Marshall County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 8, Plymouth, Marshall County, 6 October 1859 — Page 1

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NEW SEEIES-yVOL. ii MARSHALL C9'J 4T . : - PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY W; Ji JBITUXS, Proprietor. TEBJiS OF SUBSCRIPTION. OxzYear.Im Adtav $1 50 IfpaiJ after six jmtns,. . . . do. after the year expires,. 2 00 2 0 ADVERTISING: One square of 220 Brevier ems or less, three weeks or less, $1,00; each additional insertion 25 cents. Longer advertisements in proportion, lee than balf a square to be charg'd as half a square an! OTcr half a square to be charged as a vrhole Aliberal deduction will be made on advertise "mcnts inserted longer than one month. t. ETLegal advertisements must be paid Tor in advance, or satisfactorily secured. - OThoabotcterms will be strictly adhered to In every Instance. , ." - ' Tv- JOBv PRINTING, At the Marshall County Democrat Job Office, v neat and cheap work can be done as at any IViutin" efiablishraent in Nerthern Indiana.Having0 a good Card Press, such work can be done on very short notice and on reasonable terms. Call and see our samples of work. - B RASCH AT PLYMOUTH, ISD. - E. S. ORGAN, Pres. I "IT." ARLY, Cashier EASTERN EXCHANGE, Drafts c. L nciniutf and Chicago, Gold and Silver, Incurred Money and I.and Warrants : , . . i BOUGHT AND SOLD. D" Deposits Received and Money Loaned. SET Exchange on Europe bought and sold. JET Attention siven to Collections, and General Banking Business .Transacted. June 23, 1653. 31 . - OFFERS his professional services to the citizens oOIarshall county. r . OlSce aihisjisiJence.! third door north of the Edwards House, Plymouth, Ind. augll-Iyl. H. B. DICMOX C I.EOXARD H- B-"DICKSON" & CO. of very description, also, in," "leet-Iron and Copper Ware PLYMOUTH, IND Stoves, 6voI4 C. H. B.EF.VE.. . . . A. C. CAFROX REEVE & CAPRON, fjgTsmmts & so daisies PIvmoutli, Marshall County, Ind.. Practice in Marshall and adjoining counties. REFER TO Babcock k Co., Phelps, Dodge k Co., N. Y. Cooler, Farwell Co., Gould k Bro. Chicago. Loudon 4 Co . Philad.,G.aff.a nnctti Co., Pitts. Hon. A. L. Oiborn, Circ':. Judge, Lapore; Ind. ir. coaBix. ...... .V. : - .M. a. o. r iCKARD COXBIN & PACKARD Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 5 'and' - ; :V UVstrrn -OtUtio t ., PLYMOUTH, ISD Refer to . ; Arctlamas, Bin?iett, &ox, N Y City; Johx Livingston, Tows, Sjtmi & Sheldem, D.-troit, M::h.; Secor, Berda?! &co, ToIm!o. Ohio; M II Nortox k co, Ch:cti;o, 111; , Hon C A Stact, Tecums!i, Mich; Hon Thos S Staxfield, South Bend, Ind Hnov5-51tf j. c. ossorxe d. T. ruiLUrs. OSBOIiXE fe PHILLIPS. AND NOTARIES PUBLIC. OFFICE West side of Michijran street, three doors north of Pierce's, PLYMOUTH, IND. HARTFORD

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t Jrirc Jnsurantf Aompani), HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT. CAPITAL, $500.000: surplus 29atS42 23; assets Januar v 1, 1859, 79?,632 24. Incorporated 1810. H Hoxti.x'Stox, President; T C Al lyn, Secretary; D Alexander, General agent fo the West, Columbus, Ohio. Policies issued bv HORACE CORBIN, Ajrent, be3-10Iy Plymouth, Ind.

