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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-28
WILLIAM COHEN,

sala- VA
Main street, Hannibal, Mo.
YNHE subscriber has permanently located in this city
Il and is Away prepared TO repair watches, broken
iewelry, &c. in the most worImanlke manners and on
the stiesonablc terms. He has n ow on hand, and
onstaniy receiving fresh supplies Of the finest and
most fashionable Jewelry, Watches Clocks, &c, from
the best importing houses in the east His stock is
unsurpassed by any other house in the city, andthose
who give him call will be satisfied with his bargansj
as he offers great Inducements TO purchasers.
The citizens OF Marion and Rails counties are re-
spectGully invited tc give call. Store on Main
street, opposite the "Great Western Isept5l
Just received in addition 70 his former stock, sup
PLY OF Ear Rings, Pins, sc. Also very fine lot Of
Jet Ear Rings, new style. Smiths New York Gold
Pens-warTanted-- very fine article. Oct %.
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Let us. though opposed TO sou, congratu-
late you Mr.. Messenger, upon the glorou:
prospects of Hannibal. She has indeed n
bright future before her. She win become
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NEM. r. DAVIS is still (not in fields. for fear of
w mud and slime and halling and limpng and STUN
bling, but up early and down late on the Streets al
leys, and lanes ef Hannibal
Ready 10 make motions
To carry notions,
Transport and import potions
Lotions n
Gross rivers and oceans ~
fdf ;aS ciGeas 5f H4oiHtg. she ,v}ls,s world a,t
be- rest Of mankind % N
Re- ember there is but one No a.
one hundred per cent better than No. -
(ap-7 1888 3m)
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Yours resnectfnllv

] UWTs Respectfully,
HALVES & ARMSTRONG.
N. B.-We wish to buy country jcanes, lin.
sey, wooden socks, beeswax, feathers, bacon,
lard, dry hiGes,rug carpetng, SC. ii. s. A.
ap22 lX-scp29 w#..
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Let ingratItnde nevefbe the boast oil Han
nibsl. !. In the days Of your prosperity,
remember the ladder by which you have
reached your. proud eminence and your
exalted greatness. We cannot find il in
our heart to complain that you hurrah for
Wood He has done much for you, and
he stands pledged to do more.
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a city. Butwhen you have grown great,
sir; when your long rows OF warehouses
sserch nut along the river for miles, and tho
dust Of a lucrative commerce is Kicked up
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in YOUR streets, don't forget to be grateful
60 Wood and to the voters of Quincy who
have sustained him in building you up
Remember, tina; ingruiitude is the bases'
feature OF humanity. Men boast of al
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shall fall as an example and terror to the

