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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.On last Saturday evening Placervillo was the scene of one of the most terrible tragedies that we have ever been called upou to chronicle, and which resulted in the instant death of one young man and the death of auother a few hours afterwards. It appears that a feud ex-isted between J. A. Abbott, more familiarly known as Asa Abbott, who lives on a ranch on Upper Payette Valley, and a young man named David H. Hannor, who for some time past has been engaged in mining on Granite Creek or in that vicinity. The parties had uot met for about two months before, and, as we are iu formed, the bitter feeling between them became more intensified iu consequeuce of some rough lauguage made use of by J. A. Abbott in the Democratic County Convention, which met at Centerville on the 23d of last April, wtftn Hauuor’s name was placed before the Convention for the nomination for School Superintendent. Asa Abbott and his brother,Win. M. Abbott, and one Curlen, whohas been in the employ of the Abbotts at their ranche, came to Plueerville, which is about twelve miles distant from the rnuche, and they met young Hannor in the plaza, near the store of Mr. Win. Lynch. Some words were exchanged betweeu Asa Abbott and lianuor, the former standing by his inule, while Win. Ab. bolt was standing near Hannor talking to him also, Curlen being off somewhat to one side during thj conversation. Hannor stepped forward and pistols were drawn. Hanuor was shot in the back of the head, the ball penetrating his brain, and another shot tired by ' j Asa Abbott struck him in the center of the I forehead, lianuor managed to (ire twice at Asa Abbtot and the third time his pistol , went off into the ground as he fell. Asa Ab I j bott fired some three or four shots altogether, j and one ball, which w as intended for Haunor,* | took effect in the bt*dy of Wm. Abbott, w ho I was standing iu the rear of Haunor, stnkiug him about the center of the Abdomen. Hannor died almost instanth and William Abbott lingered until about 11 o’clock, 1*. m , when heLETTER FROM LOON CREEK.Oho Ghandk, Leuihi county, I. T.June 21, 1870.Editor Would: Since toy last to you but little worthy of note has transpired in our high-water pressure camp. The river is again on the raise for the ditb time; its strength, however, is well nigh expended. It comes up groggy on this, evidently the last, round, and will no doubt throw up the sponge and retire vanquished before the 4th of July, about which time ye honest miner, not unlike the prentice boy, who insisted on his right to irritate his nnsal protuberance in defiance of his master, because it was Independence Day. and be would pick thunder Out of the unofiending organ. So will the aforementioned grubbing individual exercise his right to pick thunder from the depths ot Looii Creek; and a thundering sight of picking he will have to do to efface those long '•jaw-bone” score*—some of theui so long that a bottle of ink would not more than dot the I’s in the bill of items. I would propose a sort of Fifteenth Amendment arrangement to spill the bottle on all such affairs and make a new start, and think the majority of men in the camp will agree with me.This locality, at prescut, would not be a Pnrudise for a local iteinizer, he would, like Micawber, have to wait an indefinite period for something to turn up. Many of our citizens are improving their store-rooms, dwellings, Arc., by laying plank side-walks, weather-boarding fronts, and erecting awnings, so that the burg is presenting rather a pleasing appear-ance. John Claresy's Miners’ Exchange is kept in John’s well known style; if his whisky was faultless as the general features of his establishment. ’twould be better. Jimmy Gar* ro’s Hilliard Saloon, with Johnny Hostick to dispense the liquids, will be in full blast soon-next week, perhaps. Jimmy mid Johnny are a strong steam and go in to win in any event. Pilgrims are not coming very fast, yet thewant of lodging