Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-08
NEWS ITEMS.

Edward Bowers, aged 80 years, has been
committed 10 iiil at Rrai6bridge, Berrien o..
Mich, ior killing his father. On the day Of
the outrage Edward took umbraee at some hi.
vial reprmsnd from Mr. Boyer and 20 a mo.
ment Of passion seized club and aasanerd
towards him, aud when near his parent the
latter said, do you want TO strike your faith.
err" and At the same time ,utned partly round
when the unnatural son dealt him blow Nitb
such force on The top Of the head as to break
The skull, laying him senselcss at his feet.
Mrs. fiaHong, the murdefess ofh husband,
in Jail at Albany, N. L.. has obtained posses
sion Of her little daughter, and nothing bet the
death she is doomed to can sever her from the
child. The little daughter had been "adopt.
ed" since the unfortunate woman's imprison
ment, and the other day she caused the child
TO be brought TO see her At the prison merely
TO see her-but upon the cell door opening to
admit her offspring, she few 10 it with a sort
Of insane joy, and held ID frsnticaliy to her
breast. Nothing could induce the wretehed
woman to surrender the child to its adopted
parent"
A serious excitement occurred in Covington
Va, on the 9th ult., on account Of the respite
for the third time Of a murderer named Muir
ply, Crowds had flocked together to see him
executed. but were disappointed, when they
held meeting aud resolved that il he was let
of again they would hang him themselves, law
or no law.
A correspondent writing from Fort Dodge
Wisconsin, May 30, says; There is great
scarcity Of all kinds of provisions with us here
in the North West Flouris 81 per cwL Hams;
Is cents per To-; Corn, 81 per husband lack
at that There will be barely breadstufis
enough to keep us until harvest
John Henry Byers was hung on May 3lst at
Merrittsville, o. W, for the murder of Thomas
Phillips last December. He confessed his
guilt on the se,ffold, aud expressed repentance
for the crime. No less than 5000 persons
witnessed the execution.
On May 9Th, DR., Irwin, United States Army,
Of Fort Buchanan, killed two antelopes, at
single shot, with Colts carbine, the distance
being over 300 yards. The ball passed through
the heart Of one animal and the liver Of the
other
The Comptroller Of Alabama has received
s., 500 from Rev. j. NJ. Mitchell, Of Moutgom.
cry, with the simple statement that it belonged
to the State Of Alabama. Some conscious
striken individual has probably taken this
method of making restitution.
Mr. Hill who mysteriously disappeared from
Bridgeport, Conn, few weeks since, has
written to his wife, who had offered 500 for
his recovery, that she had better keep her mo-
ney, as she may want il.
II man 81 years Of age begins to save dol.
lar week, and puts it to interest every year,
he would have at 81 years $3.50; at Al, 81 900;
at 6l, $4,000; at7l, Sll 500.
Mrs. Lttlefcld, at Wells, Me, the mother Of
the seduccr at North Adams, has gone crazy in
consequence Of her sons conduct.
Jacob A. Barker, aged 64 years, said to be
one of the earliest settlers of Buffalo, died in
that city on the 2nd inst.
Boston has appropriated SIS 900 for the celep
bration of the 4ih Of July.
Rebecca Mccormick, negress, is to be hung
at Westminster, Md. on the 24th inst