lie
Cttrhm
111
INDEPENDENT" Live and Let Live."
$1.00 a Your if Puid in Advance
II. Y. Mohthimeh, Proprietor.
LE1IIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1870.
Subscribers olit of County, $1.20
VOL. IV., No 12.
J
CARDS.
Vurnlttire Wareliouae.
T, (ttwirtt, Pank street, drain in all Mndt ef
ISmilttt. CbHni tnnrfe to enter.
TJoet mill Blmr Milker.
Clinton p,rtneT, in Ltvan'i building, Panx itroet.
All ordtrt promptty filltd work vtixrran te d.
J-JIVNIRI. ICAljUf US,
ATTORNEY AND C0ONSKLLOP. AT LAW,
Mueh Clinnk, Pn.
CBJ-Oflce, above Dolon'a Jewelry gtort, Broadway
MUI.1I BARN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
MAVcn Chunk, r.
GeUaetloni and all legal business promptly
attended to. Inly 21. 187S.
Tqy A. DT5HIIA1UKU, M.fl.,
PHYSICIAN AND BUKOKON
t pecltkl attention paid to Chronte Diseases.
Offlca: South East comer Iron and 2nd sts.. T.e'
Wghtmi, fa. April 3, 1878.
j)u. nr. n. nunuii,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND gUltnilUN,
OHUe, Boix Stre'lt next door above the Postofllce,
(.hlgliton, t'r Oflleo Hours I'arryvllla each day
rora 10 to 12 o'clock; remainder of day atnfnreln
Lihljhton. Nov 2.1. '72
AUCTIONEER,
Knit Welsspnrt, Pn.
M B. Salsa of ovary description attended to at
reasonable charfres. The patronage of the pnblle
raspaelfully solicited. Jnn. 21. '74.
ptO, D. nani OLBTTK. JIB. 8. Lqosit
B1
lERTOhKTTK St LOOSIi,
ATTORNEYS AsND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
OFFICII FlrstNatlnnal Hank OullJInr, 2nd Floor.
MATJCH CHUNK, Pbkh.
Meyfce oousolUAIn Oorm. (July 51 187 ,
p J. BIKItUAN,
' ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Next Door to First Nation' Bank,
MAUCH CHUNK, TA
XOn V eenanlted In Herman. I JanS.
rpIIOMAS B. DECK,
JUSTICH OP THIS PEACE,
BANK Street, LKHiailTON, Ta.
Conveyanelnf;, Collection and all business eon
Dotted with the odlce promptly attended to.
7-A;ent tor CtiMim lnsoranee Companies,
and Risks cf all kinds taken on the most HWral
lerrn. Jan.8,87.5.
w,
M. UAPBHKR,
ATTORNKY AND COUNS?VXOR AT LAW,
Dixit ttraiEt, LtnroBiCH, Pa.
Real Estate and Collection AboW). Will nuyand
tun K.al Kstate. Conveyancing nestly done. Col
lection! promptly made, ietyilg Katstes of De
cedents a (penalty, tyay be consulted In Enxllb
and Uarpiau. Nov. 2.
rpaioiiAS EM Kill? (I,
i CONVEYANCER,
AND
GENERAL IN8UKANCE 4 GENT
The following Companies are Represented!
LKI3ANON MUTUAL FIItE,
HEADING MUTUAL FlttK,
MTYOMINO FIUU,
TOTTHV1LLH FIR1C.
L1CUM1II FIBK.anrttheTIlAV.
BLEHs' AOCIDliNT INBUnANCU,
Alto resnivlTanln and Mnttial Horeo Th'.ct
Eeteeiiv" and Inuranco Cooipanv.
MaroaM.187!. TllOB. K15MEUKR.
rnilOMAS A. WILIilABlS.
LADIES' AND UENTLEMEN'S
Fashionable
Boot find Shoe Maker,
Next to Leuckel'i Illock.
BANK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
IlaTlng eoramene ed buitlnesa, aa above, I would
eipectfully announce to thedtlieni of LtKghton
And vicinity that I am prepared to do all work In
ay line In the neateit aud moat aubitantlal man
ner, at prlcea folly aa loir aa the aama work can
U etained In Philadelphia. Atria) la solicited
and aatlsfactlon guaranteed,
at lowett prleea. July
T V. BELTZ,
"PUOTOORAPBER,
Upper Main atreet.
6I.ATINQTON, rA
In the a allbrt recently oocupied by
8. 8. UKSaLEK
PICTUnKR TAKK2. IS ANY WSATUKK,
CUILDKEN'S MKi;!ESaB3
A Hpeclaity.
