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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09

DEATHS BY DROWNING IN BUFFALO.-Dnring
the past three days numerous deaths have occurred
in this city by drowning.
On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held on the
body Of Andrew Tappin, boy tive and half years
old, whore parents reside on Scott street and who
was drowned under the following distressing circum
stances:-In company with two other lads the de-
ceased was endeavoiing TO take from the canal, un
der the Main Street bridge. some lemons which were
floating the water. One OF the children only SIX
years old, fell into the water, when adrew Taprin
endeavOred to assist him. In so doing, the little
hero himself fell in and was drowned. The one who
first fell IN managed to escape. The body was re-
covered the same afternoon.
On the same evening an inquest was held on the
BODY OF John Bell, man nearly forty years OF age,
who was drowned while bathing in the Ohio Basin.
The deceased leaves wife and six children In To
ronto--having come to this city about six weeks
since in search OF work. He was q carpenter, and
sober industrious man.
On Sunday morning the coroner was again called
to view the body of young man named Michael
Larkin, who was drowned in the ship canal. In
company with three Others the deceased had started
with the intention of bathing In tho lake, when on
Their way Whle walking over some saw logs, one of
tie rarty fell in. Larkin Immediately went to his
assistance and was drowned. The other escaped
We regret to have to record another melaf ;hoIy
accident OF similar nature which occurred yestsr-
day Marshall Tryon the only child of Mr.. NJ. e.
Iryon, OF this city, drowned in the lake while
bathing in tho afternoon He was in the water in
company with several other lads, and when his com
panions left the water he remained in. While dress
ing, ore OF them noticed that young Try0n had
disappeared. They mmedatel, gave an alar a, bit
too late, their young friend was drowned. He was
about fourteen years OF aye, and lad of much pro-
mise. The body has not yet been recovered.-BHf-
fdio dGc1tisr, July s.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09
i sePrsns cours. : ~
Beiore Hon. Judge Edmonda
FEE TAMHANY HALL KIorEss-r1S e~~a,

RnMA uDnD. =
JULY s-Ihe People vs. Stephen Vlsos a,,d
Thomas Wnbace.-In this case, after argl,mscf =
council, the Judge said that the prisonsrs hsvtsS
been brought before me pursuant to the writ az -
beas corpus and the return thereto and the travaro
Of said return. after hearing John Oochrsns, ~
counsel for the petitioners on behalf of hisdisoharr
and the District Attorney In opposition thereto, s !
ordered that the sad writ OF habeas corpus be a.
charged. and that the prisoners be remandsd 10 IT,
custody OF the sheriff pursuant to the process annex.
cd TO said return The prisoners were In Court, ana
ON the delivery Of the decision, were removed 10 th
custody Of the sheriff.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CINcINNATr.-Yesterday
destructive fire broke ont in Pennington & Elmer's
foundry and machine shop, Fifth street. near the
" bitewator canal, which spread rapidly that ia
tie ace OF hour tho foundry aud contents were
oil Destroyed. Loss about $1,000; no insurance.
The finishing shop of Robbins Turner was also,
with its contents, consumed Loss about 81 900; no
insurance. Also. the commission warehouse Of Gil
more, Jones Ogb1rD; loss 81 900; partially Ia.
srred. The building occupied by the two lat er firms
WINS owned by Henry Hathaway, Jr. Loss 50 500;
no insurance. In the rear Of the e buildings WIS
double frame house, recently built, and owned by
King IL Noble, and occupied by several families.
Loss 81 500; no insurance The families occupying
these houses lost nearly all their furnturo The fire
was undoubtedly the work of nm incendiary. BY the
falling of a wall, young man named Harrison was
knocked down and pretty badly injured. He resides
on Seventh street, and was member Of the old fire
rganzation.- Cincinnati Gazette, Ju'y2.
AN INCIDENT OF THE CELEBRATION IN PRovr.
DENcE-No oil Jet In the Flo nth Il July process n
attracted create attention than the carriage IN mo-
rablo ns havinr been used by Gen. Washington when
on his visit 10 Provi ence. One solitary relic If the
Revolution rode witiih-Abel Shorey, of Seekonk,
aged ninety Years. The ca,~iage Is d very curious
affair in these deys, and parcntly of French COD
struction. 1t had not been used before for fifty
years. In the aoaohhouse from which IL was taken
stands also the body VI the caTiage that belonged
to Gen. Gage tie last royal Governor of Massachu-
setts,-ErCvidencs journal,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09

