Plymouth Weekly Banner, Volume 5, Number 7, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 May 1856 — Page 2

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Rfpablkan Stale CoBTcntlon. The following is the ticket presented und 'he plarorm adopted by the Fusion Convention, which assembled at Indianapolis on Thursday last, and from our knowledge of them, they are generallygood and competcnt'men. . Governor, OLIVER P. MORTON, of Wayne. Lieutenant Governor, CONARD BAKER, of Vanderburg. Secretary xtf State, JOHN W. DAWSON, of Allen. Treasurer of State. WILLIAM R. NOFFSINGER. of Parke. Auditor of Slcte. E. W. H. ELLIS, of Marion, Superintendent of Public Instruction, JOHN L. SMITH, of Buone. Attorney General, JAMES H. CRAVENS, of Ripley. Reporter of the Supreme Court, JOHN A. STEIN, of Tippecanoe, Clerk of the Supreme Court. JOHN A. BEALE. of Miama. The Committee cn resolutions then submitted the following, which were adopted: PLATFORM. The people of Indians, consisting of all who are opposed to the policy of the present Federal Administration, assembled in Convention at the Capitol of the State, now submit to the people the following platform of principles. Resolved, That we are uncompromisingly opposed to the extension of Slavery; and that we utterly repudiate the platform of principles adopted by the selfstyled Democratic Convention of this State, endorsing and approving the Kanaas Nebraska ininuitv. I i 4 - Resolved, That we will resist, by all proper means, the admission of any Slave Stat into this Union, formed out of the Territories secured to freedom bv the Missouri Compromise or otherwise. I Resolved, That we are in favor of the immediate admission of Kausas as a free State. : Resolved, That wo are in favor of the Naturalization Laws of Congress, with the five years probation, and that the right of suffrage should accompany and no! precede naturalization. Resolved, That we believe the General Assembly of the State have the power to to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors s a beverage, and that we are in favor of Constitutional law which will effectually suppress the evils of intemperance. GoodBtc-,D.R. Pershinr.of the Ro - l Chester Flaghas disposed of his estab- j lishraent to K. G. Shryock, and we caleulate that Charley is to be the proprietor for the future. . Charley is a little on the fusion order, but our good neighbors of Fulton will have a nice paper, and no mistake. If it is not quite Democratic enough, coma up and get a good Buchanan paper. Out whilom friend of the Flag says fot his last say: 'We have now for the last time dipped cor pen in ink, in an editorial capacity; and by the way, when we lay it down, no inducement could tempt us to take it up gain. We know its perplexities Its drawbacks; and we know, too how it pays; consequently this article puts an end to oar editorial existence but thank fortune we di easy and happy." ----a Wrsrias Emigration. - The New Hampshire Patriot says:. We heat of persons in all sections of the State, who are starting for -the West, or preparing to go, while many have already gone this spring. In one day last week, an agent on one of the great routes to the West sold fifteen tickets to men going from this vicinity. There is no .doubt that more people will leave this State for the West this year than have gone in any three past years. A Paris paper 6ays that from returns lately published, it appears that in 1855, 148,433,000 postage stamps were sold in France, producing a tarn of 23,533,599 francs. The ' prepayment of letters is becoming more general every day. In 1847 the letters prepaid were in the proportion of 10 per cent, while at present they are 85 per cent." The North'srapton'Herald states thai a mother and four daughters, three of whom reside in . that town, hare collectively approached the altar cf Hymen no less than seventeen times! The mother h as had four. busband?, one of her daughters four, and the others three each. ' John A. Washington publishes a letter in the National Intelligencer in wViich he says that he will sell Ml. Vernon to Virginia or tolne Uni ted States. Neither wishing to purchase, it is now for sale. , Our friend J. T. Cox , ol' Viaccnnes. is spoken ofi candidate for Congress bj the fusionists." Cox is.too clever a fellow to run on inj such ticke:, and as he is not an .aboliuWut .av think-they can find cradldafet-tnongh without Cox. Vs;.;-r" I'SvauivilU Enquirer, "It would be difScuU to find the'm unless they could borrow 'ur röpirijjy Colfsx

Republican County Convention. Pursuant to previous notice, a Convention of the Republicans of Marshall county was hU at the Court House m Plymouth, on Saturday, May 3J. On raolioo of Dr. N. Sherman, John L. Westen elt was called to the chai r; and M. W. Smith, acted as Secretary. On motion. Dr. R. Brown, delegate

