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aDesDerado Convicted.

HUMPHREY DAVIS has been convicted at ST. LOUIS
of the murder of ROBERT CLIFFORD and sentenced to
fifteen wears confinement in the Missouri State Pris-
on. DAVIS is the son of Hon. JAMES DAVIS, now OF
Leavenworth. Kansas, but formerly of Fountain
county. Indiana. and candidate for Congress few
wears ago. The Lafayette Qnd) Courier gives the
following account of the career of young DAVIS;
Tins closes the career Of young man whose
advantages were such that, had he made proper use
Of Them 10 dnv he would have been valuable
member of society and a source OF pride and use
f,Iness to his family relations. But from extreme
youth he displayed seemingly unconquera0ie pen
chant for the many alluring wees OF our larger
c;ties He early became professional gambler,
and what is modernly called fast young man. 2
About eight years ago he went to New Orleans and
married beautiful and wealthy young lady Of that
civ He soon became possessed OF her fortune, anu
continued a career Of gambling and dissipation
which in short time left both he and his wife al,
most in a state of poverty Heartbroken ano
friendess the unfortunate partner OF his misery
died in New York city some two years ai'er inc
marriage.
Since that time the life of Davis has been one OF
unexampled profigacy. At times ne was tne pos
SCISSOR of large amounts OF money-asAin ne -
Denniless and poverty-stricken. During the cam
paion of 1856 he became involved in quarrel win
one of cur citizens which grew out OF pei on tne
election. in the course of which he drew Dowle
knife and cut the coat of his Antagonist almost en-
81 from his nerson in the repeated effort TO assas
s siTs him. The police interfered when he drew
revolver, with which in one hand and knife In the
other he challenged an attack from them, and
through the interposien of his friends escaped ar
rest His next public criminal demonstration was a
| 1omro Uauts where ne became involved In quar-
rel with resident of that city in saloon, whom h,
stabbed several times, which, we believe, proved
| fatal Here he again escaped from the officers
leaving behind him his trunk, in which was found
large amount Of counterfeit and bogus money, am
| tbs necessary implements for the manufacture o
| the same.
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nesnerate Attack by a maniac.

From the Hannibal (Ao Messenger, Fs6. IL.
Sunday night an Irishman, with on his shoal.
der, entered the residence Of Mr.. Thomas Peyt0n,
on Palmyra avenue, and being unable TO give any
satisfactory account of himself Mr.. Payton told
couple of brothers named Rollan, who were stop
ping with him. to watch the Irishman until he could
go down town and get the police to arrest him.
Mr.. P had not more than got out Of hearing before
the maniac, as he afterwards proved to be, made
a lick with the at 4 lady, but. she lodging, the
ak glanced and knocked the stoYe-pipe down The
maniac next attacked Of the brothers, while
the other one, youth Of eighteen OF twenty years
of years. instead Of assisting his brother cOwardly
concealed himself behind goods box. The mani
ac delt his antagonist hreee blows one on the shout
der lust back of the neck, another on his arm and
still another on his hand nearly severing it.
As soon as the maniac had hoored his antagonist
he left him weltering in his blood and commenced
on the box behind which the other brother was
concealed The youth, however, made his escape,
with slight wound on his head, by slipping under
table and ont at the door. Mr.. Rufner, with the
others hearing the alarm, ran TO the rescue, but
before they arrived the maniac had made his escape
Mr. R. snapped his pistol at him once or twice. Drs
Hewett and Hornbaek were called In and dressed
the wounds of the injured one of which is not ex-
| terday and tried before Justice Hixon He stated
on trial that he had been deck hand on steam
boat and came here from ST. Louis, followed by q
\ man on a white horse" Friday. The evidence
proving clearly his insanity, he lodged in the
ealaboose to be sent up to Palmyra to be committed
| to bail.
