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Vol. III. No. A.

no: occurred, nor he, another victim TO
the laws, now awaiting the halter. Be-
yond this, there cannot be the slightest
sympathy for the culprit; more cold
blooded, vlanous butchery was prob
ABLY never committed in this or any
other age or country; ard as strongly
opposed as am to capital psnishment,
could yield in this case to its appi-
cation.
Perhaps my judgment is overruled
at this moment by my feelings. have
lust left the horrid scene, and you may
well suppose that the natural animal
emotions are the liveiest in my breast.
There lay tall man, few hours be-.
fore in the prime Of life Qorty .years0 of
benevolent CONFERENCE.-THE dead
ly thrust, four inches deep and one and
a half wide in his left breast. Near
him, child of two years of age, with
sleeping smile upon its face, manged
to death. HaIfdoubled in bed in an
opposite end of the house, lay the wife
and mother, her eyes open and garing
as with Mortified fright, the third victim
of demoniac butchery. On bed in
an adjoining room, his head propped
and famed by gentle nurse, reclined
hardy-looking, sinewy man, alive,but
with his breast laid open by the MUIR
derer's knife, and every thing abouthlm
clotted with his blood. A short distance
from this scene Of woe, at a neighbor-
ing house, lay woman, aged Is or 80
wears, stabbed to the vitals, and only
half-conscious of existence--since dead.
Upon the floors--upon the snow--up-
on the steps-the doors-every where
blood, blood marked the murderer's
track. What a night of horror was
that, in lone house upon the wintry
banks of the Owasco; no help at hand,
no sound heard with the groans of the
dying innocents, but the night-breeze
upon the chilly lake! The heart shrinks,
the hand will not trace the lines neces-
sary to a recital. Tomorrow they
will all sleep beneath the snow-clad
turf of Sand Beach Cemetery. A
thousand citizens of Auburn and Flem-
ing are preparing to attend the funeral
rites.
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THE AWFUL TRAGEDY IN CAYUGA.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
AUBuRN N V March Ia 1886

You have doubtless ere this heard of
the horrible murder committed on
Thursday night. last, within three and
halt miles-of this town. The murder
er, Freeman, was arrested at Phoenix,
on his way to the Canada line, and
brought through Auburn to the scene
of his atrocities, about two o'clock this
day, followed by an immense concourse
of people, who were with great Difficult
ty restrained from butchering him on
the spot. Some FIVE or six hundred
more assembled at the jail for the pur-
pose of lynching him, but. were defeat
ed in their design bv ruse of the Off
GERS who had him in their custody. He
is short, dark negro, about twenty-one
years Of age, and has been out of the
State Prison only six months. where he
had been for five years; being placed
there as his school in the most impress
sible period of his life. Horrible as
was his crime-justly furious as is the
whole community-heart-rending as is
the sight of the innocent slaughtered
victims Of his fiendish rage-one can
| not but feel that the state has been his
principle teacher. What else can be
expected than that the pupil will follow
the bent of his teachingl He claims
to have been falsely imprisoned-that
the horse with which he was found, was
given him to go an errand on by full.
grown man, and that he, boy of six
teen, did not think of inquiring into the
right of owncrship-that he meditated
his revenge during the last year of hi:
Imprisonment, and fora long time plan
ned the mode of its accomplishment
How il has been executed, and on mis-
taken victims, (for it was another Val
Ness who testified against him) tn,
mortified public have seen. Had thi
benighted wretch, on conviction at tina
early age, whether guilty or innocent
been placed in House of Correction
and educated with portion of the pro
ceeds Of his labor;a spirit Of bene vc
ence and forgiveness inculcated b,
i the precept and practice of thos
!. about him, instead of the reveng
and indifference manifested, added t,
the severity Of prison discipline, O
the one hand, and communication wit
the most hardened, matured criminal
on the other, this dreadful tragedy ha
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A half derisive glance at the size OF
my uncle, and then at his own porty
figure, seemed to intimate that he
thought the caution very little worthy
of notice by man of his cubicular
inches. He raped the bottle on the
side as he had seen the parson loosen
grains of his fiery stimulant, applied it
in the same way, but without the same
caution, to his gravy, and used it freely
with his meat.
The pepper was not long in making
his acquaintance, but he resisted man.
fully the first intimations of this internal
assailant; hemmed stoutly and repeat
edly, as if he were determined to MAIN
tain his ground; his face then became
scarlet; an unnatural warmth took pos
session of his frame; the tonsils of his
throat began to swell; his eyes glisten-
ed, he dashed away tear from his
obstructed sight, spread abroad his arms
like Samson cropping for the remaining
pillars of the temple of GAIA, and rose
in an agony of distress and pain, unim-
aginable to him in his dreams before.
