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Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-05
MoRGANTOWN, (Va) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1858

destructible basis ofthc human minds
repose amid the whirlpools Of life, or
in the terrible and heart.rending hour
Of death.
Here is the spectacle of intellects
extraordinary in their position, oppor-
tuni,ies, and endowments; intellec's
that have risen tothe height ofhuman
greatness, afording sublime examples
ofthe capacity and attainments Of the
race in day and age famous for the
measure fits light, and the extent Of
its erudition; coming to pay their
homage at the Cross Of Christ, to have
their wisdom enlightened from the
source of all light, their understand
ings quickened by a more than mortal
energy, and their hearts purified and
pardoned, through the alone fountain
opened for sin and uncleanness, in our
polluted and sin-ruined world.
Glorious examplel May its re-
membrance bo co.eval with their his.
toric fame; so that when the triumphs
Of their intellect and oratory, and the
conquests of their giant craftsmanship
shall be recorded forpos,erity, their
testimony to the truth Of the Bible
and religion, and the worlds acknowl-
edgment of their greatness and com
potency, may descend the stream of
time, side By side, pointing high and
low, rich and poor, ignorant and learn
ed, to this climax of all knowledge
and truth, "Godmanyest in the flesh,
justified in Tie Spirit, seen Of angels,
preached unto tie Gentiles, received up
into glory" C.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-05
POETRY.
THE HAPPY LAND.

There is happy land, II.
Far, far away,
Where saints in glory stand,
Bright, bright as day;
Oh, how they sweetly sing,
Worthy is our Saviour King,
Loud let his praises ring,
Praise, praise for aye.
Come to 'tha, happy land,
Come, come away,
Why will ye doubling stand?
Why still delays
Oh, we shall happy be, ="
When from sin and sorrow free,
Lord, we shall live with thee,
Blessed, blessed for aye.
Bright in that happy land
Beams every eye;
Kept by Fathers hand,
Love cannot die;
Oh, then, TO glory run, .
Be a crown and kingdom won,
And bright above the SUI.
We reign for aye.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-05
REFLECTIoN.

The Past-where is it? 1t has fled.
The Future? It may never come.
Our friends departed! With the dead.
Ourselves? I? Fast has,ening to the tomb.
What are earlh's joys? The dews Of morn.
It's honors? ocean's wreathing foam:
Where's peace I? In trials meekly borne.
And joy9 In heaven, the Christians
home. ......i'i..,. -alf
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-05
Discovery Of Embalmed Bodies,

