Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-27

had wives and children depending on them.
None objected to this, except the boys, who
cried out against the injustice of such pro-,
ceeding. OBrien, in particular, protested /
against it; and some mutterings were heard I
amongst the men, that led the latter to APP
prehend they might proceed in a more sum-
mary way. Friendless and forlorn as he was.
they were well calculated to terrify the boy
into acquiescence, and he at length submitted.
Mulville now prepared some sticks of differ |
ent lengths tor the lots. A bandage was tied
over q Brien's eyes, and he knelt down, rest
ing his face on Muville's knees. The latter
had the sticks in his hand, and was to hold
them up, one by one, dem nding whose lott
1t was. OBrien was to CAN out name. andI
whatever person he named for the shortes,
stick was to die. Mulville held up the firstl
stick. and demanded who it was for. The
answer was ''for little Johnny Sheehan," and
the lot was laid aside. The next was held up,
and the demand was repeated, ION myself,'
upon which MuiviIle said, that was the death
lot--that OBrien had called it for himself.
The poor fellow heard the announcement
without uttering word. The men told him
he must prepare for death, and the captain
proposed bleeding him in the arm. The cook
cut Lis veins across with small knife, but
could get no flow OF blood; the boy himself
attempted to open the vein at the bend of the
elbow, but, like the cook, he failed in bring
ing blood. The captain then said-ssThis is
OF no use,' tbs better to put him out Of pain
by bleeding him in the throat.'' At this
iOBrien, for the first time, looked terrified.
and begged that they would give him { little
time; he said, lie was cold and weak, but if
they would let him lie down and sleep for a
little he would get warm, and then he would
bleed freely. To this there were expressions
of dissent from the men, and the captain said
twas better at once to lay hold on him, and
let the cook cut his throat. O. Brien, driven
to extremity, declared he would not let them;
the first man, he said, who laid hands on him.
twoud be the worse fer him; that he appear
to him another time; that I'd haunt him after
death. There was a general hesitation a.
mongst them, when a fellow named Harrinc-
ton seized the boy, and they rushed in upon
him-he screamed and struggled violently,
addressing himself. in particular, to Sullivan,
a Tarbert man. The poor youth was, how
ever, soon got down. and the cook, after con-
i side rable hesitation, cut his throat with Il
case knife, and the tureen was put under the
i hoys neck to save the blood.
/ As soon the horrid act had been perpe-
trated. the blood was served to the men.
They afterwards laid open the body. and sep
arated the limbs; the latter were hung over
the stern, while a portion of the former were
allotted for immediate use. and almost eyerv
, one partook OF it. This was the evening OF
the 10th day. They ate again late at night
but the thirst, which was before endurable
, now became craving, and they slaked it with
r sea water. Several were raving, and talking
wildly through the night, and, on the morning
I the cook was quite mad. His raving contin
: ued during the succeeding night. and in tn,
morning, as his end seemed to be approaching
the veins of his neck were cut, and the bloot
!. drawn from him. This was the second death
On that night Behane was mad. and sthe bo,
;. Burns on the following morning; they wer
h Obliged to be tied by the crew, and the latte
:. eventually bled to death by cutting his throa,
) Behane died unexpectedly, or he would hay
l. suffered the same fate. Next morning Nj
+ hony distinguished sail, and raised shou
;. of joy. A ship was clearly discernable, an
Z bearing her course towards them. Signal
e were hoisted, and when she approached, the
3 held up the hands and feet OF OBrien to e.
$ cite commisseration. The vessel proved /,
d be the Agenora, an American. She put o
IS boat to their assistance, and the survivor
d of the Francis Spaight were safely put O
,e board the American. where they were treate
le with the utmost kindness.-Limerick Star.
" The following account of the attempte
r. assassination of Louis Philippe, king Of II
he French, is from the New York Courier ar
e Enquirer-we merely stated the fact la
!" week; the particulars will be interesting
= many.
Id Paris, June p, 1886.
e. Another unsuccessful attempt on the Ii
n of the king of the French, engrosses at tt
I'd moment the attention of the Partisan publ
j. For the last two or three weeks the row
til family have been residing at Neuilly, fayo
ID tie seat of the Duke Of Orleans, before
elevation to the throne, conveniently situate
ne on the banks of the Seine, within half {