.4 C. H. HEEVE, Insurance i.sczit. For-Etpa of Hartford, Cash Assctts, $1700,000 For Phoenix do do 420,000 For Peoria, Marine and fire Insurance Companv, of Peoria III., Cash Assetts $300,000 Policies issued at the lowest possible rates. OlFce on LaPorte street Plymouth Ind. , - 24m3 J. H. CASE, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE f f AS moved his of5e onidoor north of Pierce J Clothing store, near. tle Demoyrat printin office, on Michigan street, 'where he will giv prompt Qtion to all claims entrusted to him fo collection, i,vras Justice o'tlie peace or in high er courts. T ing 4c, promptly attended to Plymouth, W V.. 1 f $3-tf. EDWARDS HOUSE, ".-PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. i ( 3 TV. C.Edward) Cap t..O. Dail5v - Proprietors. 'The Old Folks at Home." " W. C. E WARDS has rctaracd to th Edwards IIoiHc, which became so popular with the public, unler his mmagenvmt,a few years agd, where he will m future aid in suprietending its affairs. The House has bcccentirely refitted and acwly furnished. It 13 eommodus andcdmfortable in all its department- No pains or expend will bf spared to rendrr it a first class Hotel. Travelers, and all others, will fini every desirable aceommodatlon. ' ' In connection with this house fo a larjre and convenient stable, where prompt attention will be given: : pr21n21. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF AMERICAN : "0 M IS S

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illtvsIttK 'Ol oiiutn Hcmotvat Ignatious , Mattingly. We have never, since our personal acquaintance with him, felt the least disposition to envy this miserable old creature any of that low and contemptible snarling, hissing, growling and biting propensity which seem to have cankered his very eoul. Not content with whacking away at the powers that be, far away, he labors to disturb the paco and quiet of t.ome even the domestic circle, whose sanctity should be kept far from the reach of such raischeivous and contaminating influences. Instead of laboring as he and all others in his'positioB should do: , , He with a bitter snarling passion, Renders home a perfect hell ; , 'Arid deafaia Viper's tougucs of madness V Lest others as him do as well. In all political and social twaddle As if the church bell's sound meant ill He with the mekc3t, mildest meddlcs And if he could his Masters will. . f : But love is in its rural sense . , Instead of seeking others fallGo to friend mean no offense : " And comfort him at every call. Bitterness and mischie'-making Never happifies the throngAlways theiving, robbing, taking The joys of their happy song. Make home Pleasant. "More than building ehowy mansionMore than dress and fine arrayMore than domes or lofty steeples More than station, power and sway. ?Iakc your home both neat and tastful, Bright and pleasant, always fair. -Where each heart shall rest contended, , . Greatlul for each beauty there. r . i !'" More than lofty, 'swelling titles Mure than fashion's Inring-glare More than mammon's gilded honors -More than thought can well compare, Sec t.iat home ia made attractive, By surroundings pure and bright, Trees arranged with taste and order, Flowers wit'i all their sweet delight. - ? Seek to make your IIome3 most lovely, Let it be a smiling spot, Where, in sweet contentment resting, Care and sorrow are forgot; Where the flowers and trees are waving, Birds will sing their sweetest songs, , Where the purest'thoughts will linger, Confidence and love belongs. M ike your home a little Eden, Initiate, her smiling bowein, . . , ' . Let a neat and simple cottage Stand among bright trees and flowers. There, what fragrance and what brightness, Will each blooming rose display! Here, a simple vine and arbor Brihen through each summer day. There each hr.irt will rest contented, Se'd'jm wi.h:ng for to roam. Dr ifroiming still will cherish M'm'ries oftn.it pleasant Home, Such a home makes man the better. Türe and lasting its controlHome with pure and bright surroundings Leaves its impress on the soul." For the Democrat. Mr. Editor: The mst superficial observer canno' fail to discover the marked difference between the papers of this place in referance to the candidates for the clerk ship. You, Mr. Editor so far as I have noticed, have pursued a gentlemanly course towards Mr. Pershing, the Repub lican candidate. For this you have the thanks of your party in particular, and the conservative men in general. - .On the oth er Hand, how" differently "Mr. Mattingly has acted towards Mr. Packard. Every paper that has been issued from his