Plymouth Banner, Volume 3, Number 35, Plymouth, Marshall County, 16 November 1854 — Page 1

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3 RS A Family NewspaperDevoted ta Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Markets, General Intelligence, Foreign and Domestic News. VOL. 3. NO. 35. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IG, 1854. WHOLE NO. 139.

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that such was not the casi, but th t their j soon pressed upon his mind. The masaraii were carrisd only as part of an hi!) j sacre at Shell's Rush, of which Waldon

itual system of precaution in tliuse trou bknis times, when no man knew at what moment he might stumblt- upon a deadly foe. C'nrles Dudley and Kuoch Wat don were citize:i3 of one neighborhood, and had been acquaintances n their boyhood. They were not ho ..ever, and never had been friends. T.iere was no approach to congeniality in their dispositions, the first being frank ami generous, while the other was characterized by qualities in every respect the reverse of these n'blo traits. They had now met by accident, and stopped to exchange such few words of constrained civility as people are wont to utter, who, while they entertain for each other a secret dislike, are still willing to avoid an open quarrel. Bat tho deportment of Waldon was marked with a sort of obsequiousness to his companion, which might have indicated to one leas suspicious than Dudley some sinister design. 'Stirring times are these," hi said glancing at his weapon, after a moment's iUS9 in conversation "It doc, indeed," ie plied Dudley, "I hope there have been uo new massacres committed. I don't know exactly about massacrei." 6aid Waldon. emphasizing the .word; "Indians have their way of fighting and wediave ours. Rut there certainly mis a night attack made at Shell's Hush night before last, and houses burnt, lives lost, and prisoners taken as usual.-' "This is fearful intelligence, Mr. Walton, and, what i3 worse, we know not at wh3t hour the bolt nrny fall upon 113 You will, of course, join the Life Guard which we are organizing. "I intend to join quite a ditferent se rice, I assure Tl," sa,( Waldon, "and one in which a little more honor and profit can be gained than in guarding a few old women and their spinning wheels. Col, St. Leger is now on 'his approach to Fort Stanwiz. and und? I 13 banner. I hall eniist without delay. Nay, hear m" he said, as Vhe. withering scorn which hid gathered on the face of his companion indicated a scathing rebuke, 3t. Lger will reduce Font Stanwix in thre days. With the aid of the loyalists in this country, the rebellion in this section is sure to be immediately quelled, with little or no bloodshed. Intelligence from th south and east is equally favorable to lh5 royal cause. If, therefore, you

' ilesire to serve your country effectually, j DuJIey, b pt-rsua.letl to ' go with me.

