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t V of Medicine. ,
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Medical Notice.
Dll C! BIFFIN 1 tiers bis Professional Ser
vices to the Citizens of Quitman and its
vicinity.
Kesipknck. in the house foruudy occupied by
Doctor McCall.
Office, wnh Col. E. C. Wa.de. *
October 20.1871. 3m
W. B. BENNET,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Quitman, Buooks Cot vrv, Georgia.
■TTTIU.i GIVE PROMPT AT TIC N'T ION to all
VV (Civil l)ti iiit-ss imrusled to his onto
September 8, 1871. 36 !tn
JAMES II.'HUNTEK,
Attornnr nO Comisdlor atjafo,
QUITMAN, CA.
F&" Office, in* the Coubt
March 17, 1871. 3y
El) WA HI) ii II A HI) e iv,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,!
QUITMAN, GEORGIA,
Late an Associate Justice Supreme Court I uU
ted Stales for Nebraska and Itali.
REIKRFNCf.S :
McKillop S: Sprague. (Commercial Agency) S. Y
Messrs. Harden & Levy, Savannah j
lion. Hc t ry U j;u k - u do.
Hon. J. K. Alexander Tluun.t \ ille. Ga. j
Messrs. Hood ,V Kiddoo (.'ulhbert, Ga. •
Hon. David li. Harrell Dawson, Ga. J
Hon. Joseph E. Drown. Atlanta, Ga. j
Hon. Dawson A. Walker Dalton Ga '
Capt. John McMahon. Vice President Savings. !
Dank, Navannah, Georgia.
May 26, 1871. ly
H. F. MABBETT7
Jffontnj nab Counsellor at Jafo,
Quitman, Brooks Cos. Ga.
January 0. 1871. ly
~ THOAIAH A VEKA,
Justice of the Peace,
AM)
COLLECTING ACENT,
QUITMAN GEORGIA \
pSF* Will give particular attention to all
claims placed in bis hands for collection, and !
make prompt and proper returns of the same. }
March 24,1871. 12-if
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WHOLESALE
Or "FL O O EXEV
Commission Merchant ,
173 Say St Savannah, Ga.
Has on hand and daily receiving,
Bacon. Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Tea. Soda, I’olasb,
Lye, Pickle?, Sauce, Jellies, Preserves, Can
Goods, Vinegar, Starch,, Sardines, Mus
tard, Pepper, Spice, Matches, Soap,
Candles, Paper Twine, Paper
Bags, Pipes, Cheese, Butter
Lard, Hams, Syrup,
Molasses, Shot,
Powder, Caps
Wooden
ware,
Brooms. Condensed Milk,
Raisins, Almonds, Nnts, Apples.
Potatoes, Onions, Mackerel, in kits
and bbls., Soda, Lemon aud Sugar Biscuit,
Ac., Jfcc., Ac., Ac.
RECEIVES AND SELLS
(OTTO\ & OTHER PROBIfE,
And guarantees to give satisfaction to all who j
favor him with.'theT business.
November 17, I«7i. 2m
, *nd r‘tj,,luting properties give a permanent an*
healthful impulse to the vital forces line
brought into play. The failing appetite is re
awakened, the process of digestion and asnimila
tion are quickened, the quality of the blood if
improved, the secretions become more natural
and every organ that contributes to the nour
ishment of the body undergoes salutary change
Dy th#»se means the repair of the physical struct
ure is etfec ed and its health and \ igor restored
In no class of diseases has the beneficent oper
ation of the Bitters been more marked and stri
king than in those characterized by general d»*
j bility and nervous 4 prostration Ladies af
fecte.i with these ailments find in this most
whoVsome olall tonics and correctives the sates
and surest means of relief. It is strong to re
st» re and powerless to injure. Such is the uni
form testimony of “clouds of witnes e
New A(1 vertisem en ts.
Cheaper than Ever!
