Missing
January 10, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 21, Whole No. 541
Married
In Kingwood by Elder N. Summerbell, on 27th ult., Mr. Isaac G. Marsh, of Flemington, to Miss Elizabeth Hawk.
On 30th ult., by the
same, Mr. Wm. B. Everett, to Miss Grace E. Opdyke.
January 17, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 22, Whole No. 542
Fatal Camphine Explosion
The Baltimore Republican
has the following account of a fearful scene in that city:
Last night between 9 and 10 o'clock the explosion of a camphine lamp, in
the Asbury Methodist Church, (African), caused the death of one and serious
injury to two females, whose name and residence we give below....
A colored woman, named Louisa Island, who lives in Salisbury street was
almost instantly killed by being trampled upon, &c. Another,
named Ann Grant, was very seriously injured and it is thought she cannot
survive. Another, named Green, had her collar bone broken by jumping
out of a window.
News Items and Scraps
A Novel Case
Col. Wilson Sunderlin, of Memphis, Tenn., says the Cincinnati Times, recently
died leaving an estate of 150,000. He had two sets of children, somewhat
after the fashion of many Southern gentlemen, but in the cleverness of
his heart he made them all share alike. An effort will be made to
contest the will by some of the heirs.
Death of Col. Crogan - Baltimore, Jan.
13
A dispatch received
here announces the death of Col. Croghan, Inspector General of the Army,
and a distinguished officer of the war of 1812.
January 24, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 23, Whole No. 543
Frozen to Death
A man named John
Bibbell, was found frozen to death a few nights since, in the house 54
Prince street this city. He is supposed to have been intoxicated.
Two children, one two and a half years and the other eight months, were
frozen to death in a garret in West Brooklyn, on Tuesday night. Their
mother was a drunken Irish woman, named Chapman.
Murder in West Jersey
Hiram Burt and John
Carroll, of Jessup's Mill, near Carpenter's Landing, quarreled on returning
from a drunken sleighing frolic on Friday night. The body of Carroll
was found next morning in the Mill pond, the back of his head being broken
in and the body much bruised. Burt was arrested and committed to
trial.
Married
On the 16th inst., by Rev. J. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Isaac Smith, to Miss Ann Choyce, both of Flemington.
At Mt. Pleasant, on the 21st ult., by Rev. C. S. Conkling, Mr. Samuel Haughawout, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Vanderbult, both of Alexandria.
Near Little York,
on the 28th ult., by the same, Mr. Samuel V. Eckle to Miss Caroline Furman,
daughter of Capt. Jacob Bunn.
Died
In Kingwood, at the
house of his grandmother, Rebecca Kean, on the 22d ult., Thomas Marshall
Waterhouse, aged 19 years, 8 months and 26 days.
January 31, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 24, Whole No. 544
Dr. Croghan, the Colonel's
brother, is also dead. The Colonel died at New Orleans on the 8th
instant; Dr. Croghan, near Louisville, Ky, on the 11 instant.
Disaster At Albany
The Albany Argus
gives the particulars of a disaster in that city on Thursday afternoon,
by which three men lost their lives. The occurrence took place at
the works of the Albany Gas Works, in Arch street.... The men, Michael
Flood and Peter Halpin, who had been in the service of the company and
well understood their duties, set about the job. Flood descended
first, and when he had got to the bottom of the well, found he had no plug
to stop the hole he was to drill into the pipe. Halpin went up for
it, and it is supposed while he was absent Flood drilled the hole, and
the gas escaping, overcame him immediately. Halpin, returning into
the well with the plug, was also immediately overpowered, as is supposed,
for no one was in the immediate vicinity of the accident. At last,
some of the workmen, alarmed at their protracted absence, lowered Patrick
Coyle into the well, having previously tied a rope around his body, to
haul him out if he considered himself in danger. Coyle had not been
lowered far before he appeared to be overcome by the escaping gas, and
before he could be released, he was beyond all hopes of recovery, and lived
but a few minutes after he was drawn out.... Flood had been married
but a short time, but Halpin and Coyle leave behind them large families
to bewail their sudden bereavement.
News Items and Scraps
Hydrophobia
Another distressing case of hydrophobia occurred at Boston last week.
Miss Sarah Crehore was bitten by a dog 1st September, but the wounds had
been healed and all apprehensions allayed. The unhappy lady died
on Friday last, exhibiting in her case all the symptoms of hydrophobia.
Murder
In New Orleans, on the 13th, Samuel Carmonie, an Englishman, and a carpenter,
was found murdered beyond the inhabitant parts of the city.
David Hale, Editor of the Journal of Commerce, died at Fredericksburgh, Virginia, on the 20th instant.
Fatal Accident
Daniel Swayze, son
of Martin Swayze, aged nine years, was killed in Hopeby being run over
by a loaded sled, on the 18th inst. He lived about eight hours after
the accident - Warren Jour.
A Sad Story
A Sister's Love -
On Friday night, a brother and sister of the name of M'Grath, he 14 and
she 16 years of age, were returning between nine and ten o'clock at night
from Dreg-Bridge Market. Their way for two miles, lay across the
bleak mountains of Tieran, where there was neither road nor dwelling.
There is seems the storm and rain became too much for their endurance.
In the morning they were found dead by each other's side. The girl
on leaving home had a shawl and small woolen handkerchief; one of these
was found wrapped round his head and neck, while his two hands were folded
in her bosom; she , it seems, was trying to preserve his life while her
own was fast ebbing away. Strabane Correspondent of the
Clare Journal.
February 7, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 25, Whole No. 545
News Items and Scraps
A man named Robert Owens was so badly injured in a prize fight in Liverpool that he died in a few days. His opponent, named Campbell, was arrested for manslaughter.
Hon. John M. Botts, the staunch friend of Henry Clay, and the eleventh hour advocate of Gen. Taylor, it is said has proposed marriage to Miss Julia Dean, the actress, and been accepted.
Mrs. Amelia Lippincott, grandmother of Stephens, the celebrated traveler
and author, died at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N.J., on Saturday the 17th
ult. in the ninety sixth year of her age.
Accidental Poisoning
At Sumter, in South Caroline, Miss Eagdalen McAuley, being on a visit at
the house of a physician, was seized with a violent tooth ache, in his
absence, and resorted to his medicine chest for means of relief.
Finding a bottle containing a white powder, which she supposed to be morphine,
she swallowed a small quantity of it; but it was strychnine, and caused
her death in a few minutes.
Lieut. Thomas Mills died at Dunbarton, N.H., on the 15th ult., aged 60
years. He was the first person in the town who enlisted to join Gen.
Stark, at Bennington, in 1777, and among the first who went over the enemy's
breast works in that battle.
Local Affairs
Found Dead
One morning last week, a man named Stevenson, was found dead in the tavern
at Cherryville, about 4 miles from this place....
On Sunday morning, a girl named Mary Price, aged about 13 years, was badly
burned by her clothes catching firm from the stove at her residence in
the rear of No. 51 Moyamensing road below Carpenter at Philadelphia.
Her mother, while attempting to extinguish the flames was severely burned.
Her brother also had his had severely burnt endeavoring to save her.
The little girl finally ran screaming into the streets where a Mr. Wolfe
threw a carpet around her and extinguished the fire. It is thought
the girl cannot survive.
Married
In Somerville, on the 3d inst., by Rev. H. M. Brown, Dennis G. Wychoff,
of North Branch, to Matilda G. Wolverton, of Somerville, N.J.
February 14, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 26, Whole No. 546
Married
On Saturday last, by Rev. C. W. Mulford, Mr. Zephaniah Stout, to Miss Mary Ann Benward, both of Greenville.
ON the 10th inst., by Rev. T. T. Campfield, Mr. Mahlon Fields, to Miss Sarah Trimmer, all of Croton, N.J.
In Alexandria, Jan. 31st, by Rev. S. F. Porter, Mr. John Hoff, to Miss
Mary Ann Hoff, both of Alx.
