The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-24

I sucn gratuitleS from individuals or corpora.
tions, but agreed to rent it for President Davis
| term Of Office. 1t did rent it, but whether any
money was really collected for it we arc not ir.
formed. In 1867, upon the organization OF
General kosser'S Southern Orphan Associa.
tlon, an offer was made to the Council to pur.
chase the mansion with q view OF rafting it of
IN the scheme. The Council agreed to sell
but all proceedings further than this were
| abruptly terminated by the government de-
clining to surrender the property and assert
ing it's legal claim to it as abandoned prop.
erty Of the 80 called Confederate States. Thus
the matter has stood for some time. 1t has
been determined to serve bill for rent upon
| the government, and if payment is refused. O
motion for writ of eiectment will doubtless be
made, when the whole question (Which seems
very plaip) may be argued before court of
competent jurisdiction, aud the matter finally
settled"
Sam Hildebrand, the Missouri desperate,
is not dead, after oil. Since his last bold es-
cape from his beleaguered house, sherif's
posse oftwo hundred has been in the field
hunting him for the large reward set upon his
mead. This hunt commenced some i've weeks
ago, when the sherIff and his men went to the
house OF Hildebrand's sister, and after partially
hanging one OF his nephews succeeded in
frightening another into The confession that
the villain had been there two hours before.
They then arrested Hildebrand's brother and
another man, whom they also hanged until the
torture compelled them to tell what tlfey knew.
From them they learned OF Hildebrand's re-
treat, which is acavern opening out OF the face
or preclpitous Cliff. There the pursuers wont.
The bottom land was heavily tlmbered, and
and silent gloom pervaded the deep Ncesses
OF this wild and broken region. TIE over
hanging cliffs lowered up 800 feet above the
river. The mouth Of the cavern was found to
be 200 feet above the foot Of the bluffs. and
about 100 feet below the top of the cliff. In
this almost inaccessible place there was dis
cerned narrow ledge juttng out about ten
feet from the face Of the Cliff, and below and on
level with the mouth Of the cavern. Two
entrances were found to the cavern. About
twenty feet from the mouths the passages
united, forming q long, dark chamber about
two hundred feet in depth and fifteen feet in
height. A walking stick, which had been pre-.
viously described to the party as belonging to
Hildebrand, was found at one of the entrances
to the cavern. 1t was then determined to
smoke him out. A quantity Of dry wood
was lowered down from the heights above. Thus
they remained all day. After dark a fire was
kindled, which illuminated the wilderness be-
lew to great distance. The next day the re-
port came that. Hildebrand had escaped, and
entering the cavern they found signs of recent
occupancy. The sheriff's men then went and
hanged another fellow until he was induced t o
tell how Hildebrand had robbed him of his
rifle that morning and disappeared. After
another hanging inquisiion. the regiment OF
hunters discovered where the outlaw was to
sleep that night, surrounded the spot, guard
cd it through long, wet night. and in ths
morning captured Q smouldering fire and 4
rlnd OF bacon. That ended the hanging aud
hunting, and the impression is that nothing
less than an army can capture the single
wounded desperado.