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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-16
THE BLOOD SPOTS

could not have been made by drops fall
ing from his nose The writer noticed
that Mr.. Trowbridge, who is an expert,
was examining the spots upon the knee
of James's pants, and the lower end
and side of the leg very closely. He re-
marked to us the next day that the one
upon the knee is almost the imprint OF
the pole of the AK, with two angles pref
ty well defined, and that upon the bot
tom and side of the leg appeared as if
brought in contact with smooth sur
face covered with blood. There are nu-
merous additional circumstances all
pointing in the same direction not need
full to name. There is no other person
in the vicinity upon whom suspicion can
rest as disconnected with James. No
one is absent, or has been absent, from
the surroundings for many days, unable
to account for himself satisfactorily. No
strangers have been seen in that neigh
borhood for many days before the muir
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-16

But doubtless growth repairs decay,
And still the great world grows TO more,
Though men and nations pass away.
But what if at the source of day
some cOsmie change exhaust the store
Which feeds the myriad forms of lifes
What If some unimagined strife
should raise so high the solar fire,
That all this solid earthly frame
Should in as brief a space expire
As rain drops in a furnace flame?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-16
HE KNEW PERFECTLY

all the surroundings of that house, and
Just where Spencer kept his ak. He
alone discovered the murder about sun
rise on Friday morning. He first went
into the house, saw his niece and
nephew on the bed dead, with the stops
of their heads mashed in" then went up
stairs and saw that "Alice had her head
mashed in" then he went to the stable,
climbed up the logs just so he could see
over to why're Mr.. Spencer and his son
lay with their heads broke in in the
same way" He said three of them were
breathing, yet he neither touched them
nor spoke to them one. word to know if
they were conscious, but got on his
horse, rode over to where he could make
Mr.. Spencer's father hear, told him, and
then went to tell some other neighbors,
and did not return to the scene of the
crime till 10 O'Clock on that day. No
one knows where he was on Thursday
night after sunset until he alarmed Mr.
Spencer's father about sunrise on Fri
day morning. He has no explanation
as to how the blood came upon his cloth
ing, except that his nose may have bled.
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N. II. BURNHAws "Is74o
WATER-WHEEL

WHEY WRITING TO ADTBETT8kksb
please sGy you ss,s the Agpevssseusesss
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-16
MURDER MOST FOUL.
Particulars of the Quadruple Murder In
Clark County, Mo.-The Horrid Fate OF
the Spencer Family.

Particulars of the Quadruple Murder in
Clark County, Mo.-The Horrid Fate of
the Spencer Family.
Correspondence ofthe Globe Democrat
LURAY, Mo-, August 6.-Having read
accounts of the appalling tragedy in
Clark County, most of them plentifully
sprinkled with sensationalism, it is
thought that Statement of the simple
facts, so far as they have been ascertain
ed, may be acceptable to the general
public. The writer of this, being Provi-
dentially in the immediate vicinity, Wis
tied the scene of the dreadful crime on
Sunday morning last, and was there in
the afternoon, also. The leading fact is
AN ATRoCIoUs MURDER
was committed, the victims being VIM.
L. Spencer, aged Az; his two daughters,
Alice, aged 20; Jane, aged Is; two
sons, Charles, aged 10, and Willig, aged
Z. The killing of all was done with an
ak. The victims were all struck on the
side and front of the head with the pole
OF the AK and their skulls crushed in,
evidently while they were asleep. 1t is
presumed they never moved. The AK
was Mr.. Spencer's-the murdered mans.
1t was found, covered with gore, at the
house. The deed was probably done by
one man only, as but one and the same
weapon was used, and in the same way.
There was no appearance of more than
one having participated in the horrible
work. Something has been said about
pitchfork having been used. 1t was used,
but, as itseemed to the writer, by the
same party that welded the fatal AK 1t
was venal murder
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-16