!. B. FINCHJ
Is now receiving hie stock ol
OT M • s®ap , « I
! S S;J 25TPI >' / sAAft ,Sj|
S Cam it.sai v i uijia W* wfw atWi
Which will be sold :ia
I Cheap us any lloiw* in Quitman
or elsewhere, and embraces—
j Ladies' Dress Goods», Calicoes, Domestics,
Trimmings, Notions, Hats, Caps,
Boots, Shoes, Ac , Ac.
j In fact, everything desired for comfort, nocessi
j tv and adornment. Also a heavy stock of
| HARDWARE\ TINWARE
CROCKERY, tf:C.
HIS STOCK OP
i©QO OBODSQ 8
Consists of General Family Supplies, such af
| Flour. Coffee Sugar. IVpper, Spice. Potash,
Canned Oysters, Pickles. Ac,; Tobacco,
Snuff. Ac., Ac.
The continued patronage of the public is re
speetfull', solictud, and fair, honorable dealing
guarantied.
j rff-Counti v Produce of every description re
‘ ceived in exchange for goods.
J. B. FINCH.
j Quitman, Sept, 8. 1871. ts
To the Ladies.
[From All the Year Bound.]
TERRIBLE SCENE.
A Wresile TvitSi IS'ingnru.
I wan gtiudin" alumt twenty or forty
yards in adviuice of Clifton, that is,
thirty or lofty yards nearer to the Horse
shoe along ti e brink of the rock, and
opposite the American fall. The (.round
most have been about the same lieifrlit
|as the opposite fall, but mi irig to tie
I immense bill down wlbeb the rapids
j rush, it was possible to distinguish any
object the size of a boat a considerable
| distance above the fall, so that, now it
| was pointed out to me, I saw in the
i middle of (lie rapids ft huge lo;.? of wood,
i the tin nit of a tree which had lodged
there someyeais before, and upon it
j a black speck. Tin's, alter some oli-
I servation, I perceived to move. It was
j a man. Yes; be and bis two eompan
| ions had on a previous night, been rovv
ii j. about S' me distance above the fall,
i 15y some means or other they had von*
! lured too near the rapids, and lost all
! control of their boat, and had been hurl
ed away to destruction It was sup
! posed that aboui half a mile above the
I tail the boat was upset, and with two
wretched men still clinging to it went
down the fall about nine or ten o’clock
at night, while the third man was driv
en against this log of wood, climbed up
on it and sat astride of it through the
darkness of the night, amid the roar, the
turmoil, and the dashing spray of the
rapids.
I crossed the river, ascended the rock
jby l ail way, and hurried to the spot,
where I found him so near that I could
almost distinguish his countenance,
i He was then lying along the log, grasp*
: ing it with b .tii arms and appeared ex
hausted lo the last degree. He was evi
dently as wet from the sprays as though
|be bad been standing under the wafer.
: liy ibis time people w< re assembling,
: and different plans for bis rescue were
■ proposed and discussed on all sides; al -
i ready ii,d< id, had one effort been made.
! A small boat had b en firmly lashed to
| a strong cable, and dropped to him from
the bridge which crossed the rapid be
tween the mainland and Goat Island,
about sixty yards above the log.
This boat had proceeded a few yards
in safety, was upset, spun round like a
piece of cork at the end of a thread by
the force of water, which finally snapped
the cable in two, and the boat disap
peared over the fall.*
But now a dispatch had been sent to
Buffalo (a distance of a little more than
twenty miles) by telegraphy desiring
that a life boat should be sent by the
first tram, 9;30 a. M., and this in time
arrived, borne on the shoulders of about
twenty men, and a splendid boat she
| was, large, built entirely of sheet iron,
I with air tight chambers: a boat that
! could not sink. She was grit round
; with strong ropes, and two new two
| inch cables brought with her. Ail this
arrangement naturally took up much
time, and the poor wietch’s impatience
seemed extreme, so that it was thought
1 advisable to lei idiii know what was go
-1 jug on. TLis was done bv moans o! a
HERE SHALL THE TRESS THE PEOPLE'S RISHTS MAINTAIN, UNA WED BY TEAR AND UNERIEED BY GAIN.
