The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-06-24
VALLANDIGHAM
Details Of fHCiS InridcHi tD ILL.,
Iltimcly Death.

dicham, on the evening VI lho 10Th
va, preparing an argument in dc
lcnac of NJ Gchlu, o# u1glat pay ton
for the murder OF Mycr. In illu
,traiiug some point in the involved I
testimony, EallaudiGhlm took tho
loaded one Of two ridoIt, lying on
the table. Thinking the pistol emp
Up, he fired bnll into hia own body |
The course OF the bullet could iot
be traced. 1t entered the tight side,
and ranged downward. Several
distinguished physicians nc attend
ing him.
! CiNclNNArI, June n, 2a. N Tho
latest from Lebanon says that Mr..
! VallandigIra ms hand' aud feet arc
growing cold. lie vonlita often, but
throws up no blood. DR.. Drake
suys he ia sinking fist. His pulse
is still rising.
A special to the Go;ofc dated y
| p. m, says DR.. Reeve had arrived
from Dayton, and that he pronoue
ed tho wound Of the most serious
character. Mr. Valandigham's sur
gcon aud u friend from Loyeland are
now alone with him. No others arc
admitted. About twelve o'clock
Dir. Scovilc asked Mr.. Vallandig-
ham, if he was aware OF liia condi-
ton. lie replied, eyes lie has
thus Ear shown no alarm. There
seems now no doubt OF the existence
OF an internal hcmorrhagc, Mr..
Vallandigham'J son Charles arrived
with DR.. Reeve at quarter past |
o'clock. The father had an inter
/ yjtw with his son, told him to be
Igood boy and gave him directions
about dispatc!ing to his mother.
After this there was no time he
was not under the influence oplate
| that effected somewhat his scnsibili-
tics. Nevertheless he appeared TO
keep possession Of his faculties to the
last. AT half past three he seemed
to be dying, and his friends were
called TO his bedside. From that
time he rapidly sunk; pulsation
seemed almost to have ceased, though
he was remarkably calm, so much
10 that DR.. Drake said he was the
coolest man under such circumstap-
ccG that he had ever eccn. lie still
showed occasional signs Of agony
about the face. As death approach
ed his face wore ashy paIcncse. His
last words were request for ice and
medicine 10 alfsy his. pain. In his
last moments there were signs about
his face that indicated great physic-
4 al suffering. AT eighteen minutes
before 10 this morning hc was dead.
New YoRK, june 17--TIrc news
of the death Of c. /. VallandiglIam
has created profound impression
in political circles here. All unite in
expression of sorrow at his untimcly
end and sympathy for Mrs. Vallan
ligham in her double bereavement.
The Erpress Gays that few public
men, under the changed cilcumatan-
COS of the times, had a moro prom
ising future before him than had this
distinguished citizen OF Ohio. The,
whole Democracy of the whole
country will sympathize with their
brcthcrin in Ohio in what is, indeed,
both personally and rolitically,a sad
bereavement. fa
/ CUMBERLAND, MD., june rs. Mrs.
G. l., Vallandigllam came horc to
day, to attend tic funeral Of her de-.
ceased brother, lion. John V. T..
Mcmahon, and upon hearing tllfJ
morning Of the accident TO and
death Of her husband, ehc became
completely distracted, and Is to be
taken to Dayton tonight.
A niece Of Nallandighams, a.
young girl who resided with him,
arrived from Dayton after his death,
and was deeply grieyod. The body
was Immediately placed III ice, pre-.
paratory to the removal. From this
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