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THE MORGAN l.YSIERY. L

Apropos of Thurlow Weeds recent
letter on the subject of Morgan, the
alleged victim of Masonry, Mr. 4. =.
Rogers, a citizen of Minnesota, writes
to the 81 Paul Press:
Perhaps can throw more yht up
Oh the fate ni Moran than any other
person living. Prior To 1876 the time
.ot his disappearance, my father, then
= young man, formed his acquaintance,
and knew hin we'll.
In the year 1927 or 1898 my father
wen eastward rs far as Grand Falls,
\. H.. where he remained 4 few wears.
Here he married. and here he expert
cnccd religion ard united with the
Methodist Episcopal Church Feeling
a .,,cp love for the cause he SD lately
cspuu>cl. he determined to devote the
remainder Of his life To the cause Of
Christ and humanity. With this OBJ
icct in view. he entered the ministry,
and started as Il missionary for the
wilds Of Northern Maine, which was
then just being opened np to civiliza-
ton. Arriving at Moulton, Me-, he
decided to locate there and enter at
once upon his work, and here he resi-
dcd for a number Of years. In 1874
he went still furt..cr north, and settled
at Fort Fairfield. This part Of Maine
was then an unhrokcn wilderness,
save few struggling settlements that
were many miles apart. In these mis-
sionary labors he visited these settle
ments from Sabbath to Sabbath Up
o,. one Of these routes that he travel q
through the forest, guided onl y by the
trees that were b|azcd to mark the
way, stood a solitary cabin, with but
n lonely occupant, q man well adj
vanccd in years The cabin, as well
as the little clearing around it, showed
marks of age, and led one to the con-
clusion that its occupant had long
been denizcn Of these wilds. With
this strange old man my father often
tarricd and passed many pleasant
hours while resting his weary limbs.
Not only the hermit, but the cabin ex-
cited his astonislmcnt, being built in
u very unique manner, and construct
ed without the use of nails or anything.
else. save what he could procure from
the forests. In conversation with the
stranrc man the conviction gradually
forced itself upon my father that he
had seen him bcforc-.'ut when ard
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flashed upon him that this lonely old
man was none other than the friend
Of his early years, William Morgan.
With this truth pressing upon him he
resolved to keep it a secret for while
until he should make himself doubly
sure Of the fact by watching him close
ly, and by tracing the resemblance, if
any existed, between this old man and
young Morgan. Thus with that hermit
not at all aware that his true identity
was suspected by any one, my father
watched and studied him until he had
not a shadow Of doubt but what this
was the veritable William Morgan,
who, it was alleged the Masons had
murdered SO many years before, Up
on making inquiry in the settlements
Of those who came there first, they sta.
ted that they knew nothing about him
only this, that Wien they came he
was there He told some If his dis
covery, which reached the ears of the
hermit, when hc silrntly y and unknown
to any one departed in tn. darkness Of
the night; none knew where, but
doubtless to seek il new me secluded
s,ot whor. hc c,,,d ren,,;, N sol,t.ae
nnd;stnrlcd bv his brother man
Who, V;,,;a, u,,.,,, was ahdnctod
hv his hr,,bcr N,s,us ,,l carried +,
Fort \;,r,r, hc ] .u',tl.<s cscaned
from their hands a,,a ,.,riue, that his
life wo,,ld nav ,ho f.rC.;t ,f his das-
tardlv ontra~,. ar,in,, In. Masonic
fraternity if seen AGAIN tx ono Of their
number I,c fled I, In, L,undIcss for
os,s ,f \,r,hcrn Maine And hero hc
had lived t|.s, many wears his only
c,,,,,n;ous ,l,c i RI, &c ,l,c mir and TN.
wild beasts of the forest His wants
that he could no, >u,,.lv from the soil
and from the game ,i.at is abundant
in those. par,s wcr,. rr badly met by
>isitinr thc settlement, # 1hn French
retnrccs npnn the St. Johns river.
The If, ,nat he led here must have in
decd been a SINGULAR and 4 lonely ono,
and doubtless the first wears of his
life were full of terror, Of fear, and dis
ouictudc. At the rustic Of every leaf.
and the breaking of every twir. he
would fancy an assassin was creeping
upon him to strike him down; but as
the years stole by, this feeling would
rive way to one of greater security
and safety. till al last. Ike Sclkirk, he
would feel that he was "n.ouarch of all
he SURVEYED"
NV father died in 1851 but the fore
roinr facts were received at the time
!; ,; ,,l ,o,. 49,, ,o -,
: " .o,'' no ~" ''''' ""' ~
''cd upon as strictly true he Khe"
this hermit to be William Morgan, and
'"'' 70 Oo'o'''''o e'''e'eo ~ NV .""'
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INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE

,,,e. of sub P'ic",
- on rhr"e Months. So 90
Cr' u ; 40 single Colt.s. Is
" S''" ly carrier. 81 per quarter.
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dissolution Notice.

nL ~ COPARTNERSHIP HERETO
ts.ou ie EXISTING between John Foster aud Pc.
Ae@s unsa -. hiiiers' Home Hotel. and doing bu 81.
Vuarxbu,a '"' urn name Of Foster & Peterson. ~
" na,u, ho!ac county. I. T.. as been dissolved
.atre.t =, Wn'. Mr.. Foster having purchased tho
~ dcb,. az. vi tia premises ~ heretofore. receive
a..g. WV 'ae nrm. .1L pay all the liabilities
N.a,,, JOHN FOSTER.
:. January ls;5-wS.
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sHERIDAN'S FIRST BATTLE.
An Encounter With Indians on the Columbia
Rivera Recent Visit to tho Scene.
| Portland Oregonian, Sept. ID.

Gen. Phil Sheridan and party will
70 up the Columbia river this morning
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Professional Z ards.


.r1RNgy ANa COUNSELOR. IT LAW, IDAHO
! .,v. +. ohle on 'atsomrsy street. srroud
- s.,. ~. Pt,to.!ltr.
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Published
.days &c Fr1days,
TtAO By THE
a., 11ab, World Printing Company
~ ,,,x JONES. BUSINESS MANAGER.

:. Ed,s BulEns ll"nIns Aron'' f'al. Wall STREET.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

the horror or the spectacle Oooy torn and half
devoured by dogs or hogs
ID was an easy task 10 trace the foot tracks and
other marks the ground back 10 the house The Cit
izens followed the trail and underneath the window
and down the side Of the building found blood and har
showing how the dead man had been thrown from the
room Going inside, and ascending 10 the room where
the horrible perpetrated, the walls were
discovered stained with blood and great pools standing
about the floor Such human slaughter and blood
thirsty, hendish murder never more deliberately
planned and brutally carried out than this.
TRIPLE CONFESSION
CONSERVATION seized the perpetrators, and they
would have ned had the law not put its strong arm
upon them. They were all arrested and thrown into
Jail Hoping for safety, they confessed their crime;
told how the mother held her laws hands while
his ather-in-law struck him with the club; how he
begged for his life until his forever hushed
They told awful tale of horror apparently not reaz
ing how terrible their crime.
The daughter tried and sentenced TO ten years
the Penitentiary Consumption took her away before
her cell had known her month.
Mr. and Mrs Haensched we're given fair trial and
sentenced 10 expiate their crime upon the gallows
The old past fifty two years Of age and, like
his wife, who ten years his senior, was ignorant
and seemingly never realized what he had dons.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
THE LAWS JUST REVENGE.

4 HORRIBLE AND UNNATURAL MURDER IN MIS-
soUm-oNE OF THE PERPETRATORS HUNG
THE SENTENCE OF HIS WIFE COMMITTED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
HERMAN, Mo-, Dec II, 1875.
Henry Hallenschied was publicly executed here
day for the murder Of Christian Alband which he COM
mitted some time ago.
Accumulation of Mrs Hallenschied's sentence to
Imprisonment for life saved the public the horror OF
witnessing n double execution Tue parting between
the aged couple was extremely sorrowfuL HalIen-
schied walked firmly the scaffod and facing yelling
crowd or fully 900 people, calmly prepared for tho
close Of the awful tragedy. He stated that he
guilty but believed he forgiven and would 90 TO
heaven.
A HORRIBLE scESB.
The drop fell at thrty-six minutes past and death
was instant He did not utter a sound limb.
A shudder crept the crowd as the black cap
jerked up exposing the neck, which terribly LAGER
ated. The blood streamcd down over his snirt front
and presented most horrible spectacle The oody was
down three and half minutes, life bong extinct
THE cRMB AND ITS VICTIM.
Less than two years ago Christian Alband without
money and half starved knocked the the hum
bic dwelling OF Henry Haenschied obscure German
farmer who resided fifteen miles from Herman county
seat Of Gasconade county, Missouri. He sought work
and food. Both we're granted him, and he be-
came q member Of the family Besdes Mr. Halen-
schied and wife there was a daughter Wtlnemina AZ
time few by Christian the heart Of this young
GIRL and on February %, 1875, they were married
They renamed with the old folks, but the honeymoon
had scarcely begun before the old gentleman com
menced making trouble in the household He quar-
relied time and time again with his son.in.law endea
yoring drive him away. Mother and daughter soon
turned against the unfortunate Alband, but he stu
braved them all
MURDER IN GARREr
ON unpT Juup affq Ityniv rdw rat~Na
all around the n.law rereated to the garrett TO
escape tho scathng words heaped upon him. His
fathcr law, beckonng HE gife and daughter to fol.
beat.out the life OF poor Alband. Mrs HalIcnsched
caught her sonnlaw's hands and held them while
husband performed the hcIlish deed, tho club
being handed him by the wife Of the man
they we're numbering. Their devilish work
completed the victim pitched hcadtoremost OF
the window fourteen feet from the ground. The trio
went below, stripped the dead OF his clothing,
bundled his body into wheebarrow and wheeled 10
gully about $50 yards away where II thrown
IN and covered up only slight portion OF dirt was
thrown over the remains Of the murdered man, and
some brush was piled top. Here all that was left
OF Aband lay Tor eight days when u was discovered
by ueighbors, who suspecting the deed were
IN BODY
II presented horrible and sickenng appear.
ance Every particle Of clothing had been removed
but the shirt. the face bruised unrccogniza-
BILE mass OF blood and bruised nesh; the skull was
crushed and broken IN aavera places and 10 add to
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
THE CUNNINGHAM sTABBING CASE.

