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CLAN CAMPBELL What Tradition and Scottish His- tory Tell of the Argylls, FROM KING ARTHUR'S TIME —_———-+—_— Fourteen Centuries of Chieftainship in Unbroken Line, CONTEMPORARIES OF MACBETH. Lords of the Fighting Scots and Leaders of the Tribes. MAC DUIBHN---MAC CAILEAN---CAMPBELL Lonpon, Nov. 9, 1878. Once upon a time—that is the right kind of com- mencement, I take it, for @ narrative which reads more like a fairy story than the sober array of facts ‘nd marshalling of genealogies which it claims to be— three different races, distinct from each other and baving rulers of their own, inhabited the goodly lund which we now call Scotland—the Scots, the Picts ‘nd the Britons. Far up in the misty north and exer- bising but little influence over the destinies of the great continent from which they were fiivided by stormy seas, they nevertheless fell to a great extent under the colossal civilizing power whose imperial séut lay on the distant Tiber. Straight and sure the military roads of the conquerors crep np through the southern portion of the island of Britain; starting from Dover and Canterbury they ran over hill and dale past the Tweed, past the Cheviots, into the heart of the land of the three horthern nations. As well attempt to avoid fate itself as that road in its arrow flight. There it lies, close to the town of Jedburgh, that won- derful “Watling street," in almost as good « state as when the stern legions laid it down and marched over it to further conquests. Further on, away north of Edinburgh and Linlithgow, lie the re- mains of that stupendous fortification and barrier, the wall of Antonine, which ran across the country In its narrowest part, from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, and shut out the wild Highland tribes trom the conquered territory of Rome. Beyond that wall, northward, not even the might of the Kmpire could establish a permanent footing. Over the subdued lowlands of Caledonia the Romans placed governors to make good their rule and to impose their civilization. One of these gov- ernors, in the fourth century of the Christian era, left the country and emigrated with 4 colony of Britons to France, where they settled, The province of Brittany retains their descendants, I suppose, and their name. At the beginning of the fifth century their own people in the old country, finding themselves deprived of the assistance of the Rom: lons and Rarsesca by the inroads of the Pict tnd Scots, sent to the colonists, asking for help and offering their ki the eg ‘The Brito-Gallic monarch, probably preferring that the Channel as well as the wall of Antonine should lie between him and the Picts and Scots, declined the honor; but he sent his son Constantine, with an army, tothe rescue In the year 404. Constantine came, saw and remained, and his sou’s son was Arthur of the Round Table— * * © ‘The first of all the kings who drew The kplghshoed errant of this realm aud all ‘The roulms together. ‘THE. ANCESTOR OF THE HOUSE OF ARGYLL. With Arthur of the Round Table, Prince of the Bilures, bulwark of the Celtic nation against the Saxon ae, ee sane of ue house ty - yll begins. Fourteen hun earn of pedigree! , the Poca house of England itself comnce best mie! o r step necessary to carry 0 thro: Noah to Adam seeins superfluous and trivial. From ur the bards trace down a long line of descend- ants to Diarmid O’Dwibhne, or MacDwine, famed for strength, beauty, bravery and goodness in the ancient Trish and Scottish poems. ‘THR RECORDS OF THE BARDS. And here, by way of checking the incredulous mile, I may sane from a modern author upon the subject of eo pedigree vo A aes “Recent searches,” ho says, “by learned = Gael! scholats into these various traditions of the bards, — that remarkable Osa Doo which they hay transmitted from father to son. For many ¢: erations they have been sung in the chieftains’ halls on all great occasions, till every word was firmly fixed the minds of-their hearers; and in many cases oral traditions have reached our time with fewer emendations or additions than are to be found in the different published editions of our most cs- teemed old authors.” From these bards, then, the traditions of the Clan Campbell relating to the ancestors of the famous Diarmid (from whose time everything appears tu be smooth sailing) have brought down to posterity the following names:—Constantine, son of Constantine of Brittany, who came from France 404, died 420, and was succeeded by Aurelius Ambrosius, who, accord- ing to some able writers, was the builder of Stone- henge and who died in the year 460. Uther @ragon, his brother, succecded him, and, d: 620, was followed by Arthur of the Round . His first wite—to whom 1s her name not as a household Pde Guinevere, the lovely and the falee—died child- Well is it that no ehild is bom of theo The children born of thee are sword and fre, Red ruin and the breaking up of laws. By his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Childo- bert, King of the Pranks, be had a son, Smerviemore, born in Dumbartonshire. Of him we are told that he “preferred the pleasures of the chase to the trammela of goverument,” and instead of occupying the throne kept away from it; henee they called him age i: “Amid-na-Coslidh”—the Fool of tho Forest. This unappreciative prince was contemporary with St. Columba, the celebrated Irish Christian missionary, who founded on the island of Iona, in the year 563, s'religious establishment and 4 school of disciples. No traces of this holy man’s edifices re main, Norseman and Dane having destroyed them; but the |, nunnery and chapel, which rose on their site in the twelfth century, form'a famous arch- wological pilgrimage. Smerviemore was followed by Ferither Our, or Dun, 620, and he by Duibhn More, 646, who took his name from the Clan Duibhu. He Was succeeded, successively, by Arthur Oig Mac- Duiblin, 684; Ferither Lile, 130; Duibhn Fuilt Derg, ‘Red Haired,” 787; Ferit Finrug, the “Vairish Red," 837; Duibbn Derg, the “Dark Ked,” 360, and Duibhn Doun, the “Brown Hai vot, We come now to Diarniid MacDuibhn, 977, grandson of the Pays and reach with him the firm ground of history end fact. DIABMID MACDUIBEN. Of him we are told that he came to Scotland in the ginth century a¢ one of the principal chieftains of the colonies sent to check the invasions ot the Danes and ene After defeating the enemy he settled in Argylishire and the adjacent islands, and married Grain, niece of the great O'Neil of Ireland. From Diarmid MacDuibhn the Campbells were called “Sliochd Dhairmid,” or the “Clan Duibhn Siol,” and to this day they are known as the Clan Dhiu inid O'Duibhn or MacDuibhn. “fhe authorit for this appellation,” says the author above quoted, ‘does not rest on tradition slone, but is supported by as charter still in existence, granted anno 1370 by King David 1i., tw Sir Archibald Campbell, son and heir of bir Colin Cainpbell, of Lochow, which ‘ratifies and confirms all donations and alienations of the lands of Craignish and others, executed by whatsomever person to said Sir Colin, wherever the same lye within any part of Argyll, to be holden by him and his heire in as ample mauner as his ancestor Duncan MacDwine held his barony of Lochow.’ And tn the Gaelic lan- tage the family of Argyll and their descendants are still known by the common denomination of Siol or Sliocht Diarmid, the posterity wud offspring of nid,” THK ORIGIN OF THM CREST OF THE ANGYLLA. The great Diartmid not only transmitted tw posterity his blue blood, but gave it the tamily crest ur cogni- xance of the “Boar's Mead erased,” and lost his life in eonsequence, Glenvhic, in Perthshire, was intrested by au wuusually largo boar, In atiempting to slay hin many had themselves been slain, until Diarmid revailed against the monster, but recoived from the ily tusks Liv mortal wound, from which he died. Diaruniid was Wuried near to the Hospital of Gienshie, where there are two places known to tris day by the name of “Leab-tutuirk,” or the “Boar's Bed,” and “Ute Diarmid,” or “The Grave of Diarmid.” Another Yorsion of the origin of the buar's head crest is as follows:—Diarmaid, who was never conquered iu battle, was destroyed by stratagem. Some of hix enemies took # bet with him that he could not ; measure the length of a boar that he bad killed by pacing ite buck aywinst the bristles with his bare soles, which gave rise to the saying— when any unlikely thing is proposed. He gained his bet but it cost hin his life, the bour's bristles being fo stroug that he bled to death. Around Diarma Qud his wite Grainne cluster many strange Highland stories and traditions harnied down trom gantury to century and firinly believed and known among the whole Celtic nation from the south of Ireland tu the worth of Seotlaud, THE QUESTIONS OF TIONS. Grainne, before her union with Diarmid, was mar- Tied to Fionn, having successtilly answored a serion of questions Which Fionn waa in the habit of propos. ing to those who Wished to wed him, He would marry no woman who could not answer all the ques- tions. Grainne did not “give np’ a single conundrum and so was wou. Here are some ot the questions and usw which were related to Mr. H. MacLean by # sinith uamet Dugsld MacPhie, of Barra, in 1560: Q. Whit is more plenteous than the grass ¢ dew; there will be many drops of it on om th. Q. What is whiter than the snow? A. ‘There is the truth, THE DESCRNDANIN OF DIAIMID. By Grainne, Diarmid MacDuil Arthur Armderg, Ked from the artificial color armor with blood; the s gheall or Dwina with the w ot 1m, who went t » heiress of Bear pe to Willian the Conquc by which lady he had thre mie to Scotland. PHR “GRACIOUS DUNCAN'S" PURSE BEARER. The son of Arthur of the Red Armor was Paul MacDuibhn, afterward called Paulw-Sporren—é. ¢., the treasurer, from his appointment as purse bearer or treasurer to King and his son Malcolm both before the murder of Duncan by Macbeth and after the death of the “hell kite” usurper. For his services Paul was made Knight of Loch Awe, ORIGIN OF 1 AME CAMPBELL. Paul, the treasurer, married Marion, danghter to Godtrey, King of Maun, by whom he hud one daugh- ter, Eva, heiress of all his estates, Paul was contem- porary With Duncan, the eighty-fourth king of Scots, and with Brian, King of Ircland, anno 1066. Eva, or Evah, na-Duiblin being under age at the time of her father’s death, her uncle, Arthur Cruachan, became her tutor and guardian. ‘To prevent her possessions going to another clan she resolved to marry none but one of her own rave, and it so happene’l that her cousin Gillespie, second son to Malcolm MacDuibhn, who had married the heiress of Campus-bellus in Normandy, urrived on a visit to his friends in Scot- land, being an officer in William the Conqueror's army. Him she married, and their offspring have taken the name of Campbell, But as Paul's line of de- scent cnded in the heiress Eva the direct succession came down from the second son of Diarmia, Dwina, of the white teeth, whose son Gillocallum or Malcolm O'Duibhne married the heiress Beauchamp (Campus- bellus) and took the coat of arms of that family, “Gyronny of eight or and sable,” which is still the first quarter of the shield of arms of their descend- ants, the ducal family of Argyll. WITH THE NORMAN CONQUEROR. ‘The eldest son of Malcolm and the heiress of Beau- champ, Dionysius, remained in France and was the ancestor of the Counts de Tallard, who bear the same arms as the Argylls; and the second and third sons, Gilleapickus or Gillespic and Gwine, knights in the invading army of William the Goniusror, helped to verthrow the last of the Saxon kings on the fatal Gillespic came to Argyll to see his ives, married his cousin Eva, daugh- ter of Sir Paul O'Dwibhne, and, as the Latin language wus then more prevalent in Scotland than the French, the surname or title Beauchamp was translated Campus Bellus, and he called caloepicus Campbellus, from which their posterity, and the whole Clan of O'Dwibhne, in Argyllshire, carly assumed the sur- name of Campbell, in courtesy to their chic GUY OY WARWICK, Gillespic's brother Gwine foun ied in England the ancient family of Beauchamps, Earls of Warwick, and ‘was in all probability the very Guy Earl of Warwick renowned in English story. “It is said there are many letters yet extant from the Beauchamps, Karls of Warwick, to the Earls of Argyll and the Campbells of Glanurchy cultivating the firmest friendship with them upon their origin and descent, in which they address one another as ‘loving dear brothers.’ ”* Duncan MacDwine Campbell succeeded, and by mar- riage with the daughter of the Thane of Over Loch Awe united the whole Loch Awe district in the family, who were now called Knights of Lochow and. ‘Thanes of Argyll. Duncan died 1097 and was succeeded by Cailen Maol Maith Canpbell— “Bald Good Colin,” who married a niece of Alexander I. King of Scotland, Cajlen Maol Maith was appointed Justice General, also Muster of the King’s Household and Lord of the Isles, the rebels from the Western Isles having attacked the King, Alexander I, in the Castle of Dunstaffnage, where he was slenderly at- tended, By the brave conduct of the Campbells he escu] Cailen, who led the attack on them, was killed, with all his retinue, while saving his Sover- eign’s life. He died anno 1110, and was succeeded by Sir Gillespic or Archibald Campbell, Sir Duncan, Sir Dougal and Sir Archibald in regular succession, father and son. 40 called either frequent coloring ot his 1, culled Dwibhne-Deab- te toeth, and the third Normandy, where he by Campus-bellus, , Duke of Normandy, sons, one of whom, CAILEN MOR, THE GREAT. The son of Archibald, last above mentiotiet Was the famous Cailen Mor, trom whoiri' ft @aval family of Argyll derives the name of thi’ leh Mor (or, as Sir Walter Scott erroncously ‘Wits ft,” the Muc- Callum More), i.¢., the Son of Grit Colin. Cailen Mor is one of the great figures in Scottish history; he was one of the chiefs summoned 'to Berwick on the of Robert Bruce in the competition with John le Baliol for the crown of Scotland in’ 1292. To Cailen Mor, in a special sense, the Campbells owe the foundation of their greatness. None of their early chiefs seem to have better understood, or to have more successfully carried out— ‘The good old rule, the simple pl Thac th id take who h ‘And they should keep who can, Cailon Mor was an implacable foe to the MacDougall of Lorne, for the, to him, excellent reason that he wanted their coustry—the Land of Lorne, from which the eldest son of his house now derives his title of courtesy—the district yeh i J the northeastern portion of the county of Argyll, from Oban and the ‘Once royal castle of Dun: age to the borders of Perthshire. Cailen Mor got the better of the Mac- Dougalls in many a terrific battle of the clans, but they were his death at last, for, having pursued them too closely, he was shot by an archer at the entrance of Glen Inchir, Bellach-na-Scringe, and was therefore known afterward by the name of Cailen rect 28 The great man was buried at Kil- chrenan, Loch Awe, in Loch Awe,,;in 1294, and visi- tors to that place may see a monument erected to bis memory by the