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Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

REV. F. NJ. CHATHAM's CoNDITIoN.-The
Commercial of Saturday published this item :
Revs. j. b. Quigg, w. P. Davis and j. A..
Sypherd, the committee appointed by the
Wilmington Preachers Meeting to make
provision for the care of Rev. f. NJ. Chat.
ham, who is broken down in health, are
attending to the duty assigned them.
They have made him an inmate Of a
sanitarium kept by Rev. Mr.. ITurd, at the
Delaware Water Gap, where he is recover
ing. Some improyementwas also noticeable
while he was under treatment in Philadcl.
phia. In physical health Mr.. Chatham is
very feeble, his nerves being unstrung, and
he is also suffering from partial paralysis
of the memory. Ills mind, however, is per-
fectly lucid and he reasons correctly.
DEATH OF "AUNTY Buck. Mrs. Ruhama
Buclmaster, the oldest person but one in
this section, died at her residence in this
town, on Sunday afternoon, in her Goth year
Her remarkable age has drawn especial
interest towards her, particularly for q year
past, when her health commenced to de-
cline. She was the widow of the late Wilson
Buckmastcr, and the daughter of tho late
Henry Bell. She was born and raised at
Little Creek Landing, near Dover. Both
her father and mother, like herself, lived
beyond their Goth year. For a number of
years II had been the custom with our
prominent citizens to celebrate her birth
day, at hcr home, on the Goth Of February,
and she always joined in these celebrations
with the utmost good cheer. She had
sunny temperament, a kindly hcart-in
short, was noble Christian woman. She
was 50 generally known and addressed as
"Aunty Buck " that comparatively few
really knew her correct name. 4 circum-
stance i'll connection with her marriage is
frequently spoken of as o little odd As a
young girl she was considered very gay
and especially fond of dress. The caycst
friIls and furbelOws always found place
in her outfit, and put her at the head of
fashion sin the Neck" But after her
marriage to a strict Orthodox Quaker, con-
sidcrably her senior in years, she immcdi
atcly laid aside her fashionable costumes
and donned lace cap and plain drab Of the
sect she had married into. She adhered
to this costume always afterwards, though
she was never especially identified with
the Society Of Friends was, in fact, a mem
ber of tho Mcthodist Cburcb SLn ,.os a
widow for moro than fifty seven years.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

THE Blackbird camp closed on Monday
morning. The Sunday crowd was immense,
tho only full day the camp had after q
week Of rain and drizzle. The spiritual re-
suits seem to have been so unimportant that
a record was not kept of the converts
The social aspect Of the meeting, however
notwithstanding the unprecedented bad
weather, was well-pleasing. The TINES
has been asked, in this connection
to express the thanks of our citizens
to the young ladies who "kept house
in the Smyrna tent, and made it so pleasant
to the scores Of visitors who called A
number Of our citizens feel that some pub
lie recognition should be made for their
kindness, and also to the gentleman who
provided the tent.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

man, and he was accordingly released.
There was, the Kent Nctcs is informed. n
very large crowd around the magistrates
office during the hearing, waiting, it is said,
to lynch the prisoner III case ho should be
identified, not many of whom however,
were Millingtonians. Search is still being
made for the guilty party; but what is the
use Of searching if, when arrests are made,
no steps are taken to identify the parties &?
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

A PEACH SALE.-As an indication of the
big results expected from the small peach
crop in this section, we note the following
sale; w. w. Tschudy and Sam'l Cats have
sold their crop on the Peterson orchard
near town, to J. Wesley Jones for 81 100
The fruit was sold on the trees, and it i.
estimated that there will be from 1000 tc
1000 baskets. The picking and carting i:
to be done, Of course, by the purchaser
The sale was made after about $50 worth
Of fruit had been picked. Messrs T. and
c. purchased this orchard (43} acres) al
public sale last fall for s2,076. Who say
peaches won't pay-when there's not 4
crop.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

TIE {" TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by JOSEPH II. HoFFECKEE, Editor and Propre-
tor at Smyrna Delaware.
FERMS-SUBSCRIPr oN--One year $500 in advance, or
$3.50 if not paid ill the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-only at the
option Of the Publisher.
viii be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents aline for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three and a-hafcents. AlborOldiScount
made to quarterly semi-Onnual and yearly advcrti-
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

