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The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18
AN INrrRNA1 REronr somebody.

AN 1NFERNAL REToRT. Somebody
10 the writer ofsthis unknown, tells a
joke that may be worth printing, ever
after making reasonable deduction fol
the risk ofits being told . '#
In small town in one of the counties
Of Ohio, a stranger rode up to the door Of
tavern, and havingCdismounted, ordered
astall and oats for bis horse. A crowd
of loafe's-ihat class of independent
citizens who are never equal TO. decent
men except on election d8y-swarmed
about tho bsr-room door and steps, wait
ing TO be "invited up to theH counter" -
Among this crowd the Strangers business
was at once a subject of impertineni
speculation. One fellow, more impudeni
than the rest, made free to inquire ofthe
traveller what occupation he foIlowed; to
which the latter replied that his business
was a secret for the present, but that
would probably make it known before
leaving town, lt..s ..f, 81. g,gY,
Having spent a day or two looking
round, visiting the places where whisky
was sold, and making various inquiries as
to the amount-Ie:ailed, the number of
habitllal drunkards the place; The num-
her of dogs kept by men, whose children
never went to school or bad enough to
eat-afler, in short, making compl,t ,te
moral inventory Of the town, he concud
cd TO leave, and having mounted his
horse was aboutt to "be off" Nhen his in.
quisilive friend, urged by the associates,
stepped up and said, "See here Captain.
you promised to tell US your. business
before you left, and we'd like to bear
from yon on that points laal ,aua
"WeA--" said)lhe stranger-"I anl
IN agent for the adevil-l'm hunting qai
ocalion for b--lt, and am glad I've found
/ place wherere it will not be necessary
o remove the present inhabtanls!'' snf
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ON The wrong ,,ack. Search was then
! commenced, and every nook and corner
was closely scrutinized; and in The back
I room, in the chimney, where tho hole for
the stove. pipe was made through iSe
wall, MIR! Geo. Best, of Hanover; discovz
cred some old paper sticking, on rcmov-
| ing which he soon rfelt Something that
appearedlloose and round, and brought
fourth bag containing about $4,000 in
gold. This at once pu. stop to ahy
further search. The discovery soon
changed the physiognomy OF the cashier.
Mr., Quinn .proceeded to count out the
amount ofthe tax, together withthe per
cen,um allowed him by law, and peacea-
bly, left with his band of noble fellows.
! In the afternoon, Sheriff Martin having
a warrant, arrested R, Webb, + Staafsy,
HOLLOWAY and Jas, Thomas for resisting,
with force and arms, The Treasurer in his
FIRST effort 10 destrain the money Of Tho
bank. " These gentlemen were brought
before Squire Beaumont OF this place.
lnztbe evening, AVID by him bound over
for trial al the next term of the Court Of
Common Pleas. MIR. Jennings is. still Al,
large. bul will also have 10 answer an
offended law. " 9aa o. pa Ga stls -g5g
The conduct ofMr. Quinn, throughout
this affair, ishighly crsdilabie TO him as
an officer-exhihiting a. coolness of de-
meanor, YET a determination to execute
the requirements of tho law, al the hazard
oFhis life .3a lie now has the grati6cationT
Of knowing, that he has the appreciation
ofnine tenths Of community; and what
little ccnsure shows itself, arise alone
from these old croakng hunkers, who
alone can see sanctity in bank charters.
So Tar as we hive heard an expression
of the bar, in this place the course Of
M. Quinn is fully sustained as strictly
legal. '' ' '', q a"'2s o. y
This Transaction p oges incen'fovartibIs
the NECESSITY of addition Legislation for
the collection Of taxes, especially those
assessed Oh banking institutions, and
other corporations. The bill called The =
'Ctow Bar Law, ,",should by all means be
passed, with such penalties as would
make resistance, with or without weap-
ons, an offence punishable, by incarera-
lion in the ,Penitentiary, instead as the
law now provides, by fine and imPr;Hon-
mehi in tie county Jail. 5DI a4a sau' = ''
The couniy9 TreaSlfrers should befe-
qniredlat all hazards, even oflifo, TO col
lect the taxes upon the Duplicate in their
hands, either by dstraning or otherwise,
fnot voluntarily paid, where there is
'roperty,or be accountable therefor, is,
n our opinion requiring TOO much with
'n' throwing additional protection around
hem to shield Them from violence, al the
ands Of such desper,does, az manaced
he Treasurer Of Colnmbiana county in
his instance. aoi'5s ra' h
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"My DEAR" said yonng gentleman to
"a young lady TO whom he though, to be
married, edo you wish 10 make fool Of
mew
"No," replied The ladyj "Nature saved
me that houble.''
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

