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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Reliable Information -on an 'Execu-
tive COMMITTEES" named in the Journal we
find the following strangers
t. A. Mccain and Sam'l s Boltin.
Among the candidates nominated last night
at the "League" the Journal reports the fol
lowing, who are not citizens
Patrick Keely c. s sneyely, Elias Simp-
son, Jacob Linxweier, and q Jeffreys Look
out for EN-
1t is announced~in the same paper that
James Wroe has declined 10 be candidate
for assessor in the 9th Ward, How are You,
JaR,esf
Robert Hedges is also complimented as
the author OF work on "Sorgo He's
spurious; Isaac A. Hedges s the Original
Townsend"
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Vehicles We call the attention Of our
readers to the bill of Livery Stable prices,
published in another place A proper knowl-
edge Of this matter will prevent misunder-
standings Every one who reads the bill will
know just what buggy or carriage costs be-
fore going to stable
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
FOURTH STREET PROPERTY
MAsTER COMMISSION

wHiom .. schcnct, PlRlrsh Mont sup Vo""'
ngNhsi
I,liRstiANT ID an order OF the superior Court VI
L Montgomery county, Ohio, Inate IA tue above
"A 4e and drrrted To me viii oder tNtlic Nuct0n
a tila door ut the Court House m the lty ~ Dayton,
Ia uiecounty and STATE HfuresAid, on
III SdhHdoH Aprit g. 1868
A go'oDti y m OF ssd day, the following deftyihei
ptuperty t5-wit Situate ia the county OF Muntgomet1
,nd state pi ppo AH,aid hme hundred sld bStS .t,ar
1I3Il ihe plat OF sad city of Dayton, oxtrT sx.
feet OF the west side Of said lOi, running ti,roush
the entire pt, owned ~ samuel H. lhutA,, beina one
Vt a sub dirlsiOn pi oui-lot- by ~ LongN orih
had property y 60 he sold on ,irvree if hlyor nf
William r. Scheuek against j. Harvey rhomas ans
has been appraised 81 siXiaeu hundred doitus Vi uJg
and cannot ,ul lor less than two-thlrds ui ssId gu
praised value being $1,000 6g;. Terms OF sale casL
Said real estate ls situated on f0urth street. nu.
house west ui Council strset, and rms tom Foutii
street to sycamore street moninS ON both Streets Win
a dwelling mouse on each end OF tliO lot.
II. II. WEAkLEH, Master Comnissansr.
ADAM GLsY, Attorney. G.1tdswt-
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
SPRING ELEcTIoN.

nN-Announcsments under this head will be ehArge,
". No name inserted unless accompanied W TN
caeh.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

The 4th Ward The Democracy aud
Conservatives Of the 4th Ward will meet to-
night at : o'clock, at the Deluge Engine
House, for the purpose Of organizing Demo
cratic Constitutional Club.
All are invited TO attend who are in favor
Of the Constitution and the Unionl
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Watches.-H. Kline, No. 336 Third st., /,
has o lot of pawned Gold and Silver Watches
which he offers very low at private sale.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
LOTS FOR SALE.

HNWO lots a feet fron and I50 eet deep, fronting on
i Brown street, Will be sold at public aucton on
MONDAY, APRIL q, 1863, on the premises, cominen.
ong at O'Clock p M Terms-s2OO cash on each lot
and the balance In two six per cent interest
and secured By mortgage
aida JOHN WoLLENHA UPS.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

He has now large lot Of superior Hams,
Dried Beef, &e, OF his own curing, together
with full supply Of Fresh Meat, for sale ut
al hours ja.l3 6m.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