TIE factory labor law u Rhode Islsnd vent into opev
on on the LIT inst II trovdss that children unisx
twelve years age m al employed usdsr psnay =
$40. Fop twelve 10 sghtee0 they are allowed 70 wsss
eleven hears per day
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09
FINDING BALLooN.--We extract the following
from the Anbnrn AancltLser OF the ID inst

GRSkvA Juae 20 1853
This Is 70 ce,tify that this b,oou VIA prepared by
P, of--sor fowler, I'D s-ts Wedos day evsnog,
June 2e from GsDssn College durog the celebration Of
the reiu'n 81 b Hale rom Eno5e II requested that
the fr der ~ this note IL h. she time
Ilc spd distance from Geneys ~hch tnIs ni,rn fell
III MAS w MINER
The above was picked up about four o'clock THE
morning in the garden Of Gen. j. Seyoine, on Hui.
bert street in or city, The aerial bearer of the note
must have travelled twenty-five miles before reach
ing foTo frara in Gen. Segoines garden. The hour
couitetd on It's flying voyage; whether it touched
at the moon r. stopped at any OF the fixed stars, or
spoke any flying comet, is also probenatical. Its
sns arrival aud escape from wreck, however, IN Ger
tain. The balloon about twelve Ieet long and
wei proportion ed, end presume IL subject to the
order Of Mr.. Miner, aud no salvage fees required.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09

FIRE IN THE DISMAL SwAMP.--A gentleman from
Elizabeth City, N, c., Informed us, on Monday. tuot
lr,a a, fire was raging ii the Dismal Swamp, whose
in eIse an rapid spreading was very much aided oy
the long drought that has prevailed Our informant
sated that when lie lett. nearly the VIII lie region
ron The Moccasin trek to Elizabeth City was one
sheet Of flame. IL to be hoped that the idea as to
is extent is somewhat exaggerated. We re also
informed that the smoke RON the swa NJ had been
waited to great distance. and was exceedingly lisa
ereeabe We learn from TIE Norfolk Herald Of
Monday that that city much troubled with it,
ard we Understand iron other sources, that it had
bee even conveyed to Ha pton and Old Point Com
loit Were il wa very annoying. rhe fire was wish
lie at Norfolk, come twenty-five miles Distant
Rycimoad Dispatch.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08
MUSCATINE, IOWA: FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1853.

(the floors are incrusted to the depth ot
from one-fourth to half an inch,) breathe
sugar, handle sugar, and are surrounded BY
sugar, without being sweeter than other
men.
The Artesian well is now 100 feet deep,
and they still push dOwn. The vein of wa
ter now is very clear, but impregnated with
salt, sulphur, &c. Itssruns out strong, and
can be carried all over the building. They
mean to find at some depth pure water. a
glass of this will save dose of physic, as
I can testify. But am spinning this cut
to great length. With brief and i'm
perfect description of the modus operandi of
digging, will close. A large drill is used,
(such as our common drill, only steam is
the agent.J With this you descend, say
forty feet, by means of long iron handle
or rod; then another similar rod is screwed
on to the first and down you go forty feet
again; another rod is attached likewise and
$50 on,ad-infnitum. When necessary, the dirt
lcan be raised or pumped out; now, how
Iever, the current of water carries of all the
dust they make "away do sn Below
Now, suppose they pierce bowl-shaped
strata Of rock, the convex side down--un-
der which are imprisoned waters up to the
rim of the great cup. The pressure of the
upper waters will force those below up
through tins tube to level with then selves;
and so you have an artesian well.
Yours, truly, G. F>
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08

He seems to have peculiar antipathy to
antl-slavery, Uncle Toms Cabin, and wo-
mans rights, for the reason, | suppose.
that they belong to the reform and pro-
cressive movements Of the age. If he has
any objections to those things, let him state
them Ike man, and not be fouting at them
like n blackguard.
His remarks, in relation to "women put
ting on mems apparel, being men out and
out" are, perhaps, the best he can do
against woman's rights. A short walk he
took some years since from the magistrates
Office to the America Hotel, perhaps, will
explain his views on slavery, and the rea-
sons therefor. The expansive, progressive
ideas of this age are beyond his conce, ,,tion.
His mind was evidently intended for Cot
ION Mather,s age, and by some cruel mis-
hap was thrust upon this age, where it is as
much out of place as an OK in rose bed.
His ideas of the morality of woman's
ri shts men are no doubt fac smih of his
own mind. His conception Of things in
general show his mind to be narrow and
groveling, and unable to appreciate noble
sentiment. W*s*.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08
For the Journal.
Notes of Travel.
NAPLES, ILLINOIS, June 26,

