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Jones. Glasgow; Nimbnrn Richardson. savannah; rhs
osssa g., atrss Al New York Kim Galveston sor,aa.rsu
Andersen do silo Morland, Wilmington ilth Caravan
LoNpoS Dec Arrived Scotland f james. Montreal.
Cleared llh segnsdlen. Faiek Pensaeola Bernha,a' '
No.srnen Peterson Tybse; Ida Lily Eastman. South
LYks. Dec ii-Arrivsd Frederick Stang. Uchermanu.
LranoTS, Dec s-sailed Negrsuola Fasco New Yorx;
MAasslLrs. Dec a-Arrived. Arkow. Robertson. New
York Rose Loubatisr st John. NIB.
MApEiRA Dec liPassed. Iiebnits s), from Liverpool
MALAGA, Dec arrived sirio, Pelegrino Phi4delpha
.NosraosE. Dec la--sailed. Emmanuel. Nielsen. Nov
NEwcAsrLE, Dec lI--cleared. Ystavat. Phiiadelphia
PLYsoyrH Dec lI-snsd Avanu Tellefsen, Phsdel'
QuEENsYowN. Dec il-Arrivcd Libbe Il. Hopkips. Mons
Osalled i2th, Albert, Erskins; Liverpool,
sciLLy Dec l0G. Aipheta, Elliott Charottetown for
sr1yAscER. Nov 2e-sailod, Morcator. Audreaasen.
TsooE. Dec Il--Arrived: Signal, Williams; Belfast
don for Wimington schside Crosby do for Key West
DEAL Dec I2-The Messina whitson from London for
Rio Janeiro in getting tho Downs this morning.
about $50 reported 70 have tousd the ship Forest
jibboom heaagear and damaging her stem The
Messina also reported to have sustained considerable
damage to- main rigging buiwarks &c ooth vessels ara
ut anchor in the Downs.
FALMOUTH Dec l-Bark Forest Princess of Halifax. N,
Cumming from Montreal for Newcastle ess PVT in hsrs
lat % NO n ION Il 50 W. his vessel sneosnsered fresh
SSas oss sSa pso .
other damage The shifted at the same time Be-
ing board @ water found It's way into the cargo.
l2hThe Lioness, Buffers from Baltimore arrived TO.
oxsALA Dec 7-The Hong Kong, from New York for FL
sinors put into skaagras Yesterday She reports having
far Kusn but was 0bgsa to return on account
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s. Mississippi oor,. Queenstown: Sparkling Water.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

The purser of steamer City of vor.
Oy Austin will please thanks for courtesies
STEAMER ASsIE % from Barrow for Baitmore before
Doc g. hoated tide and docked She had received
10Th. 10 a'p-'sA' ''''''' -'N ''''S''N
BAxs WESTERN SRA Hsy) Boston aad inst from Port
eoun.esa terrible gale from tho sE Sserinr to souhsry
lasting "a hours. in which lost deckload Of iogwood
% @ Saa sU lost
load. consisting Of about 81. 900 feet lumber.
Ss
s s sSo @ .ad on the
ssHs pxDa,no sp with iai, sarss Of % snd ss
sp s sss II s y ss tho '''
scHR NATHAN CLlrronp lot Befast ashore Dec y
Great Point Nsntnekes was hauled on next dAy ana
scuR PRxpDrx EATON, from Calais for Nov York with
ls,h 20 Jed Frye Co. is ashore on Greenwich Point Long
scnp BnooxvILLr tBr) Cunning Ms. for New York
before ashore Hart Island has per, side badly
su6 can be pumped out
Sem TRAyTos. befors reported fSundersd passed
tie weather began to thicken with SQUALLS she
about got into so.n after "T nss
hard .hs away game %
M n, The the s.s
The captain and his reached Elisye IL south
Saif Sa tuesday. -''' -'' 0"'' -'-'s- --
seuR MARY LK. Nrwros coalwe from New York +, 70.
chains 2ist inst and put into Edgartown 22d
NASSAU Dec ia vessel supposed TO be threemastcd
schooner lumber scantng drifted In vt
Whale Cay Absco bottom on Thursday the 4th inst
Name unknown. ~
stoat stss $500 the hull s4a5 aud tho cargo ST.
WILMINGTON NC. Dec 22The schr Altavela. Holt from
st Picre Martinique. for Delaware Brcxkwater Tor or
which arrived here in distress tho 18th OF Nov
proceed.
The steamer which arrived here from
New York yescrdav passed the wreck OF the schr MT
ney Long on the outer Diamond shoa near cape Ha. M
main sails standing aud main gaR topsAs set
tied masthead the lower part OF sails touching
the water and vessel gradually sin king IN the sand
Tho schr Imogeue Dverty Reid, which arrived here ON
the I6th 10 on tho marine railway for slight repair.
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CLEARED.

