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mounted men. Both dismountcd from the
buggy. Janin taking 10 the woods, and
Murphy taking refuge in a deserted h0tisc,
where he prepared to sell his ife rs dearly
as possible. His pursuers surrounded the
house and demanded his surrender. He
refused. and told them to commence firing.
After some parley, upon solemn promise
that he should not be harmed nor detaln-
ed, he came out and W lille talking to some
of the party he was dcalt . horrible blow
upon the head with a barrel of a gun. in
the hands of another. He was then. after
some questioning and examination, allow
to proceed on his way. .Aa ~ j
up to EIGHT o'clock this morning the
white people were still in pursuit of the
fleeing and wounded. with horses aud
bloodhounds."
Camilla lies not far from the old prison
pen of indcrsonyille. The rebels in tina,
ncighborhood. rs is well remembered by =
few survivors of the horrible prison pen.
were trained during the war to see Union
men starved, abused in every cruel way.
and shot TO death for the sport OF their
cruel captors. 1t appears that they grew
indignant that Republican meeting
should be held among them. Instead of
leaving the procession alone. they met il,
obstrueted its march, fired upon it, and
here is The official report OF tue Killed and
wounded. sent by q United States officer:
List of killed and wounded in the at-
fair at Camilla: Twelve freedmen, names
unknown. at pond near Dr.. Dasher's,
two miles from Camilla. l3. u. O'G
Polhirs. shot dead; IA Peter licnes.
freedman. shot in leg. wrist and neck; 10.
Unknown freedman. shot through bowels
and in Fundamentally wounded: To-
James Ingraham, freedman. kllled-shot
repeatedly while living wounded on the
ground; Il. William Dessan, freedman.
shot in shoulder; Is. Unknown freedman.
shot in thigh: 10. Unknown freedman.
shot in knee aud breast; 20. James Dick
crson. freedman. shot in arm: 2l. Wesley
Chatham. freedman. shot il back: %.
unknown freedman. shot in back: %.
Freedman. shot dead; n. \. Is. Collins.
freedman. killed-shot after being wound
ed while on the ground; %. William
Landsav. freedman, head cut by blow with
cl lbbed musket: %. Randolph. freedman
shot in leg: u. Burrili johnson, freed
ma ,. shot in shoulder; IS. Squire Acre,
freedman shot in shoulder; %. Beu Lum-
ley. freedman, hot in thigh and icg, below
the knee: 80, Howard Buncc. freedman.
six Sunshot wounds. in head. ear, Shout
der. arm. elbow and side dangerously
wounded: 81. Handy Robinson. freed
man, shot in both lsgs: -. Sphn Murphy.
white. confusion OF head by blow OF mus
ket barrel; 80. L. Pierce. white. shot IN
leg: 81. Putncy. waite. shot in Shout
der. Of the attacking party only ttcD are re-
ported uounded-Sames Johns. the ring
loader. who has pistol ball in the fore
head and Two in his back. said % be NOR
tai. and Collins slightly wounded. i
estimated that at least fifty fl eeimeu were
killed aud wounded,
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Entries at the II. A. S. Cattle
show and tair 1858.