FlHnE unieIsigned Intends % sell his lot al ckam.
u hefshgig, ONO, 10 teonlans lpgr Acres Oi Land M
under good hoard.fence, and u yuated on Inc iork
road. on the ioi u good log hoase with aaloin.nh
name pAlt ptAining kiahen and ons foen,, nlso 3
proprietor, Reinhold Peter FredericgsbuI6 bf John
Aeyof, on The place. sAvgc
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Fooled "A large number Of people--old
and young--doubtles forgot that this was
"AlLfool,' Dnvn and fhaV be,.> .---t ~
paid thu snalty of their forgetiulness in va
rious little penances annoying in proportion
as they were practical We have been in.
formed of several instances of sharp practice
in this regard, rather funny-to persons who
were looking on We have space for but
one Of these to-day;
A jovial old gentleman hustled into fruit
store this morning, and told the keeper boy
was filing his pockets with oranges at the
door The keeper rushed out, but boy had
led There e goes that's i'm f. roared
the old fellow pointed to a youngster who was
standing quietly in front Of a store few rods
up street. Store-keeper made tracks for him,
caught him by the collar, and demanded
those oranges The boy denied the theft,
and the gentlemen present testified that the
lad came down street, and had been standing
where he was for several minutes. Just al
this moment gentleman winked at the ir
ascible store keeper, and informed him that he
had forgotten the day of the month A loud
gufiaw from the bystanders shed a food oI
light on the affair, and the keeper retired
preeipiiately behind his entrencbmenlsl
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
MAILRIEn.

! HlRsH-sNYDER-~0n the lstof April, by Rev. D..
Winters, at his residence, Mr.. Joseph g. lIrsh Of
Cincinnati to Miss Fannie u Snyder, o. this city
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

The Bells There was 6re-alArm this
afternoon, gotten up, We believe, on faIsipre-
tences.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Personal We had the pleasure Of Il. call
from Theobold NJ. GilmRrtin, Esq, Travelling
Agent for that admirably conducted paper the
FFeemdns Journal New York He is pro-
curing subscribers by the score The Jonr-
nal will be enlarged ueSt week
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

NOW IL THE TIME TO SAFELY INVEST YOUR
GRkENBACKs
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
city Council.


Reported forthe Empire by a Stephans, city clerk
TUESDAY, March 81, 1863,
Present - Messrs A. Decker Iddings,
Bimm, Kiefstedi Gilliland, Minick Lehman,
Thomas, j, Decker and Love.
Minutes Of tho last meeting were rend aud
approved
A petition was received from John Bidle-
mau and others asking Council 10 pass an
ordinance to grade aud pave the Alley west
of Perry street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets Referred TO the Ordinance Commit
tee
A communication was received from A. O.
Marshall asking permission 70 build hay
Scale on jackson street between Fifth aud
Smith streets
BY Mr.. Thomas Resoired, That A. e..
Marshall have permission and is hereby ai-
lowed 10 place scales in front Of his premiaes
on Jackson street between Fifth and Smith
streets for weighing hay and other articles,
this permission 10 be subject TO revocation at
the pleasure OF the Council Adopted. 'ge
The Market Master presented his report FOR
the month Of March which was received and
placed on file.
An ordinance TO grade, gravel, curb and
gutter in front OF lots 1895, 1896, 1897, 1900,
1903, 1904, 1903, 1850, 1921, 1922, 1928,
1924, 1926, 1926, 1928, 1929 and 1880 on
Iongworth street was read the second time
The following bills we're allowed D. q.
L. & c. Co, 81 ,453 %, l.. Martin S3,60
An ordinance appropriatng $6l 81 from
General Expense Fnnd was read and ap
proved
Council Adjourned
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
y IrN Sc RAMcn
LIFE