present Duke of Argyll, BOBELT THE BRUCE'S W in The son of Caileu Mor, Neil, Me Scringe, was almost as great » mags his fortunes were intimately bound up. Robert the Bruce, of whom he was a most adherent. He was one of those who were summoned of dayoted to Berwick, in 1292, upon behalf of the Bruce in the competition with iol, and axssisted at his coronation at Scone in 1306, Two years later he formed a league with Sir Gilbert Huy and Sir Alexan- der Seaton “to defend, with thcir lives and fortunes, the liberties of their country and the rights of Robert Bruce, their king, against all mortals—I'rench, Eng- lish, or Scots.” The Bruce was not unmindful of the claims upon him of this strony supporter of his cause, for he gave him in marriage his own sister, the lady Marjory Bruce, with a grant of many of the lands forfeited by the adherents of Baliol. YOUNG COLIN CAMPBELL. ‘The martial honor and greatness of the: family was ally well upheld by the son ot Neil, called Callen Oig, or, Young Colin Campbell. Ho attended Edward Bruce in his expedition into Ireland, in 1316, when Edward took the title of king of that country, and obtained a grant of several lands in Argyllshire tor his gullant services, by charter, 10th February, 1316, He continued firm to the interest of King David, and during the minority of that Prince, when his afluirs were at the lowest ebb, Sir Colin levied 400 men, with whom he stormed and took the Castle of Dunoon, then in possession of the English, for which service he was made hereditary Governor of the same, an office which still remains in the family, “At this time,” says Buchanan, “none in Scotland, excopting children at lay, durst avow the Bruce to be king; yot Lobsrt ‘Stewart snd. Malcom Fleming, who were lurking in Dumbarton, judged it proper to plan an expedition in absence of the Cumming, aud made the Campbells, a mighty family in Argyll, at A to their purpose, whose chiof, Colin Campbell, levied 400 men, with which ho met thom at Dunoon, stormed and took that castle.” Colin died in 1340 and was succeeded by Sir Archibald, his son, to whom King David granted more lands, the reward of loyalty. He died in 1372, and was followed by his son, jen Tongataich, o olin the Wonderful or Extraordinary, an epithet’ bestowed on him owing to his personal peculiarities and the unfailing good luck which at- tended him through life. COLIN THE LUCKY. For instance, on one occasion the MacCailens, of Inniskeodnish, after shutting up every ming, set fire to a barn in whieh he slept, in order to make way tor the succession of his brother Duncan, who was fostered with them. Awakened by the burning heat of his armor, he forced his way through the roof and plunged # linn, which is still known as Linno-na-lurai e., the Coat of Mail Linn. CAMPRELL HOSPITALITY. Once, when O'Niel, of Irelaud, a great chief, who was related to the Campbell, announced u visit to him, “on which he caused his reeidence to be burned, as if accidentally, not deeming it suitable to his dignity, nd entertained his royal visitor in tents with all th emp aid warlike pagewn- try of the times. Colin the Lucky—history regrets to record it—had three —_illegitimite sons, one of them by the daughter of the Abbot MeAllister. All three of them founded tamilies—the Clan Ineas, of Danstatfnaye; the Campbells, of Dun- troon, aud the Barons, of Kilmartin, By bis wife, his vousin Margaret, he had Duncan, his heir, King Nobert I. employed Colin to keep’ the unruly west: ern Highlanders in check, and bestowed lands upon him for his services, Thus, for three descents fr father to son, the Campbells stealily acquin vivo territorial possessions, of which they have never let yo their hold. Colin was Le behind his im- mediate predecessors in adding to the dignity of his family in the way of absorbing land, but he doce not appesr to have been so tenacious of his personal effects, for it is said that shortly before his death, in 1418, he threw all bis treasure into the sea, to prevent &@ squabble for the spoil among his chiidr DUNCAN CAMPBELL, THK ¥rter Sir Duncan, son of Colin the Wonder the work of building up the fortunes o1 Me was the ch: instrument in th ransom of King James L, of Se many yeata a prisoner in Ln, and this signal service mado such an iinpression the mind of his Sovervign that he considered ver after as one of the inost deserving of his subjects; received him into his Privy Council, and constituted him his J I General aud Lieutenant of the shire of Argyll, high offices he wi ntinued in by King Janies LL to whom he adhered faithfully, aud by whom he ‘eo honored with the title of Lord Qampbeli, anno law, He was the first of the family that took the title of Avgyli, though he as often tsed the old stitle of Lochow, and was of & very charitable and religious disposition. Pik BURIAL PLAGE OF THE ARGYLLS, Duncan Campbell founded the Collegiate Chureh of Kilwa at the fead of the Hoty Loch, an tulet of the Clyde, close te Diwoon, in the year M41, and was buiried there himself tweive yea rv. ‘There is but crumbling fragment of the buiidiug left, but hie monument remains, & life sige statue with the in- 1, carried on the family 'y 1, who had been ule, (. What is biacker than the raven? A. There ia | seription ‘Hic Jacet Dominus Duncanus, Dominus le Campbell, Miles de Lochow, 145 Killmun is still the last resting place of the fa thither last June. the remains of the Duchess borne. Itisaspot consecrated by t +" Mund om whom Kilmun takes its ne. man a native of Lreland, we learn that “while et # lad beeping his tather’s docks, the tokens of bh ESiinens becmos eo mention? that bis parents gave their consent to his earnest wish that he might be allowed to embrace a religious life. He enrolled hin self in the first place among the disciples all, the abbot, whom he left for the more renow: Abbot Sillonus, under whose rule he lived for eigh- teon years. At the end of that tune he repaired to the Island of in Scotland, and took the habit of monk at the hands of the great St. Columba. Re ing to Ireland he wrought many miracles there, aud finally coming to Scotland, made his a banks of the Holy Loch in Cowal, whi nastery aad a church, in which he d, aad which was thence called by his name. was the successor, no doubt on the very same site, the ancient church of St, Mund that Sir Dun Campbell inade a collegiate church with a provost and six canons and dedicated to the soul's repose of Marjory, his deceased wife, of his wife that now is, and of the deceased Celestine, his first born son.” YEE BOAR'S HEAD AGAIN. Mention has ulrealy been made of the earlier ac- count of the origin of the family crest of the boars head; there is another account of it dating from the time of this Duncan Campbell, the fitth MacCailen Mor, who distinguished himself in France by slicing off the head of an immense boar at one stroke. Hence the crest. But Sir Walter Scott inclined to the early story, as is seen in Flora McDonald's song to Waver- Jey Lat the sons of Brown Diarmid, who slow the wild boar, Resume the pure faith of the great Callum More. Duncan married first, Margaret Stewart, daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany, brother of Robert John, King of Scotiand, by whom he had Archibald and Colin, and second, Margaret, daughter of Sir John Stewart of Bluckhall, natural son of Robert IIL Duncan was succeeded by Archibald, who was suc- ceeded by Colin, VIRSE EARL OF ARGYLL. Colin, being a minor, was for a long time under the guardianship of his un Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorehy, who deeper and widened the