By Ivory Grant, Stock horse, Gen. Han
cook, 3 yr, old Colt; Gen. Howard, 3 yr.
old colt Flora Temple, yr. old colt,
/ Lady Lincoln; 2 yr. old colt. Gen Grant.
VIM. Eldrid.e. Breeding mare & Colt.
John Haslam, grade Jersey Bull CALF.
Vim. Bennett yearling steers; Levi JOY, 2
yr. old bull; Humphrey Saunders, year
old colt, Brown Harry, mare, French IL
ger and colt Daniel Cowing, yr., old colt,
Flying salt; Arson Flood, herd of five
grade Durham. yearling colt; j. l. De-
miro, breeding mare & colt; Daaiel Beal,
5. Greeley. Durham COW and calf; WIN.
Young. breedi mare and colt. ABB.
Spuring. 3 year old colt; A. l.. Smith. pr.
oxen ent. for discipline, yr. old steers; Il.
Weaver, stork horse. Young Ruler, G. 5.
Cook, 2 u. old steers; A. b. Squirting.
yr. old COLI, Nellie; d. +. Maddocks, Cots
void Buck, South Down Back; ID. Rich
ardson 10 Grade ewes: Ii. \. JOY, Jr.,
grade Dhrhan COW: IT, II. Joy, year old
Durham; VIM. Maddocks. 2 yr. Old Dur
ham steers; c. Bonzey, COW grade Dur.
q Avs. and calf, j. Partridge, Trade Dur
COW and calf, oxen; IL. Partridge oxen; j.
Il. Jordan, Jersey CON; David ingalls,,
herd of 10 cattle. Durham bull, yearling
helfer. grade Dur. 81 grade Dur. cows.
steer calves. grade durham COW; A. NJ.
Moore, grade Dur. low and 3yr. old heii-
er; Thomas Smith, herd OF seven, Ayr
shire bull yrs. old } yr. old Ayrshire
bull, grade Dur. COW, 2 yr. old heller and
calf. yearing helfer bull calf and heiter
calf Ayrshire j. b. Patten, 3 VT. old
steers; A. 3. JOY, grade buck; Mrs. NJ.
ii. Woodward, loafbrown bread, Mrs. 4.
Silsby, rag; MIS-. 3. F. keliher, Rug
VIM. Bennett, OK yoke: NJ :. II. JOY, rug !;
Ivory Grant, mat; Levi JOY, honey; Mrs.
Ellen Moore, qailts; Miss l.. Ha9wcrth,
tides; S. McFce, rug; Miss. S. Macom-
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CONDITION OF A GREAT DEMO
CRATIC STATE.-It has been ascer-
tanned that in forty counties of Ken
ENTHUSIASTICALLY less than one
half of the whole number-forty-
eight murders were committed during
the last year. In seventeen instan-
ces no arrests were made. Twenty
of the forty-eight murdered were ne
groes, and in but one instance were
negroes the murderers. Nineteen
negroes were killed by white men, and
in no single instance has a white man
heen punished by State Court for
the crime In most of the cases q
negro was killed, that was all, and nc
offices took the troubls even to in.
quire into the matter, much less &c
arrest the guilty parties.
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pri'WholasaIa Tanning.

Limp and iangnd after the convention |
excitement, became she victim of hu
co les sufluson, aud went down the Illino-
is Central railroad 40 miles to see how !
prairie farm was managed. 1t wa. only a
small one, 1900 acres in extent, aud six
miles around it, and worth but S60,00
with its building; but it WIS fair speci
men ef It's class and 'hrir life. From the
htre, the Whole iarlm could he surveyed,
aud with powerful glass the laborers ovei
looked at their work any part oft. Corn,
wheat, fax, potatoes. great broad single
fields of so. 100 or 200 acres. Nv host
had, too, fine apple orchard of several
hundred trees, that last year yielded u
large crop of very superior fruit. But lie
despse1 chickens and eggs and butter-it
was cheaper ~ buy thcm-aud MIXED but
single cow. Much OF his grain and grass
he turned into horses, cattle aud hogs and
h:s nearnrss to Chicago, the great live stock
market, not only in the west hut the coun
try--givc him excellent facilities both in
buying and selling. Besides rearing ami
mails. he goes to Chicago and buys young
cattle or hogs BY the hundred or thousand,
brings them back to bis farm. and after II
mouth of feed and growth returns them
once more to market, so reconstructed as
to command profitable advance. He
was little pnched. Just now. bv the loss
of 4 lot of 700 or 800 Texas cattle a year
or more ago by dist"mper-a matter of
$50. 900 or So but that was a rare accident
The farm was good for $I00 a yonI
from its crops. and without any risks but
the weather and the markets. Machinery
is used here in farming to an extent and on
II scale quite unknown in New England
aud New York farming. Twenty acres Of
corn were being planted day by three
men, with a fourth man and pair OF
horses to mark the rows. In gathering
the hay, the moving machines sweep
down the grass from sunrise to noon. and.
without having TO turn it or leave 1t out a
single night. the same afternoons horse
rakes and mammoth horse forks housa ~
stack tho same all fifty cured. why is
it thus!" when we in New England coddle
your grass three or four days, with an even
chance of week. and damaging rains. be
fore we dare hunse it. Are the western
dews so much lighter and the prairie suns
81 nnch uofc dr! insl O, do We dry our
grass unnecessarily much! Labor is plcn-
~ and reasonably cheap ordinary farm
hands were hired last season for SIS a
month aud board; this year for $50. They
are chiefly Germans; the lrish are not in
favor. and are rarely seen. Chicago s the
great labor market for all the Northwest
Samuel Boples IN Springfield RePub-
Lcan.
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FREMONT, Sept. 20, 1868.
n. X SAWYER. Esq,:-

