The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
NEWS or THE WEEK.
"wednesday. March 81.

I,r-mium is offered for her ransom.
4 man by the name of Kelly was pur-
sued hy a party of unknown men and .
overtakeu near Jas. X. Hny's. on Cole !
creek, San Saba county, Texas where he
was shot and killed. He was charged
with being a thief, but of the irnth of the
man heing guilty there have been doubts
cntertaind.
Detective Rathbone, of the United
States secret service, arrested yesterday
las. Lawnsberry at Liberty. Tioga county,
Pa, for the murder of Col. Butler in
Clearfield county, Pa, in 1864. He has
been taken to Pittsburgh.
United States Treasurer Spinner has
resigned. The usually assigned reason
is that he could not have his own way by
Amounting one Frank Jones cashier; here
he was overruled. The real trouble is |
that old Spinner has been spoiled by
previous Secretaries, and grown so large /
that no ordinary pair OF pantaloons Will
fit him. Mr.. John c. New, Of Indiana
polls, Ind, has been appointed TO the va
cancy. 49,
One night last week Mr.. Thomas Ali
son, of Laurenceville, Ga, dreamed that
his brother, John Allison, had been muir
.Iered and scalped by the Indians. He
lives in California and trades to Oregon.
The dream made so strong an impression
upou Allison's mind that he told IT to
several parties in town next morning.
That day, when the mail arrived at II o.
clock, he received letter informing him
Of the death of his brother. He was cross
ing mountain in Oregon, and the party
vas attacked by the Indians and John
Allison was killed and scalped. He is
not acquainted with the party who wrote
the letter, but from the statements made,
he is afraid il is true.
On Sunday morning, the house of
farmer named Colson, at Psrker's prairie,
twenty-five miles from Wadena, on the
Northern Pacific railroad, caught fire
from the bursting of kerosene lamp.
The flames spread so rapidly that in
moment tine night clothes OF the father,
mother and five children were on fire.
Colson finally dashed out window and
rescued his family, but in a sad condition.
They dragged themselves to the nearest
neiehbors mile distant, barefooted and
naked, leaving the track of their progress
in the snow all the way. The father and
two children have since died of their in
juries, and it is thought the mother and
remaining son can not long survive.
On Wednesday, Sam. Brown, Alex.
Brown, and one johnson. whose Chris
tian nameis unknown-all negroes-stole
q skiff from John Cate, a worthy citizen
of Perry county. Ark, who resides about
two miles below the mouth Of the Cad
ron, on the Arkansas river. Alter rowing
the skiff down the river twelve or four
teen miles, finding they were pursued, the
rsscals abandoned the skif, landing it on
the north side OF the river. They follow
ed the road down the river, within two
or three miles of the mouth of the Pa.
larm. where they were overtaken by Mr..
Cate. Mr.. John Wilson and Mr.. Ware
who commanded them to halt, but the
negroes, without a word, Immediately
turned and fired upon them, killing Mr.
Ware instantly, by shooting him through
the heart The pursuing party returned
the fire, and the negroes fed to the woods
Late Thursday evening. the two Browns
were apprehended, Aleck being shot with
three buck-shot, one through each arm
and one in one of his hips johnson
made his escape, and is still at large, bu
large party from this nelghborhood ar
on his track, and it is to be hoped will
bring him to justice.
At an early hour on Sunday morning
last, a mulatto girl, named Jesephin
Mason, was found at Eutaw. Ala, witt
her throat cut, and dabbled in gore, We
in her senses She was taken to the hous
of -,Mr. j. d. Duncan, her employer
where surgical aid could be called. Find
ing that she was perfectly in her senses
questions were put to her to which sh
replied by signs that she knew the partie
TO the crime and that there were two
Various interrogatories, joined with cor
roberative evidence. caused strong sus
picion TO rest on w. George Bizzell an,
Thomas Stagg, and a warrant was issue
by J.. p Clark Esq. for their arrest. TIL
sheriff and posse proceeded to arrest tn
parties, who were six miles in the countr
at the residence Of Mrs. Stages, mother {
one ofthe accused. As they rode in iron
and rear of the house and inquired if tn
persons sought were there, a negative re
sponse was given, and at the same tim
two men were seen running through a
adjacent field on foot, their horses bein
left in the yard. Pursuit was made, bu
the fngitives took advantage OF foot-lo
over a swollen creek and escaped.in tn
swamp, while the horsemen were compel
ed to take a ciTcuitous route, and the pu
suers were thwarted. Dilligent scare
was made by the posse during the da
and also on Monday and Monday nigh
but as yet they have not been apprehenC
ed.
The Baltimore Sun of Monday morn
ing publishes an interesting story fror
one of the men rescued from the ice o
the coast of Newfoundland and brough
TO that port yesterday by the steamer NJ
renberg. The party are all Irishmen, c
OF Irish descent, and comprise nearly til
entire able>bodied male population of tn
little town OF st Mary's, Newfoundland
When returning to shore on the evenin
of the daY they boarded the ice-boun
brig, they found that the ice had parte
about mile from shore, leaving a spac
of half q mile OF clear water. Wit
night, came on a storm of rain, sleet an
finally snow, incapacitating several {
the party, and when morning dawne
seven corpses were counted. A heav
mass of ice twenty feet square fioate
near, upon which nine of the party go
hoping it would drift toward the shore ic,
and they could thus save themselves
When it had fioated three hundred yard
from the ice on which were their com
rades, it grounded, and the unfortunate
remained upon it for three days anc
nights, during which time six of then
died. All the food they had in that tim
WAS a small whIte>nsh which was froZel