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Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-04

of time, ere it became disturbed by mysterious
and frightful dreams, bearing a confused but
decided affinity TO their waking reflections du-
ring that long and silent ride of theirs through
the prairie together, the evening before, and
claiming, doubtless, a closer, though less stri-
king connexion, with their hot and hearty sup
per.
Among other wayward wanderings of his
dreaming thoughts, the younger traveller fan
cied himself swept down by the currents of the
river they had lately crossed till they came to
fearful cataract, when, just as they were on
the very brink of the fall, the scow struck up
on a rock, and remained stationary.
ga change came DER the spirit of his dream;'
and anon he was on horseback, breasting the
surging rapid galltntly, and evidently gain
ing fast upon the shore, until a dim light from
small window on the farther bank led him to
turn in the darkness to the very edge of the
precipice again, when he saw his danger, and
obtained a firm footing to avert it. He then
suddenly became so paralysed with fear, that he
could not move a step; for, at that instant, he
perceived his fathers murderer at his bridle-
rein, who turned upon him one fierce and with
ering look, and then hurled him headlong into the
foaming abyss beneath. Down, down went
horse and rider; but ere he reached the boiling
waters at the bottom, he awoke. While en-
deavoring to shake off the effects Of his oppres-
sive nightmare, and congratulating himself that
it was not an awful reality, he was again confus-
ed and bewildered almost as much as ever, OH
hearing his name distinctly enunciated by his
companion, coupled with muttered, but eXulting
eXclamations.
"No, no'' he said, you'll not find me now
I'm safe I'm safe!"
Then clasping his long and bony fingers tight
ly together, and extending the palms of his
hands as much as possible, so as to form cav
ity between them, into which, between his
thumbs slightly separated, he blew with all hi,
might, and produced sound exactly like the
hooting of an owl, eXclaiming, when he had done
so, "Ah! there's the ours cd signal again, ~ and
then was. still, save the contortions of his fea-
lures which, in the feeble and ftful light emit
ted from the dying embers, were fearfully WIS.,
ible to his awe-struck companion.
81 have found thee at last, ;" thought the aven-
ger, he listened to the renewed mutterings
and broken cxclamations of the disturbed sleep
er by his side.
mo, MOI" the sleepr said, ''down him your.
self!--down with him that's it.-hold hin
there If | touch him, there'l be a mark Of
blood upon him. Don't yc see that my hand
are bloody?"
And he held his outSpread fingers forth as i
to show that there pas blood uponthem. They
certainly had blood-red hue upon them, or, il
that dim light, they seemed to have, and his com
panion covered up his face in fear, lest thost
vulture- looking talons should clutch him in the
bloody gripc.
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|, Within three weeks from the time Of Dob
sons execution,-it might have been a day or
two more than this and, when reflect upon it,
j see it must have been, as he was twenty days
at sea- and there were no steamers then, and as
il must have taken him one day at least TO 20
home from the county town where the execution
took place, and another TO go to Liverpool to
take his paSsage-in something more than three
weeks then, allowing for little margin after
this event, young Bennett landed on the shore Of
that mighty empire which is destined to extend
its sway, and at no distant period, over the whole
earth,* and in less than twice that period more
he was at Galena in search Of his fathers muir
derer.
When he arrived there, he could not find him.
He thought that, perhaps, he might have been
so changed by labor and poverty, by age and
sickness, and more than all, perchance, by the
ceaseless gnawing at his heart-strings of that
never-dying worm, guilty conscience, that his
victim had been so much altered in his. external
appearance that he could not recognise him, es-
Ipecially as years on years had passed away since
ls he had seen him; and he was quite correct
in his coniectures.
But fear and apprehension for his safety gave
to the guilty one more accutc perception. He
saw and knew the avenger at once, and fled.
Young Bennett, after fruitless search for
him among the mines, did not long remain.
Itappeared, from subsequent account of their
respective movements, that on leaying the mines
they had taken different and circuitous routes
both Of which led to the ferry already mention
ed. They did not, however, arrive there 10.
Igether, nor within week or more of each 9th.
er; but James Dobson who reached it first, had
to wait so long before the flood sufficiently SUBJ
sided so as to enable him to get across, that by
that time young Bennett was also there.
Here Dohs0n, from some cause or other, die
not again Immediately recognise his prosecutor
although he had certainly some misgivings abou
his identity with his fearful avenger Hence
his impolitic question, dictated by his grovelling
and cowardy fears, ''.fre you from Galena p
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Pint, Half Pint and Quart Flasks anfpp
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1. 40 80. 4 cnmrier
with crcumstantial account of the trial as
there was little or nothing that occurred put
what is common TO all cases of the kind. | pIpy
mention, however, how confident and bold, and
sure of acquittal the prisoner appeared when
first brought to the bar how he wondered what
the old Langleys could possibly have to do with
the case and how his surprise was turned into
horror and dismay, when they gave, as eye-wi =
nesseS, so clear and succiuct an account Of the
whole transaction.
The prisoner, with such evidence against
him, | need hardly say, was found guilty and
paid the penalty of his crime-blood for blood
| When on the fatal scatfold, he acknowledged
with every mark of real and sincere repentance,
the justice of his sentence. He gave, also, at the
same time, a short account not only of his own
other crimes, but those of the whole family, es-
pecially of the murder of Jack Bennett by his
eldest brother, whom he stated to be, at that
precise period, working in the lead mines al
Galena, in the Illinois Territory" of the U niteC
States, where, he doubted not, he said, but that
a just and retributiye punishment would sooner
or later oyertake him.
These, his last words, were truly prophetic
and awfully and literally fulfilled.
Jack Bennet's son, now full-grown man
though quite child at the time of his father
murder, was present at the execution, in hop,
of hearing something that might lead to the dis
covery and conviction of the perpetrator of tina
fearful deed, or at any rate to afford some clu
where-with to unravel the deep mystery in whic
it was enveloped.
'NOw the State of Illinois.
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CHA Err VIII.
THE CONCLUSION.


