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Attorney at Law,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
Jfcy Collecting and Conveyancing promptly
attended to.
Office, second story of Court House, above
Prothonotary's office.
JOBERT McMEEN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
OiE.ce on Bridge street, la the room formerly
occupied by Eira I). Parrer, Esq.
LEX' E. McCLCRE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PHILAURLPHIA.
oct27 tf
g B. UU1)KN,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.,
Offers his services to the eitisens of Juni
ata county as Auctioneer and Vendue Crier.
Charges, from two to tea dollars. Satisfac
tion warranted. nov3-6m.
DR. P. C. RUNDIO,
PATTERSON, PEN.VA.
August 18, 1869-tf.
THOMAS A. ELDER, M. 1).,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
Office hours 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Office in
Belford's building, two doors above thSa
tmcl office. Bridge street. ug 18 tf
B. SSIITB, M. Be,
H03IJEOPUATIC PHYSICIAN t SURGEON
slaving permanently located in the be rough
of Mifflintown, offers his professional services
to the eititens of this place and surrounding
country.
OiCce oa Main street, over BeMler's Drug
.Store. sug 18 15o9-tf
Br. E. A. Simpson
Treats all forms of disease, and may be con
sulted as follows: At big oflice in Liverprwl
Pa., every SATURDAY and MONDAY ap
pointments can he &.ade for other days.
At John i. Lipp's residence, MitHintown.
Juniata Co., Pa., Aug. 17th, 1871, till even
ing Be punctual
gtoyCall on or address
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601 SANSOJI STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
eug 1 &fi-j
QE.STRAL CLAIM AGENCY,
JAMES M. SELLERS,
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
s Bounties, Pensions, Back Pay, Horse
-Claims, State Claims, tie., promptly collected.
c'jarge for information, nor when money
is not e-jllected. ocfJ7-tf
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SCHOOL AND
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The Faculty of this Institution aim to be
very thorough in their instruction, and to
look carefully after the manners, health and
morals of the students.
Winter term commences Jannary 9, 1871.
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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POLICIES Perpetual, at low rates. No
stea:u risks taken. Tbis is one of the
best conducted and most reliable Companies
.ia the State.
J. WILSON ALLEN,
Walnut P. O., Juniata Co.. Pa.,
Agent for Juniata. Huntingdon, Franklin,
Fulton and Bedford cumies. ang!7-ly
MwJltuSj Mote
IX PERRYSVILLE.
f 'O I
DR. J. J. APPLEBAUOH has established
a Drug aod Prescription Store in tbe
above-named place, and keeps a general as
sortment Jif
DRUGS ASD HEDICISES,
Also all other articles usually kept in estab
lishments of tbis kind.
Pure Wines and Liquors for medicinal pur
poses. Cigars, Tobacco, Stationery, Confec
tions (6rst-elass). Notions, etc., eic.
jQThe Doctor gives advice free
"LjEST CIGARS IN TOWN
Ilollobaush's Saloon.
Two for 6 cents. Also, the Frchest Lager,
the Largest Oysters, the Sweetest Cider, tbe
Finest Domestic Wines, and, in short, any
thing you may wish in the
E ATI SO OR D RISKING LINE,
at the most reasonable prices. He has also
refilled his
BILLIARD HALL,
ao that it will now compare favorably with
any Hall in tbe interior of the State.
. June 1. 1870-ly
WALL PAPERo
Rally to the Place where you can buy
your Wall Paper Cheap.
THE undersigned tukes this method of in
forming the public that he has just re
ceived at his residence on Third Street, Mif
flintown, a large assortment of
WLL PAPER,
of various styles, which he offers for sale
CHEAPER than ean be purchased elsewhere
is the county. All persons in need of tbe
-above artiole, and wishing to save money, are
invited to call and examine his stock and
hear his prioes betore going elsewhere.
- BA-Larze supply constantly on hand.
SIMON BASOM.
