Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 April 1855 — Page 1

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WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED!

Han, Wife, and Five Children.

THE MOST HORRIBLE MURDER ON RECORD Yesterday evening, about dark, a report reached town that a WHOLE FAMILY were discovered buried under the floor of the cabin which had been occupied by the Hubbards, who are now in jail charged with the murder of Boyles. The awful news spread rapidly over town, and in half an hour or less:, the Coroner, with a jury and thirty or forty citizens, had started for the place.

(1 uesday) morning, MiThomas, constable, provided with a warrant tartcd down the canal to arrest the

wife of Hubbard, whom late developments rendered il highly probable that she was an

miles west of town, where they found the woman and arrested her. Mr. Loveland suggested to Mr. Wilson that suspicions were entertained that the Hubbard's had murdered a whole family last fall.

As soon as Mr. Wilson heard this, he, in company with Mr. Loveland, went to the house of Mr. Fisher, where they ascertained that sometime in September last,

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JfcjC MIAFI KiiKNEY, Jolexal. CHARI^S H. BO WEN, Review.

AWFl'L DISCOVERY!

Wilson for what Yesterday,! pod at the house of a man by the name of1

accomplice in the murder of Boyles. They pretended to surrender, and the dragoons

proceeded to Mr. Gardiner's works, five seeing he was apparently very peacefully

this Hubbard family went to board with a up those massive silvor'hnckles your fannlv by the name orFrcnch, who then shoes," said the dragoon. 'They were the hved the cabin since occp.ed by the gift

1 Fll.e.• w®rca verymotherand

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No ."suspicions were entertained at the time that loul play had been used, and nothing occurred until afterthobody of Boyles had been found and the Hubbard's were arrested. It then began to be thought these monsters had murdered the whole family. C-i haarina: these statements Mr. Wilson determined to go and search the premises. He then went down to Gardner's work and procured a shovel and pick and tried to get some one to go with him. No one, howijyer,.believed the story, and so no one volunteered to go. Whik they were talking

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I Mr. Thomas came up and he and Mr. Wil-1 I son proceeded to Mr, Hubbard's and found

T^NTKRKDiuto between the several Publishers had discovered apiece of skull bone and Perceiving that Tarleton had dispatched had gone ayy. They then proceeded to two other dragoons in search of him, ho The Review."1 and "Locomotive, •of March, 18o5: as follow?: "'ri a Yearly Advertisings

ant^

10,00 7,00 I 4,00

(haf fhey cmM bedoubled up andforccd {nto

top. The babe was about fifteen months old, and the oldest child about fifteen years old. There were three girls and two boys. The children were much decayed, but the parents were still sound, and were easily recognized by those who had known tkeni.

110

3,00

PETER FRiirCISCO.

The Samson of the Western Hemisphere.

As lale as the year 1836, there lived, in

Election Tickets, to be paid for invariably"in ad- Western Virginia, a man whoso strength Taace. was so remarkable, as to win him the title public gatherings, he was better at rushing it Show Advertisements. I of the 'Virginia Samson.' He knew noth- 'n

Tnro dollars per square will be charged for ad- ing of his parentage, but he supposed lie 1 ^ie conservative authorities on the ground. vert^cments of this diameter, for first insertion•each additional insertion, $1.

ter to join the army, and was engaged in

five feet in length, as though it had been a mere feather, and every one who came in contact with him paid the forfeit of his life. At stony point, ha was one of the 'forlorn hope' which was advanced to cut away the abattis, and next to Major Gibbon, was the first man to enter the works. At Brandywine and Monmouth he exhibited the most fearless bravery, and nothing but his ina-

bility to write, prevented his promotion to

a commission. Transferred to the South,

he took part in most of the engagements in

"Y\ immediately set r.bont finding the truth self confidence and courage. the deceased rendered it certain that lie had of the story, and are indebted to Mr. James One day while reconnoiterin"- he stop- ^eon

when disturbed. Wandering out in the door yard he was accosted b}' the pay-mas-ter, who demanded everything of value about him at tho risk of his life, in case of refusal. 'I have nothing to give,' said Francisco, 'so use your pleasure.' 'Give

