The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-24
MYSTERIOUS

For some days the papers have had advertise
ments Offering rewards tor he discovery of NJ,
MorrelI, who had suddenly disappeared Yeste
day we noticed statement in the Mirror which.
intimated that there were dens of inio,itv
this city IN which murder and horrible atroc;,;o
were committed. Now we have the foIlovin
statement IN the same journal which we give
we find il:
Mr.. MORRILL, FouND!-We are hapnv
announce that Mr.. MurreII was retnrned ~ hi
family last evening about eleven O'Clock III
was taken TO The door of his own residence l..
SulilVan street, and thrust in, by three as ruffian
ly-looklng fellows ever dispraced humanity
and who Immediately made their escane Th.5
IS no external injury upon him, though we ara
sorry to say that he is in state of ravinp lun,c,
continually calling upon persons to release him
-tha' lhey nave robbed him of all his money and
his clothes-ihe only lndncement TO his reteniion
by his action and his speech he must have had a
week of dreadful suffering and by what he ., %
we are led to suppose that he has been in The
power OF three unreasonable williams He docs
not recognize the persons of his wife, mother MIR
friends, and the sole idea that seems concentrated
IN his brain, is the thought of escane He has
been stripped entirely, and clothed in raos and
the mystery remains to be unraveIled by whom
and where this fiendsh deed was perpetrated
w g mink II due the citizens of New York that
investigated TN
suppose any wIful wandering on the part If Mr.
Morrcll, is absurd, as all who are aconain,ed ,,h
ms exemplary character can testify. Bv bis ac
IONS there can be no doubt that he has been con
Hneu by cords or other means and some maritime
o' MS TaVlng lead us to suppose that his life has
been threatened Results will vet show ,ha,
New York contains sinks Of horrible vice. mot CIV
ceeded by the most glowing description in the
Mysteries of Paris"
ne above statement, we have since learned -.
10 w 'pe man, correct ii is not true, however
.nat he hos no marks upon his person. One ot
MS eyes has experienced the effects of a sevo,e
blow and there are particularly healed wounds
upon his forehead and limbs The pbvsici,o
VINO was called Immediately upon his return. do.
tected strong odOr Of alcohol and ma rcotic rpiv
lure IN his breath, and there is more than \ prob
ability that he has been made the victim If soma
internal scheme Of violence and robbery.-,W Y
gbor~iag .Neres.
IHE OREGON QUEsTIoN sErrLEp.-We co.
Py the iolIowlog extract from leading article in
the Albany Arlas:- ''''''o u
ne popnlar feeling is unmistakeable. I, is
tone OF the press is remarkable. # exhbits marc
clear, deep and broad as our country. 'Tbe fone
u"aanlun'y on his question than any that has been
agItated in years -
A iler an exposition so clear and "unmistskes
NE as the above, no one can doubt that The
question will soon be settled
CLtMAx-" What are you doing nv son o.
said farmer to his boy Billy. "Smokino
sweet Tern cigar father made it," '.Tbrov
IT away This minute don't you know thst = b,v
who smokes fern will smoke tobacco. and if no
smokes tobacco he will drink rum, and if he
drinks rum he will lie. and if he lies he will steal
ana ana y ne steals he will murder. and if he mar
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