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Business Directory,
STATE OFFICERS.
Governor— NELSON DEWEY.
Secretary of State— WILLI AM A. BARSTOW.
Treasurer— JAllßS C. FAIRCHILDS.
.Attorney Generals. PARK COON.
Sup't. of Public Instruction— ELEAZEß ROOT.
Officer* of KenoHlia County.
County HON. I. N. STODDARD.
Clerk of Circuit and County Court— O. F. DANA.
Clerk Boards of Supervisors— THOMAS J. RAND.
• XAert/f—NATHAN R. ALLEN.
Register of Deeds—W. L. HINSDALE.
Treaturer—C llAßLES CLEM ENT.
District .lttorney-J. R. SHARPSTF.IN.
Surveyor— -MEBF.DITH HOWLAND.
Coroner- ADOLPH REITBROOK.
CITY HOTEL.
■v
TVlllinrn Strong, Jr.
THIS House has recently been entirely new furnished
and refitted: and the Proprietor wishes to assure the
Travelling Public that no labor or pains will be spared to
miks his House an agreeable home. The table will always
be spread with the best the market affords. Attentive ser
vants and ostler always on hand.
LJT Passengers carried to and from the boats.
Kenosha, April 1, 1851.
Durkee House.
rpHE Subscriber would respectfully announce to the pub-
J lie that he ha, leased and opened the above named
Honse for a term of years, and by strict attention hopes to
niurit a share of public patronage.
A good Stable is attached to the House.
BENJAMIN DOHGLASS.
Kenosha January 9th, 1851. 30
1851. 1851.
BALL A JIEBBILL,
STORAGE, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MER
CHANTS,
AND DKAI.EKS IN —
Produce, Salt. Fruit, Coal. Water Llntc,
Stucco, At-., Ac.
Particular attention given to the purchase and shipment
of Produce.
Agents for various Lake and Canal Transportation Com
panies. Liberal Cash advances made on Produce received
in store.
South Pier and ITarehouse, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
T. B. SALL, I
S. r. MKKRILL. (
C M. BAKER,
ttorney a" Law.ami General Collecting Agent. Geneva,
Wulwor.n co., Wisconsin. Refer to.M, Frank, and 8.
Hale.
<; 1 DEON TIC I ESDELL,
rjn.«R in Lumber, etc., in H.nithport. Wisconsin, will
have constantly on hand, a well selected assortment ot
Lumber. Also, Shingles. Lath. Plastering Hair. Window
Sash, Glass, etc., etc. Yard opposite the Plant ng Machine.
March 18th, 18511.
MEREDITH HOWLAND*
County Surveyor,
Will attend to all calls with promptness and despatch.
N. It persons in want of his serv ices in the country, by
w ri'.ing a line to the Kenosha Post Odiee will receive im
mediate attention. fy - office with J. R. Sharpstein.
Kenosha, April 15. 1851.
J. S. UINDALL,
j\vroKscv iin Coi svkllou at Law and Soi.n itor in
CIIANI EllV,
Also Public Notary nnd Co:nmls»ioner to take afflil i. i '
as 1 n. lt-i iwl • Igeim’nt of Deed, for the states of Rhode Is)
a il, P • > lolva iia. Ohio, Illinois, lowa, New York, Mich
cin and •' •nnucticut.
!la. opened in 1 over E. T. It A. M. Tymeson s st ire.
Where he may l> • found nt all business hours ready to nt
tend tonnv li i.iiioss that may be entrusted to his care. He
h l. ther'vp'Tienee of twelve years praeiice of his profession
in Pl • slate of New York. Reters to John Bullen, Esq.,nnd
<,.• >rgo It.oine t. I’.sq.
piled Kenosha, AugnstSfith, 1850. 10-ly
J. K. SHARPN'i’EIN,
A.T'SStV ANl> Cot NSKI.t.oR AT I.AW. SOI TIIPORI
Wucotufn. Iyn3
jason f.arnJr.,
■>«ri rv Si uvi-.v hi. Residence on Chicago, near Middh
At., N >rth Wind. Southport.
JON H. JILSI N,
Attornev, < einiellor, and Solicitor; and Notary Public.
_Ken >Mia, Wls.
j. 1.. h.ibtholo.iii:w,
Dealer in all kinds of Hardware. Iron. Steel. Stoves, and
Dimers’St ,ck. GEN EV A. Wai. Co. W Is.
JOHN JI. JONES
tlepuly Surveyor. R<» <I,*HC«* in Brighton,two miles weslol
Hall K. Praii's, oh the Burlington ron<l.
£’.. I. A A, JI.TV JIENONs
p,-v. rt In Dry Go ><!•<, Gr<K*> •!•«•*<. Hanlw:in*,<’rockery, Boots,
a,..! Shoes, Paints Oils. Gian, &<*. &.<*. t .rner ot
|*».t Mid Main streets, Southport, Win., Dec. H, IMS.
F. M. 1.WVK1.1.,
Attorney, Counsellor and Solicitor. - - - - Socthport
JOHN 1.. V. YATES,
i".tlrcof the Peace, Office lit the Durkee Block, firsttlool
to the left, at the head of thw stairs.
If. it. At INSOO,
pester tu Snldlery Hardware and Harness. Trunk and
Ha,l Bh Man'if.ictory. ~3L
E. BAIN,
Itenral Herder in Hardware. Cutlery, Stoves, Iron, Class,
h.Mls All kinds of Tools, Tin Ware. See. &C. Corner of
Mam ami Park streets, Southport, tt is.
F. AV. I,Y U AN,
Gsneral Dealer In Boots, Shoes, Leather and 1 indings
Main at. opposite old Durkot* Block.
Al. O. Bl < K,
Watrhmaker and Jeweler. Main street. Southport. Win.
(V* Ml work entrusted to his care w ill be done with neat-
TIMS anti dttspßlCh.
MAICNIIAI.E A I’HEEPS,
Dealers la Stoves and Hardware, Iron Ware. Mannfm-tu
r rs ..f tin and copper ware, &.C.. Soulh|a>rl, \\ isconsln.
Main Slrrct. .
THEODOHI NEW El.I. AA’o.
