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MAJOR CAMPS DEATH.
A most Outrageous and Geld bleoded
murder vas perpetrstsd u THE place On
Monday last. which for the sudseity wiiA
which Il Was Devised. and the traits Of
|eowardiee and rsssagefsi malice 9th
which the heart chilling tragedy wss act
ed out. has not parallel 10 he whole HE.
tory Of crime. in any civilized conmunisy
As Maj Joseph =. Camp. q distisguish-
ed citizen Of this towa, AID Who was well
Known througheus The State fes his talests
end his high and honorable character. Was
passing down Bsoad-stress % Moaday
iast. he Was wsylsid at Q grocery store,
and shot down without warning o. notice,
By Col John Milton, With whom hs had
. political add persessl difference.
The particular Of this ouaisgeous af
fair 80 Gar ~ they have come 10 our knew.
ledge. sfe sueeinctly these: A misandsr-
standing had arisen between these indisi-
dusls, and some newspaper publications
bad grown cot eft Major Camp appeal.
ed to jury Of his country. BY iostitu,iag
Q prosecutions FOR libel sgsinst Col Mil
ton and ssme time afterwards. We believe
TIVE weeks ego. they met in the street, aud
some harsh words passed between them.
On Mooday last. the first day Of the ses-
sion Of the Superior Court Ter the eouety.
shortly sfter breakfast time Maj Camp
was observed 10 leave his Office and pass
down Broad street. on his way probably
TO the Post Office At the same time
Col Milton Vas seen 90 walk hastily up
the street NJ rate that would have brought
them together about the centre Of the cross
street; but instead OF keeping the street.
he catered the store Of Gen. Howard. sit
uaied on the corner, took double barrel
ed gun, which must have been previously
prepared and deposited there for his use,
(as none OF the persons belonging to the
store had any knowledge Of it, passed
through the store to door which opened
on tho cross street. and ~ Mai. Camp
came nearly opposite. within three or four
yards Of him. he stepped to the door. fired
one charge, and four shot entered the 70
gion Of his heart; he fell without word
resting on the right hip aud elbow, aud
in that position the eowardly assassin took
another deliberate aim, aud with the other
barrel fired another charge into his back,
From the fact Of his falling with. his face
from Milton. IL is presumed be never saw
his enemy, or knew BY whose hand he
fell. He died in q few moments-Col
Milton submitted TO arrest, and on his sp-
plication for bail, attempted to justify the
atrocity under the plea Of self defence
although II appeared from oil the evidence
adduced. that 80 far from having exhibited
any attempts at violence. or uttered any
threats, Major Camp had oil along diss.
vowed any intention Of Offering personal
injury-all his declarations went 10 shew
that he bad determined upon another
course. q legal remedy. The only niece
OF evidence which the Colonel was ens bled
to addues. at altapplicabls to bis purpose,
was an anonymous letter which he receiv-
ed through the post Office. warning him OF
an intended attack from Msjef Camp, and
spprising him that be bad once been saved
By the interference Of the writer. The
public have no knowledge whence this
letter came, or who put il In the Office
By its contents the Colonel either was, or
pretended 70 be. terribly scared. and he
proceeded TO shoot down his unsuspecting
victim IN the sssassin-like manner above
stated.
From what We hear. we cannot but bag
ard an opinion that this outrsge was per-
petrated on . preconcerted plot, and that
the offender was only the teol Of an extern
s've combination-of q combustion W hch
bad determined on The removal Of Mai.
Camp by some means or other Ts ef
feet this purpose, the fears Of Milton had
been excited. his feelings exasperated, and
bis resolutions sustained by hopes of pro-
,eetion and exculpa,ion. But time has
thrown light on msny dark traosseiien.
and to this NO must trust for the eiucida-
ton OF this mysterious affair.
COiHnbus Gso.l DsmOersf.
Painful Desh-A few days since, .
Mr. Rombsrger, residing in Lyken's Val.
ley: Was bitten in the heel by . snake, and
IN MS fright ran . considerable distance
With the snake hanging TO bis heel. till In
iording small siream, the reptile Olsen.
gagged itself and escaped. The unfortu.
nate man Immediately swelled. and aiier
. lew hours OF intense agony Terminated
his existence.
The bite Of q snake il as easily and
readily cured as the sting efs bee, if taken
IN reasonable time. without even apply.
Ing TO physician; as every farmer hes a
remedy 10 his own house. Bathing the
part bitten in warm milk, affords imSredi.
ale relief An external application ofhog'.
lard. with diet Of honey and milk, vii
have The same effect, though net 80 spec
dy. These Femediss should Be upiversaI
" known and remembered, and resoTted
TO ~ soon ~ possible afleF The inflieiior
Of the Wound.-[LiUeyPOoI, Pa Msret~y
CONSUMPTION.
This distressing complaint, which carries
, on 80 many Of our valuable young men annu
ally, II y stated, in a we'll attssted case, In ,
iato number of the New England Farmer, hal
been cured by very simple remedy, viz ~
''s'si'ng q TIE gskous Psgfuas Of tAs CAiorid
AZ Fims.
The perso, vyho-o ease Il 49,. v.s,r-.a ..