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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
DIED

BUREHAM-Nov. q, 1884 Elizabeth widow of Michael
BgnSs% II lse e ye%T o, sI Ia sss to attend he,
Saturday the 10Th inst at p M from the residence Of
DAviEs-on "wednesday, 22d inst of consumption Mary
c. wife of John J. Davies in the 4c,h year of her age
The Trends Of the family also the members OF Columbia
Lodge No Mt Hebron Enc't No. /, o. and sylvan
attend her uneTs on sandsS 18th inst a. O'clock p NJ
from her late residence, No 81 Carksons without further
The funeral services will be held at st Lukes Episcopal
Church from whence her remains will be taken Greenwood
Dowk- On Thur.dsy the Esd inst, Samuel youngest
Of Samuel and Jane Down aged year 10 months aod d.ys
ved send his funeral from the residence Of his father
No $40 West Twenty on Saturday the 18th inst at
Ri. remains will be conveyed the fny burial place.
oIssUN-FhdAy morning. Nov. a. Daniel Ga'sun in the
The relatives and friends OF family respectfully in
yiieo TO attend the funeral from hs late esdeses no 10,
West qser fr,s or sunday AFTERNOON 'ne 10'h INST "
0IRAU0HTY-On Friday, Nov "a, James Geraushty,
sssd SO years and months.
friends spo relatives, and those OF his brothers Ennis
and Patrick respectfully Invited to attend bis funeral on
Sunday HO, ~ at SSo, and F G n' late residence
bUNJERiD this City, on Wednesday the I'D MI George
Tn. friends and relatives of the deceased respectfully in
yted attend the funeral Sunday the 26h At O'CLOCK
Robert Kirk spd daughter or the late Capt Eli Curtis
SUNDAY The 10Th st. at 10 o'clock from her late residence on
Hsio T. Friend. respectfully invited to attend
MILFORD-Ai Cleveland, Ohio Nov Is. William Milford,
Of the American Hotel, and Collector Of Cleveland uoder
Tyler, aged 81. . . =,
PRATT-on Friday morning Lydia X, wife Of Alanson
Pratt, sfed q years. ,
The iebds relatives of the family and Of her brothers,
L. J. Shipman invited to attend the funetal, at i
o'clocI M TODAY Saturday from the residence Of her
broiheIn-lsw, J. NJ. Reed, corner Of Thirdsv and
kinetitthst
Her ,, msips will be taken Greenwood for interment
ROBERTSON-Afor a lingering Illness EuPhanica Patt
Robertson, daughter of Gilbert Robertson. -
The scqusinunces Of the family respectfully
invited attend her funeral at o'clock on Sabbath from
her uie residence, No e63 West Seventeenth st. between
Ninth opd Tenth =,
sNODGRAss-At New Lisbon, Ohio, Nov. IL, John n
Snodgrsss.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT SrooS 1ssurs-ln the Su-
perior Court, Special Term, this forenoon, Judge
Aoffman decided that the stock of the New'Haven
Railroad Company, alleged to have been irauduien1y
issued by Mr. schuyler is good and valid stock, ana
mutt come in, pro rata with the other portion OF the
stock. on the capital of $4,000, 600 The principle
was, that tho stockholders having authorised Nc
Schuy to issue stock and thereby to bring IN ne
psrtners, they bound by his acts. The effect WI
be TO reduce tho value Of the whole OF the shares in
GLIDING alleged fraudulent ISSUE so as to make the
ogsre6ae equal the capital by law. The decision was
in the case Of Ketchsm, Rogers & Bement agt the
Bank Of Comerce, 10 recover certain sum paid upon
transfer Of $40 shares of alleged fraudulent issue
pledged 10 the Bank of Commerce by X. Il G. l..
Schuyler, and subsequently transferred, by agree
meni 10 plaintiffs. The above is the quilting as to the
principle established in relation to the alleged overs
sues. Tie Judge gave decision a, much lensth.
The Judge also held that the rule is to apply to all
over-ssues except where the parties receiving the
fraudulent stock had knowledge that it was such.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST GRAY
THE VITRIOL NAN

