Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-17
Murder. LynchIng and Hanging near
Council BlnifS,

Council BlnflS.
CoUNcm BLuFFs, Jan. 10. A. On Friday
night last the people of d little village a
few miles south of this were thrown into
excitement by the murder Of Mr.. Holloway,
one of its citizens. A dance was in pro-
gless at his residence, and two rowdies,
jackson and Norton by name, went TO the
house and requested the girls TO dance
with them. On being, refused, jackson drew
q revolver and fired n shot into the room,
and then swung his pistol about him,
striking Mr., Holloway. in tho head and
crushing his skull Holloways brother
came to his rescue with gun and struck
the murderer over the head, The other
rufian drew knife and stabbed the dying
man seven times in the. neck. jackson
then endeAvored TO make his escape ON q
horse that was hitched at the door, lie
succeeded in getting into Nebraska, where
he was arrested at the Weeping Waters.
Norton was secured nj once Both men
were locked up in the Fremont County Jail
to await trial.
On Saturday night, about II o'clock, the
inhabitants of the town were alarmed by
the appearance of about 100 men, many of
them mounted the rest in sleighs, and
supposed TO be from the vicinity Of Plum
Hollow, as the place ia called whore Mr.,
Holloway lived. The town was not gene
rally aware of this mysterious visitation, as
those who first noticed the movement Of
the party were arrested and placed under
guard as soon as their presence WAS known,
and had no opportunity of communicating
the intelligence or alarm to others. The
men were fully armed, beside being pro-
vided with sledge- e-hammers, axes and other
tools suited TO their purpose, and immidi-
ately on arriving in town proceeded to the
county Jail, where Mr., Jackson and James
Merton, the men charged with Holloway's
murder had been placed in confinement, -
They then demanded the keys of Sheriff
Martin, and made various threats of yio-
lence i'll case they were not produced, but
he resolutely refused to deliver them Or to
reveal the place where they were conceal
Cd Happily, these threats of violence
were not carried into execution, but the
mob contented themselves with simply
placing him under guard, and began, with
the implements they had brought, to effect
a iorcible entrance to the cell where the
prisoners were confined. In about two
hours and quarter the door was got open,
the cell within opened, the men taken out
and placed in sled, with their hands and
feet ii ed, and the crowd Immediately and
rapidly left with their victims in charge
on the Plum Hollow road. When about IL
miles from town they hanged the two men
upon the limb of large white oak, where
they were found suspended this morning.
Americans at tho Paris Court Ball.
There was not great number of Amer-
cans at the late court ball; the majority of
those residing in Paris are usually invited
to the second ball / observed, however,
several Of our countrymen looking aB
American as possible in spite Of their dis
guise in d court costume-with cooked hat
aud swerd worn as naturally as if ito the
manor born" Col Norton, who was pres
ent, wore his uniform as Colonel Of volun-
teers Gen. Dix, our minister, also wears
his military dress. The court of the Tuil-
cries never, since Louis XIV, stickled 80
much in form and ceremony as at present
under the influence of the empress, and
we do not know how our next minister
and his secretaries will appear in plain cit
izen's clothes before the imperial presence
without creating commotion. They need
not count on the gracious smiles which are
all bestowed upon the bedizened represent
atives Of sultans, kaisers and yiceroys, We
rather think, however, that they will sur
vive this lack Of favor. Gen. Dix, besides
the usual number of Americans presented
to their majesties Signor Gutierrez, minis
ter from Costa Ricn to Washington, and
Signor Viola, minister of foreign affairs
from the same country. The Americans
presented were; Mr., Mrs, and Miss Emo
Col and Mrs Wells, Mrs, Harbeck, Mr.
and Mrs. Bisrsted, Miss Osborn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren, OF New York; Mr.. Farnham
of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs Andrews, Mrs
and Miss Strong (wifo and daughter of
Commodore Strong), Mrs. and Miss Lea
Miss Simmons, Miss Wilson, MIR. and
Mrs. 'Ketchum, Mr.. and Mrs Findia, Mr.
and Mrs. Heath. Mrs. Emo wore pearl
colored SATIN trimmed with very rich lace
flounces, diamond ornaments. Mrs. Strong
wore green satin, with tunic of Roman
blonda, pearl ornaments. Mrs Warren,
white poM de S0ie, trimmed with black lace
founces and ponce sntin, necklace Of dia-
monds and pearls. MrG Andrews, silver
grey satin, with black lace flounce and
pehrl ornaments Mrs. Harbeck, being i'll
mourning, was presented IN black satin,
trimmed with black lace, jet and diamond
necklace and earrings. Mrs. Wells, fantastic
costume, with two tunics or trains super
posed, and forming immense lunches be-
hind, of pearl-colored and pink-striped
satin Mrs. Biersted and her sister, Miss
Osborn, were charmingly dressed in white
tulle, trimmed with white satin, with white
flowers in the hair All the young ladies
who were presented wore white tulle or
gauze dresses, We are delighted to record
that no American belle of the cloud style"
has appearedto take the vacant places OF
the Misses B ----, whose bad ton for the
past three or four years has reflected upon
all our transatlantic damsels; unfairly, too,
for the misses in question ought rather to
be classed as specimens of oriental than Of
a. Al inf nnt, Iofio