February 21, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 27, Whole No. 547
Missing
February 28, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 28, Whole No. 548
Fatal Railroad
Accident
The cars from Baltimore, due at Philadelphia on Friday afternoon week,
did not arrive till about 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, in consequence
of the engine running off the track, near Elkton. After running about
two hundred yards , the engine was upset, and so much injured that another
locomotive had to be sent for from Wilmington. Edward C. Dale, Esq.,
the late President of the company, was slightly injured. Jesse Benjamin,
the brakeman, had his leg broken in two places, and was much scalded and
bruised about the body. His sufferings were terminated by death on
Saturday evening....
Frozen to Death
Between eight and nine o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week some persons
ascending the hill known as "The Hill", East of Walnut Grove in Randolph
township, discovered a person lying on his back in the snow a short distance
from the road. The alarm was given, and it was soon discovered that
it was the body of Mr. Mahlon R. Roberts, comb maker, a resident of Calias,
and formerly of this town.... He was a little upwards of 30 years
of age, exemplary in his conduct, and leaves an interesting family to mourn
his loss. - Morristown Jerseyman.
Married
In Frenchtown, on the 24th inst., by Rev. T. T. Campfield, Mr. Nathan Hann,
to Miss Mary Ann Emmons, all of Kingwood.
Died
On the 19th inst., in Raritan tp., Mrs. Mary Kuhl, in the 35th year of her age.
At Mindon, Clairborne co., La., on the 25th ult., Mr. Absalom B. Woodruff,
son of Dr. Absalom Woodruff, of Morristown, N.J.
March 7, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 29, Whole No. 549
Sudden Death
Samuel Sailer, Esq.,
a Magistrate of Gloucester county, N.J., aged 47, retired in good health
on Wednesday evening, and was not known to be ill until his wife was alarmed
by his death struggle about five o'clock next morning.
A Horrible Execution
The execution of
A. F. Tyler, took place on the 26th ult., in Bryan, Williams county, Ohio....
Married
On the 22d ult., at Little York, by Elder Jacob Y. Melick, Mr. Hiram B. Potts of Quakertown, to Miss Mary Jane Dalrymple, of Alexandria.
On the 24th ult., at Lambertville, by Rev. Wm. B. Shrope, Mr. Isaac Staymates, to Miss Harriet Acres, all of the above place.
On the 3d inst., by
Rev. T. T. Campfield, Mr. Abm. Davenport, to Miss Hannah Swallow, all of
Franklin township.
March 14, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 30, Whole No. 550
Local Affairs
Child Drowned
On Monday afternoon week, John Depue, aged 6 years, son of the late Adam
Depue, was drowned in the Delaware, opposite Belvidere. He fell through
the ice, and his body was found about and hour and half after the accident
occurred.
Died
In Kingwood, on the 19th ult., Mrs. Joanna Wert, aged 77 years, 6 months
and 25 days. She had been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for more than 60 years and died in the the triumphs of faith, fully
of years and full of grace.
Notice
Is hereby given, That the following Accounts will be presented to the Orphans'
Court of the County of Hunterdon, to be holden in the Court House at Flemington,
on Friday the 11th day of May, in the Term of May next, for confirmation
and allowance, viz:
30. Of William Bonham and Uriah Sutton, Executors of Rebecca Bonham, deceased.
March 21, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 31, Whole No. 551
An Affecting Occurrence
Miss Eliza Catharine McArann, of Washington City, aged about 19 years,
on Tuesday the 12th ult., started to go up stairs to adjust her toilet,
intending to return and play a favorite air on the piano. while ascending
the step, her mouth was suddenly filled with blood, which spat into the
basin in her chamber. She then descended to the room where her mother
was sitting, holding the basin in her hands and still ejecting blood.
She was laid down and never from that moment spoke. Previous to the
occurrence she was apparently in good health. She was to have been
married to a gentleman of Philadelphia the Tuesday evening following.
Arrayed in wedding clothes, her body was deposited in the vault under St.
Matthew's Church.
News Items and Scraps
Col. J. H. Walton, formerly Mayor of Galveston, Texas, died of cholera, in Houston, on the 4th ult., where the disease was then prevalent.
Judge Kingsbury, of Maine, dropped down dead in one of the streets of Gardiner, in that State, on Thursday of last week.
Macksauba, a chief of the Ottawa Indians, was frozen to death, a short
time since in Allyan county, Michigan.
Death of Joseph
Besson, Esq.
Departed this life, on Sunday afternoon last, after a most painful and
lingering illness of about seven months, Joseph Besson, Esq., late Clerk
of the county. He had filled the office of Clerk for four years,
and acted in the capacity of assistant for several years previous, with
honor to himself and credit to the county. His death is deeply deplored,
and his loss, to the county, will be sorely felt. Having by his manly
deportment as a neighbor and accommodating and obliging disposition as
a faithful public officer, won the respect of all who knew him, he has
left behind a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn his early
dismise.
Married
On the 15th inst., by the Rev. W. Robertson, Mr. Samuel Lair, of Flemington,
to Miss Mary Ann Drew, of Paterson, N. Jersey.
Died
In Flemington, on Sunday last, Mr. Joseph Besson, Clerk of the County, aged about 45 years.
In Flemington, on the 15th inst., wife of Alexander Woodward.
March 27, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 32, Whole No. 552
Missing
April 4, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 33, Whole No. 553
Missing
April 11, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 34, Whole No. 554
Horrid Murder At Sandy Hill, Md.
It has never before
been our duty to publish so awful an event as occurred at Sandy Hill, in
this county, on Friday morning last, the 23d inst.
James Bard Bishop,
a young man of high standing in society, was shot down by Rev. Thomas J.
Burrows, a minister of the M. E. Church, station at Chestertown, in this
State.... Snow Hill (Md) Shield, March 27.
Another Death by Burning
Between 12 and 1
o'clock on Tuesday morning, a colored man discovered an unusual light in
the old building opposite Mr. Woodhead's tavern, and also heard a noise
as if a person was in distress, when he went to the door and alarmed a
person residing in another part of the building and burst open the door
where appeared to be the flames. An awful sight met his view - the
body of Mrs. Martha Payne was lying on the floor enveloped in flames....
She lingered until 5 o'clock, retaining her senses, when death released
her from her sufferings. The manner in which her clothing took fire
can never be revealed. Mrs. Payne was 79 years of age. - Morristown
Jerseyman.
News Items and Scraps
John W. Townsend, Esq., and eminent citizen of Mobile, died on the evening of the 20th ult., in that city after a lingering illness. In 1821 he established the Mobile Register and Journal and subsequently was appointed Postmaster of Mobile.
A veteran English
soldier, named Thos. Pennicook, aged 102 years, has lately died in the
Chichester Poor House. He fought and was wounded at the battle of
Bunker Hill. He lived in the Alms House from choice.
Died
In Oakland county,
Michigan, on the 16th ult., Martha Higgins, wife of Aaron C. Hill, in the
39th year of her age.
The Celeberated Colts, Bell Fast and
True American, will stand for service, the present season, at the stable
of the subscriber, in Delaware township, Hunterdon Co., near Buchanan's
Tavern, at the low rate of $7 in insure.... Jonas Sutton
April 18, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 35, Whole No. 555
Jonathan Kidney, a highly respectable citizen of Albany, died in that city
a few days since. He a blacksmith and always followed that business.
In 1777 he was ordered out as a militiaman to escort the British prisoners
taken at Saratoga, first to Hartford and thence to Boston.
Township Returns
The following are the returns of the elections in the different Townships
of this county, on Monday, the 9th inst., as received at our office:
Tewksbury
Assessor - Wm. Sutton
Married
In Mt. Holly, on the
4th inst., by Rev. Dr. Piman, Rev. I. Saunders Corbit, of the New Jersey
conference of the M. E. Church, to Miss Mary B., daughter of the late Gen.
Samuel J. Read, of the above place.
Died
At his residence in
Virginia, on the 15th ult., Gen. John Mason, aged 83 years. He was
the personal compeer of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.
April 25, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 36, Whole No. 556
How to Make A Whistle Of A Pig's Tail.
Married on the 7th
ult., in Chestnut Grove, by the Rev. Mr. Sulvable, Mr. Jonathan Whistle,
to Miss Jedntha Pigtail.
