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gus Bible Society os one of its auxilaries;
and that the Secretary inform them of its
action 1
The board of officers elected for the ensu-
ing year are as followsJno P. Dickenson,
President; IT. M. Beach, Vice President;
J ”D. 1\ ooten, Sec, and Treats. Executive
Committee; S W Patterson, D Ctirry, R R
Terrell, F L Babbit, W O Fleming, TF Hamp
ton, II M Beach,
The meeting adjourned with doxology and
benediction.
J. D. WOOTEN, Secretary.
Bainbridge, April 28, 1873.
An Indian Moses-
WHY CAPTAIN JACK KILLED GEN. CAN
BY—A STRANGE RELIGION.
To any one acquainted with tlie
present temper of the Pacific coist In
dians the reason for-the massacre of
Gen. Canby by Captain Jafck is obvi
ous.
A belief exists among the tribes and
bands in the States and Territories
heretofore named that the time of their
deliverance from the domination of the
white race is close at hand.
It hgs long been predicted by the
old warriqys and their medicine men,
and within the last three years has
■gained an almost universal acceptance.
When questioned, however, by those
sustaining official relations with them,
most of the Indians deny any knowledge
of these beliefs or traditions. Never
theless, the fact that the belief has be
come almost universal is well known to
all intelligent men having ffTendly re
lations with the Indians.
On page 303, Commissioner’s Re
port for 1782, arc some statements on
this subject by N. A. Cornoyer, agent
in charge of the Umatilla, llesarvation,
Oregon; to which Superintendent T. B.
Odeneal of Oregon, at the conclusion
of this report (on page 302, same book),.
makes the following preference.
V STRANGE AND DANGEROUS RELIG-
«•
• ION.
<: The Indians mentioned by agent
Cornoyer in his report as'being on the
•Columbia river, numbering in his opin
ion. two thousond, are .a source of con
siderable annoyance to the agents at
Warm Springs and Umatilla- They
! '“«■«>» •»* p” 1 ' 1 ” «"*<». b -v
*v—for .liMHiWiun from a-lniinistrtiti.m. j
mlik fup three ninths-—fov disfnlssion j
from guariViaifohip' 40 thiy*.
Rule** fi*r VovcuWure of niortjjnffpJ* must ho |
jiMmUcI monthly fur t*»ur —for os- I
LiMtslnn^ \»»st \»a\u*rs for Uio ftill space of j
three months—for compelling; titles from ex
ecutors or lultmntNfntSffrs whore bom l lias |
been pi von by the dcccnsCil, the full space of
finer months.
I'uhJication will always be continued ac-
ronlinp to .these, the legal requirements,
Mnlcw otherwise ordered.
Decatur County Bible Society-
The anniversary of this auxilary society
*>.« hob! in «lie Methodist Church in this
Sabbath morning last, 27th inst. The
iatrwlnrt.u’y devotional exercises were con-
bcicilliv the llev. 8. D. Clements- A scr-
ti'ii appropriate to the occasion Was deliv-
*'d Ivy llev. J. L. Lyons, agent of thcAmer-
wnBihle Society, from l’salm XIX, 7.
bier the sermon, it collection was taken
"■ »:ii'iant»ng to 524. The society was then
'-•led to order liy J. 1*. Dickinson, President.
,l reports of the Secretary were read by
■ I'. Wooten, Secretary and Treasurer, and
' ■pled. Amount received from the sale of
and correct inns, $17465; amount pf
"wi <m hand at the beginning of the year.
expenses for colporteur and freight,
* r . >21281 -leaving a balance of cash on
hndof 521 It'd. Value of books on hand,
It being ascertained that this society has
bredii will, the parent society of $145 4o.
'tt notion of H. M. Beach, it was voted that
attmnnt lie donated to the American Bi-
' r Society.