This forenoon quite number of gentlemen and one
or two ladies csed at the office Of the Chisf Of Police
to give notice of losses sustained in the shape OF vaa
able garments ruined By receiving vitrol at the var-
on. pnees Of amu.ement within the past month, g.. s
thought, by the nan Gray, arrested on thursday
night. I;is alleged row that Gray purchased on OF
yfrio some two months ago Of druggist OF this Cry
who will be brought for-ard TO make On affidavit %
that eject Doubtless many other complaints vii De
made against Gray who now, sill more than ever
thought 10 be lsbOrng under in Liucnaion OF mad'
Several gentlemen. friends Of h- some Of whom are
LAWYERS, ave appearing in his behalf.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

paid BY the product, Of the soil. The sooner Il cen
be done the better for all concerned II IL true hat
inporaions must stop and credits must DO rsseicssd
The open note system viii do no longer 10 dis free
trade era The " Nation OF Fcols, a. Preach in
porter is said 70 have called u.s. because we ssve al
our bard cash to Europe for gewgaws, must again
lean to live upon home-spun or homseaned; and
.' pay &c you GO" must be the word. Oid-fsshioned
economy and prudence, with well directed industry
and stesdiness will set We right in time; but, without
these embarrassment, disaster, and scrvis depend
ence upon Europe, viii be perpstussed. w.
Ne1e- lork NV 1854
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

TRACT on SLAvERY.-The Committee Of Award for
the best tract upon 1.-THE Scriptural and Political
Remedy for The North in the present Crisis
Slavery" not finding among those presented for
animation any which they could accept under the
terms Of the offer, Mr.. Thomas Bosrdman in view Of
e fact his offer Of the premium Of 800 for
> best tract On the subject above named, which
.Sust be original, not exceed tbirysix pages l2no,
and be deemed by the judges worthy Of publication.
Under the first offer, the tract could not exceed l2
psges. Several papers were presented which could
not be accepted account Of their length hence
the ner offer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF NETWORK. -. NovsS,.s s5.
Arrived.

rs NJ steamship Flori1s Woodruff, Savannah 5Sihouu,
10 sandy Hook mdse and pass samuel Mtchil Thurs
eay sd at Cape Hatteas Lish bearing north
exclaimed SIGNALS with steamship vtons state bound
south, p. % miles north from Hatterss Shoals
ssnas with G amsbip Nsshs hence Sr CeaTlson
Al as EXCHANGED signals with steamship Alabama hence
Tor Savannah The FLORIDA arrived OF Sandy Uok tho 2th
inst and detained u hours account Of the
M ,tesmsbip Msrioo, Foster, Charleston uJse. and
nss. 10 spoford Teson Co. Thursday 5t5 hM Is miles
OF stteFss Shoals exchanged ssnas with steamer Phi
10 bound to Savannah; same day at 1 10 r. Cape uasras
Itsht bearing N by W, exebspsed sspas with steamship
Eahye hence for Charleston 10; 70 NJ Cape Hatterss
ssxsnn,b. on Friday lat 81 NJ Ion rs IS ssaais.d
ham showing white Gag with red diamond and blue border
bound 4. =, IA.
sehuabsd Gebad arrived ast night, had IL deaths among
the stes Tsse ps.seDseis -
Raj Ubion (Brem) HoItsmann Bremen ~ d., In bsast
and ga pass. 10 Henninss Muller 4 0oslnG
Brig ReieL tof Msetis shopping, Cardens III d., moas
.es 20 c ebenss Bros Rabera
Big ROsse Holmes, Windsor II d.. potatoes to ". 4
Walker
sehr John iof Newport R. Pierce Havana Is d.. with
nosses TO master Experienced heavy westerly weather splx
sehr Emily Manhin Wilmington, N c, de-, cotton, te,
10 d. c. Truman sailed In company with Il. W. Brown for
Eew.York. - - 9,
Bnsbpe 18Th of Cape Florida Ia gale from the W.
bpped which boat started deekloAd Loot oress
jib, &c
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
MARRIED..

