Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 January 1859 — Page 1

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EOOT AND SHOE

EI3VEI3OR XTTOVXJ

Corner of Green & lilnin StFi

The only exclusive Boot and Shoe Store in

CRAWFORDSVILLE!

Where customers ran purchase not only everv

LOWER THAN AhYWHfoE ELSEi

man, woman and chi will BUVH

TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT.,

Py trading at our establishment.: a quarter of a dollar saved these times is an item that no one should overlook. Being exclusive in tlu business and with the best of facilities for doing business wc ure enabled to

N E S E

BOOTS & SHOES.

Ladies' Kid Congress Gaiters Lace Gaiters Kid Siippsrs:

mi Kip Calf Congress Gaiters: Plain Calf Shoes 5J"Connected with the establishment is a Manufacturing Department. All orders for Work, execnted with promptness nnd dismUch.

Mnv 13. '58.—tf.] DAVID KESTF-R.

COLLEGE TEXT BOOKS.

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the Books U3cd in Wabash College, & Schools in other parts of the country, on hand and for sale by F. M. IJEATON"." sep 8, 1858.] N W cor of Main Vernon.

BLANK BOOKS, &C.

THE "JOURNAL" is published every Thurs- A voting lady saves her own and her fath--diiy, at $1.50,171 advance 2 within the year -diVY una $2,50 after the expiration of the year, fto subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publishers.

3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to lake their lor the wedding and the rectors fine old papers from tlic oflice to which they are sent they j,|

and ordered the paper discontinued. ,,

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Yearly Advertising.

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All the above advertisements subject to semi- minutes afterwards. House-breakers were annual_ch:inge, at the same rates. mere myths in primitive Thyndon, and the bride elect, without a thought of fear, resumed her occupation. She was gazing on a glutei ing set of diamonds, destined to .$.3,00 be worn at the wedding, when her bed3,00

kind of article in the Boot and Shoe trau'e but ut dauntless giil crossed the passage and enprices teied the old rectors room. A'ery gently „. she stole across the chamber. & removing

The erent inducement. we oiler in our ivr:ces VTI 1^.11 and theg beautiful quality and durability if our he man slept ca: and peacefuletock of Boots au«l Shoes are such that every Ij, tuns guiii ueu by bis cuinl, who sol tl eihut the door, and demanded if the 10bbeiswero vet sati.-fied.

Any of the Dry Goods Stores in town that sell ry on the morrow. To her surprise, the Poot.s and Shoes. 1 he following comprises a list fe]]0ws eight in number when assembled of our Bplendid stock of

Kip Heeled Shoes Calf Sewed Shoes Sheep Skin Over-Shoes: Lasting Congress Gaiters Kid Buskins Calf Heeled Shoes Goat Boote Rubber Over-Shoes: Moccasins Fur and Cotton Lined

Gents' Calf Cork soled Boots Single Double Grained Boots

Cloth Congress Gaiters Kip Shoes Doubled soled Calf Boots

LL kinds of Blank Book, from a 5 ct memorandum book to a 10 quire Ledger or Deed

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CConsistingof

Histories, Poetry, Standard, Fic-

tion I.aw and Medical Books. 1-nie Gill Books, for sale at BEATON'S.

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McfSUIi'FEl"S

and the Indiana Series of

Readers, together with the Arithmetics, Grammars and Spellers, used in the Common ^pliools. will be sold by the dozen to Retailers,

Cincinnati prices,by FRA'K HF.ATON. c,.pt 1858

A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE.

er's life on (he night before her wedding.

The following exciting account of a young lady's adventure with robbers and murderers—is taken from Chamber's Journal for October.

The wedding day was to be on the morrow of that on which our adventure happeiu'd. Giaiul preparations were made

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the costly {jilts of the bride,

u.ere iscn ed with

.iril|e

4. If subscribers move to other places without »!*e Hare and Hound, in .the presence informing the Publisher, nud the paper is sent to some strangers who had come down to a the former direction they are held responsible. prize fight which had taken place in the 5. The Courts have decided that refusing to

nf,j.,])l)0!hood.