PATRONA0U. bOLIOITKD,
And Batl'tactlon
Guaranteed. JnnelSr76yl
QEKTENXIAL SALOON,
PUUQUBHANWA BT., UJLVOH OlfUffK.
FIIANK nfKMANN, Prop're
Freeh Philadelphia Lagpr Beer alwaraon tan.
Clg&riof Ohaiceat Qatora, and all other klnda
ct Hotroahmenta to be found In a tlrttnolaea
balpon. FllBS LUNCn every Mornluit at 111
o'clock, fa. 1 whoa you m toMaacn Chunk.
July 10, ISTS-yl
Truss and Surgical Bandage Stand.
"TT ,f. KVEttETr. o. 1) Horth cerentb St.
" below Arcn Bt. Philadelphia. Lateatln
proYed Troaaei. bhonlder Ilraees, Klaatjc St oak
pgs. Beite. Buipeuiones, Cratches, Deformity
instruments, Ac, Also Mra. Everett's. Hlch'a
tall adjutlna; and other celebrated Female rJup
poiteia. l-ady Attendant, Larse etock and
iowprtaev. Hernia Boeoeasfully tieated.
July il, im-ly. '
ITY niMI HOI-That ELKCTRIO LIN I
lIENT.llke 1 Rot at OUBLIMQ'S DUUO
BfTOIiB. will cure him or any other man of
BlunmATieilajldallplher f AINU, iloyi
W. BEX
BUILDER A CONTRACTOR
BANK BTKXET, LEUIQUTON, PA,
Kespeotlolty annonneei to the eltlcens of Le-
tUa-hton anu yieuuiy mat ne la now prepared to
UONT.RA.CT tar tho UBECTION of DWELLS
llOUBKB. and OTHKU DUILULNOb. Also
that he keeps constantly on hand a tuU aaaort
nieni of every deaoripUon of UKASONKK
Xiumlicr I
Censfatlni of FLOOltlNO. SIUINO. DOOHH,
f ABU. ULINUS. OHUTTEKB, MOLDIMUH,
Ac. whloh hauntepaiedtoiuruUii at tho vry
l,owct Market l'rlcea.
Patronage respectfully solicited.
Mal7. WM, B, BEX.
Railroad Guide.
N
ORTItPKNNA.IlAJI.HOAI.
Paasonirera for I'lillndelpltla wlU leave Lehigh-
ton ns lollowai
K.in n. m. tin U V, arrive at 1'Jilln. at 0:00 n. m
7H7 n. m. via L. cS S. " " llillin. in.
7:39 n. m. vli I V. " " litis a. in.
I1K17 1). m. vlai. A " " 2:Wp. m.
ll-)2i). m. via L. V. ' " 2 20p.m.
2: it. ni, via I AH. " ' 6:M . rn.
447 1. 111. Via li, A S. " " 8:2011.111.
AM l. III. Via L. V. 'I " Pl20 v. m.
7.38 p. 111. via L. V. " ' 10:30 p.m.
nettirnlnp;, leave depot at 1'rrks nnd Amerl.
can fu 1'hlln,, Jit7iKJ,8:3)nnil 0;15 a.m.) 2:10,
3:1 J nnd 6:15 Ji. lu.
Fnro fnim LeWchton to l'hlla., 2.63,
Eicuralon Tldiets, fi 00
June 5. 187S ELLIS CLAUK, Agent.
OENTItAl, n. It. OP N. .t.
LEI1I01I t SUSQUEHANNA l VISION.
All Hall Route to I,oll Ili'nucll.
I'ASSKNdEU 8TATH1N IN NEW YORK K0OT
OP LI11ERTY ST., N. II.
TimoTablo of Deo. 27, 1875.
Trains leave Lehlghton as follcwa:
For Jlew York, Kton, Ac, at 6.22, 7.47,11.12
a. m., 2.20, 4.47 p. ni.
For Philadelphia, S!M, TIT, 11.12 n. in., 2.20,
4.47,
r orMauch ClinnK at 10.20 a. in., 1 no, 6.S, 7.04
and 9.43 p. in.
For Wllkea-llarre andScrantonatl0.20 a. m., 1.00
T.04 p. in.
Ititurvtnn lave New York, from atatlon Cen
tral Rallrotd of New Jeraev, fool of Liberty
street, North Rlvor,at6.30, ll.OO a.m., 1.00,
2 41 and 0 1.1 p. xi-
Lenve Philadelphia., from Depot North Penn'a
K It., at7.', 9.l5n. m., 2.10, 3.45 p. ni.
Leave F.aton at B.33, 11.40 a. in., 3.6j, S.13
and 8.10 p in.
