The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-05-18

lcs,ucs-" in editors i'm allowing 50 many
errors and Lluuders To appear in their
columns and mar the print. Such people
know very little of the difficulties. we
had almost said impossibilties. of keep
ing them ont. The most careful atten-
ton 10 these matters will not prevent err
rors from creeping in, even when profess
~ional proof readers are engaged expressly |
for the purpose. And when il is borne
in mind that in most papers such an eN-
pcn-c j. necessarily dispensed with, and /
the proofs ON that account, are often hur-
riedlv examined the fact will no longer |
appear strange. lncouncction with this |
subject. the following auccdote Is not in |
appropriate:
\ Glasgow publishing house attempted |
to publish a work that should be per-
feet specimen of typographical accuracy. |
After having been carefully read 10y six |
experienced proof reader, il was posted |
up in the hall Of the University, and a re- |
ward of fifty pounds offered to any one |
who should detect an error. Each page |
remained two weeks in this place; and |
vet when the work was issued. several e.
rors were discovered, one OF which was in
the frs' irr %. me frayJgs.
When such was the case in city long
celebrated in Great Britain for Publishing
the finest and most correct editions of
the classic. what l. To Doe expected in "A
newspaper. which mustncce--arily he hur-
ricd through the press rhIs e. IS pc,rs. and
where the Compensation will hardly at-
ford ot- experienced proof reader let
alone six. The wouted accuracy Of our
papers is really a~toni-hing.-P0#T's
N1r's Ls"r
The NEw EnIroR oF TuE WASHINGTON
CoNsrruroN.-The New York correspon-
dent of the Charleston Hr-uel. in his let
ter Of the lst inst. says:
William VI. Browne, Esd. late Of the
journal Of Commerce. leaves for Wash
iugtOu tomorrow. to take charge Of The
Constitution. Mr.. Browne furnished not
only the brilliant foreign article for that
iournal-which were regarded a. the ableSt
Of their kind in New York newspaper
dom but lac supplied the able>t political
leaders which have appeared in the Jour
nal for several years past, among them
| those 80 generally admired and quoted
upon Kansas. Mr.. Browne is q gentle
man of great talents and learning. exceed
! inglv courteous and winning in his man
ner. and can not fail To justify the eXpec-
/ tations of his many friends bv making
/ "A distinguished mark at Washington. Al
| though the grandson of two no9lemen in
/ Great Britain, he j. as thorough am Ameri-
/ can and Democrat "a, one could desire to
"chink glasses with.
LYNcH LAw-Bgra,ag Nsgr3 tJr K5V,ag
| kis Mas,1r-A correspondent OF the Gal
| rsy,oa CrEau, writing from Smithiield,
| Polk County on the LIST inst, says:
Some fifty of the citizen, Of this
county and Liberty assembled yesterday
at this place. and after deliberately dis
cussing the matter in all its bearings.
burned to death a negro boy named Al
fred. The circumstance of the ease are
as follows: Alfred belonged to a Mr. Ro-
per, who had lately removed from Ala
bama. and settlcd.at the Big Spring settle
ment in this county. Mr.. Roper had
gone with his wagon to Liberty, in compa-
ny with the bow On the way back. they
were seen together by three or four diff
ferent parties and the stage driver on
Sunday night. April oath, camped togeth-
er. The boy went on home. and reported
he had left his master talking with three
men on the road. Mr. Roper not feturn-
ing home gave rise 10 some uueasiness.-
Parties turned out in search of him and
after securing the road up and down there
was discovered the remains of rather an
unusual fire for a camp. Examining II
: more closely, they found portions of the
bones of the human body. part OF the
: lower jaw, leg bone and great many
smaller fragments and some of the but
, tons Of the clothes, sc.
The boy was brought back to the spot
Seeing the place with the remains of hi,
, | master, he made- full disclosure of eve
, | rything. lie stated that on sunday night
as his master lay by the fire lac slipped M
behind him and struck him two blows on
the head with an axe. lie groaned ono,
or twice and lay dead. Not knowing
S what to do with the body he conclude,
I to burn IL. lie ssys he spent most Of tn,
. night in this Prof Webster work. Afte
: burning the body he pounded up tn,
! bones with 20 club. lie gave as rcasoI
] for the deed that he wished to go back {,
= Alabama. and thinking that ii his maste
was ont Of the way, the family would re
turn. lie said he deserved death. bu
X was unwilling to die. lie spoke to tn
4 negroes arouud-told them lac had beef
raised by his master. who had been kim
To him and warned them against acting a
he had done.
e Within % few steps of where his maste
e was murdered-the crowd ycsterda
u chained the boy To "a tree-piled up WOO
J, around him waist high and SET fire to it,
At first he bore il without hinching bu
a. the fire increased, lac writhed an
d moaned most piteously. and soon ID
.c whole body was enveloped in flames.