Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-01
An Awful Tragedy.

A frghiful tragedy recently occurred near Browns
town. Ind. The details are fbns given in the Madi-
son Banner We have seen the same account in the
Northern papers, but it was located at Nashville,
Tenn instead Of Ina ram anu War
rem Francisco, and well known respectable and
peaceable citizens, followed the occupation of clock
peddIing They usually travelled different routs, but
made practice of meeting each other frequently
They agreed 10 meet AT public house in the vicinity
of Brownstown, on Friday last One Of the brothers
reached the about o'clock and inquired if his
brother had arrived and was informed BY the land
lord that he had not After eating his supper he cal
led for light and asked TO be shown TO bed. The
landlord informed him that he had no candles in the
house but if he would follow him, he would take him
to bed. Francisco followed the landlord into dark
room and undressed himself and retired to rest The
bed seemed to be wet, and having matches about
him he struck light. Upon examining the bed he found
that it was wet with blood Discovering a candle
by he lit il and looking under the bed saw the
the body of his brother with his throat cut from ear
ear, and perfectly lifeess Fastening the door i'm
mediatey, he proceeded to load revolver which he
had, but before he could do there was an effort
made by several men 10 enter his Pretending
not 10 be alarmed, he asked them to wait until he
dressed himself AS as he finished loading his
pistol he opened the door and the landlord and two
other rushed on him when he fired two barrels of
his pistol Immediately killing the landlord and one of
his accomplces, after which the other man fled.
APPLE JAM.--Pare and core the best eating ap-
Piles as for apple jelly. Put them in pan with
water enough to cover them, and boil them over a
clear brisk fire till they be reduced to a mush
To every pound of pared apple, weighed before boil
ing, add after boiling one pound Of fine sifed su-
gar Agitate we'll while hot, and after adding the
sugar, and when reduced to jam, place it in pots,
and set away for The better the apples are,
the better will be the jam.
lawyer built him an office in the form of a hex
agon or six square. The novelty of the structure
attracted the attention of some Irishmen who were
passing by; they made full stop, and viewed the
building very critically. The lawyer somewha dis
gused at their curiosity, lifted up the window, put
his head out, and addressed them: "Whv do you
stand there like a pack of blockheads gazing at my
othce-do you take it for church :" g Fax" an
swered one of them, g thinking so, till | saw
the devil poke his head out of the windy
WAsHrScroN NATIONAL MoNrMrNr-The number
of visitors TO the Monument from the first OF August
1885, 10 the twentieth of September 1882 was eleven
thousand four hundred and eleven, and the amount
contributed by them $4,000 "a. Average number of
Wis tors per month, four hundred and thirty nne and
average amount received during that period $l6l S.
or each person, SO g. 90 cents.
CHILDHooD.-There are some children left Al
least met the other day. It was a little fellow
of FIVE years. He had come with his father into the
country to see of my friends AS soon as he had
left the carriage he ran to the kennel of large
watch dog that was chained in the courtyard.
don't touch the dog" cried, for he will bite
you
why will he bite me -
because he does not know you"
ooh! if that's all he replied, will tell him
that am Henry,'-Carpet Bag.
The BREAKING UP OF THE WHO PARTY.-A distin-
guished whig senator was heard 10 say. few days
after the nomination of Gen Scott, We can form no
Judgment now on the election--we must wait five or
SIX weeks. If in that time the wing party can revive
Inc enthusiasm OF $40 or 4S, then shall Eere a
living and unfaing assurance of success but if we
fail TO kinde up the old military lever then we are
gone" The five or six weeks have elapsed-every
expedient TO revive the gunpowder rere of 40 and
40 has proved chilling abortion. and he who ,uns
may read the handwriting upon the wall, that the
wing party has been weighed in the balance, and
found wanting" and is rapidly breaking up.
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