Plymouth Banner, Volume 2, Number 42, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 December 1853 — Page 2

THE BANNER.

m J. BUS?, Editor & Proprietor. ?i?oioijTnnirvDr" " Thursday Morning, Dec. 2.2, 1853.; Advertisements to insure insertion, must be handed in ly Tuesday prscediag the day of publication. The matter alluded to by our South B?nd correspondent, was but a feeler. Palmer is still at the head of navigation. No beat load of new goods tan gat past there. He's firing up again this week. C. D. Burch is making preparations for the erection of a new Steam Saw Mill on the south side of the rite, and wants ten thousand saw log. See adv. Town Lots and Land for sale. Homes here for every body. See the notice. Connty Temperance Canveniion. Let it not be forgotten that this Convention which is to appoint delegates to the State Convention, will meet at the Court Hoest on Saturday neit. It is understood that good music will attend the exercises. Cash. The checks for goods of any of our merchants, will be taken at this office on subscription to the Banner. Our latest foreign intelligence is that published brought by the Asia. The Great Work. A County Temperance convention is to mct at the court house in this place on Saturday next for the purpose of appointing delegates to the State Convention which is to assemble at Indianapolis on ths 11th of next month. The unconstitutionality of thb only j prohibitory feature of the liquor law of last winter, devolve upon the friends of temperance an important work and great responsibility during trie next yeaf. We are aware that various and conflicting methods for the accomplithinent of this work will be resorted to, but all should be done with firmness, calmnesf, Jtnperance and , fosbearance. No one should find it in his heart to abuse even the drunkard or his opinions, No man desires the inebriate't.position or rank. There never was a more humble and penitent soul in the world, than thedr'unk--auLwhen in, his aber jjpments.-.-Jlow many thousand resolves has he made to himself and his intimate friends, of reformation, and at this houv there are thousands of them in the Sta'.e of Indiana who will perhaps intoxicated at the time if properly approached, vote for every feature of the Maine law. It may bo noticed, th ilmost invariably, those given to in xication, are of a sensitive and rather high-minded tem perament when sober, and the plan of crushing the toper beneath the feet of those favored with an eutire different taste, or who are too penurious to drink at their own expense and rather too proud to indulge at the expense of their neighbors, goes further to deepen and more firmly fix the opposition to reform ofany kind, than to aid in its accomplishment. Fill the pulpit with an avowed descendant of Tom Payne, to preach the un6e reliable riches of revealed religion, and what would be his success! Place the practical mechanic upon the rostrum to lecture you upon the subject of anatomy, to teach you of the mysterious construction of the human body; when at.his commencement he tells ycu that he never read a syllable upon the subject never as much as seen a manakin of the human body, nor has ever witnessed a single surgical operation, and what will he accomplish? As well might you do these as to hiss on the bellowing and ferocious advocate, who never tasted a drop of spirits, in their abuse and injudicious warnings of tha inebriate, and thus pretending to teaclt Uim of the evil consequences of his course. Ue may tell him how bad he looks, but hs cant.tell him how bad be feels; and thus his success will about equal, and his position be about as appropriately assigned him, as the descendant of Tom Payne or the viechaniCul anatoIf evtr the charity and sympathy of a sober and generous constituentcy are to be called into successful exercise in the accomplishment of a laudable work, we apprehend that they will be .in the approaching contest. We should never trample upon the feeble or crippled, but endavor to raise and reinstate them. Inetead of laboring to pull down those that re higher ifcan ourselves, we should endeavor to bring back to our own level those beneath us. Jf the manufacture and sale of liquor i prohibited by law, the total abandon-

meat of its use is certain to result. " It would seem absurd indeed to punish a man for using that which the law sells to hitn for his use. Then punish the robbe r, but not the unfortunate victim of

