New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-11


emana'Iug the;>f'Uu, and a, the key could not be
found attempts 10 break down the door were begun;
bnt while these in pre- gress the key was found III
tie clearinghouse Ls door opened, aud lie lady IN
comp le'e staie OF nAaiiy found sitting on tlio
floor, with her hands covering her face and perfectly
unconscious. Some Of her ClOtbing was hanging from
the meat hooks in the raiters and some was strewed
about the focr. sailing uay almOet filled " n
blood, apparently fre-bly spilled. Marks, assembling
those made by the pressure OF fingers were upon her
arms, and her head, neck and tide. were horribly
tiated by what appeared TO be blunt ptint.d pune
turing instrument Her shoes and stockings were
found under her bed in her chamber saturated with
blood. Medical aid was promptly procured, and
everything done for the unfortunate LADY that science
and xiii could suggest, but all was of no avail. She
fingered in the helpless condition ia which she
WIS found until Saturday last, when death cane TO her
relief"
A TRAGEDY IN LOUISIANA.
On Thursday night week the house Of Squire James
In Livingston Parish, was broken into by two men,
supposed to be named Vast ington and bis step
son, IN search Of plumber On knocking at the door,
Mr. james went TO open IT, and was Immediately fired
upon, the ball taking effect in the head and knocking
Mr. james down, but not wounding him seriously
TO prevent lis getting out Of the house and cODceang
limself. Mira james rushed 10 the door hearing the
shot, and attempted to keep tue murderers OUT but she
received ball in the left side OF the chest which
Parsed through her body and left her seuseless the
floor. The villains then entered the house, and after
brmsing her head horribly with hatcbet, left her for
dead a litils negro boy was lying oil the floor on
blsnket and being awakened and alarmed by the noise,
tegan screaming for hep, when be assaulted with
the Ratchet and most horribly mangled, having bis
bead nearly split open. Having accomplish, this the
muderers took Mr. James trunks, carried them about
huDdred yards from the hOuse, and broke them open.
They deceived ia their Wishes the trunks
tanned only tie family clothing.
SHOOTING ARRAY IN ARKANSAS.
We learn from an Arkansas paper that few days
ngo planter named Clark Truly who had lately set.
tied in Chicot County, in that State, discovered
living dead by the roadside bayou Macon Bridge.
lie bad been shot in the back Of the head the bullet
entering the ear. Subsequent investigation showed
that Mr.. Truly bad just returned from New.Olleans,
al few hours before the discovery Of the body left
Grand Lake in company with two men, who, II IL sup
posed committed the murder for money. Mr.. Truly, it
is said had $500 in bis possession when he left Grand
Lake, but no money was found upon his person when
the body was discovered.
RUNAWAY SLAVES.
A gang Of runaway negroes, about fourteen in num-
Der, are oepredatng almost with IMMUNITY Oh the prop
erv OF the citizens living the eastern ride Of tie
Comite River, Louitiara. They have been frequently
seen in squads, some Of them armed with shot-gus
aud in instance gun put at the head Of awhile
man by one Of four negroes who emerged FROM the
bushes just az the former was In the act OF securing
one Of their comrades. Two white men are with there
negroes both armed with double bsueled gans and
doubtless the in,igaiors of their uievDg and inso
leDce. An expedition is on foot 10 capture the whole
party.
ATTEMPTED INSuRRECTIoN.
we have Just received news from Mckinley Ala
bama that most damnabe plot has been detected Ia
that neghboihoOd. Tie negroes were furnished it'll
arm. and ammunition by white incendlaTes, for the
purpose Of servle instruction. The whole plot
fortunately discovered 10 time. Thtse willie euds Ia
human shape, who prompt the happy and cuntenled
negro to deeds OF blood and violence should be- dealt
with to the extreme penalty OF the law
MURDER IN SAVANNAH.
On Saturday III bit Patrick Brndy murdered, at
bis own door AND in presence Of lis wife, by negro
man. supposed 10 lie runaway. Mr.. Braoy attempted
to arrest him, when the negro murdered lin Oh the
spot. The Cotoner's Jury ray that the negro Is
guilty of murder. Constable Jones, with Lis iogs, is
in pursuit.
SHOOTING AND BRAINING IN KENTUCKY.
A terrible and perhaps fatal ARRAY occurred near
Elizabethtown, Ky. on Saturday. nir. IN mas II.
Duncan "A merchant Of EhLabe LtOwD, paid Wilt TO
lis brother, Hewson Duncan, who resides near Ste
pbensbuTg, with view OF setting bis mother who had
been an invalid for number II years While there,
an alterC tion occurred between the brothers In ref
ereuce TO the treatment which Mr.. Duncan lad re-
ceiyed IN tie mdst Of which Hewson ordered Ihonas
away AT the time presenting shot gun. Ihon ~
drew revolver, and sho: Hewson through tie neck,
infcting in all probability, fatal Wound iew sons
son then caught up the gun aud beat his uncle Ihon
uiost sbockingly over tic head with the weipru,
whereupon TE"rnus fired upon the youth. the bill
taking effect in the abdou None ci the party were
killed although it feared they hli fatally wounded
THE SHOOTING At PoCAHoNTAs.
OF this case, noticed la lHE TRIBUNE OF lhe 'tni
one Of the shooters says:
They were preparing 10 tie Sampson CaTIer, whom
they had In custody IN grocery, but be told them hey
could not do it. lie wac answered that they would or
kill him. and Immediately after the shooting COM
menced. Sampson CAREER was shot dead lis TWO
sons William and George, were wounded IL thought
MORALLY They are both living yet but 1t Is thought
thew cannot recover The youugtst son, Judge,
ESCAPED miraculously several shots icing fired at him.
Two OIL ers of the gang escaped while the peoJ e were
attending TO the CarIerr but The people cay they VIII
catch them yet. Gruber, Carper,s sonr-la", was
also shot but Is not wounded dangerously ~ the
others An inquest was held on the body o! Sampson
Carer Yesterday, the verdict was: " Come by Lbs
Heath from a rifle ball. William Carper wac 10 the
act ~ eecapiug when xix seven balls penetrated lie
bar., and other parts Of his penon. George Carper
,ecleed himself under bed, but was Uncovered, and
received five or Fix bnllets in lis body. IL l. wonder
full how they are alive. The community justify the
act, and regret that the other man escsled.
AN ACTOR STABBED.
In New Orleans on the 18th, ~ Mr.. NJ. ii. Deihng-
well one of tie dramatic corps Of the Varieties lhea-
ter was proceeding ont Common street TO his re,i-
be wa, approached by two person idla iO So
insnng manner Mr. Lefhngve made him an H.
diQnant reioDder, ntmaing lis opinion of him, aud
dyiAing hin that be did not want to have anything 10
cav TO hIm. Willie they were speaking Nose coui-
Iapion il is alleged came up behd and struck Lef-
hnRSel with slungsLot, ithug Lin eeu.eless To tho
ground lie was then stabbed, aud maltreated In
brutal manner Shortly after, he was found lying I'M
conscious on the sidewalk, aud removed TO his rsi-
dence lie is stil in very low condition. but ihees
a good prospect Of his doing WELL though he had mar
row escape from mortal injury.
RUM AND MURDER IN MEMPHIS.
A man named james Mahan was stabbed IN Mem
~ is few days since, and diedshotly alter 'erol''
" 6iahan To bis death by "3nnd inhc,ed ~ 'io
back wbich penetrated the lungs, by come peieon or
uersous M known to the jury" Suspicion rests on
peron named Wison, but no ares has yet been made'
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