Steamer City Of Montreal Br condron. Liverpeoi via
Steamer cl,y Of London isr, Wilson. Lsndon-w
Steamer Bristol lBr,. symou. Bristol. E-w Morgan
Steamer frisia Gcrl Meyer Hamburg VIA Plymouth and
steamer Mas (Dutchj. Boujsr. RoterdamFunch. Edye
steamer Args.y nr, Peak o Iay!sYunsn Eays Go
cayes, &eIPim. rorSsod Co
wesss!a' sme' r0"'"" ''' ""''""'' "''''s0 ''' '-o
steamer Carondolet Burrows, Gaiveston-C Mallory
steamer Aigiers. Hawthorn. New orlosns--Bosort 4
steamer Gate City. Dsggett savannah--ieorge Yongo
steamer Guf Stream. Ingram. Morchead City. Nc-wm
lsaae Bell. Gibbs. West Point. vsod Dom,n-
.s.%sr Na,.Ss Stevens. Chance Krsm:
Steamer Nereus. n.llet,; Bo:.on--n Dmoet
ship Pomona l,r Isbistcr Glasgow Henderson Bros
Bark Susan Campbell tBr). Brooks. I.oudOn-J W Par.
BARK skjerkho,t lsor,. Albrethscn Hamburgc Tobias
Bark John Rutherford tBr. Brownell, AntwerpFuneh.
BARK Anioinetsa tsws,. Fosar Amsterdam-runch Edys
Bark venersnda dtaD. Polio. Marsces-Lsuro Storey
Bark Ella sNor,. Larson. Nsr,oile.-c Tobias acc.
bark floreila, Peabody Itavana--J Ward 4 Co.
brig Garnet, hasten. Port spain-DanIel Trowbrdge
brig Thomas Turull. Bates. Port spain-L Arm.
strong.
schr II Grifin, Mckinney. Port Lmon. CRIB Wen.
berg Go.
schr Clara q Loud. Cook. Greytown. Nic-r II Smith a
Co.
schr Tom Williams Edwards. Para--a Amsinck 4 Co.
Schr III Benderinann tnew. Cavalier Para-Burdett
a Pond.
schr Erneline sawyer Kelly. Barbados and a market
ii Trowbridge's Sona
schr Mary Bradford Oliver. Mayaeues, PR-wm Doug
lass x Son.
scir Carrie Saunders. Nickerson, Mayague1. PRIsaac
X Staples trecleared from Dec III,
sclr Hattie Weston. English. Msyaguex. PR-B wen-
berg Co.
Schr Victor Pug Pinkham Bafacoa--Isaac X Staples
Schr Lucy May. Freomsn, Jacksonvillc-Gcorge II
Squire
Schr Eugene Borda Osborn. Richmond Vail IIavcns.
Schr Setdgawa. Zulih, Baltimore-Wm Chalmers.
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SUBURBAN NOTES.

Mortimer M. Van Klceck. first mato of the Cash.
mere. recently found guilty Of assanltng the
Albert McKow, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Benedict brooklyn. to pay line of 500.
John Bennett. whilo driving along the Manor road
at Stapeton. s. l., ON Tuesday thrown from
the wagon by tho latter coming in contact with an
obstruction on the road. He received bad fracture
of the skull and lived but short time after.
In the Hudson county IN. J.) Circuit Court. ut
In the suit of Phipena Kuhn against the New York
Lake Erie and Western Railway, to recover $1,000
for damages received through the collision q train
on tho Weehawken branch with the horse and wagon
i'll which she riding. brought in verdict for
the plaintiff OF $3.50. with costs.
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SPOKEN.