The most brilPant inducements aie heUl out ami for you, in particular, influential and brave, a commission would be cer - lain I mav sav. indeed, that I nm an. i ' . tliorized to offer it lv those who have the lull confidence of 25 1. L i'-jrer. Jiii' ii-ii in ui til raiu. replied Dudlev. with di'Miitv; '-let us rnrt while our I 1.1 1 : t . t . .1 lfu'LHI is l l'OI. UW. JUUI Ol. Itryi iu (if. Vast3te your intiv land, or ioin. if von I rr A . . .i.;. ! more siruge allies, whose attrocities you palliate. When ct meet again, it will be as enemies Thus saying, he turned to depart. "Ilo ! exclaimed the orhcr. snatch - j ing his rifle, as if he would enforce atj trillion. "'We are enemies noic.''' Stung I 7 resentment and in add e I thought that his tdans had I ned by the been tuema- , turely and uselessly disclosed, his eye j 'gleamed with undisguised rage. That ; ; s t. i 1 1 unother element entered into his, : wrath became evident by i lilS wort!j"eare enemies HOic, he repeated, i .,.. i r ,,Vl, n ...,.:,. ,n l3Ztn. v I "II I II I I V IM4IOlll IU LT' 7LUII. hive had thoughts of Miss Wrllcs. Sae is'rain?. afTunced an I tdi'hted bv hei r.,t!i.p u-fi.i n'nU .r, Ja nbi.ii t I .1. . ro'y.al sUn lard. See to it that my rights I are regarded. Any invasion of them in that quarter will be visited by punishment summary and condign," lie tapped his wrapou significantly as he concluded. D idiey's eyes li lsh-jJ v. iili :i:i;-er. "Do you uare to threaten mr.!'' he said, laying hold of his companion's rifle with a firm grasp ".Me, who know you. Enoch Waldon, to be as cowardly as perfidious? If you are affianced to Ellen Welles, it is because her pure heart has nver detected your baseness. Hut words between us are useless. I leave, however no armed foe in my rear." So saying.'he wrested the weapon of the other suddenly from his grasp, discharged its contents into the air, and flinging it upon the ground, disappeared in the forests. Mortified and infuriated, Waldon gave utterance to Foine. important imprecations, and then, having recovered and reloaded hi gun. rapidly departed in an opposite direction. - CIIAIITER II. We are apt, when dwelling in the sun j shine of peace, to look upon the season of warrs one of unmitigated horror. We forget that man is powerless effectually to mar the face of nature, or intercept the smiles of Heaven. We forget that the fields still nre verdant, the streams still sparkling, the sunlit canopy j by day and the stirry firmament at night still beautiful and sublime, amidst all the puny tempf-sts of human strife. The min i. too. buoyant and elastic with hope, and containing within itself lhe secret springs of joy. bids defiance at times to every peril, and often teems least des ponding when dangers and trials are the most numerous and serere. The twilight had gradually disappeared, and the moon, ri ling high in the heavens, was illuming the landscape, as Dddley pur-ued his hom ward way. Hill dale and stream bailied in a flood of silvery light, lay spread around him far as the eye could . , . .1. .. lr ..! .. into, , ,ur a wiiue engrossed his un ! divided attention. Rut sadder themes 1 had so unP-eli.iglv spoken, was one of many similar deeds which bid alreadybeen perpetrated in the valley of Mohawk. They were the work of savages, aided and instigated by some of the lowest and vi'.estof the white inhabitants, who, having declared in favor of the royal cause, mad it a rover for the perpetration of every enormity which either private revenge or the mos sordid cupidity could dictate. Although these atrocities usually occurred and were most to be dreaded iu the darker nights, they were by no means confined to such seasons; the full lijlht of the moon, and broad glare of day affording no protection to the peaceable inhabitants when the war spirit of their savage foes was fully aroused. On again viewing the sky, Dudley beheld a belt of dcr.se clouds skirting the western horizon, from which detached fragments were occasionally nscending zenithward, threat - - - ening ore longto obscure the whole firmancnt; an I he shuddered as he thought that perhaps some tearful tragedy might be enacted upon that very night. Nor were these apprehensions his only source of disquiet. Other griefs of private and more selfish nature also engaged his attention. The claim made by Waldon to the affections of Miss Welles, although little worthy of credit, was not without its effect upon his mind. It had reavealed to him the slate of his own feelings, of which he had before scarcely been conscious, and at the same time had conjured up phantoms of obstacles to his hopes, which, with all a lover's variableness of feeling, at one moment seemed shadowy and at tho next insuperable. Ellen Welles was a lady well calculated to inspire affection iu such a heart as Dudley's. The ordinary charms of youth and beauty were enchanted iu her person by a natural grace of manner and an unalloyed sweetness of temper. Ifa judgment just and discriminating, was necessary to prevent such a character from degen rating into insipidity, that gift also was Ellen's. Her father was a military man, and had held a capiniu'g commission under Sir William Johnson in the war ofj

I JG. He had purchased at the rinse. orUlaiinmllin ikvnllintr of I,f e.'N tvnrn nlinnt

that contest a large estate in Tryon coun ty, which the advancing settlement of the country had rendered highly valuable, at the period now spoken of was what, in j more modern parlance, would be termed a large landed proprietor.

