Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 6, Brookville, Franklin County, 27 January 1854 — Page 1

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BY T. A. GOODWIN. BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1854. VOL'. XXII. NO. 6.

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Dr. J. W. KEELY, Cir;::a Dentist OFFICE OAK DOOS SOUTH OPTHB Y ALLEY HUVSE. r ar.tai. All wrk warranted. So Harre for MMlMIlM er advice. 41-lJ. J, R DAVIS, M. D., Phytic. an & Ourpeon, OFFICII l alt reeldeaee, eotaer of Main aad iri Broofc villa. In. CYnrSXXILCORE JaeUMvf U Fe, od A itoraer aad Councilor al lav. Brook vUte, lad. OsvaioaUll Caraaiaf Ti.ölioBiara. 43, IUI. Y7 J If . Uf, OlDea II. 7 lUUe'e vill,idiaaa. 'ft 1-45. T D. JO.ir.S, Atlorae y aad Coaaeeilor ai Offlc I HaUe'e tallA' Law, Brook vlii,Iad. L 1 . I (ill IT WC CBCOKiniNX. 11 ( Coaotellor al Law. Offlte la Mailt' alldlng , Brook villa, Indiana. 4- J T tt. ntLVnti Attorut it U. Off J, Barraatttreet, twedoort avrtn of Ceo Hoi laad't OlBc, Brook villa. '43 Y W IIITT. AttoraevatLaw.aad Noury Pee. Jt lle.omce wlla Caoaaa Holl., Km., Brook tltlt, Ind. " ALF. WAIID, ' ATTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LAW, oroetvuie, inaiaaa. vdm iw aoort aorta Barlaa'i atort. MOSES J. KELLEY. Attorney at Law and Notary Public, LAURRL, WRA IT KLI CO. I .ID., VTIM. aokaowlodfiaviiu of Oaede, Ukt aad If certify JpoIUeq, Affidavit Ac. EVAN Ot7EKSt NOTARY PUBLIC. Reiidence.Mt. Carmel, lnd. IV. K. f.iomns.M.D., Phyiieliin&Sargcon, Mt. Carmel, Ind., 22-253 1 year. Itateeaf Awertllaaraaajreodaem By IIa atwcrlBwral Transient Advertising. Out Ki'oaroor leae, thra weeke.. ...... ....$1,00 Fot 17 additional ateerttoa ander S moatht..... m S3 ' Yearly Advertising. Ona eqaara or Wtt, ana year.. ............. S.M ' Una tuarUaraoolaatal atoe.. ............ 9jM a ae...... lo.ao ' tjear M 1J.U0 ' Oaa belief a eol a bib S mot...... iu,n . liaoe .... . .... ....... . rof 10 " H mot.... ..... su.nu Ob colama 3 aioa . tu.uo . -Soto.Ma... ...... .33.uq 1a B01.M .....M,oa ' Tor nek lnaaiAioa over Um weak and ret (haa Ure month, tJ tenia a aqnara will tx addad. A tqaara eonllt of M em Ua llnet Von paretl. AaytMn lee Ua.i a aqnara to no ee tad at a ran Muar; a freeuon over a aqnara, at a aqnara end a hair, a fraction ver a Maar and a Aalf. at two aqaaraat and 0 on. Ciretm aad Cannon PleaeCoart, A mlnlttrm ttaa od ataer U-l aoüco, bui b paid la ad' taneonr amply teeared. la bo cbm will we arail tha laiu ofa ta fot th rrlnUr'i Km. ihm7i wul a haid rctponaittM for Ua lf at ad varti.tn ardarad T Um. irjAnnaacUf endldaUtof ttary dtterlptlon, 91 Uaaaaarlaara, aa4 ItHUMi WHO art DOl .Advartlaamaata not markad an tha toprfora Mr 1 Had aaaiM af lnaerüona, III a aoaüaaad until ardaraC Mt, and payaaat raqatrad aoeor diiKf,aoU4Bwy rafer to a dtttnita du, wkn Ua will b iHaartad ta that data. If marked "Uli frlUl,' thay wlU, m aoarae, ho laaartad anUl ordarad aal, at U atoal ratat. All advarliiamanl. from itran gttt Oftrantlent aaraaacto kapaM la advanca. paial Motlcaa, fat, aad Coatmanlvallon daalfnad to pronnou private tnUrU, will b-t ckarrad Bl ttmt innara fur tack InaarUoa. MarrUgataalUaalaa are aaaoirtcad: (ratalW aaly. advertUemeat will be Intertod wlthonl tomaeatatloa. T. A. COODWIJC, K.i. AmtrUaa. C. B. BAKTLKY, 4. UanavraU 1 . -- Early Courtxhlp la Ohio Neartr U w tlt te mm hf r . If you can't gtt thsm that you want, you must take thm that you caa git, and that U how I cara to marry 1'at sey. Lore will go where 'til tent, any how, and we can't help it; and the harder a chap lote a gal, the poorer chance he alanda to git ncr the thing it just here, the more he lores her the more shy and trembling he is, and he can't half Uli hU fadinga to her if he tries while the careless andunfceUn chap, that's got no more lore in him than a hoss, can hare a dozen gals af tcr him at once. I hare thought the heart was like mud turtle's eggs; you dent the shell on one side, a dent on the other side made In the same man ner will bring all smooth again. So with the heart; ono girl makes a dent, it remains bruised till some other press ea It, pushing out the old bruise, and le ari riff in anew one. Well, well, accidents will happen; folks will laugh; the world is more fond of fun than logic; and they might as well laugh at me as anybody. 80 I agreed to Uli you about my first courtship. It wa'nt 1'ataey; but my first sweetheart was a proper han'some girl. I worked for her father. Okio was all in the woods then, and ererybody lived in log-houcs, except down in Cleveland there was a store or two. And my three hundred acres, that is worth now one hundrvd and fifty dolUrs an acre, wasn't worth when I bought It only three dollars. Pashaw.pashawlhow times is ehangcdl Ulad to git corn bread and gammon gravy then; had to go thirty milesdown to Chagrin to mill. I always used to go for boss instead of himself, fo I only "hcafusd" ninety pounds in weight, and made a lighter load orer a bag of corn on hosiWk. Let me see, I Weigh eighty now. Well, f was twenty-fire years so's lust about, and in love with blods, daughter, but always tho't sho felt a Icetlo aboTO me, tor i was not any tai ler then than I am now; not quite aa tall as she was anvhow. and wo work ing for eight dollars a month, and had tu dress in tow linen at that. You never see one of them locrdnc frocks. made, like a shirt, out of nax-tow, did re? Well, tail bought this blue coat, when I married Patavy thirty and fire years ago, I never wore any but tow, and if it wan't Sunday to-day I should not had it on, for 1 despiso 'straraganee and newfangled flummeries and Ikingombob noodles 'round yer big liouscs. 1 was in lore thirty-five yean ago, bead orer heels in lore, and never dared to say a word about it. Her name was Jerusha. I longed to tell bcr fiow my heart swelled and burnt