Mifflintown, April S, 1871-tf
toJ-JurA SxwTiwSJ. $1,80 oer year.
iliiii
B, F. SCHWEIER,
VOLUME XXV, M. 32
Jotat Juucrtistmcnls.
NEW ORUQ STORE.
BANKS fc HAMLIN,
Main Street, Mlfflxntomt, Pa.
DEALERS IS
DRECS A MEMCIIES,
Chemicals, Dye Stuff,
Oils, Paints,
V Varnishes, Olau,
Putty, Coal Oil,
Lamps, Burners,
Chimneys. Brushes,
Infanta Brushes. Soaps,
' Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes,
Perfumery, Combs,
Hair Oil, Tobacco,
Cigars, Notions,
and Stationary.
LARGE VARIETY OF
PATENT MEDICINES,
selected with great care, and warranted from
high authority.
Purest of WINES AN D L1QUUK3 for Medi
cal Purposes.
tf&- PRESCRIPTIONS compounded with
great care, mal6'70-ly
S. B. LOUDON,
MERCHANT TAILOK,
WOULD respectfully inform tbe public
that be has removed his Tailoring Es
tablishment to a room in Major Kevin's new
building, on the Parker lot. on Bridge street,
Mifflintown, anl has opened out a
LARGER AND FINER ASSORTMENT OF
CLOTHS.
CASSIMERES,
TESTINGS, ot C.
Tbsn ever was before brought to this town
wbich he is prepared to make to order in the
LATES1 AND MOST III PRO VED STYLE,
And in a manner that will defy all competi
tion. He also manufactures to order, all
sorts of
CUSTOM WORK
On reasonable terms.
By strict attention to business, he hopes to
receive a liberal share of public patron-
crm Aiv liim & eill and instinct his slvles
1 j
of cutting and workmanship before going
elsewhere.
May 1, 1871.
"junIali valley" bank"
OF
MIFFLIXTOWX, PEXN'A.
JOSEPH POME ROY, President.
T. VAN IRVIN, Cashiei.
HlBtCTORS.
Joseph Pomerny, iJohn 3. Patterson,
Jerome N. Thompson, George Jacobs,
John Ualsbacb.
Loan money, receive deposits, pay interest
on time deposits, buy and sell coin and Uni
ted States Bonds, cash, coupons and checks.
Itemi; money to any part of tbe United States
and also to England, Scotland, Ireland and
Germany. Sell Revenue Stamps.
In sums of $.'00 at 2 per cent, discount.
In sums of $W0 at '1 per cent, discount.
In sums of $1000 at 3 per cent, discount.
fang IS 18t9
Boot and Shoe Shop.
THE undersigned, fashionable Boot If
and Shoemaker, hereby respeotful- II
ly informs tbe public that bebaalocaiedanM
in the borough of Patterson, where he is pre
pared to accommodate the most fastidious in
LADIES' AVEAIl,
Gents1 Fine and Coarse Boots,
CHILDREN'S WEAR, 0, &C.
Also, mending done in the neatest manner
and upon the shortest notice. A liberal
share of public patronage is respectfully
solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed
rif Shop located on the east side of Tus
earora street, one door south of Main street,
nearly opposite Laird & Bell's store.
J. W. DEAN.
March 8. 1871-ly
The Place for Good Grape-vines
IS AT THE
Juniata DiUlcg Uiiuprh,
AND GRAPE-VISE NURSERY.
THE undersigned would respectfully in
form the public that be has started a
Grape-vine Nursery about one mile northeast
of Mifflintown, where be has been testing a
large number of tbe different varieties of
Grapes; and having been in tbe business for
eeven years, he is now prepared to furnish
VINES OF ALL THE LEADING
VARIETIES, AND OF THE
MOST PROMISING
KINDS, AT
LOW RATES,
by the single vine, doien, hundred or thou
sand. All persons wishing good and thrift v
vines will do well to call and see for them
selves. t& Good and responsible Agents wanted.
