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Ulnelnnn,I Market.


FLouR-Unchanged,
GRAIN-UnchAnged, except Wheat,
which IL held higher, but no advance
has been established.
CoTToN-Quiet and unchanged; mid.
ding 232<a2lc.
WHlsKY-Dull; sales aL 81 on short
time, and $50 cash.
PRovIs1oNs.-Me Mess Pork Dull ut
sSl 90; no sales. Bulk Meats Unchang-
ed; no demand; shoulders held at 12xc;
sldes 16Al6hc for clear rib and clear
sldes packed. Bacon Inactive, but
little demand: shoulders l6c; sideB lsa
lS11o for clear rib and clear sides
packed. Sugar Cured Hams-2la22c.
LARD-Held at l7Nal99<c; sales at 1<c
below these rates.
Hods-Flrm and In good demand,
but offered more freely; closing at SlOR
10 go; receipts 400 head. Green Meats
Lower at close; sales 1000 pieces at
llNal5Nc for shoulders sides and hams.
GRoCERIEg-No change.
OILs-Lard-Sl 47a1 go.
GoLD-l22k buying.
ExcHANdR-1-10d discount buying.
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Chicago Market.

ShlUAuuI ObCs -
FLoUR-Shade more active and firm;
spring extras IS 371<a6 60.
GRA1N-Wheat-Fairly active at / IA
21c higher; sales OF No. at 941fc; No.
2 sold at 921<a921fc; closed at Ole; this
afternoon market irregular at 9lc cash
and seller December; 92xc, seller last
half. Corn-Easier and shade more
active: sales OF No. 2 at SOASl 1fc; clos
Ing qaIet and weak at SOC: this after
noon market dull and nominal at SOC
for No. 2. oals-Sleady at yesterdays q
range: closing at 4l5<a42c for No. 2.
Rye-Moderately active and 1c higher;
sales OF No. 2 at 75a76c: rejected at Tic:
closing at 100 for No. 2. Barley-Dull
and steady; closing at $50 for No. 2.
Hods-Dressed Hogs-Qulet and
higher at Sll 5OAl2 so. dividing on 200
lbs. Live firm and active ut lOal5c
higher; 80 4OA9 IS for fair 10 medium;
Sl0al0 40 for good TO choice; and $40 Goa
1876 for extra prime.
CATTLE-Qulet, steady and firm at
$S 50a4 75 for common 10 good cows;
S5 6Oa6 90 for fair 10 medium tleshy
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BELMONT COUNrY.
Non, tne Barn.ville Ials!ligmoer.