THE following is list Of those who have
connected themselves with the Moral
Reform Association Of this community, up
to the present time, and have resolved to
do all in their power to enforce the law
regulating the liquor traffic:
Enoch stubbs, Jno. IIough J.V Smith. Wm. Nelson,
+. Ward Isaac TaVior " " Tsrhudv / II Graham
". p. Lcgg J. W. Denney J. c. Iasscll, b. v Weldon,
J. Carey, j. s. IIul!ington SumI Keys JOS Brinton
". IL: Baggs W. 7. SmithcTS. +. G. FAIRIES J. Brown
H. j. Moore +. Woodruff, j. II. HOileckCr. r. CrOSScy
jos. Evans, Chds. Archer Andrew SscO JOS BrintoiI
JOS Wright John BildCrback, Mrs NJ A. BildcrbacE
Mrs NJ Nelson, Mrs. Ellen Jones, Mrs Susan ScdgWic
MIS- VI. f. Wells, Mrs Sarah Ma son, Miss SGlic Mid
dleton. William Sharp Mrs. !. A. Lavender, Mrs.
Elizabeth EdGell, Mrs Ann SteN cnson Mrs Elizabeth
Carrow, ATInWcll l.. QuillCn Mrs Jno Cosdcn Willard
+. Weldon, Miss S j. Stevenson Jn9 T. Phillips,
Herman Tygcr jas. y NosS, }. Henderson, David
lynch Geo p. Collins, J. 3. Cooper, Saml Reynolds
MIS- Sarah hudson j. Stephenson, Mrs j. Stephenson,
Miss Laura BrsCo, w. +. Wurden Mrs Enocl Stubl,s,
Mrs. J. W: Oliver, Mrs. Jas. Roberts. Mrs. VIM IaHcli
Mrs. W. II. BaggS Miss Annie I. Bag,s William Il.
start, Thomas j. Johnson Walter Benson, Thomas
Mcdowell ~ u. Campbell, J. H. Cotton, Isaac Pcnnc-
wei, Robert d. lIohcckcr \. J. McConaguy, George
Collins, William WOudkccpcr Nn. l. FAIRIES Mrs Ti,.
Anthony Geo. y. Han, Mrs t;co A. Hall Mrs MHriah
Collins, William FAIRIES, john T. Tygcr Mrs NJ l..
Smihcrs, Miss L. Mcdowell, W. o. IIoiieckcr Jno.
Cosden, ii. G. Bowers Mr. and Mrs. James Marion j.
Runyann. J. II. Groves. Mrs. j. Ii. Groves Mrs " J.
BCwlcy, Ihos. j. LambdOn. Mrs. r. J. IalnbGOn. Mrs
John Tough, Mrs. ": W. Tschudy DR.. W. T. Collins,
Mrs: W. 7. Collins, Wilmer Collins, l.. H. Pckcy, Mrs.
l.. IL. Pekey, Mrs. l.. Mcdowell, Saml TAYLOR Mrs
sam Taylor Mrs. Jos. Reynolds, james Downs, Miss
/. V. Doughen, j. G. Bowers j: Crawford Miss Mary
poushtcn, Miss Annie Doughrn Miss Lizzie Smithcri
Miss Sallie Mcdowell Mrs N. \. Pcnnewcll.
Editor Smyrna Times :-pleusc insert this
in your valuable paper and confer a great
favor on Moral Reform Association.
J. c. I.AssELI, Secy.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

FATAL ACCIDENT on THE SMYRNA BRANCH.
Last Thursday night, as the Smyrna
Branch train was leaving Clayton, from the
Ocean City excursion train. about / o'clock,
it ran over a man named ChaS. Phillips and
injured him so badly that he died on
Saturday, at the almshouse. lie tried to
jump on the car after it had started, and
missed his footing. IIcwas terribly stunned
and the wheels ran over one of his rists.
No one knew of the accident until next
morning, when the man was found in a
clump of weeds in lot near the church at
Clayton. lie was unable to give an account
of the affair. DR.. Collins amputated his
hand and raised enough means to send him
to the almshouse. lie was carpenter and
had been working here for about six
months, but would never tell where he
came from. Parties at Clayton saw him
running towards the train, but as they saw
nothing more Of him they supposed he got
on, and but for the blood and the hair on
the track it would not have been known
how the accident occurred. lie was looked
upon here as sober, industrious, unobtru
sive man.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

