Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-17

be distributed among the revolutionary mob This is no
humbug-tis truel aud liberty and f it would
not peril the life of my informant would frankly
and earessy how became posses ed of this nloIma-
ton. Il would be ad thing for tbs merchants of San
| Francisco!
venerable lady, the last surviving child og Geu. Nat
Greene who has reached the advanced age of eighty
has addr sCd letter to of her desc ndant in which
she the following language Rather than hear that
lort Moultrie was taken from South Carolina, would
have myself dragged there and sit on the parapet till
The last gun wa3 fired"
One of the city poor Of Syracuse died on Sunday the
9th inst. She lady of education once possessed
of great personal beauty, aud ut the time Of her desh
was about ninety years 81 age. She the widow OF
OBADIAH German, of Norwich. ChenAnSo county, who
represented the State OF New York i'll the United States
Senate from 1909 10 1918.
HORRIBLE INTANrICIDS AND SUIClDE.-The Mobile
Register Of the 0th says We Learn that last Sunday
Wm English, in tit Of insanity, went home aud cut the
TIN oats OF three Of his children, and then killed himself
il like manaer. 4 fourth child saved by neg o
grl snatchng it up and running No that learn
ascertainsd for his insanity. Mr.. Il gentleman
Of wealth highly esteemed and of of the oldest and
most respected families OF Monroe county, Ala.
FIGHT WITH CANAxcnrs-We find the following in the
Galveston Mems of the 5th inst: The IPhiis H of The
2Sth ult has extra containing the OF fight
the 10Th. Capt Ross, with twenty-five United Sta IS
cavalry, had fight with sixteen Camanches in which
thirteen of the latter killed The chiefs young
captured, together with a white woman and ter
child the woman having been among the Indians since
childhood.
GREAT SUFFERING IN PmLADELrHIA.-The Philadelphia
Isguirer of the l5!h ins says We informed by
Visitor of tn Poor that immense amount OF desutOn
prevails among the poorer csSes at the present moment
Many who have known want forced now to ask
for aid owing the scarcity Of employment while hun
dredS have been met with who the very brink
Of starvation. This heartening state OF aaiIs calls
loudly on tho charably disposed exert themselves in
the cause Of suffering humanity.
WHERE SECESSION CoCKADEs ARE MApV-The Boston
.OdL says that Secession cockIdCs which worn at
the South are generally OF Yankee manufacture We have
before u.s. the button in the of which has
the face the Palmetto and Secession motto while the
back has the imprint of the ScOyie Manufacturing Co.
a Connecticut concern.
H. W Smith, of the firm of Montgomery q Smith, auc-
oneers New Orleans committed suicide by cutting bis
throat on the 9Th inst.
Property lately valued at sixty thousand dollars in New
Orleans sold few days ago Tor nine thousand dollars
twelve moa;hs' time.
Hon. Philip Clayton assistant Secretary of the Treasc-
rs, has resigned.
Hinton Rowan Helper the "Impeudiug Crisis" author,
again attempted 70 deliver his lecture the Two System
of Labor" at Clinton Hail. New York Monday evening,
but the closed the hall against him Quite large
crowd mbled and Colonel Ii.us OF Kansas celrbri
~ ed ty the police for attempting, 1t Il aIeg-
e. TO crcstea disturbance
Two BEorusEs KILL EACa OfHER-The Evansville,
Ind, Journal Of Jan. s. gives account ol appal-
Ing tragedy which happened ia that city the night be-
fore. IL appears that feul has long existed between
TWO brothers named John Paul Evans and Robert NJ.
Evans members of all old and well known family Cf Ey
ausvle Robert went to a bail Tuesday evening with
lady. About midnight Paul came in intoxicated. He
walked up to his brother and asked him drink. His
brother refused; whereupon Paul drew knife and
ing which, Robert drew si1-shooter. Paul stepped
back aud also drew sx.sho0er. Robert drew kliis
and put it between bis teeth, aud commenced ling
Paul returned the fire and each fired Six shots and then
closed and used their knives They mortay wound
ed Paul started for the iioDt door aud went out
followed aud brought back, aud died in twenty minutes
He shot in the upper part o. the breast and cur several
times in the abdomen. Robert when Paul left the room,
followed him far the inside door, when he ie. He
was carried temporary couch, and lay insensihe
nearly three hours when he also died. lie shot
through the lett lobe OF the brain aud u the right side
beneath the ribs. During the encounter younger
brother Perry shot three balls al Paul of which,
it is said hit him. Solomon Gumberts, OF Simon
Gumbcrts was accidenily shot by Of the random
bil- in the right thigh flis condition Is serious.