I.nmber lt. aler. **<»utliport. AVisronvln,
I I IVI.r .miantlv on hand, n larueand well -elected asset t-
II tn-nt ~f I.umher of all kinds. Clear and Common
11 •aid,. Plank, Timber. Joist. Studding. Fence Boards.Shin
fh's. I. uh. &.c. turd, in Park street, a few rods west
of Main street.
NEW DRIB STOBE
Cppo.ue the Kunals House, sign of the Cold Mortar, by J.
B Starkweather. M. D. general dealer in the purest
Drag* and Medicines, Paints and Dolls. Patent Medicines,
etc. Advice Gratis.
A. I’. STONE
Would respectfully inform the citizens of Kenosha that
he is un tiand for allbranches of operative masonry, to wit:
Plastering, Brick ta» in? and stucco work, plain and orna
mental. March M A P ST<>NE.
Charles JI. Willard,
Attorskv ssn Cot viEilim »T law,
KirAmand, .WcHrnry Cu., 7.7.
fVill practice in K ■iio.hu an 1 Walworth counties, in Wis
c insin, and in all th« Northern co inties of Illinois. 3
F. J. AV ill I'I.OAK,
AvTonstv ssn Coi mskli.or *r Law. Always on band
io attend to business. Office in Q i tries’ Building, corner
A ss Mam and Pearl street. Entrance, I’earl street, opposite
4tic Durkee House.
I. N.STOOD AKO.— Attorney A A onnsrllor
W ill Colin line to practice in the District Court ol the I lu
ted Stat •- \l-o. m the Chancery. Supreme and Circuit
Courts ot Wi-cnism and Illinois. Deeds and other instru
ments in writing to bo used in this or any other State, draw n
•nd acknowledgments mken. Office next door i > Quarles
Brick Block.on Mam street, opposite King's Bookstore.
no4ft-ly
JOHN 1.1.K85,
<’Jo«’U mikl At ateli inaker,
\V r,, I'ID respectfully inform the citizens of South port
V V and us vicinity, that he has ju«l receoed a very good
an I w I! -sice , I assortment of JEW FI.RY, containing the
folio* mt articles: \U kinds of
It.'v••lets. It east Pins. Finger Hing-.!«>cket«. Thmibles.Ear,
Kings,Gold and -mi er Pens and Pencils.Gohl Guard. Fob
a IV . t ehiitis i. 't.i al ,d Silver Lover. Lepine and Ver
tl al Wai-'ns, Gold. S in , ami Steel Spectacles. Steel
Bead-. Clasp- ind la— ■!-. Razor and Razor Strops. Pen
knives amt Sei-.ois. Shell and Horn Combs. Silver
a.id Gentian Silver ami Silver >p,eiis Plated ami Britta
nia Ware, Ace *rdeoi;.. i loth. V.s.ih and Hair Brushes
Fans. Purses Pocket B.s'ks. Violins ami Violin String*
Fighl-day ami thirty hour Clocks, toys, and many other
things too nuiuorous to mention.
A lm ks. AA atcliew, Jew dry, Ac.,
Carefully repaired and warranted. Cash paid for old Gold
Sliver. May. 1549. nA'tf
JIETA'AI.E, ni'.Hltll.E A- KE1.1.01.a;
.it tArir Sf.iaii, .V.i, *J Brick B.cck. -U.loi .o.
Have received a splendid assortment of Spring and Summer
DBA goods,
Htrdrirr.Ckin -., A’.tr.'*< a. aa.l GZa.’s H arr, /.eol iaf G.’tM
tri.
7’«rr». «.a.s«. MMr.
W hirh they offer for sale on as g xut terms as can be found
m the <uy . Teankful for p.asl liberal favors bestowed,
they would a«k the c mtinued patronage of their friend’.
DRIED apples for sale by
F I. A A. M. TVMESOK.
■ irxwaa: c————
KENOSHA TELEGRAPH.
BY C. CLEMENT.
THE WIDOW.
A widow is a dangerous thing.
With soft, black shining curls,
And looketh more bewitching
Than a host of romping girls.
Her laugh is so delicious.
So knowing clear beside.
You’d never deem her thinking
Soon to become a bride.
Her dress though made of sables,
<.t«Ys roundness to her form ;
A touch of something thoughtful,
A witching, winning charm:
And when she sits dow n by you,
With quiet easy grace,
A tear may fall unbidden.
Or a smite light up her face.
Her voice is soft melodious,
And lute-like in its tone!
She sometimes sighs, “’tis dreadful,
To pass through life alone!”
And then she’ll tell you, you remind her
Of tho loved one dead and gone,
1 our step, your form, your features—
Thus the widow will run on.
O, listen, y et be careful.
For well she plays her part.
Her lips distill the nectar
3hat doth enslave the heart;
Be guarded or she’ll win you,
_ With sighs, and smiles, and tears;
I faith, she’ll wear the breeches, too,
And box your silly ears.
Female Costume.
Among the many changes in this changeable
world, is one commenced by some of the'tedies
ot S neca balls, N. ¥., which is one of practi
cal importance and should attract the attention
of every true woman who thinks more of her
own health and convenience than of all the
foolish and often disgusting fashions that come
along. The aforesaid ladies not having the fear
of dandies, puppies, and vulgar minded men
and women, before their eyes, have concluded
to suspend sweeping the streets, and mopping
the sidewalks in rainy weather, have adopted
the Turkish costume, which our readers know
is short dress and irowsers. This is a great
improvement, and one which it would be well
for al) ladies to adopt. Besides being easier and
better in a Physiological view, it is more con
venient. and decidedly neat. But we will let a
woman speak for herself. If any will think
more of it on that account we can state that the
writer of the following article, (which we find
in the I Ally') is a daughter of [Cady] one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, long known as one of the most pro
found Jurists in the State, and wife of a distin
guished State Senator [Stanton] ; but what is
more than all this, she is an independent wo-
Olr Costume.—Lot the silk worm stay in
its cocoon, until its own wants compel it to
throw it aside. Let every woman stay in her
long petticoats, until she feels the necessity of
a change ; then no opposition or trivial objec
tion will deter her ; then she will not doubt or
hesitate as towhat she shall do; she will not
heed the remarks of rude men and boys, and
unmannerly women. Though Ido not wish to
convince any woman against her will, of the
reasonableness of this charge, yet I would an
swer some of the objections 1 have heard.
