Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-07-03
great deal of indiscreet valur.

(nearly) by much greater ma0rial influence.
The use Of water which had been boiled has
been found TO be a good preventive; but per.
hap, it is better, during the prevalence o: chol-
era, TO drink no water alone except rain water.
a small portion Of brandy, during the preva.
lence OF .he infection, has certainly proved very
beneficial ps proph, latte, and may be pru.
IDENTIFY used with much benefit where rain. wa.
ter cannot be procured. Cholera makes but .
Sigh, impression on the beer drinking popula.
,un of the crowded, illventilated, murky city
Of London; beer saves, while water of certain
quality, destroys. JOHN LEA.
AZ We clip the following particulars %.
terrible tragedy from the Southern Democrat,
published at Jackson, in thi. State:
-Four MuRprR.-l 1t has never fallen to our
10, to record more foul and brutal murder than.
was committed near this place on last Monday
morning. The circumstances, as detailed 10 us.
are about thes.:-O ne e. e. Collins AMI VIM.
Miner, with their families, were occupying
houses (but a short distance apart) on a farm
about two miles from this place, which they
cultivated in partnership. On latt Saturday
difficulty occurred between them in relation 10
a hand the former had hired to work ON the
farm, but nothing serious resulted tina, day. On
Monday morning the parties again met and
Miner contending tina. Collins had 10 right to
send the hand of to haryes, in the l.siel'borhood
when the condition Of the growing crop required
his presence at home. But few words were
exchanged when Collins drew n large knife ard
buried the whole length of its blade in the breast
Of Miner. The latter turned, made few steps
and fell, when The former jumped OH him and
inflicted five or six more wounds, any Of which
our informant thinks would have proved fatal.
/ Miner remarked that he must "leave his wife
and children" and Immediately expired. Thus
ended this Dire adul tragedy. Collins left imme.
diately, and has not yet been taken. lie was
seen hear this place, a short time after commit.
ting the murder, but there was no officer here
to apprehend him! We have evidently fallen
on evil times, when the perpetrators of foul
murders are suffered to escape. in the light Of
day, with IMMUNITY.
Collins is man Of medium heghi-ihirty.
five or forty years Of age--has remarkably wide
space. between the teeih-sandy hair-a down.
cast look and, wha, will identify him sooner
than anything else, has piece bit of his nose,
or out Of one side of it. He generally wears a
tolorably long drab colored coat, and low white
! wool hat.
Since the aboye was in type, we have been
furnished with full description of Collins,
which our readers will find in another column,
under The head Of $3.50 Reward" offered for
his apprehension and delivery to the sheriff Of
this county.
The description of the murderer is as follows:
The said G. G. Collins - about thirty five
years old-heavy set weighing about ITO or
$50 pounds about five feet eight inches high:
sandy colored hair--blue eyes and sandy col.
ored extraordinarily wide mouth-short
teeth, with unusually wide space between them
short round chn-sandy oolored and medium
heavy beard - full, round, red complexion-a
scar on the left side Of his nose, caused by the
bite of a man. lie was partly raised in Muir.
ray county, in the State Of Tennessee.
SUPREME JUDGEsulp.-Col. William Il.
Wood, of Lexington, is announced in the
Weston RcPDrt'r as a candidate for the of.
flee ci Judge Of the Supreme Court. The
following letter TO VIM. A. Witcher, ESQ,
of Weston, written by Col. Wood, we
copy from the Rportcr.- Columbia States
Maa.
LEXINGTON, April 18th, 1851.
Dlar HHher:-I have concluded, but
not wilhou; the hesiancy a just confidence
would occasion, to permit myself 20 be an
nounced as candidate for the office of
Judge Of the Supreme Court. And you
will obligc me by aulhorising the annunca-
ton in tie Weston papers. In thus con-
>entng to submit my name to the public,
! have taken the advice and consulted the
wishes of friends; and although fully u.
ware of my deficiencies in the high attain
ments a Judge of the Supreme Court ought
to possess, will indulge the hope, that, if
elected, the devotion OF my whole time to
the office, will enable me SO to acqu, my
self, that the public will suffer no delr.
mcnt at my hands. A generous support
from my old friends of the Platte Country
will add to my gratitude for past lavors.
ours, truly,