Patrick shanahan who Is charged with stabbing Alice
Cunningham at Bayonne New Jersey, was brought up
for examination before Justice Reese at Jersey City
yesterday when Informed OF the serious charge
against him he inquired II any person had signed the
affdavtS lie refused TO give satisfactory reply TO
any question put 70 him. and conducted himself In
very insocnt manner His replies were mingled with
defiance aud ribaldry. Finally he was remanded 70 jail
await the result Of Miss Cunningham's injuries She
has hitherto refused prefer any charge against him
although her wounds are believed to be fatal
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
THE POSTAL SERVICE.

LETTER FROM SUPERINTENDENT BANGS TO THn
POSTMASTER GENERAL-THE POLICY OF CHEAP
MAIL RATEs-ARGUMENTs AGAINST FURTHEB
REDUCTION EXCEPT ON NEWSPAPERS AND.
MAGAZINES
The following extracts made from letter or Mr..
George s Bangs superintendent OF the Railway Postal
Service the Postmaster General giving the views OF
the former on the policy OF the Postal servce;-
SIR-Herewlth you will hnd tabular statement,
showing the facts as to cost revenue, comparative
profit and loss &C. OF carrying the different classes OF
mail matter through the United States mails for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1874
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
A HEINoUs CRIME.

The examination In the case OF Reuben Van Horn
who charged by his daughter child OF eleven years,
with the preparation OF shocking crime took place
yesterday before Justice Reese in the First Dstric,
Court, at Jersey City The details were Of the
revolving character. The girl who looked haggard and
slckly Is very intelligent She gave her testimony In
a Straightforward and convincing The alleged
occurrence extended over period OF two years Ths
examination will bo resumed to-day
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
DEATH OF A CENTENAR1AN.

II reported at the Bureau Of vital Statistics yes
terday that Julia Mccarthy, native OF Ireland, aged
100 years. had died her residence No 7b Mott street,
from attack OF asthma she will be inferred IN
Calvary Cemetery,
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
EXECUTION IN GEORGIA.

NICK THOMPSON HUNG FOR THE MURDER OF
CAPTAIN HUNTER.
SAVANNAH, Ga Dec. II, 1875.
Nick Thompson the negro who killed Captain James
H. Hunter, at Qutman, in October 1874, was hung at
that place this morning. Governor Smith refused 70
him
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
| woULD-BE ASSASSIN CAPTURED.

Frederick Smith, the excar conductor, who attempted
70 shoot The reporter Of Jersey City paper Union
Hin, N j., eluded the officers OF the law for several
days but caught yesterday and taken before Justice
Farrer. who committed him IN default Of g. 900 bail
70 the county Jail for trial
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
A RECKLESS DRIVER.