Fr'?ch, co,ns,sto1

the door locked. They drew the staple ous villain, W. Francisco was about to diswith the pick, and entered the house. They patch him, but he begged and plead so hard found the iloor raised and some dirt remov- for his life, that he forgave him, and told ed. Mr. Miles Morgan, constable, had been him to secrete for him the eight horses thero a short time previous searching, and which the soldiers had left behind them.—

relate, found seven bodies, consisting of the time, 'but'as he said, 'Providence ordained LNTIRL FREiSCH FAM1IA Their that I should not be his executioner, for he skulls were all broken in, and the legs of the broke his neek by a fall from one of those old man Fren:h and his wife were broken, so

There is not the least doubt but what the Hubbards are guilty of this WHOT.ESALK AVD] was of no further use to him. he presented DAMXIXO MCIUJKR It is aituosl too horrible it sideways to the trooper, who in reaching to believe, but tacts are as above stated, and for it threw himself off his guard, when the conclusion is irresistable. The Hub- Francisco quick as thought, ran him thro' bards are all in jail. i»trs. Hubbard will with the bayonet, and as he fell from his be examined to-day. Ihere seeme to have horse, he mounted him and coutinued his $8,00 ^een

°^lcr motive than the obtaining of, retreat. Overtaking his commanding of5,00 "vvliat few worldly goods this poor family ficer,Col. Mayo, of Powhatten, he gave up 5,00 possessed, which were not worth over FIFTY up the animal, for which act of generosity

DOLLARS !—Wabash Gazette. the colonel afterwards presented him with a thousand acres of land in Kentucky. With all his strength ho was a very peacefully disposed man, and never made use of his power, except in cases of necessity about his usual vocations, or in defence of tho right. On occasions of outbreaks at

fled precipitately to the troup, panic struck and dismayed. Seizing'upon the traitor

dig away thj dirt and soon discovered the made "off into the adjoining wood, and body of an ^infant, very much decayed.— while they stopped at 'the house, he, like Ihev immed^te]} left anil came up to town an old fox, doubled on their rear, and sue- difference, and you can pretend to iake tt $30,00 I

got the Coroner, who summoned a Ju- cessfully evaded their vigilance. The next hard to think you have to turnback. When ry, consisting of fcjtearues Fisher, J. Lewis, day he went to W. for his horses ho de-1 vou can accomplish what 1 have told you, 18,00 D. Brooks, I. Loveland, M. W. btober and manded two of them for his service, and 15,00 'Jclhson, who at once proceeded generous intentions. Finding his situation to the place which they reached about seven dangerous, and surrounded by enemies, o'clock last evening. I where he ought to. have found friends, Fran-

In the presence of a large company, they cisco was compelled to make the best of it, proceeded, to examine the place whero the I and left with his six horses, intending to infant had been discovered, and horrible to revenge himself upon W at a future

very horses Many other anecdotes are told of Francisco, illustrative of his immense strength and personal prowess. At Camden, where Gates was defeated, he retreated, and after running along the road some distance, he sat down to rest himself. He was suddenaccosted by a British dragoon, who pre-

wanted a pistol and demanded his immediate surrender. His gun being empty he feigned submission, and said he would su: render, at the same time remarking, that ins gun

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until the breaking out of the Revolution, through their influence he was appointed PP'

Being of an adventurous turn of mind, h£: Sergoant-at-arms in tho Virginia house of

sought and obtained permission of his mas- delegates, in which service he died in 1836,

flud

active service during the whole contest.— the public burying-ground at Richmond. Such was his strength.and personal bravery, that no enemy could resist him. He PIQUA POISONING CASE—LOVE AND

wielded a sword, the blade of which was A-nc-purrn ^10

friend,' replied Francisco, 'and

Kive to you I never shall: take them

oT7TTPXT iv C* J- Hv LI oUitii persons, the father, if will, you have the power but I n°v-1

will give them to any one.' Putt

any

lly that had been living in the neighborhood sabre, under his arm the soldier stooDed 't0

preserving the public peace than all

was born in Portugal, from whence he was Although uneducated, he was a man of stolen when a child, and carried to Ireland, strong natural sense, and of a kind, amiable shoulder and shook me His earliest recollections were those of his disposition. Ho was withal a companionboyhood in the latter country. While yet man, and his anecdotes and stories of which you have.

