Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-07
SILVER CITY, L. I. THURSDAY, MARCH. z 1897.
They haint said a word siucc he cleared


out"
Forgot that night | rode you h,me
from singing school?' asked Jonathan,
suddenly branching off
No, hain't, bIushiug and smiling at
the same time
Remember them apples | gin your
%, yes
well, they were good, wasn't they?
'First rate. Jonuthau.'
Got hull orchard of them kind of
frait, suke, said Jonathan, suggestively.
Susan was silent.
GO long exclaimed Jonathan, put
ting the 'braids' on the black horse
Have you any idea where we're going,
Sukei'
1'm going to the village
No you amt, you are going along with
me-
Where to?
Providence. And you don't come
back till you're Mrs. Dobkins, no how
you can fix it?'
How you talk, Jonathan
Darn the old folks 2 cried Jonathan,
putting on the strings again. EFF was
to leave you with them much longer,
they'd be tradiug you off to some city fel-
Ter with half dozen wives already
The next day, as Mr.. and Mrs. Dob
kins were returning home in their chaise,
Jonathan said confidently:
May as well tell you now, Suke. for
havnt any secrets from you, that Gussett
never seen them women afore the day
they came stampn intn your house and
blowed him up. | had, though. Cost
Inc ten dollars, by thunder l teached
'em what to say, aud expect they done
it well. Old Gussett may be a sharp
shopkeeper, but it he expects to getahead
of jonathan Dobkins, he must get up d
plagy sight arlier . mornings
A HORRIBLE murder was perpetrated
on the steamer T. l.. McGill, on Friday
the 4th ult., while lyingat New Madrid,
Missouri. An old man named A. vii
son, from Illinois, who got aboard during
the night previous, took great offense at
a fellow passenger, named Brown, who
wore grey coat Some passengers call.
ed the latter a rebel in consequence oI
the color ofhis wearing apparel Yester-
day morning while the boat was lying al
the landing, Mr.. Wilson loaded IA shot
gun and went on the hurricane deck, and
leveled the gun at Mr.. Brown, who was
at thut time conversing with Mr.. Lank.
ford, of Atlanta, Ga But as he was ia
the act Of firing, Mr.. Brown stepped
aside, and MIR Lankford received the
shot in the head, killing him instantly -
Wilson then rsved like maniac, saying
that he had done God service by kill
ing rebel. One of the passengers at
tempted to arrest him, when he attempt
ed to fire again, and several shots were
fred at him, wounding him mortally.
BRrDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
A bridge is now being built scross tho
Mississippi river at Quincy, ILL.,, in con
fnrmity to the act of Congress oflast win
ter authorizing the erection of bridge.
at various points on the river, WinonI
included The main supers,ructure O
the Quincy bridge will be constructed o
iron, and it will be IL feet above high
water mark with draw on each side o
the central piv' t of so feet in length
The general plan of the main structur,
will conform tn the act of Congress un
der which it is built, and will, when done
be very imposing structure. The com
pany are now building pile drivers, ad
vrrtising for timber, stone, etc and in
tend to push it forward as fast as posi-
BILE.
tas- Among the arrested persons II
New York City last year are recorded II
editors, Al reporters, 1893 printers. 81
artists. Al actors. 1856 scholars. 81 engrav