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1844
Ady,
Source: Spirit of Democracy May 31, 1844
The trial of Isaac Ady,
for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth Ady, was
commenced last Tuesday, as noticed in our last week’s paper, and Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and part of Friday, were consumed in the examination of
witnesses, and hearing the arguments of counsel.
The Jury, after an absence of about four
hours, returned into court; and being each separately interrogated, said they
found Isaac Ady guilty of manslaughter.
On Saturday morning, the attorneys for the
prisoner, filed a motion for a new trial, which his Honor. Judge Kennon, said he would not dispose of during the present
term. -
Bransun
Source:
Spirit of Democracy April 19, 1844
Dreadful
Railroad Accident - A melancholy accident occurred at
The following were the names of the
persons killed and wounded, viz--
Mr. Bundrant of
Enochs, of
Bransun, of
Delner, of Brownstown, (
Roberts,
of
Luekard, do do
Miss
Craig, do do
Mr.
Crane, of Brownstown, do
________,
of
The dead were killed instantly, and the
others have had some limb broken. Miss
Craig’s was amputated yesterday afternoon.
Brinkerhoff,
Hon. Henry R. Brinkerhoff
Source: Spirit of Democracy May 24, 1844 Friday
Obituary
– Departed this life on the 30th inst, at
his residence in New Haven, Huron county, O., the Hon. Henry R. Brinkerhoff,
member of Congress from the district composed of Huron, Erie, Lorain and
Medina, aged 57 years.-- Mr. Brinkerhoff
was born in Adams County, Pa., in the year 1787, from whence his father removed
with his family in the year 1791 to Owasco, Cayuga
county N. York, which, at that time was an unbroken wilderness.
Cole, Anne Cole
Spirit of Democracy,
A Newport (R.I.) paper records the death of MRS. ANNE COLE,
wife of Mr. George W. Cole of that place. She was frightened by a flash of
lightening in the street, and in consequence of the fright and the exertion of
running part of the way home, a blood vessel was ruptured, and after vomiting
blood for a short time she expired.
Daugherty,
Sarah Daugherty
Source:
Spirit of Democracy May 10, 1844
Died
on the 7th inst. Mrs. Sarah Daugherty, consort of Matthew Daugherty,
of
Davis,
Julia Ann Davis
Source:
Spirit of Democracy August 16, 1844
Died
on Wednesday evening the 14th inst., Miss Julia Ann Davis, in the 22nd
year of her age. In the death of the
deceased her parent has lost a kind and dutiful daughter; her immediate
relatives an affectionate sister; and her acquaintances a sincere friend. By her amiable disposition she had endeared
herself to all who knew her. She was a
worthy and acceptable member of the
“Grave,
the guardian of her dust, Grave, the treasury of the skies, Every atom of thy
trust Rests in hope again to rise.”
Dye,
John Dye
Source:
Spirit of Democracy September 27, 1844
Suicide
-- Mr. John Dye, of Perry township, in this county, committed suicide by
hanging, on Saturday, the 21st inst.
Mr. Dye was a man of irreproachable character. The causes which led to his untimely end, are
unknown to his large and deeply bereaved family.
Humphreys,
Alexander W,
Source:
Spirit of Democracy August 30, 1844
Died
on Tuesday the 27th inst. At his residence in Carlisle, Dr.
Alexander W. Humphreys, aged about 28.
Humphreys,
Alexander W. Dr.
Source:
Spirit of Democracy November 3, 1844
Obituary - Mr. Editor: I noticed the announcement of the death of
Dr. Alexander W. Humphreys, of
“Our
sweetest hopes here vanish all,
And fade
like hues at even;
Our
brightest hopes like meteors fall,
There
are no tears in heaven.”
He died of Heptetis
[sic], complicated with a low grade of Erysipelatous
[sic] fever. He has gone to that bourne from whence no traveller
returns- - May his virtues be imitated by all who feel his loss.
“What though afflictions be our lot, Our
hearts with anguish riven; Still, let it never be forgot, There are no tears in
heaven.
“The mourner sad, who, drowned in grief,
Hath long in sorrow striven, Shall find at last, a sweet relief, Tears wiped
away in heaven.
“Thou, God, our joy and rest shall be, And
sorrow far be driven; And sin and death forever flee, There are no tears in
heaven.
“There, from the blooming tree of
life The healing fruit is given; There, there shall cease from the painful
strife; There are no tears in
heaven”. A Friend
Kirkbride, Willis Gaylord Kirkbride
Source: The Spirit of Democracy May 24, 1844
Died
on the 22nd inst, Willis Gaylord, son of
the Hon. David Kirkbride, in the 5th year
of his age.
