Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-12-10

Imprisonment ioT ueot is alsO penul1S, anu
to the honor of the State, be it said, will,
if am correctly informed, pass 10y accla-
nation. bill to change the present mode
of summoning jurors is also before the
House, and will likely become law. The
change proposed is that the Sheriff, at least
ten days before the term of the Circuit
Court, shall summon twenty-four jurors
whose duty it is to sit as jurymen, alter
nately as circumstances require, during the
trial of all common law cases that come
up for hearing during that term. For
every day they thus serve they receive a
per diem allowance of Sl,OO, to be taxed
as other costs. In pursuance of the Gov
errors recommendation our portion Of the
Land fund Uhe ",chig bri6e"IO will be
spurned and rejected with a display of
Democratic contempt unsurpassed in leg
isatiye history!
oh for a forty parson power
To chant thy praise, Hypocrisy!'
The sessions of the Supreme Court will
be consolidated. perhaps at this place, and
branch of the Penitentiary located in
St. Louis county. As to districting the
State, it will be done, with probably the
folly and mockery of retention of the
General Ticket System.
The District Court of the L. States ia
Bankruptcy is now in session in this city.
The Steamboat Bowling Green passed down
o-day; the lone is still fast on a bar about
nine miles above, but will probably get off
in a day or two as the river is rising.
will now close for tonight and await the
ushering in of the glorious morn that is to
witness the decision of the important ques-
ton whether the dull, plodding farmer, -
DR.. Lowry, or the eloquent and talented
Mr.. FISK is to be the next President of the
Branch Bank at Fayette.
i WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec. It'll.
A more DISASTROUS and disagreeable
morning never broke upon the face Of this
fair metropolis, or the destinies of Mr..
FISK. 1t is raining and sleeting alternately:
and therefore it is with the utmost diff
Guilty that one can make head" as Col.
BENTON would say, against the sluices of
mud and water that pour down the streets.
Last evening party was given the men,
bers by Mr.. kENNETr at Col. PRIcE's res
dence. Great indeed was the fun and
frolic. About twelve o'clock, one of your
members, DR.. SCOTT. being more than half
seas-over, attempted to return to his board
ling house. but stuck fast in the mud! At
this juncture he began to feel the spirit
move him, and sticking fast in the mud,
at the top of his voice, he let loose some
of the most high toned anathemas that ever
re.echoed between these hills, and, with
cane uplifted, shirt-ruiles flying and watch
chain dangling, swore aloud that he sucked
Democracy from the pap Of his monsma!"
The friends of Mr., FISK were out-gen
eralled last night by the Fayette Clique,
and in Difference to his feelings, was not
put in nomination this morning Dr.. Low
nv was therefore elected without regular
opposition-many, however, voting for
Judge Earickson. The election of Direc-
tors is now going on. VIM. Harley Of
Boonville and Thos. Jackson of Howard
have been elected. DR.. Redman has been
nominated by Mr.. Hudson of St. Louis,
and John Wiley of Howard in opposition.
Redman's election is violently opposed by
c. F. Jackson. Dr. Scott says he will not
vote for him. The members are discussing
his moral private character: a tender point,
surely. There, Hudson has Withdrawn his
name and Wiley is elected. The mail is
about closing and must close.
Yours. &c. W.
p. S. Mr.. Fisk, | understand, intends
running for a Dictatorship. Good Alfred
W. Morrison is also elected a Director
&c. +. Jackson has nominated d. F. Cooper.
) and John Williams Moses Cleton. Mr.
Williams is now making speech in favor
: of Mr. Cleton.
A REMARKABLE ESCAPE