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Evening star., 1869-10-04

OLD ENOUGH 70 KNOW BEIrER.-Yester.
day Oficer Clements arrested BENJAMIN
Thomson, q white shoemaker aged 6l years
whose wife Is quite Ill on the complain. OF
Theresa Jones, cJlo-ed. charged with 6astary-
in being the iather Of her iliegtimate child
and Justice Msrvmau committed him 10 JaiI
for court in default OF security.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

ODRoN HALL.-Just received the largest and
best assortment of mems, youths, aud boys
Clothing ever offered in The city OF Washing
ton. Please give US call.
ODEON HALL,
ii6 Pennsylvania avenue.
corner ~ street.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

THE OAK HALL Clothing and Merchant
Tailoring House, 400 7th street, opposite Pos
Ofhce, closes every evening (excspt Saturday
at { O'Clock. Open Saturday until IL y. IN.
Evening star., 1869-10-04
Great Damage 10 Property.
A Man Drowned in Rock Greek.

Narrow Escape Of some Of the Inmates.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

REDUCTION OF WAeEs.-Tne wages OF the
seccnd-ciass painters employed At the Wash
,pgtsn navy yard were reduced On saturday
sa75 to $3.50. and second.class laborers from
81 IS TO sl.50 per day. The above reduction
was by order Of the Secretary OF the Navy.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

OSOsVOv,I0 LOAN Is SUMS TO surr
nANthhta. AISrkOP 4 co
o..,- IL and 73 LogissDa Ayeaue
and s40 fth street
Evening star., 1869-10-04

UNIyHRsALIsT SocIKTY.-Tne Universalist
Society Of this city held meeting on Saturd ay
evening, at the residence of 7. John son, ESQ,
2i7 9Th street, IL order to discuss the proposi l.
ton OF building church. A committee was
appointed to prepare an appeal for the Univer.
sal,st Convention and the believers In Univer.
salism in general. 1t is understood, however,
that the UnIvers aists Of this city will erect this
church independent or the grand fund Of one
million Of dollars (Which the Universalists of
the United States intend to raise) after the cen.
tennial anniversary of the foundation Of the
church, which Will take place next year. THIS
fund Is intended 1Or the benefit OF such soci.
cites as are too weak IN numbers TO erect
churches OF their own.
Evening star., 1869-10-04
THE GREAT STORM.
DESTRUCTIVE FRESHEfs.
Bridges Carried Away.

Houses Inundated.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

CLUB OF Fox HUNT1Rs.-A number OF
a club to engage in fox hunting, M. Richard
Smith is President. VIM. r Hickey, Sscreta:
~; Erasmus Middleton, u, treasurer, and
WilfOrd Marshall, Master OF HOUNDS.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

SBATLs roR GESTLEMENy wlAR-n
SAKSAOo
oS--h 511 Seventh streef
Evening star., 1869-10-04

" customers 90 our Temporary removal 20 the
opersh horse. corner sih snd Sc. until our Nss
tel tfs finished. Our ssies will be coDffnuej -
.,tpai on Tuesday, hursdsy. aod easurdry "a n
fpes. comweucirg ct 10 9 clock.
- ". i: WALL q GO. J, auoss
Evening star., 1869-10-04

GONG HOME TO voTr.-Rear Admiral Dahl
gren, Commander OF the washington Navy
heads Of the bureaus In the yard granting a
leave Of absence 10 all qualified voters belong
ing TO Pennsylvania In order to enable thsm to
80 to thar State and vote ut the election 10 come
OF on the l2th ir tant.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

SzRRNApR.-On Saturday evening the Irish
Nationa, Republican Association, headed by
the Marine Band, rendered Major James Hag.
eerty serenade at the owen House. Tn'
Major in a neat and forcible speech, acknowl
edged the compliment, and invited the company
In, where they partcok of his hospitalities.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