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pleasure at

That night, Adelaide, who occupied a separate room from her sister, sat up late —long after the household had retired to rest. She had had a long interview with her father and had been reading a chapter to which he had directed her attention, and since, had packed up her jewels, &e. She was consequent 1}' still dressed when the church-clock tolled midnight. As it ceased she fancied she heard a low noise like that of a file, she listened, but could distinguish nothing clearly. It might have been made by some of the servants still initio about or perhaps it was only the creaking c.OO of the old trees. She heard nothing but 5.00 the signing of (he winter winds for manv

room door softly opened. She turned, 100 I ^°°kCl^ P'

Fuacn.1 Invitations.(note paper, enveloped) .00 I jna«k holding a pistol in his hand, standCircular*, en half sheet letter, per hundred. 3.00 ing before her. Blanks—iin^lc quire, gl ,50—tWNjjuires.. 2,00 She did not scream for her first thought ich additional quire, to cents, was for her father, who slept, in the next fi (!il room, and to whom an)- sudden alarm 5,00 might be death for he was old. feeble and •4.00 sufiin.riug from heart complaint. Shecon-

1.50 1.50

id for

ai1 a mftn

with a black

t"i unfed the robber boldly, and addressed

liit-n in a low whisper: on are come," she said "to rob us." Spare yrur sou] awful guilt of murder. Mv father sleeps 'next my room, and to startle him from his sleep would cause his death. Make no noise I beg of you."

The fellow was astonished and cowed.— "We won't make no nois

," he replied

I suddenly, "if you give us everything quiet|ly.", Adelaide drew back and told him to take her jewels—uot without a pang for I they were precious love gifts, remarking at ihe same time, that two more masked rnffians stood at the half-opened door. As he look the jewel case and watch from the taI ide, and demanded her purse, she asked if thev intended to go inlo her lathers room.

She received a surly affirmative. 'He

wasn't a going to run all the risk and leave half the tin behind!" She proposed in-J Ufantly that she should go herself, saying: "I wiil bring you whatever you want and kill me il I play false to you." The fellow consulted his comrades, and after aj short parley, they igreed to the proposal a a a a

jhis purse, watch, keys, and desk, she gave I them up (o the robbeis who stood in the

The leader replied that' they should bo when they had got tho show of plate spread out below, and that they could nol let her out of sight, and that she must go with their.. In compliance with this mandate she followed them down stairs to the dining room, where a splendid wedding breakfast bad been laid to save trouble and hur-

seated themselves and prepared to make a meal. They ordered her to get them out wine, and cut her own wedding cake for them, and then seated at the head of the table, she was compelled to preside at this extraordinary revel.

They ate, drank, laughed and joked and Adelaide, quick of ear and eye, had thus time to study,- in her quiet way, the figures and voices ol the whole set. "When the repast was ended, and the plates transferred to sack, they prepaied to depart, whispering together and glancing at the young lady. For the first time Ad-

bled but it was not a consultation against her, as it proved. The leader approaching her, told her that they did not wish to harm her—that she 'was a jolly wench, regular game,' and they would not hurt her, but that she must swear not to give the alarm till nine o'clok the next day, when they should be off all safe. To thi* of course she was obliged to assent, and then they all insisted on shaking hands with her. She noticed that during this parting ceremony, that one of the luftians had only three fingers on his left hand.

Alone and in the.despoiled room, Adelaide faint and exhausted, awaited the first gleam of daylight then, as the robbers did not return, she stole up to her bed room, undressed and fell into an undestnrbed slumber. The consternarion of the family next morning may be imagined and Adelaide's stoiy was still more astonishing thau tho fact of the robbery itself. Police was sent from London, and they aided by Adelaide's lucid description of her midnight guests actually succeeded in capturing every one of the gang, whom the lady had no difficulty in identifying and swearing to—the 'three fingered Jack' being the

La»t night when the cloclca

elaide's courage gave way, and she trem- o'clock yesterday morning, our city was

guiding c-luo to the discover|. The stolen to the pan full of dirt. The members of

struck

But down from "the summit of Ararat came Tho gorms of a bolter race,

God-fearing, and generous, and noble, and kind And comely of lorm and face Then the Uoic of Promise the heavens spanned,

A Covenant sip:n sublime, Of Seed time, and Harvest, and season's change From then till the end of Time Ages have passed since the Promise was given,

The seasons have come and gone Nation." have risen, and flourished, aud fallen, Yet Time marches steadily on. Oreo in the darkness of Ages past, When tho voice of the Tyrant was heard on each blast. And the Axe, aud the Gallows, the Dungeon, aud Sword Were instruments ruady to back uo his word Then the Genius of Liberty, sad and oppressed, And finding in Europe No retime, nor rest, Forsook the Old World, with its blood fattened ground, For a hr.me in the New World,—Columbus had fouud.