his vi!!an: VCW Grave Yard. Our corporate authoriti have succeeded in the purchase of a fite for hurrying grounds about half a mile south of town on the south side of the Michigan Road, which is laid to be admirably adapted to the purpose. This one transaction of our worthy Board of Trustees will ultimately be appreciated by our citizens to twenty times the nmount of their whole year's salary, Don't grumble hereafter about the Board malting an allowance for the services of its members. "When men spend their time and services in such business, they should be paid for it. The; responsibility they iucur is enough to bestow as a gratuity the curses of dissatisfied con stituents and the praise of those pleased with their transactions, should balance each other. Two Indians of the Miami tribe were killed in Miami county on the 14th inst.. by a man named Kimball, who, having immediately gare himself up to the proper authorities, states that he did it in self-defence. Upon an examination he was, however, committed to await further trial. Southern Travel. Arrangements have been made by which travellers south to Indianapolis, may leave the Michigan Road line tit Rochester there taking the line of A. Crippin cc Co. via rent to Kokomo, where they meet the Indianapolis cars. Congress. The proceedings of Congress thus far is characterized with but little if any interest to our readers. Can't Read. There is no excuse in any man or woman in uttering two szzh words as the above, in the connection we have used them. More contempt than pity is excited by their use. To hear a man, stout and hearty, with two strong arms and as many feet and legs. Just in the prime of life when asked if he does not wish a paper to read say "7 can'f read,' is truly rediculous. By s hickory bark fire and a spelling book that would cost a dime (or nothing, as we would give him jone) he could in spending his evenings for two weeks, learn to read, if he has any brains at all, and never after be under the disagreeable necessity of acknowledging his stupidity. We hope none of them will read thi,and get offended. The Iuk American Express Co., kf. During the latter part of August last, in accordance with the requisitions of an advertisment issued by C. L. Derby & Co. of Sandusky City, Ohio, we forwarded them the money for a supply of printing ink, and shortly after received the follow ing: Sakdusky Citt, Sept. 7. 1853. Mr. W. J. Burns: Dear Sir Your Iftter enclosing the 8 is received, and we hare sent according to agreement, a keg of Ink, 45 lbs., to the care of Messrs. Witter &. MiUer. Booksellers, South Bend.- We have eilten to them, that you will send to them for the Ink and pay all freight on the same. Yours, Truly, C. L. DERBY & CO. We then spent mor than a monthsome money and considerable "vexation of spirit' iu locking out for the keg, and finally procured the statements of the Depot Agent and Witter & Miller at the Bend, and forwarded to Derby & Co, aad received the following vtry satisfactory note: Saudueky Citt, Oct. 19, 1853. Wm. J. Burks Esq Sir: Yours of the 13th is at hand. Wa regret exceedingly tha. you have had so much trouble about the Ink. We shipped it promptly and your not receiving, is a matter beyond our control. We have just seen our Express men here, and they say that the Ink was for warded as per direction; and they also say that they are confident you will find the Ink at the Express office at South Bend. They have an agent there, and it must be there; any way, tbey are responsible for it, and will have to pay for it soon, if not found. . If the Ink is not at the office at the Bend, please inform us, and oblige yours &c. C. L. DERBY & CO. We still hoped that by waiting "a time with patience," the Ink would come to hand, or that the Expressmen would have to "pay for it soon, if net found," and went to Logansport for a small lot. Finally we wrote to the Express office at Sandusky City having no address furnished us, and having failed in our efforts to get some satisfaction of the agent at South Bend. Some three or four weeks had elapsed after wiiting to the Kvprrs

