Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-08

labor Ct Eve months continued incubation. Pre-
amble is omitted.)
The Committee on Ways and Means have added
the following articles to the free list of the amen
datory tax bill; candle wieking, deer skins,
dressed or smoked. fiaxoring extracts solely for
cooking purposes. paintings statuary productions
of electrotypes, horse rekes, harness and warn
used ior braiding and manufacturing purposes
paper stainers, cOlOrs. oaustic crude soda. alum
tin, soda yeast powders and railroad iron. The
tax Is restored on gold watches, and gold and sill
yer plates. Tax Onexpress companies percent,
Brokers sales and contracts exempt.
Confession of PrObst. the Deersns
Murderer.
PHILADELPHIA, May THE Evening Telegraph
publishes the confession of Probst. After de-
scribing the murder of the boy Cary. he saws.
The sight of the blood of the boy produced in me
devilish and blood-thirsty feelings. and deter
mined at once to murder the whole family. He
disposed of the boy as described before. and then
deliberately walked out to the house. lie entered
and told Charles. the little boy next in years to
Willie, who absent, he would hire him 10
help him do some work in the barn. The little
fellow followed him, and as soon as he got him in
side the barn door he dispatched him with a small
axe he had secured. He then went back TO the
house. and told Mrs. Deering there was some
thing the matter with one of the COWS and he
wanted her to come to the barn, She went and he
followed; and soon as she entered inside he
struck her on the head and killed her. He then
went back to the house. and brought out
the children one at q time, and taking
then INSIDE the barn, dispatched them one by
one with the same axe In each instance he cut
their Threats and piled their bodies in a corn
CRIB himself just in the position they were found
He then covered the bodies up and proceeded TO
wipe out all evidences of his guilt. He then went
back to the house and awaited the arrva! of Mr. |
Deering, not expecting that Miss DoIen would |
accompany him. As soon as Mr.. Deering arrived |
in the carriage he got out, and Probst told him |
something was wrong with one of the cows and |
asked him to go over to the barn with him. Mr.. |
Deerins went along with him. and Miss Dolen |
went into the house and took off her bonnet and |
turs. Mr.. Deering did not even take off his /
gloves before going to the barn but proceeded |
there, was at once followed by Probst, who had |
the axe concealed ready for use. As soon as Mr.,
Deerlng entered the door Probst states that he /
struck him in the head aud felled him to the
earth. and then chopped at his neck with the edge
OF the axe. Mrs Dolen the next and last vic /
tim. She proceeded to the barn, after coming
down stairs and not finding any Of the family IN
the house. and Probst. who was in waiting for her,
treated her he had done the rest of the family.
After laying out the bodies and covering them up |
with hay he went into the house and commenced |
searching for valuableS. Hestates that he got no
money, but expected to secure a considerable
amount He states that Miss Dolan's pocket book
had very little in it. He saw nothing whatever of
he two hundred and fifty dollar cOmpond interest
bearing notes and the twenty dollar bill of the same
character that are missing. He remained also
lbout the the house some time and picked up the |
articles found in the black vaise. Probst states |
hat he would have confessed all the murders be-
ore, but he was afraid that if had, he would have
oeen torn to pieces by the mob.