Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
SATURDAY EvENING, MAY 2i, i858.
CATHOLIC CHURCH,

Catholics of this city, ON which 10 erect a
church. The lot now lies vacant, und we un-
derstand that one of the original owners talks of
taking Steps for its reclamation, il the Catholics
do not soon show some disposition TO build
This we should be sorry 10 see, and we there
fore urge upon our Catholic citizens to attend
TO this matter Immediately.
We want to know ii you are prepared to
endorse a man for his championship of
"BailalO platforms" and buffalo trails. =
Courier.
We have two requests 10 make OF our
neighbor-lst, Tha, he will P,oue that
Benton is a champion OF the Buffalo Plat
form, and 2nd, That he will explain the
meaning of the words "buffalo trails" used
in the connection they are above. Are we
to understand them as a sneer at Benton
Tor his advocacy of the Pacific Railroad Z
The Lewistown (IIl.) Republican copies
our statements about two spotted negroes
--one in ST. Louis county and one in Mon
roe county, and adds:
Now, Mr.. Journal man, we don't know
about the white wool but last winter, in
st. Louis, we saw negro man, who, up
TO his nineteenth year, was as "black as
any nigger," after which time he began TO
turn white, in spots. HIS face and Shout
ders are now almost white. He was raised
in Kentucky. il the editor of the Journal
} will call at Dobyns 81 Spaulding's daguer-
rean looms, corner Of Fourth and Olive
streets, ST Louis, he can see splendid
miniature picture of the "animal," which
if not as large as life, is "twice as natural"
New Counterfeit Beware
We were shown to-day beautifully exc
cuted Ten Dollar Note Of the City Bank OF
E New Haven, Conn, pronounced by the
e tellers at Page 81 Bacon's to be counter
: felt, and better calculated TO pass without
S detection than any which have yet appear
a ed. The signatures are an exceedingly
d close imitation of the eenuine-;he engra
> wing a little darker, and not quite as finely
executed as in the gennine--paper a little
coarser, and the general appearance of tn,
whole no, quite as clean and Transparent
o as that OF the genuine. We advise the in
experienced to refuse all notes of this plate
:. until familiar with the points of differenc,
!. between the good and bad. The fact tina
. number of these have been rejected a
i the above named house this morning, lead
us TO mistrust TINT many may soon be afoat
unless great precaution be used. The coun
> terfet can readily be told on comparison
= with genuine bill, and the best protection
> at present is 10 keep genuine bill on hanC
for TIE purpose OF comParison.-LSt. Loui
y News.
q MURDER, ARSON AND ARREST
The police received telegraphic despatch
u yesterday evening, stating that man nance
Nichols murdered an freshman at Grand Rive
e Bridge, in Henry county, in this State, and af
D, forwards set fire 10 the house, which, with tn
Of body Of the murdered man, was consumed.
70 happened on the 18th Of this month. The dis
rs patch stated further, that Nichols wss abou
W twenty years Of age, and that he left Boonvill
J. on the steamboat T. X. .fubrsy ....
The boat was searched by the police whcl
lie she arrived in port but they found no one an
K swerng the description of the fugitive. Las
j. night Capt. Couzzins arrested Nichols in som
part of the city. Ii is probable that he got Of
Y, the boat at some point above, and came to St
Louis by land. He is in confinement to-day il
'e The calaboose.
e We have learned since writing the above, tina
is Nichols was seen on board of the u S. Mai
2 about 10 o'clock by Mr.. Fowler. The latte
Immediately gave infOrmaotin at the Police Of
i flee of the fact, and he was soon afterwards ia
ken into custody. Nichols had taken passag,
N on the boat named for the Ohio river. He hat
I. horse on board, and pair of saddle-bags con
tanning some clothing which he bought in Thu
city.-[St, Louis News.
d CURIOUS ATTEMPr TO UPsET STEFPLE.-
n The Wilkesbarre (Pa.,) Times, of the 22d ut
8 says:
u AN attempt was made to blow down the tai
y steeple on the square, on Sunday night last
+ Holes had been bored in three Of the posts sur
: rounding the bell, and charges Of powder pu
= in, secured by plugs. A small gimlet holt
c served to introduce the match. Two of tn,
= charges went of about midnight with a sounC
: like the discharge of a cannon, splitting the
) posts, but not seriously endangering the stability
IS Of the steepe. The third charge remained OF
= Monday morning. The design was evidently t.
i Throw the steeple down on to the main building
to destroy il.
= ABUNDANCE OF CoLoNELs.-Mons. Am
= pere, of whose lately published work OF
the United States We have copied extracts
4 and notices, says: at is said that here
are several thousand colonies in the United
Estates, and that il you address some one