shall fall as an example and terror to the
guilty"
Collecting all that was most valuable into
Il small packet, as the evening approached,
the merchant was prepared to depart One
jewel only remained behind-it was his own
miniature, set in locket, with diamonds of
great value 1t was his wedding gift to
Amelia, aud with it he hesitated to part, and
he placed it again around her neck with the
game fervor and affection that he felt when
he first presented it, 10 her and his daugh-
ter, the namesake Of her mother. he gave
some necessary direction for their welfare
during his :bscnce, and taking an affection
ate farewell, he departed, unknown to any
but themselves.
1t was in the evening of the fourth day
after the merchant had departed, that the roll
of the drum, the shrll voice Of the trumpet
among the inhabitants without, proclaimed
to the inmates Of the mansion that the ene
my WAS fast approaching. The town was
indeed filled with Austran;troops; but these
had been so often and lately defeated by tile
victorious arms of the French, that it was
not without reason the citizens felt strong
misgivinss in their prowess.
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I on his feet; "such sentiments here are dam
gerous, but YOU Germans are ever mystical.
However, III tell you German adventure,
so, garcon, another bottle of coti roti, and
then-Do you happen to know the Ger.
man town of Ebriesten :" enquired the of.
fcer.
The dull eye of the stranger seemed lit up
suddenly with liquid fire, as he answered
in the affirmative.
"It was my first campaign" continued
the officer. "AIy father was one of the bra
vest The meant, one Of the most blood-thlrs-
ty) leaders of the revolution. His influence
obtained for me commission; and crowned
with success found no difficulty in earning
for myself promotion. In the action allu-
ded to we were allowed but two hours to
make what pillagc we could in the Town OF
Ebriestcin, before we proceeded onward to
greater and more glorious victories Well,
there was iewcller of great wealth whose
house was pointed out to me by an Austrian
prisoner; we entered, but in which neither
Jewels nor portable valuabes could we find.
The servants fled OH our first entrance; the
wife and the daughter alone remained The
latter had locked themselves in 4 room, which
we soon burst open we demanded of them
their valuables; the trumpet had already
sounded to horse, and | was preparing to
leave the house, when gold chain around
the neck of the elder female attracted my
attention. There was attached to it"
a portrait p asked the stranger, in tone
of il.concealed anxiety.
Don't interrupt me-" said the narrator;
"the story is droller than any one would
imagine"
The blood Of the stranger came and went
rapidly, and, putting down his pipe, he was
observed, for the moment, feeling about his
pocket as if in search Of some missing ar
ticle.
"You're right, it was portrait, and in
most valuable setting. Provoked at obtain
ing no booty, demanded it Of her; she
should have had the worthless miniature, but
she was obstinate. | tried to force it from
her, but she resistcd-nay, more, she tried to
seize pistol from my belt, and in the heat
of my passion, stabbed her."
Have YOU that portait stl!" asked the
German.
al have, though it has been taken from
the setting in which one of my own glitters.
You said you know Ebriestein Z"
al did, years ago"
"And probably the original Of this pic
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9eleet poetr1),
ADDRESS TO A BRANDY BOTTLE.

You old brandy bottle, I've loved you too long,
You have been u bad mcss-mlate to me;
When met you first was healthy and strong,
And handsome as handsome could be-
had plenty Of cash in my pocket and purse,
And my checks were red rs rose,
And the day when took you for better or worse,
Id = beautiful aquine nose!
But now only look, I'm fright to behold,
That beauty buas,sd has fled;
You'd think | WAS nearly hundred years old,
When I'm raising my hand to my head
For i: trembles and shakes like the earth when it
quakcs,
And I'm constantly srill:ng my tea,
And whichever speak make awful mistakes,
Till every ones laughing a. me.
The ladies' do n, love me-, and this can trace
To the loss Of my aquel,nc nose,
Like an oversrown strawberry stuck on my face,
Still larger aud larger it grows.
And have n, i cent in my pockc; or purse,
And my clothes are all ,attcred aud torn;
Oh, you old brandy bottle you've been sad curse.
And wish had never been born!
You old brandy bottle, III love you no more,
You have ruined my body and soul;
I'll dash you 10 pieces, and swear from this hour
To give up both YOU and the bowl.
And I'll now go and ssn-I could scarcely do
worse,
On that pledge all my hope rcpose,
And I'll get back my money in pocke. and purse,
And perhaps, too, my beautiful nose.
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CHAPTER III

On the return of the merchant, the French
army was evacuating the place, and carried
with them the trophies they had wrested
from the conquered Austrans, aud large
supply of stores and plumber from the devo-
ted town. Paul's heart dried within him as
he stealthily entered the suburbs, and pro-
cecdcd towards the place of his residence.
Within the town was confusion and dis.
may; here were open storehouses rtied of
their contents, the very doors torn from their
hinges; there, were the trim gardens OF the
richer classes broken down and trampled
over, in the market places were groups Of
the middle and lower classes, loudly COM
planning of the excuses of Austria and
France. Still Paul stopped not to join the
outcry: his own anxiety was his own home.
A; length he reached his dwelling. With
what pang of intense anxiety he rushed
in through the open portal. The servants
had evidently fled; the stairs bore the marks
Of heavy footsteps. Paul stopped not to
examine them, or he would have seen that
they were traced with gore.
With the speed Of thought ho rushed into
the accustomed sitting room, and there =
horrid spectacle awaited him. On the ground
lay his wife, stabbed through the heart, one
L
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THE PRODIGAL SON.

