Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Mary Sawyer, Young lady OF Oldtown'
Maine, was drowned ON Saturday last. She
had been visiting across the river, and start
ed to go home in company with yong man
on skates, who drew her on sled, hul
skated in hole and drew her after him.
He got upon the ice and gave his hand to the
young lady to help her out, when his glove
came off and she was carried under the ice
and drowned.
In Edwardsville, Indiana, on the 4th inst,
Mr.. Denton Shirley, well known and re-
spectacle farmer, was found in his barn in
an insensible condition, with forty-three cuts
and stabs about the head and face. In ad-
dition to this, his shoes and stockings had
been taken off, his leg laid across block
and his foot cut off. Mr.. Shirley is improv-
ing, and hopes are entertained for his re-
coyery. If he should survive, he will pro-
badly be able to tell who his would-be
assassins are.
Henry Carey and David Kingsland have
been arrested, charged with the murder of
John IL. High, at Bloomfield, Ontario county,
in November last. The body of High was
found in the canal, with a handkerchief
twisted about the neck with long stick
The handkerchief has been recognized as
belonging to one of the prisoners
A short distance above Tonawanda, last
week, detective officer Bedell, on horseback,
overlook two men who were smuggling
whiskey in wagon. Shots were exchanged,
one of which perforated the officers hat,
while he, on his part, it has since been ascer-
tanned, fatally wounded one of the Snug
glers, young man. who died soon after
reaching Tonawanda
Margaret Breen was burnt to death in New
York on Tuesday night, while attempting TO
hasten fire by pouring kerosense upon it,
A Washington correspondent describes
Senator McDougal on big drunk, " riding
down Pennsylvania avenue in an open car.
riage, with two boozy friends and big dog,
making faces at passers-by, and disgusting
all who were aware of the position lie dis
graced.
The Huntington (Canada) Cleaner says
that lady who was skating on Chauteau
quay Bay, near South Georgetown, had
narrow escape from drowning. Alex Gard
ner and Arch. Ogilyie saw her go down.
She was carried under the ice ten yards, ant
then, seeing her red dress through the ice
Gardner lay down, the other gentleman
holding him, and broke the ice with hi
hand, and dragged the body out She wal
finally restored, although she had been unde
the ice ten minutes remarkable escape
Daniel Adams and Flayius Nash, of Pau
ton, Vermont, were accidently drowned a
Adams Ferry last Wednesday week TIL,
former left an orphan daughter.
At Jackson, Michigan; young man wal
frightfully scalded by young woman t(
whom he had been attentive, upon hi.
stating, at her mothers tea.table, that Ii,
had no idea of marrying anybody Sh,
seized the tea pot and furiously dashed i'll,
contents all over his head and face.
A woman and her child were drowned IA
West Point on Thursday afternoon, Will,
the former was attempting TO step from on,
barge to another in the middle of the stream
The accident occurred during the heavy gall
which was blowing at the time
Three Irish boys were drowned at Hadley
Mass, on Saturday last, while skating oi
the Connecticut River.