Plymouth Banner, Volume 2, Number 52, Plymouth, Marshall County, 2 March 1854 — Page 1

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Pill A Family Newspaper- Devoted to Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Markets, General Intelligence, Foreign and Domestic News. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1854. WHOLE NO. 104. VOL. 2. NO. 52.

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PJBLISUE EVSr THURSDAY MOBXIXO.

f pail in alvance, - - -At the en 1 of six nonths. - . - - - si.&o - - - - 2 00 r,iiivi u:iil the end of the year, o r. O-Tiie ab:v terras vrill be strictly adh,C7"Voi? '.r will be discontinued until all n-re travel are paiJ. unless at the option of the Pabli?her. A D VEFIT I SING. Alvertisevnents willbe conspicuously inserts 1. at the following prices, Tit. Pot I sriare (of 10 lines) 3insertions81 00 Etch a Uitional insertion, , 2oc XT Vaythinijless than a square, willbecon sidered a square. jj-Vlvertuers must "be particularto mark th nxnber of insertions on the face of the adertisenents. or thoy will-be published until ordered out, aa l caarged accordingly. ttK liberal discount will be made where advertising is done by the year. D-ll- Co.miunications Irom i distance ahoull be addresseJ, Post-Paid, to the Editor. euly couimuip IX ouio. Ifcirly at it teas told us by our old friend over a glass of cider. If you em't get them that you want. you must take them that you can get, and lUU ia how I came to marry Patsy. Love will 20 wvicre 'tis sent, any how, and we can't help it. anu th harder a chap loves a gal, the poorer chance he has to git her ih thin ia iust kere. the more he ....... 0 j loves her. the more shy and trembling he is, arid ha can't half tell his feelings to her if he trUs while the careless and unfeslin chip tint's got no more love in hi.n thin a hu. cart have a dozen gals after him at once. I hive thought that the luart wii like a mjJ turtle's egij; you dnl the s!ill on one side, a dent on tiis other side rai.U iu the sirae manner will onus it all smooth again. So with tha heart, on-, girl nuk-s a dent, it renniiH brnliiJ till s)t,2 o.her presses it pushing out tha r-ld bruis:, and leaves in a new on. Well, well, acLilenls will tuppsn; folks will latih. the world is more fond of fun thin logic; and they might as well liUih at m as anvbjJy. Sj I agreed to tell von I agr abou' my first courtship. It wau't Patsey; but my first S2etb.srt wis aproo ir hn lsome girl. 1 wollend for her filher. 0io was all in the wjols than, and everybo ly livel in lohj'jiis.excpt down in Cleveland there was a store or two. Anl my three hun(!rd acres, thit it worth now ous hurtdrad and fifty dollars an acre, wasn't worth when I bought it only threa dolhri. Pi!nw. pshaw! hjw tim.3 have changed! GUI to gt corn bread and gmuna griry thin: hid to go thirty miles down to C!ngrin to mill. I always used to go for. boss, instead of h;instlf, ftr I only heift?.r ninety pounds in weight and in t le a lightei load over a bg of corn oa hjjs'jick. Lit ms sse, I weigh eighty noir. Well, I was twenty-five years old, just about, and ia lore with baises gi', but always thought ahe felt a Icetle above ms, lor I was not any tiller then thin I atn n j-.r; not quite as tall as she was anyhow, an I was working for eight dollars a m jiith, ani hid to Jresj ia low lintn at that. You never sen one of them logging frocks, in t ie like a shirt out of tlu tow, did v? Well, till I bought this blue cut. when I miriied Patsey, thirty and five years ago, I never wore any but tow. and if it wau't SunJaj to-day, I should not hid it on. for I despise 'stravagince and nev-f anle I llumme rief an l thingombob noodles 'round yer big houses. I was in lovi thirty-five years ago, head over heel in lore, and never dared u siy a word about it. Her , nuns was Jeraa'i. I longed to tell her how my heiri swelled and burned for her as it thumped agin his chist, but I could never screw my courage, up to the pint but I thought I could soon day or some other diy. I'd been aloue with her many a tinii, and had r-.iolved and re-resolved on popoin it right out. but the stillness was as twfuloa them.'cisiouJ as the roir 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. Cjsj my luck, said 1 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, dressed at smart as a dancing master. My heart jumped into my gullet the minute I seedhiin. I felt down in the moulh. for I kuowed I was a gone feller. He hid on broid cloth. Talk of your new fangled Gossop and Greshan houses now. but folks in them dir didn't have but one room dovn stairs, and a laddei to go upstairs; puncheoa floors were good enough below, and oak shake split out by hand, kivered the chamber 3oor. It was so in boss's house, and I slept up chamber. I want you to imagine- two wooden hooks fixed no to fnn i gun on, right over the hrth a iV. cvimser bam; I 'vant jrmi to im- ;&? i:viiitu. tiiti r.:grr.,::r I er.tju .',-;!. (r Jrüha arid the dftnir Chi tS i n - to r. h'jl! rooni helow to tbemel$, i'.:) a roütn bright fir; to

