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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
Our Principles.

The AMEEICAN CITIZEN while
earnestly advocating the principles
aud doctrines Of the Republic III
party, will he equally Jealous il
urging retSenchment and reform il,
MI Drancnes vi the government.
IL will e1 pOse and denounce dis.
honesty aud extravagancs in all
public officials.
1t will labor to sustain itself o. y
respectable journal, eschewIng bill
hngsgate, ridicule. AMI opprobrious
epithets, employ ing il place thereof.
arguments appealing 10 the wisdom
snd intelligence Of the people. be
lieving that by SO doing it will mrr-
Is end receive the sup.,O Of All
god citizens.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16

Referring to the death of that
christian gentlemen ard philan-
thropist Hon. Gevet Smith, Of
Now York, tine Louisville Com
merciaI truthful'y aud appropriate
ty says:
He WAS one of the pioneers and
strongest supporters of the anti
slavery movement aud gave iber-
ally Of his means a. well "a of his
time aud talents, to better the con-
dition of the colored people. He
WIS u staunch friend Of tho Union
during the war, but after 1t was
over, WAS one of the first to advoc-
ate q policy of reconciliation and
peace. His hostility to slavery
never let him into any hostility to
the people of the South. lie wns
y man of vigorous mind and y phi
lanthropist If the true sort. He
lived h long, useful and bepeficent
life, and earned q true fame, which
bis country men should cheri-h.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
The Race for . Judge in the BcechsF
Case

There are li.'"iie. inch cost
mvsr than thty Cum. .nr. :5ii' .ir-
mun >e.u.s 10 have ,',st .Ie'.t IL his
truth Ia bis prU;.'.tnG - .Utr %"
the cl-r II Isl on a"aiGs. Brcch"F
bet. rc Judge McCu- III preference
10 Jude N.il>..n. IL may t'- iir.t
the an, 4. nc. b,'i we,n the rulinss
q ire % in. < a. 10 .iir a iiRi>>-
10 NJ. ~ V,.i.:N o. ~. u III. '''n.t
ir 80 :. ct, '.n.. t'ss' j ''t..r
NJ. Il M.tlii Nc.D'!t ~ al iid.-'
a.t-- ; ',T' - .,,--s.i u. sc NJ.
=, =. ',;,' he = is,.,r.~' t- III IL
IA T. So o., ti,-h ~ 81 r.", j a';S"
y, ,.un - i lie t,.ri,-IaDse .ius,s. tor
hun tu c..sn.- before.
II sii.,il,.I D., dis, incrlN understood,
all around, b. PARTIES ami ,ouns,.l,
that MIR Brecl,er cannot retain the
high posi-. i.,n ~hHh he han long
held as ~ Christian munster ii Il
feeling prevails tnat There y II evil
,ienc- against him III existence hich
it was u.c..s-ar, {" keep back.
i h.. only thing tiist has done Mr.
t. echer usu..h real good since this
com rUversH began was his bod,
Iuanl,, and st..i,nt letter t" MUuI-
ton, challenging hin to produce
anything and every hing i" his pos
SESSION "r power, and demanding Of
hiu, that he sllU0ld >iO ~ ~iit"uf
delay. Fpr the time ie,ng tins
saved MIR. Bt~cher. rhr fight must
lie kept up III the same spirit. He
,:s.n achieve no sknlkipE victory.
The p-culIari,ies IF the Case do not
admit Of that. A lawyer, IN such a
suit, may tDe too technical and too
timid for his clients only chance Of
salYatiO
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
Special Elections.
AN ACT relating to specials cleo
tsops.

