The Staffordshire and Potteries Examiner. — 1880-12-11 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

BIM. 'rho vessel had a crew of twenty ncral Sir F. Roberts hoe subscribed to the tic for supplying rodeo taverns to the army and o,ld,ry forces, and has consented to serve on the  Two Olen, named Prvse Thomas and William Ils‘ies, have been arreate'd near Newbridge-on-the Wye on the charge of belonging to a gang of Rebeccaites.  AN AlnzraCAN DOSIBKIc TaAGED2 American papers give an account of a tragedy which has just been enacted in New Jersey. It appears that William Voorhees Grover, between 45 and 60 years of age, son of the Bon. James Grover, of Reel Bank, formerly a member of the New Jersey Legislature, married a girl named Jemima Aumack, about the middle of last May. The bride was only twelve years of age, and the marriage was the subject I of much local scandal. Grover, who is described by his relatives as weak-minded and in feeble health, ' first proposed to the elder of the two Misses Aumack —Elizabeth—by whom he was peremptorily rejected. The prospective groom had recently received, however, about 1200 dollars as pension, back pay, and beauty, under the recent Oct of Congress. When the elder daughter rejected the suitor, the mother conceived the idea of coercing the younger Into a marriage, and ultimately succeeded in her design. The ill-assorted couple were united on the 13th of May, and went to live at Cranberry Brook. The Greven objected very strenuously to the alliance, boring the first few weeks of the marriage, Grover lavished his money upon his young wife, but his little fortune did not last long, and when it was nearly gone, quarrels came, recriminatione, and Easily blows. On Saturday, the wife left her husband and returned to her mother, who received her in ti friendly manner, and gave her an ! asylum for the time being. As she did sot return at I night, the husband went after her, and on arriving at the house was told that she did not propose to endure his had treatment any longer. He became very angry, and threatened her life, bat amity went as-ay without attempting any violent*. Mrs. Grover, in order not to excite any truspicion, had left her ! clothing with her husband when she left her house, and Grover at first refused to deliver it into her custody, but afterwards agreed to give op the wardrobe whenever his wife should call tor send for it. Accordingly Mrs. Grover and her elder sister, accompanied by the husband of the latter, went to Grover's home and reminded him of his agreement. lie received them very courteously, assisted his wife to pack her thing., and appeared to be in the most amiable humour. Just as the party was about to leave the house Grover wentup stoics and a moment later he called to his wife, "Jemimie, here's something you want." Mre. urover turned, and inquiring what it was, began to ascend the stairs. When near the top, Grover presented himself, pistol in hand, and without a moment's warning fired, tho ball taking effect directly beneath the eye. The girl screamed, when Grover, seeing that his first shot had failed, fired again, the ball embedding itself in the base of the skull near the nape of the neck. Mrs. Grover fell at the second shot. The brother-in-law and sister now rushed to the rescue, but the sight of the pistol deterred them from attempting to interfere with the now infuriated man, who fired a third time at the prostrate body of his wife, the ball lodging fortunately in the adjacent wall. Half dead with fright, her companions removed the bleeding and ! insensible girl to the office of a doctor, who pro. flounced her injuries critical, and ordered her to be taken home. In the meantime the news el Che attempted murder got abroad, and a warrant was issue 4 for the arrest of Grover. On his way to the house the constable met the would-be murderer walking leisurely along the street in the direction of the village, and informedhimthat he had a warrant for his arrest. "I supposed so," replied the culprit, but I only shot Jeminne in fun." The wounded girl lies in a precarious condition.