A few words will serve to wine up this fear
ful but faithful history.
From the log hut of the new settler in the
Far West, where we left him, James DoSson
went out at break of day into one of those forest
patches with which those widely extended prai-
res are thinly dotted, and there shot himself
The fatal shot brought young Bennett and his
host Immediately to the spot, but too late to hear
ia single word of confession or repentance. The
vital spark in the poor victim of guilty con-
science when they reached him, was quite ex-
Itinct.
They buried him where he died, and as they
turned him, uncoffined, into his rude grave, they
could not help observing, at least young Bennet
could not, that his hands Dere besmeared with
blood; but noto it was his own.
The youngest of the Dobson family
first sentinel at the old Abbey, as the reader will
Irecollect, on that ominous and eventful night
which formed the eliminating point intheir fear
full history, had been guilty of no overt
act Of felony, emigratcd TO this continent, and
became successful settler.
His poor old mother had long ago been hap
PLY numbered with the dead. And his father,
bowed down with age and infrmity, and left
alone in his poverty, when he saw that every
mans hand was against him, determined to come
TO America to his rich and favOrite son, the pet
of the family, TO ask him for a morsel of bread
during the short time that, in the course of ma
ture, he had to live.
He sold his idle looms, and did so. But the
sordid wretch refused to grant the trifing boon
he sought, and therefore he went home again.
or, rather, back-to where alas he had no home
now--no house to shelter him, even for the
short remnant of his days.
This cruel and unnatural conduct of his son
had a serious effect upon his health, and he did
mot long survive it. But how or when he died
mo one ever knew.
Long after he was missed as wandering
mendicant in the neighborhood of his former ex-
ploits as mole-catcher and poacher, dead
body, supposed, from the clothes upon II, TO have
been that of old Dobson, was found in the only
remaining and dlapdated chamber of the ruin al
ready more than once referred to. The face
if single feature of it had been there, would
have been quite sufficient TO indentify it; bu
no! not line was left-that was mutiated o.
destroyed, as if by some bird of prey, whicl
all the country around believed to be no othe
.than-The old Owl Of the Abbey.
'The inaory towards the accomplishment Of this boas
u assertion has already bsen taken in the aRDeHaion move
ment IN the British North American Colonies. To sPecula
upon what the be- would lead Into long dlseu
sion OF matters quite foreign TO my story
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WILLIAM COHEN,