•V t'olpoHour, the Rev. Wm. Rogers who
'N'employed by the society, not having
-'lea full report of liis work, the Secreta-
sas requested to correspond xx'ith him
«i ascertain the number of families dcsti-
tl, f the scriptures, and the number sup-
M.
D'f following communication was received
m Attapulgus:
•it a meeting of the friends of the Bible,
' r ‘l 'a the Methodist Church in Attapulgus,
/* nit the 25th day of April 1873, aftcr*be-
-4 addressed by tlie Rev. Dr. Lyons, agent
•lie American Bible Society, proceeded to
u<l " r ?attization of a society auxiliary to the
'"t County Bible Society, to be known
f !l >« Attapulgus Bible Society. The usua
jwitution was adopted, and the following
"'errs elected Rev. II. F. Hoyt, Presi-
* tal; James English, Vice President: G. P.
'"°d. Secretary; Dr. L. H. Peacock, Trcas-
, Executive Committee; TUos- R- Smith.
" Chestnut, Sherod McCall.
After xome interesting remarks by the Rev.
t ' u °yt, in regard to the good results
* "mg from the general distribution ef the
d 'Ures. the meeting closed with prayer
‘ a l Wlietion.
Ti,c Decatur County Bible Society is here-
* ■'tquested to recognize this society as one
■ auxilaries.
^ II. F. Hoyt, President.
• i 1 - Wood, Secretary.
Pen the reading of this communication,
enanimou-lvvoted that the Decatur
the doctrines of‘ which they are taught
that a new God is coming to their res
cue; that ail the Indians who have
died heretofore, and who shall die here
after. are to be resurrected; that, as
they then will be very numerous and
powerful,‘they will be able to conquer
the whites recover their lands, and live
as free and unrestrained as their fathers
lived in olden times. Their model of a
man is an Indian; they aspire to be In
dians, and nothing else. About four
hundred of them belong at Umatilla
Agency, one hundred at Warren
Ppfings, and the remainder in the Terri
tories of Idaho and Washington. It is
thought by those who know them best
that they cannot be made to go upon
their reservations without at least be
ing intimidated by the presence of' a
military force.”
WHO SHALL BE THE INDIAN MOSES?
The belief, substantially the same as
officially stated above, has led the In
dians in the belt of country situated
east of the Cascade an'd west of the
Kocky Mountains, to longingly look
for the coining of their deliverer, and
to hail all unusual occurrences as indi
cations of his speedy advent. No chief
knows but that he may prove to be the
chosen one, and Captain Jack in his
Success will be greeted as such by great
numbers of the braves. The same idea
that inspired tlie first gun of the rebel
lion, namely, to ‘’fire the Sonthem
heart,” actuated these Indians. The
treacherous assault in which General
Canby was sacrificed would never have
been made had not Captain Jack and
his associates been guaranteed the co
operation of the great tribes of all that
section. It was the one thing needed
to fire the Indian heart. The fact that
Gen. Canby and other men were, slain
is all well known to-day to the Indians
about Fort Benton as to the people of
Yreka. The earthquake which shoSk
Oregon and Washington Territory last
December was accepted by the Indians
as prophetic of a great event m their
favor. This bloody massacre will be to
them the fulfillment of Nature’s prophe
cy. Such is the meaning of the Lava
Bed catastrophe.
terminus of the Southern trans-conti
nental railroad, upon which work is
now vigorously prosecuted »t both
ends of the line, under the auspices of
Col. Scott. San Diego is‘about 400
miles south of San Francisco, near the
Mexican frontier line; it is in direct
line with China and the East, and is
favorably located to become a great re
ceiving and distributing centre for the
trade of Mexico, Southern California,
and of Chir^a and Australia, with which
countries it is to be connected with
new lines of steamers.
Work was commenced on the Cali
fornia end of the Texas Paciffic Rad-
road at San Diego on the 21st inst. It
is the intention of the company to have
trains running through by u y , •
This settles in favor of San D fo
the question of the western route
and
A Florida Sensation-
A WILD MAN IN MARION COUNTY'.
