The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899, August 13, 1891, Page 3, Image 3
ti THE. AMERICAN. C3 WHOLES Atr' tttAUOHTGftl Id Jorilitti ! tn n(h In n mtt'H anil Uitt 1li ic im, Jfenr New jlnlliin.l, I in,, there In Itttio nwiimp iii'iu1 tho Mad. At Hi edge Mtnitilft it huge wliiU -iMik tree. Yenrn Hiri thin npot win often pointed out n the neeno nf thn murder of twflvrt won, mill Hmi plnco boro Hid reputation of being haunted, It. wn mill tho rattling of ehuinn nnd pruiiiw nnil m.v'r for mercy could bo din tlnolly hoard by piimornhy, No oiid pvpr stopped Id Invent Ignto, on wo citit tontlfy from' jnTHomil experience,, wiya a writer in tho Now rk Phipiitrh, having heard the groan mono torn' toon yearn ago, end having alw dono nuuo of thu t.tiiKl 1 iwt IftiiiMhcii travel Ing in nil our eventful career. Hut to thontorys Howard 'J'hompMon WH a wllnonn to tho killing, which on cm-rod In 1011, bo being about 10 yearn old at tho tlmo. 1 ho i 11 1 nir wnn dono by Hob and Hon Jordan of Plekcnn county, and tho murdered men wore donor-tarn who had boon arroHtod In (jlllmor county. Whllo tho Jordnn boys woro In tint confndnrnto army a crowd of denortera vlnltod tho houHo of tbolr father, a noultod tholr winter and tho wlfo of Hob Jordnn, and carried tholr father, who wan about 70 year old, through thn mountain a (Hntnnou of nixty in II on. rind mibjoclod Mm to many allocking erudition. Then tho Jordan boy re turned homo and began tholr record of killing. Every man known to bo a donortnr or nnkullor bnoamn a victim of tholr unerring Hftn. Hob knot a 'llMt of tho namoM and daton In a Hrnall book, lbs wan purnuod ono day, and in cronnlng a river lout bin book, It Contained 125 namoH, Aftur that bo kept no record. Thin won before tho killing nour (JainnHvlllo, Hob nnd Hon Jordan beenmo recruit tng officer and arronlnd twonty-nlx men In ijllmni' county and ntarlnd with tlK'in to tho front. On tho way two oneapod and twenty-four word lodged tn (Jiilnonvlllo Jail, Next morning tbo Jordan picked out twolvo whom limy had tho bonfc roiiNon to hollo vo hud boon implicated Jn tho outrage upon tholr family and chained thorn to gof,hor and marched them to thin white, oa'fc troo on tbo Now Holland road, Th,ey stood thorn up In a row and Hob 'Jordan marohod nlowly along tho lino with a largo army pfwtol find nhot them with bin own hand ono at a tlmo, Homo foil on their knoon and prayed, whllo other looked tholr nlnyop ntralght In tho fa-co and died with an oath on tholr llpn, Anions tho number wan a fragile boy about li who wan chained to a very largo man. Tho boy wiim nhot Irct and tho man nup)orted him In a Hlandhitf pofduro until ho hluiHolf wac nhot, whn they foil to tho ground toyethor. TIiomo twolvo men woro Jiawtlly hurled In a trench, dug upon tho npot, hut after tho war they woro exhumed by tho federal mil horil lorn and removed ''to tho national cemetery at dhnUiu nootfa, Aft'ir tbo war flob Jordan wan bot to death In Florida by a weak, xloldy young man upon whom ho wn Impon. lug. Hon wiih utabbod to death In tt barroom In 'Wmw. Thoxpot whom tho killing occurred Id now in cultivation, but tho old troo mMH romalriM. Tho laud Ih part of tho liwit which Tom )anle bought about two yoarn ago for fl.HOO and Mold n tow dnyi ago for WJUM. lilil I'rom a 'i r-flin Throckmorton county, Texan, jioh. Umim ft penult tree which, when cut in any part, oxuden tinapalmoMt tho exact color and connlntoncy of fronh blood, HotanlKtn havo confound thorn. HolvnH at a lon to account for tho pe culiarity, which they am unanlrnoun, however, in uncrlblng to nonm coloring mattor abnorbed from the Mill In which It grown and which In, In all probabil ity, tho correct way of accounting for jt, an cuttlnjfH fj-otn tlio ti'oo pluntod ptow1nti lnftiliiblv lull b deviion Uio !tiiio pei'nHiii li.v, Tho pnpo nt lni't'iS however, lire dt i'oi d 1o look llll'OH I ho tree nn Bi'ltiet hiinMllO'tUinV. 