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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26


STATE OF MISSOURI. ! &C
CouNTY or Rats,
IN the cinvit couri' March Term, 1853. April 2,
1853 ~
James H. Hawkins, Plaintiff,
, Attachment.
Arculus Hawkins, Defendant.
NOW at this day comes the said Plaintiff, BY his
~ Attorney aud II appearing 10 the Coust, that the
said Defendant, Afculus c. Hawkins, 10 not resident
of the Stae of Missouri. On motion Of said Plaintiff,
il is oFered by the Court that the said Defendant be
notified that civil action by Attachment, has been
commenced against him by the said Plaintiff, for the
sum Of one thousand two hundred and twelve dollars
and seventy five cents alleged 10 be due to said Plain
tiff from The said Defendant, book account and that
the debtors of said Defendant have been garnasheed
on count of the same, and that unless he be and ape
pear at the next term Of said Court which will be be-
gun and held at the Court House, in the Town Of New
London. within and for said County Of Rails, on the
fourth Monday Of August next, and on or before The
third day thereof aid action, the same Will be
taken against him as confessed and judgment entered
accordingly and is further ordeled by the Court that
a copy OF this order be published according TO Law.
ANDERSON & LANCASTER, Aipys Tor P'f.
A true Copy Ieste
.F.E SAML X. CALDW ELL, Jerk.
Nav 10 1881 (Sw-WN 49,.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
SOLD AT A PARTY.

At party few evenings since, in the midst
of our sports and joty we were interrupted by
sister of the Emerland Isle trying TO force her
way past the servant who disputed her entrance
to the room, she exclaimirg, "Let me in the
doore, I'll see that haste of a mon who owes me
sax and sax pence for washing these three
wakes past an divil clnt will he pay me, the
decatful blackguard!' Not half The words
had passed, when one of our guests, Ga strang-
er TO most of us started, then boiled, as if
struck by an electric shock, close the door and
tried TO soothe the poor woman with soft words,
but all he could say did not seem to paciry her,
and her rage, impertlnenoe and abuse, seemed to
increase. Our friend apparently lost his tenn
per, and got in passion, then a scufle quickly
followed, by the sound of a person falling down
stairs, with screams and groans. OF course all
hands rushed to the rescue of the poor woman,
with cries of 'Shame' "Cruelr "Shamerul!''
'the brute! and other ordinations, from the
female portion of the party; and the indignation
Of the gentlemen was shown by clinchng their
fists.
On opening the door, no woman was to
be found. The rogniSh phiz and twinklng
eye of the gentleman, who stood picking
his teeth in the passage, showed that we
had been sold by Wyman, the Ventrlo-
quiSt.- Bait. Sunday Dispatch.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

A few days since, in the columns of the New
York Daily Tribune, we noticed an account of
the arrest of ruflian in that city, who had
"unhumanly punished 1--WE quote the TribuDes
language) his boy, lad about thirteen years Of
age, by burning his feet with red hot iron.
Some Of the neighbors were induced 10 enter
the house from hearing the loud and continued
screams of the boy, when they ascertained the
above facts. The boys feet were much swol-
len, and he was unable to walk. The father
stated that he could not keep the boy from the
street, and had consequently adopted this
means. "-Natchez Courier 10Th inst.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

KILLED By LIGHTNING. few days since
we noticed that two men were killed by
lightning near Portland, on the Missouri
river. Their names were Hiram Goats and
Thomas Quick; Davidson Harrison and
John earns were severely shocked, but will
recover. They we've raltsmen, and lived in
Galloway county.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
Mnra.r IN Wa.hIneton. May l5lh.