Lovett, Anna Lovett
Spirit of Democracy,
EPITAH
Beneath this stone and not above it
Lie the remains of Anna Lovett;
Be pleased, good reader, not to shove it,
Lest she should come again above it;
For, `twixt you and I, no one does covet
Again to see this Anna Lovett.
Morris, Thomas Morris
Spirit of Democracy,
Hon. Thomas Morris, of Clermont county, in this state, died
at his residence, a few days since.
Mr. Morris was the Abolition candidate for Vice President.
Muhlenberg, Henry A. Muhlenberg
Spirit of Democracy,
From The
The Death Of Mr. Muhlenberg
By an inscrutable dispensation of Divine providence, our
friend and fellow citizen, Henry A. Muhlenberg, has suddenly been removed from
this life. But yesterday he was mixing among the busy things of men, full of
vigor, and in a state of health promising long years of honor and happiness to
himself and of usefulness to society: today is laid low in earth, and the
places that have known him shall know him no more. We cannot speak of him now
as we could wish. Our mind distracted with the grief which pervades this whole
community is incapable of addressing the people more than the simple
announcement of their loss.
The circumstances which attended this melancholy
bereavement are these: several gentlemen from abroad had been passing the last
evening with Mr. Muhlenberg, at his house, where they staid
until probably about
It is almost superfluous, at the present moment, to dwell
upon the loss which
Mr. Muhlenberg, at the time of his death, was sixty-two
years of age, having been born in
Naylor,
John Naylor
Source:
Spirit of Democracy July 17, 1844
Died
on Wednesday last, Mr. John Naylor, at an advanced age.
Orr,
Elizabeth Orr
Source:
Spirit of Democracy May 17, 1844 Friday
Died in
Franklin Township, on the 7th inst. Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Orr.
Powell,
James Powell,
Source: Spirit of Democracy June 7, 1844
Died
– In this town on Monday morning, the 3rd inst. Mr. James Powell, of
pulmonary consumption, in the 27th year of his age.
It is with no ordinary feeling that we are
called upon to record the above case of mortality. Mr. P. had, for some years prior to his
death, been engaged in the mercantile business, and had, by an upright and
honest course, endeared himself to all who knew him. He has long been a worthy, and acceptable
member of the Christian Church, and his deep piety has ever stood
unquestioned. At the noon tide of life,
in the midst of his usefulness he has been taken from us. How applicable the words of the inspired
writer. “All flesh is as grass, and all
the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.” {Communicated}
Pratt,
Jeremiah Pratt
Source:
Spirit of Democracy May 10, 1844
At
the residence of his father in Centre township, on the 8th inst. Mr.
Jeremiah Pratt, aged about 67 years.
Rugg, Martha K. Rugg
Spirit of Democracy,
ACCIDENT AT FALLS
We are indebted to the polite attention of the Clerk of the
steamer Gen. Wayne, for an extra from the Buffalo Gazette containing the
following:
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA FALLS YOUNG LADY
KILLED
Miss Martha K. Rugg, a young lady
aged about 18, whose parents reside at
We have conversed with those who were present when the
accident occurred, and they all concur in exculpating Mr. Long from the least
blame.
The body was brought to this city the same night, and left
in the boat last evening for
Shreves, John Shreves
Stievel, George Stievel
Grable, Louis Grable
Rheindollar, Wesley J. Rheindollar
Hillman, Wm. E. Hillman
Rice, Joseph Rice
Hamitt, Matthew Hamitt
Spirit of Democracy,
Over sixty houses were burned, among which were St. Michael,
St. Augustines churches, the Catholic Seminary and
two houses belonging to the Catholic clergy. The Saturday Post says:
“The Damages & c.
All is now—Friday P.M.—perfectly quiet. The damages of this
outbreak cannot fall short of two hundred thousand dollars, and may exceed that
sum. St. Augustines church and buildings must have
been worth, inclusive of the ornaments, at least fifty-thousand dollars, and
Inquests have been held upon several of the persons killed.
In all, verdicts are the same, death by hands unknown. How many of the Irishmen
were killed, and how many lives lost in the fire, is unknown.
The following is a list of the killed and wounded:
John Shreves, painter, shot through the head; died instantly
George Stievel, rope maker, South-wark;
ball entered his neck and passed through one of his lungs and the heart.
Louis Grable,
stone cutter, South-wark; ball entered his right
temple and passed out at the crown of the head, tearing off a portion of the
scalp.
Wesley J. Rheindollar, shoemacher; ball entered
his back; at the right shoulder, traversed his body diagonally, and passed out
at the left breast.
Wm. E. Hillman;
ball entered at the right shoulder.
Joseph Rice,
bullet entered his head and killed him instantly.