Young men just starting 10 bisiuoss, whose chiri
capital their energy aud integrity.
nVeS 10 che amount of hall ihrir lamltit slrh tl
ors, would Justly increase their conhdsucr va them.
y would show tt tlheynid not wish leave Their bsi
\ n n L a T. Z II + MIU IA
;,ht fihy be regarded ~ the tribute which an ,fr
Hsbt heart pays AZ the 7iluue 0i iufuoe
JOHN u. sTOPPELMAN,
l'3H Agent lor Dayton anJ Vicinity.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Neither One or the Other --Skittles
says this climate is the meenest in the world,
as It won't stay one thing a whole day We
did not have any winter, and up to the present
writing, it looks as though we wouldn't have
amy spring, It is our impression that the re-
cent winter, although tolerably moderate, was
heavy enough for practical annoyance. And
we have hopes that spring will be around in
short timej and Il skittles will have 1t
tic patience he will be able to "see it, skit-
tlos digestion is not ght
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Jumbling 1t may be Of little practical
importance whether proper names are mis-
spelled IN a newspaper al the rate Of about
every other one printed, bat it is in very bad
taste--socally and geographically Indeed
this jumbling of proper names is provoking
as its perpetration approximates home
For instance the King of the Cannibal ls.
lands holds grand powwow with his Reli-
able Man.Eatera, and in giving an account
Of the affair an gnoramus at the Journal
o0iee in this city incorrectly spells the names
Of the King and bis council, The bolchery
would not greatly concern the amiable vic
tins at their distance away and il would
make little difference here, where the prac-
dce is characteristic But suppose the igno-
ramus we have indicated should he engaged
on the Kings Official Paper al Canabalia,
instead Of on the Journal and he shosid
mutilate the proceedings OF the grand pow
WOW, he would doubtless be summarily divest-
ed Of his life, and be promptly served up in
lunch on the King table, his head furnish
ing the moek-turtle for the occasion That's
about the relative difference the same per
formanee would make, en
We don't know how the Union League
and other folks peculiarly affected with ire
pressible political lOngings hereabOuts-relish
our ootemporarys reckless and perverse
jumbling of names familiar as household
words = but we hope they will not be i'm
PEELED from feeling Of annoyance, or de-
termination to prevent recurrence of sim
liar indignities, to adopt the unpleasant re-
course which his CAnnibal Majesty would
certainly take under half the pFovoeation.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
suaAR aR0YR NuRsERY TREES

oONAh NhVNh ~ NNhoh"h h"""D
E O r : A L E !!
LNRUIT, Shade, and Ornamental Trees can be had NJ
II our grounds atvery low prices. Wehaye the fol-
lowing Shade Trees, all OF nne size;
sILYER-LEAF POPLAR,
OATALPA, two varieties,
PIONEERING LOCUST
BALM OF GILEAD.
Orders may be len at the Grocery Store OF john r.
Edgar, Main street. Trees will be sold low and dely
cred IN any part Of the city nee Of charge Row the
time 10 make your calculations for planting, prepare
boxes, 6o. We can furnish few very fine Mountain
Ash, bearing trees. Any person contemplating plant
ing Fruit Trees will be furnished with onr descriptive
catalogue by calling at The above Grocery Prices OF
NIL kinds OF trees will be made low
fee6d2m WILLIAMS LEWIS.
NOTICE TO GARDENERS.
1 HAVE this day sold my stock Of lANDRETH'B
L GARDEN SEEDS TO Mr., Woodruff, and would
cheerfnlly recommend all my old customers % him.
Dayton, March y, 1858. JOSEPH BURST.
Having bopghtMr. Dunrs stock or LANDRETn's
(new CROP GARDEN sEEDs, which, together with a
hesh supply Just received direct nom Landreth Son
Philadelpha,l am enabled 70 furnish gardeners With
81 :: e ssu,s S 'e''' ye Saa IiA'e
mAlO Dayton sesd store, 800 Third street,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

O. sNEVELY will be acandidate for te.elechon to
ahe oitlce Of Director OF City lnhrmary ma2s
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
Te ths Merchant TaiIors OF IN. Otsy
OF Dayton.