founda- tions of the family edifice by marrying his ward to one of the daughters of Stewart, the Lord of Lorne, he himself having the eldest to wife and his cousin Archibald the third. Sir Colin caused all these land to be resigned into the hands of the King, that they might receive them holding of Argyll as they stand to this day, Thus it was that two-thirds of the land of Lorne came into the family. ‘THE LORDSHIP OF LORNE. As may be supposed, the lands and lordship of Lorne did not pass to the Campbells without trouble. Stewart, the Lord of Lorne, was stabbed while sitting in bis chair in the castle of Dunstaffnay himself was It ie, by his nephew, the chief of the MacDougalls, who had ‘tailed to obtain any of the three heiresses in marriage; the object of the MacDougall was to obtain possession of the charters and title deeds of the property; but while he was engaged in maturing and carrying out the plot for the assassination of Stewart the daugliters fled with the precious documents. Colin having at- tained his majority, was soon loaded with honors by royalty, as his immediate ancestors had been before him. King James II. created him Karl of Argyll anno 1457. In the succeeding reign of James IL he was honored with the highest offices in the State, made Master of the Household and sent ambassador to Edward IV. of England, anno 1465; appointed Lord Privy Seal, Lord High Chancellor and Ambassador at the Court of France in the league with Charles VILL. anno 1484, all of which he discharged with great abi ity and integrity. He had no concern in the civil war in which his royal muster fell, but was in no less favor with King James IV., and again made Lord Chancellor, anno 1488, which he enjoyed till his death, anno 1493, THE GALLEY OF LORYE. Upon his marriage with the Lady Isobel, daughter and co-heiress of John Stewart, Lord Lorne, he took that title and the arms of the family, and, as a con- firmation of it, procured the resignation of Walter Stewart of Innermeath. From this time the Campbells bore on their pater- nal shield the quartering of the Galley of Lorne, heraldically described us a lymphad, her sails furled, ber oars in action, @ black ship on a silver ground. ARCHIBALD, SECOND EARL ARGYLL. Colin was succeeded by his son Archibald, who was also a royal favorite. King James IV. appointed him Chancellor of Scotland in 1494 and Lord Chamberlain the year after. The Earl of Argyll commanded the yan of the Scottish army atthe battle of Flodden, 1513, and in that disastrous fight he lost his life, with the best and.bravest of the Scottish nobility and gentry with their king. Fiodden’s fatal field ft Where sbiver'd was fair Scotland's spear, And broken was her shield! Colin was married to Elizabeth, daughter of the Earl of Lennox, and had four sons and six daughters. From the four sons are descended the Campbells of Shawfield, Calder, Ardohattan, Airds, Clunies, &c. ‘Phe daughters all married into noble families, and the youngest of them, Elizabeth, is the heroine of a most extraordinary adventure. THE SCOTTISH ANDROMEDA. The clan MacLean desperately hated the Campbells and lost no opportumity of giving evidences of the deadly feud which existed between them. Elizabeth, daughter of the second Earl Argyll, marricd Lachlan Geelach, oot the vena Auk not pusanth mpablacn Sor her husband's clan sel#ed her, carried her off and lett her on a rock between the island of Lismoreand Mull, ‘which was covered by the tide at high water. Dugald Campbell, of Corramore, her foster-brother, who was on his way to visit her, was the Perseus; he was attracted by her cries, rescued her from her terrible po- sition and took herto her brother's castle at Inverary. Presently the MacLean arrived there also, dressed in mourning, to announce her death. “The rights of hospitality in thowe days did not permit Argyll to punish him on the spot,” but he showed him out of the front door, io de Gag to beware of his brother, Sir John Campbell, who had sworn vengeance against him. It was not until the MacLeun had reached the age of eighty that the avenger found him. They met in fst acne of Edinburgh and MacLean was “killed on sight.” COLIN OF THK LUMPY BROW. After his father’s death at Flodden, Colin, his eldest son—called Cailen Malloch, Solin of the pampy Brow, from a swelling that Be arr on his forehe when he was red—suce him and continued to enhance the dignities of the family. He had the lieutenancy of Merse and all the provinces to the south conferred on him by James V., in order to quell the Douglases, which he did so effectually as to bring them entirely into aul tion to the royal authority. This Colin, third Earl of Argyll, was one of the Four Councillors of the hig f to King James V., anno 1525, and appointed Lieutenant of the Borders and Wi of the Marches, with an ample confirmation of the hereditary Sheriffship of Argyll- shires Justiciary of Scotland and Master ot the House- hold, anno 1528, by which these honors became vested in his family. These offices he disc! 80 much to the satiafaction of His egg that he xranted him the Lordship of Aberncthy, in the Crown, by the forfeiture of Angus. He died anno 1542, was married to Lady Janet Gordon, daughter to Alexander, Earl of Huntly, and by her had issne— three sons, Archibald, John and Alexander, and a daughter, Margaret, married to tho Earl of Suther- land. ARCHIDALD, THR FIRSE PROTESTANT CAMPBELL. The fourth Earl, Archibald, was Lord Chancellor of Scotland, and one of those peers who, upop the death of King James V., entered into an association to op- one the intended match between Queen Mary and ing Kdward VL., of England, and consequent union of the crowns, as tending “to the high dishonor, per- petual skaith, damage and ruin of the libertie and nobleness of this realme,"’ which occasioned a war with England, in which he distinguished himself greatly for courage and conduct, both in the unfortu- nate battle of Pinkie, anno 1547, and the siege of Had- dington, 1548. He was the first of his family who embraced the Protestant religion, of which he was a sincere and zealons professor, and on his deathbed recommended the promoting it to his son and sn sor. He died anno 1558, and was thrice married; first to Lady Helen Hamilton, daughter to James, Earl of Arran, by whom he had a succeasor, Archibald Doun, fifth Earl of Argyll. ARCHIALD CAMPBELL, PROTESTANT AMDASSADOR. ‘The recommendation of the tather 94 to the religion of the family in the future evidently sank deep ito the heart of the son fl suceessor, Archibald, fifth Karl ot Argyll; for, being ““w man of great parts and prudence,” he was sent by the estates of Scotland ambassador to Queen Anne in France, anno 1509, to supplicate her in favor of the Protestant religion. But that taking no effect he concurred with the Earls of Glencairn, Morton and other persous of quality in the measures necessary for promoling the Reformation, which they got happily settled by an act of Parlisment, anno 1560; and by the as- sistance of Elizabeth, Queen of England, he was successful in obliging the French to quit Seotland. When Queen Mary returned from France, anno 1561, and constituted @ privy coungil, of which he was & member, he took no concern whatever in auy of those intrigues and insurrections which happened soon after. He, indeed, on her marriage with the Farl of Hothwell, entered into the detence of the Prince, afterward King James VI, and wag present a his coronation, whore he carried the sword of State. But, wnderstanding afterward that her resignation’ was far from being voluntary, he labored to restore her, and was