Irfavo Mauch I hunk at 6.15.T.40, 11.05 nim., 2.20
and i.40, p. in.
Foi t inther particulars, soe Time Tables at tho
Rtnllmie.
PASSENGERS FOR LONO IIRANCH CHANGE
OARS AT LLIZallKTII.
II. P. 1IALMVIN, Gc. Vamngtr Agtnt.
July 4, 1874.
ptllLA. jb IIIOAIHNG RAll.RO AD
Arrangomciit of Fassciger Traltis.
JANUAHY 1ST 1873.
Trains leave ALLEYS TOWN na fidlowa I
(via ryuKioMEX niUNCii.)
For Fbtladelplila, JJridgcporr nnd i'erltlomon
Junction, ni O.lj, 8 CO n.m nnd .r.o5 ii.m
nUNDAYP.
For Phllndolphli. lindircport and Perklomon
Juuctlo . fits 10 ii.m.
IVlA EAST TltNNA. BRANCH.)
For Iteudlnir, 1 2 UJ. 3 CO, S.'A a ni 12. :0. 2 10. 4.30
ni d 8. to p.m
For IlniiUUiirg, J 2 30, 6 60, 8.63 n. ni 12.20, 1 30
and 8.41 p.m.
For Lancaster and Columbia, 3 SO, 8 63 a.m- and
4 30 p m
lUoei not I uu on Jlnndny".
bUNOA Y8
J-'fit Heading. 2.31 n in. ntid 8.45 p m.
1 or HarrUlmtK, 2.30 a, in, and 8.1, .ni.
Tralna FOB ALL1INTOWN lenvo ua follows:
(VJA PRKKIOMRX llllANCIl.)
Leave rhlluilclnUlu. 7 31 h.iu., 5 lanml 3 3')nm.
Leave linilepntt 8.:o a.m . o.odatm ii.m p.m.
Leave Perklouieu June, 9.W u.tn , d.lU und
6.3T, p.m.
HUNPAYH.
Loivo riillndclphlH. siO n.m., llrldgeport, 9.01
n.m., Perklouieu Jtincitnn, 9.23 u.m.
(VII EA8T PKSN'A ntlfXCII I ,
Leave ttu.iuiiiK, 7,33 .4J. 1 J.35 a in.. 4 0). 0.10 Pnil
10.30 p 111
Leave Hnnlburc,.rj2). S.10 a. in., 2.00. 3 50 and
7.4 p.m.
Lo.ivo Lancaster, e.lOn.m., 12.55 and 3.15 p.m.
Leave Coin uibiii. 8.'(n.m ).0Onml3.33 p.m.
HUMlAiti.
Iavo Kenillnu'. 7 20 n.m.
Leave llaiilKhurit, s.2) a.m.
Trains maikea thus t) run xin G. t N.
llrnnch, (depot 0th and Grcuit streets,) nnd
havn tliroutli cars from und to Mauch cnuiik.
All oilier trains n and fiom I'hiliidelphla ai
rivoatuud le.ivo Jji-uud street depot.
J. K. WOOT1KN.
Nov. C. 1873. General Hupertntentlent.
pENNSYLVAMA UAII.nOAII,
PHILADELPHIA A ERIE R.R. DIVISION?
Wiuter Tljue Tulile.
On and aftor SUNDAY, NOV. 21st, 1875, the
Trains ou tho riuladelphia Eric ltallroud 1)1.
vlalon will ruu ns follows ;
WE rWAItl).
FAST LINE lcaTCs H'7 Y'ork
Philadelphia
Itnlllmore
MorrlsburA
err. at Wllliamaport
Loc Haven
llellefonto
ERIE .MAIL leaves New Yoric
PhlladoloUIn
Ualiimoro
llarrUburir
Wllliamspoit
Loc)c Uat en
llenovn
arr. at Eno
LIMIT. MAIL loaves Philadelphia
Jialtlmoie
lluinsburs
arr. at WilUsinspnrt
Ics I)veq
ltcnoya
L'K I1AVEN AC. l'VB Phlladolplila,
Hnltlmom
IJarrlsburg
arr. at WOHamsport
Lock Playen
EASTW'ABn.
PHILAD'A EX. leaves Lock Haven
WlUUmeport
arr. at Ilarnsburp;
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
DAY EXPIIEBS leaves Renova
lock Uaron
Williamsporf
arr. al narriaburi?
Sluladelphlik
ew Yorlt
Balumoro
ERIE VAIL leaves Erie
Benova
Ixiok llaveq
Williamsport
arr. at llairlaburi;
Ba'tlmore
Philadelphia
New York
FAST LINE leaves Williamsport
arr. at Ilarrlsbure
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Now York
0.2 n.m.
