News Items and Scraps
Sudden Death
A woman named Mrs. Mack, who lived alone in a small house in Hamilton st.
was found dead on Friday evening last. When discovered, she was in
a sitting posture on a chair with her little dog in her lap. She
was about 50 years of age and had long been afflicted with a disease of
the heart. - Easton Argus.
An Irish woman named
Sarah Hughs, of dissolute habits, was found in a dying state on a stoop
in Burnet st., New Brunswick, early on Wednesday morning of last week.
Efforts were made to resuscitate her without avail and she died in about
three hours - a victim of intemperance and licentiousness. She was
interred by the town authorities.
Died
At the residence of
his father, Joseph Shaw, near Pittstown, on the 4th of Dec., Edmund P.
Shaw, aged 23 years, late a member of Powhatan Lodge, No. 72, I.O. of O.F....
Married
On the 19th inst.,
by the Rev. Mr. Kizer, Mr. Jacob R. Fisher, of the firm of Bartlet &
Fisher, to Miss Dinah H. Van Doren, eldest daughter of Benjamin Van Doren,
Esq., all of New Germantown, this county.
January 9, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 21, Whole No. 593
Sad Accident
A fatal accident
occurred on Tuesday, 1st inst., by which a man by the name of Theopolis
Lindelbury, recently from Canada, was instantly killed. The particulars
as we have learned them are these -
This man, who was
in the employ of Mr. Sidney Reading of this place, was sent to Frenchtown
on the morning of that day, for a load of lumber....
Married
By the Rev. Levi G. Beck, on the 29th ult., Mr. David Allen to Miss Rebecca Ann Bowmen, both of Flemington, N.J.
By the same, on the 1st inst., at Flemington, Mr. Lewis A. Hill, to Miss Henrietta Phares, both of Trenton, N.J.
On Saturday Evening last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Asher Hill and Mrs. Emma S. Higgins, all of this Township.
On the 3d inst., by
Rev. J. R. Vanarsdale, Mr. Aaron Brokaw, of Readington, to Miss Mary Smith,
of Clinton township.
Died
On the 8th inst., in this town, Thomas Bullock, aged about 45 years.
At his residence, near Clover Hill, on Friday the 4th inst., Jacob Case, Esq., in the 85th year of his age. It is a circumstance seldom occurring that one person resides in the same place as long as the deceased, he having resided for nearly 85 years on the same place where he had been born.... The longevity of his family is such as we do not often see, and one of his brothers, in his 90th year, attended his funeral, having driven his horses from his residence in Alexandria.
Near Greenville, on
Friday last, Mr. Hiram Saxton, in the 43d year of his age.
January 16, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 22, Whole No. 594
Murder Near Paterson
We are indebted to
the Paterson Guardian for the following particulars of a murder or murders
committed on the night of the 8th inst., at G_ffle, a place within three
miles of Paterson.
The victims are John
S. Van Winkle and his wife, an aged couple, and long residents of the country....
Suicide At Hoboken
Frederick Hummett,
a German Druggist, about 21 years of age, lately arrived in this country,
shot himself near the Evsian Fields, Hoboken, on Thursday last; when found
he was hanging to a small sapling, the body was warm but life was extinct.
Horrible Death
We learn that a child
of Mr. Mosely, in Market st., in this town, was burned to death last week,
under the following circumstances: Its mother had occasion to go
out for a short time and the day being cold, she placed the cradle with
the child near the stove, while absent the clothing caught fire, and when
discovered by a neighbor, the child was almost burnt to a crisp and survived
but a short time. - New Brunswick Fredovian?
Married
On the 8th inst., by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Jonathan R. Godown, to Miss Jane, only daughter of John Matthews, Esq. of Alexandria.
On the 12th inst., by the same, Mr. Charles Edmonds to Miss Emaline Beers, all of Franklin.
On the 26th ult., by the Rev. Edmund Hance, Miss Eliza Ashton, of Lambertville to Mr. Wm. Borroughs, of Trenton.
On the 9th inst.,
by the same, Miss Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Matthews, Esq., to
Mr. Lewis Hagerman, both of West Amwell.
January 23, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 23, Whole No. 595
Two Children Burned To Death
A most distressing
event occurred on Tuesday morning, by which two interesting children of
Mr. Leslie, residing in Church st. between Cumberland and Market st., were
deprived of life and their parents rendered childless. We understand
that Mrs. Leslie, left her children sleeping - a little girl, aged four,
in bed, and and infant boy, aged eighteen months in a cradle, and locking
the door, went to market. Upon her return she found the little girl
prostrate near the candle, almost burned to a crisp, and the infant's clothes
all on fire. The eldest expired in a few minutes and the infant lingered
until yesterday morning. - Charleston Mercury, 3d.
Married - In South Amboy township, on
the 13th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Jaquett, A. E. Gordon, Esq., Editor of
the New Brunswick Union, to Miss P. Maria Price, of the former place.
Lost Overboard at Sea - Baltimore, Jan.
18 - 9 P.M.
The brig Extra, arrived
at this port, lost overboard during her passage from St. Thomas to Attakapas,
on the 9th of November, Gardner B. Phillips, first officer of the E., and
son of the late General B. Phillips, of Rhode Island
Man Killed
On the 20th ult.,
Jesse Woodward, a citizen of Green County, Alabama, was out hunting in
the woods near his house and came across the camp of a runaway negro, who
wrested his gun away from him, and beat him so violently with the barrel
of it, that he died from the effects of it before he was able to reach
his house.
News Items and Scraps
Violent Death of A
Baltimorean
Wm. McKinly, a highly respectable citizen of Cincinnati, formerly a resident
of that city, where most of his relatives reside, died at the former place
on the 5th inst. from violence.... He leaves a wife and two children.
Miss Malinda Wanless, aged 16 years, was drowned in Pocahontas county, Va., on the 16th ult., in endeavoring to ford on horseback. Her companion, a gentleman, came near drowning in attempting to save her.
A insane man, named
Samuel McBerney, at the Eaton, Or., Poor house, leaped into the fire on
the 27th ult., and was burned to death.
Married
In New Brunswick, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. D. D. Demerest, Mr. Horatio G. Prall, formerly of Greenville, in this county, to Miss Mary, daughter of John H. Hoagland, Esq., of the former place.
On the 17th inst., by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Samuel Trumbower, of Nockamixon, Bucks Co., Pa., to Miss Ann R. Pinckerton, of Kingwood, N.J.
On the 19th inst., by the same, Mr. Foster E. Parson, of Egremont, Berkshire county, Mass., to Miss Susan Catharine, daughter of Wm. Dalrymple, Esq., of Frenchtown, N.J.
At Sidney on the 19th
inst., by the Rev. J. G. Williamson, Mr. John B. Case, to Miss Emeline
Johnson, all of Bethlehem.
Died
Departed this life on Monday morning last, William H. Sloan, Esq., Attorney and Counsellor at Law, aged 51 years.... He has left a widow and six children and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss.
At his residence in
Independence township, Warren county, N.J., on the 14th inst., Jonathan
Shotwell, Esq., aged 55 years.... His disease was consumption with
which he has long been afflicted.
January 30, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 24, Whole No. 596
Married
On Thursday evening Jan. 24th, by the Rev. Sam'l F. Porter, Mr. John L. Jones, of Flemington, to Miss Catharine, daughter of Henry S. Stover, Esq., of Bucks county, Pa.
On the 23d inst., by the same, Mr. John Walbert, to Miss Deborah Kugler, both of Frenchtown.
On the 23d inst., by the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Abraham T. Williamson, to Miss Mary Shepherd.
On the 24th inst., near Sidney, by the Rev. J. G. Williamson, Mr. William Smith to Miss Mary Ann Metler, both of Franklin.
On the 13th inst., by Rev. John Steele, Mr. Jacob M. Krymer to Miss Merinda Pobasco, both of Clinton.
By the same, on the
19th inst., Mr. Jacob Henry to Miss Melissa Alpaugh, both of Tewksbury.
February 6, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 25, Whole No. 597
Local Affairs
New Name
The name of the village of Greenville, about 4 miles from this place, has
been changed to that of Reaville, and a new Post Office established there
by the name of "Reaville Post Office." Runkle Rea, Esqr., has been
appointed Post Master.
News Items and Scraps
Mr. Henry L. Prentiss was found lying on the public square in Quincy, Ill., just breathing his last. His skull had been broken and the brain had obtruded through the wound. The deceased had a quarrel the same evening over a game of cards.
A man named Raymond
died in Wheeling recently, at the advanced age of one hundred and ten years.
Married
On the 31st ult, by Rev. C. Bartolette, Mr. Chas. A. Rittenhouse, to Miss Mary Kemery, both of Milford in this County.
On the 19th inst., by Rev. Thomas Barrass, Mr. Conrad F. Tunison to Miss Mary Burd, both of Bethlehem tp.
On the 16th ult., by Rev. E. Hance, Miss Sarah Stametz to Mr. Wm. H. Keiper, all of Lambertville.
On the 30th ult.,
by the same, Miss Rebecca Closson, to Mr. Paul D. Williamson, all of Lambertville.
