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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

TRADE UNIoN.-It is understood that the
request of the journeymon carpenters for an
advance Of 20 per cent upon the wages they
are now receiving alter the lst proxlmo will be
refused at the meeting of the master carpenters
to be held next "Wednesday pight, but that an
asrcctnent Will be proposed at the meeting al
ule to, by which the journymcn will be paid
50 much per hour, and by which, If they work
Is many hours as at present. the tcrns CT their
request will been substantially complied with.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21
a CARD.

A CARD.
The Young man who smoked cigar in one OF
the churches last night, had the pity oil those
"Sh wad some power the giftiee gle u.s.
To see oursels rs ithcrs see US IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

rERsoSAL.-The Lynchburg News says
we mad the pleasure on Saturday Of meeting
l ht'' 1ac9b D. Mitchell, d. D., now of Alcxan
uaia' '"i l|r many years the beloved popular
t tG>'o; "l tnr Second Presbyterian Church OF
l"'s '''y lie Is on brief visit to his relatives
; ;'csr' ana IS wcarc happy to know, i'll the en-
loymcDt OF excellent health"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

'oScERr-Cal Wagucr's Minstrel Troupe
nay, nave arrived and will give their only concert in
inns city tonight at Sarcp;a Hall. Their enter
,a'h'nentS are well spoken of wherever they
nave been given. Their brass band paraded
The streets this morning discoursing excellent
muse Reserved seats can be obtained at
french book store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

'MrRovlNG.-The Lynchburg train that ar
lived ro here last Saturday evening brought home
I T. Master Nat. Buush, who was accidental
y NJ, snot and severely wounded at Bethel Acade-
o ,"s' near Warrcnton, some weeks since. Ills
'o"ultlon has improved considerably.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21
r ARGE STOCK OF DRESS GOODS.

u
We take pleasure in calling attention to our
very large and attractive ass rtrncnt OF
NEW GOODS,
purchased this season under the NEST favorable
circumstances from the largest and most eaten
sive importing and jobbing houses of New ork.
The long experience of our buyer gives him
great advantage in making his select ons. We
have received this week
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PIECES
OF NEW STYLE DRESS GOODS,
containing over 5000 yards. Also IL full stock
of all good. in our line. Cash buyers are cspc-
caly invited to examine our stock.
40 Is ROBr. l.. WOOD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

SorTIERN CLAIMS. The cases heard before
The Southern claims commission on Saturday
we're were those of Mary &. Moore, Of Alexandria,
"a. a., Tor $l4,650; Henrietta g. e. Warden,
a, %;1ulnlstratix of Samuel Weaver, Catlctt's sta
r FUN, Va, SI2,3o4, and John Jackson, of Fair
lax county, Va, for $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21
E2so 11ArsJpcT.

BALTIMORE, April 2l.-Virginia Gs, Oh, 81;
DO. consolidated 5@S do. pccers 49, Wet Fir-
ginias l3! bid to-day. Cotton dull and heavy
lsalS4. Flour quiet and steady; prices I'M
changed Whca. dull and unchanged. Corn
firm and scarce; white Southern rGsh7; yellow
Southern Oh mixed Western Ct. Oats dull f;
Southern 4Sa5l; Western mixed 4Gal0. Rye
quiet and steady prices unchanged. Hay I'M
changed Provisions quiet, but firm: prices IN
changed
New YORK, April q Flour dull and I'M
changed Wheat quiet and firm Corn lirmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

MISSIONARY MEETING "A missionary meet
my ing was held last night at the colored Baptist
,"uFSh on priuccss street. The sermon was
r'caehed by Rev. Jacqucln Strange Of the Airi-
% vi, NJ. II Church. The Piper Singing Chris
nan Association discourscd some excellent mu-
SIC on the occasion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

CORPORATION COURT Judge t. NJ Lone
presiding Com. VS.. Jno. Robinson; motion for
au arrest Of Judgment argued.
Partlow vs. Kincheoe; in debt; jury could
not agree; juror Withdrawn; jury discharged and
case continued.
Oversecrs of Poor VS.. Henry Willis; hastarly;
jury sworn; could not agree and were dj,urned
till 10 O'Clock tomorrow to which time the
Court adjourned.
The enquiry docket will be called on We'd
nesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