office, and not et en the scratch of a pen to let us know that our inquiry hid reached the right office making in all, of disappointment, perplexity and expense, more than three months (from the last of August to the 8ih of December,) and we determined to commence another investigation, and gave the parties interested notice in our paper of the 8th inst, and on the 10th our Ink came to hand, and in a few days after, the following, which wa most cheerfully insert, for in our estimation it fully exculpates the gentlemanly Expressmen at Sandusky City: Sasdusky, Dec. 10th 1653. W. J. Burks. Esq., Plymouth: Dear Sir Your paper of Dec Sth 1S53, is received. I am much obliged to you for sending it, as it gives me the chance of setting you right in the matter. The keg you mention has uever been in the hands of the Am. Ex. Co., which ought to release then from all blame in not delivering it to you. I lind from looking at C. L. Derby &Co.' books that it was forwarded to you by Rail Road via Cincinnati. I have never ree'd but one letter from you in regard to the above. Some five days since. I called on Derby & Co., as per your request, and procured the keg and forwarded according to your lette to South Bend, and answered your letter, by writing to our agents at $Züi ieil(j to give you the facs in '4le rdSe. Hoping this explanation will te satisfactory as far as the Express Co. is concerned, and rCaming you will set the public right, I am truly tours, S. P. THAYER, ag't. American Express Co. The above note from Mr. Thayer fully establishes the correctness of the estimate we had placed upon the promptness of the Derby house. They say that they had just seen their expressmen on the 19th October, and were assured that the ink, was forwarded as per direction, &c. Mr. Thayer says it was never in the company's possession. Wa hope we have now placed the pub

lic right, and it affords us much pleasure to do so; but how right t places Mr. Derby, we leave to the same tribunal and his own conceptions. The Agent at Suuth Bend gave, us no explanation, as supposed by Mr. Thayer, and but very little satisfaction in any way. When applied to at our request, for the name of the Agent at Sandusky City, he said he did'nt know! but that we might find out by addressing the Express office: This we had done before we troubled th South Bend agent, but not knowing how many Express offices of different kinds there are at Sandusky, we became fearful that our note had not reached its intended destination with that address. It did, however and placed us under no obligation to the agent at South Bend. Crawfordsville Female Seminary. We have before us a copy of th Catalogue and Circular of this institution for 1S53, and in glancing over the list of scholars who have been in attendance during the past year, we notice them hailing from all directions throughout the Slate, which leads us to the conclusion that the Institution is quite generally patronized. Rev. James II. Johnson, formerly of Mtdisou in this Slate, is the President and principal Teacher, than whom x.o better or more worthy man is living, according to our humble estimate. We knew him 23 years ago as an able Presbyterian minister a devoted and pious christian, and a worthy and valuable citizen. We bope the daughters of Indiana may all be so fortunate as to have as good ä preceptor, as those have who are under his supervision. This Institution has been in successful operation for the last five years, and had in attendance during the past year 130 scholars. Gen. Cass has not been sick for forty years. Exchange. But he will go to sleep in church. Fact. The ladies of Maysville, Ky.. presented a pair of pantaloons to Miss Lucy Stone in due form. Lafayette Journal, She refused to wear 'em because the buttons had eyes. Satnrday Evening Mall. We have received the first number of this beautiful newweekly paper just commenced at Philadelphia by Geo. R. Graham, the founder and proprietor of Graham's magazine. It is to be independent upon all subjects espousing at the commencement, the temperance cause, most heartily, end will doubtless receive an extensive circulation. It is about the size . of the New York Tribune, and eleven subscribers will be furnished for 810,00. The Frenchman that swallowed the oystair, was in town last week, in company with the Dutchman who says his fader died mid von vet Eevere attack de pluris, vich vernear kill him,

The . extensit e publishing house of.

