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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Republican
Aug 30, 1849

ACCIDENT AT LOCKPORT
We learn by the Niagara Democrat that a severe if not fatal accident
occurred to a young man named ROSE at Lockport on Monday evening last. It appears
that he and two other young men were in a room on the fourth story of the
School House, when he foolishly and against their persuasions stood on the window
sill outside of the window, and held on by the lower sash. He then pulled down
the upper sash, which struck his hand, compelling him to let go his hold.
When he found that he must fall, he had presence of mind enough to turn round and
jump.
The distance was 44 feet, and the ground almost as hard as a rock. He
struck upon his feet, and the bones of his right leg were shivered to pieces, and
those in his left foot put out of joint. His head was also cut, by falling
over. It is barely possible that he will recover, as the shock to his nervous
system was terrible.
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AFFAIRS IN CANADA - There is a fearful state of excitement at the present
time in all parts of Canada. In Montreal the Mayor and Municipal Council are
entirely powerless. The British Party are said to have a strong armed force, which
they can at any time make available for attack or defence, as they may
require. Several splendid buildings have been burnt recently, and in all probability
will be. This cruel distruction of private property, purely for the sake of
revenge, is most mean and contemptible, and is not probably approved by any
considerable number of the Leaguers, but is the work of a few desperadoes. --
Montreal will son, we fear be the theater of a frightful scene of blood and
carnage.
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BRUTAL ASSAULT
The Montreal correspondent of the New York Herald says, that an American
gentleman, whilst quietly walking home, was, as he supposes, mistaken for some
one else, and unmercifully beaten, and now lies in a doubtful state. The
unfortunate gentleman supposes that he must have been mistaken for some other
individual. Not only are his teeth knocked down his throat, but his gums are even
smashed. I will make full inquiries, and send them to you immediately.
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WESTERN N. Y. HOUSE OF REFUGE - The Institution located in this city is now
ready to receive juvenile delinquents. Governor FISH has designated the
following counties as the ones entitled to send offenders to this Institution:
Albany, Allegany, Cayuga, Cattaraugus, Chautauque, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee,
Herkimer, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery,
Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Orleans, Rensslaer, Seneca, St.
Lawrence, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates.
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DISTRESSING AFFAIR - A Man Buried Alive - A painful occurrence came to light
yesterday, which created intense excitement. The remains of the venerable D.
Evans REESE, who died suddenly on Friday evening, were conveyed to the Light
street burying ground, and while they were being placed in the vault, the hand
of a human being was discovered protruding from one of the coffins deposited
there. On a closer examination, those present were startled to find the hand was
firmly clenched, the coffin bursted open, and the body turned entirely over,
leaving not a doubt that the unfortunate being had been buried alive. The
corpse was that of a respectable man, who died, apparently, very suddenly, and
whose body was placed in the vault on Friday last. It is harrowing thought, to
suppose that he was buried before life was extinct, but the facts leave little
doubt of it. Truly, it is a sad commentary on hasty burials. -- Balt. Clipper.
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FIRST TOWNS IN AMERICA - It will seem curious to those who are not aware of
the fact, that the first towns built by the Europeans upon the American
continent, were St. Augustine, in East Florida, and Santa Fe, the capital of New
Mexico. The river Gila was explored before the Mississippi was known, and gold was
sought in California long ere the first white man had endeavored to find a
home on the shores of New England. There are doubtless trees standing within the
fallen buildings of ancient Panama, that had commenced to grow when the sites
of Boston and New York were covered with the primeval wilderness - National
Intelligencer,
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RIOT AND BLOODSHED - On Sunday night, about 12 o'clock, a fracas occurred at
South Brooklyn, near the Penny Bridge between several Dutchmen, arising out of
an old quarrel in the old country. In the row, axes, knives and clubs were
freely used, and some of the party severely beaten. In the midst of the affray,
a boy set three large dogs on one of the parties and the watchmen, two of whom
were severely bitten, one on his thigh and the other on the lower part of his
leg. The names of the principals were GILES, and two brothers named HOFFMAN,
who were secured and committed to jail. --N. Y. Herald.
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DROWNED - A man by the name of John DONNLEY, was drowned at the head of
Seneca Lake on Monday afternoon. He was floating alone from the quarry of
Jefferson, and his craft got so far from shore that it was unmanageable, consequently
he divested himself of all or the most of his clothes, took a line in his mouth
which was attached to his boat, and attempted to swim to land, which was very
nearly accomplished, when he apparently cramped, and immediately drowned. Mr.
D. has formerly been a resident of our village. -- Havana Repub.
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COOL AS A CUCUMBER - We cut the following item of news from the Louisville
Daily News:
COOL - A lady who had died of cholera in Sandusky City, and was laid out by
her friends, was found the night following standing at the cupboard eating
cucumber pickles, or in other words:
They left her "a laying " in white.
Prepared for the grave's quiet slumbers,
But they found her the very same night.
A laying in pickled cucumbers.
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THE VALUE OF LIFE - According to the Morning Post, "the recent hanging of
John KELLOCHER, cost the town council of Perth (symbol) 117 17s 6d" Jack KETCHES
must be scarce in Scotland. If every hanging is to be as expensive as John
KELLOCHER's, there will soon be a call for the abohtren(?) of capital punishment
in that portion of her majesty's dominions. The town council of Perth will be
ruined if they continue to hang at such a price. They will find it better to
adopt the principle of "Live and Let Live." -- [ Punch.
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STABBING

