The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-12
News Items.

ID. u. James n. denucfSOn
Thomas II. Rodman for defendants
News Items.
The young ladies' OF Bangor gave May Day breakfast
CLOTH to be made up by the Freedmens Aid Society for
the destitute freedmen
The heirs Of the revolutionary General Koscusko have
lost suit for six hundred acres Of land situated
White Sulphur Springs, Ohio.
"A resident OF Memphis has sued the Avalanche for
libel In saying that he had been rebel The damages
are laid at $4,000.
The Hon. John NJ. Wilson, tie presiding judge at the
second trial OF William Hops for the murder OF his wife,
has letter in the Chicago Tribune replying to the
ments Of the editors who indignant that the per-
petrator OF so arocous and cold booded murder should
be acquitted the plea Of insanity In the letter Is this
statement which certainly shows that law keeps up with
the progress of the The case decides as under
stand It, that when insanity Is set up defence for
act otherwise criminal and proof offered tending to
establish It, the burden of proof Of sanity upon the
State and she 10 bound to make out sanity beyond
reasonable doubt in other words there Is q reason
able doubt Of the sanity Of the prisoner the jury should
acquit"
pleted in Indianapolis during the year 1855
The Morgan County Indiana) Gd,es1 says-The pigeons
remain as numerous They seem TO be mex
haustible. Everyone has been feastng on them and
butcher shops have been compelled suspend business
in great measure, until more convenient season
The Albany Argus Of the 9th says:-The Southern let
ter mail, which made up in New York. for Albany,
Monday evening" has been lost, and up TO late hour
last night trace Of IL had been discovered kilograms
TO points west and east failed to bring any information
10 It's mysterious disappearance, and there Is no
knowing as yet whether 1t has been stolen or been car
red by mistake, to some other city
The vcksburg Herald Of the I'd says that Judge Smi
ley, Of the Natchez district in his charge 10 the grand
jury Of his circuit nsucts them that they can take no
s Of he Of
to the 10th of October 1885, the date Of the oganiza
ton OF the State under the orders Of Pres
during that period there was no State sovereignty
against which an offence could be committed and no
State laws TO which offences could be amenab 10.
The vicksburg Journal says a colored boy named Min
CO. employed by Mr. J. Fennimore, his plantation
the Baldwin's ferry road while poughing one day last
amounting to several thousand dollars Mr.. Fennimore
assist ted the boy In selling tho gold and although il is
supposed the money was buried by negroes owned by
Mr. Fennimore before the the boy receives the full
benefit OF the discovery.
The Sunny South, published at Aberdeen, Miss, qucs
tons the statement in the New York Tribune that Col
Thomas, in his last report, claims that much Of the
cheerful industry Of the freedmen s owing to the conf
dence they have in the military authorities TO protect
them in their personal rights. IL says:-We have had
garrison at Aberdeen for many months, and Blu
official among US for some time, and question
whether within the bounds Of the South better state OF
feeling exists between freedmen and whilom masters.
We doubt very much whether an intelligent negro can
be found In Monroe county who would not oppose, In
opinion the Introduction OF a garrison. In fact the
freedmen have had awless oppressors than the
white federal troops whose favorite amusement has
been whore TO wanonly abuse the negro simply
because of his color.
The St. Adams Gas Works took fire Saturday after.
and were destroyed The loss TO the company IL
thousand to ght thousand dollars which IL partly
covered by insurance, effected about four NJ OF the
day, In the Metropolitan Insurance Company to
the amount Of FIVE thousand dollars.
Tho Hartford Tynes OF the sh states that Ger
man shoemaker living in Miidletown, whose did
not learn arrested in city this morning, at his
place in the rear the recently robbed Mddetown Saw
ngs Rank on charge OF being concerned In the murder
of the woman whose body found in field in Crom-
we'll. It seems that the prisoner and his wife
.paIIa d hon fnrfnn In
somo Of ap'I the neighbour Ina. he Killed his
wife at or about that time, now seems highly
which had evidently been washed, and had -four put
upon 1t in several places Upon washing OF tho -four
be rccolected that the body of the murdered woman
when found was wholly without clothing. When the
officer approached who made the arrest the prisoner be-
trayed much excitement, and at onco exclaimed "You
want to see me about my wife!" Being questioned as
to where his wife was he said she had gone To Hartford
or Germany The torn shirt found not far from the
body said to have been hers, and IL was wooden
one, sort Of blouse wrapper the prisoner having
SupeS was eshnmed for e purpose dem
fcaon but modification had SGT In far as 10 render
absolute recognition scarcely possible The friends OF
the prisoners wife described the gold ring she wore and
the ring found the finger o. the body corresponds
with their description. The prisoner and his wife had
children.
The state Agricultural Society OF Illinois has offered
premiums persons who plant the greatest number Of
deciduous In artificial groves this spring, tho
counted In the fall and the premiums be paid in
January 1867. This Is OF peculiar vabe to
tho West where the boundass prairies without
shade and where the value and beauty OF every home
stead would be so much increased by trees.
Mrs Bright wife Of william Bright n respectable cti-
zen Of st. LOUIS Gus Orell recently tried in
that city for adultery They pleaded guilty and were fined
shais paying their fines Mr. Bright waited outside
the door The business having been transacted he en-
tered the and shot his wife with pocket pistol,
tho ball entering the right check and passing through,
lodged IN the back part Of the mouth Az latest &C
occurred on the 7th inst.
The grand total Of logs the St. Crox river and its
tributaries this season IS said 10 amount to cghyhree
million feet
There have been Ave murders committed in Indiana
within the past three weeks two Of them the most
cious and cold-blooded record.
Tho New Orleans Picayne OF May says:-rhe dcois-
ion Of Judge Duplanter reported in the icdns Of yes
terday 10 the effect that parties could not recover
promissory notes where the consideration Confed
crate money created great stir among the holders q
paper In this city. During Confederate times treat
many longheaded and far seeing persons invested their
Confederate money rapidly they received In bond
and mortgage Those bonds or notes with large amounts
OF back interest have become due and suits have been
instituted thcm. II Judge DIS decision r. sound
one and sustained by the Supreme Court the holders
OF this sort OF paper will DO In uncomfortable stua
ton.
The Pusburg Gasats Of the 7h inst has the follow
lng:-Mariin Luiz, wealthy and highly respectable
county, Pennsy vania len his home few days ago,
visit 10 Ohio. expecting 10 DO absent several days He
returned Friday evening, however about nine o'clock,
aud knowing that his wife would be looking for him.
he concluded 10 steal In upon her lie soon
discovered that she absent, and had lon the house
In charge OF his cousin boy Of about sixteen years
OF age. A. Lutz had considerable money In the house,
he seemed have conceived the idea OF testing the
courage and fidelity OF the boy He accordingly entered
the house s,ealthy but the boy hcanng the noise gave
the I'm, and calling companion, begged him TO get
assistance there robber In the house. The boy
then approached the room where tho supposed robber
was challenged him three times 70 out he would
shoot him. After the third warning tho boy nred, being
armed with a navy revolver. Llz up " this time had
spoken but the ball had passed through his body
he fell to the door, excamng You have killed mo, but
II all my fault" In fifteen minutes he was dead.
The ball passed entirely through the body entering
above OF the hips and passing out above the other,
scverng the bowels In liz passage just before the shot
fred help had arrived front Of the house, but the
boy seemed to have bcen highly excited, and did not
hear them. The affair created intense erctement but
simple recital Of the facts enough satisfy all that
the unfortunate man fell victim TO his own folly No
one regretted the sad occurrence or felt lie effects