A writer in the "London Notes
and Queries furnishes the following
interesting account: .,
A few weeks ago, in clearing out
the ruins Of an old chapel at Nnne-
ham Regis, in .Warwickshire, which
had been pulled down, all but the bel
fry tower, forty years since, we tho't
it necessary to trenchthcwhoe space
that we might more certainly mark
.outithe boundaries of the building, as
we wished to restore it in some mea.
sure to its former state. 1t had been
used as a stack-yard and depository
for rubbish by the tenants of the farm
on which it was, ever since its dilapi-
dation, We began to trench at the
west end, and came on great many
bones and skeletons, from which the
coffins had crumbled away, till find
ing the earth had been moved, we
went deeper, and discovered a leaden
coffin, quite perfect, without date or
inscription of any kind. There had
been an outer wooden coffin, which
was decayed, but quantities of the
black rotted wood were all round it.
We cut the lead and folded back the
top, so as not to destroy it; beneath
was a wooden coffin, in good preserv-
alton, and also without any inscrip-
ton.
As soon as the leaden top was roll
ed back most overpowering aromat.
ic smell diffused itself all over the
place. We then unfastened the in
ner coffin, and found the body Of n
man embalmed with great care, and
heaps ofrosemary and aromatic leaves
piled over him. On examining the
body more closely, we found it had
been beheadel. The head was sepa.
rately wrapped up in linen, and the
linen shirt that covered the body was
drawn quite over the neck where the
head had been cut of. The head was
laid straight with the body, and where
the joining of the neck and head
should have been, it was tied round
witha broad black ribbon. His hands
were crossed on his breast, the wrists
were tied with black ribbon, and the
thumbs were tied together with black
ribbon. He had a peaked beard and
quantity oflong brown hair, cnrled
and clotted with blood, round his
mock. The only mark on anything a
bout him was on the linen on his
chest, just above where his hands
were crossed; on it were the letters
at. B." worked in black silk.
On trenching towards the channel,
we came on four leaden collins, laid
side by side, with inscriptions on each;
one contained the body Of Francis,
Earl Of Chichester and Lord Duns'
mure, 1868; the next the body ofAu,
drey, Countess Of Chinchcs,er, 1862
another, the body of Lady Audrey
Leigh, their daughter, l64o: and the
fourth the body ofSir John Anderson
son Of Lady Chinches,er by her first
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husband. We opened the coffin OF
Lady Audrey Leigh, and found he'
perfectly embalmed and in entire pre-
servation, her flesh quite plump, as il
she were alive, her face very beautl'
full, and her hands exceedingly small
and not wasted. She was dressed in
fine linen, trimmed all over with point
lace, and two rows of lace fiat across
her forehead. She looked exactly as
if she were lying asleep, and seemed
not more than sixteen or seventeen
years old (; her beauty was very great
even her eyelashes and eyebrows were
quite perfect, and hereyes were closed
no part of her face orfgure was at all
fallen in, We also opened Lady
Chinchester's coffin, but with her the
embalming had apparently failed
She was skeleton, though the coffin
was full of aromatic leaves. Her
hair, however, was as fresh as if she
lived; it was long, thick, and as soft
and glossy as that of a child, and Of a
perfect auburn color. ozf
In trenching on one side of where
the altar had been, we found another
leaden coffin with an inscription. 1t
contained the body ola Dame Maria
Brawne, daughtero ofone ofthc Leighs
and Of the Lady Marie, daughter Of
Lord Chancellor Brackley. This bo.
dy was also quite perfect, and en-
balmed principally with very small
cotiee.colored seed. with which the
coffin was nearly filled, and it alsohad
so powerful perfume that it filled
the whole place. The linen, ribbon,
&c. were quite strong and good in all
these instances, and remained so after
exposuret to- the air. We kept piece
out Of each coffin, and had it washed
without its being at all destroyed
Young Lady Audrey had earrings in
her ears, black enamelled serpen,s.-
The perfume Of the herbs and gums
used in embalming them was SO sick
ening, tina, we were all i'll after inhal-
ing it, and most of the men employed,
in digging up the. coffins were i'll also.
Ny objectin sending this IhE.as; account COY is,
if possible, to discover who the be-
headed man was. The chapel is on
the estate Of Lord John Scott, who
inherited it from his paternal grand
mother, the Duchess Of Buccleuch,
daughter of the Duke of Montague,
into whose family Nuneham Regis
and other possessions in Warwick.
shire came by the marriage of the
grandfather withthe daughter ofLord
Dunsmure, Earl of Chincllester.
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Mlisfellal1eons.
From tie Messenger & Recorder.
HENRY YCLAY.-DANIEL WEBSTER.

TIE DEPARTURE Of these great and
distinguished men, has not, we think,
been noted enough in one particular,
that contains a most instructive lesson,
viz: the fact thai in view OF death
they felt and confessed their need Of
the Saviour, and left behind them, as
the first intellects Of their age, g testi.-.
mony to thereality of ourholy religion.
p That they were great and profound
men, none will have the hardihood to
deny. That they were reasoners, To-
gicians, penetrating and discriminat.
ing men of the first order, will be as
readily granted;-and yet, strong as
they were in everything that could for:
tify human nature against superstition
aud imposition. and uphold it in view
ofdeath and eternity, they were free
to acknowledge, that by the power Of
their unaided minds, and the fortitude
ofhuman resolution alone, they could
not meet and overcome the King Of
terrors. In that dark andtrying hour
they began to feel for the arm of God
upon which to lean, andto seek for
His sovereign grace, as a source of
strength and consolation. Towering
as we're their intellects among men;
fully adequate as was their strength
for any and all other emergencies; !;
victorious as they had often been sin.
gle handed in many another battle;
in the last great battle ofdealh, they
we're as needy as common mortals,
and felt that at the foot Of the Cross,
and in the blood Of the atoning Saviour.
was their only hope and refuge in their
hour of trial.
How fruitful lesson is here =
How ought it to shame and dissolve
the pride Of ordinary minds, who in
the strength Of sin and q confirmed
moral audacity, are pitting their mis-
cradle sophisms against the culmni-
mating and invulnerable truths Of God,
and shaking their shrivelled wisdom
with' impotent malice, in the face Of
the unriyalled light that CLEANS from
every page Of Gods word.
How should it teach those shreds
and patches Of intellect, that glory i'll
the name Of Infdel, and boast tina,
they have thrown Off the shackels oi
common minds; that with all their
vaunted strength, they will be found
in the hour oftrial as chaH' before the
whirlwind Of Gods wrath, when he
comes to take vengeance on them
that know not God, and obey not the
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
How should it operate upon the
minds ofour young men, who are dai'
ly thrown open to assaults of Scepti,
cism and Infdolity, and who are con,
stantly taught in q corrupt literature,
by prostituted intellect, to disregard
the solemn realities Of religion. and
thus make ship.wrcck Of tho only in.
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To converse with the spiritual knock
ers-lay a FIVE cent piece on the table
at grog shop and they'll show them
selves quicker than you can say beans,
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An Artist Of our acquaintance drew
a horse and cart SO naturally The other
day, that when he put on thetraces they
commenced drawing him. When last
seen, they were going down street, the
artist pulling one way and the qnadru'
ped the olher.-Erchange.
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ORIGINAL.
For the Monongalia Mirror
MoRGANToWN IN 1856.
I had a Dream, but it was all a Dream

