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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

OHiGN or Ag,u.,v ll,gsr' Ari.l X.
DIR. write. letter. clncrrninr The Ar,.
han llor.,. to the French Ac,l,ny 1t >,,.
cn,c. From Published tr,n.ht,pn ",
make the following cI'r,,, ,.ra,us t',ruy
i.,n OF tine ianpl, Arabian c,.r,.r,
Know then that with u,, It isaH.0t.
..I th,, God created ,lr b1r., ont Of ,ra
wind ana Adam out of the mud, OF the
earth and thi, doctrine cannot b. Discus.
ssi' Many prophet. (.airry Io theml ave
rr,g,aimei that when Gti contemplated
lhc creation Of the hJr,,, lc SID O. the
,,uih wind &" | an about 9, make . crrt.
,ure Of YOU. ,5ai.ue hyrf' Aai tine
wind b.clu. oositaoi' Then cane tee
angel G.hrirl. aud took a h,nl.l of that
condensed siui, and prrseuled It to G,i,
who f,rmcI brown bay or brown chest.
nut (Koumlpiic rrd m,Hri wl,h hlick) say.
in: =" have called thee llpise. tFr...)
have crnu-l the Arlb, have gwen
,lec the RounHi, color' | hlre attached
happiness % tie hair which tails brtwrcu
10y ryr,, Thou shall BE- lori (sid) Of all
animals. Man shalt follow you wherever
yyu 20 Good Tor pur'utt a. Tor d,slt,
you shall ly without wing Wealth shall
re., upon your back, AMI good ever ~ai,
upon you 90 God then markell han with
the sign OF glory aud bappiue.s-'he s.Ora
a po.ois. or bIase on tho bead, and a sIar IA
the middle of the forehead 2"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
Young Men and Late Hours.

There +, q grea, deal Of truth in n. re.
mark of contemporary, tia, ono Of tie
moe, dsleicr,ou. influence, brought 20 bear
asains, he strength and yisor Of American
youth Is the practice Of keeping late hours.
The simple fact ola young man keeping late
hour, J.. no, n it.slf OF 80 much import,
though BAD enough, but when all !, taken
into account, the dissipation, and the long
string Of incidcnials connected with leading
such hlc, &. will b, readily understood
how keeping late hours is calculated TO re-.
duce the 'isor and strength Of youths both
in body and mind. We will take az an in
stance the young man who has just broken
loose IRON bis mothers apron strings. a, i,
i. called. lie soes into company with men
much bis seniors, and every night, though
against his inclinations at fret, he i' lei
step by step lot, practices az which his
pure mind revol,ed bu, few short month,
before, and which he then though, il i'm.
possible that be could ever be induced 10
take part in. Bat impereep,itly, he be.
comes familiar with them until a, la,, he
fret takes par, and delight. in them as much
as hi. companions and as no, unfrequently
happens. becomes tho leader Of them all
and the fret intimatlon that hi. mother re.
ceivo. Of the change that ha. come over him
/. thaI he comes home in the " small hour.
OF the night" n roaring drunkard Such
is almost invariably the result Of keeping
late hours; and though our youths may
think il manly to smoke and drink like
their seniors, they should beware and re-
member that IL !. the frst step that has led
20 crime and all il. dreadful consequences
and that one Of the greatest mistakes they
can make Is to keep late hours. " EARLY to
red and early to rIse," ]. rs good motto
now as when it was fret uttered. AID II 1,
does not make men "wealthy and wise, -
IL does better-it preserves their innocence,
their constitution, and keeps them free from
sin and its train Of evil consequences.
~. W. Home Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
OLD SERIES. VOLUME 27, NO. IA.