I couldn't stand the temptation to want to hear what they had to say to them - aelrea. Wh'uDer. whisper, whisper.

You mar laueh at it but It's the naked j - o truth that I am going to tell. 1 hare laughed myself at the same, since. When I heard something pop like a kiss, by ginger. I could stand my heart thumps no longer. Curiosity and jealousy got the upper hand of me; I wanted ta see for mvself: so I slid out of bed. sitting fiat like a taylor on the floo', determined to hitch up just as I sat. inch at a time, to the opening over th hearth where the beam and gun hooks were. A cat couldn't been no stiller artcr a mouse, but my heart thumped louder every hitch just as it will when a mangoes to do what ain't right. Well, just as I had gained the right pint to look over at 'em, up tilted the pesky floor down I went tow shirt to gun hook and ther. I hung blind fold like a squirrel half skinned, right over my rival and sweetheart ready for the basting. I couldn't see 'era at all after that, and it was more than ten minutes before the old bos3 awoke tu tear me loose; dangling around the fire. What, what! said he. got a spare rib. haT Let me down, said I, 1 got pretty well hoaxed anyhow, and ain't been quite so raw in loe matten. Lord! I never looked Jerusha in the face from that day, nor a ; gifi i(l lne neighborhood. for I could swear sj,e told m all. That accident got my grit up to make a fortin.' I went off a few miles and married the first chance I got, just out of spite, and Patsey is worth all of them arter all and marrying is a lottery business. Then don't hang yourself (as I did) because you can t get a particular girl but recollect your hear: is like iudia rubber, it will stretch a good ways mid not break. Cleveland Herald. CAR ETIQUETTE. The Syracuse Evening Chronicle tells the following good story. It is now-a-days a very common affair to see two ladies (?) enter a railroad car half an hour before the time for the leaving of the train, throw the back of one seat over so as to sit vis-a-vis, lumber the spare room with shawls, bundles and band-boxes and then when the cars begin to bp filled up, take eVefy precaution to prevent any one from occupying what should be vacant seats, and in many in stances compelling passengers Id stand, when a spirit of accommodation Would allow them a comfortable position. Such persons should be informed by the conductor that when they buy & ticket, the purchase of the car is not included. None cf us but have had similar scenes tome under our notice. We are remindeu at tins moment, or a singular movement on the part of an individual in the Central Railroad cars, which came under our observation a few week ; ago; a movement which combined in a striking de gree at once the judicial and the execu tire in the person of .a single self-ap pointed righter of humn wroegs. Two ladies fashionably dressed, and apparently iatelligeat. but of the spe cies indicated above, had taken their seats in the car. facing each other, and ekeiog out to the greatest possible exten what they called their baggage, (though the party themselres were far worthier that name) the shawls, reticules, and "little fixius," so as to effectually ex elude all comers from the vacant seats. The cars soon became uncomfortably crowded, several were standing, and many were the ineffectual applications made for the unoccupied places referred to, but all to no purpose. When at last an el ueriy genueman anu laay coming in, meekly requested a place, the young lady who sat with her brazen face toward the passengers consented to allow the lady of the new-comers to sit opposite her. but no mortal would: she permit to occu py the seat by her side. Consequently the husband was compelled to find an asylum in some remote part of the car. Tne i.iJignation of the passengers had by this time attained to about the murmur ing pitch, bat things wenton in this way a few stations further, when a stalwart, hoosier looking chap, who sat directly opposite the elderly lady, on the side of the aisle, seemed to hare been visited by a sudden inspiration, rose, marched up to the self-complacent young pre-emptition-er, and said in a tone that would have made a nor'-wester nervous: Hello! si ay look of here! I bin thinkin' we can make a better 'range ment than this. I should like to her that old gentleman and his wife sit together, I should. , They'd ride a heap more comfortable. Now spos'n you and this other gal turn over this seat and nit together, and I'll fetch the oldgen'leman and set him down alongside his old woman." With a superciliousness tkat was "beautiful to se," her ladyship replied; "No, I thank you sir. I want this seat for my baggage, and I shall not give up to anybody;" and up goes her nose tn n arul nf f.trtv.fiv 1nr... 'Wall, now, persisted hoosierous, ! t'nt don't seem reasonable, that you