February 13, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 26, Whole No. 598
News Items and Scraps
The Winchester Virginian
notices the death of Philip P. Cooke, of Clarke County, aged 35 - a poet
of fine talent but without ambition.
Married
On the 27th ult., by the Rev. E. R. Hera, Mr. Samuel N. Case and Miss Mary Ann Cole, all of Hunterdon county, N.J.
On the evening of the 7th inst., by Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Henry Case, of the village of Clinton, to Miss Catharine Arrison, of Mount Pleasant.
In Clinton, on the 15th of December, by Rev. E. H. Stokes, Geo. W. Drake and Sophia Sutton, both of this county.
On the 2d of Feb., by the same, John M. Mitchell, and Adaline, daughter of Samuel Hulsizer, both of Clinton, this county.
On the 9th of Feb.,
by the same, John B. Hedden, of Johnsonsburgh, Warren Co., and Susan M.
Backer, of Clinton, this county.
Died
In Easton, on Friday,
the 9th inst., Mr. William S. Conover, eldest son of Jonathan H. Conover,
dec'd, aged about 30 years.
February 20, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 27, Whole No. 599
Explosion and Loss of Life - Phila. Feb,
12 - 8 P.M.
At Hollidaysburg,
on Thursday night, several kegs of powder, in a house near the summit,
exploded tearing the building to atoms and killing Mrs. Adams. Her
husband was also injured badly and has since gone deranged.
Married
On the 13th inst., by the Rev. L. G. Beck, Mr. Edward H. Smith, to Miss Mary F. Dilts, both of Raritan.
On the 16th inst.,
by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. John W. Hann, of Delaware, to Miss Susan
Amanda Peopledorf, of Raritan.
Died
Near Klinesville, on the 7th inst., Mrs. Jane, wife of James Bellis, in the 65th year of her age, after a protracted illness, of Consumption.
Near Cokesbury on
Wednesday, 13th inst., Mary Alpaugh, aged upwards of 80 years.
February 27, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 28, Whole No. 600
More Deaths From Charcoal Fume - Norfork,
Va., Feb. 18
George Wood, mate
of the brig Henry Woods, and a boy named Thomas S. Brant, were both suffocated
on board the vessel yesterday by the burning of charcoal where they were
sleeping.
The Last of Washington's Pall-Bearers
Gone
The Lambertville
Diarist says: By the death of George Coryell, Esq., which occurred on Saturday
afternoon last, (16th) is removed from among us the last one of the six
who bore the hallowed dust of the immortal Washington to the tomb.
The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, at the Presbyterian Church....
Mr. Coryell had reached
the unusual age of about 91 years.
Married
On the 20th inst., at Clover Hill, by the Rev. B. Carrell, Mr. Nathanial Wilson Young, to Miss Sarah D. Wert.
On the 21st inst., by the same, Mr. John E. Holcombe, of Raritan, to Miss Sarah M. Prall, of East Amwell.
At Rose Mont, on the
15th inst., by Rev. C. K. Fleming, Mr. Kezekiah Huff, to Miss Nancy H.
Fisher, all of Hunterdon county, N.J.
March 6, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 29, Whole No. 601
Death of Captain May
The St. Louis Union,
of the 19th ult. contains an account of the life and death of his young
officer, who won the earliest laurels that were gathered in the late Mexican
war. He died, says the Union, in San Francisco, after a short illness
from scurvy and bronchitis, produced by a long and very disagreeable passage
from N.Y. to that place, by the course of Cape Horn. At the period
of his death he was about 27 years of age, in the very prime of his manhood
and his hopes.
The funeral of Gen. John McNeil, late Surveyor of the Port of Boston, took place at Washington, on Tuesday afternoon, from the Irving Hotel where the distinguished deceased breathed his last. His remains were escorted to the Congressional Burying ground by the military of the city, under the command of Brig. Gen. Mason, with bands of music performing a solemn dirge.
Serious Railroad Accident - From the
Trenton True American. Bordentown, March 1.
M. R. Hamilton, Esq.
- Dear Sir: A terrible accident occurred on the Camden and Amboy railroad
today, about 1 1/2 P.M., just below this place, by which Martin Fisher
and James Seward were instantly killed, and Stephen Flanagan, Enoch Greenleaf,
and William Ford, were severely injured....
Mr. Fisher was unmarried;
Seward has left a family. Flanagan and Greenleaf's recovery are extremely
doubtful...
The Charleston papers announced the death of Col. Robert Howard of that city - at the advanced age of 78 years....
Singular Case
There has been considerable
excitement at Fredrick, Md., in regard to the sudden death of a son of
Mr. George A. Cole. A correspondent of the Hagerstown Mail says:
...
He was fifteen or
sixteen years of age, find looking and intelligent. On Sunday he
was in excellent health, enjoying himself with his companions; on Wednesday
night he was declared a corpse.
News Items and Scraps
Death of Jeffrey
The lastest arrival from England brings intelligence of the death of Lord
Jeffrey, for twenty five years editor of the Edinburgh review, and afterwards
a distinguished judge on the Scottish bench. He was also a member
of the House of commons for four years, from 1830 to 1834. Lord Jeffrey
was twice married - the second time, in the year 1813, to Charlotte, daughter
of Chas. Wilkes, Esq., of New York, and grand niece of the celebrated John
Wilkes of London.
Suicide
We learn with regret that Mrs. Ann, wife of Asher Applegate, of Newton
township, committed suicide, last Wednesday forenoon, by hanging herself
with a clothe line, in the garret of her house. She was about 50
years of age, very respectably connected and the mother of a family.
Mental alienation is the supposed cause of her self destruction. - Sussex
Register.
Married
At the Methodist Parsonage in Flemington, on Tuesday last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Robert C. Miller, of Bordentown, and Miss Martha Matilda Shepperd, of Flemginton.
On the 2d inst., by
Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. Henry Boss, and Mrs. Mary Kuhl, both of Raritan.
Died
In Flemington on Wednesday
evening last, Mrs. Mary, wife of Wm. R. Bellis, in the 58th year of her
age.
March 13, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 30, Whole No. 602
News Items and Scraps
Born
On the 26th December 1849, a daughter (Julia Gardiner) to John Tyler, ex-President
of the United States, at his residence, Sherwood Forest, Charles City County,
Virginia.
Died
Of Typus Fever, on
the 27th ult., in Somerville, Miss Matilda Suydam, aged about 23 years...
Terrible Bereavement
We notice in the
Baltimore papers the announcement of the death from Scarlet Fever, of seven
children, sons and daughters of Alfred and Mary Maccubbin, all within the
space of one month.
March 20, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 31, Whole No. 603
The Death of the Clerk of Warren
We regret to announce
the death of James I. Browne, Esq., Clerk of the county of Warren, on Monday
evening last, of consumption, in the 42d year of his age. Mr. Brown
had been suffering from this disease for many years and was seized with
hemorrhage at the lungs on Saturday evening last. His remains were
removed to Easton, Pa., yesterday for interment.... - Warren Journal.
The York (Pa.) Gazette of Tuesday announces the death, in that place, of the Hon. Charles A. Barnitz, late President of the York Bank, and for nearly forty years a distinguished member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
A young man named Robert Parsons, learning the painting business in Philadelphia, fell from the roof of a house on Wednesday and broke his neck. The deceased belonged to Cape May, N.J.
Gen. Ebenezer Beach, of Rochester, New York, was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning. He was the most extensive miller in the country.
Death of a Brother of Henry Clay
The last surviving
full brother of Henry Clay, the Rev. Porter Clay, died at the city of Camden,
in Arkansas, on the 16th ultimo, in the 71st year of his age....
Local Affairs
Suicide
We learn that George Huffman, a resident of Tewksbury township, in this
County, committed suicide in Trenton, on Thursday evening last, by taking
laudanum. His remains passed through this place on Friday afternoon
last, to his family, doubtless to surprise them by the intelligence of
the untimely end of him whose return they were anxiously awaiting.
The deceased was an old man, and we learn that he attempted to cut his
own throat a few years ago.
Mr. Peter Forman,
an old resident of Trenton, and once Sheriff of this county, when Mercer
was attached to it, died at his residence in that city, on day last week.
Married
On Monday evening, March 11th, at the Methodist Parsonage, in Flemington, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Joseph W. Wilson, Printer and Foreman of the "Gazettae" office, and Miss Jane L., youngest daughter of Isaac McDowell, Esq., of Camden, N.J.
In Clinton, on Saturday
afternoon, 16th inst., by the Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. Isaac O. Apgar, and
Miss Anna Maria Lindaberry, all of this county.
Died
On Monday last, in Fleming, ____, youngest child of John V. and Jane McCan, aged about 8 mos.
At his residence in
Delaware township, on the 1st inst., Mr. Asher Lambert, aged 61 years and
6 mos.
March 27, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 32, Whole No. 604
News Items and Scraps
James J. Caldwell,
Chancellor of South Carolina, died near Columbia, S.C., on the 11th inst.
He was a very able jurist and his death is greatly deplored in South Carolina.
Married
At the Methodist Parsonage, in Flemginton, on Monday afternoon, the 25th inst., by the Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. George W. Cook, and Miss Sarah Fonner, all of Readington.