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The recent melancholy death of Joseph L. White,
at the hands of assassin in Central America, Calls
to mind one Of the most exciting scenes perhaps ever
witnessed in Indiana. During the contest for Con
eress In 1913, between White and Thomas J. Hen
w. p. NJ Kent, Esq, was editor Of the HeserR OR0n
Democrat in New Albany. The contest haa oeen one
of extraordinary bitterness, 10 when Mr.. Aent
took prominent part against WHITE Inc IaIter
had made the canvass of the District, and was to
make his closing speech in this city He announced
that in his speech he would pay his particular re-
snects to Mr. Kent The latter issued a counter
p1anfesto stating his intention to reply TO White,
and reneat his charges against him to his face. The
excitement was at fever heat and every one anti
cinated uersonal collision between the parties.
Wben the evening for the speaking came the market
bouse was crowded to its utmost capacity.
The Democrats being in a minority IN the city,
had sent for their country friends, who came in
large numbers and when White commenced his
sneeeh there could not have been less than thousand
men on the ground Harmed with deadly weapons.
White made his speech eloquent and vehement as
usua but intensely bitter and violent in ita Ian
guage. When Kent got up to reply, his first words
were that he intended before he set down. 70 prove
Joseph L. White "a perjured villain" In an instant
White drew pistol and pointed il at Kent, but did
not fire. A scene of wild confusion ensEed for q
few moments Pistols knives, and bludgeons by the
hundred leaped from their hiding places in an in
slant. Fortunately, however, some of Whites
friends took his pistol away and the leaders boil
sides exerted themselves to preserve the peace. In
this they were successful, and Kent finished hls
speech. Is was almost a miracle that streams o.
blood did not flow so high were the passions Of the
multitude worked up.-Nelo Albany Ledger.
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inc of the Constitution as to require electors to
vote on a separate ballot FOR Vice President
The next occasion was the election OF 1925, when
neither Of the three candidaies-Andrew Jackson,
John Quincy Adams and VIM. e. Crawford-receiv
ed A majority of the electoral votes. Congress de
cIared that no choice had been made snd on
wednesday. February 9. 1926, the House OF Repre-
sentativcs elected John Quincy Adams, President on
the first ballot John @. Calhoun had been chosen
Vice President by a large popular majority. In
1887 neither Of the candidates for Vice President
having received majority Of the electoral votes,
the Senate elected Richard NJ Johnson, By vote ef
IS against l6 for Francis Granger.
When both houses met to count the vote cast for
buchanan and Fremont, in 1856, Mr.. Leteher object
ed to the reading of the vote Of Wisconsin because
tle electors had notmet on the day appointed by
the constitution.
The fact was that in consequence of a severe
storm which rendered the roads impossible the
Wisconsin Presidential electors were unable to reach
the capitol OF their State on the Sd of December,
required Dy law, to vote for President and Vice
President; but assembled on the 4th and then went
| through the form.
The question raised was, shall the vote of Wiscou-
sin be ruled out? Mr.. Mason, who occupied the
chair decided the objection out Of order an ARR
the count was completed. announced that Mr. Bu-
| chanan having received ia votes, Fremont IA
1 including WisconsiE-ana Fillmore s, Mr. Buchanan
was duly elected President.
Great excitement ensued, appeals were made bv
members ana dlsresarueu oy the presiding officer,
who said his power was ended, the Senate retired
and both houses debated the question in their re-
spective chambers. The vote Of Wisconsin would
not have changed the result Of that election but
some legislation considered necessary, as ftl-
| tire occasion might arise on which the vote Of a
single State might in similar case, affect the valid
ity of a whole election.
On the following day joint resolution declaring
that the vote Of Wisconsin null, and ought moi
to have been included in the count Of the electoral
vote. was discussed and finally laid the table 50
| that there the matter ended.
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c.-o,oopv of counting the Vote.

TIL. ceremony of counting the Electoral vote cast
for President and Vice President having recently
bee, performed by the two houses of Congress-
.oD,e account of the same may not be uisinterest-
ing.
The Senator's, preceded by their President, Seere-
tow and SergeaHt-at-Arms, enter the hall of the
House of Representatives, where they are respect
fully received by the members, who rise on their
annroach and remain standing until the Senators
are seated The President of the Senate repairs TO
The Speakers chair, and the Speaker occupies
chair to his left The presiding officer appoints two
tellers who Immediately take up their position at
the Clerks desk. Then the opening of the certit-
Gates begins and the Electoral votes are counteo-
commencing with Maine. and proceeding in the same
manner; each teller officiating alternately until the
electoral tickets of all the States read.