Press uiihin the last two months has teemed with abuse towards Mr. Packard, and the Ex. officers in cmeral. The course that is being pursued by the Republican proves two things to my mind conclusively, firstly that the Repub licans well know, that unless they make n desperate effort to prejudice the minds of the Peonle airainsl Mr. Packard, that he will be easily elected; and secondly, lha. there is uothiutj too l-w or too mean for them to sloop to, in order to elect Mr. Pershing. Ihe following are the most prominent charges which appear in the R?pub ican against Mr. Paekards re-fclrtriion: Firstly, that there was too large a bill for stationery (with insinuations that he had appropriat ed a portiöij of io own usd.) Sec ondly, that he, has built a stately mansion. and the finest btore Room in lown. Ihtid ly, that he drives fast horses,,, which kicks me oust into tue tax payers eyes, and last ly that he ' tfrore his companion fiora his house in order, to make room for one who had a larger claim on "his affections. i . . . . i ..-.! The above are the principal charges pre ferred against him, and urged as sufficien reasons why Mr. Packard should 8and .side and make room for Mr. Pershing All the first settlers ir. this county, know Mr. Packard. ,: He has been brought up amongst us, Irom a boy. His Father settled here before 1840, consequently we have known him from a boy and the great er portion of lh voters of this county.have at some time during his present term as

Clerk, done more or ' less business with him. i : . Right here wo wish to ask the readers of this article a question or two: Has N. R. Packard not uniformly treated you courteously and gentlemanly,' when' you were duinjr business with him? Did you ever hear any person, even Mattingly, say that he had not discharged the duties of the office to the satisfaction of all? Do you believe (had he not been a candidate) that these charges would ever, have been prof. ferred against Am? Never. The charges in reference to the stationary has been disposed of.judge Fuller put a quietus on that report, by certifying to the number and amount of bills on file in his office for siationery that the clerk had received. The Judge was very loth to give the certificate,' but finally 5 concluded that he had rather do so than be prosecuted. In reference to that stately ' mansion and splended store Room, I would remark that his buildings are very neat, but small. The Republican had not moral honesty enousrh to state that- Mr. Packard was worth several thousand dollars before ho moved to Plymouth. The impression that the Republican is trying to create is, that Packard was not worth a red when he commenced iu the Clerks office, and that he has" made and stole together a sufficient amount to live in luxury, buy fast horses and fine carriages, and build stately Mansions and a fine store Room, and the tax payers have the bills to foot. Ignatius knows belter, and if he don't, some of his friends should inform him, that he had a very nice little sum left him by his father, thai he owned th property where Dr. Vinnall .now resides, which is a very pretty property good enough for any of us toJive in. He also owned one fourth of a lot between Staley and Brownlee's stores-had a grocery store and was doing quite a brisk business. Therefore, the charge, that he has made all that he is worth out of the Clerk's office is false, and it is knowu to be false by all the leading Republicans about town, who have lived here for the last five year9. Fast horses' is next on docket. Mr. P.has owned some four or five horses within the last few years, paid for them with his own money, none of them were very

fust. A great many farmers in the coun try own faster horses than any of his were. But suppose they were fast, what of it? whose business is it? Mr. Barnard (sheriff) has drove some pretty fast horses tho last summer, but you, Mr. Editor, happen to have discretion enough not to speak of it in your paperThe presumption is that he paid for them and it was no persona business, and no body made it their busi ness. So much for 'fast horses.' Listly, Packard is charged with the henious crime of driving his wife from his house, with strong insinuations that a ired girl was the cause of the difficulty. It is certainly much te be regretted that the ashes of those who are no more, are not permitted to slumber in peace. That Mr. Packard and his wife agreed to seperate and did so, is true, that he agreed to give her, a stipulated sum (81, 0U0) and done so; is also true. lie peti ttoned the court for a divorce