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Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-11-03

him. " hat with ms wS-rs, ami the rc-
wad he got from the Judge, and thr tea
TiuraS for returning the purse, he was
woil To DO in the world, and was soonable
to stock a small farm, where he livcl re-
~pe.;cl al lis days. On hi, Gaalh-bci,
hr gave his children the very three aiyi-
ccs which his master had given him on
paGting:--
Never TO take a bye-road when they
could follow the highway.
Never 10 lodge ia the house 'TEere an
oil man was married to Il youn" woman.
And. above all, to remember that hon
esty Is the best policy.
-" This neat littc cEusion is quite IN keeping
with the exquisite season, now present. We find
it floating in the papers without hint Of its
paternity:
October i, ,,rhts, how beautiful,
WLou, ,'liod by deep repose,
The city pulses feelno throb
From Joys, or cares, or woes.
For earth is still and at rest,
The full moon hoyers DER,
Dispensing rays 50 brigh; aud Iles'-
| Heavens light could a,l. no more.
We stood meath trees whose sheltring shcl
DcGyI the summers sun,
As, from their limbs, crispd dead, dccay'd
Fell garments, one by one.
And as the leaves sank gently down,
From limbs to which they clung,
The summer brcc1cs lingering nigh,
Their requiem sadly sung.
, And so fall ren--so silently
As falls the Autumn leaf;
The world recAs n0t--but d.ar friends sigh,
= \ requiem in thcirgricf.
CozrIpHxcE IN OyG's SELr.--Whcn
, crisis befalls you and the emergency II
/: Quirys moral courage and noble munhoo
f to meet it, be equal to the requirement {
0 the moment and rise superior to the OF
& stacIo in your path. The universal test
monv of mer, whose experience exact
0 comedies with yours, furnishes the conso
= iug reflection that difficulties may be en-
|. Ell ~ opposition. There IS no b}css!i
l. equal to the possession ola stout heart
II The magnitude Of the danger n2odsuo,
II ing more tnan a greater effort than ever
e your hands. Hyoup proyca rccrcantint
t, houtof trial You are the worst Of roc@an
II and deserve no compassion. Be not ii
5. mavod nor unnamed when you should
is hoIu and daring, umuincnIug amt iog9tu
The cloud whose threatening mUm0rs !
J. hear with fear and dread, is pregnant vi
Sc blessings, and the irown whose sternn
" now makes you shodder and trcnble. "
b. ere long be succeeded with a smila
I'll beWitchiug sweetness and bpnignty. III
be strong aol manly, oppose e4ua! tom
aa 80 open di,icuIties; lloopa stiff upper /
IT, ml trust 10 Providence. Greatness c
e. only be achieved BY those who ave tl1
IL The condition Of that achievement is C
fclence in ones self
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-11-03

