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pointing persons 10 take The census, he
did no, appoint all Van Buren, men, bu,
selected some Wings.
Il BusAtl ~ Grain.-The last Lcgisla-
ture of lndisna passed law pre- icribing
an Uniform mode OF asceriaining by weight
The quality OF the different kinds Of grain,
tina, shall pass for a standard bushel in
iha, State, as follows: wheat GO pounds
avoirdupois. rye 90. corn 5G. barley IS,
oats 33.
Mr.. Nayloy and Mr. c. Ingersoll, son
Of c, j Iogersoll, Of Philadelphia, have
had Correspondence, which ended in
a challenge sen, by the latter to the for
mer-chaIlenge not accepted, and the
bearer Of the challenge kicked out OF
doors.
ANTIDoTE AGAINST MARRIAGE.-Ioy
says That il 4 man feels very much like
getting married, yet imagines he ought
not TO. the best remedy he knows Of, is
to help one Of his neighbours more house
fuH Of fuvRiiuTe-borrow about nine Of
his children for three days, and hear them
cry. II that fail, build up FIRE OF damp
wood. and when the smoke IN the room
IS MickeSf, hire woman 10 scoid him
about four hours. IT he can stand all
these, he'6 better get married the next
day-give his wife the pants, and be the
silent partner in the great firm OF ma
trimony. We think the remedy is severe,
but az every man is liable to those things
after he yokes himself. it would do no
harm to ny it before.
THE REvIvAL.-The number Of per-
sons who have been united 10 the Meth
odist church in this city, since Mr.. Msfit
commenced bis labors among us, is near.
" three hundred, embracing every class
Of citizens. He still remains here. and
while the feeling upon the subject OF re.
ligion continues 10 exist B il is now, il is
very uncertain when he will leave
Wonders have been effected in this place
religion holds supremacy-lhe tone Of
mo-al feeling has been elevated, and
Msysville is likely TO become as celebrst-
ed for the pietv Of her citizens, as she has
been for sheir disregard Of it.-.HdysviHe
Monitor, March 10.
II IS said that Father Matthew expects
TO have l,000,OOO members Of the TEN.
Persnco Society, enrolled in Ireland, by
Easter.
The following aCeoun, Of deed Of blood,
unparalleled in American history, We copy from
the Frankfou, (Hentucky) Commonwealth Of
the l7,h.
MOST AWFUL AND HoRRID MURDERS.
A letter from a gentleman in Green's
burg. 10 q citizen OF tins place, Of the date
OF March the Slh, states that there had
jus. been disclosed ADD brought to light
one Of the most shocking murders ever
committed in christian Land. 10 July.
1888. lheIe lived 10 Green county. about
: miles south west OF GTeensbuTg, q wo-
man by the name OF Lucinda White. She
and her two sons, one about 10 or l6
years Old--the other between - and IL,
and her daughter. in-law, Whose bus
band lives in the Southern States, with a
child Is or 20 montbs old, were all living
together, In July, lSt3S. intending TO
move south TO their relations, a mao by
the name Of Darlington Simpson, volun-
ieered and undertook 10 remove ihem.--
On q certain Diebi. the younger Mira
White, her child, and The older Mrs
Whites younger boy, were packed on
horses. and after they had gone nol more
than a mile, they were knocked in the
head and killed. aud buried 80 an old out
house, IN a hole about two feet deep.
Onthe next morning the elder boy vas
sent OF under some pfetexi, aud did not
return for a week. On the next night 81.
ter the first murder, the old woman vas
killed AZ her Own house. aud put into the
same bule. cad the elder boy returning IN
about week after. vas killed and buried
" the same place; making IN all Eve hu-
man beings Sufp,cions have been siloat
for some months. and grew stronger and
stronger, until The 29ih q February, y hen
simpson was arrested and carrisd before
an examining court and sent on for fuF-
ther tlisl. Some Gn 90 30 men iuTne6
oul % hunt ~ the bones Of the murdered
Which they found la'e On Friday evening"
On yesterday. tie coroner held an inquest
over lhe skeletons. On Last nigbtl senf
o. the prison 10 company vith several
others, and Simpson contested hat be bed
helped % hll them. llo said that two
msn by lhebame o. che games are efii-
ten 10 the teller bs, omitted BY us. sid-
ed han.
He said tho cansc Of killing them Wa
their money and properly don'i lbmk
ilfe Whole &C theif money and properly
was worth one huudrrd declare. and lbe
mosi % II sss ia elolhing and bed clothes.
The tuo persons implicated BY Simp
con have been arrested. and vii 81 cx
amined lo-morrow. 40 other evidence
Than that of Simpsoa bee get iranspiFtd
sgainsl them simptsn's ismiiy.6 8 o. 8
in number. have all been sueHei and
wiI Dc examined tomorrow.
1T lakssme loliek tgS,ss, a. Ihs Van
kee soAoolmssisr sid shea be whipped
The giEl.