Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-15
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY A fightful tragedy re-

Gently occurred at Brownstown, Indiana. The
details are thus given in the Madison Banner:
=. II seems that Two brothers, named Hiram and
Warren Francisco, and well knownsas respectable
and peaceable citizens, followed the occupation of
clock peddling. They usually travelled different
routes but madea practice of meeting each other fire.
| ouenty. They agreed to meet alta public house in
the vicinity ofsBrownstoun, on Friday last. One
of the brothers reached the tavern about nine o'clock
and inquired if his brother had arrived, and was in
formed by the landlord thathe had noh After eating
his supper he called for light and asked to be shown
to bed. The landlord informed him that he had no
candles about the house, but if he would follow him,
he would take him to bed. Francisco followed the
landlord into dark and undressed himself and
retired to rest The bed seemed to be wet and having
somesmatches about him, he struck a light. Upon
| examining the bed he found that it was wet with
blood Discovering candle on the table near by,
he lit it, and, looking under the bed. the body of
his brother with his throat cut from ear, and
perfectly lifeless Fastening thesdoor Immediately,
he proceeded to load a revolverSw which he had but
before he could do so there was effort made by
several men to enter his ROOM. Pretending not to
be alarmed, he asked them to wait until he dressed
himself. AS soon as he had finished loading his piss
tol he opened the door, and the landlord and other
men rushed on him, when he fired two barrels of his
pistol, Immediately Killing the landlord and of
his accomplices after which the other man fed"
| The Asheville News says one of the speakers
before the Scott and Graham Club of that town.
denounced those Wings who refused to support
Scott as &C recreant villains! The News adds:
There is one consolation about it however-we
are in good company Daniel w ebster, Gentry, Will
liams, Clingman, Outlaw, Cabell, Tombs, Stephens,
Marshall, and host of others, among the most dis
tingushed members of the Wing party, North and
South, being among the recreants :" In addition
to these, we have the company of thousands of
feow-ctizens, intelligent and honorable There
aye scores In this town and county-gentlemen whom
we know and could name-who have always voted
with the wing party, but will not support Gen. Scott.
And they are men who occupy as honorable positions
In society any earth, and yet they recre-
ant villains !" for not supporting Gen. Scott.
That is a Wing argument, is it" recreant
villains" This is handsome language to be en-
ployed among slaveholding people, by an advo-
cate of the Seward candidate.
| Bennett, of the New York Herald, having been
charged with selling Jut to the Democracy for the
campaign, answers as follows:
| ave have tried the Wing party for the last four
years, and know that they selfish, scrambllng,
unprogressive party, unsuited to this great country
or the go-ahead principles of our people.
We want, therefore, the democratic party in
power, from stem to stern from the President in the
White House down to the pages in Congress, for at
least the next term of Office believing that their general
policy is congenal with the spirit of the peo-
pie of this country, and adapted to extend
| limits, growth, power and influence over the
world, than the mid, standstil policy of the present
I order of Wings.
The Democratic party have shown themselves to
possess more Of the old Roman spirit of growth and
progress than the Wings have ever done; and it is
only by this spirit that the Union be preserved
intact, and the Abolitionists be entirely swanped
and put down during all future time. 5"
~ We clip the following propositions from
the last New Orleans Courier:
| "HERE's CHANCE! On most occasions the
wings do not allow presidential election to come off,
without Dragging in the betting line. 1t must be
confessed however, that such ardor at present
lists among our opponents. Be that it may, we are
authorized to offer them the following wagers:
NEW ORLEANS. August 18th, 1859.
Mr.. Editor: Having little spare change, pro-
pose, for the benefit of my whig friends, to make the
following BETS viz:
$500 that Gen. Scott will not be elected.
100 - dontget North Carolina,