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CIRCULATION Job Printing Promptly nn« Stall Kxrmred.

CONSIDER.

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The lilif-s of the field. whii»o Woo We arc as they: Liko iliem vre f«-1^ Atvnv, rlolh iv loaf.-"'

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Th.» sprirrrtV^ of the air. of ?mal! n^oonrn: Our God rloth vif»rr. hcther Uiry fall or inoum.

A fir- jjnidcM ii.»

Itf- iuji" that neither do spin.nor toilj Yot arc most fair: What profit? nil tlit ennml .ill this toil

•. rOSMIUir The birds Hint h.iv* no hnm. w'"-Trrok?:

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Goil gives them food. «v.M«ch more oitr Fath" To do us goofl.

"DOXNEU LAKE."

Hoi'i'Oi's of Ovorlaii'i Travel—Tin* .Mttsl Frightful .Narrative nf Modern Times ---Starvation, Madness and Cannibalism.

The. current ottuilier ol the Overland Monthly describes afresh, and nr. doubt with minute aoenrany. a .•bain of oven(f. which for jrhastly horror are probably without C|ual in rttthentic records. The tale realize?, in (ruth, the frightful denunciation of Othello, for in il on horror's head horrors accumulate," and .surely imagination eari picture nothing in the way of the piteous ar.d awful, more extreme than what was .-nftered by the unfortunates concerned. In various forms, by books, newspapers, and more Irerjuently by private report, the tory has been told for it happened long :igo—in 184G—before Captain Sutter liml made his discovery and before eery old whaler from Caseo Hay to Ilntteras had been fitted uv. to brave once more the perils of Capo Horn. Hut many have persisted hi disbelieving it. It was too horrible to relate, they said, to believe. And it is true that there seemed to be a raw head and bloodyhones air about the narrative that more frequently attends fiction than fact., and which, at all events lent warrant to the suspicion that it had been expanded and embellished. Tlieve is, however, no doubt about the melancholy truth of it and the minute account now published is to he accepted .1? the product, of all the i-ifted and collated testimony that if has been possible lo obtain.

Donner Lake named alhr the lender of the party who met their death hard by—is one of th: mo«t pi-iuresf|ue and lovely spots among the elevated valleys of the Sierra Nevada. "iStarvation Camp —the immediate scene of the calamity—is .'lose at hand, and by i! runs the railroad. strange contrast in ihe plenty and succor it suggests to the helpless misery the spot once wifnes«ed. The Donner party left their home for the Pacific Slope in search of a healthful and eligible soil, and having pcnct tod this great distance toward their promised land, were ••.snowed up" I near the lake. Their Indian guide, one Truckee, warned them one afternoon that dreaful weather was at hand, and urged 'them to pu-di on. Hut— for the ground was as yet undiscovered—they ,d found wood, water and grass, and determined to halt, lor

niglit, In the morning, a foot of snow had fallen, and cattle had waudered away, so that few of them could be found. Alarmed, the wayfarers began to build cabius and to take such other measures as they could to protect themselves from the elements, The snow continued to fall, and presently became impassable. In a few days it was eight feet deep. During nearly the. whole ol November, the long storm continued, and the snow on the mountains ultimately reached a depth of more than twenty feet.

Thore were eighty-two souls in the party, thiity two being women and a largo proportion children. The Cap- I Jnin. fJeorge llonncr, was a man of, ?omn sagacity and considerable wealth, and his wife nnd children being with him, had every incentive to prudence and activity. Hut all efforts to escape from their frightful situation proved vain. In a short time every thing in the shape of wholesome food was gone. They devoured their dogs, the hides of the cattle they had saved and their own boots and shoe?. Fi-] nallv, the miserable creatures began to think of eating each other. At

ter's Fork to rnpene those of the ori?ioal party who might still he alive, What, the benevolent adventurers found alinost beggnrs description.. 6000 Those who hsd died remained where 'a! oo

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'gb had been breathed bat

37 »i they were stripped of their flesh. ifVo Bodie« half devoured lay strewn 38 oo around the di«mal cabins, from which issued a stifling fetor," of those who 'yptlired. 2000 Xof only were their bodies enleebled and cmaniated to the last doerea. hnf with many, the very *onl had be-^ eome a desolation. While ?ome wel-^i romed their deliverers with ecstneie? i«- hrir-f "''j

