Mir. Edes, in Pike county, was sitting by his wife, near the Ire, when hs was shot dead by come person from without. The ball passed through his head, and 90 instantaneous was his death that he did not even fall from hts chair, but remained in the position inswhich he was sitting until some of the neighbOrs' three miles off, could arrive. A man by the name of GOrmond has been arrested upon suspicion of being the murderer, and a true bill found by the Grand Jury. GOrmOnd was his step-son, and at the time the gun fired his mother jumped up and exclaimed. "DOn't kill him, my son. but take the prOperty:"- A difference between GOrmond and Edes had existed for some time circumstances, prOba- bly improper now tO mention, induced the finding 0f true bill. The trial has been continued oyer to the next term of the Court, in March next, under the expectation that time will develOpe something by which the murderer, whoever he IS, may be brought tO punishment. Gormond has been baiIed, with four sureties, each in the sum of three thou sand dollars.-MOatgomsery (ALG.) JOHr.