IN the county none OF the bridges wsr
washed away, as far as can be ascer,aioea. I'm ]
the reads have been considerably danasea' .nd
IA some places the filing in behind The aim.
naents Of bridges was completely carried az
.esyirg ;he bridges almost useless unti, repaiys
can De mzde.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

NEW YORK REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION
IN adjourned meeting On Saturday evening;
First Vice President Van Aernam In the chair;
J. H. Patrick, secretary. The Executive Com.
rnittee reported by.Iavys- which were adopted.
Certificates NAV ne had from members of tie
association to procure tickets at the reduced
rates OF Mr. J.L Lake, Room 3s, Sixth Audi.
tors Office, from TO o'clock, and at his resi-.
oence. SEQ Z street, al other times.
Evening star., 1869-10-04

20. Iafket space, third dsOr east from ON
.aAes pis azure in uGcinE recent arri-
49, 81 tns above named gseds, that make his ss-
sormen. r the most ssleSt aud CON pete ne has had
Purchasers win find it TO tb.,r ss-snt.e. a in.
spect thn STOCK before going eisew e. con
teins nany Inducements nod to BE- fouHa In other
places. las D. poDSJy
nc n srket spacc.
% H-eotocl third door east from s.h Street
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W.u fVno.~,m,,~,n. nrt !. -.
49,. -. !. -. .v ."@ uSs io,1ow'
's , rS. ~, e' ~ o. ,hs 20.
.I.ss1s. :. wv. ~ ~" ssoss'y p $50
..; 49,. 4. ~ seeePnss o.
I ~.,. .sov. 4. =
.as'.sssssese' go Fsaes -
''.s' .,,
No.. ~; s :: .ss ~ =. ssess ~ . e -
~ ~, 49, -, ~ . ~ = ,westy.
..ar ~ s,..t5Is.s. :" 9ss
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-. .ssis. :. .-. "s;I n q
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March, that gives ~ . new Prd
10 also the iaAuessAl month d
harTaA..n discFdsrs, Entangla
fogs arc the sssds Of eosghs, cc'e
Of that shsynaAoa Of ffigidiay -
sore widely knSwn han adniss1, =
fever and agas. The only way y
thsss " little unplsasantnsssse, p
reader the systsm stroas enough y
81 The ss1sspAsric poison that P've
them, Ard the best way b sn4eu
this rspsllsns power 4 10 toas = ~
Hests<tar's 6tonAsh bittera
If = waylarsr we're csedibly iahss
that a Pul6an was waiting a. ths
corner, he would doubtlsss tarn u
tfacks, and take SAFER route g b.
tinasioa. With just abost th' n
amount Of tsosbls, he attach q
eases pesvalsat q thh ssasca ~ 4
evadsd Nay, The troubls viii y "A
Tor drug stosss W IN every cass -
Aad every respectable drsssiss =
Unlsa keeps o. haAd Hosessses
terra The article y . sta}Ss Of =
and h would b y sasy " Asd o.
withost saoas, - ~ sloss Of - -
eaey witAsas lhis repalsr ecaic - 4. >.
IL vsew Of ~ espssisnse q -
tioa VII regard b ~ astieh -
~ aDass 4 tweasy ysass y -; 4. ~ I
mnse sssseaeesy " feeapiAlAas n.
ito y AassisaNA IA = or pof.
u increasing 1t The sass Of : 49,
millioas : pear, u ~ natafA ss
BY innigFasloa, h ~ b. " ~.
hint y Ae rlslss esssrea'os - =
aswivalA (tAe ~ ss6l1sse ksew 49,
