Bedford Independent, Volume 2, Number 23, Bedford, Lawrence County, 24 June 1857 — Page 2

THE INDEPENDENT.

ttf The editor of tho Dtmocraf , it appears, has boon nursing a little malice against our correspondent "Querist.” He says that lie 1ms been called upon for a prescription that will silence him ; nnd after exhausting all the ingenuity his pharmacy is capable of, he resorts to tho great locofoco panacea, ii irool <tml ivhitky. Ilis personal experience in the use of those remedies is beyond question extensive. Whnt quinine and calomel are to the physician, is tewd and trhitlet/ to locofocos. They have used it from Dick Johnson to lluchanan, separate ami combined, in heavy or broken doses, according to the nge and construction of their patients ; therefore there is nothing more rational than that our neighbor of wool and whisky proclivities, should recommend their use to our correspondent. Wo hare no doubt hut that a single dose of the Democrat's favorite hulsniii would have the tendency indicated. Could not our very obliging neighbor inform us in what proportions he has been in the habit of administering this great elixir of locofocoism? IV e advise Querist to avoid the remedy—it would certainly nauseate if it did not salivate him until hU very teeth would chatter together in praise of niggerdom and free whisky, without a desire to give another utterance through the medium of the Judrjtendinl.

The citizens of Fayetteville, Springville, and vicinity were supplied a few days since with a lot of line catllo from Bourbon County, Kentucky, They bought from yearlings to three years old, ami paid from 850 to $116 a head. Wc should like to see our fanners generally turning their attention teethe improvement of stock, it trill pay.

intend to give to Mr. Kwult—to all such they were opposed. The feelings and principles of the temperance men were freely and clearly expressed in that meeting—that they did sympathise with all the unfortunate; but that they could not, Inor would not do anything to establish u retail liquor grocery in their midst; that they would not give to help maintain a grocery, after trying for years successively ami successfully to clear the place and town of all such institutions.

themselves, then they would bo letter prepared to act. Hut judging from my success, (and I have presented ray subscription list to a largo number of the very best citizens of this county,) I am rather inclined to think that a majority of the better part, who should have done something in such cases, think this speech was made to order, and represented the views and feelings of all the sufferers by the fire. 1 wish to give the facts in the case. Mr. J. Rawlins's subscription for Mr. Kuth started on Monday morning after the fire. Tp to Tuesday evening, 3 o’clock; he got $180, which he paid over to Mr. Iluth. Mr. 11. Kelly’s started on Monday—got #78 up to Tuesday, 3 o'clock, and has since got #10 up to this time. My subscription list since the meeting, and 1 presented it to not a few, and have received #24 subscribed; Iluth #14, Ewalt §2 by J. Y. Dunlavy, Heath #5, and the heirs of Keuter #3—paid over to Heath #10; #12 for himself, #3 fur Heath, and one dollar to the heirs of Heater. There is on the list #8 not paid, #2 to Kuth, #2 to Kwult, #2 to Heath, and #2 to the heirs of Reuter. Taking all the subscription lists, ami we have the sum of #242 since the first meeting. There has been no other meeting of the citizens to discharge the Committee after their report —so I shall collect the other eight dollars, pay over, and consider myself discharged. What the other four members of the committee bavc done, I cannot report, but did learn that Mr. J. Johnson subscribed five dollars to liuth in the column headed , with Mr. Ruth's name, and he rubbed it out and put it in the Kwalt column. Committee said the devilment was in that.

stantialy built. In rear of it was a barn, distant about five rods, 25x32 feet, which was literally shivered into splinters. Next in tho due south-easterly line of its course it uprooted several large trees, scattered the fences, crossed the road and demolished large barn belonging to Mr. John M. Budlong. This building was of recent and very substantial build, and 35 by 50 feet upon its base, yet the destructive clement tore it to pieces, scattering large timbers about the fields at u distance of from five to fifteen rods, distributing the roof in various directions, and actually taking up an iron cylinder threshing machine, weighing perhaps four hundred pounds, and deposited it at least eighty feet from tbo barn.— A cow belonging to Mr. 11., standing nour tho barn, was killed without any apparent outward wound. About eigh ty rods further on iu u direct line, a smaller burn belonging to the same gentleman was demolished, and whnt is a little singular in this instanee, but little of the material of which it was constructed is to be found anywhere. A few shivered boards and timbers alone attest its previous existence. The dw elling of Air. lludlong bad a narrow escape. A shingle or two torn from the corner of the roof indicate how narrowly it escaped dc- • st ruction.

some ten minutes help was at hand. The top cf the tree was cut away and the unfortunate German found lying on tbo staves, which were covered by his blood from the mouth and head. He was taken up insensible, and medical aid procured from this city as soon as pnsihlo. At last accounts he was still insensible, and it iu thought ho cannot survive.