".
Yet, If our truth is not the scheme
of priestly cunning, nor dream
With which some fair Illusion caught
Our ungrown manhood's childish thought:
II Christians tells US true, ITO day
The Child Divine in Bethlehem lay"
If he is man who, past the ken
of Science in her widest range,
Orders the law of ceaseless Change,
Content we know that lives of men
Pass as the leaves Of spring away
That time viii bring its final day
To the great world itself, secure
The Eternal Manhood shan endure. r
london Spectator
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COLLEGIATE Course. The best advantages given for
Modern Languages. Music, Drawing. Painting and
Elocution. The Fall Term commences Sept. 5. For
catalogues apply to MRS VI. MCKEE HOMES. Prtn1
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After this followed a succession of the
most delightful hours had ever known;
morning, evening and noon were spent
in the company of my new acquaint-
ances, and at the end of very short
time those acquaintance had become
fast friends. l was as completely over
head and ears in love as had been over
head and ears in the turbulent water,
and told her so.
Save me once more,m said: " give
me that hand once again, and let it be
mine forever; otherwise it would have
been kinder to have left me to drown
outright ErT
She dropped her head, but held out
her hand, that hand which at this mo-
ment has just touched my arm, as sill
very voice says: ii ~ ,
: q Come, Billy, stops / have! been
peeping over your shoulder. You need
not write any mores people can guess
the rest. L would rather you did not
enter into details"
p "very well, DEAR" answered; :" as
it is nearly twenty years ago since it all
happened, perhaps you are right. Yes
settled down for twenty years; who
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SEND POSTAL CARD

for full particulars and Samples of Material OF
KEEPS PARTLY MADE SHIRTS, very best
quality for S6-hnished easily as hemming a
handkerchief. GILBERT BkOS.s
General Agents, 621 Olive Street, st. Louis, Mo
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

tNatehitoehes vindioator.


Henry @. Myers has returned to
stand his trial for stealing tho school
moneys Of the parish. A gentleman Of
our town had several school wafran tn
which he placed some time since with
9. l.. Walmsley u Co., In New Orleans.
for collection from Myers, OF course
Myers did not pay them and tho gentle
man had tho warrants returned him.
Myers called upon this gentleman i'm
mediately on his arrival and said
81 have paid those warrants. Gave
Walmslsy tho money tho day | left.
Hope It's all right" etc. The gentle.
man pulled the warrants from his
pocket and showed them to Myers, OK
pressing surprise ut the payment.
Myers was dumbfounded. OF course
Myers was lying, as usual. for sympa-
thy,
Myers should go from this town TO
the Penitentiary, and we will be sur
prised If he does not.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

AncotA FARM What a treat II IL TO Wait this
beautiful dairy farm; the stock IL composed Of
the famous Jersey and Aldorney breed A We
ttood watching them sra ziug in tho rich fields Of
clover, with the shade Of the wide spread
ing oaks, aud quenching their thirst
standing knee.deep the crystal stream that
hows through their pasture. we could but con-
trast the creamy delicious milk Of these import
ed cows to the miserable ohalky substance called
milk IN New Orleans, and sold every morning 10
nourish the babies. In another column, II will
be seen that the milk depot corner Oarondelet
and Common streets has contracted with the
proprietor OF the Arools farm for all the milk
produced there, and IL is now shipped daily to
them on Zoe. We can truly cay, II ia the most de-
Hcious milk we have yet tasted, being pure, rich
and ice cold. A branch Of this depot has been
opened at No. go Canal street, near the Custom
House, where they not only keep milk, but mead,
soda and oil kinds Of mineral waters; also, home.
made pies and pastry.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24
HIlToN's ALLEGED POPULATIONS.
s.Iollrnhl.l


There was good deal of ugly talk in
New York after ths death OF A. T. Stew
art. touching the conduct Of his lawyer
and partial heir, Hilton. toward the
widow Of the dead dry.goodg man. The
story ran that he got for u million what
was actually worth five or six millions
that he did this by sharp practice which
bordered closely upon swindling. Most
certainly prosperity has not followed the
transformed firm, whose head has now
involved himself In quarrel which Is
likely to assist the down-hill course
of his house. Seligman. the banker,
will not look alone to the Israelites for
sympathy and support. The ultimatum
OF American freedom Ia that no nation
atty nor sect shall be prescribed In this
country, Judge Hilton may DO u rascal,
or he may be merely pig headed fool,
but his conduct takes u Significance be-
yond his personality. and is deserving
OF universal Reproduction. Assuredly, the
provisions of the civil rights bill will
cover his case. and It's terms should be
vigorously enforced.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

