Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-09
m.s,sas IN MlssouRI.-A member e

MANNERS IN MISsOUnl
-, of the lower chamber of the leglsla
'eS. of this state. was last year persuaded
wv ~ .ome ways of his neighborhood that |
.! hint reach the state house BY ten O.
n ,,.l on the day Of assembly. he could no
CIV. worn. and would lose his seat. Ht
Dc aed;ately mounted with hunting froek
' .a. md bowie knife. and spurred unit
wv W., 10 The door of the state house, ant
~ n:sSSsd his nag A crowd were in the
'' n.n,her on the lower floor walking abon
. r;,h lhe,r hats on and smoking cigars
Those he passed. ran up stairs into the
..n.,s chamber sa. his rifle against the
, wal and bawled out strangers, whar;
' We" nm ina, swors me in!' at the same
, ,;,no fixing on, hi, credentials. WALK
. .i wavd said the clerk. who was at hi:
moment igniling real Principe, and he
ras sworn without inquiry. When the
.aller came to count noses, he found there
,rss one senator too many present, the
r,;.,ake was discovered and the hun,smar
m,s informed that he did no! belong there
Fool who! with your corn bread!' he
~o,red. You cant funk this child no how
,ou can fix it. I'm elected to this legis-
ja,nre, III go again all banks and eterna
,nnroyements, and if there's any Of you
oratorv gentlemen wants to get skinned
as. say the word. and III light upon you
like a niger upon woodchuc!:. Ny con
s,ituepts sent me here. and if You want Il
floor This two legged animal. just hop OF
as soon as you please; for tho I'm from
back country, I'm little smarter thai
ny qua'lruped you can turn out of thu
lrnsei'' After this admirable harangre
- M, hi; bowie knife between his leelf
nd took up his rifle wi,h-"Come here
II suke. stand by mel at the same time
,ssen,iug it to the chairman, who, how
yer had seen such people before. Alie'
ore exposula,on the man was persua'
I'd thu, he belonged to the lower cham
>. u,co which he shealhed his knife
ang his gun upon his shoulder, and wit!
rrofound congaree. remarked. "Centle-
en-. beg your pardon; but if | did nj
mix that ar Tower room was the grocery
bay be snol!
Tue psA PArcH.-A Washington corr
soo0den. Of the New York Express
les. that The Government and John IL.
a,on as the Attorney Of ]. r. Hudson
New York. (the owner of tho Pea
Itch Island, have come 10 some terms
regard to that mnch contested piece of
,perlv. Tie tile and value are to be
retained By arbira,ors, subject to the
innate appreciation Of Congress. and a
pingeul appropriation of $4,000 is
Jed by the Secretary of War.
n he State Of Vermont the people are
ia that il takes ten men to make a
e-EngliSh Paper.
lne English editor has drawn his in
nee from the fact thai old Got. Ethan
en, with nine Vernonters. took Ticon-
Psa with large British garrison in
Revolutionary times. If it took ten
10 play 'ha, joke, j. must be ac-
NIe4ged that i, was good one - n i.
be Wings of Massachusetts, have call :
. Sae Convention for the l4th of Sep
per.
, By divine permission, r. r. S. Byrd, of the
E a Of United Brethren, will preach at the court
IN Bloomington, on Monday, Goth inst, a
: ock 4. M. and a, o'clock on the same day
g house of Daniel Edging,en, one mile from
j. y landing. Sep 9
e RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
First Uaiversalis, Society of Bloomington
, Fet at the dwelling OF u. s. Smith, on Fri
, Fnin2, Sept. 9, a, o'clock. A punctual at
e OF the members is particularly req lested
ness of Importance will be transacted.
a 5-bt S SMITH, Scc'y.
y TAe Rev. Mr.. LIBBY, of Iowa Civ. will
J or the FIRST Universalist Society of Bloom
D. "a the second Sabbath of September, at th
n House
;, WATCH OUT:
person who took my wheel-barrow, without
on Nix. Nea'eys bulling Water street
q. ff return it without delay. as am determn-
'te la1 Ia" against the offender Ii | shall
the trouble Il searching for it. It's return
soneboiy from an apprenticeship to the
3'nitont11y bui.d.zy at Fort Madison.
WIN. FRYE.
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