Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-06
Unaccountable Homicide ct Nashville
Tennessee.

The Patriot of Monday says,-"A remarkable
case Of homicide was committed Mt the Com
mcrcial Hotel in this city Saturday, hali.past'
twelve o'clock. in the shooting and killing Of DR..
II. Carow by Mr.. p p. Trewitt Of Sparta, in
White county, The unfortunate circumstances,
MS we gathered them, are as follows:
Mr.. Trowitt, who is the Post Master at Sparta,
came to The city several days ago as o witness in
II case involving q charge against some one who
was charged v it'll robbing the mail Ho stopped
ut the Commercial Hotel and on Friday gave his
testimony before tho u. s. Commissioner. Yester.
day, being in his room. he rang the bell and sent
for the proprietor. Mr.. Turner, tho book keeper.
went to the room and found Mr.. Trewitt in bed,
VIII" stated that he was sick aud apprehended
congestive chill, as he had had one before, and
left the like symptoms. Mr.. Turner asked him
what Physician he would have, TO which he re-
piled that any good one would do. DIR. Carow's
ofice being opposite he was called upon. The
Doctor was engaged and did not come Immediately;
and soon Mr.. Trewitt called again and desired
the Physician to come at onco. Very soon after
Dr. G. came into tho Hotel, and Mr., Turner
walked with him up to tho room of Mr.. Trewitt,
and having introduced the parties, returned. A
very lew minutes afterwards, the report of pis.
tol was heard, aud it was found that the DR.. b
been shot in the back part Of the head, and h,A
expire ed before any one reached him. He had
taken out his prescription book and pencil, and.
it is supposed, was in tho act Of writing n
prescription for his rAtient at the time he was
shot .tl
As Mr.. Turner went up stairs, he met Mr..
Trewitt at the head Of the first flight of steps, COM
ing down, in his shirt sleeves, with the empty
pistol in his hand. lilo was soon after arrested
and conveyed to tho jail
woare Informed BY . respesaable oi.i.sn, who is
we'll acquainted with Mr.. Trswitt that he Is about
sion, and bears good character, and that his ia
mily relations are highly respectable. He some
timee got on sprees Of drinking. and was probably
afflicted with deliriam tremens Mt the time Of the
act. rr.,.,y
In the death of DR.. Carow tho city hos lost .
valuable citizen and skillful physician. He was
a member Of the Episcopal Church, and was
man Of mild and amiabe manners; and Is spoken
of by those who know him intimately a. o most
estimable gentleman in oil respects. t1
MARINE DIsAsrERs roe FEBRuARY.-The Num-
Der Of American sea-going vessels reported during
the last month as totally lost and missing.
amounts TO 43, namely, 3 steamers, ships, II
barks, briggs, IA schooners and sloop. OF
these, l8 were wrecked, burnt, sunk, aban-
doned, 6 sunk by collision. capsiscd and mis-.
sing. The value Of the above 10 estimated at
$720 600, exclusive Of their cargoes. There were
10 persons lost with the ship Luna, With the
bark Nymph. with the schooner Cxarina. and
there were about 65 persons in the missing vessels
total 81. a e
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THE July ECLIPSE OF The SUN.-The officers Of
the Smithsonian Institute are endeavoring to OBJ
tain 5000 by subscription, TO dsfray the expen-
ses Of hiring small vessel and eqsipping her, tos
convey party Of astronomers TO Cape Chidlay.s
the northeast point OF Labrador. 10 take ohssrsae
tions ot the solar eclipse Of the 18th Of July.-
The durationof the total obseurAton at this point
will be IL minutes so seconds. a .ssss es4.assy
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RUMoRED CusroH- HousE ERAgDs--T The Survsy-
or Of the port Of New York with.his psivaas -