In Readington, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. E. R. Hera, Mr. Joseph G. Case, and Miss Sarah Dalrymple, all of Hunterdon Co., N.J.
On the 16th inst., by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. John Cregar of Mansfield, Warren county, to Miss Julia Ann Rupell, of Alexandria.
On the 14th inst.,
by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. Wm. D. Eversole, to Miss Mary Henry, both
of Readington township.
Died
On the 21st inst., at Everitrstown, Joseph Reneselaer, son of Rev. S. W. Decker.
On the 19th inst.,
at the residence of Abraham M. Banghart, Mr. John Slater, teacher of public
schools, aged 54 years.
April 3, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 33, Whole No. 605
Death of Hon. John C. Calhoun
The last mails bring
to us the mournful intelligence that the Hon. John Caldwell Calhoun, United
States Senator, from South Carolina, breathed his last in Washington City,
at a quarter past 7 o'clock, Sunday morning last....
A Father Killed by His Daughter
The Mineral Point
Tribune learns that a Mr. Hurlburt, near Cottage Inn, La Fayette county,
was killed by his own daughter on Monday, three weeks ago, under the following
circumstances:...
James C. Mason, a
compositor who had been employed for twenty years in the office of the
New York Courier and Enquier, died on Wednesday last. He was a naive
of Hightstown in this State.
Married
On Saturday evening
last, by the Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Jacob Gillcrost, and Miss Mary Bristol,
all of Flemington.
April 10, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 34, Whole No. 606
Married
On Thursday, April
4th, by Rev. Edward Allen, of Belvidere, George A. Allen, Esq., to Miss
Mary Bonnell, both of Flemington, New Jersey.
Died
On Tuesday last, in Raritan township, Col. Abm. R. Sutphin, aged 68 years.
On Friday evening
last, near Flemington, Mrs. Hannah Maris, wife of Mr. John C. Johnson.
She had been a bride only about 3 months.
April 17, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 35, Whole No. 607
Dreadful Power Explosion in Sussex Co.
The Register gives
an account of the explosion of the Power Magazine of the Andover Mine in
that County, on last Tuesday noon, producing a concussion which was sensibly
felt at the distance of 10 or 12 miles and destroying two lives.
In Newton, 5 miles from the scene, every house was shaken.
The conviction was
immediate and general says the Register, that a large quantity of power
had exploded and soon a dense cloud of smoke arising in the south indicated
with some degree of certainty, that the Mine was the central point of the
alarming concussion. Two promising boys of Mr. William S. Johnson,
one of 12 and the other of 14 were instantly killed....
News Items and Scraps
Sudden Death of a
Bridegroom
Wm. Wilson, from New York, connected with the Coast Survey, was married
on Wednesday evening and found dead in his bed beside his bride on Thursday
morning.
Local Affairs
Man Drowned
A man named Patrick Gallagher was drowned in the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Feeder, at this place, about 8 o'clock this morning. He was at work
on the deck of a limeboat lying near the Coryell St. bridge when he slipped-
the deck of the boat being covered with snow - and fell into the canal.
He was taken out a boat's length below, dead after being in the water about
twenty minutes. - Lambertville Diarist.
Married
On the 11th inst., in Millstone, by Rev. Mr. Zabriskie, Mr. Staats V. D. Schenk, of Flemington, to Miss Maria Merrell, of the former place.
On the 13th inst., in Delaware township, by Rev. Joseph Wright, Mr. Geo. W. Stout, of Rock Mills, to Miss Mary C., daughter of Rev. J. Wright.
In Clinton, on 15th
inst., by Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. Abm. H. Valentine, of Frenchtown, and
Miss Naomi Gano, of Mt. Pleasant.
Died
In this town on Saturday morning last, Richard, son of John R. Holcomb, aged about 17 years.
At Cherryville, on the 5th ult., Mr. John K. Everit, in the 23d year of his age.
At Cherryville, on
the 6th inst. Mrs. Hannah Mariah, wife of Mr. John C. Johnson, in the 20th
year of her age.
April 24, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 36, Whole No. 608
Married
On the 13th inst.,
by Rev. John Steele, Mr. Peter Conover, to Miss Harriet Elizabeth Best
all of Clinton.
May 1, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 37, Whole No. 609
Romance in Real Life
The Lewisburg (Pa.)
Chronicle announces the marriage on the 14th inst., of John Johnson and
Mrs. Maria Miller, of Chillisquake township, and tells the following romantic
story respecting the happy pair:...
Married
On Saturday evening
last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Alexander McIntyre and Josephine Hackett.
May 8, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 38, Whole No. 610
News Items and Scraps
Two of the victims
of the Yellow Fever on board U.S. ship Ohio, just arrived at Boston, from
the Pacific, were Jerseymen - Lieut. Armstrong, who entered the service
in 1823, and Asst. Surgeon Bee, who was commissioned in 1844.
Local Affairs
Melancholy Accident
We learn from the Trenton papers that Enoch Page, a young man aged about
21 years, (son of the Rev. Edward Page, of the Methodist Church, well known
to many of our citizens, having been stationed in Flemington a few years
since) was instantly killed last Saturday afternoon week, at the steam
planing mill of Howell & Page, at the Trenton Basin...
Gen. P. Hague, formerly
from Tennessee and long a resident of Warren county, Ill., committed suicide
on the 5th ult., by cutting his throat. He was sixty five years of
age.
Married
On the 30th ult.,
by the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. John Runkle and Catharine Todd.
Died
In Alexandria Township
on the 14th ult., Mrs. Rockafellar, wife of David Rockafellar, in the 64th
year of her age....
She leaves behind
an affectionate husband and five children to mourn her loss.
May 15, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 39, Whole No. 611
Drowned
We learn that on
the night of the 6th inst., a lad about 15 years of age named Welch, was
drowned in Delaware river, at Brownsburgh, a small town about 4 miles below
Lambertville. He was on the Delaware fishing and about 12 o'clock got asleep
and fell overboard.
Married
On Thursday afternoon last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Edward Hanson, of Raritan, and Miss Mary Ann Cronce, of Franklin.
On Saturday evening, the 27th ult, by the Rev. J. Steele, Mr. James V. Crate and Miss Sarah Apgar, all of Clinton.
On the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Curtis, Mr. Obadiah Howell Hazard, of Reaville, to Miss Ellen, youngest daughter of the late William Stout, Esq., of E. Amwell.
On the 11th inst., by Rev. Wm. R. Shrope, Mr. Martin Bunn, to Miss Martha Jane Corey, both of Bedminster, Somerset County, N.J.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. Wm. Tharp, to Miss Mary Jane Smith, both of Peapack, Somerset County, N.J.
On the 2d inst., near
Clinton, by the Rev. J. G. Williamson, Mr. Joseph McPherson and Miss Susan
M. Race, all of this County.
Died
In East Amwell, on
Friday morning last, the 10th inst., Emma, youngest daughter of James S.
and Catharine S. Fisher, aged 3 months and 16 days.
A telegraphic dispatch
to the Pittsburg Journal from St. Louis, states that an awful disaster
took place on the evening of the first of May in that city. A large
party, numbering 200 gathered in the Laclede Saloon, when the floor gave
way, and precipitated every person into the cellar, which was half filled
with water. Mrs. John Beakey and Mrs. Chester W. Pomeroy were killed
instantly. Mrs. Mary Abbott is so dangerously wounded that she expected
to die.
May 22, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 40, Whole No. 612
A Man Burned To
Death
We learn from the Wesleyan (Texas) Banner, of the 17th ult., that a man
called Genrad Hayden, of Rutersville, Fayette county, was burned to death
by a negro on the 4th ult....
An inquest was held on Monday week, on the body of Alexander Leary, found in the cabin of a boat lying in the Canal at South Easton. Although the body bore some unusual marks, the jury rendered a verdict that he died a natural death. The deceased was from Princeton, N.J. and his friends from that place, fellow boatmen, took the body home for interment.
Shocking Accident
We regret to learn, says the Monmouth Democrat, that a serious accident
occurred near Manchester, in Ocean County, on Tuesday the 30th ult.
An old lady named Downs, was gathering cranberries - she lit her pipe with
a match and then carelessly threw it down. The grass took fire and
caught to her clothes, which were burned entirely off; she died in a few
hours. Her body was burned to a crisp.
The only son of the late Dr. Parkman was married in Boston on Monday week,
to a daughter of Dr. Jacob Bigelow, of that city.
Married
On the 19th inst., by the Rev. E. Hance, Miss Mary B. Large to Mr. John A. Kohl, all of Lambertville.
At Sidney, May 11th, by the Rev. J. G. Williamson, David Alpaugh to Mary
Walters, all of this co.
Died
In Franklin, on the 16th inst., Capt. Samuel McPherson, aged 78 years.
Death of an Aged
Couple
Captain Thomas Pettus of Charlotte County, Va., died on the 10th ult.,
at the advanced age of ninety one years and three days. In 1781 he
joined the revolutionary army. He represented his county in General
Assembly at its session in 1800. Captain Pettus survived his consort
but one week. They lived together as husband and wife nearly seventy
one years.
