The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-02

A Female Compo8itor Uses "Shooting"
St'ch. On Thursday afternoon, young la
dy employed as a compositor in the printing
office Of the Cleveland Daily Review, feeling
that she had been in ured by Richard Moore,
a journeyman printer Of that city, who she
alleges, had been uttering divers and sundry
slanderous words about aer, armed herself
with double barreled pistol, well loaded,
and twice attempted to shoot Moore, but was
prevented.
Jealous Husband Stabs his Wife and
Attempts Suicide-On Monday in the town of
Tennteld, German named Frederick Sem,
assaulted his vile with butchers knife, in
flcting five or six wounds ia her abdomen
and groin, and then cut his own throat,
nearly severing the windpipe, with the same
weapon. Sem was jealous of the attentions
paid his wife by another German employed
in the neighborhood, and whom Sem re-
ported to have seen take q very afectionate
leave Of his wife on Monday morning. The
wife of Sem is of course in critical condi-
ton, but it is probable that he will recover.
Fatal Accidental young girl named Ma
han, residing in the family OF Mr.. Samuel
Bachman, Of Hudson, Columbia county, n
T., met with an accident on Wednesday
night, which terminated her existence the
following day. She was engaged in filling
huiu lamp WAllG OuS VI IuS WlCkS was
burning, when the flames communicated her
clothing, setting her dress on fire. Mr.. b.
made an attempt to extingmsh the flames,
but without success.
Suspension of Army 06cerS.-Advices
from Washington Territory state that Lieu
tenants Howard and kellogg, court martial
ed recently at San Juan, for some irregular
lty, have been sentenced to six months sus
pension from the service,
Lieut.. Thomas Roney has been ordered for
duty in the African Squadron.
j. Callahan, convicted of stealing negro
in Savannah, Georgia, has been sentenced
to ten years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
Smallpox is prevailing to an alarming
extent in st. John, N. Brunswick. Every
section of the city has some cases of the
scourge.
A German woman was instantly killed at
Manlius Station, near Syracuse, on,Frday
evening, by stepping on the railroad track
just as the engine came up.
Charles F. Pond, of Hartford, President
of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad,
distributed four hundred turkeys and chick
ems to the poor of that city, on Ihanksgiv-
ing day.
Ihirty-six ships have been built in Maine
the present season, which have an aggregate
measurement of $1,000 tons.
Prof, VIM. M. Jurner, librarian of the IT,
5. Patent Office, died in Washington, on
the 10Th ult.
VIM. Rogers was frozen to death in Cold
water, Michigan, last Sunday, in d cornti4ld.
Aug OF whiskey lying beside him told the
story.
John Good, one of the crew of the U. $.
ship Saranac, was drowned at Aspin wall ON
the 10th inst.
ltappears that the 24th inst, Was observ-
ed in Louisiana as Thanksgiving day. The
contrary has been stated.
Madame Biscaccianti gave h az first con-
cert in San Francisco on the 2l1h October
She had a crowded house.
The English and American rarely battle
their horses, but in Prussia it is the custom
to the cavalry barracks a capacious basin
for swimming the horses ip.,