Shp Saver Falre Br). Heath. from Calcutta for Now
York Noy 70 NO lat Ac BY srrivsl At Cape Town. CGh
date, lat IL N. Ion ~ W.
ship Brown Brothers. Goedel from San Francisco for
Antwerp Nov "a, lat IL =, Ion 30 w.
BARK II Chadwick, Robinson, from 0reeaoek for Deme
rars Nov %, lat 40. Ion 10
BARK Victoria 1or, Wiesing Trieste for New York.
Nov 70, OF Cape SpRrtel.
Bark Ruby (br Norris, from Mxamichf Tor Dublin. Dec
8, ~ miles Of Fastnet.
Hovding (Nor) from New Orleans for Bor-
deaux. Nov II. lat n, Ion Ss
Bark Rambler, Carter from New York for Batavia Nov
26 lat 6 4, Ion "a 90
Bark Agate Brown, from New York for Adelaide Nov
"a lat - ), Ion 81 10
Bsrk Msndarin r) sayers from SHARPNESS for Pensa-
XsPsnish bark showing NwTo, from Sunderland for
Brig John Tucker Of and from st Jahn NB for Bilbao
Dec l. o lat. &c.
E Retriever (B. from New London. PEI, for Aumbles.
noc8 lnfA loni
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MAY PROVE FATAL.

James Norton. who lives in Roosevelt street. en-
tered drinking saloon at No. Mulberry street. in
company with . number Of riotous COM
panions. The first person he encountered
was woman who was about departing
from the place. He had some words with
her when. is alleged he struck her In the face.
knocking her against some barrels. A man named
James Wilkinson. who occupied the adjoining prem
ises, interered and scutle ensued in which Wiikin-
son was stabbed in the left side with largo clasp
knife. The bMde penetrated the region of th cart.
The victim was conveyed to the Chambers street
Hospital and there attended to by the surgeon in
charge who thought the wound might prove fatal.
Norton arrested and brought to the Fourth
precinct station.
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A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.

Mr. s. Herbert Darlington. wealthy young Eng
shman twenty-five years Of age. arrived in New York
early in December and. with friend who accom-
panied him. took apartments at the Windsor Hotel
1t was at once noticed that he ill., and the pro-
prictors OF the hotel net long in finding out
that his friend o physician, aud that the young
man was travelling for his health. He died. however,
on Tuesday last and word at sent by cable
to his family in England. Through them an uncle
in Canada notified. and has telegraphed that he
will be here this morning to take charge OF the
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cHrcKERrNG uALL--JosEFry.

Herr Josefy's matinee yesterday at Chick
ering hall not well attended. but the
sact did not affect his playing in the least
the programme being interpreted with all
his usual power and grace. The selections
he made were those which he has played repeatedly
In this city, and, they have been reviewed at
length in the HERALD. it is unnecessary to
again criticize them in detail. Mendelssohn's
variations Serieuses," the Handel allegro
and passacaille. Liszt's "Auf dem Wasser zu
Singer" and the Lszt "Rhapsodie Hongroise''
were among the best played Of yesterdays
selections if a choice were to be made from among
the sixteen numbers on his programme. all OF
which. however, were most admirably and perfectly
rendered. On Friday evening he gives another con-
cert and on Saturday "a matinee.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,
THIRD DISrRICr, TOhPKINsvILLx. NY, Dec "a. 1879
BuoYs cAAKGED--uUpsoN RIVER
Tho position Of the Fish House Bar buoy. about two
OF tho 6sh house on the dyke Is NE
Is nRE ISLAND INLET.
Tho Inner Bar buoy has been shifted on account OF
changes in the channel It's present bearings
buoy. by Point of Beach first SPAR buoy
N: Conklins house. by Ii Fire Island lighthouse
NE by Z. Bearings az settle.
JMB CLlTZ. Commodore USN, Inspector.
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This roicking farce, with its catching songs and
the wonderful square. Jumping dance which Herr
Lube introduced with such when the play
was first produced. fresh from the authors hands.
in Vienna, was repeated last night at the 1laiia.
Not siuce the withdrawal of 'Dcr See Cadet" have
such delighted audiences filed the house as
those which 'Sold Sleep has called together.
The mistake the management made with
der Man der Debutantin" has been more than
compensated FOR i'll this delightful substitution.
Last night Herr Adolphi the barber was particu-
larly clever, and Heir Lube was recalled again and
again to sing august. Come Here!" Frarlein Cot
trcy Is most happily cast in this play for she looks
her character without any make up;" it suits
hor figure aud she evidently appreciates the fact,
for she is captiyatingly natural.
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nfIsCELLANEOUs