The Bufalo Commercial Advertiser
states that some four hundred persons
attended the Odd Fellows Festival in
thai city on the l1th ult., and that i.
passed of with great eclat.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

On Tuesday last, at Nashville, a Negro
mother committed suicide b. downing
herself and two children id the Cumber-
land. The aims of the children we're
tied. The cause assigned was tho fear
that she was going 10 be sold.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS. Plenty
Of these exhibitions arctic be Witnessed
in the grog.shops. about town. Chairs
and tables move about sometimes very
briskly. T'other, night decunter flew
at fellows head! Wonderful, aint il
Knick.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

LONG PRAYERs.- MIR. Knapp, the grea
'revival preacher" when in Boston, gave
this caution TO his hearers:
"Don'l talk too long my breltren,'
said the Elder; "don't pray too long
When you pray, snake up your mind what
you're going TO pray for before you start.
Then pray at it. Don't go round, and
round it. My brethren, if Peter. when
he was overheard, had done as most Of
you do when you pray and instead OF
asking for what he then most needed, had
gone round and round his subject, he
would have been forty falhoms under
water before he could have cried oul,
"Lord, save, or iperish!' gasrs
Js '---- - 5r1-.f
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HOPELESS LOVE

II ever man died af love it was Edward
morton. lhe lady to whom he became early
aUachsd was married to another. Morton
was presan! at the marriage, and was ncver
seen TO smile afterwards. The lads was I'M
haPpyin her union, and did not survive it
many years; Morton, died al Corfu. A por.
TRAIT OF the lady was found in his portfolio.
wrapped in the following lines: go" =
,l5-.HnS1 b 3d Di IL ,pH o..
30 1 saw tllee welded thou didst 90 t 7 ..
Or Within the sacred aisle, f ,E.c.g at,i H,
Ihy young cheek In hlushing glow, IL .f,t
Betwixt a tear and smile. go.
Ihy heart was glad in maiden glee,
But he it lovd so fervently
10 fWas faithless all the whi'e; I - ,9 .ra'a.'
1hate him for the VOW he spoke, yhs ft
hate him for the vow he broke f 'err.
had the love that could not die,
lis doubts. and hopes, and fears,
And buried all my misery a' aa
In secresy and tearsl l 8ln
q And days pnssd on, and thou ddst prove u
The pang of unrequited love, .4...
Fen in thine early years: ...r...
And thou ddst die, SO fair and good!
In silence and in solitudel
While thou vert living, did hide w
Aflectian's sacred pains, M .r. ,,.......
I'D not have SHOCKED thy modest pride
For nlt the world contains,
But thou has pcris'd, and the fire .
That often checked could neer eIpire,i 'At
q Again unhldden reigns, .U.i' /
1t isno crime to speak my vow, raa b. rY.I
For ahl' thou can'st not hear it now . ...-
Thou sleepst beneath thy owly stone,
Tnnt dark and dreamless sleep.
And he, thy loved and chosen one ag .Ht.n |
Why goes he not to weep7 r..af o. .t |
He does not kneel where hRve knelt, .t.....,j !
He cannot feel what have felt,
The anguish, still and deep,
Tic painful thoughts of What has been,
The eanker worm that Is not seen. fJF
But las o'er the dark blue wave al
Unconsciously ride, ....,
My thoughts are hoveving DER thy grave,
q, My soul is by thy side.
There is one voice that walls thee yet,
One heartthat cannot eer forget fg0g .u3 +
The visions that have died; amin -trrfs.,
And aye thy form is buried there, .,r..1.
A aoubt-an anguish-a despair!
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

A little girl being sent to the store 10,
purchase some dye stuff, and forgetting.
The name Of tho article said to the clerk:
N,Johu, what do folks dye withi" ~Die
wilb3 Why, cholera, sometimes" replied
tJohu. swell, believe that's tho name.
want to get three cents WORTH
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

Every body should possess six shir;e,
one umBrella1 and ahone. The former
To- keep him 10 comforts, and latter
Ioui OF printing officcs,
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

The Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph
declares the 7Romen Catholic religion
The only faith fitted for republican.in .insti.
.tptioRs, No other paper has the news.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

A western writer thinks that If the
proper way 10 spell stiho" is 'though," !"
safe" "ciglh," and "bo" "beau," the
proper way TO spell "polatoes'' is pought-
eightedur. ,m
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

= Since tls above was III type, Mr., Jennings has
come forward aud givnn bond fer his appearance al
the next term Of CcUrt.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18

Think twice before you speak once.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15
sGlsefliaueo,l8 SHatter.
INTERESTING MEMOIR CT GENERAL
WASHINGTON.