There are few men who can do a thing con.
tinually aud do 10 we'll, s.aub la one of theae
men, ha never plays himself out, ne haa nnder.
taken 30 give cheap news TO the community, he
has done il. no doas IL and will do II. Goiith.
waites beokatore on Exchange Allev. near the
corner of Canal, 10 his haHe OF operations, and
there he keeps on hand oil the time the latest
papera aud periodicals. among which arc
Harpera Weekly and Apple ona' journal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

A further evidence Of our sure. II but allow, af-
preach 10 reasonable baaia Of valuep, In evinoad
by the genial host Of tho noted apottaweed IA.
loon, Capt. Frank Cookery. who has wisely re-
dneed the price OF drinks from ID 10 10 oanta
quality se regards the beverages he IL wont Ia
dispense to the thirsty public. nice hot lunch
will. az usual. be aeryea every day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

II Ia a miatake that Laanes has accepted a
commission in the Rasaan army. The HnaeiAaa
may oross the Danube and the Turkeys may sob-
BILE them all NJ. that Ia perfectly smmateriai 10
Martin Lannea, He IL etill hanging out At the
same old place. atslla ~, ~ aud 10 Magazine
Market selling the best of everything In the
shape OF meats, vegetables. egg. poultry, etc.,
and at mighty low iowa prieas
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

aees IN which they lived o.
tssn,s ttaat Meeting
fF RfHHl, LYNN BEERS.
Nay, mother, ] fear not. the good Lord ear
Through ills, The bright dear Sabbath
Little Avis and will be hume from the meet
before the next twilight is gray.
ntut. Reuben. the reaueds are numbering
t'hii,h III Dparfelu. and dark Bloody Brook =
And bha mother who loved him drew nearer
Tts,,tfb bat limbs ii their faahleiiess shook.
That winter had PASSED full Of tutnult and
horror
tive centuries back Of OFT time.
Far the Indian arrow had written it's story
N The bult,ny'H record Ut crime
There were slefes IT strange. lnfd sights In
when comets we're sharp. shining swords
And i,aIe dancing lights aftha mystic Aurora,
Ffasaaea coming of Indian hoftles
tsTbfa,ab d host should enaainp round about
mo. said 1tetibeh,
Though the redskins afn out by the score,
/ will % on ~ meet with His wutshibtng
And pray Inv way ~ to the deott"
"trheh leave the child. Heubens leave Avis In
tNap, ,uothev, the tlea that serve,
lie IL allie 10 keep her, II siieh he His tlhasnte
WHY then. should slaeheti TT swetse y
"Good-hf and God bless yo,i," The aged
Through tears. saw the travellers START
Watched their leaaHhina forms otit ef sight
down the valley.
with a terrible fpat In her heart,
What wonder the wumaiis heart failed iii her
bttsohh,
Az abe saw them no more from, the hill '
What wuhaer that fahoies she could not asoi'4
else
Came feund. in the Sabbath day still
the child, little Avis, the dead mothers daf-
ling,
What II che should be smittan and slain
Her tfeniuloas hands pressed hardly her
bosom.
Az those do who struggle with pain,
I Til she fell Oh her knees by the worn bible
Glad refuge Of seuls sore afraid,
And out Of the trust Of Puritan mother.
For the loved ones III danger she prayed
80 Con III my father. keep Reuben IN safety
=, Piit The arms Of thy love round about!
TMh the arrows aside from the hiothefless
z Though the terrible reaueds are QUIT
And then hours Of Watching. I'LL 10, In the
aiinsat
Came ali,nmet Of gun=baffel bright.
And on no tho valley. thank Ged. slow and
surely.
Came the twain into safety and sight
''And the hound. NeubpnY' "Yander. a mile
OF two back.
with ali arrow ttahsfised III his breast
"Nol have potln sut of HanGprf " Az
mother. 4 IN true.
Little Avis will tell you the rest
80 grandmother, down by the mill the horse
Holle leaped with a terrible cry.
And cav father clutch at his gunsbalte
anieH
"A an arrow went a,iiseiing by
tive and three. they came thicker. like hors
tible hail.
Father gruaned and locked white "a n sheet
When Carlo at1ptrhad out with nitifn whine
And died iii the Rad at Our feet,
Hut, grandmother, something we saw not
at all
Turned the dafta or from father and mo.
Juat az If we were charmed" Then grave
Reuben spike.
4 The child tells you truly" eaid he.
Then touched with his hand. powdef=blarR.
anea and grim.
The great bible that lay on the chair.
Mot u peaaed among them can feather q
shaft
!, But Ia turned by good woman 8 prayer
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