Some say the Turkish costume is not graceful
Grant it! For parlor dolls, who 101 lon crimson
velvet couches, and study attitudes before tall
mirrors—for those who have no part to perform
i:i the great drama of life, for whose heads,
hearts and bands, there is no work to do, the
drapery is all well; let them hang it on, thick
and heavy as they please ; though, to the high
est ariistic taste, the hninan form is most beau
tiful, most graceful, wholly undraped and nna
<l irned. Are not the Graces themselves, thus
represented ! I have seen galleries of beauti
ful paintings and statuary, in the old world, but
nowhere is the ideal form to be found in a Imee
whalebone boddico and he-raggled skirt. If
the graceful is what you aim at. study the old
□inters and sculptors, and not Godv’s’Book of
Fashion. But for us, common place, every day,
working characters, who wash and iron," bake
and brew, carry water and fat babies up stairs
and down, bring potatoes, apples, and pans of
milk from the cellars, run our own errands,
through mud or snow; shovel pathsand work
in the garden ; why “ the drapers” is quite too
much—one might as well work with a ball and
chain. Is being born a woman so criminal an
offence that wo must be doomed to this ever
lasting bondage ? “ But,” say some, “it is not
the fashion !” Neither is it the fashion to be
honest and virtuous, to lead simple, pure, and
holy lives. The true, and earnest soul is al
ways odd. Again, “ some women of doubtful
character, are proposing to wear the short
dress.'* Well, have they not also worn a long
one ? “ But men and boys laugh at us.” That
is a strong reason n its favor. It is good to be
laughed at. The more ridicule you encounter
the better. It strengthens and developed the
character to stand alone. “ What will the peo
ple say ?” has been a powerful weapon, in
crushing many generous impulses, high re
solves, and noble deeds. Women are said to
have excessive love of approbation ; therefore
must we cultivate deference to the opinions of
others, but be ever alive to their sufferings.—
Let the weal and woe of humanity be every
thing to us, but their praise and their blame of
no account.— Lib. Par. Payer.
The Peony.—Among thn thousands of per
ennial plan's in cultivation, the peony is one of
the most deserving. It is so easy of culture,
that it grows, and even flourishes gaily, in the
most ordinary soil, ami under the most indiffer
ent treatment. Its flowers are magnitic nt,
large, brilliantly, delicately colored, and then
they are produced in such profusion, and last so
long—sure enough, it is a flower for the million.
The rose possesses more varied attractions,
both in color, perfume, seasons of flowerinn,
and above all. in poetic associations; yet with
out kind and generous treatment, it will not
flourish, and it is therefore only for those who
are thorough cultivators ; but give the peony a
couple of square feet of any ordinary soil, and
occasionally a little manure, if you please, and
you will have a rich display of flowers, without
fail. The old double crimson is a well known
and general favorite. The Chinese white has
flowers nearly as large, of a creamy white, anti
delicious rose color. The Humei is-a Chinese
variety, and very large, of a purplish rose, and
slightly fragrant. These are common, cheap
and good. In the nursery men's catalogues are
many now and tine ones, presenting rare com
binations of colors and forms.— Moore's Far.
A Sofa Made of Coal.—The Fife Adrerti
srr, referring to one peculiar characteristic ot
the coal found in that district, which can be
converted into articles of household furniture,
such as looking-glass frames, writing-desks,
chairs, and tables, states that Mr. Wm. Wil
liamson is at present engaged in making a sofa
wholly composed of coal. It is nine feet long,
with three compartments or divisions, and is
sufficient to contain seven people sitting on it.
The front standards are beautifully carved, dis
playing three mongrel animals, which forcibly
remind the spectators of those richly carved fig
ures that appear so frequently in Dr. Layard s
remains of ancient Babylon. This rare geo
logical curiosity was ordered by General We
tnyss, and it is highly probable that it will ap
pear at the Great E.vhibition, .s it was ordered
to be finished previous to that time; and as the
General holds an appointment in the Queen's
househould, it may yet be transferred from the
Crystal Palace to the palace of Her Majesty.
The celebrated Mrs. Swisshelm visited the
“Rappings” at Pit'sburg. but could make noth
ing of them, and departed as unbelieving as sha
went.
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
A girl, young and pretty, but above all gifted
with an air of adorable candor, lately presented
herself before a certain Parisian lawyer, (we
translate the incident from the French journals
for the benefit of our homemade attorney’s and
thus addressed him:—
“Monsieur, 1 come to consult yon upon a
grave affair. I want to oblige the man I love to
marry me in spite of himself How shall I pro
ceed ?”
The gentleman of the bar had of course a
sufficiently elastic conscience. Ho reflected a
moment; then being sure that no third person
overheard him, replied unhesitatingly,
“Mademoiselle, according to our law, you al
ready possess the means of forcing a man to mar
ry yeti. You must remain on three occasions
alone with him; then you can swear before a
judge that he is your lover.”
“And that will suffice, Monsieur?”
“Yes, Mademoiselle, with one further condi
tion.”
“Well ?—”
“That you will produce witnesses who will
make oath to their having seen you remain a
good quarter of an hour with the individual said
to have trifled with your affections.”
“Aery well, Monsieur. I will retain you as
cousel in the management of this affair. Good
day.’ ’
few days afterwards the young girl return
ed. She is mysteriously received by the law
yer, who, scarcely giving her s time to seat her
self, questions her with the most lively curiosi
ty-
“Well, Mademoiselle, how do matters pros
per ?”
“Oh ! all goes on swimmingly. I have pass
ed a half hour with my intended. I have been
seen to go upstairs and come down again. 1
have four witnesses who will affirm to this under
oath.”
“Capital ! capital! Persevere in your design,
Mademoiselle ; but mind, the next lime you con
sult me you mus» tell me the name of the young
man we are going to render happy in spite of
himself.”
“You shall have it without fail.”
A fortnight afterwards, the j-oung person,more
naive and candid then ever, knocked discreetly
at the door of her counsel’s room. No sooner
was she within, than she Hung herself hastily
into a chair, saying that she had mounted the
stairs too rapidly, and that emotion made her
breathless. Her counsel endeavored to re-as
sureher; and made her inhale salts, and even j
proposed to unlace her garments.