in October and for the br.t NO,emb r snow
.o come, because at Thanksgiving b, should
visit his grandfather.
And the day before us has come. lie
was up before the stars we're out Of Hghs.
and had blazing fr. on the hearth the
tsake,tls boiling and the potatoes in. All
day long hi' little fee, had pat,sred here
and ,hsre--to the barn-io the well. down
cellar, up stair. and through the kitchen.
There surely never was housewife who
needed more waiting upon than Mp. Hspts
and S.mmy did /, all. He fingers smart
ed with cold when he piet"d up baskets Of
chips; his back aehsd when he logged in
5asse, after Basket OF great hard wood
sucks for the kitchen ere place HE hungry
stomach craVed piece Of the smoking pIss.
which lie had 60 drag from th, brick oves
and he longcd for one " doushnat" from
the hsaping p.nful ho had to carry away.
Ills little feet and slender arms were very
tired; hut he never complained word.
and TO all his mothers provoking tauats
and neeilc., iaul finding. he ~. silent
tl; when al "a. done-and it vas nine o.
elocs-hs could not help asking her II he
wa. going ~ his grandfather, -. morrow |;
and heard her say. "no want you 81
home" b, could hardly to,ter up stairs.
When there, he dr,p, into a chair. aud
moabed 50 sadly. mother. mother.
How many childish hearts moan, mother!
IIew many ach, AMI break for the want Of
mother. love. All over th. world poor
orphaned children send up wall for moth
or Love and Heaven Bitter indeed 10
the cry but is,' no, God hear il. and shall
be not justly reward the oPprs,,or Of lis'ls
children?
Thanksgiving darned clear and brightly
upon ingl.nook bot Mu. llIntr f" waited
upon Ler.sli tha, day, for after calling the
poor Toy several ,ipe-, ,ho ven, up stairs
and found h,m .till ,iIiing, viii. and chill,
" ih. window, with i.sp frors upon HE
cbcsk., ard hi. soft lair -ogen ~i,h the
fro.I work on tho gla".
Li,,l- sammy had goo, TO hold bic
Thanksgiving with the angels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
PARIS, ME-.
Anti Ballinv Horse Shoe.

Some years since we published a Gu, and
description Of a horse shoe. designed to pre-
vent the snow from gathering in ball, on
the feet Of hor.,, impeding his progress,
and enjangering the safety OF bot, hprss
1nd driver. IL wa. invented hy Nc T..
Jones. sud has been found sur corrective
OF thH trouble. durius wet and mudiy
travelling IN fall and spring. The shoe !.
constructed On philosophical principles, to
prevent the gathering Of ma. Of damp
snow within its sides. \ compsris N with
the common shoe will a, once show :hr di.
ference. The common shoq i. made IN the
form Of an oval hoop, or part Of an oval
hoop. the Widcs, part being about midSay
from the heel to the toe. Thi. shape com.
P'e,ely hoops IN aud retains the ball OF
snow.
The improved shoe has It's widest space at
the heel, and grows smaller as it approaches
the tee. until the opening end. In punt.
Tbe mass Of snow !. not hoope,l in, as IN tho
Other case, but, lrnm It's very form, has a
tendency {, Zip oui At the heel, and tho
100, i, thu, kop, free from haIIins. We
give Mr.. Jones rcmars,, which aecomp,.
MED hs description Il tie shoe -
Ma. EDuoE rad, in your paper, that
'0aplns a horses feet would prevent the
gathering Of snow.ball', ltisweil ,n know
that such things a, snov.balI, add very
much to the fatigue OF ,h, beast. apl IN
some cases entiuser the rider. Bu, would
no, thi. 'oapins often prove a ,rouhl--,m.
business Nv own practice Tor a'.,u' 20
wears. has b~cn 81 us,. a. triHiSr. shoe, that
ar triangular on thc inside and am ncy
% troubled by snpw.bali. collecting on the
horses lcet. even wLie riding IA irc,Ilng
mixture - snow and mud. Tle inner lin,.
of tho shoe ar straight from heel To- toe.
forming two .ii', of an i,l.rrly, triangle,
aud a. the shoe j. open behind. NJ hail. can
p,ssl'ly collect under ary Circumstance :.
The inner ,is'. ol the shoe may be- simmer
than ,nr ran In which toe nails are f,s,,n.
d. Try them, and you Will BE- ati.6.d.
would describe the proce-. of making, hut
suppose d, is not necessary. a, any skilliul
smith would succeed IN trial or twp; al.
va, remembering. that IN this. as On other
hanehc. ol their useful art, itis practice
that lead. 70 perfection. Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
lG-rman,ovn Telegraph.

