The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-18
A MURDERER REVEALED.

related by Belgian journal of recent date, OF
which we make summary Two brothers, Jews,
set out from Gyek with a view of placing their
daughters at a boarding school in the town OF
| Grosswarden. During their absence, the youngest
daughter, aged ten, who was left at home, woke up
her mother suddenly during the night, and crying
bitterly declared that she saw her father and uncle
and all being murdered. The mother, for some
time, took no notice of the chlds declaration but
she persisted, and would not be pacifed, she
began to be alarmed herself, and the next morn
ing took the child before the Mayor of the town,
to whom she declared her dream, stating at the
same time that the murderers were two men living
in the neighborhood, whom she deliberately point
ed out, and added that the murder was committed
at the entrance of the forest the road to Gross
warden.
The Mayor, after receiving this revelation,
thought it prudent to make inquiry after the two
neighbors indicated by the child, when, singular
enough, they were discovered to be absent from
home This suspicious Gil ncumstance induced the
Mayor to dispatch some officers to the forest alud-
ed to by the child, who discovered the horrible
spectacle of five bodies extended on the ground
which were those of the two brothers, the daugh
ters, and the driver of the vehicle in which they
all took their departure. The corpses appeared to
have all been set on fire, so to destroy their
identity, and the vehicle was nowhere discovered
This horrible tragedy led the officers to examine
the whole neighborhood, when they fortunately
pounced upon the two neighbors at fair not far
distant as they were in the very act of changing
some notes on which some spots of blood were
visible. On being seized they Immediately confess
ed their crime, and on the child's dream being
revealed to them acknowledged the finger of Provi-
dence in their caI ture. This wonderful dream on
the part of the child, and its fulflment, excited
an immense sensation in the neighborhood
A BRAIN AND NERVE PEopLE-One who ap-
pears to comprehend the American people, physi-
cally speaking, says with no little justice "The
Americans are in fact becoming nothing else but
brain and nerve. Fat and fbrne are only valued
they sell IN markets, and muscle Is only thought
of as it pertains to our draught animals. Our
stimulating climate and our fast habits makes us
so nervous that life is becoming to us but one con-
tinued spasm. Our movements are like those of a
dancing jack. Even our past-times so intense
that they fatigue us as much as our business. The
so-called rest which we begrudgingy give ourselves
wears much our work. We cannot bear
to hear another called more smart than ourselves
and We will die and be buried rather than not be-
come rich neighbors. There is ever the
unsatisfed rcstlessness, whether We 60 abroad
Or stay at home. Nobody shall travel faster see
a given number of objects in less number Of
hours than ourselves, matter at what cost of
money or health. There is impossible Alps
that we will not climb, and no deep cave of earth or
sea that we will net explore. There are none who
shall not grow numb before ourselves on the
highest frozen peak and there shall be none who
can hold their breath longer under water. When
tt guide is not looking there is no Kings throne
or Pope's chair on which we will not sit There
is nothing within the scope Of human ability which
we will not undertake, and when We boast of what
we have accomplished there arc none who shall
draw longer bow"