TIE FISHERY. The receipts Of fish at Fish
town since Saturday have been 100000 herring
and $4,000 shad. OF the shad 5000 were
caught on Que hau at Gut Lauding. The
quotations this morning were 50 per thousand
i;,r herring and from 50 to 81 per hundred
for shad The receipts Of rock ana perch con
tinue small and their price remalus at high
figures. The demand for fish, with the cxccp-
sion of a few days at the beginning of the sea.
scn has been sufficient 80 fur to prevent any OF
the receipts ftom going into the pacHlng-house
Of the Potomac Fishermen Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21
DIR \ ENEEs.

OpESEO'
Ladies White Cambria Skirts.
White Piquas
Ladies' Linen CanIric Hanlicrchir!S
Hosiery.
Cheap Table Linens ard Towels.
Crash
ap Is WIN. \. BERN LEY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

r U 5 Z X Z Z + V d :.
u A new line of
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS AND MATING,
BLACK ALPACAS, BOMBAZINE,
AUSTRALIAN GRAPES, lam
ISE CLOTH, CASIlM ERE, sc.
Also a beautiful assortment oi BLACk
SILKS We invite our iren"s to call and see
these goods We know they ave Is cheap rs ANY
in the market.
NH 2S IL. = ii VI Elt W.
ERESU ARRIVAL OF SrkING GOODS.
The subscriber is now in receipt Of large
stock of seasonable goods, which buyers are IN
vitcd to inspect
A lot OF superior Black Lyons Silks
Also Striped do, oil superior grades.
Particular attention 10 the lack Gro. Grain
Silks has been paid in getting superior makes,
and can be well recommended.
Japanese Silks and Prp!in= eXcceiingl y cheap.
Satin Grenadines, in Black and Coi"rs.
8 as we'll Ms the narrower Grenadines.
Cashmere PopllnS, III MI the new colOrs
Superior Black Alpacas.
MUhairs of fine quality and bnnutiful lustrc.
English Grapes and Grape Vets.
Beautiful Black Japanese Silks u new article
and very cheap.
Victorn Lawns; Pqucs Organdy Stripes
Colored Alpacas; Irish Linens; Linen Sheet
ings; 10 ! and Ill Pillow Linens; large nssurt-
ment of Towels, some very fine; Real Black
Thread Luces, at very low prcc-; Real Black
Guipurc do; Thread Lace Collars Llama
Shawls Linen liandkcrcaicis in all varieties
Hamburg rdg.ng. and lnserting=, with great
variety of guuds not enumerated.
NH Is }. u STEWART
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21
DARASOIS ANDSUN UMBRELLAS.

facturers direct ut the very lowest prices. Il
the latest styles, beginning ut 75c. Back and
Gray lpaca Sun Umbrellas, very useful for
sun or rain. Call and see them before purcfas-
ing. (np III -. r. VIII VI FIX w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

Just received a large assortment OF the above
goods, which will be sold 1T very low prices.
Windsor Scarts, all culors full length and
width of the very best quality, 1T G0c d plcce--a
great bargain. Z. Z. Bbkk
an II ~ King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

TRAVELLING SMALL PoX.-A colored man,
of being sick, and wrapped up so

complaining Of being sick, and wrapped up SO
completely iu blanket that his eyes only were
VISIBLE, arrived here this morning on vessel
from one of the fishing shores, stating that he
hung about the wharves for several hours, but
this afternoon made his way to police head
quarters where Lieut. Smith pulled the cover
ing from his face and discovered that he Was
broken out thickly with the smallpox Super
intendent Of Police Clifford being speedily in
formed of the discovery, had guard set over
him, and commenced making arrangements for
his removal to the small pox hospital, from
which all the Their patients had been dis harged
last week
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

NY l N ID 5 . L
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

Please call and see our stock Of
LACE GOODS
this day received from New York. ~
up Is II. ID. H''h No.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21
h p holland Trustee

Loudoun county, feb Its
~" The salc of the above property has beer
adjourned until MONDAY, the Eth day o
May 1873, Court day.
up WITS w. B. holland. Auct'r.
, 1873-12-24
IRRIGATION in Colorado.