In lSIja shrcwi Yankee named Slight,
instead Of having his fortune told, married
tho clairVoyant. II he expected to con-
mand TIE future and fortune for himself
it was a losing speculation, for he died in
poverty. His theory, however, has been
justified, for am English solicitor has Oh
tanned til" marriage ccrtifcat" in Portland.
and ahrms that by will LETT 10y SIR Arthur
Stewart, who was killed in tho battle of
Waterloo, Slight was the heir to brcwcrios
at burton-on-Irelt, now worth $l.0010OO.
The Yankees elCcst son viii now inherit
princoly fortune. The only moral that
can be drawn smacks of EIibclnicism: If
you want to get rich, ask your father TO
marry fo?tune-teller
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

THos. CHADwIcKs, Of Prices Corner, near
here, is another claimant in the celebrated
Chadwick suit, which has again been re-
vivcd in England. y certain Sir Andrew
Chadwick died in England sometime away
back in 1000, and he left big fortune, but
from his death TO the present time the
courts have been unable to sottle upon the
legal heirs. The estate is now worth
several millions of dollars. The English
courts are to have another struggle with
the suit, it seems, and this has revived the
interest in it. 1t is known that some of
the relatives of Sir Andrew came ia
America, and it is thought that some OF
the Chadwcks in Wilmington are in the
line Of descent. The Eccry Ercnia7 has been
making full investigation of the case, and
expresses this view of the matter There
arc fifteen families in Philadelphia putting
in their claims, besides hundreds Of Chad
wicks all over America.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

A cynic who has been reading current
literature all Summer and being hopelessly
and irretrievably bored, suggests that all
the recent novels be made into cartridges
and used In the Sioux war.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

EX-Prcsidcnt Caswell Of Brown Cniyc,-
sity, in addition to his many other accom-.
pilshmcnts, has an established reputation
al an accurate observer of the weathcr.
lie writes 10 the Providence Io,i2l that.
with the exception Of July. 1888, when the
ncan temperature WAS 1G9, last month was
tho hottest July for IS years, the mean
temperature being ~. The coolest July
IL that period was in 1882, when the mean
temperature was but Gl.3j'. He say the
from June "A to July 20, was 7G.99. and adds.
" there are no 2S consecutive DAYS unon
my list which give so high n record"
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

Senator IIamlin is pushing an amend
mcnt to the Postal bill which bids fair 10
restore the fast mails. No opposition to it
IS expected in the Senate, and there are
fair hopes Of it in the House Should Mr..
lIamlin succeed in this endeayor, it will
more than Offset the obloquy which he
suffered for his connection with the incrca-
sed rate Of postage last year on transient
newspapers.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-09

We are receiving daily in stock from our factory
splendid aSSortmeniS of well made and finished shoes
which we are selling below any market.
ALL OF OUR SHOES ARE WARRANTED.
Also just received magnificent line of the
BEST AND LATEST STYLES OF HATS,
Manufactured by Of the best manufacturers in the
United States, expressly for retail trade.
Clear Nutra Hats a Specially.
Also a '''g;ISs w. assortment Of
FINE STRAW HATS.
We challenge any city dealer to surpass our stock of
Hats in styles or quality, And I'M prices we are
determined TO undcTSell them.
We give a cordial invitation to call and
examine our goods.
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BANK