n X SAWYER. Esq,:-
DEAR SIR: The Schooner Clara Saw
yer. Sawyer Master, of fremont. arrived
here the eth, from St. MicLael's, bound
to Cape Britous in ballast,
On the 22d in Lat. 39'. y, Long. So,
she encountered a heavy gale, which in
creased to hurricane. On the odd, at 3
o clock. A. NJ, while taking in sail, one of
the crew. John Rove. of this pIace. went
aloft tocut halyard, and while thus en-
gagged was thrown overheard FROM the
mast head and lost He vas 81 years of
age, aud leaves a wife and two children
He was not ordered aloft but. duty alone
aetuated his movements. The Clara Saw.
yer sustained heavy damage, and will I'M
dergo repairs before proceeding to her
port of destinstiJ y,
Respy, E. ii, D.DGE,
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'NAsBY' IN TROUBLE. -" Nasty has
come to grief. He states that while form
ing Seymour and Blair Clubs III Tennessee
he was set upon by regiment Of Brown
loze raddicle cusses ov all cullers, who conl-
pletely surrounded me. lade vilent hands
onto my venerable person. bruzed and bat
tered me in fearful manner aud thea, vusS
then all. compelled me to talk the oath NV
allegiance with the ojus Amerikin flag a wav-
in over my venerable he'd. Tclegraf i'm
mejitely to A. johnson to call out the army
and the navy as the rights ov a free born
Ameriken citizen hey been frightfully out
ragged Petroleum closes with the advice
that 100000 troops be called out, that a
commission as Major General be sent him
and for the saik NV efeca they (the troops)
mite be instructed to sing ez they cum:
1--WE are coming Andy johnson.
Three hundred thousand strong"
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Der Collar Mrs. e. Hsan. buaer. cAsese
Ms " J ,ofdan. wax flowers wax ssoss
Nh. &. Davis, quilt; \. o. R,sh. eeuli
flowers. Kohl rabt srurnips; Miss Jehnie
Bush. butter, Mrs N. Young. b s,mora
cloth. Mrs. 5. 5. Barker, 3 rugs, embtoi'
dered skirt; Mrs. Eliza Smith, wooden
dress. rug. all wool cloth, cotton 4 WOO
cloth; Mrs. II. L. Chapman. wrought skirt
In i,skerchiefs. tiiiy. Asa Turner, man.
moth squash; Mrs. Jane Eldred-e, rugs
Rhfu, clsnn,ts. bioadeloth; G. s. Cook.
patent dor strip; Mrs j. s. Rice. paint
inr. Mrs. + Petiusill, Shell cross. mach
safe. wooden >l,oes. Russian shoes, infant
shoes; Miss VI. Pctinsjll, wax cross; Mrs
G.. b. H,dga,ius, rug; Margaret Lee,
swifls: Henry Hale, collection of insects ;
u. Cook. potatoes, !. yisiesies; ID. IL,
Swan, beans. 2 varieties; jesse Dulton,
hubbard squsshes. marrow do, rn;a
5agas. beets, mangol1s. potatoes. sweet
corn. gourd A. Foster, flowers; Mrs. ID.
+. Maddochs. button rug, mtens, fringcd
do: II. n. JOY, Jr., cranberries; A. Me-
Caslin, corn, potatoes. varieties, RITA
baeas; Mrs 4. McCaslin, all wool cloth
Mrs J. + Custran, rag, Mrs. NJ. Bart
lett. > rugs: Miss Betsy Wilbur. worsted
wreath; James A. Gun, corn, beans, cab
baces, winter apples, butter, honey,
onions; Miss {. b. Maddocks. butter; Mrs.
A, NJ. Moore. butter, Mrs. II. y. Butler,
yarn. twilled cloth, cotton 4 wool flannel.
butter. eggs; Mrs. II. +. Hamilton, KNIT
drawers, hoods, wooden stockings 4 prs.
wooden socks 3prs., worsted stockings;
Mrs. Wendell Silsby, rug; Miss Laura
Smith, dolls corset; Mrs. Wendell Silsby,
rug Miss Laura Smith dolls corset; Mrs.
c. j. Lord. wrought waist ii. y. Butler.
corn, wheat. barley. oats. beans; Miss
Jennie Bush. tides, seed work bag ID. IL
Hodeklns, cranberres; Miss 4. Allen. bed
spread, Mrs. :. Swan, cotton & wool
cloth G. J. Noyes, calf skins; Mrs. p.
Wilbur, wooden yarn; Mrs. K. Wilbur,
rug; Miss \. Il. Hall, tidy; Barlow Hall,
esrpeting. WOODEN yarn, corn ID. +. Le-
land potatoes: Mrs. j. O. Jarvis, lamp
mat & wreath: Mrs. ID. Merritt, , knit
shirts, 5 Prs. socks, ) prs. chi drcn's stock
ings, pr. Ladies' hose, knit drawers, pop
corn, Mrs. Samuel Swan. shell monu-
ment. seed cucumbcrs. rita bagas. swee;
corn. pumpkin, worsted dog. she'll box
K. s Cook. rug.
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The Maine Election Official
Return 8.
AuGusrA. Me-. Sept. %.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. %.
Returns from all the cities and
towns of the State, nearly all of them
official. and furnished to the Associa-
ted Press by the Secretary OF States
Office, exhibit the following result /:
Chamberlain. 75,627
Pillsbury, 53,4oo
Aggregate vote, 13l ,ooZ
Chambcrlain's ma jority, 2o,l12
1t is the opinion at the Sccretary's
office that with the correction of re-
turns by the Official report and the
addition of the few plantations not yet
counted, the majority for Chamber
lain will be increased from two TO
three hundred beyond the above fig
ures.
The Official vote last year was as
folloWS:
Chamberlain, 1882
Pillsbury, 1890
Chamberlains majority, II ,342
The Republicans increased their
vote S.295 and the Democrats in
creased their vote 9,465.
The largest vote ever thrown in
Maine before this year was in 1860 j,
when the Republican vote was 20, 030
and the Democratic vote was 81 ,0S5.
The Republicans have this year ex-
ceedcd their largest previous vote by
5597. and the Democrats have ex-
cecded their largest previous vote by
1870. No further or more accurate
report than the above can be obtained
until the votes are counted and Off
cially declared by the Legislature.
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Election in Augusta, its pur.
poses and doings-Mob and
Violenco,

