The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-31

ordered an advertisement 10 be inserte,
every week for three years, that tn
brother might come forward and CLAIM
his ample fortune. The Jacques d
sChazel stands now before you; il is |.
without delay | sei,out for Lond6
and only returned yesterday. You
notary, continued he speaking TO Ma
dame Revival, is mine: from him hear,
Of the istended marriage of = our daugh
ter. To that angel owe my life, snc
the least l can do is 10 present hel
with o part Of that forlune,- which
without her, never would have reache,
my hands
'But, Monsieur said Madame Re
vial, with emotion, perhaps you have
"a f,miiy1'
Yes, Madame replied he, ebowin.
'low.ss he spoke, If you will admit me
into yours
rAh, you'have made part Of our fam
lily Tor such long tim i said Anna,
pressing in her hand, those of M. de
sChazel; then, with q gesture full o!
'niavette'and grace, pointing TO he, in
tehded husband, she added in low
voice, Ill is he who took you up. D.,
'you-recollect himP An! you say tina,
TO me you owe your lifej if you only
knew how much / am indebted 10 you
Ii you only knew ll---But we will
separate no more, and i shall have lime
to tell you all about it,
Jules came forward 10 present the pen
to his bride, and they both. signed the
marriage contract. Formed under such
auspices, who can doubt that i, was p
happy one.--I ondon Court Journal
HORRIBLE MURDER AT WEST CuEs-
TER PA.--A friend who returned in
The Ugh, line from Chester County last
evening, brings US the following p,rtc-
ulars Of horrible tragerdy, enacted
near the borough Of West Chester, 10
that county, yesterday morning.
II appears thai on Sunday morning :,
about half past ten o'clock, man nam.
ed James Boyd, went to the farm house
of James Patton, very respectable
farmer, living about mile out of the
borough, and while there committed
one Of the most cof.blooded and black
hearted murders that il has ever fallen
10 our 10, 10 record. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patton had gone 10 church, and left in
the house a young servant girl, ,hei:
con, Westley Patton. youth some Is
years of age, an infant lying in the era
die
They had been gene but short time
before the young man, Boyd, entered,
and, after locking. tie door carefully
placed his hand upon The boys head
said, show are you ge,,iag, Wes'leye'l
--tlhn ladshad been sick for some time.
BE had scarcely time 10 answer his ques-
ton, ere Boyd seized the tongs, and
with a>-vio!ent blow levelled him to
the floor, fracturtng his scull in the
most horrible manner. The girl, alarm.
ed, flew 10 the cradle, seized the infant
lfois'ed the window, jumped out and
run 10 alarm the nelghbors. AS she
reached the window, she declared after
wards, before the Alderman, that she
distinctly heard the boy scream, Jim ;.
don't kill met then a blow, tall and
ell was still.
Oo arriving at the house, The neigh
bors found every door on The first story
fast, and they were compelled TO enter
by the window.
Here a sight presented itself at which
the blood curdles TO relate. The inhu-
man monster, after haviog besten out
the boy'slbrains, threto him into lie
FIRE, and when discovered, from all ap.
pearance',i Ill seems he had been so thrown
in before life was entirely extinct, as
he gave evidence Of having struggled
severely and partly succeeded in work
isg'hmself out Of the fire. The flesh
upon his, face & indeed The whole upper.
part Of his,body, was burnt entirely off,
and presented amost dreadful and heart
rending sight.
Immediate search was made Cor tho
murderer throughout 'he house, and per
sons sentia every direction TO search.
lie was arrested, about Two hours after
ward a, the house Of bis father, an hon
est laboring man, living.n the neigbor.
hood. When arrested, he s,ouily de.
MED The charge and said he had 'no'
been at James Pauon's house for Two
weeks Upou examination however,
MAJ Is Of blood were discovered upot
his pa'aloons and also upon lis booIs