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Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09
The German S tudent's Story.
BY THEODORE S. FAY.


Il have myself said Kreu,zner, swift
messed many duels; Blu, we are not so
blood-,hirs.y, generally speaking, as you
moral Americans. We usually settled
these matters with sword better meth
cd tyass.sSy>~sy,, s'rrd uroro worthy uf col
der than your cold, murderous pistol fl
ring. Any paltroon may pull trigger.
but i, requires the firm hand and steady
eye of MAN TO manage the steel. How
ever. as was saying, when was at Je-
ma they called each other out as merriIy
as beaux aud bellies to dance. 1t was
bu, the treading on toe-the brushing OF
an elbow; nay, an accidental look that
fell on them when they wished not obscr-
va,ion. and the next day. or. by ST. An
drew the next hour, there was The clash
of steel. and The stamping of feet on the
green sward; and the kindling and flash
ing of fiery eyes-and plunge and parry,
and Gu, and thrust. till one or both lay
stretched a. leng pass through the
body-a cash open in the cheek-the scull
cleft down, or hand off, and the blood
bubbing and gushing forth like rill of
mountain water. There we're more than
one of those fellows-devils | must say.
who, when they found among them some
strange student, timid or retired. whose
character they were unacquainted with,
or whose courage they doubled. would
pass the hint on. Of mere sport-brush his
skir,-charge the offence upon him-de-
mand an apology too humble for hare.
and dismiss him from the adventure only
with an open shoulder, or daylight thro'
his body
1.-The ruffians = cried Norman.
mo. in the least returned Kreutzner,
laughing; you would have loved them.
like brothers, had you known their hearts.
II IS all education and CUSTOM
But to The story, Kreulzner.
"There was among us one fellow. NAM
ed Men,z, who assumed. and wore with
impunity the character of head bully.-He
was foremost in all the devil,ry .-His pis-
,ol was death. and his broad sword cut like
the scissors Of fate. Itwas curious to see
the fellow fire-one. two. three, and good
bv to his antagonist.-His friendship was
courled by all; for to be his enemy was
10 lie in bloody grave. Atleng.h, grown
fearless Of being called to account, he took
pride in Insulting slrangers-and even wo
men. His appearance was formidable
grea. burly giant. with shaggy black hair
huge whskers, and grim mustaches, three
inches long, ,willed under his nose. A
sort Of beauty he had TOO: and among the
women Lord help us-wherever those
muslaches showed themselves every ops
ponent abandoned the ground. 1t was al
last, really dangerous to have sweet-
heart; for out of pure bravado Mentz
| would push forward, make love to the la
DIV, frigh,en her swain. and either terrify
or facina,e herself. Should the doomed
lover offer resistance, he had no more to
do but call surgeon; and happy enough
he considered himself if he escaped win
the loss Of his teeth or an eye. he mao
killed four men who had never injured
him-wounded seventeen, and iongh'
twenty duels He once challenged
whole club, who black>balled him anony'
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09
PUBLIC HOUSE.

CoVELI.,respectful!y informsthe pubiictha'
~ he continues to keep Public House at Sa-
na, .uscatine county, Iowa, where the best accom-
n,u .a'ons can be had, between Bloomington and
H. "'"fort Private rooms to he had at all times
N aole Is good, and at all times furnished with
, MUS Of provenler. He invites test Of these
'Ssacass: Several comfortable houses to rent.
salem, Iowa, Jan % 1912 l4tf
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09
From Graham's Magazine.
TIM E.

Oh! it is strange. how man will dream
Of coming years, of joy. and fame,
Tha, speak IF glory's distant beam
Encircling with its light his name;
And tell Of pleasures yet to be
Hid in dim fu,urity!
Will while his present hours away
In useless Incidence and case,
Still whispering to himself ga day
OF brighter joys and hopes than these,
Upon my life, will yet arise,
And yield what now stern fate denies"
IT'S wonderful how oft is sho~n
Unfaithful Hopes fnili,y!
The warning record still is thrown
To darkened eyes that will not see;
To ears where adder deafness dwells
How vain, oh Time! thy solemn knells..
IT'S sad It's fearful thus to see
Age lettering through Lies little span,
And mark the imbecility
Of Gods most perfect creature, man,
In needless youth his brightest powers
Wasting away like summer flowers!
IT'S worse than sad for he should know
Times fleetest pinion e'er is spread,
And that the pride, the hope, the wo,
The joy, which have their influence shed
Upon this life, and checked il. stream,
Arc borne along lis course-a dream!
All! he should know, for all things teach
The mourniul, moral, startling truth;
The ruined pile-also floweret-each
Alike proclaim departed youth!
And man should learn from their decay
How his own life sands drop away.
Yes! he should take the lesson home,
Throughout creation sternly taught,
Nor let the daily warning come
Unhallowed still by act and thought;
A little while-how long-alasI
He knows not-and his time will pass:
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09
CHARLES MATTooN'
-, rnr and Notary fDu0tsc,

