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he Texans captured At Misr il fully con6rmed. /.
They rose upon theR guards, succeededIin IA !
ting their arms, killed great proportion Of ,
hem, and made hasty retreat towards Texas .
Il is stated that four OF ave Thousand MexiGans
lad been despatched ID pursuit Of the Texans. I
AT the latest accounts they had not overtaken
hem. The Mexieans were ordered, 10 case
hey should reeaplure tho prisoners, 10 put
every man todeath.
DEATH or SENATOR McRoBERTs. The
Hon. SAMUEL McRoBERTs. Senator in
Congress from Illinois, died in Clncinnati
on Monday, aged about 40 years, after "a
short illness, resulting from cold taken
in crossing the Mountains, On his way,
home from the session which has recent
" closed.
Up a gumi-The Charlottesville AID. /
vocate Of Saturday. republishes ones Of |
Mr.. GiImer's Wing speeches, delivered /
in 1888, in its class hardly less. curious
than MI. Wise's at Louisa. The speech, I
like Wise's. is violent AID even intem.
pefate Remuneration Of alt Mr. Gilmer's |
present opinions, symPathiss and asso- |
Citations. He vas 10 those DAYS every
inch AVN Richm ond Wing.
We beg leave distinctly to say ihatthe.
President, so far from desiring third par
ty. expects 10 six months that bis ADJ
ministralion will be sustained BY three
fourths ofthe Democratic party in the
country. -.Nadisonian
. L. l
The New Yosk Express says-'.We
are informed that Mckinley: one Of the
most prominent in HE Somers mntiny,
who was brought to this port in irons.
yesterday commenced action against Com
Mackenzie for false Imprisonment. in
damages for $4,000"
The Spectator, a weekly paper
published at Washington city, has hoist.
ga the flag Of John G. Calhoun for Presi-
dent, One OF its recent articles having
squinted slightly towards Igferism, the
Globe protests that so far as the Spectator
gives any countenance to Mr.. Tyler's
pretensions to the support Of the Demo.
cracy," it does not represent the wishes or
sentiments Of Mr. Calhoun.
A HORRIBLE MUkDER The New Orleans Pic
ayune Of the l7th instant gives the particulars,
as detailed by the captain Of q steamboat. of a
most horrible murder, which, for The sake of hui
manly, lis to be hoped are greatly exaggerated.
They are indeed too revolving for belief =
I A man by the name OF Stewart, resi-
| ding at Cypress Bend, Arkansas. just a.
boHe Columbia, was some time since rob-
bed Of negro, by, as hesupPosed, some
wood chopper Of The vicinity. The CIR
icumstance, itseems, threw him into a
violent and .uncontrollable rage, and fail.
ling 10 catch the thief orr recover The ne.
'Hgro, be swore that his dogs should eat the
first mood chopper that eusr again ventured
upon his ground 4
Oily few lays since Some poor wretch
Of wood chopper stopped at Stewards
door about night fall. requesting the Shell
ter Of the root ill morning. Stewart ad-
mitted him. and soon after lei 6n upon
the man parcel Of savage young pups,
securing the doors against. bis egress.-.
i These, however, the poor wood chopper
managed TO keep at bay upon which
Stewart turnedin his full grown dogs, ur.
ging them I'd rend and tear the unhappy
man to pieces. Driven 10 desperation,
! the poor wretch for some time kept off
even these when, like al very +iend il
human form, Stewart rushed in with his
gun and shot down the stranger. The
remainder Of the story isafmost too revolt
| ting FOR pen to. write Dir eye to read The
demon, Stewart, actually Kept his OATH
H is given 10 US in veritable relation tia
ere life was yet extinct, the ravenous
dogs flew TO their aorrld Jrepast, and tore
the unfortunate man limb from limb |
The frightful narrative almost sets, belief
at defiance. : 'H i
! Stewart instantly fed, and reward OF
/ 1000 is offered for bis apprehension i;
part b. The Governor or Arkansas and
part subscribed by the citizens Of CoIum-
bia. The peighbors found the bones Of
1.-The poor wood chopper scattered about
and picked clean BY The ferocious dogs.
4 Confirmed : The Herald (Ark.) paper Of The
l4tRiast., fully confirms The details ofihe above
awfultmnrfer- they are even more horrible
Than those given above.
K LIE NpetouSNSt 1nuTQef.-Dy late
fOPelousas Gazette we have received an
account OF most horrfd murder that
was perpetrated near, Bayou Beuf some
i weeks ago. 1t seems that Mr.. Robert
McGanney. the murdered many was ri
/ ding with the oyerseer Of a plantation, who
called himself B. B. Mitchell, for the
Ipur2ose Of looking atssoine land that he
wished to buy. Mitchell, knowing that
his companion had large amount oil
money on his person, and being urge d BY
I.cupidity ;waiched,his opportunity and shot
his Companion with a rife through The
head.
4 After picking. his victims pockets Of
$1,000. in cash, and draft on d house
in this city fof 500. he covered the bo.
dy oyer with bark, and placing il in 4 cane
brake near, he secreted himself 10 the
woods for the night. The next day he
ttookpassage il the Gen. More an for this
city A few hours alter be bad arrived
here, became on board the boat again,
with handkerchief full Of specie, and
told one ofthe officers of the BOAT that he
had just got bis check cashed.
After thisf some days were spent by
! him in dissipation 10 the lowest haunis
! Of vice in this city. He visited balls and
other public places, and never sought 10
conceal himself until be learned that the
officers Of justice were in pursuit Of him