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The daily gazette., 1878-05-02

NJ OTIuE-SCHUOL ELECTION.-An
IN election for mem bers of tn g Board OF
Education, Will be held in this city. on
Saturday, May, 4, 1878.
Polls open at one o'clock, p. m, and close
at O'Clock, p, m.
Members to elect and places for voting,
are as follows;
First Ward.-One mem Der Tor two years.
Polls, old school house, Second street near
Washington street.
Second Ward.-One member for two
years. Polls, FELTON, House, Second and
Walnut streets,
Third Ward.-One member for two wears
Polls, +. j. Babcock's. Fifth and Orange
streets.
Fourth Ward.-One member for two
years. Polls, City Hall.
Fifth ard.-One member for two years,
and one mem Der for one year. Polls. Pub
lie school, No. 8, corner Eighth and VOL
laston streets.
sixth Ward.-One member for two years
Polls, south east corner Seventh and Mar
ket streets.
Seventh ward.-One member for two
years. Polls, Public School, No. z, corner
Eleventh and Washington streets.
Eighth Ward.-One member for two
years. Polls, Public School No. ., corner
seventh and Spruce streets.
Ninth Ward One member for two years
Polls, Old Academy.
Tenth Ward.-One member for two
years. Polls, Public School No. 10, corner
Adams and Elm streets.
W. II. CLOwARD,
Secretary Board of Public Education.
apg3tf
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PUBLIC SALE
Real Estatei

>, VIII be sold at Public Sale, on Thursday
tne tne 9th day OF May next, com Ill encing at Z
ocloeR: p. m, on the premises on the
south side of Market street bridge, the fol-
lowing described real estate being the pro
perty OF Margaret Ehart, to wit:
NO. l. A lot of land situated on the south
slde OF Market street, being TO feet from
and running back TO depth of 3s3H feet
with two-story frame dwelling house and
stable thereon erected. '>-N'
NO. z, A lot of land situated near the
above, being IS feet inches front on Mar
set street. and running back 800 feet Ia,
inches, with double two-story brick
dwelling house, brick stable, and frame
carriage house, thereon erected
NO. .. A triangular lot, with a front on
Market street of 205 feet 8 inches, and run
nlng BACK 443 feet 81 inches, with two two
story frame houses, thereon erected
The plot OF the grounds of the above pro-
peIty can be seen at the Auction rooms of
l.. w. Stidham d Son, No. III E. Fourth
street.
Terms and conditions made known or
day of sale.
l., w. STIDHAM d son,
HplT-eOdtma alhtma9 AuctiOneer
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being in excess of expenditures, was
$4,000. This amount was received in
Mexican silver dollars, which was paid
the government in currency, whereby
Mr.. Seward realized $4,000 on these de-
posits When the department discovered,
some time in 1873, that Mr. Seward gave
the government no credit for the differ
ence between Mexican dollars received
and currency, the department directed
him to render accounts showing the
amount of Mexican dollars in American
gold and currency received, and to give
the government credit for the di fferences.
Mr.. Seward did not comply, except in
two quarters, and then only gave the
government credit on the box rent col.
lected by him, the credits amounting to
only about 500. The whole accounts
presented system of corrupt manage
ment that will need Mr. Stewards partic.
ular attention.
We feel regret that we have to include
in the list OF corruptionists Consul-Gen.
eral Torbert, of our own State. But
facts are stubborn things, and cannot
be got rid OF. A Washington dispatch
says:
The committee also took testimony on
the subject of extortionate fees at some
of the European consulates. Mr.. Jas
B. Edmonds, an attorney -at-law, resid-
ing at Iowa City, Iowa, testified that
while at Paris last June he had gone to
the consulate to have a deposition cert.
fled which was to be used in suit
involving the title to small parcel
of land in Iowa that Consul General
Torbert demanded a fee of five
hundred francs; that he (Edmunds) re.
fused to pay it, and that subsequently the
same deposition was forwarded by him
at Dresden, and that the fees of the con.
sui there only amounted to ten mares, OF
500. He had recently mentioned the
matter to Mr.. Evarts, whe said that there
was no law on the subject of such fees
that the amount charged was n matter OF
custom, and that no account OF them was
made TO the government.
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PUBLIC SALES.
DUBLIC SALE
l. OF
TWO NEAT TWO-STORY
Frame DWELLINGS,
AMI
BIB BUILDING LOTS