(Mr. Rice was not engaged in
the affray, but had left his house a moment and was looking over the fence when
the ball struck him.)
Matthew Hamitt, ball entered one of his ears, died instantly.
WOUNDED
Henry Hessebauch, tavern keeper,
ball passed through the fleshy part of the hand.
James Whitaker, ball entered the right thigh and splintered
the bone.
Charles Orte, shot with a slug in
the head, the superior part of his skull is fractured.
George Young, bullet entered his left breast, and passed
out his back. He is probably dead; the wound is fatal.
Peter Allbright, shot in the
hand.
Willis H. Blaney, wounded in the
foot, but not dangerously.
Augustus Peale, bullet entered his left arm above the
elbow, and badly fractured it. The ball was abstracted and was perfectally flat.
Wright J. Ardis, ship carpenter,
shot through the hip, dangerously wounded.
John Lusher, bullet entered his left breast, inflicting a
mortal wound. He is probably dead.
John Taggart, shot in the forehead and badly beaten, wounds
and injuries mortal. He is probably dead.
___ Taylor, butcher, South-wark,
struck by a spent ball in the eye, wound dangerous.
James Brown, broken leg, occasioned by running against
awning post.
A man who is unknown, had the patella or cap of the knee
dislocated.
Washington Heyberger, badly
wounded.
John Fagan, ball entered at the shoulder and passed out at
the back.
Two boys were wounded in the abdomen, slightly, and we have
heard of five men whose names we could not learn, who were wounded more or less
dangerously.
The Post further says:
The scene during the conflagration is described in the
report of the U. S. Gazette as awfully grand. A great sea of fire raged, the
roaring noise of which was heard at a considerable distance, mingled with the
crash of falling timbers or tumbling walls. People were hurrying hither and
thither, anxiously endeavoring to save the property, and on the open lots
adjacent, piles of furniture were heaped up promiscuously. Women and children
made houseless by the destruction of their homes, were gathered in the
vicinity, and the whole scene had its appropriate climax in the glitter of the
arms and accoutrements of the soldiers, the cannon and their guards, and the
dense and dark mass of people by which the whole square was hemmed in.
There is among the heart-rending scenes mentioned, one of
most terrible interest spoken of by the reporter of the Ledger. It was the
burial of an infant in the church-yard, while the church and adjoining
buildings were in a blaze! The only funeral service which was performed over
the grave, consisted of the brief and bitter ejaculations of the parents,
accompanied by the crackling of the burning timbers of the church.
The reporter of the Time mentions many thrilling
circumstances. At the Mayor’s office of the Northern Liberties a beautiful girl
was weeping at the loss of her brother, who was dying from wounds of the day
before. She was the most abject picture of despair that could be
imagined—screaming, tearing her hair; calling on the name of her brother, and
venting curses most dreadful on the murderers. Farthur
up was met a woman and her son; the latter armed with a rifle—going to the
scene of the riot to avenge the death of a son and a brother. The poor woman
was frantic with grief—the son spoke not, nor looked he any way except that
which he was going. There was but one expression in every feature of his
face—that was revenge.
The following is a description of the burning of
Doors were battered—but resisted the mob to the last. The
windows were then broken, boys were helped into the church with torches.—squibs
and fire works were thrown in; the gas pipe was
broken, and though the fire seemed slowly to ignite at first the flames soon
burst from the roof, and the sight was hailed by the mob with loud cheers.
While the mob were engaged, the City Troop made an
ineffectual effort to disperse them. They dashed thru the mob several times,
but way was made for them, and the crowd instantly closed again each time. When
the great clock in the steeple struck “ten”, three cheers were given by the
crowd, with the exclamation; “that is the last time you will strike.” A few
minutes past
At about twenty-five minutes past
The dwelling of Dr. Moriarty in the rear, and a building
occupied as a library and seminary both the property of the church, were
suffered to burn, the firemen knowing the water would be cut off by destruction
of the hose, if they played upon the church property. The contiguous houses,
though scorched and disfigured, were not materially injured.
One of the most terrible features of this church burning
was the awful silence of the mob. There were no shouts, except when the cross
and steeple fell, and at one or two other points during the burning.
There was an undoubted mention to burn other churches, and
indeed demonstrations were made against
We have not room but for one other extract, which we make
from the Globe of May 9th.
It seems that the lessons taught by the late bank, of
plundering, shooting, and murdering with impunity in
It appears that the Native Americans who were constituted,
for the most part, of persons opposed to democracy, are visiting upon the poor
Irish inhabitants of
Smith,
Stephen Smith
Source:
Spirit of Democracy May 3, 1844 Friday
Died
on Monday evening last, Stephen, son of Samuel and Ruth Smith, of this town,
aged 4 years 2 months.
