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The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
DISTRESSING COUGH.

E. B. Mead, 6 Westervelt Ave. Brighton, Staten
Island. "Had distressing cold which caused me to
cough violently and continuously for month until
my lungs became sore and painful. Nothing seemed
to afford me relief until tried Bensons Capcine
Porous Plaster. applied 6ne over the breast bone
at night-In the morning both cough and soreness
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
"GOOd devil cure HeI, .u
And take her for your pains."

A cure the girl would probably dislike at the
cost. Bishop Hall, in his Character OF Vertaes
ond Vices, says of the superstitious man: "He
vnoa,s Paracelsiau characters for the tooth
ache. ALI the Year Round.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
IOWA FARMING LANDS,

PICH farming Lands on the line of Railroads in
-LO Harrison aud Hancock Counties Iowa.
Also Pine Timber Lands in Michigan and Wscon-
sin. For sale low or exchange for property in this
vicinity. w. H. STEPHENSON
119 State Street.
Portland, March II, 1879. mh2ldtf
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
FOR SALE.
New Two Story House for Sale

HOUSE No. 8 Ellsworth street. 10 rooms. good
III cellar and drainage. Lot 3Sx75. The most lib
era terms offered. viz: onethird cash, balance
term OF years at per cent. interest. Apply to g.
PATTERSON, Dealer in Real Estate, or Canal
National Bank. mh1dtt
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
PLEASANT ROOMS TO LET,

4 FIRST-CLASS rent at No. 12 Paris st. Sebago
"A and Gas. Inquire at No. 6 Exchange st.
ap2tf ID. w. NASH
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
Desirable Real Estate For Sale.

fCSHE frst-class brick dwelling house No 81 Spring
l. ST., with about eleven thousand feet of land.
The house is most thoroughly built from foundation
Stable, Carriage House and Wood House, with new
er falling well of water in the yard Good Yard and
Garden.
This property is pleasantly located on one of the
best streets in the city, and very CENTRAL with excel
lent neighborhood, and is very desirable for good
quiet home. It will be sold at fair price and on
reasonable terms of payment to close an estate.
If not sod within reasonable time it will be Of
fered for Rent if desired.
For further articulars as to terms &c., INQUIRE of
s. B. HASKELL,
Administrator of Estate of John Dow,
No. 30 Bramhall st. or No. 81 Exchange st.
Portland, March "a, 1879. mh24tf
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
For Sale.

HNHE q story house Nc. 81 Emery st. The house in
4 good order, gas, Sebago and all modern improve
ments will be sold low fapplied for soon. For par
tculars enquire of
apld3w JOHN G. PROCTER. ss Exchange ST.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
WANTS
Wanted.
Parfner Wanted AT Once

DY a young lady, situation to do general house.
ID work. Best of references given il desired.
Address SITUATION" 2O9 Congress st.
ap15 d3t*
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
LAMENESS AND WEAKNESS OF
WOMEN

A Miss BaiIy writes from Lee, England, "was
afflicted with rheumatism in my joints and stiff
ness or weakness in the small of my back have worn
Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster but short time
and already feel better than have for YeaIs,
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
Residence for Sale.

fHE large two-story House with ell and stable at
l. tached, about twenty acres of tillage land with
young orchard, situated at Oak Hill, Scar borough
near the Thornton mansion, and belonging to the
estate of the late Emery Moody, deceased. The
above is one OF the most attractive and desirable 10
cations in this vicinity for Summer Residence,
minutes walk Of the P, S. tP. r. II. depot as also
short drive of either Portland, Saco Old Orchard
Libbys Beach. For terms and particulars enquire OF
II. }. LARRABEE, Admi n is traiOr,
mh2idtf l99 1-2 Middle Street.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

m.AlwaysI
your bedside h
taken when
will stopyourI
tally are they|
C hitd re n
them to sick
death aciih|
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
BENSON'S CAPCINE
POROUS PLASTER.
ITS REMARKABLE VIRTUE

and great superiority over the common slow acting
porous plaster and all other external remedies in
ances is being recognized the world over by Physic-
ians, Chemists, the Press and the Public at large.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
ubiished every THURSDAY MORNING at $3.50
Z, II paid in advance at $500 year.

