The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
Murder Ly9chlng and md! ! Hanging near

tOunCU Afiilhs
COUNCIL BLuFFs, Jan. 19.-On Friday
night 1aet, the people Of n little village a
few mills south of this were thrown into
excitement by the murder Of Mr.. Holloway,
one of is citizens. "A dance was in pro-
gross at his Residence, and two rowdiea,
Jackson and Norton Dynamo, went to the
house and requested the girls 10 dance
with them. On being refused, jackson drow
q revolver and fired q shot into the room,
and then swung his pistol about him,
striking Mr.. Holloway in tho head and
crushing his skull. Holloway's brother
came to his rescue. with q gun and struck
the murderer over the head. The other
ruffian drew a knife and stabbed the dying
mani seven times in the neck. Jackson
then underworld 20 make his escape on a
horse that was hitched at the door. He
succeeded in getting into Nebraska, where
he was arrested at the Weeping Waters.
Norton was secured at once. Both mon
were locked up in the Fremont County inil
to await trial. ..
On Saturday night, about IL o'clock, the
inhabitants of tho town were alarmed by
the appearance Of about 100 men, many Of
them mounted, the rest in sleighs, aud
supposed to DO from tho vicinity Of Plum
Hollow, as the place IN called where MIR.
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 aud placed under
guard as soon an their presence was known,
and had no opportunity of communicating
the intelligence or alarm 20 others. The
men were fully armed, beside being pro-
vided with sledge-hammers, axes aud other
tools suited to their purpose, and immidi-
ately on arriving in town proceeded to the
county Jail, where Mr.. jackson and James
Norton, tho men charged with Holloway's
murder had been placed in confinement
They hen demanded tho keys of Sheriff
Martin, and made various threats of vio-
lenoe in CAGE they were not produced, but
he resolutely refused TO deliver them or to
reveal the place where they were conceal
ed. 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 aud o quarter the door was got open,
the cell within opened, the men token out
and placed in a sled, with their hands and
feet tied, and the crowd Immediately and
rapidly left with their victims in charge,
on the Plum Hollow road. When about IA
miles from town they hanged the two men
upon the limb of q large white oak, where
they were found suspended this morning.
Americans at the Paris Court Ball.
There was not a great number Of Amori-
cans at the late court ball; the majority OF
those residing in Paris are usually invited
to the second ball. l observed, however,
several Of our countrymen looking az
American as possible in spite Of their dis.
guise in a court costume with cooked hat
aud sword worn ~ naturally "a If ito the
manor born" Col. Norton, who was pres.
ent, wore his uniform as olonel of volun.
teers; Gen Dix, our minister, also wears
his military dress. The court of the Tuil.
cries never, since Louis XIV, atickled "a
much in form and ceremony as Mt 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 a commotion. They need
not count on the gracious smiles which are
all bestowed upon the bedizened represent.
atives Of %sultans, kaisers and viceroys. We
rather think, however, that they will sur,
viyo this lack of favor. Gen. Dix, besides
the usual number of Americans, presented
to their maiesties Signor Gutierrez, minis
ter from Costa Ricn to Washington, anG
Signor Viola, minister OF foreign affair
from the samo country. The Americans
presented We're: Mr., Mrs, and Miss Emo,
Col. and Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Harbeck, Mr.
and Mrs. Biersted, Miss Osborn, Mr.. ana
Mira. Warren, of New York; Mr.. Fnrnham,
OF Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews, Mrs,
and Miss Strong (wife and daughter OF
| na.-..aI.ua ANnaa-N No.. aAl NJ. -
Miss Simmons, Miss Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. .Ketchum, Mr.. and Mrs Findia, Mr.,
and Mrs. Heath. Mrs. Emo woro n pearl
colored satin, trimmed with very rich lace
%lounces, diamond ornaments. Mrs. Strong
wore a green satin, with a tunic of Roman
blonde, pearl ornaments. Mrs. Warren, 9
white pOuh de sole, trimmed with black lace
fiounces and pouce satin, necklace of dia-
monds aud pearls, Mrs. Andrews, silver
grey satin, with black lace hounce and
pearl ornaments. Mira. HaTbeck, being il
mourning, was presented in black satin
trimmed with black lace, jet and diamond
necklace and earrings. Mrs. Wells, fantastic
costume, with two TUNES or trains super
posed, aud forming immense lunches be
hind, OF pearl-colored II pink-stripet
mtin. Mrs. Biersted and her sister, Mis-
Osborn, were charmingly dressed in whit,
tulle, trimmed with white satin. with whit,
flowers in the hair. All the young ladieI
who were presented wore white tulle o
gNuze dresses. We are delighted to recort
that no American belle of the cloud style
has appearedto take the vacant places o
the Misses B., whose bad ton for tn,
past three on -four years has reflected upol
all our transatlantic damsels; unfairly, too
for the misses in question ought rather L
be classed ~ specimens Of oriental han o
occidental manufacture Paris Letter.