The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1861-04-06
FAYETTEVILLE N. c., SATURDAY, APRIL g. 1861
A BEAR STORY.

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The following extraordinary story comes from
Berne, under date of March 5 :: Gan Ensi gen.
teman-Captain L., OF the British army
met death here last night 10 most dreadiui man
ner. Captain -, after suFp'ng1wltn some
friends took walk through the city in company
with three other Englishmen AS the bear-plt lay
in their way, the party went, for pastme, to look
at the bears. This pit was separated into two com
partments, in of which was the he-bear, ana In
the other the female aud several cubs Will be- d.
ing the riIin2.s watching the animals Captain
L- overbalanccd himself, and fell over INTO
that part of the pit in which the old bear was con-
fined, breaking his in the fall. One hour elaps-
ed before any assistance obtained and brought
to the spot. Efforts then made to extricate
the unfortunate man from his perous position by
means of hosting him up with ropes 1t Is remark
able that up to this time the old bear although the
most savage of the family, and therefore paced IN
separate compartment, had not atte'.lpt te'iaato f-
jure lie young But this state OF things was
not 10 last long vt the moment when he was be
ing lioised out of &c pit and had reached halfway
UP, Tie bear became savage aud tore him down luto
the pit again. A horrible struggle then ensued,
which, after nearly half an hours duration, result
ed in Captain L--beng killed by the ferocious
beast. One of the party OF Englishmen would have
jumped into the pit to his friends aid had he not
been forcibly restrained by the bystandcrs Great
indignation expressed by the inhabitants of Berne
that aid came from the quarter whence it ought
to have been rendered, even at the risk of life.
sentinel posted at about thirty PAGES from the
pit and understand that searching invcstisa ton
has been instituted into this mans conduct.
story OF a Strayed Child.
Late last autumn, a farmer, living near the Adj
rondacks, in New York State went out to cut tim
Der the mountains in remote and solitary local
ity He took his little along with him, little
boy of about four years of age Alter having been
employed for short time, he missed the child who
had been amusing himself chasing kid which he had
found the HILL and he became alarmed lest he had
fallen into the ravincS, stumbled of the
rocks or precipiccs with which the place abounds
No trace of the boy however, could be found. In
vain did he call upon his name, for answer was
returned. The anxieties of the father led him from
place place with the utmost rapi:ity, sometimes
finding the print of his sons little feet the
leaves, but he never dreamed of crossing deep
gorge which on the south side OF the locality
alluded to- down the steep and rocky side of the
mountain to the margin of the Hudson. Over This
gorge he conceived it impossible for d child to make
its way.
In the evening he found the means to send to the
settlement account of the circumstances, and
several humane persons, accompanied by the dis
trac ed M ,ther to aid his search for the poor
chile in this wild and rocky region. One of them
happened pass the gorge alluded to, perceiv
ed there the impression of the boys footsteps and
those occasionally traced all the way down the
margin of the Hudson, where they lost all trace of
the little wan(crer and were filled with the most
painful apprehensions that he must have been
carried off by the stream.
Going aoi:5 banks, crossing ravines and
sleeps, which they conceived it almost impossible
the child could have passed and climbed, they again
found the prints of his naked feet the soft sand
of a small rvulet; and by applying measure which
they had taken of the former Impressions they
found it exactly to correspond. They were there
fore induced still to go forward, though they now
had proceeded upwards of four miles from the place
of their setting out, and they continued for the
space of about another mile, accompanied 10y the
an xous father and mother, without finding any
further traces of the boy.
Night was now coming down the forrest !; and
as the search had now continued eleven hours over
- -, ~, <,c
trac ng their steps in dcspairthe distracted moth
cr tearing her hair, and starting at every white
stone, and figuring to herself the spectre ofthc torn
corpse of her at the bottom OF every cf or stream
which they passed.
At this time of the party, who had been be-
fore the rest looking inuo the stream of the Hud
son. found a handkerchief round stone in the
channel of the river which he recognized be that
of the child and had little doubt that he would
be found drowned near the place in the Streanl.-l
lie called the rest of the party to approach when
a litte ls,rter down tic bank, he perceived the
bov with ms feet il! The later, and his head rcs,
on stone in quiet sleep.
Denoue1nent of a Murder Case.
Dr. Jonas II. Rowe whose sudden disappearance
from Oxford t.lc evening of the 2Sth of Au-
gust. 1852 caused suspicion that he had been
murdered by parties living IN that place for sum
of money which he was known to have IN bis pcs
session. and for which s'l>i'ccte! crime George '"
King was arrested hy the Att;cl Regulators ilrl
prsoned, tried and discharged Ly the Benton cir
cult court, arrived IN this cily As morning in
parry with Jacob Benedict Esq Of the a1tor-
neys Tor Mr. Ming alive and well. Mr.. Benedict
found him in New Masso:,. Clay county, illinois.
He has been recognized by Henry T. Sample, Esq,
and others of citizens, who knew him before his
mysterious elopement from Oxford DIR. Rowe
called upon King, who is now confined in the Jail
of this county on Charge of horse stealing. King
immediately recognized him, saying Rowe, you
are the cause of all this. " {" know it, replied
Rowe, though it was wholly unntentiona on my
part" After short congratulatory conversation
Rowe left for Oxford
The causes which led to the arrest of King on the
charge of murder, we learn about as follows =
A few months since two men, named Robbins and
Crigcr were arrested and imprisoned for counter
feiting Criger gave bail for s. 200, and was re-
leased Before the time for their trial round,
both Robbins and Criger began the circulation of
the report that they had information of the murder
of DR.. Rowe-that King and others had killed him,
and made numerous ofher statements connected
with the affair. The matter coming to the of
the officers an offer made to Criger that if he
would appear before the grand jury of Benton
ty and make affidavit to enable the arrest of King
and his alleged accomplices he should be allowed to
escape trial the counterfeiting charge This
proposition readily accepted by Criser, upon
whose testimony warrant was issued for the ar