Wuirvw,sn TOR Orrnovsrs AND FENoIs.
Take a clean barrel that wall hold water (;
put into ia halt bushel quick lime, and
slack it by po-rius over it boiling water,
.ufic .ut 10 cover it Tour or Eve inche. deep,
.,irria. uu.l q.it, slakel ; dissolve in
.ater and add Two pounds Of zine and one
% common ,alt. which will cause the " bite
wash 10 harden on the woodwork in a ie"
d4y. ada SUFFICIENT water to bring il TO the
consistency Of thick Whitewa'h.
10 make the above wash OF = pleasant
cream color, add I lbs Of yellow ochre.
For lawn color. add lbs. uu,bes, ID.
Indian rel. and ~. lampblack.
For grey or stone color, add 4 lb. raw
nub,r aad . lbs. laupblaek. The color
may h. pu, on with common whi,ewash
brush, and will be found much more dura-
bic than common whiIeNash.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

SEA wArEE, ,Np CorroN SriHr' De-
tween sea wafer and cotton shirt these !.
a very close affinity. AM yet, bow few men
Who wear shirt. made o! cotton, anI huw
few Of their wives clothed in the umc ma.
terial. see the intimate relation that sul sisis
between the various salt, OF the ocean and
the great staple OF the South? Most p-r,Dns
know that an oyster j. nutri,iou. food, and
that it grows in salt water; bat why thi'
same oyster yields manure worth ten or
twenty times more than that of pis led
on corn, OF like weight, how lew under
stand ? Fish are the food OF birds whose
e1crements constitute commercial gnano
and fsh themselves have been used Tor in.
definite ages to isrtililo the ground cult,u.
ted by man. but 100 pound. OF dung
formed exclusively Of fish, dry weight, !.
worth two or three hundred round. OF the
sane Co. for m nure b.lorc they were eaten
by biri, THIS /. an important fact, aud
one that points 20 the irhy guano - - valu.
able. F,,h part with a large share OF their
carbon and elements Of water in the system,
Of blrds that digest them, 50 tha, 100 lbs.
Of hsh, dry weight, yield only one hundred
pounds of dry guano. Tie latter contains
nearly all the nitrogen aud pho.phA,e.. -.
la. lime and magnesia. which the f,h pos
sessed: while the comhu.tihle carhnn aul
hydrogen in 'he d-h were literally burnt in
the b,Jie. OF the birds TO keep them warm.
In this way nature concentrates fertilizers.
aud thereby greatly facilIt t. their ras p
aud extensive distribution iOr agricultural
purposes. DIR. Lee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

Col. Stone. /. praetieiny lawyer. and DR..
Mason. a prsc,icing physician, were rival
candidates tor the Senate, and were stump
ing ,he district together. Or. Mason wss
a warm advocate Of Law reform. aud, in az
suins its necessity, ho referred to = certain
cas' in which his conpsIi,or had been nos.
suited upon soms tsehnicallty Now"
said DR.. Mason, I've need 10 have the Law
reformed, or Col. Stone is ineompetsst to
bring suit correc,ly-hs o.n take either
horn Of the dilemma"
Col. Stone replied Fellow eitiIsns,
the Doctor has the advantage Of ne. wbsa
| mako mistake in my profession, he hes
only to 70 TO the record. oi the court, asd
find IL and publish It to the world; bus
when he makes = ustaks in bis pr0fsssiss.
be buriss ID six feet under ground !"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

A mans tore. in the world. ..other ,hinss
being equal. j. 'p., IN the ratio Of ,h. forcs
ana strength Of hi' heart. A fall hearted
man j. al~aysa powerful man II he be
erroneous. then h. }. powerful for error IL
thS thing !. IN his heart, no 10 sur, TO make
Is notorious, even though It may b.
downright fl.shood. J-ta nan Be ever
- ignorAn,, siill II III. heart be fall OF love
30 u cause b, bec0m-'g powerful man br
that ony-ci, because he has heart power,
heart iurcs. A man may be irieisn' IN
many oi the advantage. Of education, in
many OF those nieeii,. which are 80 much
looked at in speie,y bu, one. civ. him .
strong heart that heats hard. and thers 10
no mistake ahou, his power. IL, him
have heart thar right full up to the
trim Mil 40 ohi-c,, and that nan will Do
the thing, or ei., he ~,ll die gllrni.l, de-
feaied, aud will glory in hi' lsfan. HE.sr
IS POWER. lSpurs-on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
r~n,b- coap,, G,p,,-mpp
Cultivation Of Celery.