1Ir. n. G. Mec}ser, who Inns made q study Of
the subject Of irrigation, and has lad practical
experience In thv work Of constructing irrigat-
Ing canals, writcs to tho New York Tribune from
Co,orado thAl to irrigate q region from tho
Rocky Mountains only to tho l00h meridian, it,
sload Of going to tho Missouri, as recommended
By tho President, would require canal 1000
feet wide and ton feet doap, flowing at the rate
Of tlrco miles MI hour. This would reach about
1000, 900 acres, while the plan favored by the
President contemp1nten the irrigation Of not loss
than 5000, 900 aclos. But, surprising tho canal
built, thero is no available supply Of water to fill
it, for tho Platte River, tho atroam designated to
feed 1t, and the oniy aonfco at haud. can not pos
eilly furnish water ouous! to irrigato moro than
o0,000 nores during its highest stage, whiio for
eight months in tito year it would not uffovd one
thirtieth Of that amount. And il q canal should
actually DO begun aud cariod far enough to
irrigate 900, 600 aoscs-a'i that could DO elfeot-
,,ally irrigated from tho Platte-sho result would
be that tile river would ba 80 drained at tho
point OF intersection TINT tho best portion OF tho
Territory which is now uudor cultivation would
inevitably bo ruined.
, 1873-12-24

greatest fraud Of all. It should be rnhltscd BY
ovory 1nan who can roanh tho cnr OF Cougrcnn-
man. It Is hard know, That tlls holders Of tho
bonds should loso thom. but tllero Is no fair
mesa In sadllng tho people at largo with tho
consequence Of tho foaliBhness.
uEAuTtFuL PnosrEcr.
Not long sinco, I saw ssalenont IN tho Ca
xco to tho effect that tho Northern Paotlo Com
pany Ind nlteady aold 05 square miles of their
land. Thia. I bcleye. Is true, and, on lrst view,
may look Hike q good prospect for tonahollorB,
tho proceeds Ct tho land salos bcing ''sinkinG
fund" for their security But look ut 1t olosely.
Tho Campany hayo 'been, over two yoars solllng
this 95 aluuso miles Of land, aud Il Ia 'tbe worry
best picked poi tona Of their whole grant. It Ia
At tho ratio Of ray 10000 aorca n year, aud. Mt
Tho samo rntio It will lake them ouer 1,G0o years
10 dispose Of their land-grank
Wlnt encouragement do tho bondholdore 1nd
in that7 The truth ia, il the whole grant DO.
lougod to tho Company, instead Of portion OF
it, aa Ia now tie oaRo, they cuuld not soil land
enough from II to pay ouo-flfth Of tho interest
on tho cost Of the road. They have only paid tho
intorcst on bonds already sold by tho proceeds Of
tho Halo Of moro bonds. aud not from land Halea
or from tho carnines Of tho road. And yot we
are told this concorn should have boeu allowed
to lavo gono on with their rosy advertising. and
II. " r.
, 1873-12-24

Correspondence af thc Lou,stslle c1nrifr oitrnat.
From Maysville 1orosacd over tn Capt. Lnton's
bout, and IN company with Brothor Rosser, into
Aberlcou, O., to interview the grand apostle OF
e1oping Kentucky lovers, Nfaaeie nsaBley. Esq.,
at Jour service. How much beauty would this
day bomonn n batod breath the pangs OF single
blossoaneBs but for Doasley As Masslc Deasloy,
Esq, had been for several years engaged III
marrying runnways without =" duo process Of
law" found 1t delicate and diiloult subject to
Introduce. Finally suggested
" You are we'll known In our State, Judge, Us
4 very handy Magistrate for tl!oso who OK
perienco tho truth of tho old adago TINT the
course or true love mover did run smooth :"
Now. though Esquire Boasloy ia an old nun Of
GO, tall OF stature, aud gray.hhiled, no found 1t
impossible to restrain blush as ho answered:
"YeH-yoB, sir suppose l am Quite o
Number CT young couples from your State oome
to me for relief. but always adyiso them to
ret married In their own ne!ghborhood-if they
can !"
to Aberdeen, tho Grotna Greon Of Ohio, but I
waived that proposition entirely.
" How nluny, Wayiaaing young men aud
womon."' I asked, "do yo,,!, tio together on IN
ayorago In twelvoTnonth 7"
"About ono hundred per annnm, !" he replied,
"or about two d week. 7 war e!octod magistrate
for this district four yoarH ago, us successor OF
Esq. Shelton. He (Shelton} lad been splicing
runaway couples from tho year 1918 to tie year
1869. Within tint time he had nude happy near
four Thousand slampodors from kentucky. !, nt
hrst, determined to break up tue eioplug busi-
| ness, but found it impossible. SO many young
couples run away from koutuclyt without their
fat,icrs' and mothots' will, that I concluded
would do society moro harla BY senaine them
'em to 20 1t. At first consulted the Kontuoky
lawyers. They treuted tho matter Al q hugo
joke aud assured ,ne TINT It was better, aftor q
couple hnd como such distance, to clip their
wings md lot EN- 20, than to say to them, No
fF f,,r u flta nlNtnh ntlEt
| beck aud 10 to work in the samo old wayF ]
! couldn't do it,"
, 1873-12-24
NNeont StccreA by n Corpso-A Mystcry
Of Latlk0 Erie.

Of LttIk0 Erie.
From The Detroit Frtt Pynss,
On Sunday morning two turner's and their
families WHO werc driving to Maiden to nttnua
church, when about eight mtos below, or onst Of
the town, eaw ships yawl on tic lakc heading
toward tito bcaoll ana about half q mile away.
They could plainly mako out n man in tho storm
sheets steering tho boat with an orr, and al-
though there woro no vessela In sigh, tho morn
Ing 1yas 30 pleasant aud tho soa go emoosh
TINT 1t wns supposed tho man bad put out from
shore to pick Up something, apd but little alton
ton wns pail to tho yawl. raaetng tho sumo
spot on their return, tho men found tho yawl
hard on tho beach, and tho man sitting stiff and
mosion]oas In hcr stern, 1lfeless, mud frozen 10
hard as roc;s. 10 bat bolt upright on tue scat,
tho oar out behind, and both lands claBping tho
handle, and It required hard work to wrench it
from his doatl,-grlp. Thore "as about d foot OF
water in tho boat but tho craft did not show
rough uaage. Tho mans lcEa wore ntmoat COW
orod with leo as fur mp aa Ills kneos, and the
spray had dashed over his buck and shoulders
and frqzon lhoro. There WAS no nnno OIL tho
boat, and tho porson who brought tho inforinn-
tion to Windsor yesterday could not eny that
anything wnH found on tho person Of tho man
10 reveal his identity nor to show how he had
bea, cast adrift. lie must havo been dcad at
1cnst threo days or moro. Thoro was neither
aail nor mast to tho boat, and nothing In 1t bllt
tho Quo oar, showing that tho poor fellow had
not intended long trip anywhere, and Tint he
must havo boon blown on tho shore. IIo Lad
used Ills onr to keep bofore tho wind, and lad
frozen 10 deatl, on his soAt where llo WIS 90
firmly held by the leo that 1t Ind to DO broken
with stone bcioro lie could be pulled OF.
, 1873-12-24

crty. On Thursday II was announced that tho
Lcilgh Coal and Navigation had sold all their
Nowrort and Hanover coal-landp and their lonsos
at Plymouth to the Doney Brook Goal Company,
which IL controlled by tho Central nallroad. Wo
are not ablo to give the 1gurea officially, but wc
patd. This sum Will rny tho floating debt Of tito
Company, aud leave largo enough surplus ii,
tho Treasury to pay d 10 nor cont dividend next
ldnv. Some 8,060 acrcs in feo Of ooal-landa aro
included In tho purchase, to sny nothing Of tho
plymouth properly"
, 1873-12-24
4 warning to AbsentecS In the Inter.
iur Department.