Main street, Hannibal Mo.
NHE subscriber has permanently located in this city
l. and is alwaysprepared to repair watches, broken
iswelry, &c, IN the most workmanike manreT, and
The most reasonable terms. lie has now on hand, and
constantly receiving fresh supplies Of the finest and
most fashionable Jewelry, Watches, Clocks Sc. from
the best importing houses in the east. His stock is
unsurpassed by any other house in the city, and those
who give him call will be satisfied with his bSgains
as he oners great Inducements 10 purchasers.
The citizens OF Marion and Rails counties are re-
rpectfully invited to give call Store Main
street, opposite the "Grsat Western" Isept5l
just received in addition 10 his foI stock, sup
ply Of Ear Rings, Pins, sc. Also a very fine lot
| let Ear Rings, new style Smiths New York GolC
| Psns-wananted--a very Zoe article. Oct "a.
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A FARM FOR SALE.

7 WISH 10 sell the farm which ! reside, situated
in Pike county, miles southwest of Spsncershurg,
"a miles from Hannibal and % miles from Louisiana.
The tract contains SIX hundred acres-about equal
quantity Of prairie and timber hundred aud hfty
acres under fence one hundred Of which is n eutiva-
ton. There is comfortable brick dwelling house,
good barn. stables, corn cribs, sci spring OF good
waite T. within forty steps Of the house also, abun-
dance Of stock WATER Tor any amount of stock Being
situated on the edge of the Grand Prairie, il would
make one of the best stock farms la the country.
Twill sell great bargain in said farm, if application
be made to me soon, on the premises.
iel2tf JOHN II. DAVIS.
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DLACK Lace Wells, French Worked Collars and
ID Capes, a very large lot, selling awful cheSpat
apr2Iy COLLINS & BREEDS.
CANDLES sPern Star Mould Candlesk Kept Constantly
~ haHd Al thu Cheap Sl0Fe. -
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THE subscriber has now % hand AMI u lN-Z-k
J. daily receiving the largest and beat as- '1raN
sorted stock Of GOODS suitable Cor this mafkel esss
brought TO Nor,hsgn Missouri Tic rslsans HE uose
sincere thaaks for the Hntiring support he nus a.
ways received and no effort SAali be wanting &c Nj
part 10 merit its eontinHance. r. 4. SELbfEH
v feb %
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Boys Clothing.

DLEACHED and Brown Muslins Of all kinds,--
ID Checks, Fiannels, Tweeds, Cassinets and Jeans,
spI24y at COLLINS 3 BREEDS.
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Administratror's Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given 10 all persons interested II
IN the estate Of Samuel NJ. Waters, dskeaaAd, that
ettsrs Of administration have been granted TO the
dersgned BY the county court Of Marion eoaaty, bear
ing date August Tth, 1851. All Pegsons Undivided y
said estate are requested to make payment imedaikf
aud a persons having claims aganst said estate
Quesed 10 present them, properly auheasieAiei, uiih
Ia one year from the dale OF said letters and u pIs
seated within three years they will be aFegsf bansd
auglA.st SARAH N WATERS, AdmE'x.
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William Hawkins

III nASiust opened his stock Of STABLE AND
II FANCY DRY GOODS-Ready made cloth
Shoes, QueenswATe and Groceries. cail
and examine our goods-we think prices will suit
lyou. oet' 81. W. H.
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'he natoy step towards the mpshmen Of this boast
m assertion has already bsen taken in the aRDeHaion
the British North American Colonies. To ulae
wha, the may be- would lead into long discus
sion of matters quite foreign to my story.
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IN GL.4n'