Harpers ec Brother in New York, has lately been entirely consumed by fire, j Loss, near one million of dollars The consolidation of the Peru and Indianapolis, and the Mdison railroudsj have been ratified by the Directors of I both companies. The track on the Peru road is now being laid on both th-j Peru and Kokomo ends. i A NEW YER'S GIFT. Or how those who do not live the year out, may be their oxen Administrators. Under this head the Standing Stone. Banner furnishes the following rules for the benefit of its readers at the commencement of 1854: 1 Post up your books to this day, and be careful to see that all accounts thai have beeu paid, are balanced in your ledger. 2. Where you have an unsettled account of more than a years standing, and there is a bill against you, and you du not know what it is, or how much, get it imjnedialrly, and credit it, and strike the balance. 3. If the balance is against you, pay it without dalayj It in your favor and you ca'Yaot get the m Jney, take a nota or write a reckoning and have it signed. 4. If you have any outlawed accounts, don't flatter yourself that your debtor is a clever man, and will do about the thing that's right ten chances to one he'll tel! your Adminisirator that "he will think of it," and the probability is, that will be the last he'll see of him, and that everv time he thinks of it, he will think he won't pay it or at least till he gets able. 5. Be very careful to close all accounts with men of doubtful honesty, and especially if they were inclining to a troublesome complaint called Bankruptcy, for be sure they will have a heavy biil against your estate. No matter whether yea owe them or not, depend upon it every discharge you get from them wilt be worth thirty dollars to your heirs. Finally, reader, your life may not continue forty-eight hours therefore If you have any matter of honorary obligation, discharge it before you elecp if you can. If you have any disputable matter, settle or refer to arbitration, or sue or be sued without dlay, bearing in mind that you know much more about the mitter than those who will cone alter you, That Cottage Home. Tine" OA California" I dreamt a dream the other night. When nil around was still, Ithonghtl saw my cottage white, Upon yon llow'ry hill; The grass-plat green, before the door, The porch with vines o'crgrown, Were lovely as they were before. When that cottage was my own. Oh! Rum-seller, that home, that home of thine. That pleasant home, that happy home. That cottage home was mine. The gravel walk so white and straight, H'ith flower banks on each side, That led down to the wicket gate. Where Willy used to ride. The locusts o'er the path that grew, The willow boughs that swayed, AH told me with a tale most trua, That there ray Mary played. Oh! Rum-seller, Sic. The silver lake so calm and clear. Along whose bank I've strayed So often with n.y Lucy dear, To watch the sunlight fade. The pearly streams that sweetly run, The garden's foot along. And murmuring fount as bright as then. All sang the mounful song. Oh.' Rum-seller,kc. The window towards the garden gate, That looked out to the wet, Where that lovad being used to wait Who made my home so blest, Was closed the sombre curtains hung, And no loved face was there; Nor voice the evening song that sung, Or breathed the morning prayer. Oh! Rum-sel!er, &c. Silence long round the happy home, Where once so light and tree, My laughing children used to come, And dance upon my knee; And she who wsj the homes delight. In constant beauty shone, Around the cheeifjl hearth-stone bright, Now all was still and lone OhJRum-sclier, yc. Yes, that loved wife has gone to reit. In death her heart is bound; The bales are sleeping on her breast. Ueneath yon grassy mound; And I am wandering lone and strange, No master of my will, My nome. my happy home is changed, To a hut behind the still; Oh! Uumeller,o:c. A new fdghioned brick machine, at the Maryland Fair, was made, with the aid of one horse, to turn out bricks at rate of 15,000 per day. Enough to supply every nun in city, who carries a brick in his hat. the the Knud Iverson. The martyrdom of a little Nowegian boy named Iverson, at Chicago, for refusing t steal, turns out to be a hoax, and akin to the "Pious Fraud" chronicled among the superstitions of old. A boy of this name, however, was drowned, and a jury of his own countrymen mostly decided that his death was purely accidental. We dAnve thee facts from the Chicago Tribune. Quite a sum of money has been collected from Church members, Sunday School children and others, for the erection of a monument t little Knud's memory, in different parts of the country, but the whole thing is viewed as a humbug at Chicago They have 61.200 at Chicago for the Iverson monument.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. New York, Dec. 15. The steamer Asia from Liverpool. Dec.

3.1 arrived this evening. The news is interesting. No movement of magnitude hn taken pUce along the Danube, but ihere were continued skirmishes between small par ties, with some pietty severe ones at Mochlon Island and at Kirsova, where the fire was pretty smart. In Asia, the Turkish success continues brilliant. Hostilities have commenced, on a small j scale, on the Black Sea. A Turkish steamer has captured a Russian frigate,

and a Russian ship has taken au Egyptian j hoys went to a blacksmith's fhop to be steamer of 10 gune, after a desperate j measured for a pair of shoes, and en othstruggle. jcr mistook ihe market house for a church, The Anglo French fleet remains at its j After hanging bis hat on a meat hook, he anchorage. There was a report thai the j piously took his seat on a butcher's stall, Turkish fleet intended to bombard Sex as- nl listened to an auctioneer, w hom hr

