Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-06-09

THRILLING lSCIpENT.-At a temperance
meeting in Philadelphia, some years ago, a
young clergyman spoke in favor Of wine as q
drink, demonstrating it quite TO his own salts
faction TO be scriptural, gentlemanly and health
ful. When the clergyman sat down a plain,
elderly man arose, and asked the liberty 10 say
a few words "a young friend of mine" said
he, "whO had long been Incorporate, was at
length prevailed upon, TO the great joy of his
friends, to take the pledge Of total abstinence
from all that can intoxicate.
He kept the pledge faithfully for some time,
thoHgh the struggle with his habit was fearful,
till one evening at social party, glasses Of wine
were handed round-they came TO a clergyman
present, who took glass, saying few words
in vindicalion of the practice. "Well," thought
the young man. "if clergyman can lake WING
and justify it SO well, why not 2" SO he also
took glass. 1t instantly re-kindled his fiery
and slumbering appetite, and after rapid DOWN
ward course he died Of delrium tremens - a
raving madman. The old man paused for ut
terance, and was Just able TO add
" That young man was my only son, and the
clergyman was the Rev. Doctor who has Just
addressed this assembly" -.
IL At Boonville, on the 2lst, the horses at
tached TO the Western stage, Runaway, upset.
ting the stage and bruising, several passengers
and the driver-the latter was so badly injured
that his life is despaired Of.-[Paris Mercury.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday after
noon at the Police Court on the body of James
Hammond. He was suffering severely with de-
llrium tremens, and was first taken 10 the Board
of Health office, but refused admission. He
was placed there in lieu of more fit place, and
he died in short time. He was a very intern
perate man. He leaves a wife and children, and
was about 80 years old. He had been engaged
for some time past in Becher's sugar refinery.
Verdict-death from deiirum tremens, cause ed
by intemperance.-[S St. Louis Herald.
RED ANTs.-How to be rid of the little ras-
calls who run out upon the china, and climb the
Jumps of white sugar when company is in to tea,
just as if they were invited--this is the question
with many householder. A correspondent of
the Cultivator says:
Several years ago, my father rented a house
almost overrun with them, and they were de-
Slroyed in the following manner: A piece of
shag-bark hickory bark was laid upon the
shelf in the pantry where they seemed to be
thickest, and it attracted them---ndeed il seemed
more of favorite with them than anything they
could get. The piece we had, about four in
ches wide and two feet long, was red with them
IN an hour or two, when with a sudden jar, they
were shaken into the fire and the bark set as
trap for them again. In our case this was an
The following paragraph, we may be sure is
from California. 1t is Californiaish---e line
of it. Sharp, curt, devi-may-care in its style
and equally so in its substance
SHoT.---A negro, while attempting 10 enter
house in Sacramento street, was shot in the
head. The ball struck just above the eye, and
had 1t not been for the thickness of the skull, |
might have been fatal. He alleged that he sup
posed that he was going into his masters house,
and did not see his mistake till informed by the
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