, 1873-11-04

From the raiicjo {CaI) Indepeadeuce ef Oct. T..
r. maj man tried TO b,1rglarizo tho houBe Of Mr..
rost,track, sunday night but was successfully
foied in tic attompt. It socms that the follow
forced m entrance through tho back Kitchen
door. BY pryng on tho hasp. about 11:30 O'Clock,
tired. The burglar, after getting into tho 1itch-
eli. commenced walling around tho room. Mr..
Smith. who had not vel, ,gono to eloap, heard the
fellow but kept quiet: In q few nononta
leads directly to tho sleeping apartment.
About thts time Smith had Cotton
out Of bed, and, arming himself with q boot
jack aud ono Of his heavy bootH, awaited tile up
AZ soon as tho man came within striking distance,
ho let ily ut him with his bootjac.s, hitting him
oyor the head. Tho fellow boat hasty retreat,
but not faat enough 10 eacape the heavy boot
Which Was thrown aftor him. When he got into
the kitchen ho didn't know which way to turn. as
he Ind closed the door whon le came In. BE-
fore 1o knew where he was, 10 had fallen
over tho stove, knocking ha1f-a-dozen ten
Kettles aud pots OF with htm. This created
afraid to follow. Lucky for tho other that he
did. for ho had become so domoralizcd by the
TALL that he wasn't worth a cont for fighting.
Getting on lis feet again, ho struck for tho
a rockiug-chair, and he foil head over hoe1s into
tub Of water. His eplasll1ng and aoundering
around in the tub OF water terrified Smith moro
than ever, and he began to think his house was
possessed Of devils. Tho man ut last found the
the yard like lightning, and this time rushed
into small hcn-coop, which ho knocked over,
md killed several of the smal1 hons What hnl,.
pened to hlm after this no ono knows. Suffice
it, ho has not shown himself around those parts
since.
Proposed Wholcnulo 1riah Emigrn-
tion.
The Liverpool papers mention TINT Mr.. 7.
OLeary, who had just returned from ireland,
whithor 10 %aa delegated on . tour Of inspection
Ind received o lotter from Mr. p. ]. johnson,
tho Honorary Secretary Of the Irish Agricultural
Laoorors' Union, in which tile writor says AT
our monthly meeting 1t was resolved that, In tho
comprehensive measure doaling with the waste
lands Of ireland, bo empowered to proceed to
America and have au interview with The authori-
tics there, with tho object Of our initiating an
emigration ell nlasao to tho Wostorn ind Pacific
States. Of'courao, foel deeply that it should
DO necessary for liz to leavo our native la,lit i;
but what could do? All faith hero ia lost ID
political platitudes and little loft In our public
mon. I struggled hard, but tho Irish laborer
will net remain eleve by the Shannon wlio
peoples land. I lad to accept tho office, but
atn consoled TINT am to hare tho assistance Of
ono whose services shall not soon forget. You
were chosen to accompany mo. Will you = Yes,
our brothers from slavery. havo had many
conversations with members Of the constabula-
ry. Do you think tho American Government
would refuse them as Eottlera with 'ls III tho
United States2 On receipt Of your letter shal
80 to work to mature our scheme. II VIC aro do
nied a home III ireland, We eau build up nation
in Amcrioa." Tho proposal Of the Irish Union
haa beeu accepted by Mr.. O'Lcary.