12. is p.m.
I. 20 p.m.
5,.(jO p.m.
h.63 p.m.
10.20 p.m
11.5'iu.in.
8.25 II. Bl.
II. .Hp. in.
t'J01 p.m.
4,25 a m.
8 31n,m.
9.43 a.m.
11.03 a.m.
7,50 p.m.
7,20 a.m.
7.30 a.m.
10.41 n.iu.
1,55 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
A.45 p.m.
8.00 n.m.
8.30 a.m,
1,23 p.m.
0,10 p.m,
7.30 p.m.
0 40 a.m.
7.63 a.m.
11.63 a.m.
6.15 pm
4.20 p.m.
7.33 p.m.
9.10 a.m.
10.23 a in.
11.33 a.m.
3.onp.m.
fl.M p.m.
8.15 p.m.
6.35 p.m.
I'.Wa.m.
8.25 p.m.
9.45 p.m.
10.63 p.m.
2.30 am.
7.33 a in.
7.00 a.m.
10.10 a.m.
12.31a.m.
3.33 a-m.
7.33 a.m.
7.31 a.m.
10.23 a.m.
Erie Hall West. Limited Mall West. Lock
ITaven Aocom. West and Day Express East
make close connection ntNortbumberlind with
L.AJI.U1U trains for Wllkesbarre and Hcranton.
Erie Mall West. Limited Mall West, and
Fast Line West make close connection at
Williamsport with Nr. C B. W. tralna north.
Erie MaU East and Went, Limited Mail West,
East line West and Day Express East make
close connection at Lome Haven with U. E. V,
Bit. tralna.
Erie At all East and West oonaect at Erie with
tralna on L. B. A to. 8. Bit., at Corry with O. C
A A, V. Hit., at Emporium with 11. N. Y. & P.
iUt., and at Driftwood with A. V. Hit.
Parlor Cars will run between Philadelphia and
Williamsport on Limited Mall Weal. Fast
Line West, Philadelphia Express East and Day
Express East sleeping Cars ou all night trains.
WM, A, BALDWIN, Oeu'l sapf
$1,200 PROFIT ON $100
Made tbla month by Puti and fall. Iuvest so
cording to vour means. HO. fso or fioo, In
bTOClC 1'UIVILKOF.H, hasbroucht o small
lortune to the careful investor. We advise
when and how to ofkiute sapelt. Hooks wl ih
full Inlorraatlon tnt tree. Addiussoidors by
mall aud telegraph to
BAXTER At CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, 17 Wail fit. K, Y.
Plotts' Star Organs
Aro ns perfect parlor organs ns nrn manutnrfji
red Coriespondetiee aoilclted with organlsu
niualctaus nnd Ihe trade. Address, EDWAltD
x'i,ui j m, wanningion. n, j.
T OOIC BEAUTIPUILOOK IlOgY l-A hot
Ulle of DUBLINO'H HOME OLYOKMNF. fur
Jiouahneasniiuo BKIN, CIIAPPISU JiANua,
&c, only 25 cents a botllo. Mav 9,
Plotts' Star Organs
Combine benutiy, dnrnlilllty and worth. Bend
for Illustrated cntaloguo before limine. Ad
dress the mannlacturer, bDWAHU PLOTl'B,
Washington, N. J.
-tyHY. OH WHY-wilt yon suffer with that
routlll or COLD) when yon msvbo Ira
modi itclyre'n'vpd by using UU)lLIN(l'- COV.
I'OUNtl HYlll!" of TAIl WILDUIIEItllY
nnd HOIIKIIOUND. May 0
fllHU PEOPLR OFLEI1IOIITON nnd vlcin
x itv nil unite In testifying that nt A. J
DUItLlNO'H limp nnd Family Med.elno Pfnre.
I'trnE. Frtwii nnd Unaiidlteuatf.d MruiriNEs
cniinlwnrsbolound. Mayo.
Plotts' Star Organs
, Agents mrpplloilnt figures thnt rifly coinpo.
tltlon lor the same ehss of Instintnents. Trr
one. Address, CDWAltl) TLOTl's, Washing,
ton, N. J
s
AIHUUIi GHAV1.K,
Opposite the rnbllc Square. SOU I'll STREET
LEII1011TON, Pa.,
Manufacturer of
Tin & Sheet Iron Ware
And Dealer in r.11 kinds of
STOVE!!
CiT HOOFINO. BPOUTINO nnd JOI1BINO
pmmptlv attended to at reasonable charge.