'hod m tunny n't n dofen tdoie nil . luoro or loi blooil n rf !1 J it sr. nro poniid Into inv vmitor ran toiu'ernnur it It U wild tb it no tioum will pimn h Itbin bnlf n itilleof it l nlijlit for any mm thilt con bo oITim'inI, Tho Iron n plendld ipeeitiieii, mid linn olitjiliied a I'i'enter nio tliiiu U iiMiuil in npnclen, Itbelotian to J, 1!. l,oi a fiii iuer of ibo vicinity, who Imn been obliged to niirrniind It With a high feiieo to pro toot U from injury at I ho hinidx of I'lirloolty-noeket'n, who huso hacked It for tho Ktikoof obtnlulng a night of tho nap. Our I'li'M Aioiv. jn l Uio nrmien of mo Kevoiui ion woro all dlnbinuh'il. oxcopt "idghty prlvatenanda duo proportion of of. ticorn, none to exceed the rmik of cup tain," to garrlon W'eit point and I'orl Pitt. In Juno, I7M, the congrcMn of Uio thirteen nlaten provided for two companion of artillery and eight of In fan try, not to exeeeil thlrly-Heveii of tlcern and 700 enllHteil men, In I7H ltlncreiiNed the niuiilier to furty-nl olUcern and KOI men, At that (Into theno troopn gnrrlnonod tho frontier pewtn, viz, i Fort llni'iiim', now Marietta, ()hlo: Vliicennert, 1 ml, , n rnl Vennnuo, N. Y in addition to Went Point, Fort Pivt and Hiirlnglield, Mum, AUOUT F-INOKII NAILB. Wlint tVlilln HI ink Mini Vnrloiin Wlniin Ar MiliHiiol to N I if 1 1 1 f y . A whlto mark on tho nail bonpoaks inlnfortiiito. Pal 0 or leiidcolorod nalln indicate meliuicholy peoplo, Hrond tialln Indicate ti (,'ontlo, timid and banhful mittiro, ,overn of knowlodgo atid Jlboral iotitlmont havo round natlH. ' J'eoplo with narrow nalln aro amhl- tloim and mmrrolwomo, Small tialln Jndlcato llttlononn of mind, ohntlnacy nnd conceit, (,'holerln, martial men, delighting in war, havo red and spotted nalln. Nalln growing Into the llewh at the polnfn and widen indicate luxiirlotin tnnten, Peoplo with very pale nalln are sub ject to much Infirmity of tho'lleph, and pornecutlon by neighbor and frlondn. Tim llc( of A(tt l. An autograph letter of Abraham Lincoln to n friend I a I d to contain tho following! "J o not worry. Fat three mpmro tnealn a day, Hay your priiyorfc, Thlnlc of your wlfo, Ho coiirleoun to your creditor, Keep your dlgontlon good. Weio' clearof bliioiin. tienn. Fxerclno, do wlow and go onny, May lie there are other thing that your CHpeclal cane reuulren to make you happy, bid, my friend, them) I reckon, will give you a good lift." fciMiko nod rii, An Albany bulchor upon arrival at iln nhoi the other morning rnlnnod bin favorite cat. Whllo looking for It ho glanced into ft corner when ho nnw ft lingo rut nuake and about half thecal, Tho other half occupied ti portion of the nuake, The reptile wan killed by the police and nionmired eight feet, In a few moment more It would havo nueeeedod In gelling outnldu tho cat without much dillh'uHy, tit' ilMKOIIir, I, Tho reduction of poiifugo between hid hi and Fngland In thu announced by a Kiiln I'riiiieh mi l,iuater! "Hir, Kurojie pontage, who In degraded, nho in two aiinan l- plo, registr illon foe, K.ho ntaadn two anniin, nh" Inliiet," ,'luilti liy iUn In t, In tho creit nnlmal market at Ham burg, In flcrnmny, idrairon noil Ht 000 a pair, i'hlmiianeo irn at ftploci) and nelect loin of Hiimiilra men ky at 11,001;, THE CANON LAW. I, The oonMitutioiu ol prlnced not mipct lor, bill iMibuidlimluto r.cctM IhUchI coantllutlohn, 8. Tim biwi of llin Pnipcrol flitmiot dlnnolvn llm iwbKiiHtlen or cnimn IrtW, 8. It U not lawful for nn imirror to t'ini'l mi j tiling epptmml to tliti upon tulle rule, 4. It In not lii'vful for king to tttoirp tho thing llmt belong to ptlciitn. A. No ciinloin of any ono can lb wart thn ntiUutcn of tho pope. 0. 11 no ri'nUlnuco bo offurcd to thn npoKlollo (cunoti) picecpu, but lot lliiun bo nultillfcroindy fulllllcd, 7. Tho yoke luiponml by tho holy mo I to be borne, though It nppenr In- lolentblii nnd lunuppoi'lablo 8. Tho l'otitl.T can neltl.ar bo loonnd nor hound by tho wmulir power, 9. That tlm Pontiir wan milled Hod by thn plou PrluoQ ConMlnniJnc, ntu Hint m god ho cannot be Judged by mnn. 10. That n god ho I fur above the rmich of all hinnun law and Judgement. 11, That all lawn contrary to tho oiinons and decree of tho Human pro late urn of no foron. 12. That nil of the ordinance of tho popo aro unhcnllatlngly to ho obfiyml. 