The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-08-30

slaves such construction is 10 be given 10
the law Of nations as may result in serious
ly lmparing the rights of millions of white
men albany Journal.
From the Philadelphia North A,n, risan.
THEOLOGlCALu HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.
The police of this city were notified ty
telegraph. on Sunday, at the arrest a,
Frederick. Md, Of a man nant,d Elijah
Brown, who. through a Erotia,;cd career
of crime has hitherto scocrrdcd IN evaiing
justice. Brown Is a man whose head is
now whitcned hy the SHOWS Of mere than
seventy winters He commenced life as
Methodist clergyman. and, were this n rc-
lice journal. We could extend his biography
to a degree which would prove him. though
less blood,hrsty, an equally lawlcss charac
ter with Merrel, the western land pirate
Brown has speut nearly halt a century in
going about the country seeking what
horses he mi ght steal At camp meetings.
il he saw particularly desirable animal,
he would mount it, hurry away 10 parts
unknown. Ii the animal We're white il
was subjected To process Of spct.ing. its
so transformed that his original owner
would be unable To identify hum. At 9th
cr times he would 20 to a livery stable,
hire handsome establishments. drive away
and never be seen again. While preach
Ing against the PROCLAMATION of the Sabbath,
he would contriye 10 borrow a horse t. ride
over To the next village. and then 'appro-
PIRATE it without the smallest compunc-
ticn The elder ot the police officers In
this city can tell You dozen, of anecdotes
concerning the exploits of this singular
hypcrite, many of which would have done
nn discredi; TO Dick Turpn or jack Shep-
pard.
b,naroas sc ,rosos ,,3 bos .lo,,oa :,
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49,, L. ,,o,,,r ,o,o L. ,.rson bo -
svce.a;nc,r resaryc5 lis b,ir-wb;t. as
so, ~, ln,,,, .,1 -, .h,na.,,
renders his ,nncar,ncc ;mnreSsivclv yenrr.
,hIo Ue usu,llv wore clrr;c,l hlock with
wh;,o r.,t,;e cI,bor,,cIy f,,to,.d w;,b the
Lno, ON, &c sol, a, ;yo,, b.,doJ can.
and black gloves His manner was natr;.
.roh.l .nS his crs,,u of ;,,orl,r5;n, his
conrors.,;o, viii ,.x,s of Se,;,,u,o c,yo
r.. 80, ;,,a, NIL ,ho, L. os n,;,Js
unaoens,omo1 20 ds,;n,,;sh;nc he,woen
observation-disclosures and rie,v lie was
n,.,, s,;cl,.r l,r tho ,Ls.ry,,ce nr sunday
and aenonnccj w;,h III ,b. ,c,,o,sn e m,
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,h., d,r W. b.y. nn, ,c,rnc5 the CIR.
cnms,,ncos wb;cI =, ,b;- I,,e ,cr;,a led
70 his ,rrc., hut a. ,hcr. are many char.
,.s ,,,;ns, him IN this country a. well "a
IN MARYLAND il j. no, likely hat he will
succecd in further ayer,ip, the terrors Of
;ust;ce
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For many years. ever since The State
, Prison at Jackson was established, the
T State has been AT a large annual expense
to supply it with water Part of the time
this has been done from wells within the
, prison walls, and from pumping it from the
river by machinery. This has cost about
$4,000 annually Besides this the old
managemer expended about $4,000 in at
tempting to supply il by pipes from springs
in the vicinity, but without success. To
avoid this heavy annual outlay aud constant
trouble. and at the sam. time 10 secure an
abundant supply Of pure fresh water, Mr..
Seaton. the present efficient and popular
Agent Of the Prison. resolved Ia try the
, experiment Of boring for water
About five weeks ago he accordingly
commenced operations, and steadily prose
cuted the work until last Saturday, when
a' 'hc ueP,h " 10 '1''' .noy S''ucA VIA
seems 70 oc an i'',H,''us'''ic HeiN ~ '.e
i'ihp,u cciien'' anu J. AIT g''"'ns W -
Suliieieh' I n1'sn'' anu 10 'arh Th iuan'.s a.
10 supply az tnc sn'i' inc ~'''' n's
pee,' 'eSUet y '',e iI.oseo' ~ nIl''l;y Ll.y
, al inc 'ni'ei''Y' anu p'u"oun.ou - n. n'"'
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