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pectable family. This, true though it be-, did no,
Justify the shedding Of his blood. Bu. the whole
affair is one Of awful retribution' throughout.
The period has not been long, since the very of.
iencefor which Heoerton has been violently sent
into eternity was actually committed by his MUIR
derer, Singleton Hall Mercer. upon the person of
poor friendless servant girl in the family of his
aged and respected parents, but which, for the
Consideration of some three hundred dollars, was
quietly hushed up. "Awful retribution,' . indeed!
NO outraged brother appeared upon the stage in
TINS case, TO aYenge the wrongs Of poor and un-
projected servant girl. Nc sympathy was excited,
no cry OF 'satisfacfion' was raised, and the mo-
ney usually exacted by the Guardian of the Poor
for the maintanance of iliegitimate children, was
freely paid in the case alluded to. -r
We extract the following from a letter sent to
us by friend residing in Columbia Chicot coun.
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81 Columbia, Feb.25, ls43.
"our town is in great commotion to-day from
norripie affair That happened at Franklin Steu-
Aboutnine o'clock messengers came to town
in great haste for Webb, stating that some man
had entered his house and killed or mortally
wounded Steuart., Webb and several others went
up, and found .Steuart badly hurt by stroke on
me lace, seemingly with gun or club, and the
man lying dead and very much mangIed and eaten
by Steuart's dogs. Steuart SAYS, and the impres.
sion seems to be that the deceased was some
friend OF Bunch. The face and body is so man
gled that the deceased cannot be identified. Tho
Coroner is holding an inquest, but has no: rlade
return. Various surmises are afloat and forbear
giving any opinion as to the cause Of the mans
death 1t is not known whether there will be
any arrest or not.''
Since the above was in type, we learn thar
Stouart has been committed to Jail upon charge
OF having perpetrated the murder above described.
Is SAID that after being shot the blood hounds of
Ihis man Steuart were set upon the deceased,
where he had fallen from the wound, and where
he was suffered to be manglbd by the dogs to such
degree that the body would scarcely recognized.
hnother. well known in our City, had been inn
Plicated IN this horrid transaction and been put
on his trial before Justice.-Ark. Gaz.
Eogged TO Death.--It appears from testimony
e'cited before the Tansill court martial, that a
brother OF the Rev. John Perpoint. Of Boston,
very estlmable man, literally educated but
through misfortune reduced poverty, which eau
sed melancholy, TO cure which he enlisted in the
marine corps and went with it to Florida, for a
small dereicton of duty was tied up by his hands
by order OF a drunken boy in regimentas, and
whipped. The Spirit of the Times saws:
"One morning at Cape Sable, Rogers app cared
accompanied by the boatswain with his cats and
lashlng ropes, and Pierpoint was brought forward.
'iou are no longer corporal-strip, SIR said Ro.
gers to the marine. The poor fellow laid ba re
ms back, was 'triced' up, and received dozen
iashes' when. fainting, he fell back ,nsensibIe.-
AS soon as no recovered, Rogers made him stand
up and take dozen and half more Pierpopt
never did another day duty. He died and with
his last breath attributed his death TO the foepiop.
Rogers IS in fact. therefore a murderer. Lieut.,
McLaughlin was his commander at the time, and.
as ne never called Rogers to an accoun, for this
act, IS he 3ot in truth murderer also?"