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Il "it Ia eat tins blessed night
Ne'er w mint lhat' s3'' John edo
d. "", !",'' "'i ''", up u' puts az once
10 the DiS ho"Se' ami ask l"r thn Young
sluI'' ! nave t"o cakes "i'ic9 Drought
ever! S'.P "I 'A' way win me rom Eng
i'.','' am 'n'E VIII 40 lor Tue ch','feh
'"Pl,,'': "'S'' SurSiy 20 f'I'is'h"eI' as
So l''' nave VIA, III! master '.l'
i''g @ aor my 1WeiEe E months L VA va ;I "ea'% e. G
-, - ;, - Co. '''-''' '''' ~ sun ~ ~
"'W'' ,W''f,.,...,.I, .-..:u,ll;.
,.;c, ' "''''' ''''' ~ -"s VI" ''''''' ''''
r.. I,ouo..--: Ii.
swcrcl John.
cts vc.v well: and It's mighty easy
for them to say So that have never been
sore tempted, by distress and famine, to
say otherwise; but vour billingis enough
for me, John"
S,rai@htwars She went to the big house.
and cnquirrI ior the Young squire: but
she was denied the liberty to speak to HIM
You must tell me your business, hon
est woman, Sali a servant, with a head
all powdered amt irZzIeJ like 4 cauliiow-
cT' and VIII? nat on a coat covered with
goi' ana SILVER lace ANA buttons, anu e\'
cry JnhS Ill 'Ie world
d. III yoV kne" but a!I' Sa!t she' -
am al hoA'st woman, ior We Drought
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- Sy.BDftiN-' lake hgpl not To- 10 l.p
in the house where an old man is married
to 4 vounr woman
And thirdly Remember that hon
cstv Is the hest poltrv.'
'Thes, are tie three adviccs would
pay YOU with: and they are in value far
bcyonI any gold: however. here is q
guinea for your travelling charges, and two
cakes, one of which YOU must give 30 vour
wife. aud the othcryou must not ca. your
self until YOU have drra so, and | charge
vou to be careful oi thru."
Ii was not without ONE reluctance on
tile part ol iona larson thas ne was
brought - accept m"'% ToH,i' l'T wages
o. coUid n nc p'IS"@Igi 'h't '"'F were
more precious lh'h S0t''h S"iii!"'' MS
l2ltA III ms maSteF ""'' "o"t!er' SoS'FoGe'
'h@5 iia al I'hSth "es"lHa ,a.i'ii''
"onn set ONT ,oT l'e,a"i tne htNt nom .
my early; but ne hab not lroco',iei iaf'
before ne overlook TWO leGieIS who We're
travelling the same way. lie entered INTO
conversation with them, and found them
pair OF merry fellows, who proved c%-
gei'eIt company on '"9 f'%i' nov ~
'IIcl.'''' Io"'',,s % .'v '' VI ~ ':n'' .:l "" ,I
J0U''i,'' WIFI nt a.! T ~ -, .,.''I
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''9 lI Wv, 'l'," IlH' ~ %V W. I ;II,l tLo, tIrIn
tIa .nd1. I,,t ~ ,arsnJ t1 I,a,., H.,
Nv Il;',,. ,I,o,, al .;,',,
u,,''t7 ,t 4r,Dni o,;, '',''I ] ',''':,
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~ IGn ,,.as ill;nn ~ ~ tr, tba ~ r tIn T
.I,,;a, ,.3;,,b L;7 ,r,.f,. L,5 ,.;,,,,, l;,,
""1 y, o.,;,,al +; oc,,, a"I | t5a, ~, L;,
on,,.lnr, @ at n, annoi,,,al ,Iar, y[.LiIo
I,n v..s rot;n,, h;s s,r,,ar IN o11 m.,
.oo,on h,lIl;,r int, r,h l.i-,hn, ,nl (,oy,
or,Irrt abor+ };lar,nt nallcrs tLorr and
.r,.o went o,t aa,rn lol,n ,vonl1 hovn
tol-an M nar.to.la, noiirn nf I;s h,t
in,onIieqt,. alt., a ,onnewoman. young,
enough to be the Oil mans ,lauyher,
came in, AMI cave orders exactly the con-
trarv Of what the old man hal given, cal
linz him, at the same time, a great many
harl Names such IS old fool, and old 10.
tard, and 50 on
When she was gone, John cnquircd who
= the old man was. He is the landlord, .
7 said the servant; "and Heaven help him
j. dogs lie he las led snea he lnsgg;c,
- his l,st v,iCn''
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-11-03

NJ. ..|5 NJ fNt n EtINA sts3l Fssk5 sIt IVA
The bank where the, wild thyme grow
has declared dividend Of ten 1cfafs on
tho share, =
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
m,Lane,s vermifuge,

No remedy ever invented has been successful as the
great worm medicine of DR.. MLane All who have used
Il have been equally asonished and delighted won
derful energy and efficacy To publish all the tesmon-
ais IN its favor would fill volumes; must therefore
content ourselves with brief abstract of few of them
Japhet G. Allen Of AInboy, gave dose to child
wears old and II brought away 50 He soon after
gave another dose to the same child, which brought
away so more making 1873 worms in about 10 hours
Andrew Downing, Of Cranbury township, yenango
county, gave his child iea-spoopful and she passed
III worms Next morning, on repetition Of the Dose
she passed 1lS more.
writes that he Is unable TO supply the demand the
people in his neighborhood say after trial Of the 9TH
ers that none Is equal to DR.. MLanes yermifuge.
Messrs d. & J. W. Cotton of Winchester, Ia, happen.
ed last srng TO get Of this Vermifuge After SELL
ing few bottles the demand become great for it that
their stock was soon exhausted. They that 1t
produced the best effect wherever used, and is very
popular among the people.
purchasers will be careful to ask for Dr. MLdne's
Celebrated Vermiftge and take none else. All other
Vermhlges In comparison are worthless DR.. MLane's
vermifuge also his Celebrated Liver Pills. be
had all respectable Drug Stores in the United States
For sale by p H. KEITH Co., athens; J. A. & C. W.
COFFIS Madisonville; and by one Agent in every town
in Tennessee, sept 81
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

