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Wretch Attempts the Murder Of an En-.
tire Family, and IL Himself Shot Down.

tire Family. and is Him self Shot Down.
From the Saline county Progress, March 90 I
On last saturday, we learn, Mr.. Clay Evans,
of Grand Pass towns hip, shot twice, with NOR.
tai result, one Joseph Brown, a notorious des-
perado, and the terror in the community in
which he lived. The particulars, as we have
been able TO gather them, are about as follows
Brown, who was Mr.. Evans brother in law
and some younger brothers of the latter. Were
all farming together. and lived in the same
family mansion, near Grand Pass Church
Brown was much given to intoxication, and
when under the influence OF ardent spirits
wonld threaten all the family, both male and
female, with death. He was accustomed to
treating Mr.. Clay Evans with all manner of in.
suit and opprobium and in his drunken sprees
would say that he had only TO get him out of
the way TO have the entire management of the
estate in his own hands. Brown was &C GUS
TONED. too, to maltreat and threaten the life of
his mother Law, an aged infirm widow lady
He had, not more than one year since, left
Ttnnt ssee to avoid prosecution for an unpro-
Noked murder OF colOred man, and had be-
come TO the family with whom be had been
living ever since he lett Tennesse, an intoler-
able nuisance and constant terror, until the
culmlnation OF this tragedy on last Sa tn rday
morning. Brown kept a double -barreled shot
gun and three reyolvers. The latter he wore
strapped TO mis- person all the time both in and
out of doors.
On the morning aforesaid he was unusually
abusive and obstreperOus, and ali nxious to dye
his hands IN the blood of some one. He had
threatened the life of his mother-in law and
stairs with the ayowed intention to procure his
shotgun and at once commence the work of
exterminatioD. He was heard distinctly to
load and prepare his weapons for this purpose
the determined, indiscriminate murder of a
whole family. He was either demon of the
blackest nue, or the was insane. Mr.
Evans IN the meantime prepared to defend him.
self, his mother and sisters, with double bar
feled shotgun. With gun in hand. Brown
soon commenced to descend the steps. Mr..
Evans ordered hiIn to stop, but this only in
Gyle ct nvar rha al ynt. L,r,-
two fired simultaneously. the discharge from
Evans gun taking effect in Browns breast,
while the latter failed in his ann, Mr. Evans
being unhurt. Brown. however, seemed not
seriously disabled from this and began to raise
his weapon for another round, when Mr.
Evans again shot him in the breast which
proved fatal, and Brown expired within a
minutes time.
Mr.. Evans is an industrious man, a good cit
zen, and IS esteemed by ali his neighbors He
had an examination before Justice William
Blain, of Malta Bend. on last Monday, and
was discharged, his action icing considered
perfectly justifiable under the laws.
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OFFICIAL. 3T
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passes Al Second Session of Fortisth Congress,
OFFICIAL.

rPUBLIC-No. 2s.l .F-st
AN ACT 10 facIlitste the settlement of payHas
ters accounts 2.
b' AZ enacted by tts Sesate asd fteussS{ Rspre-
'tHt0taces 81 the United SCts ef 4merica IN Con-
gTsss Gsse~6ted, Thai the proper aceoap ting Of
nc' rs OF the treasury bs, and they are hereby
authorized, In the Settlement of accounts or
paymasters OF the army, to allow snch credits
Tor ever-payments made in good faith on pub
Tic account since the co-amencer1ent of the re-
oeilon, and prior 10 the passage OF tn lis act, as
shall appear &c them - be Just, by such youch-
'rs and testimony as they shall require.
Approved March s6, 1855.
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CAUTION.

Hoonand o German Remedies are countsrfeitsi
Gee that the signature Of q. II. JACKSON 10 on
6e vrspcD Of each bottle. All others are ooua-
terfeit.
Principal once and Manufaetory ct the German
Esdieine Store, No. 631 ARCH eTRBET, Phiia
eelphia, Pa.
CHARLIs II. EvANS. Proprietor,
Formerly O. n. JACKSON D 90,
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FROM REV. ED. YISpALL,

