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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11
rY ALICE CARY.

If | were d painter. could paint
Tie dwariod and strageling wood.
And he h'll-sidc where the meeting
louse
With the wooden bcrrv stood,
Apart from tho churcI-huuse. all alone
On ionr square pillars Of rough, blue
stone.
We school-boys used to write our names
Ni,h inpcr-tips, each day,
IN tn dust of M cross beans. once il
sl.0np,
have heard tho old folks say.
praisng Ia lime past as old folk VIII
Like Il liar of fire on II old church
lousc hill.
could paint tic mill-s'rcam. cti III two
Ev ihe heat Of Tie summer skies,
And a. sanG-bar, with It's long, brown
back,
Aud round the bnllly eyes.
And the bridge that hung 20 Ligh DER III
lde.
Cfcahing, and ~ ingiug from side to side.
Tie limo kilna, and ilc Iiine-bulncrs,
rraWny, and Wild, and proud =
Their red sleeve cleaning in The smoke
Like 4 rainbow IN Il cloud,
Aud N wocd-cuttcrs poor old mare 80
Tin
Tuning Lcr blind eyes out and in.
| could paint tl' white Hawk tavern.
nalkCd
With broken and wind-warped sheds.
Ana iA rock where the black clouds used
10 sii,
And Trim thcir watcry heads
W!,h little sprink!t- u shining light =
\ aht and morning. morning and night.
Tho wide archcd door al eladowv
Viii numlct flowers. ail plaIne,
And. hy your icay". could paint. / think.
i picture for that frame
Eyes tender and true. and Il mouth, Will
look.
To DE Kissed by a sweetheart tie same a.
til Book.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

How TO RAIst BrAxs. Take an or
dinary nail keg. as ncar water tight as
possible. bore quarter ihth holes in every
third stave an inch from the bottom.--
spade ad pulverise Thoroughly circle of
grouhd three feet in diameter. Place
the leg IN the centre, filled nearly full Of
good stable manure. Ucll pounded in;
plant Lima beans end downwards, two
inces deep, eight inches apart, and as
many inches from the keg; all around il:
pour Oh q pail OF water. or as The manure
will absorb, which may be repeated once
q week i'll dry weather: Place five or
six poles foot high from the kcg. letting
the tops meet over it, and tbc work will
be done. Four hills will be found IL
raise enough for any fa,nily.
\. A. I.ed0cr.
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Total

Nails iS TIE FooT. - To get relief from
The terrible effects of running a nail in
the foot of man or horse take peach
leaves. bruisc them, apply TO the wound.
confine with bandagc, and the cure il
as If br magic. Renew the application
twice day, if necessary, but one appli-
cation generally does the work. Eolli
man and horse have. in few hours,
when apparently Oh the point of having
the lockiaw. been cured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

y bad cause has written igrbminy on
the grave stones Of Albert sidney John
son, S'ontwail Jackson and John Mor.
gan. which The hand of lime viii carve
deeper and deeper On the tablcts. No
wreath Of flowers 40 breath Of spring,
NO monumental stone can sanc'ify the
treason that would tear down good
government or tho Wickedness that
would Lsliid np L vast scheme OF opprcs-
sioi."
That refers 10 dead rebels. Living
rebels appear to share better from Radi-
calls ike Loburn. Lcngstreet. as rindic-
tiVc q rCiicl "a, Johns OH. jackson bi Nor
Idn. y hrnorcd with a 20,ObO Office from
Grant ana confirmed By Il Radical SEN
ato. Colonel Grove. another rebel. was
APPOINTED Governor Of New Mexico to
sapeaccdc 4 gail MON soldier. whose
scars attest his galanlry. Many others
nave been equally Well served by this
loyal administration. a bad cause may
haVe written i-lominy on the gravcstone
OF S,oneWail Jackson. but ,Jdmcs LONG,
street. the lieutenant of "Oll Bob Lee"
lIas the treason salIriilicd "that would
tear down .good Government. or the
wickodness thar would build up vast
scheme Of oppression We can not ap-
lieclaic the force Of the rhetoric that
would write ignominp on the grave 0 {
S!oncwali jackson and place a wreath
oi flowers on The head of James Long
street. with the more subsfanil gift OF 81
= 200eO Federal Office. but Hon. John
Coburn may. = indianapolis Sentinel.
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0JThc New Albany Commercial pro-
pounds the following conundrum:
l. "a young fellow who goes TO see his
hirl every week day. liable To arrest if Le
goes to sec her on sunday, under the law
prohibiting person from .'pnrsnng his
usual avocations Oh the Sabbath"
Yes; and he ought TO be made marry
the girl
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\ LITTLE boy and girl had been eau
toned never TO take the ncst-ceg " hen
gathering the eggs; but one evening tho
@irl reached tie nest first, seized am egg
and started for the house. Her disap-
pointed brother fol!owc cd. crying, Moth
cs!mother! Shsy shes been aid got tho
Egg the old hon lneasurhs bYi"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