and Judne Osborn (Republican) granted his petition. Thu3 the matter stands, and we are fiimly of the opinion that nothing further than wo nave stated aoove, can oe made to ap pear in relation to the matter. " The 'Republican looks on an act of that kind in a Democrat with horror , but when Mr, Biddlo of Logansport was on hand for supreme Judge.it had no tears to shed over his wifes fate, no vilas of wrath to pour out on his head for driving his wife from home. In Republican parlance, it was al right for Biddle and his wife to separate mutually, but it is an awful crime in Pack ard. Oh consistency! Wa don't ; pretend to argue that Mr. PacKard is tho only man in the county that is capable of discharging the duties o the office. We only say that he has done well, that all those who have done business with him say so. The law mak'js him eligible another term. He has been rejrularly nominated and hiaofficial acts endors ed bv the party to which he has tht honor to belong.. He is now before the peonle as a candidate. These charges was trumped up for the occasion would never have been thought of, had he not been a candiJate. What is the. part of wisdom in casting our rotes? Every candid man ' would cay, that the fafe way would be, to vote for Mm who has proved himself to be a good clerk.. There is no risk to run in electing him.- Experience has proved to the satisfaction of many, that the public is not the gainer, by turning out competent men and putting green ones in their places. In conclusion; let me urge the voters of Marshall County to turn out enmasse and cast their votes for those who thay know to be the best qualified. Be slow to believe those taltts that are afloat and peddled over the county far no other purpose than to injure a man's character, and all will bo well. VERITAS.

PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, TIIUKSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1859;

A Kiss and its Consequences. oa-7-. i' ..; HOW MR. PICKLEBY CAME TO BE -FLOGGED. Our boarding house is not a common bearding house, nör our boarders common boarders. I do not, by this, wish to convey the idea that there is anything' peculiarly uncommon about u or our houseOnly that we reside in an aristocratic portion of the town, and consider ourselves on the whole rather a select set. But, however select a company maybe, the fact that they are select is not an infallible proof that nothing disreputable can occur among them. This has been especially proved in our case. We have just been deeply agitated, shocked! Happily for the reputation of our place, the affairs of which I speak had a gratifying termination. - In "our boarding house resides an inveterate old bachelor named Wigley. Mr. Wigley is by no means such a person as some people invariably represent old bachelors to be, neither in appearance or disposition. He is a portly, middle-aged, good natured, fun-loving sociable fellow, and likes tho society of the ladies far better than three-fourths of the married men. Mr. and Mrs. Pickleby are also of our company; the former a commission merchant, is a very respectable sort of a man, exceedingly fond of his wife, and withal, a little inclined to jealousy; the latter is a beautiful and affectionate creature, who dotes upon her husband, and isn't jealous at all. . One day last week, Misa Celestia Nobbs, another of our boarders, and a maiden lady of thirty -five, or thereabouts, heard a noise in the hall below, and stepping out of her apartment, she leaned over the banister to see what was the cause of it. She distended her short-like neck to its utmost limit, and listened with breathless interest. I am so glad you hav6 come! she heard a voice which she at once recognized as Mrs. Pickleby 's exclaim; and tho next moment she saw the lady pass beneath her to meet a gentleman, of whom she had but a partial view. Then a loud kiss was given, and Mrs. Pickleby said, in a somewhat lower, tone of voice: ; ' . Come wiih me come to my room; Mr. Pickleby is at his office, and I am left by myself. Then both started to ascend the stairs, and Miss Kobbs hastened to withdraw into ler room, but rot before she had caught a better irlimpse of the man who was with Mrs. Pickh-by, and discovered in him, as she thought, no other lhan Mr. Wiglev. That gentleman had been absent iu the country about a week and she had seen him on his return, not more than an hour previous, enter the horse. Miss Uelestia iNobbs is one of loose pure and immaculate beings, the chief desire of whose heart is, that nothing sinful shall occur, on earth, and whose