“Suffer
little children to come to me, and forbid them not, for such is the
Smith,
Susan Smith
Source:
Spirit of Democracy May 10, 1844
Died, at the residence of her brother, in this
place on Saturday the 4th inst. Miss Susan Smith, in the 27th
year of her age. Seldom are we called
upon to record the death of one whose loss is more deeply felt than the
deceased. During her residence here, she
endeared herself to us, by her acts of kindness and benevolence. Wherever sickness and sorrow were, there was
she also, ministering to the wants of the sick and afflicted. During the prevalence of the disease of which
she died, her labors of love and kindness were unceasing until she was herself
prostrated on a bed of sickness. She has
left us with the assurance that she has gone to the place, “Where sickness,
sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more”. We deeply sympathise
[sic] with the relatives in their bereavement.
Stephens,
David Stephens
Source:
Spirit of Democracy July 17, 1844
Died
on Thursday evening last Mr. David Stephens, in the 75th year of his
age.
July
17, 1844
Source:
Spirit of Democracy
Tisher, Abraham Tisher
Source:
The Spirit of Democracy May 24, 1844
Died
at his residence in Ohio Township on the 18th inst,
Mr. Andrew Tisher, in the 46th year of his
age.
Turner, Young child Turner
Spirit of Democracy,
A little child of Mrs. Turner, at Backwoodtown,
N. Y. was shot dead on Thursday by the incidental discharge of a gun, in the
hands of her son, aged five years.
Warfield,
John Warfield Sen’r
Source:
Spirit of Democracy March 1844
Died
at his residence in Centre township, after a short illness, on the 6th
inst. Mr. John Warfield Sen’r in the 70th year of his age.
Woods,
Edward Woods
Source:
Spirit of Democracy March 29, 1844
We
are called on to record an awful crime in our community, perpetrated under
circumstances that are truly appalling, On Friday morning last, at about 10
o’clock, George Weeks of this place, recording to his own voluntary statement
before W. Jones Esq. And others, shot a colored man, Edward Woods. A slight quarrel arose on account of the
negro getting employment at a place Weeks deemed he had secured. A few words followed, Weeks incensed Edward,
and the latter gave George the lie.
Weeks went to Mr. Smith’s, north of town, and borrowed a gun, returned
to the stable of Mr. Martin, where Edward was at work, and shot him with slugs,
in the right breast; pieces of the slugs, like pounded shot, were, on
examination, taken from the heart and abdomen.
Two ribs were fractured by the charge in the gun. Weeks persisted for 2 or 3 days in saying he
would kill the negro, if alive, and that he intended to do so the day before
the awful deed. When arrested by Sheriff
Simpson, he made no resistance, and on examination before W. Jones, Esq. Was
sent to jail and the grand jury then in session found a true bill against him
for murder; but to which, on Monday morning, he plead not guilty.
Weeks was not quarrelsome in disposition;
but we suppose he would harbor enmity a long time if offended. Poverty and rum have made life burdensome,
and hence the recklessness with which he perpetrated the horrible crime.
The murdered negro was one of the most
inoffensive, we ever knew; he kept his place, was kindly disposed, and demeaned
himself better than blacks in general.. Weeks will be tried in Common Pleas in
June.
June
14, 1844 Spirit of Democracy
We
learn that George Weeks was found guilty of murder in the first degree, during
the present term of the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont county, for shooting
Edwards Woods, a colored man.
Yockey, Mary Yockey
Source:
Spirit of Democracy September 20, 1844
Yockey, Mary Yockey
Died
- on Friday, the 13th inst., Mrs. Mary Yockey,
wife of Mr. Christian Yockey, of
Yoho,
Elizabeth Yoho
September
27, 1844
Source:
Spirit of Democracy
Died
-- Suddenly on Saturday evening the 21st inst. Mrs. Elizabeth Yoho, relict of Samuel Yoho,
in the 63rd year of her age.
The circumstances attending the death of
Mrs. Yoho are truly painful. Two of her
sons (being the only members of her family now living at home) came to this
place about noon of Saturday, leaving their mother in her usual good health --
On their return in the evening, they found Mrs. Y, lying on a bed insensible,
where she died in about half an hour. We
deeply sympathize with the family of the deceased in the loss of a pious and christian mother.
Mrs. Y. had long been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Yoho,
Elizabeth Yoho
Source:
The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 27, 1844
Mrs.
Elizabeth YOHO, relict of Samuel YOHO, died suddenly Saturday, September 21,
1844, inst. in 63rd year of her age. She was a long member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Two sons being only member of her family now living at home.
They found her lying on the bed insensible and she died half hour later.
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