The primitive Republican., 1851-02-20

pOTIlOn OF the nne.A 1t is the design OF the.
Board to have the work of graduation COM
menced between the 33 mile station and.
the Bnckatunna 30 mile station) next fall, /,
or as soon as practicable after tile compile
ton of the present contracts.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
FRANCIS b. CLARK,
CHARLES sGASCOIGNE,
JOHN NeBLOODGOOD
Execattire Committee.
Romance and Reality.
SAP REVERSE OF FORTUNE!
The Springfield epnblicanfurnishe the
following sad narrative -
Many ofonr readers will remember a se-
ries of articles entitled. Three weeks on
cotton plantation, -whichnapp appeared in the
Republican a twelve month since, or more.
In one of those articles, the romantic his
tory ofthe planter, whose Inequalities the
writer so gratofuIIy recalled, was briefly.
given. He landed at NatclIez, boy
lie had come down tire Ohio and Missis-
sippi on a fiat boat, with his father and his
fathers partner. There his father died,
and was buried, and there the boy was left
by the heartless partner, without picay-
une. Naturally shrewd, he soon picked up
siness-sod tickets for the theatre, did
erianls, Fedd.ed knick nacks, &c, until Ire
grew up to a proper size for larger opera
tions. He then became owner of a dray,
then of small plantation, near Natchez,
then of animmense large plantation at Mil
likens Bend above Vicksburg. Here he.
went into speculation, and before the crash
of 81, supposed himselfto be worth quar-
ter of Il million.
Hitherto his fortunes had waxed. He
was independent. lie then, for the first
time, returned to Cincinnati, and sought
out his mother and sisters whom he left be-
hind long years before He found his fam
lily, who supposed him dead. in poverty,
and provided for them, and then came the
reverse. The wife of his youth had borne
him three beautiful children, These, one
after another, died, and then the wife was.
laid inthe grave. An interval elapsed of
pecunlary prosperity, but of intense grief,
When he was blessed with the hand of one
of the most beautiful and lovely of woman-
kind. Then came the energy that parried
in some degree the force of the blow, and
he was enabled TO retain and add to his
beautiful plantation.
Years'passed on, and another family of
beantifuls children had grown mp around
him, to whom and whose beautiful mother
he was attached by almost fanatical idola-
try. Two years ago last August, his home
was the abode of plenty and the largest
hospitality. Immediately afterwards his
favoritechild sickened and died. Asmonth
or two after this, his house was burned
A few weeks more. and long pending law
suit, originating in his efforts to retain his
property and pay off his debts, was decided
against him, and his plantations was put
under the hammer of the auctioneer, and
the broken spirited man moved to Vicks-
burg. Here another child died.
With the remnant of his large posses
sions he purchased the beautiful steamer
Mohawk, and run her in the Vicksburg and
New Orleans trade,sacting as the Captain
himself A few days ago the following
despatch was received by the Northern pa
LOUISVILLE Dec. ~.
Capt Cobb, of the steamer Mohawk,
blew ont his brains yesterday at Vicksburg
cause, pecuniary troubles, and death, Of
Another despatch from Nashville, of the
same date, stated that that morning, the
steamer Mohawk sunk with 2, 500 bales of
cotton on board while lying at that city
Two poor, weeping, terror zen hildren
are all that remained of the whole family.
What drearn n of fiction ever eqnalIed a trag
edy Ike this pxin feId Rcpnbltca2l:
g CLEEIcAL j OK "a correspondent of a |
contanp porary sa VS. that the rigin Of a diff
Guilty which resulted at last in the dismis-
sal ofla clefg man IN ne ghboring town.
can bk traced toa very + ii vial affair, Which
Isl as folloWs:--
At the meeting of the church, the pas
tor give out the hymn 81 love to steal "a
wa when the chofister commenced SING
ing, but owing to some d lfficnlty IN TecoI-E I
lectiHg the time could proceed no farther
chan Y koUe % stedl which he did three T
or four times successfully, when the cler-E /
lyman. in order to relieve him from the. /
zvagg gashly fenar rked shat 'tit was (
very Elnchto be regretted, : and added,
stlet ns pray 9 I.s
ssSnre and is i agreat grace % yon.
Patrick. to be tspind din your money for
Whiskey down al J i'm o. Brien al and leave
your poor wife wid nothing ID The blissids
house but could Crofon water Could.
watller, nusha we /, now. that s your own
fault Jud y, for didn' only last week bny
yonia nate little tea kitfIe te heat yet 1Ea