Address,
JONAS OBERHOLTZER,
Mifflintown. Juniata Co.. Pa.
Hnrrah! Hurrah!
Great
Excitement at the Mifflin
Chair Works!
WHY is it that everybody goes to WM. F.
SNTDER when they art in need of any kind
of Chairs T
BECAUSE be keeps tbe Best and Finest
Assortment of all kinds of Cbairs that was
ever offered to the eyes of tbe public.
Reader, if you are in want of Cbairs of
any kind, you will do well to call on the un
dersigned and examine his fine stock of
Cane Seat and WinOsor Cbairs,
t m r1o.Arinti.inK hfnra nnrehasins? else
where. Having lately started in business, be
is determinea to ao tne very oest ae can as
regards durability and cheapness, and mmr.
rant ail work mamtftturtd hf km.
agy Remember the Sign of the BIG
-wvs-a rfTS A TTX. on the nola an the
corner of Maia and Cnerry streets, when you
want to ouv gooa w.n.
WM. F. SNTDIR.
Mifflintown., Feb 8, 1871.
LARGEST STOCK of Dreso Goods ia tbe
conuty atTUten & IspvBschade'e. , ,
tbi conerirotion tan osioi-
M1FFLLNT0WN,
Rett's Corner.
SMILE WHENEVER 100 CAN.
When things don't go to suit yen,
And tbe world seems upside down.
Don't waste your time in fretting.
But drive away that frown I
Since life is oft perplexing,
'Tis much the wisest plan
To bear all trials bravely.
And smile whenever you can.
Why should you dread to-morrow.
And thus despoil to day ?
For when you borrow trouble,
Ton always have to pay.
It is a good old maxim,
Which should be often preached :
Don't cross the bridge before you.
Until the bridge ia reached.
You might be spared much sighing.
If you would keep in mind
Tbe thought that good and evil
Are always here combined.
There must be tomtlking wanting,
And though you roll in wealth,
Tou may miss from your casket
That precious jewel health.
And though you're strong and sturdy,
Tou may have an emply purse ;
(And earth has many trials
Which I consider worse !)
But whether joy or sorrow
Fill up your mortal span,
'Twill make your pathway brighter
To smile whene'er you can.
Ulisallantous $eaDin.
TILE PERSIAN FAMINE.
full Account of its Causes, Extent and
Details.
Special to the N. T. Herald.
We have received the following highly
interesting dispatch, giving farther par
ticulars concerning the terrible Persian
famine, from our correspondent at Lon
don; London, Julj 88 The reports we are
receiviug here give new, and, if possible,
even more horrible and appalling details
of the Persian famine.
The dearth is much more widespread
than at first reported. In place of being
confined to the province of Khorassan it
extends over the entire land Already
the loss of life lias been fearful. Persia
is said, on reliable authority, to have
lost fifty per ceut. of her population.
Thousands of people, half famished, have
dragged themselves across the frontier
into Turkish Arabia and Cabool, while
those who have been prevented from
doing so by the strong arm of the gov
ernment, are daily dying by thousands of
starvation.
A Persian subject cannot leave hU na
tive country, even to go upin a pilgrim
age to Meshed Hosein or to Mecca with
out special permission from the authori
ties, and this permission is even now, in
spite of the present appalling condition
of the country, still insisted upon. The
people, in desperation, however, ase every
means to elude the vigilance of the Gov
ernment, and escape into happier lands.