''' B,oourSeroS, Iowa, -,
80. orompt attention to all professional ..e Gu,
rILL give pichb he may be favored. He has 'f1ll
mess T'n .',hority to administer oaths and take
over anu , au Or proofs Of Deeds mortgages;
EnoT' 'ed s'lens and other instruments ofwrlung.
|Ose's Q, ."o'' no Cont House. mar IL, ID.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09
PETER JACKSON.
| .n.N OdILVlE.
a Nc;lyie & Co.

A. Ogilyie & 20.
.nn1Sc e. MISSION
Nsgn gIaANTSs
c,IEnsin Foreign and Domestic Dry uoou '
Gr,cerics, Boots and Shoes, Nails, Iron, s'se,'
49,. Sc &c. Also, on consignment ." my.
,.n .,t Of Imported Liquors, all ofwhlch Will 0e
R, -, July 80, lsAl.-4o-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-08

marked when the morning sun shone bright
Where feweret in beauty grew:
Its petals oped to the rosy light.
As il laughed in sparkling dew.
And grateful fragrance the blossom flung
To the sporlive winds a, play;
While Ger it raptured wild bird hung,
And caroled its love.taught lay.
Icame again when an hour had flown,
And sought for my loweret fair,
All vain, alas. for the blossom was gone.
And sad was the silent air!
Imourned when / thought on its radiant hue,
And remembered its look Of pride;
bowed me in grief where its beauty grew,
And wept where my floweret died.
Then turned my gaze TO the azure sky,
And thought on the God above,
Who hearelh the hungry ravens cry,
And whose hottest name is Love.
3a}
Then dried my tears as my fancy roved
10 Inc realm oy angels rod;
For know that my blossom, from earth re-
moved,
Bioomed bright in the gardens Of God.
Oyewho have watched Ger its fragrant birth,
As il oped TO the balmy day
Weep not iha. no longer it smileth on earth,
To gladden. your weary way!
No more shat, ys fear for the mornings blight,
Nor dread the cold ehills Of even;
For afar, in world Of celestial light,
Your foweret is blooming in Heaven.
DEsTRrcTlos OF BeD-BUGs.--We find in an
exchange paper following description Of
The machine lately invented for the dsstruc-
ZION OF these feroeious animals
One wheel catches them by the nose--an
oiher draws their teeth-while neat piston
rod pushes arsenic down their wind-pip.
y. @. Picsyune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-08
39Getrp.
THE FLOWERET.

BY REV. C. w. EVEREST
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-08
PAUL PLANT,
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T SAY NO.

BY THE AUTHOR OF YANKEE NOTIONS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-08

"Oh yes certainly you are quite
right madam"
"Well, you are frank, Mr.. Plant,
and shall certainly give you credit
for sincerity. Another man might say
ten times as much and | should never
think of regarding it; but l know ]
can rely upon the word of so honora-
BILE gentleman as Mr.. Paul Plant"
"Rely upon my word! surely you
may, Mrs. Wilful, should be sorry
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30
ELLsWORTHi,s REPORT.

p THE IMPROVEMENTS IN AeRicpLftp
THE ARTS, &c. in the United States; being an a'.
OF recent and important discoveries and impfs'e'D
the mode of building Houses, making Fences ID
Grain, making Pork, disposing Of Hogs, makne hS
raising Silk, with engravings OF improved f'0uI o
other Agricultural implements, &c: By He ..
worth, Commissioner of Patents. And r ~
AGRICULTURAL GEoLoGY-jnst pub i'lea o.s
Tribune Office. Price 25 cents; Ave copies tof 81
through Posimasters und otherwise are soie1se.
awe have received copy of Hon d. ;.s = s ba, 70
Report 10 Congress showing The progress ,i
made in the Mechanic Arts, and in ndusuiat ,rd y.
mes;!c economy. II 10 Of The most ana
es1ing documents have ever perused ,ss anouis
tereaiing TO the whole country al large lor 18th .ba
information !, contains, and Tor the ciearpe ;no pIaa
exhibits The important ehsnges Taen s be rsS
the relation OF some Of our agrcuturai oi sone %
Of new discoveries in science and in paH as' oar
diicaion in the commercial relations seea onsi
fore IGN countries 1t IS Document WHICH eYed5s
up with the utmost care and which renecI Ea1usr! B.
the public spirit of ,ne authorn-P PieasaaY a'''.
gutter, Petersburg, Va.
" Professor 6reenbank Lectures at BU'A'F
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

TRUE TO HIS PRoFgssloN.-Bigelow, who Va;
sent TO tho Peni,en,inry from Lewis County, Tot
dealing in the business Of cornterieising, a;raIi
cast several pieces Of counterfeit coin in his cs+g
prison few weeks since, and gave them to ca.
vict whose term Of service was about to expire, p
enable him TO pay his way until he fosud emgpq
Missouri Sentiue
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

The EARrHogAKE AT GUADALUPE Cap
Newell, at this port, from ST. Pierre, Maniriqa
states that advces had been received there fr0s
Point Petre, GuadaIoupe, to the 25th ult. up ,
which time four thousand figc hundred bodies bod
been dug out of the ruins, and two Thousand l''
hundred Of the wounded were ia the hospaa
Basseterre. Five shocks had been felt since II
one which proved so destructive.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

Court OF OYER AND TERElSER.-ss's'
Judge KENT and Aldermen WoopHuLI aad CAssAS :,
TRIAL OF BENJAMIN SLATER FOR Arson IN ~. ~, =,
DEeREg-On the night of the 18Th OF January ~
store and dwelling No. s33 Broadway, corner o. A'..'
street. was 5rrsarossiy entered and fred, NM ~
SeS, 600 S27 ooO caused the stock OF dry gooo
days afterwards, the prisoner IA coored man, rea II
oraope street, was arrested and about $40 worth -
hantEerchef, which had been tokan from the sore =.
quantity OF burglars toos foond 10 bis posseso on
man, named Di0ffat who boarded with hn, hrti
res The JEry, under all the circumstances eea~ =,
the charge 10 6aya been sustained by the e7teae
after short absence, returned yerdict OF guly'
Ia Death. lEsr
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

The JOHN ADAMs.-Oae Of the morning paPfn
mentions that the John Adams has been expect
ed to arrive at Norfolk" This is Incorrect; hes
is no reason to expect her arrival at any port 70 10
United States for some months, unless she c5aa5'
her destination to bring hoxle the crew OF lhe s9
cord, who, at the last advices, were on b'sfi
her. The John Adams was bound to the cosA9
South America. Gem. Adf'
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
Things i'm Phi.aaeiphia.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.


PHILADELPHIA, March ss-pu
But limited amount Of bnslncss done in The d..
market to-day The following are tee saies al both
"a shares Kentucky Bank at 49, $1,000 Wilmington s,.
1885, TO- IS shares Commercial Bank OF Cincinpa, a, a.
do Farmers and Meehanies's Bank at 25; 4do R.,d
Railroad at iS do Planters Bank Of Tennessee a, s!
do Harrisburg Railroad at 5.
The trial OF young Mercer Is rapidly prosreSns
Woodbury.. You will End detailed reports OF the ssns
all Of sur papers The nieres, manifested relative n ~
issue appears TO be general throughout our comeun
the subject Is the constant the@e OF conversation am IN
formed by OF the counsel engaged that Miss Merc,,
the aedged victim of Heberton will be brought on a.
stand witness
We have had quite another gala day among the 6ren.,
The Washington Company IRON Wilmington eseo,,rd
10 the steamboat several companies and took their s,,
AZ O'clock Engine Company No. IA, OF yoar city len h
the Pilot Line O'Clock. this evening, highly delights,
with their journ among us, leaving behind them roa
favorable Impression regards their conduct AL
their appaarance as remen Thsir large o.,
and hundress OF people thronged The wharves 10 wie
their departure The Independent, from Baltimore, ao
returned this morning.
An unsuccessful attempt has been made to electa Sia,s
Printer by both branches Of Legislature Bra,lon lie
Loco Foco caucus Candidate received on the FIST and Sc
ond ballots 50 votes and she third, Dimock S-aGer
which noisy and tumuuous deba!e ensned, which va,
only interrupted by adourning the election un, Friday
next.
The rain has caused very sudden rise IN ,be De-
aware and Schuyki rivers, and fear great damage WI
result n consequence. Much valuable property has ae
heen injured
The large brick store, No. ss North secondsree oees
pied by Mr.. F. H. Church, broken into and on liz
last evening about o'clock. Butlite damage, howevs
was done. The fremea out in their whole sezea
and their e1erion presented strange appearance ws
contrasted with those Of Sunday night at the Diam IL
Are. BRurus.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

u The lovers OF chase, rational and amusing entertaa.
mens can be well pleased this week The American Mr.
seunn
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