japol. It is understood that Austria has proposed a new conference, to be held at Vienna, London, or Paris. The powers are said to be favorable to it, and Uufsia and Turkey will be invited to send delegates. A manifesto from the Czar is expected. The Turks, after the 20th of November, will seize Russian shipping; and the Russians, after the 22d, will seize the Turkish. The Sultan has declined to receive fur ther supplies from the Ulemas, as he does not wish the present hostilities to be regarded as a holy war. Apartments are preparing at Adrianopie for the Sultan. Affairs in Servia produce uneasiness to the Porte. The Servian governmrnt d?mands from the Porte that an exequatur be given to the Russian consul at Bedgrace. The Porte thinks that Servia is listening to Russian intrigues, although the Prince of Servia declares to the Sultan that Servia would maintain neutraliThere is a report of an alliance be tween France, Spain, and Sardinia, offensive and defensive. A revolution is reported to have broken out in Portugal in favor of Dun Migue. News not confirmed yet. Breadstuffs Undvr the influence of large arrivals from America, prices of all articles have given way, wheal 4uGJ on the week: flour lsa2s. at which reduction holders decline to sell Indian corn in moderate request at previous rates. Philadelphia ativl Baltimore flour sold at 35s a35s 6d ex ship. The Turks for several nights bomlur-' ded the Russian position at Giurgevo, but were finally dislodged by artillery. Latest advices state that six French and English sttamtrs were about entering the Black Sea. In consequence of continued heavy rains along the whole lower Danube making extensive- military operations im possible, both the Russian and the Turkish commanders were getting their forces under cover. Omer Pacha had marched the bulk of his troops back to quarters occupied previous to crossing the Danubt. The Turks however, had formed an intrenched camp btfhiiul Kala fat and Haisova. The fourth ami fifth Russian corps are moving from Bessarabia to Wallachia. On the 24th November. Schamyl and Ismael Pacha were to make simultaneous attacts on the Russians, The result is not known. Omer Pacha lud intercepted a letter from Menschikoff to Gortschakoff, advising him to keep quiet in the Principalities. Russia is said to have required from England the recall of Admiral R. Lane and Capt. Bolas, now in rommsml of the Turkish fleet, both uf whom hold com missions in the British navy. It is reported in Vienna that an alliance had been formed between Servia and Mon tenegro. The following is one of the toasts given at the ceUbration of the fourth of July "out west:" "American Youth May their ambition reach as high as their standing collars' Amendment May their humanity be as large as their cravats, and thei reputation as spotless as their boots. We often feel sorry for the man who 'has not an enemy in the world." What is he fit for? He must have mighty little character who has no enemies. He is no body who has not pluck enough to get an enemy. Give us rather, as our ideal of virtue and manliness, one bo has man; enemas-one wIjq has made them by downright sincerity, candor, and fearless love of the thing he sees to be right. The man of earnest purposes, strong will, and love of principle, for il own sake, must have enemies. But this so far from being to him ill, is to him good. Tha strong tree is more deeply rooted and fastened in the soil by the blast than the summer breeze. A man never knows how much there is of him, until he has confronted and braved bitter oppositions In the report of the Secretary of the Treasury the entire estimate for the year ending the 30th June, 1653, are 851,000,277 12. A bill has been introduced into the Georgia Legislature, providing for the election of U. S. Senators by the people. The stomk of the Michigan Southern Railroad is selling at 124, and that of the Michigan Gentral at 109. We have seen persons so resiles? and discontented that they become dissatisfied with their own nosi,s--conMantly picking at them.

