The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17
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The KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.-A Coat of Mail.
1t appears that Lowe, one of the victims of the
tragedy at Hawesvile, KY, wore steel shirt,
or coat of mail, which fitted tight to his whole
body The Louisville Journal says:
Our informant, who was spectator of the
scene, says that at least between seYenty-Gve
and hundred guns and pistols were fred at
Lowe, and that there were thirty bullet and
buckshot holes through all portions of his coat,
but that not a solitary ball or shot entered his
body, or even drew drop of blood Heavily
loaded guns were fired at him at distance of
not more than six feet. and he was repeatedly
knocked down and whired around by the leaden
missiles, yet no wounds except Commissions were
inflicted. The ball which struck his thigh
made very severe bruise, but did not enter the
skin. Our informant saw man strike him
four times with bowie knife, but the point of
the weapon turned without penetrating.
Lowe, it will be remembered, wss suisse
quently murdered in Jail, by two men who
gained forcible admission. 1t is alleged that
he had declared his determination to take their
lives when he got out. What is singular, the
grand jury have declared that the Two men
OF representation" n
SEys ALTON NEWSPAPERS. = The New York
Sunday and other illustrated newspapers, of the
sensation school, have had an immense run.
especially those that have pictorial illustrations
OF the d'amdtis peyson9 who are named in con.
nection with the recent tragedy. And such
hkeneses In one instance, says an exchange,
cut that was originally executed for DE- co,o.
mini is planned OFT as Mrs. Sickles: in another
instance, an old likeness Of Jenny lind is
pressed INFO service; while Mir SickIess and
Mr.. Butterworth are hattered with having the
counterfeit presentments of a couple Of fellows
that were hanged not long since, exhibited to
the enlightened public as veritable portraits of
the injured husband and his friend. Mr.. Key,
being dead, is spared the modification of seeing
an old engraving of Alfred Bum, the London
theatrical manager, shown up as g. rae .Sinne
by our artist = Watskngton States.
A curioua case has come up for adjudication
In New York before Judge Davis, in the SUI
preme Court. The plaintiff, Mr.. Robert G..
Nelhs, sued to recover one thousand dollars
from George Grouse and his wife Ann Il
would appear that Ann promised piaiutiti on,e
thousand do,,e.s, if ne coild procure her
husband, In accordance with which, he had
introduced several gentlemen to the ady--one
of whom she accepted, and is now her husband.
She refused to hand over the bonus. however
and hence the present action. The ,,aiendant
demurred to the Complaint, On the igsroShd that
it did no. slate facts Sufficient to Constitute q
cause of action. Their counsel also cansended
that the claim Waa liesai, and grew out az n
system Of matrimonial brokerage, not only NOT
by common law, but void. as being
against good morals. The Judge took the pa.
pers, and reserved his decision.
The Gettysburg lI'a.) eJmp,aer gives an ac-
cotns OF the loss OF little boy, four years of
age, son OF Mrs. Oyler, of Cumberland coun-
w. he strayed from home and the whole
helghberThpod started gu. Gu the search, scour-
Ing The surrounding mountain through the day,
and displaying lighted torches after night.
After two days and nights the dead BODY of
the little fellow was discovered, nearly nine
miles from home. The Compiler then adds
. The little dog, which had been the childs
playmate, and which had accompanied him in
his long and fatal journey, was found nestled
IN the child's bosom, with his head reclining on
his cold and lifeess FORM"
The New York Tribune saws: "Tbe ST
Nicholas compact between the four great rail-
road routes to the West has been broken up.
and there will, no doubt, now be an active com
petition for the traffic between the two sections
of county, and lower pIices for the business
which now pays but little if any profit"
The President nominated to tie Senate on
the 9th inst, for the Office of Postmaster Gen
eral, made vacant by the death of Governor
Brown, Joseph Holt Esq, of KeE.ucky, of the
United States Patpa; Office. The appointment
was confirmed by the Senate, and Mr.. Holt
will enter at once upon the performance of the
duties Of his new Office,
The late Treasurer Of the State of Ohio has
a balance against him of 1856, OO0-he will
make no disclosures as to who holds 5000. 900
Of these assets.
The work of survey and marking the bound
,ry between the United States Territories and
Texas is progressing rapidly, Notwithstanding
The inclemency of the season.
ABOLITION OF THE GRAND JURY IN MrcHI-
Detroit Free Press says the act pro-
viding for the trial of criminals by information,
goes into effect sixty days after the 18th of
February, at which fine i became q law. This
aw virtually abQIshes the grand jury, which
has for so long exercised iaquisitorial functions,
deserving foi the Circuit Judge power to call it
INTO session whenever special cases need its
lid. All cases are to be examined before
Justice OF The peace, and by them committed
directly to the higher courts, instead of for in
lictment, as has previously been DOM.
x man was arrested In New York on Tues
lay, charged with killing and skinning horse,
which he intended to sell for meat, to the poor
people in the vicinity. He appeared 20 be
quite astonished that he should be taken into
custody at all. His wife said they had often
made good soup of horse flesh, and they he'd
ound it first rate,
A woman named Susan Davis, 90I years of
lge, was turned out of doors in New York, by
Ter own som on Thursday last. She was ut
erly destitute, and applied to an acc taintance,
llso named Davis, who provided he2 with food
md gaze hera basement room. Next morning
'he was found dead in bed.
ARCTIC WEATHER.-The Pitts6eld Mass
sun says they have had ninety-nine days of un-
Interrupted good sleighing in Berkshire county
his winter. There has been three menths of
ontinual sleighing ct Sudbury, VT. A letter
rom Manchester, N. H., written on the 9th in |
tant, says that there have been, up to that |
ate, one hundred and six days of constant |