The Osceola times., 1873-09-20

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"A man by the name Of Strick-
land, who kept a woodward on
the river, above Clarendon, was
most brutally murdered last week
by unknown parties. When the
body was found the head was
nearly severed from it and the
bowels split open. 1t is not
known how long Strickland had
been dead, but it Is supposed to
have been several days. Passen-
gers on the Augusta last trip saw
dead body in the river, below the
woodward, where the buzzards
were eating OF it, which was sup
posed to be that of Strickland.
There have been several of these
mysterious murders in that section
in the last year or so. and we think
the authorities of Monroe county
SHOULD ferret out the murderers
aud bring them to justice.-Devalls
Bluff Journal.
Mr.. Saline, living q few miles
above here, was badly bitten by
huge rattle shake one day last
week. Being at work upon stick
OF timber Mr.. Saline reached down
to turn II over, when the snake,
stretched near by, struck him on
the hand. SO severe was the blow
that the snake was raised off the
ground with its fangs buried in the
hand. The usual remedy whisky
was soon brought into reQuisi-
ton, but it took a gallon and a halt
TO have the desired effect on the
patient. The snake had thirteen
rattIes.-Chicot (Ark. y Times.
johnson county has not now,
nor has she ever had, an effective
sheriff since we have been a
resident of the county. Some of
the deputies have given satisfaction
and ovinced a desire to perform
their duties, but they have certain
ly had the lamest set of men for
sherifls that ever we have seen.
When there is any money to be
made, in which no personal risk
involved, they are into it "neck
and heels" but just let them see a
party coming against whom they
hayo writ, and they are certain
to have business in another direc-
ton. When Doc Ward was shot
no effort was made to trace up the
guilty party and bring him to
justice. When Judge Mcers was
shot instead of the sheriff summon
ing Il posse instanter and starting
in pursuit of the assassin, he
jumped into his buggy and went
out to see how the judge was shot,
although he was no doctor, and his
duty demanded that he should have
been actively engaged in trying to
catch the murderer. Four hours
aiterward he did manage to get
together a few men, and trailed
him about four miles, taking care
to get back to town before dark.
Since that time he has been in
Little Rock most of the time. This
is plain, yet it is true; and it is but
right that the people of Johnson
county should be cXonerated from
the intimations made against them.
-Clarksyille (Ark) Enterprise.
A Telegram to the Memphis Ap-
peal, which We copy below, gives
the other side to the story now
going the rounds Of the press, about
the death of the Mongolian lover Of
San Jose. 1t says:
A few days ago story came in
the California papers about n young
Chinaman at San Jose falling in
love with his employers daughter,
the girls rejection of the Mongo-
lian's suit, and his retaliation by
firing three pistol-shots at her, the
first Of which struck a steel rib of
her corset and glanced off, the Sec
ond cut her apron strings behind,
and the third buzzed her ear. The
Chinaman supposlng he had killed
his victim, shot himself dead. That
was the story. There is another
side 10 it. A strong suspicion exists
among the neighbors, and those
who know the Dubois family, that
old Dubois killed the Chinaman,
and that he and his wife and the
two girls made up the story. The
mark on the steel rib of the corset
looks as if it had been made with
knife instead of a bullet. The COW
ering is cut as with a blade, but the
metal is not grazed. The Dubois
women at the inquest said that the
Chinaman's attack on the girl was
made about noon when Dubois
himself was away from home.
Shots were heard by Others early
in the morning when Dubois was