“It is useless, Monsieur,” said she, “I am
much better.”
“Well, now do tell the name of the fortunate
mortal you are going to espouse ?”
“Are you very impatient to know.
“Exceedingly so.”
“Well, then, the fortunate mortal,be it known
to you, is yourself?” said the young
beauty, bursting into a langh. “I love you ; I
have been three times tete-a-lete. with you, and
my four witnesses are below, ready and willing
to accompaey us to the magistrate,” gravely
continued the narrator.
The lawyer, thus fairly caught, had the good j
sense not to get angry. The most singular fact I
of all is, that he adores his young wtfe, who, by !
the way, makes an excellent housekeeper.
OLD FATIIEa JONES.
The Lawrenceburgh Press tells the following
good one. The old woman, who knew the cow
would cat up the grindstone, has been travell
ing :
Two or three years ago, if our memory serves
us rightly, the old man was appointed Chaplain
of the Niate Prison, and a very proper appoint
ment it was. At the time when the announce
ment of this fact was made, a member of the
Methodist Church, residing within the range of
one of the circuits where he had preached for
years, having some business to transact with one
of his neighbors, got on his horse, and having to
pass by the house of brother P. on his road, con
cluded to “pass a joke off.” Now brother P.
had been all the days of his manhood a zealous,
active spirited member, prompt in his responses
of “amen,” and such like, and always seemed
peculiarly delighted with Father Jones’preach
ing, for he would sit in the corner of the church,
and co-operate with great satisfaction to himself
and the minister. Seeing this worthy brother
standing before the door, the good humored dis
ciple rode up to the fence, and after the usual
salutation accosted him thus :
“Brother P. have you heard the news?”
“Why, what news, brother S., any thing
strange ?”
“Why they say old Father Jones has been sent
to the Pen t -utiary for one year !”
On hearing this brother P., with unaffected as
tonishment, indulged himself in such remarks as,
“Why you don't say so ? Is it possible ? Is it
really a fact ?”
“Why,” says brother S., “I guess there’s no
mistake about it I I heard it from brother C.,
and he saw it in the papers, so I reckon it must
be so!”
“Well,” says brother P., setting himself down
on tho trutli of the rumor, “.low brother S., I can't
say that I aint surprised at this, but, between
you and me, I always thought old man Jones
wasn't the right kind of a man. The fact is. he’s
better in the Penitentiary than out of it, and I told
my wife that he'd go there seine day.”
Having thus delivered himself of his opinion,
and after a few similar comments, brother S. left
him without any explanation, astonished and
amused at the effect of his information.
How brother P. felt when he learned the truth
about it, we never heard. This is a laughable
anecdote, and illustrates the fact that many peo
ple are disposed to Kick anybody down a hill
who has in their opinion got a start that way.
Currant Bushes.—Having noticed that
currant bushes may as well be made trees ns
shrubs, I have concluded to tell you how I have
seen it done. In the spring of 1831, my father
commenced a garden and among other things
set cuttings for currant bushes. I determined
to make an experiment on one of these cuttings ;
and as soon as it grew, I pinched off all the leaves
except the top tnft, which Ik t grow. The cut
ting was about half way up to the first year's
growth, so as to leave the lowest limbs about
two feet from the ground. It branched well, and
became a nice little dwarf tree. When it came
to bear fruit, it was more productive than any
other bush in the garden, and the fruit larger;
it was less infected with spiders and other in
sects; bens could not pick ofF the fruit, and
grass and weeds are easily kept from about the
roots, and it wa« an ornament instead of a blem
ish. Now. I would propose that currant cut
tings be set in rows about five feet each wav,
let them belong and straight ones, trained into
trees.— Mich. Farmer.
Enormous mass of pure Copper.— We stated
a day or two since that the CiifT mine on Dake
Superior had more cop ver uncovered than could
be got out by the preset.t force in three years.—
We have since ascertained tAe dimensions of one
single sheet which they are at present working
on, which presents the follow ing almost incredi
ble dimensions : forty feet long, eighteen feet
high, and from six inches to three feet thick. It
probably weighs three hundred tons, and the mi
ners have not yet reached either end or the top
of the sheet. It may possible be two or three
times as large as ias yet been developed. The
public at large are entirely in the dark io regard
to the riches of the Lake Superior mineral dis
tricts.—[N. Y. Trib.
KENOSHA, WIS., FRIDAY, MAY 9, ISSI.
Seduction Case in High Life.
The N. Y. Day Book gives the circumstances
of the latest seduction cases which was brought
before the courts ot that city. The victim is a
beautiful young girl, one of four sisters left to
the charge of a widowed mother, the former wife
of one of the most respectable merchants. Their
residence is in a fashionable street, and though
not rich they are classed with and move in the
society of our most fashionable people. The se
ducer is a youug man about town, attached to
one of our aristocratic families, and only placed
above the family whose peace he has destroyed,
by the possession of more wealth.
He was introduced to the daughter about 18
months ago, at a large party given up town, and
being particularly struck with the beauty, ele
gance and accomplishments of the young girl,
was seen a constant visitor at the house of her
mother. His plans were well laid. He did not by
word or action lead any one of the family to sup
pose, that he saw any difference in their position,
bnt by the most respectable attentions soon
won the good will of the mother, who looked
upon the expected alliance as a desirable one
for her daughter, that when he proposed mar
riage he was gladly accepted, and the poor girl
looked forward to a life of happiness with him
to whom she had given the first love of her youuw
heart.
The trusting girl dreamad no wrong ; he was
all the world to her, and in her eyes the soul of
manliness and honor. Then when the seducer
found that she lived only for him, that he could
control her every thought and action, he insidi
ously went to work to undermine the happiness
he had taught her to believe was hers. Under
the promise of marriage in a few weeks, and by
the vilest sophistry known to his class, she fell
a victim to his wiles, but in the belief that she
bad sacrificed herself to one she loved, and who
would never allow the breath of shame to reach
her, she only looked upon her fault as the great
est proof of her love for him she felt she could
have died for.