QUITMAN, GEO. s FEBRUARY 2. 1872.
sheet, upon which was written in large
letters in Dutch (his native language)
“the lifeboat is coming.” lie stood up,
looked intently for a moment and nodded
bis bead. When the boat was launched
the excitement was intense. Two ca
bles, each held by ninny men, were let
down from either end of the bridge, so
that they.miglit have some command in
directing the boat down thu river. Slip
seemed literally to dance upon the sur
face of tho water like a cork.
The rapid consists of a number of
small fa(ls distributed over all parts of
the river, so that there arc thousands of
cross currents, eddies and whirlpools
which it would be utterly impossible to
avoid, in which lies tlie danger of tran
sit for any boat between the bridge and
the log. The life boat’s course was
steady at first; she arrived at the first
l fall, she tripped up and swung round
I with a rush, but continued her course
safely, only half filled with water.
Again she descended with safely, but
at length, approaching Ihe log she be
came unmanageable, swinging either
way with immense force, spinning com
pletely over, dashing against the leg
| with such violence that 1 fully expected
I the whole thing, man and all, to have
been dislodged and hurried down the
i rapid. But no, it stood firm—tho boat
: had reached its destination. Yet, alas]
how use’ess was his position. It lay
compli n ly on its side above tho log, and
with its hollow inside, directed toward
the bridge, played upon by the whole
force of the current, which fixed its keel
firmly against the log It soimed im-
Imovahle. Tho man himself climbed to
ward it, and in vain ltd- and to pull, lift, or
shake the boat, nor was it moved till
both cables being brought to one side
ol the river by the united force of fifty
or sixty men, site was dislodged, and
swung down the rapid up-side down,
finally pitching headlong beneath an
eddy, entangling one of her cables on j
the rocks; and there lying beneath the I
heavy fall of water, until in the course
|of the day, one cable being broken by
the off i t of the men to dislodge Imr, and j
the other by the sheer force of tho cur
r> n', she went over the falls—tho sec
ond sacrifice to tho poor follow, who
-Till clung to the lug, swayed between
| hope ami fear. The loss of this boat
I seemed a great blow to him; and he ap
-1 peat ed, as far ns we could judge at a
dishinee, at times to give way to the
utmost despair. A third boat was now
brought—wooden, very long, and flat
bottomed, i’s oa.'saao was moat fir-!
lunate, and she (l.iated down, even along
side the log, without accident; hope
beamed in every countenance, and we
all felt that the man might he saved. |
Hope had also revived him. 11 1 stood
for some time upon the Ing, making hig- |
mils to thos- *v!:o direct'd the boat.
lie now eagerly se'zeil her, drew her |
towaida him, jumped into her, and made I
signs to them to draw him up. Thu
was commenced, but. some ol the tackml
had caught and it was deemed nec.es- !
sary to let it loose for an instant. |
This was done; *t ! e boat floated a h w i
(let down Ike rapid, swung round the i
lower end of log, entangling the cable |
beneath it, and theie remained immova
bly fixed. Once more the poor fellow’s !
work began. Ho drew off one of his j
boots and bailed tho boat; lie pushed at |
the log, ch'mbrd upon it,-and used every
possible exertion t > move <he boat; but j
in vain. An hour was spout in these I
fruitless efforts—an boor of terrible huh- j
pense to ali v. ho beheld him. lie work
ed well, for he worked for his life, j
Three months after, this boat retained!
its position, nor will it move till the j
rocks g;ind Iht-ir cables in two, or the'
waters tear it piecemeal into shieds.
