, 1861-03-23

BLOODY AFrRAY IN 1xp1AEA--A desperate
conflict between two well-known citizens o1
Lawrence county, Indiana, named Hunter and
1urbin, occurred at Bloomington last Sunday.
They quarreled, and Hunter shot at Tnrbin
aud missed him. Friends inte1fered and they
we're separated. They met the second time,
one armed with shotgun md the other with
o revolver. Five barrels Of the revolver and
both barrels Of the shotgun were discharged.
Turbin fell, wounded In the neck, and Hunter
received q full discharge Of buck shot In the
abdomen. Both will die.
WE1LASD CA.AL.-Mr. Woodruff, Superin.
tendent OF the Welland Canal, announces
that the Canal will be open between the first
and filth day Of April Ice has nearly disap-
peared. =
MAPLE SuGAR--The prospect is now that
the Al omit of maple sngar made In this yicin.
ity this year will be much less than has been
made in either of the two preceding years
Sanilae, (1lich.,) Leader, March IT,
The prospect Of . favorable season for ma
king maple sugar looks dubious. Only small
amount has been made at this time, and the
Standard, March 10.
TIE B11ssEH1D POISONING CAsE.-At t;rec
O'Clock this afternoon, Mrs. Young and VII
liam Collins, accused Of fatally poieouipg the
husband tof the former, we're again brought
| from jail for further proceedings In their Pre-
imina!y examination Mr.. Kinge1ey, theiz
counsel, announced that they had concluded
! fore waived further examination. They were
then recommitted to Jail to await their trial It
the May term Of the Circuit.-Adrian {MieA.
Exposieor, March 19.
FATAL ACctDEEr-We have lust learn ed
the particulars Of the death Of the son Of Mr.
Lawrence, Jr, reading in the township oi
bsrry, in this county, which occurred on the
Ar. Lawrence, on leaving home In the morn.
tngg, set bis two sons, aged respectively IA and
| ~ years old, to chopping wood ut the door
Ihe boys had the day before obtained pistol
mud, as soon as the father had gone, they pro.
3 ceeaSa To- to marsh near the house, loaded the
success; tho older one trying first The 3ouu9,
er one then tried to fire It, and succeeded L
discharging both barrels, the contents passfpr
through the head Of the older one. killing
him insatantly.-Haaiags {Adeh) Pioneer
WoHAn BURNED TO oDKArusWu1E s1rrxe
N i CHA1R,-Sho1tly alter three o'clock YES.
| terday afternoon, soma children u1ayine i1
front of sman house on Canal street, discoy
cred smoke Issuing from the creyicea ahnu1
the door, An alarm WIS raised and neighbor,
entering the house found the occupant, an o1i
irish woman named Mary Hickey, sitting il
her chair with her clothes nearly burned irou
her body. She vas PVT upon bed, and DR.
Aarseilles, Health oti1ceF, called. he livet
burned so that the vitals we're EXPOSED. It i
supposed Mrs. Hickey, while intoxicated, sa
dowa to smoke, and her pipe falling into be-
lap, communicated the fire. She was shout iii
y years ofnge, and has one or two dsughterr
ont no hushand.-C7epelaad Herald, 10M
TxRRIE1z Aocnn7.-We learn from th
EvansT1Ae l!nd.) Journal Of Saturday tina
; IN honor Of Washington's birth iay, On Frida
1ast, that premature discharge took PLACE b
! which . man named Vim. Mack, Vas fatall,
injured, and Peter Schmidt hnd hia lefs han
badly tom and lost 'dnger from hfs righ
hand. -: