The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-05-03

Attorney Gsncrsl--Iflhe Court please, | now
SEQ ooubifultwihgh, dawning on the mystery;
we have the corporeal John Smihs here, but
think iboy ere each In the wrong box.
Court sheriff bring In your lie, Of grand and
petit jurors. And no brought in two boards
with The names Of the jurors pasted on, which
looked like two tombstoncs Inscribed with rulo-
ges written IN fhort metre. The Court care.
fully read the lists OF the Sheriff, from which il
appeared that little John Smith OF Moon was a
grand juror, and John Smith Of Middlesex, who
had usurped the grand jury box, was a petit
juror. The township alone from whence they
came could distinguish between the two John
Smlths, gunsmitbs.
Clerk-John Smith Of Moon, you may retire,
sir. John Smith Of Middlesex, you may retire,
sir.
The two John Smiths would have retired in
the arms of Zimmerman. and remained in soil.
iude for ever, had not the Court interposed, and
said in loud voice, John Smith of Moon, 20
into the grand jury box. John Smith Of Mid.
dleseS. go into the petit jury box. Way, in.
dictmenls and verdcts are worth nothing with
such strange mistakes.
The John Smith exchanged places, when tho
Court said, as well it might--Gentlemen of the
grand jury you had the wrong John Smith with
YOU, and therefore had no quorum. Take back
the indictments TO your room.
! Attorney General think we may proceed
TO business now.
| Court-W What is the first cause.
Attorney General Commonwealth us John
Smtt, for assault and battery, with intent 10
kill.
Court-Don't make merry with our miseries.
Attorney General--Thcreis the Indictment
read il for yourselves.
Court--Contnue his case--increase his bail
double his recognzance. The name-the
name alone ought to be indictable offence.
4 Who is his bal!
i Attorney General-John Smith.
i Court-Adjourn the Court.
j JOHN SMITH.
PIrTsBURGH, March 3, 1874.
Il --
j The Louisville Courier thus notices the ru.
, NOR that Col. w. e. Butler Of Kentucky was
} dissatisfied with President Polk in consequence
OF not receiving an ppointment:-Rep.
"Col. Butler, after having discovered that
there existed strong determination to appoint
Cave Johnson of Tennessee, Post Master Gen.
Ieral which would necessarily exclude him from
the War Department, went to Mr.. Polk, and
released him from all pledges direct or implied,
80 far as he was Individually concerned. tie con.
cerned, the consequence of which was, that E.
johnson was appointed p. w. G. and Col But.
Ter left out OF the Cabinet. Col Butler after
Venezuela, with promise Of full mission in
the course of year. He declined the appoint.
ment of Charge, and came home. These are
facts--at least we have them from authority as
good as the best.
Col. Buffers zeal in behalf of the Admins
tration, notwithstanding the apparent cause for
coolne So, is in no measure abated."
New HAMPSHIRE ELECTION The general
results of the election are as follows, VIA
democratic Governor, BY 1000 majorty;3 dem.
ocratic Congressmen, and one vacancy, (Hale's
dstricD; democratic councillors, and one va.
cancy; 10 democratic Senators, and two vacan-
ces, which are to be filled by the ten. Conse-
quCntly every member of the Senate will be
democratic; so democratic majority in the house
Of Representatives. Democratic county officers
elected in the counties but one.
SINGULAR DEATHS AT Salem, Mass, on the
18th inst. Miss Betsey Peters and Miss Mary
Peters, twin sisters, were buried in one grave :
They had lived together all their lives, aud had
repeatedly expressed their wish not to survive
each other an hour. One fell dead as she was
rising from her bed in the morning, and the 9th.
er died of grief the next morning.
GEN. JAcKsoN.-The GLOBE states that the
'Od Hero" entered upon his 10Th year Satur.
day (week) last, Goth March, and that the eve.
ming previous, the President received letter
from him, "fraught with mere true eloqueDce
than any he ever before received, which," it
says, .argues that his health is not worse"
SpArN.--A plot, real or pretended, has been
d scovered or made, at Vittorla, the object of
which is said to have been the restoration OF
Esparte. Eight officers. twenty sergeants, and
two civilians were arrested there on the night
and morning Of the 10th and 18th ult.
Several important documents have it Is said,
been seized, and prove that the plot las exten.
sve ramlfcations in other places, hot exciting
Madrid, from whence the order fsr the above
arrests emanated.
PoRrueAL by the Lisbon advices Of INA
% th ul', it appears that her majesty was ikelv
to carry into effect her anxiousiv desired pur.
nose of granting an amnesty 10 the persons
gagged in the late revolt, aud now in ..,,,s ea.
Spain and elsewhere. eShe Ia
DURABLE VTTuEs -. - t,,.
possessing lie besr...y Of 1 meek and nodes,
uspo. 'psn'--o' an eye that bespeaks inteIli-
ge"ee ana putty wiinin-of the lips that speak
no gun. let. me see in her Kind and benevo-
'eh' disposition, heart that can sympathise
wih distress, and will never ask for the beau.
~ that dwelIs ia ruby lips. or flowing tressee, or
snowy hands, or the forty other etceteras upon
which our poets have harped for 20 many ages.
Thoee fade when touched BY the hand Of time,
but these ever enduring qualities Of the heart
will outlva the reign Of those, aud grow brigh-
ter and fresher az the ages Of eternity roll or,