The true Democrat., 1854-09-20

not SurprlSe us in our next issue we were called upon to record the fact of their having taken that city. Everything at present seems certain ly to denote their complete success. The deep dlscontent is 50 general against the existing go- vernment that its administrators dare not move the force which garrison the cities of the re- public, through fear that the inhabitants them selves will rise against them, so soon as the cause is removed which forces them to subiec- tion.
 A Family of Fiends.
 Under this head the Le,0isbury (Greenbrier) Era of Saturday last contains the following mo- tice of the fendish and murderous doings of family of Grahams residing in that part of the State, some particulars of which we have here tofore printed:
 In Monroe county, Virginia, on the Green brier river, and about fourteen miles below Lew isburg lives man named Joseph Graham. He has three or four grown up sons living be- meath his roof and (until the 27th ult.) one un- married daughter, Miss Jane Graham, aged about 45. This daughter had an llegitimate daughter by man who recently died in Mis- souri, leaving the sum of S3,OOO to this child, who is now married to Mir. Miller, of Nicholas county. Quarrels of the most violent charac- ter are represented to have been common in this family. A recent quarrel had taken place, and one of brothers sought to injure the character of his sister by leaving anonymous and deiama- tory letters upon the highway, and also by writ ingto Mir Miller, of Nicholas, giving the mother of his wife character as black as hell and rot ton as carrion," and asserting that her daughter (Mrs. Mller) was no better
 Without any knowledge of this, Miss Jane Graham few weeks ago went to Nicholas county to visit her daugh ghter-found that she and her husband had separated, were living apart and learned that the cause was the anOn- ymOus letter which Miller had received Miss Graham, full of the violence and determina- ton which characterized her, immediately re- turned home. A violent quarrel ensued be- tween her and the brother who wrote tho let ter, into which the old man and woman were drawn (they siding with the son)-the upshot of which was the forclble electment of Miss Graham from the house. She went to the house of brother-i in- -law-one MT. Nolan, who lives hard by-who gave her shelter and protection. On the night of the 27th of July, Nolan and wife went to visit neghbor, leav- ing Miss Graham to take care of the children. After they were gone-(about nine o'clock, and as the children of Nolan-one or two of whom are competent witnesses)- )-Allss Gra- ham dressed herself and went out She took a bonnet belonging to her neice: and pair of stockings belonging either to her neice or to her sister. (Remember this) Nolan and wife soon returned, and were surprised to find Miss Graham gone. At a little past 10 o'clock they were aroused by the cry of fire, caused by the burning of the barn of Mir. Joseph Graham. From her well-known vTndictive temper, it was at once suspected that she burnt the barn, and hence her absence was not noted as anything remarkable after such an act.
 The Grahams made no effort to learn any, thing of the absent member of their family never even suggested pursuit or revenge for the injury. done them.
 Their conduct in this respect added strength to the rumor that was beginning to find tongues "a rumor charging the family with patting Miss Graham out of the way.'' This rumor grew so strong, that on Friday last, 4th inst. a party of neighbors gathered together for the purpose of searching for the body of the absent woman. They went to the house of Graham to ask his permission to search for the body on the premises; his answer was, Go look in the ashes of the barn-if her bones ain't there they are i'll he'll" The party went forward on their search. few rods below the ruins of the barn. they found indications of ascutf1e-tnen ot running hght-then, again. ot more se- were scuttie, Tn winch person appeared to have been thrown down. The ground was imprint ed thickly with footmarks of human beings and of a dog From this place they detected such signs as indicated the drawing of human body along the ground toward the creek. This trail they followed to the creek, where 1t vas lost; but on the other side they re-discovered it. Here dark stains, which appeared to be of blood covered over with fresh ashes, were occasion- ally detected This trail was followed with toierable ease until they reached the bank of another creek or brooklet beyond Here there were such appearances as induced the search ing party to think the body, before dragged, had been rested a moment and then shouldered. The print of a persons knees and the toes ol two booted feet were seen plainly imprinted in the soft earth, exactly as they would have been had person got down upon his knees. From this point blood was occasionally detected on the leaves two or three feet from the ground adding fresh conviction to the suspicious of the party that the body had been shouldered- Ashes were still occasionally seen to be scatter ed along the path But about half a dozen rods from the place where the bo .y was SUD- posed to have been shouldered all traces of the trail were lost. One of the party looking ill the direction of the sun, saw an unusual number of blue or carrlon flies flying about He took it as an indication, and by using switch succeeded in establishing line of bnzzng flies toward a blown-down tree, below, on the bank of the creek. The instinct of flies was superior to that of man, and enabled them to detect signs that might have otherwise escaped them- Coming to the tree they found footsteps lead- ing into the water, and by going into the water and following down so as to get view into the thick topof the tree and surrounding hedge they discovered the dead body of Miss Jane Graham.
 The body was extricated from the bushes af- ter much difficulty. It was considerably put recent. The dress she wore had been taken off and lay beside her, having the appearance of having been washed and throwd up with the body without being wrung. Some signs of blood were still detected upon it, and it was much torn as by dog. Her shoes were also taken off and thrown up after the body as was also the bonnet before spoken of The stock
 ngs before mentioned were upon her feet. There were signs of violence about the neck. IS