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Show The Sen Serpent. ' f By Fatal gve our reairs last week an We nt of the enormous eerpeut wind, lately niatle it apiarnace near Dri-ieu, in Lake Chnipliiu. Further in Tesligatit'tis cixifim tlie authenticity oi Fr he past twenty ymiri has leen tet!ti at interval:-hmotvur in n whose veracity is uncuei-tionei- l Tkc a' uti neur Uresdeu, us our its presence. ie tttizem awnr, lias manj bayous, aTv marine uui cuvta where tuch a monster from human gaze. oul seere'f CatuUn i a inm tk extetitltiifr, about oigliJy rs ls iu'o Kremlin Mountain, its being inaccestiie to the inntr approach f maa. Asehcive B ly, oppo eite Pulpit I'l'tnt, is anotln-- place where with-u- t cclt a serpctii utibi. secrete ot tuolesiaiiou from worst its fear There is a cave ou the Chapman farm, which has always been supposed lo contain huge monsters and reptiles, and nuny tiiit'.-- men and boys have aster! e J thai the glare of a pair of bright and tiide eyes tias struck terror to their souls urid caused them to iet tor (safety. Harvey W. Buel has assured us that ke ha- - kuutvu of the existence of un immense serpent in thj viciuity of Long Toud for unuy years, and we have the testimony of a number of the Hatred family tuat traces of Kiine marauding aiousu-- Lave been aieu on their farms, appear, kg at interna s for the past ten It was but three er fii'teiu years. weeks siuce a party of fishermen from eur village obst rved a great commotion in the watr of the lake at a place call-A- il Li nicy mart-h- ; at the same time something arose about tour feet from the water's sin lace, which they thought at the lime was un enormous turtle, but the power which tkrew it upwards was to ihem a mystery. At the same time the isli aas ubservod to spring from the water in the neighborhood, while a great waveiippled the water's burface of the it-e- reut-s.e- lf s r it.-e-lf eu-ra- s r marsh. Since tho appearance of the article ia war lust wei k's issue, we hare conversed with several men who have no hesitation d whatever in saying that they have be-tel- the monster. On Friday last General David Barret informs us that he saw the serpent with kia head sticking out of the water, just tpposite hi dock at Dresden. The General ran back for his gun, but the tnon-ite- r had disappeared before his return Uivid Barret, Jr , and Leverett Wilson itarted immediate ly in tearcn of the reptile and they saw him dragging his immense length across the tall grass of the marsh. It had something in its mouth which resembled a turtle. Mr Karrett raised his gun and fired, but the serpent paid no attention to it other (ban taking to the water and disappearing immediately. James Tobin usserts soiitively that he has seen the serpent. Hl-eihese ge tleiuea think the ser tot must be thirty to iorty feet long, instead of twenty, aa stated last week. They alt say the sun shining onhis r-like seaU-- made the hideous length ' ef the monster giisteu brightly. That the eerp. nt has been teen befere, we have the of J. A. 1'arkes, well kno-to all our citiiens, that about tight years ago, while driving along the public highway two miles east of our village, he observed a large snake, eighteen or twenty teet long, and as large as man's thigh, emerge from the mountain recesses and move swiftly across the fields, at the rate of ten miles an our, toward Jerry Collin's marsh, and lake to tne water. We have ao disposition to create a eosation, knowing full well that have becu too numerous of late years; but when gentlemen who are known ns men of veracity give us the "acts b fore mentioned, our profession ns journalist calls upon us to lay such facts before our readers. The excite-aicat Dresden and tho immediate locality is inense. Parties armed and quipped are searching the m&rshe and Visitors are flocking to Dreader, bays. tad Gen Barret assures us that the n 'oriety we are giving his locality subjects him to annoyance from visitors, hose t)uestionings wi l no' allow him tinae to attend to his duties. True it is that meu of the New York and Canada railroad cannot be induced to wander off tione in the neighborhood of the mon fr's stamping ground, U'st their livs ight be sacrificed to satiate the appe liloof the great snake. Vfe shall lay 'he facte beoie our readers from week to week,' and trust that we may seon be ile to cbionittle thi destruction cf the - f silve- s ts ot &rt A eerpeut.