W shai Hosts4os4s e,snseh 49,
NE noa> vAslsspaIs ~ peesss
BE >oais svss nanulAstnssd 49,,
. spssl1e ~ lehlli1y, 1yspses:A . =.
$50 ~ niAeope4is hsess thAsE.
vseaA = VII = suses, tAsse - !. =
aad Their ssane1ieet3eas; 49,
-. I'D y - 60 : sA''''''9
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Ideuls reply NJ regarded - favor
abe.
TAs Arkansaf House Of Rsprssen-
tativss pasasd bill outlaving msm-
bers ofths Ku Klux Khan.
Habsss corpus for the Tortugss
prisoners vss argued to-day. Philip
Phillips fsr the prisoners, aud Assis-
tant Attorney Ashley oppo.iag.
Havana, Feb. 24.-O&eisl infcr.
nation has oesa received Of - en-
r,esmeut between the Spanish forces
and tho rebels At the mouth Of Dou.
ruji River, in the Cieufugas district,
Ia which the troops were victorious.
The steam tug which the rsbsls ssi'
rcd on that river has been recap.
turcd.
Adju,ant General i'ownssnd re-
fuses 10 surrender Gen. Bsauregards
papers and letters.
Gen. Joseph T. Rsynolds, Who
will probably suecsed Csaby in Tex
-, says disnsnbsrmsnt Of the State
would r. folly.
wsshiogtos, March 2.--Rsplylsg
10 urgent ssggss'ious Of southsss
Radicals, Who called 10 . body on
him, Grant, on Monday, that he
shauld naks room in bis cabinet for
. Southern loyalisa. Giant replied i;
:. You have hsd q Houthsra leyalist
for President for shsss Year, thss
suxAs 70 satisfy yos." A. disssr
on Sunday, 0fast, on tolssabts ~.
tAerity, 10 rsperssd to-Asvs ssid Aai
vsss2stsuetioa snd shsss nises pr.
plsxitiss viii sooa ~ swollen up BY
erssssr svsan erovisg ost II the
recognition Of Cubs ssd . soatss'
over ths Alabama claims. Iunsass
! crowd u he Presidents last rcsp-
tios.
A, r. Stsast. Of Nsv York, i
Nm. 0ev. Wsils and CO... Aesey,
Of vkeisia, ar Assv 10 day. Dsls-
sasise hsa1sd BY Jssk Hamilton
ssd ~ Alabama delegation hseaee
BY Ssssts wsrssr, a. 0rsss's bod.
quarters. Conversation eosiasd 70
courtesy.
Roth r.rsiss csusssing tonight
Colfa' -ssiga the Bpsakssship
tom.
Pasdons for SpapgIsr and Arnold
momsAtarily expected n Attorney
Generals Office, whea the President
will sign Thorn. seward leaves %
Friday for Aubura,
Now York, March 2, noon.-Gold
1879. Cotton dull. 294e.
New Orlsana, March 2.-Cottou
irregular. lower sad aenasd offering
lirht middling 27a@2sc. Gold
1921 Flour firm superfne So %
double extra ~ 90 and treble sxtrl
81 Is. Corn scarce, SOC. Oats scarce
SOC. Pork dull and nominal, e33 -
Bacon frmer jobbing for shoulders
at l5t, clear rib 10 and clesr sides
1sts. Lard dull; tierce l9A anc
key clio. Sugar dull and nominal
common l2t@l3, prime 15t@i5l
and yellow clarified l7tc. MoIassc'
dull prime Sic. Whisky depressed
Western rsc.ifed 92t@97Ac. Cote,
qaiei, bat Arm fnir l5t@16 ant
prime 17a@lsfc. Cattle and shseI
unchanged.
Liverpool, March 2, noon Cot
,, ton fat uplauds III and Orlsan
l2}d.
New York, March 2, evening"
: Cotton without decided change; ssls
1909 bales At 29fc.
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T E L EGG r A P HIC.