May 29, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 41, Whole No. 613
Child Drowned
On Tuesday afternoon
last, a little son of Mr. Sidney Reading, of this place, was missing and
search was made for him for two or three hours without success. About
9 o'clock he was found in a large cistern near the house. It is supposed
he had been 2 or 3 hours in the water when found.
News Items and Scraps
Melancholy Accident
We learn from the Jersey City Telegraph that on Wednesday evening last,
Mr. Francis O'Doney, residing on Newark avenue, near Barrow street, Harsimus,
missed his little boy, aged between four or five years, who had been playing
in the yard. There was a cistern in the yard, which was being searched,
the body of the child was found within it perfectly lifeless. An
inquest was held on the body by Justice Bedford, and a verdict rendered
accordingly.
Horrid Murder
One of the most heartless
murders that has ever been perpetrated in Delaware, was committed in Middleford,
Sussex county, on Thursday last. Capt. John Windsor, who is between
sixty and seventy years of age, becoming jealous of this wife, who was
about seventeen, repaired to the garret where she was engaged at a loom
with her child. He was armed with a loaded pistol, and at once informed
her that he had come for the purpose of killing her. She implored
him to spare her, but in vain.
He shot her in the
right side, the ball passing entirely through her body, from which she
died in about eight hours.... - Delawarian.
Married
In Flemington, on Saturday last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. William Tharp, of Delaware township, and Miss Matilda Hartpence, of Raritan.
On the 18th inst., by the Rev. Benjamin Kelley, Mr. Benjamin S. Wickoff, to Miss Mary A. Alpaugh, both of Hunterdon county, N. Jersey.
In Somerville, on
the 20th inst., by the Rev. Henry C. Fish, David P. Waits to Miss Sarah,
daughter of Cornelius I. Nevius, all of Raritan Village, Somerset county.
Died
In Flemington, on
Tuesday the 22d inst., Van Derveer, second son of Sidney and Hannah N.
Reading, aged 3 years and 8 months - drowned.
June 5, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 42, Whole No. 614
Death of Senator Elmore
We regret to announce
the death of Franklin H. Elmore, the successor of Mr. Calhoun, in the U.S.
Senate. He was a gentleman of high character and his death will be
deeply lamented throughout S.C. where he was best known and esteemed.
He was formerly a member of the House.
Death of Rev. John N. Maffit - Mobil,
May 31
The Rev. John N.
Maffit, well known in N. York and vicinity, died here suddenly to-day.
The cause of his death is unknown.
News Items and Scraps
By the will of Mrs. Sabra, who died near Brunswick, Mo., on the 3d of May sixteen or seventeen slaves are freed, and become heirs of the estate and plantation, and in such a way it is stated that they can never alienate the land.
James G. Drake, Esq., a talented poet, died at Louisville, Ky., on the 11th ult. He was about 47 years of age.
A young man at Claremont,
N.H., by the name of Ira Moore, committed suicide, on Saturday evening
last, by hanging himself in the belfry of the town clock.
Married
At Mount Pleasant, on Saturday, the 25th ult., by the Rev. Cornelius S. Conkling, Mr. Philip Stout to Miss Mary, daughter of Abraham Metler.
At the same place,
on the same day, by the same, Mr. Andrew Stull, to Miss Rebecca, daughter
of Peter Case.
June 12, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 43, Whole No. 615
Watchman Murdered
On Sunday morning,
the 26th ultimo, Neil Mooney, a watchman in Moyamensing, was shot in four
places, while in the discharge of his official duties. He died of
his wounds at the Pennsylvania Hospital, on the following Tuesday....
Ten Days Later From California.
Arrival of the Cherokee from Chagres.
The steamship Cherokee,
Captain Windle, arrived at New York at five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
from Chagres, whence she sailed on the 24th ult.... During the passage
of the Panama, on the 2d of May at 9 A.M., M. Wm. Southard, a native of
Newark (N.J.) died and his remains were interred at San Diego.
Married
In Flemington on the 5th inst., by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Isaac S. Stover, of Erwina, Bucks Co., Pa., and Miss Ellen A., daughter of Hugh Capner, Esq., of Flemington, N.J.
On the 4th ult., by
the Rev. J. K. Shaw, Mr. Chas. H. Titus, to Miss Eunice Nevius, both of
East Amwell, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
Died
On the 3d inst., near
Cloverhill, after a lingering illness, John J. Young, aged 73 years and
10 months.
June 19, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 44, Whole No. 616
Missing
June 26, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 45, Whole No. 617
Additional Particulars of the Burning
of the Steamer Giffith - Buffalo, June 18
The number of passengers
on board is thus stated, viz: Steerage 256, cabin 45, crew 25 - total 326.
Not a female or child
was saved except the barber's wife.
The number of those
saved on the beach was only 40. None of the books were saved, therefore
a list of names of passengers cannot be given...
The Steamer Troy,
which arrived this morning, furnishes the following additional particulars:
Among the lost was Capt. Roby, wife and daughter, Michael June, 3d engineer;
Mr. Mann, wheelman; Treiley, 1st porter; Tillman and Paulding, saloon keepers;
the wife and child of Wm. Tinkcom; R.A. Pardu of Beaver, Pa.; C. Leonard,
porter; D. Weaver, waiter; Mrs. Wilkinson and daughters; F. J. Champion;
in all about 250, of whom the bodies of 150 were lying on the beach near
the scene of disaster, when the Troy left.
Married
On the 20th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Van Liew, Mr. James Choyce, of Flemington, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Shurts, of Readington.
At the parsonage, June 22d, by the Rev. Sam'l F. Porter, Mr. Matthias C. Apgar of Bethlehem, to Miss Martha Curtis, of Kingwood.
At Kingwood, on Wednesday the 19th inst., by the Rev. Cornelius S. Conkling, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria, Mr. Lewis Dilley, of Everittstown, to Miss Sarah Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. John Larison, of Kingwood.
On the 13th inst., by Rev. Benj. Kelley, Mr. Thos. Applegate, of Mechanicsville, to Miss Ann R. Smith, of New Germantown.
On the 30th ult., by the Rev. Edmund Hance, Miss Catharine L. Service, of Hopewell, Mercer County, to Mr. Ransaler I. Birch, of West Amwell, this co.
On the 8th inst., by the same, Miss Abigail L. Philips, to Mr. Benjamin Matthews, both of West Amwell, Hunterdon County, N. Jersey.
On Thursday morning 13th inst., at the Methodist Parsonage in Lambertville, by the same, Miss Eliza Casewell, to Mr. Charles W. Wiley, all of Lambt.
On Thursday evening, 13th inst., by the same, Miss Sarah Ellen Fields, to Mr. Adam Clark, all of La'bt.
On the 22d of May, by Rev. W. P. Corbit, Rev. William Williams Christine, of the N. Jersey Methodist Conference, to Miss Eliza D., daughter of Peter Kemple Esq., of Hackettstown, Warren co., N.J.
In Newport, on the
3d instant, by the Rev. Mr. Choulons, Mr. George H. Darling, of Cincinnati,
to Miss Maria A. Sweet, of Newport.
July 3, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 46, Whole No. 618
Case of Poisoning
A correspondent of
the Albany (Ga.) Patriot, writing from Thomasville, Ga., gives the particulars
of a case of poisoning which recently occurred in that city. It appears
that Robt. A. Pearce, Esq., a respectable citizen of that county, was taken
suddenly ill and died on the 10th day of March last. On the 30th
of May his widow came before the Grand Jury and testified that a Mr. C.
P. Henton had confessed to her that he had poisoned Pearce, and threatened
to kill her if she did not consent to marry him....
Maria Hester, wife
of Samuel L. Governeur, and daughter of the late James Monroe, fifth President
of the U.S., died at Oak Hall, Loudoun county, Virginia, on the 25th inst.
Murder in Baltimore - Sickness of Adjt.
Gen. Jones - Baltimore, June 25
A young man named
Arminius Watkins, son of T. O. Watkins, of the firm of Watkins, Dangan
& Waesche, was brutally murdered last night by a party of rowdies in
the southern section of the city....
A Man Killed by His Son-in-Law
A few week since,
at Vicksburg, Miss., Col. Dupree and his son-in-law, Mr. Graves, had for
some time past bad a difference. On Saturday, the 8th ult., they
met at church near Brownsville, Hinds Co. Graves left the Church,
but was soon followed by Dupree, who approached him and asked if Graves
was armed. Graves, hoping to prevent any difficulty said that he
was not. Dupree then pulled Graves from his horse, and cut him several
times with a knife, when Graves pulled a pistol from his pocket, and shot
the Colonel through the body. Col. Dupree mounted his horse and rode
several miles towards home, but died about two hours after having received
the wound.
News Items and Scraps
Drowned
The New Brunswick Union says that a man, whose name is supposed to be John
Wiley, late of Trenton, was found drowned in the lower lock of the canal,
about 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning. It was supposed that he had
been in the water two or three days. He is supposed to be about thirty
years of age. A bottle of rum and seven cents were found in his pockets.