Horrible Murder of a Mother and Two Children
A dreadful tragedy
was perpetrated on Tuesday night, at Wilmington, Mass., when a Mrs. Pearson
and two daughters about 4 years of age were brutally murdered, it is supposed
by the husband and father.... Mr. Pearson had not resided with his
family for three or four years past, and a suit for divorce was in contemplation...
News Items and Scraps
Horrible Accident
The Somerset Messenger of the 18th says: - Peter Allen, of Peapack, was
killed on Wednesday night last, within a few miles of that place.
He was carting limestone, and was last seen on his wagon about 9 o'clock
of that night by some persons, within a mile of the place where he was
found.... He leaves a wife and child to mourn his loss.
An Extraordinary Elopement
Case has just occurred in Pennsylvania. Both parties are married
and the fact that the husband and the erring woman is dependent upon charity
for support, having been recently deprived by an accident, of the use of
an arm and the sight of an eye, render it one of peculiar aggravation.
The elopement took place on Monday before last, and the guilty parties
have not since been heard of. The name of the woman is Mary Edwards;
that of the man B. French, both of St. Clair. Mrs. Edwards leaves
a family of several children; and Mr. French also leaves a wife and several
children. Mrs. E. took with her one child - a daughter.
Distressing Suicide
Miss Harriet a. Nightengale,
of Quincy, Mass., committed suicide at that place on the 10th inst. by
drowning herself in a canal. The announcement that a young man to
whom she was attached, was about to marry another person, was the cause
of the act.
Local Affairs
Awful Suicide
It becomes our solemn and painful duty, as a watchman on the walls of public
events, to record on of the most heart-sickening events that has ever happened
in our usually quiet village. Mr. Wm. G. Cool, residing about 3 miles
from Flemington, committed suicide on Tuesday last, by hanging himself...
He has left a wife and one child to mourn his melancholy death.
Married
On the 12th inst.,
by the Rev. J. R. Van Arsdale, Mr. Nelson W. Ames, of Bedminster, to Miss
Susan Ann Crammer, of Readington township.
Died
In Bethlehem, on the 30th ult., Charity, wife of Elisha B. Hummer, daughter of Peter S. Rockafellow, deceased, in the 30th year of her age.
Near Flemington, last
week, Miss Martha, daughter of James Bellis, aged about 20 years.
May 2, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 37, Whole No. 557
Melancholy Accident
Worcester, Mass.,
April 23
A young man named Ainsworth, a clerk for Mr. J. H. Knight of this place,
was unfortunately run over by the railroad cars here his forenoon, and
both his legs horribly mangled. He was removed to a suitable place
but there were no possibility of saving his life. He suffered the
most excruciating pain, from which he was shortly released by death.
Death of Ephraim Robbins
Mr. Ephraim Robbins,
Constable of Raritan township, in this county, is no more. He departed
this life on Saturday afternoon last, of typhus fever...
Found Dead
We are pained to
announce that Mr. Wm. Atley, familiarly known as "Maj. Atley," was found
dead in his bed yesterday (Tuesday) morning. He had been complaining
for some time past, but we believe was not considered dangerous.
He was found by his room mate in the morning sitting partly upright, with
his head inclined a little forward and it is supposed that he choked.
He leaves no family, we believe. He has resided a long time in this
place, where he died - aged about 40 years.
Col. Henry T. Williams,
chief engineer of Louisiana, died at New Orleans on the 13th inst.
New Items and Scraps
Sleep-walkers do stupid things sometimes. A Miss Newman, of Bennington, Vt., was drowned on the night of 9th inst., having walked into the river while in a state of somnambulism. Her body was found.
A Mr. Babcock ran
off the other day in New York with his wife's cousin who had lived with
her in the same house. He left three children behind.
Married
On the 22d ult., by
the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. J. R. Hughes, of Bordentown, to Miss Elizabeth
Capner, of Trenton.
Died
On the 28th ult., in Flemington, of typus fever, Mr. Ephraim Robbins, aged 27 years.
At her residence in Sidney, on 25th ult., Elizabeth White, wife of the Rev. Robt. W. Landis, and daughter of Thomas White, Esq., late of the city of Phila... A funeral sermon was preached on the 29th by the Rev. J. Kirkpatrick, from Revelations, 7th chapter, 14, 15, 16, 17th verses, to a crowded assembly of weeping friends. Her remains were taken to Philadelphia on the 30th to be deposited in their last resting place.
On Wednesday the 18th
ult., Miss Martha, eldest daughter of Mr. James Bellis, of Raritan township,
aged 30 years.
May 9, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 38, Whole No. 558
Elopement
On Thursday the whole
fashionable circles of Baltimore were thrown into an uproar by a whispered
announcement that one of their most distinguished belles, a Miss Stevens,
with her cousin, a no less fashionable lady, had eloped from the State
of Maryland and entered the state of matrimony. A dispatch was transmitted
to this city on the arrival of the Baltimore train, the young ladies stepped
out, accompanied by their husbands, Mr. John E. Owens, the celebrated comedian,
and Mr. Gallagher, a member of the theatrical company under his management...
Philadelphia Letter.
The death of Ex-Attorney General Bailey is announced by the Charleston papers.
Sudden Death
On Tuesday afternoon,
a sudden and afflicting case of death occurred on one of the Camden ferry
boats. Mr. Charles Austin, of Medford, N. Jersey, who had been to
Philadelphia, with his family, was suddenly taken ill while crossing the
river on his way home, and died before the boat reached the shore.
News Items and Scraps
A Heroic Death
During the burning of the steamer General Pike, on the Mississippi, near
New Orleans, Col. Butler, a citizen of Texas, who was lately appointed
to an office by President Taylor, and was well known throughout the Union,
endeavored to save a lady who was traveling in his company but in doing
so lost his own life, and was burnt with the boat. The lady was saved.
The Delaware State
Journal, May 1, says Ex-Governor William B. Cooper, died suddenly,
on the 27th ult., at his residence, near Laurel, in that State. He
was a highly esteemed gentleman. He was in his 78th year.
Sad Accident
We are pained to
learn that Mr. Gershom Larason, residing about 2 miles from Lambertville,
while endeavoring to break a colt, on Saturday afternoon last, was thrown
from its back, and injured so seriously that he died on Sunday morning.
Melancholy Accident
A dreadful accident
occurred in the neighborhood of Swallow Savannah, Barnwell District, S.
C., on Monday the 23d ult. It appears that Mr. Franklin Kerce was
felling a tree near his house, when his wife coming near, he requested
her to take a prop and push it against the tree, so that it might fall
in the proper direction. In doing so, she remarked, playfully "supposed
the tree should fall on me?", to which the husband replied, "you must try
to get out of the way." Unfortunately, when the tree commenced falling,
Mrs. K, ran directly in its track and was instantaneously crushed to death.
Melancholy
A Mr. Lippincott,
supposed to be from Philadelphia, died suddenly on a steamboat at Smithfield,
Ky., recently. He had recently lost his wife, and was returning east
with his seven children none of whom could tell who they were or where
their home was.
Another Homicide Case
Philadelphia is becoming
notorious fro her numerous murders. The last case occurred on Thursday,
in the neighborhood of Vine street, on the Schuykill. A woman named
Jane Carrol, was beaten to death by her husband.
Married
On the 2d instant,
by Rev. S. Townsend, the Rev. G. R. Snyder, of the New Jersey Annual Conference
of the M. E. Church, to Miss Anna O. Murphy, near Keyport, Monmouth County.
Died
In Clinton township, on the 5th ult., Catharine, wife of Thomas T. Bosenbury, in the 23d year of her age.
In Raritan township,
on the 23d ult., in the hope of a blessed immortality, Ann Elizabeth, wife
of Wm. Dailey, in the 31st year of her age.
May 16, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 39, Whole No. 559
Missing
May 23, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 40, Whole No. 560
Half of The City Of St. Louis In Ruins
St. Louis, May 18
- 10 A.M.
Our city was visited with a most destructive fire this morning, which consumed
nearly half of the business portion of the city before it could be arrested...
Mr. Thomas B. Fargo, an auctioneer, was one of those killed during the
fire...