BROwN-JOsSELYE--InP Putnam, Ohio, Nov Is by the
Rev J. A. BruDer Of ZsDesyile, Mr. Thomas Bros an aud
Mis- Helcepa A. Josseyn, daughter OF Ambrose JoselJn,
Esq all OF Hushipgom County
CAPROk-CBAPIN-At Wbitinsvile, Mass, Nov ., by
the Rev Lewis r. Clark Mr. Samuel Capron Of Hartford.
Conn spd Miss Euhiee Chaplin Of Wttnsville.
RICHMOND-LOSEY-In Detroit, Nov 20, A. Richmond,
oftbe firm " Richmond Bsekus to Mss Caroline Losey.
both ~ Dercit
sTILLMAN-BUkDICK-In thi, City on sundsy eve,
Nov 10 BY the Rev Mr. Hisco1 Mr. Edmund stlnan, AID
Mise Eliza ID. Buidick, both Of Westerly K. |.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
WILLLANSBU RGH ITEMS.

BuReLARY-DuriDg Tbursday night the house OF
VIM FoephIer No 50 Remsen bur sriously entered
ard yobbsd OF wearing sppare &c valued about sza
Burg aries are Of rightly occurrence.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
Foreign Ports.

Arr At Yarmouth ~ s. 10th inst, brig Mcmse, Lewis, ~
Yo,h CID 10Th .chr Wave Scott Boston; 10TH bsssatiss
Constitution Churchill DO .
len EewYork SD. nth brig African H.sssIl, Bsresdos
Arr Al 81 John N 8 1sth inst ship Bradshaw niss,
Porti.nd scbr AcsdisD. Lewsyn, Boston Cleared 18Th,
schr Oarspd, Boston. - 49,, ~
At swsfow tChipsD sept LIN, "nst eneof nssef fof
~ Thomas oh inst. ,,mr Benz FI,nlln Byron. ffom
tsIks Cathains Augusta, HstJn, do neatly re-
na,ss both fr Vens rues Hud.on Push. from Norfolk arr
td, bIiss Ellen Patrick. hom Baltimore; Isabella, bsesf'
from, New.Yeri; sehis NJ Freeman oioye, doi Echo.
IAwsoD Gom Baa. for Rio } .neiro 49,
Arr Belize HonduIas) 18Th qt para w " Assn bsess
Eew.YaL - return DO early la November. .
AZ sssua ith ihst bark suw1ro", fsndston' Tor Now
Yurt two days.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

CORRECTION We Inadvertently gave Z. w. Hull,
ESQ. credit for California papers in our morning cd
,,on. The name should have been L. H. Mitchell,
Fac. who ia the Purser Of the George Law.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

GoIp IN OREGoS.-Tke OrcgOziaa states that I.
q Robinson returned recently from visit t. the east
fork .of Lewis river Mr.. x. has Brought with him
some. hne specimens Of gold. which he obtained by
ran washing, only ore days ride from Vancouver.
Quite number Of miners aye at work, many making
from e. 70 81 per day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
NEW-JE.RSEY ITEMS

A meeting Of the opponents Of the Carson League
sss lsst nsht Frsnflin Han, Jersey City which
vkhstspdpg the ncemepcy Of the vesthsf largely
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
Bales be- Aaftien.
A. ". MERvIS, Anctioussf.

A. MERwIS, Anctoussf.
DY BANGS, BROTHER a. Co.-Trade Sale
I'D Rooms No. IS Pas-rOw.
AT PRIVATE sALE-A very large collection o. choice
English Books consigned from tho most ennsnt London pao
hshe including the whole OF Mr. bohns series OF hosss
catalogues OF which msy be had 80
TUESDAY Dee. 49, sDd three following days
A spIESDJD III BRARY OF CHOICE BOOkS-Enslish
ydi,es. IN eh bindings including ell the standard authors IN
rng.h L,rturs fne Library e0pesj works In early
Fns.h Bellies Le;tres Histories Memois, Poetry &c:' choice
Illustrated and embelshed works Book Of Plates ke ke
size Of the most valuable eoneeons ever
received. for sale la New-fork.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

Plea for AfrIcn Ia re Reformed Da'eh Chsrch, Ia
faycfts place To MORROW EVENING. At ocoef b. ne
Rsg X z. 0URIEN, OF Washington City
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