From ute RGrnIvilte Lnte!ligateer.
CURIOUS FREAK-A RAT SUCKING A
Sow.-0ne of the most curious affairs
that have come under onr observation
occurred In this place last week. About
Charles Kugler brought forthsix hand.
some pigs, and proceeded to minister
to their wants as Bows usually do. The
family observed large Norway rat
prowling about, and one evening he
was seen lying amongst the pigs. He
was driven away and escaped without
injury. After dark Mr.. Kugler went
again TO examine his Hitter, and upon
removing one OF the topmost pigs, he
discovered the rat In the centre Of the
heap, pulling Justify at the SOW and den.
joying his supper as heartily as any pig
OF them all. Mr.. Kugler struck him
with q hoe, but did not succeed In kill
Ing him, but since then his ratshlp has
deemed It advisable 10 procure his sus-
tenRnce In some other manner. -
The SORGHUM CRoP.-It is well
known that the sorghum molasses
made in Barnesville and Vicinity 10 the
very best In the market. No lands are
80 we'll adapted to this crop as the
rough hill-sides OF this neIghborhood
that look so uninvltlng TO the traveller.
III most other places the molasses is Of
dark color and disagreeable to the
To the taste. Here, 1t is a beautiful
amber tint, and clear as water. No
molasses In the world 10 equal to It In
taste and appearance, Ordinary sor-
0bum weighs but nine pounds 10 The
gallon, buE here the usual weight 10
about eleven pounds. About 1900
gallons have been made In Warren
township this season. VIM. Smiths
works produced 2,100 gallons. Jona.
than Scofield, 1900; Samuel Walton.
1900 gallons: Robert Plummer, 5000
gallons, while small quantities have
been made by several other persons.
The price this year 10 seventy-dVe
cents at the mill. while ordinary sor-
ghum is only lorty.6ve cents In Cln-
clnnatl. So popular 10 the molaSses OF
this region, that there is not now u bar.
rel In this market.
HoUsE BuRNRD.-A small house oo-
cupled by Hiram Jackson, near The
TreStle Work, was consumed BY fire
on Friday night last. The family Is
left In very destitute clrcumstan
as nearly everything was consumed
with the building.
TURNED UP.-Samuel T. Graft, whose
mysterious disappearance was noted
last week, has since been heard from.
He Is employed rs composltor on the
st. Louis EVenin0 journal. His negli.
gence caused n great deal OF useless
anxiety on the part OF his friends:
ABOUT nine O'Clock Sunday night q
young married man was found upon
The railroad track, u few rods west ol
the Chestnut Street crossng, dead drunk!
Had Il been any other night OF the
week, the mangled corpse Of one more
victim OF intemperance would ere this
have been consigned TO Its last resting
place. -. ...r.
THE women Of Cadlz are moving for
their rights. Two meetings have al.
ready been held, and forty persons have
Joined the Association.
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A MOVEMENT Is on foot in Georgia tc
petition Congress- for removal Of dlsa.
oIlitleS Imposed on account OF rebellion
II the Georgia Legislature will jusl
ratifS The Fifteenth Amendment, It will
do more TO secure removal Of dIsablli.
ties than can be accomplished by O
ship load Of petitions,
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rae OANADIAN DonlNION.
"a MCsaenRcrIo Red RIver-Peoeeed.
IngH in the Ontario Legislature,


OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Dec, 2,
Capt. Ermatinger, OF Montreal, has
been summoned here 10 carry u special
message to Red River, to endeavor to
conclliate. the half-breed Indians. The
question Is attracting much attention.
The tribe between Fort William and
Red River is reported unirlendly.
ToRoNTo, Dec. 2.
In the Legislature last night, Mr..
Blake followed up the Nova Scotia
resolution by moving as necessary
consequence an address 10 the crown,
praying that by act OF the Imperial
Legislature 1t might be rendered i'm.
possible for the Parliament OF Canada
to disturb the financial relations es.
tabllshed by the confederation act Of
1867 % between Canada and thS several
provlpces. Mr.. Blake supported his
motion In n speech OF aome length. A
debate OF very animated character
took place. Mr.. CLARK moved 10 amend,
declaring the proposed adlreas inexpe-
dlent. On n division, The amendment
was defeSted-57 10 I2. The original
motion was carried, q COMMITTEES ap.
pointed, their report brought In and
adopted, and the address agreed 10 aud
ordered to DO enRro8aed. . i ta
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New York Produce Market.
RI,,., Unn nn

CoTToN-Dull and 10 lower;sales 900
bales at 25Ac for middliug uplandB.
FLoUR-Olosed steady with moderate
export and home trade demand for
medium and common grades.
GRA1N-Wheat-Qulet and firm with
fair export demand at 81 3Oal 81 for
No. 2 spring; 81 Seal 371f for winter
red and amber western. Rye-Nomi-
nal. Oats-Lower and dull; G4a64Hc
for western. Corn-Dull and heavy at
81 l0al 12x for sound mixed western.
PRovIsIONs-Pork-Quiet, firm and
unchanged. Beef NominAlIy un.
changed. Cat Meats-Steady and quiet.
Baoon-Nominal. Lard-Firm at I9Aa
l9Nc fer good to prime steam.
Edds-Qulet, without decided change,
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NEW 4oRk. ueC. q.
In the Spanish gunboat cases, Judge
Plerrepont was served with copies oi
the papers yesterday, on which Ii Ia In.
tended substantially 10 base the motion
for the discharge OF the boats. These
papers are not yet perfect In form, aud
belief was prevalent ct the District At.
torneyls office that they may be chang
ed again before the hearing OF the case,
which has been adjourned 70 Saturday,
as they have been changed twice since
originally prepared. ,.l
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rnEPAR wEsr.
Precautions Against Snow on the Pa.
cltlO Railroad.
Reported IndIan Alliance Against
the settlers.