Serious Affairs at
Ithica. Ithica, June 28
After the close of the Circus last night, a series of affrays took place
here. A number of men and women were seriously injured. One
man, named Mull Deys, cannot survey, his skull being broken. A large
number of warrants have been issued and arrests made. The origin
of the difficulty is not known.
Married
On Thursday evening, June 27th, by the Rev. John Steele, Rev. J. Gillierd Williamson, of the Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, to Miss Emeline, youngest daughter of Jacob Stires, Esq., of Pittstown.
On the 9th ult., at
the Parsonage of the Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, by the Rev. J. James Baker,
Mr. Samuel C. Sine, and Miss Eliza Bird, both of Kingwood, Hunterdon county.
July 10, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 47, Whole No. 619
Locomotive Explosion - Springfield, Mass.,
June 30
A locomotive of a
freight train on the Western Road exploded yesterday afternoon, at Clapville,
Mass. The engineer, John Madigan, was blown into the air, his leg
torn off, and he killed instantly.
News Items and Scraps
Death of a Revenue
Officer
Capt. Josiah Sturgis, of U. S. revenue cutter Hamilton, died very suddenly
in a fit of apoplexy, on board his vessel, at Boston, on the 29th ult.
He was in his usual health an hour or two before. His age we believe
was 68 years.
Death of an Actress
Mrs. Louisa Isherwood, wife of Mr. Isherwood, decorator of the Bowery Theatre,
N.Y., died suddenly on Saturday morning last of disease of the heart.
Singular Suicide
The Herkimer Democrat
says: James Kenyan committed suicide in the town of Stark, in this county,
on the night of the 25th ult., under the following circumstances:... On
Sunday morning 26th, he was found drowned in Otsquago Creek, in Southville,
where the water was very shallow, with his face in the water and his feet
and legs out of the water on shore.
Married
On the morning of the 4th inst., in East Amwell, by the Rev. B. Carrell, Mr. Solomon Holcombe, of Delaware Township, to Miss Bewlah Labaw, of the former place.
In Kingwood, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. Samuel F. Porter, Mr. Thomas A. Runyon, to Miss Angeline De Roach, both of Bucks County, Pa.
At New Hope, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Edmund Hance, Miss Kesiah, daughter of Amos Stackhouse, Esq., to Mr. Matthias Ely, both of the above place.
By Rev. John Davis,
at his residence, in Lambertville, on the 26th ult., Mr. Joseph R. Ware,
of Somerville, to Miss Mary Shann, of _____.
Died
On the 28th ult.,
in Brooklyn, L.I., Mr. James Waterhouse, formerly of Quakertown, this County.
His remains were brought to the latter place and interred in the Friends
Church Yard.
July 17, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 48, Whole No. 620
Death of Gen. Taylor - Washington, July
9, 11 P.M.
General Zachary Taylor,
President of the United States, died this evening, at thirty five minutes
past ten o'clock. His death was calm and peaceful....
Six Children Burnt To Death - Albany,
July 9
Last week a Mr. Knox,
of Bristol, Ottawa, Canada, was killed on board a Steamboat on the Rideau
Canal. Mrs. Knox, hearing that persons were coming with the remains
of her unfortunate husband, went out to meet them, taking with her the
youngest child. She left six of her children in charge of the house.
During her absence, the house took fire and the whole six children were
burnt to death.
Terrible Fire. 450 Houses Burnt.
Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life.
Fourteen Dead Bodies Found - From the
Public Ledger of the 10th.
Never has Philadelphia
been the scene of a fire so terrible and destructive in its character,
and covering so large a space of the business part of the city, as that
which broke out yesterday afternoon, about half past four o'clock in the
store of Gordon & Berger, No. 139, on the east side of Water street,
a few doors below Vine street....
The Killed and Wounded. (Note,
I am only listing those killed here)
David Mulford, a
member of the Northern Liberty Hose, killed in Water St. at the time of
the 3d explosion.
Mortimer Morris,
a young man, said to be a member of the United States Engine, killed in
Front street.
A young girl, whose
name we could not ascertain, was killed in Water street. She was
standing directly opposite Brock's store when the explosion took place,
and was burned to death.
Three men and two
boys were drowned in the Delaware, at the time of the third explosion,
in their attempt to jump on board a schooner. Their names we could
not learn. The bodies of either have not been recovered.
Marcus, a young man,
aged 16, was carried to the hospital, awfully burned, and died almost as
soon as he entered that institution.
An unknown fireman
was burned to a crisp in Water street. He was taken to the Northern
Liberties Hall, for regulation.
David May, a young
man aged 19 years residing in Crown street, near Franklin, was instantly
killed by being struck on the head with a brick.
Sudden Death
The uncertainty of
life is exemplified in the sudden death of Mr. Wm. M. Higgins, formerly
a resident of this county.
Drowned
John H. Mandeville,
aged about 18, residing at Greenville, on the road to Bergen Point, was
drowned on Tuesday evening while bathing in Morris Canal, about a mile
from Jersey City. He went beyond his depth and being unable to swim,
sank immediately.
The body of John
Roberts, a man aged about 55, lately employed in Slater's woolen factory
at Bloomingdale in Passaic county, was found in the Passaic river, between
the Turnpike and county bridges, on the 4th instant.
Married
At the Methodist Parsonage in Flemington, on the 13th inst., by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Richard Bellis, and Miss Margaret Ann Case, both of Readington.
On the 13th inst., by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Mahlon Rittenhouse, of Kingwood, to Miss Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Jacob Hoff, Esq., of Franklin.
On Sunday evening, July 7th, by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. Henry Radley to Mrs. Catherine Eick, all of Clinton Township.
On Saturday the 6th
inst., by Rev. J. C. Watson, Mr. John Todd, of Somerset County, to Miss
Darcas Adaline, daughter of Mr. John H. Rodenboch, of Clinton.
Died
Suddenly, on Wednesday
morning last, in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, Mr. William M.
Higgins, formerly of Reaville, this County, aged about 31 years.
July 24, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 49, Whole No. 621
Death of Sir Robert Peel
On Saturday evening,
June 29, whilst proceeding from his residence in Whitehall, up Constitution
Hill, his horse suddenly shied at something passing, kicked up his heels
and threw Sir Robert over his head on his face. Although rendered
insensible by the fall, Sir Robert retained hold of the reins and the animal
being thus checked, lost his footing and fell heavily on top of the Baronet.
All the medical talent in London was soon at his disposal. Their
united efforts were unavailing. After lingering till 11 o'clock on
Tuesday night, the great statesman expired, in the 63d year of his age...
News Items and Scraps
On the fourth, a son of Mrs. Ruth Merrill, of Hampstead, N.H., about 13 years old, snapped a pistol several times at a squirrel, but not succeeding in discharging it snapped it at his companion, who, through fear, immediately fled. He then pointed it towards himself, and once more snapped it, when the power took fire and the contents of the pistol were lodged in his body, causing speedy death.
Burnt To Death
A child of Mr. William Miller, living on the opposite side of the river
below Foul Raft was burnt to death on Saturday last. Its mother had
gone to draw some water at a spring on the other side of the river, and
during her absence the child climbed upon the table and found some matches
from which the flames were communicated to its dress. On the return
of the mother, the little sufferer was living but beyond all hope of recovery
- Belvidere Int.
Casualty
A little son of Mr. Joseph H. Van Derhorf, aged about 9 years, a few days
ago while playing on the back of the canal basin at the lower part of the
town in company with another boy slipped in and before assistance could
be afforded was drowned - New Brunswick Fredonian.
Local and Other Affairs
Suicide
We learn by the Diarist that a man named James Cox, about 65 years of age,
residing near the line between Hunterdon and Mercer Counties, about four
miles south east of Lambertville, committed suicide by hanging himself
in his barn, on last Wednesday week. The fatal deed is supposed to
be the consequence of depressed spirits, induced by embarrassments in business.
Suicide
Mr. John Crutt, a farmer in good circumstances, residing in Greenwich township,
Warren county, committed suicide on the 10th inst., by blowing out his
brains with a rifle. He had been in a dejected state of mind for
several days previous.
Adam Ramage, the inventor
of the Ramage Printing Press, died on Tuesday morning, the 9th inst., at
his residence in Philadelphia, at the advanced age of 78 years. Mr.
R. was a native of Scotland, but has been in this country for fifty or
more years.
Married
On the 13th inst.,
by Rev. John Steele, Mr. Isaiah Apgar and Miss Lydia Ellen Huffman, both
of Tewksbury.
Died
In this town, on Tuesday night, the 16th inst., Col. Nathaniel Saxton, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, aged 76 years.
In this town, on Thursday last, Mrs. Ann, wife of Mr. John Bush, aged 69 years - a native of England.
On Monday last, at
the residence of his father at Ringoes, after a protracted illness of many
years, which he bore with christian patience and resignation, Mr. Jacob
Kershow, of Philadelphia, aged about 50 years.
July 31, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 50, Whole No. 622
Missing
August 7, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 51, Whole No. 624
Missing
August 14, 1850, Vol. XII, No. 52, Whole No. 625
The Correspondence
of the Phila. Evening Bulletin, dated Washington, Aug. 2, say:
Information was received here his morning of the death of Gov. Clark of
Iowa. Mr. Clark was the son-in-law of Governor Dodge, Senator from
that State, whose own health latterly has been somewhat impaired.