Robert A. Hawke, Messenger to the
General Post Office, cut his wite's throat at
ten O'Clock last night, an hour after they
retired, completely seyering the windppe
and arteries. He then made two cuts at
Ms own throat, but was, as he says, pre-.
vented from killing himself by his wife
knocking The razor out of his hand.
Their daughter, l3 years old, occupying
The adjoining room, was awakened by the
screams OF her mother, who jumped out Of
bed and ran down stairs while Hawke raised
the window, Loudly exclaiming, 81 have cut
nv wife's throat and my own, and intend
to cut my child's." The wife in the mean
time reached the from, door and attempted
to speak, but was unable.
The neighbors alarmed, going in, found
her on the floor in dying condition, TIE
husband standing over her, win arms ex-
tended, exclaiming, "Oh! my wife, my
wiIe--l have cut her throat"-the child
was screaming on the steps. The wife ex-
pired in about 20 minutes. An inquest was
lheld this morning, and the Jury returned a
verdict of "Death by the hands Of her hus'
band, he being in deranged state of mind
Hawke has been arrested and committed
lie was honest and inofensive, ordinarily
but for some time past, has been in an ex
terC mely depressed state OF mind. Intend.
ing suicide, he had written letter, saving
"lhe world was az inst him, and as he could
not live happy there, he wanted all hi
family 10 go TO Heaven"
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

A fine stone church was lately built in Mis-
souri,, upon the facade of rinch stone cutler
was ordered 10 cut the following inscription: -
my house shall be called the house Of prayer"
He was referred for accuracy, 10 the verse of
scripture in which these words occur, bnt un-
fortunately he transcribed to the scandal of So
ciety, the whole verse: "My house shall be
called the house Of prayer, but ye have made it
a den Of thieves" = Fee4 .EH
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

PREsoRIPTIoS ToH KILLrNG RATs.--A gen.
ilenan OF St, Joseph, Michigan, says 81 can
give you remedy for killing rats, that know,
from experience, to be effective. Mix some
where the rats may accidentally find it, They
il kills it, In the Bahama Isles, sponge is fried
aud placed in their way; they eat It, drink,
swell, brTst aud die. The lime and meal should
be Of the first one part, and meal two parts,
we'll mixed together.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. "A young son
of Mr.. John Riggin. the auctioneer Of this
city, was shot accidentally at Collinsville
on Saturday. He was buried yesterday
from this city.-[St. Louis Democrat.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

E55= We have pondered long and well over
the BloOmingOn's Republicans mysterious
rhymes in that paper Of the / It'll, but can't dis
cover what the editor was driving at, or what
he intended to mean, and don't suppose he knows
himself. We could guess better at the meaning
of Egyptian hierOglyphics than his verses
However, we'll reply with random shot of the
same Sort
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
B0QUETs.

Within the past few days an extensive bust
ness-ina small way-has been conducted IN
the wild flower trade. A man has boquei
thrust under his nose at every corner, cheap,
only dollar !---Sacramento Union.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
OHIO RIVER ITEMS.

From Me Louisville Papers of The 20h.
The river was slowly falling yesterday, with
6 feet inches water in the canal last evening.
During the previous "a hours the river receded
3 inches. On the falls there were A feet water.
Last Sunday the Pitsburg packet Buckeye
State shortly after leaving port, when at Mer-
riman, some ten miles below the city, burst her
larboard steam connection pipe, which tore away
a part of the cook-house, and severely scalded
some of its inmates. The first cook, named
Rainbow, either jumped or was blown over
board, and was drowned The others were not
dangerously injured. The Buckeye was flowed
back TO the wharf by the Allegheny.
The Storm or rather the tornado, that struck
the Telegraph No. 3, throwing down her chin
neys, and otherwise damaging her, was one Of
the most brief and violent ever experienced.
The force OF the wind appeared confined to a
space, or furrow, about three hundred yards in
width, and its greatest fury was confined 10 a
narrow circuit. In the neighborhood of Carroll
ton, and right in line with the Telegraph, trees
were twisted of and uprOoted, and fences blown
down.
The following dispatch has been received at
Cincinnati, by the proprietor OF the Gen. Scott:
MEMPHIS, May 1.-THE General Scott has
sunk. All saved - not life lost. She took
fire in the hold and was scuttled. We will save
most of the freight. Sunk in Madrid Bend.
Madrid Bend is about seventy-five miles be-
low the mouth OF the Ohio.
The Albany On. W Evening Journal
states that the Hudson river express train
of Tuesday morning last, met with an &C
cideut near Cold Spring. While going al
full speed, one of the journals Of the loco
motiVe hrok r. throwing il from the track
The axle, however, was provided with a
"saiely BEAM" which prevented its drop
ping, and the ove:turn and smash that 9th
erwise would have been inevitable. Afier
dragging short distance over tics, the
speed Of the train was checked. Had the
engine been of the ordinary construction,
the train would probably have been thrown
into the river, with results, perhaps, as ter
Iible as those Of Norwalk.o %,
! & DELAiNr AND LOvE,~-The local OF Che AL
bany Transcript states that no man under thir.
hpsifle r,itNa t,arIa on
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