AUGUSTA. Sept. p, 1865.
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN The recent
election in this city is worthy of more than
a passing notice. considering the ve-y ex.
ira ordinary and most unworthy efforts
made by the Copperhcads to carry it.
In the first place the check list. AS sub.
mttcd to the Board of Aldermen by the
Assessors. WAS emasculatcl 10 an extent
that woull put a Lccompton ballot box
stuffcr to the blush. Two hundred ard
eighty eight Republican na'nes we lcf,
off. Many Of them amoag the oldest resi-
+ dents OF the city. several OF whom had
been members OF the City Council. and one
OF them Preside / IS the Common IOuucil
/ he names left of represented aHd paid
more than one seventh OF tise taxe. Ia the
lily.
When these i.cts were made known to
The \ dermen, and reasonable time ass
/ ed Ia correct the cheek list, tn Copper
/ head members of the board re,1rtc! - me
most shameful trica, TO dwarf THIS reason
able request, though il was si2ntd by ioai
TX. Governors. two u =. NruAgoIs. ony
m"inber al Congress. aud five cX-Maynr>
Bat thanks 10 MAJ Or BDo;Aby. wl1.n thr
F. l.. Is lml e'ec,cl 10 the Board. liica
nct,tioa> purpose, were defeated. aad
worr CO mprl@d 70 - 10 The polk On 4 toll
er4Alr fair Chcch l,>t.
When election came Pluto hin>el see H.
a1 hly. Utlf.-flIl..t bt'
stimulated their action. Grccnbacks an,
whiskey We're dispensed as freely rs were
the Shin piastcrs of their broien tonfcd-
eracy. Il ter Grant had marched hi, un
broken battallions through lis center.
Their special Efforts, however, were d
rected against the Republican candidates
for the Legislature. The home of Nor
rill the Impeacher must be represented
by two men sworn to oppose his re-elec-
ton to the Senate. Their grea, RASCAL
leader said 1t would be lasting disgrace
TO have Morrill, men elected here. Ii
would be endorsing his Impeachment,
vote. Their great johnson dispatch last
spring would come back to plague them.
.MorriR must go do,en, no matter ieho eent
up. 10 this end they enter the fight. Fit
ty dollars was no object for vote for their
Represen ativc. Many OF the Il were will
ing to vote the entire Republican ticket in
exchange for vote for Rice and Lam
bert.
But it was no go. Their old Ring Mas
ter and the Champion of"Mud .dills "
went back on time, and the city was res
cued from the hands of the ruthless van
dals who use it but to stain it.
Routed at the ballot box, true to their
Border Rufliin principles and teachings,
they organized a well appointed mob, 10
insult and assail every Republican whose
business called him into Water Street. the
mig I after the election. Their Rebel yell
was recognized by many boy in Blue
that evening: and but for the timely intro.
duction OF Judge Rice. no one dare conjec-
ture where their He'll directed purposes
would have terminated. They but acted
out the spirit which the Seymour & Blair
organization has evoked during this Cam
paign. II is the same in VI line az in Geor-
gia, in Pennsylvania as i'll Texas. Let
them be successful aud long night of
carnival has CON- 9.
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[ Evening Post.
THE GEORGIA RIor.-Thc following was