It appears that there was a terrible
drought last year, which was followed as
a natural consequence, by partial failure
of the Crops.- There was great suffering
and privation, but comparatively little
mortality
It is a curious fact that this famine, is
to a certain extent, one result, though of
course an indirect one, of the American
civil war There is a belt of country in
Persia which is eminently well calculated
for the production of cotton, and the
high price of that article geven or eight
years ago induced many of the smaller
cultivators to abandon raising other crops
and embark in its production This
opening for commerce rapidly developed
into a large trade, and a conple of lines
of steamers have beeu started from Bom
bay to Bushire, a port on the Persian
Gulf, which is tbe only one of import
ance on Persia's limited seal coast. The
mcney gained by the Sale of tbe sea cot
ton was employed to bny provisions
from Fars, or Fartisan, and the other
southern provinces, which are better
adapted to the growth of wheat and rite.
The bigh price of opira, owing to the
tax imposed upon its export by the
British Indian government, has also
stimulated the production of popping id
place of grain. Last year tbCfft were
two thousand chests of this drug ex
ported from Bushire. The silk trade has
also largely increased. These causes
have all operated to diminish tbe area of
land employed in the raising of provis
ions, and have doubtless tended to aggra
vate the consequences of the present bad
season.
The partial famine last year exhausted
such small accumulated stocks of pro
visions as were in the country. The
people, however, managed to linger
through the winter, sustained by the
hope that the spring crop (there are two
yearly crops in Persia) would bring back
plenty. Early in the year, in spite of
the general impoverishment of the peo
ple, tbe government, with shocking inhu
manity, raised the taxes. This com
pleted tbe misery of its unhappy subjects
What little money tbey had left was
torn from them, and they were left beg
gared to face a year whose horrors had
bat began.
or
J UAIATA COUNTY, PNAaA
The first effect of the increased taxa
tion was to drive the people from their
homes in the country to tbe big cities, as,
owing to a curious law, the imposts upon
tillers of the soil are very much heavier
than those exacted from the dwellers in
towns In cities, indeed, the mass of the
population practically escape taxation,
and the rerenue is raised, with the ex
ception of a poll tax, from the mer
chants. before the end of winter the famine
had spread from Farsistau to the other
provinces which depended upon it for
supplies. The cities of Ispahan, Yezd.
Kermati and Shiras were crowded with
starving multitudes. Teherau, the capi
tal, suffered least, but even there the
privations were terrible. Wheat in Her
man rose to nine times its usual price.
The new crop has failed also. The
people have endeavored to keep them
selves alive by eating grass and roots,
but even this scanty nourishment has
now been exhausted.
In Khorassan, which borders on Ca
bool and the wild steepes of Central
Asia, people sold their children into
slavery among the Turcomans in order
to rave them from starvation, and at the
same time to acquire a few tomatuns to
spend in the bazaar for sustenance.
It would be well if all the provinces
could have disposed of their children in
the same manner.
In Farsistan parents slew and then
devoured their offsprings.
In Ishapan men have been caught in
the act of exhuming the corpses of the
dead for the purpose of eating them.
Among the results of the fatniue may
be mentioned that all domestic animals,
even horses, of which Persia raised a
great many, not only for her own use,
bnt also for exportation to India, have
been killed and eaten.
A late dispatch further inform us that
the cemeteries in Shiraz have to be
guarded by troops, lost tbe people, infu
riated by hunger, should rifle them of
their ghastly con touts.
Tbe people are almost beyond the
reach of help. Kven if food were
brought from India there are no cattle
left to transport it iuto the interior, and
even if they were, it is a month's jour
ney from Bushire to Ishapan, and six
weeks to Khorassan.
This dearth will probably be the most
horrible on record, Two years ago a
couple of millions of people died in In
dia of starvation Unless, however, the
Persian Government consents to the de
portation of its subjects, there will be
among its eight millions of people a mor
tality even more appalling than this.
The report that the plague has broken
out is not confirmed ; but the cholera
and famine fever are very busily at work,
and these are sufficiently terrible agents
of death. The famine-stricken people
are covered with hideous sores, the con
sequeuce of hunger, while tbey burn in
the torture of a devouring fever.
The Russian government, in view of
tbe probability of the cholera spreading
iuto its dominions) has established quar
antine regulations along the iroutier.