nS7-A rural editor was recently mar
ricd. and previous TO starting on his we'd
ding tour, promised his readers that he
wcnld give them n minute detail of all
he said and did There would doubt
less BE- dcmandior large extra edition
of his paper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11
MI;ilchsitiScn.

We find the following interesting par.
agraph IN . Nc@ York paper:
An Indiana paper says that while
Judge Archer of that State, was over
hauling some books in his library, u
inousc jumped from shelf into lis
mouth and tried to run down the Judges
throat. The Judge got rid of the mouse
without much damage. but both of them
Were exceedingly scared"
As there is no Judge Archer living in
Indiana, the story will do to tell to tie
msrincs. = Ind. journal.
The Judge Archer spoken of resides ut
Marshall, Illinois, eighteen miles west Of
this city, and il j. an actual fact, improb-
BILE as IL may appear
-ycrrc fIaltn Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

"MARY MAGDALENE had seven devils
cart cut of her. never heard Of "A man
having seven devils cast out of him"
growIed cynical bachelor in the course
.of a discussion on the woman question.
mo. they are not cast out Vet, be-
licvc." was the quiet response Of his far
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Why is Q vain Young lady like a con-
i.rnctl dfundard: Hccausc neither OF
iihcln is satisfied with moderate use the
glass.
WI, is The letter "a" Of more value
than cream 10 a dairy maid: Because
il makes better butter"
! WHY is wcathcrcok like loafcr:-
iiecausc he j. constantly going round.
TONG notliIg.
! Why should tie SRI make hotter
hos, keeper ,ban tl.c oafili: Because the
earth j. exceedingly dirty, and the -ea j.
very tidy.
WHY can sea captain always have
| flesh eggs at sea. Because whenever
lie wishes them ne can lay 10.
The House at Representatives of
Rhode Island. have postponed the con
lsiArniion of the fifteenth amendment
until noxt session.
There are i.2-O bond holders III
In Hamilton county. Ohio. show II by the
lrcturns TO the Government Assessor.
The bachelor has 10 look ont for
bcr TWO.
ITO keep your doors from being bro
ken open by burglars Dont close ;Aem.
a meeting Of "impcrialists." who
favor a constitutional monarchy has
been called i'll Washington.
q = Smallpox is on the increase at
Evansville. and tha Board OF Health las
ordered q general vaccination OF the in
habiiants.
GA Western Paper has an account
Of the shooting OF a wildcat by IA little
boy Eve feet eight inches long"
"A young lady IN Montana IS charged
with putting on aims when she refuses io
80 To a ball bareioVtcd.
GJA young lady rein'oved for indif-
ference to a slovcniy suiior. replied: -
l"Nhy should | pine away for him when
he Will moi spruce up for me.
Is A friend Of ours thus describes
The patience Of husband with whom he
lis acquainted:
He Ecycr said word.
But. with look of deepest melancholy.
lie sat like Patience Oh an ottoman.
Waiting for his wife 10 put her bonnet on
NJ Why Sambo. how black YOU are I
said gentleman. tic other day 80 ne
gro waiter al hotel: how "in the name
of wonder did You get so black! 7"
"Whv, look here, mass1 dc reason nm
dis--dc day dis chile was born dcre was
an eclipse
Onions VS.. Brcs.-A good friend in
forms us that II an onion be planted in
cucumber bill il will cilcciually prevent
the appearance Of The bug. lie has never
known the experiment 10 fail. Try it
once. Indiana American.
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/ 'Mas. McGlrnrR, will you be n,-

