Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-06
Washington.

Last Saturday night the peaceful inhab- itants of Blackville were disturbed by 6 constable calling and inquiring for man who had stolen horse and buggy Up- on inquiring we find the facts tobe these: ! A man being in house belonging to J. M Black left home some ,time dnnng the earlier part of the day and: wandered of to the east as far as Bethlehemahnd in his wanderings he found something to quench his thirst, to such an extent that he became beastly intoxicated-in fact so drunk he didn't know where he was or what he was about and couldn't even tell his name nor where he wanted to go. As he came by the house of Mr., Guiles in Bethlehem he saw some one hitching & horse to the post preparatory to going to town, and his drunken fancy suggested to him to take that hosre and ride instead of walking Ca difficult task for him just them. No sooner had the thought taken possession of him than he put it into exc oution. Waiting until the man went into the house he unhitched the horse and started-for-in fact, nowhere.
 The horse took him across the hills and around many different roads at last bring ing him home from almost the opposite of the true direction. In the meantime the owner coming out and finding the horse gone, started in pursuit and know ing the name of the man and where he lived came right to the house and reached it some time in advance of his horse. When the horse and buggy came, the man was without hat. and the buggy minus whip, lap-robe and cushion, all of which were found and in good condition the next morning. The man was not sober enough yet to know where he was going, but when he came to the house and Hound that the officers were after him. he left and has not been heard from since. The papers are already made out, and he will be arrested and tried should helbe found. :
 He is quiet, inoffensive fellow, works stadily and minds his own business. He raised a large crop of tobacco this year, but was unfortunate in not having over q quarter of it cut when the hard frost came. thus losing great part of his. summer work. and the funds to settle the bills which he had necessarily contraeted dur ing the summer to support his family. Now comes the hard part of the Satur- day job. The man that lost the wagon and horse was satisfied to get his properly back all right, but justice demanded more, and so the papers were made out and the man is driven from home, and his family are left to take care of themselves. They had few chickens, some garden vegeta- bles, COW and two hogs. Of course some of these go for debts and all the rest is left for the family.
 Now who has to answer for all this trou- ble and misery2 Of coursethe man is tl blame He ought not to drink he should do betterl Yes, but all good lovers oi order and peace. would have been pleased to have seen the names of those that man. ufactured and sell the stuff that has caus. cd so much of our misery and is causing it, in the list of those that were carried of l by tLe fever in Memphis, or Shreveport.
 A FRIEND.
 On Wednesday night the Axe Helve factory near the Washington station caught fire, it is supposed from stove and, in spite of the the herculean efforts made to save it. was completely destroy ed. The new blacksmith shop east Of the factory was saved with great difficulty. The fire occurred early in the night when people were soundest asleep. SO that heIp was not easily aroused There was no in surance on the property; and the loss il probably from s10, 600 to S12. GO. The | U