ASf3aHf Editor Cartstian Csroaicls, PhfIa.
j have Derived decided benefit from the nae q q
Goenand German Bitters, and feel is my priyi-
lese 10 recommend them ~ . most vsiua Q bic ton lie
e All y no are suffering from general debility or
Iom diseases arising from arrangement Of the
liver. Yours truly,
Z. d. TENDALL.
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SINGULAR MATRIMONIAL FRAUD.-In Bir-
mingham. England, recently, charge of
fraud OF novel character was Investigated at
the Police Court. woman was accused of
having conspIred with man, not vet in Gus.
tooy' TO solemnize marriage, in which the
man peisonated gentleman named Mr.
George Brittan (now dead), for the purpose of
SterWards raising a specious title to his estate
Mr.. George Britain was an old bachelor who
having long been In business at Stourbridse in
worcestershire, had amassed conside able
fortune. The woman in custody had been his
nousekeeper. A little while ago Mr. Britain
died suddenly and lett no will. His relatives
We're in council as to the disposition of the
property, when a local attorney suddenly
made his appearance and proposed that they
should keep one-half and that the rest should
be Given to the widow. "What widowl" cried
all the relatives in a breath. Mr. Brittan's
widow, your humble servant, said the house.
keeper, coming forward with a certificate i'm
ner hand. 1--WE were quietly married at St
Andrews parish church in birmingham this
time last year." The relatives, il may be sup.
posed. were not long in paying a visl. to St.
Andrews Church. They found that a mar
rlage had taken place as certified on that day
and that the housekeeper was the BRIDE but
rom an examination of the deceased gentle.
mans photograph, the cler syman and the sex.
ton, who was one of the witnesses. felt almost
sure that MI. Britain was not the bride groom
They were afterwards taken to see the BODY,
and then they were positive on the point. The
relatives were soon Fin position to prove that
on the day of his alleged marriage in Birming-
ham, Mr.. Britain was confined to his room In
Stourbrioge, and the housekeeper was arrested
AS she was not prepared with her defence, she
was remanded
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0T6e CLEVELAND papers announce the mar
riage q "Henry }. Johnson to Mary J. Joha-
son, formerly his wife. = g. s.
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F0RTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
{ OPENING OF THE COURT.

George W. karsener's Interview with
Secretary stanton.
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TESTIMONIALS,

EON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
Caif Jxstits oftks Supreme Court of Pa ,r,i,,,.
PHILADELPHIA, March 10. l8g
II fnd 'Hoofand's German BitteTsi is a good
toLie, useful in diseases of the digestive organs
AND OF great benent in cases of debility and want OF
neryC rs action q the system. Yours truly
GEO. W. wOODWARDn
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Pastor Of tis TsRtA Baptist CiEToa, PhiIade!yAta
Dr.. Jaeksos-Dear sir: have been frequently
requested te connect my name with recommepda-
tons Of di herept kinds Of medicines but regardi
the practice out OF my sppro PIRATE sphere, 4
have In all cases declined, but with . clear Dr. oof
In various instances. and particularly in my own
family of the usefulness Of Dr. Hoora nd German
bitters, depart for once from my usual course
70 express my full conviction that, for rsasraI de-
tt!'ts Of ths systsn, asd especially for Ltrer Com
Dsatsf, % a. safe and rGlnabIe pysy1yatioa In
some cases it may fail; but usually, doubt not IL
vin De very beneficial to those who % der from
the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully,
}. IL. KENNARD
Eighth, below Coates street
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HON. JAMES THOMPSON.

jSdss Of hss Supreme CoKTt Of fPeAnsyIronia.
PHILADEI PHIA, April D. 1875
consider Hoofand's German Bitters' a en- mn
81! 0satcIse in cases Of attacks Of Indi zestion or
bysIepsiA. can certify this from nay ex perieuce
Of 1t. Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON
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Hon. Thomas w. Ferry's Accouut af IN.
Stanton Thomas Interyiew.
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PUBLIC hESOLUTlON-VNOs IS.l
JOINT RESOLUTION relative TO the post Office
and sub-treasury Of city Of Boston.
Be 10 resolved By tAs Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of the United States Of Anerica iH Con-
cy,ss assembSed, That the mayor and post
master Of the city Of Boston, the assistant
treasurer of the UnltSd States at the city Of
ne city Of Boston, Alpheus Hardy ana Daniel
Dayis, Of Boston, BE- appointed commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-02