rrIIIRTYTwO YEARS AGO DIR. TOBIAs' VENETIAN
LINIMENT wns introduced to the public. aud II has
failed to give sasfacto cures every case OF
croap given whom Brst attacked. also diarrus dy
thronts chronic rheumatism pains In the back
and limbs No giving IL fair trial will over BIO
without A. $40 physicians II in their practice
Although strong Guaranteed to be perfectly innocent
70 take internally Sold BY all tho druggists as 2oe sna
6uc.
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SAILED.

Steamers Gsllia (r), for Liverpool Spain (r), do;
Olympia tl3r, Bristol: Ameriquc (Fr, Havre; Mas
Duten Rotterdam; Alps tBr Kingston. &e Carondeet,
Gaveston AlRcrs. Now Orleans; Gate Ciy, Savannah;
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WESTERN UNION TIME BALL.
New YoRx. Dec 24-Noon.
Tho Western Union time ball dropped correctly to-
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YACHTS. STEAMBOATS,, .

GALE OR CIIARTER- R-sTEAMsHIPs, sTEAMBOArs
- freight and Passenger Propeors Tugs Yacts specth
tons, estimates, plans, valuations. ..,,s 49,. :,
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OCEAN STEAMERS.

AIgs or DEPARTURE NEW YORK ron rHr
MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
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ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK THIS DAY.

HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER-
VATIONS.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

scrILr. Dec 24-wind W. moderate. with heavy sea;
barometer 80 As
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WEATHER ON THK ENGLIsH CoAs,

WEATHER ON THE ENGLISH COAST.
IroLrnxAp, Dec 24--wind wNw, fresh, baron,stcr
3n329
LivxRrooL. Dec 24-wind s. light
Lizard Doc 24-wind Sc. light, hssy
PLvsourn, Dec 24-wind W. moderate, cloudy; baron.
etor 10 40
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-06

With Shiloh's Consumption Cure You
can cure yourself. 1t has established the
fact that Consumption can be cured while
for Coughs, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough.
Asthma, and all diseases Of Throat and
Lungs, it is absolutely without an equal
Two doses viii relieve your chilli of The
Group, it is pleasant to take and perfect
ly harmless TO the youngest child, and no
mother can afford to be without it, You
can use twO-thirds of bottle, and il
what we say is not true we will refund
the price paid. Price &c cts, 50 cts. and
Sl.oO per bottle. If your Lungs are sore
or Chest or Back lame, use Shiloh's Po-
rous Plaster. Sold by c. A. HOLCOMBE,
Druggist, Hickman, Ky. jal0-Iy
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The Daath rate of

Our country is getting to be fearfully
alarming, the average Of life being les
sened every year, without any reasonable
cause, death resulting generally from the
most insignificant origin. At this season
Of the year especially, cold is such a
common thing that in the hurry of every
day life we are apt TO overlook the dangers
attending ii and often find too late that 3
Fever or Lung trouble has already set in.
Thousands lose their lives in this way
every winter, while had Boshees German
Syrup been taken, cure would have
resulted, and q large bill from Doctor
been avoided. For oil diseases of the
Throat and Lungs, Boshee's German Syrup
has proven itself to be the greatest dis
covery of its kind in medicine. Every
Druggist in this country will tell you Of
its wonderful effect. Over $50, 900 bottles
sold last year without single failure
known
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The Mexican Dollar.

