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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27

The Cincinnati Commercial says
Gov. TIlden is worth $4,000, 900.
Good. Then he seeks the Presi-
dency as an honor worthy of the
noblest aspiration of an American
citizen, and not as Grant sought, to
enrich himself and all his relations
and ring friends.
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now?

The New York Tribune says the
American people can well afford
to vote for Gov. Tilden UitioW
platform. His past acts OF reform
being a sufficient guarantee OF the
fufura
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27

The New York Herald says with
Tilden for President, and Bayard
and Thurman in the cabinet, we
would have honesty in Office, reform
in civil service, hard money, social
tranquility and commercial pros
perity guaranteed by an executive
thus made up.
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The Baltimore Methodist CO

The Baltimore Methodist confer
ence has under consideration q res
olution looking to tho rejection of
all ministerial candidates who use
tobacco. This will put stop to
the curious priestly custom of pray
ing in the pulpit with sweet morsal
of fne-cut rolling beneath the
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27

We believe now that success is iiapes-
sible without New York. and we are. go
ing to get New York by nominating Til
den. We don't like him as well rs II
Western man, but that * not the thing.
We tea II Western MAJ cannot carry
New York or any other Eastern State,
so we drop the West ana go fur Tillon.
Sec CtncinRGii Commercial
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27
THE GRAND PACIFIC hot
CHICAGO.

NNE of the Largest, Best Arranqed}
" est Cenfiiafed and most Elegant!
nisted Hotels in the UorIa, having
600 Rooms, 200 with Baths. Has q
different safeguards against IRE,
makes it PRACTICALLY
PROOF. With II frontage oil over
feet south and east, makes it the moJ
sirubie Hotel in Chicago for either III
ent or permanent guests.
Prices, SD, $3.50, 81, S4.aO ana
October 9, 1879.
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Attornev -Gencral

Attorney General Pierrepont
has been appointed Minister to
England. Secretary of War Taft
has been appointed Attorney-Gen-
eral and Don Cameron, son of Simon
Cameron, Secretary of War.
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MRS. WARFIELD'S NEW BOO
MONFORT HALL.
WARRANTS MEMOIRS
SEA AND SH0|
THE HOUSEHOLD OF BOUVEI
HESTER TOWARDS TEMPrAI
A DOUBLE WEDDING.

The above six new books are wr|
by the popular Southern Authorcss,
Catharine A, Wariield, formerly of
sissippi, but now of Louisville, KY,
author OF the worldwide, noted W
1.-The Household of Bouverie," whit
one of the best and most eNtra-ordit
novels ever published. The above
books are each issued i'm one large dtl
elmo volume, bo;rId in morocco 81
full gilt back and side, price SLID
or $40, so for a complete set of the sin
umes. put up in a neat and strong bd
~ Above Books are for sale b4
Booksellers, or copies of either on
more OF the above books, or u com
set Of them, will be sent ut once to |
place, postage prepaid, OF free of ire
on RENTING their price il, Il letter
Publisher.
7. b. PETERSON & BROTHERS.
2O6 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27

The Natcbez Dem ocrat speaks Of
having met the Hon. Hugh l.. Foley
=n er-colored Representative from
Wilkinson county. What's his hue
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conventio

Tiiden is tho first choice of the
Nevada delegates to the st. Louis
convention.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27

Train No. } from Mo ,.gu;icry connects
at Calera with = x IL ID x R:at Decatur
with VI Il c K K for he West: NJ. ,
from memphis CONNECTS ut Humboldt
and tiil.n for the West. also from points
Souti. tot Louisville: at 6 itliric with ST.
!. u ; l. E'y: ut Lebanon June. with
Knoxville aid Richmond branches; at
Cincinnati -j.irs with I. i Il l. Il L tor
the North and East; at Louisville with
the L. 5. Mail Boats for Cincinnati. and
with o u N is'y and j., NJ Il X X for the
Nor;ii. l. i>t AMI West
Train No. runs daily from Montgom-
cry and 'iailv except SUNDAY from Mem
i,iii<. lawn. direct connections from Lit
lie Rock. and all priit> III ioxH~ to Lou
i>V.ilc connects 1t DECATUR with Mem
phiS x har's.-toH l: Il 1T Guthrie with
~ |. & : + R'y: NJ Gin. June. with l.. {
Il !. K Il tor :ltc :ior;!i and East at Lon
i>yilie with Q Il VI aui J, vi Il Il for
the North. East and West.
Train No. Is from Memphis connects at
Mckenzie with y. e. Il ST. |. ny for tie
Southeast. From i,rowii,.g Green it WILDE
r,lnas accommodation TO louisville, max
ingsame connections rs No. /.
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GUARDIANS SALE OF LAND.