for her as it thumped agin its 'chist,'

but I could nerer screw my courage op to the pint but I thou't I would some day 1 some other day, I'd been alone with her many a time, and had resolved and re-resolved on pop ping it right out, but the stillness was as awful on them 'casions as the roar of Niagara, and my heart would feel all over like your little finger does when you hit your elbow agin a thing accidental, a tinglin' fullness. Cuss my luck, said I to myself, one Sunday night, as I cum home from mill after a three day's ride. Jerusha had a beau a chap from town, dress ed as smart as a dancing-master. My heart jumped into my gullet the min ute 1 seed him. I felt down in the mouth, for I knowed I was a gone feller. He had on broad cloth. Talk of your new-fangled Gossop and Gresh an houses now, but folks in them days didn't hare but one room down stairs, and a ladder logo up stairs; puncheon floors was good enough below, and oak shakes split out by hand kivered the chamber floor. It was so in boss's house, and I slept up chamber. I want vou to imagine two wooden hooks fixed up to hang a gun on, right over the hearth, on the chamber beam; I want you to remember my tow shirt, and I want you to imagine my feel ings that night after I went to bed, for Jerusha and the dandy chap had the hull room hclow to them wives, with a rousin bright fire to spark by. I couldn't atand the temptation to want to hear what they had to say to themselves. Whisper, whijper, whis e a . a. per. x ou may uugn al it, but it s the naked truth that I am going to tell. I hare laughed myself at the same since. When I heard something a a w pop like a kiss, Dy ginger, i couia stand my great heart-thumps no long er. Curiosity and jealousy got the up per end on me; I wanted to see for ray self; so I slid out o' bed, sitting flat like a tailor on the floor, determined to hitch up just as I sat, inch at a lime, to the opening orer the hearth where the beam and gun hooks was. A cat eould'nt been no stiller arter a mouse; but my heart thumped louder every hitch, just as it will when a man goes to do what 'aint right. Well, just as I had gained the right pint to look over at 'tm, up tilted the pesky floor down I went, tow shirt to gun hook and there I hung blind-fold like a squirrel half-skinned; right over my rival and sweetheart ready for tha basting. I couldn't see 'em at all artcr thai, and It was more than lea minutes before the old boss awoke to tear mo loose; dangling around the fire. Whatl whatl said he, got a spare rib, hal Let me down, said I. I got pretty well hoaxed, anyhow, and ain't been quite so raw since in love matters. Lord, I never looked Jerusha in the faco from that day, nor a girl in the neighborhood, for I could swear she told 'cm all. That accident got my grit op to make a forti. I went off a few miles and married the first chance I got. jutt out of spite and Patsey is worth all of 'em arter all and marrying is a lottery business. Then don t hang yourself (as I did) be cansoyou can t get a particular girl but recollect your heart is like rubber, it will stretch a good ways and not break. Cleveland Herald. Sttan Cmrrlafca. The use of steam in place of horses, on common roads, has been found prac ticable, and in all respects economical, by actual experiment in Knland, and has only been prevented hitherto by the opposition (as is supposed) of the agricultural interest. An effort is now bvtng made in this country, where the prejudices of a single interest are lcua lormidablo obstacles to a publio improvement, to introduce steam carriage r for our roads. Mr. J. K. Fisher of New York, has invented several valuable improvements in the construction and arrangement of such carriages, and is now raising a joint stock com pany, with a capital of 9100,000, for the manufacture of his machine. A specimen, showing the working part, of the steam carriage, is now on exhibition at the Crystal Palace. Mr. Fish er alleges that he can stop his carriage, or turn it, in less time than ahorse ve hicles of equivalent weight and power, and that It will also wear roads much less. Tte Uwodl la) Tw I,eet. The members of the Presbyterian Church (N. 8.) in the slarcholding otates have or late showed thcirdia pleasure against tho American Home Missionary Society, becaute they send so much more aid to the West than to the South. This has lately led to the formation of "tho Southern Aid So cicty," and many Northern men have lent it their names. A few days aince a thorough ctern manmrt a rsorth era Minister somewhat prominent in the "Southern Aid Society," and ad drced him thus: Dr. .1 hare a petition toprescnt Ahl what is it?" said the Doc tor. "That you forthwith send a Minister to preach tho Gospel at Norfolk, Virginia, where they have fined Mrs. Douglas for teaching cvloreil children to ten 8cr.nr.. A School Room.- Boy "Master, this gsl ksepa a-ssjln' I'm thief." ' Master. "What does she ssy you have done!" Bor. "She ssys I stole her ehirsc ler." At this juncture, a little girl jumped uoand said. M ceth he did I gth he did for I theen him behind tho thcoo houth eating thomtting." . XiTPhyic. for the most part is nothing else but the substitute of ex ercise or temperance. aquisod.