•
Just as we are going to press a
most startling rumor reaches us of
the discovery of
a wild Man in scott’s cave,
about two miles from this place.
The fact3, as*we are able to gather
them from the numerous and start
ling reports flying about the town, #
are these; While an exploring ex
pedition, composed of Captain A. G.
Grant; President of the European
International Colonization Society,
Mr. George Burnside, reporter of
the JackfjonvTllc Union, and Dr. Ze.
Butt, of this place, were admiring
the romantic appearance of this re
markable curiosity and speculating
as to its origin, they were suddenly-
startled by the terrific chatferings.
and wild gesticulation of something
what is now supposed to be ft wild
man. The
THE HIDEOUS AND SINGULAR LOOK
ING OBJECT
sprang suddenly trom the mouth of
the cavern and and rushed up an
adjoining hill, uttering a peculiar
noise—something like the sound of
a .human being in distress—and.
springing into the dense woods, was
lost to sight. The party of gentle
men, after recovering from their as
tonishment. gave hot pursuit after
tlie retreating figure. Tlie race
was exciting. The Union reporter,
as was befitting the representative
of a rapid newspaper, distanced his
comrades in the chase, and would
have eventually succeeded in cap
turing this “wild man of the woods
had not the latter, by a quick flank
movement,
RETREATED TO IIIS STRONGHOLD
iii llie cavij. Upon approaching the
entrance to the cavern the pursuers
were surprised to find the pursued
resting himself indifferently upon a
crooked stick—which, during the en
tire efiase, he hud never relinquished.
Standing at a safe distance tlie party
gazed with mute astonishment at
the wonderful being—if being it can
be called. Describing him as he ap
peared to an eye-witness—who has
just returned trom the scene ol ac
tion, hot with spurring, fiery red
with haste, jnd covered with glory
qnd perspiration—it seemed, he
said, to possess'the figure of
A iffAN OF GIGANTIC PROPORTIONS,
ranging apparently from five to
seven feet in height and covered
with long, .whitish hair of bristle
stiffness, and singular withal as still
to leave the party in doubt as to
whether it be man, beast or demon.
Two of the party stationed them
selves at the entrance of the cave
to watch the movements of its mys
terious occupant, and, if possible, to
prevent his escaping; while the third
hastened to town to spread the
wonderful tidings and to procure as-
istance in its capture. The town is
in
WILD EXCITEMENT,
and while we are writing a litrge
party of citizens is being organized-
armed with ropes, clubs, sticks and
other weapons necessary to effect
the “AVbat Is It’s” capture, which
wc trust will be speedy. In our
next issue we shall give our readers
a more complete narrative of this
wonderful adventure if any new de
velopments are made; assuring them
in the meantime that what we have
already related has been t-ld us by
a reliable eye-ttitness.—Wabbtetoicn
Grabbler.
A Bogus Mule Trade.
A saddle colored fellow citizen yester
day, persauded two ‘-gintlemen from the
rural deestriks” that he was the owner
; of a pair of mules, which he had at
j Tavlor’s livery and horse mart on Ala-
1 bama street, that he wished to sell on
! time. The offer was too tempting to
be resisted, so a bargain was struck,
and now the trouble was to procure bri
dles to bring the animnles home. The
pretended owner suggested that he
could get a pair for fifty cent*, which
amount the purchasers forked over,
glad of thg chance to get such a good
bargain. Instead of buying the bridles,
the darkey, to the utter astonishment of
the purchasers, made an effort to obsquat-
ulate, hut a star hove in sight and invi
ted him to sojourn during his stay in
the city, at the hotel de calaboose, which,
of course, he accepted.—Atlanta Sun,
Be Your Own Right-Hand Man-.