: It was no matter of surprise to Dudley that Captain Welles should have again

offered his servics to the crown; but he wondered much what provision he had ! made for the security of Elim, who was an only child, nnd who had long before 1 : been deprived of her parent But had he ' been so disposed, Ik might hive solved ! the cunostty by n direct appeal to the i ohjeet of it; for Ellen Welles at that moimont ctrtn.-l Kafnru vns nrfinn. , -.I 'vm i-v.w.v, " - ! p:nied by a single tlomestic. who bore a ' fiv aiticles nfr;i!ni in his hand?: and ber deportment gave token of alarm and ; agitation. Her answers to his hasty ini quiries were exactly what he had expectled to hear. II r hither was absent from ; home; there were rumors of expected at- ! tacks from the Indians, and she was has- ' tening to place herself under the protec- ' tion of a neighboring family; for although Captain W dies was well known to oc loyal in his snitiments, his house was too seel u led and prsented too many templa - tions to the plun lerers to bd a safe nbo le i for an unprotected female. That Dudley I a once oecame tier escort, :uai ue tuur I i in ovorr war to snoth? !i'r ahrm. allhouali lli"W - fc - T - - - V ! far fro-,, considering t unfounJcd, auJ ' tint h promisod such protection as he could 'ive. were unite matters of course. i On arriving at the house which Ellen had i selected for refuge, its inmates were found I - a . to be m a state of alarm nearly equal to

her own. The intelligence of the expect- ages drew nearer, thoy were perceived to ed attack had spread like wildfire through ba about sixty in numher including perthe little community, whero the merciless. Inps, tcn or cloven whites, who, having character of thess outsl nights wa3 well adopted tho dress and paints of their conunierslool. The owner of the house, j federates, may justly bo considered as m-

Mr. Lee. who was a well known patriot, - " a was. together with his sons, busily engig ed in making such hasty preparations for defence as the time allowed. Door3 and windows were barricaded, amunition propared, and weapons put in order with all that bustling activity which such an emergency might well be ßupposed to create. The panic in the vicinity had become general, and several others of the ! immediate neighbors, whose houses were considered less defensible thin Lee's were soon flocking to his little fort, with their arms and amunition, and such of their more valuable effects, as they could con veuieutly transport. Lee's reputation as a bold and resolute man contributed not a little to produce this result, although it might be considered a very questionable prudence which sought shelter under a roof rendered, by the very reputation of its owner, so prominent an object ol hospitality. The work of defence now went more rapidly forward. A breastwork of logs was soon thrown up in front of the house, and nnothi r opposite the postern door; upon the roof of the building, blankets saturated with water, were spread as a protection fror.i that most formidable engine of Indian warfare, the firebrand. Dudley having become convinced of tho reality of the danger, has tened to summon to Lee's euch other of the neighbors as did not choos? rather to seek the shelter of the forest, being conscious that their chiff hope of safety must consist in thus consolidating their strength. He had no immediate relatives in the vicinity to awake!) his solicitude, and was able to act the more efficiently for the whole. With many injunctions J to regard hi3 personal safety, and one from a voice which he fondly fancied to ' j he Ellen's, he departed on his mission. He found the neighborhood everywhere alarmed. Some were secreting their ef fects, preparatory to flight; some were barricading their premises, determined to die, if necessary, on their own hearth stones; and others, in small bands, were fleeing to the forest, bearing their children m their arm, and upholding the tottering steps of the sick and aged. The scene was one to draw tears from the stoutest heart, but the necessity for speedy action left little room for contemplation. Dudley had a word of encouragement and hope for all, and although numbers gladly accepted his proposal and hastened to accompany him., the majority preferred to trust to the hiding places of the wilderness. He was more successful, however, in gaining refugees than recruits. Women and children would add but little to the effective force of the garrison, and he was, therefore not a little delighted at ihe accession to his numbers of four or five members of the half organized band, bearing the imposing title of the Life Guard. These were gl! young rr.eu, well armed, and, by the presence and peril of those most near and dear to them, furnished with the loftiest incentives to action. CHAPTER Iii. The little company were soon assembled, and set out together for their temporary fortress. Tho strictoit silenco whs enjoined: it being impossible to tell how near the enemy might be, or where hi. advanced scouts would bo met. This precaution did not provo suprufluous, fir they were yet a third of a milo from Lee', when they received convincing proof of their danger. The silence was suddenly' broke by a tremndoui war-whoop; shout and shota echoed through tho air, and soon the kindling light of n deserted fnrm-houe revealed the exulting foe, flitting like fiends around the tenement from which thnycxpectod sonto sco their victims issue. Appalled by this dreadful spectacle, ihe little party piuscd and remained for a while breathless spectators of tho scene. Tho relevate positions of tho fugitives, tho foo, and the fort, (for na such wo must de as the extremities of an equal sided trian glo to each other. Tho latter could not bo gained without emerging from tho woods and crossing a considerable space of cleared land,which was an undertaking too hazardous to contemplate. Resuming