're the Merchant TRIIors Of IN. Otsv
OF Dayton.
A 4 meeting Of the JaHrneyuien Tailor, A-soe,a
"A uon OF this city held on tie lsth ol MARCH,, ts0s
tae oiowing resolution gen nnnniinhusly ad0pfed,
Rcgted, q hat We, The lopnoymon Taiiors of Tie
city Of Dayton, iu consequence ~ te increased pre
Of provisions aud all tc other neoe=sares of mo- hud
1t lmpoHsliet TO support our lAmissen the wages nov
paid us for work; under these circumstances NJ
do not think ean BE- considered unre asanae n r.
guessing our employees 90 increase the wages paid M
according % the list herewith submitted.
PRICE LIST.
COATS
Fine oIolh or over coals.,Sl ooadyanco on old prce
Fine IasInes-,sprng or iaii, y
second class " 90
PANTS.
Fine Black or Military Pants with airpe go advance
All kinds Cashmere and Riding Ptnis,. 81 q
SHOP WORK
Nota .iuf advance
tuhlhera boats.s...-, %
Work bJ tho Week QeD hours dhY) .......... 81 Oo
miller chhph, Hofer Weokesssr,
y, McCann, n N. Leylia,
Chamberlain a PNrker schnhherf 4 Son.
finla Leger, William Walker
w, q hfeene, ,. Mepaniel .I.
The following merchants did not siRn; Meesrs Pin.
neo, kisaingef' Rot kropp, and Heck aldiW
ffsIIss--
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
Sprrtal Notices.
IF YOU WANT GOOD MAMs.

LEWIS l.. GILLIAN DIS,
No, 9, MARKET STREET
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
" ATCHES, CLOCKS, IEwELRH
}. woRMAN a soS,

AND 81.
1--WE LIVE TO EAT.
j. woRhAN a SOS,
OLD PosroFFiCE BUILDING, sss Triad ST.
HAVE Jus1 reaeved ana hs,e forssly ., The lowest
MICHIGAN APPLIES, Nilolcsale and retail
Ni,shANN0C fATOEs--iafFe lot. p rl
CRANBERlll fs--prinie.
70 '' sWEEf ONIONS
FAMILY GROCERI ES-,eiel, u.
FAMILY fLOtJi--hesi QUALITY
MICHIGAN RuCkNAEAT EINuR-srifa
AUffkR, EaCs, Nc., A. Nc W. %
JW. 500 arc capstapl{ reeei yinR tho above sft,.
elest and everything good ior the hbu, which can ~
ompned a home and aeroqd, They AselafHeiy ship.
ping Apples and Potatoes nom Michpsii NfhFir
tkeiNied They are Ncli dxeA inF th6 Hohdavs and
invite customers Va call UaTranlng 90 picase fh..n
Oity tTaae dslNege 1se. Leave oEdsTs. aslo
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Lost This morning, either sl6s OF Sl7O,
consisting Of Ohio Indiana, and United
States bills, and six so cent postal currency
between the corner Of Short and jackson
street, aud Philip Dornbush's Architect shoF.
The above was wrapped in piece Of bsa
euyelope--ths finder will be literally rewr-
ded by returning II to Mn Samuel clgg,
No ?, Jackson street
II Mrs. SAAUEL CLEGs, Sel
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
Elna Life Insurance COmpall,
or HARTFORD, coNNEcTIcUr
EVERY MAN SHOULD INSURE HIS LII