! to the Republican Slate Convention, was called upon to report the doings of that body, in obedience to which call, he took the floor, and proceeded to state that he had just returned from Indianapolis, where the convention held its session on the previous Thursday, lie rend to the convention the names o( the Republican rominees, and spoke of the good feeling which had prevailed in making those nominations Tnere wns no bickering, said Dr. B., bat all was harmonious, and indicated the very best feeling a feeling which must result in the triumphant election of that ticket. The speaker related a number of the incidents which had occurred in. the deliberations of the State Convention, in support of thai belief. Chc.s. A. Hugus, Esq , was then called upon to address the Convention, and proceeded to do so, at considerable length. After speaking of the necessity of a speedy and thorough organization, he surveyed the present position of the different political parties of the country; spoke of the numerous inconsistencies which had marked the course of the Democracy Throughout the Union, upon slavery and other questions of national importance, and after briefly dwelling upon tie rise and progress of the American party, went on to trace out the course which had given birth to the Republican organization, and also to define the principles which governed that party the rarty of Freedom, in opposition to Slavery extension. He alluded to the various encroachments of the slave power upon the North, showing how the South hid always prevailed in its nro-slaverv policv. and declaring m - that such would continue to be the case UQlU lhe 0 le of the frce Slateg 8j10Uid ' ... , ... . ,t ihm rights, and. vindicate the principles of freedom. , The Republican party, said the speaker made no war upon the South,' or upon southern institutions as' they existed; but the time had come when it was necetsary to firmly assume the position that there should be no more slavery outside the slave States that slavery should henceforth be confined within its constitutional limits, and become what it once was a sectional, local institution, and not by its future spread overshadow the power of the government, and control its action. The moving principle of this organizam . . 1 C 1 - ioa was umeriy national aiavery sectional this was the banner Repubti can were called upon to ugni unuer. The speaker alluied briefly to the present deplorable state of affairs ic the Territory of Knnsap, and concluded his remarks by exhorting all friends of freedom Whigs, Demecrats and anti-alar-ery men to rally under the Republican banner, and success must attend their efforts. The Republican party looked to the future for their reward thej were not laboring for the present alone, but for the future als). This, said Mr. II., was the spirit which animated the hearts of our fathers, which had sustained them in the darkest hours of that natiiolic strucele which had resulted 47 fc- J in the triumphant vindication of the rights of man; and it was this same feeling trust in the justice of our cause that should also nerve our arms and strengthen our hearts in the approaching contest. No matter what should be the result of that contest,- whether our efforts were crowned with succts?, or met with de feat we should be conscious ' that we had least endeavored to do our. dutv, and in so doing were p titled to receive the thanks of our posterity in all time to come. - ' ' ' ' ' 1 : - The remarks or Mr. Hugus, which occupied about an hour in delivery, were listened to with earnest attention by the convention, and were frequently applauded. After some discussion, in which MesMaster?, Hand, Porter, the Chairman, and others, took part, the following Cen tral Committee was appointed; - Dr. N. Sherman (Chairman,) James A. Corse, Daniel Brown, Dr. R. Brown, G. I P. Cherry. On raoiion. it was voted that the Cen tral Committee be authorized. to select township committees of three, for the purpose of more effectually carrying out the plan of organization; and also, that the same Committee be authorized to raise the necessary funds to carry on the campaign.. ' v. ! i y . - On motion of Dr. Sherman," : ; ' Resolved. tThat this Convention adopt as its ' platform the resolutions of the Pittsburgh Republican Convention, pas-sed-on the 22nd ofFtbruaryj 1856.4 T j On motion of Mr, Hand, ;: ;: i'ir.. , ) Resolved, That we concur in-the rrom inations of our State. Conrsntion held' at Indiana nelis on ;.thefat of Miyi an recommend its candidates to the' favorable CTnslosTatiohr of the 'people, ? nc. V tn -motion of "Dr? Sherman,' " d " tfeiporrrfTharihe rspcls and con

fidence of this Convention are due the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, our representative in Congress, for his integrity, purity of purpose, ami sterling patriotism in the cause of National Freedom. This resolution was adopted by general acclimation, without the formality of n vote. On motion, it was voted that the proceedings of this Convention be published in the Plymouth Banner, th Marshall County Democrat, aid the Register, at South Bend, , ' .