rr rni t r ct precaution, they obtained tho nearest position from L?e thai th-3 cave of the forest would permit, hoping thenco to pass imperceived across tlie inicrvening oace, which had now brcomo diminished t about thirty rods. But at this in oment ' the enemv, after an important howl of j rage at finding tho burning honso unnccu - i pied, took up their march. Willi frantic ! oAsiirnhlmnv snmfl oftrin? Iiclitnti fire1 ' o brands, nnd others brandishing their 1 knives, liiev bent their course, as hid beefi apprelicn bended, direotlv towards the signs of dolort. 15 it receiving some fence, thoy made a ihtour around the premises which threatened of bringing j thorn almost directly tu tho concealed j party, j To remain in t'ie n;o.-t prrPjct silence; was deemed paler than ny nttornpt at retreat betöre tno qu:cr. eyn ami ear ot me snyage?. The avnihablo portion of Dj i- ; ley's lorco.coiisisting of seven armed men, j lobnyii the whispered orders of thoirletder, stood with prcer.le l arms reany in . . , cas oi uiscovury in uisciiiij i mi-uich ! vollev uiwn the enwnv. nnd then by virtue of tao panic wnicii st;.') assault 1 - would create, cither to cut incir way through their way through' 1 tho foa to t!io fort, or mako n r.aoid lr ci ra. treat, as circumstances would dictate. D i.iley, by general cu?ent, had Doen in vested with entire comma nu. r as tue sav 1 m t - 9 ". f l .1 titled also to their appellation. With i i g'istening knives, with glaring brands, with rxulling sliouty, thoy came nearer and nearer, until their advanco was scarco

their rouo. therefore, with tlio

adozn yards distant from tho hidden en- evident, however, that the child in so excampment. Here they suddenly paused j posed a situation could not long escape, and seemed to hold a consultation. It was j "Iiis a shame," exclaimed Dudley, a moment of fearful suspense. Trern- j "that a hapless bribe should perish and bling children cowered closer to their twelve strong man look idly on. I myself

terrified parents, and with blue eves up raised, faithfully obeyed the oft repealed signs of .silenco. Tho pause was hut momentary; I) it at the instant of renewing their march, one of tho cmcoaled company unfortunately gavo utterance to a slight ejaculation of delight, which, catching the quick ear of tho Indian leader, produced a second halt. I'ointing to tho woods, and assuming a listening attitude lor a momen, ho thus communicated to Iiis followers tho nature of his suspicions. A scout was immediately detached to examine iho suspected cover; but watchful eyes and activo hands awaited his approach, lie directed his course at once to the cncatnpm-Mp, but such rapid and ineauliot' stepp, hat before perceiving tho ambus!); he wr. at Hie sido o ij jjev, who had advanced a step to most him.Tho expressive "Huh:" arose faintly to his lips as the firm grasp of lhe youth encircled his throat, while tho silent knife completed the task, and tho dying Indinn was upheld, lest his fall should be heard. The savages, after the delay of a minute or two, hearing no alarm, slowly resumed their course, not doubting that their irnmissary would soon o.verlakc them. They pursued thsir circuitous way about tho house of Lee, evidently calculating their safct plan of attack. Nothing can be mora cowardly than this modo of Italian warfire, in which tho nsailanu, scarcely c insider themselves victorious unless thoy .succeed without loosing a single warrior. As they approach tho opposite side of tho circle, the time had evidently arrived, when, if at all, tho fugitives wero to esncfgo from their concealment and mako a rush for the fort. To remain longer in the forest, which, tho Indian scouts would soon bo traversing in every direction, would be immediately perilous, and wilh many a word of encouragement Dudly put his liltlo company in motion. Rapidly advancing, they had safely crossed nearly half the distance, when a sudden commotion in lhe ranks of tho foe shadowed that they were perceived. A shout nnd n rush wilh such speed as Indians only accomplish followed lhe discovery. The fugitives, it will be rcinembcred.wero now about fifteen rods from tho house, ana iho savages twice that uistanco tn nea rly the opposite direction. Tho race wasaexciiing, but r-ot long doubtful. Tho e nemy wero still obliged to avoid too close a proximity io tho house, anJ halting rvith his liltlo band of Infantry, hold them in check until the women and children were out of danger, and then, etil facing tho fue, with presented arms, they retreated into tho furl, N A a shot was fired. CHARTER IV. A piercing .shriek, which met tho ear of Dudley upon his entrance, announced somo nbW calamity. A littlo boy, scarce two years old had been lost in tho confusion of tho flight, and its mother, borne along by her impetuous companions, had been unable to make her vociferations understood until tiny reached the fort. Upbraiding herself.uphraiding her friends and vainly struggling to escape from their grasp and fly back to tho rescue, the fran tic parent pierced every heart with her cries. The moonlight still remaining unobscured, tho infant, on examination was distinctly seen, about twclvo rods distant seated quietly upon lhe grass; and with the flowers, unconscious of danger. Tho discovery was mado nono too soon. An Indian, prone upon tho ground, now laying motionless liko a log, and now ap proaching the child with a nlow and catlike gait, wa at tho samo instant discovered, while tho whole band nt a safo dis tance were silently watching his hazardous attempt. A dozen rthes wero at onco leveled ol tho miscreant.and when Dudley interposed. "For shame!" he said, "will you 'rt one worthless dog draw your wholo tir and ensuro tho capture of tho child.whilo I

