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

such gratuitleS from lndlvlduals OF corpora
tions but agreed to rent it for President Davis
.crm of Office. It did rent it, but whether any
money was really collected for it We are not IT,
formed. In 1867, upon the organization OF
General kosser's Southern Orphan Associa-
ton, an offer was made to the Council to pur-
chase the mansion with q view Of rafting it OH
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 sert-
ing lts legal claim to it as abandoned prop
erty of the so.called Confederate States. Thus
the matter has stood for some time. 1t has
been determined to serve bill for rert upon
the govern nent, and il payment is refused, a
motion FOR writ of ejectment will doubtless be
made, when the whole question (Which seems
very plain) may be argued before court OF
competent jurisdiction, aud the matter hnaIy
settled"
Sam Hildebrand, the Missouri desperate,
is not dead, after all. Since bis last bold es-
cane from his bcleaguered house, q sherlhs
nosse OF two hundred has been in the field
hunting him for the large reward set upon his
head. This hunt commenced some five weeks
ago, when the sheriff aud 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 Hldebrand's brother and
another man, whom they also hanged until the
torture compelled them to tell what they knew.
From them they learned Of Hildebrapd's re-
treat, which is acayern opening out OF the face
OF preclpitous cliff. There the pursuers went.
The bottom land was heavily tlmbered, and
and silent gloom pervaded the deep recesses
Of this Wild and broken region. The over
hanging cliffs lowered up 300 feet above the
river, The mouth OF the cavern Yves found to
be 200 feet above tho 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 jutting out about ten
feet from the face of.the ohff, snd below and on
Q level with the mouth Of the cavern. Two
entrances we're found to the cavern. About
twenty feet from the. mouths the passages
united, forming long, dark chamber about
two hundred feet in depth and Hfteen feet in
height. A walking stick, which had been pre-
viousIy deecribed to the party as belonging to
Hildebrand, was found at one Of the entrances
to the cavern. It was then determined to
smoke him out. A quantity Of dry wood
was lowered down from the heights above. Thus
they remained all day. Alter dark 8 fire was
hndled, which Illuminated the wilderness be-
lew to great distance. The next dsy the re-
port came that Hildebrand. had escaped, and
entering the cavern they found signs OF recent
occupancy. The sheri6's men then went and
hanged another fellow until he was induced to
tell how Hildebrand had robbed him Of his
rifle that morning and disappeared. After
another hanging inquisition, the regiment Of
hunters discovered where the outlaw was to
sleep that night, surrounded the spot, guard
ed it through ., long, wet night, and in the
morning captured smouldering fire and q
rind OF bacon. That ended the hanging aud
hunting, and the impression is that nothing
less than an army can capture the single
wounded desperate.