nv IN hHN ohVNhb ANbNhh MO hih H.
U1HE .Etns grants policies FOR LIZA for a tenn
Il uf years, Endowment policies eud ohildten's hn
d0wment also, Non Foreinng Poiioicn, on which no
payntn nj 10 required AMER ten yenrs. Hf
FIVE thousand dollafs paid on two LOSSES ia hafify
within The last sis months
Among ah the coutTlvRufts OF meu ti pfotrrt tho
mmiiy circle rOm want none can W ie.ud more
pie m chhnetcr noble n ~ ioaiarrs or eortain m
lie results, than life Insurance TITS The nqp Nhich
the dying husband leaYes 20 4ple nb
SUPPORT THE WIFE OF nis gI9S0M.
II is the unseen hand Of ths provent iahcr feachiug
forth the grave ami still npufishn his utisUrina
aud keeping dsether the tanily ~ 9, the Nthlti
son
PROTECTS HIS AGED PARENTS,
Even where he has preceded theIn into eternity; y,
be honest dertor satisfies hts totidin gcTtnOf whei
sense, is Oht great wearony Wndi u rpi ,iFhili 81
his sting
Lei any husband, l,ther, sou. ask himself pfr / va.
TO die tonight would those who are dear 10 me
BEsAFE FROM TuE Passes OF WANT
Would these omldren have q comfortable home abi
the means Of educatonf Would fhis Wde be iidepcu.
lieut. oi the cold charities of the worldf Would TN.
aged nnd feeble parent De provided or Would ny
tstaH pay my debr7 WOuld there s, no s,i ifee 81
The demands O credOrE- sales made when The uHrhrt
tends DOWNWARD tnu iHf prices cannot DE- reaitHeat
How aE eau answer these question 10 their sau4Ar.
hon They fear 90 atk yheni, anu ehorish ih, beuei
thai they have along lesse OH l,lr Ihiais both iuu
tsh and ruwArtly The hiayU mtu
LOOKS THE DANGER IN THE FACE.
That he may gnppe with h; t,e wise man thai be
may study W. nature and paliae ita thfeavniuE Iht
neans o pllhHon arc at hand, ct easy ncte-s 10 sl
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Come 1.-THE Ledger, Mercury, German
Leslie, German Illustrated, Scientific AmeFi-
can, NJ me Demoresfs Fashions, Blackwoods
Magazine, Mr. Merrymans Monthly, Dime
Novels aud Song Books, Litlelrs Age, DaiG
New York Tribune, World, Herald Times,
Dime Edition Of the Tax Law q July let
1862, and the amended act Of March lSG3---
all at Dr. Reas, 70 Main asreet
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
PROJECTS ms AGED pARENTs
LOOKS THE DANGER IN THE FACE

That he may gbpple with G IN. wise man thai be-
ney study W. nature and paiate ITS thfcarDiuE Tht
means ol paHion are at hand, ut easy nce-s 10 al
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
PRICE LIST.
HOUSE, AND LOT FOR SALE.

nLD IRON, COPPER AND RRAss
" hougll 81 NE Tln shep. ell ThIri .t lnasIdla
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Battery Dietrich. We have the pleasure
of announcing that Battery Dietrich has been
put IN position, and gentlemen and ladies can
frosn this time forth during the season, lie
supplied with healthfuI refreshing and invig-
Grating beverage Glass-lined--eh2 SilOer
lined Aud the sirups are as pure as the
soda is superior. Call in and test the quali-
ties Of the battery"
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
gailg empire,
City and Other Matters.


ss-rrahs arrive and departIrom the Union Depot
agiOllowe, Hl AlrFr rN frHtt.
cNcrSSArr, HAnitroN ASD DarToS.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01

Mrs sAAuEL CLros, Sel
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-01
FLEXIBLE nORSE BRTsllRS.

/ RUGS and Medicines. q iuli stock hiaa, s on hans
- ana ior NJ. si rra asuuAbt prcrf ~
dfs JAMES AHBEY, Mafn - nrar Market
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-08-08
H. J. RAYMOND, Esq.

