Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-20

KNOXVILLE, ILL.,. March II. John W.
Osborne was brought here early this morn
ing from Galesburg. He seemed In good
spirits and ate heartily about IL o'clock.
This morning he confessed to W. Math-
ews. brother of John Mathews, that he
killed Mrs. Mathews. He said he follow
ed her to the celler and hit her on the back
Of the head with brick and left her. Re
turning, he cut her throat with a knife.
He denies that he ravished her, but atiirms
that he was hired to kill her His state !.
ment was written out In full and handed 10
the minister for publication. At one
o'clock he was brought on the scaiiold aud
stated that he had written full confess
ion. He made no speech and showed no
fear. When asked 1t ready. he said. ~ -.
sir" promptly. and stepped smilngly on
the tap. His arms and feet We're piniou-
ed, the black cap adjusted and at one
O'Clock and eleven minutes the drop fell.
He fell about five feet. His neck was not
broken and he died of stranguation. His
struggles were terrible and lasted some
time. In thirty minutes life was pronounc-
ed extinct and the body cut down
THE CONGRESSIONAL MILEAGE orFs-
TION.-The discussion over the recent re-
troactiye increase of salary has revived
many interesting statements relative to the
inequality of mileage. just before the
war, Mr.. Gwlnn Of California received sI9.-
900. while Mr.. Bayard OF Delaware. sitting
by his side. got but little more than 500.
Reverdy johnson go: SIPS. while Senators
Nye and Stewart OF Nevada got $40 900
apiece. This was early in the war decade.
and before the Pacific railroads made any
change In directness of route. The Mile
age paid during the last Congress 10 some
Senators was as follows; California,
si029,G0: Oregon. sG492 so; Nevada
S35l3.6O; Texas, $1,000; Louisiana. s213l ::
Arkansas, S2l00: Minnesota, S2i.J. - /;
Kansas. S2352 10; Nebraska. S2lt- 20 /;
Mississippi, S2lG0. Before the war. this
mileage business was grand swindle--
Senators and members fixing their own
routes, and so getting double the amount
more recently paid.
Nix. WILSON on TEMPER ANCE.-iienry
Wilson's views on temperance are we'll
known, having been frequently enforced in
his public addresses and consistently car
ried out in his private lie. In Washington
it is not always an easy matter for AN OIL
cial TO maintain absolute abstinence in the
face of 4 false social sentiment. and to do
SO consistently requires no small amount
of moral courage. 1t is a pleasant and
gratifying circumstance that the Vice
President of the United States holds so de-
cided a stand on what is one of the most
Important and urgent reforms of the time
We append an abstract from his address in
Baltimore last Sunday before large tenn
pcrancc meeting:
III we would lessen this vii Il l. not neccs-
sary for Us TO consider whether prohibition or
any other means is better, but the thing il for
u 10 DO the work about w. and 10 help our
neighbor. see many Young men here before
me. The most beautiful thing know Is 10 ~cc
the young array themselves on the side ofright.
Since the civil war there have been more Young
men who have yielded to strong drink than
ever before. What the workingmcu of thi,
country need more than ANYTHING else IL tom
persuce. Drinking is the great curse OF the
workingmen q this country. The human " III
cannot entirely tame the war-hosro of passion
and help is needed 10 keep II, from ii, inilu-
enoe. Such help i prohibition. Write your
rane. on the Temperance pledge larger than
John Hancock wrote his on the Declaration 81
Independence. Every man and woman,
whether blsk or white. j. our brother and sis
ter, and it i, our duty 10 help them.
come from race Of men who drank. and
belleNe that drunkenness i in . great measure
hereditary. Yet would as soon drink cup
Of poison before my family or byfor, my Gllo "
man n would cup ui vine. Whatever ms
faults, thank God that no man in ms country
ever staggered 70 4 lrunkard's grave saving.
Henry Wilson gave me my first drink ZAP
plau>".l Fathers should think when they drink
that hey ar bcquesfhing heritage 20 their
po-teriiy. Ny friend, told M when wen, 10
Washington that | should have 10 dtink. yet
did not. aud though | wa. laughed ut AZ iir-t.
Ntt soon inuni that the man Who laughed At
ulc most. re- i'cctcl M most