Then generous hearts her adront hailed And built for her an Aitar high, And willing Freemen guard tne same

With stalwart arms, and watchful eye. Ik-r home is on our native soil, Altar in our native land, For her our Grandsires fought and bled,

Earth's purest, greatest, noblest band. For her will brave men gladly li^e, For her will brare men dare to die,

News by the Overland Mail.

Tho overland mail, which arrived at St. Louis on Sunday, brings California dates only to the 28th nit., nine days behind the news bv the Tehuantepec route, of which wo published so full a telegraph summary on the arrival of the Quaker City at New Orleans on Thursday last. We have room only for the following items, which have not been anticipated in the dispatches:

HEAVY EAKTIIQUAKE.—An earthquake of unusual vii/Lnce was felt in Calilornia on the morning of the 26th. Ths San Francisco Herald thus describes it:

At twenty-seven minutes before one

visited by one of the most violent shocks of earthquake that has been experienced since California came into Ameiican possession. It was preceded by a deep rumbling noise coming from the north-east, which sounded as il heavily loaded teams of wagons vvero being driven furiously through out streets. This was immediately succeeded by a premonitory shock, instantly followed by a still heavier one, which lasted about ten or twelve seconds. An intermission of some fivo or six seconds ensued, when a third shock, much heavier and more prolonged than the second, suceeded, raising the fears of our citizens to a painful degree. The motion was undulating, and from northeast to southwest, and the solid earth moved as if suddenly converted into ocean waves.

The shock was felt in other places also, but was in most cases less severe. SOUTHERN MINES.—The Los Angelos Vineyard of the 27 th says:

The Loss Angelos Mining Company have nearly completed their ditch and flume. They have, in digging a tail race, broken through what has been supposed to be the bed rock, and underlying which is gravel that contains about six cents of gold

E N I O N I N A N E E N

VOI, XI.-N0. 16.1 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, JANUARY 6, 1859. WHOLE NO. 537 CtflrofurlisDillc Jonrnal fWis-aiknmis.

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midnight chime, ...

I heard the voice of Old Father Time In tones full, musical, loud and clear, And lie cried "LTnto All a Happy New Year. A wonderful fellow is Father Time, Though his vea.rn have been many he's still in his prima, And his arm" is as strong and as quick hia paoe, As when the Progenitors of our race From Eden's gay bowers with sinless eye B«hell his bright Chariot speeding by: He's a Chronicler too, and a mighty Tome, He has filled with the wonders of Eiirt.li his horae, For he writes on Mouutain, and Koek aid Tree, On Valley and hill-side and Lake, and sea, On the pfitiering gems of the azure sky, In the deep where the pearl, and the coral lie, And each glowing morn and each setting sun Bear record of wonders that Time has done. He started hia tramp on the new born Earth, When Chaos expiring to Order gave birth And listened with Joy when the Great First Cautt, Raid "Let there be light," and'.-Light tlioro was." And when the groat work of Creation was done And the Earth smiled sweet 'neath the seventh «un, 'Twfis the brightest day in the age ot 1 iuie, 'Twas the primal Sabbath, 'twas sinless, mblime For the Earth was blessed, and the Choirs a bo TO Sang aloud in full symphony—"God is Lore." He watched the Tempter, and witnessed the Fall,. Aud heard the curse from tho Lord of all S.w stricken Adam with lowly head, Go forth to labor for daily bread, With the peerless mother of men by his side Hii tempted, and fallen, yet loving bride: Then years rolled on and tho homes of men Sprang up from hili-side, and glade, and glen, Ard minhty temples aud cities grand With walls embattled adorned the land, And tho air wa* lifo with the soundu of toil Aa men ploughed the waters, aud dulred the soil, r.ut Earth waxed wicked and men grew bold Nor worshipped God an they did of old But madu them Idols and bowt-d the kuoe III deepest and darkest Idolatry— Till the maddening waters leaped and curl«L As the Ark rode high o'er a drowned world.

