The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-22
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y the face.
Two negroes have been arrested
in Detroit, Michigan, for numbering 8
white man named August Sehurlz
One of them struck him blow on IN,
. head with the butt of gun. When
he fell, the murderers beat him about
the head with the lock of the Gun,
cutting open the scalp; and, so pow
erful were the blows given, that the
butt ofthe gun was shattered to pieces.
and the barrel bent His wife was an
accomplice, and one of the black
scoundrels passed the night in the
dead mans bed
A short time ago a murderous as.
sault with razor was committed hv
a negro on three white citizens, of
Hudson, New York, innictng seri.
GUS wound on one ofthe party The
negro was arrested, but subsequently
made his escape.
VIM. Simpson committed suicide in
New York Monday BY taking lauda-
mum.
One United States soldier killed
another in Charleston, on the night of
the 9th inst. The object of the muir
der was robbery IL is said that the
murderer dogged his victim, who was
somewhat in liquor, for the purpose of
obtaining money, which he knew was
IN his possession, and tnat, not being
able to get it in any other way, he
killed him.
AT Fort Ellsworth, Kansas, on Sun
day evening, two brick masons named
Brown and Merwin, had quarrel
which resulted in the former shooting
the latter, killing him almostinstantly
Merwin, as he fell, struck Brown with
a knife, from the effects of which he
died oy Monday. Merwin was buried
on Monday and Brown on Tuesday.
In st. Louis, on Friday of last week,
Frank Smith plunged knife into the
side of Gilbert Peterson, inAicting al
dangerous wound.
In Pulaski, Sennessee, the other
day, two freedmen got into a quarrel,
when one struck the other on the head
with an axe and killed him.
A frail girl of Milwaukee named
Jennie Stone attempted to end her ex-
istence on Sunday last by taking NOR
phine. A physician was sent for who i
succeeded IN restoring, her To- con.
sciousnass and destroying the effects
of the drug
On Monday last gardner residing
in the town of Milwaukee, named
August Renhard, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the mouth.
A personal alteration occurred
between two gentlemen at Henryville,
Clark county, Kentucky, the other
day, in which one of them drew a pis-
Iol and shot the other through the
body just below the left shoulder
On Saturday last, at Salem, Indiana,
l most brutal and unproyolSed assault
was made by man named Trueblood
lpon a man named Barnett. True
blood was armed with big stone,
With which he beat Barnett over the
lcad in a terrible manner
John Smith, a journeyman carpen-
er, committed suicide in Philadelphia
asst week, by cutting his throat with a
'azor He almost severed the wind
'ipe and juglar vein.
A sailor named VIM. Smith, came
yery near choking his wife to death in
chicago, last Thursday, because she
would prepare him something to eat
Larry Coffin, a notorious desperate
nd murderer, who had seved two
erms in the Auburn prison for man
laughter and assault with a deadly
Weapon, was shot dead by James Ham
ton, at the residence of the latter, at
AUBURN, New Yoik, on Tuesday morn
ng last Coffin was trying to break
nto the house Of Hamilton, and the
after shot him in solf-defence.
]. ID. Williams, living near St Paul,
was murdered and robbed .
y two highwaymen on the 4th inst.
In New York, Friday evening, an !
ngry discussion took place between !
rank Buzner and George Weikler, {
Thich resulted in Weikler stabbing the
primer in the breast. Caroline Fuller, 7
Tho was living with Buzner, was like i
rise stabbed. 1
In Manchester, Iowa, on the sth, ].
7. Myers deliberately shot his wife, !
hild and mother-in-law, and then cut
is own throat from ear to ear.
One freedman shot another in the l
rm, severely, at the plantation Of Col. :
edmond, near Liberty, Texas, on the +,
9TH ult- Six days after the shooting. !
ne unlueky freedman amputated bis
ounded right arm with razor in his I
1T hand, and was doing well
Ben Powell, an old policeman Of b
ouisville, has been arrested for poi p
0ning his wife. n
A. w. Tatum, Of Oak Hall. Vir- n
mia, was murdered with an axe, on
be night Of the 23d ult, in his own q
itchen- A negro man has been ar 6
ssted as the/murderer, and the wife y
Z the deceased as an accomplice. a
On Wednesday night, the 24th nit, >
negro woman living on sir. George
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