St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-19
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Adirondack Murray.

Adirondack Murray.
Rev. W. II. II. Murray. pastor ct the
Park street church. Boston. is Il man
pretty we'll known to our readers: but
t" the people generally he is better
known 10y the title which appears ut
the head of this article. which name he
which he has brought this northern New
York forest into notice. 1t is pretty
we'll understood that Mr.. Murray is "a
mighty hunter before the Lord also
that he spends several weeks each sum
InrI in these Adirondack woods. hunt
ing aud fishing and Incorporating gen
orally. He has become such AN cnthu-
sia>t over this place and this business
that he wrote Il book and Il lecture upon
the AdilondackS. and nearly every body
has heard the one or heard of the
other.
But all this is ancient history: let us
come down to recent events. Mr.. MW-
ray went to his hunting and fishing
grounds this summer ;IS usual. About
the time of his return some newspaper
published Il paragraph t" the effect that
Mr.. Murray had violated the game law
of New York state in shouting deer in
the Adirondack> this summer. This
paragraph WAS copied quite extensive
ly: we think it found its way into the
columns OF the CdIcioni0H, and we are
therefore the more careful to rive the
facts which have subsequently trans
pred.
The paragraph referred to reached
the eyes of Mr.. Murray, and annoyed
him evidently. for last week he moved
the Park street pulpit into the fOHJrc-
JGijondIjSt office. and gave the readers
of that religious paper such il sermon
on Lying" aS they will not soon ior-
get But the fire WAS directed cNclu-
siNrIN To editors. and those VIII" had
made the charge against him referred
to above. After spccifNin% several pa
pcrS. Mr.. Murray closes as follows:
\ paper called the P,urnjcncc Jou,naI
adv crti>rd me in savage terms as "a
murderer OF innocent deer. ct Cctrra.
Now the perfection of this illustration
:iS Il specimen at newspaper lying will
h, seen in this. that the writer of this
article never shot Il deer this season
more than this. as all my guides and
those who have conSnltcd in the woods
with me know. for several Years | have
never shot Il deer. unless compelled Ia
lo 81 10y actual Lack of needed food in
camp. Now. we do not know vino
STATED this newspaper lie: but we do
know. and the reader knows. who have
given it circulation: and that. too.
when the slightest effort on their part
could have preserved them from the
shame and guilt of purp0>cly cnculat
ing Il fal>rhund.
The ProridcHrc JoHIWdI SAW this and
went one better. We copy from its re
ioinder:
Mr.. Murray WAS one of Il large party
which killed and ate ten deer. SO his
friend one of the party writes us
and, 81 little wcr" the party" anxious
to conceal their piowc>>, that the story
WAS told to and published in the Tray
clIcr. But Mr. Murray SAYS he didn't.
this season" kill Il deer. But he WAS
the hcad."t the party. Il WAS with Mr..
Murray. mr.lly writes his friend.
Murray guided his disciples to the Nd
iromdack>. and they killed the deer. and
he helped eat them. Neither Murray
nor his friend denies that the deer were
killed ont of season. OF that III kill
ing them the law of New York WAS
Violated. Why all this hullahalOo. Mr..
Murray ! When Il lady wrote Il long
letter from your home. describing your
stud. Your holsc pictures in your par
l"r. your skill with the rifle and the
very >I"uchcd hat which adorned your
marble brow. YOU made no fuss about
it. ENcryhodl took it for granted as
an advertisement of ynU and your book
and every body took it ;> Il matter of
course that YOU inspired and were
gratiiiVd 10y it. lor do moi shrink. oh q,
Murray. from fame. not to say notoIicty
You took occasion to advertise Yourself
very neatly at the fair the other day.
and you declared that stump speaking
gave lou more personal satisfaction
than did preaching the gospel. This is
the reason for your Squirmln%. on
took Il lot of people to the Adirondack~ &.
they killed deer when they should not
have been killed. and you part0ok with
them. As Il SportSm rs Il mcIciiul
man. You Numbered. Enough. brother
Murray. To do Yourself Justice. Won
should hunt on Boston Common. and
yom should preach ut the AdiromdackS
in muSquito time.
As might he expected such irrcverant
talk as this aroIIScS the friends of Mr..
Murray, and not few are showing
their "hump>' in the Boston dailicS.
This is Ill right. and will only advcr-
tiSe Mr.. Murray. who has just published
book on tlc horse. and probably dou-
bile the sales of that work. Anything
for fame. not to say notoricty."
ASSASSINATION OF GEN. MCCOOK.-
Gen. f.. :. Cook. secretary of Dakota.
waS aSS;l>Sinatcd at lankton. on Thurs
day night. IN alteration occurred
between MrCuok and i. u. Wintermc-
ter. Il broker of lankton. III which the
latter WIS worStcd. Determined ON
vengeance, Wintcrmctrr. armed him
self with a pistol. followed McCook i'll
To Il hall where Il railroad meeting was
being held. and shot him. After the
first shot McCook grapplcd with his
opponent and threw him on the floor.
but Wintcrmctcr shot him twice during
the >rulflc. from the effects of which he
hIrh the nnNt dnN. Con. McCnnk WIS