- -- Whitehall Timet. mm of Springfield, Vermont, a new suspension bridge, it cotisita dfa einle wire etretcbed cross IJIack River, and a car that W'U couuiu two persona travels back f rth u tho wire. The east end f the wiro is the hiibe8t, and the woniontum cf the car serves to carry 11 across, a distance f two hundred tat ia titkeu SfconJ Ueturau the car travels to the center of the wire ithout help; and from thenco is "awn p by cord attached to the the vnt ire trip only ccupjing itm-ntec- l t . Peaaret Telejraph. A tt'ray ..; at Pioche. Tioche, 2, fatal shooting affray occurred here last evening about half-panine, be- ween two well known sports of Pioche. 0 organ Courtney, and a man named McKiun.-yIt appears that a woman of fame, who has lately figured some, what extensively in the attempt at the uic.de luinegs, was the cause. It is reported, that Courtney went to room yesterday and abused turn, and the two meeting on the street last evening, McKinney drew his pistol, when Courtuey turned and ran, McKinney following and rapidly discharging iiis pistol, firing five shots, all of which took effect in Courtney's back four passing through the body and coming out at the breast. Owing to the great excitement, it is imposibe to get further particulars till evening, as physicians have Courtney in close charge. He is not expected to live through the day. McKinney was arrested after the last shot had been fired. He used an English and continued snapping it at Courtney after all the chambers had been emptied and his victim was writhing in agony on the sidewalk. A st . 11 self-cocke- r' Later. at twelve o'clock Courtney died He bled much internally. He was wounded in five places oue ball entered below his right shoulde'r, and came out at the right side ot his neck ; another struck bis body on the left side near the back bone, coming out about two inches to the , right of the heart. The other balls entered his bacx below the fhouWer. 4 Ttvo ICfff "supposed U have lodged below his right breast. It was reported in the afternoon that McKinney was glad to get securely to the jail, as fears were entertained of his getting hurt before reaching the prison. McKinney was partially secreted in tho boot black stand opposite Clancy's saloon as Courtney passed down from the mint saloon when McKinney fired, hitting him in the back, the ball struck him instantaneously, and a third as he sought Ehelter in Pres. Wand's saloon, the fourth as he retreated out into Meadow Valley, and the fifth shot hit him, and the sixth shot missed, entering the clothes cleaner's shop next door to Kastin's saloon, passing through two coats and striking the proprietor. The rapidity with which the pistol of six shots showed the determination of McKinney to murder Courtney. The fifair creates much talk. Courtney had only returned from San Francisco a few days ago. He was foreman of the Kentucky Mining Compauy, and had commenced working the shaft with a good foroe. Humored purchase of the Hermes claim by Raymond & Ely in San Fran-eiscto-da- y noon. self-cockin- g o. Pioche, August 3, 1873. at three p. ra. was witnessed the largest funeral but one, that ever To day took place in Pioche. Courtney being buried at that hour. The procession was nearly an hour passing a given point. Doth fire companies appeared in full dress and the funeral was attended by u&' y ladies in carriages and numerous mourners on foot, the band leading. There is a general feeling of regret here, that Courtney was unable to draw and kill McKinney, so that two birds might have been hit with one stone. Bingham, 2. Tho terrible tragedies of the Cotton shooting affair of last week, have been supplemented by a case of accidental shooting, which although not fatal hns proved extremely severe. A man by the name of John Drown, who waa ri ding a mule, became dissatisfied at the mule's pace, drew bis revolver and commenced an indiscriminate beating of the animal with the butt end of it. During the opcratian the revolver was accidentally discharged; a ball parsing into Brown's thigh and glancing downward The localodged under the knee-cation of the ball renders the task of extracting it exceedingly difficult. The physicians, at the hour of telegraphing, had not succeeded in performing the operation. Brown had been drinking heavily, and was very much under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident. p. The