His first note was that of the great brin-
died bull in his own cattle yard at home.
The word ROAR does no justice what.
ever to the sound.
| Fortunately he did not cough. My
uncle, much concerned at the incident
recommended him to alIay the pungen
cy with a glass of water. He caugh'
at the word. He endeavored to say
"Will that put it out?" and making fol
a huge stone jug that had been replen
ished, he raised il bodily to his lips, anc
took a draught, that, had its contents
been more gentle, might, for its length
and breadth and depth and heighth
have won from Bacchus the conques
Of the Indies.
! "Jedediah," said he as soon as h'
could articulate, "for the lands sake
does my mouth blazer
NO." said the other, with impertul
babe GOODNESS, "but it smokes consun
f edIy. Hiram | tell you"
r Another jar of water seemed to re
: assure him of his safety against inter
nal combustion; and his powers G
5 speech in some measure returning, an
: with them his entire self possession, h
strobe in front of my uncle and accost
: ed him: "Do you know mister, that
took you for parson?"
:, 81 am, indeed" said my uncle ''al
humble member of the cloth.'
!, "Oh you be, be you? And do yo,
), think it is any how consistent with you
: calling to travel about the country i
this here way carrying hell fire in you
, breechesF'
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From "Ihe Prairie"
HUNTING EXPLOITS.
by A BAcKwoopsMAN.

+. The story Of Putnam and the VOLTS
familiar to every schoolboy; but it is not
so well known, that such adventures are
by no means uncommon. The youth
full achievement Of the gallant revolu-
tionary hero, has acquired dignity from
the brillancy ofhis after life, which was
adorned with long list Of heroic and
patriotic deeds, when in fact this ex-
ploit is one Of ordinary occurrence
among our resolute hunters. We Sc.
lect the following two instances, both
of which are well authenticated.
Many years ago, Frenchman, with
his son, was hunting in part of Mis-.
souri,, distant about forty miles from
St. Louis. Having wounded a large
bear, the animal took refuge in cave.
the aperture leading into which, wa:
so small as barely to admit its passage
The hunter, leaving his son without
instantly prepared 10 follow, and with
some difficulty drew his body through
the narrow entrance. Having reached
the interior Of the cave, he discharged
his piece with SO true an aim as to in
fllct mortal wound upon the bear
The latter rushed forward, and passing
the man, attempted to escape from tht
cave, but on reaching the narrowes'
part Of the passage, through which i
| h,J antarad with soma difficultv. thf
strength Of the animal failed, and it ex
pired. The entrance to the cave wal
now completely closed by the carcast
Of the animal, The boy on the out
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From the Trenton Daily News
GONE DOLLAR A WEEK AND FOUND u
AN oprrY FOUNDED ON FACT.

Some years since, there dwelt in a
neat and pretty village in the interior
of Pennsylvania villages are more
orless neat and pretty in Pennsylvania;
an old misery son of st. Crispln, NAM
ed dayton. He had risen from the
simple awl and lapstone to the posses
sion of considerable wealth. AS his
riches increased, the more avariclous
he grew--a natural and common failing,
by the way-untl, finally, he could
scarcely get an honest jour. cobbler to
work more than a week at time for
him. He always agreed to give GER
tain sum per week to the luckless
wight who sought employment, and
"find' him. And rare and choice was
the fare on which he regaled his men:
rare, from the excessive scarcity OF the
provender itself--and choice, inasmuch
as it was nicely chosen from the leav-
ings Of the butchers stall, or huckster's
basket. No one could tell better than
old Drayton, upon what meagre al
lowance of food hearty man could
possibly subsist--indeed, he had almost
reduced one OF his favorite theories to
asettled practice, and that was this:
lfa chameleon, he would argue, could
live on naught--neiiher meat not drink
while enclosed in an air-tight glass case.
why could nota man exist simply on
the air he breathed, coming as 1t did,
without cost, clear and wholesome from
ahe heavens above him--without those
expensive, and, in his opinion, unne.
cessary adjuncts, roast beef and plum
pudding2 He would often edify his
men with dissertations upon this in
structiye and prolific theme, while a,
the table-with many happy illustra
tions Of its practical operation, at one
tlme--and at another eye wistfully eve
ry mouthtul of food the hungry mar
would timidly putinto his mouth.
