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! nase, pat earnestly hopes the neerie :. .
: haVe prudence eAeaef 10 keep ort e n
RI way Of evil, and the Ministry cood -. :.
enough 70 consider all refcTms ~ 80
demand, compatible with the onward q -.
q the times and the spirit sof liz pr;,;s
constitution. ''''e
4 A SfiOcKIxc SuIcfps 81 H W, sh;.,.1...
correspondents oftke Baltimore SIM 80 3 -
a most horrible case Of sncnoin /. !, y, !
suicide occurred recently at baton Ro ~.
La, N the person Of i eaIllnt stId;.s
Army Major, who lost al arm n ~. III.
earliest Mexican battles Sitt;nss = q.
y his room, at the above military nost ~
fancy took fast hold upon fis mn "a, 49, ..
i he saw the Virgin Mary sitting o. stand,
ingin the midstoftRe fre upoh 6ts hesrtb !,
she told him be was devoid Of The rcon;.
site nrmness, and as q test required him
% thrust his remaining hand IN Ia an liz
Goals He did 70, and held Il tbere ,,r = ~
the hand and half Of the fore arm had
been consumed The spirit or y;s;o,
seemed not to beyet satisfied vbare,, ~,
.ne MAJOR, sitting upon the floor. fiiled
MS Jap with Goals, and his body was burn.
ca 20 the bone His servant found him
~ TINS condition. For two DAYS he secm.
ed.to rssrzin insensible, but revived suis
clently te.salate the particulars a. o;ve, :.
ooye,--Stfangest Of all, be expeS;.,rsd
not the slightest pain duir;inelake t;ms III
arm was burning, or while the living Goals
were heaped upon his lapi His death
was consequent upon the injuries selfcor,.
mitted on his person. : CT = 49, q ~
ttttlH tEmtfs1 81 e. g48ss slE Ys-
J Pafsof elns eeck. SoMe Eentiemsn IN /
Green county, whose name VIC did not |
earn, found Il necessary 10 ehastise one |
IF his negroes for some depreciation Or o. |
her; wheTeupon the negro, to Be reycne- |
ID Of his master, took IN axe and cut to |
pieces his riding horse, valuable animal |
Fhe master then had him committed 70 |
Jail at Stanardsyille, with an intention of |
selling him. But gentleman, with 4
view Of frightening the negro, visited the
Jail and told him he would Be hung the
next Friday for killing his masters horse. i
At this the negro jumped up, ran the
ength o. the room and Knocked his head /
riolently against the wall, stretching him
'elf out ID = state Of inschsibilitE He
covered, however, and again pushed his
head forc,bly against the wal, knocking
ms Drains out aud Killing himself almost
nstantaneouslyl Al ecroner's Inquest was
leld on the body Oh "Wednesday morning /
ast, and . verdict rendered In accordance I
With the fofeRoin1 Al tei6 ana az !, III
'tances ~ tock. Reg dprsI rs. n sh
w. 80. - -:
a frame aWeiltng house the property Of
drs Newton, Of this town, ana IN the pos L
cssicn q NJ: Z. W Worthington, situa-
% a T2e tour ga miles ,. from 1sesburg on
troyed By fire on SUNDAY hir6t iast,-- |
Little doubt Is entertaiped that i was the
YORK q an incendiary, though as Jet the L
means q detection are not appafdnt The L
Iaiae o tne building destroyedis set down 1
y nse % SIX hundred dollar, sthpngh The Ii
'os' 81 Us erees'on was probably twice that /
UNI Leesonsg Chfoa 81 Saturday
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yhE1 .. DEATH From HiDao19ostA. Ii
M ~: mhllam 3,, nn'ght : distinguished k
aacninist Of fhiladelphia, who recently |,
aged Is the superintendent Of Mr.. Nor L
Is, IN building D.. locomotives for that go Is
eminent, died 4 horrible death on FRI /
go 3 Was IS. e,..en y ms i, own 5cg and o.
,,sss..x 49, - e ,: srsen y, IS Als trends
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ing :. Is sight hey were .ssisisa q y Is