"NRs. McGlrnER, will you be ms
wifc?r
Ia. Jack how sudden you arc r.
ly this time had left my place at The
table. and was around by the side Of that
widow. Ny arms incoscd her.
.'Out with j." said /, twill you be
minc!'
"Ycs she whispered. and fell to and
kissed her sixteen times.
20 heavens. You angelic Jack. do
stop."
But didn't stop. kissed her sixteen
times more.
Ii was n good desert; rather liked IL.
! urged speedy union. and VIC were
iha. evening.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

Ir Won have bad temper lose it. II
a good one keep IL. II Il doubtful one
make il certain. IL sweet ono use il
for the benefit Of your friends. Ifa Jolly
one cultivate it for examples sake and for
the dclectation of the community. Ii
nohc nt all avoid looking into tho mirror
lest You see a goose.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

LAErATiNG x LOCOMOTIVE. : The Sac
raineEto tcporier says: 'it is currently
reported that a new tribe of Indians
have hccn discovered near independence.
on the line of the Central Pacific. who
would not seem to be as well posted in
regard To- railroad matters as their rod
skin brctAlan OF the plains. The other
day locomotive having passed bY to
their bcwildornent, they resolved 10 lay
in wait or pursue and lariate the mon
ster. Accordingly they made "A very
tFong larlAi. and pcrceiring the mystery
approaching. stretched across the track,
eiflicr end being held firmly bv twenty
OF ihc would-he captors. The engine
cam" laundering along. The lariat was
struck just below the lead light. and il
IL said dat the Indians exhibited greater
feats than was ever seen in first class
circus
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

0~yThc distance across the continent
from san Francisco 10 New York. the
great commercial cities OH the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts. is as follows:
From san Francisco 10 Sacramento 100
From Sacramento TO Ogden 7is
Prom Ogden 10 Omaha 1880
From Omaha ~ New York i.479
Total 3,377
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IA man in NcWbury port. Massachni
sctts. has ten acres Of land Ia onions.-
The ten acres gave eighty miles of on-
ions, and in planting, hocing. wedding
and gathering require thousand miles
walk.
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SENSIBLE A handsome young widow
applied to physician 10 relieve her oi
three distressing complaints with which
she was affected.
In the first place. ~aid she. Il have little
or no appetite What shall / take for
that"
Tor that, madam. you should take air
and exercise"
And. doctor. am quite fdgctty at
night time. and afraid TO bcaIone. What
shall take for that =
For that | can only recommend that
you take husband"
'Eic. doctor. hut have ,hc blues
terribly. VIVA. shall take for that!"
For that. madam, You have. besides
taking ti,c air aud a husband. to take Il
good newspaper say thcJAsrEE WEEK
LY CotLiER."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

Tho New York TRIBUNE moro than
insinTatcs that tho twenty Radical AS
semblymen whose name. ii has arranged
in a black list were "bought for three
thousand five hundred dollars apiece"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

To CLEAN P,IST.--Thcre i very
simple method to clean paint that Las be-
come dirty. and if our housewives should
adopt il. IL would save them a erca, deal
~ trouble. Provide Il plate. with some
of the best whiting 10 br lad. and have
ready some clean. warm water ard a
piece Of flannel. which dip into lie wa
Ger and squeeze nearly dry: then take as
n'uch whiting rs will adhere 10 it. apply
it to the painted surface. when a little
rtibbing will instantly remove any dirt
or grcasc' After which. wash the par,
well with clean water. rubbing il drs
with a soil thamois. Paint thus cleaned
looks a well rs when first laid on. with
ont any ininry 10 the most delicate colors;
II is far better than using soap. aud does
dot require more thar half the time and
labor. -Coac!lnakcrs' journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

TrE city police Of New Albany madc
iiny-tivc arrests during the month Of
May.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-11

Mineral paint has been discovered
in Putnam county.
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. Al JASPER
DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, Ni
CLEMENT D0ANE.