EDI VIRTUE of decree of the Chan
Z , Gerry Court of Madison county, state
OF Mississippi at tn" january Term \. ID.
1870 of said Court. | will. as guardian OF
Dora Hoy. IL minor, proceed TO sell, at
public auction in front of the Courthouse
G,nr of >.,i,I EMMY on
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27
:MMETT L. ROSS. Editor.

The OHIO Democrats still stick to
soft money and William Allen.
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Make Surveys and Plots,

examine Titles and make Conveyances
mon reasonable commissions.
. one OF the firm being Il practical Sur
ycvor, will he ready at all times to show
lands or plots of same.
cr Lease Lands. will find it to their inter
est f.. con suit us.
We will also attend to the payment of
ties; and see that assess nlenis have been
properly made. lo--
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SATURDAY. MAY 9th, 1876.

On CHON1, WIT ~ III, dO1O,
between the hours of ii O'Clock am. and
o'clock pm, the following described
land of said minor in SAID county. viz:
her undivided one foarth of the east ] of
the southwest ! of Section 3G, Township
9, Range , east. to the highest bidder.
one third of the purchase money to 1e paid
ia cash and the balance i'll nine mORths with
interest ut the rate of ten per ccitam per
Gnnnm from the day Of sale, secured by
the note of the purchaser and a lien re-
served Oh the land to- be sold.
j. w. BACGIIN,
1 22-!t Guardian.
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1 200-It
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

SHIP BLErnkS. before reported Lost the voyage
from Baltimore to London had cargo OF bushels
corn which was insured for $4,000 gold In the North
american Company or Philadelphia The ship 1893
tons built in 1874 NJ Bear River Ms Var
mouth. Ms shc WAS y hne vessel. chased AL.
SHIP TRAFALGAR tSer). from Darien for Amsterdam.
ashore below the former port Is ~ total wreck
ScuR HENRY CoLR from Philadelphia. arrived at New
port RI llth inst with foremost sprung and sails badly
split.
ScHH W BROWN Smith Garden as for New Orls
with moasses put into Psscagoua Aug 6leaky
loss OF iorcsa.
scnR !oAsSA DouonrY, which nliod with water
diner Ne was towed TO Portland llth
docs Her disaster through striking
bee River
Sem II BRIpoKs. from 81 John. Nh for New York. was
into about two clock morning OF 9Th
Shoas by An unknown schooner aud had mansail badly
torn and stove stopped Whey ard Haven
slight repairs ana proceeded same day.
scHa NARY ExrLY-The cargo o schr Mary Emily from
New York for jacksonville. before reported having
into Norfolk oaky been discharged and
the Sh The damaged portion OF the ordered
be sold thar day Tor The
will amount TO about 81 zoo
VESSELS SrRucg nv LIcHrNiSc-Durinc storm which
passed over Georgetown DC habor Tuesday afternoon,
two schoonsrs lying At Rays wharf the sherman and
the Mary Hudson. each struck BY lightning The
former aged tho Of $40, the
Inter to the amount OF about $50
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DIR. HAYES ON REFORM.