general of her forces in the battle of Lang: hear Glasgow, anno 1668, against the Parl of Murray, then reyent. After the dewth of the Ewrl of Lennox and the eleo- riof Mar to the regency, this Karl of appointed Lord High Chancellor of Scot- ii, and, by his moderation and high estecm with men of all parties, restored the peace of kingdon He was twice niarried; first to Lad ‘art, natural daughter of King Ji Vv ‘Lady sanding hi daughter no issue and olin, #ixth carl was a devoted adi him Lord High © honored and regr Avehibald, called Gh amply sustained the w n of his tenvily. He comimanded his forces against the Baris of Huntly and Errol at the battle of Glenlive 1904, reduced the MacGregors, auno 1608, and suppressed a more formidable msurrection of the MacDonalds in the western islands, anno 1614, For these services ho obtained a grant of the country of Kintyre, auno 1617, which was confirmed by special acts of Parliament. In the year 1618 he went to Spain, and ws VI, who made He died in 1584, by his son n looked,” who Jan i) siynaiized himeelf in the service of that crown for many yeura, watil he obtained His Majesty's permis: sion’to return, and died at London, auno 168, From this period down the history of the house of Argyl loses ite merely Seottieh character. The ascent of the English throne by the Stuarts of course mado this aw sity to the great Scotch families desiring to take part in public adairs, OIL MEN’S CONFERENCE. THE SUBJECTS DiscussE CONCLU- AND THE SIONS TO BE REPORTED fO THEDR CONSTITO- PNCIBS IN THE OL RE As is well known, representatives of the oil trade have held a number of meetings lately, the proceed- ings at whick have been kept 4 profound secret. Last evening, however, a HenaLp reporter met four of the gentlemen who have been attending these meetings, and from them obtained the following account of the business transacted:—Some time ayo a number of prominent and conservative producers sought 4 con- ferenve with the Stundard Oil Company, with the view of discussing oil matters, aud also for the pur- pose of trying to better the general condition of the business. The officers of the Standard Oll Company ae- ce led to their request, and amecting was appointed for November 12, but, for prudential reasons, was post- poned to November . On Wednesday morning, therefore, an informal meeting was held at the St. Nicholas Hotel, which adjourned to the offices of the Standard Oil Company, in Pearl street, where @ con- ference has been held during the past two days. The nuinber of producers who attended was thirteen, all of them conservative and opposed to the radical views of the Petroleum Producers’ Union. They are:—Richard Jennings, of Queenstown, Pa.; Bate- man Goe, of Potrolia, Pa.; David Stewart, of Pittsburg, Pa.; George H. Nesbitt, of Petrolia, Pa.; James Graham, of Pa; H. F, Whiting, of Edinburg, Pa.; Orange Noble, of Erie, Pa.; George Van Blake, of Buffalo; F. W. Mitchell, of Oil City, Pa.; 8. A. Wheeler, of Bradford, Pa.; D. D. Babcock, ot Hornellaville; George Boulton, of Oil City, Pu., and George V. Forman, of Olean, N. These gentlemen were met by the officers of the Standard “Oil Company an:l tho representatives of anany of the leading retinery interests of the country, together with those of the pip ests collatera] with the trade. Among then John D. Rockefellar, H. M. Flagler, of this city, and Colonel O. H. Payne, of Cloveland, officers of’ the Standard Oil Company; William G. Warden, of War- den, Frew & Co., and Joseph Bushnell, of Philadel- 5 les Pratt § #IONS, turing Company, of this city; J. A. Bostwick, of J. A. Bostwick & Co., of this city; J. D. Archibald, of the Acme Oil Company, of ‘Titusville, Pa,, and Captain J, J. Vandergrift and Daniel O'Day, of the United Pipe lines. BUBJECTS DISCUSSED. ‘The conference was organized on Thursday by the election of Richard Jennings, of Queenstown, Pu., as chairman. The first subject discussed wus how’ to form such an alliance between the producors and re- finers as would lead to a better condition of the dif- ferent branches of the trade. ‘The second point was the question of retiring the surplus production. This point was thoroughly dis- cussed by Messrs, Rockefellar, Flagler, Nesbitt, Boulton, Graham and Jennings. ‘The question of pro- viding suficient funds to hold the surplus stock until such time as the markets of the world would make a demand for it at fair prices was gone over, and a con- clusion was reached that was considered favorable to the accomplishment of that object. The third point was the settling of a basis on which 9 price for the crude product should be fixed by ajoint committee of producers and refiners rela- tive to the price realized for the refined product. The object sought to be obtained in this direction was the realization of the highest possible price for the crude product consistent with the universal use of the refined article. ‘The latter consideration was regarded by all present as of the utmost importance. Among those who discussed this point were Messrs, Pratt and ‘Warden, of the refiners, and Goe, St art and Noble, of the producers, ‘A conclusion was reached favorable to the adjustment of the question, The fourth point was the financial question, ‘This was considered the most knotty subject of all on account of the scarcity of money in the oil re- gions, owing to the long continued depression in the price’of the article and the withdrawal of capital from the business, consequent on the distrust created by the recent experiences in the trade. The discussion was earnestly participated in by Messrs, Rockefellar, Mitchcll, Babcock, Wheeler, ‘Vandergritt and Van Vleck. he belief was expressed that, not- withstanding the difficulties attending the question, a favorable arrangement could be made. It was pos- itively asserted that, even in the short time it was possible to give to the investigation of the subject, pledges had been made by capitalists positively in- suring this point. ‘The remaining questions discussed related to the dif- the trade to each other—viz., pro- ferent interests of ducing, transporting, manufacturing and merchan- dising. It was argued that, in the natural order of things, these various branches seemed antagonistic in their nature, and all their difticulties were carefully considered. It was conceded by all parties that tho reat motive in the whole matter was to redeem the usiness from bankruptey, and it was thought that this incentive wus strong enough to bring all interests into harmony. The question of the Peunsylvania Ratlvoad discriminating in favor of the Standard Com- ba 3 ‘was not touched upon. ‘The gentlemen who gave the foregoing account of the conference stated that the whole discussion was pursued informally, and it was thought best not to at- tempt to formulate anything at the present time, it be- ing the feeling of the producers that it would be better to present this matter to the people of the oil regions in a general rather than in a specific way. The confer- ence, according to these informants, was harmonious throughout,-and when it adjourned sine die yesterday the gentlemen representing the different interests parted with a determination to work as rapidly as possib:e in connection with their constituencies to the end that an early consummation of the proposed alliance may be accomplished. Some of the firms who are opposed to the monopoly enjoyed by the Standard Oil Company in carrying oil over the Pennsylvania Railroad said yea lay that the Oil Producers’ Association had nothing to do with the conference. ‘They thought some producers had been brought over by the monopoly ona promise that their grievances would be settied. They expreased the determination to oppose the Standard Oil Com- pany until such time as railroad diseriminstion had Deen given up, and they were contident that in the end the courts would decide the matter in their favor. PRODUCE EXCHANGE. ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT EDSON BEFORE THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO SELECT A SITE FOR THE NEW BUILDING. ‘The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange adopted a resolution on the 17th of September authorizing President Franklin Edson to appoint fif- teen members, not members of the Board, as an Ad- visory Cominittee to meet with that body for the pur- pose of building anew Exchange, the presont one being deemed insufficient for the rapidly increasing busi- ness, Tho following yentlemen were appointed as such committee:—L, J. N. Stark, Chairman; David Dows, William A. Cole, William H. Power, E. K. Livermore, P, H. Ballantine, Edward Hinck- en, Samuel Colgate, Join H. Pool, Munroe Crane, Frederick Sherwood, 8, 8. Carll, John P. Townsend, Charles Spear, and Charles Pratt. Yesterday the commitiee met with the Board of Managers, and were informed by President Edson that they were invited to consider with the Board questions touching the present position of the Ex- change, its probable wants in tho near future, and to assist the Board in incroasing the usefulness and still more substantiaily insuring the prosperity of the in- stitution. President Edson continued as follows:—The Ex- change is free from debt of every nature. We own the building in which our daily sessions ave held, for which we originally paid $265,000, and upon which we have expended, from first to last, about $35,000 in improvements, aside from necessary repairs. We have in the treasury a fund of $442,273, not including the amount applicable to tho payment of the general expenses of the instiintion, We have 2,468 memberships outstanding, each mem- bor holding a certificate of membership. The ori- ginal average cost of such membership is about $300, ‘The assessment upon cach member for the purpose of paying the expenses of the institution during the present year is $18; therefore the cost to each mem- ber, reckoning seven per cent interest upon the aver- age cost of memberships, is about $29 per aunwm, or about eleven conts per di TRADES ‘The principal branches floor are a8 follows:—C pork, lard, bac atores, hay, ba , walt, the resenting every imp and dealing with For the 1 of the great théong of busy merchants » have merely two broad floors, We mt building in whieh to for a public meeting of any kind, nor any rootus wherein the Board of Managers ant the various committees can hold their meet- ings. Wo have no proper accommodations for the new telegraphic facilities, of which we should naturally take advantage in the course of our business, We have not a place where can be properly arranged and preserved the valuable statistical iuformation aud books of the in- stitution, which we wre rapidly aceuutolating, and which, if thus preserved and arranged, would soon place us in possession of a valuavle library, HISTORY OF THE EXCHAS We ocecupied the upper floor of the present build- ing in April, 1861, When the population of the United States was 41,500,000 and the average value of the an- nual exports of all kinds trom this port tor the previous five years had been a little | more than $102,000,000, and the t of transporting wheat from Chicago to New York, wa NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. and canal, was 26'; cents a bushel. Three years later, or in 1864, it was found necessary to give up the whole building to the use of the Exeb i ht Iu 1572 we the ) et of all reorganize] and be sent buildi ‘The first floor was t eneunbrances, The reading moved to the bi ent ¥ port of New York for that ye the cost of bringing a f to New York, by lake and canal, way PROSPERITY's YLDE. Meanwhile the exports of sli kinds from this port have increased to $51,809,000 for the last fiseal year, ove vi laced valuations of how v: . While t of wheat £ 4 bushel ake and year. ave ventured only 4 hint atafow of the facts upon this subject, for the purpose Of intro- ducing it for consideration, If we would keep pace with the times we must give our members the fucili- ties for carrying on the business of the present, and we must bear in mind the fact that the population of the United States is increasing with great rapidity and that agricultural tacilities and manufactur- ing interests are increasing in a proportionate ratio. Now, considering these facts, together with the fact that we have a surplus fund on hand applicable to the purchase of a site, ix it not our duty as managers to recommend to the Exchange the investment of this tund in real estate, at its present low ebb, with a view to erecting thereon, at no day, a building which will give all tucilities demanded by an institution of this kind? While I do not propose to say that the time has actually azrived, L have considered the matter, and wm prepared to say for myself that we can build aud pay for a building that is likely to afford us abundant Toom for many years, ‘Ageneral discnanon then took place among the °s present in relation to the new bnilding, and pall of opinion that it was a necessity, on account of the rapidly increasing business. ELEVATED RAILROAD EX'TENSIONS. RRANCHES CONNECTING WITH THE FERRIES TO BY BUILT—THE LINE TO BE OPEN TO EIGHTY- NINTH STRELT IN TEN DAYS—MORE TRAVEL THAN CAN BE ACCOMMODATED, Owing to the increasing travel on the east and west side New York Elevated Railways the company have made arrangements for the building of several branches to the principal ferries, all of which are to be completed as soon as possible. A HERALD re- porter had an interview with Mr. C. W. Field, presi- dent of the New York Elevated Railway, last night, and from him obtained the following information in re- gard to the extensions to be made and others now under contemplation :— THE EAST SIDE LINE. On the Third avenue line the road is now being ex- tended from Sixty-fifth street to Kighty-ninth strect, and trains will be running through in about ten days. As soon as this section is completed work will be immediately commenced on another extension to run from Eighty-ninth strect to the Harlem River, As the company’s charter gives them the right to build branches to any of the ferries they have given out the contract for the building of the branch to the Thirty-fourth street ferry and are now contemplating the feasibility of branches to Ninety-second and Grand streets. Mr. Field stated that it was probable these branches would be built, and that they would pay largely. The branch to Thirty-fourth street will be a great accommodgtion to persons living at Hunter's Point, and during the swimmer will afford a much shorter route tor New Yorkers to Coney Island and Rockaway, as the ferry- boats conncet with cars running direct to these re- sorts. The Grand street branch will undoubtedly be the most profitable, and also afford citizens of the Kastern Division of Brooklyn « incans of reach- ing their places of business in New York in much quicker time than is now afforded by any of the lines ot travel. Authough the company have not yet settled as to whether the branch will run to Fast Houston or Grand street ferry it is thought that Grand street will be taken. As for Fulton and Roose- velt street ferries, no branches will be run to them, asthere are stations within two or three blocks of