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Wrltlea for Ua Amerkaa. THE OLD iTILL-IIOt SE by m. louisa citmvoon. It standi 7 Uta river ilea, Tha illll-houta drear end krewn, 4 Tha roof la dark, aad tha ehlatney wide Ilalli partly fltllta down. 1 Tha owl hoota Utero la tha dltmal algtit, He looki like a fhottla the mooabeama white; Aad hlegboelly bride, with her large round area, Fotdt her dark wlngt and hoartely eriet Too whoot too whoo, I know where ghotte walk, do nei yon!" Darker aad Hill mar dark The thadowe gather faet, Aad aolielett ttept and tall formt ttark Meve tike a tttadow patt: Old ago eoaae Brat, with thin while hair, ' Aad blear and tear on hit brow to We; Aad the old awl top hit chant to look; But hit mate troakt oa from her moety nook, Too whool loo whoo, I know where gboett haunt, do aotyoa!" There 't youth, onct young nd ttrong, Aid manhood ilald and wUe, Bat talea of In and woo and wrang F!eh from their bloodshot eyee! But teowlt ara on each once fair faoa, Aad only tha tempter' mark you Iraee On tha brow where klatee were woat to reit; Bit Uta owl tingt oa frombcraetty nett, MTo whoot too whoo. I know where ghoeta haant, do not yen! Around the ftiul board Gather tha ghaaUy band, Aad sp to the brim the ram la pa are d By many a paUled hand. Aad ach oaa drlnka with horrid eheer, Aad each ona tpaaka with a haaghty aaeer Aad laugh, aad Jett, and oalhara heard, But tha owl chant oa, with Lsart aaaUrred, "Too whoot loo whoo, I kaow her ghoits dwell, do not yottl'1 Theaeometh another band: There It Won. a, robed la white, Aad kindly the touch of a genUe hand, Keila on each thoulder light. The mother, the titter, the wife, are there, The daughter, with white llpt moved ta prayer; , And tha awl itopt with a iure m grim. That hU mate half pautet to look at him 'Too whool too wheo, 1 kaow where ghoeta walk, do not you!" There U childhood, fair and pur At the Bret wild Sower of iprlng, With a tratUng love that will endura Thro' wrong, thro' everything; And round the neck are eon armt throwor . But aot tha tear, the kltt, the moan, Caa melt the heart where tha terpen! Ileal And the owlchanU oa with ealm, cold ayet, To whoot too whoo, 1 kaew where ghotta haunt, do not you!" Ia vain It It all In vain Teart eeat In mute detpalr, ' What power eaa whUpar af hope again? All, all la anguish there; And tha alight form aink neath the heavy blow, Llpt pale, and faeea are white at taow, Aad bloed-dropa ttala tha golden hair Aad the owl'i voice diet la echo there -MT0 wheel too whoo, 1 kaow where ghoU dwell, do not yon! The night hath lot her erown, Behind the fared g reea Softly tha young meon hath gent down, Totlumbertmixt teren. Th formt fad at la the amply air, Aad tha owl alU muta wllh a itleraa tlart, Thea eUrla aad Slat with heavy wlngt. While hit ghaally bride but once more lagt Too whool loo whoo, I kaow where ghottt dwell, do aot you!" Written for tha Amtrlcto. THE 8PiniTS IIO.TIE. BY RBV. II. bThIBBBN, A. M. Thlt world It not our Snal home, Wa all are pilgrim hra; And whereo'r our footatept mam, Thlt thought tili romei to cheer. The aoal damaad a purer film, Than thlt dark earthly clod, Like r.da at the birth of time, Freh from the hand of Ood. For Sla hat Itwly tunk aar world la torrew and In teart, And death hit wading thafla hat hurled, For many thoutand yeart. Could wa Mall apM the eounUete dead, From earth and roaring main, Tha very duet beaeatb oa r tread, Would change to living Deal Yet ail. of theee hav paed awayt Tha young, Inllfe'tiweet bloom The aged, food of II ta ae they, Wer forted Into the tomb. The BptiUattherdlhtmalUfe'adawa, With life have long tlnee Bed, And ttlll Uteendletthott movet oa Ta Join tha tleeptng dead. Tha cleared iky It aooa e'enpread, Tha wild tlorra galhen there, The deep-toned thunder roll o'crhead, Ahd gleam the lightning'! glare, Indeed throughout earth ' wide domain, Oa all thing pur or bright, A aeorehlng, withering hand It lain, T wither and to blight. The fragrant Bower that lift lit bloom To catch Ui tuubearo't ray, Thai glveth forth inch tweet perfume, Offend by llcderay. Boaeata tha aua that hinein bright. From heaven's anrlonded iky, Thaleheert tha world with golden light, W parch and plna and diet BatwhlU on all moat pur and fair, We trace the mark of ln, Until our hearta a deaert are At dark at alghl within Oh then "la I lamp of Ufa" flvti light, To cheer at ta our gloom, And through tha breaking cloadt of olght, Reveali vat Briarr'i lloaal F.ianai.o,l.n., Jan. l7lh,lSM. Out at th Tavern Oat of tho Uttrn I'v Juit ilepped to-night; 8lrti von aro caught la a very bad plight, Right hand and left hand ara both out of place, Street! you ara druk,'tia a very eliar caea Mooa! 'Us a vary queer Agar yoa eat, One eye littering while t'other la thuti Tlpey, ! aa, and youVa greatly to blame i Old aa yoa ara, 'Ua a horrible ihtme! Than tha atraet Urn pi, what a scandalous eight! Nona of them eoberty alandlng aprlghti Rooking and Hag gering why, on my word, Rech of tho lamps la aa drunk aa a lord. All la eonfueloa; bow ttn'l it odd? I am tha only tblng'eober abroad 8 er It wer raah wllh thle crew to remain Oucaa I'll go Inta tha tavern again.