RFJKCTEp.-The Senate in Executive session
yesterday. rejected the nomination of John
Hancock to be Collector of Internal Revenue
for the First District of Louisiana, vice Steed-
man, resigned.
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CPUrIIc REsoLrrroy-No. Isl

! : IFCBLfC hEsOLtTfU fUN-No vi
RESOLUTION providing Tor the issue of CLOTH
ing to soldiers and others, to replace clothing
destroyed 10 prevent coBtagion.
Resolred by he Senate and House If Representd-
tires Of The Tinted States Of Ameriea ia Congress
Tsssm6led, That the Secretary Of War be, and
he is hereby, authorized, at any time, on the
recommendation OF the Surgeon General OF the
army, TO order gratuitous issues of clothing to
soldiers who have had conta gtou dis eases, and
10 hospital attendants who have nursed and
after ded such soldiers. to replace the articles of
their clothing which have been destroyed by
order OF the proper medical officers to prevent
contagion.
Approved March Il, 1858.
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PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE.

And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
lfsn them, with all its attendant Ills will md in
the use OF this BlTIERS, or the TONIC, an elixir
hat will insti new life into their veins restore in
. measure the energy and ardor of more youthful
days, build mp their shrunkep FORMS and give
health and happiness to their remaining years
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TIE PRESIDENTS WIT WITNEssEs.-Sereeant.a
Arms Brown has issued subp9nas for the fol.
lowing persons as witnesses on the part of Mr.
Johnson; John McGinnis, of New York: Lewis
ID. Campbell, former Minister to Mexico. now
at Hamilton. Ohio; Fart Able. OF ST. Louis.
W. w. Armstrong, of the Cleveland Plain
d dIeT; Gen. James Il. Steedman, of New Or
leans Gen. William 7. sherman, and Gen.
Rousseau, now at Portland, Oregon.
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NOTICE.

lt is veil established fast that full one half OF
he femaie poxtlon Of our population seldom in
he enjoy ment OF good health or TO use their own
expression, ''nevsr feel well " They are anguid
oevoid o. all energy, extremely nervous, and have
NO appetite.
To this class OF persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended
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SECRETARY STANTON has issued a special
order granting leave Of absence for sixty days
10 First Lieutenant Robert g. Heiner, 29th
United States Infantry. This is the second
special order issued by Mr.. Stanton since he
has been reinstated, the first being the one re-
lieying General Dimick, Governor of the Sol
diers Home in this District
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THK WRITE HoU SEA number of visitors
were at the Executive Mansion to-day, nearly
all OF W hon were admitted to the Presi.
dent General Hancock had lengthy inter-
view with the Executive this forenoon. Col
Dan Rice also called this morning and
had an interview with the President
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IIt-IUtII OI
1ndorsed by the President: :. Received March
I, 1c6s.''
NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The foregoing act having been presented TO the
Pres ident of the United States for his approyaI
and not having been returned by him to the
house of Congress in which it org ginated with
IN the time prescribed by the Constitution of
the United States, has become a law withou
his approval.l
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HoOFLANDs GERMAN BITTERs.
HoOFLANDS GERMAN TONIC,
PREPARED BY DIR. c. M. JACKSON.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.

Twenty-two years since they were FIRST intro
duced into this country from Germany, during
which time they have undoubtedly performed
more cures. and beneftted suffering hu manIty to a
greater extent, than any other remedies known to
the public.
These remedies will effectually cure Liver Com
liaint, Jaundice. D} psia, Chronic er Nervous
Debility, Chronic DiarrhHa, Disease Of the Kid
peys- and all diseases arising from q Disordered
Liver, Stomach, OF lntestines.
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GENERAL EMORY, in command of the Depart.
ment OF Washington. has issued a circular to
all post commanders, calling their attention to
the fact that no authority now exists in this
department for the issue of greater allo vance
OF wood than that specified by the regulations
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-17

900 WEST 18TH ST.. BETWEEN STH AND 9TH
c.)C avs, second floor back room-,A woman who has
boy III of Is first class washer and runer
do plain cooking objection short distance 10 the
country; the boy make himself useful u necessary
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-12-05
a Pretty story.