rel onJins ! Tho game is Loo's ready by discovery, n gors will stand to firo next, if necessary; nn i if both fail, leave the scoundrel to me." j Undo Ive, as ho was familiarly called, smiled as ho raided hii unerring gun, and j Us quick rep : t was orcompame I by a j yell Mat seem? i t proclaim tho succors , of thn shot. i ha In li in started from hn recumbent position, and tuen fell heavily recumbent position, ati buck ward. "If he was a Christian now, ono might suppoo him dead," exclaimed Rogers, who had watched tin effect of Lcs'.s shot with ! alof.k of chicrin; but I havo my doubts. Captain.'' he said, addressing D idley, and raising his gun, beseechingly, "that fall was rt liule t o theatrical." "D nl you go to shooting dead men, Mr. U')2;o,, "exclaimed Leo "I tell yo-i I've klüeü iii:ii.,? D tdley, wlioso suspicions from the firs: had been the samo as thoyo of Rogers, mado .a signal to iho latter to tirt?, which ho had no s oricr d me than t!i j dead rose ! lo ins icet. wnn a screeco trial coui 1 not lf - 1 . 1 A l 'I 111 : u uua-miw mt a.ui.. gi.iutii:i to his knee3,be foil shivering to the ground j with indubitable signs of death. . - . . ; Rogers s.-m.ti.l grimly as ha reported up Holers smilud grimly I fin hu rm IM niftii I ''Tisn't much to kill an In lian, Mr. Loo; i it's the bringing him to lifo again that ! shows tho skill." If any doubt had been entertained of the fatality of the last fire, tho yell of wrath which arose from tho Indians and the volley which was fired at tho hapless infant, would havo effectually dispelled them. But tho distance which tho cowardly assailants were compelled to keep, and the minut?ncss of the mark.fortunatei lv rendered their firo innocuous, h was will save him." Thus saying, ho threw down his gun, that nothing might retard his speed, and prepared to nn'i out. Bji ;ho firm grasp of L'-o wa3 on his shoulder. ''Tis certain death," said the old man; "you will 03 a mark for thoir rifles." "And ii it wero thirty thousand,! would go," rotoried Dudley, impetuously, and tearing himself away. But at ibis m meut a singular appiration entered the room, which, whether or noil was anything more than a huge tin duch oren, surmounted br an inverted pail of tho same material, was certainly nothing less. It required a liitlo investigation to perceivo signs of a human being under this extraordinary coat of mail, bit in n in ) ?;it ;n .ro -. fa niliar veic? proves ling from beneath the kettle, proclaimed a well known slave of Lee's, by iho name of Nando. Merely a inouncinj his object, the faithful negro darted out of lhe house, and, presenting hisshicldod side to tho enemy, ran hastily toward iho child. There was cno moment of fearfjl suspenso, a yell, a volley, and a responsive shout of derision from tho slave. At tho next, Nando bent over tho wondering child, thrut him hastily within his capacious shield, and, rushing rapidly back reached the house in safety. The cordial greetings, the welcoming grasp, the wet eyes, and warm outpourings of n mother's gratitude that here oncountoro 1 him, astounded and bewildered the heroic African, while tho marred and battered utensil told eloquently the tale of his danger and his daring. (to be continued ) Tho Now York Tribune calls tho "Know-Nothing" conspiracy in lhatcity a cut throat affair. Hero are somo facts, j comments and questions concerning polit ical ttflairs in New lork.to which we call attention: "Mcantimo, let u look dispassionatoly at this state of fact". "There aro in this city, for example, some ten thousand voters who have joined tho various lodges of iho socrot order known ns"Know Nothings." Nearly all these are members either of the Whig or Democratic partiei, and moat of them are active, nspirini; politicians. Thcso have taken a solemn obligation to support and vole for such cafiuinatcs as ths superior Councils of tho order may nominate. In tho faco of those obligations, theso members attend the primary meetings of their respective parties, and there holp to make nominations; there, too, thoy obtain nominations when ihov can. Bui it is all a "patent safo" operation; thoy soeni to be partisans of Clark, or Rronson, or Seymour; but iu secret they aro pledged to Ullman, arid must violate, either their solemnpath as members of tin Order, or thoir honorable obligation as members of the Whig or tho Democratic parly who have chosen to take part in selecting its candidates. A "Know Nothing" makes a rush for the Whig or Democratic nomination for some office; if he gets it, he runs and, with iho help of the masked brotherhood, may bo elected; but if ho looses the parly nomination, ho opposes the parly nominees and goes in for his socret opponent, who is thus elected. In this fair play? Is il doing as you would be done by? If a man should act thus in his business, who could respect or trust him? A droll story is related of an honest farmer, who, attempting to drive home a hull, was suddenly hoisted over the fence. Recovering himself, he saw th animal on the other itide of the rails, sawing the air with his head and neck, and pawing the ground. The good man looked steadily at him for a moment, and then shaking his fist at him, exclaimed, "darn your apologiesyou needn't stand there, you 'lariiel rrittlir a hnwin' nml crriniii' fur vou jta pUrp0SCf fam your picture!''