Another plan must be devised, and ;
this, with American promptitude, was j
soon done. A raft twenty feet long and .
five feet broad was knocked togothci
with amazing rapidity, .'t cote-listed nfj
two stout poles, made fast, five lent
nsumh. r, by nailing four or five pieces ;
ofiwo inch In.anis al. each extremity;;
thus ibe machine consisted of a skeleton •
laf'; with a small stage at either end.
On one of llie-e stages— that to which ,
the cables ("f u tiieh there were two)!
were lashed—was tightly fixed a large j
empty cask, for the sake ol its buoyan- ;
cy; on the otln i a complete network of
cords, to which the mail was to lash ,
himself; also, a tiu can of refreshments, j
he having taken nothing since the even
ing before; three or four similar cans,
by the way, had been let down to him
already, attached to strong pieces ol
new linen, but they had in every in
stance been snapp' and, and the food lost.
The raft was finished, launched and
safely let down to the log. The poor I
fellow committed himself to its care, h<-
lashed his legs firmly then signaled to
draw him up; thus for tho second time!
the ropes had begun to be drawn up
and the raft advanced under tho first
pull, but its head, owing to great light
cask, dipped beneath it, and as the raft
stiil advanced the water broke over it to
such a depth that the man was obliged
to raise himself upon all fours, keeping
his chin .well elevated to avoid being
drowned. We expected at every pull
to see bis head go under, but alas!
tb'-y polled in vain, for the front of tho
raft pressed down by tbc weight of the
failing watof, had come in contact with
a rock, and would not advance. The
ropes were slackened, she fell back but
again hitched in her return. It was
then determined t" let her swing to
another part ol tho tapif, where tho
stream did not ap| ear s > impassable.
This was done, and a second attempt to
draw it tip was made, half way between
the log and the opposite shore (a small
island.) This also .failed from the
same cause; therefore it was proposed to
endeavor to let the raft float down and
swing around upon tho island. This
was commenced but with the old result;
the cable was caught on tho rocks, and
the raft remained stationary. However
she was floating easily, and tho poor
follow could rest.
Earl}* in the day, for the forenoon was
far aduatioed, one of tho ferry-boats
(built, expressly for crossing beneath
the falls) had been brought up, but had
lain idle. This was now put into re
quisition, and nobly slio rode down to
ward the raft, while in breathless si
lence we all watched her as she dipped
at the various falls, and each time re
covered herself, I shuddered as she
was launching, for 1 began to sou that
the man could not be saved by o boat; a
boat never could return against a rapid,
however well able, to float down it.. No
sooner would her bow come in contact
with 11io fall than it. would dip, fill ami ;
spin round, as did tho first skiff which
was lost.
The poor fellow himself was getting
impatient—visibly so. He untied his
la hings, and stood upright upon the
raft, eajreily waiting to sieze the boat
and jump into her. She had but one
more fall to pass, and that lull was sit
uated just above where ho stood; she
paused at the brink of it, swung down it. j
like lightning, and as ho leaped forward ,
to her, she rose on tho turning wave,
struck him in timeliest, and he strug
gled hopelessly ih tho overwhelming
torrents.
The exclamation of horror—for it was
net a cry—which burst, from tho thou
sands who by this lime were assembled,
I shall never forget, nor the breathless
silence with which wo watched him,
fighting with the waters ns they hurried
him along upright, waving both arms
above bis head, VVo lost sight of him
at intervals, yet again and again ho re
appeared, and I thought hours must
have passed in lieu ol one brief half
minute.But the end camo at last; once
more 1 saw his arms wildly waved
above his head, and in an instant, the
crowd turned from the spot in dead si
lence. The man was lost..
M APPALLIi DISCOFERY.
A Strange anil Thrilling Story.
The night shadows were beginning to
settle down upon tho earth. All day
the lain find been falling, sometimes
lightly, sometimes in heavy showers, j
The roses aud pinks in the pardon had
a sickly look, for their p< tals bung b w !
aud were heavy with water, and mad
that had splashed upon them. The
clouds were still dark and threatening,
bespeaking a stormy night. Tho little
town of Ashton was unusually quiet.
