The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-12-26

desperadoes, but the wound is not considered
dangerous Almost every man in either party
received painful stabs or severe wounds.
4 Sad, Sad Case.
From the Louisville Journal December D.
Too frequently are we called upon in our
character OF journalist to record deeds of the
most damning nature, pcrpetrated by parties
whose dedication TO the cause of Heaven
should have been safeguard against tempta-
lion, strong and mpenerable as a triple mail.
The minister Of the gospel, when black at
heart and in the secret service Of the devil,
has opportunities to consummate his rascal
lilies that are not possessed by ordinary men.
The guardian of tile souls Of their hocks, they
are looked upon, especially by the female por-
ton, more as gods than men. "The king can
do no wrong,' was maxim not more firmly
believed in by the monarchists of Europe than
the axiom, The preacher cannot do wrong,
which the female members of churches too
frequently religiously adopt and believe.
Especially is it the young and susceptible
who are liable to be led astray by these wolves
in sleeps clothing. Believing firmly in the
infalhbity of their clerical teacher, the vii
lain can insnuate the poison Of deceit into
their young hearts, and ere they are aware Of
the dangerous ground over which they are
being led. they End themselves vainly striving
To escape from the vortex of social and moral
destruction into which, without a word or sign
Of warning, they suddenly find themselves
plunged.
We were betrayed into the above line Of
reflection by case, the denouement of which
ranspired in our city yesterday morning and
the particulars whereof we gathered last eve
ming, and which are as follows:
North of Indianapolis, in a pleasant little
Indiana village, reside a family by the name
of Dunn, who removed from Harrison county,
in this State, many years ago. At the time
they left Kentucky for their new home they
had sweet little daughter, who, in the sue
ceeding years, grew up to be lovely andac-
complished woman. Some year or two ago,
a young and prepossesslng minister Of the
Methodist persuasion named Davidson was
sent to the village where the Dunns resided.
He was not only propossessing in form and
feature, but was very plausible and inslnuatlng
in his manners and address. He became ac-
quainted with Miss Dunn, and the acquain
lance ripencd to lover-lIke intimacy. Giving
the young lady and her parents to understand
that his attentions were of matrimonial ma
ture, he was received by the family and friends
in the light of an accepted sutton. Time passed
on, until about two months ago. when the
couple disappeared The fugtives were traced
to Indianapolis, where all clue of their further
progress was lost. Several days ago, neigh
Dor of the father of Miss Dunn, well acquain-
ted with her from childhood happened to be
in this city, and Glanced to meet Mary on
Fourth street Knowing the anxiety OF her
aged parents to learn her whereabouts, he
managed 10 follow her without himself being
observed, and tracked her to notorious house
Of designation on West Green street, below
Twelfth, where she and her destroyer had Ia
ken and were occupying room. Returning
home, he impaired the discovery TO Mr. Dunn,
who, with his son. Immediately came on here
to recover the lost but still dearly beloved
one. They succeeded in finding the poor ru-
med girl but the false minister and false lover
gaining wind of their presence in town, made
himself scarce. The poor, rcpcntant woman
gladly accompanied her father and brother
home, having realised the truth that her sedu-
Ger never intended to make her a lawful wife.
1t was well, perhaps, that the villain could not
be found, else we would in all human proba-
blity, have to record another deed of blood.
MIscEGENATIoN AT ITS DIRTY WoRK.-The
Detroit papers give US another dish Of mlsce-
, oenation, and a foul one A Mr.. Shultz had
4 wife and several children, and also near
neighbor 1.-THE person Of one Walker, negro,
with whom his wife had, without his knowl-
edge, become most disgustingy intimate At
t ter an absence of two days to visit her grand
parents, Mrs. Shultz returned, stopped at
Walkers first, for some hours, then in COM
] pany with Walker went to her home, aroused
, her husband, who came 10 the door, and was
| murdered BY Walker and his wife The body
! was carried away from the house, and then
: the guilty woman returned to her own house
where she passed the night with her black
paramour. They intended 70 abscond TO Can
7; ada. but they were at once arrested, and being
confronted BY her sister Mrs. s. confessed the
. above facts Future developments may make
) this inbuman crime sin blacker, il blacEer j
can be.
A Loaa ruSsrl-rhe sand tunnel. on The
! Pitsnurg and IoHueiisvIIle railroad, IS AZ last
cut through lis total length is 400 feet, be-
ing 1000 feet more than the long tunnel on
tie Pennsylvania and Central railway through
toe Alleghau.es between Altoona and Cus
, son. Il IS intended for a double track. and !.
h e feet wide 81 - feet IN height