BIB BUILDING LOTS,
On Delaware, GiJpin ana shallcross ave-
nues, and Scott, 10Th, and Laurel streets on
SATURDAY, MAY ith, 1878,
At 3 p. NJ, on the premises, without post
ponement, withd avail or undertaking.
The dwellings have each rooms with
porches, front and side yards. lots each 25x
leo. and are pleasantly aud conveniently
located ON Scott street near 18th, and near
the llhe oil The Horse Railroad. Lots to |.
inclusive are on high and excellent ground
OF extra depth, accessible to Horse Rail
road and in rapidly Improving locality,
and conveniently located on and near Del.
aware avenue, and to The Horse Railroad
Ihe sale VIII commence promptly at D.
M, with Lot No. /, and proceed mainly IN
the order of the NUM- berlng, ending at the
dwellings, at about 4.15, p. IN. dwellings
and Lots Will all he sold
Terms, plots, and particulars ON posters
j. T HEALD
heal Estate ana Mortgage Exchange,
Clayton House Building.
apH 30-ma3 Agent to eff ct the sale.
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If we had not examined our files and
found that the GAZETTE had published
the rules of the party, we should hardly
trust ourself to affirm that they were in
the face of Mr.. Samuel Townsend's COM
munication elsewhere published. As
Secretary of the party meeting for 1876,
we have felt it our duty to be accurate.
If the 4th rule was voted down with all
the other rules submitted to popular
vote on the 9th of August, it was subse-
quently adopted with others at the Sep
tember Convention. This was our un.
derstanding at all events.
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SYRDH
PERUVIAN SYRIII
PERUVIAN SYRUE
Protected Solution of Protoxide Of l,,,
One of the Most Emipe,,
lists Of New EnrI.ns

Writes to a friend as follows, arr.
tried the PERUVIAN SYRrp o aa'
result fully sustains your preslct,"rus I~u
has made A NEW MAN Of 'Ins, mo la,.
into my system new vigor and ensran -,,,us
am no longer tremulsus and dabiis!!.,..
as when you last saw me, but tt,,,sse strosss
heartier, and ith larger Capacity y''S,ss n, I,
Dor, mental and physical. than n, ~, :!
time during the last five years '' An
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NOTICES..

NJ OTICE TO COUNTY TAX PAYERS.
1N We hereby give notice that the
county ami Poor taxes for the year 1873 are
now due, and payable at the office, 6ls
Market street
Special notice Is given to those who have
not paid their taxes for 1877 to do so within
ten dIys from this date, or they will be col
JOS. L. CARPENTER, Jr.,
A GIVEN,
May 1st, 1S7S.-tf Collectors.
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Another Clergyman Writes,

"My voyage TO Europe is lndes,s.
postponed have discovered '''I,'' The .FoS
tain of Health on this side of tbe At,1,
Three bottles of PERUVIAN SyPti
nave rescued me IRON the fangs Of
tiend, Dyspepsia"
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HERIFF'S SALE
y BY virtue o. writ of Levari Fa-
cias, to me directed, will be exposed -
Public Sale, at the
HOTEL OF VIM. b. HOLLIS,
At Townsend, in Appoquinimipk hun
dred, New Castle county, Delaware.
ON FRIDAY,
THE BIRD DAY OF MAY, 1873,
At O'Clock, p. M, the following described
Real Estate, viz: All that certain larm
plantation or tract OF land situate In Black
bird hundred. formerly Appoquinimink
hundred, i'll the county of New Castle and
Stale of Delaware, bounded by the Public
Road leading from Taylors Bridge to
Fleming's Landing by lands of Daniel
Corbit and the heirs of James Rogers, de
ceased, and by Scott NJ. h. (Negrol burying
ground, containing one hundI ed and sew
enty acres, more or less, with a large two
story frame dwelling house, Kitchen,
stables, eranary, corn crib, smoke house.
&C., and two tenant houses, thereon erect
ed.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property OF Thomas Z. Hammill and + len
b. q. Hammill, his wife, and Thomas
Iozier, I, t., and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, New Castle, April 18th,
1879 apli -3tawts
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ON FRIDAY,