The Convention then adjourned, the j proceedings throughout having been characterized by the utmost harmony and ood feeling. J. L WESTERVELT. Chairman. ' M. W. Smith, Secretary. m MpaaraMaaajafSl, -bb aajraaaaau T. Pryce has received his stock of Em broideries, &c, which he is selling off at a rapid rate, Mr. Pryce in well known to most of our citizens as being a thorough business man. a good merchant, and a good judge of Goods, Call and see him. Laporte Union. Mr. P. was formerly connected with I Mr. Oglesbee of this place, and when our citizens . visit Laporte in search of fine Goods, they may find it to their advantage to give hint a call. The Methodist General Conference. This Reverend body of men. consisting of delegates from all the Annual Conferences in all the States North, Ea6t and West, together with Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas, of the South, and California and Oregon of tbo Pacific, met yesterday morning, at 9 o'clock, in the Hall of the House of Representatives. The meeting was opened by the Senior Bishop of the Methodist Epis copal Church, the venerable Beverly Waugh, of Baltimore, who read appropri-. ate selections from the Psilms. He then gave out the beautiful hymn of Charles Wesley, beginning as followsl "Except the Lord conduct the plan , The best concerled schemes are vain, And never can surceed; We spend our wrethed strength for naught, But if our uoik in thee le wrought. They shall be blest inJeeJ. The whole body of ministers joined in singing the Hymn to the grand old tune, Gangts. The deep rolling bass of the multitude of voices was grandly, sublime, and carried us back todays of yore, when wo used to listen-to such sounds from voices long since 'forever hushed in the silence of the grave. ' . After singing, tho : venerable Bishop mido one of the most nppropria'e prayers we ever listeued to, from any man, in any place. The manner so dovout, the sentiment so appropriate, and the language so baautuful, made the deepest impression on every heart. ; There was in the prayer one passage referring to the Union of American Slatc3, rurpassingly teauliful, both in conception and in language. We never have heard, we never have read, in any human composition, a pasage so beautiful, so eloquent. . . Bishop Morris, of Ohio, next read selections from the New Testament, after which another. Hymn was sung, and prayer offered by Rev. James Porter, of Mass., and Rev. Jacob Young of Ohio. Rev. Joseph S. Trimble, of-, Ohio, and Rev. Benjamin Grifiln of Ne w York, were appointed Secretaries pro ten. The creditials of delegates were then presented and upwards of 200 answered to their names. The Conference then proceeded to vote for Secretary. 'Prof. William L Harris, nnd Rev. Joseph S Trimble, of Ohio; Kev. Benjamin GtifHn, and Rev. James Floy, of New York; Rev. Jefferson Lewis, of New Jersey; ond Rev Pennel Coome. of Pennsylvania,, were placed in nomination as candidates. Prof. Harris was elected on the first ballot, having received 1 1 3 out of 200 votes. The Conference then adjourned till afternoon. The afternoon was spent in ordering sundry Committees, among which was a Committee on Slavery. We havo never seen a more good look ing, venerable, apparently able body of men. The business proceeds in god or der, with decorum, dignity, and dispatch. We bid these gentlemen a most cor dial welcome to our city. We bid them welceme to Indiana. We have no doubt they will return to their homes with more correct notions of the West, than gentle men from the. North end the. East usually entertain o us. State Sentinel. .,. Later from Xicarasna. : ' ' - New O'rleaus. Tuesday. April 22, 1856. The steamer Charles .Morgan has arriv ed at this port with San Juan dates to the 16th inst. The Orizaba arrived at San. Juan on the I6th. and landed 522 passengers. The defeat of Col. Schlessinger is confirmed. Mty men were killed in the engagement. .The cause is at tributed solely to the gross neglect of Schlessinger. The remnant of his party had arrived at Rivas. Schlessinger had not taken a single usual .precaution against surprise, although' within the heart of the enemy's country; and on the field bis conduct was .so cowardly that Capt. Thrope .was obliged to face ' him with postols, and threaten to , blow hi brains out; but it was ' all' usetes his cowardice ' had created a panic, " and the men could not be reinspirUed.." The curses .vented agiinst Schlesinger by the. returned force are lead and deep. " Capt. Thrope is a passenger by the Charles Morgan; he ripoits that Walker is In eood position atid. prosperous,. receiving large accessions to his force. . Another battle had taken place at Arcopoka, between fourteen of Walker's men, under .Cant. Baldwin, and 200 Costa Ricaus, in which the latter were defeated, with a loss of 30 killed. Baldwin lost 2 killed. . Among the important items of news brought over, by the last "steameirvis 'the important fact that the nurse ::of npoleonVbabyVwlrile walking the room with tho Imperial infant in herVrms,' caught her (oe in theVarpat 'and 'liiirty fell not hVrting' Mhei 6äby Vv-bir;nfiuC 'severely; frighteni&g thre ' 11 um; ' M IäJ amfputly hoped that the sub-marine telegraph com jpny)will:(haifeHht Completion of their WOrkVVo ifiatVjn case said baby sneeze the 'rie wV'Vo'afd 3 be tlahirniltVd more iiu'zTfeh f-