Mile Luzgel, the pretty French
actress, was recently married to
Prince Tolstoi, one Of the wealthiest
young noblemen Of st. Petersburg.
The Prince "popped the question" in
somewhat unusual manner. There
was q fair at the st. Petersburg
French theater, for the benefit Of tho
French hospital. Mile Luzgel pre-
sided over one OF tho stands at the
fair, and Prince Toistoi banteringly
asked how much she would take for a
kiss. She glanced at him rather
sternly, and answered that she would
kiss no man but her betrothed. The
Prince passed on, but returned
TO Mile Luzgel's stand quarter OF
an hour later and said rather thought
fully to the yonng actress: "Will you
permit me to ask you another ques-
ton, Mademoiselleg :" "With pleasure
sir.' "lIaye you betro.hed y She
eyed him q moment in surprise, and
then said with blush and smile "No
sir.1 "Would you like to have onet"
"Tha. depends on circumstances, she
said laughing. "Well, then, would
you take me p SO saying he handed
her his card. She was greatly aston
ished, and finally slammercd out she
would give him an answer next day:
On the following moraing he called
at her house, the reply was in the al
firmativc, and to-day, Mademoisello
Luzgel Is a Princess and a happy
wife,
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4 New and lleanllfaul Country,

An exploring expedition, under
John l.. Mcclellan, while prospect.
lug IN the vicinity of 81. Mary's
Lake, on the EASTERN base Of lhe
Rocky Mountains, near the British
line, discovered O beautiful region of
country, bearing no marks Of settle
meui, either by Indians or white
men. Captain Mcclellan and COM
panions travelled up the banks OF o
large stream for sixty miles, when,
rs they were emerging from a wide
valley covered mainly with timber
and swamps, they boheld the walls of
q rocky canon rising perpendicularly
to u hight of from a hundred to two
hundred feet, while half mile
ahead of them the prospectors saw a
succession of falls and rapids rising
perpendicularly to hight Of a hun
drod and fifty feet. Desiring TO scan
more closely the natural beauties Of
which they had obtained a glimpse,
the two men proceeded up the right
bank Of the river to the foot of the
falls. Upon arriving there, scene
of wonderful beauty presented itself
to their view. The falls were three
in number, like stone steps cut in the
solid rock, and were respectively
twenty-five, thirty-ive and forty feet
in hight, and separated from each
other by gentle rapids one hundred
yards in lengths. The width of the
upper fall was about fifty feet; o.
the lower ones seventy-fve feet
When standing at the base of tn,
falls they were at a loss to tell where
the water came from. They coult
perceive a snowy conical peak tow
ering above, but far behind the up
per fall. Determined, if possible, Il
see all the wonders, our explorer
climbed to the summit Of the falls
and there beheld a most beautiful
heart-shaped lake about fifteen mile
long and from five to ten wide. Th
lower point was at the falls; the re
entrant angle directly opposite, an,
five miles distant. In the angle las
named, and upon each side of tn
looes of the heart extending a dis
tance of fifteen miles into the noun
tains, was the snow-capped peal
which they saw from below, r.s
ing perpendicularly from the water
edge a thousand feet high. On tn
southern side of the lake was
heavy timbered slope, eliminating il
a high mountain range; on the north
side an extensive and beautiful prai
rie. If the imagination has bee
drawn upon in this description, it ha
well honorcd the draft.
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thera waa and u o duty hand 10 hand
with pleasure, anl that duty ia ever
first, lor i V The parent Of true pleas.
ure.
Ile forgot that on and on eyes
grow tired from weeping, rs the esr
nched from listening fot the footsteps
30 late In coming. lie forgot that
under the roof he kept away from 30
many nights, one who loves him bet.
Ter chan all the world beside better
than all who were partaklng of bis
earning; waited, and wishing for his
coming
lie was away when the little ono
died, but its death awakened him to
n new life, and to that honest, hearty
manhood which makes those IL comes
in contact with. There we're bitter
tears In his eyes to-day, There was
sadness in his heart There was the
old love in his touch as he tendcrly
supported the sorrowing mourncr.
We shall be miles away when this
is printed. Perhaps We may never SEQ
the churchyard, the little grave or
the mourners there, but we shall often
think of those Of whom we write. We
know who it is---they know. And let
us, an earnest to all who are heart
weary-a friend to all who are poor,
ask her to sit close beside him and
with the lamp steadily burning
read this chapter to him and then
tell him for us, that there are
thousand bright futures in store yet
and that as he is good, and earnes
, and manly, and careing for others
! so will he be happy, prosperous AM
! bettered. And say to him that If h
: cannot call the life back to the littl
form under the sward, he can, and W
: know he will win back his manhoo'
and his pluck, and will in future b
0 the brave, honest, prudent home-lov
ing man he can be, and will be as W
8 all 20 on to our Saturday Night.
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Freezing the Brain.