But the promised time rolled round and under
>o:ne fiimsey | r fence the marriage was delayed,
again the time came around and she was again
put off. His visits became less frequent, and the
probable truth soon burst upon her that she had
sacrificed herself to a villain. Concealment too
was no longer possible ; her mother dicovered
all and finding threats and entreaties vain to
make him do justice to her child, she had re
source to the strong arm of tho law, He was
arrested and brought to the home that he had
made desolate. When she saw him, her love
forgot its wrongs, and rushing into his arms she
called him by his name and wept upon his breast,
implored him to forgive her, that she had not
urged the course that had been pursued, but
that it was the act of her mother, to save the
honor of her dear child.
The destroyer was unmoved ; he stood like a
statue of marble till she had finished her appeal
to him, and then roughly removing her arms,
withdrew from her presence. He was held to
bail in §5,000 to answer the charge.
Caution to Letter-Writers in addressing
a jealous H ife.—llnwialh. — The desire of Miss.
Letitia M. Clark to improve herself in the art
of epistolary correspondence occasioned a very
unpleasant misunderstanding in the domestic es
tablishment of Augustus J. Carpenter, who re
sides in the south-western section of this great
city. Miss Letitia, who is a very young lady,
not more than fifteen had purchased one of those
admirable books called “Complete Letter-writ
eres,” which contain patterns or models of let
ters to suit all conceivable cases and circumstan
ces. Wishing, (as we said,) to improve herself
in the elegant accomplishment oF letter-writing,
Miss Letitia determined, by way of practice, to
copy several models of epistolary composition
and address them to different persons of her ac
quaintance. She found in a book a formula of
a letter ‘From a young lady to her married friend.’
This she transcribed on a fine sheet of gilt-edged
letter paper, and directed it to Mrs. Carpenter,
with whom she is on terms of intamacy. The
experimental epistle happened, unfortunately, to
contain the following passage,—“l am sorry to
hear that your unworthy husband has formed an
attachment for a young woman of very bad char
acter in this neighborhood. I hope you will let
him understand that you have discovered his
baseness, and be sure to notify him that a lauv
of such virtuous sentiments as yours can by no
means tolerate such base’and criminal conduct.”
This letter was delivered on Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o’clock. At 2 I*. M. on the same day,
Mr. Carpenter catne home to dinner, but found
nothing cooked In fact, there was no tiro light
ed, except that which raged in the bosom of Mrs.
C., but if that flame could have been made a
vailable by any ingeniously contrived cooking
apparatus, there could have been enough caloric
to do all his roasting, boiling, stewing and frying
for the next six weeks. At /he dining-room ifoor
he met Mrs. Carpenter with an empty sauce-pan
in her hand. Her emotions were too big for ut
terance, but putting Mrs. Clark’s letter in his
hands, she allowed him to read the interesting
document through ; then, by way ol compliment,
she applied the bottom ot the sauce-pau to his
nose and mouth, disengaging two ot his front
teeth besides leaving the impression of black
ness, which as Mrs. C. believed, corresponded
with the complexion of his soul and conscience.
Mr. Carpenter endeavored to gain possession
of the offensive weapon; and in the struggle
for this object, the lady was thrust into the street.
While she hurried to the police office w ith her
complaint, Mr. C., with the unlucky epistle
in his hand, hastened to the residence of Miss
Clark, to demand on what authority she had made
a statement so injurious to his character His
excitement astonished the young lady, who w ith
innocent simplicity, gave him an account of the
whole matter, stating that she copied it word for
word without attending much to the sense of it,
and supposed that it must be “all right" of course,
if it was “according to the book.” Mr. Carpen
ter w iped the smut ot the sauce-pan from his
face, followed his wife to the police office, satis
fied her w ith an explanation, and the reconciled
couple, returned, arm-in-arm, to their place of
residence. — Pennsylvanian.
Ke markable.
The follow ing is truly the most remarkable
instance of the petrefaction of a human body that
we ever heard of. We gather the facts con
nected with the circumstance, from the surviv
ing husband Mr. Abner Phelps, w ho emigrated
to this state sonn thing like four years ago, and
settled in the vic.nity of Oak Grove, in Dodge
county, w here he soon after buried his w ife.—
Since that time he has been a resident of this
county—tow nos Kingston. Having deterrnin
ed upon making our place his future home, it
was thought best by himself and the relatives to
remove the remains here for interment. On ex
huming the body its enormous heft excited the
curiosity of those engaged in the undertaking,
and led them to an examination of the contents.
The eotfin. which was enclosed in a b<>x. appear
ed in a perfect state of preservation—h ng< s vnd
handles as bright as when first put on. But
what is the most singular, the body was found
to have retained almost perfectly its size and
to appearance was a solid massive stone, and
equally as impurvi ibl • Whether it be simply
an instance of incrustation or petrefaction we
have no m^nns of knowing. A chemical anal
ysis of the soil might unfold the mysteries con
nected with this circumstance ; or disease may
have had an agency in the matter. Siionld the
result of an investigation —which is to
be had—devalope any satisfactory conclusion in
regard to it, a mystery will be solved, which is
n?w left open to conjecture. — Mar. Mercury.
Au Interesting Case.
Dr. iliiams is at this time treating a case,
which he says is nothing more than an illusion of
the mind. The patient is a lady who is some
what advanced in years, and positively asserts
that she has swallowed a pin, and it has lodged
cross-ways in her throat. Under this belief she
refused to receive food or nourishment saying
that it was impossible for her to swallow. Pre
vious to the time w hen she. a d «b« had ■ wallowed
it, about three weeks ago, she was a woman of
stout constitution robust habit, but has now
dwindled almost to a complete skeleton and was
yesterday lying without the power to speak.
Her throat has several times been examined,
not only by Dr. \\ iliiams, but other physicians,
and they all agree in the opinion that there is no
pin there. There is a complete absence of in
fiamalion in the throat, externally or internally,
as far as can be seen, and she does not coinplain
of pain, from the pressure of the parts. Forthe
the two first days after this idea became fixed in
her mind, she partook of her meals as usual, but
since that time has refused any nourishment
whatever. There is i-> an absence of fever, and
and the pulse is slow and weak.
After the doctor had told her repcatei ly’that
there was no pin in her throat and hat he could
do nothing for her she continued to send for him.