Fatal Accident
Boston, May 17 -
4 P.M.
Mrs. S. Stearns, a highly respected lady, while enjoying a ride at Worcester,
last evening, was thrown from her carriage and her neck broken.
Died
In Alexandria, on the 10th inst., Ann, wife of Geo. Slack, aged about 37 years.
On the 10th inst.,
Mrs. Mary Cronce, aged 63 yrs, 6 months and 6 days.
May 30, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 41, Whole No. 561
Dreadful Disaster
and Loss Of Life
Boston, May 23, 1849.
At Bridgewater, on the Fall River Railroad, last night, the train when
under full headway struck a chaise containing two brothers, named Henry
and Ethan Leach, killing them both. One was dreadfully cut to pieces,
and died suddenly; and the other, with both his ribs and legs broken lingered
until 11 o'clock, when he died.
Fatal Affray
St. Louis, May 23.
A son of Doctor Dreamp, of this city, was killed in a street fight at St.
Joseph's, on the 16th inst. by a constable of that place.
Columbia, Mourn.
Major General Worth Is Dead
New Orleans, May 17, 1849.
Major General Worth, of the United States Army is no more. Intelligence
of his death has been received in this city. He expired at Antonio
de Bexar. He fell a victim on the 7th inst. deeply deplored by all
officers and men of the army...
News Items and Scraps
Homicide and Assignation
A man, named Jefferson Bates, was killed near Kingston, Antaugua county,
last week, under the following circumstances:... Mr. Bates, was,
we learn, a married man, and leaves a family of eight children. Montogmery
(Ala.) Advertiser.
Two Children Burned Alive
The house of a widow, named Legget, of Union County, Ohio, close to the
Henderson line, was, with the property, &C., entirely consumed by fire
on the night of the 28th ult. Two children, one a girl, 11 years
old and the other a boy, 8 years old, were burned to death in the house.
Married
On the 19th inst., by the Rev. John McCron, Mr. Leonard K. Higgins, of Frenchtown, to Miss Susan E. Fine of Finesville.
On the 19th inst., by Rev. H. W. Hunt, Mr. Alexander Lisk, to Mrs. Clarisa Bosenbery.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. Manuel Opdycke, to Miss Amy Coats, all
of this county.
Died
Died at her residence in Delaware township, on the 22d instant, after an illness of two years, which she bore with patient resignation to the will of her Divine Redeemer, Catharine C., wife of William Barber, in the 55th year of her age.
In Lambertville, on the 22d inst., Emma L. Horton, aged 3 years.
June 6, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 42, Whole No. 562
News Items and Scraps
An Elopement
Our vicinity was thrown into quite an excitement on Sunday afternoon by
the announcement that an elopement had taken place. The parties were
an itinerant Doctor, by the named of Lauders, formerly of Massachusetts,
and a Miss Sarah Shimer, of Lower Mount Bethel, Pa. They pass through
this place on the afternoon alluded to and though the relatives of the
young woman gave pursuit in the course of a few hours, they have not yet,
we learn, been overtaken. They were last heard from on Monday, in
the upper part of Pahaquarry, in this county. - Warren Journal.
Married
On the 17th ult., by Rev. Samuel F. Porter, Mr. Joseph Dalrymple of Kingwood, to Miss Margaret, daughter of Elijah Rittenhouse, of Alexandria.
On the 24th ult. by the same, Mr. Eli Frasier, of Frenchtown, to Miss Caroline, daughter of Geo. Eicklin, of Kingwood.
On the 26th ult., by the same, Mr. Samuel L. Housel, of New Hope, to Miss Rachel Carr, of Delaware.
On Saturday the 14th of April, in Nockamixon Tp., Bucks Co., Pa., by the
same, Mr. Samuel L. George to Miss Caroline Harwick.
June 13, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 43, Whole No. 563
Death of Gen. Gaines,
by Cholera
New Orleans, June 6 - P.M.
Gen. Gaines expired this day, of the cholera. He had been sick but
two days..
Death of Mrs. Albert
Gallatin
On Monday night week, the Hon. Albert Gallatin, was called to mourn the
demise of the partner of his early life. She had lived to a ripe
old age, having passed through more than four score years.
Moses Bunn, son of Matthias Bunn, was accidentally drowned into the Delaware river at Belvidere on Monday. He was 22 years of age.
A girl aged 11 years, daughter of G. Brooks of Keene, N.H., died recently of hydrophobia. She was bitten by a dog belonging to her father.
Mr. Elias Long, of Hollidaysburg, was married on the 10th inst., to Miss
Elizabeth Wonders, of Bedford, Pa. Who says Wonders won't cease before
Long.
Married
In Flemington, on the 9th inst., by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Isaac Hartpence,
and Miss Margaret Emmons, all of Raritan township.
Died
At Ringoes, on the 2d inst., Mary Ann, youngest daughter of Jeremiah Kershow, aged 22 years.
In Alexandria township, on the 31st ult., Ann, wife of George Hiner, aged
about 55 years.
June 20, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 44, Whole No. 564
Death of Cassius
M. Clay
Louisville, June 17 - P.M.
At a public meeting in Madison county, today, a serious rencontre took
place between Cassius M. Clay and Joseph Turner. Both parties snapped
pistols and then attacked each other with bowie knives. Clay was
stabbed through the heart and Turner severely wounded in the abdomen and
groins. Clay has since died.
The Remains of
Gen. Gaines
The remains of the late lamented Ge. Gaines are to be removed to Mobile,
for interment.
Important from
Texas
New Orleans, June 7, 1849.
Capt. Edward Deas, of the 4th U.S. artillery, was drowned from the steamer
Yazeo, near Rio Grande city. He served in both lines of the Mexican
war, and was taken prisoner and carried to Matamoras.
A violent and destructive storm occurred at Brazos, at 3 A.M., during which
the steamer, Herrera was wrecked at the mouth and driven ashore, and a
captain and one man, a Mexican, were lost, and another, named J. H. Levy,
was killed.
Married
On the 7th inst., at Pleasant Valley, by the Rev. B. Carrol. S. S. Dana, M. D., of Clover Hill, to Miss Julia A. Monfort, of the former place.
On the same day by the same, Mr. John Hurder to Miss Aletta Hoagland, both of Hillsborough, N.J.
In Doylestown, on the 9th inst., by Rev. S. M. Andrews, Mr. William Servis, to Mrs. Harriet Dilts, both of Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
On the 16th inst., by Rev. Joshua E. Rue, Mr. Jacob S. Dalrymple, of Somerville,
to Miss Mary H. Remine, of Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Died
In Lambertville, on the 8th inst., Henry B., aged 2 years, 11 months and
6 days; and on the 9th, Eli, aged 6 years, 4 months, and 4 days, children
of Eli and Catharine Herbert, both of scarlet fever.
June 27, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 45, Whole No. 565
A Nation Mourns.
A Good Man Fallen. James Knox Polk is Dead
Just as we were finishing our last edition, the painful intelligence of
the death of Ex-President Polk reached us....
Domestic Department
We regret to say that Miss De Forrest, a daughter of one of our most respectable
citizens, fell into the stream at the "Hog-back", last evening and was
drowned, together with Charles C. Addington, a young merchant, who had
plunged in to save her. They were both carried over the falls.
Boston, April 22, 1849.
Married
On the 16th inst., at Ringoes, by the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. John B. Rockafellow, to Miss Sarah Ann Suydam, both of Flemington.
On the 14th inst., by the Rev. John Maclean, D. D. of Princeton, N.J.,
Mr. Charles B. Jaudon, M. D., to Miss Mary T., daughter of the late Com.
Wm. Bainbridge, both of Philadelphia.
Died
On the 12th inst., in this county, near Hughesville, Wm. Case, aged 40
years.
July 4, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 46, Whole No. 566
Died
At Finesville, Warren county, on the 24th ult., of fever, Moses Stout,
aged thirty-three years.
July 11, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 47, Whole No. 567
Marriage
On the 3d ult., in Fayette, Wisconsin Territory, Mr. Joseph Beem to Miss Susan Moat.