Spirit Hall..- s Editok Times." You and many of our readers have no doubt heard of the strange performances in what Is called the 'Spirit Hall,' of Capt. Davis in New Durham Township in this county. Suffice It to say that for long time tho neighbors, with certain 'medinms have been in the habit of meeting there, and after extin-" guishing the lights., hearing wonderful and riolent sounds produced by the beating of a drum, tamborine, duVimer, &c. generally keeping verj correct lime with a violin played by one of the company. The neighbors generally believe this to be done by some inscrutable power. Such was not the opinion however, of your old friend, the undeisig'ned." .After attending several performances, so as 'to gel the hang of the barn.' ond fully believing some one had been in the habit of slily getting off their seats and striking the instruments, I was determined to suddenly light up the Hall nnd 6ee for myself. I had with a great deal of care prepared such a compound as would instantly produce a full blaze of the most brilliant light. Knowing that so bright a light would be likely to confound its beholders, I had schooled four young men to its frequent exhibition for a month. I took them with me to the Hall on last Friday night, three others who attended that evening were nlso in the secret. After w were nil seated and the candle put out the music began ns usual. 1 waited until Fisher's Hornpipe was played, the beating ou the drum forming an accompaniment and keeping correct time. I was setting 60 near the table that 1 leaned forward and put my combustible in the middle of it it: a poriod of time so short bs to bs inappreciable the house was as light as a hundred candles could have mado it.. The slick ; was plainly seen to strike ths drum, one end of it being above the drum as it' It was handled from above. After striking the drum, the slick raised, described a curve ond fell o:i one of the medium. Every one was found in thir seats precisely as they were befoie the candlo was put out and no one nearer than six or eiht feet o( the drum, which is raised on a frame. I did not see quito ns much as I expected, nnd feel in honor bound to make the 'uvicnde honorable to C;1 Dvis and to the Meliutr.F, Mr. P. stcn ami five of Iiis family, for what turns out to be my unjust suspicions. : ' -' ; ' As you are awnre, though very generally known, I have never been suspected of superstition. You can givo my name to any one who wants to laugh at my ex pens?. -' ' r " 1 The above are fjcls verified beyond a peradventure. Cor. Ldporle Tivus. A Stimxge Case The city marshil, anl deputy marshals Fuller and Shollick, yesterday arrested, a man for' a 'crime which 13 realiy novel in this section of country. .The name of the prisoner is Joseph Gornez a barber by trade. At his residence in the vicinity of Eslava street, his wife (a white woman) was found chained by the ancle. The chain was some twelve or fourteen feet longjust sufficient to allow her to perform her household duties without freedom to go far into the street. It gave her room enough to clean up the rooms of the dornicil and to do her cooking. The priso ner confessed that he had adopted this means of martial discipline, and that he intended to keep his wife so fettered

lot only three or four wrek3 in order to bring her to a rational sence of her obligations as the heod of a household. The woman was carried to the watchouse in order that the fetters might bebroken from her ancle. What is tho most singular fact of the business is, that when 6he was released she was quietly performing her domestic duties, and when she beared of her hus band's arrest she begged that he might not be punished. Mobile Tribune. The Way to Get a Claim. Greeley writes to tho Tribune: I have been told that a man who had an indisputable claim on the government for 84 003 or $5 000, danced attendance at lhe capital two or threfe sessions, but to no purpose. At length; an old member, who knew the ropes, strdck by per tinacity. called him aside and gave him the benefit of some volunteer courisel. My friend.aid he, '1 see you are green, long ns you hive been in Washington. Just withdraw vour papers and increase the claim to 20.000 or 630,000. Then promise Si. 000 to'lhis one,' and 82,000 to thi3. ' ond; wo no,:lhrouLh a list ' of half a dtzen who ' can ; help yooi and of course on the contingency of. getling your, ciaini. t If you should fbe cut down ä little, you can aford .it,' The claimant thankfully took the advice, act ed on.it, and in due' time carried: horn his honest due, and a little more. Four Men Bcrito Alive. -We learn from the Zinesville' ;Aarora of Monday evening, that on last Friday forenoon, while a number of men were engaeed in digging and wheeling out coal from Cine oAhe banks of Blue Rock, abrui.l8 miles below, they heard a nOise as(if lhe Tank was caving in. Those engaged in wheelip.2 made a rush ' for the mouth and suc ceeded in getting out safely, but the four men who were digging were closed in. The Aurora says. :'at 1 1 o'clock on Sun. day night 'the Freighter on her trip up stopped nt Blue Rock, and reports that a number of men were still engaged in digi ging for the unfortunates, but had not yet reached the m.. , Gre a t excite ment p re tails throughout the neighborhood. Near two hundred people1 lined th ; banks of the rivri last nighl.'j Of course, ' there tire TnanV conjectures ns to wheiher Clhe digoirs are ret dead or alive. The Courier o . . . savs the dizaers had a basket of provisi ons ond it was hoped sufficient air would rparh them to sus tath' life5. - The'names of the meii hd uof been ascertained;' ' 1 '-.! " 'iunv-r. it it f'. z-k'L,i': There is a woman in the luntic r.syluni'fci Nek VoA who 'thinks that5 the Roman Catolicsrare trying M0 - build a cathedral In her stomach,-and she goes Id bed,: every igh V wjthj aHclub to keep ot) tlift Papists. She ought to be admitted into the' Ruow"Nothing lodge Without a ballot. :,1"y "CJ :0 -1 From all quarters. we have tha most en icodragmg accounts of the wheat crop. "4

la Irish LcttercT"; - :.z.r The Hanntbil Messenger says tint the following epistle was sept, from Dublin to a young Irishman near Hannibal: Dear Nephew: 1 haven't sint ye's a letther since the last, time I wrote to ye's bekase we've moved from our former ploco of livin an I didn't know whether a I etther would reach ye's or not. I now wid pleasure take my pen to inform ye's of the deth of yer own livin' uncle Kilpatrick, who died very suddenly afiher a lingerin' illness of rix months. The poor man