One path of escape for tbe Persians is
thus blocked up. Probably tbe British
Indian government will soon adopt simi
lar precautions, and tlfis will cause the
steamers from Bombay to stop running.
Chicago has just completed a most
important enterprise, secoud only to the
lake tunnel for water supply, at an ex
pense of $3,000,000. It is no less than
the deepening of the canal connecting
what is called the Chicago river with the
Illinois, to such an extent that the river
which ought to have flowed into Lake
Michigan, but did not, now flows the
other way, through the canal to the Illi
nois river, carrying with it a sufficient
draft of water from the lake to sweep
before it the filth thai formerly, standing
in the stagnant waters of the river, made
the city for some distance on either side
almost uninhabitable during the warm
weather Tbis Chicago river had no cur
rent, being in reality no river, only a
ditch or arm of tbe lake, extending some
distance into the land, and deep enough
for the largest craft of the lakes Into
this was poured a Urge share of the filth
of the city, and there it remained. The
current that will now sweep it away, and
keep the water pure, will be worth many
times the cost. Chicago is wise in her
improvements. Pliila. Press.
Thb transfusiou of blood as a remedy
for impaired vitality, was recently attempt
ed with eoifplete success in a Berlin hos
pital. The subject was a soldier on whom
an amputation had been performed, and
who became so weak from the conse
quent loss of blood, thai his life was de
spaired of. As a last resource one 6f the
attending surgeons selected a healthy Ba
varian, and took from him the proper
quantity of blood, which, after being
freed from albumen by filtering; and
raised by artificial means to blood beat,
was injected into the veins of the dying
soldier. He began at once to recover.
Gbibf knits two hearts in closer bonds
thau happiness ever ean ; common suf
fering is a far1 stronger link than common
joy. :
TBB LASTS.
AUGUST 9, 1371.
AWFUL t RAGEDT.
A Husband Witnesses the Death of His
W ife and Three Little Children Poison
c4 by Her Own Hand.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin of
a few days ago says : The most awful
and appalling tragedy that has stirred
the hearts of any community for many a
year, occurred in Effington county, about
two miiea above station 3 on the Cen
tral railroad, about three o'clock yester
day morning.
Mrs. Ash, the wife of John II. Ash,
formerly of this city, killed her three
children, and herself by administering a
sufficient quantity of strychnine to pro
duce instantaneous death.
It appears from what we could learn
from a gentleman who was an eye witness
to the horrifying scene, that Mrs. Ash,
formerly Miss Laura Dasher, of Effiug
ton county, has for a short time past
been slightly deranged, at least she was
suspected of being in this Condition, from
certaiu singular appearances and conduct
noticeable to those nearest her and in
most continuous association with her.
However, nothing serious was apprehen
ded, except that her husband felt a little
anxious about her, and communicated
with tier brother on the subject. Tbis
was all. No more serious apprehension
was felt, although her husband continued
to keep a strict watch over her conduct
A short time previous he had purchased
a small bottle of strychnine for the pur
pose of destroying the rats and dogs that
were rapidly killing off their poultry.
Tbis he secreted in the night time, taking
the precaution to lncjt it up in an old bu
reau drawer, hiding the key iu a place
least likely to be discovered by his wife,
no other person in the house kuowing of
the hiding-place.
Sunday night all went to bed as usual,
though before retiring Mrs. Ash eat down
and wrote a long letter, but did not sus
pect anything, although it contained an
account of her feelings towards certain
I members of her family, with whom there
was some unpleasantness. Mr. Ash took
j all three of the children in bed with him-
self and wife. Mr. George Patterson, a
1 friitnd n rA vaT.tivA fif W ra A alt n..n.
pied an adjoiuing room.