feelings themselves to be spotlese philanthropically, as they seem to imagine, spend their time in prying into tue Dusiness oi omers, ana dic tating them the course tney should pur sue. Ah! ha! aid the spinster, as she closed the door of her room, and walked on tiptoe to a seat, it's come to this, has it? I always thought there was something more than everybody knew going on between the two. She sat for half an hour in deep medita tion upon the matter, and then she arose and moved towards the door. If the wicked, shameless creature think, said Miss Nobbs to herself if she has the faintest idea that such actions will be suf fered in this house, she will find herself raistaken, I can assure you. She heard footsteps without, and as she vas passing into the hall, she saw Mr. Wigley descending the stairs, and heard him leave the house. Left her, hvo you? she uttered, under her breath. Well, well, I uever expected to witness such goings on never! But you're found out you'll know both of you. She hastened to the room of Miss Dobbs, on the floor above. Mrs. Dobbs is a confident of Mrs. Nobbs, a few years older than herself, and a few degrees thinner in person. Mr, Nobbs was gratified to find Mrs Briggs in company with her friend on this occasion. Mrs. Briggs, I may as well state, is a widow lady of some twelve years standing who had long endeavored it is generally believed by nearly all in the house to captivate and ensnare, in the meshes of matrimony, Mr. Wigley. Mrs. Nobbs smiled mysteriously as she entered, and carefully closing tho door, she seated herself beside her two friends, and resumed, I am f;lad to find you together, she raid for I have a thing of the greatest importance to make known. Do tell! exclaimed Mis3 Dobbs, with an eager air what is it? Something you'll be surprised to know. Oh! it is the most wonderful thing in the world how deceptive some people can bei 1 never in all my life. But what 13 it? exclaimed both ladies in a breath. The most shameful goings on you ever witnessed, I'll be 6Worn!. replied the excited virgin, in so impressive a manner that the curiosity of the listeners became unendurable.; Then pausing a moment to let her words take due effect. Miss Nobbs look ed solemnly from one to the other and then continued. ; , Will you bslievo it ladies, when I tell you that I saw with my own eyes, Mrs Pickleby in the hall bolow, with a a man? You d don't say so? uttered Mrs Dobbs. Shocking! cxclaimod Mrs, Briggs. ; Gracious heavens! ejaculated the listeners, elevaing their hands in horror and surprise. Yes she told. him she was all alone that Mr. Pickleby was not at home and so, they went off together. Oh! it's almost incredible, such shameful conduct.

The immodest, unblushing thing! exclaimed the widow indignantly.: ' Oh!' such : wickeduess! echoed Miss Dobbs; '.: .Put who was it she was with? asked they. ' . Mr. Wigley. . . : Is it possible? ! Mrs. Briggs was stricken dumb by the announcement of the name, and for a few moments, gave some token of an intention to swoon; but thinking better, of it' she refrained. ' ' ,This is a terrible thing! said Miss Nobbs earnestly, after enjoying fully the sensation she had created. Most terrible, indeed! utterred Mrs. Dobbs. And not to be borne! exclaimed tho indignant widow, her face assuming a very erubescent tint as she spoke. It must not be borne! said the spinster; the reputation of this house will not allow such things to pass unnoticed! And our reputation? chimed the other maiden. Think of what we should be made to suffer, cried the widow, if it should become known that we live in the midst of such iniqiutous scenes! Our characters are not to be trifled with thusl exclaimed Miss Nobbs, with a determined air, and this thing must not be suffered to 6top here! Poor Mr. Pickleby, sighed Miss Dobbs, I pity him from my heart. And so do I, said the widojr; for I dare say he has not the least suspicion of his wife's perfidy. He must know it, uttered Miss Nobbs, speaking in a low and deliberate tone of voice. You are right-he must know it; but how? inquired Miss Dobbs. We must tell him! Will it be proper! It will be doing our duty. Yes, said Mrs. Briggs, it will bo but the performance, of a christiau duty. Wo must tell him! And I, for one, am ready to go and perform that duty, remarked Mrs. Nobbs, with a meek and resigned look as if she had taken it upon herself to suffer at the stake or torture. And I, said the.widow. Oh, I will accompany you; I am sure I only want to do wliat is right, said Miss Dobbs submissively . Then let U3 go at once. Yes; the sooner he has his mind disabused in respect to his wif, the better. Forth, accordingly, the immalculaie trio sailed a3 soon as they could make the necessary preparations, and bent their course towards the store of Mr. Pickleby, in -the lower part of the city. Tho merchant was busily engaged in the transaction of some business, when he saw

