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A BALTlMokIAN DROWNED. melancholy
accident happened about 10 O'Clock, on Sat
day night, on board the steamer Cumberland,
one Of the Ericsson line between Philadelphia
and Baltimore. AS the boat was coming up
The Elk river, a CRY was raised that a man had
fallen overheard, the small boat was immedi-
ately launched and every effort made to recov-
er him, but without avail; the unfortunate
man had disappeared. II was subsequently
ascertained that the missing passenger was an
elderly man on his way TO visit his son, resid
ing at Port Richmond He had been some
time previous asleep on bench upon the up
per deck, and il is supposed he got up in his
sleep and was preciptated into the water by
stumbling over the railing His name is not
known.


TRIAL OF SpENcER.-Ienth Day.-The de-
fence still pilling on evidence to show that the
prisoners mind has long been in questionable
state, and that for some time previous 10 the
murder he was very much excited by jealousy
and the quarrels with his wife and her family.
A number Of witnesses were examined, all TO
this effect--having known him and remarked
his singular conduct at various times and pla-
ces There appears to have been rather close
intimacy between Mrs. Spencer and the Mr..
Richardson whose name is $, often mentioned,
but no evidence has yet been introduced to
show that his intimacy has been criminal.


Ledger.
A MIDNIGHT CUTTHRoAT. Otto Sutor,
German by birth, who last Thursday night,
about 2 O'Clock, entered the bed room of G.. II.
Symmes, Esq, of Lancaster, Cashier Of the
Lancaster Bank, and there stole 500, and at
tempted to cut the throats Of Mr. Symmes and
his wife, and tor whose apprehension the Bank
offered a reward of $500, was arrested last
Saturday in Boston, by Officer Clapp, and is
now safely deposited in the Jail in this town.


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