The streets were too muddy and the
weather too inclement to entice people
from their homes. Only now and then
a solitary traveler was to beseem Those
hoaioes.s had driven forth, and they
walked with rapid steps, anxious to a
gain gel and; r shelter.
In a vine-wreathed cottage, on a flow-!
it .sprinkl' and lawn,the simper had been I
waiting over an hour for the master ol
tlie house, whoso business had aeecsila
ted iiin lining absent from homo all dav.
Mr. Jae As was tho tax collector ol the
township, and consequently could not
wait tin return of pleas mt
weather before pursuing Ids journey.
Therefore he had cqu'pped himself in
India-rubber over-garment in the morn
ing, and had gone about his business,
leaving his wife the promise of an early
return in the evening. But the supper
hour had come and gone without his
making an appearance, Mrs. Jacobs,
however, was not anxious as yet. Such
do ays were too frequent I o cause this!
one to give her any uneasiness of mind. |
She flitted about tho house, busy with |
her evening duties, singing a guy song j
as she went. She was a bright little
woman, with a world of courage written
in her dark, sparkling eyes, and on the
firm red lips.
Anon she (Unrobed her little ones, and
put them lo bed, and when the night
shadows turned into an inky blackness,
she seated herself by the lamp and be
gan lo sew, still leaving the Slipper ta
ble spread and the food on the stove,
keeping warm for the return of her hus
band. But, the little clock on the man
tin shelf had told the hour of ten, before
his step was heard at the door.
lie came in hurriedly, and strode to a
seat without removing his dripping out
er g.ii incuts or his muddy boots.
“Was detained. Am in an awful hur
ry. Going to Winchester to night,”
diving his hand into a pocket of his in
ner coat, and glancing anxiously around
the room.
! “To Winchester!” repeated his wife in
I dismay. “Twenty miles in the storm I”
“Can’t be helped,” he returned. ‘Bus
iness is business, yon know.’
He removed his hand from his pocket,
took off his hat and brushed back bis hair
I revealing the ratlin handsome face a of
light cornptexioned, middle-aged man.
lie had large gray eyes, andtheir [glance
! wandered restlessly about the apart
! meet.
I “Jane,” be said, suddenly, ag.ria div-
i ing his hand into the troublcnomo pnck
|et, “Doyou suppose that you could take
| care of a large amount of money till to
; morrow?”
j “Why, yes,” she answered, looking up
in surprise.
j “1 have collected flvo thousand dol
i lars," ho continued, “and it is too late to
j got into the bank, and I do not dare to
j carry so much with me.”
“'Veil, you can leave it here as well
las not. No one would think of my hav
ing such a sum of money.”
lie drew a large wallet from his pock
et and placed in her hands.
J “It belongs to the governm'ent, and i!
j you let it pass from your hands, lam
ruined,” he commented. And he arose
as if to depart.
“You are going to eat some supper?
she queried.
“No. 1 have no time to lose. I must
tnako Winchester by midnight. Good
bye. Take good care of tho money, and
fastened ail tho doors.”
Ho gave her a hurried kiss, and the
next moment he was gone.
l»nt the sound of his fool steps had
! scarcely died away, before Mrs. Jacobs
began to feel a strange fear creeping
over her. Why it was she knew not
She had lived there seven years, and
slept in the house many a night with
out doors ever being closed Now they
were locked and bolted. She was too
nervous for that. She put the money in
her dress pocket, and clasping both
tightly in her tom,hi, alio sat, very still,
gazing anxiously' into nothingness, and
listening so intently that silence became
| a fearful mingling of discordant sounds
in her ears.
An hour passed. It had been an age
to tier.
“1 am glad that 1 am not rich,” she
whispered, as the clock struck eleven.
“What a task it must bo to watch one’s
gold!”