arrangement* is felt bv some, 'lhut difficulty, however, will soou be overtime. Mr. Nordyke will Lave bis new two-story buijdmg ready in the course of a week, where the hungry can teed and the weary re-pose in the arms of Murphv Major Wimpy, too, having thoroughly renovated hit establish-uient. inside and out. it present* a very neat and comfortable front to the public, and he propose* to satfsfy all hungry individuals who may favor him witii a call uud send them on tbnr way rejoicing. At Fred’s Hakery they'make loaves of bread as long as lt;I'Connci's indictment, and just as ligbt. He dispenses lager, too, besides wines, bitU*rs, and other tomes too numerousiu mention. Frank Hagart makes good lager atocspM Cvfca. tkoegk he hUMepistol wl treats the boy* lt;ud Nuby also make*! out. wre are informed did not fire, some one j lager and ** 1 don't can't tel! bow much money 's interfering to prcveut him These are about ,l11* l***k* Joe I raig does the fair thing, . , . ' in the livery and ranching busineas 1 noticed :the mam fad* ,n res.nl to th» terrible aff..r,, Juc ukm \ u,„, |u, Su„d,, wll!l „iC hira* we have received them from persons who rqucstrirnnes. one ot them having a rather were present. poor saddle, hr gallantly stripped his coat and.... ’ furnished the necessary amount of softuesa.r; A Coroners inquest was held on the remain. , mentwn tUu fart lh.t Joo may not he mis-- of the two persons killed, and a pott mortem 'judged for riding with ladies in his ahirt sleeves 11 examination made by Dr. C. E. Freeman of He's » rustler and knows a thing or two, dors t Onlemll*, »UMt'rwl-d th- b.ll. »k.rh „r M1-; , Th-m.rnrf UJ.r. t«.k a brwSl lulMiodajr |er lt;ay use r nun toe signs of thr-. iK-hp.r are m Ibe puMemon of Ju.Urr K**.n. „nlr. j jid*e lb.- .ii.jle liUie. will Ink‘ acting Coroner, to be used on the trial of Asa 1 a similar benefit next Sunday. (So the world t ' Abbott and Curlen, who were arrested shortly • 1 dn t exactly wish 1 was a horse, but, I .. , . , . , 1 do wish I wns a horseman; but “:t. not lorI after the shooting, and are are in custody of, Iutrph 0h no ,t ajn l ,„r jIH, •••s of the law. The following are the* \.,w | suspect 1 haro well nigh exhaustedI 1 verdicts as rendered by the janes T»iipst[The Jury are mistaken as to Hannor's•ur space and patience with my nonsense, id have not said a word about our water urk *We. ih* jurors summotirtl to into Uirrsmr hate neglected on this occasion, some of them,of Uir of D. II llsj.ti -r, c-riltjr «hsl wo Uv« however, will remember the length of inv jaw.ri*mitf«lUm body and tl»«» »itnlt;**•€-• and And _ i„, , _ , . , , *i-i Mthat th« namo of lt;l«*»-r***»l was l II Hann r. mat ».«• * r a! *ra»t a day or two yet I hey havt pa«as Urn in Hann !•*! county un. and «s- tience in an emiornt degree, confidence in thetw«Qty-**rwj jrf^n of »#*. and that i.- »m» to hi* future, obliging to a fault, and charge like the death In Maccr*ill*. Rots* county. Idaho Tsrrttory. i devil,by gun-shot wounds mads by pistols in the hands lt;-f,Wm AbboH ..,l am am.At..th. »;ui,t.j ot Jua. (,ur bl*'“ bar-A. I). Itrro. j quite a revolution recently Charley lasseilthdrawti from Shepherd's Express owing De im. understand mg between him and birthplace. There is no such county in Mis- j Shepherd, about w fitch I am not sufficiently sotiri as “ Hannibal. lie waajborn id Cooper I ***11 p*ted to enter into details. Charley, j aside from his partiality to gasconade n little tn-timrs. is generally considered a number one Pucamu. iWMooiinty, I T . i Ktpressman, and in his connection w ith Mrwe. the undcrslgnM Jurors mimd t*'mqulr* l,,,i‘‘r* of **•' Miners' lewn Creek Ex press,into the ,-aussof the death of deceased. do find his , w**1 have the general confidence of this com-nsmlt;-to lo* William Abbott, that hlt;* Is about forty inunifv. to far, at least, a. I hate heard anvMb?. SLTSTi: YSZ T VV, s,.r„ m Ibc mailer .Tu-ik- Sh. u.to his death by a pistol-shot wound, ths ball entering : ‘ , tinhis lKwel« and ranging down. lodging in hi* rUbl | , r * **•* a* usual, and will