The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-06-24
Death of Fai!aEhigI,am

LEBANON, juno l1.-Nallandiyham
while ILLUSTRATING to his fcllowcounsel, in
Il murder case; how a dead man might
have shot himself, accidentally dis
charged the pistol, wounding himself
in the bowels. At O'Clock this morn
ing he was still conscious, but in great
pain. Internal hcmorrhagc probably
fnyStclans pronounce his condition
very serious, so serious as hardly to
admit Of recovery.
The following additional dispatch will
be found possessed of II melancholy in
tercst
1t appears that no one was present
with Nallanuigham when the accident
occurred but eX-Licut. Gov. McEsurncy,
who has been associated with him in tho
defense of Mcclellan. Mr.. McBurney
hai expressed some doubt as to the
theory that Myers had shot himself.
Mr.. Eallandigham pickc'! up :. pistol
from the table, saying he would
show him in half a second. Two
pistols were on tlin table one lmloatlnd.
He, by intake, took up the loaded one
put it in his pocket and Withdrew it.
keeping the muZZlc next his body.
Just as il was leaving his pocket it was
discharged.
/ 1t IS reported in nearly the same part
/ Of the body where Myers was shot
! He ut once calculated: ssDh m,Ir,lcr.''
and said he had taken the Wron"
| pistol. While the examination was,
going on he watched the surgeons viii,
eager eyes and even assisted them in
searching for the ball. The ball appears
to have taken q downward course in the
direction of the bladder
CINCINNATI, June l7.-Mr. Nallan-
bingham died at Is minutes; before ten
O'Clock this morning. lie went down
very rapidly after 3 O'Clock having no
pulse scarcely after that hour DR..
Dawson arrived at 3 o'clock, but was
too late to do any good for the diving.
man. Judge Haynes, his law partner
from Dayton, reached Lebanon this
morning with other personal friends
who were with him in his last hours
Mcclellan, in the prosecution ofwhose
case he lost his life, was taken from the
jail this morning to be tried, and he
she'd tears rs he bchcld his dying
friend, who had appeared during the
progress of the trial to summon all his
energy and legal acumen in his defense.
Mr.. Follctt made the argument for
the State Yesterday, and was to have
boon followed this morning BIZ Mr..
Muilikcn, and it Was reported Mr..
\ali;tndIghani would commence his
argument this evening or Monday
morning.
Judge Pope, before whom the trial
was proceeding, adjourned the court
this morning until Monday.
Mrs. \allandigham started for Balti-
more last evening; She was called there
by dying brother.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June I7.-NIrs.
Eallandigham was here attending the
funeral ofhcr brother, Hon. V. ID. Nc
Mahon. She is completely distracted
and will be taken to Dayton Tonight.
The Savannah Morning News calls
attention to the remarkable phase Of
negro civilization that has manifested
itself since the cold farm days''-thc
extraordinary number of queer organi-
cations and societies formed for political
bClligerent and benevolent purposes.
The names ofsomC of these associations
are in themselves comic enough Sa-
Nannah can boast of ssThc Third Star
Sons of Zion, .'The Independent Cher
ry Bean Society," and ''The Wrestling
Jacob Progressive SOcictV--