othera, gloomy and cadaverous,

regardedj^hem with a coldnes« amount ing almo.«t to indifference, thoy having become not only reconciled to their cannibalistic diet, but preferring it to wholesome food when set' hefora them. Monstrous as it may seem, to such an exteut bsd the natural tastes of some of the.se. people become perverted. that they pushed rsside the flo'ur and bacon tendered th#to. choosing rather to partake of the horrid feast to which thuy had so long b'een accustomed. Parents were seen feast| ing on the mains of their children, and children on those of their parents. Here a wife wa« broiling on the coals the flesh of her husband, and elsewhere a company were making a repast upon the roasted limb of a dead companion. All filial and parental affection seemed »dcad, the one iusticnt of self preservation reigning supreme. Rapidly some of those most wretched creatures were being transformed into ghouls and demons, having lost many of the divine traits of humanity.. Haggard and attenuated, they spoke but little, while tneir looks and demeanor were wild and unearthly. Too incredible for belief are the 3tories told of the ravenous greed exhibited by some of those starving wretches, one of whom is said to have eaten the entire body of a child during the course of a single night while another insist, on appropriating to hi? own use the hearts and other viscera of his dead companion:-. On the other hand, many refused to touch the flesh of those who had perished until the very last, and then partook of it sparingly, and with evident feelings of horror.

Thirty-si}-: of the company had perished, and many of the remainder were on the point of doing so. Amid devastation aud woe there were gleams cf heroism that almost seemed needful to show that these afflictcd souls shared a common humanity. Donner, the leader, was too far reduced lo he taken forward by the rescuing party. I lis wife had her choice to be .saved with her children, or to stay behind and die with her husband. With wonderful fortitude and devotion, aud in spite of his earnest entreaties, she chose the latter. Another man. one Keisburg, was also too weak to be removed. The rest, were taken in safety to California. In the following April another small party repaired to Donner.- Lake, to see if by chance either of those left, behind yet, survived. They found Keisburg living, he having subsisted for several weeks upon the body of Mrs.. Donner, who tiad died soon after her husband. The story is almost too shocking to be re peated. but, as a remarkable and trust worthy instance of the behavior of mankind, under the most trying circumstances of which it is possible to conceive, the narrative has an inter

est aud importance that justify it" re cital and preservation.

ORGANS, MELODEONS, &e.

BENHAM BROTHERS,

Music Dealers

Misl

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this period a death occurred—thus deferring the need for violence, aud horriblo to relate, the corpse was eagerly consumed. Oilier death followed, I The for Ihe^o oelebrntand the survivors continued to subsist. instrumental ft .triumphant endorsement their ercnt superiority. on the flesh o{ their dead companions, -\ftcr six weeks, the storm having We sell our pianos on it3 ineriU alone, an.*! .subsided, eight men and five women, name imprinted on i.. guided by two Indians, set out to try lo make their way to California. The «irmrni tsoici in luiiinun rm'ii«hones »f all that remained hung on their efforts, and they struggled J.«

The nnhappy wretches then desired to devour their Indian guides but the latter, seeing their intention, fled over the hills and were seen no more. On the 17th of January all but three of the thirteen were dead, and of tho survivors two lay down to die. Tho third hud fallen in with a friendly Indian, who conducted him to a settlement on Bear river. There the story was told, and immediately expeditions jot forth from San Francisco and Snt-

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BOOTS and SHOES!

T. S. KELLEY & CO.'S

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Rubbers and Overshoes.

All '.I vrhn'U will pt .-ii the

very

amallflnt prom.

We manufacture an.1 koftp r-..n-tsntlv r.nhnnd fall .i°portmnnt of

HOME MADE WORK

Pinup by inn very of mechanics,and all mr.de of No. 1 snlocterl vrhiph will he solp nf. pricca thnt

Defy Competition

CitizensMontgomery. ncnll hpfnrn purchasing.

Wasliingjoii Si root.

Kii«Ii»iia)»oIi.'. lixl.

I nrlinnapolis

Piano Manufacturing

COM PANY

FOR WESTERN MEN

CELEBRATED BURDETT ORGAN,

pcrntely to succeed. But in a week, and before they had passed the Divide, this forlorn hope w»3 again overwhelmed by snow. Three died al- Importer* and whoie?ilotcaler? ill all kind* of most at once, and the rest ate their bodies. "Having," says the Overland Monthly, "now been without a morsel to eat for four days, those wretched people cut ihe flesh from the bodies of the dead, and having refreshed themselves upon a portion of it »nd dried the balance for future use, again pushed on. This was their New year's feast, it now being the first day of January, ISt". Fivo days later their food was again all gone, and they had only the strings of their snow-shoec lclt to cat."

Th* host Rod instrument

Musical Merchandise,

Brass & Qerman Silver Instrument.

DRUMS, CYMBALS,

Band Music and

Wo have pcrfccted arrangements for the extension and enlargement of onr rapidly growing bujincs*. which give as facilities powe.s-.ed by no other boose in Indinnn. A visit to our et«rc will par any one.

BE) HAN BHOT1IERN, iuiyl 70

THK BEST HARGAINS IN

Amencjin A' Fine Swiss Watches,

Ladies' and Gents' Gold Chains.