People who have been bolstered
up all their lives are seldom good
for anything in a crisis. When mis
fortune comes they look a rtf and for
some one to lean upon. Ir the prop
is not there down they go : once
down they are .as helpless £j- a cap
sized turtle, and they cannot find
their feet again without assistance.
To sigh or repine over a lack of
inheritance is unmanly. Every man
should strive to be a ciedtor insfead
of an*inheritor—he should bequeath
instead of borrow—he should bo con
scious of the power within him and
fight his own battles with his own
lance. Efforts persisted into achicv-
ments train a man to self-reliance ;
and when lie has proven to the world
that he can trust himself, the world
will trust-him. One of tlie best les
sons that can be taught to»young
men is this; Work—strengthen
your moral and mental faculties as
you would strengthen your «nuscles
by vigorous exercise. Learn to con
quer circumstances, you are then in
dependent of'fortune. When once
this spirit of sell-reliance is learned,
every, man will discover within him
self die elements and capacities of
wealth. He will be rich, incstima*-
bly rich, in sell-resources and can
lift his head proudly to meet the no
blest among men.
The men who left their mark or.
tlie years in which they lived, w r ere
all trained in a rough school; they
did not mount to tlieir high position
by the help of leverage. They leap
ed the Chasm, grappled with oppos
ing rocks, avoided avalanches, and,
when the goal was reached, felt that
but for the t il that had strengthen
ed them as they strove they would
never have obtained the reward.
What Ex-President Davis is Doing—
His Opinion of Bia Hill and Long-
street-
Memnils, April 1C. 1373.
Our most noted citizen, lion; Jef
ferson I>avi-f is t he most retiring and
quiet person wo have q; oq» - coimmi-
iLity. He devotes himself to the du
ties of president-of the Carolina Lite
Insurance Company, managing its
affairs with great judgment and dis
cretion. It is generally understood
that Mr. Davis is a good hater, but
this does not imply that he is not, a
very general and more than ordina
ry good persons.Possessing a won
derful store of knowledge and ex
ceedingly happy faculty of telling
what he knows, makes the ex-Presi-
de'nt of tlie Confederacy an acquain-
tanc to be sought after. If he is not
in the habit of pardoning an euemy,
neither does lie forget u friend.
MR. DAVIS’ OPINION OF BEN HILL AND
LONGSTREET..
Not long since I was present when
a gentleman remarked to Mr. Davis
that the political course of Ben Hill,
of Georgia, was, to say the least of
'it, to be regretted. "Possibly,’’an
swered Mr. Davis, “Hill might have
pursued a course in recent politics
that I would have liked better, if I
cared much about such things ; but
I will be far from censuring the man,
lbr anything he may do now who
stood by me when all others forsook
our cause. It was in those trying
times that he proved ' himself the
truest of the true. His pen and his
voice were on my side when I most
needed them, and they were equal
to ten thousand bayonets, and I
shall not forget his services.” The
other endeavored to support his po
sition by citing Longstreet’s case,
arguing that Longstreet had been a
good soldier in a good cause, yet his
late political antecedents are suffi
cient to destroy any and all former
good opinions formed of him. Mr.
Davis did not think the case parallel.
Longstreet was an ordinary man,
whose place could ’have be^u sup
plied by a thousand persons. Hill
%Yas a great man of power.
The Clerkship Mania-
A few days since*a gentleman of this
citv had inserted in the Morning News
an advertisement for “A clerk, salary
moderate,” and the same day received
thirtv-six applications for the position,
which number was greatly increased
the two following days- These appli
cations were from youths, young men.
and even middle aged men. many of
whom were willing to work for a salary
just sufficient to pay their board. This
is only an insolatcd case; during the
past six months many such have occur
red. but one is sufficient for oar illus
tration.