NAPLES, ILLINOIS, June 26, 1853.
Y DEAR EDITOR: Several weeks have elapsed
since my promise to send you occasional jot
tings by the way side. And here am yet
by the Illinois river, waiting for an upwart-
bound boat. Though no nearer New York
than this place of false promise, have
been by no means idle since / left Mussa-
tine. A trip to Minnesota. and voyage
down in a skif to Keokuk, have occupied
the principal part of this month. The up
per Mississippi presents very lively ap-
pearanee this season. Two, three and five
boats each day : loaded up with passengers,
dOwn with freigbt-carry each week an ar
my of producers up for the backwoods
prairies (?)-and products of immense val
ue destined for ST. Louis, Cincinnati, New
York and Boston. Already the easterd
markets are regulated by the supplies fron|
the valley of the Mississippi and its branch
es. la corn, wheat, rye, oats and barley
in pork, beef and mutton, we shall furnish|
the supplies for New York and ere long for
Liverpool, and our prices will govern the
agricultural world. Who shall limil the
prosperity of Iowa, il only her mental and
moral Improvement keeps pace with her
physical Developments? North she has q
preference in the market afforded by the
pineries. West no competition can iniure
her trade with Oregon and California,
which has doubled the prices Of cattle, hor-
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08
For the Journal.
g HaID'S0 Serm0nS,

Mr.. EDITOR have been much amused,
lately, in reading the sermons of the Rev.
Mr.. :" Halo," at noticing the consistent
inconsistencies of the author. He first
gives the boys, in Sermon No. V, a phreno-
logical chart of the mind, and ten tells
them those are t the ridiculous notions
of phrenologists." He next says the ''pro-
gress of the arts and sciences in this age
hive been of great service to mankind, and
that no sensible man can say aught against
them, but th are about to clothe the whole
community in mourning"
In his next sermon, he tells us, God de-
signed mothers should teach their daugh-
ters deception, hypocrisy, and falsehood, to
shield them from - woma.,'s rights men,
Such moon-str k h lllucinatioGs would APP
pear strange, were tn not uttered by an
allopath physician, but coming from that
source they are all irregular. do not
wonder s. Halo thinks the progress of the
age will clothe the country IN mourning,
for the craft OF allopathy is in danger Ia
fact, its days are numbered aud although
they are holding conventions, racking their
brains for expedients, sticking in their
claws, and holding on like do to root,
yet the car of progress moves bravely on,
while one after anot er of their mutilated
carca .ses are left behind, a warning to anti
progress men, thus causing the community
to mourn ther folly. The home thrusts
homeopathic, hydropathic and botanic men
have stripped allopathy of ifs cloak OF
mysticism, which made it the idol of lgno-
rance and credulity, and left the sclence
of medicine ~ ghastl skeleton of mongre
Greek and Latin names, a contradictory
bundle OF experiences, and perpetu ted by
sheer iumbuggery. can ee but one point
to his anecdote. The woman was tired OF
life; did not wish to commit suicide anu
to be sure of accomplishing her purpose,
ssnt for DR.. 6 Halo." No doubt she was a
shrewd woman pity she died
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08
A Elain Statement.