DR. Isaac HAYES addressed the Lincoln Republican
c,, :, -. o.,,A ...,,,,,,, n,.,,.. -, .., -
N'uo VI '"e Se''"'" A'"'' D'S''o' '"s' e''n'ns oh
the subject OF REFORM The spacious parIors OF the
club at No II University place were lied with an ap-
. ,. .,. a.. .,,, ,
preca"'e auo'cnee' 'i'''uo'ns '"e 'o'""'"s Ionhc'
men:-Thurow Weed, Hon. George Foster, OF West
cb.ster. Major II G. Dare John n Dorm n n Al.
-, -, -, -
GERMAN 'onh MOTIFS "eorse W. o'un'' non - ~
Lawson, Judge Morgan and others.
mr. u.vss was ,produced amid creat an,,auaa nv tho
-, .,., 49,, w.. 20. 49,, ~
Ftes'een' VI the cuo' NJ van oo''' anu sa'o-Iioen
has lifted up his voice and spoken! He Is called
ca,,,in ~ m. dcmocratir host lillian ana
reform bu' 'heSe echoes arc OUT Ieeoe
sounds. What did he mean by retormP The word
comss trimming from hin ,on.ue IN seosop md m, and
% =, - 'N
hows no! MS pc" US - ~ wc.c au eAnaustcsS ioun-
tah' lho people oeneio anu "onoerea at 'iioeh .
ietter q! accePtahcc, ana tuey exclaimed Win one
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COLORED BURGLARS SHOT.

Harlem Railroad station at Kensico, westchester
county. night two since. and while In the act of
riding tho desk surprised by the station agent and
some Of has neighbors, who. knowing that burglars
were at work in the building. had armed themselves
with shotguns and pistols for the Both the
negroes in escaping were shot and wounded, one Of
then as is asserted receiving two charges OF bucksho
at distance OF few yards. Tracks OF blood left
In and around the premises, and also fence which
the maraudcrs crossed IN getting away. One OF them
who gave his name James Martin, subsequently
arrested suspicion, of his hands freshly
lacera,cd with shot He was lodged in the County Jail
he other burglar VINO It believed, received charge
OF shot IN the back, Is thought 10 have crawed into the
woods, where II Is deemed not improbable that he has
since died OF his wounds.
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LOOKING FOR TRAIN ROBBERS.
ARREST OF THREE SUSPECTED MEN.

ARREST o? THREE SUSPECTED MEN.
ST. LOUIS NO., August IL, 1870
Lcavenworth special says that early this morning
special train containing twelve detectives headed by
Bacon Montgomery arrested at tomeroy. little town
the Missouri Pacific Railroad twenty miles south
OF eaveaworth and proceeding the house of Charles
Wells, surrounded H. and calling out that
gentleman asked him If Cole Younger
there Wells said NO" but beng sceptical, the
detectives Instituted search, which resulted moth
ing Montgomery, knowing thai Wells
friend of Younger, heard that the latter was hidden
his house. and hence the raid. The detectives
heavily armed with shotguns and revOlvers
A Kansas City special says the detectives captured
three supposed train robbers during the RAID ana that
they Mero placed IN box car aud taken 10 SednliA
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FOREIGN PORTS.

