The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-06
Particulars of the Death Of MIR. Webster.

Particulars of the Death of MIR. Webster.
The following contains some further particu-
lars of the last moments of Mr.. Webster:
| About half past five o'clock. Mr.. Webster was
again seized with violent nausea, and raised
considerable dark matter tinged with blood
Exhaustion now increased rapidly, and his ply
sicans held another consultation, which result
ed in a conclusion that his last hour was fast
approaching He received the announcement
and requested that the female members of his
| family might be called in, viz: Mrs. Webster,
Mrs. Fletcher Webster Mrs. j. W. Paige and
Miss Downs of New York. To each calling
them Individually by name. he addressed few
words of farewell and religious consolation
Next he called in the male members of his fami-
ly, and the personal friends who have been here
the past few days, viz: Fletcher Webster, his
only surviving son; Samuel n. Appleton, ms
son-in-law j. W. Paige, George 7. Curtiss, Ed
ward Curtiss of n. Y: Peter Harvey, Charles
Henry Thomas of Marshie!d, AMI Mesgrs. Geo.
F. Abbott and W. c. ZantiDgcr, both of the
State Department at Washington. Addressing
each bv name he referred to his past relations
to them respectively. and one by one babe them
All ailcctiOnatc farewell. This was about half
past SIX lie now had Mr. Peter Harvey called
again, and said to him, Harvey. | am not so
sick but that know You. l am well enough tn
know you am well enough to love you, and
well enough to call down the richest of Heaven s
blessings upon you and yours. Harvey, do not
leave me until l am dead. Don't leave Marsh
field until am dead man. Then, as if speak
inc to himself he said .'On the 24th Of October
all that is mortal of Daniel Webster will he no
more" lie now prayed in his natural voice,
strong, full and clear. ending with, '.IIeavenly
Father, forgive my SINS and receive me to thy
self. through Christ Jesus
! At half past seven O'Clock, DIR. }. NJ. Warren
arrived from Boston, to relieve DR.. n. Jefirics
as the immediate medical attendant. Shortly
after he cOnverscd with DIR. j., who said that he
could do nothing more for him than to admins
ter occasionally scdative portion. Then"
said Mr.. Webster, Il am to be here patiently till
the end. If it be so, let it come soon.'
The n. Y. Times speculatcs on the effect of the
rapid increase of the precious metals as follows:
Our wise forefathcrs used to inculcatc the
value of economy by showing to what prodi-
lcntlcssly at compound interest for tirec-scorc
years or so. We have nowadays an easier way
towealth. Money values shift SO rapidly. and.
on the average, with tendency so dcprcciatory
that new field of speculation offers itself 1t
requires no actual capital to cultivate it. Cred
it is the only prerequisite credit. the fruit of
confidence. and selfconldcncc chiefly at that
Any individual endowed with courage enough
to run in debt and able to find a creditor has
the means of storing away ample resources
against the needs of cid age and infrmity. lie
has only to buy and borrow on time. without
equally spending. for some twenty years, and
his fortune will he made. He will practically
live on his debts
The supply of the precious metals increases
with rapidity SO unparalleled, that it becomes 4
matter of fact that monetary values must de-
cline. The only question is one of time. The
falling Oil may he six or ten per cent. per an
and If p1o bp W ~ tbrpp Rut tbn Of
feet upon permanent investments will be nota-
BILE in either case; and if in 1852 party con-
tract to pay fixed sum of money in 1872, he
contracts to pay vastly less than he bOrrOws-
There is no standard of value more certain than
a bllshcl of wheat. And as with each addition
to the circulating medium. the bushcl of wheat
requires more coin in exchange, the fifty dollars
that now buys ten barrels of -four will in 1872
buy five or three perhaps only one. So much
lesswill be the worth of a dollar under the effect
of increasing coinage.
If. therefore, we choose to speculate on none
tary prospects, the Obvious course is to borrow
few thousand dollars, to be paid at twenty
years sight; or else to lay in store of good
things for which we are not to be dunned until
the good time comes Or the two plans may be
united, and thus by borrowing from month to
month, we may Ivy ingenious resorts. so piece
out the time as to realize the full profit of the
investment in the end, without dedication. We
invite parties of no. or of limited. capital to in
vest in this capital fancy stock. Credits were
never easier
Seriously speaking. the foregoing is the view
that many extravagant SPECTATORS OH the effect
OF the increase of gold are of late, in the prac-
ticc of iudulging in; but it is well that they
should be warned of the fallacy of such reason
ing. Thus far the wheat standard has not been
raised, nor the value of gold reduced the last
for the very good reason that. with all the ac-
| ccssOns to the supply of the world this country
has rot retained an aggregate SUN correspond
ing with its increased population and the en-
largcd area OF territory over which that poprl-
lati0n Is spread, to say nothing of the absolute
deficit held by the banking establishments of
the United States.
BErTAE~-On Saturday afternoon last. Mr..
Ncadlam and Powers. of our town, procured
some liquor at an establishment near the Rail-
road Depot and took the same to Mr. Ncadham's 5
house, where the liquor was mainly consumed
putting the parties in good fighting order
whcreupon a quarrel ensued. in which Mrs.
Acadham was slightly injured by blow near
and blackcning the eye. Mr. Ncadham in throt-
Ting his adversary, Mr.. Powers, tore his shirt
entirely off, leaving him to go home in a some
what nude condition. Mr.. Powers. on arriving
at his quiet domcil. in rage and fury seized a
large club with which he inflicted severe blow
on the head of his wife, cutting large cash
over three inches in length through the scalp.
laying the skull bare and other blows upon her
person. breaking one or two of her ribs. and
mutilating in a most shocking manner one of
her arms Not satisfied with this, he dropped
his club and Selling her by the hair of the head
dragged her about the floor till his iendish rage
was satisfied, he left her on the floor inscnsiblc,
her clothes saturated and the floor bcsmcarcd
with her own blood. While this scene was tran
spring at Mr.. Powers, Mrs. Ncalham had pro-
cccdcd to the Justices Office for warrant. and
procured a constable to arrest Powers for the
INJURY done to her. The case was duly heard.
and Mr.. Powers fined five dollars or twenty days
Imprisonment BY drawing on his employer,
he was Just able toraise the required sum. His
own wife, whom he had so inliumanly treated,
being left alone and destitute in her wounds
ana distress for near twcnty-four hours without
fire or attcntion.-.N: Y. Reform.
CoI JAMES FREANER.-Rcports from Yreka
City and that vicinity leave no shadow of doubt