The American patriot. (Clinton, La.) 1854-1???, 1855-03-14

HORRIBLE AFFArR.-We And the following
in the St. Louis Republican of last w ednesday
week: % $3.50 fplfQ
The publishers of the Anzeiger received a
letter yesterday from q citizen Of Lexington,
Missouri, giving the details Of a tradgedy oc.
curing in that vicinity, which, if true, sur.
passes in the horror of its results anything that
has ever taken place within the limits Of the
State. The writer relates that two German
pedlers visited that place about the goth of
January, and after stay of few days, start
ed to Warrenburg, in johnson, county, forty
four miles distant from Lexington.
When within few miles from Warrenburg,
they called at a country house and obtained
lodging for the night One of them retired
early, leaving hts companion still sitting up
The latter after an interval of an hour, follow
ed, and CROPPED his way in the dark to the bed
where the other lay, when putting forth his
hand he found him motionless, and lying in
pool of blood. lsa 0 ~
Ascertaining by further examination that his
friend was dead, he turned to 60 out to give an
alarm, but met three men entering the door
These were the assassns, and as they were ev-
identity about to take his life also, the pedlcr
drew large knife with which he happened to
be armed, and defended himself with such des-
peration that all three Of his assailants persisted
in the encounter. Two of the assassins were
unarmed. the other bore an axe, the same in
strument he had used in numbering the sleep
ing man. The names Of the parties had not
reached Lexington.
The story is doubtless rather difficult of be-
lief, but in its support, it may be stated that
IN vscI,a oFk 1Nn ~,
letter was addressed, confide to the fullest cx-
tent in their correspondent and the correctness
of his information. The wsiter, Mr.. Chas u
mer resided formerly in st. Louis. ,S
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| SWALLOWING A BAR OF LEAD.-St0mdch
Opened.-The Wapello Qowa) Intelligencer
says: On Christmas Day, Mr.. 7. W. Bates,
while doing the exploit of sticking bar of lead
down his throat, let go his hold, and it descended
into his stomach. The physicians of this place
not knowing but Bates was trying to hoax them
made slight examination at the time, mas
much as he had made but little ado about it,
and at times denied having swallowed the lead
at all. A few days after, the victim having
swallowed some acid substance, the lead began
to corrode, and he became very sick. The phys
icians were then called in, and it was soon found
that every other attempt to extract the lead
would be unavailing save opening the stomach.
This being resolved upon, some five or six phys
icians were called in on Wednesday morning
last, when DR.. Bell Of this place, performed
the operation, probably the first on record of
opening the stomach and extracting the lead.
The bar was about eleven inches inlength, and
about one-half the length showed the action of
the acid upon it. The patient at last accounts
was getting along finely, with prospect of
speedy recovery-the inflammation caused by
the lead while in the stomach, being the great
est difficulty to contend with, at present appear
ance. The Intelligencer of the 9th tells us Bates
was speedily recovering.
The CLovEN Foor-Thc Boston Post tells
the following Rev. Mr.. Foster, of Salem, Mas,
was facetious man, and usually ready to joke
and repartee He had parishioner carpen-
penter by trade pretty well stocked with wit,
and withal somewhat given to boasting One
day while at work for his minister hcwing
stick of timber, the carpenter was boasting in
his usual style If the marvels he could perform.
The pastor TO rut an extinguisher upon him,
said: Governor, his nicknamc) do you think
you could make devil? "Make dcvil!"
responded the Governor, "why yes oh yes, (his
broad-axe moving little more rapidly;) here
put up your foot-you want the least alteration
of any man ever saw" 1t is rare that the
minister came Of second best in such encoun-
ters, but he did his time