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Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
PREMATURE BURIAL.


The Albany Register, in the course
of an article on this subject, relates the
following instance, of which the editor
was perfectly cognizant:
Some years ago, we were perfectly
-cognizant to. an occurrence Of this
kind, which was of the most heart
rending character The wife OF a gen
tleman was taken suddenly i'll in church,
and was carried to her home in state
of syncope. In few hours she par
tiallv recovered, but Immediately re-
lapsed, and never again showed any
signs Of consciousness. She lay in this
condition nearly two days, battling the
skill of the physicians, and then, as it
was thought, and as there was almost
every reason TO believe. died. No signs
of breathing could be detected, the
limbs became rigid aud cold, and the
eyes remained open WIN she fixed and
CLASSY stare Of death; But there acas no
change IN tie collar Of the skin. This
was the only reason in the world for
supposing that dissolution had not Ia
ken place. The poor bereavcd nus
band, almost frantic at the loss OF the
young and beautiful wife whom he al
most idolized, clung with desperation
to the hope limned in her face, and
long resisted the unanimous decision of
the physicians, that she was certainly
dead. They told him what is doubt
less true, that it sometimes, though
very rarely, happens, that there is no
discoloration for days and even weeks
after dissolution has taken place. But
still lie resisted, and it was not until
three days bad passed without the fain-
:. lest signal OF change or sign OF life
that he finally gave up and suffered the
burial to take place. She was entom-
: bed in vault. Months passed. A
| lcemetry having been laid out, the bus.
band purchased and beautilied lot
erected an elegant monument in it
and when all was ready, superintendeC
the removal of the body of his wile
from the vault to its final resting place
+ When the vault was opened he remem
bered the circumstances Of her death
above detailed, and a desire suddenly
/; siezed him to once more behold thC
corpse. By his direction the coffin lil
was removed. The spectacle whict
presented itself was inconceiYablv hor
f rible, for it showed that she had beeI
buyicd aJiue. She had turned quit,
over upon her side, she had cIutchet
her nails into The coffin until her finger
, had bled, portions Of her grave clothe
f were torn, and in her horrible struggle
she had contrived to cary - hand :
: her head, and had plucked from it
mass of hair with portions Of the ca
, that covered it.
. The poor man never recovered from
the shock of that awful spectacle. FL
: was borne away senseless and for tn
rest of his weary life was an utterI
| broken and miserable being.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
SOUTH CAROLINA III CONGRESS.

A correspondent of the Southern
Rights Advocate furnishes the follow
ing list Of members of Congress who
are natives Of South Carolina, not in
Guiding our own members Palmetto
Standard
''Old Pendleton has four sons in the
Congress of the United States-tWo
Senators and two Representatives.
Hon. Thomas ]. Rush of Texas is a
native of old Pendleton. He was born
few miles southwest of old Pendle-
ton village. His aged mother still sur
wives and resides near West Union.-
He has a high position in the L. S. Sen
ate and reflects honor upon his native
place. Hon. Stephen Adams, a Union
Democtat and the successor of Jeffer-
son Davis, in the Senate from Missis-
sippi, was born on Ooleno creek on the
plantation now owned by Maj. w. L.
Keith. His father, however, left Pen
dleton when he was quite small boy.
Judge Adams is an accomplished jurist
and shTewd politician. The Hon.
Chas. Murphy was born on Hurricane
Greek, and is the brother of your wor-
thy fellow citizen, Ezekiel Murphy
esq. lie resided in Pendleton until he
reached manhood, when he emigrated
to Georgia. He studied law and very
soon took a prominent position at the
bar where be has had a very lucrative
practice. The fourth is your own i'm
mediate representative. Hon. /. G
Hackett, a member of the last Congress
j but who is now no more, was likewise
a native of Pendleton. Hon. E. W
Chastain Of Georgia, was native O
! Abbeville District. Hon. B. D. Naber:
Of Mississippi, is native of Laurens
where he has many relatives of the
same name yet living. The Hon. A
G. Brown, of Mississippi was born il
Chester, and his mother is sister 0
! William, John and Reuben Rice.
| The father of Hon. Linn Boyd, Spea
ker of the House of Representatives
resided for some years in Laurens Dis
trict. and he is a relative of numerous
family there of the same name."
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
CAMPHENE.