OFFICE. Is COURIER BrnnING on
w EsT MAIS STrIET.
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GLASS WARE.

great varic.- and Of the best onsliv d, io rriccs
u =, the Drnr Store ..SAIi n.ktlr
Oot.g. ss
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! WHY can sea captain always have
! fresh eggs III sea. Because whenever
lie wishes them ne can lay 10.
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Con,intlril,rls.

WHY is vain young lady like ton-
Grmcd drundard. because neither OF
ihcln Is satisfied with moderate use the
glass.
Why is Tie letter "a Of more value
than cream 10 a dairy maid! Because
il makes better" butter"
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-03
Interior cotton nlarkets,

AmteT1Or COttOn Markets..
ANDERSON, March 31.-Cotton steady at 24h to
25Hc.
COLUMBIA. April 1.-sales Of cotton to day about
100 bAles; middlings 26Ho.
YORKvILLE March 3l.-Cotton is quoted at
251sc to-day, with very little Offering.
! COLUMBUS. March 3o.-CorToN- Demand local.
Northern middhngs 2ec. Warehouse sales ~ bales.
Receipts 118 pales.
ROCK HILL. March S1.-There has been fair
demand. with aales during the week at ASK to &c
for n iddfng. Market steady to-day without change
CHARLOTTE. March 3O-Owing to more favor.
able advices our cotton market advanced 40 during
the week. We now quote middlings at $40, closing
steady on saurday at that figure sales for the
week los bales.
MACON, March s1.-CorroN-There wac very
good demand to-day at 261Sc. We quote middlngs
26'6a261c. the later figure being for the finest
grade Receipts to-day 20 bales; shipments 3e9
bales; sales 218 bales.
CHESTER. March 3G.-CoTroN-sales have been
made made during the week at 2oha25xo for the better
closes with 8 frmer feeling and middllng may be
quoted to-day at 262za28c, other grades In proper
tOn.
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narlesson Cotton ana n.oo r,arke

Charleston Cotton and Rtoe Market.
OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS.)
CHARLESTON. Friday Evening. April q. I
COI.TON.-The market for the hbre was fiat, In
consequence Of the dull condition OF other markets,
and tue inquiry was Of the most restricted oharac-
ter. with declining disposi ion. the transactions
showing fall of about no q ft; sales 323 bales, Of
which 40 were sold the afternoon before, but not
reported. viz: Pat 28 10 at 26>4; SO at 26h; % at
2oA; 10 at 27H; at 2sc, and the evening before
83 a. 27A; 80 at 2s; 20 at 2sAc. Quotations are
quite nominal, say:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary. ..26A@27
Low mhidl1ng. ...................27I@-
BY New York classification quote:
Low middling. ng....................27H .27H@27A
RICE-There was g me rqury for this article
with light transactions; sales 7s tierces clean Caro-
lina, say: IS at 1-l6; 18 Al 8Ac. We quote COM
mon to fair clean Caroliua at 7X@8A; good, 6-18
68Mc.
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Markets by Telegraph.