Two hours at the furthest and the work Is COM
Melted and then, if everything is found to be IN
Accordance with the prescribed form. the President
formally declares that the chosen candidates having
received the greatest number of votes, and thas
number being a majority of the whole number Oh
Electors are duly elected President and Vice IRE
sident for four years. commencing with the ensuing
| Atb of March. The Senator's then retire TO tnelr
own chamber the Representatives standing as they
| denart The House appoints committee OF Two
and the Senate committee of one to wait upon the
president and Vice President elect and ofnclaly In
| form them of their election.
,a,oonv was in l79l, on the election Of JOIN
Adams by a very tight vote over Thomas jefferson
The vote was so close that up TO the last moment
much uncertainty existed regarding the maj result
anJ the nublic doubt was not dissipated until Con
vress announced its decision
The second was the election of 1901. when Thorn
90 Jefferson and Aaron Burr received equal vote
Each having 70 electoral votes, there was no decided
choice in the electoral college. On Wednesday, tn
18th February, in that year. the House Of Repre-
seutatves proceeded 10 ballot for President. and
was not till the following Tuesday. the Seth bal
lot that Thomas jefferson. who had received tn
votes of ten out of the sixteen States declare
| to be the President. Aaren Burr, of course, wa
then placed in next highest position in the govern
ment 1t was this election which led TO the amend
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The ST. LOUIS MYsTERY-AN EXTRAORDINARY DE-
vE1oPMENT.-We gave, day or two ago, the par
tieulars of the finding under street bridge IN er
Louis, the dead body Of young woman, VINO was
supposed to be Mrs. Ann Maria Durmea, a weii-eo,
DO but dissipated German resident of that city, ana
who was thought to have come to her death by vlo-
lence 1t has since appeared that Mrs Durmes -
still living and that the corpse was that OF MRS.
Young an aged and highly respected Lady mother
of John NJ. Young, Esq, Justice ot tne feSce IN
that city The St. Louis Republican thus relates the
remarkable Developments Of the case; esquire
Young was walking on Fourth street yesterday
morning when he met DR.. i. NJ Cornyn resident
physician at the City Hospital After lew mo-
ments' conversation on commonplace matters, me
Justice remarked that he would Ike 20 go down TO
the Hospital with the Doctor and witness the posi-
mortem examination about to be held on the body OF
the woman. supposed TO be Ann Maria Durmea-
DIR. Cornyn replied that he should be glad to have
him 90 and take dinner with him, and then he could
have an opportunity of Witnessing the post ulors'n
eramination. They dined together, and short
time afterwards proceeded 70 the dead-house Of the
HoSnital. As the cloth was removed from the face
! of the corpse, Esquire Young turned pale, and
started back speeches. The corpse lcas that of his
| o,rn mother The matter now is enshrouded in mys
terv. Il is supposed that the deceased lady went &c
the house of her friend, and stayed till quite lstS
hour, and then started for home; that she was way
| laid on the road and murdered.
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rs received and constantly, fine article OF Parai
ne Vxrnjsh Of the quality in quantities to suit pur
e. ny BENZ Y SHIELDS & co.
consignment Of Perfumery, Enyeops for sale the
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SOMETHING ABOUT PREAcHNG-ReV. DIR. Hunting
ton (Episcopal) in his Fast Day sermon in Boston,
mentioned "recklessiorstory" one Of the things
we would repent of as people. The cloud gathered
us, Che sad is largely the fruit of reckless
style of political defamation msnamed eloquence-
The ambition for extemporsneous elOquenee Is ma
tional CURSE good deal Of useful truth IN ms
and SO there is in what the editor Of the LONDON
Record says in summarily closing long commute
discussion in his columns concerning -iong So
MONS He says "Seven words Of scripture Y ~,
are more cogent on this point, than Voi1n u n.
thoughts of men. Paul was long rreAchlis
tychus fell asleep
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xI1Nv pARIOR FrJRNITURE. PIANOS, 5kDssA ~ N To
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BEN. = --.-f ~ seuraaee Hotel.