WABHrau1oN, D. o., DEG. ~, 1s73(
From n1il after tho 1st of Jnnuary, 1874, Tho
absence from Ills post OF duty of any Territorial
ur other otlicor under the ooatrol al this Departs
mont, without special permission, will bo ao-
copied al tender OF hlH resignation, and will
be aotod .,lpon accordingly, Any otttpsr asking
leave Of absence will accompany hls request
with u statement of tue catlse for making such
request.
Ille frequent, aud, aH 1t Ia believed. ofton un-
1,euessary abselco of officers under tho c6htrol
OF tI,is Department from tAoir posts Of duty,
with OF without loaye l,as oecasl0rel sllcl. incon-
to rcnlor tl.is order i.nperstiyely necessary.
g, d, DKLAEU, SECRETARY,
, 1873-12-24

The Mauci, Chunk (PR,) Coal 0dzel,s OF the
Nth inst. says, "For s6yoral months .rlmors
Auye buon circulated to tho effect TINT tho Com
tral kailroad Of Now Jersey wcro, negotiating
with the Luhlah CoAl and Navigation Company
, 1873-12-24
BOARD WANTED;

BOARD - TWO GENTS WANT FIRST. GLASS
ID board. roon, private family oth:r boarders,
twoMty.innutc+ walk from Sherman uous,. Address
II, Tribune 0ttcn.
poARD-TOR TWO LADIES IN PRIVATE IA 81
- lily lii tho vicinity OF References given
, 1873-12-24

ZEAL ESTATE WANTED.
WAErED-A, GOOD HOUSE AND LOT ON THE
~ SuutA West hla,, w:l lno1tch; not to e1oeel
$l,tD0; will pay hn cash. hnnno, good suburban lots
uniucu'nborod. II. I. COY. lJ3 Washinylon.st.
w to subdIvido fur valuable cornor In city worth
IaD,cNG; Ii nlos from ci.y 1o1s. D. T. HEAD, Ibl
L1aalu-st., bnsotHont.
, 1873-12-24
BUSINESS CHANGES.

A WEL1~PAYlEG GRooERY.sTOHR TOR SALE
It 81, ,0 cash. locaiod tho West Side. T. O. VlElt-
LING. Room 10, ls6 Dearborn. st.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Down the River.
An exchange in speaking of the grain
trade down the Mississippi river says:

An exchange In speaking OF the grain
trade down the Mississippi river says:
The increase in the registered tonnage of st.
Louis in the past six years has been little
more than six thousand tons, and this increase
has been wholly in unrigged vessels, as the
steam tonnage has fallen off few hundred
tons during the same time. 1t has been esti-
mated that the cost of transporting freight in
barges down stream is only about one-nnth the
cost of railroad transportation. The steamboat
men of st. Louis are talking of establishing
line of barges on the Missouri, which, if they
succeed in carrying the project into execution,
may have an important influence on the grain
trade of the West. 1t is proposed to build the
barges large enough to carry 1900 bushels
each, ten of these barges to constitute tow
for one tug. This would give 10000 bushels
to the cargo. These barges could be distributed
at different points on the upward voyage say
at Brownville, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth,
Omaha, and other places, where they could be
loaded and made ready for their destination on
the return Of the tug. By this means the great
grain crops Of Nebraska and other Northwestern
States could be laid down in st. Louis at cost
far less than the charges of ordinary steam
| boats, and merely nominal when compared with
the rates slarged by the railroads.
There are only three or four serious
drawbacks in the way of st. Louis tax
ing the grain trade of the Northwest.
The first is a million bushels of grain
will flood the market, and make grain o
drug.
1t costs much less to transport wheat
by water than by rail but any grain
dealer who has tried it and paid his bill
for extras, knows by experience that
the extras added down the river are
heavy.
At present grain cannot be shipped
in bulk with any degree of satisfaction
by water from New Orleans to Atlantic
shore ports. 1t has been tried time and
again, and found during its Gulf stream
voyage to heat so as to spoil it. Until
this can be done-until grain can be
barged at up-river towns, and shipped
in bulk in steamers or vessels at New
Orleans, and transported to Atlantic
shore or foreign ports without heating,
the trade of the West must come East
by lake, rail and canal, and all thefgures
that can be given will not change the
result.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
A Terrible Cruise.

