Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-09-07
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from one Of the guards brought one Of them
down and frightened the other from the at
tempt The one that was wounded received
buck-shot in his bead, iutiicsing a severe bat
not dangerous wound.
HoAIc1DE AT HAMILTON, O.-0n Tuesday
last. farmer of Mason county, < s. visited |
Hamilton, Butler county, Of this State, for the
purpose Of purchasing some mules During
the evening. he passed around the town IN
company with Peter Ballet, livery Stable
keeper, visiting the various public houses and
inGulgirlg freely in drink. The purchaser of
mules became so much intoxicated that his
friend thought il best TO get him to his hotel
inasnnch as he had $500 in his pocket. lie
coaxed aud begged him to 60, but to no pur-
pose The Kentuckian finally became iadlg-
nant at his companion fer being so anxious to
bcfriend him, and drafting his knife he disem
boweled hiia. The knife struck Ballet On the
breast bone, and passing downward. laid the
bowels bare He was Immediately taken to
his residence and medical aid procured. In
the meantime the kentuckian was arrested
aud refused bail until the issue of the case
should be known. On Thursday morning
prominent surgeon of this city was sent for,
and be found Ballet in critical condition
with inflammation setting in. He gave it as
his opinion that there Sas but little hope
We arc now informed that the unfortunate
man died Saturday. - Gincinnati Gazette.
On Monday evening Of last week, James
AcCord, an old and well known citizen Of
Cincinnati, went to his home as web as usual
and took supper with his family, In rising from
| the table he becarne very faint and felr to the
| floor He was taken up and placed on sofa,
i and medical assitanee was obtained. The
! physician gave him some medicine and direct
ed that lac sboald not be disturbed. He grew
better during the night, and in the morning
was removed to bis chamber Soon after
| wards he was attacked with commissions: zfhe
i symptoms became worse as the day advanced,
, aud in the evening he died in spasu,. Thurs
day morning, as the funeral ceremonies were
about 10 take place, an anonymous letter was
| placed IN the hands Of the son of the deceased
stating that his father had been poisoned by
his wife (the sous stcp-nother) and certain
young man in the city and further alleging
! that abundant evidence could be adducei to
establish circumstaneify the charge. Subse-
auently the widow and young man in question
| were arrested. but upon request of the family
were liberated by giving bonds in the sum oi
5000 for their appearance before the Police
/ Court to answer the charge. The body has
been exhunied and the stomach placed in prop,
er hands for analysis.
Murder is running riot in Cincinnati. Our
readers are already aware that great deal ei
slaughteriug was done in that city week or
two ago The papers of yesterday morning
] report case Of wife killing An lrishlnar
uamed Thomas Ragau got into q quarrel on
/ Thursday evening with his wife and finally
/ knocked her duwn aud kicked her four OF
five times in the al,deneu injuring her to
such an extent that she died Saturday
morning. The murderer has not yet been ar
rested.
LARGE YIELD OF oATs>-Recd Stark, a
j farmer near Castala, harvested 200 bushcls
of oats from is acres. aud sold 1000 bushels
| of the crop. upon contract for % cents
per bushel. Our informant thinks that viii
do to +" tie up r-lSandusky Register
j THE WAGGosER CASE From the Cincin-
natl papers We learn of the happy termination
of the Waggener case, to which we have made
reference before. His freedom has been estab
lished by the proper testimony aud he has al
ready, or Wit Shortly return to Giueinnaei.--
/ The Gazette well says:
This escape is rather piece of good fortune
howcvcr, than anything which might have rea
sonably been expected undtr the circumstances
It is no easy matter TO procure such proof a:
has been obtained in this instance. Fl might
well have happened that the necessary witness
es could not have been found and the chances
in trial of this sort, are in fact against tn,
triumph of Justice. But for the active and
earnest Intervention of persons who wer'
shocked at the contemplated wrong, Wagon
er would now be in hopeless slavery and thos,
who robbed him of his liberty would be enjoy
ing their ill-gotten gains.
The Portland mills, Sandusky, were destroy
ed Sunday morning By fire. Loss sl0,oO0.-
Insurance on stock and machinery, SIS, 500; Oh
building, 81 800.
Did you ever hear Douglas man urge ol
5 advise any candid inquirer to read the discus
, sions between Messrs. Lincoln and Douglas il
order to learn just where these two eminen
citizens stand respectively, and what are reall,
, the matters in difference between the Repuhli
. cans and the Douglas Democracy?
Did you ever, in any of Douglas speeche
! fand he has sometimes made three or four dai
/ ly of late) find hint dropped that he woul,
; like TO have those discussions read generally
in order that each voter shall know exacti,
what is the issue?
1 Did ron ever hear of Douglas edition Q
e those joint debates being issued, or likely t
& h6?
{ Did you eyer hear Douglas an-thoug
f they generally profess to hold Douglas mental
: ly the superior OF Lineoln-wish to have an
S one read Mr.. LIS Cooper Institute speech, o
any other ever made by hims
S HIe never did. If yo. have been more fel
: tunate. just say TIN. Y. Tribune.
r Tue ANTI-SLAvERY ELEMENT IN VTRGINr4
:, "A writer in the New York Times demol
!. : strates by reference to the census aud the ele
!, tion returns that majority of all the gotes
= Virginia are pollsd By people ,rho mean to g
. rad of siaDcrg If they can. They have not o.
= particle of interest IN slavery, and never ca
have. The whole region IN which they hive
;. except the valleys between the ridges--eo
sists of mountain Sides admirable for pasture
aud contain inexaastible material for minir
: and manufactures, bat utterly unfit for neg
slavery, They have not even the pc
privilege of raising negro babies fer t
cotton market. They have no stock to raj
them from. $50 ess
- DISEASES OF DouGL ts.---We find the folio
:" :, ing catalogue of the diseases which have int,
=, ~ Tered with the public duties of Mr. Douglas
=. one of our exchanges
=" Where was Douglas when the, Homeste