j should litter up a hull seat with them j are little traps when places is io scarce, : Hanz 'em ud onto a nail: stick Vra under

! ve: set onto'em: there's lots o ways to ye; set onto em; there s lots o ways fix it." Snap went the eyes again, and up cocked the little nose, as she retorted: I shall do no such thing, sir; and moreover, I shall be obliged to you if you'll just mind yonr own business." Well now you see, I've set my heart on fixing this, and it don't skein's though 1 could think of bing disappointed. And I've about made up my mind, that unless you fix it so. I shall be obliged to give up my seat to the old geu'leinan, so's to bring him nigh as possible to his wife, and I shall have to come and sit along o' you. 1 dunno but jou'd lile that 'rangement; I'm considered some among the gals where I live." A look of deter minatoin began now to gleam from the corrugated face of the countryman, and the young lady, with mingled alarm and indignation, hastened to reply: "You had bettf r take care what you do sir; I'm not to be insulted with impunity." Oh, I'm responsible," was his only answer, as he led the okl gentleman to his own seat, and immediately commenc ed crowding in a place by the side of the young lady. This movement she resisted strenuously, when, encircling her waist with his brawny arm, he lifted her up, as though she were a child, plant ed her down firmly at the further end of the seat, and settled himself comfortably in his place. There." said he. "that's the dandy. Now let's have a little turn o talk. You'll find me one of the pleasantest fel lows you ever did see, in private conversation." The reader may well suppose there were scrsams aud&truggles, aud eyes that flashed through tears, and threats of vengtance by the quantity, while the passengers on every side, staggered by the Conmellian boldness of this covp d'etat. and more than doubtful of it3 propriety, but rejoicing in spite of their rnisgiv ings over the sudden retribution that had befallen the common enemy, were vainly striving to conceal their merriment. "You brute' you villain! I never was so insulted. in all my life! It's outrageous for the passengers to permit it. Conductor, conductor, wa ugh ew! Where is the conductor? We'll see if ladies are to be insulted in the cars withimu"Fetch oh your conductor," say9 the imputturable squatter. "I'd like to have him tell us what a lady in a car UP Out bounded the lady in a rage. "She would rather jump upon the track than sit with such a beast." Immediately the booster rose, turned over the revolving back, removed the lady's things carefully to the seat on which her companion, mute and terrified, Was sitting, placeJ the passive old gentleman and his wife, who obeyed him with au amusing reli ance upon his superior ability, into theH vacated place, and returned quietly to his seat, with the exege monumentum air of a man who ha9 served his generation. The ejected lady soon returned to the side of her companion ami in a crest fallen and unobtrusive mood retained her place to the close of the journey. The Newspaper. There is no fact more apparent in this age nor any more important than the growing inflnence and power of the newspaper. The editorial corps is becoming, nay it is already one of the great estates of the land. It is true that "the pen is mightier thin the sword.'' Whatever may be ihe controver ay on which public interests depend, the first step taken by all parties is to secure the Influence of the press. Its voice, sounding all over the land, speaks to no limited audience, but millions hear it and ponder over itl utterances. Steam and the Telegraph gather from all lauds knowledge of men, manners, govern ment8; knowledge of wars, of the intrigues of diplomacy, of commerce, of the doings of men. patriots, despots, states men: of the commonest transactions of life, those which effect neighborhoods, and those which control nations, of mar-1 kets, of art, science, knowledge of every-j thing; the insatiable and untiring press ' gathers up and scatters it as fast and as far as men and steam can scatter it broad and free over the world. And where doeg it not penetrate in this land? In this country of free thought, of active enter prise and adventure, there is no place be yond its reach. All are alike impatient for its coming, and upon all the routes of travel, on land and water, in the car, the steamboat, under , every roof where in telligent humanity can be- found, or where men gather after daily toil or for pleasure, their companion aud delight ia the newspaper. It talks to the politician of parties and offices of state: for the merchant it has the latest commercial and business information fresh from all the great marts of trade n all the world; for he agriculturalist, the mechanic, formen of all honest professions aud trades and crafts under the sun. it has interest and instruction. Buffalo Com. Adv.

ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. New York. Feb. 20, 6 P. M. Thr steamer Baltic arrived below, last night at 9 o'clock. The Czar's last proposals were rejected.

Negotiations broken off. Russian Ministers left London and Paris. Instructions sent to English and French Ministers to withdraw from St. Petersburg. France and England are making open preparations for war. Breadstuff's slightly declined. Flour and wheat have declined 3s per bbl., and Is per 70 pounds. The highest point. Corn has receded 2 and 33. Paris. All the rumors of the ill success of the Orliff mission, are now confirmed. It is not likely that he will prolong his stay, but he will, it is expected, leave shortly for St. Petersburg. Foreseeing the same rebuff at Berlin, he will refrain from visiting the capitol. It is said that the Servian government acceding to the suggestions of the RusI s,an nsul. l Belgrade, will refuse to accept the two firmans of the Sultan, un less Russia gives her consent. English and Freuch funds have declined. St. Peteesburo. It is said that the Emperor, who is fully iware of the posi lion in which he is placed, will endeavor to avoid a general conflict, if he can only preserve hia honor and rights. The influence of Count Nesgelrode is again in the ascendant. It is also said that the Czar is about to write on autograph letter to the Queen of England, in which he will endeavor to prove that he s not.the aggressor. An imperial Ukase confirms the summoning to arms all the reserves, as well as the soldiers on furlough. Several duiard steamers hare been tak"n up by government to convey troops to Constantinople. Rix thousand men go from En-land. Others will be taken up at different stations. About 10.000 men will soon be collected, to form a part of the firs: expedition. Thre 3 no doubt, a brigade ofjjards will form part of the expedition. The 45th regiment that was under or ders for'Austrulia, is r.o.v to hold itself in readiness for foreign service, taking all the best men, and leaving all the young soldiers and recruits. A Vienna correspondent telagraphs, that Orloflf would leave for St. Petersburg probably on Wednesday. The combined fleets were at Bsicos the 30th of January, and six ships again conveyed a Turkish steamer with troops iu the Black Sea. Kisseif Leale, Russian Envoy, arrived at Brussels on Tuesday. It is understood that the four vessels origi iiiil ly taken up by Government to convey troops from Ireland to Malta, and from thence to the West Indies, hare been taken up on monthly tharges, so that they may be available to proceed to any point on the shortest notice. FURTHER BY THE BALTIC. New Yokk, Feb. 21. 10 A. M. Intelligence from the seat of war. indi rate that important operations are at hand tin rc. The news of ths most vital conse quence is the opan preparations for war, made by England and France. A debate, ir the British Parliament on the 6th, gives a view of the position of HlTdirS. One half of the British revenue co.st guard foice aie ordered to be drafted into the navy. Tnis gives 2.890 well trained men. mm. - i t n i i i tue ponce oi uns nava Droken up a Russian club, called Bureau Dc La A$tnct, et Ranger. Tbis club, secret egents of Russia, re ceive their orders, to circulate reports on the Bourse and in the street?. No ar rests were made. French papers are or dered not to speak of the movements of troops or other preparations of war, except on the terms set forth in the Moniteur. Among other sisnificent orders recently given by the French government, is one lor three millions of cannon balls! The Paris Patrie confirms statements that Omar Pasha's movement, have cut off communications between the Russian armies. Orders aregivec to the French Atlantic squadron to proceed to Toulon. Supposed to take troops on board. Tha Russian fleet is understood to be concentrating atKalafet. A private letter says that the return of the allied fleet, was in consequence of the scarcity of provisions at Sicope, but this is doubtful. The infant princess of Asturius, the only surviving child of the Queen of Spain, is dangerously ill, Admirat Chase is aDDointed to com mand ane division of the Baltic fleet. The name of ihe commander in chief has not yet been given. Tha nameof Admiral Seymour with Charles Napier and Lord Douro, uudar him, are mentioned. Omar Fasha has effected a most important movement, having crossed the Dan-

