New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-25


Captain ~ Iatoek h eagesly cxpentesi narrative
Of The discovery of fhs fats VI Ill John Franklin
was published on tie u IN ulf me letter placed
n Captain McCHntock's handa M Lady Franklin,
containing The only Instructions thai iii could pre-
vii upon her VI give him, VIM " rssd wish in
8terest
I 81 A.srps Il, Jaas ID iii.
8 III DEAR Carr. Nice I1srocK Ton nave kindly
, ny D. e ETY. y9u n
me II any way to influence your Judgment III ia
conduct af your nobIe undertaking and indeed
\ have ~ temptation To Az ~, since Il appears III
which had independently formed befure had Tho
advantage oi being thor possessed of yours.
But had this been ether ernst yon would have
found ne ready to prove Tie implicit coEiidence
more enlightened judgments know ing top. ii do,
that your whole heart also ii M the cause even as
my own Iii An M the objects af fhe expedition,
and Their relative ana ssIre I'm know
that the rescue of any possible survivor of the
Erebus and Terror would be to me, hi IL would be
to yon, the nohseat result of onr Efforts.
L 70 this object wish every other u De subordi-
nate and next TO II Id Importance III the recovery
of THE unspeakably precious documents d tie III
petition, public and private, and The personal
relics Of my dear husband and iH panfons. And
LASTLY, trust Il may be n your power Ri confirm,
bands expedition 10 the earliest discovery OF The
passage, which, IL Dr. Kaess report ha hsie, land
the Government of our country has accepted and
rewarded " AZ such these martyrs III mobile eause
achieved at their last extremity, after five long
years of labor and suffering, If not ait an earlier
period. / am sufe that YOU will do i'm that man
can do for the attainment Of all these 0hieeta my
only fear II that yor may spend yourselves TOO
much ia the effort; and You must therefore, let me
tell you how much dearar To me even than any of
them i the preservation Of the valuable lives Of
the little band Of heroes who are your companions
and followers. May God in His great mercy pre-
bNrI mn he 4n11 md
perils which await You, and restore yon 70 us in
health and safety, as well MS honorI As To the
honor, can have no misgiVing. &c will be yours
as much il yon fail (snce y0a may fal II spite Of
every effort Is II YOU succeed and be assured
that. under any and all circumstances whatever,
such il my nnbounded confidence hi ynG, you will
possess, and be entitled to, the enduring gratitude
Of your sincere and attached friend
House THIEvEs LyNuHEn m IowA.-Af Perry,
Tara county, Iowa. on the Tti instant THE bodies
of two men were hanging from trees III a grove
not far from the village. The snow around was
much trampled, giving evidence Of . desperate
struggle. The men were hung, one npan limb Of
fallen tree, which was but nix feet from the
ground the other not much higher. The one far
thest west was evidently hung first His hands
were tied behind him, crossed ct his wrists The
knot in the rope around biz neck was behind big
right ear. His legs we're turned back. The feet
resting on the ground. There was no rope around
his legs but evidently there had been, for The pur
pose Of pulling them from under him, otherwise
he would have rested Oh the ground, and the rope
around his neck would have had nd effect His
cap and shawl were lying near him.
The other was secured like the first; tho knot
was at the back Of the head; rope vas around
his legs, used for the purpose of pulling them out
from under him until he died. His cap and shawl
were lying beside him. Blood was, 6r had been
issuing hanl one noatril.
y e0roner's inquest was Immediately held, by
which 1t was shown that the deceased persons were
two brothers named Bunker, who had been seized
and put To death BY three men named Snail, Sea
mans and KIingInan, who arrested them for horse
stealing. While ID their charge the prisoners had
unsuceessfnllr attempted I'd escape and were thus
summarily dealt with to save further trouble.