The principal j'G,ulty in raising large
aud well bleachei celery is to get a., plants
early. and Sufficiently s,ocky. Tbi.is b,,,
accomplished by sowing ,hcm ,a,.y in th,
spring in bot bel, and when au inch high
'rao,rar,ir- them into a warm border
v'r, they can sc1ain ,ill the trenches arr
ready i.r them. This Will ,esm more lahlr
than most people are willing 20 b,,,ow. but
frrquut tr,r.p.aniins i. the on'y way to
90 strong, healthy plant. tha, will r-cc,,c
,,,,'e cheek when planted m the ,rsnche.
during our boz June nui July weather.
IN making the ,reucbe. the .,, should he
thrown olt ai lra., two icrt I,cp, aud l.
,usHr. wide at ,he bottom the fr.t * in.
ch-s hg.us PLACED on one .ii., :, that It can
hs u.-i tor co,ern. the manure Good
leaf compost, or "spit manure" a. the
iouilo gardeners oy. from Old hot hei'.
or. what is s;ill better, the liquid and .,l,d
dropping. lr.m mlnur, cs,ar we'll CON.
posted with thoroughly declmp,.ed peat
.hpul De pat "a, tlc bottom OF the trench
a'plt az inches thick. anl c1,srs. v,th
about ~ inrhs, ct rich, light. surface ..,l.
D.; the plant. De well yat,rcl =, hour. h--
forr trau.rlanrns, aud take ,hcn up with
a hlll of earth -.lul ,h, roots. ant they
vii resolve Hr''. us sI check Good super.
%. -papic oi l,pa either in solution ~ mix.
% NI'a Che sl,l before tnnsplantir-, hl' a
,sry rrn.h,ni gggi, in giving tae CELERY an
,,s.y start. wc have ais, u,ri with great
ai,auus. Peruvian guano, applied in a
vr,s solution, .ny . tsasp'onlul - two
GALLON, ~ water. Celery D.. srl,, f,.l,r.
ana rsyal. Boo amm,n'caI manur'-. AMT th,
wi, i-c1mrr,,i organic matter or humu,
ol dang, leaves, peat, Sc. The .o,l should
D. Sep, constantly stirred ti.l sha plant.
lay, .lt a god start. aud ID, not well to
Do. iu ,JJ much hurry &, commences eatthius
ur.
IT ~, ludrNl' hlHpHRrl p'ut NO''N.E 'l
i, h,,, o. c.r'h upat several tns iuuu:
gIe season. as ti, plant, grow, 90 90 DO % a.
once, when they have nearly done sr'sln:,
Iate .u the f,ll. ve have alw.,. adopted
the ',rusr practice, aud have bad .,19l .uc-
cs.. and, on thi, account, art inclined 60
recommend q. ln ear;h,ns up, care should
lr taken that thsi,il du-s not sci between
,h- stake, aud it ,, ~, well 90 press 3, TOO
ts.tly rounl ,le plants AZ hr',.
Iu E1.nnd celery !, allowed 20 remain in
,Le ground ali winter; bat iron the great.
cr severity of our winters, i, Is better, her,
ai tie N,r,h az least, 20 take 1t up after II
has done growing, aud ',ow j; away in th,
cellar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1860.