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Nobrmekat. The boundaries of this new Territory, according to Senator Douglass bill com mences at the south-west corner of Mis sourl, thence running west on the line of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes of north tatltnde until It interaecta the one hundred and third meridian of longitude west of Greenwich; thence north on the said meridian until it Intersects the thirty eighth parallel of north latitude, thence west on the said parallel of latitude to the summit of the Rocky Mountains; thence northward along and upon the summit of the aaid range of mountains to the western boundary of the Territory of Minnesota, thence aouthward on and with said boundary to the Missouri river thence down the centre of the main channel of slid river to the State of Missouri, thence south on and with the western boundary ofaald State to the place of beginning irilaa XjWj (no. The Alton, Ills., Telegraph relates the following incidents, relating to this lady. This eloquent and talented apostle of Woman's Right's, passed through our city, on Monday, eri route for Chicago. We were in hopea that we would have the pleasure of hearing her, and intimations to this effect were were given, but it seems to have been a mistake. Miss Lucy is not pretty; but still a very fine looking young lady; dresses decidedly in the Bloomer costume, and wears short hair. She attracted no little attention upon our streets, as she passed to the depot, many mistaking her for a Squaw, until the truth was known. Of course they were afterwards mortified at their mistake. There is no doubt of the fact, that Miss Lucy is practically, as well as in theory, a thorough-going stickler for Woman's Right's. We had a stunning manifestation of it, while she was here. The gentlemanly clerk of the Brunette, politely assisted her to the Depot, carrying her carpet-sack, satchel, c, and wth no little pains, selected for her the most comfortable seat in the eras. When duly ensconced, however, instead of thanking him for his attention, she very coolly opened her purse, and offered him a dollar! We don't know what his feeling were, but it is said he very quietly bowed himself out. Miss Lucy certainly has not yet learned that in the West, at least, politeness is a bountiful gift, offered without price, and in return for which, gentlemen ask only the merest acknowledgement. Ta Wham It mar Concern. The following is of special interest to wine-bibbers and becr-guzzlers, if any such should happen to take up our paper.. It is copied from the Western Christian Advocate, published at Cincinnati. The item in the last sentence will remind many of a trial in the Albany courts some years since, touching a certain brewery in that . a e city: "A gentleman; in giving in his testimony last week before ono of our courts, stated that bullock's blood was in almost universal use among the wine j merchants of Cincinnati, and specially when they wished to mako sweet wine. A daily paper also remarks that it is a fact that our brewers uso rotten meat to improve tho quality of their beer." Laaa and Jaln The history of accidental orill-irotten my w wealth has too often been but tho por m . . a a a trayal oi corruption, tne spceuy aownfall of individuals and nations. In Tvre and Sidon tho wealth was nuickly amassed. Babylon and Palmyra were . are. corrupt with intemperate luxury. Home, overladen with the spoil of the world, became overwhelmed with her own vices. These and many others are instances of the destructive tendencies of speedy and unnatural accumulation. Of material wealth "wo brought a . a, nothing into tho woria, anu can carry nothing out of it." There is some thing, however, that will be carried out that is, tho character which has been forming in tho pursuit of a a wealth. Tho narrow, selfiah. miserly ai'irit that grows on accumulation the oerr ous, peevish fretful temper, that can uear no opposition or uisappointmeni the inflated nothingness, which esti mates all things by dollars and cents those ko with the soul oi wincn tney are a part, constitutionally anu spiritually. As do also all tho carefully acquired virtues that belong to the penvet III nil. iu uuiruu It 19 IUMIUI lant that each day of lifo hhould bo A dav of improvement. Habits of thou't and study aro to bo asaiduously culti vated. Business itsell may bo conducted in such a manner as to invigorate, enlarge, and elevate the mind. A man's thoughts must travel beyond tho counter and deck. The merchant, if he would bo faithful to himself, like the lawyer, like tho physician, and tho clergyman, must extend his researches beyond tho provinco of his own profession, and bring tho contributions of all regions of thought to build up himself in tho strength of intellectual manhood. If any one pursues business to the neglect of mcutal or moral culture he sacrifices the great end of life to tho comparatiboly worthless means. Ho may gain money and lone knowledge; he may gain tho splendor of houses and equinago and loo tho accomplishments of tho gentleman; ho may gum a material citato and lose a spiritual empire; be may "gain the whole world anulose his own soul." Ilunt't Merchant Magazine