He was a native of Westmoreland county, Pa., subsequently resided in Harrisburg,
and emigrated to Iowa in 1836. His disease was cholera, of which
epidemic his wife died a few days previously.
News Items and Scraps
Death of Brigadier
General Mason
We learn with regret that a telegraphic dispatch was received at Washington,
by General Jessup, announcing the death of that distinguished officer and
excellent man, Brigadier General (by brevet) Richard B. Mason, of the U.S.'s
army, who had returned from California. He breathed his last at St.
Louis on the night of the 25th - a victim to the cholera.
Married
On Saturday evening,
the 3d inst., by Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. John E. Connet and Miss Sarah Ann,
daughter of James Manning, all of Clinton.
Died
In Pittstown, on the
4th inst., Mr. Thomas Kitchen, aged about 50 years.
August 21, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 1, Whole No. 625
News Items and Scraps
Killed by Lightning
On the 4th of July, a son of Dr. Walker, of Washington, Texas, aged 18
years, was engaged in swarming a hive of bees. He was in a small
tree sawing off a limb, when he was struck dead by lightning.
Singular Death
Henry Hencker lost his life at Detroit in a singular manner. He was
on board of a steamboat, and being desirous of witnessing the working on
the machinery, he leaned his head over the railing. He was struck
on the back of the neck by the crank, which completely severed his head
from his body. His wife and several children were on board at the
time.
Married
On the 3d inst., by the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. Wm. Reading of Raritan, to Miss Mary Burnett of Somerset County.
On the 10th inst., by the same, Mr. Abraham Holcombe, to Miss Mary Ann Wyckoff, both of East Amwell.
On the 14th inst.,
by Rev. J. H. Mason Knox, Leonond Neighbour, to Adaline, second daughter
of the late Leonard N. Flomefelt, Esq., all of German Valley.
Died
On the 16th inst.,
near Quakertown, after a short but severe illness, Jonathan H., eldest
son of Hiram and Rebecca Deats, in the 10th year of his age.
August 28, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 2, Whole No. 626
News Items and Scraps
Mystery and Excitement
in Danville
A Miss Smith formerly of Luzerne county, died a few days since at Danville,
under circumstances tending to a suspicion that she was the victim of a
dreadful outrage. Her death bed disclosures caused the arrest of
a lawyer named Rankin, and Wm. H. Crandall, a physician of the town in
which she formerly lived. Crandall has been committed to the Bloomsburg
jail.
James Campbell has
been convicted, at Westchester, Pennsylvania, of murder in the second degree,
in causing the death of his wife, and has been sentenced to twelve years
confinement in the Eastern penitentiary. It was one of the most brutal
homicides ever perpetrated, and caused by rum. Campbell and his wife
were each aged about 60 years, and had been married about 30 years.
Murder in Maryland - Strange Proceedings
- The Baltimore Sun of Mondays says:
A short time ago
a country gentleman, named H. Hammond, residing in Hartford Co., was shot
down while walking in the garden, a few paces from his house, in which
were at the moment his wife and a large family of his children...
Boston, Aug. 19 1850.
On Friday, a party
of five persons, consisting of Captain Samuel Fuller and his son of Rockport,
Mr. Greig, and a lad named Inglis, of Brooklyn, N.York, and Francis B.
Dubois, of this city, went on a fishing excursion, and are supposed to
have been all drowned by the capsizing of the boat in a squall. The
bodies of Capt. Fuller and Mr. Greig have been recovered, as also the jacket
of Mr. Dubois.
Died
In Reaville, on Monday
morning, the 26th inst., Hebron H. Ewing, aged about 32 years.
Lieut. Charles E. Crowly, of United States Navy, died at Charleston, S.C., on the 15th inst. Crowly was a native of South Carolina, entered the service in 1809, and at the time of his death stood first on the list of Lieutenants in the service.
Suicide by a Minister
Rev. Alphonso Wm. Henry Rose, a minister of the Church of England committed
suicide in Toronto on the 10th inst. by cutting his throat with a razor,
while laboring under temporary insanity.
September 4, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 3, Whole No. 627
Local & Other Affairs
Child Drowned
We learn that a little son of Mr. Samuel D. Stryker, of Lambertville, aged
about 8 years, was drowned in the Delaware River, on Saturday last....
Married
On the 29th inst., by the Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. Jacob A. Apgar and Miss Jane E., daughter of Daniel Green, all of Clinton.
On the 21st ult., by the Rev. Ephraim Sheppard, of E. Amwell, Mr. Geo. M. Boozer, to Miss Mary Docherty of Somerset.
By the same, on the 6th July, Mr. Jacob Agin, to Miss Mary Danberry, of E. Amwell.
On Saturday, the 17th
ult., at the Parsonage of the Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, by the Rev. J.
James Baker, Mr. Charles W. Butterfoss, of Hunterdon Co., N.J., and Miss
Susannah Goddard, of Lumberville, Bucks Co., Pa.
Died
On Sunday morning
last, in Readington, Mr. Andrew Van Fleet, aged about 66 years.
September 11, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 4, Whole No. 628
Married
On the 4th inst., by the Rev. J. H. Sherwood, Mr. Samuel D. Barcroft, of Kingwood, to Miss Elizabeth Salter, of Alexandria.
On the 7th inst.,
by the same, Mr. Samuel Godown, to Miss Elizabeth Vansyckle, all of Frenchtown.
Died
At New Germantown,
on Sunday the 1st inst., Hannah, wife of Jacob P. Voorhees, in the 30th
year of her age.
September 18, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 5, Whole No. 629
Melancholy Accident and Loss of Life
On Monday afternoon
as Mr. Charles Piper, wife and child, and Mr. Gaskill and wife were returning
to Philadelphia from a visit to Fallingston, Bucks Co., Pa., they met with
an accident at the Prequestin creek which caused the death of 3 of the
company, Mr. Gaskill and the 2 ladies....
At Goshen, Ohio, on the 20th ult., a young man named William Henry hung himself. He had been paying his addresses to a young lady of Goshen; she died, and her lover could not survive her; he left his father's house in an excited state in the evening and was found suspended and dead in the barn next morning.
Terrible Accident on the Western Railroad
- 3 Passengers Killed - Many Wounded - Springfield, Sep. 10
A shocking accident
befell last evening's train from Albany, when near the Washington Summit.
While going at the rate of 26 miles an hour, the forward axle of the second
passenger car broke, letting it down on the track, and in this condition
it was dragged along for at least 300 yards, the broken axle, &c.,
breaking through the floor of the car and flying up among the crowded passengers,
the car at the same time bounding and grinding along, partly on its remaining
wheels and partly on the track and sleepers.
... and three were
killed, viz: Col. S. G. Mountford, a lawyer of N.Y. city; Miss Roessle,
of Albany, daughter of the proprietor of the Delevan House; and Mr. Whittimore,
of Leicester, Massachusetts....
Singular Deaths
At Baltimore, a Mr.
McGill turned his wife out of doors on Sunday evening. On Monday
morning the wife was taken suddenly ill, and died in a few hours.
On Tuesday the husband was attacked and died in the same manner.
Mrs. Brown, in an adjoining house, was seized shortly after, and died in
12 hours. On Thursday evening, Mrs. Ford, who lived next to Mrs.
B., was attacked and died. Mr. Wright, who lived near, was also seized
with sudden illness and died. No one can tell what ailed these five
persons.
Death of Louis Phillippe
The ex-King of the
French expired at Claremont on the 26th ultimo.
A Four Fold Suicide
Daniel F. Belknap,
of Dedham, Mass., committed suicide on Tuesday, in a most shocking manner.
He cut his throat with a razor, nearly severing his windpipe; then with
a knife stabbed himself in the region of the heart, marking a gash about
3 inches in length. He then tied round his neck a handkerchief, which
was spliced to some others and fastened round a bed post and then jumped
out of a chamber window, but the handkerchief gave way and he came to the
ground. He next stated for the water, with all the speed in his power,
from which he was rescued by the people with whom he boarded. He
commenced the act about 12 o'clock and died of the wound in the body about
4.
Died
In Bethlehem township, on Saturday the 7th inst., Jane Caroline, wife of Moses Farrow, in the 32d year of her age.
In Raritan, on the
10th inst., of obstruction of the bowels, Mr. Thomas S. Fisher, in the
20th year of his age.
Married
At the Methodist Parsonage in Flemington, on Thursday morning last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Andrew J. Solomon, and Miss Julia Ann Stintsman?, both of Lower Black's Eddy, Bucks Co., Pa.
At Lambertville, Aug. 18th, by the Rev. Edmund Hance, Miss Mary Jane Cummings of N. Hope, Pa., to Mr. Jos. P. Wilkinson, of Ringoes, N.J.
At the same place, on the 18th inst., by the same, Miss Laryne Birch, to Mr. John Shefer, both of New Hope, Pa.
On Saturday the 7th Sept., by Rev. Sam'l F. Porter, Mr. Wm. Bonham, of Delaware, to Miss Elizabeth Bonham, of the same place.
