Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-03-27
The zook Murder Case.

sippi, who were citizens of Lancaster coun-
ty, and had gone South in the pursuit of
honest and legitimate business. Appllea-
ton having been made to Gen. Grant, for
military protection to the father while try
ing to recover the bodies of his sons, the
order for such protection was issued to the
commanding officer at Vicksburg. The
father, under this authority, called upon the
officer designated. The necessary escort
was promptly furnished, and while search
was being made for the dead bodies, an IN
vestigation as to the facts in the case was
also made, with view of discovering the
murderers.
From the evidence it appears that
the Zook brothers were murdered by
certain ex-rebeis named Brown, who were
partners in the raising of cotton on farm
that had been leased by the Zooks and
Browns. A more shocking, foul and brutal
assassination is not contained in the criminal
record Of the country. The Zook brothers
were peaceable men. They sought to settle
in the South that they might contribute to
its wealth and industrial importance. In
going there they usurped no mans rights.
They took ample funds with them to pay
for all they required in the forwarding of
their business. But they were Northern
men. This fact was sufficient to bring them
within the reach of the concealed daggers
of the rebels of the South, and being thus
guilty, the Zooks were murdered in cold
blood as sacrifices to appease the hatred and
passions of the whipped traitors, who still
insist that the soil of the South shall not be
invaded by Northern men, though it be in the
peaceful pursuits of agriculture. How diff
ferent has been the treatment of the broth
ers Zook TO that which unrepentant rebels
receive at the hands of certain class in
the North. There are rebels now in Penn
sylvania, ''who are the pets in what is called
fashionable society, to whose stories of rebel
barbarity the copperheads listen" with ap-
parent satisfaction and approval-who are
dined and feasted for what they did in de-
fense of the flag of treason, and the cow
ardly abuse of Union men whilst in their
hands as defenceless prisoners. Such is
the difference. Loyal men go to the South
to contribute to the prosperity of the coun-
try, and are murdered in cold blood, while
traitors come North to riot and faunt their
treason in the face of loyal men, and are
flatteringly toasted on the recital of their
atrocious deeds by those who sympathised
with them throughout the rebellion. Let
all true hoarted Per,.,sylvanians eontana plate
this picture of Southern loyalty, and hope
that the murderers of the Zook brothers
may receive fit punishment for the horrible
crime Of. which they are guilty.
a message having been sent to the Legis-
lature, by Governor Geary, setting forth
the facts in the above murder case, that
body promptly appropriated Five Thousand
dollars for the apprehension and punish
ment of the murderers of the Zook broth
ers. 1t is a duty incumbent on the State to
secure justice to her citizens wherever they
may be- and hence this action on the part
of the Governor and Legislature will be
heartily concurred III by the people generally
ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL VETo.- On
Saturday, March 23d, the President return
ed the Supplemental Reconstruction bill
to the House, with his objections. The
message was read and carefully listened to,
and without one word of debate or a dilato-
ry motion the bill was passed over the veto
by party vote, ia to ~ 1t was then
sent to the Senate, and there passed with
out any debate, by a vote of 40 to 7, where
upon the President of the Senate declared
the bill to be law of the land, uotwith-
standing the Presidents objections.
To BE TURNED To ACCoUNT-The Dutch
Gap Canal, which originated in the genius
of Gen. Butler, is to be made serviceable
after all. The Richmond authorities recent
ly had it officially inspected and report that
the City Engineer and the others with him
are satisfied of the practicability of compile
ting the canal and making it suitable for the
transit of the large vessels now running on
the river. .,
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ADJoURNED.-The Philadelphia Confer
ence of the Methodist Church, after ses-
sion OF one week at Harrisburg, adjourned
on Wednesday night at - clock. Over
$500, 600 were collected last year. within the
limits ofits jurisdiction, for church purposes.
Eighteen large churches were erected, and
eleven new parishes created, during the