The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-08

il HORRIBLE AFFA1R.- The last Alexandra
i Republican says that on Sunday, a manly til
name of Charles Dawson "a wood hauler b
4 profession, was seen BY Mr.. John Nugent !
Nugent's wood yard on Little river, since whic
time be has not been heard of The circun
Y stances as far as known or conjectured are .
follows:
II 1t appears that certain William Garner pro
posed to sell him, Dawson, 4 tract Of parcel (
land in the neighborhood of Cotile, and abse
lutely received wagon, 5 head of oxen,
cows and calves, horses and the furniture an
provisions of the shanty. Those articles ha
been delivered to him upon condition that h
made him, Dawson, good and sufficient It'll
for the afore mentioned land, but upon Dawso
and him going in the neighborhood of the lam
to give title, there was some impediments and h
could make no title, upon which they returne'
to the neighbourhood of Dawson's camp. ant
Dawson declared the bargain null, and said tina
he would have to take back all that he had le
Garner have. But few days after the disap
pearance of Dawson, Garner came and tool
possession of the camp, fixtures, provisions
wagon, 5head Of work oxen, 2coWs and calves
2 horses, about so cords of wood on the bank
3 wood claims, all other property Of the missing
man and converted all that he could into casl
and notes, and said that he had cursed Dawson
out Of the camp and ordered him not to return
| but Dawson told several persons since then
return from Cotle that Garner still owed hin
exceeding 5000 besides the abuse of his teams
&c. &C. And Garner further said that Dawson
had gone for a horse that they had left on then
trip to Cote, but after telling that tale, he went
himself and brought the horse he first said that
Dawson had gone for.
The particulars narrated above, having
aroused the suspicious of the neighbors, led
them to make further examinations. They
discovered marks of blood about Dawson's
shantee, and near by, along side of pine tree,
large fire, in the embers of which were found
some kind Of bones.
They at once communicated these facts to
coroner Wood, and he, together with dr. E. B.
Price, proceeded to the spot on Wednesday,
the 25th inst, and empanneled a jury. The
facts elected, show that man has been killed
and his body, bones and all, burnt almost to
cnders
The following is the substance of the evil
dence, AS furnished US by coroner Wood.
Charles Dawson was last seen at Little river
landing, with his team, on Sunday the 18th
lnst,-he went home thatnight. Garner was at
Mr. Halloway's, who lives about q miles from
Dawson's, that evening he left there about dark
dressed up in fine clothes,a land came back about
9 o'clock, A. NJ. in dirty clothes. Said he did
not wi ot &c IL l.
found his oxen alone and put them up. Daw-
son has not been seen since. Garner took pos
session of his property, and when asked if he
was not afraid to take it, replied, ooh no, he
had sent him to his long home or to the big raft
The jury found blood in and near the shantee,
and on searching the cinders, found hundreds
of pieces of bones, fairly burnt to coke, not one
of them measuring more than two or three
inches, any one way. But DIR. Price gave it as
his opinion, on looking at what appeared to be a
piece Of 0the jaw bone, and one or two other
pieces, that they were human bones, belief
that was strengthened in the minds of all, BY
iron suspender buckles and buttons, such as are
worn on shirts and pantaloons, being found
among them. From the burnt appearance of
the tree, they judged that there must have been
y Wei lSC uIC Uulit u1uCI III.
Upon this evidence the jury decided that they
we're the bones of Charles Dawson, who had !
oeen killed and burnt up by the hands of one
VIM. Garner
Garner crossed the river here with Dawson's
wagon, team and stock on Friday last and was
supposed to be on his way to Texas. He had
good dealof money with him. 1t is rumored
hat he has since been seen crossing back bv
he ferry above the falls. A warrant for his
rrest has been placed in the sheriff's hands.
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PoLIr1cAL CORRUPTION IN New YoRK.-The
New York Express says that the primary cleo
ions IN the city of New York, "have become.
within two or three years, not only corrupt and
often, but disgusting and demoralizng.' Of
ICES, says the Express, are bought and sold
Ike beefin Fulton market, but not from respect
BILE butchers. There is class of DULLES and
ack-legs who control the primary elections in
\. York, and who make more or less at all the
ominations.
The Express adds, that the names of these !
1en are we'll known; that they openly sell the {
ckets they create in the primary elections to {
ne best bidders for them, and that for SO much ,
stuff as the phrase is, you can have such and j
UGH delegation, and the delegation is sold :
nth shamelessness that would disgust ne ,
no traderin Havana These men live through {
he year upon the money they get in elections, l
nd of the ten millions of spells they receive i
large share. To this cause, the Express as 7
rlbes the increase Of taxes in New York, the t
deficiency of the police, the frequency of t
iurders, the insecurity of property In its in I
1gnatlon, the Express declares that it is rife E
u any sort of revolution It knows not how {
'contine these Huns and these Cloths who l
re growing up within the very bosom of re-
nement and civilization
lNsURREcT1oNARY MOVEMENT AT R1o-A i
unous nsurrectlonary movement has taken t
lace at Rlo Janeiro, growing OUT of the pas c
age OF law BY the chamber Of deputies, de- f
irving the officers of the army below colonel, /
nd the corresponding officers in the navy, Of r
le right OF marriage without the consent Of i
overnment. This caused detection amono a
'me OF the troops and ten of the officers were l.
frested and imprisoned. The women were
Give III getting up the excitement by the re-
reaches with which they assailed the officers 2
henever they appeared in public. The mem |