Presently she heard a sound. It was
not the rain, for there was a perfect lull
in the storm. It could not ho a neigh
bor, for she livedin the outskirts of the
village several blocks from anyone, and
she was not likely to be called in cases
of sickness.
Again she lieaid. It seemed as if a
window sash was being slowly rniseo.
Strange that she could have forgotten
to fasten them down!
“Why didn’t John leave me his re
volver?” she mused. “1 have nothing
wilh which to protect myself incase 1
I should bo molested to-night. It was
really an oversight in him.
- Again she heard the sound. It
seemed to come from the bed-room, ft
was surely the raising of a sash.
Then there was the sound of a move
ment as though someone was entering !
that way.
Fear nearly paralyzed her for a mo
ment. But she quickly rallied, and, tak- j
ing up the lamp, she proceeded to inves
tigate the matter.
She had scarcely opened the bed room j
door, when she staggered backward with 1
a half-suppressed scream.
Two men in hideous disguises were
already in the room, and a third ruffian [
was in the act of crawling through the
window.
Involuntarily she clutched tho pocket
which contained the money, thinking
meanwhile how she had nothing but her
one weak hand with which to fight the j
battle, and she well knew how powerless !
they were compared with the strength of ]
the enemy.
‘What do you want here?’ she asked,
in a faltering voice.
‘We want the five thousand dollars !
which you have in keeping for your lun- j
hand,’ said one of Ilu rn.
They knew then that she had it in her j
possession.
‘You can get no money from mo,’ she I
said, decisively. ‘I have no money.’ |
‘A pretty little fib,’ he responded, with j
a rough laugh. ‘Wo will just look into j
your pocket and see.’
In her i agernesH to preserve her trea
sure, she clutched the pocket of her dress j
in both hands, thus unconsciously be- |
traying its whereabouts.
She turned pale when the knowledge ]
of her thoughtlessness was revealed to !
her.
‘You can’t have it! yon shan't have
it,’ she cried, knowing well all the while
that they would have it in spite ot her.
‘We’ll seel’ exclaimed one of the men,
grabbing her in his arms.
She struggled desperately, but was
soon overpowered, and the money taken
from her.
Then, womanlike, she began to cry. I
’Lei us go now,’ said one of the rob- j
hers. ‘You take the sporidulix and git, I
and I will fix her tongue in a way that j
it will remain quiet for one hour all
least.’
‘Don’t hurry,’ put in another; ‘I am
darnation hungry, and wo can just as
weU take a bile here as not.’
The others demurred, hut he contin
ued :
‘Set to work, old gal, and got ns some
supper. You’ve got a fire and some boil
ing water, and we want a onp of tea.
| To work, I say!’
Mrs. -Jacobs knew that a refusal would
only subject her to more indignities, and
j she arose to do their bidding.
Sbe put some more plates on the ta
i bio, along with such food as she had
cooked, and then proceeded to make the
tea, wondering all the while if there wu
any way to regain possession of tie
money, ami 'heading tier husband's an
gor and dismay ou his return, should
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NO. 5
she fail to do so.
As she took the tea eannistor, from
the pantry shell, her ey >s caught sight
of a bottle labeled Arsenic. Her hus
band lad purchased it on tho previous
day, in order to destroy tho rats which
were becoming troublesome, hut as vet
had used no portion of it.
Hero was a chance of relief, and slio
seized it eagerly. Opening the bottle,
she put a few grains into the tea-pot
along with the tea, of which she gave
good measure, in order to destroy tho
taste of the arsenic.
A few moments later tlie robbers wore
sitting at the table, unconsciously sip
ping their death.
‘They may kill me,’ mused the faithful
woman, ‘but the money' will ho found
and my husband's honor saved.'
Alter a lew minutes, one by one, tho
robbers complained of being sick.
‘I verily believe the, jade lms poisoned
ns,’ said one, and the next moment ho
fell with a deep groan to the floor.