O E A O N 6 O E

CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL

TAKrrrAnY x, xo59.

property was nearly ail recovered, and the the company are confident that thev have old rector always declared—and with truth a most valuable claim aud one which will —tbat he owed his lifo to the self posses- be largely remunerative. sion and judgement of his eldest dangh- The reports from Gila mines continue

The only ill effect of the great trial to much more extensive field llxin was conher nerves was a disposition, on the part templafed by the more cautious. Those of the young heroine, to listeu for mid- who park the dirt to the river on asses, night sounds and start uneasily from the an.1 gelling five dollars of gold from the troubled dreams but time & change of residence soon effected its cure.

flattering. Gold has been found over a

load of about one or two hundred pounds. A man came into the city a few days since, who had been working some fifteen days at an average of six dollars per day.

FEJEE ISLAND AFFAIRS.—We see it stated in the meeting held by the white settiers at these islands, that the two white men who were murdered aud eaten by the cannibals of Nayn, were one of them a native and the other a naturalized citizen of the United States. Their names weie Louis Bours and Henry Horner.

Patent Indigo.

Tho patentee of an article designed to supercede the use of Indigo, sends us a sample, with instructions to give it a fair trial and notice it according to its merits. We were ubout to make the tiial, when we accidentally came across the following first rate notice of its merits in the columns of the Ravenna (Ohio) Democrat:

POISONED BY INDIGO.—An article of LUdigo has been hawked about, and warmuted to require only what would stick to a pin head to make a water blue enough for a largo washing.

Several ladies in this town have lately been afflicted with poisonous hands, and one in particular, received so severe injury that she was obliged to keep her bands poulticed for days, and suffered the most acute pain and nearly all tho skin on the inside of her hands, came off. And this was the result of the use of this indigo preparation. Some of onr physicians say that prussic acid forms a component part of the article.

CURIOSITY—A man in Buffalo, N. Y., wears a most rare and ancient curosity in the shape of a WOODEN watch, ouly one hundred aud fifty-six years old! It vvas made by Casper Glatz Stetten, in Switzerland, in 1702. Tho pinions and verge are of steel the barral, main, and scape wheels are composed of brass, and so is balance. The rest of the watch is entirely of wood, including the case.

She's in our hearts, and on our tongues, Her name our loudest battle-cry. Our Union is her strong defence.

Forever may the Union stand Impregnable to Traitor's wiles, Or rank Rebellion's gory hand. Our merchant navy scours the world,

And bears our commerce o'er each sea, And in each port with pride unfurls, The starry Banner of the Free. Our Country is a mine of wealth, -r

Prolific soil, and golden ore, Peaco, Plenty, Liberty, and Health, Are all our own What want we mora Let Wisdom then our councils guide,

And Justice stamp or. each decree Then History's pen shall ne'er record, The downfall of our Liberty.

Now will I take another theme, Change Rhyme, as well as measure, I hope 'twill suit the Reader's will,

I'm euro 'twill suit my pleasure. 0

New Year. New Year, a happy New Year, With many rich presents and much of good cheer, New Year to tho Young, aud New Year to the Old,, New Year to tho Timid, New Year to tho Bold: A happy New Year to one and to all, To the high and the low, the great, and the small. To the Lawyer, the Doctor, the Merchant, and then, Merchant, Doctor, and Lawyer, and all other men Of everv Profession, and Calling, and Trade, Whether handling the Lancet, the Yardstick, oi Spade, At the Work bench, or Easel—who honestly toil At Piough. Loom, or Anvil, or turning tho Soil In Pulpit, or S.inotum whoso works aro designed, For the good of themselves—"and the rest ot mankind."

A Happy N«w Year to each lonely abode, Mankind are all travelling along the same road The Cradle lost sight of,—the Grave comes in view. And Death is the Toll-gate wc all must pass through. And the fare is tho same to the great—or the small, 'All ks have'—for we take with us—Nothing at all. Let the Poor then bo happy—Let them be-of good cheer, And hail—gladly hail each returning New Year, For the Promise to them has in mercy been given, They'll be rich as the richcst when thoy once get to Heaven.