70 The Mew-York correspondent of the Ma
sional lnlelligencer writes as follows: "The Lon
don Post-Off Department has issued special
edict against the Brother Jonathan ard New
World newspapers, communicated TO the pro-
pretors day since through the Newly ork
British agent. knew, some time ago, that Mr.
Hume, Member of Parliament, had subscribed for
the Brother Jonathan expressly stating that he
did it to see whether it would come through with
all its literary piracy and without check. These
papers and their extras are now declared contra
band and can pass no British frontier or customs,
except in close envelope and subject to letter post
age. This touches particularly the New World :
as they have been at special pains and expense to
push their circulation in Canada
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

F1RE.-The house of VIM. Beardsall, in the
village of Milestone, New-Jersey, was entirely
destroyed by hre en- Thursday last. It has been
heretofore known the Frelinghuysen mansion,
and was insured to the amount of two thousand
dollars in thi, city.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

The GRAVE ROBBERY AT NEw-ORLEAss.-
The yound man Connah, or Conner whose theft
of jewels from grave we mentioned some time
since, pleaded guilty to the charge on the l7sh
But a difficult question has arisen concerning the
measure of punishment or, indeed, whether the
law has provided any punishment at all for the Of
fence. 1t appears that the heir Of Madame Ter
nan, with whose corpse the jewels were buried,
sold the land IN which the tomb was constructed
some years 0g 9, and that the person to yhom he
sold it is dead. Now the question is, WIN has
been wronged by the robbery of the jewels Not
Madame Ternan, surely, for she is dead not her
heir, for ne sold the tomb and its contents. Had
the State property interest in the jewels And
if it had not, could it prosecute for the robbery
The whole question was to be argued before The
Court, on the motion to pass sentence.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

90 Mr.. Robert Lott, of Marion county M,,s
sippi, was murdered on the 2lst Of February byi
stranger who called himself Newton. NewlO
called at Mr.. Lott. house under preience OF wst
ing to purchase cattle. After he had heen thcr
several days Mr.. Lott was m,issing Newton SAX
he had gone to Louisiana on business and ltfI bin
in charge Of his house. Ncwton remaintd w,
days after the reported departure Of Mr. Lott cd
then gave the keys of hi. house to relal se ~!
left The place. After &ewton's departure, lh. ST
picions of the peoP'e were aroused, and i, becaa.
the general opinion that the old man had be.
murdered, or at least foully dealt with. The cri
zens Immediately commenced hunting for the bod
and after three days search they iuurd Tin Blsi
Creek. The body when found presented the Het
awful sight The mind can conceiye--bo,h lhisb
had been severed from the body, and the boI
then split in two. Newton is at large.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

" Professor 6reenbank Lectures al bV'A'r
Ecening. See advertisement.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

EXAMINATION AT TRINITY COLLEGE, Cav.
BRIDGE, ENGLAsD.-Dr. Tying, of Phiiadelpha,
gives the following description of an examination.
part OF which he witnessed:
Monday was the first day of the examination Of
Trinity College. 1 attended it for some time with
Mr. c. The large hall was filled with the stu.
dents, all seated ut the dinner tables in perfect 81
Ience. There were about 400 present. The ex.
animation is entirely in writing. They are allowed
no books But examination papers ofvarous kinds
are printed and prepared for them, and given 10
them upon the spot. They are required, with pen
aud paper, to furnish, in a given time, the ads.
quate translation or solution, without any assist.
ance whatsoever. 1t is severe but fair trial i
knowledge and mental strength. They seemed a,
,ently engaged in their work-not sound was ,c
be heard in the hail. At the upper liable sa, tic
examiners in their square caps, and as each as
pointed hour arrived, the papers were dehvereduI
to them. The examination OF the papers i.
work for subsequent private hours The rank ani
character of scholarship is then assigned and
the returns are wholly unsatisfactory, the famis;
college epithet is, the man is pfucked. The ,ra
WIS a very severe one long passages of the Cree
Tragedies were to be translated into English proa
Others into English yerse-equally long extracl
of English poetry were to be translated ine Lst
Lyrics others into Greek Iambics passages fIoI
Plato to be translated into English, and EnsE1
prose to be translated into Greek. English pros
to be translated into the Greek of Herodotus, !
Xenophon, or Longinus. Then in Geometry an
Mathematics, the trials were equally severe. Al /
these were to be done by young men without Il: |
aid Of books of any kind-whqy from their aclra
knowledge and memory, in the course of the fes
hours they were seated together in the hall.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

10 The Baltimore ANIMAL Conference of the
Methodist Church adjourned on Saturday last. I;
has been in session since the 18th inst
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

