The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-04
A Tale Of Love, abduction, COwhidlng, Har.
riage and Make tip.

| Saturday remarkable case occurred in
this city-ope o the most interesting that
has, perhaps, come before the public for
long while We shall endeavor to detail
the facts as nearly correct as possible.
They show the grief of relatives and
friends for The downward course of beau.
| liful young lady, who was Iured from The
paths OF reciilude, but who was reclaimed,
II is hoped, to vrinous lite by prompt in
( terposlion OF friends.
| About three O'Clock on Saturday after
nonn great crowd collected on The corner
| of Fifth s;reei and Washington Avenue,
no, less than hundred people being gath
cred around two women and young man,
one Of the females being engaged in The
! lively exercise OF administering sundry
| blows with rawhide on The person OF the
| youHg man Aforesaid The crowd, evident.
! ly sympsihsinG with the woman, cried,
Give ii TO him % ssHit him again ~
"Thst's il !" go in little one ~ and other
similar expressions OF encouragement
| The young man, thinking, doubtless, be
lad go; into the wrong crowd, started TO
run, the womRn after him. policeman
eoming up al the moment, arrested the
yong man and the women all, and took
them down to the Central police station,
about half The crowd following, and block
ing up The sidewalk after the parties were
IN The police Office. Here, then, the mat
Ter was TO be explained, nobody, therefore,
knowing what was The cause Of grievance.
10 the police office the women seemed
TO be full of venom, and INDUCED in such.
viiupera,ive abuse of the young man-who
was, apparently ''nice" young man, with
excellent good clothes on-thai il was for
some time impossible 10 arrive at the real
merits of the case. Chief of Police Coz
zins, however, after diIigent inquiry, learn
ed The following facts:
The young mans name is Charles w.
Jones. He came here some two months
since with Dau R:ce's circus, and. was en-
gagged in an exhibition OF stereoscopic
views, but has since abandoned that busi-
ness, and is now son the 20 En." The two
ladies mentioned above are Mrs. Nancy
Rckley and Jeanette Foster, half sisters of
Miss Susan Freemen, seventeen years old,
and quite pretty, whom, they slege Jones
eniiced away from her home, seduced into
wickedhess and abandonment, and wanted
TO leave TO the cold mercies OF The world.
Jones was demanded OF TO ,tel where the
girl wss. n ptevaricaied for a while, and
finally refused. The chief then said,
"search him aud send him down" The
sum OF S3e5 was discovered on him. Then,
on suggestion the whole party went in
conference in The chiefs rriva;e Office.
Jones was appealed TO marry The girl. He
refused. Then Jones gave the number OF
the house where she could be found, and
/ detective Brownfeld despatched after
her, returning in about half an hour. She
was furious, ard accused her sister jean
nette of more and worse than ever she was
guilty Of The most animated discussions
trauspired, aud feeble blows were at one
time exchanged between the belIigerent
females. 1t seemed 10 be impossible 10
adjust matters, and the peace-makers pres
enl were almost in desp pair for the success
or their desires, when it was ssug gested3io
send Tor the father Miss Foster volunteer
ed 10 60 for him, and with her cowhlde sill
IN hand sailed ont returning in about fif-
ieen minUies with the old gentleman. The
old man was deeply grieved. He is hard
working honest .mechanic, and is entirely
) innocent of any responsibility in The iai-
ipgs o: his daughter. He asked Jones 10
marry her, say "you have ruined her,
and now marry her--if you neyer.live with
| bar I ~.
pealed 20 Jones on the same plea and, on
being told the girl would be sent' to the
! House of Good Shepherd aRd he to the cal
aboose, he finally concluded i5 do so. JUS
lice Young WAS sent for, and in very shor.
time the ''twAin were made one flesh1 in
The indissoluble bonds of wedlock Susan.
however, was persistent in declaring lbn,
she would not "mske up" with her youugs
sister, aud Jesnneue was equally bite
against Susan but the time was propitiou
for an exchange OF amcabe compliment,
on The basis OF the cartel OF marriage, an
by the interpostion of bystanders, the si5-
ters all kissed and made II up-each OF III
others wishing the bride and groom grea
| joy, which vas joined in by The companv
present The venerable father wepi tear
, both of griet and graduation, and ali "weur
merry" and departed 10 peace. So ended d
fierce quarrel aud severe cowhdiue
Strange, what lemperer of passion ma
rimony is ST. Louis Repub5ean
MUrToN as PoaK.-Physiclans recon
7 mend mutton as the most wholesome me
D the easist diges,ed, and the best suited =
b invalids, while pork, as every body know,
is the most unwholesome meat eaten. J
England mutton if a favorite dish, and we