Miss Virginia Maddox, living in the
family of Col. Thompson, at Cincin-
natl, was seriously burned or Thurs
day week. By the breaking OF cam
phene lamp.
We have the pleasure Of informing
those of our readers who burn cam
phene, that new lamp is about to be
constructed for the burning of gunpow-
der, which we are convinced, will en-
tirely supercede the spirit lamp. The
superiority Of the gunpowder lamp will
consist in It's still greater explosiveness
and more destructive qualities,-it be-
ing calculated, by series of nice expe-
riments upon cats, dogs, &c, that one
gunpowder lamp will do as much exc
cution as two camphene ones. This
fact will at once, we are certain, com
mend it to that large portion of the
public, who appear 10 have wives and
children on hand of whom they desire
that some fortunate accident should rid
/ them.
1 Besides the paramount consideration
of greater explosiveness, the gunpow-
der lamp will be of a frank and open
disposition, not seeking to disguise its
real character under false name
Camphene is, on the other hand, moth
ing better than sneak-for the truth
of which charge we appeal to the Die
tionary Webster says
"CAmPHEsE. q contraction Of CAM
PHoGEs. from two Greek words sig
nifying to produce.) A name foI
pure oil or spirits Of ts,peatiae, in or.
der to disguise the nature ofihe sub
stance when sold for burning in lamps
We think that, instead of choosing
a name signifying SO Produce,' it would
have been more appropriations the tur-
pentine dealers to choose one signifying
to destroy.
y. When the people buy camphene, II
nine cases out OF ten. they know no
what they are buying; but the sellers
OF the gunpowder lamp will b,
open Il d above board. They
will never descend to the meauness Q
calling their gunpowder by any othc.
name, and will give certificates tha
, their lamps shall increase the proper
ton of sensible men and women in TIT
/ world, by sending the foolish to "lling
: dom come" in the shortest possible pc
| riod.
: Retailers desirous of obtaining
stock of the new gunpowder lamp, a
: soon as the patent is duly secured, wi
5 Do well to make immediate appi.catio
5 10 the old and well known firm {
; Death, Destruction & Co.-Philade
4 plttG Saturday Post.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
WORK.

] have seen and heard of people who
thought it beneath them TO work-to
themselves industriously in
some useful labor. Beneath them to
work. why, work is the greatest motto
of life; and he who accomplishes the
most by his industry is the most truly
great man. Aye, and is the most dis
tinguished man among his fellows, too.
And the man who so far forgets his du-
ty to himself, his fellow creatures and
his God-who so far forgets the bless
ings of life, as to allow his energies to
stagnate in inactivity and uselessness,
had better die; for, says Holy Writ,
"He that will work not, neither shall
he eat" An idler is cumberer of the
ground; WEAKNESS and curse to HIM
self, as well as those around him.
Beneath human beings 10 work =
Look in the artists studio, the poets
-garret, where the Genius of immortal
ity stands ready to seal his works with
her inefficeabe signetand then you will
on y see industry standing by her side
Beneath human beings to work. !
What but work has TILED our fields
clothed our bodies, built our houses
raised our churches, printed our books
cultivated our minds and souls!
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
Block Of Copper for the Washington Mon
umens.

Mr.. Andrew Harvie, TO whom was
entrusted the task Of preparing the
block Of native copper which the legis-
lature of Michigan has directed to be
placed in the Washington Monument
at Washington, as the contribution Of
that State, in a concentration TO the
Detroit Advertiser. announces that the
offering IS now ready for transmission
TO Washington. The block was taken
from the celebrated Cliff Nine, and is
three feet long by tWenty-one inches
broad, nine inches thick, and weighs
two thousand one hundred pounds
The designs on it are in Michigan ma
tive silver, and consist of the arms OF
the State of Michigan, with the motto
-"Her trust is in the Union" 1t is
believed that nowhere out OF Michigan
could a mass of copper suited TO the
formation of such block have been
red.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
Statue OF Washington

Twenty-six gentlemen of the city of
New York have subscribed five hundred
dollars each towards the purchase of a
bronze equestrian statue Of Washing
ton, to be executed by Messrs. IL. Gree
nough and H. K. Brown, and to be
placed at the junction of Broadway and
Fourth avenue. southeast corner OF L
MON Place.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
Dedication of the works Of Daniel Web

ster.
Speaking of the six volumes Of Dam
ieI Webster's works, which have been
edited by Hon. Edward Everett, the
Boston Transcript says:
Tie first is dedicated TO his nieces,
Mrs. Alice Bridge Whipple aud Mrs.
Mary Ann Saaborn, the daughters Of
Ezekiel Webster, the brother OF Dan
iel, and this not only for the love MIR.
Webster bears for them, but from the
desire, as he expressed it, that bis bro
theirs name might be associated with
his own SO ioag as any thing written or
spoken by him should be regarded or
read; the second is dedicated TO Isaac
2. Davis, Esq, as ''an affectionate and
grateful acknowledgment" of warm
private friendship; the third to Caro-
line lie Roy Webster, his wife, asa tri-
bute OF his affections, and sonae ac-
acknowledgement of her deep interest in
the productions they contain; the fourth
to Fletcher Webster, his son, "his only
surviving child, and the object Of bis
affections and hopes" the fifth to ]. w
Paige, Esq, as grateful token eli long
friendship. The last we copy entire.
to show the felicitous manner of these
dedicatons:
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
Iusnsz rour chiaren IN rTlns Years.