Nov. 30. BAHUF.b OltAVEJt.
W. BACHES,
Contractor & Builder,
LEHIQIITON. PENN'A.
11 ns ami SiicrillcntloiiN
FOR ALL KIND8 OF BUILDINGS MADE
AT HIE SHORTESr NOTICE.
NO CHARGES
Mndo for PLANS and HPP.rrpiPATTrrwH
wneii the contract Is awarded to tho umier
eiKIlou,
Jone 14, 1873-yl. A, W. KACIfE4.
rniKonouK JiiTwiEsTMiir-
Mnnitfartiirer of nnd Dealer In nil kind,! of
IIOUhhlHULlJ AM) KITCHEN
FURNITURE,
Next to Itomlg Sc Iloffnrd'a Cnrrlsgfl
Manjilictory.
Bank Street, Leliighton, Pa.
Klcgnnt Pnrl.ir Suits,
IIiiuilKoiac llrtlrnoni Pets,
Soiling very Cheap for Cash.
Examine befoie pnrohasliiB eleewhero.
Tlavmr had nu cxpcrlonco of twenty years
liulie
UNDERTAK1MC
nii'lneas. I nn preoarod to furnish nit kinds of
CQJ'FINS nnd OASKKTH on hort notice, and
attend to nil easiness In this lino in such u mpu.
ner ns will give entire enllafactloii, ou very
rcaaonabiu tci ins. l'at)oiugutoliolto.l.
Varch 27,-rL 1 UEO. KRMEREB
D
RKSSED AND LIVE
Tho undersigned respectfully Informs tho
citljeuH of Carbon and adjolulng counties, that
ho Is airaln piepared to Bupply them with
Dressed or Live Hogs
at prices fully aa low as they can bo boucht for
cisewDcre. Also, Bmokod Haras, Bologno and
Snuxnago. at WholcanU aim Retail,
ra Orders will be nromntlv filled, and TTn.
shipped to any polut at tho shortest notico.
JOSEPH OBERT,
Bank Btroet, Lohlghton, Pa.
Nov. , yl
TOn PBINTINO at Ue very lowejt prlooi
" TnCCAHUON ADVOCATE OFFIOK.
1875 fall 1875
Mrs. M. Guth
Ileapecifullv announces to the LADIES OF
WEIbSPOItT AND VICINITY that she has
Just returned from the CITY, nnd Is how recelv
lugoneot the LAItUESP STOCKS of FALL
Millinery Goods
COMPRISING,
Hats, Bonnets,
And Trimmings
ever before brought Into this section, and that
she is prepared to do them up in the
Yery Latest Fashion,
AT PRICES BELOW ANY OTHER E8
TABUBIIMENT IN THE COUNTY,
Also. AN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF
SWITCHES, In Ileal and Imitation liair, NO.
TIONB.and ALL other Goods usually kept In
a PlrstClaei AlUllnory Btoro.
Ladies' own Hair made up to order
Call and Inspect Oooda and learn Prices before
purchasing elsewhere.
MRS. M. GUT!!, Welssport. Va.
April a n '
Circumstantial Evidence.
In the ypnrl841, tlimiow llmirisliliiB
city or stcuuciiYiiio, unio, wrs a very
atnrill place. Its population was noted
for Its quiet mill orderly cliaractpr, and
tlirro wnB not a slngto llijuor saloon In
the plnco.
Crlino was very rare, nnd Hie circuit
Judges- often had occasion to congratu
late tlio pcoplo upon not having it sing
le criminal caso upon their calnnder.
In cotisequonco tliero was Intense
excitement In Steiibcnvlllo, when, nt
nn early hour In the morning of tho 17th
ot November, lu tho above mentioned
year, tho report reached the place that
the corpse of n man had been found In
the wooils within n hundred ynnls of
the last house ot the town, nnd closCto
tho 1'lttsburg turnpike, with every In
dleatlon thnt nn atrocious murder lintl
been cominltted. The sheriff, accom
panied by some fifty citizens, Immedi
ately hustened to tho spot Indlcnted to
him hy the perstiti who had discovered
the ri'inalnsof the tnmdered mnii.Thnt
was n decrepit nlil woman, who had
gono but to gather brushwood. No ot.o
would have suspected her under any
clicumstiinces of having hud anything
to do with the bloody deed, and beside,
fhe manifested sueh unfeigned horror
describing wliat ulio hnd teen at tin)
dismal spot in tho woods, that slio wna
unhesitatingly allowed to go about her
business.