Affections though they seem severe,
In mercy oft are sent
They stopped the Prodigal's career,
And caused him to repeat.
Although he no relentings felt
TIL he had spent his store;
His stubborn heart began to melt
When famine pinch'd him sore.
What have ga;n'd by SIM" he said,
6 Bat hunger, shame, and fear;
My fathers house abounds with bread,
While ain starving here.
I'll go and tell him all Eve done,
And fall before his face;
Unworthy to be call'd his son,
I'll seek servants place"
His esther saw him coming hack,
lie saw, and ran, and sml'd;
And threw his arms around the'ncck
OF his rebcllious child.
Father, I've sinn'd-but Oh, forgire"'
rve heard enough" he said;
"Rejoice, my house, my sons alive,
For whom mourn'd as dead"
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CHAPTER ~.

Mortally wounded, but not dead, he who
had braved tue heat of a hundred battles,
and whom death had spared that he might
make more suitable atonment for his guilt,
was carefully removed to private apart.
ment.
Paul, who might have escaped in the con-
fusion, did not attempt to do so, and he was
of course taken into custody, and incarcer-
atcd in one Of the dungeons Of the police,
The following morning he was led forth
for examination; the wife Of the fallen Off
Ger, he was told, would be his accuser. But
he walked with firmer step and lighter
heart than usual One portion Of his mis-
sion had been accomplished; he had aveng.
ed his wife's death, but he found no traces
of his daughter.
On reaching the place Of examination, he
was commanded to stand shriek-a long,
agonizing sbriek-was heard, and the pros.
ecutrix fell senseless on the floor.
Restoration was applied, and on her re-
covery, the cause Of her agitation was soon
apparent:
at is my fatherp' she said, and breaking
through the crowd, she again fell senseless
in his arms.
The impetus of her fall caused locket to
drop from her bosom, where it was still sus.
pended by chain. Paul Kinmayer snatch
ed it up. Yes, it way the name-the circlet
of brliants; but now it contained the por-
trait of-whom! OF his daughters husband,
The murderer of his wife.
Passing her to one of the attendants, the
old man smote his breast, and called aloud
in his trouble
"Was it for this thou vert preserved, my
beautiful, my pures :"
In consequence of the state Of the witness,
the examination was postponed, and the
same evening the dying man requested that
the prisoner, together with the chief of po-
lice, might attend him.
On their arrival life was ebbing fast The
confession of the officer was brief; he ad-
mitted the murder of Paul's wife, and the
Justice of the retribution; he further confess.
ed that the daughter, being almost child,
was carried away by the soldiers to the rear
of the army; and she was forced from the
apartment previous to, and knew nothing of
her mothers fate; and that, repeniing of his
act, he had her conveyed to Paris, and edu.
Gated her loveliness increased; and she,
only known to him as benefactor, at last
consented TO marry him.
This confession was attested and forward
ed to the Emperor. Meanwhile the friends
of the officer came forward as prosecutors !;
his wife refused TO do SO. The murder in
the latter case was fully proved, and Paul
was sentenced to death.
On the morning appointed for his execu-
ton, he was reprieved, and suffered to enter
a monastery, where he soon sunk under a
broken heart.
With his wealth which was considerable,
he founded convent for the "Sisters of
Mercy" and in the still beautiful abbess,
whose piety and benevolence have, with JUS
tice, been lauded and admired, may be dis.
covered the unfortunate daughter of Paul
kinmayer.
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of the town, until it was wursI.. = -ir" +.
that he was mad; and SO, for time, he was;
but anxiety brought WEAKNESS, and repose
led to recollection.
How deeply Paul Kinmayer rcproachcd
himself for not taking the miniature with the
other valuables, need not at this time
be related, since he little doubted that his
wife's resistance to part with it led to the
fatal catastrophe. One rcdeening thought
only flashed across his mind, that by its
agency-if, indeed, she had not shared the
fate of her mother-he might be enabled to
discover the missing daughter. To this end,
he resolved to devote the whole of his fu-
turc existence; aud after the funeral Of his
wife, he disposed of his house, the wreck of
his household goods, and prepared to travel
whittier, lie knew not; but anywhere to fly
from the scenes where all his hopes Of earth.
y happiness had been blightcd by the ruth
less hands Of the destroyer.
"And these" he said, as he turned from
his native town and home, are deeds per.
petrated under the sacred honor of liberty
Alas! how is the divine attribute desecrated
How little but the name exists in the blood
thirsty dynasty of France! !'
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sist upon his degradation uu o"!. r...l.r
repulsc him; no social etiquette perpeiually
to gall him with sense Of his inferiority.
"Far from unimportant as this question is
to the whole OF North America, it has for
Canada an interest perhaps more weighty
than for any other portion Of the continent.
Since the Northern States of the Union, un-
der the operation of the Fugitive Slave law,
have ceased to afford safe asylum for fhsi-
tives from slavery, Canada has become the
sole immediate subterfuge for a class that at
one time distributed themselves over the
whole extent of the free States. Some ten
thousand fugitives are stated to have taken
refuge on this soil since that law went into
operation. Whether we regard the move
ment in social, political, or economical
sense, it is impossible not to look upon this
Eruption as an evil and although philanthro.
py may welcome and benevolence may as
sist the successful fugitive who has eluded
his pursuers, reason tells us that the element
thus added to our population is by no means
ofthe most desirable kind TO refuse them
an asylum would be an act Of prescription
at once arbitrary, cruel, and indefensible.
But it is quite another thing to go out of our
way to encourage negro immigration to this
province to attempt to make it focus of
negro colonization, not merely for those who
are in danger of being recaptured and con.
veyed back to slavery, but also for the me-
groes of the North who were born free. 1T
this mistaken benevolence meet with general
Indulgence, future generations may have
cause to regret the social effects it must in
eyitable produce. A Hamilton contem-
porary adduces evidences of the deplorable
additions to the criminal calendar Of Upper
Canada, induced by the influx Of unusual
numbers of those persons into this province.
The western journals not unfrequenty con-
tain similar statement, and of the occupants
OF the T Toronto JAIL, a short time ago, large
proportion was of that class. The victims
ofsiavery are entitled to every commiseration
and those benevolent persons who feel it their
duty to direct the destiny ofthese unfortunate
beings should at least direct them to coun-
try for which the most intelligent of that
race have expressed preference over every
other as place ofsettlemcnt. If they must
help the African-and they will find plenty
of scope for the broadest philanthropy In do
ing so-let them do the best thing for him
and for all concerned; direct him to the
country which OF all others is best adapted
to his constitution and his necessities, and
where alone he can, in every sense OF the
word, be thoroughly freeman"
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THE HOMESTEAD LAW.