LONDON, April 2-Noon-Consols SlA Bonds
s3%.
Two P. M.-Consols 92M Bonds ss,5. Stocks
quiet.
Evening.-Rosin 14s Cd.
LIVERPOOL. April 2--Noon.--Cotton dull Uplands
1896; Orleans l2ssd. Sales 5000 bales. seles for
the week 81, 900 bales For speculation 5000 bales;
for export 1909. Stock 1850 bales, of which
100000 bales are American. Corn, new. sos Cd.
Two p. M--Cotton unchanged. Stock aaoat and
on shpSoard for this port 45O OGO bales, of which
16O 900 bales are American. The trade report is
favorable. Yarns and fabrics dull.
Evening.-Cotton closed aat uplands 12Xa12%d;
Orleans l21aa125Sd; sales 5000 bales. Turpentine
sos 9la31s.
HAvRE. April 2.--Cotton quiet at If ACC for low
kinds afloat
Evening-Coton closes dull low middlng afioat
If z6c.
DOMESTIC MARKETS..
New YORK, April 2-Noon.-Money easy at 7.
Sterling TX. Gold a1A. Cotton steady at 2sAc.
Evenng-Cotton UNCHANGED; sales $500 bales
Flour heavy; superfne state $5 S0a6 Is; common to
fair extra Sc 60a7 TO- Wheat very dull; wlite Michi-
gan 81 85. Corn dull and declining. Pork $81 20.
Lard heavy. Whiskey quiet aud nominal. Rice
dull; Carolina 8ha9X. Groceries dull. Naval stc res
quiet Freights dull. Governments firm. 62's,
unabated. the market closing sharp at 7 in gold
Gold weak at SIX. Stocks steady and firm,
CINCINNATI, April 2-Whiskey dull at 9Oa9l. Pork
nominal at $Sl 80. Bacon dull; shoulders offered
at 13H; clear rib sides 1611a16H. Lard dull. Sugar
cured hams 1919.
ST. LOUIS, April 2 All nomnally unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, April 2.-Pork, $32. Lard, 1sLc
Shoulders, 13A; clear sides. 171ao. SuperAne -FOUR
s5 75as. Corn, 62a64c Whiskey, 91c.
BALTIMORE, April 2-Cctton 2S>5c. Flour dull and
weak. Receipts of grain lights prices nearly nomi.
nal. Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn 84a86c; vel.
low 8sa87c. Pork quiet. Bacon firm. Lard quiet
at zoe.
WILMINGTON, April 2-Spirits turpentne closed
quiet at 46. Rosin steady ut 81 90a3 Crude tur-
pentine unsettled. Tar steady at 80 TO- Cotton
weak at 2sh for mixed.
AUausrA, April 2-Cotton inactive and dropping;
middlng nominally 2e1aa27c; stock on hand l6. 700
bales
SAVANNAH. April 2-cotton quiet; sales 45o bales;
receipts 1147; middling nominally 271.
MoBILE April 2 2-Cotton dull and nat; low mid
ding 26a27; receipts 546 exports 2922 receipts Of
the week 4427 exports GIeat Britain IL u28 9th
foreign ports none: coastwise 1915: stock SO sos
sales 1850; sales to day 200,
NEW ORLEAFs, April 2-Receipts to-day 23e3; re-
csipts for the week, gross, 1861; net TO- 40; ex
ports day 29c9 exports for the week to Liverpool
GAIL; to he Continent Oil; coastwise 1855; stock
1888; sales today 800 bales sales OF the week
1o.soo; demand limited and prices declined Nc;
middling 2s14. Gold 80. Sterling AK. York sight
sax premium. Sugar dull; common II; prime IA.
Molasses steady; prime 70.
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AEFALRs IN TEE STATE.
Fairfield.