AN ACT relating to specials cleo
tions:
SECTION BE it enacted by the
Legislature of the State Of Missis
s,pm, That all cases of special
elections to fill sAcancies which
now have or may hereafter occur.
in any county office, OF office for
any sub- division Of any county in
this State, it shall be The duty Of
the Board Of Registration to give
sixty days notice of the officer r
officers To he elected, and of the
time and place Of holding such eIec-
ton in each precinct /" the county,
instead OF the notice now required
by Law and no such special cleo
ton, whether now or@eved, or
hereafter TO he ordered, shall te
held without such sixty days so
tice being first given IN manner AZ
provided by law. This Act to APP
ply to all such elections which gre
already ordered, MS we'll xs such
- may be hereafter ordered.
SErIcN 2. Be- it further OF acted,
That in Case OF any VACANCY now
existing, Ut which MA, hereafter
occur in any Office aforesaid ~ ,h'-
State, il shall be tire duty Of tire
Governor to fill such vacancy by
appointment; ouch appoint meat
To hold, aud the aPp"intee I" COZ"
tlnue IT, Office until such time ~
such vsceDcy may filed by cleo
hQp.
SECTION 3. Be- j, further enac
Ted, That this Act take effect and
DC III force from aud after it's pas.
sage.
Approved December Fl. 1874.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16

An Act Amending :ia s:tve.iG i..s :.

An ACt .AulS11i AZ st' sstNf Eos ~
II. B. No. ga AN Act entitled Az
Act to amend nj. Act entIti, d
q Act to amend ths. Re,errue
Laws, and for other purpose :
approved April .. 1872.
SscTIoh BE it enacted hy Tie
L. g:sla,ure If the State of Mi--Is-
-ippi, Tnu S-c,i"s.- |, >, ). 1. !
ana =, of an .Ac; to aHienh t''.'
x venue Laws, aud fer '.'hcr ,'nr
uoScs, "a, r'.v.t; Arr.i y Is.2 ".
a Il III, ~ ~ ST. T. r.''.. r'!' 80 -
b. !i.a' ,!t-, = - s";. -',''. t..
..y,t.n.. ., .iu.t.ls ., l,r .aNr-. ,h~..
be sold us tie TX E"'.rctur -
prov iueA ~ Artic'e IN, II.ap'er
-, OF tie i;evi-ed Code Of 1871 ;
.'r"viJcd, Tha: the al .crti-en,ent
4 lnnds h> the Take Hector shall
"., n..Idr immediately after the LIST
Of January OF each year, Instead
Of tho LIST Of December, IA provi
lie III said ar ic;e.
SEQ. BE il further ena ted.
That on the LIST Monday Of Fetru
ary, if the taxes shall remain uh
paid, aud no sufficient personAl
prR.erty can be found, Tho Cnliec-
tor shall proceed to sell said land
AS now provided by section 1867 .
Revised Code 1871. aud the Col
leclor shall return the list Of al,
lands sold for taxes TO the Circuit
Clerk of his county, as now provi
ded by law.
SEC. 3.-Bs it further enacted,
That all Acts or parts OF Acts in
conflict with this Act, be, and are
hereby rer"aled, and this Act shall
take effect from and after it's pas
sage. Approved, Dec. %, 1874
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
The Rush to : ansas and Colorado.

The indications are that the rush to Kan
sas and Colorado will i,e greater than ever
i'll 1c74. The shortest way to reach the far
West is through st. Louis, the great MIssis-
slppi Valley City of over iJOO 900 inI,abi-
tants, and thence west over the ST. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern Short Line, " hich
reaches all the great land grants iii the
West, and runs SIX fast express trains, two
more than ANY other road, between the Mis-
-i>s!npi amt Missouri rivers. This ru;,d in
the last two years, has expended over two
Ini.iI.,n dollars, besides earnings in eXtrtor-
iiiiai! improvements Of roadway, in relay
InS its line with the best quality of new
steel and iron rails, on broad new ties, and
i'll passenger equipment, having substituted
tor ordinary ears INV reclining chair coach
e. with every appliance for comfort and
safety, being elegantly fitted with dressing
r."'in>. with toilet convtIiieuccs for laiirs
ard gentlemen and t:tl:i,i"s trav.i,.. with
riii!s.r'';I, free of any extra ,har.e. Any
'ir..; aga: selling. ;hrs,d.t, tickets 4, the
VEST viii furnish tickets lay this .x,,.ileu.
route through st. Louis over the -. Louis,
k.tI,-;is City ana NORTHERN Short Lime the
best and shortest fG Kansas Colorado, Ne
hriish;l, California. and the Great WeSt-it
being the .si,l! linz running through cars
between 81. L,iii, an=l Omaha. For map
s.lt; T,;ir, and Ji.uc-i.,i,s address eli her
=. i',.iaii1r. ln'jiana{ liz. Ind, or l.. Il.
tft. 81. i.p;i-. rit.i,.! at " iiui ill furnish
amy li.:.'r-i... 10. ..,-,ii..i.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
Legislative.