A happy New Yoar to the Ladies—God bless them, May Fashion, and Pin-Money never distress them May Feathers, and Flounces, and Diamonds, and Pearls, Fine Shawls, and rich Dresses, small Bonnets, and Carls Be at their disposal—and then—and tchat then May they always lead captive tho hearts of the men 'Twill acconiptish all ends, for we know at this day, If tho Hearts falls a captive, the Pocket must. pay.

A happy New Year to tho Girls and the Boys, May it find them with plenty of gimeracks and toys With presents from Father, and Uncle, and Ned, From Mother, and Aunty, and Willy and Fred May their spirits b«. light and their hearts have no cars And enjoy themselves finely this blessed New Year.

Once more a happy New Year to all, Please feel in your pockets for something small, A Dime, or a Quarter, and buy my Addr :ss Well printed and beautiful,-—just from the Press For I am the JOUUNAT.'S" CAKIUXK Boy, And your generous kindness gives me joy: As I visit your IIOIIIL-S on a New Year's d.IT, When your Pockets are flush, and your spirits gay Then the strength of my gratitude none can tell" Dear Friends, aud dear'Patrons—farewell—farewell.

The I'snlms of David.

tabernacle thpy floated through the loftv and solemn space of tho temple. They were sung with glory in the Halls of Zion they were sung with sorrow by the stream of Babel. Aud when Israel had passed away, the harp of David was slill awakened in tho Church of Christ. In all eras and ages of that Church, from the hymn which first it whispered in an upper chamber until its anthems filled the earth, the inspiration of the royal prophet has enraptured its devotions and ennobled its rituals. Chorused by the winds- of heaven they have swelled through God's own temple of the sky, and stars they have tolled over the broad desert of Asia, in the matins and vespers of ten thousand hermits. 1 hey have rung through the deep valleys of the Alps, in the sobbing voices of the forlorn Waldcnscs through the deeps and caves of the Scottish Highlands, in the rude chanting of Scottish Covenanters through the woods ami wilds of primitive America, in the heroic hallelujahs o1" the early pilgrims.'

How to Dctoct Photograiphic counterfeits. A Correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer gives the following receipe for detecting photographic counterfeits, which are now made so correctly that it is impossible to detect them by tho eye: Take a lump of cyanille of potassium, wet it, & apply it to the surface of the impression. If it be a photographic bill it will immediately turn white, the potassium dissolving out the nitrate silver, leaviug the blank paper while if gennino it will remain unchanged.

i?SrTndia rubber tires have been successfully introduced in England for carriage wheels. Experiments have been made which prove that the rubber tires will wear nearly three time as long as iron.

i!®'The man who plays at once on the trump offameandthe horn of a dilemma, got his first idea of music on hearing a hay-cock crow while ho was tying a knot on a cord of wood.

The following fiae passage occurs in tho Psalms of David, It ih not surpassed in beauty by anything in (he language: •Great has been their power in the world.l tiring a recent trial at Auburn, They lesounded amidst tne courts of the tho following occurred to vaty the nionot-

Terms:

Later from Kansas.

BLOOD SHED AT FOIiT SCOTT!

[Correspondence of the Press and Tribuno.] L.UVRKNCK, December 19. We were gieatly surprised to-day by the arrival of a delegation from Fort Scott, who represeut that matters are taking a more serious turn there than ever before, and that blood has once more been spilt upon our soil. Mr. Blufif. sheriff of Bourbon county, Mr. Campbell, the deputy marshal of the same, and James Jones, editor of the Fort Scott Democrat, are among the delegates. They have come up to communicate the facts to Gov. Medar.y, who arrived at his post only two days ago. They state that on Thursday morn

ed into Fort Scott, with all the paraphcr-

Thus far, their action may bo justifiable but our informers state that the part}' immediately commenced firing upon a store

occupied by Dep. Marshal Little, who wasj

wounded last summer by Montgomery's

men, when they were attacked by U. S. troops under Capt. Anderson. The father of this young Little was member of the Lecompton Constitutional Convention—a hot pro-slavery partisan—and has always been identified with our difficulties. Mr. Little was .shut dead at one of the first fires through the window, and it is stated that

his body was dragged from the store, when

tho party entered and helped themselves to

the most valuable contents, taking in all

wounded. Such is the substance of their

narrative. They have visited the Gover-

them most kindly, and regarded their com-

plaint as a matter ofthe utmost importance

to Southern Kansas. But this was his in-j

sist fiom all other counties, biinging large posses, aud have all who are implicated in tho late murder forcibly taken by them, aud still another to send down a committee to learn and report all the facts from both sides.