Bridget Flattery, aged hity years, was knockes
down yesterday BY lager beer wagon, Al. Thirty SEQ
ond street and Third ayenua and had lon broken.
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one-half less in the matter Of expenses and
dead weight. Trains can run on grade o.
l5O feet to the mile without difficulty, and
on this road the grade will not be over l0V
feet 10 the mile at the steepest point on Il
It was his opinion that this road would
make money, even though the .. o. +. II
would agree 10 carry freights for nothing
Every farmer along the road. II willing
to bear the expense, can have a side-tracl'
or platform on his farm, and ship his pro
ducts without the trouble Of having "a
haul them to the station.
Application has been made for the Char
ter from Bellaire to Woodstield, and in SO
days the books will be opened for sub,
scriptions and tho charter can be amended
at any time when the interests Of the
people demand that tho road shall be OK
tended beyond WOOdSfeld.
AT Bellaire $4,000 will be raised by
the citizens agreeing to pay ten per cent
on their taxable property.
After stating that the question was
simply whether the people would deter.
mine to have this road, and they could
have il, he closed by expressing himself
willing to answer any questions which
any one might desire TO ask,
Mr.. Kerr inquired II q tax Of ten per
cent on the taxable property along the
route, four miles on each side Of the road,
would complete the road.
Col. Sullivan replied that that per cent
applied TO BellaiFe alone, and that his
idea was that the people along the road
should fix upon the amount per acre that
they could pay, and suggested an arrange
ment OF that nature.
Mr.. Kerr liked the plan, and said he
felt sure the farmers would cheertully pay
SO per acre for the first mile OH each side,
81 80 per acre for the second mile, 81 per
acre for the third mile, and at the. same
rate back to the seventh mile.
In answer to the inquiry, how persons
Of small means could raise the funds to
pay their subscriptions, II was suggested
by tho Colonel that such persons could
pay the amount they would be asked to
contribute in labor, or by furnishing ties
and other material that would be required
to construct the road.
In answer to the inquiry as 10 the
probable time this road would be In build
ing, Col. Sullivan said the @. o. X, H.
required seven years for It's completion,
and that this road could DO made In twelve
months; the preliminary survey would be
completed within the next month along
the entire line.
i. Hunter, Esq, offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we consider the Bellaire,
Bellsyille Il Woodsield Narrow.Gauge
Railroad practicable, and that 1t will best
subscrye the interests Of the people Of
Monroe county, and that we will give
that enterprise our earnest and united
RllDOOFt.
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WASHINGTON.

WAsilINGroN, April 5.-The Presilen
to-day stated in relation to the recent
outrages by the armed bands Of MexicanE
that orders had been issued to the mill
tary for tho protection Of our citizens Of
the frontier, but nothing else had beer
done. The government was not fully nd
vise1 Of tlie extent Of the Outrages Of the
Mexican government, and has been re-
minded Of the Outrages heretofore com
mitted by the Mexicans upon the citizen'
Of the United States both in Mexico and
on the United States side, and would heal
from this government In n short time
concerning these more recently commit
ted. There would he n consultation with
the Secretary Of the State on this subject
We must determine hereafter what h
proper to bc done. lie could see no rea
son for the apprehension OF war, but OIL
course no one could tell what might take
place In the future. Nothing would bc
done by this government To prOvOk sucl
a result.
The President said to-day he had nc
knowledge Of the resignation or removal
Of Commissioner Douglass, and added
that Mr.. johnson, Commissioner Of Gus,
toms, would he retained, and 80 would
First Comptroller Taylor md Second
Comptroller IIrodhead. There was a Va,
cancy in the Office Of Minister to Peru
but Ills successor was not yet selected.
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ierring to the conversation passing be-
tween him and me and was proceeding to
tell Tilton something. | said to him
when struck in had been telling Moul-
ton Of Tilton and his hard position and
circumstance, II was not a prolonged
conversation.
Q. Now after Tilton came how did
Moulton open the conversation. A. 1t
was in general that | had been saying
very kind things OF Tilton. Tilton was
distant and gloomy in his aspect, |
turned toward Tilton and spoke to him
Of the profound regret that had in any
way been party or subsidiary to the in
juries inflicted upon him by Bowen, and
/ also said that the disturbance in his
household which had been oCcasioned by
me was without intention and without
my recognition at the time, but that did
regard II now rs being very serious and
that had the most profound sorrow for
the disturbance | had OccasionCd, The
rupture between him and his family and
the miseries he must have suffered, and
that asked his pardon for the one and
the other. | felt that had been in the
wrong and ought to ask for forgiVness
for II,
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College burned.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-The Uniyer-
sity Mound College burned last night was
three story and basement frame build
ing. There was about sixty students In
attendance. The fire originated in tho
basement. Supposed to have been set on
fire by lately discharged Chinese en-.
ployed in the building. II il total loss.
4 lew articles Of furniture were saved,
No lives lost. Ono student sufiOcatcd,
but was rescued. The institution was
under the Presbyterian denomination, a
preparatory school for the University Of
California. Loss to the trustees forty to
fifty thousand dollars. Teachers and pII-
pills lose from five TO ten thousand. In
surance twenty-five thousand dollars.
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GheGtteIIi9erCer.
The Vote Yesterday.

