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The Daily Dispatch: January 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Shocking accident--a father Kills his little Son. (search)
Shocking accident--a father Kills his little Son. --In New Orleans, Christmas morning, Mr. James Crofton took an old pistol, which had been some time loaded, and proceeded to unload it, that his little boy, a chubby youngster six or seven years old, might salute Christmas by firing it off upon his loading it with blank charges. As he was extracting the bullet, the pistol went off, and the little fellow, who was gleefully waiting for his chance to fire the pistol off, received the bullet in his breast, and fell dead. The alarm spread, and the father, in the most frantic distress, was taken to the police office, there to await the result of the Coroner's investigation. The inquest was held, and the wretched man was discharged.
The Daily Dispatch: January 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Shocking tragedy--murder and Suicide. (search)
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.dull Christmas — deep snow-high prices for Negroes — Hiring, &c., &c. Louisa Co., Dec. 30, 1861. We have had rather a dull time this Christmas, though the young folks seemed to have a pretty good time. The snow is quite deep, and all we are ambitious for now is to keep warm, which is not a very easy matter, as the Christmas wood has about given out. There have been several sales of negroes in this county within a week or so. Some averaged $1,100, and one went as high as $1,250.--An old man was offered for sale for cash, and only about $250 was bid. The terms were then changed to six months credit, and he sold for $450. From this you will see that it is mainly the scarcity of money that has produced the present low prices. We are hiring out our servants for very little less than last year. Some men have been hired for $95 to work on farms. The people are generally much aroused in reference to the state of the countr