BEDFORD

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 24.

Whiskey Rampant.

Since the decision of the Supreme Court annuling the liquor law of 1855, almost every village and cross-road resort, has flowed with whisky. No grogery now pretends to do business in a sly way, but deal out their develish potations with open doors at noonday. Wc understand that the town of Mitchell, in this county, is infested with n half dozen regular grog shops; it is considered a fine opening, and wc have no doubt but those Charons enlisted in the trnffiic, in the supposed absence of all restriction are fast ferrying many souls on their swift voyage to hell. Is not this a deplorable comment uppon the efficiency of public sentiment, to suppress the traffic unaided by law? But hold ! you vipers of vengeance The same tribunal that took away the act of 1855 have now declared that a former law is in force. The statute of 1853 lies in wait, and though a musty relic of the past, woe be unto him whom it seeks to chasten. The Prosecuting attorney was at Mitchell a few days since, where he procured thirty affidavits and could as easily have procured five hundred, but that his blanks failed. Query—could not the prosecutor obtain some affidavits in this vicinity? Under the law of 1853 and the decisions of the Supreme Court, no grogery can long survive.

After this bloody exploit, the tornado sped on to a wood lot of about ten acres, owned by Gilbert & Penfield. Throughout the whole ten acres there is not a tree left standing, while their tops were broken off and carried through tho air to an incredible distance. Mr. Gilbert perceiving the devastation, and every kind of movable tiling flying through the air, rushed into the house, and called upon the family to come out as soon as possible, “for the comet had struck, and their time upon earth was short.”— He is probably conMcraldy astonish' ed to find himself on this sublunary sphere to-day, aflei having fully made up bis mind to leave it for—he knew not where.

Judge Wheat, the American candidate for Appellate Judge in tho Louisville (Ky.) District, is elected by over 100 majority, being an increase over Mr. Fillmore’s majority in the same District.

'These sentiments so clearly and emphatically expressed, drew from Mr. A. It. Carlton a very warm and eloquent speech, in which he said the temperance men could now see in the fire on Sunday night their success—the preachers had been preaching incendiary sermons. Treachers and members of churches had been making houses of worship, houses to organise mobs to go forth and perpetrate such deeds ns we all saw on last Sunday night. Incendiary preaching, temperance men, and church mobs had fired Mr. Ewalt's house. Here the speaker was called to order by 1>. It. Laforco—temperance men, however, insisted that he should be permitted to go on. The President, in favor of groggerios, permitted him to go on. The speaker then continued. Ho remarked that he did not say those men themselves bad set fire to the house;

Infanticide.—A short time ago a woman named Bedwell, living in Sullivan county, gave birth to a child which was afterwords killed and the corpse buried under a brush heap. Search was made for the body, and when it was found and brought into her presence, she was very much affected. but refused to divulge any thing in regard to the matter. She attempted to take her own life, by cutting her throat with a razor, and inflicted a dangerous wound. She next made an effort to drown herself in a well, but was taken out “more dead than alive.” The verdict of the Jury empanneled by the Coroner, was that the child had come to its death by strangulation—by leaves having been crammed into its mouth. Miss Bodwell, and one or two others who are charged with being accessories, have been arrested and lodged in jail.