had q Dream, but It was all a Dream
NJ BARTHOLOMEW BLATnrasxrT1.
High,y.tigh.y!
Changes mighty!
I. surprises me, it does,
How things are changed!
The towns deranged!
Things amt like they "used to was
In other days
The "good old ways"
Our grand.sires lived sufticed Us,
Ere sprigh'ly steam
Disturbed their dream,
Or commerce here enticed was
But now, heigh-ho!-
Away we 60,
The Locomotive whistlesl
And wheat.felds wave,
And corn-ields grave,
Loom up where grew the th,s'les!
The Railroad now - ts
Doth speed the plow,
And gives new life to labor, s,l,
And Farmers all,
And Merchants tall,
Grow rich beside their neishbor,
What means that croxdf
They talk so loud
They seem in agitation
- Isee it now y
It's nought, ! swow,
But "drummsr,'' at the "S.ation.p
The CARS justin,
Have raised the din, !
And /" eab-mens in furry, u,
From each Hotel, !aotd
Their tale to tell,
The passengers to worry!
And dray.men prats
Abou, the freight,
Left there on short eomm,ssisn !"
While scores of " brat,,"
with crownless hats).
For their "dime jobs" are tishin!
Hark! $1,000 UGH uaHw
What is that, too,
Tba, made that hideous bawling?
The Pittsburg steamer,
A real screamer."
lsup the river crawling.
Down to the wharf
Where steamboats, d,eart
In by.gone days unfreighted, d
hurried on,
To see the fun, BOX .fa,
With crowds Of folks slated. N
Then down the bill,
The wharf to fill,
Came cabs and drays in dozens,
And town folks all,
Chubby and tall,
Came with their country cousins.
A scene like to
The one Idrsw
Of doings at the "Station,"
Then did transpire,
mid mud and mire, .u.
I.row "it beats the nation y
The river Stacked.
The water backed,
To those who did it, greeting,
We thought It doom'd
Thro' time consumed
In dry "Slack.wa:er Meeling.n
The BRIDGE to view,
Ileft, tits true,
To take stroll across it,
A structure grand
ltis, to hand ........
wonder who did "bo,s' il!
The town has grown
With strides unknown
In any other quarter
And business thrves,
While coa1aerce drives
Her yo,aries to barter. ..
| might say more
OF things outdoor,
Tha, struck my quick attention,
While s,rolling round, d.
And all things found,
S.ruin'd TO their almost tension!
A change 50 great ...
I'd better state,
The Railroad brought about
The river sackd
The Railroad backed
rhsse did /, all no doubt!
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.4acien. and Modern Gities.--We
are apt to consider London as con.
siderable city, and New Workers re-
gard their village as an immense mu-
nicipali,y, but ifthe mayors Of Nine
vah and Babylon could revisit the
earth, they would laugh at the pre-
tensions Of the moderns. The area
of Babylon was two hundred and
twenty-five square miles, and that Of
Ninevah two hundred aud sixteen
square miles, whilst that Of London
and its environs is but one hundred
and fourteen square miles.
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Hannah NloOrc's Opinion Of Her Sex

This eminent woman wrote disctimi-
nately Of the male and female intellect.
She remarks: -a.9l .,,s =.
"One may venture, perhaps 10 assert,
that women have equal partsbut are in
feriorin wholeness OF mind, in the integ-
raj understanding; that though superb
or woman may possess single faculties
in equal perfection, yet there is just.
er proportion in the man; that if wo-
men have, in an equal degree, the fac
ul,y of fancy which creates images,
and the faculty Of memory which col
lecls and stores ideas, they seem not 10
possess in equal measures the faculty Of
comparing, analyzing, and separating
these ideas; that deep and patient think
ing which goes to the bottom OF sub
ject; nor that power Of arrangements
which knows how to link a thousand
connected ideas to one dependant train
without losing sigh! Of the original idea
out'ofo Of which the rest grew, and on
which they all hang: The female, TOO,
wanting steadiness in her intellectual
pursuits, is perpetualIy turned aside BY
her characteristic tastes and feelings"
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
"a 81. LOUIS YIEW.p


