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Ce1n45 cgFf-C zss q Stooffnr- C,asr.fri Ft.rton
60 hns',-sol.ilEs. &c.
ne sriy isrn ofthe cosaty ccart here wn5 one q
una,-fi interests de- bazles. before itenhrseed two
.nd ezrfinE c.sss. VhicA eoPied il, snss-
son ~ ree days. Eizs-fins. durins H. tae great
ef'.'4 % q etzshs from de souniy = vel = Tie
iowa ofeoarse. vhsn say ero.sd roa win nos ~
asr'tr1d ne a saying great nunbgs a. ever BODY
.n' visited liarsinssuEg kaos shout The
dipsfsions o Cur vsnersbe old co.rt thsaks
% Cd King George de III Who bail, previuu. 10 the
rerolrlen.Ey war bad il been frhis lherslify, Ne
might to-day Be vishout any. ua<nrro he spirit ef
Improvement nzastsd o he part q chr coasty Coart
4 thtr faLk for ne Last two years abt building new
one But eSrase nc for DEPRESSING. sEa win return 70
my subject
The rst ease u inportsnsn b+oassi up was that Of
ihe Gonnoawsalth George Fas. .eharsed with he
shooting q Baker Mobee in he had with pistol On
Sunday night. The sob Of April last Fuss keeps one
Of thpss fanOas Dutch dogerios with which every city
sad town in The eOuntry il hlles II appeared in
evidences. that MeAbse. in eonpaBy m two cher men.
foreiby catered deeadenfs gate eng 70 me rear Of
the bading abOat ten ccioek % ths night in qsestcu
and whilst here etaeavored 10 get Fuss to le, then il
the shop, stating that they wanted one sessrs (and
perhaps. something 20 raise the steam a. well a SMOKEY
Fes4 released They insisted Fas refused again. and
ordered them to lsaEe- Bat they ar0ud not 70, and
saet eursing Fzss awhile. sad they wuald cone ia.--
Fuss then Erred 90 them. from seccld story iDdow.
without eset after which theyhratsaed to tear down
the house. and commenced throwing tnnes at the door
Fusl then shot he second time the BAH iakiag eaec,
Ia MeAbee's hand.
The was prosecuted b. Mess:s e p fIanier aad
Peyton Hauisoa. and for the dsenca. Messss Andrew
-. ~c1
the charge the groaad that Fuss was defending his
Prenisss. and had not violated theilaw He was &C.
eordingly discharged.
The all absorbing case that the contested election,
next cane UP for farther investigation, il having been
eoniiHued from the jane e the July term Of the
Court Il might perhaps. be well I, give. fer the in.
formation Of Of your readers abrief history Of the
ensIfttering question.
At election hell for County officers fhrcu.hcut the
State on The 25ih Of May last. theeanddaies r the
sheriEaliy Of this (BeIkeey) C0siiY. were Msszrsi
Newcomer, independent democrat, and d, Sa,hwa.
democratic nominee Fer peTiodI four Or Eve month,
Prevoas 10 the slsson the people iserekepi in one
nrcd state Ct excitement aud a. Se time drew near
bets q large amounts were freely oered and as freely
taken. until is thousht by some 81 The kaowing ones
fully twice not three iimes the usual amount o oae
was stakcd upon the result or the electioa for Sheriff.
The parties were equally sangane equally Industrious
aud equally eager for the moaey fhd a. might be in
ferfed from ali this, we had long tisht stroag fight
and Aardf fight Those Of our eiis.eus who have uor
than eagerness, who neithcr,bet nor eeconeer.
induced the fond hope The sud On ihs tWeniy. k
day II May last would SET for The last time upon all this
"PscPostercsity. bonbastifchtioI. aad ,om.foolsTy
and rise again the morning twenty SIKH to re-
luks il all his glory the dups NkO afraid Of the
light d his cCurienance, would 81. in their darened
roms eursiBg proTdeBce for be bd luck that had fallen
upen them in the loss Of their ongy. Sucl is humaa
depravity political couapiila Would il not be
much better for The peace and haimOay Of society, 4
these individuals instead Of betting on elections. roul
appropriate heirturplus fundsto e d houes
debts the support Ct their fanlts. P5Obono ylicc,
But the people were deceived in Sheir an:icoatoD. g
peace 50 soon Things are worse aow than a, The BEL
girping When the votes, at IN las, election were
eobnied, Mr. cushwa had msjorty Of twenty one bu
Mr. Newcomers friends thinking ibere was something
wrong abO1iit went 10 york max g au
ai.the June term Of the County Qoart when the net
Sheriff was TO be sworn mi they preferred compairt
obectug TO Mr. Cushwa being commissioned for thrct
reasons, 10 wits:
At. That A. Newcomer had snsjori,y q The quals
ni sd The closing or lie po. 4! ,our
ufirJofs sf--.-l--~---s---
Al that term. the counsel on boS sides agreed amor
themselves 10 waive the second third objections Ie
and let the result hang upon scfrny q the polls To
tits lhe court assentcd, after having spent several daSs
o. the case and contihusd it over 10 the July tern
When the last Court met Mr. Newcomer COUNSEL ihl &
had been employed previous 70 the June Court, bit
could not be present that times (Mcssrs A Hunt4r
AID ]. Randolph Tusker) cane il aud objected to tie
proceedings Ct the last court and ked it 10 rcscnd tie
previous agreement, stating that they wished to- ke
heard the cgaIity Of closing the polls before bah
down. thereby lettering persons from voting within the
time prescribed by law The Corn refused hut agreed
70 hear their arguments ihag point. Mr. ruclss.r
opened the case manner that iay sustained his rep
utaton standing in the from; Of his profession
Hon. VIM Lncas (for Mr.. CasLwal replied in man6er
that elected the most marked attention. He was fol-
lowed by the Hon c. J Fsulkner, on the same side,
who spoke for aperiod Of about ione hour and fifteen
minutes, in his usual mastery style. reaairming his
strong attachment the principles Of democracy and the
democratic party. Hon. Andrew Hunter replied in
style sui geni,, that sustains his reputation master
q his profession During his speech, be made few
sharp Mr.. Faulkner. Tor his political ayowals
which created considerable merr:nent.
The Court declared the eleeiioa nnil and void BY
Of the closing or the polls before sunset al four d
comcrs friends from voting within the time prescribed
BY law and fixed upoa Thursday the "a day Of August
hex The day hch the election shall be over.
hat mysterious organization, known and unknown,
seen aud unseen yet ftn everywhere, working under
the style Ct Kaow Nothing hare made their appear
in these parts and threaten political destruction
all who will net 'stand from ender" They undoubted-
w number between four and Eve hundred in and around
Marnsburg Some Of the old oges aud wiscacres here
say that they be stopped in their id career and
have accordingly opened the r. batteries upo1-whai
shall says l'doat know Aat il is they are fight
ing for, or about, and they ae undoubtedly Ignorant
a, nj self Now the best advice that can be given all
efee holders and Office seekers q the present day il
that they consider WELL aud sercusi, the sad fate
the late city fathers Of Washington and Philadelphia
and ~ all means 70 commit p nemTy edito-
rial which has appeared in the Richmond Ex.m;ne,
deeply sympathising with the preseat eity thers q
Riehmond view Il the sad fate TIA; awaits Them =
the next election. Timpora Fln talaser tlRIA
KNoW NorHING PROSPECTS.
The NeE York Herald Of Sunday morning lasi