was buried with military honors in

The following letter and extracts from tho confession of Mrs. Ragan, accused of poisoning her husband at Piqua recently,

We published, a short time since, a short account of the sickness and sadden death of

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^eath

t^at

^le

was

that section, and towards which he exliib-! correctly informed, direct suspicion against ited in a striking manner, his remarkable

any ono*

poisoned, but did not if we are

Post

mortem

t^ie victiui

wrote a

one.' Putting hi.s

six or seven years, and werc^ well known down to take them. Francisco seeino- tho following is the letter of the murdferthe neighbors. or a in in as or it a to to the old man French had raised a small patch seized the sword, and drawing it with force of corn and some garden stuff, the whole from under the arm of the soldier, dealt him AT IT? 1^1 l~ 1 V-l ,% AM ItTf A MW »«. 1 1 of which, together with the furniture, -was not worth over fift}- dollars. Sometime in October, Mr. Lewis, a near neighbor, went to the o.ibin of French to purchase his com. lie v.'.v met at the fence in front of the cabin by the Hubbards, and was told that the nighi before, Mr. French's brother had come along with a wagon, and had taken Mr. French's whole family away with him, nnd had started for Illinois, and that they had purchased all their things, including ..the corn, garden and furniture. A day or two .afterwards, Mr. Stearnes Fisher went .over to enquire if the Frenches needed any assistance, and was met in the same way by the Hubbards, and was told the Same story.

a severe blow across the skull. Although severely wounded, yet being a brave man, the dragoon drew a pistol and aimed it at his antagonist, who was too quick for him, however, and as he pulled the trigger a blow from the sword nearly severed his wrist and placed him hors du combat. The report of the pistol brought the rest of the dragoons into the yard, as well as W___ who very ungenerously brought out a musket, which he handed to one of the soldiers, and told him to make use of it. Mounting the only horse they could get at, he presented the puzzle at the breast of francisco and pulled the trigger. Fortunately it missed fire, and Francisco closed in upon him. A short struggle ensued, which ended in his disarming and wounding the soldier. Tarleton's troop of four hundred men were now in sight and the other dragoons were about to attack him. Seeing his case was desperate he turned toward an adjoining thicket, and as if cheering on a party of men, he cried out, 'Come on, my brave boys now's

your, time we will soon dispatch these few and then tf attatk' the main tody and at the same tin^e rushing at the dragoons with the fury of an enraged tiger. "They did "not"

that he was so greatly out numbered, he Mowrey, residing in Colesville, Ohio, (and the difference Ragan was a Baptist, and 1

was

formoi'lv

inclined, after disarming him, allowed him husband by administering poison to when I went I' formerly enjoyed religion, considerable freedom, while they sat down '1'm- ^,c ^'tter, by mistake, was taken to partake of the food which he had left ^rora ^ie post-office by a gentleman named

Murray, the address being similar to his

own. The extraordinary character of the letter caused much speculation in a select circle, at the time, and the Assistant Post Master at Troy made a correct copy of it. The next link in the chain was the fact that Mrs. Ii. purchased poiron at a drug store in Piqua, a short time before the death of her husbund. These suspicions circumstances were considered sufficient to war-

rant an

resulte-1

investigation of the affair, which

in her being bound over to answer

t^10

charge of murder ...

I dcress to her paramour, in which she proposes the crime to him. PtQUA, Dec. 5,1854

DEAR JIMMY:—Once

tfaif, to engage him, but'htm the means if he will go Jojcompany

"THE UNION, THE JMON IN ANY EVENT."