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Important Arrest of Counterfeiters Recorcry of lonnterfcil Money un 1 Spawns Coin Seizure 1

of the Piiitcs and Tresses Exam inn tion ef the Parties tlicir Coxnznltincat Application für their Discharge oa a Writ Cf Illbl'lS lor-! PUS, if., ie. ! For some rmn nhs past the police of; ose of other cfties in the I Mis city, and tho West, have had their attention directed to the fact tint a gans of counterfeiters were operating in the'States of Ohio and! Indiana, and oa a very extensive scale. This gang it is snid. hav their depots at five (hire re at points in Indiana, at three different places near this city and in this j State, and one depot within a few miles ' pfCjriugton. in Kentucky. The police have been aciively en th alert ever since ! the first intimation that there was a gang! of counterfeiters hereabouts. Eveniiv ! before last Dputy Sheriff Gavitt and oth-1 er officers of Madison, assisted by Police o fiicer Parker. I5!oom. Cartv. and others of this city, surroundded the enffee-honee of a trim named IV.ivil.in Xrt!i f;nlinn Indiana, atagiven signal they closed upon the premises aid rushed into the lm.isn. Fora few moments all was confusion, and in the exeitement one of the inmates made his escape. Boyd and his wife, and another person whose name our informtnt had forgotten, were arrested and taken to jail. The premises were searched, and! fifteen hundred dollars in counterfeit money of different denominations, and mostly on the Southern Rank of Kentucky, were found concealed. They also louuM in o tuiuciieii oiaics o i s ail I 31U S . ,i ii ... rill t ha V'tivtM han .m-. n . ...!.: t i . u" i pies n Milieu io , , f . 1 , . mini. i ijii ii it-1 i r i l iniiMii- niiti si.i.i I . t,v. 3 i '1. ten cent pieces, and half dollars, dies, moulds and tools of various kinds used in counterfeiting. The parties were taken before magistrate Gamaliel Taylor for examination. The evidence induced the magistrate to hold them in 82.000 bail to answer at court, in default of which they were commited to Jail, Yrsterday the parties were taken before a higher court, on a writ of Habeas Corpus. The application was bing heard when our informant left Madison, but it was generally thought that the application would not be granted, and that the parlies would be sent back to jail. The arrest has created quite a stir in Madison, as there were but few persons iu that city who even suspected that the defendants would be guilty of such acts. It is expected that other arrests of a like character will be made at ovher points iu a few days. Cincinnati Gaztttä. Urfahr. OrncEor Avmtor of Stats.) In dianapolis. Nov. 1, 1S5 I. To collect an etronecus impression entertained by many persons, that the holders of notes of the Stock Ranks, hav ing them protested thereby acquires a priority in the payment, the undersigned deems it his duty to state that such is not the fact. In case of the winding up of any Bank under th statute, the notes not protested