The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-14
FAST BOYS FE9PosING TO DO s0nETaI8a
FOR "oUR G0uNTRY"


The following from the st. Louis Tatelligcn-
ser u Fridty last IS the most intensely rich
thing We have seen for a long time:
O.E before Yesterday evening, three boys
named Arson aud Or1in Doolittle, ana James
/ llfrSinset StearneS, were arrested On sasel-
eion Ot being rGuaways. Ihey arrived On the
tram from Chicago and on being interrogated
SAID that the wore from Racine, Wisconsjn
fThey had with them couple Of rifles and two
Ecarpet sacks, heavily laden, which on being ex-
amncd y ere found to contain large assort-
ment of valuable articles, of which the follow
ing is a briet summary: two rifle pistols
Colts revolver, two large bowie knives, sever
al fine pocket knives, a lot Of iiue fur gloves,
bars of lead, percussion caps, TASKS of powder,
table utensils, metal tasks, full Of brandy,
la package Of medicines, & physicians saddle
bags a U. S. A. cartridge box, and multi
tude of other articles. On Ole of them was
found considerable sum Of money. Tele-
graphic dispatches were Immediately sent toI
their parents, but as yet no answers lave been
received. This viii be understood by peru
sal Of the following letters, which were fiund
in book contained in their carpet sacks. They.
have no dates, but bear internal evidence Of
having been written from Wednesday of last
week, to Monday Of the present. They ex-
plain themselves:
THURSDAY EvENING.-O, dear! everything
goes wrong, but will have revenge.
Signed, ANsoS.
Father came home at thanksgiving, just as
was starting, and that stopped my proceed
lings, but he is going back soon. / got my re-
yolyer last night, and now [ feel as il a heavy
92ad vas removed ffom NY. shoulders. have
got my carpet bag all safe in Cobb's room and
1.-The key in my pocket Hanks wife is all safe.
That's good. Father IS going back to James
vile this week and all our plans will be rear
ranged and we will start off in high glee and
leave old Stearnes to his reflections. Oh, wont
we fool them nice! l am going to cut the tel
iegraph wires pretey ,s0On, and hitch a. string
a. ound each end, and tie it together, so they
can't notice it, and then won't they telegraph
after US? l saw Mary Scoffin last night, and I
think she looks beautiful. The light glances
off her cheeks. never saw girl l thought
so much ofas | do of Mary. Oh, shall be
10Th to part with her, and often when by the
I,arnp iTes of thu west, snail [ Imagine that
| see her sylph Ike form gliding before he ard
Eher black eyes glancing love toward me, which
rest assured, shall return. She may forget
me as years roll on, but never shall [ forget
iher. as time will show. Eliza is the best
hearted girl ever met with except one.
AxsoS/
Across this letter was wiitten, ''Ee am some
! in bar fte."
FRIDAY EvEvISa
must get me rife when go to Chicago, if
lif it cost $50: must get me bo1sie-kai6e 100.
intend to be ready for "ingins" or any other
colord niggers. II I write check on the Bank
for S50and have to give $25 for rihe and S5
for bewie-khife, I shall still haze $50 to COM
plete my journey, which guess win take ne
| as far as want to go / think we will first 60
TO St Louis, and then see Ef1at can be done for
our country. I ara going to give this book 70
Eliza. for this reason. Often before we go, it
Imay happen that when leone to your house
Iyou may Be away, and then Eliza can hand me
this book, and can write down what t