was in violent convulsions the wholn. time of his sickness lying perfectly quiet and speechless, all the time talking incoherently, and calling for wather. I had 4 , - 0 j no opportunity to inform ye's of his deth except I had wrote to ye's by the last post, which went off two days before he died; an' thin ye's wud have had to pay the postage. I'm at a loss to tell ye's what his deth was occasioned by, but I fear that it was his last sickness. He niver was well in days together durin the whole time of his confinement. I am at a loss to tell what occasioned it, but I am e feared that it was by his atin too much rab bits stuffed wid pays and gravy, or pays! and gravy stuffed with rabbits, I ran't tell which. As soon.as he brathed his last, the doctorsagnve up all hope of his recovery. I needn't tell ye's anything about his age for ye's well know that he would have been just twinty five years old lackin tin months, an had he lived till that time wo'd have bin six months dead. His property non devolves to his next kin who all died some timo ago; so I expect it will be divided betwane us, an' ye's well knows his property was considerable, for he had a fine estate which went to pay his debts, an, for the remainther, he lost in a horse-race, but it was the opinion of everybody present at the time that he would have won the raco if rhe horse ho run against had not bevn too fast for him. I niver saw a man, and the doctors all say 60, that took medicine better nor he did. He would as lare take bither as swale ifitonlv had tho taste an nppearance of whisky punch, ati' wo'd only put him in the same humAr for fighting. But I cairt dwell nn this mournful subject, 6ivl shall Sale my lether with Mack salin' wax, an' put on it yor uncle's coat of arms, so I beg ye's not to bieak the sale whan ye's open the lether, an' don't open it till threo or four days af'.er ye's recavo it, by that time ve s will be i ptepired for the sorrowful lidin's. Your old swate heart senJs her love 10 ye's unbeknown, to inc. .Whin TerryMcGee arrives in Ameri'ty. ax him for this letthor, an' if he don't know it from the rest, tell him it is ths uno that spake of yer uncle's de:h, an' is saled black, I remain your spht:kshuneiglu old grandmcih er. , , Jem" O"llo( fo.us'. . .... To Larry O'Hooügan, late of thr? town of Tullymuchenhy, Parish of Billyrag gd, nenr Billysluchgurtliy, in the coun ty of Kilkenny P.S. Don't write tome till yes recivo this.y Items from the Kansas Freeman. Timber and Pa.uniE Claims. We de: sire to call the a,j.tontion of those seeking farms in Kansas, to the very extensive and at prrsent thinly settled portion of our State, lying South and South west of Topeka. Almost, any number of rich prairie claims atretidy snrteyed can be had botween here and the Wakarusa River, which is about ten miles at the nearest point from here. We hive been informed that. there is also quite an extensive timber region in the vicinity ol Missouri Creek, yet unclaimed. All this section of country is of tho richest soil, well watered, and about midway between the eastern boundary of the State and the settlements at the Big Blue. There cm be no question but this will be about the center of the thickly settled portion of Kansas for a number of years to come. Tho prairies are beginning to look beautiful again. The caily flowers modesil peeping out from thfir winter retreat, and the fresh green grass springing up with renewed vigor and luxuriance, fill the air with their sweet fragrance, delight the eye and regale tho senses. Surely, nature hath not provided a more perfect paradise for man's habitation. We are paying 15 dollars per M for sawing lumber. There can.be no better chance for mill owners for making money than at Topeka. . Bring - on your saw; mills. . . - That load of Poles from Europe who, according to the newspapers, were to take and fence in Texas as the Dutch did Holland, and 6waIloy the 'natives' like so many sausages, have not yet developed their carnivorous propensities to any serious extent. They have as. we learn from the San Antouio Texan, settled down quietly in Karnes county. ner lhe confiu ence of Antonio and Cibolo rivers. They number 130 families, mostly farmers; each one has his small ranche, and they are making the rich valley around smile with vegetation and improvements. The Texm cars that lhe are ouiet hut ener getic people; they are acquiring our lan guage fast, and have already built up a city, including a large and beautiful church that is now finished.' : r: .' A correspondent of a California paper wruiHg irom aait iaKe city speans as lot-lo-s'of lhe extreme f fslitotion that country is now suffering: . p ' : .mere is great,, scarcity ol provisions throughout the settlements, and many, of mo I'uutti iis;cs itic uun Duurilllg lllc severest tortures öf poverty and want; being out of bread; and out bf fuel in the middle of one of Utah's most unrelenting winters. . Some of them are going from door to'door, wih a, lntt ohouse furnit ture'br Implement of domes tjc' use, or wearing apparel,' perhaps" the long preserved relic of some departed relative,asking, to exchange theqi lor: flour, .with the p j't i ful 5 a ppeal that, ,t thf y. kareino bread, while'the fich have plenty in store, but strong'Tdcks keep Itsafe ''' 1 .taTt mot h' i-'. -, a .--;yT Vj zu-c f.f'.o.!: : : Tbe.QlIowing nqiicewes affixed to4 a 6hop. in Leeds; :This; .Onusa ,2 ,;Lett. I IV r CT iVi ; ... ' - .JTTT ; ;;7ii;:i '.The' NewiYork "Eirhes says the Spiritu alistft havfi called r convention and riom mated their Presidential ticket; vis:For President, 7udß9;, Esmonds; for Tice: PreiiJentf1 Andrew Jackson DiTis.