At O'Clock, p, M, the following described
Real Estate, viz: All that certain tract or
piece of land situate in Black bird hundred,
formerly Appoquinimink hundred, in the
county of New Castle, Delaware, bounded
by the road leading from Smyrna to the
head of Sassafras by land of ManIoye d.
Wilson, late of the heirs of William Fields
deceased, by lands of William Lea, also
late of the heirs OF WIN. Fields. deceased
by The road leading from Blackbird TO the
cypress Road by lands of Benjamin Money
late OF Thomas Lamb and by lands OF John
Young, late OF the heirs of William Butler
deceased, containing one hundred and sew
enty-iour acres of land be the same, more
or less, excepting thereout one-qCarter OF
an acre of land situtae on the said road
leading from Blackbird to the Cypres
Road, heretofore conveyed by William
Temple TO the NJ; P. Church, &C., with one
two.story frame dwelling, barn and other
out buildings, thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty OF Thomas G. Hanmill and Ellen b.
u. Hammlll, his wife, and James Alfree
and Susan AlfIee, I. t. and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, New Castle, April 18Th,
1910 apl5-3tawts
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g HERIFF'S SALE.
y BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias
TO me directed, will be exposed TO Public
Sale, at the
HOTEL OF WILLIAM b. HOLLIS,
At townsend, in Appoquinimink hun
dIed, New Castle County, delaware,
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Republican Testimony.
om IA RepMblicml, Of Nesterd0V.

FROM We hepHOucua, Q DeStUuug'
"Well we have no complaint to make.
We have never received an ything but the
most courteous and gentlemanly treat
ment from the heads of the police depart
ment, and we would farther say that adj
mirable order prevails, and but few out
RACES of serious character occur. While
it Is possible what the Gazette says is true,
the police force from the head to the foot
is as good and efficient as could be ex-
pected from a Democratic administra-
ton"
There it is. How easy to draw the fire
of the tool. Let the police force cut that
out and paste 1t up until the election eve
comes round, and hold the Republican to
its words. The Republican eliminated
the reference of the GAZETTE to the
union of the police force with paid fire
department, which suited its vacilaung
purpose no doubt.
The GAZETTE does not need its advice
to aid it out of any "difiiculty." When
the time arrives for the GAZETTE to
enter the contest for tho election of a
Democratic gentleman to the Mayoralty,
it will show the Republican how that
difficulty" if any exists, will be solved.
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.urRIEF,S SALE.