The Courier des Eiats Unis publishes
the following story: 4 woman os fruit
fulness very extraordinary, aged 33
years, resides in the parish st. Servais,
near Liege, and has recently given to
the world her 22d, 23d, and 24th chill
dren. This female, during Q years OF
marriage, has blessed her husband with
"a babes, 3 al each birth. But unhap-
PLY for the hopes of a spouse desirous
OF transmitting his name TO posierity,
they are all females.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
pneI on Steamhost

The louisville Courier states that
two passengers on the steamboat
Charles Hammond, during her trip up
from New Orleans to Louisville, ex-
changed three shots on the hurricane
deck of the beat. One Of them, a Tex
an planter. was wounded in the arm.
1t does not state tie cause of the mis-
understanding which led to the affair.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
COL, FREMONT IN LONDON.

The public papers having noticed the
fact that Col. Fremont had been arres-
ted in London, and imprisoned on ac-
count of California claims on the gov
ernment, for supplies furnished by the
people in the conquest of that country,
we naturally made some enquiry at
the proper place in this city to learn
the particulars, and were permitted by
Col. Benton to take the following ex-
tract of letter to him from Col. FIRE.
mont, dated, Clarendon Hotel Lon
don, April S, Wash. Union.
II have been arrested for $4,000,
for California liabilities, contracted du-
ring the war, and which were brought
before Congress in IS4S. | spent one
night in a "Spaaging Hoase," or Jail,
(being arrested at night and was BAIL
ed out next day by Mr.. George Pea
body, an American merchant of high
character and great wealth. Offers oI
service from numerous friends includ-
ing Mr.. Lawrence, the Barings and
Others were promptly made. | have
reason TO believe that many Others Of
the liabilities viii be urged upon me
If was as great patriot as you
would 90 10 jail and stay there until
Congress paid these demands, now op.
er million but" &C., &c.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03

THE ST. Louis Times says there have
been. thus far, twenty three steamboat
accidents on the western waters since
the first of January, 1852, and eighteen
boats totally destroyed by explo-
sion, burning. collapsing or sinking
Total number of lives destroyed three
hundred and one.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
PuRIIC LANDS.

The following shows the amount OF
unsold Public Lands on the Both June,
1851. in each S state and Territory in
the United States. This is another of
those tables that is well worth preser-
wing
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
Total. L 400 $50, ,405 AS

This divided by I60 would give each
family out of S7.503. .S52, quarter Sec
ton of land. Allowing five persons to
each family, there is land enough left
at that rate for $685. ,26O persons,
in addition to the population which can
be sustained on the land already occu-
pied-sufiicient we presume for as
many more.-lniaers Express.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03

Gen. Solomon Van Rensselaer, died
at his residence at Cherry Hill, n. Y,
on Saturday, the Oath ult., in the 18th
year OF his age. His life was one of
activity and full of incident. He was
the son of revolutionary militia off,
Ger. Gen. Henry K. Van Rensselaer,,
whose name appears quite frequently
in the history of the campaign of Bur-
govne and the border excursions of Sir
John Johnson. The veteran carried to
bis grave many honorable wounds re-
ceived in severe engagement at Fort
Ann, with the advanced guard of the
British Army.-Minerz' Express, May
18th.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
MAJOR EDWARD WEBSTER.

sho died in Mexico, in the military
service of the United States, with un-
blemished honor and reputation, and
who entered that service solely from a
desire to be useful to his country, and
do honor to the state in which he was
born.
Go. gentle spirits, to your destined rest;
While !, reversed our klniiier nature ;
doom,
Pour forth fathers sorrow on your
tomb
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03

us who would make known the Sc
crets ct his friend because he Is angry
Win him. should not be trusted.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03

Nothingis lost BY being patient,
no- : anything gained by being in a
great hurry
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Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
DEDICATION
OF the sixth volume.