Letter from Horace) Gcly. Tho following is Mr. Greeley's letter to the Ohio ' Editorial Convention: New York, Dec. 5, 1853. Dkar Sia: You ask me to attend your Convention of Editors and Publishers, on the 10th proximo, which it is not practicable to do. Your alternative proposition, that I would write you a word of advice, or suggestions, is readily adopted. I would suggest, then, that the Editors and Publishers of Ohio, will act worthily and usefully,

if they adopt the following course of journalist lann ana practice, to oe uvea up to hereafter, viz: 1. Cash payments for all printing, when delivered, for all advertisements when ordered, if by strangers, and when their puMication is completed, if ordered by men of known responsibility Should the term of publication exceed six weeks, bills to be presented and Daid monthly. Newsrjarxirs to be al ways paid for when delivered, and, if sent by mail, to be paid for in ad vance. 2. An earnest and intelligent sup port of the principles, fundamental doc trincs and nctivo measures of any par ty, to be given according to conviction; but the knaveries of defaulters and speculators of one's own party to be visited with, at least, equal severity as though the culprits belonged to the adverse party. Let the public be assured that editors are not attorneys who whitewash or blacken characters, as they happen to be fed by plaintiff or defendent, but in the main, intelligent, independent, patriotic citizens, who support one party, or the other, as they honestly believe best for thecoun try. I think the majority of the American journals more servile and indiscriminate in their partianship than those of any other free country. 3. Systematic resistance to, dis couragement of the lawyer practice of harrassing the press with suits of libel founded on mistakes, inaccurate in for mation, or the unobserved insertion of somo advertisement, or police report that somebody chooses to consider disparaging. 4. General agreement to discuss principles and public measures more thorouuhlv. nff nrnonal rWrtr fr1eml...dmor..p.riDglr. . j umted. Jtmatc. d?termined, advocacy of improvement m common school education, as essential to the public welfare, first, and to the liberal circulation of newspapers ncxt. : . 6. The earnest commendation to rmhlic favor of all iudiciotts measures pttDlic -Mor o lntenuea to Qiuuse practical eaucauon in the sciences and useful arts, to di minsh pauperism and crime, and to extend the sway of justice, temperance, virtue, and true religion. Yours for progress, HORACE OREELEY. A Prohibitory L.atr. Some twenty odd papers in the State

have openly avowed themselves in fa ! mon parlance, "pays the rint," be vor of a Prohibitory Liquor Law, and not supplied with every luxury that the only three have declared themselves heart of pig can wish, he at least opposed to it. Of the remainder shares the best of those enjoyed by tho probably three-fourths of them are in family; and repays the kind attentions favor of the law, and one-fourth op-; by a faithful and affectionato attachnosed. Of this three-fourth a majority ment to all its members, familiarly

Will nüt May lä TYUIU HI J UUl Ui uv Kin far fear of Ling patronage-tho oth ers will gradually show their hands, Of the one-fourth opposed, the most of a Im f. AB) 1 w. Irtut tiiem win not uare to open tiieirmouuis aa a MO long ns it is pretty certain that the a ml ..i law will bo carried. The others will catch their three or four bold leaders by the coat tail, howl when they howl, anu iwuianu squirru as tney wist anu, squirm. Mark our prediction. X A. Trib. The value of life judlcl aldered. lly Conrecovery of damages for tho death of A laborer, tho suit being for the benefit of the children of the deceased. The death of the man was caused by a rock falling upon his head which some laborers in the employment of the Company were blasting. It was also contended that the operation of blastinir was negligently per formed in this instance, as timber was not used to cover up the blast, but only loose stones, and that the defend .... .a a II ante were liable to pay the mil penalty allowed by tho statute. It was in evidence that tho deceased was about 35 years of age, and by the direction of Court, the Carlisle tables of mortality were introduced to show the chances of human life; by these calculations, it would appear that the deceased had thirty-ono years moro chance of lifeMr. W. C. Noyes appeared for the defendants, and contended that tho de'd camo to his death by his own negligence, ho having been warned against entering his shanty while the operation of blasting was going on. The learned gentleman also contended that the Company were not liable, becauso not the actual operators, they hiaiply owning the property, having contracted for its improvement by others. If anybody, therefore, is injured by the calamity, it was thoso who were actually engaged in the blasting. Tho Court charged that if the death of Crimiu resulted from cither carelessness or neglect and that it might have been avoided by the proper precaution, then the plaintiff was entitiod to recover, and the defendants in this auit were liablo for tho acts of their airents, the same as if done by them selves. His Honor intimated that if the Jury should trive excessive dama ges moro than the pecuniary value of the lite oi tho diseased to his cnucrcn the verdict mitfht be set asido as against evidence. The Jury retired and found for the plaintiff damages, i?oOU,