At the recent session of our Legislature,
numerous bills were introduced to repeal the
Homestead Law, whiclFwere severally re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The committee made the following report
Your Committee think the act of the
last session quite too recent to admit Of its
repeal without fair trial, and recommend
that no Legislation is now called for on the
subject. Those who live upon the improvi-
dence Of the roor by seducing them into
credit beyond their means, such as shop.
keepers, and especially dealers in the tempt
ing article Of spirituous liquor, may clamor
at law that protects the shelter of thrift.
less father. But credit is itself always dam
gerous to the very poor. They forget that
pay day will one time overtake them, and
then the spider who has deliberately woven
his web, darts upon his hampcred victim.
Credit is useful to the merchant to antici-
pate the sale of his goods. To the me.
chanic who undertakes large contracts to
enable him to lay in his materials; but to
go in debt for daily bread, and especially
for mere luxuries, ends in the ruin of those
who live on their daily earnings. Credit is
temptation. Storckeepers and liquor deal
ers use small credits to poor men, to a absorb
their whole substance If man has health,
he can at least earn his daily bread. If he
is sick the public will take care he does not
want the necessaries of life. "The debter
is the slave of the creditor" This applies
most strangely to the INDECENT We want
no slavery among our white citizens. TO
see his home sold by the Sheriff, his little
means Of feeding his wife and children
taken away, breaks his spirit and COWS that
n,anliness of character which makes free.
man soldier of the State, ready to defend
it. The law now exempts his musket. 1t
should protect his home for the sake of his
family, aud he will the better do his duty in
the field. No complaints from any quarter,
not tainted with the suspicion of interested
motives, have reached the committee. : But
one year has elapsed since law, similar to
ones in force all over the Republic, was
passed-we are disposed to let time test a
policy which at least has humanity to re-.
commend it. B. F. HUNT, Chairman.
THE FRENCH ANNExAT1oN.-The move,
ments of the French in Sonora are attract
ing much attention. Though apparently
only a private adventureSyet the movements
there so accord with the tone of the French
Journals, when speaking of Mexico aud the
It ~ ---:"n colonization as a
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Brilliant Ghetch.
THE BRILLIANT L0CKET.
A STORY FROM REAL LIFE.
CHATTER I.