American, Bohemian and Belgian Glasswarieear
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y. II. MORGAN. c. N. RcLUNG.
MORGAN, MCLUNo, q CO.,
Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Dos
MEsTEC DRY S:S0Ds,

lis, Main street, 81. Louis, Missouri.
M ORGAN, MCLUNG, * CO. win have ready fos
lNl exhibition by lst September, the most extensive
stock OF Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, they have
offered in 81. Louis II is unnecessary specify
goods quantities or prices, but their stock will enbrses
every article Of French, German, British American
manufacture which the necessities Of the trade require
Especial attention las been devoted 10 the selection of
ladies' dress goods and merchants visiting this city may
rely upon an assortment equal 10 any in the Union.
They intend that the extent and elegance Of their stock
shall hereafter command the attention Of merchants vis-
iting st. Louis, and they will obgate themselVes to
sell goods low they be boFught from Nes York
OF Philadelphia. They will duplicate any bills which
may be made in tho Eastern cities, adSing only the
cost Of transportation, &c.
To cash or punctual dealers, unusual Inducements
will be offered aud all they ask is that their stock may
be examined, to convince merchants Of the foregoing
facts. au7 5w
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-28

specie. Among her passengers were +. Cazei,
bearer ofdispatches to England, s. H. Carpenter,
of Philadelphia, nearer Of dispatches 10 France,
Col. Colt, inventor Of Colts revolver, and Hon
Mr.. Colt.
Mr. Oliver, p. esident Of the Miidlebury (Ccn-
necticut) Methodist College, died To-day.
BuffALo, August, t6.
Edgar Haiti, q returned Californian, was are ste!
here to-day on a 70 QUESTION from the Governor OF
California for perjury and as fugitive IRON
justice.
A negro OF the steamboat Buckeye, named
Davis, was arrested here esterday as fugitive
slave, being claimed by Mr.. Moore, OF Louisville,
and after an examination remanded TO the custod,
of his mas err Much excitement existed, and a
rescue was attempted but failed. To-day, MIR
Moore and another gentleman were arrested and
had partial hearing on charge Of assauitlns
Davis.
CoLuMnus, Ga, Aug. l2-i.r N.
There isa great mob raging here at present
The negro, Jarrett, convicted Of committing a
rap. upon girl ten years old, was TO have beer
hung to-day. He was Tepresed BY Gov. Towns
This has created great indignation among tbs
populace, and mob OF five hundred persons are
now before The jail awaiting the hour offou
O'Clock, al which time they expect to hang him.
CeLUMBus, Aug. I2-5 P. NJ.
The mob assembled at four o'clock, proceeded
10 the Jail and demanded the keys. The sheriff
refused to give them up. The doors were broken
open aud the negro taken out and hung TO a pine
tree back Of the Jail.
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EXPOSITION UPON TRAyELERs.r-O
English friends at Welton complain bitter
", and not without cause, Of the imposition
prac.iced upon them by the ditfsren, tav
ern keepers on the route from Chicago 10
their new home in Clinton county. a
party Of five stopped q, Sterling, ILL.,. from
Saturday night till Monday morning. and
were presented with bill Of nine dollars
Such imposition will have a tendency to
greatly lessen travel, and like oil kinds Of
swindIing will result in evil TO those whu
practice il.
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"Lo! Tue POOR lSDiASr-"Whereye
the white nan goes the Indian disappears
says the Louisville Journal, "ihe period
when but few scattering Indians will be
found 10 not very remote" Ten years
ago Indians had their homes here for d
large portion of the year, and two or three
years since, detached parties stopped with
Us for days at time, but within a twelve
month We have not looked upon the face Of
IN aborigine, unless il be one crazy fellow
who still hangs about the river towns
Soon will they have persisted, and their
modes Of life will live only in tradition, ro-
nance and song.
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

