The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19
Number "A.

FATAL OccURRENcE.-Ano occurrence,
which happened at a young ladies' semi
nary in New York, is mentioned in the
Times of that city, which presents ano-
thef proof of the folly of indulging in
the thoughtless practice of attempting to
frighten others. Two of the young la
dies in the institution were engaged in
their own room, conversing upon the sci
ence Of ana tony, in the course of which
one of them proceeded to relate some ex-
perience she had formerly acquired in
dissecting room. Just as the converse
tion reached this point, the door of the
room opened and another Of the inmates
of the seminary entered with slow and
solemn tread; having white sheet wrap
ped about her form, and her face powder
ed to perfect whiteness, her jet black hair.
eyes and brows presenting contrast
which gave startling lividness to her
ghost-like countenance. The lady who
was relating her experience, as already
stated, is said to be mentally superior to
any of her classmates, noted for her
strength of mind and freedom from ner-
den, however, was the approach of the
figure, just at a moment when her mind
was least prepared for anything associa-
ted with thoughts of the dead, that upon
beholding the apparition she fell sense
less to the floor, and awoke to the scenes
around her only to show her anxious at
teudants that reason had fed and left sad
fol a. Il la
counts no change was discoverable in the
distressing symptoms of the unfortunate
girl, and there is little encouragement to
hope that reason will ever resume Its
seat. This occurrence, of course, has
produced much distress, both in the SEM
mary and in the families of the respect
i've parties.
AssYLLM FOR INEBRIArEs. The Editor
of the New York Journal of Commerce
has lately been in Maine, and says the
wonderful ASYLUM for Inebriates is much
larger than the Chrystal Palace, 255 miles
long, 195 miles wide, and reaches to the
heavens. 1t contains within itself vast
forests sweet green fields beautiful gar
dens, and fine streams of water. Here
the poor inebriate can roam al libilum,
confined by no bars and bolts, and is per-
fectly safe and completely cured. 1t is
kept by one Neal Dow, a man of short
name and small IN stature, but of great
skill in profession, and indomitable en-
ergy. Ifany New York gentlemen has
son, would advise him to send
him to Maine And If our corporation
would send thither all who are commit
ted weekly for drunkenness to the tombs,
and keep him there a year they would
save much expenses and trouble, and re-
,eive them back useful citizens. When
was there few envions Were crying
,ut against it,: New York traveller was
furious because he could not find in it a
lrop of the drunkard's drink; but believe
it will stand, and hope it will be mod
Il for one in every State in the Union
If this information will be OF value to
lay who have drunken relations, or to
our city corporation, shall be happy to
nave impaired it.
We clip the following from the N. Y.
Family Courier, a staunch Whig paper.
t speaks our mind exactly in regard to
he prospects of Gen. Scott in Ohio and
He cannot be nominated in
$50, nor elected, if nominated.
"But there is still enother lesson taught
he Wings by their recent defeat in Penn
ylvania and Ohio. 1t is, that General
scott cannot be elected to the Preseden.
" in 1852. His nomination by the
anne convention which nominated Gov
NOR Johnson, effectually drove from him
every Southern State, and rendered i.
certain to us that he could not possibly
eceive any Southern support We, there
ore, at once proclaim, that his success
vas out of the question, even if he were
certain of the votes Of Ohio, Pennsylva-
lia and New York. And we now repeat,
hat even if at the recent elections the
Whig party had succeeded in Ohio and
Gen. Scott could not have
been the candidate of our party with
my reasonable prospects of success. But
defeated as we have been in these two
,reat States, when rallying as the Whig
party did, under the name Of Scot:. that
lefeat puts at rest all expectation of his
,eing our candidate for the Presidency
N 1852.
Mr.. John Conley of this place, informs
IS that something like ten weeks since