Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-14

ry with its charms. Recently bomb fell near where be
was standing with officers. The soldiers turned TO
ay. but he calmly picked it up and threw it over the
wall exclaimpg 'Reurn, comrades the danger is over
James L. Houston, youth Of about sixteen years of
age engaged in business in Tallahassee Fla was found
dead in his room on Thursday morning last with vial
of chloroorm in his hand hrs death being evidently in
conss ouence OF his having inhaled too much Of the fatal
dose He had been suffering with toothache and was
using the cborotorm to relieve the pain.
On Thursday last shocking murder occurred u 0
planat;ou of Capt John Hooe in Stafford county. JEFF
one of the slaves of Capt H., went into his masters
house. took gun, returned to the Kitchen and shot his
brother John IN the siue from the elects o! which he
died in about five hours.
Horace Greeley just before starting from New for ST.
Iouis received Information which induced him foreg
his intention 10 lecture in that city, and changed his
course east He wrote letter to the Missouri Repubi-
can in which he states that leading Republicans had adj
yised him that he would probably be mobed should lie
attempt 10 lecture.
Sheriff Murray Of Clark county Wis., went on a hunt
ing excursion one day last week with two friends They
with the understanding that they should meet
at night at a certain CORNER section point Two OF the
three met at the place designated but Sheriff Murray
was missing After search they discovered the body
of the Sheriff He had gathered boHghs and made bed
near large tree which caught fire and fell upon him.
crushing him to death while asleep
The New York Express SAYS it is the intention OF the
prominent sympa,hizers in that city, with the secession
lists of the South TO give expression their feelings by
a salute OF eight guns-siI in honor of The seeding
States-and one each for Hon. Jefferson Davis Of Mis-
ss,ppi Provisional Presdent of the secession States,
aud Hon. A. II. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice President.
Inquiry has been Instituted the probable fate OF
c. f. Stark Eq OF Greeuupsburg, Ky, who mysterious.
ly disappeared About six weeks since he left Green
upsburg with :5 900 in his possession. He subse
quently seen in Louisville several days and since then
all is problenatca to his wherea' outs His friends
think from his long absence and silence that he has been
murdered and robbed
Friday and Saturday last were two Of the most calami
tous days ever known 10 tie commercial history OF w
York Ii is said that not less than ninety firms
forced to succumb the pressure and among them many
heretofore deemed opuent-such houses as Freeland,
Sduircs CO. which has been in existence for quarter
OF a century Scores OF other houses topping and
unless the public affairs of the country settle into
order it is difficult what avert general smash
Toe latest invention is a sleeping cap II consists
of small velvet cloth skull cap ornamented accord
ing 20 the taste of the wear r. with couple OF long
straps attached each side OF the cap When the
eer becomes wearied sleepy, he she puts the
cap and attaches the straps by Ct brass hooks
the back OF he forward Of the traveller and then
leans back composedy, tie head supported by the cap
end braces and sleeps comfortable If repcsing in
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