4 , Trimmln Trees.

As toon as haying is over, fruit trees of all kinds may be trimmed. Now is the time to expect the wounds to heal rapidly, as the trees make wood fast at this season. ' . - ' ". -Massachusetts Plowman, of Aug. 18. If the only thing to be takeh into con i . .. . r .i stderation is the rapid healing of the oiuviaituii i & wounds, this season of the year would, " .. . . .. , UiUSt O 9311 1 HH T , II IIIC IIIU31 SUliauiC . , f , , any. II ou ine contrary a clue re guru is had to the growth and health of the tree, of all seasons this would be the most improper; for the very reasons that "trees make wood fast at this season.'' Strip a tree entirely of its leaver, nnd the formation of wood ceases. Deprive a tree of one of its bough?, and we take from it a number of its digestive organ?, . its leaves, and thereby impair its growth, as also that of its roots. T. I r . Li v i The principles of vegetable phvsiology r.1.1 in Ih. ormiMh nf l .rn.e! follow: Then i .hsnrhed hv th rnola ascends the stein, traverses the branches, is elaborated in the leaves, and descends again toward the roots, depositing a now layer of ood. Those who have paid attention to the growth of trees must have observed that the period of increase is divided into two seasons. After the 6econd growth is completed which in most trees is in the month of August or September, the fßfrctß of the dpr- nrl i n cr can in llio fnriiti,.n ,f .-.Jo proceeds with more activitv than at anv ! other season of the year; and as growth always corresponds to the action of the leaves and branches, their removal at this season must he prejudicial to the formation of wovid accordingly. The emrgips of the roots also have been taxed thus fr in furnishing the needed supplies, t the growing leaves and branches, and it is necessarv that lhe- in return thnnM iiaic uiu iuii utile Ii w ui UIÖ IrlUliilll" elaborated sap, to increase their growth and enable thm to maintain a healthy vigoro js organization. Jf fruit trees, needing pruning, hive remained wi'.hout it until haying is ovor. let them romain without it until thei Ifiaves have fnllr nerfnrmpil thp nffi.- fur which they were designed. Early spring, before the swelling of ibe buds, and tho ectiro circulation ofsip commences, I regard as the most proper an l rational time for pruning fr lit trees. 1 am well aware that the nnmrsof Duel, Downing Thomas, and other can be quo- . . . . i led as authority for summer pruning; at the same time I must dissent from their recommendations, regarding them os unsound in theory, and, so far as my ex perience goes, prejudicial in practice. The Homcflcad. - . The Chisese Potato. It is fortunate thai just wht'ii the potato, which, as an article of food, has been ranked in man countries second only to the 'staff of life,' is about to prove no longer either a paying crop to the producer, or a satisfactory esculent to the consumer, nnother odible root and one, as we loarn, superior in many respects to the common potato, has been furnished to us by the East, that great and inexhaustible storehouse of good things. The history of the Inama or Chinese potato, as fir as regards its ini troduction to Western Europe and this country, may be given in a few linos. In the ver J64S, the French Consul residing at Shanghni, sent to Paris specimens of this root, called China Seya, where it is universally used among tho people But little noiice was taken of the sam pies until they were placed in the exhi bition of 1851, when they attracted the attention of the scientific, by whom the naturalization ond pronncition of the a u root were at once secured. The subse quent experiments that have been made with the root prove conclusively that no plant, as a substitute for the common potato, can be compared with the iiinama. The great agriculturalist, Mr. Prince, of rew York, who has given the China po tato some attention, says: It has been domesticated in China from time imme morial. Its root is largn and rich in nu tritive matter. It may be eaten without cooking, as fruit, or it may be cooked without any trouble, both by boiling and roasting. It is. in plnin words bread for the eater, with as full a title as the common potato. , We have, he sayrihe firm conviction that the Chinese' potato will, just as the commou did, increase the wealth of many and diminish the misery of more, and that this useful exotic will not meet with the same obstacles and repugnance to its adoption which were' experienced for more than two centuries by the common potato. .