The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-07-11
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DRUNKENNESS no EXCUSE FOR
CRIME.
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/ knocks down bis wife, aud kicks her after
she is down, Is not allowed h, a city court
70 mitigate the'severity of his sentence by
The plea that .he ,iidnt know what he
was d1ing Deeanse he was drunk.n
IL Is atrange dow IN the past
the condition, into which 80 many first
put themselves, 70 give them bogus cour-
aye aud bring ont their inherent brutality,
should be iil anyilway regarded as an ex-
ease for their ofIeiises. Nine drunken
men on; Of ten know perfectly well whist
they are about. 8 They show considerable
strike or abuse those they are certain win
lquickly resent such abuse. A club or
pistol have still strong arguing power for
The whisky crazed brain. Rum, IN many
cases, is used as a preparation for crime.
II blinds men temporarily 10 conse-
quences and blunts the sensibilities. This
is exactly the mental condition desired by
many when they wish to commit
robbery, knock down an inoffensive man
or beat i woman. The first step taken by
desperation, disappointment or revenge.
in order tu realize the demons Of imagina-
tion Is 10 Ego off and get drnnk.n The
criminal knows that sobriety dulls the
edge of rpcklessness, watonness and
cruelty. He. wants II sharpened. There
may he little voluntary reasoning in ibis
.inatter, but mems nlindsare very apt 10
reason iilyoinntarily towards the eon-
sunmaliono Of any desired-end. Hitherto q
q premium has, been laid on drunken
crime, especially In cases Of domestic
brutality. The heaviest tax has beenon
lotfences committed In sobriety. Let the
law beinore severe ON drunkenness. Let g
those people who drink 10 excess share
some ofthe responsibility along with tho
harassed saloon keeper. @ hE
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The Pensacola Gazette has an article In
reference TO a new variety ofpeach, which
| Is based npon the following, from a cor
respondent Of the Louisville Courier Jour-
nal, which says: sHerewith please find .
tvig sixteen inches In length with seven
teen inatured peaches ON It. This Is
known here rs the China peach. and ths
tree. which is about ten feet high, Is the
most prolific bearer ever saw, about one
thousand peaches, at least five hundred
having been picked of. This fruit WAS
grown I'm The orchard Of the Yniestra
Brothers, ON Escambia Bay, nine miles
from Pensacola The Gazette, allnding
to the extraordinary production Of tbs
fruit says: .The .Chinese Flat the
earliest OF cling-stone peaches, as FAR -
weknow, has proved a great successor
the Bellview place Of AIessrs. Yniestss.
The trees produce Enormously, and the
fruit Il OF excellent favor. The singular
shape of the peach marks II a- distinct
from NIL other varieties. IL Is fiom twoto
three times as broad asiti Is deep. and IN
form almost the counterpart Of the old
fashionable fiat tomato. They will cIus-
Ter socIosely on both sides .f long twigs
t.lat though he irnit be two inehssin
diameter, they will average peach 20 the /.
inch in the measurement Of The limb. A
medium sized tree viii produce several
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The Columbus EHqHirer Of Sunday COZ
tains the following particulars of The kill
ing Of the distinguished naval officer. Capt.
Jones. i. Selma, concerning which msn~
ton vas msde inths Moruing Ns'ps yesisr-
day. The Enquirer says: 80 -
FROM all the information we can gather
II seems that jones sou. aged seven, and
ilarrall's 500 aged ten. became involved
IL difficulty and fought. young Jobss
whipping Harrall. Upon investigation
Mrs. Jones found her 10y was 20 hisms. ass
and wrote m apologctic note 70 Mrs. ilar.
rail-, who was near neighbor. and madc
heI boz carry the note with Instructions 10
spolog:ze 10 young Iarrsll, and also 70
give some fruit to the latter 70 add 70 the
pleassntness. On the arrival Of young
Jones. Mrss Tlasrall without psrcsisinr
the note At all. toll her boy he had 10
whip Jones' boy, whersupon they fought.
which. would have resulted IN second
victory for Jones bu. for the interferenes
of Mrs. Mahfy. who took young jones
holue, aud told Capt. Jone of ths hct.
lie gut bis hat and usual Walking can and
went % Harralrs. Arriving >. the 70
sidence. be was asked BY u. u he cane
for difieulty. He answered. = No bus
yeu acted very eontemptibly N SLOWING
ibe boys 10 Gght,' Oiher sords ensued.
and IIsrrall. drawing pistol. shot Jones
10 he right breast. from which he expired
the next day. "a .,u -
The preliminary examination was hsld
yesterday. the result q wtieh We failed 70
hear Gen. l,c'tus l. among The pro-
scouting lewysrs IN ihocas ta5 49,
John. 'saiA master 70 his spprsniies.
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