The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-02-03

Grand Pdissev int 20. 81. Page. s..s I,
Grand Senior Steward A. q. .Dauchy.
Grand Junior rSteward-J. II. Thomp-
Grand Tyler--4A'., '..ll Richardson. 81
"A correspondent Of, the Baltimore sf3a-
eetts. writesfrom Duffield, jefferson Co.,
w. Va, as follows: Your correspond
e1It was shown the tree ! few days ago
from iunderwl1ich Swss dug the sum Of
$40, 900. The tree is an oak yand stands
on the west, side Of the r0ad leading
from Charleston 10 Shepardstown, and
about ten miles from the latter place.
The story as.it goes here, and which is
believed to be- true one, isy assfollows:
During the war IN officer of the FEEDER
81 army, who had charge Of large sum
Ut money, . quarternnaster or paytnas-
ter, bafiedsth $40, 600 heneAth the tfee,.
doing so aither from fear of its falling
into the hands Of the Confederates, Or
! It may have been to secure It to himself.
II the fattsr, fie succeeded; If we credit
what follows, which Ss told BY parties
who saw tho evideEces Of the facta and
heard the story from the party when be
returned TO take away the buried. treas
ure. So '.ss' y :4o':sho'5 tets ..<st10ts'.'
u The party y-whoses name is not given,
or, if he gave one, was an assumed name
was tried;a year-o tive after the war,
for the .embezslslhsnt yof fEgosefnment
mo- (tthS same money lie had buried
under the eoak an } e6erson county),2wa
conyicted of The chafe and sentenced
Penitentiaty.5o Thisshsedid, and the law
/ Iqwas Satisfied; tor tor q dsee1fred rs give any
| clews stos the rwherae boufsE0f the money.
His sentenced expired iewsmonths ago,
and, .as. was to. be expected, he, lost no
| time in hurrYing TO- the spot, where a
I fortune WAS TO Be shad for the digging.
7 It seems his hh6wledge .of the logaiity
had someuhat failed, for he: WAS seenrin
the neighborhood for several days, but
| one fine morning he had gone, and with
Film the money: The ground under this
tree presented the sppearsncs Of anew
klyI plongledt field, having sbsensdugagsp
during the night By the ex-conyict for
the space Of ., rod or more. The pick
and shovel lie had borrowed in the
neighborhood he returned. 31a t
Marriage II the Cherokse Country.
John Jh Arm Arnold, : young g, Cherokee,
I agreed to meet s ayoung female Cherokee
1aaf 8 certain point, sisted day, and narry
lsher. Arnold Was there ION time, but
his intended bride Was not. He had
| come ,to*be married, and could not
/ afford to lose : wife and his time too.
ESQ hethunted up another Indian maid
Een,s ano Mas married TO- kesG by the
odaci.ting clergyman Ihers MAS a
I wedding feast at the brides fasher's
house on the next day, and the other
tswemfsn appeafed ae tie patty.l Shsiex- :
iplaineda that she could not possibly
meet him on the day appointed, and
gave good reasons for her failure. There
T Was great hnpleasantnsss ia TIE house,
fbut the minister thought 1t was 1f0t yet
Etoo,lste to correct the sfror, il sons had
hbeen made. Mrs. Arnold was consulted,
and as her acquaintance with her hus-
band had been very slight, she agreed
10 Eiivte him up Ia favor Of the prior
I'claimant. The good Indisn forthwith
annulled the marriage which. he had
Just solsmaissd .and ..ilnt sdiately mar
risd ArpeM to his 1fst lore. The father
lpf the reppdiatsd brids thought il might
| an be right and regular under the
I Christian dfSpenaSi tfon, = but he took
oceAsion t6esdtise the sbridsgroom not
80 stay 1ongsf than > minute for two in
tho Cherokee nation. So Arnold and
his second wife LETT the house Of feast
ing and the presence Of the holy man,
and took to the wilderness for safety.