Upon arriving nt tho sceno of tho
supposed murder, the sheriff nnd his
companions saw at a glance that it ter
rible crlino had been committed. Tho
dead man was covered all over with
frozen gore, nnd seven wounds, nniiar-
ently Inflicted witli n shnrp knife, wcru
found upon the body. Ills head was
Ptlll coveied with n nice felt lint. Ills
face preprinted n most ghastly aspect.
A terrible gnsh extended from tho
left temple to the right law. Another '
gnsli was lu the forehead. Tho victim
was dressed in a substantial fur coat,
lie wns apparently forty-two years
old.
When his pockets wero examined
they wero found to be entirely empty. .
lint close to the body was found nn old
fashioned wallet. It wns still open, ns
if lu contents had been taken from t. I
and as If he who hnd emptied it, hud '
afterward thrown It away,
At a distance of about ten yards from
the corpse, near an old log, lay a pfcu-Harly-slinptHl
fur cap. It could not have
belonged to tho murdered man, for, as
we havo mid before, ho had bin hat on
us bead.
The ground was covered with snow.
and there were n number of lllit foot
prints visible in It. These wero tho
only Indications of the peipetrator of
the horrible crime. i
Tho coroner wns sent for, nnd until I
his artlvnl the sheriff and his compan-1
inns went tuthe Ohio tavern, which
was situated no great distance from the
scene of tho murder. I
When the sheriff told tho landlord of .
the murder, nnd described to him tho '
nppcaranco of the corpse, tho landlord
cxciaimcu at onoe :
"Great God I that poor fellow cannot
bo anybody elso than Mr. Snmmls, the
I'lttsburu cattle dealer. Ho was hero
Inst nlslit. nnd took supper with an
other man from Pittsburg, whoso name
believe was nelson or Wilson, nnd
who rodo on toward Pittsburc Imme
diately niter he hnd left tho (able. Mr.
Sanimls snt tlio front room with me
on-1 Jnck Cnpon for nn hour, when the
two went out together."
l ack Cnpon was a dissolute, but very
good nntured fellow, nbout thirty years
old, who had n decided aversion to
wore, and a still more decided predilec
tion for strong drink.
lit could not get any whiskey at
Steubonvllle, and hence ho often walk
ed rvr miles nnd miles In order to ob
tain i "wee drop" of whiskey. When
ho wis successful he returned with his
lint fill of bricks to Steubenvillo where
ho hid frequently beon punished by tho
"squro" for Intoxication, with nno nnd
Imprsonment. Still, everybody likod
hlmbecnuso he hnd nn excellent, un-
selfiih heart, and never forgot n favor
done him.
"Vhat sort of hat did Cnpon wear
Iastiilght?" nsked tho sheriff.
Vhy, no hat, but a fur cap made
ofb-sver Bkln with two ear-covers."
"yas this tho cap 1" said tho sher
iff, (reducing tho cap which ho hnd
foutd near the corpse of tho murdered
man' nnd which he had thus lar hold
und r his cloak.
'Ves," exclaimed tho landlord, "that
Is CMion's enp, nnd no raUlako ; where
dldou fltid It?"
T0 sheriff, told him. Everybody
seenpd horror-struck at the Idea that
poorJack Capon should have commit
ted s atrocious a crime.
Mfi wero immediately dispatched to
buntup Jack Capon. They did not
Dud 11 m at his wonted haunts In Steu
benvlo but a man who was well ac
quainted with his habits, said if ho
coulde found anywhere It would be
at thecabln ot old film Brooks.
Droiks lived In tho woods on the
PlttsbVg side of Steubenville about one
tnilo fhm the spot where the oorpse of
Mr. Sbmls was found. Like Jack
CaponMd Drooks was fond ot whiskey,
and thitwo would frequently drink to
gether Intll they were oblivious of the
cares aid sorrows of this world, which,
as tbeyihought, had not treated cither
of themtoo well.
So toflrooks' cabin went tho men.
They klicked at the front door, which
was lockjd. Iror several minutes tliero
was no psponso. At last old llrook
himself opened the door. They saw nt
a glancn that no was in an alarming
stole til intoxication
"Is Jack Capon here?" they asked,
"Yo-YO-yes," hiccoughed Drooks :
"he Is lying asleep yonder, behind the
stnvo,"
Then tho drunken old fellow wont
back to his loungo, and a ml mi to later
lip wns Round nsleep again. I ho men
stepped up to Cnpon. lie wns drunk
nlso. Ills coat and shirt weto covered
with blood, They exchanged slgnlfl
ennt glances, nnd nrousod him, not
without considerable dlfllculty,
"What do you want?" ho asked
yawning,
"Tho sheriff wants you, Jack,"
"The sheriff 1 What for? I hain't
done nothing."