w...,. r., :,
s.. wss' sss0 r'o. Tin tho
,e"'''' onsI.an 'o'soduced = rsso'
. ."'.on .u' ~" inc resident ia
.' seom mo !; ' h; Of oaoa
:. 'oon a. !" ms opinion shs hs1
s'" w'"n.s 90 p' 'ses 90 government
" rs;.'s' rep. so,-Ihs nan
." =. ..ss'.,.'u's mas aoop'sa the 10Th
'" ~. n.y.. a.u ~
III, lne 80. c,e. y. OF IN 'ne House has net
naao ou' u'e ron OF the mex, House
s ."u ,sssp ' s'.,amsn.s 'hss ne has
!. - A ,. anu ueosr's are
H., - T. ."s H .s.s', premature IN TACT.
n Nv. ~" S'''1 ~,, nave YET been
. p.s.." s~a.. nssa. .a "eorg,s, It
from nnisoos s 70. :. M ~ !, cs'''n r
n, nsm., lii =. '1 ni.e a.a'' '0. ~ !,
roll; but II Gov Ru|,oct , MI, =" =. , 10.
ssrsiac.ss ! vsbie,s Of s,,a m".c. ~ y.
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Tae Press Speaks

The rneraity ~ she military
Despettao IN Texas Folly
Expos~d.
The Louisville Journal, New York
Herald, and Cineissai 1nquirsf,
have spokss eat spss The srbitssT'
arrests ssd syrsssy prsssiesa BY the
.slisasy sssAss'siss 10 Tssss. Tssss
abe journals clearly perceive and
ssss fslly expcss the injustice and
iniqsisy Of tAsss dissracsful pro
eesdfaes.
Nest essss that sterling paper the
Boston { Mass } Post, whose com
nsnts ~ trust will reach every ham.
lst il sAs North, that every citisss
may ~, ~ in sigos, the dssposisu
that IL pssc,'.sd In this portien o.
" ftss Anssiss /; :" aIss. fres only 10
ss.s. The Pest sfssr speaking Of
the syrsssy A. Jssswes, thus slludss
10 tAs nsrdsr II CapA. wn. Perry {;
"TAs details Of III assassinstios
shock the reader wfsh horror at he
eoolasss with wAish Il va dose.
This uurdsrise sqssd Of unitsd
statss troops wss " BY . dstsesIvs,
aot BY . military o1ess. Who ordered
then 10 IRE % Ne usoassdisg VIC
I'm vhils ssssalsg % the sIds-valk
10 ftsnt Of hh ewn house. II thsrs
Il no sstsses 10 ~ Get Of this sort,
thsa let ths rslleal pres cease ceo-
plsisisg Of ssssaess IN The sosth. =
Thss aitsr speaking Of Tie uosk
trial By which Tie parties sssswsa IL
this iafaueus nsrdss vsrs dlsshsrg.
ID, the Post ssys;
The iossesses FROM which Pre-
cssdingp 10, that any other military
satrsp NJ similar character enn With
impuui,y order ~ shooting Of .
pescsabis eitisss, In frost Of bis own
house, sflsrvasds adni, bis response
bilisy for the deed, and finally 20
clsarof punish1sns.
Nov 10 il NOT prspostsFcus, with
such cagrnns psooh Of military ~
ranny in soutAsss StaN, that mil.
i,ary commander shcsld report 10
Washington that = state Of anarchy
prevails there? Why does not the
military occasionally in'crpose in h.
half Of the citissrs, who are pescra
hlv and indnstriously pursuing tbe.s
hujness? Does the United States
government, send iss military power
lere to protect lawless invaders Of
private rights, contemners Of public
dseency, men Who shrsaten arson,