crowd drew back to what was deemed a safe distauce, and" 'tlie "seconds) after a moment's consultation apart, to give the sigual. The interest at this moment in the proceedings was of an intense nature, and served to keep in a state of breathless the lookers-ostatues the figures of Like expectancy. the two eien who were to fight a loomed up against the western sky, each with the muzzle of bis weapon pointed to the earth, the intention clearly being to make a "rising" shot; that is, io fire, catching the aim while the weapon is being raised. In this way the practiced haud rarely wastes his animu nition in the air by shooting over his adversary's head, as so ofteu happens when the falling shot is adopted.' The giving of the signal had fallen by lot to Harding. Stating to the principals, who by this time began to show of impatience, that this would be the report of a pistol, he drew his own weapon and discharged it, first asking the question and receiving the usual answer that both were ready. u I'ou-tran- ct THE DUEL. McCluskey was the first to fire, wheeling as he did so, though the smoke had scarcely curled up from his pistol before the report of Anderson's weapon followed. A momentary pause ensued, each of the antagonists closely scanning the other to note the effect of the shot. Across Anderson's cheek a deep furrow, from which the blood slowly began to trickle down, told the work of his antagonist, while McClu-keremained standing in his original posture, to all appearances unharmed But this was not the fact. Those nearest him fancied they saw a sudden spasm of pain pass through his frame, and his face certainly blanched to a death-lik- e pal or, but just where the ball had taken efl'ect they could not then tell. At the second five McCluskey again anticipated his opponent, and, taking a mere deliberate aim succeeded in breaking his left arm. Anderson uttered a Bharp cry, and sunk on one knee, but quickly recovering himself returned the fire, and this lime with horrible effect. The ball, passing through McClaskey's mouth, carried away with it several of the clenched teeth and a portion of the tongue, finally lodging in the base of the skull. McCluskey staggered forward ade desperate wildly a few steps, and efforti to steady himself. The blood poured in torrents from the wound, and stained his hunting-shir- t and dripped from the muzzle of his pistol ; but with hereic courage he continued to advance, spitting out mouthsful of blood and teeth at every step. During the interval thus gaiaed Anderson, who in his crippled d state had every reason to shun a encounter, had not been idle, d but fired another shot, which broke McCluskey s left shoulder. As if this was not enough, he sent till another ball after him, striking him in the pit of the stomach, caused him to full forward was now heavily on his face. McCluskey ' mortally wounded and momentarily growing weaker from loss of blood. Tearing open his shirt in his agony, a crimson spot in his left side indicated the place where Anderson's first shot had taken effect. ' He Btill, however, re tained his grasp of his pistol, and by an effort superhuman in its coolness and deliberation fired at his antagonist his third shot. The latter had been closely watching for this, and endeavored to save hiii. self by suddenly droppiug to Too late, however. the ground finger was already on the trigger and his eye along the sights, and when his adversary's body reached the earth it was heavier by a Colt'a pistol ball. A scream of pain followed and the spectators saw the figure of a man clutching wildly with bis bands at the grass, and writhing and twisting in horrible contortions. The bullet had struck him full in the abdomen, and, like his antagonist, Anderson was now a man. At this junetnre it seemed as if the crowd would interfere, but Harding sternly bade them keep back and leave the men to settle matters in their own way. As none cared to dispute with the the gigantic hunter, the mandate was obeyed, though a universal expression of horror ran through the spectators, a large number of whom were the engineers and attaches of our own party. An irresistible fascination to see it out bound one and all to the d 1 But the finale was at hand ica'ity th curtain almost ready to drop. McClukey, summoning ty a supreme effort his remaining strong h. drew his knife and began to crawl feebly in the direction of his antagonist. The latter, who had raised himself to a sitting posture, saw the movement and prepared to meet it.