"You nro suspected of having mur
dered a Mr, Sninmls, of Pittsburg,"
"Go nwny I I murdered a Mr. Sam
mis ? You must bo loony."
"Look at yourself."
Capon looked at his clothes. The
sight of tho bloody stains caused hint
to sober up at once.
"How did I get theso stains on my
cont and shirt ?" ho stammered out at
Inst.
"Don't yon know anything nbout
them ?" they asked.
"No no I You sny murder was
committed?"
"Como enmo, Jack Capon," thev
replied, "you can't fool anybody by
pleading Ignorance. What did you do
wnn your capy
He looked about tho room.
'Sonio ono must have taken It nwav.
ho said nt Inst.
"You loft It near tho corpso of the
murdere.i man "
"Wa9 It found thoro I Great God
great God I"
Ilo burled his faco In Ills hands and
began to cry.
Ho then followed tho mon who nlso
took old Sim Brooks along, willingly,
to the Ohio Tavern, where the coroner
had mean whilo arrived Tho sheriff
nppeared soon nfterward with some
men who were carrying tho glory,
frozen corpse of the victim. Jack Ca
pon was conducted to tho corpse. As
ho caught sight of It ho recoiled In hor
ror. " It's Mr. Sammls," ho gasped out.
" Poor Sammls, who has murdered
him ?"
" You wero the last teen In his com
pan '," said the sheriff,'" your cap was
found near the corpse ; your clothes are
blood-stained ; who but you can bo tho
murderer 7''
" I ii in Innocent 1" cried Capon, des
derntely. " I got tight at Brooks'. I
don't know how I got this blood on my
clothes, nor how my rap got noar the
corpse. 1 havo even forgotton thnt I
was with tl.ls poor gentleman,"
The cotouer Impaneled a jury, and
In the first place, took them to the
spot in the woods where the murder
had been committed. Jack Capon, who
had been, meanwhile, heavily Ironed,
,was nlso conveyed thither. Tho foot
prints near the point whern tho corpso
of tho murdered man had lain, was not
very distinct, but they seemed to cor
respond exactly with the soles of Ca
pon's shoes.
Returning to tlio Ohio Tavern, the
coroner swore Sim Brooks, who by this
Unio had become perfectly sober, and
who stated thnt last night, about half
past te'i o'clock, Jack Capon had como
to his cabin and nsked him if he had
any whiskey. Ho had given him half,
a.dozcn diinks, whereupon Capon had
wanted still more, but he had no more.
Capon had then shown him a ten dol
lar gold piece, and had asked him If he
knew whero any whiskey could be
bought. Ho had answered if he would
go to Mike Perry's ho might get some.
There Capon had gone, and returned
with whiskey, but without his cap.and
witli his shirt and the front part of his
coat nil bloody."
Brooks added that he had asked Ca
pon how ho got tho blood on him. Ca
pon was so tlruflk that he could not give
ajvery Intelligible account of what had
happened to hlra, but he had said some
thing about having had a fall and hurt
himself.
Upon hearing this cvldonco tho priso
ner exclaimed :
' Yes yes, that's true I do remem
ber It no v. I mado a short cut through
the woods to Mike Perry's house, whero
I got tho whiskey, und returned by
pretty much tho samo routf , when I
stumbled over eomethlng, and fell."
The jury rendered a verdict against
'him, and ho was committed for trial.
His pockets were then examined, and
the ten dollar gold piece, which Sim
Brooks had mentioned, was found.
Cupon said that Sammis, who had
taken an Interest In him, had given It
to him. This was considered a very
tllrosy falsehood, and everybody was
convinced that Jack Capon was guilty.
A messenger, with tho news of Sam
mis' murder was dispatched to Pitts
burg, whero it created profound sensa
tion. It turned out that tho murdered
man had hid nearly twenty thousand
dollars in large bank bills on his por
son. Sammis' brother -l.uk, a whole
sale grocer, and a very energetic man,
accompanied the messenger back to
Steubenville, and engaged special couu
bel to assist in the prosecution ot Capon.
Tho latter was tried and convicted, but
tho jury having to fix his punishment,
he was not sentenced to death, but to
Imprisonment at hard labor for life.
Tho prisoner was overwhelmed with
grlof btcauso ot his conviction, lie
nevur tired of protesting hU luuncense,
and his eyes wero constantly rid and
swollen from weeding, lie was taken
to tho penltenllary at Columbus, whero
ho was at first very harshly treated ;
but his amlahlo disposition was not lonr
In mnklng so ngreenble nn Imptmslon
upon the keepers that many privileges
wero granted to htm. Theso he never
nlmsed i on tho contrary, ho proved an
rfllclent asststnnt to the prison authori
ties uti more than one occasion, so that
they wondered how this good-natured
man could havo been cnpablu ot com
mitting so heinous n crime.