THT DUEL AT BURLINGTON A SHAr.-The late
Y,perted ssel between Phsde ph4ns Burlington NJ
prvs have been . sham duel IL appears that three
,eurs gentlemen Of PHILADELPHIA, Of whom chart
spoker physesn and the thTd member Of the eg, pro
isssp wks Burinston. frolc. arranged sham duel
10 come Of between OF theT ngmber the following
nasrBins.
The plan In execution; blank shots were hred-the
be wounded Ia the and bis assumed
exponent n the hshwhen tho farce esdea with sham 10
sobeiisti0n
The occurrence Intended jest and wss DESIGNED
TO restrict ali ioowe6se OF IL TO certain circle bat h4s
further than first Intended and the actors Ia II
rec ping tho fruits Of their folly.
CoRoFrRs IYoUEsT.-CoroDer Van Mater. OF Ho-
belsn held an inquest yesterday the body OF Elizabeth
swan IS yeas sse who Lost her life by burns received
While fiDs AZ oil lamp with burning hud, which given
10 her for oil Of Mr. HooPp corner Of Sixth sod
ws.hjpstons. She asked for OIL bat the clerk wus Ger
nsp Who could not speak EDsh and be her fluid by
psks The Jury verdict Of accidental death; some Of
them however considered the clerk esnsursble.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
Goal.

I LIVERPOOL ORRELL and CAMEL COAL
.sost and di.eharrns ships I.sse Webb and Jert
Th-mpsor q srE, size sesesd s.resly FOR family ~
eaef susred into holds and for sale 10 lots oy SAN
UFL THOMPSON sEPHEW. No IS Gold e. .ed No.
as PssrLss and 2stst and than and cor h'ns's1
and EOrfslk Sta
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

JossrH HEsENAy. Asetsneer. .
THIS DAY, Saturday. Nov. ., at ~ O'Clock
IN ; JerAl ers6a-s- -HOUSEHOLp FUKNI-
TsTN,ies,nv Gnd Csnsses Chair. Sofas' Isoies ped
,te,is Feather BEDS, NlttTsssss. &c. ke-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

49, u Iytp,. Au.tsnees-By II. ". LggDs 4 Co
yusUIs DAY. at IL o'clock, in front Of Store No.
"a s.,,u.t f.. .orel HORSE, IS hands nigh nearly
= - r.r.ntsd sound and hind; also shtiss top
Tne0N nearly new; also inst rate single HARNESS "a
=, ergsr The property Of gentleman deeeased 70 be sod
without reserve
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

GEosGE Cook, Aue.ioneer. -
CPECIAL and PEREMPTORY SALE OF FUh-
- HITURE, PIANO-FOhTES, OTL-PAfsrfS05 L.
THIS DAY at iot O'clock at the spacious Ssiesioo 70 ~
Broadway, corner Of Dasnest large eoi,eeu2o -
hold Furniture Of every description; also Psnns ~ Ae
Al u 0cock several New and Second hsns feoesorses
This sale will be positive to else humber I Iayg'e &c
which cash advances have been made Csosnss esy
co The morning Of sale Every facility Will DO Afforded 70 pa
chaseEs for bSIi and shipptDE
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r. CoLTos, AsctioDeer -
Il ARGE SALE of HOUSEHOLD FURNI-

T ARGE SALE Of HOUSEHOLD FURN-
i TURF CARPETS OIL-CLOTHs MIRRORS &c. 20.
D. COTTON will sell This DAY Saturday, Noy Is ct lof
,pt OF P.lor Dining and Ch.mbsr Furuare Of good
qusy eonssbs OF Rose~ood snd Mahogany Tess stete,
eofs. nm ard sprbf eaylor Chairs Rosewood ktesos
Center ard side tables Oak and wsnu E1tens'on Diains
Tables Dining room Chai Library and Secretary Book
Rosswced and Mahogany Bedesds Marble TOP Dressing Bu,
Isas and w.htAud' Fancy Tables, Hair nsttr.ses Arm
eba French Mahogany Chairs China and Glass Ware. Man
lie Vases and OrnaeD CLOCKS Carpets stoyes Of various
Lipds with all the ssortment Of Household Farn
ture which worthy OF the attention Of housekeepes Ao
large assortment Of band Furniture.
ON MONDAY, Nov. q, at l0A o'clock, As
" ,sBesS Sale Auction Of the entire stock Of the
No 1853 Broadway Of 9Th consisting Of cos Psnts
yestipss Crsyss Shirt Collars kc &c. Every article u
ard sell selected with view please the tsse Of ssaemsn
whinz TO C0thpg &c The sale will be positive
BY order Of Marcus Ferris. Esq., Assignee.
ELIAS COMES. Auetioneer, No 2h Orand 81
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
CuPpTFE,s SAFE IOyETs WAHPENE.-.-