- Both had dropped their revolvers, leaving to the cold steel the completion cf the work. By this time it had grown quite dark, and to distinguish the movements of the cembatants required the closest attention. Anderson was cbarly unable to move any portion of his body sa e his r iji b t arm With this be raised h a kh.fe aloft, ond as McCluskey crawled up to within n aou dealt him a tet r ble blow ia the neck, cutting muscles and tendon and vitn. and half severing the bad f'om the body. But the effoit was too much for him, and leaving the weapon sticking in the wound, he pitched bfauly lot ward 'on his face. Every one hat this blow would have insuppoi-eMet lu key, but killed stantly strange to say it UM not; for so gnat was his vitality that beftre lulling hot twice) plunged y hand-to-han- well-aime- his own knife Into the body of Anderson. The tale Is soon told. McCluskey lived a minute longer than his antagonist. The dead bodies, firmly locked in each other's embrace, were taken to the bouse of Harding and laid out side by side on the gaming-table- . A crimson trail marked the path of those who carried them and pools of blood indicated the scene of the late conflict. There was no gaming that night. Tin hunters and Indians appeared to find excitement enough in talking over the events of the day without having to resort to their usual pastime. About eleven o'clock the moon rose, and the bodies were taken out for burial. There were no funeral ceremonies, but Job Harding remarked, as the muffled forms wet e lewered into he grave, "There go two as brave men as ever lived " They were buried" deep to keep the wolves and coyotes from digging them up, an 1 the earth was heaped up Jn a litt e mound to mark where they slent. And then, with the uight wind whispering a soft requiem over the dead men's graves, aud the moon shiuing sadly from her distant sphere in the upper ether, the crowd slowly dispersed, and each one sought his couch. Early the next morning our party of engineers turned its back upon Medicine Lodge, and on the evening of the fourth day took passage on the eastern-bouutrain from Wachita, Kansas. A more horrible affair than this double murder it would be difficult to imagine. Both men were well known in Wachita, and along the great cattle trails, and both, to a certain degree, were popular. While looked on as desperadoes and bad characters, their undoubted pluck won for them a feeling of admiration, which, if not akin to friend-hiat least secur ed them friendly treatment; and 1 have no doubt but that, in the minds of many of their own class, they left behind them recollections quite as favorable as would have been the case had they, instead of being ruffians, lived virtuous and peaceable lives. A A correspondent writing from Medicine Lodge Indian Territi ry, gives a lengthy accouut of a terrible aud dea lly conflict between two notorious 'frontier characters, Hugh AudeiHon of Texas, and Arthur MtCiutkey of Kansas The latter, burning to avenge the murder of a friund, challenged Anderson to mortal combat. Both veie desperadoes and both celebrated pistol shots The affair was o horrible one throughout, both men being .iter .illy shot aud hacked to pieces, and finally dying locked in each other's embrace. Omitting the introductory re marks of the correspondent, we give his full account of the duel, which may be said to be without a parallel even in bloody Western annals: But little time was wasted in prclimi-naiieThe twenty paces were quick y and the principals placed iu off stepped their respective pcEitioiis. The sun had long since set and thetdark pail of even spot, ; so icg was rapidly fettling bo annoyed by the that neither-coul' rays of the sun, . nor could either', fide an inferior posiiioc. Com jlain; of folding; . s 2e JOB WORK K KXKCCTKO IN ALL ITS MUNCHES, IN A n Tb worM is full of CLilitn n crvinir fur taster Candied CM A tiff cwrawtnut .utiuiLmirtxi. It fw xni Oil. telicioui, nfToctive Tlie harmlrftR. and t&Hte Rniell nf th rVat.ir Mil ! mn tiroW ovarooiiio. lt ttthitrtic power! tare Prire 25 cents. llonbons HcLain'8 Vermifuge Are elegant tad effective, Tlioy rewniblo Preniu Bonbons kept Id roDfwtioDMiV (hope. 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