ANTIGUA, Auc 7-saiied. brig Matilda tBr,. New York
BaMiA. July is-saiied, park Asli IBr Hi, New York
Cow BAY, A.s eo. "a. ssyt Conquest. Belfas.
MApKmA. Aug ARRIVED, sehr Annie Murchie. Gibbs.
Aus,rI,s. July Ieln port. ship Cromwell Richardson.
load for New York; 2osh, wes,wood BrJ Boston
In por July - BARR AetA tor North Of liateras sehrs
dan foe Nagusbo and New York Fabens. Reed. ior
MAsxaxilLA cuba, July Arrived ,chr A stuart
MONTREAL, Aug o-Arrived steamer Tagus 3D. Tyson.
sscd s,h steamers swaisaals Br, peurs, London 9th.
Quebec Br. rhearIe. Liverpool: brig zeno tBr. Babin
cleared OH b;r h; c,%elc. sr Dickson oaesnssown
Arrived July y: brig Mocwe cirl. warncke Baltimore.
Picrou. Aug i-Clearcd. bark Maggie tBrl. Crquhnrt,
Montreal
sou. Liverpool ship Elpnins,one wathaer eess barks
purppcl kuu'reieh swansea Tor Monsrca Kos D"nnevg
cleared OH. steamer kcbori. Barwse. London; ,shios
ijukan lar,ea ao Prince Ai'ci Bacon. do; Dark inss
Mo Gn.spr June soIn port, brig Nopsane's Car Or,
ton do ,ch,s Hugh hwinx tBr Tor sandy Hook Apaa
lIoton smith. rom baltimore arrived - tor New YORK
Dexter CLARK Curtis. from Richmond. w; iampco, for
lilo .srrmo june so--Arrived. barks clo,ide tspl.
Asr ren..e0a jus Helen Ang,sr Staples osr
Kshnen1 y. LOrsns blanchard. New yerr: lin. FAIRY
Belle n. West; do: Adelaide Bailey Baltimore; ,ehr
Brunsssk ia; 18th bars New Light Bal,imare
AdiaJ Bcnuer. McCahan do; Kohaoor tBr Cooper Ber-
uuds via Pcrnamhuco. .
sailed luly |, bark Anna tNor. winsasri, HAMPTON
chr Ackery Morton. United States f'h oarks
Wniired tBr iiudgins Baltimore; nth. Cntra .ortl
Nora. PHILADELPHIA; urigs Pumos tNori. Olsen United
state: 7th DAM. Hampton Roads sh. .ehr
Evans Brcw.tcr yth brigs Argo tBr Pugsby
United states: HI alto ticuld 81 fhomas llth ser NHnc,
W smith, Tooker. santos; 18th. brig Leonard Myers
Hicks. baltimore, 18th. bark JAS Pcndeton, gilman
| BATAVIA
Cleared July H. brig Typhoon tNor). Tnomcsen. unes
ststes: 18th. bark Oxiora tBr,, Watson do. -
la port July IL. ships John Mari. Morse from Cardn
Lane (brl Murray. brig Edth .tail uivor IRON
New York schr Miamine, Scott from Campsns; and tue
above arrivals. 80
Rrcninucro Aug s-Sailcd bark Annie AcNarn tlrl
Gibbons Belfast 6th Therese. kortcpei fenTth; schr
dune. Diggins. Gloucester. -,
SANTOS July I'm port. trS Lincoln hoeds Tor Sap
| Verbs aud back % santos
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The CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
APPOINTMENT FOR DISPLAY OF AGRICULTURAL
PRoDUCTs-MILITAnY PAnADEs.


PRoDUCTs-MILITAnY PAnADEs.
PHILADELPHIA, August IL. 1876.
The number of paid admissions to the Centennial Ex
hibitiou to-day was IS, 500
During the next three months there will be held in
tho Pathological Building the Centennial Grounds
the following exhibitions Of agricultural producls:-
From August % TO August &C. display OF meors ;
from September to September 8, peaches; from Sep
tcmber IL September 10. Norlhern pomoogcal
products September 10 10 September %, autumn
vegetables; September IS TO September 80 cereals
October 10 October = potatoes and feeding roofs
tober Il TO october IL autumn butter and cheese Oc
% to November l, nuts. aud from October p
November l, autumn honey and wax. Very lew app-
cations or the last mentioned display have yet been
received, but large quantity OF space has been en-
gagged Tor The exhibition OF melons, peaches, &c
by invitation ot Director General Goshorn, President
Hawey and tho President OF the Centennial Board of
Finance the military now encainpcd near the exhbi-
tion VIII tomorrow, under command Of Governor
Hartrant, give parade through the different
tho Exhibition grounds II Is understood that SIM
liar Invitations Will be extended all other orsaniza.
tons coming to ,bis city and parading IN body
Alta Joint meeting to-day OF representatives OF the
Centennial Board OF Finance and OF the Executive Com.
mt,ce of the Commission, after consultation win
Director General Goshurn 1t was decided hereafter
the last two Saturdays of each month the price OF
admission shall he twenty-five cents, instead Of hity
cents heretofore. The Saturdays OF the present
month"; included in the arrangement are the 18th and
2oth.
1t was also determined by the authorities to Is
regular admission tickets IN packages of i've ten,
twenty. ty and hundred these tickets TO be got
in such napncr as to prevent countericiting,
aad be sold only IN the numbers stated The pur
pose OF this simply 10 extend SUCH an additional
commodation TO Tue general public a. Will enable the
hotels, merchants and Others TO provide ,on
cards Tor their guests and customers These iiekots
10 be put up IN envelopes with the
number carefully marked on EACH and VIII
be offered sale money exchange Offices
the grounds No commission Will be allowed tor their
sale and neither viii any deduction from the regular
OF tiny cents, be made The expectation Is that
many large rns Will order from loo To 900 these
tickets at time and thus no, only ana the success OF
the Exhibition financially but have u novel method Of
populariZng their places OF business. This SUBJECT.
ike that OF the twenty ave cents admission certain
Saturdays, has been under consideration for some
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BELOW.
CLEARED.