About three o'clock yesterday mean
ing he and Mr Ash were aroused by the
cries of two of the children, and enter
ing the room found Mrs. Ash in the act
of taking a spoon from the mouth of the
oldest child, a little girl, who had strug
gled and resisted uutil her cries woke her
father and his friend, both of whom feel
ing alarmed asked uer what sue was
doing. She replied, Only giving the
children a little powder, and 1 am afraid
that I have not given them enough"
They begged and entreated her to tell
them what she had given them Mr. Asb
tasting the powder which be discovered
on the mouth of one of the children, dis
covered that it was quite bitter- She
finally took him to tbe bureau drawer
and showed him the bottle of strychnine
from which she had dosed herself first
and then each one of her three little ones.
It was but a short time after this before
the mother, a young woman about twenty-five
years old, and her three interest
ing little children, two giils and one boy.
were lying stiff and cold in the arms of
death.
Dying in rapid succession, one after
tbe other, the mother, although the first
to take the poison, lived to see her chil
dren die, and then followed them herself.
It is said the struggles of the poor little
cieatures were awful ; the oldest falliug
backwards, was drawn together in such a
manner that ber bead and feet nearly
touched each other. The afflicted father
held bis little ones and his wife in his
arms till they breathed their last.
The time was too short from tbe dis
covery of tbe deed to procure any aid,
although a physician was immediately
sent for. He arrived in time to save the
father, who, in bis efforts to discover what
the drug was, bad swallowed enough to
render his condition dangerous. Mr. Pat
terson came to this city yesterday after
noon to procure coffins to bury the dead,
and as soon as be returns an inquest
will be held previous to the interment.
Not many miles from Boston a certain
farmer owned a contrary horse. While
driving home with a load of hay some
time since, tbe horse concluded not to
move any further ; whereupon the farm
er pulled out a small quantity of the hay,
placed it under the horse and set it on
fire. Tbe fire had the desired effect, for
it obliged the horse to move. lie started
forward just enough to clear the flatties,
aod tbe entire load, with the wagon, was
destroyed, the fanned having as much as
he could do to clear tbe horse from the
wagou in season to save his life.
A Good Examplb. A Methodist
clergyman in tbe vicinity of Boston was
invited to a public demonstration of some
kind, where an expensive supper was
served, and on the table were bottles of
intoxicating drinks. On being requested
to ask a. Divine blessing upon the repast,
he arose and said, " I can cheerfully ask
God to bless the food, but I never yet
dared to ask his blessing on a bottle of
rum." 'J he bottles were instantly re
moved, and the blessing was then in
voked.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WHOLE NUMBER 1273
"POORLO'S" ATROCITIES.
Cutting Out Prisoners' Tonrtlfs and Lop-pine-
off Their Eara-IhtB Burning
litem to Death.
St. Louis, July 26 William Mac
Moore, an escaped Indian captive, has
arrived overland at St. Joseph, with tbe
details of one of the most bloody Indian
outrages of the year. About the mid
dle of June he started from Paw Valley,
Texas, with thirteen other drivers of
Blackburn's government train, for Fort
Sill, Indian Territory.
About 5 o'clock on the evening of the
36tn ult , while crossing a streant thirty
miles east of Fort Sill, they were sud
denly attacked by 150 Cbeyenues and
white desperadoes. A battle followed,
lasting a few minutes. Seven teamsters
Were killed, one was wounded and the
rest were captured.
The Indians tomahawked and scalped
the wounded, and took MacMoore, John
Jones, Thomas Uaywstd, Henry Brown
and Harry Jackson and other prisoners.
Tbey bound them and sent tbetn to tbe
woods under guard. What disposition
was made of the train i not known.
The day after the battle one of the
party attempted to escape and was killed
and scalped. They marched for two
days in a northerly direction, and on
Friday they halted, tied Jones and Hay
watd to a stake, cut out their tongues.
Ibpped off their ears, and otherwise tor
tured them in the presence of other
prisoners, and then burned them to death.
Brown, MacMoore, and Jaczson de
termined to make an attempt to ejeape.