This sale is unusually attrsetss = ne ale made
nit for bargains in valuable PROF. fsosH
dsr a.rasb ent and notice Hasso-
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TEIH GLOBE
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Messages Of President the United States the Annual Re
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rstrarin Perry County

yu1AKEN MP by ED. SMITH, in the Third District Perry
' NA nntv Tenn one Mare Mule, about thirteen
brown about eighteen years old, nearly blind
a.sd on The l4th dag Of April, 1860 to fifteen dollars
appraiser VI 80 - j. lARKINS. Ranger
So \ -ea-w3ts for Perry county
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AM receiving my Fall Stock Psnofors from the
following Factories which will be the largest offered in
the city Stenvsy Sons A. q Gale Co., Haynes Brothers.
Brothers. WH Kaube Co., Peters Webb, Light
Bradbury, and soebeller Schmidt all which will be sod
ANAL advance cost for cash negotiable paper All the
popular music received together with Accodeons
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AR D0LBEAR will class in this beautiful
lvA art, at o'clock, Monday night the iisn ms
Rooms in Kirkmans building, Of Union and sume
streets
All who desire threefourhs Of aeir tone in putting
their thoughts paper should learn it.
LESSONS IN WHITING given a. usEa
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TRUSTEES SALE
abIe Land, near Che city of Nashville

yrtue OF deed OF trust to executed, by Dr. Joseph
MOsre, for certain purposes therein mentioned, and
gisered In "a. Registers Once Of Davidson county, in
O. o. page e92, will proceed TO sell to the highest
Al the court the city Of Nashville, Saturday
Of February ls6 between the hours Of 10 and u O'Clock
a valuable tract Of Land in the State Of Tennessee
.inng nv Estimation 200 acres, the residence Of the
Joseph B. Moore. -,
ef sale Tnsse known the day OF sale which viii be
pnIess eterWise directed will convey zach right
asted by said deed Of trust and none other.
JOHN B. ALDEKS0N.
s+usyutds Trustee OF J. B. Moore.
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Tue CHRIsFANIzATIoS OF NEGROEs.-The four
millions of negroes at the South the most eivl
lied and most chrstianized Of any four millions Of
negroes ever known 70 exist upon the face OF the
earth and any rational person must know, II ne
knows ANYTHING about the negro that If the suprc-
macy of the white man over him were abolished,
he would soon relapse into his original condition Of
sayaeery The EdlcGtioRdl Journal, Of Forsyth, Ga.
giyes the following the number Of negro slaves
connected with the different churches South
Connected with the Meth. Church South are 100000
Methodist North. in Virginia and Maryland $1,000
Missionary and Hard Shell Baptists $4,000
Old School Presbyterians. ..............-. lz,OOO
New School Presbyterians, supposed ..-...- 6.99O
Cumberland Presbyterians. 10000
Protestant Episcopalians ,.,..........-.-.. li0OO
Complexities, or Christian Curehes- .10,O0e
All other sects combined ZOOOV
Total colored membership South. .465, 600
at is a safe calculation remarks the same jour
nal to saw that three for every connecSed with
the churches attend diviae services on the Lords
day. In the extreme Southern States there are
more for the owners and overseers require them,
In many instances, to turn out to preaching. Then
four hundred and sxty-five thousand multiplied by
three gives us one million three hundred and ninety
i've thousand slaves in attendance on DIVINE service
in the South every Sabbath
ssMillions of dollars have been spent, and hundreds
of valuable lives lost in the attemPtto evangellse
Africa, and yet slavery-abhorred, cursed, and re-
yiled institutions of slavery-has brought US hve
times the number of negroes into the Church than
all the missionary oderatiOns of the world combined
THESE facts fare food for reflection. Selt-right-
cons and above the ways of humble godlness, as
political preachers generally are one would suppose
such practical results would stasger their sefeon-
| ceit and oyerweening confidence. that they are
right in denouneing slavery, and God wrong in per
hitting it.