At Rochester, Noble county, Feb. 18, by the Rev. Mr. Wolf, Rev. Mr. Silas
Lion to Miss Edith Lamb.
Melancholy
A Mrs. Mitchem, residing in Richmond, Jefferson Co., Ohio, was found drowned
in Yellow Creek a short time since, together with her three children.
They had been reduced to starvation by the neglect of the woman's husband,
who was a drunkard and they had left home, as it was supposed, on their
way to Mrs. Mitchem's father's residence, in Mercer county, Pennsylvania.
News Items and Scraps
Sad Affair
Two young ladies were drowned in Wallingford, on Friday evening the 22d,
while bathing. The one, a daughter of Mr. Samuel Miller, aged 13
- the other a daughter of Mr. Ira Andrews, aged 18... New
Haven Register.
Married
On Tuesday, the 26th ult., by Rev. Jacob Kirkpatrick, Mr. John Carr Quick, of East Amwell, to Miss Ellen Reed, eldest daughter of Jacob Reed, of West Amwell.
At Claverack, Columbia county, N.Y., on the 7th inst., by Rev. J. Robinson, Dr. T. Edgar Hunt, of this county, to Miss Cynthia Martin, daughter of the Hon. John Martin, of the former place.
In Flemington, on Saturday last, by the Rev. Jos. Ashbrook, Mr. George
W. Craft, of Asbury, Warren county, and Miss Catharine Grassman, of this
county.
Died
Suddenly, at Newark, on the 3d inst., Timothy B. Crowell, Esq., in the
65th year of this age - cholera. Mr. Crowell published the Newark
Eagle nearly 20 years.
July 18, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 48, Whole No. 568
Death of Mrs. Madison - Washington, July
9
It is a painful duty
for us to announce the death of the venerable Mrs. Madison, widow of James
Madison, Ex-President of the U.S. She expired in this city this morning.
Death of a Distinguished Democrat - Philadelphia,
July 15, 1849.
Thomas Earle, a distinguished
member of the democratic party, died yesterday afternoon, at Willow Grove,
on the Schuylkill river, where he had gone to recruit his health.
Mortally Stabber - St. Louis, July 15,
1849.
A man be the name
of John Cross, a steamboat pilot, was mortally stabbed last night at a
house of ill fame in that city. Two printers, one by the name of
John Jackson, have been arrested charged with the offense.
Suicide
Matthias Cummins,
residing near Viena, in this county, committed suicide on the 3rd instant,
by hanging himself. He is supposed to have been laboring under alienation
of mind at the time the deed was committed, caused by a suit in Chancery,
involving the title to a valuable farm. He was a man of 75 years
of age.... Warren Journal.
A Venerable and Amiable Pair
It is with deep regret
we learn that John Y. Mason, Esq., the late Secretary of the Navy, has
lost, in less than one month, both his excellent parents. They were
distinguished by all the virtues which grace private life. They lived
and they died in Greensville County, Virginia, on the same farm and in
the same house where they had settled in 1792, soon after their marriage.
Mr. Edmonds Mason on the 27th May last, in the 80th year of his age; and
his wife on the 22d June, in the 76th year of her age. They had been
married 57 years. - Union.
News Items and Scraps
Another Revolutionary
Soldier Gone
Mr. John Reigart?, an old and respectable citizen of Upper Swarta township,
Dauphin county, Pa., died on Wednesday last, at the advanced age of 91
years. He served in the American army during the Revolutionary struggle
for independence, and participated in the trails and privations of those
"times which tried men's souls."
Another veteran Jerseyman
has been removed in the death of Rev. James G. Force, of Sandyston, Sussex
county. He served in the army of the Revolution, and was at the battle
of Monmouth.
Another old Jersey
Blue, and one of the original proprietors of the soil, John Bryant, died
in Kingston, near Princeton, on the 29th ult., aged 86. Bryant was
an Indian and a pensioner. - Newark Adv.
Suicide in Hamilton
Township
Mrs. F. Flemming, wife of Jacob Flemming, living near Hamilton Square,
in Hamilton township, hung herself yesterday (Sunday) morning. The
act is attributed to insanity, as she had frequently exhibited evidence
of mental derangement - State Gazette.
Married
On the 12th inst., in Flemington, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Edward Nicholas, of Flemington, N.J., to Miss Jane Ede, of Cromwell, England.
On the 28th ult., by Rev. J. H. M. Knox, Mr. Jacob K. Stryker, M.D., of Stevensburg, Warren co., to Miss Elisabeth, daughter of Leonard N. Flonrerfelt?, Esq., dec'd of German Valley, N.J.
On the 30th ult., by the Rev. C. K. Fleming, Mr. Israel C. Shearman, to Miss Sarah Dilks, all of this county.
In Philadelphia, on
the 5th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Parker, Mr. Charles Brearley, of Trenton,
to Miss Sally A. Burk, of the former place.
Died
In Kingwood tp., on the 16th of June, Cornelius Leonard, aged 26 years.
On the 24th of June, Marilda Leonard, aged 24 years.
On the 26th of June, Catharine Leonard, mother of the rest, aged 60 years.
On the 2d of July, Robert M. Leonard, aged 21 years.
On the 4th of July, William Leonard, aged 23 years.
Thus in the space of 18 days, have a mother and four beloved children been stricken down by the shaft of death....
In Lambertville, on the 11th inst., of scarlet fever, Mary Francis Stone, aged 14 years.
In the same place, on the 30th ult., Mr. Eli Herbert, aged 50 years, 11 months and 24 days.
Near Kingston, on Rocky Hill, on the 29th ult., John Bryant, aged 86 years. Bryant was an Indian and a Revolutionary soldier. He drew a pension up to the time of his death.
In Philadelphia, on
the 3d inst., Charles D., son of Anna D. and Charles D. Hineline, editor
of the Camden Democrat, aged 16 months and 3 days.
July 25, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 49, Whole No. 569
Murder At Hoboken
A most brutal murder
was committed at Hoboken on Friday afternoon by a man named John Dunn -
the victim his wife. It appears that Dunn suspected his wife of an
improper intimacy with a clergyman who resided in the same house with them,
and finding them together, he seized a clothes iron and beat her to death
with it. He was intoxicated at the time.... Newark Eagle.
A Melancholy Story
On the afternoon
of Thursday, the 14th ult., Mrs. Mary Barnet, consort of Mr. Robert P.
Barnet, of Prairieville, Pike county, Missouri, and daughter of Mr. Archier
Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia, set out, in company with her niece and nephew,
to visit the daughter of a friend who was ill. After traveling about
two miles they discovered a cloud rising, and determined to stop at the
house of an acquaintance, nearby, until the cloud should pass over.
But at that moment a young man rode up and informed them that the young
lady was not expected to live through the ensuing night. This determined
Mrs. Barnet to go with him, leaving her niece and nephew to follow on after
the storm, which was fast approaching.
Immediately after
the rain had ceased, which was about an hour from the time of their stopping,
the niece and nephew resumed their journey, and in about a mile they came
upon the dead bodies of their aunt and the young man, Mr. George Wells,
formerly of Albemarle county, Virginia, together with their horses, lying
by the road side, all having been killed by lightning. The screams
of the young lady brought to this scene of death several neighbors who
were in hearing, when every effort was made to resuscitate them; but in
vain. Mrs. Barnet has left to mourn their loss a father, two sisters,
an interesting little daughter of 12 years of age, and an affectionate
husband now on an expedition to California. The work of death did
not stop here. Just after dark of the same evening the sick lady
referred to, Miss Maria Louisa, daughter of Mr. Joseph Roberts, formerly
of Nelson county, Virginia, who but a week before was in the bloom of youth
and health, bid adieu to all that was earthly. - Lynchburg
Virginian.
News Items and Scraps
One Woman Killed By
Another
We learn from the Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald that a murder was lately committed
in Scott County, in that State, by a Mrs. Job, a young married woman, upon
the person of an elderly widow, by the name of Northern.... Jealousy
was the cause.
The New York papers
announce the death of David B. Ogden, a native of New Jersey. He
was a very eminent lawyer, and his death is a loss to the profession, and
the community of which he was an ornament.