Not satisfied yet, tho whirlwind next attacked two barns belonging to Mr. Henry Howe, and utterly destroyed both. One of them was taken from the “underpinning” and carried bodily about four rods, w bore it fell to tbo earth a heap of ruins. The other ham was broken in pieces, and strewed about in nil directions. Mr. llowc also seems to have bad the same idea concerning tl iis remarkable phenomenon. Mouutinghis horse he rode as quickly as possible to Fitche’a Corners, ana hurriedly inquired of those he.met if they did not believe the comet bad struck. Considering the fact of these wonderful occurrences happening on the 18th of June—the day set by a German astronomer for the destruction of the earth—it is not to bo wondered at that a somewhat credulous man should entertain this idea, placed in these singular and appalling circumstances. Beyond the barns of Mr. Howe, the course of this whirlwind is distinctly marked to the < >swogo river, by upturned trees here and there, through orchards and wood lots, hut after getting about one mile east of Mr. Howe’s residence, its principal fury seems to have been spent, and its traces disappear entirely on reaching the river. Such is a brief but truthful account of a whirlwind which wc do not believe ever had its equal on this globe for fury and prodigious power, and which stretched over a section of about five miles, marking its course with destruction to everything that came i in its way. The loss of property emiotbe less than $25,000.

beyond the premises of Mr. 1!., for about a mile, prostrate trees and fences evidence the track of the destructive messenger. It, however, seemed to have released its hold on the earth soon after leaving the farm of Mr Ik, for it wns distinctly seen to rise from the surface and dissolve its conical shape into a general cloudy form. The phenomenon was followed by violent rain and wind. Two men at work in afield saw the strange apparition approach, and took to their heels, barely escaping its track as it passed on. It seemed to have raised from the earth in four or five minutes from the time it was first seen, and the evidences before us of destruction lie in n district not over four or five miles in extent, in a due south-easter-ly direction from where its first touch was felt, and iu a track about fifteen rods in width. Whatever of Material substance presented itself in this track was swept away, ami the ruin presented is certainly fearful to behold.

LOWRY HILL. An effort is now being made to raise by subscription a sum of money sufficient to make a stone culvert and a twelve foot fill, east of town at the Lowry hill, also to cut down the hill between the residences of Col. Parks and Capt. Davis, so that the accumulation of water from this side may be carried off through the contemplated culvert. Many of the citizens of this place, and men who are only indirectly interested are willing to aid in this little enterprise, which would be of incalculable benefit to the citizens of Leatherwood. Will they let this opportunity pass without accomplishing an improvement so invaluable? Did not our Leatherwood farmers already know the difficulties which this miserable hill places between them and their only market, and the important advantages to be derived by a comparatively small expenditure, we should present this matter in every imaginable aspect. But they are sensible of the propriety of the move, end if they can be induced to aid in accomplishing that which is for their exclusive benefit, the great draw back on this pleasant highway will be removed, if otherwise, they cannot and need not expect it to be done by comparatively disinterested parties.

THE RELIEF FUND. BEDFORD, Ind., Jun. 22, '57. Mr. Editor- Sir: It does appear to me necessary that a committee appointed at a public meeting of the citizens of any place to collect and disburse money, should make public reports, which ought to be satisfactory to all, and particularly to the subscribers and the receivers of the money, which has not always been the ease in this town, perhaps because no public report was made. As this is a report from but two of the committee of six appointed at the late public meeting in this place, perhaps you may think proper not to publish it—one from the other four may complete a full report; but that the motives and acts of the temperance part of this community may not be misunderstood or misrepresented by the editor of the New Albany Ledger, or any other person, and that the sufferers by the late fire may have an opportunity to set themselves right in this community, if they choose to do so, makes me urge the necessity of publishing the reports. On Sunday morning, May 24th, at about 2 o’clock, a destructive fire broke out in the two-story frame building of Henry Ewalt, grogery keeper, in Bedford, and the building was soon destroyed, worth perhaps $1500; A. Ruth, cabinet maker, lost dwelling house, cabinet shop, and other small buildings, worth, say $1000. Two or three buildings belonging to the heirs of P. Reuter, worth $500 rented at the time: John Reath, carpenter, lost all his carpenter’s tools, burned in H. Ewalt's bouse, which was just finished, worth $100, and others, who lost less, by moving and damaging goods.