Now, it was the old genteman''
good fortune to have an amiable anc
lovely danghter-as ostold gentlemen
have, or ought to have, if they follow
the scriptural command and marry
Lovely daughters, no owever, are not un
frequently rather troublesome blessings
especially when they take it into thei
pretty heads to love some handsom,
Young fellow, and are determined Z
have him, come what whatevei
austere papas or calculating mamma
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CoG1TATIoNs OF BILLY WHITE

n IoLNk1 vi w lAh -
ScENE.----Biily, sitting on the edge Of
the wharf, opposite St. Mary's Market
"Well, I've bin alookin' at that ERE
old fiat, wots rapidly going to pieces,
and Pm convinced that things amt
gom' on right. rve noticed for some
years that somethin' was brewin',
and now know that there'll be h----ll
to pay and no pitch hot. When the
Kanady war broke out | joined the
reglars, but the Kurnel or lered a NOR
MIN concert once for my partickler
benefit, and l was told that my walua-S
bic services was dispensed with. Then
the paltroon business about Wan Rain "
seller, up there by Albany, come in
like streak of luck, but some fellers
swore that was an Ingun, and had
to leave the millingtary agin', for fear
of gettin' Iynched. Then | offered my
services to the Rogue islanders, and
got bagonet wound in The hip for my
devoted patriotism. Cuss 'em, | sayf
Here | am in Orleans; soger who has
fought, bled, and died, and yit my wild
der amt got no Enumeration from Gov
ernment!
"Texas was thrivin' place afor them
reg'lars camped at Corpus Christi; but
there amt no chance there for fellert
now. The factis, Texas is agoin' ahed
too fast, and civilization will bust his
biler before long. Think how that
country is progressin'! At Corpus
Christi, three month ago, was totin'
off a keg OF whiskey, to have it inspect
d,when the guard cotch me land swore
Twas goin' to STEALTH Me steal!--Me!
-Redickerous idea! Well, they fog
ged me, and set me adrift, and cum
here ia OrIeens; and how was ! treat
ed! lappeals to justice and to poster
| ity as to how! Got TUX up the first
week, accused of larceay,merely cause
borrowed a pig of lead, when the
owner wasn't in. Sent to the Work
House-got my head deprived OF its
material kivering; and if war breaks out
J agin', and Pm sent on the Northern
frontier, won't ketch cold? Oh no,
of course not! Not !!
/. Well,Republics blicsisungraceful---th
! one kumfort; and if there's any fuss
> about Oregon, III show 'em that kin
5 forgit and forgive. But war must KUN
/ soon. or my walor will explode. There's
!. Buny's Haires----that's a speck IN the
!. hereyeson that must lead to differently:
! France and England love each other
J. like pison, but Lewis Phillips is too old
y for Victoria, and don't help her along
e for nothin'. Thsre'l be bust between
9 'era 'forelong, and then look out for
0 squalls: England amt paid her rent
h reg'larly in Oregon, and her old land
h lord, Kongress, has given her notice to
S quit----to move out bag and baggage.
d wish was the constable that had &c
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that held the proffered plate, and quick
ly thrusting note therein, resumed his
gastronomic position, just as the old
man raised himself to his seat, after a
vigorous effort to rescue fallen slice
OF tnat same brown bread from the
claws of half-starved cat, which sat
eargerly watching the morsels as they
fell from the table. Now, it may here
be observed as a proverbial fact, that
buttered bread invariably falls buttered
side down wards; but in this case there
was no such tantalizing perplexity--
for it was standing maxim with old
Drayton, that butter injured digestion,
and therefore it was never seen about
his premises.
Lucy's heart throbbed as she grasp
ed the billet; sudden thought flashed
through her brain--and glancing hurri-
edly at the discernable features Of the
new iourneyman, she was suddenly
struck with the wonderful resemblance
they bore to her own dear joe's; the
color Of his eyes the same--the form of
the nose--the shape Of the chin, all the
same. sit must be him, she almost
exclaimed aloud; but smothering her
delightful emotions, she sped hastily to
her room, tore open the not, and, as
some writer has it; devoured its con-
tents. 1t was short, but to the pur.
pose:--
| "DEAREsT LUoY--Be in the shop at eight TO-
night. you remain unaltered love will make
but a short journey to P. Your devoted
JoE."
To shorten the heightened thread o
our yarn, the old man readily granted
Joe's request to be allowed to shut uE
the shop that evening; and in less thar
three hours after the last shutter was
in its place, a young, loving and joyous
couple; on whom the links of Hymen'
chain had hardly cooled might have
been seen passing from the mansion o
Parson the residence of Jo
Edwards uncle in P. Need w
say who they were?
