National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
clement L.. I0ii0Hdi0hdm acct
deHf0HY Shot.

shot himself, Che pistol discharged
aud the ball entered the right side
of the abdomen below the Iibs.--
The direction OF the ball is not
known. The last intelligence is
chat it did not penetrate the intes
tines. and the wound, though dan,
gcrous, is not considered mortal.
He WAS calm and collected. 1t
appears that no one was with Val.
laudieham when the accident oc.
cured but cX. Lieutenant Governor
McBurney, who has been associated
with him in the defrnoe of MoG chan.
McBlrncy had expressed som doubt
as to the theory that Myers shot
himself. NaIlandigham took the
pistol from the table, saying that he
would show him in half a second.-
Two pistols were on the table, one
unloadcd, and be by mistake took
up the loaded one and put it in his
pocket and Withdrew it, keeping T.. @
muzzle next his body. just as it
was leaving his pocket it was dis
charged, it is reported, at nearly the
same part Of the body where Myers
was shot. He at once CALCULATED
"Oh, murdcr!" and said that he
had taken the wrong pistol. While
the examination WAS going on he
watched the surgeons with eager
eyes, and even assisted them in
searching tor the bah. The ball ap
pears to have taken Il downward
course in the direction of the blad.
der
lATER.-June II. Vallandigham
died at Lebanon, Ohio, at Is min
utes before 10 this morning.
COREAN Observation-Disclosures
Rodgers, commanding the Asiatic
tlect, forwards from Borsa Island.
Corea, June ID. the following ac-
count OF his reception by the Core
ans, to whom he had gone for the
purpose of negotiating treaty for
the protection Of shipwrecked sail
ors Of civilized nations who have |
suffered death, slavery, or
other cruel treatment at the hands |
of the natives.
Our Minister and COrean EnyOyS |
exchanged professions Ct amicabe
Intentions 20 a survey OF their wa
.ers. The Monocacy, ralos and four
steam launches, under commander
Blake, were sent June lSt to exam
ne the river Sable, at a point called
Difficult Passage on the French
hart, at point where navigation
S most perii0us Masked batteries.
manned by several thousand Core
ms, unmaSked and opened a heavy
ire without warning upon our PEG
he. The French snip in advance
ought CALAMITY, and our vessels
'earing mp drove the enemy from
heir works. The tide swept all the
hips past the batteries, and they
nchored and threw shells among /
he retreating enemy-eight-inch r
hells, which evidently were not ex. ,
ected. The Monocacy was Slightly {
lIurcd by knocking upon a sunkcn {
ock, but Is now temporarily repair.
d. The vessels in returning re-
eiyed no fire, the enemy having {
een driven from the forts. :
Our people displayed great gal
intry, and only two were slightly
-ounded. a communication was y
oceived to day which may open h
egotlatiOns, otherwise, since the il
dreams have met peaceful over II
Tres with unprovOked war, our
'rces will land, and destroying the il
'rtS, will take such other measures h
5 the interests of civilization re. =
uire.
At a revival meeting in MISSISSIPPI t
not long since, the minister no /
ced a seedy looking chap in one
the seats, looking as though he Il
eeded religion, or a good square a
zeal. SO he stepped mp to him, !,
nd asked if he was a Christian il
No sir" said he, Il am editor
the Democratic paper of this I
lace.n Il
"Then in the name of God let us {,
"ay," replied the devoted minister. '
1t is promised that by July 4, u
iSSengcTs will lee taken to within
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