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the Farmer's Loan and Trust Com pig, which turned with him as he pass- confined in a prison. Whocnuscd that panyof New York, in which action was j cd to and fro. An inquiry into his dreadful deed? Certainly tho mad brought by administrators for tho comnanionshin elicited the following ...i 1.1 .i.

The Attack an Xr Derry. It haa been circulated over the neigh

boring parts of the State that the Presi dent of our University haa fallen Into difficulty, but we are not sure that all of oor readers are sequainted with the rest nature of the trouble. One sided and malicious reprcsentatious bare been sealously published, calculated and btigned to mislead public opinion. The lolJowine is a concise statement of the facts, which we publith without vsrniah, desiring to correct whatever erroneous impressions our readers ms hare re ceired through other sources. Twice within a few weeks Dr. Berry's house hss been visited in the night time, and his family inaulted by a few Individuale of the Bawd house grade; the second time, the vilest conduct and languace were employed until the appearance of Dr. l)erry,wben they took to their heels with yells, abuses and oaths. During the same period of time and previously several snsriing communications appear ed in the Greencastle Sentinel some of them criticising the government of the University, some attacking the churches and ministers of the gospelande.il of u j cm inauuceun&r e myitis ui mull llliuinij ... and snsppisnness. Not Ions since, severs! students hay Ing flagrantly violated the rulea of the University, the faculty nromDtlr dis missed them, publicly or private! sc eordwjr to the nature of the rulea viola ted. The parent of one of these in re plying to Dr. Berry's official notice of his aon a diamteaion, enclosed a copy of a psper which he stated was signed by eighteen respectable citizens of Green castle, certifying to the high standing of his son and bitterly condemning the action of the president and faculty. The eighteen names were withheld. The slanderous nature of the certificate together with various false reports in circulation injurioua to the character of Dr. Berry, impelled him to the publication of the whole correspondence in the Putnam Banner. These letters with the Doctor's comments we copy this week into the Notes. In doing so, we think it just to state that there ia reason to believe that several of the eighteen signers permitted their names to be used only on account of sympathy with the young man and not on account of enmity to the faculty. One of these, J. A, Hill, acknowledges and regrets hia mistake The objectof the leading spirits in this cowardly attack ia evident enough. We will not attempt tasum up all the petty annoyances to which they snd a i few other" f lle m ' have aubjecj f '"'j' . W auch ss to call forth the reprobation of nearly the whole body of citizens and students. The effect upon them ao far ( from Injuring him in their estimation, haa J out prepared him a warmer place in their hearts. Dr. Berry was never more re- ' d beloved than now, and we haTe not the "'htest grounds for fears h h eunnin efforts of hi. ..!. : .in tT-t.- . , yeraaries will ever bring him down from ' I Via IVVU A ana. I a. a f I ' t f II. sustained by the members of the faculty, by nearly the entire community, and the whole body o I the atudenis. Askurv ftotct. Paddy and Iii lf Ireland is tliepantdise of pigs, where if he, but too often forms the solo wealth of the cotter he who, in com fllKli!ni at !1 ai n r-ve t n a tVs lr ntaiai rt luwviuu aas tnuv nuaiuok uo auvvs va hi. master. baskingeSide tho babic8 in the sunlight at the cabin door, or . nestling with them on the flickering uviuweiwiiv, viueruuumg uimaeu wiu BS a wmieiiko lenny son's bow. ! ..it,... - "With meditative grunte of much content." A fVifinrt 1f itfra Vtatrinr Iw.ah fr,titi j ou,iy roR(ie acquainted with the fact paid a visit to a neighboring cottage, after the hours of work were over, and there, as he expected, found tho master of the house walking brisk y up . . . .. -ö. ( af J and down in the rays of tho setting reply, given with the quiet carnesness 0f a man who feela that he is simply performing one of his daily duties. without a thought of its being in any - , r a a a m a a w a way a singular one: "aure y'r honor, 1 .i " . i i . i.r ami tlin fravtfr ilnoan'l lmva Tinallh without this exercise; and it isn't all alonir bv himself that ho will take his walk, and he's grown too proud to walk with tho child er now." Ilorea Don't be a borel It Is a dreadful character to have! When you call on a merchant at his counting house, a bank President at his room, and especially an editor in his sanctum, don't stay longl As a general rule, decline an invitation to be acatcd; despatch your business and leave. If the editor should look around for a chair, and remark that the boys have just carried them out, you may infer from this that there is something wrong, for an editor's sanctum never contains but ono chair and that is intended only for his honor. Jliiinff Sun Il-pMlcani jrfthedlet Church (lueallon When the recent difficulty between the Northern and Southern division of . ii . tt l .. ni. .i: v v me iu. IU. Vliurcu waa acuit-u in ai. i it was stated that there were two other arrangements tobe effected, vie: that with the Book Agency at Cincinnati, and that of the "Chartered Fund" in Philadelphia. It is now stated thut the latter has been amicably arranged with tho Rer. Dr. Green, ono of tho Southern commissioners. This point of litigation settled, there only remains the Book Concern at Cincinnati. The principles of settlement, and tho legal form of the agreement, between the South and the trustees of tho Chartered Fund aro to be incorporated, by Judge McLean, into tho decree of Judge Nelson on the New York property case. Tho amount to be paid to the Houth by the trustees of the Chartered Fundis-Ko.ooO.