But what passed next morning at tn
old shoemaker's house? Rising at al
unusually early hour, he entered tn
. shop, and was surprised although da
had scarcely dawned; at not seeing hi
smart new journeyman in his stal
"Ahw muttered he, she's no better thai
the rest; they're all alike; lazy, vaga
bond rascals; too proud to beg, too Ia
zy to work: they eat and gut and drin
and swill; | wouldn't give tinkers--.
At this moment he espied an unseale'
letter lying upon the counter. "What'
this; let me see;" and holding it up t
the dawning light, he had the gratifics
= ton of reading as follows:
5 "One dollar week and find me. You are we
j come to the dollar-but it will trouble you, reel
y on, to find either your new jour. or your lovel
: daughter Lucy, after you have read this.
Yours most affectionately,
. JoE EDWARDS, the tinker"
After twelvemonth, however, tn
:. old mandid find the runaways-and, 9
= he himself expressedit, with fine. .chul
by little boy to boot. And now the
" are all settled down together in tn;
J. neat and pretty village; the rich o
e shoemaker now as good and benev
lent as lie was before crafty and pa
y simonious; all differences happily re
is onciled; as amiable and affectionate
d family circle, as your kind reader mig
g desire to see.
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POETRY.
THE DAUGHTERS REQUEs,

THE DAUGHTERS REQUEST.
NV father, thou hast not the tale denied;
They say that ere noon tomorrow,
Thou wilt bring back radiant and smiling bride
To our lonely house of sorrow.
should wish thee joy of thy coming bliss,
But tears are my words suppressing,-
think on my mothers dying kiss
And my mothers parting blessing.
Yet tomorrow hope to hide my care,
will still my bosom's beating,
And strive to give to thy chosen fair
A kind and courteous greeting.
She will heed me not in the joyous pride
Ofherpomp, and friends and beauty,
All! little need has new-made bride
Ola daughters quiet duty.
Thou gavest her costly gems, they say,
When thy heart first fondly sought her;
Dear father, one nuptial gift pray,
Bestow on thy weeping daughter.
My eye. even now, on the treasure falls
covet and ask no other-
ithas hung ioryears on our ancient walls.
IT'S the portrait Of my mother.
Tomorrow, when all is in festal guise,
: And the guests our rooms are filling,
The calm, meek gaze OF those hazel eyes
Might thy soul with grief be thrilling:
And gloom on thy marriage banquet cast,
Sad thoughts Of their owner giving,
For fleeting twlvemonth scarce had passed
Since she mingled with the living
If thy bride should weary or offend,
That portrait might waken feelings
Of the love of thy fond departed friend,
And its sweet and kind reveangs;
Other minds commanding force unchecked
BY feeble or selfish weakness,
Other speech where dazzling intellect
Was softened by Christian meskness.
Then, father, grant that at once, tonight,
Ere the bridal crowds intrusion,
Iremove. this portrait from thy sight
To my chambers stil secluson.
twill nerve me to-morrow's dawn to bear,
twill beam on me protection,
When ask Of Heav n In my faltsring prayer
Tohallow the new connexion.
Thou wilt waken, father, in pride and glee,
To renew the ties once broken,
But nought upon earth remains to me
Save this sad and silent token.
The husbands tears may be few and brief,
He may WOO and win another,
But the daughter clngs in unchanging grief
To the image of her mother.
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the dock are small There Is demand for Msel as :
or Jersey Export from lEt 70 30th soTer5e-. Wnsat
Flour, ll5rl6i bbls-
CoTToN-The sales ro-day z-a about 1000 bales
vtIAa1r change II p-ce rom yssssrdsv EolGe-s
9rm TIE business i chiefly dsae ;or Export FreiEh-s
GRANITE rsusecsioas II Grain aye extremely
izh: freigats confirming d:crli o5ta-u. more espe
ciaiy es the Insurance Copaa!s. -e1se 70 insure ou
half Of ships tonnage Q: Grain Shippers c1er ll1t
for pure Genssee, Ii 20 asked We hear OF no sales
Com Price. nouins!iF without change Sa!es pNJ 20
s099 bushels RE At 10 N slip p celErered oaii
November. Corn 367ys0 bushels Wheat 5J5l2! bush
e.. Rye 81 70 bushels; os:s 5i5- 5rsas-s Sar-y
20 ousEels.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork IN ss-all lots brings 50 FOR Mess
and Prime il oered ~ - We hear OF nothing doing
in Beef Of importance parcel OF Prime Ness sold a.