Five years passed by, when an event
occurred which proved beyond a doubt
that Capon was after all an entirely
Innocent man.
A cotton broker, namod Wilson, nt
Savannah, Ga., had long been on bad
terms with his wife. Finally he oharg
od her with adultry, and sued for n ill
vorco. Tho wlfo thereupon net-used
him of having murdered a man nn the
10th of November 1841,on tho day after
leaving Pittsburg, Pa., and tif having
robbed his victim of twenty thousand
dollars in flvo hundred and ono thous
and dollar bank bills.
Slio snid thnt sho had to wash on the
next dny, when he had unexpectedly
returned to Pittsb-irg, her husband's
shirt, which had been blood-stained, and
sho charged him with having killed
somebody. Ilo hnd confessed to her
what ho bad done, and they had
left Pittsburg a few days later, and
gono south.
Wilson wns arrested, nnd tho nu
Ihorl ties at Steubenvillo at once commu
nicated with. The sheriff who had ar
rested Capon, and who was still In of
fice, came personally to Savannah with
a requisition from tho Governor of
Ohio. When ho had his first Interview
with Wilson, the latter, who was terri
fied beyond measure by the prospect of
the scaffold, nsked htm whether a full
confession would savn htm.
" If you are guilty, It will be.raaybe,
tho only thing that will save your llfo,"
replied tho sheriff.
Thereupon Wilson made a clean
breast of it. no said ho had waylaid
Sammis, who had left his horse at a
house threo miles from Steubenvillo,
and had attacked him with a knife.
Sammis had offered the most desperate
reslstepce, nnd had com polled hlra to
slnb him often before ho had succumb
ed. When the sheriff arrived with his
prisoner at Steubenville, the exasper
ated people there could be barely pro
vented from lynching Wilson.
The governor ot the State, upon re
ceiving a certified copy of Wilson's con
fession, immediately granted a full
pardon to Capon, to whom the legisla
ture, which happened to be In session
at Columbus at the time, voted the sum
of one thousand dollars to Indemnify
him for tho sufferings he had Innocent
ly undergone.
It is needless to try to describe Ca
pon's joy at this unexpected change In
his fortunes. Ho returned to Steuben
villo, where the people received him
amid manifestations of unfeigned joy.
At the next term ot the Circuit
Court, Wilson was sentenced to oe
hanged, the court saying that the enor
mity of his crlmo had been augmented'
by his suffering an Innocent man to bd
punished for it.
Capon gave a proof of genuine mag'
nanlmlty by going to Columbus and
asking tho Governor to sparo Wilson's
life ; but the Governor retuse to Inter
fere. So Wilson was hanged at Steu
benville on the 4th of January, 1847.
Rural Happiness.
A farmer who owns his land, Is free
from debt, and has tolerable Ixprove
ments, cannot comprehend the full
meaning of tho term " hard tlmes.'
Hence, farming Is the best find surest vo
cation for the masses ot the peoplo ; as
a general result It does not always lead
to wealth, bur. it may certainly Insure
competence and even abundance. To
the jaded, unfortunate, unsuccessful
business man, there U no prospect that
looks so enticing as that of a beautiful
farm, well improved, fully stocked and
carefully tilled. It Is a haven of rest,
where tho corroding cares and life-sap-ping
anxiety of a city business are un
known : a domain over which he Is
king, and where he may enforce his
will, undisputed by any ono. The true
pleasure ot a farmer's vocation consists
lu his lutlmato relation to nature and
his possession of all the rational enjoy
ments of life.
One Step at a Time.
A great many people dishearten
themselves by worrying too much about
possible future troubles. Prudent fore
thought is commendable, but mere un
reasonable worry should be avoided. It
is an act of folly for a man to conjure
up all the troubles that might befall
him, and mass them before him as so
many obstacles 'o be overcome at once.
A man at the foot of a flight, of stairs,
which he has to ascend would be fool
ish to assume thnt be must take all tho
steps at once, and that because he can
not do that ho cannot ascend the stairs,
at all. Ue has ouly to take one step at
a tin o, aud when he gets, to tho top
step he takes that almost as easily as'
he took the first. But when he gets
to the top let him be careful that ha
does not fall all the way down by one
misstep. It is the eame with the af
fairs of life. All we have to do Is to'
take one step at a time.
Baby farmers should be spanked with
a trip hammer.
Yon should not stone your neighbor,
but ) ou may rock his baby.