TnE GEORGIA RIor.-The following was re-
oeiyed here to day
Atlanta. Gd, Sept. 22.-Msl; Cen o o.
uownr,l. Commanding BE-, Washington A
Delegation OF coored people going to attend a
political meeting 1T Camilla were attacked by
The whites because, Ms it Is alleged, they were
armed and ten or more were killed; probably
INV were killed and wounded Niiiam H.
p. arce, the white Republican candidate fof
Congress from the second district, was shot IN
the leg; John Murphy and ,. r. ruthey'
only two Of the attacking parties were injured.
n, further difficulty has been reported to-day.
Signed, Z. I. sibIit.
Brcyct Brig Gen. Assistant
II Il nroInl,lc that ORDER viii be issued to-
morrow 10 the General commanding IN Geor-
.,is 70 make fall investigation ct the riot at
Camilla. Cen. Schoheld WAS TOR long lihl'
this afternoon IN consultation with the Fresl-
,iau, .ttsr t'uhinet meet ing. and there II no
doubt prolonged interview Was had III refer
ence to this matter.
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CHICAGO. Sent. %. 1868.

The West is rejoicing to-day over
abundant harvcsts, safely gathered
and stored beyond the risk of injury
by heat, mildew. rain or frost, and
the chronic grumblers are at loss
for subjects The means of trans
portation are taxed to their utmost
in carrying grain to our markets, land
our streets were never more lively
than now. The fall trade is good :,
though not quite SO active as was ex-
pected from the concurrent tcstimo-
ny in regard to the crops all about
us; and while our merchants are
busy and hopeful, they want to be
driven Just little farther toward the
verge of distraction by their orders,
tn feel entirely satisfied. Before nav
igation closes they will probably have
their wish,
Evening Post.
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Lis powerste embavass and di scred!t Ca
AN qnite willing chat you should chow
this letter to any friends who may sake -
interest in my opinion in regard =, TIE
coming election and ] am particularly
DESTROYS of removing the impression tif 1t
exists) that am in favor of Mr.. Seymour
or the reputation of any portion OF the
public debt am, dear sir, very truly
yours,
$500 fSiened5 sss--s-zsss-=s .Je I'M a. Dfx.@s-
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U'I'll teach you toplay pitcn ard toss !
I'll fog you for an hon-, will - said n
father to his son. Father '" instantly
replied the iucorrigiblc a, he balancel a
penny on his thumb and fiayer, I'm toss
you to make it two hours .or. nothing. ''
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-02

""It seems as though Ia never get
square with that grand jury remarked "a
disconsolate rum seller. they never gets
together without bringing in a little bill
ag'in me-"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-02

Y There is very ugly and rcnurious
man in Essex, Mass, who stands in his
own fields in summer months to save the
expense of scarecrow.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-02

DA man charged wits ten gallons Of
molasses in an eight gallon key said he
did not care Tor the money, only for the
strain on the key.