He thought of a plan, at last, by which she might
be cured of this strange fancy. So he takes
with him several surgical instruments, providing
himself with a rusty pin which he crooked for
the purpose. He inserted in her throat several
times oneormoreof those insruments, having
a hooked point, and, at his last and greatest ef
fort, pretended to draw out the very pin which
had given her so much trouble and pain, and pro
duced it in his hand. This satisfied her. She
knew it was then out, and thanked the doctor
with tho warmest expressions for the perserva
tion of her life. In a few hours her imagination
was again at work, and she positively declares
that there is another one there, and under this be
lief she is now postrate from debility, and unless
this phanthom is in someway removed from her
mind, she will probably die within a few days.—
Mobile Herald,
An Exciting Scene.—The Providence Mir
ror gives the following account of a thrilling
scene which occurred in the Court room in that
city, on \\ ednesday last. Ann Sullivan was
brought before the Court for trial for an alleged
assault on the sth of November last upon
Charles F Rhodes, with intent to kill. Ann has,
since the commission of the act, alleged that
Rhodes had seduced and abandoned her, which
acts led to the assrult. Since her confinement
in jail she has shown unmistakable signs of in
sanity upon the point of her seduction.
At 20 minutes past 10 o’clock she entered the
Court room in charge of the Jailor, and attend
by Mrs. Aplin, one of the benevolent ladies who
have charge of the institution for the pro
tection of friendless females, and took a seat in
front of the Court and Jnry. Tho case of ‘.he
State vs. Ann Sullivan was then called by the
clerk, when the Attorney General called the
name of Charles I-’. Rhodes, who stepped for
ward near the Attorney General’s Table. The
moment he came in sight of Ann, she uttered a
most wild and frantic scream, swearing at the
same time that all she wanted was to kill the
abandoned wretch who had betrayed and seduc
ed her—at this moment she became frenzied that
it was with difficulty that she could be restrain
ed.
It was a most heart-rendered scene, and not a
few present were seen to shed tears ; her wild'
and frantic conduct was only restrained when
Rhodes was removed to a more distant part of
the Court House, and out of her sight. The
Court and Counsels forthe different parties held
a consultation which resulted in the discharge of
the witness, and the continuance of the indict
ment. In the meantime the unfortunate girl
was put under the care of Dr. Ray tne superin
tending Physcian of the Butler Insane Hospital,
and thus ended one of the most exciting scenes
which it has been our fortune to witness for a
long time, and one which wo never desire to be
hold again.
Seed Potatoes.—The season is fast ap
proaching for planting the potato—one of the
most valuable and indispensable crop. And the
time has already arrived, when the farmer must
examine his resources, as to the seed needed for
this purpose. In regard to the amount used
upon an acre, the practice of farmers may per
haps vary a little. I suppose from ten to four
teen bushels arc commonly used. At present
prices this amount is a heavy tax. An immense
quantity has been sent to the Eastern markets
from this region, and present prices are conse
quently very high. It is worth the inquiry,
therefore, whether any economies can be exer
cised in the matter.
The opinion has generally obtained, that the
best and largest should be used for planting.—
This opinion is correct, so far as relates to the
kinds—the best sorts or kinds only should be
planted. But it is not indispensable that they
should be the best as to size. For two seasons
past I have tried the experiment of all small
sized potatoes for seed. I have planted them
on the same patch, with the largest and best of
the same kind that could be obtained. I have
planted both sorts on different coils—on ground
enriched with manure—and on grounds of fair
quality, not manured—have given both kinds
the same care and culture in all these circum
stances ; and have found in the result, the qual
ity and the product from the small seed to be in
all respects equal to that from the large seed.—
Of course, I should not hesitate now to plant
any quantity of ground, with potatoes that had
been selected ns too small for the table and for
market. If the farmer has any such still on
hand, they will answer for planting, in lieu of
such as arc large and of high price.— Rural
A'etc Yorker.
Strength of Timber.—The strain occa
sioned by pulling timber in the direction of its
length, is called tension; it frequently occurs
in roofs, and is therefore worth consideration.
The absolute strength of a fibre, or small
thread of timber, is the force by which every
part of it is held together, which is equal to the
force that would be required to pull it asunder;
and the force which would be required to tear
any number of threads asunder is proportioned
to that of their sum ; but the areas of the sec
tions of two pieces of timber composed of fibres
of the same kinds are as the number of fibres
in each; and therefore the strength of the tim
ber is as the area of the sections.
I fence al I prismatic bodies are equally strong;
that is, they will not break in one part rather
than in another.
Bodies which have unequal sections will
break at their smallest part; and therefore if
the absolute strength which would be required
to tear a square inch of each kind of timber be
known, we shall be able to determine tho
strength of any other quantity whatever.
The heart of a tree is never in its centre, but
always nearer to the north side, and the annual
coats ot wood are thinner on that stde. In con
formity to this, it is the general opinion ot car
penters. that the timber is stronger whose an
nual plates are thicker. The trachea 1 , or air
vessels, are weaker than the simple ligneous
fibres.
Women often lose the men they love, and
who love them. By mere wantonness or co
quetry, they reject.and then repent; they should
be careful not to take this step too hastily- for a
proud, high-minded and gifted man will seldom
ask a woman twice.
VOL- XI-NO. -16.
v Cruelty.— A few days since Mr.
B. n iilets, who resides et Birmingham, Oak*
Zand county, who was on his way from the Uti
ca insane asylum, having in charge his son, a
lad of 18 years, who had been discharged from
that institution as incurable, stepped out nt a sta
tion of the central line of railroad through New
\ ork to obtain some refreshments for the lad,
leaving him sitting quietly on his scat.
On returning, Mr. Willets found the train in
motion, and got into a car behind the one which
he left; here he found an acquaintance, with
whom he conversed for a minute or two. and
then passed on to the car in which he bad left his
son. On reaching it be found the seat vacant
and the poor boy gone.
Upon making inquiry, the conductor told him
that he had put a young man off the train some
distance tack, who would not pay his fare, nor
give an account of himself.
The anxious father stopped at the next station,
returned and fctind the mangled body of his son
lying on the track !
He had paid his own fare, and that of his son
to Buffalo!—[Detroit Jour.
An expose of the llappings.— Mr. Burr who
recently favored our citizens w ith several lec
tures, exposing the most monstrous delusion
known as the ‘ Spiritual Rappings,” last week
visited Hydesville, Wayne county, where the
spirits first manifested themselves. There Mr.