Three and a half miles OF snow sheds
ON the Union Pacific Railroad were
completed last week. The company ex-
bect TO dnish seven miles by the first OF
February, covering all the deep cuts.
a double line close fence will protect
all the lesser cnts, placing the road out
o. al danger Of interruptions from the
drifting snow.
Mr.. MILESTONE, Indian agent now at
Dacotah, says q formidable alliance has
been concluded between the Northern
Sioux and Grows, for war against the
settlers Ia Eastern Montana and Wv
oming. The Indians are iustlgated 10
!6ls by an outlawed halr.breed named
keshow, and threaten the extermlnR-
tlon OF the whites.
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LAST Wednesday the family OF ELL
lab Adams, OF Waynesburg, Pa, were
poisoned by eating peaches that had
been put up In tin cans. They were
quite sick for a while. but all recover
ed. Persons shonld be careful about
using tin for preserving fruit Glass
or earlhenware is better.
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FIRE IA CHEVELAND.
Partial Destruction or. a Graia EIe.
VAtOF.
..... . NTuvvrAun nao

I - - N~s@ @tAN
VAt0F.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 2.
A FIRE broke out at late hour lasl
night In the Commercial Elevator,
owned by Coe, Merritt q Co., and par.
ually destroyed the machinery and
contents. The building contained he-
tween GO, 1000 and 10000 bushels Of
grain, q great part Of which was dam.
aged by water and smoke The entire
loss Is from $4,000 To $4,000. Insu-
rance on the building and machinery
is as follows: State Fire, Cleveland;
Flremen's. New York: Hide and Lsath.
er and PhWnix, New York, $l,25O each.
Insurance on the stock: Imperial, ol
London, $4,000; Underwriters Agen.
ov and Hartford, SIC, 1000 each; Phoenix,
New York, 5000; Cleveland, 5000;
Astor, New York, $500; Western Buff
falo, $3.50; North British, Atlantic,
New York Corn Exchange, New York
Commercial, Mutual, Cleveland, g, ,0OO
each; Hide & Leather and Irving, OF
New York. $1,000 each; FIremen's,
New York, $500; Buffalo Fire and
Marine and Mutual, OF Toledo; $1,000
each. re'
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RumOred sHIOVement OF U. .. TrOopI
In the Eastern Forts.


NEW YORK, Dec. z.
It Ia stated that orders have been Is.
sued 10 the officers commanding The
troops stationed ut various forts In
New York harbor 10 hold their forces
In readiness 10 move on to- morrow,
supplied with ten days ratIons. The
quBrtermasterB and commlssary de.
pArtments were busily engaged yes
terday, In preparing for this mystsri.
ous movement, the direction and des-
tlnatlon OF which are kept profound
secret. Similar orders have been is.
sued 10 the officers ut New London and
SAckett's Harbor There are about l SOC
irnnna hare
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NeW York Dry aooau nInrks,.