Two subscription lists were started on Monday followin'* by Joseph Rawlins and R. Kelly, to procure aid for the sufferers. Some thought this plan not the best—that there should be concert of action. Hand hills sere posted calling on the citizens to meet at the court house on Tuesday at 3 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of making arrangements to assist the sufferers by the fire. At the appointed time the meeting was organized, M. liorland, Es<p, President, J. M. bishop Secretary, A. R. Carlton read several resolutions, the purport of one was, that n committee of six he appointed, whose duty it should be to collect funds and divide the same between Ewalt and Ruth pro rala,ot according to their losses. J. M. Bishop offered an amendment to include Kontli and the heirs of Reuter, and all the material sufforers. The amendment was accepted, and passed by consent.

An amendment was offered by benson, that u j>ro rata ” be stricken nut, and that the name of each sufferer lie placed in a separate column, so that each subscriber would have the privilege of subscribing the amount he wished to give in the column under the name of the person to whom he wished to give, which motion was seconded by J. M. bishop. I’pon this, some of those not oymird to groceries thought the temper-, ancc men meant to say they did not 1

Thus Mr. A. B. Carlton, ex-Judge, continued about half an hour abusing preachers, members, and all temperance men—he seemed to think that surely some of them had set fire to the building—and the grocery men did clap and stamp him most chceringly. Mr. D. R. Laforce commenced a reply, but just then it did seem like tho stomach of Mr. Ewalt's doggory turned, and the whole contents poured into the court house, making so much “noise and confusion" that Mr. L. stopped speaking. H. M. Carlton, Sen., moved the adoption of the resolution with the amendment. Carried. The President appointed the six committeemen, as I understood, two temperance end four not opposed to retail liquor groceries. The meeting adjourned to meet in two weeks to report. The subscription papers were gotten up a wording to the resolution as amended. As one of the committee I went to work, and was asked so many questions which I could not answer, that I really thought “Jordan am a hard road to travel," —such as : Did Mr. Heath lose anything but his carpenter’s tools ?—will he lose the work he did on the house of Mr. E.— Do Messrs. Reath and Ruth endorse the speech of A. H. Carlton? Did Mr. Carlton represent their views? Do their sentiments and views accord with Mr. C.’s speech ? Was this speech made to their order ? Some said they had subscribed money, hut if Messrs. Ruth and Heath endorsed this speech, and if these were their sentiments, they desired me to return their money to them; hut if they did not entertain these views, pay the money over to them. Other questions were asked, such as : Do Messrs. Huth and Heath believe temperance men hurried Ewalt’s house ? Ho they say they have heard preachers preaching to set houses on fire ? Do they say mobs are organized in our houses of worship? Do they say that onr lemperance men have said or done anything that would induce them to think wc would burn houses, in this place? Persons refused to subscribe anything until I could answer these questions. Some thought I must find out before I paid over their money, ns they did not subscribe to men of such principles. At first I thought I would learn the facts, so that these questions might be met, but finally enme to the conclusion that I was not appointed a committee to inquire into Ruth’s or Heath’s present circuinHtances, views, creeds, or faith, on tho subject of religion, morals, sin, iniquity, grocery, or liquors, nnd I should not do it. 1 believed they were both good citizens; honest, industrious mechanics, and hud never sold liquor in this town to my knowledge; nor did I know whether they were in favor of liquor selling nnd grocery keeping,nnd did not stop to inquire when 1 subscribed nnd paid my money; ami if others wished to he hotter informed before they subscribed, or their money w as paid over, that they must go and inquire for

hut they had raised that spirit and feeling which produced a fanatical sentiment the influence of which hud set the house on fire, and they could look and sec the result of their effort and success.

Mens or u Count} Fair.

The prospect for a county fair this fall seem pretty fair. The committee have purchased ten acres of land —beautiful ground in the immediate vicinity of town, and propose to mortgague it for a fund sufficient to improve the ground. A meeting was called for last Saturday for the purpose of taking some further steps in the premises, but a failure of the officers to attend prevented the transaction of any business. We would suggest to the committee to go ahead and trust to the society for a recognition of their acts.

ISAAC DENSON, Com.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Loss of Life--Whirlwind in New York.--Singular Phenomenon.

Several violent whirlwinds visited different parts of the State of New York last Saturday, causing great damage to fences, nnd destroying some lives. The following we abridge from the Utica Herald, of Monday last:

The following is from the Oswego Times:

A Terrible Whirlwind--Probable Loss of Life-- Buildings Unroofed--Trees Upturned--Barns, Shovels and Tree-tops flying through the air--Immense Loss of Property--The

The Masonic Celebration.

