The true Democrat., 1856-03-04
From the St. Louis Democrat. 9th inst Stop the Murdprers!-Thirtee Hundred
 Dollars

Dollars Reward.
 The directors of the north Missouri railroad offer reward of one thousand dollars for the apprehension and delivery of the murderers of Bazil H. Gordon to the sheriff of Warren county, in the State of Missouri
 By the following dispatch, it will also beseen that the Governor of this State offers three hun dred dollars:
 "J:ferson City, Feb. ', 1856.
 16 Najor R. WalEer-I will offer reward of three hundred dollars for the murderers of Bazil Il. Gordon, and their delivery to the she. rift of Warren county.
 Signed, STERLING PIERCE"
 Mir. Gordon, principal assistant engineer of the north Missouri railroad, left Huntsville. Randolph county, Missouri on Monday eveu- ing, the 2lst of January last He intended to return to St. Louis by Danville and St. Charles. It Is supposed (but notcertalnly known) that at Danvile he first fell in with two strangers, one of whom was leading pony.
 It IS known that MT. Gordon stopped at Fer guson'S about eleven miles west of Warreuton, Missouri, about noon on Wednesday, the 22i of January last; that he dined at Jones', one mile east of Ferguson's; that he passed through Warrenton, and that he stopped for the night at HutcherSon's, four miles east of Warren ton.
 At all these places he was accompanied by two strangers, who, whe they arrived at Fer 9uSoMS, were leading pony which they sold to Ferguson. The pony was a sorrel with mane cut of but not reached, and the end hair of the tail bobbed off At Hutcherson's the two strangers cleaned and carefully loaded two revoIvers and single barrelod pistol. Mr. Gordon and the two strangers left Hu chersou's together about seven o'clock on the morning of Thursday, the 24th ult., and about three miles further east Mrs. Stephenson, from her porch heard gun or pistol shot, and saw two men passing several times across the main road at the spot where MT. Gordon was afterward found, shot III the back part of the head and covered up with brush and snow. Below this point the two men were frequently seen with led horse no saddle on the led horse.
 Near the place where the murder was com. mltted a dragnon's saddle was subsequently found hld Ill thlCket The description (gyen oy several persons who saw these men along the road,) of one of the three horses is very ac- curately that of Mir. Gordon's horse, and that horse was recognized when passing through St. Charles by person who knew him well. Ali. ter leaving St. Charles, 1t Is believed that the two men, with all three of the horses, passed through St. Louis, and thence to Vincennes.
 MT. Gordon's pockets were rihed and his watch taken. The watch was an old-fashion. ed English lever, plain gold case, color of gold, red, and attached to 1t was a black ribbon, with a buckle and a seal. The seal was Scotch peb. b!e, cut into thtee-sided prism, and on it's face was engraved in old English letters the letters B. Il. G., on another face boar's head, and the third face blank
 One of the strangers who are supposed to be the murderers was about five feet, ten or eleven inches high, with dark hair, beard and mons. taches; the other was shorter and stout with brown or sandy beard and moustaches, They were genteelly dressed and wore dark fvock coats; one of them had on his fingers several rings, some oi which were large. One of them bought dark plush cap at country store on the morning of the murder; the cap cost two ooiiars' It Is thought that both wore caps. This Is the only description we are at present able to give.
 Should Mir. Gordon's horse have been sold, ne will not be claimed from an innocent pur- chaser, Tn consequence of information given by such purchaser.
 All good citizens and lovers of justice arere- quested to forward by letter to the undersigned any information that may lead to the detection and capture of the perpetrators of this cruel murder. ISAAC H. STURGEON,
 President north Missouri railroad company
 R. WALKER,
 Chief engineer north Missouri railroad
 tT. Louis, Mo., Feb. 8, 1856.