So. sales 100 oos Eoo1 Lard 81 cents Export roca
ls,to 30th Sov-ulosr Beet: 45Z7 5ols Pork III 5ols
Lard 27.579 KEGS.
sALT-A CARO- Of Turks bland 1910 5ushel. sold a,
y: cents mos
GROCYgIEs-Fgr iG1 L-s rir.e days-Tae market Tor
Coffee continues very - and WIKI moderate STOCK o!
the various descriptions, prices nsTe generally advanced
ar OF cent = = this apples however. more s-pe-
cisy 10 Brazil OF which the sales reacn590 bags tid
= cents: 100 Surnara Il 800 Java g. 800 Lsgusyra
..074 and 800 Nsrscaioo >. mos. There : nod
crate demand for from the trade sad Tor New
Orleans the market H 1n previous prices FOR Porto
Rico however, they are :, and FOR Cuba Box al
cent = lower since Isl inst the tu-y bv tie new az
- being reduced materially ~ notice sass OF ~ nnGE
new crop New Orleans al a.! cess 80 Porto Rico.
5tG=i. mos and -09a 1000 boxes Brown and low
White Havana 81 the reduction netced above. The
stock Of Muscovsdoes yesterday consisted o: lis hads
- Crox 200 Porto Rico 80 Cuba and - New Orleans
together col hhGs szant 1912 same rr1e last year.
The market Il dull or Moa55es and prices have down
ward tendency-70 hhds Cubs sold for disting az
q cents 90 Porto Rico . 10 obs new crop New Or
leans Tor immediate delivery 3D. ana % DO a3os 70 De
landed in few days, -. Isl, mos.
IRoN-Sales Of 80 tons Scotch Pig and 300 packs
Russia Sheet OF terms not made public.
FISH-Dry Cod continues scarce and wanted parcels
from store are taken at 81 > Nacsere are firm.
TN PLATEs-A sale ofi50 boxes has been made on
terms made public.
TOBiCCO-Tae active business season has passed
sway and &c have sales 70 report.
HEMP-Saes OF 527 bales Sisal At $40 mos and
about 800 do Dew oed American, on terms We did net
lean.
HfDES-There has BEEN . coed demand from the
dealers before the close Of navigation and
sales have been made o: $500 Monteyideo % bs Al il
cents less = cent 100 do Il lbs II less q cent.
800 do 3 lbs same 400 do -: lbs AZ l.
2OOD RIO Grende. 2li lbs II zoo green sailed Mobile
i5 lbs / mos 22G0 Tanp.co. 10. 6 and mos 100
green sated Honduras 30lbs, g. cash sEd POO BARGE
Iona, on private terms
BEEswAX-sales OF 209o lbs prime Western Yellow
ats cents cash
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General Notires.
DgEING TIE HAIR

.s11es 81 =1-.=-el, -eat black Dfu--
without or tfar:nS re >k-r-iOr WIG. ouro-e
Re las private rooz-. &c all o-.sy src= 20 he scvs.-
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rec bar or =Eh.sz=-s hare c,A=o q PeEfectF
even AID nE:-r.f colo. e !oss q Lc3e, The ssr
requiring oily sboui hours lie EhtsAers sca-ce hz
waisr lie hs:r .eI:,st1r permanently dyed. after wsch
apoca:.p- L. E.r !. soft sd s&y me Tres, nssaFs
These 60 nave been 1-1s the ys;l5cs s 1asEic
i1s tod heir Ar cyed soon Is y 5 discocret VIII =
Ding coating which WIEN removed eaTes The cs.-
bad =. .So-se -. = v-a= 5eioTe-to ayi.E her hsr
:ko-cc-h-v -5 Az c-=ksac 5etose pay E1c noi
J..-. ss-.fscun : -v5c For hose who prefer ply
ing IL dve iA..-s=.v-- = put u2 = Convenient form.
VIII .Ii directions Prics FOR hzlr toe-SI 90 u5isk=r
bottles - Prepared oH.- ~ NN. BiTCE Flor, No ,
IL iu-odi.-
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II7TYvS = Nm MINERALS EXAMINED.

30 49, 49, > ,,f5cr s. Walls. an -tory
;71KRIAGE CLOTH.-lts pieces India Raoher
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~, lecture. on social Life, in some OF rs Lead
Ing Sentiments and Manifestation. The Rev HENRY
GILES viii deliver Course OF i've Lectures 10 the Suy
Institute the following subjects g Home, oI
the Dome Sentiment Country or the Patriotic Sen
ullent Man The Phlanthropio Sentiment: Public
Opiniun the Simplicity Dignity OF True Manhood
The hTsi Lecture will be given on Thursday evening,
Dec. s, att! O'Clock.
Tickets Tor the Course io admit lady and genteman.l
- eAcn-to be had al C :. Francis Cos. 81 Broad-
way. Henry keTnovs, IS 6rosdway Single Lee
ture, - cents. d. Srs'