-. . ; : . . iii iraia A queer affair happened not long since in Philadelphia. A youjig man it seem?, took a fancy to a rather stylish looking shop-girl, and they, were soon engaged to be married. The parties met nt the church for the purpose of being united. While waiting the arrival of the minister,' which they did' in the porch of the church, a tailor stepped up to the bridgroom and presented a bill of his wedding coat. ; The bill must be paid at once or tho coat returned. Now it was rather a difficult thing for the bridegroom to par for the coat, Tor he hhd 'not a dollar saving that which he hftl laid aside for , , , k - ... , , I he rlpfWVinUll-. Amin Ii n tm, Ina fil . . . , i" wj on his back; and if ho permitted the tai- I lor to take i' ne would be compelled to .. : .v:..' . ! " i many ui uis fcuui sieeves. A. menu who he had invited to wimets the ceremony; seeing his discomfiture,' advanced the requisite sum end the tai'or departed. But all trouble , was, by no means at an end the parties, had i , hardly .left the alter, on the completion of the ceremony, when a stouf, coarse woman made her way. up to. the brideand presented her a bit) for, the wedding dress.. The.. fiiend again advanced the money, and the woman departed. We call ihis'geiting'marrie'd'unAermcnleiPhil.yhq: - ;" ?i I I II ! ill , A Pacuric.Oow.--The, Batavia (N. Y.) Advocate notices a very remarkable cow, owned by Hiram Yood,, .of "that town. ' She is a'red De'vonV eight years cld'uhis spring, iand.:hasi had thirteen calves,. .In 1S54 she had two cahes at a birth, last year she -had four;, andthis spring three, all fi;ll-grown and well .formed.' ! ' ' k' " -u' ' -

r Febtile Covsrr. ;HhmiUoo county

! 8 icruie coumy. ie Knew vut Me iirvii uiuujui umi it was so prolific as it appears from the following 'circumstances: A fiiend in forms us ihat one night receniiy, o farmer in tho ; south-western coiner of the. , m 3 . , . . ' : i, ,ir. thret exrls; by nts cow i.n twocalxt; i. ,. . . , ,. jby his mare with two colts, end ry I. s f , . , M . . ,. . . oi sow with twenty pigs, all in the same county was presented bj hi wife with , r, , 1 , ,1,., j night. Can any other county beat thili This we are assured is a fact. Indiana Journal. A Sharper. 'Sonny, where is your father!' . . 'Father's dead, sir - ' : Have you any mother?' Yes, I had on, but she's got married to John Danklin, and don't be my mihf r any more, cause she says she's got erorjh I to do to tenu to ns own roune 'un?.' I Olliall Uiy, Here J a Ullllr IUI JO'l. !.. 'Thnnk P",r'' 1'8 lhfc W0J 1 Y living. How?' Why, tellm' big yarn to green 'uns like you at a dime a pop.' a , As Incident. "Hons?, what's the matter?' 'Mine Cot, the sorrel wagon lias run away mit de green horse, an l broke de axellree of dc brick house, what stands by de corner iamp post, acro?s ito way from de apple trees; run. You per. and st'Vi de tele6raf'h- Mit? Cot, what a beeplcs!" Ncuj Stducrttecmcnts AND SUMMER GOODS. uiwuv dktxiwfxt Jl XiVkf UtVIUW) AT II. Cglcsbec V Co.'s BRICK STOÜ3 :lN..ni OGLESBEE & O. t.i' c tl.i.s I of infornin.lhß puIilTc ihn: il t re now in rece'pt of a very larp anä wcl selected slock ot JSpiin an t Sunur.frr Gwl:f GROCERIES, Coots and Shoes, Crockery, &c, To w!,;ch they invite the attention of th-re wislrne to buy Jool Goods nt CIjc Lowes f I'ricr-r. I As they ?ro determined to r.tTc-i (Jrc iLer I'.c:cnins lhan have ever Le'ore been heard of mi this county. Uop'ng to merit by