Died
In Flemington, this
(Tuesday) morning, wife of Dr. John F. Schenk.
August 2, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 50, Whole No. 570
Missing
August 9, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 51, Whole No. 571
Two Persons Drowned - Utica, August 4,
1849
A distressing accident
occurred on Thursday last at Prenton Falls, by which Edward Bryan and his
sister, Eliza, were drowned, in attempting to pass a dangerous point at
that place. Their bodies have been recovered; that of the brother
at ten o'clock the same night, and the sister at four o'clock the next
morning, by the conductor on the Utica and Schenectady Railroad.
They were both brought to this city last evening and are to be buried immediately.
Horrible Railroad Accident - 2 Persons
Killed - 20 Wounded
Our citizens were
thrown into the greatest excitement yesterday morning, about half past
nine o'clock., at the receipt of a telegraphic dispatch from Princeton,
that the Mail Line from Philadelphia had ran off the track, 2 miles this
side of Princeton, and that Mr. Conover was so much hurt as to render his
recovery doubtful....
Dead: Capt.
Wm Conover, Trenton
An Irishman from Elizabethtown, name not known....
A miser, named David
Dunlap, died at Portland, Me., lately, and his money not being found, the
grave was opened and in the pocket of his under shirt was $2,225.
Though supposed to have died of cholera, his friends were not backward
in handling the money.
News Item and Scraps
Samuel H. Douglass,
Esq., Editor and Proprietor of the St. Charles (Ill.) Star, died on the
14th ult.
Died
In this township on
Sunday last, of Consumption, Mr. Morris M. Connell, aged about 80 years.
August 15, 1849, Vol. XI, No. 52, Whole No. 572
Suicide At Worcester - Worcester, (Mass.)
Aug. 10, 1849
Charles Coes, of
the firm of Bigelow & Coes, shoe and leather dealers in this city,
committed suicide by hanging himself, about 9 o'clock this morning.
Married
At Mt. Pleasant, on
the 2d inst., by the Rev. C. S. Conkling, Mr. Levi Mettler, to Miss Sarah
Ellen Kiphart both of Mt. Pleasant.
Died
In the Township of Alexandria, on Sunday night, the 29th ult., Thomas Harrison, aged 89 years.
In the same township, on the same night, David Oaks, aged 80 years.
Near Greenville, on
the 6th inst., of Laryngitis, Sarath Catharine, youngest daughter of George
F. and Mary Ann Wilson, aged 1 year and 9 months.
August 22, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 1, Whole No. 573
Death of an Eminent Man, &c. - Richmond,
Aug. 19, 1849
Judge Nicholas, whose
illness from a stroke of paralysis we noticed some time since, died yesterday
morning. He was formerly Attorney General, and more recently a Judge
of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Fatal Casualty - Boston, August 18, 1849
As Mr. Charles Crommelin,
a fruit dealer belonging to N.Y., was riding on the mill-dam yesterday,
his horse took fright, when he attempted to jump from his wagon, in doing
which he struck on the back part of his neck, and was killed almost instantly.
Fatal Accident - St. Louis, Aug. 18,
1849
James Going, a boatman,
was killed on the levee, last evening, by a steamboat boiler rolling over
him.
Married
In Flemington, on Thursday morning last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Phillip S. Parks, and Miss Mary Case, all of this place.
By the same, on Saturday
afternoon last, Mr. Oliver Smith of Hunterdon and Miss Rhoda H. Godown
of Somerset.
August 29, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 2, Whole No. 574
Local Affairs
Drowned - A young
man by the name of Enoch Van Camp was drowned in the Mill Pond near Everittstown,
in this county, on the evening of the 21st instant. He was in the
23d year of his age.
Died
At Cornwall, Hunterdon Co., on the 8th inst., Sarah, relict of Samuel Severns, aged about 80.
At Frenchtown, on the 10th inst., Wm. Renssalear, son of Adam Leonard, aged 8 months and 17 days.
In Readington, on the 25th ult., John Morehead, aged about 43 years.
In Readington, on
the 24th inst., John J. Kline, aged about 55 years.
September 5, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 3, Whole No. 575
News Items and Scraps
The Rev. John Pierce,
of the Unitarian Congregational Church, Brookline, Mass., died on Friday,
in his 76th year. He was one of the earliest total abstinence men
in the State.
Died
In Flemington, on Thursday evening, Caleb, infant son of Charles and Rebecca Ann Green, aged about six months. He was well and playful all the forenoon on Thursday and by ten o'clock that night was a corpse.
In Kingwood Township,
on Tuesday the 28th of August 1849, Thomas D. Seabeld, aged 36 years, 8
months and 25 days. The deceased was an esteemed member of the Baptist
Church, a kind husband and affectionate parent and a good neighbor and
citizen, and has left a Wife with four small children and large circle
of acquaintances to mourn his loss.
September 12, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 4, Whole No. 576
Death of the Hon. A. Newman - Pittsburg,
Sept. 8, 1849
The Hon. A. Newman,
member of Congress elect from Virginia, died in this city this afternoon,
after a few hours illness.
News Items and Scraps
Affecting
The Bath Tribune says that a child of Dr. Shaws, 2 years old, died on Saturday
last after a sickness of 6 hours, from eating cobalt, which was prepared
for flies.
Death of a Family
Mrs. Wells, residing in Nassau street, near the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, died
on Sunday of dysentery, after a few hours illness; and shortly after,
three children were taken ill and died leaving Mr. Wells a widower and
childless! They were all buried yesterday.
Henry Kise, of Hardwick,
was drowned in Sand Pond on Saturday last, 1st inst. He was fishing,
and when in the middle of the pond a portion of the bottom of the boat
gave way, which caused it to sink. His body was not found until the
following day. He was between 50 and 60 years of age. -
Warren
Journal.
Married
In Trenton, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Tunison, Mr. Charles J. Ferrel, of Flemington, to Miss Sarah, daughter of James Skirm, Esq.
On the 5th inst., near Flemington, by Wm. Srope, Mr. Avery Parker, late of East Haddam, Ct., to Miss Ellen, daughter of Judiah Higgins, Esq.
On the 1st inst.,
by Rev. Benj. Kelley, Mr. Jacob Foose, to Miss Hannah H. Hagerman, both
of Bloomsbury, this county.
Died
At Morristown, on
the 26th ult., Judge Gabriel H. Ford, aged about 80 years.
September 19, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 5, Whole No. 577
Missing
September 26, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 6, Whole No. 578
Missing
October 3, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 7, Whole No. 579
A boy named John Hoffman, about 9 years of age, was killed, at the Chestnut
street Depot, while attempting in company with other boys, to jump on the
cars after they were in motion. He fell directly on the track, four
wheels passing over his body. He died instantly. - Newark
Eagle.
News Items and Scraps
Elopement in Humble Life
The wife of a Mr. Elby, residing near London, eloped lately with her cousin,
taking with her all her wearing apparel, beds, linen, pillows, and other
useful articles, and took passage on board the packet ship Victoria for
N. York, under the name of Jackson.
Railroad Accident
On Saturday evening, as the last through train from the North was passing
through East Cambridge, on the Lowell Railroad, at about 81/2 o'clock,
and Irishman named Barnard Bracely was killed at the upper crossing.
He was seen by the engineer but not by the gate keeper or any one else,
it being very dark at the time. The engine hit him. The deceased
lost his wife a short time since by cholera and leaves five children.
He had been in the country three years and was about forty two years of
age. - Boston Traveller.
Stanzes
On the death of Mr. Jerome W. Wyckoff, who died in Raritan Township on
the 23d ult., of consumption, aged 23 years:...
Married
On the 27th ult., by the Rev. E. R. Hera, Mr. Jas Peterson, of Virginia, to Miss Sarah Forker, of Flemington, N.J.
By the same, at the same time, Mr. Daniel Suydam to Miss Mary Jones, both of Flemington.
In Flemington, on Monday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Ashbrook, Mr. Henry Coombe and Miss Hannah Husband.
By Rev. Ephraim Sheppard, on the 4th ult., Mr. Wm. Chamberline, formerly of this place, to Miss Matilda Sheppard, of East Amwell.