AT the June term ef the Supreme Court.
sitting In opelousas, the following opinion
was rendered
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

Orleans Railroad gempanys bluH aud greer
cars to the Fair 0eonnds nom Clay Statue.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

For glass Of rich and Toe cold milk go to cor
ner Common and Uarondelet, or branch, Canal
street, Htaub's old stand.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

The goose Ia like all other phools-al-
wus seems anxious to prove it. Josh
Billings.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

J, II, Walker. D. d. H., 1870 Delord street,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

Oct the roll Of II ,ner. price 10 cents.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

Roll OF Honor, price 10 cents, now ready.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

NHw oRtHAss. June y. tsf7.

NEW BHBfaNSs BAite hss t5f'S
Editor Democrat The accompanying verses
are taken from The Ghfistiaa Ifsehtu. The
beautiful illustration GU tfeditahla to Ameri-
,.ai, taste and art eannet, Of course. be trans
faffsd IN the columns u the DEMOCRAT! bi't
the emihently suggestive lines will not iail 70
carry numbers If your readers backward N
tasmufY to events III their ewt, frontier ana
war experiences. vhet pa,Ils besettihg The
patb IT duty hindered not the purpose tn per
form IT.
Whatever men taay think of the tetheetioh
batyyaat pfaynf and Ito answers, the true Oh
safyar and philosopher will tell yet, that Just
suab faith AZ the gifted writer attributes to
tta,baf, mahas heroes, and finds It's just es-
amtlata III the Washihsto,is Haveloehs,
Lees and jaahsons. who have tfiumphea by
IL. and shed the ,,stfe Of thsif deeds upon the
a,,ae ia tshinh they lived u
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02

A REcEvEgsn1r.-Ouite a furry WINS
occasioned last week along thc line Inv
the announcement that The Portiam 1 I
Opdcnsbure railroad had conc ;nio " 10 "
hands of receivers. rhe fac, that oc law
stoned the Hurry i os Golio ,,''. -, a.,
THURSDAY lns, on ,hn not;,;o" ., ~
preferred mortoa"e bondhoiders ~ I,h ~"
Ross. of 81 .Inhnshn,y "nn"in,,o J', w
Ar. .Jewctt and A. " Iins,inn. va n''
ceiyers of thc Vermont Division 81 tho
p A. q railroad No hoI a di,, ;. i'o
of the significance of ,he ,", " and " ~,
were u,,ite iDnorant of inst ,l,at ,ha
appoinimcnt of n reccivcrsh;n |" ', 'aoo nv
and supnosing lhot others m;ght ' "i'o
moi know clea,lv what II ;m,si;oa ",, ,o
have made som. ;nomiros and ',;,.o ~ ~
result of onr nmcstion;n~ Ma Ma s s," nv
ment of receivers is of Inc natu,.a Of ,ho
FORECLOSURES of a mortoa~e Lut insta"I
of securing n decree wiib tho nsnai
years time for redemntiom tba onno;nt
ment of receivers is securcd whn Inn.
mediaielv take possession of ,he road
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02
National Thanksgiving Proclamation.

The completed circle of summer and
winter, seed time and harvest, has
brought us to the accustomed season at
which religious people celebrate with
praise and thanksgiving the enduring
mercy of Almighty God. This devoui
and public confession of the constant
dependence OF man upon the Divine
Father for all good gifts Of life, health,
peace and happiness, so early in our his
tory made the habit of our people, finds
in tho survey of the past year new
grounds for its joyful and grateful man
Hesitation. In all blessings which de-
pend upon bcnignant season, this has
indeed been memorable year. Over
n wide territory of our country, with
all its diversity of soil, climate and pro-
ducts, the earth has Yielded n bountifnl
return to the labor of the husbandman !;
the health of the people has been blight
ed by no prevalent or widespread dis
eases; no great disasters of shipwreck
upon our coasts or to our commerce on
the seas have brought loss and hardship
to mariners and clouded the happiness
of the community with sympathetic
sorrow; in all that concerns our
strength, peace and greatness as a ma
.io,'' III az .iiaS .oucnes ,ne per''lahe. u.
anu secui'! vi ou, soNer.,l,,el,' anu Tue
oca1 ., as',,io,'S 1m WHICH !. 1es.s'
II, az ',,a' e''ev,s we 1,''."o,e, u,.u w..
le os,.,H;n' VI our peoI'u, nn, 'es's OUT
oaP 3 eos W en}o! any upi,o,u "i equa'
'no ny oo,,'',.io.. VI souie'., how pr
, ,ia'ien ~, anu u;.lacls"s ,i,lous ',ou, ane
lanu, .ne eN I,c,ie'nIe III .,,t p'se iea; ~
oonsi ;1a T li'alNeu ~ '.o Pl0'ec.lns
prov n'1" 49,, vi coo' anu Is iuii vi p!onl-
Under n sense of these infinite oblion.
tions TO the Great Ruler of times.
seasons and events let ne hunlIv
oscribc If to orr own faults and croiltirs
If in any dcorcc that ncrfcct concord
and bonnincss. ncocc and ust;cc which
such great mcrcics should difiusc
through the hearts and lives of on,
pcoplc. do not altogether and ALWAYS
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02