Senator Sessions, on Saturday,
introduced q joint resolution pro.
testing against the passage of any
act by the Congress of the United
States which will authorize the trial
Of citizens by military commission,
as suggested BY Gen. p. Ii. Sheri-
dan.
Mr. Grsy's morton to reject the
resolution was lost l,y the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Albright, Barrow,
Bridges, Campbell, Gray, GiI.ner.
Little, Price. Shirley, Smith Of Boil
war, Smith Of Claiborne, Stewart,
Wal ner-14.
Mesers. Allen, Bennett,
Carter, Everett. Fun IOng. Graham,
Holloway, Henderson, EcNiel, Men
deniall, Steele, Stone, Sessions.
TAOlur, ThorntOn-15.
Absent and not voting-Cuileus,
G!e-d. Mcclure. Packer, futile,
Williams aud White.
MIR. PeytOn. of Kinds, gave no.
tice Tuesday, that he would, at AN
sarly day, introduce n bill requiring
railroads to fence in their tracks.
Hon. j. j. Smith, Of Claiborne,
introduced u bill reducing the rx-
Jenses Of thu, Judiciary. This bill
requires all the expenses of jurors,
Witnesses. COroner's inqnests and
criminal proceedings, except the
salaries Of officer, to be paid by the
cOunties- 1t is probable that this
bill will be reported favOrai,!y.
The Finance Committee of the
S..nate. on the 18th inst, reIOI ted
unfavOrabIy to the repeal Of an acr
establishing the rate of interest.
Also, unfavurably to stay the col
Irci ion Of debts cont ractesl before
1875; alsO, 10 one authorizing the
receipt Of all taxes until January
81, without damages.
Ne Are. indebted to the Daily
Plot fur all the above.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16

A JOINT Resolution in relation
to the sale Of the Revised Code
Of 1871.
Be it resolved by the Legislature
of tho State Of Mississippi, That
tho price of the Revircd Code "f
1871 BE- and the same is hereby
fixed 1t two dollars each. or fifteen
dc'lars per dozen, i'll State war
rants.
Provided, That no reduction
shall be made In the price unless
rs many as twelve are sold 1t one
time.
Be it further enacted, That this
resolution take effect and be in
force FROM aud after it- passage.
Approved, Dec. "a. 1874.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Gulf City Nursery.
MOBILE, ALA.

Fruit. shade and ornamental trees, ever
green's, greenhouse, hot,house, and mi.cel-
laneous plants; BulbOus roots, grape-vines,
strawberry plants. etc. Flower seeds, in
Guiding the desirable novelties. Full as-
sortment of Hanging Baskets, and Rustic
Stands IF various and elegant patterns.
Catalogues furnished application TO
Mr.. X. II. Gould, who il my agent at Can
ton. All orders left with him will receive
prompt attention.
JaBltnI2 JAMES CALDWELL.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16

Tn~ss>s, +.
10y VIZ :. -. ...
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) ID. ~ % st
+. bur. 1874 an.
Eau.l.i is..,'-. ,'is. ...-,.-.
IT NJ olson. ,.l. I. II. ~ ~.
t"i'er, 1874, a-.'i r.''.i .i r +,
&C. page ga, a"h u,"'. .hich d.
fault bas been made, l ii. expos.
a, public auction, on
3Ofh day Of January, 1875.
within the legal hours, brfore the
Court Hnu.r door in Canton. Ma,ii
son county, Mississippi. the WI sw4
sec 2 !; 81 SCI ace 3; nw4 sec 2; ID
NED nee 3, township 10, range
east, for cash. to the highest bidder
for the payment of *lOOS 81 and all
costs. j. ID. VILLA MSON,
lI..:- ~, lisa, Trustee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
DELINQUENT TAX SALES.