nohip. the said wound hetng eau«ci by s pistol shot doubt gel a lair share of patronage My fund fired from th« hand, of Asa Abbott I of go.sip being about exhausted I am nun-DlfUH. Husor, OM thu ruing men IHW '« “I »lt;•* ■' H Mwho met with •tieh a tragic fate, waa a nativecounty, Missouri—Ei». Jof Cooper county. Mo., and we believe was about twenty-four years of age. We have known him from his childhood, and whatever of blame, if any, attache, to him for the part he took in this dreadful affair, resulting so ter-riWy to him, and which will appear only upon the examination or trial of the parties in rtn-CfiA*: a Democrat.—About the most amusing article we have read for some time in jj the column* of the Statesman is one under the title of President in 1*72, wherein the effort i. made to prove Chief Justice Chase a Democrat and a rebel. The prediction is also veuttired by our astute neighbor that Chase will be the nominee of the Democracy fortody, w« O.-U, that oth.-n.-iM ho .u.tainod io Hc ,lll|{lll wi„, c1|„qI .an unhleinnhod oharactor, and «... ono of tho | pri„t). hatl. uum1 of „uMpr ()ffow young .non who. artor loavin* homo to ctarlrl Sumnrr. ,IoniCP (;r,.plo).•eok hit fortune in a now country, had coa-|WffluM conlP abont „, „„„ „lrk T||p tracted none of those vices or bad habits socommon with young men of tho present day. His funeral took place on last Monday evening under the auspices of the Good Templars, of which Order ho was a member, and it was the largest which has ever taken plnco in that portion of the county, evidencing the estimation in which he was held by all with whom he was acquainted. His mother resides somewhere iu Iowa, we believe, having removed from Missouri during the war. In common with the many friends of the deceased, wo tender to her, in this her sad bereavement, our heartfelt sympathy and condolence.Wjlliam Abbott was a native of Indiana, and we believe about 35 years of age, and it will be a sad blow to his aged mother to hear not only of his death, but ot the circumstances under which it was brought about. His remains were brought to Idaho City on last Monday night, and on Tuesday evening, at 5 o’clock, the funeral services were conducted at the Catholic Church by the Priests, one of whom, Father Archambault, accompanied the body to the cemetery on the west side of Elk creek, where the last rites were performed, and in the presence of the relatives and friends of the deceased the grave closed over the remains of one of the unfortunate participants in this fearful tragedy.truth is, all the great rascal, in the country belong to the Radical party, and in fact control it. Chase, Seward, Frank Blair and a few others are a little too honest to suit such Radical luminaries ns Ben Iiutler, Logan, Morton and other ambitious lenders of that corrupt party, and because the former will not endorse and uphold all the villainies of the latter, they aro are now clnssed ns Democrats and rebols. If Chase has left tho Republican party it is only nnother exhibition of his good sense nnd honesty. He has announced several decisions from the Bench which were exceedingly distasteful to the rabid Jacobins, who appear to think that the unconstitutional enactments of a Radical Congress should bo upheld by a re constructed Supreme Court. They desire to reverse the old maxiin nnd sink tho patriot in the partisan, while Chase, Seward and Blair and other former leaders of the party are such blockheads that they won't endorse such a change, and clipg to their old fogy notions thatO'the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. They don't keep up with the progress of the age, or rather of their party, and, consequently, by the more advanced Radicals, are looked udoii as political Rip Van Winkles; old fossils of a former regime, or worse still, Democrats.Confirmed —The Senate hat confirmed Ackerman as Attorney Geueral of tho United States.
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Idaho City, Idaho, US
Thu, Jun 30, 1870
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