Is published every THURSDAY MORNING at $3.50
year, If paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch Of space, the
length of column, constitutes square
81 per square, daily first week: rs cents per
week after three insertions. less $1O0; contjnu
ing every other day after first week, so cents.
Halt square three Insertions. OF less 10 cents; one
week, 500; so cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCrIoN
SALES, $500 per square per week; three insertions
or less, $1.50.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every part
of the State for $1.00 per square first Insertion
and SO per square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communications to
POR LAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Farm at Auction.

WILL tie sold at Public Auction, on Fri
W day, April y, 1879, at 10 O'Clock A. M,
on the premises, the Deering Farm i'm Scar
by the late Frederick Deering. Said arm contains
about seventy acres OF land, cuts thirty tons of hay
and has abundant pasturage. There are about 500
fruit trees on the place. most of them bear fruit The
buildings are twO-storicd III Ouse and Ell, a
very large Harm. slaughter HOuse, Hem
dition. Also at same time will be sold very vaIu-
able fOur-year-old Colt, sired by Fear
nausht; two Cows, Double Work Wagons, two
Beach Wagons, Double and Single Harnesses, Pung,
Horse Rake, lot of Farming Tools, Household
Furnitore &C., &c. Terms Cash. Inquire of the
undersigned: GEORGE L. DEERING, Gorham,
+. W. DEERING, Portland, or of c. e. CHASE, on
the Farm.
Gorham, April 5. 1879. ap7d9t*
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
LOST AND FOUND.
TO LET.
To Let.
TO LET

2 SMALL tenements from S to dollars each, with
- Sebago. Apply to w. w. CARR,
ap4f 1877 NeWbury st.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
BBNSONPS CAPCINE PLASTER

contains an entirely new and powerful combination
of vegetable ingredients such cannot be found in
any other remedy in the same form. To these new
elements its wonderful pain relieving, strengthening
perior to other porous pasters and all other external
remedies is due.
CAUTION-In purchasing a Benson's Capcine
Porous Plaster, avoid worthless plasters having
similar sounding name. Be careful to get the genu-
ine Take none that does not have the word Capcine
spelled C-A-P-C-I-N-E.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 25 Cts.
an2 W2,C S,w1,n
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.

Ar l09 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
TERMS Eight Dollars Yeaf. To mail subscribers
Seven Dollars Year il paid in advance
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

!; e.; s
ments, Interterences, e,c
promptly attended to. INVENTIONS that have been
nOTN nM n n by the Patent Office may
III | still, in most cases. be
n secured by us. Being
tb HyIu m | I opposite the Patent Of
~ II " - " l. II - flee, we can make closer
searches, and secure Pat
tents more promptly and with broader claime than
those who are rem ote from Washington.
VBNTR !; ;;:;
tentability. ALI cor
respondence strictly confidential. Prices low, AVID
NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT IS
SECURED.
We refer to officials in the Patent Office, and To
inventors in every State the Union.
G. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Patent OEce Washington, d. c.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
KIDNEY DISEASE.

S. 7. Hancock, citizen of Richmond, Va. ''Had
been sufferer from diseased kidneys for twenty
years. Concluded to try Benson's Capcine Porous
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

|have them by
TWO or three
you retire
cough. .Espec-
adapted to
Don't Dose
p e s s O n q
|SOuiLIs. Inc.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
CaswcII's slippery Elm Lozenge.

For Coughs Colds, and all affections of the Throat
and Lungs. Consumptiyes will find them soothing
and healing, use them freely. In travelling, the
Church, Concert and Lecture Room, don't fail use
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
Qaa%s Nxsisaiy Execution at
spstsya GitE, Ufais.