NEW 1ORKI Ueu, 2.
Inactivity continues the predominant
feature anda large failure has occurred
to-day In the Cotton Yarn trade. In
prints, the market 10 panicky and
the Lancaster, Oriental. Richmond and
other makes are reduced TO 1lLfc while
Wamsutta are selling at 8A8Nc. Heavy
brown sheetinRs In light stock and
held firmly at loo for all good brands,
while Augusta and Southern makes is
selling at l4o.
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GtreGtteItiqtnrp1:

THE Alabama State journal reJoIoes
at the multiplied evidences OF return-
Ing prosperity In the southern States,
and quotes the sale Of a pIantatio on
lately for A2,6OO which two years ago
was offered for 3l2,5OO and could not
find purchaser. y
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pRlOEs.

hOonanda German BlttsrA per bottle o. %
hAlfdoEan 900
hOonRndh German Tonic, pat up iu quart
bottles, Il 80 p0r bottle or q half do1eii for
H3,
SS-Do not forgot 70 examine we'll The aT.
lele you buy, In order 70 got the genuine,
FOR sale by DFugHlsta and DOal6rA In Ned.
cine everywhere, iyl2
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DIGESTIVE ORGANS.


HOOFLANDB GERMAN BITTERs Ia
entirely vegetable, and contains no LIQUOR.
II is compound Of Fluid Extracts, The
Roots, Herbs, and Barks from which these
extracts are made, are gathered In Ger.
many, all the medical virtues are extracted
nom them by O scientific chemist. These
extracts are then forwarded 10 this country
10 be used expressly for the manufacture OF
this BltterS. There Ia no alcoholic substance
Of any kind used In compOuudinR tile BIZ
ters; henee It free from all the objections In.
cldent To the use OF liquor preparation.
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.

BALTIMORE Dec. z.
FLoUR-Dull and unchanged.
GRAIN--.Wheat-.Dull and weak:
prime TO choice red 81 3S. Corn-Low-
er; prime 10 choice whlts 9OA92c; yellow
9Oc. oAts-Dullat 65a67c. Rye-Sl OOa
los
PRoVIsIONs-Sllghtly improved de-
mand. Meas ,Pork-23S 90. Bacon
Rib sides lS9Gal9c; clear sides l9ka
1870; shoulders 15Kal69Ic; hama 2lc.
Lard-l9c,
WHIsKY-Dull at 81 l05.
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Hoonand'B German Remedies arc counter
ielLsti, Zee that the signature orc NJ. JACk:
hUN Ia on tho wrapper OF each bottle. AL
0tAen arc countaEtelt.
Herman Medicine St0r0, No. 6Si ARoi sueet,
CHARL N. EVANS, Proprietor.
Formerly y. II. JACRsoN q 10.
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NRw YORK, Dec. 2.
Albert D. Richardson died at 8 o'clock
this morning,
Mr.. Richardson's remains will lbe
taken to Midway, Mass, for interment.
The coroner will view the body this
afternoon, and hold m inquest Mon.
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Fire DamP gxplOsion Ia n PcnnsyIva
. mia Coal Mine.

An explosion Of FIRE damp occurred
IN the Empire mine early thIs morn.
log. Particulars not yet ascertaIned,
IL 10 reported that seven or eight men
were aerlously Injured, some, It Is fear.
! cd, fatally.
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Gold Discovered in EaDtsrn Kansas

The Leavenworth Bulletin says that
gold has been discovered on Delaware
lands, fifteen miles from Leavenworth.
California miners think good wages
can be made, and several OF them have
been prospecting some days aud was b.
ed out considerable dust.
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RRUBSIA.

Removal OF an OId Controversy.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.
Il ID rumored that the Danish ques-
tlon 10 again under discussion. Seve.
raj Important dispatches on the sub.
ject have recently passed between Ber-
lin and Vienna.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS.
By Cable Telegraph to the Intelllsencer.
FRANCE.