On the 12th inst., by the Rev. J. H. Sherwood, Mr. Abraham Fluck, of Bridgeton, Pa., to Miss Sarah Ralph, of Holland, N.J.
At the Methodist Parsonage
in Clinton, on Saturday morning, 7th inst., by the Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr.
Aaron D. Manning, of Alexandria, and Miss Julia Ann Fritts, of Clinton.
September 25, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 6, Whole No. 630
Missing
October 2, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 7, Whole No. 631
Married
In Flemington on Saturday evening last, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. John C. Coon, Jr., formerly of Newton, Sussex County, N.J., and Miss Mary C., daughter of James Callis, Esq., of the former place.
On the 21st ult., by the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. Jas. S. Seals, of Clinton, and Miss Phebe T. Horton, of New Market.
At the Methodist Parsonage in Lambertville, on the 21st ult., by Rev. Edmund Hance, Miss Mary E. Harbourt, of West Amwell, to Mr. John Bowden, of Delaware township.
On the 22d, at the same place, by the same, Miss Mary Ann Housel, of Lambertville, to Mr. Andrew Lear, of West Amwell.
In Clinton, on the 26th ult., by Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. John Eichlin, of Kingwood, and Miss Amanda Louisa Bird, of Clinton.
On the same day by the same, Mr. Nathan Alpaugh and Miss Mary Creger, both of Lebanon.
On the 28th ult. by
the Rev. J. G. Williamson, Mr. Henry Johnson, to Miss Sarah Ann Butler,
all of Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon Co., N.J.
October 9, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 8, Whole No. 632
Married
At Kingwood on the 5th inst., by Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. John Van Sickle, of Little York to Miss Margaret Cronce, of the former place.
On the 5th inst., at the Lutheran Parsonage of Spruce Run, by Rev. R. Collier, Jacob D. Suydam, Esq., and Miss Mary M. Shurts, both of Flemington.
On the 5th inst.,
by Rev. J. G. Williamson, Mr. Wesley Alpaugh to Miss Elizabeth Emery, all
of this County.
Died
Near Flemington on Tuesday evening last, Wm. R., eldest son of Aaron C. Hoagland, in the 21st year of his age.
In Delaware Township, on the 3d inst., of congestive fever, Mary Ann, wife of Peter Gray, and only daughter of Hiram Sutphin, near Ringoes in the 23d year of her age.
In Plainfield, Sept. 11th, of Whooping Cough, J. Larew, aged 8 months and 4 days.
On Sept. 7th, Mary
Elizabeth Larew, aged 2 years, 2 months and 17 days.
October 16, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 9, Whole No. 633
Married
In Flemington, at noon, on Saturday last, by the Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Joseph H. Higgins, Druggist, and Miss Margaret R., daughter of Wm. R. Bellis, Esq., all of Flemington.
On Wednesday, the 9th inst., at the residence of Gen. Starr, Middletown, by the Rev. Wm. Jarvis, Dr. J. Frelinghuysen Schenk, of Flemington, N. Jersey, to Miss Annie Maria, daughter of the late Captain David Churchhill, of Portland, Ct.
At the Methodist Parsonage, in Lambertville, Oct. 5th inst., by the Rev. Edmund Hance, Miss Lucy Wilson, of Kingwood, to Mr. Daniel T. Bennet, of Bucks Co., Pa.
On the 12th inst.,
by the Rev. J. G. Williamson, Jacob D. Smith, to Margaret Maria, daughter
of David Huffman, all of Clinton township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
Died
At the Hydropathic
Institute, Willow Grove, on Friday last, the 11th inst., Zaccur Prall,
M. D., Attorney at Law, in the 60th year of his age, formerly of this County.
October 23, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 10, Whole No. 634
Married
On the 17th inst., by the Rev. Jas. H. Mason Knox, Benjamin Cole, to Sophia, youngest daughter of Geo. Neighbor, Esq., all of German Valley.
At Clinton, on 17th inst., by Rev. C. S. Conkling, Mr. Isaac Aller to Miss Mary Belle, eldest daughter of the late Furman Van Syckle, both of Clinton.
On the 13th inst., by Rev. Mr. Stokes, Mr. William Meclary, of Bethlehem, and Miss Eleanor Rupell, of Alexandria.
On the 19th inst., by the same, Mr. Elias H. Wagner and Miss Eliza Jane Strouble, both of Clinton Tp.
At the same place, on the same day, by the same, Mr. Wm. M. Sine and Miss Sarah Jane Apgar, both of Bethlehem.
At Schooley's Mountain,
on the 12th inst., by Rev. H. W. Hunt, Mr. Conrad Davis, of Lebanon, and
Miss Elizabeth Martenus, of Clinton.
October 30, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 11, Whole No. 635
Missing
November 4, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 12, Whole No. 636
Married
On the 17th inst., by the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. John T. Sergeant, and Miss Jane Laroach.
On Saturday the 19th
inst., by Rev. R. Collier, Mr. David H. Fritts, of Warren County, to Miss
Mahala, youngest daughter of Joseph R. Plum, Esq., of Hunterdon Co., N.J.
November 13, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 13, Whole No. 637
Horrible Murder
We have to record
this week the particulars of a horrible murder perpetrated in this city
on (it is supposed) Saturday night last. The victim is a young man,
aged about 21, named Wooster Burton, son of Mr. David Burton, and brother
of P. E. Burton, Esq., Sheriff of this county.... - Erie Pa. Observer.
Affair in Baltimore - Disgraceful Riot
- Man Killed - Fire, &c. - Baltimore, Nov. 5
A dreadful riot took
place last night at the ball of the New Market Fire Company, at Metamora
Hall, Lombard st. A gang of rowdies made an attack on those holding
the ball, when a general fight ensued, in which muskets were used.
Several persons were shot some of who are seriously wounded. A young
man named John Michael received 3 balls in his body, killing him instantly...
Married
At the Sandy Ridge Parsonage, on the 19th ult., by Rev. J. James Baker, Mr. Peter W. Lair and Miss Margaret Bird, both of Kingwood, this county.
On the 12th ult., by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. Albert Hann to Miss Ann Hall, both of Clinton.
On the evening of the same day, by the same, Mr. Jacob Hendershot to Miss Hannah Stires, both of Clinton.
On the 16th ult., by the same, Mr. Jacob R. Anderson, of Bethlehem, to Miss Jane, daughter of John Fulkinson, Esq., of Clinton.
On the 2d inst., at Cherryville, by Rev. E. R. Hera, Mr. Jos. B. Pierson and Miss Mary Case, all of this county.
On the 5th inst.,
by Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. Wm. W. Conover, and Miss Emily Caroline, daughter
of Stephen Yard, Esq., all of Bethlehem.
Died
Near Ringoes, on the
22d ult., Anna Augusta, only child of Peter and Mary Ann Gary, aged 8 months.
November 20, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 14, Whole No. 638
Disaster and Loss of Life in the Susquehanna
River - Baltimore, Nov. 12th
As the schr Caroline
(or Cornelia) Capt. Grant, of Newark, N.J., was coming up the Susquehanna
river, this morning, the Capt. saw several canal boats in distress, of
White Rocks, and immediately sent a small boat to the assistance of those
on board; eight persons were taken off, and as the boat was returning to
the schooner, capsized and eight persons met a watery grave. Among
the drowned were Capt. Grant's brother, George Smith, mate and two of the
semen belonging to the schooner.
Marine Disasters - Loss of Lives - Norfolk,
Nov. 12
The schr. Ellen Burns
lost her mate overboard, Wm. Haller, of North Bransford, Ct.
News Items and Scraps
An old Negress died near New Orleans a week or two since. She was a native of Africa and from records in possession of her late master, Alex Grant., Esq., she is supposed to have been one hundred and thirty years old. She leave a husband only a little over eighty years of age.
Ecshong?, the mathematician
and Poet, died recently on board a steamboat, between Kingston and Toronto,
Canada. He was a native of Lancaster, Pa.
Local and Other Affairs
Change of Name
The old place, long known by the name of Campbellsville, a few miles
north of Flemington, has recently received the new name of Farmersville.
Married
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 30th, by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. George H. Bartles, of New Germantown, to Miss Lois Clark, of Lebanon.
On the 9th inst., by the Rev. Benjamin Kelley, Mr. Allen C. Apgar, to Miss Mary E. Tiger, both of Clinton Township.
On the 17th ult., by the Rev. Goyn Talmadge, Mr. John N. Lowe of Clinton, and Miss Jane T. E. Field of Readington.
On Thursday morning, Nov. 14th, by the Rev. Sam'l F. Porter, Mr. Emly Bellis, to Miss Elizabeth Pittenger, both of Kingwood, N.J.
On the 7th inst., at the Methodist Parsonage in Everittstown, by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. George H. Shaw, of Alexander, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Kline, of Kingwood.
On the 16th inst., at the same place by the same, Mr. Jesse R. Huff, of Alexandria, to Miss Mary Coursen, of Stillwater, Sussex Co., N.J.
On the same day, at the same place, by the same, Mr. Benjamin Blakely to Miss Mary Ann Bowne, of Franklin.