Steamer Germanc tBr, Kennedy, Liverpool via Queens
town. Corts
The Queen (Brl Bragg, Liverpool via Queens
town. W Hurst
Ethiopia (Br). Craig tilasgowIenderson Bros
steamer George Washington. Whitehead, Haiiax Ms.
anu 1T Johns. Nf-Clark n Seaman.
steamer city Of Dallas, hcstct. Fernandina via Fort
Royal, SCI II Mallory * Co.
Steamer Ann Eliza. Richards. Phadclphh-ias land .
Howe.
Bark Candida dtaD. cahero, London Funeh Edge
TO.
Bark Lalia Rockh tBD, Dssin. sotteeiam-Boyd *
Hincscn
Bark Leone Aus, Dubrlovich, Tricstc--John seager
Bsrs Elo. tAu,) Ear Genou John scsrcr
BARK X griffith, DIR. Drummond. CienfucSos-J
Ward A Co. . -. -
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OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS

ANTWERP Aug 9-saed ship Abbotsford (Br. Churchill.
United States.
Sailed 9th. steamer De Ruyter (Beg). Falk, New York
Sailed from Flushing 10th. barks Hera Gen. Ptschke.
New York: Alfred (Br), Burt. do.
BRIsroL CHANSEL- Aug i-Arrived. brig Faustna Con-
naughton, Boston.
BREMEN, Aug lO-Arrived. ships CGer Hol-
jes Baltimore; Admiral Ger. HacsoOp, New York; bark
Gustav Metxler oGsrl Jork, d..
saied 10th. ship arl Ger. Bockelmann, New York
oarxs Betty Ger. Nordenhodt Baltimore; Gessner GER.
Chnstoders. New York: Athena Ger, Belmer do.
DUBLIN. Aug lO-Sailed. barks Rosa dtaD, Chicsa.
United States: Soeco Qta, Msrcone do; llsh Tr
,Aus,. Pauer. do
ELsISoRK. Aug S-Arrived, bark Carl August Ger
Bonn. New York.
GLASGOW Aug Io-Saiied bark Progress lNor), Neisen
United States.
GaxkxocK Aug ll-Arrived, bark Nm Haven. Ulriek,
Portland Me-.
Sailed 10th. bark g do zaldo. Miller United States
HULL. Aug lO-Arrivcd bark Ban Nasuranich LAus),
Paiourch. New York.
HAMBURG Aug lo-sailed. bark Rspublk vGer), Fort
mann, New York.
HELvoEr. Aug lo--sailed bark Arlington tNor, Palm.
strom. Baltimore.
HAvRx Aug Il-Arrivcd, bark Jas Muir (Br), Acker.
Amsterdam for Philadelphia. put in lesky.
Sailed 9th bark Brazil Br Hilbert, United States schr
Clytie. Laughtou do.
LIVERPOOL. Aug ll-Arrived. ship Defiant. Cromwell,
San Francisco; Orihamme (Br). Hughes Portland, o.
barks Everett Gray Loring United States; 18th,
Lord Clarendon (Br,, Nichols Charleston: Nydia (Br>.
Harwood, do
LONDON. Aug lO-sailod. ship Columbia Carter. United
States.
Sailed from Gravesend 1lth bark Hidegaard (Nor) Pc
dersen New York.
LYNN Aug lo-Sailed. bark Lido dta. Schiaano United
States.
LEITH Aug ll-saied bark August Ger, Kuster United
States.
LONDONDERRY Aug e-sailed. bark Mary Gibson Obi.
Sloane. Philadelphia.
PLyxoUrH. Aug 1i-OH. bark Columbia Ger. Han SEN
from Darien for Hamburg.
Arrived in the English Channel 18th. steamer August
Andre (Beg). 6rievo. from New York for Antwerp
QurRxsrowS. Aug li-Arrived, bsrks vespucci QtnD,
Sierra. Now York
Sailed 18th. steamer City Of Richmond Br). Brooks
ron Liverpool New York schr South Shore Whittomoro
drom Montevidco). Dundee.
Kosrocx. Aug s-Arrved. bark Vile do Fontignau (rr)
Roux. New York
RorrxRpAx Aug Io-ssed. bark Ariadns tNor). Hanson
New Work.
wmrrKnAvxx. Aug lo-saled. Zephyr. for Wilmington.
NC.
Sailed from - Aug q. barks Anna Oncto NtsD Costa,
United States Borite Aus). Trpcovch, do 18th. Osmi
Dubrovscki AUS. Msrisnovich. do.
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