Nv" . :" The ns1 ' or s !" IF ' % FAX as"
;!,.t,~ XIX, " w. ~ 81 J."
H'""., 4 ii Ms 'I"f !" A-.~.Y:, sa'>" =, -.
i;1,, ,Sr~ ~; ~a''~5 !" % .;
Bald WIN. Lucy *o"F sd.
Black tone, Henry, lot viii mrruv,
:.
p's"ssa, | s'
c.,s'..., st, qa
H'f '"' F"''" 400 feet q,
.a,t, Catherine / " improvements"
s: e T. ' % 10 s to TO- "sni;. ."
Du'+ residence and lot in rear OF new - "a
En~.'ss Ac.ds%,
Academy back sv"m sl5 feel running o.
? 10 90
,;y st. "% y s:;ss "af lam" . js"
adjoining Of
e,msr A. Of square i 80
ra u r S. a"% s s o rs s . Of I IL
tsooihu: julia Academy street.
Ga'."" w. Interest in ,a'a"t lot io"'i". street,
south SIDE SIDE, COX feet a and T r ksn;r
gun" 's ironing :.: re-:
IL, square of l., % feet off
.,s s.s' z as " : co. s1"s s -q... go
r. Jrn,i~s' es land, Of Lii"
; VII : ns It :s a. s e.. s'r st. ss 9. 10, IS
k1 ;a".; r. Mrs. ID. aud ,. ". o" cas-. side 1. street. /: %
\. R', heirs :. . ". s ND soRa n containing u F'
M""y h-s l" and o' Jacks" R'io" ~
11 % s s1 n 10 c ss s s" lot ,"s
S :c mus. . :s Ia" a. W. s S st. east side look Is
s. T low S::s s-*"ss side Centre street
t;ss F F., ,:s;."s ." .. o cameron. street.: ,: 50
y.s + n 1.s,! side Of i'" street north of lot
of Company, 81 Of q SET Is 10
s w ~ 10; ann s .. %" s:ss ss r @ Z !:
r. lot containing less lying west
Stone Mrs. ST,
residence Peace street, aloxeoo feet :. *
Wolf James lot of pot, / 90
CoLoRED
sis :f
bi M ss ."S r. s on S " S."
Burns Spencer oase Zion Church, containing
Fog Town,
J. ,ss :s Ass%x back Of
cham,rrs Daniel Mis- Goodhues
" a:s 7ss%; lot on Academy south M
. sn .% hours. md lot fronting Centre street south side
E.; lot EG s hone
Grant Wllan fronting side
Hoover lot on corner
fIa M lot
Jones' Edward house and lot fronting Clark ZOO 90
Kyle George and lot jackson ItarO side
b, JOHN Wbplau.
krue eandi lot
Frask lot No. Owth Il
K, ot.
house O chmc
Luckrt,. Pies o near
Melton" Cyrus Of { X q
co acre.,
MAJ i.,uSs
Oliver, Boston Tor and r"~i.". inirn
+. B"ua, near u., Z"
Robinson. Fannie hD.S-
n"tih ut tiaSk = I-
l.
y a.
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: All /. Nhui> q .
4 cot or b.IH So
Wood, 40 LIT Con H.,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
md will sell

SADDLE -, Etc.
lower than heretofore known in this mar
ket. All transactions CASH from this
date. Sept 10, IS1I-tf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16
PDsimasDers are reminded that

che. ai- rI, irsl by law To notify
.,al'i.ra.s ~ III pap = refused u
IL f.,s :. -. . -@,v.~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16

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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16

Approved December 81, 1874.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
The Starving Indians.