The discovery that the brain Of a
living animal could be frozen and
afterwards could recover, was made
BY DIR. James Annott, who solidified
the brain of a pigeon by exposing i
to freezing mixture. Here research
stopped, because with an ordinary
freezing mixture il was not possible
to act on individual parts of the or
gan; but the importance of the dis
covery Is not the less on that account.
II was a marvellous revealing. Think
what IL wasl Here was living
organ of mind, a centre Of power, Of
ali volition. II took in every motion
of the universe to which it was ex-
posed; il took in sound by the ear
sensation and substance by the touch
odor by the nostrils, and taste by the
mouth. it gave out, in return, oil
response, animal motion, expression
all else that demonstrates a living
animal; without il the animal wal
turned into mere vegetable. And
this organ, the very centre and sou
of the organism, was, by q mer'
physical experiment, for time mad,
dead---all its powers ice-bound. An(
this organ again made free, received
It's functions back again, and, as w
know now by further observations
It's functions unimpaired. surel!
this was the discovery Of q neS
world. Educational Monthly.
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The extent 10 which water minglos
with bodies apparently the most
solid, is very wonderful, The beau
tihl glittering opal, which beauty
wear. "a nn ornament, IA only flint
and water. OF every 1900 tons of
earth which d landlord has on his es-
tate, 100 are water. The snow cap
ped SUBMITS Of Snowden aud l'en
Nevis have many million tons Of
water In solidiRcd form. In every
plaster of Paris statue, which an ltal-
Ian carries through our streets for
sale, there is one pound of water to
four pound of chalk. The air we
breathe contains five grains Of water
to each cubic ofits bulk, The pota-
toes and turnips which are boiled for
dinner have, in their raw state, the
one seventy-fvo per cent, and the
other ninety per cent. of water. II
man weighed ten tons were squeezed
in a hydraulic press, seven and half
tons would run out, and only two
and half of dry residue remain. A
man is, chemically speaking, forty
five pounds of carbon and nitrogen,
difiused through five and a halfpails-
fnl of water. In plants we find wa
ter thus mingling no less wonderful.
| ly. A sunhower evaporates one and
quarter pints Of water day, and .
cabbage about the same quantity. A
wheat plant oxholes, in one hundred
and seventy-fve days, about one hun
dred thousand grains of water. Al
acre of growing wheat, on this calcu
lation, draws and passes out ten ton
of water per day. The sap of tn.
plant is the medium through whicl
the mass Of fluid is conveyed. !
forms a delicate pump, up which ]
flows with the rapidity Of swii
stream. BY the action Of the sap va
rious properties may be assimilated :
the growing plant. Timber in Franc
is, for instance, dyed by variou
colors being mixed with water, ant
sprinkled over the roots of trees
Dhalias are also colored by simila
nrocess,
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Farmers wife.

Is there any position a mother can
covet for her daughter more glorious
than to be the wife Of an honest, inde-
pendent, happy farmer, in country
like this 7 To be the wife Of one
whose farm is noted far and near as n
model Of neatness and perfection Of
cultivation A? To be mistress Of a
mansion Of her own--a sweet and
lovely home? To be the angle that
fits through the garden bidding the
flowers bloom, and twining roses and
honey -suckles around the bedroom
window, or sweetening their fragrance
with her sweetest smile, or spreading
the snowy cloth beneath the oak at
the door to welcome her husband as
he returns from his toll, or even tip
ping the cradle with her foot as she
plies the dasher with her hands, OF
busily moves the needle, at the same
time humming joyous song ofpraisc
that she is the beloved Of an Ameri-
can farmer-oneo Of the true noblemen
Of this free country-one that should
rightly rank as the pride and glory Of
America.
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A neat complainant was paid tho
other day to lady, She had Just
swallowed small glass Of wine as a
gentleman in company asked for a
taste.
cts all gone" said she laughing
ly, " unless you take some from my
al should be most happy" he re-
piled. "but | never take sugar in
mine.p .H.