The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-25
The StonewaIl.

| YoRR WELL DEFENDED, &C., &C., &C.
st The rebel iron.clad ram Stones0SU
Captain Page. which sailed from lisbon
the 2Sth of March, is evidently on her
way to this coast. As.tite ffigate M.
! agaya, Commodore Craven, and the cor
vette Sacrsmeato, Captain Walker, were
debarred.by the twenty.four hour rule
from giving pursuit she waste get away
from the coast and so far ahead that
chase was useless. From Lisbon the
StonewqN proceeded to the Madeiras,
| where she coaled and took in supplies,
but was ordered away after the expira-
tion of twenty.four hours From Fun
ohal she steamed to Teneriffe, where she
again coaled and provisioned. and was
compelled to q, to sea again in twenty
four hours on the lst Of April. She is
evidently making her way to some of
the islands of the West Indies, where
she will again coal and prepare for
raid on our const. No rebel port is left
here that she can enter as her draught
of water is too great for Galveston.
She may make dash into some Of our
| Northern ports, and the Navy Depart.
ment has made and is making every
preparation to meet and destroy her If
she attempts the feat. sl@ S{f
Iron clads have been quietly PLACED in
the different harbors, and other measures
taken that will render ahortiye any raid
on our seaboard cities. ,e"t
The Roanoke and other iron.clads will
care for New York, and a torpedo boat
will also be kept ready for immediate
service ~, s',N Nfsa
1t was rumored yesterday That the
Stone,caH had been spoken on Friday
last but the report is entirely unfound-
ed. Great vigilance is, however, main
tanned by the naval vessels III the mrA
Dor, and they arc always ready for nc.
ton. 't s#n ~" tAG4'E
Our citizens may yet have an oppor.
tunity OF witnessing n naval combat in
the bay of New York, but the chances
arcvery shadowy. !t'af q
Our next'advices from Nassau may
bring us intelligence of the whereabouts
OF the formidable pirate, and we shall
then know where to look for her.
@. 4 Ne,U York Herald.
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ARREST OF Art ALLEG ED NOPoRroUs
MuRDERER.-Tl,e st. Louis Republican,
gives tho particulars of the arrest in that
city, of Daniel fV. Poore, of Tennessee.
the murderer of Ellen Poore, an estimable
young lady, wbo resided on her fathers
farm near ,ClaIllsville, Tennessee and
who was distantk related to her muir
dercr. We quote ms follows: N.G .
The murder with which Poore is
charged@as committed on the eth day y
Of November last. The victim of the
murder, Ellen Poorc. a young lady not
OF age, who rs described ns having been
possessed of considerable beauty, md
gifted with many attractive ,qualitiesiof
mind and character, was engaged to a
Mr.. Russell, said to bea wealthy man
and aworthy citizensof Tennessee.
Robert w. Pooreihad formerly been
paying her'his attention, but, ather own
request as well as that of her parents.
he had discontinued his visits, at tile i
same time declaring, as,itiss stated, that
she should not live to marry another.
Her wedding day had been set for tbe
10th OF November, and on the evening
Of the 9th, while she was sitting in the
parlor other fathers house, engaged in
some heedle work, q musket was fred
through the window, and she fell dead
upon the'flnor Her relative and former
suitor had been. seen during the evening
lurking in theneighborhood with anus.
ltet in his'hand. When tbe,iptelligence
oftheImurder spread among the nsigh-
bors 'they2turn out together and the
eHorts,of all'wcre united ito bring the
perpetratortojustice buthc had already
He'd blr. Blgh, ofLouisyille, whomade
the arrest, Uniforms us that thepnblic feel,
ing against Boore is so violent among.
the old neighbors Of the,murdered girlfih
Tennessee, that he win hardly tbe allow
ed the privilege ofa' formaitrial. ~.
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