1RtlIe 81. Louis Republican, Of the 23d, there
ia railroad article, signed 30" the first letter
Of the name Of o'Sullivan, the Chief Engineer
of the Pacific Railroad, and who may be safely
supposed good authority on railroad Matters
He concludes his article with what he calls "a
st. Louis View" and we call attention to his
remarks under that head because the fact that
Hannibal will have railroad connection with
Springfield, ILL.,, in two years, is unhesitatingly
admitted, or rather thrown in between paron-
theses, as something which was so much 10 be
taken as a matter Of course, that it would occur
to the minds Of we'll informed readers, without
being mentioned by the writer. The other fact
10 which we wish to call attention is the i'd.
mission OF the superior advantage in point Of
distance, which our road enjoys over the Pacf-
10 road: .-....-r
"a ST. LOUIS VIEw.-People living on the
Hannibal and St. Joseph road, those living on
the Kansas road, and those living on the south.
western road, very naturally desire that the road
from California shall come to that point on the
boundary of Missouri where their particular
road terminates. Now, when Colonel Benton
insists on making Kansas a starting point, hi.
plan has one defect which he cannot remove
but by abandonment, 10 the satisfaction Of any
man who looks TO the future q owth, glory, and
permanent prosperity Of St. Louis. Let me
make this clear. Kansas is not less than from
30 10 40 miles north of St. Louis: the Erie
road, the southernmost of the New York roads
is continued 10 Cleveland and TO Chicago also
north of St. Louis. Now whether you leave
the New York road at Dunkirk, at Erie, at
Cleveland, at Toledo, or at Chicago, to go to
Kansas, on the way to California, when the car.
come down as far south as the city of Spring.
field they will, naturally, pass directly west 10
Hannibal (for in twoy years Hannibal and Spring
field will be connccted): from Kansas, or from
point little west of it, a road would be run
east 10 the Hannibal and St. Joseph road; cars
from Springfield via St. Louis to Kansas OF
Fort Lcavenworth would run not less than 60
probably more than an 100 miles further thar
they would run if they were TO cross the coun.
try directly to Kansas. A road from Toledo
vid Lafayette, Oh the Wabash, directly to Kan
sas (via Hannibal would be more than loo
miles shorter than road from Toledo ria St
Louis to Kansas. 1t would be built Of course.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
GOLDEN ERA STOVE
AND
Hardware Store!
R. G. HICKMAN & CO.,

TT AVE on hand the most complete assortment of
!. Hardware and Stoves, ever brought up or down
the Mississippi River, or by any other thoroughGare
Among the Patterns, are the Celebrated Golden Era
Cook Stoves considered by all who have used them 10
be far superior to any Cook Stove now in USE No
Stove that has ever been invented is equal to the Gold en-
Era, for daft durability, neaness OF finish or Cook
ing we warrant thi, Stove TO last three times as long
as any other stove, invented.
We have stoves from every important foundry in the
United States, which will sell at the lowest prices
We do not bind ourselves TO keep any one particular
Stove; have stoves from every Foundry in s. Louis
Quincy, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
Persons buying of us, will have large assortment
Of Patterns to select from. We might have wolhors
and en- hand bul they carry them off almost as fast
as cln CT them. although we have large assert
nent OF he SANE sort ell and are recevi new pat
ters. Be sue TO call before you buy elsewhere for
W. determined to sell 81 cheap thai persons cannot
nrp ON purcha ing for We warrant every stoye to
give entire satisfaction,
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
"Prize Premium Cook Stove.

Land
Illinois
The empo,eme heat
sundeh
stoves
brakae by IRE an il by turning
oven without is kL a some . : -
made N
alsh
nbrking and burning ut
falling bngn q Tcuga
tina S
bes
ufstoeswo DO went
between Premium IN
1.-The DamIer
asa the
due 70 0
ag-ru istOe
ovens very and les
elh n
| the above 10 msy procured %
st Louis Stove Store. o.
north Of the %Menroe House.
dsoI6y CARTER w. BRYAN
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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
ron THE JOURNAL.