either. A new station, which will greatly accommo- date le living in the vicinity of Thirtieth street, is to be built at Twenty-cighth street. The Fulton atrect station is «aid to be the best paying of any on the east side, the platform being crowded every evening between the hours of five and seven o'clock, and a stop of nineteen seconds, the longest made, is necessary to give all a chance to get on. WHE FARE NOY TO BE RAISED, In answer to the question as to whether the bear fare to Harlem would be raised Mr, Field said that they had the right to charge fourteen cents, but that it had been voted by the company that the fare should not be raised, and only five cents would be charged between the hours of five and seven o'clock morning and evening. man a over 66,000 persons are carried on the New York Hlevated road , but when the extensions are all completed it is thought that the average will be all of 100,000. THE CHATHAM STRERT BRANCH. The Chatham street branch, which ts to be com- pleted by the middle of next month, will be a accommodation to downtown business men, and the President thinks that this branch will pay fully as well as any to the ferries. The form of the iron columns on this branch differs somewhat from those on the main road, but Mr. Field could give no reason for this unless that it had something to do with'the grade, which is very steep between Chatham square and Pearl street, and also between Pearl street and Printing House square. The spans being longer than that on Third avenue the iron stringers also have to be heavier and belectiees A made, As to the expense of this branch he said that it would be difficult to say, us the cost of getting # foundation for the iron col- ums differs, some costing but $300, while others might cost $2,000. “You see, we can’t tell,” said Mr. Field, “what we are going to strike in digg for the foundation. Sometimes everything is right, and but little work i# required, while again the ground may be made or a rock struck, and in this case we are ee to dig down until we get a solid fouudation. In many instances sewers have been struck, and then it is necessary to dig around the pipe and afterward build a stone archway over it on which to lay our foundation, and so you see we cannot tell what the cost will be until the work is completed.”’ An extension will also be made on the west side, from Fifty-ninth street to Eighty-third strect, on Ninth aveinue, the work to be completed by the holi- lays. Orders have been given for more locomotives and cars, which are expected during the present month. When these arrive trains will be started from each end of the road every minute for two hours in the morning and two in the evening. Mr. Field said that he was in receipt of letters every day from parties Gyneyies by which they Id increase the travel. “But IT only wish,” said he, “that some one would stop the travel, as we have now more than we can accommodate," THE BENNER RELIEF FUND. ‘The Secretary of the Relief Committee of the Cham- ber of Commerce acknowledges receipt since Novem ber 18 of the following additional contributions to the fund for the relief of the family of Licuicnant Benuer :-- From the Macon Relief Society, through J. k. Jones, treasurer... “ Through the Detroit Free Les Pluiuteld Driving Park Association (proceeds of a trotting meeting given September 26), through It. ©. Johnson, treasurer. ... : 15 00 Through Lieutenant Dougherty—Daniel Hen- nessy, Dr. J. R. Gibson, United States Army, Cheyenne, W. T., $5; officers and soldiers at Fort A. Lincoln, $27; officers at headquarters, Department of Dakota, $10; from @ friend, 57 COUtS.....eesee seen ee ee weee Total. .cscveces “ COPPINS' COMPLAINT. ‘Thomas H. Coppins appeared before Judge Otter. bourg, at Jefferson Market Police Court, on Thursday afternoon and drew up a complaint against the Police Commissioners, to which he did not swear. The principal feature of the chargos was that the premises No. 741 Washingtou street, designated by the Board asa polling place, was a restaurant or liquor saloon, in direct violation of the statute. Judge Otterbourg seut notice tw the Commissioners that he would hear both sides of the matter yesterday Ace cordingly at an early hour Mr, Elia Root appeared for Mr. Erhardt, but the other Commissioners were not represented by counsel. Mr. Root ealled upon Mr. Coppins to explain, and the latter stated that he had examined No. 741 Washington street and found it unfit for the inspectors of registry to sit in. He re- ported the same to Mr, Erhardt, and a fow days later Wax informed by police officials that No, 49 West street had been selected instead. This Coppins found to be a worse place than the former, and #0 reported, He asked ¢ to select No. 321 West Eleventh ined to do so. «d that from witness’ own toment the Police ssioners had not wilfully Violated the statute, so he could not take the com- plaint nor issue « warrant for their arrest. DEATH OF A PIONEER MOTHER. [Brom the Cineinn ti Knqairer, Nov, 21.) Elizabeth J 8, of Glondale, died last ‘Tues- , at her residenc ‘The eused, Who was the relict of the late John D, Jones, was a daught of Colonel John Johnston, and was born in the fort from which the city of Fort Wayne, Ind., derives its name, September 1807, She had resided in niitom eounty forty years, the last twelve of which were passed in Glendale, mber of Christ's Episeopal Chute \ ber of the Pioneor A er ested in the Cinciguati Orphan Asylum, of which she lake | Was @ manager, § THE DELAWARE CRIME. ALLEGED A NEGRO TO CONCEAL INFANTICIDE—A SHOCKING RECITAL —DOES OLD JONES SPEAK THE TLUTH?—HIS STATEMENT MADE {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Witarxeton, Noy. 22, 1878, Additional details of the attempted murder at Cald- well, to conceal alleged infanticide aud shame, have reached here. wounded negro, Jones, is lying in a married sister's house, some distance from the scene of the crime, which occurred near Vandyke's station, on the Queen Anne and Kent Railroad, and about five miles distance from Townsend, Del. The depositions of Jones, ax taken by Constable Rose, coincide exactly with the account as reported in the Heratp of to-day. The accused men, Philip Vincent and William Neweombe, who are in custody at Chestertown, deny any complicity in the affair, and stute that they can prove an alibi. A requisition has been obtained from Gov- ernor Cochran to Governor Carroll, of Maryland, for the arrest of Mrs. Dodson, at whose instance Jones states he was shot at. Parties in the neighborhood heard several shots fired at the alleged time, and tracks of carriage wheels have been seen in the woods close by. Only two shots took effect, one bullet piercing about three-quarters of an inch over the eye and another having entered just behind the right ear. SHOOTING OF DER OATH, OLD JONRs’ STORY. ‘The alleged burying of the illegitimate offspring of the Misses Dodson, the divulging of which ix claimed to huve originate! the hatred to Jones, took place last year. One child was killed in the spring and the other toward the fall of 1877. All our present infor. mation rests entirely upon the story of the wounded negro, which is discredited to some extent by several parties, to whom the Dodson family have always been. known to be most respectable and respected. DEFENDING THE DODSONS, The District Attorney refused to have Mrs, Dodson arrested except upon the most reliable information, One of her daughters has been married for some time to Mr. Prettyman, commission merchant, of Phila’ delphia, and the other, Miss Dora, is receiving the attentions