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V it the Am -ru an . White Plaiks, Franklin Co., Ind. ) January 17, 1854.) Ma. El-itor: Most other sections of this country are represented in your ex cellent paper. Why 'not the White Pla'nii That fearful diaease, the Scarlet fever, hss visited most of the families in this vicinity, and to aome extent has prored fatal. But tbe disease haa now abated. The children of the dis trict are regaining their health; and our school, under the administration of Mr. Joseph S. Ryman, is again in session, snd bids fair to become one of the schools of the day. By a visit to the achool recently, I was satisfied that our teacher is wisely selected. His long experience and practical knowledge of achool government, enablea him to control with ease the school, a part of which, undr fo-mer teachers, was almost incontrollab)e ' Notwithstanding the school hss been in session only two weeks, the exercises seem to go on as smoothly as in an old established acsdemy. art . a w . . omun s institute, nortn-eaat corner of the Plains, T. T. Smith principal, is said to be doing good service also, in the cause of education. If the parenta of the young men and boys attending said achoola, would whisper a few words of advice to them about the "Indian yells," and disgraceful noises they make on the public highway, going to and from school, their present reputation, and their prospect for future usefulness, would be more favorable. The Rer. II. B. Hibben, our preacher in charge, is gaining favor with the people. That superfluous gassing that characterizes some men's speaking, is all avoided. He enters immediately upon his subject, preaching pointedly to the text; not "from It,"' using only that language which will tell upon an audience. - The house of the widow Lions, half mile south of thePlsiua, waa destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening the 10th inst. together with all of her household and kitchen furniture; leaving the whole family without even clothes except what they had upon their backs. Mrs. Lions left home at noon of that day; and it is supposed, the fire was kindled by a pig, which waa ahut up in the house. More another time. FILLIS. Leavenworth, Ind. Jan. 12. Mr. Ed: On Monday last amanby the name of CrawfielJ left hia house on purpose to work at his trade in our Twn. He gave his wife charge of his home concerns during the week, . t . 4l ! and he did not expect his return Until Saturday r'ght. Oncoming to town where a hew Doggery has just been ' .u ttDirii!0n , tooairon . "I01' tüc -npirUK. was too strung I for tho unfortunate man, nnd he be . . . . came intoxicated. Being thus disqualO ,fied for labor' c Blartcd for orac On his arrival, it being after night, he fmmH ihe Atnr rWn1 . h hnd charged his wife, for she was alone and he had furnished her with a musket loaded by his own hand, and on leaving home ho charged her to defend herself if molested by any Qne. When he came to the door, being so drunk that ho knew no danger, he rushed against tho door with violence, nnd would not make himself known. A ftcr considerable effort to forco his way into r the house, the wife having previously , warned him, teJing him that alio would shoot, became so alarmed that sho inot at tho door, and shot her busI ' band through the heart. In one minute ho was dead. To-day ho was tricd for murdcr before a justice of tho peace, anu was rvcognizeu to tue wrcuit Court. Sho has a chain on her pcr8on to keep her secure This is . , ' M 'i,, t, , fnnufh. Alondrtv a wile nt homo in 0- 4 Tuesday a widow; Wcdnesdny iquor. J. II. THOMPSON. Hspetieeeof the Mqlior Tral He. The following was furnished us by air. cnnim me iuo am . Mr. Smith the lato bhcrlff of Jefferson ! County. It -peat- - 'angunge that . must not be disregaracd. ho, who will oppose a prohibitory law when it is known that such aro tho results of tho liquor traffic every where? Wo wish wo could get at the facts in every county on tliiav subject. Who will furuish them! Mit. Editor: Having been called upon by some of our oldest citizens, after having been inducted into tho ofllco of Sheriff of Jefferson county, nnd requested to keep a record of tho commitments to tho J nil, of which I was keeper, together with the causes that led directly or indirectly to tho commission of the offences for which they stood charged, I beg lcarc, through the columns of your paper, to submit to tho public tho following report: Tho total number of commitments to . . ., f , . J ' of htTcrson county from tho 1st day of November, 1010, to tho 29th day of August, IB A3 being three years, nine months twenty-nine day, were 1,240 of which number thero were Committed for murder. 1 7 Committed for Lareeny i I "Forgery H " "Arson . 7 Assault and battery with intent Are., nnd other minor offences. ' 1,003 Committed for insanity, delirium tremens Ac, 25 Tolul. 1,2 iG Of the above number 01 wero females of whom 50 who drunk, It mac,