We regret to say that these arc bad
omens, showing the tendency ofi the
young men of the times. All after
“clerkships,” no matter what the com
pensation, the advantages of promotion
—anything to get behind a Counter.
under the most favorable circum
stances, in five cases out of six, what
does a clerkship mean ? To be brief,
it means always a clerk, and never a
principal. The best way is to start
right in your career with the word—o
commence by acquiring a knowledge ol
some business in which you Can rise tf
a position of honor and independence.
Enter into it with ambition and the
determination to make a success, and
with average talents, industry, energy,
and self-reliance you will not fail. To
whom are we indebted for our greatest
and most useful inventions ? The in
telligent, industrious mechanic.
A brief sketch wijl aptly illustrate
the general fate of seekers of clerk
ships
A young man enters a store, or an
office, at a salary of four or five hun
dred dollars a year; in a few years, by
close attention to the business of his
employer, he may be able to eommafln
a thousand or twelve hundred debars
a year. Whether he receives five hun
dred or a thousand dollars a year makes
no difference as a general rule, in
the amount he saves. He must “keep
up appearances,” and as he advances in
his position, be finds that his personal
expenses are also increasing. Finally,
after years of hard labor and oftentimes
of faithful, honest and sefvices, he is
without warding thrown out of «mploy-
ment. - “Business is dull t and we can’t
afford to keep you any longer,” is the
only satisfaction lie get, as he goes out
into the world without a dollar, to look
for another clerkship,for each of which
there are hundreds of applicants. This
is the time that the young man realizes
the mistake he has made, and wishes
that he had “learned a- trade.” He
sees, now, that any expert workman,
among the trades, receives more money
than lie lias ever received as a clerk,
and besides is independent. If he is
sober and industrious, he is never “out
of work.” His expenses are only half
a g much as those of a clerk, and he
a vcs his money to begin for himself in
few years, in a business which he un
derstands perfectly; Such a man is on
the high road to prosperty.
Young men who have not Capital to
invest in a line of business in which it
is necessary to serve as a clerk to ob
tain knowledge of the business to fit
them far ihe position of proprietor,
should avoid clerkships „as a delusion
and a snare. Learn a trade—avoid
temptation and be independent.—Sav.
Ncics.
Lousiana.
Tlie so-called "Governor” Kellogg,
of Lousiana, is a usurper, a thief.
He stole the office which he holds,
as we have heretofore proved by
Senator Schurz and others. When,
therefore, fie sends telegrams to
Washington saying that he has is
sued no conjmissions to fusion offi
cers, &c., or affirming or denying
anything else, his Statements must
be looked upon as the utterances ol
a perjured villian. -They# may or
may not be true, but certainly his
word is not worth anything.—Rich
mond Dispatch.
Coming Home to Roost.
Wc judge feom the Tribune that they
are beginning to understand in that
office how true it is that curses come
home to roost. The Tribune knows
now what is meant by sowing the wind"
and reaping the whirlwind. The seed
it sowed for a quarter of a century is
blooming in blood and anarchy, and
yet it has the cheek to quarrel with
the harvest. It says:
It must be evident that the one re
sult from. Southerfi Misgovernment
which thoughtful men have most dread
ed is rapidly coming to pass. The un
principled politicians who have sought
to make their fortunes by aid of the
colored vote have spared no pains to
create a distinctive negro party wher
ever, as in many parts of Louisana the
negroes are strotig enough to make it
worth while. They have inflamed these
ignorant and Credulous people against
their former masters. They hare as.
sured them that they must, take the
government into their own hands if
they Would Hot be cent back into slave
ry. They have fanned their ambition.
They hare excited their cupidity. Of
course at the same time they have ir
ritated and embittered the whites. Still
smarting under their defeat and losses
in the war, the whites find themselves
plundered and imposed upon by the
worst set of adventurers that ever
cursed a State, and are taught that
these adventurera cannot be disloged
by the ballot, for they overrule any
election that goss against them.
The Ties that Sind Us.