With the Vgarmest paternal affection,
mingled with deeply afflicted feelings,
| dedicate this, the last volume of my
works, to the memory of my deceased
children,
JULIA WEBSTER APPLETON,
beloved in all the relations of daugh-
ter, wife, mother, sister: and friend;
and
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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-01-27

- HERIFF SALE.-By virtue Of an execution is
- sued ont of the County Court for the County
of Ottawa, Michigan, tome directed and delivered,
against.thc goods and chattes, lands and tene-
ments of Bethuel Church, in favor OF Farmer
Church. have levied upon all the right, title and
interest, of the said Bethuel Church, of in and to
the following described property, to Wit: The
northeast quarter of section thrty-three 1881 the
east half of the southeast quarter OF section twen
tyeight, (2S) the southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of section twenty (2S)the south
west quarter of the northwest quarter Of section
thirtylthree, 1897 the undivided one half of the
mill lot and mill, the southeast quarter of
ton thirty (33) all in town seven north Of
range thirteen (13) west; which shall expose for
sale at public auction, as the law directs, to the
highest bidder at the courthouse in the village of
Grand Haven, that being the place of holding the
Circuit Court for said county, on Friday the fifth
day of December next at two o'clock i'm the after
noon of that day. Dated at Grand Haven, this
10th day of October 1851. [15w7l
ASA A. SCOTT, Sheriff of Ottawa County.
The above sale is postponed to the Doth day of
December, 1851, ut the same hour and place.
ASA A. SCOTT, Sheriff.
The above sale is further postponed to the 18th
day of January, A. d. 1852, at the same hour and
place. ASA A SCOTT, Sheriff.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-01-27
MORTGAGE Sale.

hEFAULT having been made in the payment
~ of II certain sum of money secured to be
paid by indcnture of mortgage, bearing date the
seventeenth day of November, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and forty-eght, eXecu-
ted by Isaac Lowing, Lovina Lowing and Holden
&. Lowing, of Ottawa County in the State of
Michigan, to Levi Mattison and John Mattison of
Gainesville, in the State Of New York, and recor-
ded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of said
county of Ottawa, on the ninth day of December
in the year 1913, in liber G. of mortgages on pa
ges 2S3 and 2Si On which said indenture of
mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date
of this notice, the of ninety-threc dollars and
ten cents, (S93, l0)-and no suit or proceeding at
law equity having been instituted TO collect the
same or any part thereof. Notice is therefore
hereby given that by virtue of power Of sale i'm
said mortgage contained, and in pursuance of the
statute i'll such case made and provided, the prem
Uses in said mortgage described, to wit The north
half of the northwest quarter, and the east half
of the southeast quarter of section number four
(4, in township number six co, north of range
number thirteen OBJ, west; situate i'm said county
of Ottawa, and containing one hundred and sixty
acres of land according to government survey
will be Sold subject to IL further installment not
yet due on said mortgage, Cor so much thereof rs
may be necessary TO satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage, at the date of this notice, with in
terest, cost and expenses allowed by law, at pub
lie vendue, TO the highest bidder, at the place of
holding the Circuit Court for the county of Otta-
wa in the village of Grand Haven in said county
of Ottawa and State of Michigan, on the sixth
day of March, A. ID. 1852 at one o'clock i'm the af-
ternoon of that day Dated Grand Rapids, Nov.
20, 1851. LEVI MATTIsoN, ! ,,.....ao
JOHN MATTIsoN. Mor's"Secs'
G. G. ROOD, Atty [23wl3.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-01-27
A SONG.

From the bosom of ocean j seek thee,
Thou lamp of my spirit altar,
As the seaman, adrift in tine darkness,
Looks up for the beam OF his star;
And when on the moonlight waters
The spirits of solitude sleep,
NV soul. in the light of thy beauty,
Lies hushed as the waves of the deep.
As the shafts of the sunrise are broken,
Far over the glittering sea,
Thou hast dawn'd on the waves of my dream
ing
And each thought has sparkle OF thee,
And though with the white sail distended,
speed with the vanishing shore,
Thou wilt give to the silence of ocean.
The spell of thy beauty the more.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-01-27
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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-01-27

The relative valuation of Stone or Iron as n
material for the construction of pillars, caps and
lintels, was never more fairly tested than ut the
fire Spaulding Exchange. In one of the stores
on Main street, the iron pillars of the lower sto-
ry of the front remained standing uninjared af-
ter the entire front had fallen In other cases
the cracking and scaling off of the stone pillars
was the immediate cause of the falling of the
fronts. Had these buildings been erected of
brick (without any stone) and iron pillars and
iron arches between the tops of the pillars, we
believe the expense of repairing, them would
have been confined to the floors, roofs, &c. Iron
as building material is fast gaining favor in
our city. Such occurrences rs we have mention
ed will add to its Introduction, but to have the
greatest benefit it should not be used with
stone. The increasing cheapness of iron will
here long drive stone out Of use, and it will not
be long before we will have our store fronts
made entirely of castings. Elegance durability
and cheapness will then be combined-let some
one try it, Buff, Com. Adv.