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MrKDEn.-On Sunday morning last Richard
Bird was found murdered, in ll;s house about half
a mile from Cooks Town, in Burlington, \. J.
He had lived alone, and found lying on the
floor near the FIRE, with four buck shot in his left
side and one in his arm. Ii seemed nc had takcn
of his shoes, a. il he were about going 20 bed. 1t
was supposed therefore that he shot the pre-
yio,ls evening, and the report Of a gun had been
heard in that direction about eight O'Clock. He
appeared, from the traces Of blood the floor, to
have been sitting the ire when he shot, and
to lave walked to the door, andattempted to return
70 the fire. but to haze fallen before he reached his
seat L, appcarcdf from his tracks that the murderer
had stood about II feet from the house and had
fired through window Bird was a white labor
ing man OF harmless, inoticnsiyc character about
G5 years OF age, und had Il little property. Two
persons we've arrested and examined on Monday
before SamuelJ. BeHnets Esq. at Cook Town, and
rcmanccd for further examination.


Trenton Ci1yct,c. I'd