It is estimated that the number of
railroad ties in present nse in the Uui-
ted States is 150,000,000. A cut of
200 ties to the acre is above rather
than under the average, and it there
fore has required the product of 750.-
000 acres of wild timbered land to fur
nish the supply. Railroad ties, last
about fivo years, consequent^ - 30,000,-
000 ties are used annually for repairs,
taking the the. timber from 1501000
acres, and a fueTsupply of nearly 500,-
000 acres more every year. It appears,
then, that our railroads are stripping
the country at the rate of 1.000.000
acres per annum; and their demands
are rapidly increasing.
Kellog, the Louisana Usurper.
A correspondent of the Boston Rost
writing from New Orleans, under date
of ISth inst., says: “The vacillating,
bewildered Governor of Durell's crea
tion is powerlass through his own imbe-'
cility. His ill-favored face bears marks
of care and terror. He cannot tell wliat
he wifi do next nor’ even what he has
done. One one month ago lie. had an
opportunity to obtain the support of the
whole people. By his deception and
irresolution he has made hundreds of
opponents every' day. • The negroes
hate him. The Custom House is ready
to abandon him. Those who accept
the situation in patience and obey the
laws as they are enforced in silenee
have have no support for him. The
tax-resisters and Bourbons are • gaining
strength. He will soon have no friends.
Whether he puts an end to his own ex
istence, runs away, is shut up in some
asylum, or is hurried out of his seat by
some process as lawless as that which
placed him in it, will, make little dif
ference. It seems as if there must be-
a change somehow.”
Biography of Captain Jack.
■ Captain Jack, who with a score or
two warriors now holds the United
States at bay, has been interviewed by
a correspondent of the San Francisco
Chronicle. The reporter says he slept
beside Captain Jack in his cave on the
2Sth of last February, and since the
murder of Canby has been shaking in
his shoes at the thought of what might
have happened. As Captain Jack must
now be accounted one of tke great gen
erals of the earth—making a far better
fight on his capital than Baron von
Molke eould do, let us reprint the cor
respondent’s biographical notice:
Captain Jack.—Captain Jack, the
chief of the tribe, and author of the
villainous plot, is a full blooded Modoc
of about thirty years of age. though he
looks much older. He has a good bead
though- like all Indians, his forehead
is low and retreating. His complexion
is dark, being a bright copper color, and
his eyes are black, full and piercing.
His hair is long, hangingedown to the
shoulders, and his face is entirely desti
tute of beard. His mouth is large, and
its shape indicates firmness and determi
nation, though it by no means denotes
cruelty and baseness—traits which Jack
seems to possess above all others. In
manner he is cool, self-possessed and
dignified. He insists upon being treated
with the greatest respect by all with
whom he comes in contact, and the
chief ruler of forty millions of people
could not be a greater stickler for of
ficial etiquette than is this same miser
able savage. He never smiles. His
greeting of his visitors on the occasion
of the visit referred to was a splendid
exhibition of indifference and haughti
ness, notwithstanding at the time he
was so ill he could not stand up. Be
fore this act of treachery, he was be
lieved to be the soul of honor. Set
tlers in the neighborhood who had
many dealings with'him said that they
never knew Captain Jack to do a mean
or base act, nor would he knowingly
permit any member of his band to do
one. If any of the ranchman ever
complained of any act of peculation or
other annoyance, Jack was sure to visit
punishment upon the head of the offen
der. He was elected chief of'thb tribe
two or three years ago.’ and ’Squire
Steele, of Yreka. acted as judge of elec
tion—a fact which has always made
Steele Jack’s fast friend. He was the
last man in the tribe who it would, be
thought could be guilty of so base an act;
ah act entirely out of keeping.with his
past character.
Pocketbooks and Pickpockets.