The president sent the following nom
nations to the Senate, Tuesday:
John Welcl, of Pennsylvania, to be
Plenipotcniiary to Great Britain
George l.. Norton, ofLouisiana, to be
Supervising Inspector of Steamboats, for
the Tenth District.
The Senate in executive session Tues
day confirmed The following nomina-
tions:
TO be ENJOYS Extraordinary and
Ministers Plcnipotenliary Edwin W.
Stoughton. OF New York. TO Russia :
Edward f. Moves, of Ohio, to France {;
James r. Lowell, of Massachusetts. to
Spain; John A. Kasson. of Iowa, to
Austria-IIungary: Thomas A. Osborn.
of Kansas. to Chill.
TO be Minister James NJ.
Comfy, of Ohio, to the Hawaiian Islands.
To be Charge NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fish, ofNcw York TO the Swiss Conlcd-
Grafton.
To be Secretaries observation-disclosures
Sidney Everett, of Massachusetts, at
Berlin: T.. :. Nadal. of New York. at
London; William Hayden Edwards, of
the District of Columbia, at Rio dc Jane.
iro.
Daniel Hall to be Naval Officer at Bos-
ton, Mass; Aonzo T.. Banu to be Unit
ed States District Judge for the West
ern District of Wisconsin: Jacob :.
Foreman TO be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court al t'tah: Benjamin +.
Flfield to be United States Attorney for
Vermont; Daniel 7. Boynton to be
Pension Agent at Knoxville, Tenn. :
Samuel Post TO be Pension Agent at
Detroit, Mich: Rufus Champion to be
Pension Agent at st. Louis, Mo-. Clark
Waggoner to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Tenth District ofOhio
John c. Cartwright 10 be Collector of
Internal Revenue for Oregon; William
p. Prescott TO be Assayor of Carson
Mint, Nevada: Thomas Silver to be
Assaycr at Denver, Col.
To be ostmasters-Daniel ). Picker
ing at Elmira, y. Y; Lorenzo ID. Da-
Wis at Wellsville, n. y; William j.
Kline at Amsterdam, n. V; Charles C..
Miller at Penn Van, N. Y; Edward Il.
Shiplcv Mt Springfield, Mo-; O. q.
Burch at Jefferson City, Mo-. Theodore
5. Case at Kansas City, Mo-; Alden
Carter at Memphis, Mo-; Mrs. Jennie
Z. Prater at North Springfield. Mo. ;
Francis ID. Phillips at Plattsburg, Mo. :
William Firth at Moberly, Mo-: Mat
thew W. Stafford at Joplin, Mo.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02

NEW HAMPNHIRE FnIBUsTERs.-A
very worthy gentleman, employed by
the Spanish legation here, sub rosa, to
watch for filibustering expeditions, was
coniidentially informed few days since
that New Hampshire man had pur-
chased some heavy artillery and some
cavalry saddles at the arsenal. He was
in great trouble about this, which was
not allayed when he was further inform
ed that the purchaser was Mr.. Oscar
Barron, n well known New Hampshire
landlord. But in due time he learned
that the two large rihed columbiads
which Mr., Barron had purchased are
to be placed on tho top of the Twin
Mountains for echoing salutes, and that
the cavalry saddles are 10 be used bv
tourists ofequestrian proclivities. "All
quiet Oh the Potomac. ~ Washington
Cor, Boston journal,