There is no "artIul doiging" in the
following 1t sets forth in words as
open as The day, the wellknown evils
OF the liquor traffic.
"FRIEEDs AND NElGHBors:--Having
just opened commodious shop for the
pale of Liquid Fire. embrace this
early opportunity OF informing you, that
Ion Saturday next shall commence the
business of making drunkards, paupers
and beggars for the sober. Industrious
and respectable portion Of community
10 support.
shall deal in family spirits, which
will excite men 10 deeds of riot, ro berry
and blood; aud by so doing diminish The
comforts, augment the expenses and
endanger the welfare OF community.
l ~ill undertake, at shol notice, for
small sum, and with great expedition.
TO prepare victims tor the Asylums, the
Poor Houses, the Prisons and the gall
lows.
| will furnish an article which will
increase the amount OF fatal accidents,
multiply the number OF Distressing dis
eases, aud render those which are harm.
less, incura able.
l shall deal in drugs which will de
prive some Of life, many of reason,
most of properly, and all Of peace;
which will cause fathers TO be fends!
wives widows, children orphans, and
all meajicauts
| viii cause the rising senegation to
grow Ia ignorance, aud prove Z 0ur4sn
and nuisance 10 he nation.
WIZ cause mothers to forget their
suckIus iuianIs, yltslas their priceless
Innocence
| will corrupt the ministers of reli-
gion obstruct the progress OF the Cos
pei. dehle the purity OF the church,
aud cause temporal, spiritual and eternal
death, aud ii any should be SO imperti
nent as TO ask why have the andacily
TO bring such accumulated evils upon a
comparatively happy people, my honest
reply is, money.
The spirit trade is lucrative, and
some protesting Christians give in their
cheerful countenance.
| haze icsass, and if do not bring
these evils upon you somebody else
will.
I hUs IA land of liberty.
| have purchased the right to DEMoL-
isH THE CHARACTER, destroy the health
shorten the lives os those who choose
10 honor me with their custom.
l pledge myself TO do all have herein
promised. Those who wish any of the
evlis above specified, brought upon
themselves or their dearest friends, are
requested 20 mees me at my BAR, where
| will for few cents, furnish them with
he means of doing Sc
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08
A Trance---Burying Alive,

paper was read before the French
Academy of Science, in which the toll
lowing extraordinary instance was adj
duced as q reason for abolisning the pre-
sent custom of burying so soon alter
death:
young female had been twice pro-
nounced dead, heNonly in trance,
but had recovered in time to prevent be .
Jag buried al'ye. A third trance came
on, and, in consequence oil what had
previously occurred. permission was OBJ
tanned from the constituted authorities
for the boiy to remain above ground as
long as decomposition should not take
place. week--,en days passed away
there was still no decomposition; but
all the medical men declared that she
was dead, and at length she was laid in
her coffin. Only a lew minutes before
the coffin was TO be nailed down, aud
while the bell o! the village church was
already lolling for her funeral. female,
from an adjoining village. who had been
a school fellow of the supposed deceased
come 10 take last fare ell
She stopped to kiss the lips of her de.
parted friend aud remained in that posi-
ton Tor some time. The bystanders at
tempted TO remove her, least her emo
tion should be injurious to her. She
waved them away with her hand, and re-
lnained in hat position, with her lips
upon hose of her departed friend, and
breathing, as it is turned out aiterward.
the warm breath of life into her lungs
Al length she exclaimed. "She lives -
md, rising from the body, pointed out
unequiyocal signs Of life. She then
stated that as she was kissing her friend
she fancied she felt her breathe. and in
lew minutes was convinced OF the fact.
The female who was supposed 10 be
dead, was taken out Of the coffin and
placed in a warm bed, and in the course
Of a few hours fully revived. She sta
ted that she was. during her trance, iul,
ly sensible TO all iha was passing around
her, and she even heard the death bel
toll, but was utterly incapable OF speect
or sign 10 show that she Was not dead
- The individual who ssbroke the ice'
with his first stump speech was "drowne'
u
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08

THERE is q curious ordeal in india
which shows the action of fear on the
saliva glands: II wrong is committed
the suspected persons are got together
and each is required TO keep quan.ity oi
rice in his mouth for certain lime, and
then put ii out again; and with the great
est certainty, the man who had done ths
deed puts il out almost dry in eonse
quence of the fear OF ais mind keeping
back the saliva. usi,i5
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08

THE Pores ON THE HUMAN BoDY. -
There are two kinds OF perspiratiou,
sensible and insensible. so called, that
emanate from the living body; and the
apparatus by which the perspiratory
function is effected is one of the mos,
curious and wonderful which the human
mind can comprehend. DR.. Wilson tells
US that TO arrive Mt something like an
estimate Of the value Of the perspiratory
system, in relation 10 the rest Of the or
ganism, he counted the perspira.ory
pores on the palm OF the hand aud found
352S in square inch. .Now each of
these pores, observes this author. "be.
ing the aperture Of a little tube about
a quarter Of an inch long. il follows that
in a square inch Of the skin OF the palm
Of The hand there exists length of tube
equal TO $50 inches or 73a leet."--
Upon some paris oethe body the pores
are not so numerous as upon the palm
Of the hand, but DIR Wilson estimates,
after giving much attention to the sub.
ject. that $500 may be taken as fair
average Of the number Of pores in a
square inch over the surface generally,
ant TOO, consequently. is the number Of
inches in length. The NUM- Der OF square
inches in man OF ordinary size is $500;
;he number OF pores therefore, mus! be
TOO, 900; the number Of inches OF per-
spiratory tube ESQ 900. sum equal 10
about twenty EIGHT miles
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08