bers. But Ben did no, permi. me to gs,
very uneasy before he brOush. the adven.
ture to an issue.
Losing his hold upon the tree, he permit
ted lii' body to fall upon the man beneath
him. doubt not the fellow thought the
devil had pounced down upon him, though
IL might have occurred to him that his "a.
tanic majesty should como up and not
down. At any rnO will pledge my We.
raeiiy a' an old stager, that no was aston.
ished.
lost not moment in following the eI.
ample OF my tall companion, though |
could no, give corresponding surprise to
another Of the ra.cals. but the robbers
quickly recovered irum their confusion, and
drawing their long knives, rushed upon Us.
Hen fired az one and disabled him, and !
put my bulle, through another. With hi.
powerful grasp, my associate seized the third
while the fourth had been unable 70 rise,
after the crushing weight OF the Kcu.uek-
ian came upon him.
"All right strange ,aii he, as b,
choksl the man t. tho ground. W
have iono ii. Do you happen to have =
piccO Of rope in your pockct7"
| was not in the habit Of carrying ropes
In my pocket. but with tho strap Of the
mu,ilatsI mail bag. tied the hand, OF ID,
prisoner behind him, and fastened him to a
tree. The rroan' Of the two men who hai
been shot assured Us they wo no, in a posi-
ton to run away aud the fourth We pro.
ooc,led % secur,
"Now stranger, run up to the road and
End the coach you can. and I will stay t,
keep the vsrminis company"
I Icomflicd, and n.n proceeded to Load
the pistols again. I ran mors than mil,
alter reached the road, but ,he coach va,
not 10 hc found, anil twas ten mile. to u,
nearc', hou''. returned to my compan.
ION. and Va had no Alternative but 10 rs
main IN the woods al night. We eumin.
"a to- wound, Of the robbers. and dil what
We could . make them mloriable. Bot
It was dreary night, in spite OF tho many
entertaining .rorle' oImy companion. T.,
groan' oi the suffering men were mingled
with the scream. Of the nigh, brrl, and to
my ear the sound. were hs from pgres.
abe. Ben was made or .,srnar 'tuG, auI
even tho h.s', and pain Th b occasional,
~ ',lu,ri us, Ill not e'u.o him to Suspend
ipr an Instant hi' exciting narration.
About four O'Clock m tho morning. tie
return stag, would pA.' the place, and Beu
.-n, mo up to the road again TO hail it.
cam, very near b,,ns shot under tie sup.
position that wa, mail robbcr. Ba,
apply le'c,p'd such - calamity snd hav.
lpg procured assistance, the mail, and the
r5bb,r, werr brought up to tho coach. We
Iroccclcl with them to the neIi town,
where an extra was sent forward with the
mails and robbsrs, towards the place OF our
Destination. On our arrival At the county
town, the 'counircl' were ihrus, into JAIL,
arl Ben WAS relieved from the further earc
Of them.
We wen. 20 Memphis, whsrT parted
with Ben. wa. sorry to 10 50, for he sa,
genial follow. learned subsequently,
that the r1hler, voro convicted and punish.
a lOr their crime.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

T.swAEpi>g CucuuuEE sNp OTHEE VINE.
Cu-umber, may Do forwarded some weeks,
s,urly BY planting them IN the open soil,
putIn. around ,bem. when up, four bricks
iaid l.tway.. and laying over shem pane
% rlis-. The slas. may BE- removed during
che cay, aud replaced a, nigbi. Tie brick.
will retain a portion OF the heat absorbed
l.r.r. tle DAY time. and this, acting in IA.
v,rltle conjunction with the exclusion OF
thc nigh, AIR. wall tend powerfully 10 acccl.
crate the development, aud produce a,isor.
ous action of the system throughout. Mel.
on.. .quashc.. and other vines oi similar
description, may DO advanced by the same
very simple and economical process. Broken
rla.. from the shops, which Will Gus; Moth
ia-. or AZ mot. a mere triae, will answer
.or tbi, PURPOSE as well as new. and will
last tor YEAR. Watering frequently and
copiou.ly. if the weather be dry. with soap
.ud.. ~ diluted urine, as a stimulan,. will
De- iauud siugularly advantageous. Gyp-
SUN and pul,srt,d charcoal should be ire
qusu'ly -priusled over the vine. as soon as
SON as they arr ur.
fGaTmant,yn Is'erraph.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

SAKE, the tall poet Of Vermont, was lee
turing at Trenton lately, when suddenly the
gas went out. The audience bOre the delay
50 good na,urcdly that Mr.. saIo compli'
mentOd them on their patience. and remark
ell that h. understood the difficulty was in
tho "meter." and that ir the auiieneC
would promise not to find iaul, with his
Z" meter" be would never mention the do.
feet OF theirs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