A few nights afterward, while tbe In
dian guards were drunk and tbe rStn had
loosened their cords, one got free, stole a
knife from a sleeping savage and freed
bis companions. Tbis was on tbe 5ih
ult. After marching some days, nearly
naked, they were fed by a friendly band
of Pottowattaroies. They reached Fort
Riley on the 12th. nearly exhausted,
and MacMoore, proceeding to Leaven
worth on foot, took rail to St. Joseph,
where he had friends.
lie declares that one-fourth of the
baud were white desperadoes, under
Stonely, the Edstern Teaxas outhiw.
They are dressed as savages, and partici
pated in the cruelties with Indian zest.
Tbey had also with them as captives
Mrs. Bowman, of Uaudaloupe Mountain,
Texas, and a beantiful white girl named
Emma Baily. It is supposed the band
belongs to the tribe who made a demon
stration on Fort Sill during Sherman's
visit. Mac.Moore's credibility is touched
tot by respectable citizens of St. Joseph.
A TRAGEDY IX GEORGIA.
From the Albany Xeics we learn that
on Tuesday last a most horrible tragedy
and murder occurred on Mr. B. II. Hill's
"Mud Creek" plantation, in that county,
in which Mr. Rush, the Manager, and
Paul Butler, a freedman, working on tbe
place, were the parties, and both killed.
On last Monday there was a difficulty
between the parties, in which the regro
cursed the white man, and the latter
struck him.
Ou Tuesday morning; when the ne
groes were ou their way to the field, some
of tbem came up with Paul Butler, who'
had his gun on his shoulder. He in
formed them it was bis intention to kill
Mr. Rush as soon as be came out to the
field. His friends argued the matUr
with him, and begged him to put bis gun
away and go to work. lie refused to be
governed by their advice, and, persist
ing in bis murderous purpose, swore he
would kill Mr. R., at first sight. All
hands then went to work except Paul,
his brother Ben, bis relative, Ben Wade,
and his fiiend, Moses Holt tbe latter
three not beiog accounted for at tbat
time.
Paul stationed himself a short distance
from the laborers. Mr. Rush rode up,
and Paul advanced toward him, and ad
dressed him with : " you, you shot
at me yesterday for nothing, and I'm
ready to shoot with you," whereupon
Mr. Rush replied: "Don't come any
nearer me, stand back." Paul then said :
'You stand back." Mr. R. then at
tempted to draw his pistol, and while in
the act Paul levelled his gun and fired,
placing forty eight deadly missiles iu the
breast, abdomen, neck and head of his
victim, killing him instantly.
Paul then rati towards his mnle, tied
in the woods hard by, mounted it, with
gun in nana ana maae on to warns tne
"Uobbs Place," another one of Mr. Hill's
plantations, followed by the three miss
ing negroes, Ben Butler, Ben Wade,
and Moses Holt, and perhaps someothers.
At the gate open ing into the Hobbs
plantation they found the dead body of
Paul lying on the one side of the gate
and gun on the other. The top of his
head was blown bff and his face burned
ith powder showing unmistakably
that he bad come to his death by tbe ac
cidental discharge of tbe remaining bar
rel while going through the gdte on the
mule.
The testimony satisfied tbe jury that
Ben Butler. Ben Wade and Moses Holt
were accessories, and Deputy Sheriff
drown being present with a , pro
ceeded at once to arrest all three of them,
and they ate now in jail awaiting exami
nation.
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"Coughing boss" is the Indian name
for locomotive. ' "'"
Jackson county; Mississippi,- has it
seven-horned cow. - ,
Cellar wa'ls were cracked by the
earthquake at Rochester, N. II.
The French say that they have only
lent Metz and Strasbourg for a few years.
In St. Louis, recently, a sleeping child
smothered another by rolling oa its
face. .3
Peaches at fwenty-ffve cents per box
Sfe very plentiful in the Memphis mar
ket Roast anacemda is said to be fashion
able delicacy among the natives at Are
quipa. Pern. - -
Countless millions of grasshoppers
pass through St. Joseph, Mo., seeking
homes in the Far "West.
