The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-14

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THoMpsoN's Bank Note Reporter, of March
4th, warns the public of new and dangerous
counterfeit! As faithful chronicers of impor-
tant events, we copy it, as follows:
.a,, admirable Counterfeit One fine sunny
day last week, we met Plumbe in Broadway
Pumbe, the unrivalled Dagurreotype Profes-
sor. Come, Thompson, walk into my gallery,
says Plumbe, i want to show you good coun-
terfeit. We walked in-sit down, says he
head a little up and to the left--fx the eyes on
that jack-knife for one minute; we did so-all
is done, says he, and disappeared through a
door. In five minutes he returned, with the
best daguerreotype counterfeit of bis imagina-
BILE. Zounds, says we, that might be passed
on our wife for the genuine; you are DANCE
rous man, sir, we shall lose our identity, if you
can make Thompsons in this manner what will
become of shiaplaster banks and bankers; he
laughed, and we left. To-day, a friend informs
US, we are exhibited in Plumbe's Gallery, 25l
Broadway, by the side of jackson, TYLER, Polk,
Calhoun, Webster, Clay, and Cass. If any Of
our friends from the North, South, East, or
West are detained from home longer than thew
expected, they should step into Plumbe's and
have q. fac similc taken to send to their wives
as substitute. atr. ...,...
HoRRID MURDER time ago tailor
of bad character, named Oliver Norris, was
compelled, on account of suspicious of miscon-
duct, TO leave Russellville, Illinois. He was
afterwards taken back, tried, and acquitted.
He then went to York, Illinois, where he re-
manned till recently; when, ahorse being stolen
and a friend of his disappearing at the same
time, he was suspected of being accessory to
the crime. He was consequently seized, fog
ged, and ducked in the Wabash, the lynchers
offered to release him if he would name his ac-
completes. He named some of the most re-
spectacle citizens of the county, among whom
were John G. Long and r. G. Wade After
his release, he returned with his wife to Rus
sellville, where he readily admitted that he had
slandered Long and Wade, alleging in his own
justification, that he had been compelled to give
names, and that the persons named by him
were his enemies. Wade on hearing this, swore
that Norris should leave Russellville immediate
ly Norris wife being in delicate health, and the
weather inclement, some of the citizens re-
monstrated with Wade, proposing to let Nor
ris remain short time and then send him off
quietly. Thereupon Wade became still more
exasperated, and taking Long with him went to
Russellville, hitched his horse in the street.
and swore he would kill Norris at sight. Some
of the citizens gave Norris money to bear his
expenses, and advised him to depart immedi-
diately, which he was about TO do, when he
met in the street Long and Wade. They or
dered him 10 give up his weapons, which he
readily did, handing his pistol to Wade Long
then examined the condition of his own pis-
tol, and tried the lock deliberately Norris,
after giving up his pistol, raised his hands in
the most suppliant manner, walked backwards
and begged for his life on any condition. Wade
first drew club, then ran forward and struck
Norris with his fist, which turned him round
facing Long, who, cooking his pistol, took de-
liberate aim, and shot him through the head.
He fell, and expired in about an hour after.
Long and Wade both left, and at the last dates
had not been heard of. -H taa