Kosciusko chronicle., 1846-02-21

'uB VI NI0nnay.
A Bill 10 authorize the Executive Of
this Suite 10 exchange public documents
with other States; also TO authorize him
to appoin, Commissioners in the various
States 0flhe Union to take acknowledge
men,s of de DIS, &C., were read a third
time and passed.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, February ID, 1876.
Gllliland, from select committee, re-
ported bill TO au'horise Benz. s. Tip
ton TO keep ferry on Big Black river.
Melcalf, on leave introduced a bill to
provide for the payment of returning Of.
ficers and judges and clerks Of elections.
Alc0rn, OH leave, introduced bill ex-
tending 10 settlers upon state lands
presumption right to one q.arler section.
Retired to select committee Of 5.
Moody, on leave, introduced a bill 10
amend The laws Of III state in relation
to runaway slaves referred
On motion of Cnnnpll, the house cal.
led up the joint resolution fixing the time
for the adj urnmen' of the legislature on
Monday. the l6'h February. On mo-
tion. the 10th was struck out, when
Emanuel Informed The house that de-
slrnclive FIRE was raging at Virkshurg.
On motion the House adjourned.
HORRIBLE MURDERS AT SEA.-The
English papers received by The Hiber-
ma, contain The details Of series of the
most horrible murders committed by the
Captain of a shlp on three of his crew. Z
On The lllIl OF November. the English
ship Troy, Capt, John Stone, arrived at
london from Chula, and on The appIca-
IoA of the captain some officers proreed-
I'd to arrest The crew on a charge of mu.
my and murder. Circumstances, were
soon developed, however, which proved
hat this was false charge. intended to
prevent the men from disclosing the a.
rocions conduct of lht Captain himself.
appeared on yesllga,ion that the lat
er had murdered VIM. Ramhert, Chief
Nate, VIM. Mars, Second Male, and
Thomas Reason, seaman, besides main.
ng and mullaling several others of The
rev.
The Troy left Hong Kong on the
4lh of May. These atrocities seem {
} have commenced IN September, when {
fl the Island of Fayal. Dunn the 5
ook, testified to the murder of Reason. a
he witness was in the cabin wh II t
'eason was called down-saw the cap /
sln with b,yonet in his hand stand.
~ over Reason-heard noise as if lhe :
lplaln was sticking a bayonet into Rea- I.
ms hea who was calling out for mercy I
was sent up for some water and when v
p returned Reason was laying on the b
'ptain's sofa-saw two wounds in his o
'eas! from which the blood was oozing $
he was dead-lhe body was sewed up Il
canvass and committed to the sea. t
Several witnesses testified to he mur- ,t
sr of Mars. He was sent for to the #
aptain's cabin. 1t appears he was in II
andrufs. The captain took cullass al
I'd deliberately cut at his face, limbs "
I'd body. Some of the hovs tied his fc
'nds up to a beam while the captain W
!, at him. when he became so weak that HI
, could not stand up. He was taken
} on deck anh alter an hour brought
'wn and cut at again. After this he
as laid npon the de k. and this monster Y
nuseh himself by ,hrnwing sword m
the diving man, while he himself was bf
ting his d nner. He then ordered The /;
IN to get a rope and haul Mars abou, NJ
. deck and to squeeze him. threatning "
have their lives if they did moi. A ro
ge piece was cut off his head. his fin sh
RS were cut off. and he was literally rr
to pieces. After he'was dead his so
dv was thrown into the sea. lrt
Ramhert, the Chief Mate. was mur. lin
red in the same atrocious manner Nv
J was cut and hacked with cuiIass wi
Ill rendered desperate f: he jumred o. ch
board. when the ship continued on no
: course and lcf' hun to rersh. da
Af'er the death Of these men the crew ga
re treated with great cruelty. Sever Of
'f them were rnt severely with cut. Sti