Frasa, Sisg. May l6.-.Mallaoe vii
season, who Shot BAXTER, in Giufi..
itlfsmt Two .venf's ago, was executed her.
'so-aay ~ ~ s,sslmik. He pevineed great
,'efve', a,ra ssst lSa a chair TAXING three
gums. slistant 4ibout 80 feet. without
NlfAar lbantsnging tor closing his ewes.
ms wife sl.eat the last night and sip IA,
siitSsn lhah ar hour nf the ,e.z4cutiou
with lilin The scene OF the JuArtlpg
was Sefg eaeeaing. He made o set
psscii expressing thanks 20 the OFF
cials and Others. stating THAT he lad iio
M miF towards amy hut one parson. ,w,he
swore falsely on the ttsial. He lhopasi
i5lnt Gov would forgive him. He l,alle
goosl4by and shock hands with d few ,of
the sitfirials and Others. Then he took
y position on the chair and at a signal
trom the Marshalthree oNneeala{l marks-
men fired. He lieaped ffefn sflse CHAIR
eSclaimii,g, asOh. Gotla'" fey forward
on llis face and lcolitinwad wrItlling.
ihreafhing q few gasps for t,yantg-seyen
linlnntes. when file physicians pro
inonpced him dead. There were about
tSwenty-fise people 50 the jaii gard and
probably zoe lontslde the ,ssnolosnre.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
Ifissse EXeesssi0R al lsitasD0f0.
North Carolina.

Raicigh, n. o., May lti z41zsssrry All
,fhunsp D,sS,s. White. Henry j.. An
'trews, Whine. and Lewis Carleton, CAL
area, rlr indsed e0l.al,.a Hill s,u,elars,
We're ts,-llay llissngAt 'at fiilssssro, the
aH,ntS scal ,of Of,sf4se county, where
their Eumerons crimes were .ctnnliitted.
All the alrisoneis proclaimed alliir iu-
inncnncr No the laat mamsnt. Charleston
spolsessn eionr. and said llsis salvation
~its sur.
The PAIRING hetwnen An{lrews and
iiis sister SIN Chs se,Ttffla Was aaasi .al-
'ectlng. 9lheIl,an,Elngw asfli@silslind,;l,el
up; Gle gol,Ah armand the siassss ssf d.
Wis aud G.rlstt,n Wlepe ttuollasE ana Their
iie,ir resrssf on tle eartasnal lheg wara
faised ,srfl the. r,a,es reiiea causing
death ffoin stf,lngnatian 4 d,airif.:
ilrnnsset storm ragged during til. hung,
ny. l,rssa stte sGeae MAS Miid sta.d .ssalr.-
lie. 1t Feast 'Sotlo people wess' prescott.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

The Houston daily Telegram
Agrees with us that the Negro
exodus will he Of immense bensft
to the south, and says.
'Af the southern people are wise
they will let Them 20, sud bid God
speed all who want TO 80. This
is tlse Soutli's oppartnnity, aud il
we fail TO take advantage of it I'VE
will prove to the world that not
only are we incapable of learning
ANY lessons of thrift and enter
prise from the past, but thai we
are utterly blind to the advantages
ct y great opportunity which for
tune lbeu'gnly thrNsts upon ,us.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
The Lake CHARLES Echo wants

The Lake Charles Echo wants
the 'CoustitutionN Couxention 10
adopt, or to direct the nezt Leg
ilslatnfe to adept, some such meas-
inre rs WAS presented in the Sap-
ate at The last session of the Leg
tslatases by Hon. Gao. III. Wells,
81 Galcasiru, in . hill s'for the aer
Iisf,d delinquent tsxpayers, and 10
facilitate the collection III taxes"
a - e lhe fegretted that Senator
Wells lbill did not pass. III was
no fault of his that it did not. An
excellent lawyer and au nutiripg
pupi'esesyant, Senator Wells never
lost sight of the best interests of
lbs \, St'ste and people. Bosaief
Banner.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

