Evening star., 1867-06-08
The Albany TRAGEDY.

The shooting of Mr.. hiscock by General
Cole, ON Tuesday night, continues TO excite
great interest at Albany. The prisoner was
cool and collected on Wednesday, and con.
fdeOtly expressed the opinion that his deed
would oe justified. There seems but little
doubt the shooting was pYemeditlted
Upon returning to Stan wix Hall on Tuesday
evening, after the drawing for seats, Mr.. His
cox found a note for him from a lady. making
an appointments to meet him. He mentioned it
to friend. remarkiDg that it was too late to
keep the appoin tment when he received the
rOte. This was less than half an hour previous
TO the mt urder, and it is asserted that Mrs. Cole
was the writer. s..r,lf
Later developments tend to show that Mrs
Cole went on to Albany to warn Hiscock eff
her husbands intention to kill him. and sent
him note which arrived too late to be of
service in making an appointment to meet
him. 81
/ The friends of Mr. Hiscook speak well of the
previous personal character Of General Cole,
and his reputation in the army is unimpeach-
able. The prisoners attachment to his wife
amounts to an infatuation, and he is very 10th
[ TO attach any blame TO her Considering the
rank of the parties, and the high respectability
OF their connections, the trial promises to be
/ one of unequalled interest
Z Mr., Hiscock was born in 1S2i He was an
active Democrat up to 1856, when he united in
call Of sevent teen dissatisfied d Democrats fora
. meeting at the City Hall, syracuse, in July of
that year, which culminated in Rep blican
majority of nearly seven thousand in the
county OF Onondaga az the ensuing Presl-
dental election. 80. ia Al: -, t.,..r
Int. HlScock leaves TWO yeryspr0mising chill
oren, daughter OF fourteen and son Of
eleven years of age. The mother died eight
years ago. He leaves a property OF about forty
thousand dollars. '.ar o.t.I ~
MONTGOMERY COUNTY AFFA1Rs.-The
Rockville Sentinel says: ltGA-
Otho Il. Muncaster, Esq. was, on Wednes-
day last, elected Town Commissioner, vice
George Peter, Esq, .resigHed. As the Board
is now compfete, we tr rust that some action
wll be takeh with reference to repairing our
streets, which are in d deplorable condition. j
Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad between Mr.. Francis r. Blair's
farm and washington city,wifl be pnt under
contract at once We hope that this will be
done, and that the W hole line will be speedily
constructed: We qtrust that our landed pro-
prietors VIII throw mo obstacle in their way
IN the shape of exhorbtant claims for dam.
ages. but will be content with q fair eq uivalent
Tor me land actually required, taxing into
eohsideranon the advantages and disadvan.
tages Of the road r. 24ssl D TETG9sg
The wheat in this comfy generally looks
better than It has done at thfssseason for sew.
eraa years. The prospect for an abundant
harvest is very fattering, The grass crop,
too, 10 unusuaily promising. Oats, which have
been lookipE very badly until within the last
few days, nave improved wonderfully since
tbe commeneement OF th8preeent warm spell
and now bid fair to be fully an average crop.
Corn, owinEto the slats planting. oecasioned
the months OF April and May, does not make
much show pet We trus5 ,hoWeHsf,f that the
present iavorsbss usalheF y'lI bring It on. %
ha ssrNo vsfmont M.sseafst now uses sosaeeo
xRipe peaches sfe to V had il Msnphls
fof % cenW apiece ~ g.fIt.r1I ~ 1ss'ft
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