ivtviily of purpose, nnd a s r'ct re'ar J lo tn3 wpw ,)i their customtrs, a tharc oi" pu ir r troitae. All kinds i f PRODUCE TAKEN In eic!:ange for GocJs at th UatLst Price Plymouth, May r, 18'it;. "if Something Ja9etc f ! .tVl THE L"iijw;ntd is Mi Part'eularly part al to no V-iy5Äc ties, liit would prefer - 1 tIL LuC :;nt'l !S nor Hovrl in in mjutn oi i ct. auu rs aa cv:-.ieTce o: it, vould refct tho rood peopl? of riyti.oaf; n 1 v ci: ity to one oi tho bes.: stocks of FAMILY GROCERIES Ever open-d n this market, and having cr clu'Ied to make this A? peiiiiantnt lri:e. would rtspec fully invito Jle i !o ?ive Lr-i a call Mil a trial nt ti e late it.u d cf I! rt Rusk, oa door south of U. t'.crveit';'. ie intends keeping n gc:i'.-r.tl a .sartuitiit or evtrylhing usually f und ia such e tat!isLr:ien's. to which h-; invites the cö, etisl & tenlion cf town citizen?, an 1 Lc; es the DFL l&x. S3 2 S Will give him a call when they have pro'ne. of at. y kind to s Jl and th sire to purchase Family Groceries of a choice kin J. The high st market price paid for Dacou, Corn Me 1, Butter. Es. A. c., &c Tl;c e is a g oi üaktrv conn-rcteu with the esabliahrae.t " 1. STACK. May H, 1S58. 7tf J. J. YI'ALL, If. D. HomcBopathic Phys 1 C 1 G. Hf PAhTCULAR Atiention paid to chil-drio Practice, and Chronic Diseares cf Women, a d Dis ascs of C'hil iren. Ofllce over C. Palmer's Sto.e, corner of Michigan anl La ort streets. May , 13.36. ;tf NOTCE is hereby girm that my wife Nancy and ra.scli" luve this day dissolved p rtnership agreeable to her previously repei ed llireatJ. and 1 shal.' settle ut debt on her account after this d le. . ÄYI.VESTERS. NASff.Jlay 5th, 18ÖG, NOTICE EXTKA-Sylvester Nash his criven his wi e awa without any just cause or p ovocati n, Witb' his wickedest cur es up'n her, requiring her to Uo Lcr clothes and leave. At er repeated thrashing from him and abuse abun 'ant, I was coir.pefl-" ed, for reif-protection, to stek other shelter ftrthe presentf NANCY NASH; ..May 8,1&56 ?t. s Guardian Sale of Real Estate. IN pursuance of an order of ihe Marshall Common Pleas Court, made at its Aprd term A.D. lC5f, the under igned, guardid.io; the 'persrn and esta e of Alirgaret Judiai rain r heir of Martin Pailey, dtce-se J, will offer for priva e sale on anl a ter the ?d day af June next the following described ral ts täte let nginjj to said ward, to wit." ' v Commencing at a point fifteen chains ami fifty links west of the norih east corn-r cf the west half of thetotith west quarter of ee iom avwwaa iiu:,Jivi K0' v thirty thTtc, norh of range (D one east; or ll e nor h line of said wrest h df : running the :icf j east seen chains andixty fuu link, iheCe ' souih parallel with the tastjiue.of said net I UAtl lo -he .margin o; Twin iake.ui the north, east corner of the north wet Ii action o. s c- . . "v lion nua.ber tweuiy lour, then esoalL-Äet. ly along the margin of said lake to a Trt I south oi yie siartmjr poiar, tiKUce corlh pir.-r ! allel with Ihn eat line Iit mniiirtcl allel with the eau line last mentioned. n?i.i seven-chains and siity four iinks di t.i :t lf the place cf beghning; contaia'n ihirtv 'tr 31-U0 acrts. Afpraised at SicO, and Ih 4 I Ä v i ' a . . nut i c tuiu ur a iess sum. - PAUL JUDIA. Guaruiv:i. V jTO NON RESIDENTS NUTiCEii hi reby given that' the vLi i;( fci.ned wlta the co ir.ty aurrycr," Wi!!" ou lie 2(lhdy of M y. at 10 h'cNkI.' a nj on suid Jay, r jeeed to survey .nd s cuv the corners of their laud, in sections 23' Jfc towtr 33, range 2 west, in Sarke cunnty; 'J meet atthc pr.misesat 10 o'clock o t rsi.1 Say; ion resiJents wtio fail to meet the JSuivtrV.r at the time Sc place above ihenliuueo, i leti-uy M m U Ul Li IUI III II It 1 III ? III! II I , LJI ITlil U 1 ' m. 1 vtT U 5 C )l OfilLI BUlf BY. -Mill U5 Tr.TTiir' TjJ. .. 5-.- . . ... . . , til a .on nin aiiii vrw n v or. m fTt t .i arz . am . mm v - , ii nnerjcv placed ou thetnxdnnlieatf ftndiol??tl ed by 'law. . Y.. PALE I NS,' ' "VA J'sl, MTOHMICK.. . . t''ifETiiKmioor.