Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-03-05
NORTHERN CIVILIZATION.

For the past few weeks we have given
through our columns several chapters illus
trative of Northern progressive civilization.
The heart sickens at such details, and we
therefore instead of giving a chapter in ex-
tense, give this week few.of the headings,
among many, which can be called weekly
from our exchanges. These alone are sufi,
cicnt to curdle the blood of any Southern
community. YETI it is the feast to which we
are invited by the ciyiiizing missionaries who
come among US:
B1tcha'at1ing a .s'eeetAeart-c Charge Of In
decent ASS0uh Gg Lady against Her
Loger, IN Ne,o HorA- tIi&gracetiI Tireafs
to Lt6ct the Lddy-IHe ISWf Of u DisGp-
pointed Lovcr-He Demands a THousand
Dollars.
Sad Family Trogcdy-!SAooting Afray in
LHtmoiS-A Father AHenlpts to XII his
Son and then Shoots Himself
Concord, in Morgan county, Illinois, was,
on Sunday, the Sd inst, the scene of intense
excitement, owing to an attempt by an aged
tather to kill his son and shoot himself.
The perpetrator Of this worse than double
murder was an old man-nearly ninety years
of age.
a Late Brutal Murder an Zndiana- Con-
JcsstOm of One Of the MUrdererS-1 Ma
9'StrGte Implicated.
Some weeks ago we published an account
OF the horrible ravishmcnt, murder and rob-
berry of a widow lady named Maria Gutter.
near Clear Spring, Jackson county, Ind, and
the arrest on Suspicion, Of one John Brooks,
OF Washington county. The following fur
ther particulars we copy from the New Al
bany, Ind, papers of the 9Th inst:
This man Brooks was confined in Jail at
Brownstown The examination came Off
Brooks made confession of the crime. and
named his accomplices, two in number. One
OF them, Jacob Easton, who is u Justice of
the peace, has been arrested, aud on Monday
last had preliminary examination Brooks
was taken from the Brownstown Jail to Clear
Spring to testify against Easton. Brooks,
the Seymour Times says under the impress
SION that confession on his part would re-
suit in his acquittal. owned up, and gave
Easton and one John Tally, a brother-in law
OF Easton, as his accompljces in the murder
aud robbery. Easton and himself are now in
the Bardstown Jail.
Poison and Starration-1 Brutal Husband
lie Systematically -4NenoptS to Poison
his WIFE.
very cruel case of maltreating a wife,
occurred in Pleasant Valley, near Pough,
keepsie, n. y. 1t has recently been brought to
light and the details are terribly sickening
4 Beasty Toga6oud- -DiaJozicq1 Outraqe
on Little Girl.
A Columbus, Ohio, paper says that VIM.
i. Underwood, mason and brcklayer, on
the afternoon of the 9TH inst, while at work
mendlng chimney in the house of Browns
nf
streets, seemed to become much interested in
young girl about 10 years old, daughter of
John Vincent, who was playing there, at the
house OF her aunt, and under pretcnce of 90
ing to the basement Of the State street school
for mortar compelled the girl to go with him.
Ho'e MCy Feed People in an Indiana iS!otc
Prison.
a recent New Albany Ond, paper. gives
detailed account of the horrors cf the South
ern Penltentiary of that State, We quote:
fleIdIng Ii. Carr swears that he was
prisoner ON guard for seven years, during the
time that Patterson had charge of the nris.
on that the prisoners were impropery fed
and clothcI; that on ono-o occasion Patterson
ted them on a quantity Of damaged pork.
bought from the remains Of a lot partially
destroyed by the burning of pork house in
Louisville. This pork was kept until 1T was
soured, and given afterwards to the men to
cat. As consequence Of eating this impure
1ood there occurred over seventy cases of
scurvy. The teeth Of many of the nien
dropped out and their legs became much
swollen and black up to and above their knees,
Several died from the effects of the disease,
and many left the prison in consequence of
1t, unable 20 make their living.
Mrs. Nu7cmt The IRfauticiIs.
This unfortunate woman, at present con-
lined IN Wheeling, Va, Jail, on the charge of
numbering her child, is almost daily visited
by ladies, who desire to administer to her
comfort. She is more talkutive of late, and
when the sad subject of the death of the child
is broached, she freely expresses herself as
under the belief that it was the best thing
that could have befalcn the little angel as
she knows 1T is now in Heaven. and had it
lived she fears it never could have reached
that blcst abode
= A bloody tragedy took place recently
near Orleans, Orange county, la. Two voupT
men, named respectfully Weirs and Parish
sought the hand Of young lady Weirs was
successtul-PaTish grew Jealous, and at
party a short distance from the above-named
place, he stabbed Weirs six times. killing
him instantly. The murderer fed to the
WOODS and made his escape, but has since
been arrested.
-, The people of Lenox, Mass, as we'll
they might be, were astonished and indignant
at the action OF the Grand Jury in not find
ing an indictment against school mistress.
VINO was bound over last summer for brutal
assault with sticks and heavy ruler upon a
child B! years of age, in school. for not snelI-
ing the word 'fox" The assault was SO se>
we're that his flesh was swollen, and for seven
weeks was discoiored and required medical
treatment.
"A late Galena, Ill, paper says that a
man named Samuel Mills was nrreStnd in