A case of stabbing occurred in St. Paul's street, in this city, on Saturday
night. An Irishman named James GOONEY, and a Dutchman named John SPRINGHOOF,
were quarelling on the sidewalk. A gentleman residing near by, put SPRINGHOOF
into the street, and at the same time GOONEY struck and kicked him, when he
drew a knife and stabbed GOONEY in the breast. They were both arrested and
committed to jail.
ANOTHER -- Several young men who claim to be respectable, took too much
liquor on Saturday night, quarreled with a man in the street, and upon his
resistance stabbed him. They were sent to jail, to await an examination.
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KIDNAPPING IN PENNSYLVANIA
A colored man named ALBERT, who run away from his owner, a Mr. HAYES, of
Cicel County, Md., was on Wednesday last, forcibly sized by officer McCREENY,
in Chester County, Pa., and conveyed with all possible secrecy and dispatch to
Baltimore. ALBERT had resided in Pennsylvania four years previous to his
forcible abduction. He was on his arrival in Baltimore, immediately offered for
sale to go south.
It seems to us that such a violation of the State laws of Pennsylvania
will not be quietly submitted to by that State. It is a flagrant outrage upon
the rights of a sister State, that cannot be tolerated with impunity.
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FATAL ACCIDENTS -- A little child was run over by an omnibus in Philadelphia,
on Friday evening, and instantly killed. Its mother was an agonized spectator
of the event, but was so convinced of the innocence of the driver that she
asked for his discharge from custody.
On the morning of the same day, a scaffold, with five men on it, fell to
the ground from the 3d story windows. One man was killed and several others
severely injured.
At Covington, Ky., on the 16th, a daughter of the Rev. G. W. SMILEY was
burnt to death from her clothes catching fire from a candle.
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ARREST OF A SUPPOSED MURDERER - Officers CUSHARD and GEE, of Williamsburgh,
on Friday last, arrested a German by the name of Eugene BARBRY, on suspicion of
murdering a German girl by the name of Christina GROAZ, on the 20th of June,
whose body was found in the East River at Williamsburgh. BARBRY had enlisted
in the United States service, and was about departing for California in the
ship Eliza, which is to sail this week.
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BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN - During the severe gale of Thursday evening last, in
Boston, a brick building at the head of Gray's wharf, which was being changed
into stores, was blown down, bricks, timbers, &c, in one mass of ruins. The
noise of the overthrow was distinctly heard for a considerable distance.
Fortunately no one was near at the time, and thus there was no loss of life.
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ROBBERY IN NEW YORK - On the 15th, two Frenchmen, brothers, named Le FEVRE,
from Philadelphia, put up at Delmonico's Hotel in Broadway, both occupying the
same room. Some rogue entered the room during their absence by opening a
window which was unfastened, obtaining an easy access into the room. The two trunks
belonging to the gentlemen were standing by the side of each other. One was
found broken open, apparently done with a chisel, from the marks on the trunk,
and a bag containing $2,300 in gold eagles of the last year's coinage, and a
new gold watch valued at $40 abstracted. The rascal was evidently in great
haste as in the other trunk there was a bag containing the same amount of gold. A
reward of the money, and Stephen HAYES is on the alert for the thieves. HAYES
and the lightening are an over match for a majority of the rogues. It is,
however, the extreme of carelessness and imprudence to leave such an amount of
money in so insecure a place as a trunk.
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ANOTHER PAINFUL WARNING - We regret to learn that a fine and interesting
little daughter of Dr. J. J. TREAT, aged two years, was drowned last evening at
about 4 o'clock, in a cistern attached to his residence. The child was missing
but a moment. When taken from the water every means were perseveringly used by
the afflicted parent, assisted by Dr. KNOWLTON, but in vain. -- These
melancholy occurrences are becoming quiet frequent, and should be a warning to parents.
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KILLED
The Buffalo Courier says that a fireman employed on board the steamer Key
Stone State, was stabbed on Friday night, in the abdomen, by a deck hand
employed on board the steamer Queen City, and died Saturday morning from the
effects of the wound. The deceased had had some difficulty with the person who
killed him, in the early part of the day, and went on board the Queen City to
fight him, the result of which was the loss of his own life.
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MARRIED