A CORES pondent of the Courier, in describing
the state of society in the city Of Hannibal, thus
speaks of our citizens:
ats citizens are peaceabls, quiet and orderly
in their general demeanor; but religious fanati-
cism has taken such hold on their minds that the
private rights of those who differ with them are
liable TO intrusion, and the names OF those OF
their families are only mentioned with reproach
and scorn, furnishing food Tor long-tongued,
slanderous women, imbecile men and misguided
children.
"Protestants declam loudly against popery and
The influence Of The Church; but at the same
time would establish an inquisltion in their
midst verse than that which is branded as the
horrid hqutsitiOn Of Spain. They would unite
the legislation Of the State and city with the
will of the Church, to enforce their peculiar
views--losing sight Of the Constitution and the
causes which led TO our glorious Revolution
and trampling under foot the very principles for
which our fathers bled, glory in the result oil
temporary victory, &C.
The above sentiments have gone forth from
the city of Hannbal-thrOugh the columns oil
one Of our city papers-withOut nete or com
ment from the editor, and are, therefore, as
understand, tacitly endorsed by that editor. And
as no one has spoken out upon the subject,
feel it my duty to do so.
These are grave accusations against the clll
gems Of Hannibal; and il true, we all should
knop it and reform; but if false, they should b.
exposed and the character OF our citizens win
Dictated.
I coincide with the writer when he says Ou
"citizsns are psaceable, quiet and orderly II
their general demsanOr" that religion
ianaticsm has taken such hold upon their mind
DAT the private rights Of those who differ witt
them ore liable 10 intrusion, and their names an
those of their families are only mentioned ruth re
proaek and scOrn," | unhestatingly deny an
pronounce TO be SANDER upon the citizens
.Hsnnibal; and hereby'eaA upon the writer
'rstract Il, or challenge him TO The proof
And, mark you, fellow citzsn' he has &C
,oased not only ten, or hundred or ihou'an
Of YOU, Of these abOminsblO vices bot its "e'
izsnsS the citizens Of Hannibal, one and all al
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
New Cigar and Tobacco Store!


AT THE WtGWAM IN SHOOT & DAVIS NEW
BUILDING, IN COMMERCIAL ROW.
FER ARBOGAST hereby inform their friends
IL and the public generally that they now occupy
room in SHOOT X DAVIS new building, where
they prepared 10 Gil oil orders in their line as cheap
h not cheaper than any other house in the city They
have choice selection Of Tobacco, Cigars, Snufs,
Pipes, SC, &c; and they truly say their stock OF
goods is the largest best aud most complete asEort-
ment ever offered in Hannibal.
The following comprise part Of their Brands:
10000 ~ Sol Reg alas,
... 5000 La Union do
- 5000 La Paloma do.
5000 La Nornas;
20,000 Juso SAM Principles,
5000 Cazadoras;
1000 Plantation;
$4,000 Common Regaias;
10 900 Half spanish
10000 Melees ....
Virginia Chewing Tobacco.
WIN. HaTes, Jesse Hare's, James Thomas, and Seth
Hasey's Tobacco.
Missouri Tobacco.
D. Garth's No. /; Hend, rson's No. /; Bnckner's
No. !; Jamison's No. |; Dansman's Cherry Juice No
il Mofett n Harris Lump.
All Of v hch we will sell low for cash
[mch2l-wtfI LEER & ARBOGAST.
Received-A new LOT Of Imperial Cigars.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
Hannlhal MhoIesnIe Markel.

HASmsGL, NO., APAL "a, 1859.
! FLoUR--Fihe City Brands, 81
Snperine, 90 81 40.
WHEAT-55@72c q bushel.
GORN-2593Oc - bushel.
0ATS-25130c q bushel.
HEMP Good--S4 p cwt
TOBACCO--S2 50dS5 90 q cwt
HAY--40Cd50c ~ cwt uraE
SALT-Kanawha, 40c; G. A. 81 80.
LARD -7dsIc = n.
TALLoW-6dsc q IN.
CORN MEAIs-d0c u bushel. .llU
FLAXSEED-T5as5c u bushel. A .
WOOL 25G30c n No.
BUTTER 10di2Ic. n 10
EGGS-5@6c u Dozen H
APPLES-Dried, 81 25; Green, 5OG60.
EACHES-DIied, So 5OdS3-none.
SUGAR--bd7c q II.
MELASSES--35Gi45c = gallon.
COFFEE-l0I@lie b H.
PoTAToES-Isish, 3oG60c; Sweet, 81 SO.
ONIONS 0db0c u bushel
BACON-6lcCg7ic
STONE COAL-ls925c n bushel.
WHITE BEANS-$l 25d$1 so
WlllSkY-Ohy Brands lyc n gallon.
HIDES-Dry 74dSie; Green SC.
RASINS-$3 50G$l.