George r. Shanks, of the Indian Spe-
cial Commission, being at Okmilkee in
the Indian Territory, makes the following
statements in reply to the Washington
dispatch to the Associated Press, dated
May 4th, in which it stated the Indian
Bureau had information fr:m him that
the Indian supplies could not be trans.
ported from Caddo to Fort Sill Cheyenne
and Washita agencies, sooner, on account
of bad weather and the condition of the
roads: II never made such statements,
and the report that did SO is false. The
roads from Caddo west were good all last
summer, fall and winter. That couutrv
suffered from the drouth after the sup
plies reached Caddo, and the neglect to
forward to these suffering people their
food and clothing was crime the govern.
mcnt had better not have borne. Who
constitutes the firm of Graham l. Co.,
freightersi It may explain some other
recent movements in Indian matters. The
roads were worse when the supplies were,
under compulsion, sent forward than at
any time previous. The supplies l1y 1T
Caddo ali along +. ON July 18th to vari.
Gus periods in the fall and winter. Until
otter the middle of April over = quarter
If million of pounds Of -four lay there,
while the Indians had very little food,
excepting beef, and towards spring this
became very poor, and then clothing was
very scant; and during this time they
were not allowed to lslve their rsserva'
tion. The government furnishsd the sup
lpliss at Caddo IL good TIM, and d
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

81. Paul Wholesale Markets, May 10.
Business in all the wholesale departments is
large and steadily improving, 4 larger per
centage OF sales than usual being for cash,
while collections on time sales are generally
very lrompt.
here are paying 9O995c.
Corn in Light demand at 72@76c.
Oats weak, with a downward tendency;
quotable at CSC on track and 65@66c in store.
Flour firm at s5.0'@525 for xxx; es.4oa
4. .25 for XXX patent process. $7@s
Provisions active and firm. We quote: Pork
22.6o923 90. Hams, plain l4xc; canvassed
l6xc. Shoulders 10@i0xc. Lard l7@l7xc.
Bacon, clear ribbed, nc clear l4x@l4xc;
breakfast l4x@l6c. Mess beefe10@l0.bO.
Dried beef 16@l7c. Smoked tongue e660@
100.
Potatoes, mixed 7oc; straight peach blows
White beans, hand picked, 99.26@2. 80;
navy $2.6o@2.7t. peas @3.25
Cheese l6@l7c.
Eggs in about equal supply to the demand
At l2@l2Kc.
Salt q: 2:0o@2a6. Ashton's dairy e4.6c@5.oo:
Deakin's 43. 50a4.00.
Bort Byron LINE q. e@l.a6
Choice 70 butter in demand and firm At 20
@26; second selections l3@l7c; common ship
ping grades 10 1916.
Grass seed Timothy, by wholesale q: :26x
$50; retail a2:6o@2: Clover, Wholesale,
Apples d. 4.6o@5.60.
Dried apples, choice New York State 100
TO- xc; prime 90l0c; Michigan 8@9xc for prime
to choice.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
An Adulterer MurderU the Man Who
knows Fee Much.

On Monday night, May 10th, Dick
Jones, farmer, IS years Of age. and liv.
ing two miles south of Taylorsville, Ind !,
on the Jeffersonville, Madison and Ind.
annapolis railroad, beat Henry Sternberg.
er over the head with club, inflictine in.
juries which resulted in his death yester-
day. Jones Immediately gave himself up
to the authorities and was afterward re-.
arrested on $25,000. He states that
Sternberger had been reporting stories
affecting his character and that of his
two sisters.in.law, and had attempted
to have him Jones) indicted for
adultery before the grand
Jury: That he did not intend to kill
him, but attacked him for the purpose of
giving him \ sound thrashng. On meet
ing him, he seized . single-tree lying in
the bottom Of his wagon, and in his anger
did not realize how hard he WAS striking
him. Mr.. Sternberger was about IS years
old, and leaves wife. He was = peace.
,ble fellow, and it is generally thought
that Jones purposely murdered him in
this most brutal manner for the purpose
Of forever closing the mouth of one who
was knowing Of his guilt.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
in Nebraska, Kansas
- ~ and Missouri.

