The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-22

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A murderous ARRAY took place in Pawtuck.
ct, r. l., on Sunday evening, when Charles E.
Kent, a conductor on Pawtucket horse cars,
stabbed and instantly killed Joseph B. Whit
ing, about fifty-fve or sixty years of age, and
stabbed with serious, if not fatal effect, Whit
ing's daughter, Louisa. 1t seems that both
men have families, who live in the same
house, and between the members Of which
there have been difficulties. Kent and his
brother-in-law, Wilson, were having trouble
with Writings son, when the elder Whiting
and Louisa appeared on the scene. Kent
then seized young Whiting and struck at him
with dagger, inflicting a slight wound near
| the thigh. He then attacked the father, the
| daughter stepping between them to protect
her parent, when Kent also stabbed her in
the abdomen, inficting severe and CHASTITY
wound. She fell backward to the ground,
| and Kent again turned upon Whiting senior,
| completely burying his knife to the hilt in
| his back, killing him almost instantly. The
blow was fearful one, completely severing
| rib and breaking the point of the dagger, cut
| ting Oft the great artery from the heart, PEN
Grating nearly through the body, and cutting
terribly the vital organs and intestines in its
course. A coroner's jury found Kent guilty
of wilful murder.
| A SAD case of accidental drowning occur
red at Hanover, N. H., on Wednesday eve
ming. John W. Huntley, aged about 10 years
lost his life in Connecticut river, half mile
above the bridge leading to Norwich. He had
been rowing a small boat with Miss Clara M.
Fowler, daughter of Hon. Asa Fowler of Con-
cord, for an hour before. Huntley was in
| good spirits and complimented the young
lady on her courage, and explained to her
| what to do in case of an accident. Suddenly
Huntley fell upon the seat and quickly slid
into the water, capsiZing the boat. Miss Fow-
Ter, with great presence of mind, chung to the
skiff some twenty minutes, when she was
rescued by farmer in Norwich, who from a
distance had seen the accident, and with
alacrity fastened to the spot. The young
man had been seized with an epileptic fit, a
malady with which he had previously been
afflicted. Els body was recovered half an
hour after the accident.
A dispatch from Paris Wednesday evening
states that the announcement of the suicide
of M. Provost Paladol, the new Minister to
the United States, was not made public till
the afternoon. The news of his sad fate Gre
ated profound sensation, especially among
the journalists in the city. The announcement
that his remains are being embalmed for trans
fer to Paris is received with much satisfaction
by his friends and the public, who are anxious
to do honor to hio memory. III consequence
of the disturbed condition of affairs, it is be-
lieved that M. Berthemy will be continued at
| Washington. at least for the present.
Detroit, Mich, dispatch states that the
fast express east from Chicago on the Mchi-
gan Central Railroad ran into freight train
on side track at Wayne, at o'clock Wed
nesday morning. The collision was caused
by the switchman neglecting to reverse the
switch after the freight train had been put
aside. The express was running at the rate
of 40 miles an hour, and the engine pushed
through three freight cars, broke into the res
idence of the station master, and moved
down several trees. The engine, tender and
baggage car of the express train were demol-
ished, and the front of the forward passenger
train was badly smashed. Frederick Van
Allen of Detroit, and James Roberts, a brake
man attached to the freight train, were killed.
and Mr.. Frazer, an express messenger, was
slightly wounded. " .-~ .-..