- MeLa ferguson street
BANKS.
FIRST NATIONAL 1y6...
STEBBiAS, WILBoR & 60.
Ferguson street
BLAcksMITHING.&c.
.'S, TtoH.ts street
}. NEAhoN, Taomes street
BOOTS AND SHOES.
EAGLE sno o2N STORE, i Sers sa.ss,
NJ. RosENGARDEN, .sfrf sssfi;
street.
LEATHER &FINDINGs.
STEPHEN BON, IeA street.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
g.. HOLT, Foot-ogce Buiidins
CLOTHING.
3. HELLMAN, 1871 Stree,
MARKS d MYER. EsIdv strssf
DRY GOODS.
MARKS q MYERS, Eddv xb-ssf
FURNITURE.
VERSE q WARREN, 1911 II
GROCERIES.
PEASE & TAYLOR, Eeyquson 81.
&c. WHIPPLE, Ferguson street
LElBEY d NICHOLS. I6n si,.eet
UNDERWOOD & McGREGOR. 80
Enterprise Bakery.
GUNS, &C.
FREUND q BRO. Eddy-sfrsef
HARDWARE.
DRAPER d HAMMOND, Ferguson
~ street.
r.oO"ElhERT, 16H street
HOTELS q RESTAURANTS.
INTER OCEAN :, Sirtee,.th street.
OVERS HOTEL, Eddy sf,,eef
EAGLE HOTEL, I7fI street
ENGLISH HOUSE, l5fh street
RAILROAD HOUSE l.. u. Denof
WESTERN HOTEL, Fiffeenfh
METROPOLITAN, Cor. Ferguson
and 10Th sfres
JEWELRY AND WATCHES.
JOSLIN d PARK, 1871 sfrecf
ID. MILLER, 17fb s,rsss
sEFFER, MARSH & CO. ''i ist ss's e.
LIVERY STABLES.
w. NJ. WARD, I6N sf,,ef
I. g. 6; MAYNARD nl \ l ,sls ssrs..
TERRY 4 HUNTER, 'S Sfrt cent?.
street.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
.. IL. WOOD. Eddy street
BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS.
DA VISION & HALVES, 18Th street
s. NJ. PRESHAW, Eighteenth Street
LIQUORS.
l.. MURRIN, I'm SYrref
HANNAF1N RYAN, Ferguson
A. MAILLARD & CO., SirteenH
street.
BILLIARDS.
JAMES BRENNAN, 16H shrsst
BAKERIES.
UNDERWOOD d McGREGOR,
Enterprise b kerry
CONFECTIONERY AND SODA
WATER.
y. II. WOODS, Eddy street
MEATS AND VEGETABLES
F. LANDAU, 17th street
PAINTERS.
OVREN & ANDERSON,
ferguson street
J.F. FUTILE, Hill street
PHYSICIANS.
J..R II. BOWMAN, Sixteenth street.
LIZ. BABCOCK, SirtealH street,
STREET.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS..
CORLETT & STEVENS,
Ferguson street
stn'tAilg New!
LIVERY, FEED AND SALE
l..
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CHEYENNE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

ATTORNEYS.
D. MCLAUGHLIN, ferguson sfres,
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BANKS.
FIRST NATIONAL 1st5. s-a<
SIEBBiAS, WILBOR & co,
Ferguson street
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LEATHER BINDINGS.
".iiiEN bpN, l6M street.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
STEPHEN BON, IGtb x,.s.,
EAGLE SHOE STORE, Ferguson
NJ. RosENGARDEN, Sirfeenfh
street.
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hooks AND STATIONERY.
q. l.. HOLT, Iosf-oMce R,,iydi,a
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CLOTHING.
~ nELLMAN,,n 16M street
MAi.INo N MfEh, Etldu stresl
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Hope Encam sment, No. 2. l.. o. o. f., meet
every. 2d and 4th Wednesday OF each month a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Cheyenne Lodge, No. !, I. o. =. F., meets ever,
Monday evening at odd Fellows Hall.
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Churches.

81. Marks church, Episcopal. Rev. F. W
billiard Rector. srnd-y services. II a. m. uno
5 p. m. Sunday school after morning service
Seats nee. All persons are cordially invited t.
attend,
Roman Catholic. Rev. Jas. McGolrieh, Pastor
Rev. Eugene cussan, ASST. Church ono'Nei!
street, above Twentieth.
Presbyterian Church. Rev. j. Y. Cowiclr
Pastor. Services at IL n. M. and ~ p. m.
Sunday School directly after morning SER
vice. Prayer meeting every Wednesday eve-
ming at ~ O'Clock.
Methodist Episcopal, Rev. W. i. Warren, pas
ior. Preaching every Sabbath at Jla. m.
and Z p. m. Sabbath school at Az p. m
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. The
public are cordially invited to all the services o,
the church.
african Methodist Episcopal Church@Ser-
vices at IL O'Clock n. m and p m, every
sabbath. Rev. Thos. Whitlock, Pastor.
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W

Wyoming commandcry No. l. Regular con
clave first Friday in each month.
Wyoming Chapter, No. !. II. A. NJ. meets
HALL, on the first and third Tuesday evenings III
each month, at y o CLOCK p. m.
Cheyenne Lodge, No. 10, meets first and Third
saturday nights in each month. at Masonic Hall
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CEREBRAL