A baby who kisses his mother and
fights his father, niy be saM to bo par
tial to his ma and martial to his pi.
Vessels for Richmond now can passt
through the Dutch Gap Canal hx Jaaesf
river, shortening the voyage Somewhat.
"Beauty is power," wrote a New Or
leans merchant upon his cosmetic
"BeaCty is powder," it read, after a droll
wag had changed a letter.
Experiments in the army bakery at
Washington hive shown theft eight hun
dred and two one-pound IoaVes of bread
can be made from one barrel of flour.
Remarkable family lives in Dallas'
county, Ark. The father is 108 years
old, the mother 106, and tie two, parents
of 29 children 15 boys and 14 girls.
"Gdod morning, MV. Ilenpeek; have
yon tiny daughters that would mat good
tvpe-settrrs ''' -3Tot exactly, but I have'
a w!fe that would make a first-rate devil."
A gentleman, of Cambridge, Mas i
the owner of a one week old colt, that
measures only tweny -three inches in?
height, and weighs bel twenty-seven
pounds.
Jscob Wertz aged seventy-three year
residing ia Franklin county, rak-id and
bound after two cradles at the satae time
during the late harvest, for a period of
eight days.
A venerable woman ifi Oxford county;
Me., 82 years old' who worked for twenty-five
cents a day and saved t&e money,
has just given 8330, her wage for four
years towdrfl building a chnrcb.
A disgraceful dembnstratiou ocenrred
yesterday afternoon among some excur
sionists at Cape Miy, and, dring the
melee, a woman was so seriously injured
that it is thought she cannot survive.
It is said that ia Wisconsin not less
than 20,000 womrti have been engaged
in harvesting this year. A blue-eyed
Scandinavian girl in central Wisconsin
Istot year sheared forty sheep in one day.
The ftshionable noto paper is pale yel
low. A love letter iftk has also lately
been invented whiclf fades completely
but in less than two weeks' time, thus
successfully preventing breach of prom
ise cases.
A wom.-trt charged with being a witch
was recently burned alive iu the public
square of a town In Peru. The cruef
punishment was ordered by tho Lieu
tenant Government sad the judge of the
province.
A messenger of the national bank of
New York Was knocked down by tw
men on Saturday !n broad d.iy'igbt at
the cornet 6f Broadway and Warren
eireet, and rbbbed tf S30,(00 iu govern
ment securities.
The masons an? carpenters of Berlin
have reeolved, at a late meeting, to pay
the!r journfeymeri seven cents in gold
for one hoar's work, or seventy cents in
gold for ten hour's daily work, on and
after Jannary 1st neit.
Nine fat geutlethen of Pottstown,
Montgomery county, have beeu ehal
lengened by nine fatter ones of Douglas
ville to play a game of base ball at the
latter place. The Doug!usviIIe hint
weigh 1,600 pounds.
A little boy in Philadelphia, put a tor
pedo in his rebnth the other day, and it
almost immediately exploded, tearing his
face terribly and endangering his life.
The torpedo was colored bine and red,
and looked like sugar-plum
'Where was I, ma," said a little urclin
to his mother, as he stood gazing at bis
drunken and prostratS father, "where
was I when you married pa? Wby.
didn't you take rae along. I could have
picked out a better man !han he is.'"
While preaching on Sunday, at Lick
ing, Ohio, the clergyman was informed
that his house had been robbed. He
stated the fact to the congregation, and;
after joining in the doxology, all dispers
ed, boated for the thieves and captured
them.
Mrs. Archibald, of Naples, Me., dream
ed a few nights ago that the lightning
was forging a boh for ber barn, and she
got up and turned out all her stock tc
make the blow as light as possible. The
next day the barn wear struck, bnt n
particular damage io