Fairfield.
The Episcopalians OF Winnsboro' have been
enabled, by the llberality of the community,
without regard to denomination, to rebuild st.
Johns Church, which was burnt by Sherman'e
force.
Kershaw.
at the request of the DeKalb Literary Soci-
ETY., Col. w. III. shannon has consented tc de-
liver an address in the Town Hall Of Camden.
on Thursday evening, the 9th inst.
The Camden Journal says: "The rains of
Friday, Saturday and Sunday last caused an
overflow Of our river inflicting considerable in
jury upon the planters on it's borders Much
OF the low lands had been either planted or
ready for planting, all Of which will have to be
The Intelligencer gives the following aldi-
t1onal returns from the township elections:
Belton Township. 8. Acker, w. ID. Wilkes
and VIM. NJ. Cooley, Selectmen; g. w. MCGEE,
Town Clerk; James Gambrell, SURVEYOR: Wm'
Holmes, Constable. Martin Township.Reu.
ben Clinkscales, VIM Pruett aud Benz. Pear.
man, Selectmen; Columbus Keid, Town Clerk:
>. j. Emerson, Surveyor; Samuel Mitchell,
The 1ntelIigencer says: "On Sunday night
last, bay mare belonging to MIR. David Crosby
was stolen from his p antation, three miles
east OF this place. and pom the fact being dis
at once made by himself aud others. The
thief was thrown by the horse near Mr. Elins
Earle's Cross Roads place, and before his pur-
suers reached that point he had been dlscov-
cred on the road, disabled by the fall. He was
lodged in jail. Ae is white man. gives his
name as John Sullivan, and halls from various
places, sometimes Abb vile or Greenville. and
occasionally Kentucky"
York.
On Sunday Of last week, while the family
were all in al tendance at church, the residence
OF DR.. L. A. Hill, near Antioch, in this county,
together with the entire contents, was destr oy-
ed by fire. The origin OF the FIRE is unknown.
The Enterprise gives the following additional
township election returns Chick Springs
Township, No. 9.--Ssectmen- G. Bailey, j.
3: Rosamond and Aldridge Green; Olerk-G.
"; Moore; Surveyers-A. Taylor and r. IS.
Gibson; Constable-W J. howell. Bates
Township, No. 10 -Selectmen-Jas. III. CIeye-
land, Enoch Cunningham and Abner Johnson:
CLERKS. 8: Crittenden; surveyors-Prew b.
Benson and jerry Whitnlre; Constable--W VIM.
Guest. saluda Township. No. 15.--Select-
men-John B. Davis, A. A. Stewart and burrel
G Uox; Clerk-C: +. Davis; Surveyors -Clarbin
ble--J. E. Turner.
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PRsseMRers

Per steamship saragossa. Tor New York Nesbit,
Putnam. J Montgomery, Il Wiley, u Dodge, ROY
all. Il Jones. MsCarty, Miss Florence Ryder.
Hume, Lady and three children, T Hickey. Mas q
Hun8iker. Doyle, j O Madden. sweet and lady,
T Holt McAdan, 4 CahiL. Ann Cahill. o Cahlu, j
Cahtll Cole. johnson. Kite. j W. Fenksbury.
end Ia IN e,eersge.
Per steanaship James Adger, from New York
J Becker, Leith: &c Kirby, Il Fisher, 81 e Browne,
baoiiton. v ass Peck. A w Wardel, Jr, J Il Bag
Per steamer Enaille, from Georgetown, g c.
Baum, Barker, Taylor. j ConnifSe, J r spark.
man, Jrs @ AllstOn, Doar. II Cheves w r De.
sanssure. M Riley. 81 Beckwith. W Walker, Master
! kaSyck. Master NJ Reid. Master 3 Reid, Master 4
Lucae. Miss Belt. Mrs M Pollock, Mrs e WILSON,
Is Il Bennett. Mrs Deb n, aud Others
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THE HEBLACKSTONE HORROR.
FrfghtRul Tragedy Am Philaaelphia--A
HypOchondT1ac Murders his WHO, Son
and OauHhter-Ho browns Himself I'm
the Dclaware-DetaiIs OF tine HORRIBLE
Crime. ut

The details of the last tragedy in Phiadel-
phia, supplied by our, Philadelphia exchanges,
are unspeakably revolving. The murder Of
w,fe and two almost infant children, and the
suicide OF the insane father, constitute o crime
almost without parallel. There was no motive
and no passion-no jealousy--no drunkenness
mo greed for money--nothing but insanity.
A whole family blotted out OF existence in one
day by the loss of one human intellect. We COPY
the particulars from the Age Of Wednesday
We have to reveal to our readers S;;io circum-
stances OF tragedy 80 sickening IN it's details
that the very memory OF it causes shudder,
On Monday, shortly after dinner, MIR. Funs-
ton, OF the firm Of Funston & Blackstone, gilt
frame manufacturers, NJ. 912 Market-street,
received the following bret though awfully sug-
gestive telegram from Zelah Lee, Of Madison,
Coma:
''Have received letter from James that his
wife and children are killed. Telegraph lm-
mediately."
Upon receiving this intelligence, Mr.. Fun
stOn wee hOrror.strioken; the James spoken
of In tho meessgo was James Sindsley Blacks
staaesa. his partner, and knowing that his asso-
slate, OF late had been deeply melancholy, his
MIND became allied with the worst OF fears.
Rarrying to the house in which Blackstone