The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-08
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SHOOTING OF CLINTON d. RENCH ESQ.,. AT VIII.
LIAMsPoRr-From the Hagerstown Maai of yester-
day we have full particulars, which we give. 1t
saws W e learn that terrible affray occurred at
William. port on Wednesday evening, resulting in
the death Of a worthy young man, ID. Clinton
Rench, Esq., sOn Of Andrew Rench, Esq, OF the
Manor. The report we have heard is That Mr..
RenGh visited Wamsport on business (having
been sent there by his father); that shortly after
he arrived there, he charged with being spy
by some members of the seltconsttuted Home
Guard, and ordered to leave town. that he denied
the charge and refused to leave until be had at
tended to the business he charged with; that
some OF the citizens apprehending trouble request
ea MN to leave. which advice he accepted; and
that while he his horse, on his return
nome, he was stoned and a party took hold of the
orldle, whereupon Young Rench drew pistol and
nreu at the man who held the bride, without
damages that then he was fred upon and killed,
one ball passing through his side and another
through the back part of his head He also re-
ceived confusion on his forehead, supposed to be
from
About O'clock the messengers arrived at the
residence of the father of the deceased and in
formed him that his son had been shot in Williams
port, and had since died, and that if he would send
quietly to town and ask questions, they could
have the body. Andrew r. Schnebly and Mr..
Cochran then went to town. and about o'clock
returned with the body. They met, previous
to entering Williamsport, by deputation Of
armed men, who told them where to procure the
body, and warned them to ask no questions
These are all the particulars Of this sad tragedy
that we have been able to gather, which has re-
suited in the murder of one of the most estimabe
Young men Of our county. Truly, we live in fear
iul times.
Mr.. Rench was little past twentv-th three years
of age, and a lawyer by profession. He had been
in business in Baltimore since he graduated, and
in partnership with William Price, ESQ. He
had been mere several weeks, on visit to his
father.
AMERICAN MINISTER'S TO LEADING FOREIGN
Charles +. Adams. ..... Mass 80. England.
William L. .Dayton......N. .... France.
Cassius NJ. Clay.... -. ky....... Russia.
carl SchuTz...... ...... ISL. Spain.
lanes h. Harvey Pa,. Portugal
II. S. Sanford. .... Conn 80. Belgium.
James S. ke.......... Me-. Netherlands.
Bradford r Wood d......N. Y..... Denmark
Jacob :. Haldeman Pa Sweden and Norway.
Anson Burlingame ~ Mass Austria.
George G Fogg...... IN. H ....Switzerland.
George ?: Marsh. ........ VT. Sardinia.
Rufus King .......... Wis.,. Rome.
Thomas Corwin n..0 Ohio. -. Mexico.
a. b. Dickinson. .......N. G....Nicaragda.
Elisha Crosby..... -. Cal l....., Guatemala.
allen A A: Burton: Ny; New Granada
Jacob NJ PaImer....... Pa...... Argentine Confed.
Thomas ii. Nelson. .... Ohio ....ChiH.
D. X. Carter....... .... Ohio .... Bolivia.
GOVERNMENT MILITARY APPoINTMENTs.-Und
the head of "appointments not fit to be made, the
Inquirer, of Philadelphia, INDUCES in little whole
some censure. 1t says:
"Amos every telegram from Washington brings
intelligence of some appointment to high military
commands of persons totally unit, by any previous
training, to be entrusted with even the smallest
squad"
In noticing that of Mr.. B. Rush Petriken, it
marks that "the public mind was shocked by the
teegraphic intelligence that a certain B. Rush
Petriken had been appointed to the command of
regiment in the regular army, the heads of
vast number of mertoriouS officers, who had seen
service in the field. Mr.. Petriken should have been
a gentleman OF high military qualifications but he
is nothing0f the kind"
The nomination Of John p. Sand ersOn, as lieu
tenantcolonel in the regular Ipe, is also
demned. He is a lawyer and editor, but it will
be news to the people here to learn that he has
any sort of qualification for lieuenant.c colonecy
in the regular service.
Alexander Cummings, Esq, appointed to a briga-
dier-generalship, is thus spoken Of
"While we share in the general appreciation of
Mr.. Cummings abilities in the sphere in which he
has had long practice and training, feel it to be
a duty to declare that have never heard, and
know of no one who ever heard that he has the
first element of either education experience tor
the responsible position in which he has bee2
placed"