Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-03
Daily NatlonaI 9emtutrat.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

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evening;
Gov. Wise, of Virginia, announces his in
tention of supporting Mr.. Letcher for the Of
nee of Governor of that State.
Charles Dickens will bring out, on the 30th
of Anrl, new periodical, to be entitled
"Ail Round the Year" 1t will open with a
new tale from his pen Household Words"
will cease to appear on the 30th of May.
Its reported that Sir E B. Lytton is to be
tbe next Governor of Canada, and possibly,
Governorin- Chief of the proposed North
American Confederacy.
A coored woman, Mrs Phebe Christiana,
died at Stock Township, Harrison county,
Ohio, on the Goth, at the ripe old age of lis
years.
INGENIOUS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
few days since, a convict in the Sing Sing
State Prison made very ingenious and near.
" successful attempt to escape. He con-
trived to manufacture an image, which he
placed in his cell
When the keeper locked up for the
night, as is his custom, he mistook the image
for the man, and continued his rounds with
out suspicion. The outside guard, however,
heard a noise in the cabinet.shop during his
watch, and, on searching the premises, found
the convict about to leave. He was paint
ing his pantaloons, to make them unlike
prison clothes,
CARRIED OVER A DAMON Tuesday, a man
named Phillip Dunnivan, was carried over
the Saugerties dam, and instantly killed. He
was in a small scow, a short distance above
the falls, engaged in picking up wood that
came floating down the current of the creek,
but venturing too close to the falls after
large piece of timber which he caught and
fastened to the boat with rope, he was un-
able to get back again As soon as he became
aware of his dangerous situation, he united
the rore which held the timber, and set at
work to row the boat up the stream, but the
current was so strong that he was unable to
make any headway, and his strength becom-
ing exhausted he was carried down the falls,
distance of forty feet The boat was dash
ed TO pieces, and the unfortunate man terri
bly mangled d--N Y Tribune
MoRDERs IN New YoRK-The reign of the
knife and the pistol appears to have full sway
in New York The Express thinks that since
the beginning of the year, there has been at
least three dozen murders in that city. inclu-
ding such assaults as subsequently resulted
in death. Within one week-from Wednes-
day to Wednesday-the papers recorded ff
taking into the account the bodies ofunknown
men found in the river.
An American, name unknown, recently
threw himsefinto current of lava on Mount
Vesuvius, in the presence of a number of
travellers Our course his body was instant
ly consumed.
VIM. c. Flournoy has announced himself
as the opposition candidate for Congress in
the Fourth District of Virginia. Hon. VIM.
0. Goode is the Democratic candidate.
The Hon Robert j. Walker has had Mr..
Buchanans letter to him when Governor of
Kansas, photographed as protection against
accidents 1t is full and emphatic on the
question Of sumbitting the Constitution to
people, and upon every other point which he
subsequently abandoned
The Republican State Committee of Wis
consin have an address, in which they dis
claim, in behalf of the Republican party of
that State any sympathy with the Massachu
setts movement, and quote from the Repub
lcan platform of that State to show that they
are pledged against it.
The President made the negotiations per.
sonaHy with Mr. w endell for the transfer of
the Union to Gen. Bowman, and it required
several weeks to consummate the bargain.-
1t is looked upon at Washington as a step
towards Mr.. Buchanan's re nomination.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria has sent a gold
snuff box and medal to Capt. Hudson, the
commander of the United States frigate Nj
agara for his arduous and successful exer-
tions in assisting to lay down the Atlantic
cable
difficulty so serious exists about the Post
Office of Detroit, Michigan, that the mer-
chants and business men have their mails
sent to Toledo, thirty miles distant.
We have reports from all parts of the
country upon the subject of the present wheat
crop The indications seem to be that the
crop is not so much injured as was anticipa-
ted
DuELs IN New ORLEANs.-The N. o Cres.
cent of the 18th inst, has the following;
A fatal duel took place at four o'clock yes
terday afternoon, in a field near Carroliton,
between the railroad and the river. The
parties were Mr. Emile Hiriart, musical and
operatic critic of the Delta newspaper, and
Mr.. Locquet, cotton buyer of Uarondelet
street
On Sunday last, Mr. Hiriarts article in the
Delta wound up with some singing contro-
yersial remarks, which drew forth challenge
from Mr.. L. Placide Canonge, the operate
critic of the Louisiana Courier At the same
time, Mr.. Hiriart received challenge from
MIR. Locquot, whether from that gentleman 5
sympathy of feeling with Mr.. CanOnge or
otherwise, we are net we'll enough informed
20 state
A few days since, the challenged party and
Mr. CanoRge had their meeting at the Me-
Eairie Ridge. They exchanged three shots
with pistols without harm on either side,
Sbocgh Mr.. Cononge's clothes were perfora-
Ted,
Yesterday afternoon, as above stated Mr..
Hiriart had his meeting with Mr.. Locquet.
Inc weapons used were double barrel shot
guns. loaded with musket balls-the distance
forty PAGES. At the first fire. Mr. Locquet
fell mortally wounded, and expired without
breathing word, his adversarys ball passing
entirely through his body, from his left side
to his right Mr.. Locquets bullet struck the
ground, and glaneing up, struck Mr.. Hlriart
IN the breast, stunning him violently, and
causing him to fall The skin was not broken,
but the blow raised large lump.
The OvERsEER AND THE NEGRo-We learn
by private letter from Arkansas county, the
particulars of horrible murder and execu-
ton OF the murderer, on DR.. Bells planta.
tloh. negro man having som unknown
S"uee VI e"'mty against the Overseer, crept up
oehinI hi'il and with an AK struck the over
seer Lew Lowefy) on the head, the blade
enrerihg tne orain up to the handle, and
'sPi'I""s Vne nead entirely open-death of
course ensuing immediately. The negre was
Id instantly taken IN custody by the constable.
The night following, number of nersons os
sembled, and getting forcible possession of
the negro, hung him to a neighboring tree. =
arkansas I,deDeudetit