BURGLARS, IN THE HEART OBJ THE


CITY.
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g Last night about 3o'clock, the dwelling Of
Col j. s. Nicholson, in Lexington, near St
Paups street, was entered, through the front
window Of the Jasemen, story, by one or more
burglars, who took from one of the parlors
pair Of plated candesticks, with snuffers and
tray, which had been used the previous even
ing, and small bible with clasp. Then re-
turning to the basement. they took of, through
the same window, feather bed which they
found there, and were attempting 10 force the
mattrass through the window, but took alarm
at the voice or footsteps Of female servant,
who happened to be up, and who discovering
light in the basement, at that untimely hour.
and feeling the rush of air through the lower
passage, ran above stairs for assistance. The
thieves made off with the bed, leaving the
mattrass, and the other stolen articles, near it
wrapped in a table cloth. The silver, as is
usual nowadays, is kept in the bed room,
with loaded pistols, and was therefore saie.--
The window fastenings, which are good, must
have been imperfecty secured, or the thieves
could not have gotln The removal Of the
bed, however, Of considerable size, through,a
front window, in that part of the town, was
certainly bold act. The night was then light
and clear; but where was the watchman2
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