ery by twelve aimed men. Whether incidents have any connection I know not ., YIGIL.

ony of the proceedings: "Among tho witnesses was one, as verdent a specimen of humanity as one wo'd wish to meet with. After a severe cross examination, the counsel for tho government paused and then putting on a look of severity, and an ominous shake of his head, ox el aimed 'Mr. Witness, has not an effort b^en made to induce you to tell a different story 'A different story from what I havo toid sir 'That is what I mean.' 'Yes, sir several persons have tried to get ine to tell a different story from what I have told, but they couldn't. 'Now, sir, upon your oath, I wish to know who these persons are.' 'Waal, I guess you've tried hard as any of them.'

ing last, at an eaily hour, Capt. Montgom- camo the loud-mouthed propagator of herery, at the head of about 100 men, march-'

nalia of war, including a howitzer former-!

ly used in this place. They first released a Mr. Rice, who formerly acted under Montgomery, but has been recently convicted of the crimes of theft and murder, and was then in custody therefor. lie was set free upon the ground that those old charges were bygones, and (hat none of his party should suffer for offences committed, while they were in a state of open warfare, upon their pro-slavery enemy.

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itiative, and he must not act without con monstratiou that marked his coming. To sideratiou and prudence. I

Ho would decide in a day or two upon

This report seems rather ex parte in opposition to Monfgymory. All Kansas (.empests of this kind have two tides to the view. When we have heard the other it, will be time enough to decide impartially, j1,10

to shield him or his abettors from justice,

if he has transcended the measure of hu-

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some mode that in his judgment would State as a spirit of darkness. He even restore peace to thai section of the Territo- I

esca

ry. Among the propositions discussed, of the Whig and the True Southone project was to declare martial law, an-

ron

other to use the troops as a posse, anoth-! s»h"nned_as a leper, he hurried on to the er to cail upon disinterested sheriffs to ns-

about

The witness was dismissed, while the judge, jury, and spectators indulged in a hearty laugh.

THE ALI'E or A Loxo NOSB.—The following circumstance, it i. believed, happened to tho learned sergeant, (Hiil.j He had a remarkably long nose, and being one day out riding, was flung from his horse, and fell upon his face, in the middle of the road. A countryman, who saw the occurrence, ran hastily up. raised the sergeant from the dirt, and asked him whether ho was much hurt. The sergeant replied in the negative. "I see, snr," said the rustic, grinning, "yer ploughshare saved ye!"

MAMMOTH SHEEP AND DEAR MUTTON. A Leicester sheep, weighing 831 lbs, was sold at the Cattle Market this morning, to John Donovan, of Thompkins Market, for 100, by Samuel McGraw, the sheep was raised in Courtland co.—jV". Y. Post.

A IIOG AS is A HOG.—The Cicinnati En

quirer says Mr. Leaf, a farmer of Anderson township, in Hamilton co., sold to the Bogens on Wednesday a hog that vreighjed, on hit feet, 965 pounds.

50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. 2 00 WITHIN THE YEAR.

SENATOR DOUOLAS' WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI.

A StilT Southern Breeze-Donglns monished.

Ad-

This is the style in which Mr. Douglas is welcomed by the organ of Jefferson Davie, in Jackson Mississippi: [From the Mississippian, Dec. 14.

DOUGLAS' WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI.— It is creditable to the opposition in this state, that even for the sake of fomenting discord in tho Democratic party, they have but in few instances resorted to the desperate chicane of encouraging a man, who, to 6ecure his re-election to the Senate, basely abandoned his principles, deserted his cause in the hour of danger, and be

damnable that it has been condemn

^3" common consent of all parties in

South, "as worse than the Wilmot Proviso." In other States the case has been somewhat different.

