National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-21

REBEL OUTRAGE IN MISSOURI
81 Louis, Sept. 1.-THE Democrats
eDecial Leavenworth dispatch says:
after the adjournment of the Platte
county Radical Convention, at Platte
City, Mo-, on Saturday, a drunken
Union soldier named DOnnegan
made some noise on the street and
fiourished pistol about. Sheriff
Ogden took his pistol away and told
him to keep quiet, which he did. n
short time alterward returned re-
bel named Callahan, with posse
of ten men, demanded the surren-
der Of Donnegan. a scnflie ensued
and pistols were freely used. result.
Ing in the death of three or four, ana
the wounding of eight or ten men.
A Number Of the delegates VINO had
started for their homes hearing the
firing returned to town, ana were
fired on by Callahan'S party ami had
several of their horses killed under
them. Callahan fired twice at one
delegate who was lying under his
wounded horse. and was fired at III
return and killed.
The latest accounts say that SeV
eral hundred armed rebels hold
Platte City. and have driven all the
Union men ont of the town, and
swear they shall not return. Great
excitement exists. Governor FIctch-
er has been applied to for force to
put down the mob. All accounts
agree that Donncgan was unarmed
when Callahan'spalty attacked HIM.
TIRE IN NEWBEEN, y. C.-Nelc-
bern. n. e., Sept. l6.-A fire broke
ont near the corner of Broad and
Middle streets this morning at one
o'clock. which destroyed two squares
located between Broad and Pollock
streets from Middle street. burning
about fifty buildings. The Times
estimates the total loss at >2oo, 900.
The Commercial thinks It wiz reach
$500. 900 with less than So, 900 in
surance. Much suffering will be
canScd by this disaster. and public
lief Of the sufferers will be hcid to-
morrow. The fire was the work OF
incendiarieS, for whose apprehension
a large reward has been Offered by
the city authorities.
gpRAIRIE CHICKENS.-The prairie
chickens were never more numerous
than they are this year III tins Wei
nifty. and never before have been
ughtcrcd in such numbers. Sev-
eral hundred are sent daily from
Cortland Station to Chicago, and
about a ton a day reach that city on
the Dixon train. Its probable that
the absence OF the hunting iiaterni-
yin the army for the past four years
has permitted the increase of this
gaHp. and it is an encouraging fact
that we have more of this charming
game now than v hen the country
was first settled. As wheat fields
multiply, so 10 the prairie chickens,
and if our untcrS will but observe
the law fOrbidding their slaughter
before the 10Th of August. they will
never be driven from the country rs
has been feared, but We shall always
havc an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ill.,,
RspaJ'i."rt.
A Texan Judge concluded sen.
tencc for murder as follows. The
fact is. Jones, that the Court did
not intend to order You TO be eXccu
ted before next Spring. but the wealth
er is very cold, and our Jail. untOrtu
natcly. is in a very bad condition
much of the glass in the windows il
broken; the chimncyS are in such a
dilapidatcl state that no fire can be
made to render Your apartment,
comfortable besides. owing to The
great number of prisoners, not more
than one blanket can be allowed Il
each; 10 sleep sound and comiorta
BILE, therefore, it is out of the ques
tion. In consideration of these cir
cumstanceS, and wishing to lesser
Tour suifGrings as much as possible
the Court. i'll the exercise q! ITS hu
manc com passion, hereby orders YOU
to be executed tomorrow morning
as soon after breakfast rs may b.
convenient to the Sheriff and agree
able to yon.'
SPREADING TIE GoSpEL.-A cor
respondent sends us the following
"While Young minister was +,
GENTLY preaching written discours
in Andcycr. the wind, entcrin
through IN open window, whiSte
the sermon OF he desk and tn
most of it ont of The opposite vii
dow, scattering it throughthc graf
Ae,d No one going to his aid. I'll
young Reverend was obliged {
leave be desk and the church, an
hunt up his flying sermon, whicl
with its Encouragement, took abol
aCuartcr of IN hour. This new wa
OF " spreading the gospel" rs ma
he imagined, was anything but
serious matter to the congregation, =
Ldrrelcc American.
CooL THIEvING.-Thc Manche
ter Hi.1Or tells the following anus
ing story Of the bmcfaccd conduC
~ hog stealcrs in the town of Oh
chester, n. H.: In one instance II
thieves woke mp a man in his ow
farm house, told him tina, one
their hogs had got out of the WACO
into the road and asked his aSsis
oN.n q, mt him huYl, NJ, c,,,,,.