Bullion In the Bank Of France has
decreased 100000 francs since last
Thursday. ......
France and Great Britain are making
great efforts to settle matters at issue
between the Sublime Porte and the
Vlceroy oil Egypt 0|I
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Jrutrcc Of ne Supreme Court Of PsnnGvlpani
PHILADELPHIA June !, 1889.
II have found by experience that HOof'
iaNIi'H German Bittera Ia o very good tonic,
relieving dyspepie aymptoml almost d.
teclly. q 6RoR4E sAARsWoon."
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HOOFLANDS GERMAN TONIC.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC

IL n pleasant preparation Of the BitteB fur
those who do not like extreme BItteN. II
BltteB combined with pure santa cruz rum
and agreeable navOrinH extracts. It's uEe
recommended when some puT0 RtlmulRut iS
required In correction with the tonic pro-
peTtIea OF the BItten.
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.. CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer $50
SomesnoW this morning.
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Reeder ". Clark, Third Auditor OF
Treasury, has resigned.
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mum dAAE1 4abAfooNi
Judge Of he Supreme Court ef PennVlpa"ta.
PHILADELPHIA, April D, lSG8.
III consider HooflandB German Bltters. a
valuable RleGiictnS In case OF attacks or lnul-
HtsIlOn or dyspepsia. can certify this
from my experience OF IL
Youn, with respect
JAMkS THOMPSON"
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ElocIIOus tn nllpslu.Ippr and Texas.
MISSISSIPPI.
N,,unnx...,

New ORLEANS, Dec. 2.
Private dispatches from Jackson,
Miss, indicate Alcorn's election by ten
thousand majority. Nothing definite
can be obtained In reference to the
Legislature. n
The returns from Mississippi give
the following majoritIes for Alcorn:
Wllkinson county, 1000; Noxabee,
2.76l; Jefferson, 1878; YaZoo, 1000; Mar.
ion, 1000; Adams, 2,475; Warren, 8,763;
Copiah, 1858; Claiborne, 1850; Marshall,
600; Kinds, 1900; Loundes, $500; Ian.
derdale, 672; Clark, 400; . gain In thIr-
teen counties OF mort than 1900 over
laat years radical vote. GAlIabuBha
county gives Dent 700 majority, a loss
OF 300. Tho legislature Is generally
conceded to the radicals.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 2.
Dispatches from Mississippi claim
the State for AlOoru by 10000.
TEXAS.
GALVESTON. Dso. 2.
The total vote here for two days ID
1901. AS far Nv heard from the cleo
ttOu throughout the State Is passing of
quietly. In Waco county the vote In two
days reaches $40. In Mcclellan county
the colored majority is 200. Iu Falls
county The votes are splitting, but Da-
Wis 10 probably ahead. Repatriation Ia
not yet completed In Rsvarro county,
consequently no election is going on
there. In Austin, Hays, Williamson
and Travis counties all the whites and
many colored voters are voting for
Hamilton. His estimated majority In
the three counties In 1900. Harris Ia
certainly elected to Congress. Hamll-
TONS friends claim the State by 10000
mSJoriIy. .O nr. .u..
..v..r .. .E .a.a. Houston, Dso. l.
The vote here In two days is 1900. II
Is estimated that Hamilton will carry
the State by 10000. In Jefferson the
election is progressing fairly, the col.
ored votes being largely In the ma
tofilV
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The Sub: Treasury bought a million

Aue up-4Led9uTy pouRnt u HIIllou
ati ITO. 12a1o0.Si.
sTooKs-Flrm; Northwestern, Rock
Island and Lake Shore were the
most active stocks and absorbed the
bulk Of speculative interest. Among
the miscellaneous shares, Pacific Mail
was the only feature and raised from
49k to so. The rise In this stock is due
to the agitation Of an increased subal.
dy for the China line. Express shares
weak.
The failure Of Broad street firm
which suspended some months ago,
was reported on the Stock Exchange
this morning. Their liabilities were
not large. The outflow OF currency TO
the South and West has fallen to o
nominal amount. No further lnstruc~
tions have been received by Assistant
Treasurer, Folger, relative 10 December
gold sales. The prospects stand as
advertised.
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NAW 4ShAI OeSt -
MoNRY-In pressing demand until
after O'Clock, and stringent rates for
call loans, I per cent currency TO coin
interest on Government bonds and
stocks, With some exceptional loans at
l.l6 TO N per cent. The demand was
generally supplied before 28O, and
after that time were offered quite freely
at 9A7 per cent. Discounts were very
dull ut 10al6 per cent,
STHRLINa-Dull Rt 10S5Sal09.
GoLD-Quleter; opened At 122k; ad.
vanced 70 1229S, and closed at 1921.
Clearances twenty-five millions, Car
rylng rates 5 per cent currency to gold,
and 7 per cent currency, and 1.S2al>l6
per cent commission.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs-Dull; old bonds
firm under purchases OF foreign bank.
ers. New bonds were comparatively
weak owing to the continued sales by
ont of town lnVeBtorP.
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BLOOD PURIFIERS