CRAWFORDSVILLE, 'INDIANA, APRIL 26, 1855.

then Twill persudehim to go, and then you can go on horse-back or on the cars, and you can tako your two horses and go part of the way on the cars, and th^n take your horses and go the rest of tho way—that is till you get a good ways from here, and you can procure your poison and administer it in his oysters and he will never know the difference, you can eat your oysters on the road or you can give them to him at some farm house, they will never know the

then you can telegraph to me that he is dead, I will tell the Templars and have

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reveal a degree of depravity which for the I came home and gave my husband the credit of tho community has been rarely equalled. The Dayton Empire says:

Piq^a, Ohio. Before his

he informed his attending physician

examination of

of poison. Circumstances

1-"1

lows. Yesterday,! ped at the house of a man by th'e namVof! cxisfc^ which had the effect of fastening lie was up here, and my husband was at :. Wiloon and M. I. W to refresh himself. While at the

s"spicl'on

table, he was surprised by nine British Some timcsinec—in December last—pit was said I could give him arsenic in victual* or troopers, who mde up to the house, and ascertained beyond much doubt, that Mrs. I or coffce, and he will go to town and be fold him he was their prisoner. Scein°f"

letter to a man by the name ofj brought back dead, and no one will know

J'°"

como up £rosj

quest. Come up right away, I can tell yon better. Now Dear do come, you know I love you—you are well aware of it. I will write no more till I see you. Come up right away. My ink is pale.

Yours in life or death. From yours, or one that loves you. He is now on trial at Piqua with a fair chance of getting hung. The woman was examined at the trial, and the following extracts fron her testimany we find in the Dayton uaxette of last week.

Mrs. liagan.—I did not see Mowrey again till Juty last when I went to London. He again declared his affection and said he would make, one more plan for me, that was to elope with liira. 1 told him it would not uo. He said he thought we could do it and then we could live togather at last he said 'I will come up and give your old man a dose of arsenic and that wiil stretch him cold. After I came home I wrote him a letter and he came up and again asked me to elope, but I would not he then told me to give my husband a dose of arsenic in his victuals, and he told me how I could do it that I would give it to him at supper, and then he would go out be brought home dead and they would not know the difference he coaxed and urged me very hard to do it. My husband found he was there, and got jealous of me and said he should not come again. He came up again in De-

cember last and mnlc a request: My has-!

as soon as you get trns I will tell you all about it, and then I will grant you the re- except a rat that was found swimming about

band saw him returning on the hridge and Ic*m,°

ho was mod about it he took mo'by the!"

came

ou'how

take to kill

1 1

I felt bad and sick

l! and set down and wrote the letter a copy °",or

in and I went to the dentists with her. I

soon after went to Colesville, and before I

told me he had been study- strength of our vessel

many grains of arsenic it would „.j

K"^\i4

1,1 3

a man he told me I cold give l^

got five cento worth of arsenic at

stoic

ARSENIC. drug store to Morrisons fc Sickles, and

lover of the lady,) in a Methodist—he did not like to have me go I

proposition was made to dispsitch to Church so much, and treated me badly I

again am

seated

to write a few lines to you. I said I would not write any more, but you know I can't refrain from it, and as I have been living in a perfect Hell, if you will allow the expression, it is a hard one but nevertheless true, and I have been tormented day and night since I came home. He saw me kiss you and that was enough. Oh how I had to suffer for it. I did not think he saw me, but he was watching me. I am so nearly beside myself I hardly know what I am doing. He says I shall not go home any more, and he says he will not get me any more clothes, and then I can't go as much as I have. Now I can't stand this any longer, and I appeal to you for help. I have thought of one more plan I am going to make one more proposition to you, and if you will do it 1 will grant you the request you have so long asked me, as soon as you do what I want you to do, or before if yon will only do as I want you. Now it is

thi=, yon make a proposition to him to go were made repeated as often as six times a with you to some new country—to Oregon minute, but it is or Wisconsin, or some other place—and* name the period right off, and if he says he has not the means yon tell yon will furnish

^PPecanoe went from

Mowery was in the store at the time, and he came to me and asked me if I had consented to put my old man out of the .way

arsenic the next Tuesday night in his coffee. I want the guilty to suffer, and the inno

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tiniaov I

„„vh1'1had

timacy to any one we an attachment when I was too young to marry I felt that our present intimacy was wrong, and I told him so did not enjoy religion much last witer the first time I proposed to Mowery to take him away, was by tjie letter you

have he had proposed it to me before when !the

upon tho wife of the deceased.— home about the time I wrote the letter he

but I have been in company a good deal, and it led my mind away. I got arsenic at the drug store on Friday, and came home on Saturday, gave it to him the next Thursday. It was at dark. I told Dr. Brownell he took it him-

self I repented the act, and wanted to save I

him I have known nothing at all since his death till day before yesterday I told Dr. Brownell not to say anything of it to Ragan I gave him only part of what I had he came home at half past ten in the evening sick I gave him no more till Monday morning. When I found he was out of danger, thought it all over, and concluded I would give it to him again, and I knew Mowery was urging me to it. If it was not for this same James Mowery, I would not be in the fix I am his words set heavily on my mind I was wrought up to the highest pitch that was the last I ,i ave him.