We give below says the Savannah
Courier, some interesting facts in regard to
the lie and habits Of Gen. Washington,
which have never before appeared in
print. These facts are taken from the
manuscript copy of an autobiography of
the Rev. VIM. McWhir, D. d., and lett
by that highly beloved and venerated gen.
tleman, in his last will and testament to
his grandson, the Hon. Edward ]. Harden
Of this city. DR.. McWhir, as is wei!
known, was native of ireland and edu-
Gated at Belfast and Glasgow. He was
one of the most accomplished scholars and
the most successful teacher in the nation.
He was, ssoon after his arrival, chosen
principal OF the Academy OF Alexandria,
whose post he filled for ten years. His
advantages of frequent and familiar inter-
course with Gen. Washington, gave him an
ample opportunity OF speaking with the ut
most accuracy in regard to his character
and habits. The extracts which we give
below will be read with the deepest inter
est. DR.. McWhir arrived in Alexandra
in November, 1888. In his biography hc
says;
l: was during the first year of my resi-
dence in Alexandra, that first saw ant
obtained an Introduction to Gen. Washing
ton. Ipreceded him but few days on m,
Journey to Alexandria The whole coun
try was upon tiptoe. A thousand question
were addressed to me; "Where is he +
Did you see him? When will he be here ?
partook of the general enthusiasm an
admiration, for Gen. Washington was &
great in Ireland as he was in America, an
words cannot express the admiration, fc
Gen. Washington was as great in lrelar
as he was in America, and words cann'
express the admiration and wonder, ar
reverence, with which l had contemplate
his character before came to America.
. few days after his return to Mount Verno
c then as he was, and ever will be, in all pr
liability, the greatest man in the world,
4 company with countryman of mine, c.
Fitzgerald, one of Washington's aids,
! sited him. At the dinner table, Mrs. Was
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15
SELECT POETRY.
THE CASE DECIDED.
BY MURPHY, THE MELoDisr

Thee beautiful youth, Rory Murdoch, the
Pat Braunon the blacksmith and Shady o.
Keefe,
THE last was the darling that handled the
cleaver
With a grace and dexteri,y past all be'iet,)
In love had contended for Flanagan's daush.
ter;
She stood in the bar of her fathers hotel;
Aud oft, as they swallowed their whiskey and
waller,
They cock'd up their eyes al the beautiful
belle.
She loved them all three wild an equal afec.
ton, >,
And i, was quite immaerial which she should
choose,
For Rory and Pat had no point OF objection,
And Shady, no snsible girl could refuse.
But the boys were impatient and oegs'u
decision,
She blushcd like turtle, as thus she replied;
.'Who bes, of you all shall discharge my com
That same shall behold me, on Wednesday,
his bride.
"a twiG Of the loveliest plant in creation
Let each fetch Tomorrow; this task, sis,
will prove
Who has the most skill in acute observation,
And that is the man shall ardently love"
All bowed al these words and went out from
her presence,
And Rory and Pat studied hard all that night
But Shady, indulgiug in barley's quln'es'
sence,
Was blue as razor and almost as bright.
The time had arrived for the boys to assem-
bic,
And soon the she Judge calI'd them up 10 the
bar;
You may guess how their heats with emo
tion did ,remhe,
| As each took his bitters and lit his se9ar
| FIRST Rory ADDRESSED her "Adorable creature
! That which is most useful is loveIiest too,
! And so have fetched you sprig OF potato
Aud my love, like It's blossom, shall yearl,
renew.n
"very well,n said the maid, "and good lucl
to Rory,
Now Pat, its your turn."-"Yes, my honey
says he;
lis there aught in creation more lovely ina
glory?
And brought you twig oil that very sam
tree; :.
Old Rue is the plant that awakens the spun
And makes il wild ardor and energy swell !;
The hero and poet acknowledge his meti,;
And faithful affection lis vaIlues can tell"
"Good again !" said The maid, CHATS oIt
s,umper,
But Shady, don't give up too soon TO despair
'Is it me-" answered Shady" Gust I'LL me
bumper, E.
And I'll settle that matter all snug TO hal
Potatoes are good in their place, darling.
rally,
Old Rye is still better, but naylher can sho'
A sprig 10 compare with this SPrlS OF Sh"f
leigh,
As Rory and Patrick shall pTisiniIy know,
"Take this Them he said, "for your 'usefu
ness Rory"
Aud fctch'd him clew along size of III
head;
"Aud Patrick take lhis, if you please for yo'
'glorv,0
And vanish you scound:els, or d-n y
you're dead"
"Well done now, my darling, snPeTl0'i'
Shadyw
The maid thus exclaimed, as his rivals
tired;
IL see that faint heart nivlr won the Ii
lady,
And yours is the sprig | have chiefly a
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15

