The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-12-01
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letter to the Democratic Committee of Ar
Engagements of the city of Philadelphia, from
which it will be seeu that he does not expect
to leave New Englund for the South, before
the first of February next:
CoNCoRD, N. H., Nov. 10, 1859.
go GExTLEMEN;-In reply to your kind let.
ter of the 10th inst, would state that dc
not expect to leave New England for the
South, before the first of Febuary. Accept
my thanks, gentlemen, and believe me,
.'s' Very truly yonrs, FRANK PIERCE.
2" Hon. r. B. Florence, ]. Severns, S. B
Kingston, Henry Starr, Committee, DC.
Eg-JosHUA CLARK, of Jefferson county,
Ohio, fell from the steamer John McFadden
last week, while laying at Wheeling, and
was drowned. The IateAgencer says he was
on his way to Gallipolis with his wife and
one child. The passengers made the very
liberal contribution of forty dollars to his
destitute wife, who, as she sat hour after
hour gazing vacantly on the cold waters
which enveloped the form of her husband
and, perhaps, her only protector, presented
most heart-rending spectacle. She was
finally induced TO depart on another boat
for her desolatd home.
-The Ohio Patriot is out in favor OF
aRalroad through the centre of Columbana
county. 1t it says the people of New Lisbon
are warmly in favor otthe project, and calls
upon the farmers, who are the ones always
most benefited by Railroads, to come forward
and do their share. Push on, gentlemen.
All the county seats in Ohio will be connnec-
ted by Railroads before long-thos9 whv do
not move soon will be behind the age
Daily Union.
THE Commissioners of Knox county, Ohio.
as we learn from the Home Visitor have de-
1ermined 10 issue, on certain conditions, a.
bout 81 SO, 900 county bonds to the Spring
field, Mt. Vernon and Pttsburg Railway
Company. This It's supposed, will enable
the Company to put under contract the line
from Mt. Vernon TO Loudonville. The Vis-
ior understands that the sum of $500, ,OOU
has been secured to this Road, including
100000 from each of The cities Of Pits
burgh and Philadelphia.
=. ---The Governor of Arkansas, in his
Message to the legislature, dwells at consid-
erabc length upon The advantages of Rail
roads and advocates the construction of a
Road from til, Mississippi to the Pacific
lie thinks the cost OF such a work would be
about sixty Millions, and that it would pay
six per cent when completed.
Capt. Hahn, of the Buckeye Belle,
was standing by the bell Of the boat at the
lime of the explosion. The bell was broke
into thousand fragments, none of which
struck the Captain. The pilot house WAS SC
utterly demolished that not even a fragment
has yet been found and strange to relate,
the pilot, who was at his post, escaped un-
injured.
THE REV Thomas Smith, President of
Gambler College, Knox county, has goose
- quill pen, which hehas been writing with for
sixteen years. He exhibits it TO his students
us an example of care and economy.
VERMoNT--1HE MAINE LAw-Thc pet-
lions for the Maine Law, already presented
10 the Legislature of Vermont, are signed by
ihirty-seven thousand persons, of who m
seventeen thousand are legal voters.
ExEcurroN,--David Wilson, negro who
was convicted at the September Court for
Howard county, ofrape on young girl of
about fourteen years of age, was hung at
EIllcotts Mills yesterday in presence of
large numbero of spectators. A few minutes
befor. his execution he confessed his guilt,
which he had previously denied.
BANK BILL HOLDERS LrEN.-The new con-
stitution of Louisiana, just adopted by the
people, provides that in case of the nsol-
vency of amy bank Or banking association,
the bill holders thereof shall be entitled to
preference in payment over all other credit
ors Of such bank or association.
GS-The Evening Journal says the Wing
party is defeated, but not annihilated. We
regard il as an exploded humbug.--AU.
.RtackerJocker.
This is the independent free and easy
style in which that sturdy Wing paper sends
'tsregards to its brother Wings.
CIScINNATr, Nov. 26.
Henry Lecount, who murdered Clinch in
this city, last spring, was executed private.
ly, atthree O'Clock this afternoon, in the ward
~ 'stS DoN"'J J"l' 1IS Stlu jealousy ana
rum led him to the fatal act, lie died instant
'ly, and without struggle.
IRON MovEMENTs.--The Miners Journal
at Cumberland. Nd, says the Rolling Mill
at Mount Savge was put in operation on
Monday last, and that the blast furnaces are
now being put into order for the same pur-
pose.
Now, If Scott had been elected, what a
glorious opportunity such an incident as
this would have afforded for the Wing Jour.
snalstO crow over!
AN EDITOR IN LucK.-George Wilkins
Kendall, Of the New Orleans Plcayune, is
about to marry and retire to his vast sheep
raising farms in Texas. Kendall has qure-
ly seen the world, and little more;i is about
40, and possesses fortune Of 100000
81 A BEAUTIFUL SENT1MENT.--The following
true and beautiful sentiment was given at
a Democratic celebration at Charlottesville,
Va, on the 10 ult:
Winfield Scott: Always victorious over
the enemies Of his country, he could not con-
quer Its friends.
TENNESSEE ELECTION. have at length
the official returns from all the counties in
this State, on the Presidential question, and
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