The family Opposed la Xtwspeptf?. The nun u ho don't take the i canty ptrer was in town yes-erdtty. He

j brought the whole family in a two hoise wagon. He still beleived that General j Taylor was president, and wanted to know lithe Krunsehatkians had taken Cuba. Sanf1 if to. where they had taken it. He ! had sold his corn for twenty-five cents the price being thirty. one but on going to deposite his money they told him it was mostly counterfeit. The only har.l money he had was some three cent pieces and these some sharper had run on him for half tlimrs! His old lady smoked a i ob pipe. ml could not beleive that any thing Ise conbl be usd. 0:;e of the had took to be a preacher. He left &- fore the 'meeting' was out. and had great opinion of the sarmint.' One of the girls took a lot of seed onions to the postoflice to trade them for a letter. She had the baby which the carried in a 'sugar trough,' stopping at times to rock it on the side walk. When it cried she stuffed its muulh with an old stocking, and sung 'Barbary Allen.' The oldest boy had sold two 'coon skin,' and was on a busl.' When last seen lie had called fcr a glass of 'sody and I water' and stood soaking gingerbread and making wry faces. The shop keeper, mistaking his meaning, had given him a mixture of sal soda and it tasted very strong of6oap. Put he had beam tell of sody and wbs boun' to give it a fair trial puke or no puke.' Some 'town fellow, came in and called for a lemonade with y in it.' whereupon our soaped friend turned his back and wiped several flies into his drink. We approached ihe old gentleman and tried to get him to 'subscribe,' but he would not listen to it. He was opposed. t'1 'internal improvement,' and thought fltrnin was a wicked wexation. Nona i of Ilis family ever learned to read, b it oaf boy, an I he 'teached school awhile, an!. then went to studviu dwinity Western Paper. "A rolling stone ga thers no moss." A very doubtful adage. We have Just seen, iu a country paper, the marriage of Peleg Rowlinstone to Miss Ophelia Moss. The Last Reason. Little Eddy, on hia way to school, frequently loitered by a small stream which he was obliged to pas?, to wilners the gambols of his play mates while bathing, the water being i f sufficient depth in fome places for that purpose. Fearing some accident might befal him, his mother had told him never to venture near, and in strong terms not to go ino the water. One day. however, beit.g overcome by temptation, and the. urgent solicitations of bt.ys older than himself, he yielded to their importunities and his own withes; and for an nour entered into their aquatic sports right heartily. But as ill luck would have it, while dressing himself by same mismanagement he put on his little shirt wrong side out, entitely unnoticed by him at the time; hut the quick eye of his mother saw it and divined the reason at tnce. Before retiring for the night, it wis customary for the little boy to kneel by her side and repeat his little prayer. While on his knf cs she took tht opportunity to reprove him for disobeying her commands: E linun l, how is it that the buttons are on the inside of your shirt collar' I don't know; isu't that tht war mothei?' 'No, my son; )ou have disobeyed me. I am sorry to see; you have been in swimming; else how could you have turned vour shirt?. The little boy felt that his mother had spoken the truth, and was for & moment silent. However, the satisfactory explanation, as he thought, soon occurred With a triumphant look and bold voice he replied; Mulhor, I I guess Ilurntd it gettin over the fence!' , Remitting Monty ly Mail. A yery important case has recently come before the United States District Court at Richmond, Va.. Chief Justice Taney pr frilling, in which Ihe question arose wir ih r money remitted by mail from a debtor to a creditor, such money being lost before it reaches its destination, w as a releas , , .kI UhL Tie Chief Justice decided that the plaintiff having requested his tltbtor to remit the money, without specifying or directing how it was to be sent, and the defendant having complied with the request by remitting through the Mail as was the custom with others to do. the debter would not be held obliged to mike good the loss. The decision is in conflict with other cases involving the same principle, the Chief Justice holding that I the former decisions were i.icoirect. Cixcisxati. Dec. 13, 8 P. M. The Price Current's statement la this even in shows the receipts of hogs 74,000 deficient as compared with last year. Flour declined to 85.Ü0; wlmkey '201: hogs in fiiir demand and sleudy; 3.CC0 sold 4,25a4.30; provisions dull; grocer its unchanged. At the late Georgia Siste Fair a premium of a silver cup was offered for the best lo. king native baby. Next year the. premium for the same artit le will be S50. 1)1 CD in this place uti the Kuh instant ofluugfeer, Mr. N. T. MeEtwt'T, iu the joar of hif ijje.

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