Irwas the Autumn Of the year 1900 when
the Republican army under Ney, Moroccan,
Lamb, Cyr, and other Of It's bravest genevals,
was pursuing its victorious career, and laying
waste soa,c Of the most important towns i'll
Germany, that the circumstance we are
about to rc'Ste took place.
The frequent want OF stores, ammunition
and money, in the Republican armies, and
the hope Of plumber, then SO frequently held
ou; to the French soldiers as the reward Of
victory, caused no inconsiderable alarm in
the breasts Of the more peaceful inhabitants
of those places which were considered likely
to become the theatre Of hostilities.
Among these, the inhabitants of Ger
man town of considerable mportance-and
which, for distinction, we will call Ebristein
had ample reason for their misgivings !;
the daily, almost hourly approach of the
French being expected.
The family OF Paul kinmayer, merchant
citizen Of great wealth, was among those
most agitated by the affecting intelligence.
His household consisted of his wife and only
daughter and few domestics in whom he
could place confidence His daughter was
the spring which regulated every action of
the merchants life. She was the apple of
his eye, the sunshine of his shady places,
for her he accumulated his wealth, that her
rare beauty might win with it a station of
rank and influence; and the hope of a
whole lifetime might be wrecked i'll a few
brief hours.
His wife was the first to suggest plan for
the coucealment of their treasures. Their
mansion was situated near the extremity of
the town, and from it a secret passage COM
municated with bower in the garden ad
joining, from thence, in the evening man
mght easily steal unperceived to the adjacent
woods, aud there she proposed that the mer-
chant should at night time bury his treasure.
or, at any rate, that he should proceed through
the forest and deposit it with a relation who
was to be trusted, who would not he suspect.
ed of possessing so much wealth, and who
resided about two days journey from the
place.
For time, Paul Kinmayer resisted every
importantly of his wife, Who would protect
them should the anticipated attack take place
in his absence! The domestics were old
and infrm, and they would be much for
others not akin to them. But when his wife
spoke upon the future; when she impressed
on him that it was wealth only that would
be required of them, and that, deprived OF
that all for which he had struggled, which
would be scattered in moment, his resolu-
tion gave way,
81 go," said he, "and leave you in the
trust Of one whose all powerful hand will
protect you; unless, indeed, in his infinite
wisdom, he deems it fitting that the innocent
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EDUCATION OF BoYs-.We know not who
is the author of the following paragraph,
but it contains sound sentiments which
ought to be treasured up by every parent
and guardian in the land:
"Every boy should have his head, his
heart and his hand educated. Let this truth
never be forgotten. BY the proper educa.
ton of The head, he will be taught what is
good and what is evil, what is wise and what
is foolish, what is right and what is wrong.
By the proper education of the heart, he will
be taught to love what is good, wise and
right, and to hate all evil foolish and wrong.
And by the proper education OF the hand, he
will be enabled to supply his wants, to add
to his comforts, and to assist those around
him. The highest objects of good edu-
cation are to reverence and obey God, and
to love and serve mankind. Everything
that helps us in attaining these objects is OF
great value, ard everything that binders us
is comparatively worthless. When wisdom
reigns in the head, and love in the heart, the
man is ever ready to do good order and
peace smile around and sin and sorrow are
almost unknown"