- The attention OF DEALERS and DfstEs1 s.sn % me
sale Of sboat hundred dozen Of .su ~ AZ ~
Warranted ssnuise) 10 Be sold by ~
- on sstsrdsy z5th lest III o'clock NJ, {. levied on
20 ,sti.fy nd srneDs for advances made
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-13
Iowa Abroad.

We learn from various sources that the
emigration to our State the coming fall vii
bc greater than that Of any preceding sea
sou. From ONO, Kentucky and Indiana.
the tide viii be unprecedented, and the PEG.
pie oi the Eastern and Southern States IRE
opening their eyes at the great advantages
offered TO the tli.er, Of the soil by the un-
broken and unenterei lands Of iowa
Meetings have been held in various parts
oi Virginia concentrating the action OF
whole heIg|lborloUGs in coionizing the un-
settled parts of our State. a meeting was
called lately IN one Of th,: niountan eona-
ties saaving this object in view, and othei
plans are aiioat, all aiming ut the same
thing. TIL fact Of Il il tie people DC the
Southern States are becoming tired 0l the
species Of oppression they ar. laasr.ng I'M
der, and are determined to leave a State,
whose institutions degrade the labor and
max" him the equal Of the slave who are
bought like cattle. They arc becoming
ashamed OF their general iifteriorty to the
Northern States in physical and social ad
vantages, and hence adopt the only FEAST
BILE method OF remedying the evil by going
to communities where these inequalities do
not exist. They see how much more prof
table cultiyating the soil is in the West,
with the same capital, than in the South,
where free labor IL scarce und high and
where the lands are worn out by system
Of cultivation at war With the very soil it.
self
The spirit Of Improvement, too, in Iowa
no" expanding itself over her entire bor-
ders, is also conducting to this extensive IN
crease Of her population, and nothing would
be more detrimental to her interests at the
present time than "hold up" policy on
the part Of her legislators and rulers in re-
gard to building Railroads and such other
convenicnces OF comotion as the age re-
qnircs. Her citizens should strain every
nerve in tnrthering these improvements, and
without looking entirely to of. siIl power
to help them in the hour Of dliltulty and
danger, and muster up their own resources
and push on the column" This relying
upon aid from the National Government for
the construction OF our Roads ard removing
the distractions in our Rivers, never did
win, and never wil! unless tue people have
the nerve to help themselves when il is in
their power Ii our Roads are built. the
population Of Iowa Will increase one hun
drsd per cent, in then five years, while
her taxable property will advance in still
greater ratio. The vast stream o. emgra-
ton which II ~ soon turn westward. vii!
find homes in Iowa, and profitable ones too
without Railroads, bat they expect those
improvements to be made and must not be
burlington Telegraph.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-13
PAINFUL OccrRREseE-DEArH OF JOSIAH

PAINFUL OCcJ RREscE-DEaTH OF JOSIAH
HoLBRooK. Yesterday afternoon the liftless
body Of Josiah Hoibfoak. Of Washington
Citv, was f3uad III Eieck Water Creek,
near The month III tie funnel Mr. II.
had been staying in this city FIR several
m4aihs, occupied in scientific and especial
iy Geological pursuits, to which he was
enthusiastically devoted. The fruits Of his
studies and Investigations were from time to
time communicates to the public through the
columns of the Eirgiuian. His great object
IA really great and philanthropic one-was
to simplify science 10 the capacity ofyouthlul
minds. and interest them in its prosecution
BY practical and pleasant experiments and
modes Of study. tits supposed thst he met
his death BY falling down clihinto the creek
while scratching til geological specimens.
He had been absent from his boarding house
since Saturday morning. Mr. Fl hadWritten
and published nucilu a svic1.t:iic subjects and
had achieved an extended reputation. The
tidino; of his sad and Sudden death will shock
Il numerous circle of acguaintanccs and
friends in Washington, who esteemed him
very highly. We DO not know whether he
had family Lynch. TrgiaiG7. June 20.
The death Of such Il man as Josiah Hol.
brook should be regarded as a national ca
lamity. No man has done more towards
simplifying science and thus extending its
knowledge than NJ. Holbrook. He seem
ed to live but for the good he might accom-
psish ard at last has offered up his life
sacrifice to the science he so much loved.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-13
rnrn 1nIlnrsi, NJ York.