hsrspguers Of excited bodies of vag-
abond negroes. aud Cypress, sei1s. i'm
pritbn. and otherwise tyrsnniSWover
The mass Of orderly citizens. who are
seeking TO recover A. soon "a may DO
from the disasters Of the pas,2 The
country is weary Of listening to these
ose sided stories Of general disorder
At the Sonth, whom there are no evi.
dsncss Of any disorder except cases
which the military power Invariably
A. Al
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1spsrt = ~ osnnit&.. -.
tiee1snt, uPsA osasAer,s,.
rsssasasivs Dseristis v n. 1
sscrlos, l, ThA. until II,
provided BY Lag, he sss., u.es's
Representative Disteies lit =
posed d Tie foIlevisr os.s ', NV
lst, DIsr. Chaub,r, ss
orases, Liberty, H.rdis, 's.
jasper, Tylss ssd Pelk. NM
"a, D1sr. Trisity, A,..r.
4, sshss, N.soslssaIs,.,
Sd, Drsr. Hs1ifa{c
~, Dsss. ~ - s Is
and vaa Zaadt.
bta, Disr. Rusk ssd p...,.
esh, Dssr. Saith a.d U~Ia'.
7.h, Disr. Harrison. ''a
Bowie.
9th. Drsr. Titus and R.dp,-
lo.s' D"r. Wood, no,Iais'..
III, Dlsr. LA.., .sd p...:.
18th, Dfss. Galveston. -
asd Nssagss1A.
l3ah, DIsf. Wharton, Ps.
aad Austin.
l4sh, DIsf. Nontso,.,
Harris.
i 49, D''r. Waller, en.s
ISL, Disf. WssAiss...
III, ~, D'ss' sss's'os, Bn,s
is.A, D'sr. Rss''s.e., L.s
Frveseoae.
1SsA. Dfsf. Nel.ssssu. L.
aad Fslls.
Goth, Dtsr. Hill, Nsy.r,'
aad Kasfnss.
Elsa, DssF. Dallas, CNs,,
Tarraat.
-, Dlsf. 0rsyssa Cs,t.
Wis, 1lestaess, Jeek Cav ~
Wichita, Thsssknertoa, Bcvhr T
hsrrsr, aastslI, Hsrds....
Knox,
ga. DIss. Bssqus, Johsss,, =
Parker. sEssAA, Pale Pia.., ~
Stephens, Csllahap, Jones, e.
ford, aad Taylor.
Gath, Disr. Calhoun, jacks, n
toria, Rsfsgio, San Patricio, b.
lad. and De Witt.
2sth, Dfsr. Lavaca aud CD.
26th, Disr. Faystts and D.,
9Th, Disr. Gonsales, G,,Sl
and Caldwell.
2sth Dlsr. Hays, Travis, Will
son, Boil, Ccsysll, Lanps..,
Saba, Hamiltos, Csnanchs,
Colsman, Coaeho, and McCslk1
goth, DIa1. Bsxsr, Wilsoa, 81
Kendall, Blasso, Burust, ~
Macon. Gillespie Kerr, B.sa
Edwards, Kimball, and Menarl. |
3Oth, DIsr. Cameron, HA1
Starr, Nusess, Duval, Zapan,
Oak, McMallsn. Ercinal, La
Webb, Dimnitt Maverick, zasl|
Frio, Atascosa, karnss, Kiss
Uvaldc, Medina, Preside, III [
pasc.
SEC. 2. The Senators AID Be-
sentasivesshall b. apportionsd NJ,
tho several Senatesial and RspuuI
tativs Districts ~ fellowa I'D
From the iss 10 The 80th Dis6iAx
Senator sach. From the lss y 4
Both Districts, tire Rsprsssasil
each, except he III which IN i
and the 28tA asd 29th which b
four each.
SEc. alt The several Ssastsi
and hsDrssssteHvs Dia1sles, ~
cd Of more counties shan N, [
, CLisf Justiess Of ~ lbilsvist NJ
tics shall rsssivs the setarns ~ !
! ~tsA~e - - ~l>.Al.~ a. xka -
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4 Lse4sr Assn N lz-1lftsA
Ssssvsross areh 2, 1859.
Es'ssrs RsssSiiem