VEGETABLE Productions OF CALIFORNIA.
The San Francisco correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commerce, writing TN
der date of August lst says:
"Our markets are most abundantly supplied
with melons, pears, figs, berries, tomatoes,
and almost every other variety Of fruit and
vegetables known. The prices will compare
favorably with rates current in your own Full
ton and Washington markets; while the quail
ity with us is superior, especially as to size
and flavor. Besides our markets abound
with flowers, (cuItivated,) and choice bo-
quet can now be purchased here cheaper than
in New York. Every thing is coming down
in price, so far as living, and the comforts
thereof are concerned.
The wheat crop is now being brought to
market, but prices are too low to be very lu-
crative to the producer.
The Weld of wheat, barley and oats, will
be fully up to the estimate made few
months since, which is more than sufficient
for the supply of all our wants.
We are now as people quite Independent
of the Atlantic States for provisions, &c. We
can raise our own pork and beef, and were we
not on the outskirts of Christendom, we
could supply the world with potatoes, cab.
bages and pumpkins.
We will need some butter and cheese, of
choice quality, for n year to come, and after
that we can make full supply in our own
diaries"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

THE "DRUGGED LIQUOR" AT CONCORD, N.
HIT turns out that the shrugged liquor" of
which so much was said during the late ses-
sion of the New Hampshire Legislature, as
having been administered to the Democratic
members during the Senatorial contest, was
not drugged in the ordinary way. In other
words, it was sweetened with Peruvian or
Chincha Islands sugar, commonly called qua
no. A correspondent of the Manchester
Democrat asserts this to be the fact. 1t seems
that in back room of the hotel where the
liquor was kept, Mr.. Uri I.amprey, an agent of
the New York Guano Company, was at the
same hotel, had with him two choice samples
of puverized guano, which he kept in his
bowls, and on favorable occasions exhibited
them to his friends among members. One
evening, being hastily called out, he incau-
uously set away his pulverized samples on
the same shelf with the sugar bowls. Short
ly after, some of the Democratic members,
wishing to strengthen the inner man." went
into the closet, which was not yet lighted up,
and having used the decanters, took also very
freely of the sweetening from the guano
bowls. Several important results followed
the chief of which was the immediate falling
off in the vote for MIR. Wells for u. s. Sena.
tor-the drugged members being unavoiba-
bly, detained from their seats.-BoSton Chron-
icie.
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COM nj E R CT A L.
Augusta Market.

AUGUSTA, Sept. 4.
BAC0N-IIog round, very scarce, o a 9hc, demand
heavy; hams a l0c, but few choice in marke-extra
family and canvassed 10 a 12c sides 919c for ribbed
and Zoe for clear demand heavy stock very light shou
ders scarce, demand heavy, price % SIC.
LARD 1019 12c, former for good, latter for choice
leaf in barrels and kegs
TALL0W 12Hc b h.
BEEvES AND HOGS still dull at 6xc a &c for No.
stall fed Beeves; q 4Hc for grass fed. ~ a &c for
small Hogs and dull SALE would advise no shipments
to this market just now.
SHEEP So D head. .s. ..,-.-..
WOOL 2S a SOC for washed and IS @ zoe for unwash-
ed.
CORN scarce and firm at 81 q bushel.
OATS IS a Toe II bushe ....-,.. .t,s .-.,
MEAL 81 % 81 go, latter for bolted.
PEAS 81 % 1,20 q bushel.
WHEAT 81 IS Oh 40 for red and 40 q 1,75 for
white.
FLOUR q &c Q hundred in Sacks and $3.50 q 1850
in barrels
FKATHERs 4Oc q 70.
HAY $3.50 % 1,75.
FODDER $l,25
No sale for Dried Fruit
BEESWAX 23 @ Csc u b..
GINSENG % q Soc.
BUTTER-Scarce, 10 % zoe.
EGGS 20 a 25c, and scarce
IRISH POTATOES ~ @ 50 D bushel.
EXCHANGE \ q cent for sight; q cent for 80 day
and par for 60 day bills.
Yours, very truly,
J. A. ANSLEY,
Commission and Produce Merchant.
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Chancery Sale of Valuable Land.