ORIGIN or PLANS. The onion originated
in Egypt; tobicco Is native Of Virginia I;
oats originated IN North Africa rye cane
originally IRON Siberia the par and apple
ars frou Europe; the garden beans came
from the El., lndics, the cranberry 10 a
native Of Europe and America the PT'"iP
is supposed to be native OF Ar,hn. the
potato i. well knoEa nanvs oi Peru -nd
Mexico.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24

u,SLSrss. The purpose Of life !, TO
form a manly character, TO get the be., de.
vsl,pneni Of body and OF 'piri'-.o' mind,
conscience. heart. soul. This IL tie end
all clse /, the means. Accordingly. that 10
nUi the mos, successful liie in which nan
gets the most pleasure, the most money or
ease, the most power or place, honor or
tame. but that in which a man gsI tie
T. 20 manhood. Per'orn' ',h, greatest aU.aH,
a. human duty. eni'y. The sr-a'e,, aHouui
a' hlman night. ani acquirv- the gr..is.,
-r'aat Of manly chAreter. ls 10 Of no
Importance whether h, win tn. by -earins
a h0d upon hi, shoulders. or crown upon
h., head. IGi,, the character. and no, .h.
crown. Aloe. rhe Gown reri'he. with
tha head mat wore It; but the character
live, with tho immortal nan who achieved
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-24
farmers department.

N'fhe Hrt- RHi .rienre. Tsffiiuiug i0 Iir. are
q ..-. tssrihrr, sni srs .utilnsiriy csunscJ-
grt,aTuir.--AeEttutA.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-14

AT the Broadway Mills.
CONSTANT supply Of New Flour UnbOited Flour, and
a Fresh Meal D. D. DICKEY,
july26-E Agent
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-14

DLABoLICAL OUTRAGE IN EAST TESNEssEE-THE Of
FENDER KILLED BY PARTY OF CITHENs.-Ihe Nor
ristown Iteligencer contains the following particu-
lars
We have rarely heard of more diabolical and
iendsh outrage than the one perpetrated Yesterday
eight miles above this place and two miles ABOVE
Russelville, in Hawkins county. 1t seems that
man. or rather a demon, by the name OF joshua
Ballard armed himself with a scythe blade, and
starred from MS home with the intention Of muir
dering some person. The first man he ncountereu
was a Mr. Bewley: but 1t appears that BeWley es-
capped without material injury. lie then went 10
the house OF a SIR. HOrner, and told MIN ne lhtenu-
ed TO kill him, and commenced cutting blm Win ms
scythe blade HOrner received eight severe WOUNDS
upon the head and other parts Of his person. we
are informed he cannot possibly survive. DaIlaru
then went 10 the house OF Mrs. RobInsoni she saw
him coming and closed the door: Ballard however
b,oEe the door down. went in, hauled her from un
der the bed and inflicted several severe wounds
upon her she by some means escaped from MN
Not satisfied he commenced upon two OF her chll
dren inficting several gashes upon their DOdies
Rv this time several of the nelghbOrs collected 10
,,L-s him, hut ballard syyore he would not be TAKEN
AMI started in a run for his home he was hotIy pnr-
sued however. and barely reached his house ana
secreted himself IN the cabin loft when ne was nreu
upon through the cracks between the logs. lIiete
was a bag of cotton in his Loft, which he useu 10
screen himself from the bullets. and our informant
a gentleman of ycr1city, says, that some seventy
shots were fired before he was killed lie stood ana
cursed his pursuers till he fell dead. His mother
also stood in the yard during the time; swearing
she would send the whole party to HI before she
was done with them.
1t appears that Ballard was desperate character
addicted to strong drink and all kinds OF dissipation
He was the champion of the neIghborhood ana most
| men were afraid TO encounter him single handed
We saw him engaged in row with the Irish IN tins
MACE some five years ago, ard he made party OF
about twenty leave the street. We are opposed &c
lvnching man. but in this case, there was, II seems
| no alternative.