AsfPoRTANTre SAI,1,AsIEu.--Re-
Gent letters to lis, and to several
of our peaacipal merchants, from
some of the largest aemantiIe
houses in Galveston, sssentien the
fact that the collector of customs
fer this district lat Morgan sjitys
has given certain sch0oners i'm the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES among 9th
erstlse -sulia7 and .AdoIphFlaEe';
permissiosa to carry Galcasieu lum-
Der to Tampico, Mexico, and to re
turn TO lGalcasieu in ballast sonls.
Galveston assfi New Orleans some
time ago declared aaarantiae
against 1nmTic0, and the above
letters from lfalveston state that
unless cur authorities immediataIy
prohibit all vessels from Ianysico
from entering the Galcasieu river
Galveston will certainly declare
quarantine against Galcasien. AS
foprG Galveston trade is of vital i'm
portanceito our parish our autlleri-
ties respected declare5uuarau.
tine against Tampice .ationoe.
Since writing the above ourIIocal
authorities have decIarcd onarap-
tine against all places, Including
Tampico. which are quarautined
ty Galveston.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

QUE RA1LRoAD.-Wofk sssf,-
crosses steadily. About one Ran
fired and thirty pcnitentiary con
victs are at work between slo La
casino and the .Mermentau river.
and more VIM be added. Pile tlriv-
sng is going ahead ia the ilerthern
edge of Lake Charles, and at En
glish Bayou about fivenailes cast Of
Lake Charles. Another vessel has
left New York, makingthrecen the
way to Gaicasieu with steel gails,
fastenings, etc, white alfaarth SIS
now discharging a similar cargo nl
lighters at tCalcasien Pass. Eol.
Adams, the general maaageq, has
the quiet, self-possessed mariner OF
aman who knows that he has un-
'dertaken a work he lis fully atae to
Perferm, and under his efficient
management everything goes ON
steadily and smoothly.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
tspecinl 10 the n. o. Plua uno.

Specinl 10 the n. q. Plcns Hno.
Plauuemihe, via Baton Rouge, Msy
a6.-The negro. Rbbert Cheney. ngel
10 yelrs. sconvicsed.ef the crime of rape,
which wits1pomfri-ted on the person of
q white womun of Pltquersine, Iberville
parrish, was hanged at III o'ctock, A. NJ,
in the presence Of crowd numbering
about 25U0persons mostly coiored l,e,s-
pile, who had collected from the sur-
rounding country for the purpose OF
Witnessing fhe e,ecution. Cheney dis
plnyed nh fear of death on che atrHuid,
hut seemed to have rerented of his
crime. ana professea % hoppe that he
wonld join Elle seraphic host above. He
be, Gme very re igious while IN prison,
and regarded death az q release from
confinement and a means d, translation
to eternal Hiss a singular fact con-
neetea with this execution is that Che
ney's fmth,tr WINS killed for "a similar
,rime 20 that for which he suffered the
death penalty; another member Of the
family alied i'll the penitennuay after
conviction Of a sinlilnr offense, and o
brother is serving out a term in the
prison aer' die crime 6frape.
a.. NJ. N.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

Destructive Tie n fMezScx-
willie, In.
.spscisl TO the n o. Pidaynns


FarmerviIie. La, May ma larsa
fire began here at N O'Clock last night
and destroyed all the business louset
except d. Stein & Co.'s The rause 4
supposed to be the wark of on inceu.
diary. THE following arc the losses.
Farmerville Gazette, $500; II 10 Gla.
son, salocn aud livery stmhIe, &1nOb:
Julius Aren't, saloon and job printinr
office, SID00; D. Marx, merchant. &ls.
moo; H. Brown, merchant. 225 .DnD; w.
p. Smith, merchant, $4,000; DIR. Man.
ming, drug store. E10oa; Post & Dazier,
druggists. 1900; Atkinson q Phillips,
timers S5D0:iJoln Defees, livery STU.
BILE, $500 The segrAgate amount of
loss is supposed 70 be 'about S10D, 900;
partially sinsuted. A'BE WAzTER.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
Sunday School Report, May rs,
Total

