Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-10-01

PEELED Union families by themselves. burned
their houses and declared by act Of Congress
the confscation of all debts due ia Northern
men toHgoods. You may talk thus, but not
to me, who have seen these things, and who
Will to-day make as much sacrifice for the
peace and honor of the South as the hest
born SoutEerner among you. IF we must he
enemies, let us be men and fghtit ont as No
propose to-day, and not deal in such hypoerit-
zeal appeals to God and humanity. God will
Judge US in due time, and He will pronounce
whether 1t be more humane to fight with
town full of women and families Of brave
people at our backs, or to remove them in
time to places Of safety among their own
friends and people.
(Signedl W. T. SHERMAN.
sad Accident--Des1h of Jerome Rice.
On Wednesday evening last, while jerome
Rice, the WeltknoWn AuctiOneer, of this CITY. and
Rowland Is. Gardner, one of his clerks were on
their way to the Warm Springs, near Santa Clara.
they lost their way in the hills north of Vallejo
Mills, and the night being somewhat dark. thew
drove over an embankment twenty feet high.
mir. Rice fellupOn his head, and the force Of fbe
conclusion crushed in the base of his skull ami
fractured his collar bone, a fragment of Nhich
pierced one of his lungs. Mr.. Gardeners left
thigh was broken, and his body considerable
bruised. Mr.. Rice grOaned in pain, and mutterpd
incoherent words at intervals, but was never cons
scious up to the hour Of his death, which occur.
red at Two O'CLOCK yesterday morning, nearly
three days after the accident All Wednesday
night, and all Thursday and Thursday NIGH.
through the clustering sun, and the cold benuTnb-
ing air OF evening, the two men lay side by side
and suffered incOnceiVable fortunes from hunger.
and burning thirst and the sharp pain of their
stlhening wounds; and Gardner spent the lonely
hours In calling for help that never came for
himself and his insensbe companion, until he
could no longer speak from hOarseness and
exhaustion. Think of the raging fires in a throat
subject to such exercise as this, when no water
had moistened it for day and two nights. On
Friday morning Mr.. Gardner began his terrible
journey In search OF assistance, and for two days
and nights, without food or water he crayled
backwards, by the aid Of his hands, in a half-st-
ting, half reclining posture, and dragging his
broken leg. Every movement must have caused
him exquisite agony; the anguish of such a march
cannot even be imagined. And the distance ac-
complished in those forty-eight hours of SUFFERING
was only half mile. On Sunday morning he
reached the vicinity of field and attracted tbe
attention of a man ut work in it, and the two M,
fortunate men were soon conveyed to a neidhhor.
ing house, and kindly cared for. When thew
went after Rice, one OF the carriage horses had
long since wandered away; but Roanoke an
old favOrite, and the property Of Mr.. Rico was
found keeping faithful watch over his prostitute
master, and gazing upon his face. The noble
beast had never deserted his post for three DAYS
and half-hunger and thirst had failed to drive
him from his allegiance. fiat any time, durinr
the two days his cOmTade was absent from biS
side the unfortunate man aHOke from his deli~
rum and realized that he was desolate AMI alone.
and far from human help, it must have been some
relieftO his tortured mind in that leetine mos
ment OF consciousness some balm to his aching
wounds, some sense Of friendly companiOnship to
him in his loneliness-tO see the eyes of his faith
full horse looking down into his OWL, in mute SYM
pathy for his distress. Mr.. Rice's head face and
body were swollen IN an extraordinary degree
and blackened and blistered by the ferveDt heat
of the sun. After lingering in misery for several
hours death at last put an end to his suferhgs at
2 O'Clock yesterday morning. His wife and fans
lily, who have been enduring for four years all the
privations and misfOrtunes that war could entail
upon them in section Of Texas desolated alter,
nately by both contending parties, and whom he
had never seen and scarcely ever heard from fdu =
ring that time. will arrive here from Boston, ITO
which port they lately eseaped0 day after TO-
morrow. on the steamer Golden City. After the
long separation and the hardships that havefallen
to their life it cruel now to dash down the cup
of happiness when it had almost touched their
lips. Who among al the brave men that shall read
this sad chapterOf disasters, could carry with firm
nerve, the bitter tidings to the unsuspecting Wild
mutiIated corpse in place Of the loving husband
and father they are yearning 10 embrace? Mr..
Gardner is at CenterVlle under medical treafraent
but the remains Of Mr.. Rice will be brought to
the city and kept until the arrival efthe steamer
50 that the stricken family may have the sad con.
ISOLATION Of looking upon them before they are
consigned to the grave.
acknowledgement B. Gardner, the compan-
ion OF MI Rice in the recent catastrophe, IS re.
ported To- have died at CenterYille yesTefaay at
lernoon from his wounds and exhaustion and ex-
posture which he suffered. We give the rUalor as
We heard II, not vouching for rs correctness. A
man who fought SO long, SO braVely and SO well for
hls lie as he did, deserves to have spafed 10 him.
rs. p, Call y last week. ~
HohsE-TamyEs.-TWo boys who gave their
nance as W HeddeR and Henfy E Nevib we're
examined before Justice Hadley last Tuesday
and Wednesday in this place, on the charge
Of having stolen horses in Idaho Territory.
The most of the evidence against ahem was
their oWn admissions, They were committed
to await the requisition Of the Governor of
Idaho Territory On Tie Governor of this Ter
fitoFy for thsir delivery. 10 the legal anthori-
ties Of ldeho. Humboldt Register, 18th.