MAssAcHusErTs.-The Legislsture Of Massa
chuset,s adjourned on Saturday last.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

ELECTRO MAGNETIC TELEoRApH.-Professor
Morse is about to lay his wires along the railroad
from Washington to Baltimore, in order to test the
experiment authorized by Congress.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

% A snow storm occurred at w-Orleans on
Thursday morning, the 18th inst. Itwas Thurs.
dey Eight when the severe storm took place here.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

% The oyerseer of plantation at Bayon
Bnuf, La, named B B. Mitchell few days
since murdered Mr.. Robert McGanhey and robbed
him of $1,000 in cash and draft f,r 500 on
Bank in New-Ofleans. He Immediately got the
draft casbed staid in the city several days, Until
he heard the officers Of justice were in pursuit Of
him. when he left for Texas.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

20 The Navy Department hoo sivon notice that
several swords prepared in sbedience to resolutions
Of Congress have not been claimed by those to
whom they were voted. Some of those officers
being now out of the service and others having de-
ceased their nearest male relative is authorized to
receive them. The names OF the officers are Jas.
Bliss, Alexander Storet, Rogers Carter, Thomas
Greeves, Richardson Price and Thos. H. Bonne-
vile.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

r We omitted yesterday to acknowledge our
indebtedness to Adams & Co. for the only Boston
paper which reached us. We always feel grase-
frl for such favors, although sometimes neg!ecl
20 make public acknowledgements. But TOT .nese
useful Expresses (Which arc not' IKE 'ns "an, :,
confined to any prescribed route, but can asali
themselves Of the most expedisious,) the public
would sometimes be without news 'f0m Do'''n'
Albany. &c. for day or two at least.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

% A fire at Norfolk on the 96th destroyed ten
old buildings which were of little value, though q
number of poor families were rendered houseless
BY the FIRE. lad named Iesgh Ames was killed
the next day by the falling of wall, while he
1ooi;inp ct the ruins
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

% Two young men, named Anderson and Bal.
ley, at Napoleon, Arkansas, recently becoming
involved in quarrel, the latter was shot dead by
Anderson, who was arrested and, in default OF
$4,000 bail. committed 70 prison.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30

% ST. Patrick's day was celebrated with great
festivity in Albany by the Hibernian Society OF
that city. Among the toasts we notice the fol-
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30


acrimonious o: ideas, and by battles, Of which this
event The OCCASION II not the cause. Without entering
al all upon theological discussion OF the subject, may
well be said that it is very generally believed that il
would have bsen well for society that had
Cured.
Take England, for example. II is not denied that in
cumulating wealth that country the last three centuries
has been without parallel in the history the world We
see every side throughout her whole extent cultivated
crowned with gorgeous seats and all that crafty
the sense or fill the cup human bliss This would all be
weif poor there also, or if God had Gre
alcd beautiful the rich alone But without
entering into Details it bas been ess5shed beyond doubt
that the number deaths among TIE poor Of TIA. land
largely increased BY slos starvation that is, by snch dimi
rrtoa the of life aggravaes The diseases by
which life IS terminated. This is sad for the pic
ture OF that great nations prosperity.
In looking the Of ths sha rather regard the
history ote past the revusons Gsc-
ua,cns OF the present. Outing The prevalence OF the old
system Religious Festivals by which labor suspended,
were ve.y numerous This benefit poor,
and considering what had been the condition of social
yi,ude ibis esab shmen ofrelgous holidays enen,.
" humane. There TaSa time, toe, when England
the only manufacturing nation in Europe. Spain, Italy,
Belgium and France her competitors and had not
been the consequences OF the revocation Of the Edct OF
Nen,z France would have been successful in the
Bat England crushed them all and This result be
cribed in part 10 The canse nave mentioned While the
other DaonS preserved nc esuVai Gays aoot-
hed and thus secured enough additional labor 10
BILE her apderse them even in their own markets e
giimate conequeEce OF this the complete uhecdcn of
labor capital Whea the augment his capi.
,a be gives laborer employment when BE canno be
abandons hi often for months ldeness desttption
Under the old SYSTEM oo there were no pooraws except
Ina, of The Gospel-'o another one third Of the
Eccesias,cs. revenue :he in the spirit of this
mand set apart the poor and they from this and
from individual charity obtained relief sweeeped by the
kindness with which administered. A this Church
procerty was seized by the Government and qnandered
ALLEGATIONS monarch and his crnging fatterers To this
may be traced much Of the misery thai has since afflicted
the poor.
Now ii these things be true, and they is eyi-
dent there is great and crying evil somewhere The ue
relation OF Rights and Duties not understood; the Social