DslessEa IA congress,
foFV zhird eeAgr@s-iioo- y. Hs.e4
Tsrsisor1aI omesrs,
dorernoroSno. l.. IneVer.
5scyttGFg-G w. Tlencn.
SaaJ ysstes g ~Ssfrshas court-J: ". Fisher
bFF-. states COEecfar-E p. Snow.
S~arreyor Gsasral- silas Reed.
Eeeeitsf u Fsose A-vsess-9. W. corey.
Register q, 5. Lana ossae-s. n. ninsvi.
Territorial TnoasaFtr-s ". D.wney.
Territorial Esaatf-J II. IaNiasd.
ooD'ani'ei0'sr 81 fe4a.aGaey l., iia,."n.
Tar,ffofaal L5rariaq -dosn silt.6 e.
GeaaAasssseller q Igersg'saosZ l.. Jenrer
SsPtnAaehdas q ias racf ss-5oau slaughter.
D4strscs atterHsg-E- 4. aasn=ap.
Uhitsd States C0niasisS,GASf-I !. ". Brunsr.
c2srk or Isl ,hs3iala Ess1.ret-J ". isruner.
earsAGt-Gihert Adams.
ConntE oMcer..
LARAMIE COUNTY.
iGso 4 Draper, Chairman,
eAsrss-N. J. oBrien.
CoESda5ics-W. 1ag4or. e. =. n,roe.
J ~asfloes Of Ne Psac-Jn"- slaughter. T. NJ. FL, be
FFeaSeger-D. G Tracy.
Frobttie Jatfye-p. e, Treoy.
Prosecuting Anornsy-W; Y, Corlsit
tNftH ~ teAt
Cor0Esr-Ja Talbot.
asssss0r-Ed. J. Morris.
CHEYENNE CITY.
r. c. whlpp'e, Pres.sr Of. Ssyo,
Bird Trustees John +. Davis
J.. X lrcrnai-.,
Peter HANNA
ttsrA-N. Richardson. or. %, Assessor.
MdTshdt-c. : Devoc.
irsasssermIsas Bergman.
AroyHsR-T j. Street.
GUgrftar-A Dar.huf1
Polite justices -iohn Slaughter, 7. NJ Fisher.
Meetings OF the Town Trustees. Friday even
Ing in each week, at the City Hail.
ALBANY COUNTY.
co,nn,,.,s.,, Y. IL 4 llissg.
Thomas Alsup.
Sheriff.. z. Brophy.
Justices Of ne Peces IT, " y Filter
Clerk W. Medium.
Probate Jaige-G W. Hitter. scio Treasurer
Svp4rfatcndeHf or Scho0is-N. l.. Andrewe.
C0ro"eTCJaines Vine,
LARAMIE crTy
fwm. narr,s. "a. olzco. Mayo
]. II Fiufrock.
board Of TRUSTEES 4. Galhrailh.
4. j. Webster,
flames Vine.
clierk-John Mcleod, eo-eGcio Assessor
Mdrsh1i-M. A. Hance.
IFedsugtr-L. II. Peace.
At0rHey-liomer Nerrell.
Police Jasace-L. ID. Pease.
CARBON COUNTY.
y. B. Adams. Chairman.
Commissioner ID. r. Clay,
J. II. Brammer
sheriff. +. Rrnnic.
Clerk Perry l.. Smith.
PrObdfe Jud1s = VIM. l. Ash.
Assessor-B. +. Ryan.
Superintendent Of Schoos-B. II. Kinney.
SWEETwATER COUNTY.
W. T. Noble, Chairman,
Commissioners William Evane.
James Calhoun.
SheriG-P. A. McPhee.
tlsF(-A. Mcintosh.
Probate JNiGf-Ias. A. Brennan, tr. OF. Treas
assese0r- Nm. \. johnson.
uINTA COUNTY.
re. A. Phipps,
Commissioner Newell Brennan,
W. X. Sloan.
Sheyif-William Hinton.
Gerk--Alf. q. Lee
Probate .Judge-w. II. Remington err. OF. Treas
Prosecuting Anoraey-fi. Garbanati.
AssessOr-M. &. Hopkins.
SgrreVOr-H. Robinson.
SsperiafeHdePt Of SchooLs-S. *. Temple.
CoT0nef-Tho mas Street.
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B-LAcKsMITHING.&c.
II. HAAS, Tn. -
>. NEAhcN, T4Omes street
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-02
THEIR STORY.
Interview with N Juvenile Train
wreckerS.

