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THIEVES KILLED.-A notorious horse and negro
thief named Metcalf was recently shet al Fort
Jesup Ii was asccrtained that he had house on
tie Toro which was the rendezvous OF q gang of
robbers and that another notorious character
named James Strickland, alias Tiger JIM was
there \ party consisting of some citizens and a
few Dragons from Fort .Jesup Immediately pro-
ceeded to the place waited in ambush during the
night and seeing Strickland in the morning, or
dered him TO yield. He attempted to get away,
bur was instantly shot. The house was filed with
arms A slave stolen last August was found
short distance from the house. Thus, says the
Natchitoches Reporter, TWO of the most hard
ened wretches on the frontier have met their de-
serts at last. Tiger Jim last summer was one
of those who perpetrated so many atrocities in
Shelby and Harrison Counties, Texas. He then
barely escaped with his life, having been shot at
and wounded. Finding Texas TOO hot for him, he
came back to his old hauns this side of the Sa-
bine. Ii is to be hoped that the who'd gang will
now disappear. They have carried system
of plunder along the frontier for many years.


y. Q. Picayune.


ACCIDENT FROM ISrEMPERAScg.-The train
from New-Ior last night, were detained for
short time, by a lamenrable accident arising from
the efests of ntemperauce. About half mile
beyond Camden, the train ran over the body of a
man who was lying stretched across the rails in
beast!y state of noxcation, his bottle lying beside
him. Both legs were terribly mashed, and his head
much injured. He was taken up more dead than
alive, brought to the city, and taken to the hospi
tai. We were told that his name was John Kane.


~. S. Gaz.


SuIclDE.-A few days since, valuable servant,
named Scott Short, committed suicide at the Sui
phur Springs, where he had been elnpoyed US
waiter The threat Of chastisement by the propri-
etor for refusing to do certain work, assigned as
the cause for this rash act He belonged to- fam
lily OF Tylers in the county of Charles City by whom
&c was highly priced


FIRE At WEST TRoY.-Wednesday morning az
about o'clock, the house of the Rev. Mr.. Rogers
in Troy, took FIRE tro::. charcoal furnace and was
partially burnt Out buildings destroyed Insur-
ancc s400-loss $500. The FIRE communicated to
the mex; hoase, belonging 20 Mr.. ~ S. HOLSTER,
which was partially damaged. Fully insured Pro
bable loss 5000 to $500.
70 q shall be home next Sunday night" the
young lady said, when she followed her beau to the
door, who seemed TO be somewhat .wavering in his
attachment. So shall T. was his reply.