r
= By virtue of a writ of Levari Facia 70
me directed, win be exposed 10 Public
Sale, at the
HOTEL OF JACOB HYATT,
In the Village of Newport, in Christiana
ON SATURDAY,
THE 11th DAY OF MAY, 1873,
At IL o'clock, A. NJ, the following describ-
ed Real Esta.e, viz
All that certain IN messuage or tenement
and tract OF land situated In Mill Creek
hundred and county Aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at an old spanish oak stump a
corner of Charles - - land, thence by
said land according TO the present position
of the IN igne tic needle south thiliy-slx de-
grees and forty minutes east twelve chains
| ana ninety links TO stake marking The
| corner of Jacob Bowman's land, thence by
said Bowman land north sixty-seven de-
grees and six minutes east twenty-four
chains and eighteen links to the middle OF
| the Public Road, thence along said road by
| lands of Joshua Barker and Jesse bishop
| north twenty degrees and forty.fve min
| utes west nine chains 62 1-2 lihks and
| north 80 degrees As minutes west two chains
| and 90 links TO a stake marking the corner
| OF Thomas Sprfngers lot, thence by the
| same south 65 degrees and 10 minutes west
| three chains fifteen and one-half links to
| another corner thereof, thence by lands OF
| william bishop north SS degrees and III
minutes west 10 chains and II links to a
| stake in the line of samuel Temples land
| thence by the same south SO degrees and 90
| minutes west IL chains and "a links TO the
| place of begtnn ing, containing thirty nine
| acres OF land, neat measure, be the same,
| more or less, with frame house and frame
barn, thereon erected.
| Seized and taken in execution as the
property OF John w. Lynch and Mary Ann,
his wife, and Us, and TO be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB Sheriff.
Sheriff IS Office, New Castle, April I'D
| 1878. ap24-3tawts
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FRIDAY,
THE 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1873,

THE 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1873,
AT 2 O'Clock, p. NJ,
me following described Real Estate viz 4:
All that certain messuage or tract of land
formerly know as the Red House Planta-
tion, situate in White Clay Creek hundred
New Castle county and State of DeIaware
bounded and described as follows, TO viii:
beginning at post standing IN the middle
Oh lhe ChrlStlana Road at Ogletown being
corner of No, IN the general plan of me
property of Joseph James and Benz. OeIe.
thence along the lines of said No and
along the middle OF Elk river road south
slXtvslx degrees and half west o 4-Io
perches south 81 degrees west II 6. 10 nerches
south 62 degrees west 46 8 10 perches south
b4 degrees west t6 perches south 36 degrees 9
west 80 perches TO post of SAID No. /
standing IN SAID road and in line of Sam
uel Bradford's land, thence along said line
with 3i& degrees, and east 40 perches
10 corner stone of Matthew Pattonis land
thence along his line south 33 degrees, easf
b 9-l0 perches TO white oak, south ~ do
greeS west 100 5-l0 perches to a post thenca
| along the lands late of Moses While and
Others north 10 degrees east . s. 10 perehes In
| white oak south 45 degrees east 10 perches
10 post, north 16 degrees east 81 percbes Ia
a sweet gum and south 80 x degrees east 81
| 4-lO perches To corner white oak of DanieI
| worm iand, Thence along line formerly
OF Joseph Pearce's land south 81 degrees
| east q perches to new corner post of Nh
! ON the general plan aforesaid standine In
| sald line thence along new line of No 4 and
| NO. north 164 degrees, west 1913 perchas IN
new corner black oak sapling and north
| IL degrees west 1873 perches to the place
| OF beginning, containing Two hundred anras
| more or less, with frame dwelling house.
frame barn and other out buildings.
ii seized and taken IN execution as the pro-
perty OF James X. G. Oldham and Eliza
| his wife, and I. Us. and to be sold by
| ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff
1878. anai.aia,S,s pan S9sh !
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NJ OTlCE The following named gentle
IN men, having compiled with the reso-
luton OF the Democratic County Conn IL
tee, of March Sth, 1878, are hereby endorsed
by authority of said Committee, as candi-
dates for Sheriff and Coroner, at the com
ing nomination election,
FOR SHERIFF.
John Pyle.
Purnell j. Lynch.
Robert g. Justis.
Henry NJ, Barlow.
benjamin f. Towns end.
Francis Duggan.
Giles LamDson.
William b. Mccoy.
Geo. g. Ward.
Charles f.. Anderson
Francis 7. Sav don.
Zachariah Gemmlll.
John White.
FOR CORONER.
Stephen j. Gilbert.
Jesse James.
David Hughes.
Jacob Butz.
James A. Plunkett.
Hugh McGovern,
Martin Keogh.
Andrew @. Alexander.
DIR. Henry c. Snitcher.
Andrew McClain.
Edward II, Foster.
Andrew j Brown.
Samuel =. Adams.
Hugh Mclaughlin.
John NJ. Enos,
James g. Barley,
Richard Groves
Hugh Murphy,
By order OF the Committee.
JOHN o'BYRNE, Chairman.
| JOHN II. Publ, Secretary. apstje8
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An Eminent Divine of Ro,,,
saws.

