiah progeny OF that ueiRhborhood.
Who will 20 doubt rejoice At his capture. This
specimen Of the zeo!ogy Of Ilnoi, is now in the
cabinet Of Dr.. Condor. where it can be seen at
any time by those at all curious in such matters.
-Jonesdoro (h&) Go=<tte.
SC1c1uE.-A man by the name of Arnold, who
was recently a&Ested at Brown7ille, in this Ter
ritory, for stealing horaes, committed suicide
the dsy before yesterday, IN the room in which
ne "aa connned. employing the most horrible
bier into small fragments, which he swallowed
took pane Of glass from the window. broke
thas up and swallowed it But this did not
produce dealh Us speedily as he desired, aud be
hung himself With a small cord to the pos. of
bedstead. In this situation be was found d
corpse.
We are informed that he was graduate Of
the Michigan University, man Of tine attain
ments and good connections. lie had been re-
siding II Nebraska City, where bis wife uow is.
be had been carrying on a wholesale business
in the horse stealing line. His shame at the
complete exposure OF his crimes, and, perhapr,
tear that he would arrive ot as iRuomin,ous an
end as some other horse sheves in this Terrific
~ recently have done. are the supposed causes
Of his putting an end to his life ID so tracica!
nanner.-0maAa R.pub!,c1n,
:, Melancholy CasuA1rr.-A few days since,
Hiss Chrlstlhaa Blrky, young lady sixteen
yeara Of age, md who resides With widowed
mother on the TazeHell side OF the river. about
hre miles from this city, was accidentally shot
under the following distressing circumstances
She was stsnding before !ookingglass comb
| ing her hair preparatory to a visit she had H.
tended IA make her y bro+h hai
! in the room at the time, getting ready for
| bunting expedition. Dy some means, one Of
then ls: his rifle fall upon the hoor, which
caused It to discharge itself. the ball passing
through MS s'stef's anc!e. Surgical aid was i'm
znedtatelY summoned, oud it was not ut first
| considered fatal wound. Sae however took
| cold in 1t, locsjaw ensued, and she died at au
early hour on Saturday morning last, Just QUE
week from the day she was shot Miss Birky
| Was well kao1n in certain circ!es in this CITY
| friends, who deeply sFmpathize with tie atlct-
ed ond suddenly bereaved famiy.-ltori1 1rd1
scriP!.
Dunning, aoout b,r. tive years old. nd 11hbA
dead By officer Ware on SATURDAY. tuorning,
wes: OF the river. between the Terre Haute
! h1!1roAd &ud the National road. uia clothes
| had been wet Ind were frozen about his persnn,
The suppossiou WAS that be had by accden. got
| into the bayou on FFidny night, in the locality
| where he was found, and his clothes being
thoroughly saturated with water. be had frozen
to death in =quence.-IaJianapo!.s jour.
| nal, 24:h,
! CONVICTED CT ACgpxRSc 7uK1R S,srEa,-The
two Doyea brothers who murdered their sister
acd Performed various diaboical rites With her
dead body, last June, il Naeomb County, we're
tried last week aud fouzd guilty The brothers
we're from Switzerland, and of French descent.
The defence set up Was insanity, but saere was
too much covert Of action between them for il
to avail them much. They told their neixhbors
that they killed their sis,er in obediercs to q
command Of God To our mind the evidence
OF certain species Of iasanity in this case il
very s'rong it being apparent that they were
intensely beoted aud sup1rstitous, md also
'gnor2nt.-G1dnd H4riIs HicA Eaq!s,