~e~~ AsAo0~~S~A3D
From Omaha the 18th twas reported
young grasshoppcrs are swarming insthe
southern tier Of counties in Nebraska "A
Herald special from Richardson county
says they are sweeping everything green
in that county. To.morrow's Herald will
have an editorial on the subject, urging
farmers to use every means possible ia
destroy them before their wings have
grown, by driving them to the prairie,
then setting fire to the grass. driving them
into ditches containing water, crushing
them with huge rollers, allowing domestic
and wild fowl to range upon the fields in
which young grasshoppers have appeared.
If oil means fail it is thought they will
leave the country upon getting wings, in
q week or ten days, thus giving the farm.
ers an opportunity to plant another crop,
as corn will mature planted as late as
June 10TH
Advices from St. Joseph, No., say that
the grasshoppers have multiplied and
grown like magic in that quarter of the
State in the past few days. Wide appre.
hension is now felt. Gardens in some
portions of the city are literally black
with them. Some meadows in the neigh.
borhood have already been greatly dam
aged. Reliable and accurate information
reveals the fact that in southwesterly
direction from here to the base
of the Rocky Mountains they
exist in unparalleled numbers. Their
size is from that of flea to that of a
horse.fy. What they may do in their
future career is matter of apprehension
and conjecture. In some counties o1
Kansas they have already done vast harm.
A gentleman in this city yesterday, from
Neosho, Kan, said he had seen fields ut.
terly destroyed in that locality already
Their course appears to be southeasterly
and their progress to extend not beyond
the prairie regions. Wet weather il
wished for. in the hope that 1t might
check their career.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21

abundance; but twas ITO miles from
these suffering people. These freighters,
Graham q CO.. have contracts to carry
the military supplies and goods for the
Indians and traders, and they had no
difficulty in filling that part of their con-
tract. The Indians suffer on account oi
the bad conduct Of every white s:oundrel
who seeks to rob them and to speculate
off the government in their name, and
though the scoundrels are exposed, they
are never punished. e.>.s:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
Fatal EnAlsg es y Dispute About

Some years ago, in the town Of. Ma.
hannah, Minnesota, Clark Wood took a
claim, for whose possession two men have,
probably, since died, and went to work
to improve i, but getting into ! difficulty
abo1t something Or other, left the coun.
try and abandoned the claim. 20 I
. After he left; the Wood family made
Arrangements with Portef;,; whereby he
was to take the selain,, acquire'a title to
it under the homestead laws, and then
deed back to them, the Woods, 80 acres
Of the land. Time passed on, and
the Woods, for what reason we
know not, became suspicious of Porter
that he was not disposed to act in good
faith toward them, but intended to keep
the entire claim in his own name. Acting
on this belief, Fletcher Wood put a filing
on the land, and under instruction from
his attorney, he says, he determined to
put in crop on the place.
For this purpose he proceeded to the
claim occupied by Porter, accompanied
by his brother A. NJ. Wood, Edward Nc.
Intee and VIM. Fisher. Upon arriving
on the disputed premises they found
Brazil Gordon plowing for Porter.
Mr.. Porter forbade the Wood brothers
going to work, but they drove into the
yard. unloaded the plow, hitched on their
team, and, then Porter said, 81 will shoot
the man who puts that 'plow into the
ground In proceeding to work it was
necessary to pass within about ten feet Of
Porter's door.
A. M. Wood, generally known as
'Nut" Wood replied to this threat by
"No guess not; you won't shoot, 50
here goes" striking the plow into the
ground.
He had barely turned a furrow when
Porter leveled rifle upon him and fired,
hitting him in the muscle Of the left arm
tearing it off. The ball then entered his
left side, and passing downward, lodged IN
the left side. Wood reeled and fell but
even in the act Of falling he drew revol.
ver-one Of Colts navy size--and fired 4
shots at Porter in rapid succession, and
then his strength failed him. Meanwhile
Fletcher Wood fred upon Porter twice,
from Remington navy revolver; and o1
these six shots fired by the Wood broth.
ers, five were lodged in Porter's body and
the sixth passed through the collar of his
coat.
The Wood party picked up their
wounded comrade, placed him in their
wagon. and as tenderly as possible under
the circumstances took him home.
This affray took place about A. NJ.
ana at ll.30 o'clock. three and hall
hours afterward, 'tNut" Wood breathed
his last.
A messenger was Immediately dispatch.
ed to- Litchfield for medi.
cal assistance for the wounded
man Porter which was rendered with all
possible speed, but the case is pronounced
hopeless. The Sheriff went out the same
afternoon and arrested the other parties
concerned in the affair. An inquest was
also held on the body of Wood.