On the 31st ult., by the Rev. E. Sheppard, Mr. Abm. Praul of East Amwell, and Miss Eleanor Ann Williamson, Hillsborough, Somerset Co.
On the 6th inst., by the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. Oliver Kugler, and Miss Catharine Schamp.
At Pennington, on
the 9th inst., by Rev. C. Talley, Mr. Lewis S. Ege, of Flemington, to Miss
Catharine Bryant formerly of this town.
The death of Jeremy
Mackey, a venerable citizen of Warren county, occurred at Belvidere on
the 31st. He for several years represented the county in the legislature
and was also a Judge of the County Courts.
November 27, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 15, Whole No. 639
Death of Wilson Bray
The sudden and unexpected
death of Wilson Bray, Esq., of Kingwood, caused a deep gloom to pervade
the community of which he was a highly respected member. The circumstances
of his death, as we learn them, are these: Mr. Bray had left his
home in Kingwood, in excellent health, for the purpose of visiting his
son-in-law, in Virginia, and had preceded as far as Philadelphia.
On his way to the city, or soon after he had arrived there, he had his
pocket book, containing a considerable sum of money, stolen from his pocket.
As soon as he could, he gave information of the fact to the police, and
on Thursday afternoon last, as he stood conversing with a police officer
in Fifth Street, near Chestnut, relating to him the circumstances under
which his pocket was picked the day previous, Mr. Bray was seized with
a fit of apoplexy, which felled him to the earth. The officers immediately
procured medical aid, and had him removed to the residence of his brother,
Mr. Daniel Bray, in Vine Street, where he remained a short time until he
could be taken home. He lingered until Friday evening last, when
death put an end to his intense agonies. Thus has a valued and highly
respectable member of our community, been suddenly stricken down, in the
full vigor of health, leaving a widow and several children and a large
circle of relatives and friends to lament their lost...
Death of Gen. Garret D. Wall
Gen .Garret D. Wall
died at his residence in Burlington last Friday night, being about 70 years
of age. He has been for the last several years in ill health, his
constitution having been greatly impaired by a stroke of paralysis about
the year 1843. The immediate cause of his death is said to have been
dropsy of the chest...
Death of Col. Richard M. Johnson
The death of the
distinguished Col. Richard M. Johnson, on the 19th inst., in his 65th year,
is announced in a dispatch from Louisville....
News Items and Scraps
The English papers
announce the death, on the 2d of October, of Mrs. Sarah Buffin, the celebrated
miniature painter, born without hands or arms, and who painted with her
feet. She died in great indigence, at the age of sixty-six.
Married
On the 6th inst., by Rev. Mr. Collins, of New Germantown, Mr. Wm. M. Bonnell of Clinton, to Miss Margaret Malvina Potter.
On Saturday evening week, by Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, Mr. Winant Vandeventer, and Miss Ami H. Smith, both of Readington.
On the 2d inst., Mrs. Isaac S. Dilts of East Amwell to Sarah Ann, daughter of Peter P. Young, Esq., of Raritan, all of this county.
On the 6th inst., by the same, Daniel P. Disborough of Milltown, Somerset County, to Miss Ellen, daughter of Garret Schenck, of Readington, this county.
By the same, on the 16th inst., Mr. Theodore Y. Craft, to Miss Phebe Ann Wyckoff, both of East Amwell Township.
By the same, on the evening of the same day, Mr. Isaac S. Reed of Griggstown, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Foster of Hillsborough.
On the 16th inst., by the Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. J. A. Anderson, and Miss Mary Castner, both of Lebanon.
On the 23d, by the
same, Mr. Wm. Stires, of Clinton, and Miss Eliza B. Seal, of Lebanon.
December 4, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 16, Whole No. 640
Hon. Amos E. Wood, Congressman of the 6th Ohio district, died suddenly on the 19th. He was elected last spring to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. Mr. Dickinson.
Horrors of Avarice
The Cincinnati papers
give us some singular fact connected with an old beggar woman, named Elizabeth
Morelock, whose death lately occurred in that city...
Col. Wm. S. Hamilton, the youngest son of the distinguished Alexander Hamilton, died in Sacramento City, California, on the 7th of August, from a disease of the heart...
Burning of the Steamer Columbus - Baltimore,
Nov. 30
The burning of the
steamboat Columbus, off Point Lookout, which was telegraphed yesterday,
was accomplished with the following melancholy loss of life: Capt. Hollingshead,
Littleton S. Godwin, (the mate), the mate's son, and five of the hands
of the boat, all perished in the flames.
News Items and Scraps
Horace Baldwin, formerly Mayor of Houston, died in Galveston on the 8th inst.
One of the Marion's men (Azarian Doty) now resides in Tennessee, aged one hundred and five years.
Dr. Mathews and Mr.
Stephens, of Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, La., had a street fight at that
place on the 11th inst., with knives, which resulted in the death of both.
Married
In Flemington, on
Thursday morning last, by the Rev. John L. Janeway, Mr. John Frelinghuysen
Schenk Smith, to Miss Martha Harto, all of Flemington, N. Jersey.
Died
At Ringoes, on the
23d ult., Abrm. S. Skillman, in the 46th year of his age.
December 11, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 17, Whole No. 641
Shocking Railroad Accident - Boston.
Dec. 4
Yesterday morning,
upon the Concord and Charlemont Railroad, a little above Concord, N.H.,
a Railroad train came in contact with a wagon crossing the track.
The wagon contained Mr. Wm. Coult and his wife, of Manchester. Mrs.
Coult was instantly killed, the body hanging horribly mangled. Mr.
Coult was dragged along by the engine for some distance. He lingered
until six o'clock last evening, when he also died. The deceased were
elderly people; had been traveling in Vermont and N.Y., and were on their
return home when killed.
Married
On the 7th inst., by Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Jos. Johnson of Alexandria to Miss Susan Thatcher of Franklin.
On the 1st inst., in the M.E. Church at Princeville, by the Rev. C. K. Fleming, Mr. Wm. Hand of the above place, to Miss Eliza A., daughter of Mr. Sam'l Hunt, dec'd of Lawrenceville, all of N.J.
On Tuesday morning, the 26th ult, in the First Presbyterian church of Alexandria, by the Rev. Cornelius S. Conkling, Mr. Levi Case to Miss Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Jacob Bunn.
On the 30th ult., by Rev. E. H. Stokes, Mr. Lewis Young and Miss Rachel Seal, both of Bethlehem tp., Hunterdon county, N.J.
On Thursday evening,
the 21st ult., by the Rev. John Steele, Mr. George Winters of Asbury, to
Miss Mary Cregar of Clinton.
Died
Near Fairview, Illinois, on the 5th ult., Jacob J. Young, Esq., formerly of this county, in the 77th year of his age.
At Centre Bridge,
last week, youngest son of Mahlon Fisher, aged about 4 years.
December 18, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 18, Whole No. 642
Married
On Saturday the 7th inst., by Rev. Samuel F. Porter, Mr. Ezekiel E. Bonham to Miss Fanny Barcroft both of Kingwood.
On Tuesday evening,
the 10th inst., by the Rev. S. W. Decker, Mr. Samuel Shurts of Alexandria,
to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Rittenhouse, Esq., of Kingwood.
Died
Near Ringoes, on the 5th inst., Jacob S., son of Mark Larue, in the 12th year of his age.
At Barnhamville, Little
Kent County, Virginia, on the 2d of December, James A. Simpson, formerly
of Lambertville.
December 25, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 19, Whole No. 643
Horrible Tragedy - Murder and Suicide
The New York Sun
says: Yesterday morning at 5 o'clock, a horrible tragedy was enacted by
a man named John Schmidt, residing at 83 Avenue A, the circumstances of
which are as follows:
For some time past
Schmidt has entertained jealous feelings towards his wife, on account of
her having taken in charge a young infant, named Madie Hochrien, belonging
to her sister, who died about 7 weeks since and from supposed attentions
which she received from the husband of the deceased. On Sunday night
last, Schmidt beat his wife severely and with a pistol endeavored to take
her life, but alarmed at her loud screams, he desisted. On Monday
night he returned to his room in the 4th story, after being away most of
the day, and seizing his wife, beat her over the head with his fist, and
drove her out of the room; in consequence of which she was compelled to
seek shelter in a neighbor's house.
Yesterday morning
about 6 o'clock, the reports of two pistol were heard in his room.
The police being called shortly after, the door was force open, and the
man was found in the inner room, lying prostrate upon the floor, grasping
in his hand a double barreled pistol, with which he had put an end to his
miserable existence, by placing the muzzle in his mouth and discharging
the contents through his head. He had previous to the commission
of this fatal deed, killed the infant by striking it on the side of the
head with his fist, after which he destroyed the clothing of his wife by
cutting them to pieces with a large bowie knife.
Married
On the 7th inst., by the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Mr. John B. Dalrymple of East Amwell to Miss Ann Hartpence of Raritan.
On the 21st inst.,
by the same, Mr. Samuel G. Schamp to Miss Rachel Biggs, both of Raritan.
Died
In Plainfield on the
7th inst., of consumption, Miss Jemima P. A., mute daughter of Jacob and
Catharine Lacy, aged 28 years, 2 months and 17 days.