‘I know that she has poisoned ns,'
cried another, ‘and her own life shall pay
the forfeit.’
j lie sprung from his seat and started
! towards her, revolver in hand, but fell
ere lie had reached her.
Mane,’exclaimed the third, ‘yon have
saved the money, but you have murder
ed me!’
How strangely familiar sounded tho
voice! Forgetting all bar old fear in the
new, Mrs. Jacobs sprang forward aud
knelt by the side of the dying man.
None tried to harm her in>w, for all
were powerless to do so.
She pulled the disguise, a hideous ne
gro face, with large grinning month,
from the face of the last speaker. One
look -then came a scream which echoed
through the house like a shriek of dos-
I'"'* - -
The dying man was her own husband.
But little more remains to bo told of
the and story. The nation’s money was
preserved, hut the heroic woman is a
maniac, raving in a Southern asylum
over the murdorjof her husband, imagin
i ig that her hands are dyed red with his
blood.
A QUEER CASE.
A (lirl “I’lowssvit 1 ' liy the Spirit Os
it liusliwliaciier.
A correspondent ol the Alia California,
writing from San Jose, September' 20,
said:
“A short time ago a family of wealth
and respectihility, who lived near this
city, went on a visit to their former
home in a Western Slate, and on their
return brought hack with tliem a niece,
who was iu iil health. Shortly after
I they had arrived at their hi me in this
country, the girl began to exhibit a veiy
j strange condition of mental agitation,
which would la-t for a tew ininuti sand
! t hen leave the girl iu her proper mind,
j W.ien questioned as to her strange Con
i duct, she would disclaim any knowledge
of her unusual manifestations, and ex
press the greatest surprise at the in.
quiriisof her relatives. These strange
spells continued to grew mere fiequei.it
and more violent, until finally the girt
would make use of the most strong and
extravagant speeches, talking in a pro
fane and threatening manner, aid pro
fessing to be the returned spirit of sumo
; bushwhacker who had been hanged by
1 his own relatives iii Missouri during tho
1 war. ller relatives then began Indirect
j tlirer questions to the spirit who claimed
to l.i.ve p -.session of the girl, and gain
ed fri in it an acknowledgment like tho
i following: “I was what you call a bnsli
; whacker, and was killed by ties gift’s
father, and, as I still f el a spirit ofto
veu e against him, 1 have taken control
10l her to further my designs; I have
! nothing against the girl, and intend to
jdo her no harm.’ Apparently to con
| vince those present of Ids identity tho
I evil spirit went on to tell many things
| wiiiah had happened between himself
| and the girl's relatives (all of which was
I true), nrnl finally told them that there
i was a letter on tho way to them, giving
information of the severe sickness of a
j little sister of the girl whom lie was
| using for his evil purpose. Tho letter
! alluded to arrived in a few days, con
tinuing the truth of what had been fore
told. The relatives of the gill with
whom she was living - , thinking that the
child might he insane, sent her to a
private a ylnm in Alameda county, a
lew days ago, and have learned that
she is not disturb' <] any longer by the
revengeful m sisters. The spil'ifc had
told them before t at lie Would leave
i the girl when she should he removed
from am eg her relatives, but ho would
oliter into some other member of the
larnily. A day or two ago the people
| here received a letter from Missouri
| slating that the father of the girl was
a filleted in a manner which exactly Cor
responds w ith the former disorders of
the child. The truth of the above nar
j i stive may he relied upon, as it comes
' fprii the pa-ties directly cannected with
the strange affair, and who are upright,
! honorable people.
Mark Twain produces one of tho most
si rising cases of tm unless on record,
lie says I o know s a society which hired
a mail to blast rocks, ai.d as he was
pounding the powder with a crowbar an
! cxplosi 'll t i'k place, sendyig the man
, and crowd ar out <1 sight. Both Came
down all light, and the man went to
wouk promptly. But though he was
1 g'me only til I •-•*» minutes, the Company
1 , “docked Ijiin lor lost time,”