Aug. 26th, by the Rev. Edmund Hance, of Lambertville, Mr. David Hellyer to Miss Mary G. Done, both of New Hope, Pa.
Sep. 1st, by the same, Mr. Wm. Naylor to Miss Ann Riley, both of New Hope, Pa.
Sep. 22d, by the same, Mr. Benj. G. Walton, of New Hope, to Miss Emma Summers, of Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
On the 24th ult., by Elder G. Conklin, Manning F. Fisher, Esq., of Rose Mont, to Miss Harriet, daughter of John B. Rittenhouse, of Kingwood.
By the same, on the 8th ult., Mr. Mahlon Pegg to Miss Dinah, daughter of John Hockenberry, all of Kingwood.
By the same, Mr. Wm. Sutton to Miss Hannah, daughter of James Rittenhouse, all of Kingwood.
On the 26th ult., by Rev. E. H. Stokes, of Clinton, Mr. John Bellis, of
Bethlehem, to Miss Maria Rittenhouse, of Alexandria.
Died
On Monday morning last, near Flemington, Mrs. Margaret Sheppard, aged 100 years.
At Frenchtown, 25th ult., Catharine Apgar, youngest daughter of the late
Henry Rockafellar, Esq., aged about 55 years.
October 10, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 8, Whole No. 580
Missing
October 17, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 9, Whole No. 581
No Items
October 24, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 10, Whole No. 582
Marriage - Mr.
Root Smith, aged 82 has married Miss Sally Willis, aged 63.
Married
In Flemington, on Saturday last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Enock L. Abbott, and Miss Mary Ellen Higgins.
On the 18th inst., by Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Justus Nixon to Miss Ann Myers,
all of Franklin.
October 31, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 11, Whole No. 583
Shocking Death - Boston, Oct. 24, 1849
A letter from the
"Notch House", White Mountains says that Mr. Frederick Strickland of Thomas
Strickland, Bar., of England, left the above house on the 19th inst., with
a party of others for the purpose of ascending the mountain. In consequence
of the snow, all except Strickland returned, he still pursuing his journey;
but not returning, search was made for him and his body found upon the
Mountains, on the 21st inst., dead, having lost his way.
Married
At Greenville, on Sunday last, by the Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Bernard V. Hellyerd, and Miss Rebecca H. Morris, all of Plumstead township, Bucks Co., Pa.
On Thursday morning, Sept. 26th, by Rev. Sam'l F. Porter, Mr. David Rittenhouse, to Miss Catharine Everett, daughter of Mr. Elijah Everett.
At the Parsonage, Oct. 13th, by the same, Mr. Peter Stull, to Miss Jane Gano, both of Alexandria.
On the 29th ult.,
on the rocks of the Potomac, by Rev. D. Wilson, Mr. John W. Stover, of
Harper's Ferry, Va., to Miss Margaret Ann Brooks, of Trenton, New Jersey.
Died
On the 20th inst., Sarah, eldest daughter of Thos. and Mary Pittenger, dec'd, aged 16 years.
On the 5th inst., in Knockamixon township, Bucks county, Pa., Maria, daughter of Charles and Maria Hasel, aged about four years. Her death was caused by her clothes catching fire. She died after lingering about three weeks.
At Princeton, on the
24th inst., at the residence of Commodore Stockton, his son-in-law, John
Potter, Esq., in the 85th year of his age. Mr. Potter formerly resided
in Charleston, South Carolina, but for the last 25 years he has resided
in New Jersey. At the time of his death he was President of the Joint
Board of Directors of the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Delaware and Raritan
Canal Companies.
November 7, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 12, Whole No. 584
Drowned
Margaret Kelly, aged
about 30 and well dressed, a native of Ireland, and who arrived in New
York from thence on Monday of last week, was found in the rear of the Gun
Factory on Monday morning. In the afternoon of the day previous,
she was in company with a brother-in-law, from whom she separated about
4 1/2 o'clock, since which no tidings were known of her until her discovery
in the race. It appeared at the inquest that she had been in a desponding
state of mind for some time previous, which induced the belief that she
had either accidentally or intentionally thrown herself into the race,
and thus become her own destroyer. - Paterson Guardian.
News Items and Scraps
The Dansville Chronicle
announces the death of Maj. Moses M. Van Campen, in the 94th year of his
age, at Angelico, New York. He was one of the first settlers in that
section of the country. His blood was poured out like water, in several
Indian battles, and his fame as a warrior stands recorded upon the page
of his country's history.
Local Affairs
Lines - On the death
of Joseph B. Melick, who expired on the 28th ult., after an illness of
half an hour, at Pluckamin, aged 17 years...
Married
On the 25th ult., by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. Geo. Nelson Alpaugh, to Miss Susan Krymer, both of Clinton Township.
By the same at the same time and place, Mr. John Taylor Styers, of Bethlehem, to Miss Ellen Krymer of Clinton.
By the same, on the 27th ult., Mr. Robert Allen, to Mrs. Jane K. Biglowe, both of Lebanon.
On the 27th ult., by the Rev. Edmond Hance, Miss Mary Elizabeth Grace Herbert, of Lambertville, to Mr. Courtland S. Reynolds, of New Hope, Pa.
At Head Quarters, Oct. 20, by Rev. C. K. Fleming, Mr. Henry H. Stout, to Miss Mary Ann Greer.
In Sergeantsville,
Oct. 27th by the same, Mr. Chas. Titus, to Miss Hannah Myres, all of Head
Quarters.
Died
At Hopewell, N.J., Sept., 19, David Stout, Esq., in the 72d year of his age. Mr. S. was for many years Judge of the Hunterdon county court.
On the 20th ult., in North East, Cecil county, Md, Rev. Charles T. Ford, in the 38th year of age. He was member of the New Jersey Conference.
At Readington, on the 25th ult., Andrew Thompson, aged 55 years.
In Lambertville, on
the 2d inst., Emeline, daughter of Lewis (dec'd) and Rebecca Barnhill,
aged 4 years and three months.
November 14, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 13, Whole No. 585
Married
In Lambertville, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Studdiford, Mr. Edwin Willard Callis, (formerly of this place), Editor of the "Family Casket and Burlington County Herald", to Miss Ellen G., daughter of Mr. George B. Orner, of Lambertville.
Near Milford, on Saturday the 20th ult., by the Rev. Cornelius S. Conkling, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria, Mr. George Housel Robberts, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Peter Oaks.
Near Mount Pleasant, on Thursday the 25th ult., by the same, Mr. Moses Robbins, to Miss Susan Mary, daughter of Mr. Henry Kels.
At Little York, on Thursday the 1st inst., by the same, Mr. Peter C. Bloom, (of the firm of Bloom & Van Nortwick), to Miss Marietta, youngest daughter of the late John Van Syckle.
On the 20th ult., by Rev. George Banghart, Mr. Samuel Belles, of Bethlehem township, Hunterdon county, to Miss Ann Templeton, of Oxford township, Warren county.
On the 29th ult., by the same, Mr. John R. Bowlby, to Miss Elizabeth Castner, both of Bethlehem township, in this county.
On the 3d instant,
by Elder N. Summerbell, Mr. Daniel Bellis, of Bethlehem, to Miss Margaret
Cole, of Franklin.
Died
In Raritan township, on Wednesday last, the 7th inst., Mrs. Charity, wife of Wm. H. Johnson, and eldest daughter of Jacob Case, Esq., in the 51st year of her age.
Suddenly, in Readington, on the 30th ult., John Biggs, of Illinois, aged about 55 years.
In Alexandria Township,
on Thursday Oct. 18th, Elizabeth Stires, aged 27 years, relict of Tunis
Stires. Mrs. Stires was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Starnar.
November 21, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 14, Whole No. 586
Married
In Everettstown, at the Methodist Parsonage, by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. John Myers, to Miss Mary Jane Weiser, all of Tinicum, Bucks County, Pa.
On the 11th inst., near White Hall, by Rev. E. P. Stokes, Mr. Joseph F. Force, of Bethlehem, and Miss Mary Jane Culver, of Lebanon.