Yesterday afternoon Officer Ncas brought TO the
Fcurteeuth precinct station house Norwegian named
Mis- Lesson. aged forty, Of No lsG Mulberry street.
whom he found IN unconscious condition al No i2
Blocker street I5c man died without medical at
tendance at ten minutes past SIX O'Clock The Coroner
notified The dcccascG's family are reputed 10 be
very wealthy, his iather being Jujgc VA Norway lie
away from home at an carly aye. and his family
sent nim small weekly allowance which enabled lin
~ live comfortably here.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.

MONTGOMERY, Ala August IL, 1875
At the Democratic Convention held yesterday for tho
Seventh Alabama Congressional district General
W. H. Forney at present ono OF the Representatives a.
Large was nomin mated by reclamation.
SAvANNAH. Ca August IL, 1915
John E. Bryant Deputy Collector OF Customs, was
yesterday nominated Tor Congress by the republicans
Sr. Louis, Mo-, August H. 1876
The democrats of the Thirteenth Congressional dis
trict OF this State have nominated Judge A. H. Buck
ner Tor reelection.
DETROIT, August IL. 1876.
Hon Frederick II. Potter was to-day nominated tor
Con2ress from the Eighth District. BY the demOcrat&
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spectacle lady residing Berlin in this county on
the same day, November 20 On tho 30th OF May last
he Was convicted OF both these crimes. He told me
that he had served six months IN the Georgetown De
jail tor an attempted criminal assault He was two
years ana half in the Eastern Pententiary OF Penn
sylvania tor daring highway robbery. For brutal
assault win n;ent to kill he served three years IN the
Maryland penitentary.
Shovel said that he willing and prepared TO die ;
his sins have been forgiven he has lively hope 81
rest hereafter, ''l'se been wicked" he sud, 'but
'spects TO meet my Jesus" he protested 10 be calm
and composed but hts looks and actions bcled his
words. When asked why he committed the G INES Tor
which he was hanged he replied, Il dunno; spec dc
devil must got into me. At times he became very
much excited and denounced the Court jury and states
Attorney, at the sage trying find apologies for
his crimes Divine services held ~ his cell, ana
Shovel was very attentive throughout The desperate
character OF the man nado the prison authorities very
careful They put him IN irons and chained him to the
floor OF his cell
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TOU MUKDLH.
BATAVIA, August IL, 1870
Thomas Burton Qnackenbush was hanged here this
morning for the murder OF Mrs sarah Norton on the
Sd OF December. 1875. He confessed the deed, but
denied any murdcrous intentions he having been
under the influence OF hQuor when no killed her
since Governor Tildeu refused TO interfere IN his
behalf he preessed change o! heart through the con-
solutions OF religion and seemed TO be resigned TO his
fate
This morning his spiritual adviser. Rev j. l.. Bills
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, baptized him IN
the the Jail and administered the sacrament
II Is manner was hrn. HIS death by strane uation
and evidently painful.
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TEXAS MURDERER EXECUTED.

DALLAS August H. 1870
This morning Jones executed at an early hour.
There a crowd OF 10, coo spectators. He made
fun confession Of his crime. Al the scanold he
maintained firm dcmcanor, and he babe
rcwell TO his wife and child speech occupying
about minutes. He addressed the vast assembagc.
IL SAID that he had u iu confidence III his pardon by
his Creator. There cheer from small portion
OF the crowd when The rope was cut but II met with
instant and general condemnation.
The Lamar Rifles assisted in the preservation OF
order and great credit is due TO the Sberi for the
peaccable and quiet manner with which the execution
and al It's preninaries wero carried out