Yesterday a representative of the
lSENTINEL visited the County Jail anG
interviewed the two boys brought
from Palisade, at which place they
had been arrested for tampering with
the switch on the Central Pacific rail.
road. Bruce Dean, the elder one,
wished a contradiction of the state.
ment made that he was a San Fran.
cisco hoodlum, having lived for the
past two years in Sacramento, With his
uncle, who is the Assistant Postmaster
at that place. He came there from
Grant county, Wisconsin, and had
never been the associate of hoodlums
or thieves. He had started out in the
country tor work, when the idea seized
him that he would go back East,
cheating" his way e the road, not
having enough money to pay his fare.
When told to leave the train by the
conductor they immediately did so,
and were not forcibly put off, as had
been stated. Dean says he knew moth
ing Of kaltwasser, or Coldwater, by
which name he is better known, until
Mill City was reached, who was also
cheating the road" The switch was
unlocked and thrown open by Cold
water, with whom he expostulated for
so doing, saying it was wrong and
should anything happen to the train
they would b@hung. His companion
said there would be no danger, and
both went on, leaving the switch open
and locked. After walking n half mile
he again underworld to make Cold
water go back with him and set the
switch right, but he would not do so,
and they came on TO PaliSade. Dean
appears to realize the position in which
ha is placed and throws all blame on
his companion.
The younger of the two boys,
Charlie Coldwater, said he came
to Sacramento from Nauvoo. H.
mos, five months ago, hunting for
work, and not finding it to suit him,
he was on his way back. He never
was in San Francisco, and the story of
his being a bell boy in the Cosmopoli-
tan hotel he denies, but was employed
at the International hotel in Sacramen-
to. He found the switch key on the
street ut that place, and after being put
off the cars, remembering he had It,,
thought he would experiment with II,
on the switch. He diSclsims all inten-
ton of "tirowing the train" saving he
did not think that n little displace'
ment of the rails would result in any
danger. He is but fifteen years of aye
and does not seem to comprehend the
extent OF the crime he has been guilty
OF. He was started off from home by
his father to hunt work, and intended
to go 10 Iowa, but changing his mind,
"beat" his wayto California. After his
arrest at Palisade he threw away the
switch key aud a number of others,
and in ey planation of the act told our
reporter that keys had got him into
enough of trouble and he did not
want any more of them" He appears
to think that he is in for it, and what
the future may hiring forth apparently
bothers him but little.
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A ii ORRIBI.E MURDER IN LIN.
COLIN COUNTY.

The following is published in the
Phoebe Record of the 30th ult.:
We have received by the Hike mail
which arrived yesterday morning. the
following account of the murder of w.
S. Ferguson in Pahranagat valley on
the night of August 18th. by some I'M
known parties. Mr.. Ferguson was
just recovering from the wounds in.
to G. c. Bradley for a full account of
the affair:
HIKo, Aug. 81, 1876.
EDITOR RECORD: Our quiet, peace
loving community was thrown into
a flutter of excitement night before
last. AS we set basking in the CRATE
full fumes of the protective smudge a
solitary Eorseman dashed in amongst
us, his horse reeking with sweat at
every pour, the rider reporting that
a man had been killed down the val
ley. The particulars as far as learned
to date are these: Soon after dark,
on the evening of the 25th, w. s.
Ferguson, who lives some three miles
below town, went out into his corn
some stock that were destroying his
1itts NV 'tiiC unity tiIIluttS tiS
family and two men stopping at the
house we're startled by the loud re-
port of a gun, followed by an agon-
lied voice crying: "Oh, my God ! !"
and groans. After searching with q.
lantern tor some time the bodyof Fer
puson was found lying flat on his
back, his right arm shattered and the
holes from several balls in his left side.
From appearances the party doing the
shooting had been concealed in the
corn awaiting a favorable opportunity.
and when the time arrived made very
sure work. Death must have been
almost instantaneous. There is nothing
as yet to indicate the perpetrator of the
dark deed; coniectures are rite, but it
seems impossible to fix suspicion
upon any one in particular. MIR. Fer
guson was a man who had many enc.
mics IN the community, and Who,
whether entitled to it or not, bore the
reputation of much wrong dealing.
Our community is very much shocked
at this outrage; but while we deeply
deplore such bloody work We ma
learn from It a useful moral lesson:
"AS We would that men should do unto
you do We even so unto them"
Verdict Of the GorOner's Jury.
On the morning of the Goth instant
Justice Stearns, Acting Coroner, sum
moned a jury which, after eliciting all
the information possible in regard to
this lamentable affair, rendered the
following verdict:
We, the jury impaneled to inquire
into the death of w. $. Ferguson, find
that the deceased, Walter :. Ferguson.
was a native OF New York, aged b
years, and that he came to his death
on his ranch, in P~ahranagat valley,
Lincoln county, Nevada, on the night
of August 18th, between the hours of
s and . o'clock p. NJ. from gunshot
wounds at the hand of some person
unknown to this jury.
W. NJ. WILSON, Foreman.