LOOK Our FOR THE WoMAN-Young men
keep your eyes peeled when you are after
the women, If you bite at the naked hook,
you arc green. Is pretty dress or form SO,
Attractive Or pretty face even Flounces,
boy, are of no sort of consequence. A pret.
ty face will gov old. Paint will wash off.
rhe sweet smile of the llirt will give way
to the scowl Of the lermagant. The neat
form will be p tched into dirty calico. An
other and far difereut being will take
The place of the lovely GODDESS, who smil-
ed sweet smiles and eat your sugar CANDY
Keep your eye peeled, boy, when you
are after the women. If the htlle dear is
cross and scolds al her mother in the back
room, you may be sure that you will gei
particular fits all around the house II she
bushes when found AT The wash tub with
sleeves rolled up, be sure, sir, ,ha, she is Of
the Goldfish arstocracy little breeding and
less sense. 1t you marry gal who knows
nothing but 10 commit woman slaughter
upon the piano, you have got The poores,
piece OF music ever got up. Find the one
whose mind is right, and then pitch in
Don't be hanging round like sheep thief
as though ashamed TO be seen in the day
time, but walk up like chicken 10 ths
dough aud ask fol the article like a mss
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15
OLD SERIES VOL. 13, NO. ~

in two and half years. The report also
contains report Of the Select Committee of
the Legislature, made in 1851, in relation 10
the Sudbury aud Erie Rail Road, giving
large amount of statistics in reference 10 the
trade of the Lakes, the increase Of popula-
ton and business, which, as they have al
ready been published in The Ledger, need
not here be given. This matter is now be-
fore the City Councils, and as it is one Of
great interest to The citizens, the subject will
no doubt, receive due attention from the
public generally.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15

New YORK CRYSTAL PALACE.-This build.
ing with the exception Of the floor, will be
constructed enliiely Of iron aud glass. Ten
large and eigh, winding slaircases connect
the principal floor with the gallery, Tho
building contains, on the ground noor Ill, 900
square feet of space, and in its galleries,
which are 81 feet wide, $4,000 square feet
more for the purpose of exhibition. There
are thus on the ground floor two acres and a
half, or exactly 252, 100; in the galleries, one
acre aud 44-loo; total, within an inconsider-
able fraction, four acres. The dome is sup.
ported by "a columns, which go up above
the second story 10 a height of 60 feet above
the floor, The quantity of iron to be used
for the building i'll amount to about 1850
lous. The roof will cover an area of l44 900
square feet The glass for the building will
amount to $4,000 square feet, in 9,o27 panes,
lG by 81 or 80 inches
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15
HARRISBURG STEAM WOOD

vByURNING AND SCROLL SAVING
IL SHOP.-Wood Turning in all its branches,
in city style and at city prices. Every variety OF
Cabinet and Carpenter work either Oh hand or
turned to order.
Bed Posts, Balus,ers, Resets, Slat and Quar-
ter Mouldings, Table Legs, Newell Posts Pat
terms, Awning Posts, Wagon Hubs, Columns
Round or Octagon Chscl Handles, &c.
~ This shop is in STRAWBERRY AL
LEY, near Third Street, and as we mten" 10
please all our customers who want good work
done. it is hoped that all the trade will give us a
call.
~ Ten-Pins and Ten-Pm Balls made to or
der or returned.
The attention of Cabinet Makers and Carpen-
tiers is called to our new style Of TWIST
MOULDINGS. Printers Rigiets at : per 100
feet W. 0. HICKOK,
February 7, l652.-ly.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15