What is the difference between the
Mexican dollar and Tablers Buckeye
Pile Ointment One does what it pro
misses and the other doesn't The Mexi-
can dollar says, Il am one hundred cen s.
bat when you come TO invest it you find
it is only eighty-fve. Tabler's Buckeye
Pile Ointment says; Il will cure you Of
Piles" and upon trial it is found to do
so in every case. II makes but one
promise-to cure piles; and does go with
out failure. Price 90 cents bottle
For sale by Buck & Cowgirl, Druggist
Hickman XIV
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a Good .EOgxR.

parishioner stopping with his pastor
was mortified to see him visit a closet af-
ter each meal and quietly take a drink
from a suspicious looking bottle. His
duty compelled him to demonstrate with
the good man on this deplorable practice,
but his modification was increased when
he was shown that it was a bottle of DIR.
A @. Simmons Liver Medicine that was
used, and he was assured that TO that ex-
cellent remedy the people were largely
indebted for sermons free from dyspeptic
symptoms, with which they had been
afflicted until he was cured by this rclia-
bic remedy.
This medicine is for seie by Buck &
Convent, who also have some trial pack
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The Cincinnati Gazette has for some
weeks past had missionary looking
up the homicides on the dark and
bloody ground" Of Kentucky lie
found a rich field aud presented a
long list Of misdeeds The Courier
journal is returning the compliment BY
investigating the murders and outrages
in Ohio, and has also struck pay dirt
1t now has a novel case TO record-the
lynchiuG of a man By Infatuated Buck
ewes for the crime of clipping with a
married lady However, the people
north of the river lack the skill OF
their Kentucky cousins in such works
Of art, and the victim escaped hall
hanged and half drowned aud nearly
scared to death.
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Poc.et-RnoAEoer.

II was IA the town Of B., and Mr.. S
bad just concluded some purchases, when
he made the startling discovery that his
pocket book was lost. While searching
his pockets be found buckeye aud
sajd-"Gcntlemen, my pocket book is
lost but there has been something dis
covered By DR.. Tabler, OF Nashville, Of
far greater value. II is the Buckeye
Pile Ointment. which will cure Piles III
all cases. when used according TO d.rec-
ton Try it. Price 80 cents a bottle.
For ssle by Buck & Cowgirl, Druggists
Hickman XIV.
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The New York Sun says: Govern
or Seward used TO tell a very good
story about his own solf-sufficieucy
when he retired TO resume the prac-
,ice of his profession. after having been
several years Governor of the great
State of New York He said he had
natually. from being in office so long,
inbibed the feeling that he was of a
good deal OF importance, aud that the
neople would not be content to do very
long without his services. But he
aeon discovered bis miutake. aud learn
ed that no one man was Indispensable
to the pabiie service,
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EvausviiIe in trouble.
IIadianap0lis News ]

The scarlet fever epidemic in Evans,
vile has reached grave proportion,
Hhirty-six new cases have been repot
ed in the last two days, and unusual
number OF deaths in the past week
a bout half the children have With
drawn from the public schools, and
hundreds have been sent away 70 es-
cape ii- rayages There have already
been six or seven hundred cases.
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Why ZACu RESPECTS HIM -
There is one democrat whom Zach
sriah Chandler always treats with
marked respect. That IS Senator
voorhees,. Reason: In the diniugroom
Of the Kirkwood house. Washington,
a good many years ago Zachsriah VEN
tured TO refer to voorhees, as traitor
and coppeFhead. Whereupon Daniel
hoisted a pitcher full Of milk and
sPrawled him. The landlord was
kind enough not to charge either fox
the pitcher or the milk.-Courier
Journal.
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AemsmckY PeniaenlinrY.