PoisoNs.-I, was Liebig's theory that
arsenic proves poisonous not BY virtue.
so to speak, o: its own venom, but By
arres,ing those processes OF decomposi-
ton and destruction which are always
going OH among the solids and fluids Of
the BODY. as an essential agency of life.
Dir Cookie. Of England. in his late
pamphlet "On the Poison Of the Cobra
di Capello." thinks the poison Of that
serpent acts By promoting unduly those
processes. Granling ths, both are right
the poison o; the cobra and arsenic may
be quoted as types cftwo oitierent class
es Of poison. the septic ond sntf-ssp,ic
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08

The TIBER. says Kirwan, flows along,
dividing the city OF Rome into equal
parts. 1t is narrow. muddy, windi g
stream, spanned by four or five bridge $.
on which not mast is seen, ner boa;
plying. nor sign of life. save ma
chine for catching fish, which, turned
by the current, is evermoTe lazily tos-
sing its arms in the air.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08

- The individual who sbroke the ice''
with his 6rst stump speech was ''drowned
BY applause 60. So
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-02
SPRING ETGCK OF NElICINES
FOR 1853,

ID F. PESCUD is now receiving his Spring supply
sof Medicines, Paints, Oils Dye stLffs. Perfumery
and Fancy Articles, which is in all respects reliable
and in sufficient quantities to merit large increase o
Wholesale we'll as Retail Trade.
With seventeen years experience in his business II
greatly increased facilities for purchasing receiving
forwarding goods, he hopes retain the patronage and
influence of his customers.
His great aim is procure the pures and most rella
bic articles and will knowingly sell any other kind
and to this cause he attributes the large increase OF his
sales and the which has followed his efforts to
gain the confidence of the public.
Physicians and families who have Prescriptions to fill
may rest assured that they will be promptly and faith
fully executed Ivy experienced persons at all hours o
the day night.
He hopes all who him accounts ~ o notes
due prior the first of January last will call se1e
without delay, or remit their Indebtedness.
March ID, 1853 So
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-02
NORTH CAROLINA
MUTUAL INSURANCE co.
R AL EIGH, N. c.


TNHIS Company has been in successful operation fo
upon all classes of property in the Stale Except Steam
Mills and Turpentne Dstlleres, upon favorable terms
Its Policies property amounting to 50 500
600, large portion of which is in country risks;
its present capital is Six Hundred Thousand Dol
lars, in bonds properly secured.
The average of Insurance upon the plan of this
Company has been than third of one per
perannum all grades of property embraced in its ope
ratons
The following persons have been elected Directors
and Officers of this Company for the present year.
DIRECTORS:
Jos. G. B. Roulhac, c. w. D. Hutchings, Jno. r.
Williams, John Primrose III. d. Turner, S. w. Whit
ing, T. H. Selby, of Raleigh; Geo. McNeill, Fayette-
vile, Joshua G. Wright, Wilmington, JAS E. Hoyt,
Washington, James Sloan, Greensborough, John Cox,
Edenton, Joshua Boner, Salem, Joseph H. Pool,
Elizabeth City, F. F. Pagan, Plymouth, Alexander,
Mitchell, Newbern, w. N H. Smith, Murfrcesborough,
H. B. Williams Charlotte, John b. Barrett, Milton and
A. t. Sunny, Asheville
All Directors authorized to receive applications
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
j. G. b. Roulhac, President,
Henry ID. Turner, Vice President,
S. w. Whiting, Treasurer,
]. G. Partridge, Secretary,
John II. Bryan Attorney,
J. Hcrsman, General Agent
S. w. Whiting,
John Primrose,
All communications in reference to insurance should
he addressed to the Secretary, post paid
J. q. PARTRIDGE, Sec'y.
Raleigh, Jan. IL, 1858. l9-