But in Mississippi, although his advent was heralded by the Vicksburg Whig and the True Southron, long in advance of his coming, no note of welcome went forth to greet him. The Legislature was in session, and the announcement was laid on the desks of members, but it was received with indifference, if not with contempt.— It was said by the organs in his interest

would certainly pay the Capitol of

State a visit, that he might be seen

h°ard, but no resolution was passed

inviting him hither. The use of the Representatives's Hall was not even tendered him, an act of courtesy which had just been extended to the Editor of Louisville Journal, and of which even itinerant lecturers, unknown to fame, are oftentimes made the recipients from respect to the topics which it is their business to discuss.—

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several thousand dollars. Other shots I Democrats, Amer icans, Old Line Whigs, were fired by both parlies and several wore

intelligent and patriotic body

Mississippi legislators from every por-

State of every political creed,

vvas

nor to-day and returned here again this' gentlemen, "irrespective of party," was evening. They report that he received

none—not one—so poor to do

im ,ev01ence

ens6

Even tho cold ceremony

commonplace missive from patriotiy

as aQ

vvas not wor!

ment

honor which ho

-hy to receive. The announce*

°f his purpose to invade the Capitol

,vas 10

loudest most formidable de-

hackneyed phrase, he 'took (he hint'

an^ as'

ItiS5on

At present the case looks exceedingly bad of a discretion which we did not for Montgomery, and I shall be last to seek I

knovv

silently past the borders of

ped the observation of his lynx-eyed

repulsed as an euemy, or

city of Xew Orleans. His intended tour northward, through the States of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, fce., was abandoned, and tho noxt we hear of him is bis hasty escape to sea, from the presence of a people whose cause be had betrayed. His face, like his conscience, was hardened* but it had not metal enough about it longer to confront the cold glance and tha withering scorn of tho chivalrous and pattiotic masses of the South. Profiting by

taught him, and obeying tha

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t0 auso t0

manity, although I have usually defended Piesidency. his foimcr policy. The bounds of social I propriety vascillate somewhat when a man HOUSES OK REFUGE.—Tho attention of is driven !o the wall. The news is not yet jLegislature should bo directed at an cohl of a midnight attack upon Moufgo'm- early day of tho approaching session to tie

possess, his last act has been

he announced from h8adquar

ters tiiat is no

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an aspirant for

the necessity of the erection of Houses of Refuge, where juvenile offenders could ba punished with a view to their reformation ,' Recently we have had a number of burglaries committed in this city by boys of from fouitoen to twenty years of age.—v Some of them have been convicted of' larceny and, under tho statute, would be sent to the penitentiary, but the jury, in every case, has dealt mercifully and sentenced the offenders to short imprisonment* in the county jail. This punishment is not adequate to the offence committed, and an incaicreration in the penitentiary, among men comfirmed in crime by long years of practice in it, is to ruin them at once and forever. There is a middle grada and a middle degree of punishment, and that is to send juvenile offenders to houses of refuge, where they can be punished and, at the same time, treated in a manner leading to their reformation. We hope tha Legislature will take speedy' action in tha erecting of one or more houses of refuge. The necessities of the State demand this action at their hands.—Ind. Journal.

Defence of Old Biichclors. Tne Savannah News, in answer to a F: diatribe against the male single, says:— •Ever since the days of Adam, old bachjelors havo been the butt of everybody's ridicule. We protest against it. There is a vast difterance between Adam and tho old bachelors of our day. Adam conld a/ford to marry—many bachlors now-a-days 4 cannot. What with crinoline, five hun- r. dred dollar shawls, diamond bracelets, and pin money, it is no small undertaking at this age of the world. Eve had no choico —it was Adam or nobody. She had no chance to get up a flirtation, for there was uo one to flirt with. Seeing no other means of tantilizing her husband—a femine peculiarity from that day to this—she got him in a scrape by eating tho forbidden fruit. 'Old bachelors are criminally gailtd,' are they? Give 'old bachelors' the same Adam had, and our word for it, a majority of them would put on matrimony in no time.'

iPSTMan is like a snow ball. Leavu him lying in idleness against the sunny fence of prosperity, and all the good that's in him melts like butter but kick him around, and he gathers strength with every revolution, until he grows into an avalanche, To bnccsed you must keop moving.