19. We ought not von to upoak to ono whom tho pope ha cxoonimunl oatod, 14. I't'lonl tire father onil iimntern, even of prince, 15. Tho civil law in derived from mn, hut tho ccclenlantlcal, or canon law I derived directly from Ood, by which tho pontiff oan, jn connection with hi fu'clulcn, mako conntltutioni for tho whole chrlntfan world, in mut ter nplrllufll, concerning tho nalvntlon of oul, and tho right govornmont of thit church and If mieonnary Judge and dlnponn of all tho temporal good of all chrlntfan, 18. A heretic, holding or teaching faln doctrine concerning tho gacra- rnont, I excommunicated and de graded, nnd handed over to tho dcoular court. 17, Hecubir prince unwilling to iwcar to defend tho church ngalnnt heretic nro cxeomnuinlcateJ, and they ro lain tinder an Inlerdlct, Jfl. Tho good of heretic aro to bo conflncated, and applied to tho church, 19, Advoeate or notarlo, favor Ing hurdle, or their defender, or pleading for them In Jaw nulls, or writ log document for them, aro Infamou, and iiinpomled from office, 20, Tho necular power, whether poi'uiftuerit or temporary, ro bound to nwiiar that they will cxlurmlriilo, ao oordlng to tholr power, all heretic comdninncd by the churoh) and ii tern poral lord not purging hi land of hero- tie, I cieommurileiited, 81, Tliono nlgned with tho cron for the extermination of heretic, rejolco In tho privilege grunted to tho cnina-d- for the help of tho Holy land, 23. They aro nbwlved from all obli gation who aro In anywlno hound to heretic, 25, Whoever din In hat I In Ngalnnt tho unbelieving, merit tho kingdom of tienvon, 24, Wo do not cnteern thorn) hotel- Id til, to whom it WfJ havo happened In tlmlr it'nl for their Molker Chiireli ngnliHt Hio iicoinmiinlenled, to kilt some of Ihi'iii, o. Thai Catholic pi Ince are hound, both by civil mid ennon lw, not to ro cidvo or tohonto lieretlon, BtuI lnuoh tuoto roe lint to permit their rll or ollirr fteielwi of their religion, or rut her. their fulnn neet, but Br litont eleninly bound I'verywhei'o, to repel nnd cxpid thcin, 20, Tho following temporal punish ment nro to hn enforced on hernthm: Int. Infiimy, nntl tho cotincipient ill quul illeiilionn for all civil actn, 2d. Inlentnblllty, an well active nnd pannlv (that In, they can neither make will, nor Inherit what I left to them by other). 8d. Lonn of paternal power over children. 4th Lon of dowry, and ot her privilege granted to women. 6t,h. CVitillncatlon of nil good, 6th. That vannal and nhive and other ara net free from all, oven nworn obliga tion due to their lord or another. 7th. Capital oorpornl punlnhmnni, especial ly death, and perpetuiil Imprlnonniont 27. Tho canon law forbid all toler ation. 28. That Metropolitan end Hlnhopi nro to excommunicato him who grant liberty of conncleuco. 29. No oath I to bo kept toward horetlo prlnco, lord or other. SO. Heretic aro to bo deprived of all civil and paternal right. 81. The Pope ciin ahnolvo from nil oath. 82. Every bbdiop I ordinary Judgo In a online of hereny. 'Tho reanon I hocaiino tho blnhop can ex -officio, and ought to extirpate herellcn, and Inflict upon them tho duo punlnhment, and to thl aro bound on pain of dnponl thn, Hentde, aro tho Inqulnlton on peclnlly deputed by the Apotollo 8eo, Every blnhop In hi dloco ! thought to ho, and In reality I, ft natural in qulnltor, (literally born Itxpililtor), u ft to havo tho name power with tbo already mentioned In acaunoof hereny. 83. Jn vry prornmnory oath nl though nhnolutely taken, tbera aro certain condition tacitly understood, amongnt which aroi First, If I on Second, To nve tho right and authorlt of a nujierlorj 'Third, When tho oath Nuppone the honor of the Aponlollo Beo to bo Illicit," 84. That tho Council of Trent, (tb Iit nnd groat Authority of Home), do- creo and command that tho acred canon and all general council, aIo tho other ApoN'olio enactment Innued In favor of ccclenlBntlcal pernon of ecclenlantloal liberty, and ngalnnt It violator, all of which by thl pronent decreo it renew, nnd munt bo exactly observed by all, Loyal Men and oil AMERICAN SOCIETIES Can (let All Kind of JOB WORK At THE AMERICAN Office . A