of William Newcombe, oue of the accused, Jones also alleged that Philip Vincent was the father of the illegitimate offspring of both sisters. This, of course, is considered absurd. Mystery still shrouda the aftair, the solution of which is eagerly looked for by the public at large, and especially by the friend of the accused, TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE TRAGEDY. [From the Baltimore Sun, Nov. 22] ‘Truman Rose said:—I am constable of Appoquinime mk Hundred, Newcastle county, Del.; about midday yesterday, I received a note from Dr. Tarbutton, say- ing a horrible decd had been perpetrated near Van- dyke’s Station, on the Queen Anne's and Kent Rail road, about half a mile from the Maryland line; he directed me to telegraph to Ches: tertown, Md., and order the arrest of Willism Newcombe and Philip Vincent, and have them held for the Delaware authorities for the shooting and attempted killing of James Jones, colored, on the night of the 19th inst., between seven and twelva o'clock, which I did; Squire J. C. Williamson, of this town, and myself went out to the house where the negro had taken refuge, and found him with a ball in his head and one in his neck, and in a low condition, suffering exceedingly with the wounds; after waiting the return of Dr. Tarbutton Jones’ deposi- tion was taken, to which the doctor and myself were witnesses. DEPOSITION OF JAMES JONES, COLORED. I have been living with John F. Dodson four. years next Christmas; my name is James Jones; I started from Dodson's in a carriage with Philip Vincent, William Newcombe and Mrs. Dodson about seven o'clock Tuesday night; Mr. Dodson came to me and asked me if they carried me up in Delaware would I ever come back? he said he wanted me to leave Mary- land. beesuse I had been lying on them, and said I said his daughters had had babies and I had buried them; I had told a black woman on the place that the girls cach had a baby, and it was the truth about the babies; I burie “he. ies in the branch below the house—one in ti 4877 and one the next fall; when we got) | the men said, “Jim, nidke up your mi got to die;” I said, “Mr. Billy, you prom] »« you would bring me up here and let me ¢>."’ “I can do nothing but. what the Madame = Dodwon neta feats “KAN hima! weborwand, the men, ‘Do as you choose ;"’ I said, “M. ought to let me go;"’ but he sald, “No, Jin’ you here to kill you, and must do as Tan pulled out his pistol and shot: Win combe shot at the same time; ©) Philip Vincent shot twice; then a told them to make @ clean job of it and nof Jet me get bac! gee ter then untied me, and one of them called me to see if I was dead; me tied all the way up here with a rope around mm; body; they did not put the rope around m: until they got up here; Mrs, mn told to gag me to keep me from hall they ran after shooting me; I then managed to to some gentleman's house, who sent me to some house; after going to these houses I came here to Andrew Caulk's. Since Jones’ deposition he has made many state- ments, all of whic! ¢ with his deposition. His subsequent statements are as follows:— The daughters each had a baby, which be buried, Alice, the eldest, came to him in the spring of 1877 and asked him to bury a baby, which he would find near a pile of rocks in the rear of the house. This child he buricd. The next child, which he also busiet was given him by the same person the follow- ing Some time ago he revealed these matters to @ servant woinan of the place, who last Friday week got angry with him and told Mr. what he had told her about the buried chil- dren. Then Mr. Dodson took him to task about it, and made him show him where he had buried these children. Last Tuesday, at noon, Newcombe and Vincent came to Dodson’s, tied him and whipped him until they both gave out. Then put him in the meat house. Early in the evening the same da: they took him out and started, us already state: Jones thinking he was to be let free on reaching tl Deleware line. ‘They stopped three times to select @ place to kill him. Arriving between Vandyke’s Sta- tion and Caldwell they took him ont of the carriage, and after some delay in conversation, Jones begging for his life, the shooting took place. Though Jones says only four shots were fired, a colored man named Andrew Caulk, a brother-in-law of Jones, suys he heard seven shots, and other say the same. ‘The Dodsous are in easy circumstances aud highly respected. The girls are from twenty to twenty.five years of age, by name Dora and Alice, the ¢ daughter, was married some time since. The hat of Jones, in the possession of Con. stable Rose, shows two bullet holes in the back, ong in the lower part of the crown and one in its rim, EAST HAVEN ACCOUNTS. FINANCIAL AGBNT CHARLES A, BRAY VERY ILL— HOPES THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM WILE PROVE FAISE—CARELESS, BUT NOT CRIMINAL {From the New Haven Union, Nov. 22.) The excitement in East Haven over the charges against Charles A, Bray etill continues. This mornu- ing there were rumors in circulation that, at the ine stance of Rev. Mr. Hall, a petition fora town meeting was in circulation, that a committee might be ap+ pointed to goover Mr, Bray's books and accounta, There was another report afloat that the Selectmen and the majority of the lesding citizens of the town still remained of the opinion that Mr. Bray had been guilty of nothing more than carelessness, and favored letting an investigation rest for the present on account of Mr, Bray's health, One prominent gentleman stated that he thought if Mr. lnee e pes not at once drop all his buai- ness and seck needed rest his mind would not stand the strain. In another quarter it was asserted with som poritivencss that Mr, Bray's reason was slightly affected by his late illness, and nothing bute change of scene and a surrender of business cares would save his life. A Union reporter saw Selectman Thompson n. He had been in consultation with Selectman Kingsbury but @ short time before, and authorized the reporter to state that in the present condition of Mr, Bray's health the Selectmen were agreed that it would not be for the best to investigate the charges against the late financial nt of the town, but they preferred to wait until Mr. Bray was in better health and then go © the accounts and books with him, Mr. Thomp: continued that there were flying rumors, bat nothing really had come to his knowledge that would justify an inves! gation; that ix, no Veharyes had been made any direct accusation that Mr. Bray had betrayed trust. Mr, Thompson thought the action of the Selectinen would be that they would wait until formal charges were brought to their notice. ‘Then, if satie- fied that Mr, Bray's mental and physical condition Was satisfactory, a most searching investigation would follow, Mr. Thompson reluctantly admitted that he did not think that Mr. Bray was in fit mental condi+ tion to tuke part in an investigation, and his Presenee was needed as a tuutter of Justice and to assist in unravelling tho a:counts, which it was acknowledged were rather mixed up, There could be no danger, Mr. Thompson said, in a he was positive Mr, Bray would not rag dithere would be no shifting of proper ctman reftixed to say whether Mr, Bray was , but stated that it would take a long time to true tacts in the cas men kuew nothing of a petition for meeting being in circulation. It was afriend of Mr. Bray that family friewds y the necessity for # , that Mr. Bray's health ch sympathy is ressed 4 Bray, aud there is a general feeling prevailing haa been possibly careless, bus not Mere, arrive at th The Se tow