Mrs. Iiagan is thus described by the reporter of the trial for the Dayton,Daily Gazette.

This morning Mrs. Ragan, the widow of Arthur Ragan, who was present, although under arrest as the principal in his murder, consented to be sworn. She came into Court at 8 o'clock, leaning on the arm of her father. She is a lady of about twentytwo years, possessing a graceful figure, an intelligent countenance, indicating much firmness and energy. She is quite attractive in her appearance and manner, with bright, blue eyes, brown hair and fiar complexion. She was scarcely at all discomposed, but seemed determined to make a full and clear statement of the whole affair.

SWA Breech Loading Cannon was tried at the Charlestown (Mass) Navy Yard on the 29th ult., in the presence of some United States officers. Discharge

oviuv VWH.VU WWW VllltCIO. -L/JBUUUlge

rnaval

warfare.

SHIPWRECK AT SEA!

Terribia Siiflfctings of the Officers* and Crew of the Ship William Laytin— Statement

Captain Tucker, &c.

Gne of the most remarkable instances of preservation from shipwreck „at sea has just happened in the loss of the ship Wtn. Laytin. This vessel—one of the' staunchest and best that sails from this port—put to sea on the 16th of February last, freighted with a rich assorted cargo, bound for Antwerp. On the 20th of February a severe gale, which lasted for some days, completely wrecked the vessel, and lashed her floating hull, the captain and crew passed six lays and nights, without a single drop of

I '"T» without a smg.e arop o.

wa(er an(i

without a mouthful to eat,

found swimming about

except tho wreck, and which was very fortunately caught and shared among the sufferers.

The following statement of this disastrous wreck and wonderful preservation of most of the crew, has been furnished us by Mr, Tucker, the commander of thejship

I STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN" TUCKER. The ship William Laytin sailed from this port, bound to Antwerp, under my command, on the 16th of February lust. She was loaded with a rich cargo, consisting of cotton, flour and provisions. At the time of sailing, there were on board twentytwo persons, including officers and crew. The ship William Laytin was anew ves

the port of New York. Our voyage was fair and prosperous for four days after our departure, but on the iiOth of February we encountered one of the severest gales that sweeps the ocean. We were, at the time of this gale, in latitude 39 north, and longitude 59 west. Preceding the gale was a calm, which lasted for some hours, and during which our ship made but little, if any headway. This was on the morning of the 20th of February. Following this calm, came the hurricane, which dismantled my ship, making her a perfect wreck, and entailing upon myself and my crew a period

suffering hardly equaled in the mostdis-

as.'TS

"nd f""0",8

storics

of68\

ftom,tho

cam°a hc0T-T' danf™"s se.a'

w*»

He ccmc up in Jan- ™der tar main fencer nnd the head of reef spanker. In this con-

ring the fury of the tempest, the ship saddenly and unexpectedly sunk forward until her decks were about level with the water, and perhaps a little under water, and then fell over upon her beam ends. Our last and only resort, at this most trying juncture of affairs, was to cut away the masts, which was done as soon as possible. All three masts were cut from the deck, and in five minutes aftor clearing the hull, it riglit'phe! before me

i. i- cd acain much to the relief of all..

