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RonarH ana Attempt to MURDER.

ROBBERY and Attempt to Murder.
On last Monday morning, . town we
thrown into great excitement BY the repor
that Mr.. J. Creth Myers, q worthy citizel
of our town, had been STACKED the nigh
before Q short distance from town, robbed
and left in the road in a senselsss condition
where. he remained all night. Mr.. Myers
we learn, had been absent from this place
about four weeks, on the Missouri river
where he had been to collect some money
On Saturday evening he returned, with hi
wife, to his father-in-lsws, Mr.. Joseph B
Means, about three miles south west Of thi
place, where he remained till next day.
On Sunday he came to town with the horse
and buggy, which he returned to the own
er, and remained in town till night, intend
ing to return to Mr.. Means on foot, aftel
preaching. He accordingly left town q.
bout 9 o'clock, and had hardly gone a mile.
when be was overtaken by two men, who
knocked him down, stabbed him, and rob.
bed him of his pocket book, containing q
considerable amount Of money. The assas-
sins then left him lying on the road, nc
douot believing him dead. He however
was only senseless from the blows and loss
|of blood ; and succeeded in crawling near
to the farm house of Mr.. Feagan, about a
quarter of q mile, where he was discovered
about daylight by a negro man belonging
to the farm. He was brought to town very
much chilled by the exposure. He was
severely, but it is supposed, pot MORALLY
injured. The following account was given
by MIR. Myers yesterday, and written down
by a friend:
On Sunday hight last. ]. Creth Myers
left town about 9 o'clock, for his father-in-
laws, about three miles from town, on foot.
When about one mile from town, he discov-
cred two men behind him, but paid no at
~tentiop to them until they were in the act
of passing him, when he turned slightly to
speak to them, and was instantly knocked
or ierked down, and thinks one of them
jumped upon him with his feet. stabbing
or cutting him with a knife, making two
slight wounds, one on the left breast, which
fortunstely struck a rib and glanced, the o.
thsr on the left shoulder, which also struck
a bone, without much injury to him. He
caught the knife and jrrked it out of his
hand, but could not use it, and threw it to
one side. He recollscts of hearing one say
to the other, while he was down, "d-nyou,
why don't you hit him." and supposes that
about this time he was struck and knocked
senseless. Does not recollect anything
more until sbout IL or l o'clock, when he
came to himself. The moon was in the
South, and supposes it to be about that time.
Being taken so much on surprise, and all
being done so quickly, he cannot give any
description Of the robbers, more than thai,
one was quite a tall man, and the other q
low man. Does not know whether they
we're black or white, but thinks they were
white. had 1852 dollars with him-four
800 bills and two 800 bills on the Bank Of
Missouri, two 800 bills Kentucky money,
two $40 gold pieces, and the balance in o.
hio paper, all of which was taken.
A reward Of $3.50 is offered by the ci,i-
zens of the town for the apprehension of
the villains. Every citizen should be on
the alert, and use every effort in their pow
er to bring the scoundrels to punishment
No suspicion, we believe, as yet attaches
TO any one.-[Palmyra Wing, gath inst. .
Mysterious DeoM.-In the absence Of
the Coroner, an inquest was held by Jus.