Comet ouppooed to have struck.

We learn that the Masonic celebration advertised for to-day, will bo numerously attended. The lodges from Springvillo, lleltonsville, Leesville, Bryantsvillc, Orleans, Bloomington, and perhaps other places, w ill be in attendance. The procession will form at Mason’s Hall, in Borlatnd's Brick, and proceed to the New School Presbyterian Church, where an address will be delivered by M. C. Hunter, of Bloomington, and a public installation of officers performed according to Masonic custom, after which, a dinner will be served up in Borland's largo brick, on the south-west corner of the public square. The Bloomington Brass Band arc engaged fur the occasion.

On Saturday afternoon very many of our citizens noticed the appearance of a very remarkable formation of nebulous or cloudy substance extending from the heavens nearly to the earth, where it seemed to diminish almost to a point, but expanding gradually as it ascended, until the peculiar form wias lost in the clouded sky. This remarkable and tunnellike shaped column of cloudy mist passed the city about 4 o’clock, and was remarked not only for its peculiar appearance, but by a rushing, buzzing noise as it swept off in the direction of Deerfield. It soon passed from sight, and was made the sportive conversation of the hour, without the least just conception of what tho body consisted, or of its destructive power.

I hiring the prodigious storm of ruin which deluged the eiirth on Saturday afternoon, one of the most remarkable and destructive whirlwinds we have ever beard of visited the i<oction of country lying to the south* westoflhis city, in the town of Us- ¥ * wrgo.

The tornado commenced at a point about five miles south-west of the city, near the residence of Mr. Peter Simmons. During the storm two large clouds were observed rushing: together with immense force; the noise of their collision resembled the report of a cannon, and was heard a gjriat distance. The wind seems to have leaped from the clouds, and descended to the earth; the entire roof of « barn bclongingto a Mr. Simmons was taken off, aud the fragments, hoards shingles, and pieces of rafters strewed along for the distance of u mile and n ipinrtcr. The whirlwind passed on and next struck the dwelling house of Mr. James Cole, tore out the grallc end and took up the building, actually turning it half around on its foundation! Incredible as this may appear, it is strictly true, and the front door of the house which formerly opened towards the street,'now opens iuton lot adjoining the yard. Mr. and Mrs. Cole were absent at the tin v leaving two children in the house. It may be supposed that or their return they were considerably astonished nt the appearance of things, •hni’ r gh overjoyed to find tlicir children unharmed except from fright. The wind haring spent its malice ot this point, departed on its journey to the eastward. The orchard of Mr. Oliver Foster was next in its course. This wns completely prostrated, some of the trees taken up and scattered hither and thither at the sport of the destroyer and the tops of the trees sent (lying through the air at a j*reat disi tnnee.

The Cornel.

This little sublunary planet of ours was all agnp on the 13th inst., in hourly expectation of being swallowed up, demolished, annihilated and completely assimilated to the long-tailed tad pole-something that is said to be frisking about the little dipper in the region of I ’rta Major. But the thing with all its superfluity of candle appendage hadn’t gizzard enough to make a single pass, and old mother earth seems to toddle on as though nothing hud occurred to destroy h-?r equanimity.

At Mr. N. Budlong’s the mysterious agency settled to the earth, and in an instant scattered a barn to pieces, and tore up several trees on the opposite side of the road; next the well-house of Mrs. Richardson, which was standing directly in a south-easterly line from where it first touched the earth, was demolished, and quite a number of trees in her orchard were destroyed; the path of destruction then tended in a direct line to the south-east as marked by numerous prostrated trees, and riddled houses, until it approached the Baptist parsonage, occupied by a Mr. John Warren.

Singleton Burton.

We omitted on last week to notice the unfortunate death that befell the gentleman whose name heads this article. It appears that while intoxicated and returning home, after night, from one of his revels, he was run over by the cars on tbe Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, and horribly mutilated. It is supposed that two or three trains passed over him during the night, as several members of his body were missing, and his clothing entirely taken off.