whils rsssaty 10 ehasxs Of Tie Cad
do 0ssst's, ! PssssA > paragraph Ia
ssesrsass y yoes sapsss Of ths 9s1bnon
oaaraess, ~ eaiAss Of wAisA I ~ ~
niseosseroed BY year eotsnpeeady Of
The Fig, psssibly BY yourselves. Ny
eoassp@tea Of satire. h not pastleulesiy
kesu. - In ~ innocence Of ~ heest I
thes4At ~ paragraph II question
woad mako The psspstratess Of those
esssaess NJ very badly iadsed-ksavsa
cave The nAsk I And the ohasre 10 b.
inferred ftou Il that 70 then jnstiss i
but 4 name, coaasn honesty Of par-
pose ehing altogether too sxslssi' 1T
their eencsptions e0wld havs been rash-
Or ssrioae y must nea- Bet ifon this
thing called RacioAlssn, ~As,hsr civil
or military, whether At wssh;mxsAs city,
Nsw OsIsaaA or Js4ssses, Tesas. viii
IL all-pssvadieg injustice, which Il ~
strsiss1 BY - coassisass. abashed b.
10 shane, aaa shrinka rum no inihoy,
saeh charges glance HARMLESS - -
Astic arrow from CAstilian breast plsSe.
Yet senswhAs in s8tsnaatios q he
military 10 Js6ersos, do voc net think
Improbable thss many Of the crinss sAess
psrPetssted II the name Of law would
have nsvsr besn be& for the vsrnn In
this firm Of detectives and informevs.
who hang arpund Jefferson, and ii
whose isstixnsion tho emcsr. srs pre-.
stunned to act AIN incIinsd t., believe
no, tA,seh without any other d.ta IRAN
the conduct Of the military in shr~,.
part which y most exemplary.
While inaulgins tho lsus assame, Al
,rcssn above REFERRED 10, however. /
*oaId not have bsd you belisvs shst I
thouxht II uselsss for tho prsss " ignore
"r silently submit 10 these outsssss,
which dsmonstr.ts that with the Soutl-
srn psopls liberty i Int dream, ius.
tee hut uork-ry md dsiusion Fsr
from IL That people ia dehased indeed
who dare not raise even IL voice Of pro.
tsss against crimes riyAling If not
eelipsing those Of the Austrian Butcher.
God forbid that Lee shouId have fought.
or ssoaewali Jackson have died for Z
people - degenerate
I; ossht probably 70 have given nv
humhas aseis4anss 70 The exposure II
these crimes agaiaaA justice. bus COATES
rspugnasoe " have entered into :
iiela " boundloss = the sesiovs diecus.
sioa q radical sAscslisy. Ny object in
troshling ~ With this Il 10 show 70
yesr feadsfe that. y~aP viadication Of
Ne oanss Of }ust3ss nd hamani,y could
not have essa s.sserssiassd BY Any
fair-ntn4ed nan, North or South, and
'sass Of ~ y yoss correspondent
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TnH PROPOSED FlrrKxNrH AMEND
xEsr.-Ths Picayune Of the 9th
nays:
The two Houses have At length
agreed on Article XIV, for the amend
,uent Of the constitution, ia the form
that he vights d ci,issns a. tho
United 6ts~ss 10 vote shall not b
denied or abridged BY the United
Siatss-of any Stats, "on account Of
race, color, OF prsvioss conditions Of
ssrvituds."
We ssppose tho sgrssnsst Of the
two Houses will b. assumed BY them.
selves to b. sulhcient 70 send the res.
olution to the Legislatures, without
submitting il to tho President for his
-rr.-..s. rns xfrI Amendment
was sent to Mr.. Lincols for bis sig
nature the XIV was, " think, not
seat to Mr.. johnson. The difference
bstwssn scuding resolution when
they are sure Of IN approval and
sending il to President who 10 sure
" disapprovs, 10 very easily pppreci.
atsd BY . party sush ss is the present
Radical majority 10 Cosgfsss, which,
o. the late eeusGag Of The vssss BY
Congress, snsoasesd. BY their prssi-
ding oAesr, Bss Wade, that the vots
Of Georgia should b. counted IL Il
did not s6sct the result but should
not b II Il would.
We do rot believe . sulleient
number Of Nosthera and Western
Stases Will b fouad 70 sanction this
extraordinary innovation. While
they have no seruplss In forcing 10.
gro political equality upon the South.
they are scarcely ready 70 accept the
pauesous dose themselves.
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Fifty pr cci neseoove sasso ~
aeshis colsmn sdvest' soests.
Al>ssaaisas In ssaaaiaS ADVERTISEMENT
shuQsd. !,
fceeIas dssiviae b A. ~ .esivs ID
veetis1aa businsss; tl,As h 70 ehaaee
okeir advsst3ssnsnn ti6qaently. wA b
ehesnoa tie usual ssls Of On Doilss
- sSeass, sitA 'Asdssetse ~ ~
=, eestt - oas ~ ~ ssssi Svscs.
ne shove tssnss Aess .eeee agreed
u,sus, 80 vii y ,lssstl ~ 80 ~
" 0.HA21EIT
frvPsistm 4 yss!lee. ~
-PN Il Tssas Rspueison ~ It0A
0sessaAss ~, I6e5.
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n. Rsaah 1urdar. n nasdsrsr
not Hung. Further Hartisalan.