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sel, having been launched in Williamsburg Guadeloupe, bound to St. Peteis, Newnot much over a year ago. She was well I (onndland. This vessel spoke us, and on built and as staunch a vessel ns sails out oft

north-east, and with

"00"?\r

was at once given to take sail, which

«"=plW The

spirits, relying upon to weather the all safe at last. In

rorip

„il

ulul

ogt n^nfni

if in rr these expectations we were all doomed to extenued as. jut uie nun or ine c[r-ncrfr K0(ni cPntPf tmrfn' TvnV it in coffee, just then Mrs. lemplar came

.ra0, rWlr*

On the 22d of February (Thursday,) do-

iZ.Z!«««« of lle ship pitching forward in the 1 C«pt.ta Tuciccr intends again to by his

prived of all sail and no longer able to keep

vcssel hovc

t0'

head to the wind antl

sea, she floated a helpless hull, swept fore and aft with almost every wave. In about five minutes after the ship rose from her beam ends, she shipped a tremendous sea that carried overboard dock, midship house, all our boats, and four of our ship's company, being three of the crew and the stew-1 stantial reward. ardess. The name of the stewardess was Ann Forsyth, and John Coster and Wil-

liam Brown were the two lost men. Nothing now remained above the hatches but tho verandah deck, in which the remainder of the company took shelter, each one feeling that ho might be compelled soon to follow those already gone. For our better

i.:-.. *i.: .ii i_:_ I the wreck, with whatever of the rigging or in'e rnnnc tt'fl rtof r\P TUI

.c"ch ,of,"s ""pelves to

ship's ropes we could get hold of. Thi alone saved us from being swept away. In this condition, tied to the wreck, and constantly drenched and almost smothered with breaching seas, we remained six long days and nights, each minute of which was an eternity of agony. We were unable to loosen ourselves or stir about the ship, for fear of beitig carried verboard, We waited, but waited iu vain, for a lull in the sea, or tempest. The first day passed at our lashings, and we were weak with hunger. The second day, and tho gnawipgs of hunger made all other sufferings insignificant in comparison. The third day, and our thirst and hunger together held us in tortures but little short of the pains of hell itself. Death at this time Would have been a relief. In the meantime the hatches of the ship had burst open, and the cargo was floating around us, but none of tho provisions within our reach.

The knowledge that our ship's hold was full of provisions, and we were starving and unable.to reach it, only added to our sufferings. Still, to aggravate our pains, the potash in the ship waa dissolving, and making a ley that was eating inio our flesh. Having no water, we each took apiece of cold lead into our mouths, and chewing this kept our mouths moist, and was found to be a great relief. At this period of our sufferings, a rat was seen swimming about, and coming near enough to one of tho sailors, it was captured. Never did a hunter secure his gamo with greater satisfaction

claimed that, having than did the seamen secure this drowning

rtM

everything perfect, from fiiieen to eighteen rat. I he rat was shared among the com- single denial of a single calumny—would discharges can easily be made that time, pany and never was a morceau received neither vindicate himself before the public This is pronounced a formidable weapon for with a better relish. AH that we had in nor allow his friends to do* it for him addition to this rat, were the boots and 1 He sat quietly, and let the storm of popular

shoes upon our feet, which were rtiostly used up at the time of our rescue. Oft. the third day of our suffering—:on the 25th of February—a vessel hove in sight, and we were all elated with the prospects of relief. In this, however, we were again disappointed. The vessel, the name of which do not now remember, came within hailing distance of us, and speaking the captain I asked him to send a boat. The reply was, he could do nothing for us and leaving us to our fate, we were conlpelled tcf see this vessel sail away from- us. The sea was running very high at the time this vessel spoke us, but to have laid to and waited for a calm, or to have made some show of a disposition to help us, we. thought was not too much to expect. When this ves-

sel

™as

b^0U(L

aI1

our

hoV%

sl}m^10n

se med

surely gone, btill all the Crew kept up their spirits, as indeed they did to a remarkable degree, during the whole period of their suffering. During all this time the weather was cold enough to make ice.— What was the most remarkable, after the third day our hunger seemed to abate.

On the fifth and sixth days some of the crew said they did not feel so much the want of food as they did on the third day.

This was the feeling cf most if not all of

manner described is unknown to me.— fortnnes upon the ocean at the first opporWflicn the shis came up again, after losing 'unity, from the above statement, he has her masts, we were still in a condition tru- experienced suffering which it would have ue uriuiumi in !v peri,ons and apparently hopeless. Do- IW* common look-

commanded the vessel that first hailed Cap-!

tain Tucker and sailed away without grant-

ing him any relief, should be published,

that the fellow might be punished with

community.

ble conduct, is well deserving of some sub-

Extract from the. Life of Gen. Sam. Hous-

ton-His Marriage and Subsequent Divorce. In January, 1826, he married a yonng lady of respectable family, and of gentle character. Owing to circumstances, about which far more has been conjectured than known by the world, the union seems to have been as unhappy as it was short. In less than three months a separation took place, which filled society with the deepest excitement. Various reports flew through

trusions. These are the disturbers of the peace of society to whom tho Jaw seldom punishes, although they perpetuate more crimes than highwaymen and assassins— burglars of the domestic tranquility of famlies—robbers of others' good name—assassins of the innocent.