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And nil other kind* of rtjrlr* at the retail price*. To the |imrlm*ers of onr IVm we pmM*nt a nmiilwred Tirket on every dollars *orlh pur-rlia.-cd, mb Mi entitle’* the l»«>1«ler, hr an extra payment of 1ft rents* mi tm li ticket, to ft premium \ ary im; in value from toflnO, The premium* emud-t of t Allow article* of Jewr I it, * it OoM and Silver Wikbco, Silver (tablet*, Silver Fruit baskets, Hold tinned Chain* lor ladle*, Lockets, Ilrneelct#, (irnt < tf Gold Fob nnd Vc*t Chain*, Thimble*, Hn a-1 pins, Kar l>r«»|»*. Studs, Ilitiffy*. jn-. ju% none of which •m II tor le ■* than one dollar, f’oiintrr pttn haarrn may rely on lieinjr a* thirty dealt witli, a* regard* the |*rirea a* if they them-eivi- win present. We have In on in operation lor three year* Mtid tbouaamla have of n* f and we turn new learned I hut mi\ one wan cverdlaantiafiod. Tbi* plan aH'iird.* everyopportliuit) ot obtaining; ,a polo natch nr nrmie nrtirlc of jewelry, f«»r a , trilling Piim. All our jrn*, |>i a tiril mar*, Ac., i%re niaimfnrtiinM by oun*elv«a vv itii great «*nre, nod we offer them at precisely the same price* naked in nil oilier afore* in the <ily. To >»yrriit* we offer the moot ad van I.*, if emu* offers, and miy enerpetif perxofi ran do well by working for in. Wr ni.-b agent* in every phu-t» in the nnmin, and |kt**u».*mini would like to I M'dime pitch will ph a.r toaddre** n*. nnd we will * # niil them print- * im| circular* of price*. terms, Ac*. We no 1 minted period* f«»r distribution. The nmmeut n |m n h purchased, the pnn-lmaor i* entitled to re* i-eive hi* premium uii the |miy mi nt of 25 ttrib extra.

P. 8. We learn that the aforesaid comet grazed the knobs in Brown county with us great fiery tail, doing however, no damage, except scaring a few democrats to death.

Mr. W. informs that he was engaged in his garden at ahout 4 o’clock and saw the approach of a cloudy object, as it threw up the trees. As its course pointed in the direction of his own house he ran to the dwelling, caught two of his older children, and called to his wife to save the other three and herself by following him into the cellar. The husband bad descended two or thre steps with his charge, and the wife, with an infant and two other children had reached the cellar door when the house was struck. The whole frame work was lifted from the stone foundation; the entire wood work above the first floor was carried some twenty feet and then dropped in grand perfection of ruin, while the first floor with the sleepers attached, which caught in the foundation, was finally turned roof-like over the entire mass.

«af We town tint A. C. Voria lias resigned Iiis Clcrkslilp in the new Ktato Hank located at this place, the vacancy lias not yet been filled.

Home of tin* HtixeM of thin pirn** h«rv hern thHurioii* nitrrwmiliiiff of a mtrrid couple in tlir vicinity. It l« h«»|m1 that ihrr will m«IJ* urn to tilt* the next time Ihfv luivr a *.-< 1 to.*— Vnurrul. Ilm! rat! W'c deeply regret that the sensitive nerves of our bachelor neighbors should bo so severely affected by a couple of married cats. It is to be hoped that old tom nnd pussey will remove their “furious caterwauling ' to the woods, nnd no longer shock the modesty of coy and diffident young bachelors. Tlrnneh of the new State Itank located nt this place, removed its’placc of busincs from the hnnkingbousn of the old Bank, to <5eo. <1. 1 hum's new building, on the north side of the public square.

TEMPERANCE LKCTl RKH.

JTfss Carrir I>. Filkiss, Editress of the BVstern Olive Uranrh, Bloomington, Ind., w ill speak upon the subject of temperance at the following times and places, in Lawrence county:

F««wrinrri'(irl, Monday, June .*) o'clock, lioiio. Tnc*lity, June* .10, .'I o clock. BrynnUvillr, W • ilnwaLiy, July 1, H o'clock. And also at Orangeville, < (range county, July 2, at 3 o’clock.