übe with 50.000 men.

and divided the

Russian army, the right wing of which j is at Korgova, the fleet at Ralats, and ' We give below anbther intetesting Ietthe centre at Bucharest. Omar crossed tor from our Western Correspondent. We in person at Oltenitza, and at last ac- have n promise of another letter, upon the counts, was but two days distant from Church and Temperance movements of Bucharest, where the Russian force is ( the good people of Indiana. We hope to

weak. For the Banner. A Wedding in a Xew Country. The following is a graphic description of a wedding of which the writer was an eye witness. It is given without fiction ot exaggeration. Being in a small country town not a hundred leagues from this place, on a bright summer's day in the month of June, our attention was attracted at the business corners, by the appearance of an antiquated gig, on which was a large trunk rack, with a large rope coiled upon it. The vehicle was drawn by an old horse that evinced no signs of fright. On the gig were seated an old man and his daughter, (the bride;) and hard by in the rear was the bridegroom on foot. They halted in the street quite distant from the corners, and inquired for a suitable place to stop. Being pointed to a hotel, thej put up, and prepared for the rites of matrimony. We stepped into the Clerk's office, (the Recorder being Clerk pro tempore.) The bridegroom soon came in and enquired for the man that sold license, to which the Recorder replied that he attended to that chore; and the groom said he wanted to get marneu, ana wanxeu license, ine papers were made out with the greatest possible dispatch. The groom asked the Recorder if he would marry them; to which he replied that he had not the authority, but he would soon find a man that would do it up just right. Just at this time, the bride's father and the landlord came in, and proposed to have the Justice come to the hotel i-rid perform the ccrrmpny. to which the groom readily conceded. A boy was posted off for the Squire who was not rusd at home, being in a remote part of the village engaged in his daily avocation, (beinga brickmasjn.) It took sometime for the. Justice to get to the hotel, and as we were all very much in' terested anl anxious to see the transition from the former to ihe latter stae, we werft in, as a matter cf courte, and by the time the Justice srrived, a tco:e or more anxious and smiling fellows were collected at the doo; of the hotel. The Justice came in, his shirt sleeves powdered with brick dust; and as he entered the room we followed him closely. The loving and smiling couple sat side by! side, dressed in their finest costume. The bridegroom's coat was a dun colored sack, something after the fashion of a monkey coat, which had been his Sunday coat probably for years. His unmentionables were of blue drilling, which were not in proximity to his shoes, there being a space of about four inches between them and his brogans. He had no stockings, aud his ankles lud evidently not fait water for some time. His sli i rt wss of coarse factory, with a band round the neck, but no collar. His cravat and vest were minus; but he was well looking, of low staiuff, with red cheeks and strong muscles. The bride wag not so fairly complected, and badly sunburntensconced iu a calico dress, as old probably as tha groom's coat, and indicating a scarcity of soap and water. She was tall and had a piece ofgreen ribbon about her neck. The groom handed the Squire the document. Having read it, he told the couple to rise up, which they did with a broad grin on their countenances. and the Sq uire proceeded with the ceremonj: the couple not answering yea nor nay till the Justice told them to join their hands; tvhen he paused, and the bride not knowing the design of the proximity of their hands, replied, "I can Stand myself!" The ceremony was abridged, and the were pronounced man and ivife. The groom handed the Squire his fee. and the old man requested him to have it published in the . The audience, ready to burst with suppressed laughter, retired with evident satisfaction. We were credibly informed that the happy couple were at work in the field next day hoeing corn. We have not heard from them since. COSMOPOLITE, Wabash and Ekie Castal "The rate of tolls has been reduced on many, and nearly all, articles on the Wabash and Erie Canal. Goods, produce, etc.. will now be shinned at a much Intv.r rat than any previous year. The prices heretofore charged were too high by one half on many things; but now they are very reasonable there having been a rtdüction of 25 per centor more on raany artiv. i o. "The water is being let out of the Ca nal at Lafayette in order to make repairs for the Spring and Summer trade. The Canal as a general thing is in better or der than it has ever been before. Nävigatioa will commence in four or five weeks." We clip these items from the Lafayette Garette.