the three ladies approach him. H-s suspended operationns and inquired what hap py circumstances had brought them thither. , It is a sad errand on which we come, said Miss Nobbs, shaking her head with a raelancholly air. A dreadful errand! affirmed Miss Dobbs dubiously. A more dreadful errand you could not imagine, added Mra. Briggs, making a strong effort to shudder. For mercy's sake ladies! cried the alarmed gentleman, what is it. In tho first place, Mr. Pickleby, said the spinster, we wish to assure you that jou "nave our heart-felt sympathies that we feel for you. From the very bottom of our hearts, added the elder maiden. And nothing but a deep sense of duty remarked the widow, has induced us to take the step we have, in order to reveal to you such distressful news. What is it? what is it? cried the merchant, frantically, don't keep me in suspenso; what has happened? Your wife! uttered Mis3 Nobb3, in a significant tone. Yes, Mr. Pickleby, your wife! repeated the other two in a breath. Mr. Pickleby staggered backwards, while a look of. dreadful terror overspread his features. 'j : My wife! ho gasped, what of my wife? ii, she sick? is she dead?,. Miss Nobbs closed her eves and shook her head slowlv. Then why do you alarm.'me so?. What would you have me understand: Is there not something that to your no ble mind is worsa than death? Eh! what what do you mean? ... Dishonor! But Mr. Pickleby your wife is deceiving you! Cruelly, shamefully deceiving you, ejac ulatcd Miss Nobbs. Undoubtedly and in a manner not to be bom,, said the widow. Mr. Pickleby looked from one to the oth er in speechless aony. Briefly, said Miss Nobbs. while you are absent, your wife 13 receiving the attention of other men. We have noticed with grief, continued Miss Nobbs, that one of our sex should so far forget her modesty as to do'as she has done. And for that reason, added Mrs. Briggs, as I have already said, we determined to acquaint you wnn me iaci. . . How do you know this? cried the mer chant in a voice of raare. Are you certain W . - m . ..... of what you say? ' Quite, answered JIiss JNobos: I saw your wife this morning with Mr. Wigley in the hall, heard them kiss, and together they went to your room. . . Wigley 1 do you mean to say Wigley is the man? Wigley! repeated Miss Nobbs emphatically. The odious villain! cried Pickleby, seizing his hat as he spoke. He stall repent it, he shall repent.it bitterly. He rushed from the door a he spoke, leaving his informants iu tho most uncere

monious manner. Then quietly proceeded homeward, congratulating each other that they had evidently keen the means of putting down a giant of iniquity. Mr.-W.igley has an office in Broadway. Mr. Pickleby, soon after his interview with the ladies stood fa the presence of Mr. Wigley, who smiled and offered his hand to the other. Mr. Pickleby with an expression of scorn and .hale; declined even to touch it. Permit me to inform you, said the merchant, almost frantic with rage, that I know all! . Mr. Wigley looked at the speaker with astonishment.. Yes.sir, continued tho excited Pickleby, I know all, and I'm not auch a paltry coward as to suffer it to pass without impunity. Whereupon, before the other could utter ä word, he gave Mr. Wiglay such a blow on the head as to stagger him not a little, and before he could recover from surprise, it was followed up by another blow on the other side of the head, which made his ears ring in a most wonderful manner. This was too much for the good natured Mr. Wigley, and so he nerved himself to tho task, and commenced a retaliation. Being nearly double the weight of his antagonist, he soon had it all his own way; and to be brief, in less lhan tei? minutes, Pickleby cried loudly for quarter, admitting himself to be as well whipped a man as he had ever encountered. And now, said Wigley, after helping his adversary to his feet now that our affair is settled, please tell me what I have flowed you for. For intriguing with my wife, as you well know, replied the defeated, but still indignant man. It is a lie! said Wigley. It's the truth, replied Pickleby, and I can prove it. You can't do it. Come, and we will go and see Mrs. Pickleby herself, and show me a witness if you can. Very well. It is just what I desire. Mr. Pickleby washed tho blood from his face, arranged his disordered drcs3 as well as he could, and accompanied Mr. Wigley home. Miss Nobbs Mis Dobbs and Mrs. Bri''rs oo were called; and an explanation commanded by the accused Wgley.' Mis Nobb's persisted in the truth of what she uttered, the whole party at the request of the injured husband proceeded to his wife's apartment. .. ; - r - . - Mrs. Pickleby .to the'surpiise of all, was not alone, a man was with her ' 'As soorv as Mr. Pickleby saw him ; ho smiled; and advanced, aud shook him warmly by' the hand. Mis3 Nobb's face became crimson. I fear, she stammered, that I have unin