LARGE ORCIIAGD.--hobGft aIe-
Kinstry, of Hudson, Columbia coun-
~, N. T., has the largest orchard
in the world 1tiis intersccted by
Tvads over six miles 5loag, and ias
thirty Thousand fruit trees, fifteen
hundred Wines, and six thousand
currant bushes. Whatsa paradise
for small boygi
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

Texas has immense isiild ,ullfle-
veiopef mineral resources, and we
learn frnmyhe Galveston Neas'that
"a grant mining company has been
recently formed, MISUNDERSTANDING
in several states, and representing
millions of capital.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

q Washington special, Of che
aafh inst ,4to the III. D. Rioayuns,
says: Mr. Aakleu has raporfed 10
hanse Gommittse on Commerce
The bIll to make d port Of eutrg iii
Like Charles, and has been direct
sd 70 report The bid to tho Hoass
end put i on iis passage during
the morning honr.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
The Mcuston Daily Telegram mo

The M0nston Daily Telegram no
Ftices the iaath sa,brightllittlesson
of Mr.. and Mrs. aieiiinger, by
airowniugi IA cistern, the cover'o1'
which had been left of for only a
lew minutes. This his the third or
fourth case s0f accidental phild
drowning which we lavelnotieelliin
sour exchanges during the lassaveel:.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

House furniture and mattresses
justireceived, and forsdle 'by'J wv
BRYAN i&sCo.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24
iourU onssftnsaonal Convention

Since our ilast'rrpott fhe conven-
ltion has adopted the Following acc.
tions of article g eff an orainance
limiting the powers of the Genera
Assembly: Prohibiting the Gen
eral Assembly from
neutrality-suspicious., oramend-
ing. renewing, sentending or iea-
planning 'thefche-ter thereof; pro
tapsd, 'tliiit tllis shslf not apply to
the corporation OF THE city of New
DfieunS.
Granting to any corporaeion, as
,snriation or individual, ANY special
or exclusive night, ipriTllege or i'm
mnnity.
Extentling the time for the as-
sessment ur addiction of taxes, or
for the relief of any assessor or
collector of ttaaes from the per-
lfnrmance of theirldHicial duties, or
their securities from liability, nor
shall any suchaJe passed by amy
political compensation of this state.
Regulating the prsctice or luris-
idiction of any oliurt, or lcLanging
the rules ssfeviaence iiu my judi
,cial proceedings or inquiry before
courts. justices of the peaee, or
other tritsanaIs, or providing Oh
changing methods for the collee-
ttion OF Gehts, OF the enforcement
of judgments, or Ipresorlbiug the
effects of Judicial sales.
Fixing til" rate Of interest
Exetnpting property from taxa
ton.
For iainitufion Of civil or resilu-
iinal action.
Giving s'e4et 10 iuFnrmal or in
valid wSstsa or tlss(ls. ar amy aafcr-
NAL orfittesal disposition al prep
arty.
Regu!atiilg the managament of
public sesleesl>i. tiSie building en re
p,tiring ed stillot,l houses, and The
N man,Nfnr sn'-h purposes.
. Legutlziig the nnaatnorM-d az
invalid att Of any officer, ,seiumlIt on
agent of thesSt;rte, or Of asly parrish
or municipality ,thereaf. In all
other eases mhene u general law
Can he made applicable, no local
ar special law shall be- tenmteal.
Ihe conve4afion adopted without
amendment the trdinalroe appor-
,tionsng the iDumbnr IF SENATORS
and repneseutntivesiiu the General
Assembly. ut lis identical with the
existing iapportiannisasi ,auaer tin.
law Of 1878. It3proviSes that tin.
lnamber of Representatives shall
not be hess than seventy NOR n,ore
than lninetyaeight, and iiae llrmber
OF Senators mot less than awa,tty-
fonrnormorsithan thirty.-six. E.sch
parish shall have ataenst one Rep
iresentative, end representation jin
both houses s,fstheG-nar;sl Assem-
bly, slala he regulated ,ucoNilus 40
population. The Art ppu,aeratiou
under tie (newD constitution shall
he made lin the year 1880, aud
every tenth wear lthereaftar
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