Another Voire from the Wut.

hear from our friend often. He is well booked upon the 'subjects upon which he writes, and anything ho miy say about i the Great Westcnnnot fail to prove inter esting: Johnstown (Pa.) Echo. Plymouth, Ind., January 2, 1854. Messrs. Editors: In my last, I gave you abrief sketch of tho many advantage which Northern Indiana, as an agricultu -al State, possesses over somo othen. Permit me to ca'l tho attention of the readers of the Mountain Echo to some of the prospects beforo us in the County of Marshal!, which, you will perceive, bv reference to tho Section'zed Mnp of the Stato of Indiana, (and which, by tho ny, is tho most satisfactory map I ever saw, of onv Slate) is situated about in the center of Northern Indiana, (for we call North of tho Wabafli River, Northern Indiana.) This gives it some very important advantages over somn other parts of the State, being on n straight Hue north from Indianapolis to Lake Mich igan, anu having the Michigan Road, which is olio hundred lect wice, running through it. This road commences at the Ohio River and runs north li Lake Michigan. It is partly laid with plank, rmkh) it a very excellent thoroughfare We have, also, god roads E&t and Wst; West, to Michigan City, on Lake Michigan, and Fort Wayne, East. But Plank and Macadamized roads will soon become an obsolete idea, and bo supplcnicd by Roads better adapted to our uc-eesities for we are n ar People and must go cn roads whee we can bo carried along as fast as a bird can fly; and here wo have such nearly completed. Tho Railroad running from Philadelphia to Chicig, via Putibburg and Fort Wnync, runs through our County and County -Bat, ri;d is mi nie line from Fort Wayne to Chicago, and j hi ings us within 35 hours rids of Phila delphia, or wr.hin hours ride o! Cmcngt, with its population of CD.OOG inhabitants, and which, in 1S60, will have its 100.000. The Cir.dr.nati, Peru and Chicago Railroad will be completed the ensuing season which will bring us within S hours ride o!' tlio Qucf-n City. Theso Roads cros3 nt Plymouth, the County-scat of this County. Tho land in the County is an excellent quality of soil, covered mostly with timber. About one tenth of it is Parade, having ihe appearance of once being cultivated io days ol other years, or rather, tho appearance ol a country onco sealed, with hem and there a large settlement, with tho timber all taken off the ground. Plymouth is becoming a point of considerable inbortance for tinde. Its population one year rgo wp.s C30. It new numbers upwards of 1,200 inhabitants, and there havo been built, during tho In&t year 72 buildings, and to judgo from appearances, there will be built during the coming year, probably, 109 dwelling houses. We l-ava now one large l'ounrpj mill, four stories high, with threo run ol Burs. and there is manufactured bv thia mill nn good flour ns any man could desire. We have, also, two steam 6av mill.s in success ful operation, and one saw mill propelled by water power, and two steam saw mills in process of erection, wh'ch will shortly he completed. Tho demand for lumber i$ such that a ready market is found for nil tho lumber that can be sawed, in consequence of the improvements that aro being made in the town, and country immediately adjacent to the town. Plymouth is an incorporated town, and has her side-walks planked through all tho principal streets of tho town.'so that folks can afford to wear their leather black ed on week days ns well ns Sundays, if they shoose. There are 14 stores in tha place, some of them doing a business of from $25,000 io 050,000 each, and not a liquor grocery in town. Thero aro several smaller towns in thia County, but the piincipal part of the bust ness is done at tho County-scat. Rents are high, and money can be invested in building houses so as to pay in rent from 15 to 20 per cent on the money invested. Professional Secrecy. The New York Medical Gazette for February gives extracts from the unpublished letters of a young physician in Paris, to his father, a medical practitioner in this city. - T v - - ltlv hp an hefnr th rniir for refusing to answer questions pro pounded to him relative to a patient, a young lady, who, finding the doctor in trouble, gave him full permission to answer. But he still refused, saying he could not violate his oath as a doctor. He was fined 100 francs. Ha appealed to a higher court. The sentence was annulled, and he was honorably acquitted, the Judge remarking that a physician has not the right, in any case, or under any pretext, to divulge the secret of his patient." Punch ays that Adam had one great advantage over all other marrici moa he had no mother-in-law.