Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Daily Democrat
Mon May 13, 1850
MARRIED
In Boston, on the 9th inst, by the Rev. J. B. SCOULLER, Col. W. T. CUYLER, of
Cuylerville, and Anna D. P. LUSH, of Boston.
In Perinton, April 22, by H. STANWOOD, Mr. Hiram BROOKS, of Penfield, and Miss
Nancy, daughter of Dea. T. WILTSE, of the former place.
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DIED
At his residence, in Tonawanda, on the 24th of April last, John BLUE SKY,
Town-ye-gar-na, aged 77 years.
-The deceased was acting Sachem of the Hawk tribe of Senecas, and was
universally esteemed for his many noble qualities by his people and the
adjoining whites. The chief has always been distinguished for his unwavering
attachment to this government. In the eventful year of 1812 BLUE SKY, with his
warriors, started early on the war-path and rendered important service to the
Americans in the battle of Queenstown, and other engagements on the frontier.
For the first time since its organization the "Kiouoshim, or Long
House" was divided against itself. Brant with his Mohawk warriors, the
allies of England, and the Seneca Iroquois, met in the character of enemies. His
generous devotion to our interests has been poorly rewarded. Like "Autumn
leaves" his people are scattered and withering away. Even now the remnant
of his perishing people are threatened with a forcible removal from their
ancient "Castle," to give place to their destroyers. The chief died in
the faith of his fathers; expressing his joyful conviction that he was about to
join kindred and friends in the spirit-land-the "happy hunting
grounds" of the blast-secure from the _arice of envious pale-faces and the
encroachments of greedy pre-emptionists.
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THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT - We learn that the accident near Pittsford on Friday
evening did not amount to anything serious. Two cars were overturned and
somewhat injured, and one or two persons suffered slight hurts. The Rev. Mr.
CHESTER, of Saratoga Co., brother of Rev. Mr. CHESTER, of Buffalo, was severely
shocked by the concussion, and found himself unable to proceed when the cars
arrived from the city to convey the passengers to the station. Mr. C. was on his
way to Niagara Falls, with his family, to which place he has recently been
called to take charge of a congregation. The first intelligence of the accident
created considerable anxiety here, because it was known that quite a number of
Baptist clergymen and other delegates to the convention held here on Saturday,
were on board. None of them, however, we are glad to learn, suffered any injury.
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DISTRESSING SUICIDE - The wife of Harvey SPENCER, of Rome, committed suicide on
Thursday last, by drowning herself in a cistern. She had been insane for some
time previously, and had but just returned from the Utica Asylum, apparently
recovered from her malady. In the absence of her husband and mother, however,
she succeeded in this the second attempt upon her own life. She was a young and
beautiful lady, amiable and beloved, and had been married but about one year.
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EX-Gov. RANSOM, of Michigan, has been defeated as a candidate for the
Constitutional Convention in that State. He run 350 behind his ticket in
Kalamazoo.
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Mr. Geo. MARSH has been appointed by the Collector of Canal tolls,
deputy-inspector of boats for this city.
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Gov. SEWARD is now upon a visit to his residence in Auburn.
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SUDDEN DEATH AT THE ASYLUM - We are informed by Dr. PORTER, of the Asylum, that
a gentleman named E. DAVIS, from Poughkeepsie, called on Dr. BENEDICT, the
Superintendent of the Institution, about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, on
business, and had hardly commenced conversation, when he was taken with an
apoplectic fit and died in about ten minutes. Remedies were applied very
actively, but to no purpose.
Mr. D. was a brother of Hon. Richard D. DAVIS, of Poughkeepsie, and
was aged about 45.--His corpse was taken east last evening. [Utica Gaz.]
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MORE ENTERPRISE - We learn that Isaac NEWTON, Esq, is about erecting a large
hotel on the old Western Hotel lot, on the pier, foot of Hamilton street, which
has been vacant since the great fire. The spiles[sic] upon which the foundation
is to rest have already been driven, and as soon as the water falls
sufficiently, the work will be commenced. [Alb Advertiser]
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UNION COLLEGE - The present senior class numbers 106. Commencement will be held
on the 4th Wednesday of July. Dr. NORR is in good health, and discharges his
duties with assiduity, although 77 years of age. The poem before the Literary
Societies will be pronounced by W. H. C. HOSMER, Esq., of Avon.
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The steamer Niagara brought (?)90,000 in specie. There is no intelligence of
interest in addition to what has already been telegraphed. WORDSWORTH died on
the 23d ult., aged 80. The Times ridicules the rumor of a change of Ministry.
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CAPTURE OF A SLAVER - The barque Hope, at Bedford, reports the capture, by the
Water Witch, near the coast of Africa, of a slaver, having 800 slaves on board.
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HOMICIDE AT THE STATE PRISON
The Coroner of this village, S. W. SMITH, was called and a jury
sworn, to hold an inquest upon the body of a convict who had died in consequence
of wounds inflicted by a fellow convict -- The particulars, as we learn from one
of the jurors who noted down the testimony, were as follows: George MILLER, a
native of Scotland, a desperate convict, had been sent by his keeper from the
hill quarry to the hall of the prison for punishment; on his way there he met
with another convict, named Reuben NIXSON, toward whom he had bitter enmity, and
beckoning him into the arch-passage way, made a deadly stab at his heart with
the sharpened point of a file, evidently prepared for the purpose; but striking
the bone the blow was not fatal; and NIXSON having a shovel in his hand,
returned the assault with a blow or two on the side of MILLER'S head, which
felled him to the ground and made him senseless. NIXSON immediately ran with
alarm to the warden, exclaiming "I fear I have killed a man!" --
MILLER was then taken up, conveyed to the hospital, resuscitated, his wounds
dressed by the assistant, (the physician being absent,) and for several days it
was hoped he would recover, but at length he was seized with convulsions or
spasms, and died in just a week from the time he was wounded.
With these facts before them, and the keepers giving NIXSON, the
colored convict whose life was assailed a favorable character, the jury rendered
the verdict, that George MILLER came to his death by a blow or blows inflicted
by Reuben NIXSON, in self-defense; otherwise, justifiable homicide.-- Whose
useth violence, shall fall by violence. [Sing Sing Her.]
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