Thinking, most probably, that they were doing her a kindness, the friends of the lady loaded the name of Houston with odium. He was charged with every species of crime man ever committed. The very ignorance of the community about the affair, by increasing she mystery which hung over it, only made it seem the more terrible. -

In the meantime, Houston did not offer a

us. The fourth day and uight passed, and on bis way from St. L'ouis to Buffalo, via no assistance. The fifth day came, and with it succor—on this df.y we were hailed by the bark Sylph, Capt. Hellox, from

Proryi'scd to lay

till tho storm abated. It still blew a gale, and the sea was very heavy. This promise revived us.

During the night of tho fifth day of our sufferings, the 27th of February—the Sylph drifted away from us and the next morning Avas out of sight. I cannot describe our feelings when the next morning dawned up, and again showed us nothing within our vision but the tempestous ocean. Capt

TT 11 1 t_ 1 rtS Hallox, however, upon ascertaining, on the

morning of the 28th, that he had lost us, crowded on all the sail his baik couid carry and commenced the search for us. He was successful and found us' after a few hours search, and at 10 o'clock on the morning of the night of the 28th we were taken from our lashings and taken on board the Sylph. When relieved none of us were able to stand, although all of us still retained our senses. One of the crew, when taken from his prison of ropes, lost his toes, which dropped from him as he was lifted from the ship. The potash lye had eaten the feet of the sufferer to thi.s effect. I can

on board his vessel. Every attention was

,„,r shown us and every comfort at hand was .. .,

froe]v extended n* We left the hull of the

not an

was

an(j

disappointment W m. Lavtin floating in the ocean, with her ci, '+i -"i"

nl^„f

foundland, where we arrived on the 9th of She laid hergloved hand which March. Here a portion of the saved (eigh-

was

teen in all) were placed in the hospital, ind P™ er-book. npoi. the pew door, and ookin about a week or ten days were fully re- j0'

schooner Amanda Powers. From Boston Paf ««ow the lady to pass m, th.» I arrived in New-York to-day, a part ofi"0,' custom England Tno the crew having arrived here a short time 'f* !en8th "Pf"!'1door, mak.ng an almost imperceptible motion of her head backwards. His lordship took the hint, politely passed out, and, as politely, bowed the lady in, who swept by him with a magnificent display of liateur in exchange for hi.s very defcrrential manner. She did not

,nf»

tile State, all of them unfounded, and some able friend who called upon her. She had of them begotten by the sheerest malignity, been annoyed by a very shabby looking which divided the people of the State into two hostile parties, and inflamed popular feeling io tho last point of excitement. As usual on such occasions, those who were mo?t busy in the affair, were the very ones who knew least about the merits of the case, and had the least right to interfere. But unfortunately for the peace of society, there is everywhere a clsss of impertinent busy-bodies, who make it their special business to superintend and pry into the domestic affairs of their neighbors and as cu-

riosity must bo gratified at any expense to responded the other, "how should I know private character, and 6uch persons always who the person was Some firmer from like to believe the worst, the secrets of no Rock River or the Wabash Valley, probafamily are exempt from their malignant in- b!y." "No, indeed," answered the visiter, f.vnsinnu TWo nm tkn "tho gentleman whom the Major was sd

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fury rftf re ori From that day he has, even among his confidential friends, maintained unbroken, fcilence, and whenever Tie speak* of the lady, he speaks of her'with great kindness. Not a word has ever fallen from his lips that cast a shade upon her cbarac.ter, nor did he ever allow an unkind breath against her in his presence. Whatever may have been the truth of the matter, or whatever his friends may have known or conjectured, he had but one reply for them:— 'This is a painful, but it is a private affair. I do not recognize the right of the public to interfere in.it, and I shall treat the public just as though it had never happened, And remember that, whatever rfiay be said by the lady of her friends, it is no uart of the conduct of a gallant or a generous man to take up arms against a woman. If my character cannot stand the shock, let me lose it. The storm will soon sweep by, and time will be my vindicator."