3l"9'IOlI ~ III u
Whea our Kentucky Statutes were
50 modified as 10 allow juries 10 s~b~ti
tute imprisonment for life for hanging
as the penalty fer murder, a great
many people complained Of the change
But with our over-cro9ied Peu;,en-
tiary the distinction between coti0e-
ment there and the death penalty j.
rapidly disappearing The convlcts
ore no" dying at the rate OF ten per
cent, per auoum. and as the rate OF
morality increases from month TO
month sending a man to the Peniten
tiary viii soon become the speediest
way OF iaaictinl caPital punishment
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How old is Fulton county? And vho
have been members Of the Legislature since
its creation. SPHINX.
Fulton county wsz formed in isA5-talSen
from Hickman county. Since that ycaI
the members OF the Legislature we're:
BENZ. Dudley, ls44-5
Newton Wright-lS46-7.
w B. Mcconnell, lS4S-9.
Geo. Silvertooth, 1S50-53-55-6l- 63-60-7l.
Price Edrington, lS5i-5S.
r. p. Alexander, 1867.
FL. Grassland, ls57-59.
W d. Lannom, iS5o-6l.
T. Beasley, lS62-63.
f. NJ. Ray, 1s6S-65.
w R. Bradley, 1s65-67.
q. S. Miles, ls67-69.
4. S. Arnold, 1s71-73.
B. Il. Walker 1S73-75.
Wood NJ Jones, 1S76-77.
Henry Campbell, 1873.
The first representative OF Hickman conn
" was Hugh McCracken, in 1922, succeeded
as follows. Samuel p McFall, Robert \
Lewis. Edward George, John Shaw, &c.
know some Democrats object to TildeT
because he submitted to the electoral count
but what does your correspondent mean by
another grave ofienseY PoPULI.
lie means, we suppose, that Mr.. Tilder
was more or less cognizant of his nephew
Pelton's bargaining with the Florida board
OF which, however, there is no proof
Who is the acknowledged finest orators II
the American Congress? SYNrAx.
Voorhees,, Lamar and Blackburn, OF tn
Democrats; aud Blaine, Conkling and Gar
field, OF the Republicans. Mr.. Thurman i
conceded the ablest debater OF the Demo
crats, and Mr. Blaine on the Republican
side
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EsyseevIo'Is Disappearance Of
w. ~. EsOhs. nf HsnLneE. 60.


Mr. william W. Ross. the photographer
WHO has been located az Maiden for ycnr
or two and who is we'll known thrplgh-
oat this add nei gAboriug couutieSlhrGI the
northern portion Of Arkansas. has very
mysterioHsly disappeared. Abont ten
days ago he left this p,ac-, where he has
been taking pictures aud where his gal
lery now is, TO attend Circuit Court g.
kennett, Danklin county, being an i'm
portaut witness in u nIrier case there.
After remaining ia attendance. on ths
Court three or fUur days, the State for
some reason entered q mol pros in the
case, aud be returned to his hclae at Nal
den, Saturday evening. To the request
of his wife, his return, TO wash AMI
change his linen he remarked that lie
would fret 20 out and kill some squirrels
for supper, and borrowing gun from a
ueighbor he proceeded 70 the woods. 10
WAS seen TO 60 down 70 the track of the
railroad for half mile or so and then
turn late the swamp and his is the lust
that has been seen or heard Of him " 10
this writing.
Ever since Monday morning squads Of
citizens have been searching the woods
in every direction in search of the LOST
man, and last Wednesday the citizens Of
the neighborhood turned out 10 the nun
Der Of about one hundred, and arc giving
the surrounding country thorough
search, but go far al has been ia vain
As 10 the question, What has befallen
him? there are many surmises, some OF
which are, that ha aceidentally shot aim
elf and Is either dead or Icing in tho
woods in helpless conditions others SOY
he must have become wildered, lost hjs
way aud in the night stepped into one OF
the quick SIND holes frequent in that
swamp. Gnd been sw allowed up. One Of
the gentlemen who has been on the search
says he came across the;raii Of q largo
bear and thinks perhaps Ross fell vic
tin 10 him. Others suggest that he was
bitten by snake and died Of The poison
ere he could reach q house.
The most probable solution Of the mys-
terry is however. that, becoming bewildcr-
ed his return he became so excited as
20 entirely lose his reckoning and ia MS
confusion mistosk the direction of his
home and went deeper into the swamp
and il Is not improbable tha; in few
days be wiil tie found, or make his an
pearance Oh the other side OF the swamp,
, perhaps in the neighhovhooi OF New Mad
rid Dexter, fMo.) Enterprise.