tentionally made a mistake. That must be the gentleman I saw, and he is so much like Mr. Wigley, that I w.-s led to believe he was no other. I be pardon! As the trio of ladie3 took their depart ure, Mr. Pickleby was heard to utter div ers maledictions upon the heads of all med dling, busy-lngued, scandal-mongers; but he soon recovered his temper, explained the whole affair to his wife, joined hearti ly io the laugh that was raised at his exi a pense, and ended Dy inviting tigiey to join their party that evening in a game of whist. The Explosion on the Great Eastern. On the afternoon of the 9th. when the Great Eastern was off Hastings, a feed-pipe casing in the forward tunnel, which had bsen introduced on the ground of economy in heat, and to keep heat to the funnels from the cabin.exploded with terrific fjree. blowing the funnel into the air, and tearing to pieces tho grand saloon and lower deck cabins, through which the funnel passed, and otherwise doing great damage to the internal fittings- Great consternation pre vailed on board, but prompt efforts were made to get at the unfortunate men i:i the engineering department, who were either buried in the rubi.sh or prostrated by the steam. Three firemen were found in a dying state and soon expired, two of whom subsequently died. One fireman was lost overboard, having either fallen into the wacr or jumped into it to escape scalding. The injured men were generally progressing favoraly, although two or three of them were in a precarious condition the numerous guests on board had only quitted the grand saloon, though whish the funnel passed, and in which they had been dining, a few minutes before the explosion took place. But for this, the consequences would have been most serious. The explosion is stated to have probably been one of the most terrific which a vessel has ever survived, and which none in the oild could have withstood, save a structure of such marrelous strength as the Great Eastern, tone not only resisted it, her frame sustaining no injury whatever, but it made so little difforenco in the movements of the vessel that the engines were never once stopped till she reached Portland. It is asserted that great objections had been made to the casing around the funnels, but the directors persisted in adopting the plan, notwithstanding it had been tried and abandoned bv the Collinar and other steamers. The Coroner's inquest was commenced at Wey moüth on tha.lSth andtho eyidejicaelear was stopped because of It "failure?" in die auxiliary pumping power; second,-a stackpipe which acts as a safety valve had in it a tap when the casing was hydraulically tested, and that tap was turned, apparently intenlioually, so that the pipe was useless. The inquest was adjourned till the 17th. Prior to the accident the performance of the vessel was most satisfactory, and she was almost without motion, while large vessels in her vicinity were pitching and

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tossiug in a stormy sea. A surrey of tho vessel had been held, and estimates sent iu o forthwith repair the damage at a cost of not more than 5,C0D, the injury being far less considerable than was at first supposed. Little if any delay would lake plac in the departure of the ship on first veyagt. bat a rumor prevailed that she would not proceed to Hclyhead, but sail direct from Portland. The accident caused a slight decline in the s-hares of the company, but did not influence the general confidence ia the ship. . General Sam Houston. When the news first reached us of the election of Houston as Governor of Text, the opposition papers were quite jubilant over the result bailing it as a defeat of the Democracy. But, strange tosay, they have for some time been as dumb as oysters you can't gel a word out of them on the subject. The secret of this 6ilence is, that Gn. Houston made a speech at Nach adoches, in wh:ch he took the wind