OuTRAGEous.-Ano ARRAY took place
a. The Brewery, near the city cemetery
on Sunday evening, between about dozen
Germans, and an equal number OF irishmen,
in which two or three on either side were
severely cut. by throwing tumblers and
other missiles.-Atoh Telegraph. Y
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

THE NoEwALK CATAsTRoPnE-Ti life in
surance upon persons who were killed at the
Norwalk slaughter, amounts to $30, 900, and the
Life Insurance Companies have determined to
prosecute the Railroad Company TO collect their
losses.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

A HEARrLEss ScAMP.--A poor industrious
Irish woman arrived in this country with her
children leaving her husband on the other side
of the Atlantic. BY hard work and constant,
she saved up sufficient to pay his passage over
and TO this city, where he soon turned out TO be
thoroughly worthless. A few days since he got
possession Of some $500 which she had amass-
ed, and went off with it. She traced him in TO
a steamboat at the levee, and applied for war
rant for his arrest, bat as the law could not
touch him, he being her husband, the worthless
scamp started, and the poor creature was lett la
menting. Ii is our op,nien that she is much
better without such rascal.-St. Louis Dem
ocrnt ....
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DIR. B. ii. WASHINGTON,

Is Agent Tor he chronological, w Ler- Cure and all
ohet publications Of Messrs Fowlers g. Wells, and
viii procure theirs any Their works on accommoda
ting Terms o ders respectfully solicited (uylswim)
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

i. is only in c,mpasson to the silent grief OF the
deserted wife and father, that we are restrained
from making known The names Of all the parties
in the transaction.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
A friend has sent US a Sacramento Daily

A friend has sent US Sacramento Daily
Union, from which we clip the following :
. Crime in Sacramento.
When the gold excitement first broke
out in California. an old and respectable
gentlemen moved from Missouri 20 this city,
with portion O; his family. A son-in-aw
accompanied him, who, however, left his
wife behind. By their united efforts, in a
variety of empIoyments, they amassed suf-
fcient wealth to gather many Of the com
forts Of life around them, and render their
circumstances easy. The old gentleman
had second daughter, which he brought
with him. In the last year she has bloom.
ed into voluptuous womanhood, and ex-
hibited the possession OF personal charms,
which led her to be at once admired and
cOurted by those who formed her acquaint-
ance. The son.in-aw residing under the
same roof with her, was not slow TO make
this discovery, and his lecheIous eye scan
ned her glowing form with view TO its
despoment. TIE arts employed 10 ac-
complish his designs, il concerns not the rea-
der to know, nor propriety TO make public,
Suffice it TO say, he was but too successful
III t'lCll CAVlChSJ dlhouSh HOl ouIi'lOhbS
discreet TO conceal his success from the
knowledge of the heart-stricken father.
Satisfied of the improper intimacy existing
between his children, the old gentleman
wIote secretly 10 his married daughter in
Missouri, and sending her ample means TO
delray all expenses, requested her to repair
Immediately TO her husband. With this
view she purchased ticket on the steamer
connecting with the Golden Gate, on her
last inward trip, but by some accident was
prevented from joining the vessel, and was
compelled to await the sailing of the Ten
nessee, from which, after being wrecked,
she arrived safely with her chId-a little
girl aged two or three years-and sought
her parents abode, as she had been instruc-
ted. The knowledge of her coming had
previously reached her husbands ears, who
was very much disconnected by it, and who
expressed his disapprobalion Of the circum-
stance in the strongest terms.
Singular TO state, the mother took sides with
the guilty pair, and leaving her husband, with
whom she had resided for thirty-six years, and
for whom she had raised the daughters in ques-
ton, departed with the son-in-aw and his para
mour on an excursion to San francisco, from
whence, after residing u fortnight or so, they
returned to Sacramento, sought retired por ION
Of the city, and SET up distinct housshnld
The betrayed vile with her little girl, remain,
with her fathcr - both broken-heared while
the guilty son-in-law, The seduced younger
daughter, and the despicable old woman, sustain
the separate establishment alluded TO. Commen
on such picture OF crime is unnecessary; an(
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
Supposed Murder.