At the same time and
place, by the same, Mr. William S. Culver of Lebanon, and Miss Rebecca
Groondycke, of Bethlehem.
November 28, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 15, Whole No. 587
News Items and Scraps
Man Shot by a Woman
Mrs. Rennick, wife of H. Rennick, of Saline county, Mo., lately shot a
man by the named of Carroll. during a temporary absence of Rennick,
Carroll made overtures of a dishonorable character to Mrs. R. She
communicated the affair to her husband, who told her if Carroll persisted
in his overtures to shoot him - and for this purpose loaded a pistol and
gave it to his wife. Shortly afterwards, Carroll renewed his overtures.
The lady attempted to go upstairs, and as she ascended Carroll caught her,
and made an attempt to detain her. She got the pistol and shot him.
He died in about fifteen minutes. Rennick and his wife were taken
before a Justice and examined but were promptly discharged. -
St. Louis Union.
A young man named Henry Bachelor died of hydraphobia in Philadelphia on Saturday evening last. He was bitten by a dog which he owned about three weeks since.
Hon. Robert C. Winthrop,
ex Speaker of Congress, was married in Boston on the 6th, to Mrs. Wells,
a wealthy and fashionable lady of that city.
Married
On Monday evening, the 26th inst., by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Jeremiah Snyder, to Miss Eleanor, youngest daughter of Andrew Smith, dec'd, late of Franklin.
On Wednesday, 21st, inst., by Elder Christopher Suydam, Mr. Richard H. Wilson, to Miss Jane Holcombe, daughter of Mr. Charles Holcombe, all of West Amwell.
On the 21st inst., by the Rev. Sovriegn, Rev. Henry M. Brown, of the New Jersey Annual Conference, to Miss Sarah Jane Packer, of Raritan, Somerset Co., N. Jersey.
On Saturday, Nov.
3d, by the Rev. Samuel F. Porter, Mr. Matthias S. Curtis, of Kingwood,
to Miss Mary Ann Williamson, of Clinton.
Died
Near Cherryville, Oct. 27th, Mary Hummell, in the 67th year of her age.
At Frenchtown, Oct.
27th, Mrs. Mary Risler, widow of Peter Risler, deceased, in the 90th years
of her age.
Hunterdon Orphans' Court - Nov. Term,
A. D. 1849.
Present - Samuel
Hill, Joseph Brown and Joseph Thompson, Esquires, Judges.
Rule to Bar Creditors.
Upon the application
of John Sutton and Wm. B. Sutton, administrators of URIAH SUTTON, deceased,
to limit and appoint a certain time within which the creditors of the estate
of the said decedent shall bring in their debts, claims and demands against
the same, or else be barred from any action respecting the same against
the said adm'rs.... Dated Surrogate's Office, Nov. 16, A.D. 1849.
December 5, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 16, Whole No. 588
Jealousy and Murder - New Orleans, Nov.
30, 1849
General Thomas Holland,
of Mobile, was shot dead by H. G. McClintock, his clerk. The cause
assigned was jealousy. The murderer has surrendered himself.
Love and Suicide
During the rejoicing
over completion of the wire suspension bridge, at Wheeling, on the 15th
of the present month, a most lamentable occurrence took place. It
appears that Miss Mary Huges had formed an acquaintance with a young man
of Wheeling, who won the heart of the young lady. The day previous
to the celebration the two lovers walked to the opposite shore upon the
wire bridge. The father received his intelligence and on the return
of his daughter, gave her a severe reprimanding and it is said, a chastisement.
The following day, amid the roaring of cannon, the shouting of the multitude
and the discourse of music, this young girl, only about fifteen years of
age, walked boldly from her parental roof, without attendance crossed the
bridge, and from the island around which runs the Ohio and from the minor
bridge, threw herself into the stream. The powerful current soon
carried her beyond all hope, and in a few minutes after, her soul was in
eternity. - Cincinnati Commercial, Nov. 22d.
News Items and Scraps
On Wednesday last,
a singular accident occurred to a little boy of 8 or 9 years of age, in
Burlington, N.J. He was eating a turnip while running. By accident
a piece of it got into his windpipe. The operation of tracheotomy
was performed, by making an incision in the windpipe but a fragment was
ascertained to be so far down the bronchial tubes as to render impossible
to save his life. He died about eight o'clock P.M. His name
is Joseph Peacock. - Trenton True Am.
Married
On the 15th ult., by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. Tunis S. Stires, of Bethlehem, to Miss Elizabeth Lowe, of Clinton.
On the 22d ult., by the Rev. Dr. Watson, Mr. Henry Dosenbury, to Miss Emily A., daughter of Adam Stiger, Esq., of Clinton.
On the 25th ult.,
by the Rev. J. K. Shaw, Mr. Joseph Ashton, to Miss Mary Ann Shuster, both
of Frenchtown, N.J.
December 12, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 17, Whole No. 589
News Items and Scraps
Affray At St. Louis
An altercation occurred at St. Louis on the 1st inst., between Mr. Wheaton
Werner and Mr. James P. Thomas, resulting in the death of the former.
The southern papers announce the death of General Duncan L. Clinch, formerly of the Army of the United States, and subsequently a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia. He died at Macon, on the evening of the 28th ult., after an illness of nine days.
Mr. John V. Woolley,
the bar keeper of the Montgomery House, Boston, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his room at that house on Saturday evening last.
Married
On Wednesday evening the 28th ult., by Asher S. Housel, Esq., John N. Russell of Alexandria, to Caroline Dalrymple of Bethlehem.
On the 1st inst.,
by Rev. Holloway W. Hunt, Sen., Mr. David Bellis, to Miss Susan Warner,
all of Bethlehem.
Died
At Schooley's Mountain,
Morris County, on the 22d ult., Lawrence Hann, Esq., in the 84th year of
his age.
December 17, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 18, Whole No. 590
Local Affiars
Fatal Accident
We are pained to hear that on Sunday evening last, as John Carhart, a young
man of Clinton township was riding a horse through a lane leading from
his father's house, a hog which was lying in the road, suddenly jumped
up before the house, which frightened him, causing him to throw his rider
against the fence, and injured him so that he died in about two hours afterwards.
News Items and Scraps
A grogery at Chew's Landing, West Jersey, is charged in the Woodbury Constitution, with having furnished John Davis with drink tell he was so drunk as to be unable to walk. He was then put in a neighboring barn on Tuesday night, where he was found dead next morning.
William Adams was
run over by a railroad train at West Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday
and killed.
Married
On Wednesday evening the 12th inst., by the Rev. J. K. Shaw, P. E., Mr. J. W. S. Johnson, to Miss Eurah, daughter of Joseph Opdyke, Esq. both of Kingwood, N.J.
On the 8th inst.,
by the Rev. C. Bartolette, Mr. John Wilson, and Miss Densilla Quick, both
of Delaware Township.
December 26, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 19, Whole No. 591
A Murder Case at Raritan
Esquires Gaston and
Taylor, of Somerville, have been engaged for two days in an examination
of Patrick Burns, Margaret Burns and Isaac Moorehouse, in relation to the
death of Peter McCullough. Burns and his wife occupy a shanty at
Raritan Village and on Friday last, the dead body of Peter McCullough was
found in it, having several cuts around the eye, a bruise on the side of
the head and another across the nose... - Somerset Messenger.
News Items and Scraps
David Dill, formerly
of Bloomington, N. York, committed suicide at St. Louis, on the 4th inst.
Cause - Disappointment in a love affair.
Married
At Klinesville, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. E. R. Hera, Mr. Jacob C. Williamson, and Miss Susan Ewing, both of this county.
By the same, at Cherryville,
on the 19th inst., Mr. John C. Johnson and Miss Hannah Maria, youngest
daughter of Mr. David Everett, all of this county.
Local Affairs
Died
On the 12th inst., at his residence in Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Charles E.
Williams, leaving a widow, one child and a large circle of relatives and
friends to deplore the loss (in the prime of life) of a kind husband, and
affectionate father and a firm and steady friend. Mr. W. married
his wife in Flemington about three years ago and was known to many of our
citizens here, as a high minded and liberal hearted youth.