Burr was put in full possession of all the facts
connected with the history of the imposture. A
relative of the Fox family residing there—a lady
of unimpeachable character—told Mr. B in the
presence of witnesses, C. G. Pomeroy, M. D.,
and Rev. D. S Chase, how' the rappings were
produced by the Fox family, viz: by the toes
and knees; that she was taught by one of the
Fox girls how to produce the sounds; that the
secret was given to her on the promise that she
too, should become a medium, <fcc. We under
stand Mr. Burr will soon give this matter to the
public. While its entire truth cannot be doubt
ed, it most effectually disposes of the whole hum
bug. The lady who gave Mr. Burr the infor
mation is Mrs. Norman Culver, of the town of
Arcadia.—[Syracuse Star.
A Boy’s Head Cut Off—Dreadful Acci
dent.—We are informed of a dreadful occur
rence that took place on Friday afternoon last,
on the Little Miami Railroad at the “Gravel
Bank,” ’wo miles this side of Morrow. The
lumber train had passed up a few’ minutes be
fore the passenger train for Springfield came
along, and as it W’as making the curve there,
the engineer saw, when within about thirty
yards, a body apparently asleep on the track !
The whistle was blown, and every efibrt was
made to prevent a disaster, but to no purpose.—
The wheels of the locomotive were fatal to the
sleeper, instantly severing the head from the
trunk ! It was ascertained that the person thus
sent to eternity was a youth who had been loi
tering around the Gravel Banks for several days
but who he was or where he came from, no one
could tell. His body was lying inside the rails,
his head resting on one rail for a pillow. The
gentlemanly superintendant, Mr. Clements, pro
cured a coffin, and had the remains decently
buried.— Cin. Commercial.
The Alpine Horn.—The Alpine Horn is an
instrument made of the bark of a cherry-tree and,
like a speaking-trumpet, is used to convey sounds
to a great distance. When the last rays of the
sun gild the summit of the Alps, the shepherd
who inhabits the highest peak of these mount
ains takes his horn and cries w ith a loud voice—
“ Praised be the Lord.” As soon as the neigh
boring shepherds hear him, they leave thei- hut
and repeat these words. The sounds are pro
longed many minutes whilst the echoes of the
mountain and grottos of the rocks repeat the
name of God. Imagination cannot picture any
t tug more solemn < r sublime th: n such a see e.
During the silence that succeeds, the shepherds
bend their knees and pray in the open air, and
then repair to their huts to rest. The sunlight
gilding the tops of those stupendous mountains,
upon which the vanlt of heaven seems to rest,
the magnificent scenery’ around, and the voices
of the shepherds sounding from rock to rock the
praise of the Almighty, must fill the mind of
every traveller, with enthusiasm and awe.
John Adams tells the following good story in
his Diary:
10. Sunday.—Dined at Dr. Putman's w ith
Col. Putman and lady, and two young gentle
men nephews of the Dr. and Col. and a
Mr. Scoolley. Putman told a story of an Indian
upon the Connecticut river who called at a tav
ern in the fall of the year, for a dram. The
landlord asked him two coppers for it. The next
spring, happened at the same house, he called for
another, and had three cents to pay for if How
is this landlord 7” “says he ; last fall you asked
me two cents fora glass of rum,now you want
three.” “Oh,” said the landlord, “it costs me a
good deal to keep rum over winter. It is as ex
pensive to keep a hogshead of rum over winter
as a horse.” “Ab,” said the Indian, I can't see
through that; ho no eat so much hay; may he he
drink so much water!"' This was sheer wit, pure
satire, and true humor. Humor, wit, and satire,
in one very short repartee.
A clergyman in Scotland desired his hearers
never to call one another liars, but when any one
said a thing that was not true, they ought to
whistle. One Sunday, he preached a sermon on
the parable of the loaves and fishes ; and being
at a loss how to explain it, he said the loaves
were not like those now-a-days, they were as
big as the hills of Scotland. He had scarcely
pronounced the words, when he heard a loud
whistle.
“What’s that,” said he, “who calls mo a li
ar ?”
“It is I, Willy McDonald, the baker.”
“VVecl, Willy, what objections have ye to
what I told ye ? ’
“None, master John; only I wanted to know
what sort of ovens they had to bake those loaves
in ?”
A Regular Brandy Smasher.—An Eng
lish paper says:
“The late Mr. Joshua Dixon, of Downtown,
in Wiltshire, who in 1801 suddenly died at the
aoe of one hundred and three, had all his life
been a remarkable free liver. According to his
own calculation, he had consumed two thousand
gallons of brandy, without taking into account
a variety of other kinds of liquor. He moreover
enjoyed his faculties to the last. He was twice
married —and of his numerons offspring by both
wives, the oldest had died at the age of seventy,
while the youngest was only eighteen at her
father’s death. Had this man pra< tised the tem
perance of some patriarchs, he might probably
have attained the age of a hundred and fifty.
The “Dead Heads" of the Nary.— The Uni
ted States maintains six naval squadrons (each
of the six stationed, accordingto President Fill
more, in “different quarters" of the globe,) which
cost annually several millions of dollars. During
the existence of the government, the salaries of
our naval officers have amounted to $8i).OOO,-
000, the sum paid for active duty, has been $20,-
000,000. actual pay for officers not in actual ser
vices, *60,000,000.
Panama Railroad.—The President of the
company writes that there are now 900 men at
work upon the road, and that there is prospects
of completing it from Gorgona to Navy Bay by
the Ist of July next. When this ia done the dis
tance between the oceans can be accomplished
in one day.
TERMS of advertising
Onecolumnperyesr, ... $3500
Threequarleis do -• . . . 3oji(i
One half do ... . 25..00
One quarter, do - . . . co'ihj.
Onesquare, JSlinerarlceii.forlMineer. SI.OO
Bubs<equeulittSi*rlion« each, «.'>cts.
Proft-Miona] Mid Business < $5.00 per
I ' ransientadvertisements, tobo paid jvar ibis lu
advance.
