The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-20
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEoAr1oN.
CFfmeS and rGs1aIfIes.

A peddler with his throat cut has been
found in the woods near Rowlay, Miss.
A country gentleman taking a nap on
doorstep in New York, was robbed Of
deeds valued ST $4,000.
Miss Davis, beautiful young lady in
Chesterfield, Va, was shot lead last week
by discarded lover named Subbett.
Miss Smith, of Utica, was about to marry
a mSn that Mother Smith did not like.
The old lady could not prevent the mar =
riage, SO she bought some arsenic and
her daughters husband.
A Canadian paper relates an incident of
a man whose horse backed of river bank,
and with master and carrisga rolled, tum-
bIed and turned down a distance of 10
fset. The carriage was smashed, but no
other serious damage done.
A shocking case Of infanticide occurred
in Rochester recently. A young woman
carried her child, an infant four months
cid, to the Genesee Valley Canal, and, sf.
ter tving q stone to its neck, threw it into
the water. She was seen to perform the
cruel act, but those who saw her did not
arrest her.
William Mote, deaf and dumb boy
living near Nation, Illinois, met with a
horrible death not long since. Some drunk
en- roughs were running locomotive, at
lightning speed, and backwards at that, on
Sunday, when he was not expecting any
engines TO be running, and so was walking
leisurely on the track. All at once it
struck him with tremendous force, tearing
him literally into pieces. The entire back
usrt of his head was taken of, one of his
arms completely severed from his body,
one of his thighs nearly so, his intestines
torn out and scattered for nearly two hun
dred yards. After the dresdfal occurrence
the whistle was blown and the engine
stopped; but alas too late!
An affecting incident occurred at the fire
which consumed Bouteps Hotel, Bay City
Michigan, on Thursday morning last. A
lady bosrder, who occupied rooms on the
third story floor, became somewhat excited
when the alarm of fire was given, snc
went down stairs to discover its Wheres
bouts, leaving her infant child asleep II
| bed. In the confusion she forgot 1t unit
the flames had complete possession OF the
hotel. She then attempted to enter the
The fremen and others, in saving the fur
niture. threw the bedding out OF the win
| doWs. This identical bed Yves rolled up
thrown out of the window, and csrrie'
with the other goods on to the bridge 10
safety. After the fire, in removing m
goods, the little innocent was found sal
and asleep.
Mary Munson's shooting Of james Ker
at BoTmanviIle, Canada West, hss bee
Given by telegraph. The cause, 1t appear
Tss that Kerr, 8, married man, had seduce
Miss Munson into an imprudent core
pondence, and as she says, completed n
wrongs by an outrage upon her. one q
manded = return by him Of some letter
, which revealed their transactions, and 1
refused to surrender them. She then got
female friend, drove to Kerr's place, Al
asked him to ride with them. De cor
plied. and while in the carriage she dre
revolver and shot him. He at hrst su
, posed he wss wounded by some person
/ the road, but tuning, saw her IN the act
z firing again. After struggle, ne TresI
the revolver from her, and walked &c
house mile and half distant, where
I died. Miss Munson st once surrender
herself-mAlang no concealmeht OF
g crime. but expressing the deepest reg
y for what she calls its ''inevitable necesIt.
L Ksfr was s married man and exceeding
,s nnsical. Miss Munson is very hs1
some and highly accomplished you
4, lady.