We learn from Mr.. J. G. wallis,
OF this city. soms farther particulars
Of The murder Of Mrs. HavsA ].
Roach and The arrest Of Ne supposed
murderer VITO, however, was not
hung, " rumsFsd on the strssts yss.
tsrday.
The jury Of inquest asd inquiry
was in session II Bsllvilfs sad Il ths
house Of the murdered lady for seven
days, and, after = full Investigation,
decided that Jsnss y. Sims, soa Of
Col. Sims, Of Orange, = highly re-
spse ted gsntlsmsn, was the murderer
sad be- MAS committed to Jail without
bail.
Sims boarded with Mrs. Roach.
and wss absent a supper time. Mrs.
n. ssksd whsrs be wss. M. Tom
Bracy, . visitor, saw him pass the
window n that meosat, but before
he could snswsr, The report or . gun
Vas heard and Mrs. Roach fell and
died Immediately. sixteen haeksho
taking e6ectin her breast Mr.. Brsey
was sitting gear Mn. Roach, and
young Roast, her stop son, Vas At
the foot Of Ne table. A nsgro wo.
man saw Sims run from tho window
Immediately after the report Of the
gun vas heard.
On the psrson ~ Sims, who's A.
rested. 49, found . copy Of the Bul.
lstin 81. lper Of this city, from
which DER had bssn torn o6, and
piece of paper scorched and discol.
ored by powder, was picked up on
the door in the room In which Mrs.
Il. was shot. thst precisely fitted to
the torn place which circumstances
lsft little or no doubt in tina. minds
Of tho jury that Sims was tho inhu
man assassin.
A largo conceurso Of people as
semblsd in Bellvillo on Tuesday last
for the avowed purpose Of hanging
Sims. but better counssls prevailed.
Mr.. Wallis though a relative Of Mrs.
Roach, used every sxsrtion and sue-
cecdcd in preventing any violation Of
law and order. The friends OF tho
murdered lady fcarsd that Sima would
be rescued BY his associates, while
tho latter apprehendcd that Sims
would be lynch-a. A compromise
was agreed to. SIMS wan placed In
tho hands Of tho military and . CON.
pany was sent for from Hampstead
to take charge Of him. He IL now
in their hands and will, perhaps.
roach Galveston this evening, where
no will be confined for ssfe keeping
until his trial. next June.
Tho report that Sims had besu
paying his attentions to the daughter
Of Mrs. Roach, who opposed his ssit
- incorrect. Ms. Roach had 40
daughter. What motive young Sins
could have had il committing The
murder II he b. the gully one, and
OF that there seems little question J
Is len In doubt he was very iati.
mate with young Roach, the step.
Aon Of the murdered lsay, aud dark
story 10 circulated that tbs uurdsr
wss s..nitssa % that young Re,eA
would hesone possessed II ~ prSp.
.rsy, the aasst estass. perhaps, II
Austin eossty. For he eek4 of hu.
nanity, ~ hope that stsey viii prove
'A'se. aud that q isast sons other
nouvs vlil ~ fbaad fbs tbs ishu-
nas nsfdss n ! nsas sesinsble |
|ady.-Gsk. New.