Gold A Knaineled Jewelry.

Sleevi' Pins. BuGoiis. Gents'.

Soeiety Pins,

Also a very large stock of flue

Siflvcr ami Plated ware,

Tea' Setts. Castors. Water Setts. Casters.' Piteliers.

(Goblets. Waiters. Dishes.

lake Ifiaskets. ft(»ooiis.

Forks We.. &e.

Also SETH THOMAS and other makes of clocks. npr30 1870

BECK & JOHNSON

PEAI.'KR* IV

Groceries & Provisions,

Corner of Grew iwd Market Stn ein,:

Crawfor'lsville. In«liaua.

THE

new firm would rc?pcetfully inform the citizcns of Montgomery county that they have purchased the Grocery establishment as the known Lynn 4 ?Son Grocery, whorowillhe found larecajfortment of

Cr.nsiitine -I

Coffee/

Tea,

Sugar

Fi*Jk,

'Music Books.

Spices,

BOOTS AND SHOES. M'CLURS, FRY feCO'S COL.

IMMENSE ARRIVAL

Roo.n.

\f A IN STREET.

CK AW FORDS VILLE. INDIANA,

Wooden IFoi-t

Crockery

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I MMFNSK STOCK OK KVKRV KINO

v-o 3a.-/ Mens' BooLa, Boys' Boots, Ladies' Shoes, Childrens' Shoes, also

.'niiil.i' are reritiPsled

Remember the Place, Main Street New Iron Front, 3 Doors East of Public Square, ft

JEWELRY STORE.

NEW STORE

KlslotVs itaJiK Building

CREEN STREET, S, HILDEBRAND & CO,

WEEKLY REVIEW—CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1870.'-

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Tobacco,

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We have roiained the iervices of Mr. Henry Sloan, tho popular salesman, so veil known to the public, and shall be pleased to receive calls from all tho old friends of the former firm.

Wo shall pay thehiehect market priec al »li limes for

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O E I E S

At the lowejt Sgnres. "BECK 4 JOHNSON.'

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THE QX/J3

BOOK STORE

liftck to I lie old jil.i. norr fonn.i a

£50

STOCK:

Mi?ccllnneou3. School, Collcec. Toy rrnd Blank Kook«, including a ohoicc lot

Bibles. Prayer and Hymn Books.

Note, Letter, Cap. Bill anil W rnppin® J'VPKRS. Buff nnd White Envclov

Iai.-s.

Ink. Muciln^e. Crayon, l'encil.J. mul nil thnf-. n-iccssary to make a. full ?to.?V ot

STATIONERS' 000DS.

A fui!fljul tit -clino

Pocket Cutlery & Pocket Books.

H,ii in«lo-t tiurouiirc stock of Wnll jni-1 Window

PA. per

We have Received since rm emiro new .-jtock in that line, and ask your attention the best, prettiest andchcape^t :'==ortmcnt f,'"rr onprp^in

hif city.

A \ICi AWOKT t! I^T

'iir!rtin-'.(»M"d-'Hud KiM-iiv- s.

We had 11N0 ta lay in a newstock of I'Yft Molding3, which,fr

Particuliar attention paid to Framing l'icniro?, and no extra char?ifor work, ford

DAILY PAPERS,

The Indinnapolis 'JOURNAL and SENTINKI. nnd'tho Lafayette.TOLTRNAL arereceiycd'cycry raorninir, and dclirercd to cnhofrihcr5 ar pnhIi«her='rntf=. ,r

We cannot besin to enumerate nil thai we have to sell but ask you to hunt up tho oid'e3tahlishment. nnd see what we have. And while we would thank tho puhlio for their formor liberal patronage, we would ask a continnancc of the same, and shall try and deserve it by our attention to the wants of the community, and selling at sa^h princs a1* will suit all reasonable ppoplc.

SEPARATOR AND BAGGER.

E S E A O

SEPARATOR AND BAGGER

,low (iiaii3ifVc*turc€l by

Nuv.'i I'fiT

and Pinlnro Nai!».

nnd Tn'=ol

TO V.V ,(• NO TIQXR th" MiW»»

Wereccivc all thelendinir

Magazines nnd Newspapers.

Harinsover fifty ditferent kinds, and any not on our list prompty Fitpplied.

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HOUSE & SIGN PAIN TNG.

Hartman & Clemson, HOUSE &, SIGN A I N E S

Glaziers. Grainers, Gilders anil

Paper Hangers,

None but the best material used. Country work solicited and promptly attended to. Shop on Main street, ovor Fry's Dm? Stir?. jell m'i.

CIRCULARS of every description neatly ex \J eon ted oocommon white or colored paper I etter paper, note paper, or in fact, on an* kind of qqal alty of paper desired and price' acoor dinelJ. tthe Review Officp.