A New York paper publishes the fol
lowing letter: •
Sir: Please advise your readers al
ways to leave their names and addresses
in their pocket-books It frequntly
happens in our business that we . come
in possession of portemonnaies contain
ing private papers and photographs
which we would be glad to return, but
we have no means of doing so. It is
dangerous to carry them about—so we
are forced to destroy them. I remem
ber an instance where I met with seri
ous trouble because I could not make
np my mind to destroy a picture of a
baby which I had found in the poeket-
book of a gentleman which came into
my hands in the way of business on the
Third avenue road. I had lost a baby
myself, the year before, of the same age
as this one, and I would have given all
I had for Such a picture. There was no
name in the portemonnaie, and no way
of finding out who was the owner; so.
like a fool. I advertised it, and got shad
owed for it by jhe police. Tell your
readers to give li! ? fair show to be de
cent—and always leave their addresses
in their pocketbooks. We want to live
and let live. Yours, truly,
r » A Pickpocket.
Th6 Destruction of San Salvador!
- Of all the buildings composing the
important city of San Salvador only
one solitary edifice of tfood was left
uninjured. The only other buildings
not completely leveled with the earth
were the Government House and
the.Hotel de Parque, both bnilt of
stene. More than fifty dead and
one hundred and fitly wounded had
been gathered from the debris of the
town ; and although tlie loss of fife*
from the earthquake was probably
not as extensive as it was at first
saidto to 1)0, it was so great, and
the destruction was so complete, as
to inspire wonder at the temerity
of the authorities who had resolved
to rebuild the city on a site which
has been affected by eight serious
earthquakes since the year 1575.
Terrible Crime and Retribution-
A letter from Union county, Arlc.,
dated but a few days ago, tells that
a married lady there went to tt
neighbor’s house to stay several
days. She was not well when she
left home, and her husband told her
lie would lake care of the children
until she came back, but when she
got toiler destination there was no
one at home but hired men, and she
started back. She bad not gone far
before a negro man stopped her
horse, took her off the horse and
hitched it outside of the road, and
told her to take the path before him,
and lie drove and pushed .and pulled
her eight miles into the bottom, and
tied,her to a tree, where he abused
her in the most shockingly brutal
manner. The second day she was
in the woods she gave birth to a
child. She was three days away
from home before she was missed by
her husband, who sat out to search
for her and found her horse hitched
to a tree,- where it had been tied by
the negro. A party was raised to
prosecute tlie search; and as they
passed near the place whete the
woman was concealed the negro
killed her for fear the noise she might
make would lead to his discovery.
He then went home to his own house
-Hiu asked a negro man and boy if
there was anybody hanting for a mis
sing lady ; they told him yes, and as
he got up to start they caught him
ami started back with him, and met
one of the men in pursuit. They
made their captive tell where the
woman was. lie said he had killed
her. They then made him take them
to whore she was. He said they
were in sight of her the day before,
when the woman fainted, and said
she Rid fainted three or four times
while tied ; and that she begged him
to turn.hor iqpse, and he would not.
They took the negro to her husband
and asked him what they must do
with him. He told them to burn
him. The men who had him were
all negroes. They built two log
heaps and put him in the middle.
They were twenty-four hours burns
ing him ; they would roll him to the
coals and take him out and talk to
him, and.pnt him back, and at last
they built a large fire, put him on
the top of it and let him burn to
ashes, and that was the last of him.
There was not a white man that had
anything to do with it—all negroesj
“Absolutely the Best Protection
Against Fire/’
Over 12,000 Fires Actually Pui
Out With It!
MORE THAN $10,000,000 00
WORTH PROPERTY
SSrSAYED FROM THE FLAMES:
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The Babcock
IlL Lil
F. W. FARWELL, Secretary,
78 Market St, Chicago; 407 Broad'
way, Hew York-
, In Gaily use by the Fife Departments of
the principal cities of the Union. Tha Gov-"
emment has adopted it; Tha leading Rail-'
ways use it. [mch20 ljr
Send for “Its Record/’
BFV. E RIWEtt, Ag’f. Bainbridge Qi,