are placed on the same footing as those which have been protested and a dividend of the assets will be made pro rata. Holders, of notes should also bear iu mind that the amount of the dividend would be essentially diminished by the costs and fees of protests, and expeuses and sales of assets. The nudersigned has also determined, that in discharging his duty to all the croditors of any bank which may ha forced into liquidation, he .will not proceed to offer any of the' assets of such hank in the market. until after"at least sixty days' notice in New York. London ami Tarii, so as to insure the largest and best price for the securities, and not then, if, in his opinion, the ultimate interists of all concerned will be promoted by a further extension. Tin ic t1c ..1. .T 7 . 1 . I State stocks deposited in his office as mu io ainu UUIIIUIUCU kO ClüMJIiZe 111 collateral of the Ranks, at par for their circulation when presented in sums of not less inan Cne thousand dollars. JOHN r. DUNN, Auditor of Stats. The Battle of Alma. Letters giving details ot the battle of Alma continue to

be interesting, notwithstanding the pub- ed awav from home a few dav a,0 d ic anxiety is on the stretch for news COuld not be found by his parents The from Sevastopol Some disapprobation neighbors assembled and commenced is expressed that the Admirals did ! searcJf an(l ihe child xvas finally fount not land a couple of thousand of marines j jn a swamp the next morning When or seamen to relieve ihe troops of the fa-j asked what he did. and what he beared t.guingduty of burying the dead and re- during his wandering, he answered that moving the wounded. Sltght disagree le had picked up tome Mx-berries for ments have occurreu as to lhe respective j mamma, but was hungry and ate the.n merits of the d.flerent corps engaged, and I Up; that he saw one jack-o-Iautern that especia.lv as to who captured the only j spoke to him but didn't come to get MiRussian gun that was taken. As the lt . .u iiPnrvi uliri.i . i,Ä - ? ..';;

viurus -urecauier uuarus wero louna I wero found I chalked on lhe gun. that regiment's claim to it certainly seems the best. It is said that the French, to swell the amount of their "glory," included in the return of "killed' those who had died of cholera. All fought well, but the conduct of their cavalry is characterized as "spiritless." No eagle, standard, or regimental ensign was displayed by the Russians. British account say that the Russian loss amounted to 7,000 or 8,000; but as- the allies, remaining masters of tho field, had to bury 1..1) - i i ., . me ivussian ueau, as wen as meir own, and only hurried 1,230 Russian bodies, the loss seems exagerated. - mm - ..li Hear! Hear! Hear how Horace Greely talks about the Know Nothings. He speaks very plainly and pointedly against those organizations, which claim the honor of having gained the victories over which he has been crowing for the last two months; "But now oil this is changed, and we sec tho Order unbluihinglystaudiiig forth