Martha NJ Martin, John w. Smith, Mark
Roberts and wife Emily, adult heirs of Nat.
Smith, decd, by their Attorney-in-fact,
Mary NJ. Carr, and James c., Laura and
Texanna Smith, minor heirs of the said Nat.
Smith, decd, by their Guardian, Mary NJ.
CARRIE parte.
DURSUANT to decree of the Chancery
Il Court at Athens, in this cause, at the
August term, 1854, 7. William Lowry, Clerk
and Master of said Chancery Court, will sell
on the premises, on the Esd day of October
next, to the highest bidder, on credit of six
and twelve months, except the sum of temper
cent. which will be required in advance, the
following described tracts of Land in McAlnn
county, within four miles of Athens, to wit:
40 acres of Land, lying in the Southwest
quarter of section 8, township 4, range l,
West of the basis line, Hiwassee District
Also 60 acres adjoining the tract aforesaid,
and sold to Stephen Smith by Danl Newman,
it being known as the Stephen Smith tract.
Bond and security will be required of the
purchaser for all the balance of the purchase
money, and lien retained on the land until
all is paid. WIN. LOWRY, C. d. M
Sept. 8, ls54-7t Prs fee $3.50 3ll
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

.B" The Boston Daily Mail says: "If there
is anything an American likes better than
politics, it is moving. He is the most rest
less person in the world, and is never so hap
py as when he is "going somewhere else."-
This uneasy disposition runs through all the
various grades of society, and "sticks out" as
prominently in tho millionaire as in the
ploughman. We all want to put out and see
thngs-not so much to better our condition
rs to minister to our love of excitement and
novelty. A friend of ours has emigrated eight
times in four years. He first went from Con-
necticut to New York; from New York he
went to Ohio; after six months residence in
Ohio, he pitched his tent in Iowa; he left
Iowa for Wisconsin, and Wisconsin for Ore
gon. BY next spring we expect to hear that
he has mounted dug-out and set sail for
China or Japan, while we shall not be at all
surprised to hear, bv the autumn of 1855, that
he has established himself in Central Asia,
and opened a restaurant in the principal street
in Bagdad."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

LEGAL KNowLEDGE.-Not long since an
eminent commercial lawyer related the ensu-
ing anecdote as an illustration of the "com-
position" which sometimes entered into the
selection of a jury:
81 had very important case" said he, Gin.
volvng some eighty or hundred thousand
dollars. Il was a protracted case, owing to
the complicated interests involved in it, and
altogether very tedious trial. When it was
finally given to the jury, the Judge remarked
to them, rs they were about leaving the court
room for private consultation, that if, during
the progress of the case, any terms of law
had beer used or any rules stated, that they
did not fully understand, the court was pre-
pared beforehand to make all needful explain
atoms.
"Upon this, one of the jurors, man with
high, bald head, and a calm, blue eye, upon
whose sense of justice had greatly relied
(for he had paid the strictsst attention to the
entire proceedings), arose and said:
"I believe understand all the rules that
have been laid down, but there are two terms
of law that have been a good deal used du-
ring the trial, that | should like to know the
meaning Of
"'Very well, sir responded the judge, 'what
terms Of law do you allude to!
"Well,' said our model juror, the words
mean, are the words plaintiff and defendant"
Wasn't there chance for man to "come
by his own" in lawsuit, where such ajuror
was the principal member of the 'august
body" .....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

