The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-06-06
,arned them from a reliable source.


learned them from reliable source.
Mr.. Holloway, few DAYS before, had re-
ceived $500 on article for the sale of land.
as the agent of John E. Slright. On he even
ing 10 question he had gone 10 bed, and about
Midnight be was awakened by noise 10 the
adjoining room Hr got up, lighted a candle
and proeredrd TO enter The room, but found thai
the door was fastened on the inside. He broke
open the door, when the light was blown out
and ne was irlled to the floor by blow from
club, and beaten severely after he was down
voice on the outside excaiming. s.Ki4I him.
kill him." After beating him for some time,
and doubtless suppqSing him dead the robber
went TO the bureau, where The money had been
placed, and opened the drawer, took it and
jumped ihrougha window. The family was by
this time aroused, but when they came with
lights the robbers Were gone. The neighbors
were immediately notified, who tracked the rob-
bers ior mile or more, when all trace of them
was lost. Mr.. Holloway is severely injured,
but will, il is thought, recover
There Is no doubt from the circumstances but
that MIR. Holloway is indebted to some Of his
nelgh5ors for this unceremonious visit They
are suspected, and considerable evidence has
been discovered 10 support he su<picion.-.Ner-
Ger Wig.
GREAT SUFFERING IN THE VEST United
Sf1tes Soldiers Eating their owa Companions.
The following is an extract from private let
ter received in this city by the editor of the Nil
itdry Argus
FoRT Pierce, n. T., Saturday, March -,
lS36.--A most horrible affair happened between
here and Sioux City in December last, which is
almost too hldeouS 10 relate. Three soldiers
named Blgart, Wicker and Cornell, deserted
from Companies d and H. Second Dragons,
about the first Of December, and started down
the river. On their way they overlook four
persons from this place, who We're proceeding
IN the same direction, and as Sef-preservaliou
suggested The idea of strength in numbers, they
mutually agreed to travel in company. Up 10
this time, and for some ten or twelve days af-
ter their junction, the weather had been temar-
kably mild and PHEASANT. \ few DAYS after.
however, heavy SHOWS, accompanied with in
tense cold, set in, which continued with but lii
lie nternlsslon for thirty or forty days, during
~hlch time but little progress was rnadp AT
length their scanty stock OF provisions gave out,
and starvation seemed inevitable, for they were
al least two hundred miles in direct line from
tue nearest settlement.
For SIX days, without particle of food, they
continued their course down the river, bot made
very little progress towards their destination
Under these accumulated suferings the soldier
named Cornell died, and The others, 70 appease
their hunger, cut up his body and eat his flesh
The following night one OF the civilians died,
and his body was disposed of in like manner
On the succeeding nigh. two more OF the civil
ians died, bat, as the party was discovered
shortly after, the living were spared the necess-
ty OF making any further meals upon The dead
bodies Of their companions
They Were found by part of Major Howe's
command, and when first discovered they were
regalng themselves upon the arms and legs of
their unfortunate companions The survivors
were taken 10 Major Howe's camp, ard under
proper care and attention have all recovered
.Nilpaukie Sentind
PREMATURE BURIALs.-The haste which
some people manifest TO write their friends obi
tuaries often gives rise TO grave mistakes. which
wooss be iudicrous We're il not for the soIemnity
with which the subject is invested In the
year 1882, while the cholera was raging in
the cities, those who died of the epidemic were
sometimes buried with indecent haste and lack
OF ceremony which, under other crcumstncps,
the public would not have tolerated Late one
afternoon an honest citizen was Just sitting down
to dinner, and preparing to rest after the fatigue
OF the day, when his dream of comfort was sud
denly interrupted by the ringing of his door
bell. He went 10 the door, and was met BY
strange face, which seemed to have some con-
nection with dead cart, with the parapherna-
Ina OF hasty burial, which second glance told
him was stationed in front of his Dwelling
The unexpected visitor attempted some apology,
but II was impossible to conceal the fact that ha
had called on unpleasant busineSs-in fact, to
transport the master of the house to the nearest
Cemetery, whose synonym nhe place appointed
for all ltotngl seemed suddenly TO have acqui-
red an Interpretation which was probably never
contemplated by the rsalmist
The gentleman refused, certainly with some
show of reason, to enter the vehicle, at least he
added till after dinner, and returned 10 discuss
that neal with what relish be might.
Not long ago, dead body was taken from
the water at Alexandria, Virginia. Having
been recognized and claimed by the wife of /
citizen as the corpse of her husband, il was du-
ly borne 10 the grave, with due solemnitv, fol- /
lowed by the widow aud children in all the
hablIments OF woe. Several days passed, when
the husband and father whose funeral had late
ly been celebrated, suddenly returned in the I
full enjoyment of perfect health. The surprise
with which he was greeted, and his own at
hearing what had occurred, may be imagined. |
The sequel of this strange story did not termi-
nate so happily. The sexton, it seems, had run
up large bill for funeral expenses, which the
ci:y authorities refused TO allow, and the con-
sequence was that the mau had to pay for his I
own burial.