al have used the PERUVIAN syRr
Ior some time past 1t gives me \, n
VIGoR, BUoYANCY OF SpIRf1S ~,
ITCHY OF MUSCLE" La
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EOR SALES Truck Stalls id ~ q
II Market House, Nos. -, = aaa isi
ing next to Market street. Price IHV'''
mar6-tf Apply at No. 10 E. 9TH u
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GhERIFt'S SALE.
~ BY virtue of "a writ of Levari Faclas. To
me directed, will be exposed 10 Public
Sale, at the
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Nj AY 2.IS1&.

af er loon SUNDAY excepted,) at 416 Marker
street, and served by carriers to subscribers
in all parts of the city and surrounding
advance.
THE DELAWARE GAZETTE, established
n 1874, is the largest and most hourishing
'rculatfoy tlan any other on the Peninsula.
Published every Thursdayafternoon, at 50
psr yaar. in advance.
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J Jackson street, between I, s,h ,aet aua aesr u
Five building lots on Fifth stree. uI": J":ss
Buren, four on Front stree, reel wsr ,.sTt Re Aven
and n lot 81 feet front on DeiaMe,i;ce ot,;ce mar!
wear Harrison. 40 ,ly at thlS on's -
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For sale.

nor sALE.-A splendid d%elilrss geoms sa
Washington street, win w,. ~ Will
all the modern Improvements, and an eas
positively sold at a low prlceib TALLY,
terms. Apply to THoM As fe5 n, Market 5
Ian23 Nv
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HOTEL OF JOHN ELLIOTT

In the Village of Christiana, In White CLAW
Creek hundred, New Castle county, Della
waIe, on
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NJ OTICE.-The Wilmington Loan Asso-
IN citation, now offers q new series of 500
shares for sale. Apply day or evening to
GEO. C. MARIS, Secretary,
apr2-lm Office, 601 Shipley street.
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NJ Having resumed the practice
IN of law in New York, 1 shall be happy
TO attend to business there foI Wilmington
parties. am in New York from the 18th
OF each menth to the 10Th of the next
month; In Wilmington, the 18th to 18th Of
each month.
CHAMPION BISSELL,
Cor. 7th L. Market, Wilmington,
aps-15teod t9 Warren ST., New York.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-21

The schooner Speedwell, from Cadiz,
arrived lately at New York with the
Captain and crew of the schooner Sallie
M. Steelman, from Charleston for Balti-
more, which was abandoned at sea. The
Captain of the Steelman makes the fol-
lowing statement:
January goth, twenty miles southeast
from Hatteras, we encountered a terrific
gale, lasting seventy hours, which
washed every thing movable from the
the morning of January 23d On the
night of the oath, during heavy gale,
the ship sprung a leak. On the 9th
three of the crew gave out, leaving only
four to manage the vessel and pumps,
and we were fast becoming exhausted.
On the Both George Seaman (colored),
who had become crazy, attempted to
take the life of Walter Sampson, but
was instantly killed by the latter who,
during the afternoon, ate a portion of
his dead body On the 31st We were
rescued"
Before leaving the schooner the crew
became SO crazed with hunger that it
was suggested they would be obliged to
cast lots for one of the number to
furnish food to keep the others alive.
For eight days nothing passed their lips
except fresh water and tobacco, which
appeased their hunger only slightly.
Finally one of the sailors was killed in
a quarrel, when his body was cut up,
the upper part was threwn overheard,
and the limbs were salted down for food.
From the thigh steaks were cut almost
before the flesh was cold, and broiled.
These were eaten with a relish by the
starving men. The crew consisted of
the captain, mate, cook and four sea-
men, three of the latter colored.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-21

