Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-07-11

CHICAGO, July 6.-At Elgin, Illinois, yester-
day, two men, named w. Horton and jackson
Davis, who were engaged in law suit in re-
gard to some land, met on Horizons farm
Horton ordered Davis of, when the latter
drew revolver and shot Horton, the ball en-
tering the left breast. Three shots in all were
fired, but only one ball took effect. Horton is
seriously hurt but it is thought not fatally.
WHEELING, July GA terrible storm passed
over Moundsville this afternoon. The stockade
around the West Virginia Penitentiary was
blown down, and one prisoner escaped. Houses
were unroofed, fences blown down and great
quantities Of grain destroyed.
ST. LOUIS, July The body of John o.
Brien was found yesterday near Keightley's
Station, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, and examination showed he had been
murdered, IA wounds having been found in his
body. Two Lrishmen, who left Sedalia with
O Brien last Friday, have been arrested on sus-
picion. All the parties had been drinking
freely
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July IA young
physician named Charles Clifford, of South
Wilson, Niagara county, committed suicide by
jumping from Government island bridge yes
terday morning. On the bridge was found a
letter directed to his father, recommending to
his care his wife. Pecuniary liabilities is sup
posed to be the cause:
l..
Blow, was murdered at CRANKY, Newton coun-
ty, Missouri, last Tuesday. It appears that
number of young men having grudge against
Blow visited his house on Tuesday morning
aud assaulted it with stones Blow seized
double barreled shotgun, and whilst opening
the door of his house. was shot in the heart
The murderer is still at large.
New YORK, July 6.-John N. Dow former
ly citizen of Augusta, Ca, where it is re-
ported be had accumulated nearly million
dollars, has committed suicide from despon-
dency, having lost most Of his fortune by spec
ulation. He was IS years of age.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. w. G, Car
riger, only son of G. E. Carriger, secretary and
treasurer of the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap
and Charleston railroad, while returning from
Wolf Greek, on an excursion train, near Nor
ristown. Tenn, on Tuesday, was knocked from
the train On Sinking creek bridge and instantly
killed.
CHICAGO, July 6.-During storm insN11
braska, last night, train on the Fremo
Blair Railroad was lifted from the.
blown twenty feet from the rails
was killed, the mail agent fat6
fifteen other persons more or
An affray occurred at IL ~
day night, in which, ID
vile, shot, and it, 0ElaIly WUl NJ
ed Morris Thomas Her was
lodged in jail:
ssssty, bSia iS5ss
Owens, arongh q acter Of theDeig hborhood,
was suspected and 6hVicted Noah James, a
citizen of some wealth, living 10 the neighbor-
hood and member Of the last Legislature,
contributed to procure the conviction. After
| his sentence Owens made a Confess In
| rrb. oh bo I'D IL
him to do the deed by bribe Of $ IA
| participated in it, firing the second sHog ito
the murdered man. Upon this warrant was
issued for James arrest. 1t is possible he got
some wind of it, for on Monday last he stepped
out Of his house With his rife in his hand,
| and, placing the muzzle at his eye. pulled the
trigger with his toe, producing almost instant
| death.
| BUFFALO, N. Y, July John W. Dave
rick, treasurer OF the Wadsworth Iron Works,
and during the war lieutenant colonel of the
2lst N. 7. regiment, while walking Ne
| street with his wife, last evening, was a6& ~
tally shot and killed by Mr.. Emory, sexton Of
the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Dave
rick became deranged by the sudden shock
Emory had been firing a pistol on the street
the entire day.
On the 4th instant, at Wadesville, Clarke
county, Virginia, Mr. Daniel Wade, for many
years the efficient depot agent at the Wades-
vile Station, Winchester and Potomac Rail-
road, committed suicide By cutting his throat
Mr.. Wade has, for the past year or more. been
| laboring under alteration Of mind.
A coulely young lady named Joan McCor-
wealthy farmer widow residing in De Kalb
county Illinois, was shot, while sitting at the
tea table, and instantly killed, on the 18th in
slant, by farm hand named John Read,
whom she had refused to accompany to cele-
bration of the day. The murderer escaped.
WYTHEvILLE, Va July IA Mrs Head
rick was found murdered near this place last
night.
| KILLED BY LIGHTNING are sorry to
learn that VIM. Beasley, son Of Mr.. Thomas
| Beasley of this county, aged about seventeen,
was killed by lightning on Tuesday last, while
| at work on the farm Of Mr.. John G. Major,
below Brandy Station. It seems that he had
taken sheltesnlDder a large tree when the
lightning stfuc8 The tree killing him instantly.
Thisisb another warning against going under
| trees during storm.
| Dr. VIM. A. Bickers, near James City, we
learn lost two valuable cows by lightning on
the same day Culpeper Observer.
| HORRIBLE MURDER.-A white man by the
name of John Stancel, was murdered at Cerro
Gordo, Columbus county, N. O., on Wednes-
DAY night, under circumstances OF peculiar
atrocity. Mr.. Stancell bad been on visit to
this city and left for home on the o'clock
train Wednesday evening. Arriving at Cerro
Gordo late that night, and as he lived some
distance in the country, he laid himself down
in the piazza of Mr.. j. e. Bule's store with
the intention of waiting until daylight to re-
sumo his journey. The next morning his dead
body was found in the piazza alluded to, the
| head badly mutiated with an axe and nearly
severed from the trunk The murderer ne
gro man, was arrested Wilmington Star
New York, July S.-The trains from New
ark and New York collided this morning.
The cars caught fire and were totally destroyed,
burning a number of passengers. Seven bod
les have been taken from the ruins, and it is
supposed that many others are still in the
burning mass. No Southerners are reported
among the dead
MOBILE, ALA, July 8.--Braxton Bragg,
Jr., nephew Of Gen. Bragg, was attacked this
morning by Madison Wilson, son of L. NJ.
Wilson, vice-president Of the Mobile aud Mont
gomery railroad, in front of the custom house.
Each fred one shot, resulting in Wilson being
instantly killed.
Jas. z a gibbs IN Paris
The Lexington Gazette publishes letter
from this gentleman dated Paris, June 18TH -
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