A,will be seen by the result published
in our local columns, the proposition Il
appropriate 100000 for Capital build
ing was carried yesterday by large ma
iority of the vote cast, The actual fig
ures are 1878 in favor Of the apPropria
ton to SlG against 1t, which shows a dc
cided disposition on the part ofour people
to take their chances on the location oil
tho Capital for torn Of years in our
midst, and to do their part at least to-
wards making 1t the interest Of tho State
to let It remain with us awhile.
The vote cast, while 1t Is not full by
any means, Is larger than we expected
under the'circumstances, seeing how much
doubt and uncertainty invested and over
hung the Capital question. Considering
everything (inCluding the injunction J, ii
must be regarded as expressive of good
deal Of feeling among our people on the
subject. 1t Is not a small matter in times
like the present, when business Is slow
and taxes are high, too add 100000 to
the municipal burdens already existing,
especially when tho outcome OF our in
ycstmcnt is not assured for any length of
time whatever,
We commend the vote Of yesterday to
the favorable consideration Of the people
generally Of tho State, rs an earnest of
the good faith and large and liberal
spirit in which Wheeling proposes to
deal with the State in this matter Of the
Capital.
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NEW YORK.


NEW York, April 5.-A boy aged Is
years was detected In Poughkeepsie on
Saturday afternoon stealing five dollars
worth Of goods. Ills parents made a
settlement and soon afterwards the boy
was found dead. In his trunk were
found letters showing that the goods had
been taken TO satisfy the demands OF a
blackmniler in Lowell, Mass.
Prof. Walker died at his residence IN
Brooklyn at 1850 Saturday evening. lIC
was Past Grand Master OF the Masonic
Fraternity in Illinois.
The Spanish Escaban cigar makers
went on strike to to-day In consequence
Of a notification by employers that prices
for the manufacture Of cigars would be
reduced 10 two dollars per thousand.
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The river wRs falling rapidly last night,
with 20 feet 10 inches 10 the channel.
The Express departed for Parkersbury
at her usual hour.
The Andes arrived from Cincinnati and
LEFT for Steubenyille about Ar. NJ. with the
Wiesel Musical Institute and u party Of
exCursiOnists aboard. The Institute gave
concert at Steubenvillo last night, anl
returned OIL the Andes at an carly hour
this morning.
All the local packets are running OK.
cept the Market Boy, which is on the
docks. She Is ready 10 go of, but the
water Is too swift at present.
The Ragon will leave for Pittsburgh at
G o'clock this morning.
The Courier will be the Parkersburg
packet this morning.
The Andes will leave for Cincinnati at
3 r. NJ. to-day.
The Salt Valley, en- route for IronlOn,
will pass down to-day.
The Nail City arrived from ST. Louis
with tow OF ore for the mills here.
The Skillinger leaves Pittsburgh for
CINCINNATI TINS evening"
The Granite state, en- route IRON Porls'
mouth to Pittsburgh, passed up last
night.
ny ie''sFaPI' eu
ST: LOUIS, April o.-,A,rrlVed-swlit,
Cincinnati; Liberty, Ohio river Savannah,
keoknk; Capitol Ctty anu COLORADO,
Vicksblirg. Departed Chester, Mem
nhiS Rob Roy, keok!lk. River rising
slowly With the indication t,lat all upper
streams Will come to stand. ,.
CAIRO, April .. 6.-ArrivedTCity oil
Alton y. Louis; Robt. Mitchell, Cincin-
natl; Leopard No. 2 and Andy Baum,
Cincinnati; Ihomp'on Dean, new Or-
leans. DepHrtedIAllOn, New Orleans
Mitchell: New, Or!eansi Leopard an,l
IIanm Memphis, River AZ feet and lalI'
ing Weather clear and pleasant;
.CtNclSNATl, April O'-hlVer " ieet'
Mealner I,sar anu Pleasah'it l,i t hrLlNyuL t
Hudson, wheeling. The Benton, from
Pit!sDurgh 70 Ft' Benton, passed down;
MEIMriIs, a APIrli3.II.ihe river has lailen
lnc"es s!'1 M"cs .iI, tie ueI''"e peg NeI'me[ i.
G,ear ne anu .e9sat. 1,sta nu.Iv ntrivsu nice mice
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