not. Sleep was stranger to my aching
eyes, .and in my wakeful musings I
was at bounteously-ladent tables, drink
ing great draughts from hmpid springs.
/ was bordering on insanity! The fifth
day came. With great difficulty 1 raised
the rifle, now heavy in my weakness, to
give the last few signals. Great blotches
began to cover my imbs-would COM
plete insanity follow?
Of what followed I remember with
only slight shade of reason. On the
sixth morning my last signal was fired,
and in the last frenzy of despair l COM
menced to scream at the full extent of
my weakened condition. Several times
/ sunk prone down with exhaustion, but
1 would rally for a mighty exertion.
How long / remained in this semi
comatose state was difficult for me to
determine but / was aroused by several
sharp reports of rifles, and the fierce
howfing of a dying bear. Hope sue
ceeded despair, and with strength amaz-
ing to myself, l put my cracked and
bleeding lips to the crevice and screamed
until nv exhausted frame sunk unmind-
full of the little life it contained. My
last effort was not without avail, for my
friends had heard my cries, and has
tened to my aid; but strange to say they
had not heard any of the many shots !
had fired, and would not have found me
had not the wounded and bleeding bear,
which they had followed several miles
by its bloody trail, led them directly to
my prison. They removed the rock,
and for many months carefully nursed
me; but to this day the indelible results
of that terrible experience have not been
eradicated.
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A Lovers Devotion Rewarded.


In the year 1875 there lived near the
town of Richmond Kentucky, family
named Stephens, consisting of father,
mother, two sons and daughters. The
youngest of the daughters, Hattie, was
a beautiful girl Of fifteen summers.
Living near was young and well-to-do
casionally called at the house to pass
the evening, and in the course of time
an intimacy sprang up between the two
that ripened into love, and, unknown to
the parents, they were engaged. When
the family learned of the fact, Robert
son was forbidden the house. The low
ers, however, sometimes met. The fam
lily moved with her to this State (Texas),
settling in Tarrant County. Her lover
soon followed, buying and putting un-
der cultivation farm on the Neuces
River, in Live Oak County. Last fall,
when the Mormon fever swept over
some ef the western counties in the
State, the girls father and all the FAM
lily, save herself, were converted to the
faith, and he sold out and left for Salt
Lake City. The girl begged her fathe.
to allow her to remain in Texas and
teach school to make living for herself.
This he positively refused to do, and
they left last fall for Mormondom with a
party of converts from Fort Worth.
The girl notified her lover by letter of
the fact, and he soon followed, opening
a store in Salt Lake City. Finding that
Robertson had followed in their wake,
the father and his two sons began sys-
tcmatic persecution of him. The girl,
true to her lover, was also prosecuted by
her fanatical father and family in most
cruel manner. She was made to keep in
the house days at time.
The fathers objection to young Rob
ertson was that he was Gentle, and he
swore that he should never wed his
daughter. The mother died. Thinking
that the old man might possibly be soft
ened by the death of his wife, Robertson
once more essayed to gain his consent
but was rudely and Indignantly re
pulsed. The girls brothers threatened
to kill him if he was ever caught max
ing further overtures to their sister. AL
this time the girl was undergoing a mos
merciless persecution, and an attempt
was being made to force her to adopt the
Mormon faith: She managed to com
municate with her lover, now and then
and finally wrote him that she could moi
bear the treatment and persecution te
which her family and their brother
Mormons subjected her, and begged
him, if it were possible, to aid her il
making her escape. The young MAI
took sensible view of the case and re
ported the matter to United States off
Ger, who released the young girl, whom
he found shut up in dark room. The
two repaired at once to Magistrate
were married, lost no time in taking
hasty leave of the scene of their troubles
and the other evening the happy pail
passed through this city en- route to theil
farm on the Neuces.