completely out of their sails. He declared himself a "conservative. Union-loving, anti-abolition, anti-Know-Nothing, Administration-supporting Democrat." He proceeded to eulogize Mr. Buchanan as "an honest man and a patii-t; he tuck the reius of government under trying circumstances lie has been honest and fai.hful, and if all the evils have not been remedied, it has not been from a want bf effort on Iiis part. You did well to make him President, and when all the cloud which have gathered about his administration are cleared up, you will find that, surrounded as he has been by factions which have crippled his administration, and bv difficulties which were not of his own making, he had acred wisely and as a patriot. He has obtained an abandonment of the right of search by Great Britain. If he has not fully met the expectation of the country it is the fault of Congress." In portraying the petite of disunion, the General said: ' ' "God, when he intends to destroy men, first makes them mad. Mark me! tue day that produces, a dissolution of this Confederacy will be written in history in the blood of humanity. All that is horrible in war will characterize the future of this people."- - : - The' old General heartily acqueiced ,in the decision of the Supreme Court, berause he regarded it as a co-ordhute branch of the Government, upon whose decision we may rely with safety. In fact, he avowed himself in out-and-out Democrat of the oldschool and bitterly denounced all tha (aciions and "isms" iu his peculiar vein. No wonder, that th(t Black Republican and Know-Nothing papers so suddenly ceased t.ieir chuckling over his election. Sun. An Interesting Casa The following circumstances, as related to i s by Dr. ScuAErca, will be prove interstinir to our readers. In September, 134f;, Hubert Walburn, of Uuion township, in this county, accidentally swallowed a bullet, which had been pounded flat, and was three-fourths of an inch long, threeeighths of an inch wide at one end, and one eighth at the other. The only incoavenience which aroso, was a hemorrhage, occurring almost monthly for four year, thereafter, and lasting each time three or four days; but this of late years has been less frequent, and since he had been under treatment by Dr. Schaefer, it had not returned for several months. While engagea in plowing on Thursday last the plow hit a atone, and he wan struck by the handle. The succeeding day homorrhage eommeDced;and in a paroxysm of coughing the bullet was ejected. Dr. Schaefer has the bullet in his possession, by whom it can be ft ho wu to the curious. Goshen Democrat. Terrible Domestic Tragedy A icfe deserted Ly her husband commits suicide, and destroys her own child. Richard Davis, a landscape gardecer, residing in Warren county, in this State, a mile or two from Lebanon, having. led a dissipated life for a number vf months past, and failed to furnish his. family, consisting of a wife and child, vi h tho mean of living, finally deserted them on Friday hi?t, leaving a letter statin his determination never to see them again. Tne unfortunate woman, being not only penniless, but in an entire destitute condi lion without furniture, fuel tr food, became desparate, and, eeei.ig nothing but starvation before her, resolved to quit a worhJ which had proved so cruel to her, without awaiting the summons uf Naiure. ': By some means she obtained a phial of laudanum, and gave a poriion of it to Ker child, a little boy about three jt-rs of Rge,' and wa'ched by him until he fell Asleep ia the arms of death. Assured that he had ceased to live, she swallowed ihe remainder of the poison, and taking the corpse of her son in hsr arms, lay down on the bed, and kissing the cold Bps of the ehild again and again, a drowsiness, and stupor vf ercame her, from which she never awoke ia this world breathing her last at five o'clock on Sondiy morning When the resident of the neighborhood heard of the 6ad affair, they repaired to the wreched hovel in which the family had lived, and found the mother and son locked, in each other's and death's embrace. Xrfingeraents were made to inter, the bodies. Great indignation exists against th husband, of whom nothing has as yet been heard. Cincinnati Enquirer t jCiTLisiening one day. to a ladv who vas pouring out a stream of talk, Jerrbld whispered to the person .next to hin; she'll be coughing soon; and theo rft C3 strike in. - . . . iCSTAn Arkansas paper says that many of the girls in that State grow kix feet high; They must be uncoramooly well cuIutä ted. "

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