The almost lifeless body Of an unknown
man, supposed to be an Irishmaa, was found
on Biddle near Judge Carr's residence, on
Saturday, with hole in the top Of his head
about two inches in length, and which bore
the appearance of having been inflicted
with stone or large stick. Neart the spot
there was quantity Of stone recently
dressed, and the suposition is that the un.
fortunate man had been working on it and
had been killed by one Of his fellow work
men. He was placed on dray and taken
to the Health Office, and from thence to
the Sisters Hospital, where he died in half
an hour after his admission. He had ON n
ahorer's dress, was about five feet ten
inches in height, and was tatooed on both
arms. There is every reason TO believe
that this man was the victim of deadly
attack, and we trust to hear of energetic
measures being taken to ferret out the guilty
man or men.-[St. Louis Democrat.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

SrRrck ny LtourNINo.--We learn,
Through Mr. A. c. Hinton. that the barn OF
Mr.. Silas Bates, four miles this side of Jer-
SEVILLE, was struck py lightning yesterday
morning, and entirely consumed. The FIRE
was first seen about daylight, too late to
exlinguish II. There were IL horses, 500
or GOO bushels Of corn, and a small quantity
Of hay in the barn. JhMIt8T Ilt
An was lost, except four Of the horses,
which were got out, but very much injured.
Four Of those which persisted, were stage
horses, belonging TO J. H. Finch. We
presume there was no insurance, as farmers
seldom insure such property.--Alton Tel.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
TUESDAY EyENINe. MAY q, lssa.

Ma. EDiroa. = In reply to the call Of "Many
Voters, in the columns of the Messenger, cop
led into your own, desire TO stntethot ! decline
being a candidate for the Judgeship Of the Court
Of Common Pleas. -
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26


4 The noise made by the passage Of a
bopbshel through the air, is thus described
by a private soldier who served in the
Mexican war;; H 1iaf.r-E rE ege
II was here that heard for the first time
the singular and dabolically horrific sound
which a large shell makes when passing
within short distance; | don't mean when
il explodes, las that exactly resembles the
noise made in firing a gum but when ii
passes within few, or il may be fifty or a
hundred yards; the noise seeming equally
loud and discordant in either case. recoI.
leet reply Of honest Mick Ryan on being
asked ig he had ever heard a sound like that
before. mo-" said Mick, {" one can both
hear and feel that sound = by the eternal,
felt il ali over" There is no earthly
sound bearing the slightest resemblance TO
,iIs moDstrOuS dissonaace; the angrlest
shrek Of the railway whistle, or the m ost
emphatic demonstration of an asthmatic
engine al the starting of train, would
seem like strain of heavenly melody by
comparison. II was amusing. even amidst
~ the dagger from those horrid missiles, to
see m officer, after getting up and anathe-
IIatizinS his men emphaiiOally for lying
down on the sand. dlop as suddenly and as
dat a. any OF them, when the next shell
came whizzing rather close to him"
", IA iscowardly 70 carry weapons of5any kind
a-especi lily sNbrielrin your bat"
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

The time of the murderers Vanzandt and
Shawney is growing short. They are doomed
to die on next Wednesday wesk.-Saint Louis
Dem ccrat,
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

4 An increase of farm products lessons the
marke! price, and the consumer is more bene.
fitted than the producer. Therefore the en-
enlargement of agriculture is the interest of the
whole people. ~
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

& As railway train was some time since pro-
ceeding from Berlin TO Madgeburg, some per-
sons in one Of the carriages began talking Of a
murder and robbery which had been committed
on the previous evening at Berlin. One Of the
passengers remarked that the criminal, whoev-
er he was, was sure 10 be taken, sooner or later.
No sooner had he spoken, than a young man
who was seated by his side, leaped all at once
from the window Of the carriage. An alarm
was given, and the train was stopped. The
young man was found lying on the road, with
both legs and one arm broken. He subsequent
ly confessed TO the murder.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