In tho cnurs, of a recent article OH the
ilth Il \ X York city, end tho aPPrchended
pr,yalance Of cholera, the IrlJHne plung,s
rs i,JtgNs is.to the awful dcns OF dcath-ihe
bone ecillrs:
,rls superintendent Of Sanitary lnspcc-
tions hss recently invaded some Of these
horrible piae,s with Il view to such clean
sing a. h- duties and powers dmand. In
ona place Il" found, in u drnsnlE populated
locality, the store house Of bonr collectors.
and having broken into several sheds, which
the occupants refused 20 open. he got ont
cart load of bones which had been gath
cred from the streets and markets. and were
in state q! putreiaction, sending forth Il
stencil which fairly drove the Inspector into
the street t. breathe. Tho alleys ana eel
iar, OF thu building we're covered with gar
hare and eAereMent 10 such all extent that
ui~ht-sravenaer's carts were necessarily en-.
pioycd t. convey it .way. In one OF the
cellars Was a family Of slN persons. 81
whom five were unable 10 81 ur. TWO
Cr three were children. cmIciated skeie-
tors. covered with yermn, and looking
more lika corpsaS than living beings. In
this one building there arc now nearly
hundred and fifty souls, III" greater por-
ton of whom seemed quite contcntet
with the fifth around them, aud some eV-
,n attempted violent opposition to lis
T2ynn":i
One cellar. broken open by order OF
the Inspector, WIS packed iuil OF the heads
Of becr cattle. the efiHria from which was
50 empowering that two OF the Health
Wurdens were for some days sick from Is
fleets Another instance was even more
revolving. a little child 50 omaciated maj
her legs were not thicker than a man 5
thumb, her face covered with flies winch
she had not strength 10 brush OFT, and her
whole body so foul with dirt that 1t was I'M
possibleto tell whether she was black
or white. Even in this horrible hole,
woman was SO much opposed to the expense
and trouble of cleaning, that she tell upon
the Inspector with clubs and brlck-pa's' ana
was only quoted by lookup at The o'a'
ton House.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-13

DROWNED A heart-rending case occur
red at Spoon River, some two miles above
Seloy's mill, on "Wednesday last. Two
daughters Of Mr.. Jacob Holdernan, residing
near Tie RIVER. left Ill the evening for the pur-
pose tbat!,ng, and being absent some time,
their father went to the river to call them.
Seeing their clothes on the bank he return
ed to the house to give them an opportuni-
ty Ct dressing, bnt a. they did not make
their appearance, he again went to the
stream, found the clothss remaining untouch-
ed, and Judged rightly that his daughters. we're
drowned; a.ter searching some time alone,
he procuTea the assistance q neehho-s and
scined the river but without finding the OBJ
JET Of their search \ person accustomed
70 the water VS. thea sent ioc snd succeed
cd in fading one of the bodies about nine
O'clock IN the evening. Search was still
ma e for the other, and at about eleven ~
clock p. Al, the body was found. II is
supposed that one lost her LIE in attempt
ing to save the ether, as the bodies we're
found just in the edge Of a deep hole, form
ed by shelving rock. The young ladies
were eyed respectively about IS and Is
years, Just in the Ieyday ofyouth and hope,
intelligent and accomplished, bidding fair
to be ornaments Of society, as they were the
comfor, and delight Ct their parents. tn
y it is said IA the midst Of life we are in
death!' A friend Of ours who visited the
house Of mourning, told u il was the most
affecting scene he ever witnessed-two
young and beautiful women, snatched full
of life and rosy health and in one hour laid
in the cold embrace Of death The anguish
Of the mother. the feelings Of the father,
and the sorrow Of tie younger members OF
the family, can scarcely be imagined rom
our hearts we sympathize with them in
their aiil ctions. KnorrtHe Jour.