An English Notable.—The English news
received by the Pacific, informs us that the Court
of ( hanccry having decided that a distinguished
young heiress should be withdrawn from a con
vent, tn w hicn she hud been placed by her noble
rel Hives for instruction, the lady, Miss Augusta
Talbot, has become at once a lioness in the fash
ionable Society of London. This young wo
man was entitled to a fortune of eighty-five thou
san 1 pounds, which, in case she remained in the
Convent, would go into its treasury for «he en
dowment of the institution. The effort to re
claim the lady was therefore made as much for
the retrieval of her fortune as for any other ob
ject.
Patent Fex< e--.—Mr John R Remington
of Montgomery, Ala., (the inventor of the Rem
ington .Lrial Bridge) has patented a new and
U *i V'l * nvcnl ’ on - R> s a cement, for making
s< fid fence, as durable as granite, and at a very
reasonable cost.
Ihe chief ingredient is sand, and it can l»o
easily manufactured by plantation hands. The
cement panels are conveyed to the spot where
the fence is to be located, and the two legs of
each set into the ground like common posts.—
The cost to the planter is estimated at 10 cents
per panel of ten feet by five—four inches thick—
fur cheaper than the wire fence.
Mr. Junius Smith, who,for the last two or three
years, has seditiously been endeavoring to intro
duce the tea plant into this country, savs in a lute
communication, that not one el his plants was
lost during the past winter, through snow of
several inches in depth lav upon them. They
are well grown, and beseems to think, perman
ently established. He says that the expense of
culture will be less in the United States than at
the East.
To the Ladies.—An exchange paper gives
the following advice to the, ladies, which will
doubtless be treasured up for future reference :
It ladies would eat meat but once a day pick
les once a week, and sweatmeats but once n
year—if they would takd a cold bath every mor
ning, and walk five miles a day, they would
have no need of cosmetic to make them beauti
ful. But living as they do, with the sluggish
blood
rt crerping in lazy currents through I heir veins,
Dammed, like a dull canal by lock- and chain.-c’’
it is not strange that they sutler from an impair
ed cuticle.
Take a plant out of a green house into a field,
and in less than a week it will commerce grow
ing wild and taking liberties. Now, what is true
of plants, is especially true of girls.
Take a miss from the city in August, and give
her the run of the hills and clover fields, and in
loss than a month she will fell as rompy as a
fawn. To cure young people of pale checks
and heavy disposition, a dose of country is worth
more than all the medicine in the world.
“ Bill, did you ever draw’a rille on a deer ?”
“No, but 1 once rilled a d rawer for ti gal. and
that's pretty near the same thing, 1 imagine.
Good.—A tutor of a college, lecturing a
young man on his irregular habits, added with
great pathos, “\our conduct will bring your
father’s gray hairs with sorrow to the gzave.”—
“That is impossible,” replied the youth, “my
father wears a wig. ’
There is a man on the hill, so mean, that ho
saves all bis smooth shillings and clipped coins
to pass them upon the carrier of the newspaper,
which it almost breaks his heart to pay for. His
soul is so narrow, that he would’nt make a de
cent pillow for the head of a cambric needle.—
He attends church and is a devout Christian un
til his pocket is appealed to by his pastor, w hen
he “ain't than”
I A lawyer of this city was hoard Io saj’ that
he didn't get the worth of the money he paid to
hear Jenny Lind. Barnum is ransacking tho
town to find the fellow and exhibit bin as a cu
riosity—not because ho was so green as to think
so, hut decause he had the courage to say so.
W E thought so.—An exchange paper says,
the man who refused to take his paper out of
tho post office, so as lobe able to get clear of hi*
former subscription bill, is on his way to Cali
fornia in company with a free negro, Ho takes
the route around South and goes in a
soap gourd, with the expectation that the flies
will blow him over.
An absent minded editor having courted a
girl, and applied to her father, the old man
I said :
“ Well, you want my daughter. What sort
o' a ettlcmcnt will you make her 7 What will
you give her 7”
“Give her?” replied the editor, looking up va
cantly, “Oh, I'll give her a puff!”
“Take !” her replied her father.
An Irish Complimentary.—A lovely young
girl was bending over a rose tree, which a Indy
was purchasing from nn Irish basket-woman,
I looking kindly at the young b> autv, said: “1
ax< s your pardon, young lady, hut if it’s placing
j to ye ; I’d thank ye to kape yerchake away from
that rose; ye’ll put the lady out of consait with
the color ot the flowers,
Reading the “Merchant of Venice” tho other
evening, “Kink” observed if the quality of mer
cy was ever strained, he would like to gel what
was left in the solve.
Jenny Lind has about seventy nights yet to
sing for Barnum, which will bo consumed in her
Eastern and Northern tour. Ehe docs not ro to
the World’s Fair.
One mean action is, for young men to stand
around church doors on Sunday evenings wait
for the female portion of the congregation to
emerge, that they may stare them out of coun
tenance, or follow a young female homo should
she happen to be alone.
In a gentleman’s garden near Hereford is a
grave seven feet deep, which was dug some
years ago, and which is intended to receive the
mortal remains of the proprietor and occupier of
the premises. The grave is partly dug and part -
ly cut out of rod;, and is coven d with a ti mb.
I. pon the totiib appears the following curious
inscription :
“Full seven feet deep end fast asleep
I lie, by rny direction,
Iz t no one siir a bone of mine,
Until the resurection.”
The merchant who spends thrre-fonrths of
his income in fa-l horsesand brandy smashes,
wav truly be said to be doing a driving busi
ness.
A coach contnininga young man and woman,
with a trunk on behind the coach, is pbasinHy
suggestive of matrimony. But halt a dozen
young ones and seven bandboxes, is much
more suggestive—there’s no mistaking that
sign.
The following advertisement lately appeared
in a Jersey print:—To bo sold by private con
tract. a beautiful Rooster monkt y, a Parrot and
two .Spaniels, the property < fa 1 :dy just married,
who has no furthar use for them.
The Buzzard and tie Dove...— We are inform
ed that Barnum has crrnm.ced a suit against
Bennet for his libels against him and the pure
and benevolent Jenny Lind, The damages are
laid at $5,000.---.V. F. Police (Inzette.
Bache'ors may b" known by their polished
manners, and general lack of buttons, while
married men are distinguished hv their case in
ladies’ society and domestic looking piuzzes.