From the Chicago Democrat

A STORY OF LORD M0RPET& About the year 1846 or 1847, Lord Morpeth traveled through the EnifM States.— Among other places, he paid his respects to the Garden City, passing through here

the Upper Lakes. He put up at the Lake House in this city, then kept by that prince of caterers, good fellows, and capital shCts, Wra. Rickords. His Lordship, since then Earl of Carlisle, eujoj-ed two or three day's shooting, on the prairses, with Bill, and expressed himself highly pleased with the sport. He was also very much struck with the position and advantages of our city as a commercial centre, predicting that in a lew years it would become one ok the most important inland cities in theUnited-StatoSj Cincinnati not excepted.

But to our story. His Lordship, oa Sunday, desired to visit a place of worship, as was his custom, and asked if there was

Episcopal Church in the city. Mr.

Rickords answered yes, and directed him to that which he attended himself, at the same time requesting "Major to

show his Lordship into the best pew in the Church. The Major thought Mrs. one of the leaders of the ton at that time,.: the most proper one, and accordingly seated his Lordship in it. It must be here pre-1 mised that his Lordship was dressed in a plain suit of gray cloth such as is worn by English gentlemen while traveling. His head was topped, not with an earl's coro-

nnt, but with a chip hat he had purchased "j the day before at friend Smith's, the hat-

not speak too highly of the conduct of (er_ fact, altogether, his appearance Capt. Hellox and his crew when received

anything but indicative of high life

ion|jy presence.

In the raeaDt,mc the

W*1 with tho w„r pearance. She advanced up the aisle, rust-

New.

lad7'm

whose

P^Triri.

jing in sifts and sparkling^ in magi-.ifleent 'jewels.

tte cilt edged and magnificently bound

f"",h,s. Lo",/k'P 5, f»«- rl'e

lioved from all the pains of the shipwreck. !"'asre,",ne1 but no movement From St. Peters we reached Boston, in the

as made

P®?™

sf 0"d,

g1""™

,1?10 "l0 °™up»nt to

"™e'

f,elf' "h.

kut her

l""ld. hanaS

t!ie

ai,0™"°n',

the scorn and contempt of an indignant I 'foking somewhat pnzzled He O I A'lnn

r*e\r

°."

th« customary att.tnde ofpol.t.

.H,s Lordship stood a few se-

I a Ka I U»A

movement made on the part of any of tho occupants of the neighboring pews, concluded the lady had acted only according to the etiquette of the country, and accordingly re-entering the pew, took his seat very modestly and quietly. The services proceeded. His Lordship, although without a book, (the lady never once proffered hers,) responded in a d£pp, sonorous and mellow voice a voice which had oftbeforo charmed the ears of all who heard it in thtf Upper House of the British Legislature, and which now for the first time responded in the Church of St.

Tho lady returned home, and the next day related the circumstance to a fashion-

person, whom old Major F., the sexton/had shown into her pew. It was too bad tho Major did not know better than to show such an odd looking person into her seat. She should take the first opportunity to speak to him about it indeed, she thought she would be compelled to purchase a lock and key for the door, which would in future exclude all such intruders. "Why," said her visiter* with an expression which had a trifle of malice in it, "did you not know who that gentleman was "No,"'

thoughtful as to show into your pew was no less a personage than Lord Morpeth, now traveling in the United States." "Lord Morpeth !"- frantically screamed our fashionable lady, at the same time throwing up her hands, while an expression of absolute despair flashed over her face "Lord Morpeth Oh, why was I such a fool! Had I known it, I "should certainly have treated him as his station merited. Besides, I should have had Mr. __ ask him to our party this evening. He would have been such a lion But, lack-a-day I have been such a fool, to mistake an English nobleman for.a countiy farmer! What will the B.'s and the O.'s and the H/s say when they learn of it, as they certainly will I shall never bear thtf end of froch an rcfilncky /ate.p/f"