Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-09-12
cCThe Steubenville Herald says

r Argus Of Friday. The citizens OF Steu
2 benville. will likely recognize the young
man described below. who labored in 9
coach trimming establishment in this city
e not long since:
e IMPORTATION WANrED.--Of Mr.. John
|, Magee. Of Steubenville. Ohio.-On the
i 22I of Feb las, he united in marriage
: with Miss Eliza Mendel of Wellsbury. Va.
: Two weeks subsequently,. without having
e any difference with any one. he left. as
I stated for Wheeling, Va, on business OF
. importance. but has not been heard OF
= since.
Mr. Nagee is coach trimmer by trade.
! has light hair. blue eyes. fair complexion.
<. and generally Of high color-is abou,
l ) feet inches high. has a slight impedl-
ment in his speech. bat is quite pleasant
, in conversation. and expressed himself
. as man Of information Mr.. Magee is
from New Jersey. and is SAID to have a
mother and sister IN Newark of that State.
His unlocked for and strange absence IS a
source of great fllic,on TO his wife. Mrs.
Magee now asks the aid of the public
Journals in d; scovering him whether livln z
} or dead. Editors viii confer a lasting
favor on her By giving this an insertion.
: Any information concerning him can be
addressed 10 her at Weilsburg. Va.
The notice above was published in the
Journal OF Thursday. without any expecta-
ton that developcmen, in relation to the
f missing individual would be made here
1t turns out differently however. This
) JOHN MAGEE has a wife now living in DAY.
ton, 10 whom he was married at Middle
town, Butler county, on the LIST of August.
1917. He has frequently been absen,
from her for several weeks at time, under
Pretence of seeking work in other places.
lie left here about the last of December.
'48. or first of January 40, and returned
on the 9th Of March following. remained
} at home one night, and left the next day
10 join circus company in Cincinnati,
as he said. it was during this absence
from his lawful wife that he married the
lady at Wellsburg. Va, who is now ask
ing for Information concerning him
MaSee at the last accounts was in Missouri
travelling with a circus company. His
Dayton wife posse ssed some property be-
fore her marriage with him, and with tha
confidence which is characteristic of til c
sex, placed full reliance in all his state
ments, and furnished him with money
from time to time. which he spent in travell-
inc and in, diSSina,inn She is much at
that he has been guilty of the baseness
which so clearly attaches to him Her
name was Amanda Gettier,-she was "a
widow with two children, when she mar
ried Magee. There are no children by
the second marriage. Jour
CoLUMAUs AND NENIA RAIL ROAD
Notwithstanding the prevalence of the
epidemic for a short time among the Ia
borers on the Railroad. the work has pro-
crossed rapidly during the whole of the
summer. and the road will be finished at
an early dav. We have heard of no ca
ses of cholera among the laborers for Sc
veral weeks, and are not aware that any
difficulty has been experienced by the
contractors in procuring hands
A large lot OF heavy L rail, for this road
arrived at Sandusky few days ago
. Xenia TorchHght.
About Sc. 900 Immigrants arrived at
} New York in the month of June. and a
: little rising that number IN July From
: the first of January TO the close ofJuly the
; whole number that arrived at New i ork
was 1922. One half of all are from
ireland, the other from E.ngland. Scotland.
Wales. and the various European States
!, CEJGen Persifor f. Smith estimates the
amount OF gold that has beer exported
from California at S4.OOO,OOO. The
amount OF money which the emlgrantS
from the various sections of the I Mon
have taken with them to California, it is
said. exceeds S22, 100000.
The Revised Code of Virginia. as il
: has come forth from the hands of the Lee
\ oislature, is said 70 be of very simple
e character. and to do away with grea,
: portion of the intricacies and technicali-
e ties of the old system.
CHICAGO RAILRoAD.-The first twenty.
j. one miles of the Galena and Chicago
:, Railroad. mex. Chicago. are completed
q and since the 9th inst. two daily trains
g have been running out and in.
e frrHavana is said TO be suffering more
4 severely from yellow fever than has beer
r known in the memory Of any person alive
. The New York Globe. speaking Of q
:. late political procession in the city. thank:
q God there were mo perfumed Wings in
it," The Globe evidently thinks that &
fellow must stink 10 pass foI good Loco
foco.
V While a party OF twelve ladies were
bathing at Newport. the other day. the
: horse ran away with the wagon contain.
7 ing all their clothes.
;; The cholera has disappeared from Lees.
Il burg. Ky. The number of deaths by
cholera in that village, from the 25rd July
:. TO the 10th August. was l5O-being one
out of seven of the inhabitants.