Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-28

UoRRIBLE CASE or MURDER AND SUICIDE IN
PENNSYLVANIA. - Close behind Kentucky
comes Pennsylvania, in the present era of
blood and murder a horrible affair took
place in Williamsport recently, which is equal
to anything of the kind reported in Ken
lucky. Ii appears that Barney uindley for
merry of Philadelphia. murdered his wife
and concealed her body. Her disappearance
finally excited suspicion, and he was arrested
and committed to jail, While in his cell he
succeeded in getting a rozor from another
prisoner and partially cut his throat nearly
severiHg the windpipe His situation was
almost instantly discovered, and a physician
called and the wound dressed. When he
became able to speak he stated that he had
killed his wife and buried her. He offered
to tell the physician where he had buried
! the body of his wife, on condition that he
would not disclose it until after his (the prs-
oner's) death--supposng that his suicide was
effected About the time these confessions
were made to the physician, the body of the
! deceased was found buried, almost in state
of nudity in a wood she'd about three feet
under ground, covered with a bloody pillow
and hlnnllel The shed in which She was
buried was about eight feet square, and the
place he cut his wood previous to he murder
and during the time she was buried. Hind
| ley died in his cell from the effects of the
wound in his throat, inflicted by himself
/ IIIsroRlcAL AyEcporE-Upon the dollars,
stivers and doits coined at the beautiful
| town of DJTt, or Durdrecht in Holland, is
the figure of a milk-mnid sitting uuder
COW, which figure is also exhibited in relief
on the water gate of the place. The occa-
sion was as follows: In the noble struggle OF
the United Provinces for their liberties, the
Spauiards detached body of forces from the
main army with view of surprising bort
Certain milk maids belonging to rich
farmer in the vicinity of the town perceived,
as they were going to milk, some soldiers
concealed under the hedges They had res
ence of mind to pursue their occupation
without any symptom of alarm on their re-
turn, they informed their master of what
they had seen, who giving Information to the
/ burgom of bort, the sluces were let
/ Ioose by which lnuny Of the Spaniards were
| drowned and the expedition defeated The
States ordered the farmer handsome revo-
nue. for the loss he had sustained 10y the over
| flo wing Of his lnds rewarding the women,
and perpetuating the memory of the event
in the manner above described.
TIE HERO OF THE INDEscGIBABLE KNIFE.-
! We Yesterday mentioned that darkey
/
ding a Jlmaica man with knife, which re
sembIed nothing under the sun. Runnels
was in the prisoners dock yesterday, whilst
the jamaica darkey, Alex McCarty was on
the stand testifying to his misdeed. RunneIs
had a broken head and Mac slit hand; but
as the latter had the first "Swar' he had the
/ best of Runnels. The knife was introduce, d
as demonsrative evidence, and when held
/ MP to the Judges gaze much merriment was
evoked. 1t was about IA foot and a half
/ long, bulky in the handle, and weighed sew
cral pounds. The prisoners counsel, who
is evidently a sharp practitioner, made an
unsuccessful effort to confuse Mac. Said he:
Nov, you say he drew the knife from his
vest q
"Yes sah.'
"What part of his vest?
"IIi- pocket sab"
"You positively mean here the learned
counsel exhibited the cumbrous weapon,
that the defendant drew this knife from his
vest pocket?'
81 swar he drewel it from his pocket; but
| dunno whether his pocket had any bottom
to it,"
This turned the laugh in Noes favor, and
when we examined the aforesaid vestnre,
we were satisfied that the witness testimony
was within the bounds Of reason. Runhels
will he sentenced ON MonLay.-S, +. Call.
A LARGE GIRL-RAcE Down HILL We
had liked to" have been run over by cou-
pie Of young women who were running down
| Coloma street hill but we were saved 10y
housewife who from sweeping her side
walk raised the broom and stopped the ra-
GERS, expressing our own astonishment as she
exclaimed: "Well who woUld have thought
that you two could run like that!-Nou"ta5"
UemocYdt.
Guess the Iasses must have busted their
hooEs, Dan. that made them RIM. You ought
to have Gckcd 'em.-Siiper Age.