Tlic whirlwind having thus executed its purpose in destroying property, next made mi attempt on life with hut too fearful success. A German teamster named Shwmler, in the employ of Mr. Kumiss, who owns a saw mill in that region, was loading staves in n wagon. Old Mr, Furinsi was handing him the staves •while the tcamstertook tlicm and stowed them away in the wagon. The attention of the two men was attracted by n singular noise, when looking upwards, they saw a common barn shovel Hying through the nir over their heads, at about thirty feet from the ground, and t vs irling aiound in the most singular m aimer.

All order* hv imiil h!iou1«1 ho «t< hi waicd' MKURKK, IIKNTf IN ft HK.W, 3X5 RraMtu n v, Xrw York. N. II.—Child I’tnn rvpoiatc**l in n w|ieriur manner I'iicIom* the ihii mimI :*.*.» mil- in I*. O. -<tnni|M, ami the vt ill In* reptiinted nn«1 returned )hn«I 1 i«1. 23—.'tin.

WAs an evidence of improvement in our little city, wo chronicle the fact, that John I). Thoniasson has erected a very snrg business house, with a very pretty front when finished, between the old bank building and his hotel.

IMPROYMMENT

Mr. Warren, with two of the children remained in the cellar enclosure, without injury; Mrs. Warren was found on the ground about ten feet from the cellar door, almost entirely stripped of her clothing, and so severely injured about her neck and body that she died within an hour after the calamity, although entirely conscious; her infant was found near by and almost entirely free from injury yet utterly destitute of clothing; a little boy who was following his mother to the cellar is now lying unconscious from the wounds received in the common wreck. His recovery is very doubtful; an older girl escaped without any injury. The building was two stories, 18X16 feet, and sub-

Yen, improvtimrnl in nlni«».-.i mrvfhinjf.— The ‘nmnhof mind" ii ever on until l lie nalrh* won!, “to ffrrC' in rrrriflhthff. timiilirr* Ivm in*ia»*ra ot ndvimeemenI in nil hrnm-hc** of l»u*iiK-H. there is not one tnoro striking tlia u the j*rogr«* of patent or proprietary Medicine**,— Thirty yearn ago. the Mile of till kind* in thi* rnimtrr man trifling in rompuritfun to what it in now. Ami wliv? Ilecmw »wt llmt time* no li tiling ns an o»tor/mrnl yf l*'miiil ( v Medic inn wm known, mil I lie great cry of empirical i>rrtender**** “one* medicine lot even lliiiipr.’’ a • •lire nil! a pnimc-a! and altVh»«i^5li Hare an* -till iifitm nun* va(faln*rnl- h!i.. prefotid to rare v\ «*i v. thing with ont fA.m/. .•till there* i«<U.NK lit >I 'SK which preliami ft a> farm! tfmrtfy Jur tnlirehf t/tf. ffr<ntd>*rtips. Mi won CtlMSTliCKk |IR< iTII* KU, ol Xe\v Vork. Th« immense mle of their ▼nluahlc arid rfUmrlniM Medicinon. Inn sure tent of their value, inj the common-tense principle that they advocate, viz. “a different Medicine for a different disease, 1 la n proof of the alff-BC* of all charlatanry or on (heir part.— Call mi tin nlm an nr For mi- hy V WIVS ft JACKS! »N,

Dear Mr. Freeman is still on hand over Mr. Northcraft's clothing store, with some decided improvements in Melainotyping, and he would be happy to have those wishing goal pictures to call and examine his stock of frames and cases.

M.W. Houston returned a few days ago from a prospecting tour in Kansas and Iowa, he does not appear to be very much impressed with the superiority of Kansas over other countries, and vastly prefers Iowa.—

tU> The Railroad Record (Cincinnati,) says that the New Albany & Saiem Railroad is about to pass into tbc hands of a trustee.

Naturally enough their eyes were riveted upon this remarkable phenomenon, atm the next instant a small maple tree, standing nearly its length from the wagon, was caught hy the wind and thrown directly across the wagon, knocking the teamster down upon the staves, ami throwing Mr. Furniss to the ground. The latter was hut slightly injured, and in

Mr. H. designs locating Fort Des Moines, and will probably remove thence in a few months.

Mr. Ruth will have his shop finished and ready for business again in a few days.