byer known, and will cure all diseases re-
bulting. from bad blood. Keep your
blood pure, keep your Liver IN order.
keep your diRtAtive organs In
sound, healthy condition, by
the use OF these remedies,
and no disease will
ever asAall you.
THE CONFERENCE.-The who wish q
fair aRin and good complexion, frbs nom
yelIoWiRh tinKe and all other dlHnguTements,
should u 70 these remedies occasionally. The
Liver In perfect order, and the blood pnre,
will result In sparkling eyes and blooming
,heekA.
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Hon. Gso. W. WOODWARD.

HON. dBo' W. WOoDWAhu,
Chief JlIitieeq ~ he Supreme COsrtQf PurWrlIes
PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1867.
~ tnd HoOnanda German BLtten " u
good tOnIc, useful in diseases OF the digeHtlVU
organs, and OF great benent in caSed OF do
Dilty, and want OF nervous action In tile
aYSeln, YOurB, truly,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-01
SELF-ACCUSED.
An Innocent Man sent to Prison for Theft OIL
His Own Confession.

Ills Own Confession.
A correspondent OF the Detroit Post writes from
Kalamazoo, hiChtgan:-
"a few years ago man residing in Vermont, by
the name of Bourne, was convicted of murder on his
execution was prevented by the arrival at the scene
of execution Of the man whom it was supposed he
had murdered.
"a case OF Imprisonment once occurred in this
State in which the circumstances of the conviction
were somewhat similar to those of the case above
referred to- and the writer believes were never before
published The victim was poor and ignorant
man, who may be called Pennel somewhat addicted
to intemperate habits, who resided in one of the
western counties. He had wife and several chill
dren dependent upon him FOR support, and had pur-
chased and nearly paid for, feN acres OF land, on
which he had erected small house.
ga man of wealth in the neighbO,hood had lost
two fat hogs that were running at large in the
woods A place was found some two miles dis
tant where two hogs had been killed and dressed,
and the conclusion was that they were the missing
animals. Pennel being poor and rather worth
less fellow, suspicion rested on him as the criminal.
He was arrested but as there was no proof to con-
vict him, 1t was deemed an important step to get
him to confess it. Pennel at first strenuousy
denied the accusation, asserting that he had no
hand in killing the hogs, and knew nothing
about it. M strong pressure was brought
the reward woul be paid if he could be induced to
plead guilty. He was told that he would certainly
be convicted and sent to the State Prison for at least
five years. but that If he should plead guilty he would
get Off with two or three months Imprisonment in
the county jail. The condition OF his family was
alluded to- and for their sake he urged to plead
guilty, and get of with the promised light sentence
"He finally consented to accept the advice so
strongly urged upon him. and when the day of trial
came entered plea Of guilty.
"The result however, was quite different from
what he had been led to expect for instead of get
ting two or three months in the county jail he was
sentenced to five years hard labor in the State prison.
Thus the evil he sought to avoid by that confession
came upon him and his poor family. He lost what
he had paid on his place, with the improvements he
had made upon it, and his wife, broken down with
grief, want, and sickness, was thrown upon the
county as public charge.
''The sequel was that after Pennel had spent two
and half years IN prison, the truth in regard the
missing hogs came to light it being simply that an
other man who had two hogs running in the same
woods, had by mistake for his own killed those which
Pennel had been accused Of stealing"