KEEP YOUR HENS ouT OF MY GARDEN.
Col. r. and Gen. NJ. were formerly
neighbors and had gardens adjoining each
other.
One pleasant morning in spring, about
the time Of planting, Col. r. met his friend,
the General, in the street, boiling over
with rage, who addressed him in this wise
"Confound your darned old hens, Colo
mel, they've been in my garden and scratch
ed the beds every which way shall have
to make them all over again; can't yol
shut them up this summers"
"Keep cool, General" said the Colonel,
81 prefer that my hens should have plenty
Of sun, air, exercise, and food, and don't
believe that your garden seeds will hurt
them at all. However, ifthey trouble you
much, shoot 'em, shoot EN-"
81 will, by thunder," said the still more
excited General, and turning round upon
his heel marched away mad as wild cat.
The next morning, as the Colonel was
slipping his coffee, his family was startled
by the bang bang OF firearms, the
( cause of which was soon ascertalned. The
Colonel, on going to the division fence,
looked over and saw General M. in the
heat Of bloody murder; six fine specimen
Of the dung hill fowl were houncing about
on the ground, unwilling just yet to yield
up their gizzards 10 the gourmand.
"Aha, General! so you are executing
your threat, are you!"
"To be sure, told you l'd do it, and I'll
be darned if don't shoot all the rest If you
don't shut 'em up. But here, take the thiev-
ish critters, l don't want 'em, they are toe
highly seasoned with shot for my family
"Thank you, thank you, General, just
wait day or two before you kill any more
until we eat these up, and then Pve no OBJ
iections to having the rest shot,"
Now Col. R. was rather jealous OF hi
rights, and moreover as fiery as Mars IN
his disposition, and it was great mystery
10 the General how he could keep so COO
about the matter. The sequel will show
In two or three days after, three NOR
, very fine and fat chickens were thrown in
: to the ColonePs garden and duly takeI
S care OF by the cook.
= AT last the General 'smelt a rat.' Hi
D own chickens were missing, and the eg
d basket hung on the peg quite empty, TO tn
s utter astonshment OF his good wife, VIII
d had never known similar occurrence.
II "Col. R." said the General as they me
d one day in the street, shave | killed a
't your hens yet?',
d "Killed all my hens, General" repeate
d Col. X, "why l hare not owned iivin
A hen these three gears"
D, The General sloped. He had shot ar
D. given TO Col. R. nine of his best layers
in Carpet Bag.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15

THE YELLOW FEVER AT ST. THoMAs.-A
letter from Walter A. c. Brigham, OF Wor-
cesier a passenger in ship Palmyra, al ST.
Thomas, dated Dec. IS, states that The yell
low fever was raging 10 terrible extent
He himself, and Captain Perkins, OF the Pal
myra, had been down with it, but were re-
covering. Five of The crew, however, had
died. There were vessels in port, iIom
which all on board had been buried cap
tains mates and seamen and the terrible
disease was hourly destroying new victims
Among those who had fallen, was the Anne
rican Consul, who died few days previous
The atmosphere had become so infected that
even turkeys, ducks and other fowls are dy'
ing with The epidemic. Mr.. Brigham was
about TO sail in the ship Art Union, Capt
Stubbs, for Mobile or ApaIachicola. We
hope and conceive it TO be highly probable
that the description Of the ravages of yellow
fever given above, will prove to bs great,
exaggerated,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-15
WIN. MICA RTY,
DooKsEL LLER,
.Markvi Street,
SUNBURY, PA.

JUST received and for sale, fresh supply OF
" EvANGELECAL MUSIC
or Singing Schools. He is also opening at
this time, a large assortment of Books, IN every
branch of Literature, consisting of
Poetry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific
Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children S
Books, Bibles School, Pocket and Family, beth
with and without Engravings,-and every of varl-
ety of Binding. Prayer Books. of all kinds.
Also lust received and for sale, Purdons Di'
gest of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition OF 1885
price only 5000.
Judge Reads edition of Blackstone' Commen
taries, in 8 vols. vo. formerly sold at $1,000
and now offered lin fresh binding) at the low
price of 5000.
A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re
spectng the estates of Decedents, by Thomas +
Gordon, price only $500.
Travels, Voyages and Adyentures,-all
which will be sold low, either for cash, or coun
try produce.
February, 81, 1S52.-tt