The attention of those contemplating
dime novel writing is called to the fol-
lowing item From Melbourne, Aus
tralia, news has come of Captain Ar
lington, who has been cruising about in
the South seas for three or four years
with the good ship Althea. His crew
consisted originally of forty-fve men,
but in the course of time seventeen
died. The remainder, however, were
destined to meet a more horrible fate.
For when the vessel was near NADIA
gascar, one day, the watch suddenly
noticed dense black cloud approach
ing. 1t soon enveloped the ship, and
was seen to consist of myriads of black
flies as large as bees, which settled
upon and completely covered the deck
and masts and stung the sailors until
they were almost crazy. So heavy was
this chronological load that the ship
well-nigh foundered, and it was found
impossible to sweep the intruders off
At last an opportune gale carried them
away, and q few days afterwards the
Althea found herself ploughing through
miles of their rotting carcassss. A
| loathsome stencil filed the air, and
eight of the crew were Immediately at
tackled with the smallpox and died.
Touching at the adjacent port of Solala
the inhabitants were found to be also
suffering from the same disease, and il
was reported that the interior of the
country was swarming with the same
description of fly. 1t was thence con
| o1udad that thaSa paeti1antia1 oreatI,ras
are the cause of smallpox. They de
YOUR all manner of filth, particles O.
which adhere to their hooked claws, ant
are thereby conveyed into the systems
of such persons as they may homo
with their attention. The Althea made
sail again in a hurry, but afterwards
went through one or two experience
similar to the preceding, and fnall.
arrived at Melbsurne with baker
dozen of miserable invalids.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
A Texas Murder Trial.

A correspondent from Hannibal, No.,
gives the following anecdote Of Mr..
Ewing, one of the counsel for the prose-
cution in the trial of Coe for the muir
der of Miss Abbie Summers, on the 18th
of June, 1870. The press and jam in
the courtroom to hear Mr.. Ewing was
simply fearful. A great deal of curiosity
was excited to hear him on account of
quite romantic story of q case in which
he figured as prosecuting attorney, and
which story has been the theme of
everybody attending the trial when it
was known that he was in the case.
Thinking the case not out of place
here, brief history of it runs as fol-
lows Two young men left Adams
County, Illinois, for Texas, and, after
the lapse of some time one of them
returned and reported his companion as
having mysteriously disappeared, and
supposed to have been murdered. He
remained some time in Adams County,
and then returned to Texas. After his
departure a circumstance occurred
which pointed to him as having COM
mitted the deed. Search was instituted
in Texas, and what was left of the re-
mains-the skull-was found in a chap
parel. This was identified by some pc
cuharity, and the companion of the
murdered man was arrested for the
crime, and search among his effects re-
vealed portion of the clothing which
the murdered man had on when last
seen. When the trial was called in
court the counsel for the prisoner asked
for continuance, which was granted.
At the next term of court the sam e
thing occurred. Ewing, thinking their
aim was to wear out the patience of the
counsel and witnesses by the long jour
ney from Illinois to Texas, at the next
term of court left his witnesses within
a few miles of the town, and, Disgusting
himself, went into the courtroom
When the ease was called the defense
answered that they we're ready for trial,
supposing Ewing to be hundreds o.
miles away. Their establishment was
unbounded when he also announced
himself ready, and sending for the wit
nesses, the trial commenced. In his
argument before the jury he held the
skull of the murdered man in his han(
during his entire speech until the clos
ing, when, walking up to the prisoner
he hurled epithets and invectives dow
upon him without stint, and then, as i
by accident, dropped the grinning skull
into his lap. He had the satisfaction
of seeing him hung before he lef
Texas.