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committed, 20 were insane, or suffering with delirium tremens, 60 M i-ro f ober, and, of the remaining. 1.1(70.. nearly everyone was committed whilst under the influence of liquor, .or can traco back their disgrace to that cause. I he total amount of jail fees re ceived duringthat time was 5,270 29. It is scam ly necessary for me to add that the above sum of 85,276 20 for jail fees for less than four years has been paid out of the hard earnings of our citizens in the form of taxes. , ; R. M. SMITH. rjgrilnhinl. L'nderdralalnf The one word most needed to be understood by American Farmers, is Ukdebdraikixg. It carries off nil stagnant water. It arrests the ascent of water from beneath. It allows the water to percolate or strain through the soil instead of running over it. It carries the nutritive elements of rain water into tho soil for tho use of planta. It causes fresh air to circulate through the soil. It makes the Foil sweeter, looser, more friable, more easily worked, more productire. It hastens the maturity of crops. It equal to a change ofoneortwo deTees of climate. The removal of eunant water removes the coldness. 1 1 enable the farmer to seed two or three weeks calier in the spring. It is equal to a deepening of the sol, all over the field. It enables the f irmer to use manures to much greater advantage. On wet soils, bones, wood ashes and other artificial immures aro almost thrown away. Even lime'exhibits but one half it fertilizing virtue where water is allowed to stagnate in the soil. Many of tho failures of experimenters to derive benefit from the use of artificial fertilizers may, then, be attributed to the presence of water in the soil. It makes the soil of a field, like tho soil of a garden. This gives it a highly absorbent power to attract moisture from the atmosphere, a most valuable property. Fitting the soil to receive the air freely, is one important assistance to the introduction of nutricient matter. . The more extensively the air finds access, the more finely divided to act as a more delicate seive, the more thoroughly, the more profitable is nature employed to work for man. The act of plowing and harrow ing and stirring the earth in the time c f drought, is an net d manuring. In tho driest weather the air is loadcd with moisture. This moisture is carried by the air in -among the roots of plants if the soil be kept open to admit it. Then the roots of plants in the soil are better supplied with nourishment, it being nearer to them oa all sides within reach, than it can be where the soil is less fine; as in common tillage." . Tull said; "To demonstrate that "dews moisten the land when fine, dig; "a hole in the hard, dry ground in the "dryest weather, as deep ns the plow "ought to go, bfttt tho earth very finc "and fill the whole therewith; nnd af"tcr a few nights dews you will find "this earth become moist at tlie bottom, "while the hard ground around w ill be "dry. Till n field in lands; make one "land very fine with frequent deep "plowing; and let another bo rough "from insufficient tillage alternately, "then plow the whole field crosswiso "in the driest weather, which has con"United long, and you will pert "from the color of tho earth, thati jrccivc, t every "lino land will be turned up moist, but "every rough land will bo dry as now"der Irom top to bottom, lu the dri"cst weather, good hoeing procures "moisture to roots; though tho inor "nnt and incurious, fancy it las in "drought and ure therefore afraid to "hoo their plants at such times." In one of his arguments to his brother farmers to deepen their soils by every practicable means, to let air into tho roou of tho crops, and to give every facility possible to the growth of tho roots of plants, he expressly assures them thereby plants derive bent fits which exclusively belong to the vegetable world. Of tho subsoil plow, Prof.Johnston says, it is en instrument unequaled at present, 1 believe, fur giving a real practical money value to stiff clayey subsoil. Yet even he, strong ndvocata ns ho is for deep plowing and tho. use of the subsoil plow, adinUs that often times it Uof but little, vno unless preceded by draining. "l)ut iwfc jt open "up" says be, "ih0 ioil a titno to agreaier depth, tho "subsoil "plow w ill, in most cases, afford no "permanent, euro for tho deficiencies "of the subsoil, if u,avllhj th drain "are." When n mil, e specially a retentive o.ic, is undcrdraiucd, thu water as it pcrcolatta through it huves innumerable kiuall pon s; it becomes like a sponge a reticulated man of fine tubes, Not only duos undcrdroining remove ail excess of water, nnd supply it when deficient, but it equalises tho temperaturo of ho soil. Besides the beneficial mechanical effect on the soil, underdrawing has great chemical action. Tho removal of atngnnnt water nnd the free admission of air in its stead, accelerates thu disintegration of minerals a welt as the decomposition of organic matter in the noil, rendering them both available as food for plants. Thu whole of tho increase in cmj't obtained from draining must be considered clear profit. We believe onethird increase to bo a low estimate; and as this one-third of tho cntirs produce of tho farm is clear profit, it will pay n high interest on tho thirty dollars invested in vnJerdraining. Any farm which from ita Kaution is worUi ÜiOlo $1000 per acre, if it needa druining, cannot fail tojay a handsom interest for money judiciously laid out in underdraining,