the old political artv, even more meanly ami corruptly managed than any of lbe old ones. It now sets up its own candidates, and such candidates! From Srrogcins to Schaffer, from Ullmaa to Eb,inS' aU elher chronic speculators in polios or individuals with regard to ! wi,0m t,ie enliro Public are Mnow Noth ' tngs. The pitiful tricks, the base inthe trigl,PS. lhe gross impositions on masses, winch have notoriously marked the recent management cf the Order, and which only form a part of the policy all al03 contemplated by its leaders, have ncver ben surra"ed ' the worst degrCtlat,0,,s nVhi or Dimocratic wirePulIil,S- Order had a respectable trdlt before 11 has uo,lf novT- ll has Sunk btf,ow mternpt. an I has not ouly comm: lle" political suicide.tnit has done ! it in the least decent and creditable man - ' X' r i . ji "ian "nesiy aiM seii-respeci ! can l0,,5er maintain any connection with it, or receive with anv feeling but scorn ! aml (!isSusl lhe command to vote for the ! candidates it has been used to put in nomination. Thi method of manufacturing pap r and pasteboard pulp from wood, invented by Mr. Hartmaun, and improved by Mr. Schesinger, is as follows: (,'ut a ti't? say six feet long and two feet diarnelt r into nine lengths of eight inches by two feet diameter each: t!i2 blocks artplaced into the boxs with the fibres runthe ftoi.i' the stonvf , l . . -urns; they are levered, end I J -.,, i , ,i . , r . . . i started at the rate of about tcvo huiidri d ... ...VI .. . : ... : . ll .ia fibrous pulp is obuined. equal to iha of ordinary rag pulp. Light or hard woo ls will take the dye of even the most delicate colors, as readily as raj; pulp. HOW TO TELL A "GOOD EGO." If yOU desire to le certain that your tgs are good and fresh, put them into water. If they lay first on the side they are good beyond doubt. If ihe but turns up thev are not fresh. This is an infallible rub? to distinguish a "good" from a "bad egg." Did you ever think, when you saw a very little baby dressed up in its very long Sunday clothes, that it was like a sixpense tied in the corner of a pockethandkerchief? John J. Critenden, Jr.. son of the Hon. John J. Crittenden, died in Frankfort. Ky., on Friday the 13th. Ho was a graduate of Centre college, and a young gentleman of high promise. We stop the press to announce that satisfactory arrangements have been made by the Indian ogent for the immediate settlej ment of Nebraska. Liquor to be excluded from the Territory. -Xtbruska Palladium. More DiscorraiEs. The Reading (Pa ) Gazette states that further discoveries of gold hive been made in the.vicinitv bv Mr. G. J. Philips, the FngRsh Geologist who is now on a tour of mineralogical research in Berks county. The Gazette bus been shown several specimens of lh. precious metal, which were found in a body of quartz rock on the farm of Mr. E. Johnathan Deininger, a mile or two north-east of the city. The gold, it says appears to be remarkably pure ani up)n an assay, would doubtless yield a large per centum. It appears to be pretty certain that the cause of the horrible railroad disaster on the Great Western Line, was the carelessness of the watchmen whose duty it was to take note of all the trains ha ving passed and to report the track clear to the gravel trains wliich went on to il at o'clock A. M. The testimony at the inquest tends to show that this tmn made a positive repoit to the conductor that the train nau gone Dy. it is probable that tho wa lcüman fel1 a s!"p at his post, and ' uPon waking made the statement which ! Savc rise l the disaster. He nil away i immediately alter the accident, and has not been heard of since. The deaths now number forty-nine, and some ten ot twelve others will probablv die. A little boy, ihrt-e years old the son of s Vrtrr n,ivl0 nrpn,i., m... j uu he na i:at: What' ll m u What! He was u i..., gooJ birdj lh '( 'h fc mm- ,i . , DO come aim put some leaves on him; but they didn't. Then, he said, ho thought a rat Might come, and he kept still and went to sleep. P. B. Machester, l banker of the Savings School of Cincinnati, absconded a little more than ivol d., i i - ciui.c, iratuig n.s depositors, chiefly widows and other persons of small means, iu the lurch to theamount of $70,000. At Lawrenceburgh. this State, he was arrested by one of M creditors, and on investigation four.d to possess large amounts of stocks and a vailables. Satisfying the claim presented, he was permitted to "go his way rejoicing." The wifa of this individual appeared at a party iu Cincinnati, a few evenings previous to Ais "break up, ' wearing a dress and jewels worth 620,000. mm -w mm Statistics show that Frauce manufactured 700,000,000 friction matches pe;

not as the corrector of pities, but as a new p

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