The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-08-25
A Horrible Adventure.

Lie RarlS Iutrie SuStalnS the Well earneG
reputation Of the French press for producing
sensational anecdotes by contributing the fol
lowing to that species of literature:
can adventure truly horrible, and which
if made the subject Of melo drama would
certainly be denounced as improbable, has
inst occurred in the environs of Viterbo, in
the Pontifcal States A cattle dealer stop
ped at an inn on the road not far from the
city He seemed very we'll satisfied with the
accommodations and with himself, and he re-
lated to the innkeeper that he had just made
which he had netted sum of five thousand
francs. After supper he started for the city,
but had not gone far before he was attacked
by three men who tried to get him down. He
defended himself bravely, and succeeded in
making his escape. He returned to the inn
and related what had happened. At the
same time he said he would sleep there, as he
did not wish, for fear of another attack, to
resume his journey until the next morning.
Accordingly room was prepared for him,
and he rcJircd to bed aud soon fell asleep. In
the course Of the night he awoke, and heard
some one speaking outside the door. What
he heard filled him with horror (
"The inn keeper was saying to some one,
throw him out Of the window, and you can
bury him at once" The traveller understood
the situation at once. They were going to
murder him, and tAe ;;s5sa keeper was in league
with the murdefers to share the plumber and
conceal his body. He<immediately rose and
dressed himself, and arming himself with a
spade, which was standing in corner Of the
room, he waited. 1t was not long before he
heard some one approach the door. 1t was
opened softly, and the cattle dealer saw the
inn-keeper about to step into the room. He
Immediately struck the wretch dead upon the
floor with the spade.
"Tbe cattle dealer theE lifted up tho body
and opcri.s .hv window, beneath which he
could perceive by the dim light three men
and pit dug for himself, hc-threw the body
into the yard. The three men took up the
body, which they did rot recognize, and set to
work to bury it. The cattle dealer, without
losing second, crept down stairs, opened the
door of the inn. and hurried off to give infor-
nation to the Papal carabineers.. They soon
arrived at the scene ofcrime. The three &C
completes of the would be murderer had just
finished their dismal work. They were i'm
arrested and recognized as the sons
of the inn keeper 1t was they. doubtless,
who, at the instigation OF their father, had
attacked the cattle dealer on the road"
DEATH FROM HYDRoPHoBIA.-The fact
that child of Robert Court, mate of the
steamer Richmond, was bitten by small dog,
was duly chronicled in the Times. On Mon
day the little girl-Mol.ie by name-ded.
Her sufferings, as reported by an eye witness
were painful in the extreme. She was Ia
ken i'll while at church, and when she reached
home cried for drink Of cold water. Her
sister, child Of thirteen years old, gave it to
her. when she screamed and went into par
oxysm. The sister, naturally much alarmed,
reported the state of affairs to her grand
mother, as the children were accustomed to
zall her, and she fastened up stairs and also
offered the child some water. Another par
oxysm followed Physicians were called in,
who pronounced it genuine case of hydro
phohia.
The poor little suff rer appeared to be
aware Of her condition, and while in state of
gave away her toys and clothing
% her brother and sisters, remarking II want
water SO bad"
On Tuesday afternoon, after lingering in
great agony during the entire Interval, she
lied.-.St. Louis Times