TRAGEDY IN SoUTH CARoLINA.-On Fri
day last, near May bnton, South Carolina,
Mr.. John ID. Sims had an alteration with
his overseer, when the wife. of the later,
being armed with pistol, threatened to
shoot Mr.. Sims. Being armed with a
double barrel gun, Sims Immediately shot
her down. Enraged at this, the overseer
ordered his sou to bring his gun to attack
Sims, when the latter leyeled his gun and
killed the overSeer.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
J. PARKEs.
WIN BILsBARRow.
PARKS & BILLSBARROW.
CARPENTERS AND ARR .nuva

~ Missouri. ~''' "ShhloA'I
The subscribers beg respectfully 70 irCo,,0 N. a.
haohans Of Hannibal aud vicinity, that ihey are ntr.
pared TO enter into contracts 10 snv A,noai co,h.
s1fs0I UI iSS 81 1 dwellings, G or The
N. b. They are also prepared 10 sunpIe nIan. ,rA
speeiheatohs OF every description. Buildings erected
on moderate letms. Property taken in pat pSvment
JOSEPHCPaRKES.
RsfereneeS--T MeDannold,
j. Fry, 30 .." ..
f. p MSgher, Architect lsbs'6s-y.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26
The Burial Of Sir Abner GilStrap, Editor Of the
Bloomington "Republltan,"

A PARODY ON "THE BUcIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE"
''Not drum was heard, nor funeral note,
As his corse TO the rampars we hurried;
Not soldier discharged his farewell shot,
o'er the grave where our hero we buriedo
T Burial Of SIR John Moore
Not a sound was head, nor funeral note,
As his carcass through town we hurried;
Not cen an obituary we wrote,
In respect for the rascal we buried.
We buried him darkly, at dead Of night
The dirt with our pilchlorks turning;
BY the mooubeams' grim and ghastly light,
And our candles dimly burning.
No useless coffin confined his breast,
Nor in sheet ner in shirt we bound him;
But he lay like an Editor taking his rest,
With a Hannibal Journal around him.
Few and very sho. were the prayers we sail,
Andwe felt not pang OF sorrow; [funct-
But we mused, aswe gaLed on the wretch now de-
OH tehcre pia he be to-moTstc!
The "Iron Horse" will snort DER his head
And the notes of its whistle upbraid him;
But n, thing he'll care if they lei him sleepon,
In the grave where his nonsense hath laid him.
Slowly, but gladly We laid him down,
From the leld OF his fame fresh AMI CORY;
We carved not line, We ra sed not a stone,
Tomark where we buried tory.
WoMAN's RloHrs AND MASS RIGurs.-On
Saturday night, one Mr.. Jacques got drunk and
proceeded 10 show his utter contempt for all
such new-fangled kunbugs as "Woman's
Rights" and his own peculiar and exalted ideas
of "Man's Rights" by numerically beating
and maltreating his wife and children, and dis
turbing the peace generally. Quite GOrclble
illustration.
But the peoples Rights should be cared for
and the gentlemaE ought to be ducked, ridden OF
rail, tarred and feathered, and politely request
ed to bundle up his "duds" and make himself
scarce.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

The death Of John Thornton Doniphan,
which took place few days ago, should be
a warning TO persons keeping poisonous
drugs in their houses. The cause Of his
death was the taking Of dose Of corrosive
subIinnte, mistaken for salts, the former
having been accidentally placed where the
latter was usually kept. He fingered for
nearly week, and died on Monday even.
ing last. His remains were attended to
their final resting place by large con-
course of citizens who sympathise deeply
with his bereaved parents, and with his
aunt, by whom the fatal mistake was made.
III Liberty (Mo.) Tribune.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

CERuoar1Es.-A Mr. Koch has arrived here
with the bones of mastodon, sea serpent, or
something of the mammoth eel species. They
are said 10 kick the beam at the enormous weight
of eighteen tons.-St. Louis Democrat.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-26

Several negroes got TO quOrreling in the stree
yesterday and went out of town to have a set
to, but were separated before much damage wa
done.