The ATLANTIC OCEAN. - The At
lantic Ocean includes an area of
100000 square miles. Suppose
an inch of rain to fall upon only one
fifth Of this vast expanse it would
weigh $50, 100000 tons, and the salt
which as water is held in solution in
the sea, and which, when the water
was taken up as vapor, was lett be-
hind to disturb the equilibrium,
weighed 100000 more tons, or
nearly twice as much as all the ships
in the world could carry at cargo
each. 1t might fall in day but
occupy what time it might 10 falling
this rain is calculated to exert much
force-which is inconceivably great
in disturbing the equilibrium of
the ocean. If all the water discharg-
ed by the Mississippi River during
the year we're taken upin one mighty
measure and cast into the ocean at
an effort, it would not make great
er disturbance in the equilibrium OF
the sea than the fall of rain supposed.
And yet, so gentle are the operations
of nature that movements so vast are
unperceived.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-08-08
An Extraordinary Theory.

A foreign journal, in au article
against the punishment Of death,
publishes the following curious de-
tails:
When, at the end of the last
century, the terrible machine Of DR..
Guillotin made its appearance, it
gave rise to u great controversy be-
tween the faculty throughout Europe.
The inventor pretended and believed
that death by his instrument was ca
sier than by any other means, and
that the rupture of the vertcbra, the
nerves and all the organs of the head,
killed the whole body at once and in
simultaneously. Several experiments
were made at Vienna. Several poi
soners were to be executed, and sew
eral medical men who had already
disputed the correctness of the state
ment of Dr.. Guillotin, obtained per-
mission to remain on the scaffold dur
ing the execution, aud when a
head was cut off it was delivered to
them. The first was that Of a young
man. The eyes were closed and the
tongue protruded. Eight minutes
were allowed to expire when the
tongue was pricked with apin, when
it was drawn in and the face made a
grimace indicitave Of pain. The Sc
cond was that Of a woman. The
eyes were open, and their suppl!cat
ing looks were accompanied by many
tears. Fourteen minutes after the
execution the eyes turned towards
the side from whence the woman's
name was called. A third head was
that of the most guilty of the crmi-
nails. A slap was given to the face,
when the eyes opened, the face was
flushed with an indescribable ex-
preston of anger and ferocity, aud
q shudder of anguish WAS visible on
the neck being touched.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-08-08
First Shot In the Revolution.

The first American who discharged
his gun on the day of the battle of
Lexington, was Ebenezer Lock, who
died at Deering, N. H., about fifty
years ago. He resided at Lexington
in IT'S. The British regulars, at
the order of Maj. Pitcairn, having
fired at few Americans on the
green in front of the meeting house,
killing some and wounding others, it
was a signal of war. The citizens,
writes one, "might be seen coming
from all directions in the roads, over
the fields and through the woods,
each with his rife in his hand, his
powder horn to his side, and his
pockets provided with bullets. -
Among them was Ebenezer Lock.
The British had posted reserve 9
mile in the rear, in the direction of
Boston. This was in the neighbor-
hood of Mr.. Lock, who, instead of
fastening to join the party at the
green, placed himself in an open
cellar at convenient distance for
doing execution. A portion of the
reserve was standing on q bridge,
and Mr.. Lock commenced firing at
them. There was no other Ameri-
can in sight. He worked valiantly
for some ten minutes, bringing down
one of the enemy at nearly every
shot. Up to this time not gun had
been fired elsewhere BY the Ameri-
cans. The British, greatly distu-6-
ed at losing SO many men by the ran
dom fire of an unseen foe, were not
long in discovering the man in the
cellar, and discharged volley Of
balls which lodged in the walls op-
posite. Mr.. Lock remained unhurt,
continued to load and fire with the
precision of a distinguished marks
man. He was driven to such close
quarters, however, by the British on
his right and left, that he was COM
PEELED to retreat.
He had just one bullet left, and
there was but one way to escape, and
that was through an orchard, and
not one moment was to be lost, he
leveled his gun at the man near by,
dropped the weapon, and the man
was shot through the heart. The
balls whistIed about him. Lock
reached the brink of steep bill,
and throwing himself down upon
the ground tumbled downwards, roll
ling as if mortally wounded. In
this way he escaped unhurt. At the
close Of the war he moved to New
Hampshire, where he resided until
his death twenty years after. lie
lived in seclusion and peace.