The las, mail brought us papers from
Oregon and California. The latter con
tains large cuts representing San Francis
co, alter The Ere Of last June; views O
Portsmouth Square, the old Adobe, etc.
We perceive tina, railroad is being con
strucisd around the Cascades, on the VII
lameste river, Oregon, by F. A. Cheno
weih, formerly Of this place and more re
Gently Of Msquokeia, Jackson CO.
All Of the hotels Of Oregon City hav,
ceased TO sell spiri,aous liquors.
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The OuTsIDE.-The tale upon our frs,
page is longer than we anticipated, but is
well told and will amply repay perusal.
Il contains moral--uprigh,ness aud en-
attention to business will secure The conf
dence Of your employers and always bring
prosperity. : The poetry entitled
The Disenihrslled" We may have publish.
ed before, but at least one-half Of our pres.
ent list of subscribers have never seen il in
the Gazette. The verses on The
fourth page we hope may be appreciated!
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THE MoRMoNs-We notice complaints
in many papers Of ouirages committed at
Salt Lake recently by the Mormons. In
mense sums are said to be exacted unjustly
from travellers who pass through their set
Element. II this be true, Goyernmen,
should, and no doubt upon proper represen
talon will, take efectual means to check
their depredaiions in future.
A gentleman from Council Bluffs, in
forms US that upwards of four hundred Nor
Mons direct from England had reached
hsnesville, they being the van ofone thou
sand poor, infatuated mortals on their wa )
rom the old country TO the promised land
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ALFRED SANDERS, EDIros.
CITY OF DAVENPORT:
fnUssDlT MORNING, lECrsf 8, 1851.
a WORD IN SEASON.

Our next number viii complete The
tenth volume Of the Davenport Gazette,
We have lately incurred very heavy ex'
peuse il the purchase Of new press, type,
&c. The size Of paper We use is more
expensive than The smaller sheet issued
previous 10 enlargement. 10 addition ,e
which our subscription lies hos increased
seariy three hundred since We enlarged,
very few Of whom have paid in advance
We must have the means 10 purchase al
least forty rsams Of paper, which quantity
viii DO required 10 carry US through the
wiuter from the close Of navigation. Be
sides We have other liabilities to the
amount Of several hundred dollars that
must be met. Our subscribers, aud oil
others indebted 10 US, will perceive that il
i absolutely necessary that We appeal tc
them strenaously for aid. We ask onl.
that which is our due and as such sppeals
ere seldom made BY Us, we have the conf
dence in those Indebted to Us 10 believe
hat they will respond to our request
Our dependence Is mainly upon our sub
scribers and as they are principally Of The
farming community, we could not have &C.
lccted q moro seasonsble portion of the
year for The above request than immediate
" following the harvest. We hope then
each one will come up 10 our aid, though
The amount lie pays be small.
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Tue RICH MEN OF Sr ouIs.-There
are sixiy-two citizens Of St. Louis who are
worth over $4,000 each. OF these five
are females. The richest man in ST. Lou.
is is James II. Lucas, whose property is
assessed at $4,000. The mex, is Peter
LiHdelI, $4,000. The following have
their property assessed at over $500, 900
Mrs. Mary Hanney, Lucas & Hunt, Geo
Collier, late Bryan Mullanphy, John O.
Fsllon and Dan'I. ID. Page.
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"TEAcHIsG THE YOUNG IDEAS HOW tt
sHooTr--A bevy of dozen little -four
year old shavers, IS we write, have con
gregated in the street, and, like minnows
around bait, are nibbling at a broken
pipe, which is being passed ssgely from
one 10 another; in imitation, we suppose
OF the grand pow-wow recently held VI
north.
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Rev. WM. RUTLEDGI, a resident Of lie
Claire in this county, con,emplates trip
10 England for the purpose Of inducing
emigration TO our State, by disseminating
knowledge Of its resources, fertility, &c.
Mr.. 4. is an Englishman, gentleman Of
information, has been resident Of Lie
Claire for the last four years, and is there
fore eminen,ly qualified for The mission he
con,emplates. lie may DO found at the
lie Claire House ON the Sd aud 9TH prox
when those having business to transact in
sny portion Of England, cnn have an in
terview with him.
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SEVEN NEGROES KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On the 23d ult., we see il stated, nenI
Bolivar, Mo-, MIR. John Reeves aud sew
en- negroes, took shelter under tree during
thunder shower. The horse Of Mr.. r
got loose, and be stepped out to catch him
On his return TO the tree, he found The
seven negroes all dead. Killed By light,
ming.
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GREAT GR3wru!-A newspaper para.
graph is like bit Of scandal-it never 10.
ses anything by circulation. The Secre.
100000 envelopes !or $500. Thus the
paragraph started; soon the ST. 500 hae
grown to $4,000, and when last seen ia
a Chicago paper il read, that the con,ract
had been made for 1900 envelopes al SIS
900!