and wished us TO say, that whishey and
carrying pistols had caused all his
troubles, and had brought him where
he WIS
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

llremaineH an hour with him alone
n He neutrality-suspicious. dead. thai
lsthey were religious lpeupie, iand
brought him up relipionsly. HE
lIimarrietiiin 1865, and Leaves u wife
ard five children, the eldest not
quite eleven wears old, in Sabine
parish. His first 'trudhle was ut a
public political meeting at Many,
Sabine parish, with anegro, whom
he shot but mot fatally. He was
disarmed, and atsthe samemeeting
a few hours afterwards The was at
Hacked by three 'brothers manned
ILvuch, who shot him down with
pistols, giving him four serious
,wounds. He WAS in the Oushatuta
riot, and then went enthusiastically
Ito Texas, residing alternately IN
HAYS, Liaro and Mcclellan conn
I-ties, until lSW when,hereturnedtto
Sabine parish, and Was there con-
svicted In the fall of YST7 for sefi-
unsly beating a woman who he
SAYS was of bad character and
had grossly iDsultea his wife.
For this offence The WAS con
yicted and sentenced to -four years
lin the Ipenitentiary, but, with out
side assistance, broke the Sabine.
Jail and went 10 Catahoula parish.
Fropp there, in April 1878 he went
Ito .therresideuce of mis- cousin avner
Washington Ford, in Caicasieu
parish, on the Sabine river.
There lie fouud DIR. .5oseph Ba
gee, a Wnndesiug root aud herb
doctor, camped IN front of Wash.
Eord house. He s,sys.that B,zeel
acknowledged SO him he had been
acriminalcareer for gears,
and tried tojintinceIhim ito5ainihim
t1Bazee) in n regular business Of
robbery. He says Bazee
was also ,onamored of ELLEN Eord,
daughter Of Wash Ford. and the
lprisoDer'sconsin, and was Jealous
81 Al,salou ~. Ford.
In May 1878 the prisoner went
10 Texas Ibnt ratgsrHea ,sleaen days
Afterwards. aSafing HIS absence
lbr Ba3ee issainls ttald Wash Ford
he woFld tasseaiis daughter ELLEN
ia slse auaisn TERRITORY, and that
Gs,ile would not go Voluntarily he.
would snakc her go with Ihaag, at
the sometime saying AhsaIoln was.
gone and ifl!,- came back he would
kill him, dlIie prisoner said he
was atGormea 81 these ttllreats by
Wash Ford Ellen Fasd, Mrs. Pool, \
and others, immediately after his
RETURN to Wash Eord's, and that
he then determined to kill Bagee'
the FIRST time the liattel ever made
seny hostile demonstrations towards
him. fredericksburg sent Kee-
asan Mcclure (his fellow convict.
whose sentence OF death was COM
muted TO imprisonment for Ilifa1 to
decoy DIR. Baeee Ito AIRS. POOLS ip
order that he might killaiim there,
and says his confession and Hee-
man McCinre's TO that effect, on
their preliminary examinations be-
fore our Parish Judge, near the
scene of the homicide. on the Sd
lbine river, was not trne, and was
made rouly because Inc and Nc.
tCluse were convinced that If They
tiidpsa say something which, would
tcanse their commitment to jail the
scitiEens present would hang them
on the spot. Jnstice requires us
ito state that he and Heeman Nc
Clnre made the same explanation
Of those confessions just afterthey
were oou6ped iin jail here, to an
attorney AZ law residing here. He
said IIaaman Mcclure l.nla him