The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-29

1T u nbN hubhuA uhA "a 4 GAoht - w
lumbus. 0hio, who has filled the positions
Of Coz gresham, Treasurer Of the State and
revenue collector Of a large district, was a
defaulter in a very large SUN, and closed
his career by suicide. lie was appointed
by Gov. Chase to take charge of the Treas
ury Of Ohio when the Breslin-G Gibson de
f.lcations v ere discovered. lie vas form
ly a prominent merchant Of Columbus. was
a church member and enjoyed a high repu-
tation for integrity. 1t appears tina, be had
gradually become addicted TO liquor and
card playing, got embarrassed, aud finally
desperate under a sense Of his inability to
escape the coil which drunkenness and gam
bling had wound about him. On Monday
night, the 3lst of July, Mr.. Stone made a
last effort to retrieve his fortunes at the gam
bling table, lie spent the entire night in a
gambling house in Columbus, aud lost about
three thousand dollars. In the morning he
took poison. which threw him into a stupor.
While ia this condition, he yisi'e ed a bust
uess establishment In which he had an IN
%terest, and Afterwards q graveyard, where
he had two children buried, from which he
was taken by his friends, and died the next
day.
Friday evening the body Of a young
woman, about eighteen years Of nge, was
found in the Mohawk river, about midway
bctween Camjoharie and Fort Olean. A
log was lay ing across her limbs just above
the knees, the balance Of the lower portion
of her limbs being covered with sand. The
body was very much decomposed, and with
the exception of pair Of gators on her feet,
entirely nude. Her skull was fractured
from a po int over her right eye, extending
to tile lower tip Of her right ear. Her right
hand was separated from her body. layii (
about ten feet from it, The CATERS were
morocco, tipped with leather. An inquest
was held aud a post norton examination.
The jury decided she came to her death by
violence. 1t is not known who she was, aud
the whole affair is wrapped in mystery -
The body had been for a long time in the
water.
The first conviction for murder under
the new state Of affairs in North Carolina,
has just occurred at Salisbury A young
woman Of the artist ocracy, Temperance Nee
ly, was logging a legro child, when It's
nothel a free woman, Gaicna. came up,
pushed Miss Nicely away, took the child.
and was walking off with il, when Temper
auce drew a pistol. aud shot her dead. Un-
der tie old rule, as the aci was seen by
none. but negroes, there could have been no
trial. Blu; Gen. Schoield ordered the case
before a military commission, and it has
convicted Miss Neely VI murder, Much ext
citement has been caused by this event, and
great eageruess is shown to know whether
the prescribed punishment will be inflicted
A culofed man recently pushed bis wife
into the river ut sandwich, c. W, aud when
she caught hold ofa spite 10 save her life,
beat her numerically TO make her let 20.
She remained bleeding in the water for some
limo. but finally rot out alive, after her
husband had ied, supposing her dead. He
has been arrested
~ slaughter almost too monslrOus for
belief WAS perpetrarei recently On The ) pam
,sh ship IIaydee. IN the Gul; Of Mexico. no
less thln eighteen passengers belBg assina-
ted 10 COLI blood BY a French sailor, who
had The assis ahce Vi a Greek aud au Italian
in hts butchefy. a Spanish gentleman and
SIX Of bis family we're among the 'icums,as
well as a large humber Ct young children.