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

CTlmSS ana Gas
On Saturday last in Richmond, Mrs Mary
Bishop, wife of VIM. Bishop, committed sui
eide by cutting her throat with a pocket-knife.
She was 80 years of age and the mother of six
children.
| On Monday Of last week, in Lewisburg,
Greenbrier county, West Virginia, Mr.. Joseph
Jarrett stabbed Mr.. Floyd Esti in the left
breast with knife 1t was feared at the time
of this occurrence that MIR. Estill was MORALLY
wounded, but we are pleased to learn that it is
believed now by his physicians that he will re-
cover He is worthy citizen, and his death
would infict great loss upon that community
1t seems that Jarrett called Estill liar, when
the latter resented the insult by blow Of his
hand, and at the same instant Jarrett stabbed
him in the breast with knife, which entered
the cavity and slightly punctured his left lung.
Last week at Newark. New Jersey, Gen'l
Oliver S. Halstead, commonly called "Pet
Halstead," a prominent Republican politician,
was shot and killed by George Bolts. Both
were married men, and both enamored Of the
same woman, Mrs. Wilson. Mr.. Halstead
was man Of excellent family, and married to
woman quite his equal in that respect. He
and prominent politician. His associations
| might have been, if be had so chosen, exelu-
sively of the highest class; and the most hon
orable career which native talent fine culture,
and the assistance Of friends could enable a
man to achieve, lay open before him. Yet
lvrlEI ali h.
ded himself with vicious indulgences, and his
death by violence, In the hiding place Of low
bred paramour, scarce stone S throw from the
home Of his virtuous wife and innocent chill
dren, was fitting sequel to his misspent life.
In Rockbridge county. on Friday week, Mr..
George Ackerly, living on Buffalo, in an alter
cation with George Dock, colored man, was
stabbed and Immediately killed by the latter,
who says that Mr.. Ackerly attempted to strike
him in the face, and that, whiting at the time,
threw up his hand to ward off the blow and
struck the knife, which was common pocket
knife, into Mr. Ackerly' breast.
On Thursday week Mr. Luddreth, of Lau-
rel Greek, Greenbrier county, was shot and
killed by the accidental discharge of rifle in
the hands Of man who was going out Of the
| door Of the smiths shop in which the de-
ceased worked.
| In Grimes county, Texas, Mr.. Briggs Good
| rich, kind husband and sober, industrious
and respected citizen, mistaking in the dark
his wife for one of several burglars who were
| in his house, stabbed and killed her with a
bor Ev,;4a oJrIo b utoI
very accomplished and noble woman, and it
is said that she died with words of sympathy
for her unfortunate husband upon her lips. In
the after CONSERVATION and desolation which
| followed the terrible tragedy, the only child Of
the marriage which is still almost an infant
was seen with its head pillowed upon the slain
mothers breast, begging her to awake and
grant it an evidence of recognition.
| THREE HUSBANDS AND EIGHT CHILDREN
| PoIsoNED.-Mrs Lydia Sherman Of Connec-
ticut, it seems, has been guilty Of the murder
by poison Of three husbands and eight children.
Her trial for the murder Of her last husband,
Horatio Sherman, in May last, was commenced
in Birmingham, Connecticut, on the 9th inst
The analysis of the contents of the stomachs
Of the husbands and children, whose bodies
have been eXhumed for examination, establish
the fact that they contained arsenic She must
be devil incarnate.
On Friday morning last, Jewett White, aged
10 years. son Of Milton White of Harrison
burg, accidentally shot himself with pistol. -
The Enterprise says the ball passed through his
arm above the wrist, then penetrated the skin
over his stomach and passed around and lodged
in his side, whence it was extracted Not dan
gerously hurt.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT. On the night of the
Sd instant, the passenger train, composed Of
two coaches and sleeping car, fell through
bridge over Harpeth River, IS miles from
Nashville, Tennessee, on the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, by which accident Is
persons were killed and % wounded. After
the locomotive and baggage Car had crossed
the river, the bridge gave way, and the coach
es containing the passengers fell with it into
the stream. None Of the wounded are mortal
| " hurt. Among the number of wounded was
j. W. Thompson, of Amherst Court house,
| Virginia.
The dead and wounded were taken back to
Nashville.
CINCINNATI, July 6.-George w. Gray, of
New Richmond, Clermon county, Ohio, on the
4th, being drunk, insulted some ladies public
| ly. Joseph Houck interfered, when a Quarrel
arose, during which Houck shot Gray killing
| him.
! New ORLEANS, July 6.-About 1920 A.
| NJ. to-day Samuel Ralney, general book keeper
of the New Orleans National Bank, while at
| his desk, was shot and almost instantly killed
| by William Boyd. The homicide was the re-
suit OF former business COMPLICATIONS. Boyd
| was arrested.
CHICAGO, July GA special from Watseka,
lroquois county, illinois, says crowd Of cltl-
zens from that town and the surrounding
country, to the number of nearly one thou
sand, including men, women and children, pro-
ceeded to the Jail in that place last night and
took therefrom Martin Mera, who brutally
murdered his son of ten years, and proceeded
with him Il convenient place, where, after
giving hlpraWenty minutes to pray, rope was
throWn = (6d@his peck and thrown over
lin a rice, and hundreds of ready hands
hauled him up, and there held him until he
was dead.
PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Horace p. Robin
son, son of Third street banker was seriously
wounded this morning, by pistol shot fired
by bis friend Harry w. Bartol, while the lat
was asleep. The two friends slept together at
Bartol' s residence, during the absence of the
family In the country. Some time ago the
house was entered by burglars, and since that
time he has had by his bedside Sharp's
pocket pistol.