In West Henrietta, August 1st, by Rev. James B. MURRAY, Mr. Samuel P. PHELPS,
of New York city, to Miss Clarissa E. PHELPS, of Rush, Monroe co.

In Victor, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. I. R. JOHNSON, Mr. Myron (B or H)
PECK, to Miss Delia M. BICKFORD, all of Victor.
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DIED

In this city, on the 27th inst., Adaline E., daughter of Joshua and Cynthia
HOLTOM, aged 8 months and 22 days.

In Brighton, on Monday evening last, of dropsy of the chest after a lingering
illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, Maby, wife
of Chas. B. KELLY, of Canada.

On the 22d last, drowned in a cistern, Clara, daughter of Dr. John J. and
Clarissa S. TREAT, aged 2 years and 3 months.

At Chicago, on the 11th inst., Miss Mary GREEN, late of this city.

Yesterday morning, at the residence of his son John, Hugh O'DONOUGHUE, aged
81 years.
"Prudence and piety adorn'd his life,
Unstain'd with ills, and undisturb'd by strife --
Chaste, humble, meek, he kept his heart
'Till bid by heav'n from life depart."
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ATTEMPT TO POISON A WHOLE FAMILY

On Tuesday afternoon a deliberate attempt was made to poison the whole
family of Mr. David SANDS jeweler. It seems that he had for some time a little
girl named Wier, of about eleven years of age, in his employment as a hired
girl. She is a very pretty child -- modest and innocent looking, and apparently
wholly incapable of conceiving so dreadful a crime as that for which she is now
in custody.
On the afternoon alluded to, Mrs. S., had prepared a quantity of
corrosive sublimate, dissolved in alcohol, for the purpose of killing bed bugs, which
she placed in a bucket. When supper time arrived, and Mrs. S., and an
apprentice (the other members of the family being absent) sat down to the table, they
both remarked that the tea had a very bad flavor, and without drinking it they
proceeded to examine the tea pot, when it was found that a large quantity of
the poisoning mixture had been poured into it.
The little girl was not at first suspected, her youth and the kind
disposition she had up to that time exhibited, preventing such a supposition. She
was interrogated about it, and accused a servant, with whom Mrs. S., had had a
disagreement a day or two before, of having committed the crime several
circumstances, however, which afterwards occurred, conspired to fix the guilt upon
her, and She at last made a full confession.
Being taken before Alderman MORROW, she, with many tears, declared that
she had no complaint to make respecting the manner in which Mr. SANDS and his
family had treated her, since they were always very kind. She said she had
learned to tell lies from the servants employed in the various houses where she
had been, and that she had stolen some articles of trifling value from several
persons at various times.
About a year ago she saw some arsenic which had been bought to kill rats,
and a hired girl had told her its effects, and that if it were put in the
food of the family it would kill them all. This information it seems was retained
and sown on fruitful son, for as much as she saw Mrs. SANDS engaged in
cleaning her beds, the infernal idea of poisoning the family flashed across her mind.
Her only object seems to have been to get back to her parents, since she
thought that if the whole family died she would be taken home.
She was sent to jail but was not put with the other prisoners, remaining
in the private apartments of the Sheriff -- Pittsburgh Gaz.
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