1 TsT E, BOOTS" JO,

O E A W O S I E A "KT A

If is tlu'

MOST PERFECT FANNING MILL EVER INVENTED. We invite the particular attention of all Farmers, Mechanics ,~and Grain-Dealers to the great advantages it possesses over all others. The Separator and Bagger will do more and better work, with less labor than any other Fanning Mill ever manufactured, being so constructed as to bag the Grain as it comes from the mill, thereby saving the labor of one man and a boy.

II sepjir ilos Oais, Mess (or "Clival") dnfkta and Grass Seed from Wheat, at the same time, by only running the "foul" mixture through once. It also separates Clover and Timothy, and Clover and Sorrell, Timothy and Red Top, Herd Grass, perfectly,

Inasmuch as it has taken the first preminm at every State and county where exhibited, (both east and west,^ we desire you to call and see the practical operating of it.

CONRER BOOK STORE. DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, &c.

?M. IT'assoit.

WASSON & ELLMOEE!

No. 4 EXCHANGE BLOCK,

ORAWFORDSYILLE,

Cloths, Hosiery. Flannels.

ivhnro iniiy

M,.-.. fa|i liu- ...

Boois. Caps. 4i}lass d:

jit ih' iotrt'sl Market price.

BOOTS & SHOES.

BOOTS & SHOES for the MILLION!

picTiRKrRAMKSfcitoLDiMis! (riven Slroci Bnui nmi Slum Kstabilslimenl,

I nowatock«-d vnrli In-L""l nnd

CHEAPER THAN EVER' Bcsl Slock of Kools ami Siliot FAMILY GROCERIES,

In thccltv: H«'.8flllrnr.thin«? hut tho ).c-i q'nlity of

Lower Prices Than Any Other House in the West, ill (ioods ar' ol' im own Nanulm'turo.

KKMK.MBKU Ihf.L he keeps lii" hc-st (if*oriel .j.tock in ili« itr i" self i"r.-1»!

R^"Monev can be saved by making vour purchases at tbi« Houae. April 2.

HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, &e.

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JEtlmore.

G-OO D8

Cassimeres, Gloves, White Goods.

Hoop tnd Baliiioral Kkirt«.

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:i ?l! iwoi'tcd Hfo'k

Dress Goods, Notions, Shawls,

Hi/L SJSS TICS

^iikeiiNW»re

WASSON KLLMOHK.

FIRM.

CAMPBELL & TINSLEY!

(.Siirrf-.-iSOi'ft to II ,V Jtnrf(/'.

Are selling all sizes ot'

LEATH'ER &c B'JBBBB

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^Uo. 7 COMHEBCIAL BLOCK.

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Campbell & Harter

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T.TTI8 WEI^K

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Attractive Assortment

NEW GOODS

Greatly Reduced Prisce

Linen IjAhiis.

Or^nndy Lawus,

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Iron Grenadines, Printed Percales, Stri|»el and Plain Piques, 4 Bishop Lawns, Plaid mid Striped Nainsook Llama Laee Points. Thibet SlinwK Silk Fans, Lisle Gloves, Real Laee Collars, Silk Parasols, Marseilles Quilts, Bordered Towles,

Notinj?ha^Ii^^C i|K4aUf^

The best bargains of the season will be offered in these goods which are all new and fresh.

CAMPBELL &

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HARTER.

BAKERY.

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CRAIG

BAYLESS1

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HI'} UOODS

ItltKAO.

1*1 KN.

CRACKERS.

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BIXN. Ac.

Warm Meals & Hoi Coffee.

A larpt and jw.pcrVi 'took of

Confectioneries,

ill" all kind-

W nls.j ki'ep tli*.

GHEAT W"KSTERN TEA HOUSE

A full assortment of the finest, Tet« eve brought to this market, which we will sell at th I'iw«»«f. prices. All the above goods aold ..-

Iii Exchange for Cash or Produce.

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to /i»*e ii*- a call and ctnininr

CKAlCi 1 IJAVLtSri.

No. 2 Wfidhiii^tan Street. NextDoo.to Grahams' Apl^.

DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

NEW FIRM.

noinri A:

CRAWFORD8VILLE

t'r.ALKl'^ I?.' KfKI!

IIKI liS AND MB,

PnintB, Oils, *Dyestuffa, Perfumery, Fancy Articles Pure Wine.* and Brandies

For Medical PnrpoRes.

FfttentMedicinea,

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Lamps. OlMware. Let-

t»r.K'«P.»nd Note Paper, Pent. Pencil*.and Ink.

PRESCRMPTMOJTS

Carefully prepared and promptly attended to. We(r«specUD]frtsolic!tpatmoM(efroint^^«bU« in general.