The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-04-16

The excitement attendant upon ev-
cry phase of the tragedy which COM
meneed in Mrs. Hills death, was re-
vived the other day, IN Philadelphia,
and became greatly increased when it
was known that the man who feared
not to attack and smother-in-law,
was too much coward to face death
before the people. The murderer of
Mrs. Hill, harassed by the fear of
shameful death, and worried by the
constant remembrance of the crime
committed by him, ended his existence
by suicide. This was accomplished by
prussic acid which some friend had
smuggled into the felon's cell. TINS Is
the last scene of this horrible tragedy.
The Boston Journal says it has been
requested to state that the sailors who
comprised the crew of the United States
steamer Kersage at the time of the de-
struction of the rebel cruiser Alabama,
are now entitled to the "head' money
under the old law of Congress, which
is payable on application to the proper
department.
The bodies of two human beings
which were recently found between
the walls of the inquistional Convent
ofSan Domingo, City Of Mexico, which
are in a perfect state Of preservation
and are supposed to be those of chris
tian martyr and his child assassinated
at the Inquisitions in 1859, are on ex-
hibition in New York.
On Saturday night last a body of sew
ty-fve armed men visited the Jail of
EdmOnds county, Ky, and took from
thence Thomas Lancaster, who killed
DIR. Gatewood at Rock Hill, last Sep
tember, and hung him. Lancaster was
tried last week, but the jury failed to
agree, standing eleven for hanging
and one for acquittal, on the ground of
insanity.
During the first battle of Bull Run a
brigadier general discovered soldier
concealed in hole in the ground and
ordered him to join his regiment
The man, looking him full in the face,
placed his thumb upon his nose and
replied mo you don't, old fellow; you
want this hole yourself"
On last Sunday as two children of
Mr.. Martin, of Ebensburg, Butler CO.,
were playing together, the older one,
aged about nine years, got on a chair,
when the younger one, aged about FIVE
years, told him to get off, which he re-
fused to do, when the younger struck
him with a knife infiicting such q
wound as to cause his death in two
hours.
Asingular ease is reported in one OF
our exchanges: Forty years ago a
blooming young girl of 16 married an
old man of so for his money, expecting
that he would soon die and leave her g
wealthy young widow. Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick and last week
the lady died at the respectable age o1
56, leaving husband aged 100 and
four children to mourn her loss"
A negro was drowned by a catfish in
Lake Coneordia, opposite Natchez
Miss, few days since. The Negro
was trying to haul the catfish out. but
the fish hauled him in, and he was
drowned before assistance could be
rendered.
John G. Clark, Texan millionaire
died recently without leaving will
and his immense estate was sold foi
the benefit Of the State Treasury, there
being no known heirs. Several parties
are now attempting to prove however
that they are his heirs.
A Cleveland lOhio) woman has had
seven husbands in eight years. One
was killed in the army, another was
killed in street fight, and the balance
are alive, four of them having been di
voreed. a seventeen years old daugh
ter of this woman has been twice mar
ried and divorced.
The New Calf House in Louisville
KY, erected and furnished at cost oi
over 81 100000, will be opened on Mon,
day. 1t is said to be the largest hotel
in the South or West.
Lynch law in Kentucky is made tC
apply TO lazy husbands. An indolent
I blacksmith was recently tied to tree
and given sixty-two lashes because he
didn't support his family.
A paper in Chicago, recording thesalt
of peWs in new church, calmly cat
alogues mo. 1876" as knocked dowT
''to DR.. +. M. Hale, the abortionist
at the extraordinary low sum of $l00.
The steamer G. A. Thomson, from
Cincinnati for Little Rock, struck &
snag and sunk Friday night near Pine
Bluffs. Seventeen lives are reported
lost.
Henry Cotton has been sentenced
in Galveston, Texas, to twenty year.
in the Penitentiary for being accessory
to the murder of Major j. b. Lashman
last January.
/ Cuba sympathy meetings have beer
held in Philadelphia and Washington
to. cooperate with established Gu
ban secret associations, to advance
the insurgent cause in the island.
Captain Sheridan, brother of the
General and AdjI General of Louis
lana, has arrived in New Orleans from
Havana. He reports that there was
the strictest official espionage upon his
| movements during his stay.