IRISH RIoT.-An extensive Irish riot occur
red last evening about o'clock, a short dis
lance from the city, on the Raleigh road. Va
rious reports were in circulation last night
respecting the number present killed, wound.
ed; &C., and the consequences likely to ensue.
From the best information We could obtain,
we suppose the party must have numbered
near lOO-composed of Irish laborers from
the railroad. An American boy who was RI
ding peacefully along the road was fired up
on--his horse badly wounded, and his shirt
pierced by n rifle ball. Up to the time of
writing this article we had heard of no deaths
which could be credited. Some reports
said seven Irish had been killed, some four
teen, and others more and less These re-
ports were, however, not reliable. The dep
uty Sheriff had gone out to ascertain the ex-
act state of affairs; but had not returned up
to the time of writing this report.-Memphis
Eagle.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

AWFUL MoRTALIrY.-Deaih Of Fifty Nor
pegians on Propeller.-On the last up trip
of the propeller Oriental, large number of
Norwegian emigrants were on board, among
whom the ship fever suddenly broke out, and,
before the trip was ended, carried off about
fifty of them. They had enjoyed a long and
tedious journey from their fatherland, the
confinement of closely packed cars overland,
and were fully prepared for the incursions OF
a disease which is never satisfied with view.
Every attention was paid to their wants by
Captain Squires and his crew, but for which
many more must have persisted. The deaths
occurred principally on Lake Michigan and
Lake HurOn-Bufdlo Express.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
Testimony of a Physician.

Extract Of a letter dated Pittsburgh, January 10Th,
1882 ~ will say that your Mustang Imminent is about
the best Imminent used. have used it in my
case along the lower part Of the spine, for spinal irr
taton with complete relief fused it few nights ago,
when was perfectly crooked and my back in complete
torture from what the books would call 0pisthoonic
condition of the muscles, which you know is about as
bad as ock jaw" 1t gave immediate relief and in the
morning could bend like gutta percha man. and with
as little pain. The medical profession you know have
great aversion to these kinds of remedies, but from
knowledge of the ingredients of the Mustang Linment
would have no hesitation in recommending 1t, wherever
a remedy to relieve pain Is indicated. have recon-
mended it in number Of cases in my own practice and
far learn it has acted with equal celebrity and
certainty in my Hoping 1t may be used for
and AWAY pain, wherever IT exists and that II may
remunerate you well for your exertons for bringing
valuable remedy before the public subscribe myself
Truly yours, GEO. H. kEYSER, NJ d.
For sale in Athens by WIN. BURNS; in Calhoun by b.
F. MARTIN; in Charleston by JAS. b. Balm [sept
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

UNPARALLELED RUNNING.-A few days ago
We announced that the locomotive Nashville
had run the unparalleled distance of 296 miles
on one tender of wood. Nothing equal to it
had ever before been accomplished in the
United States But the Rocket on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburg road has far eclipsed IT.
She started from Wellsvile on Tuesday
morning, run to Cleveland, then to Alliance,
back to Cleveland, and then to the Ohio river,
and back TO this city, yesterday afternoon,
besides running from the depot at each end
to the engine house and back, making the
enormous distance of four hundred and thirty
miles, on one tender load of common straight
wood But this is not all. The Rocket made
II stops, and overcame grades to the extent
of 5000 feet-some of them fifty feet to the
mile-running half the entire distance at
"lightning" or express speed, and the residue
at the regular way-mail speed. She had wood
enough yesterday when she came in to carry
her back to Ravenna, 80 miles, which would
have made the whole distance AGO miles,
Nothing in the annals of railroad running in
Europe or America can begin to approach
this extraordinary feat accomplished by the
Rocket. The engineer who run her is Mr..
Geo. Moores, and the fireman Mr.. Edward
Reed, to whom the honor of this magnificent
result is due. Better officers for their posts
cannot be found in the United States. They
have extracted more work out of a given
amount of power than has ever been accom-
plishcd in the history Of locomotives.
The Rocket is a mate Of the Nashville, and
was manufactured at the Cuyahoga Works,
which are turning out the best locomotives in
the United States Cleveland Leader.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

OF The St. Leuis Pilot publishes the fol-
lowing capital .jeu d'espri, which is highly
characteristic of Benton's rude madness. 1t
is very much on par with his silly, pompous
and raving speeches and letters
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug 8, 1854.
To The editor of The Missouri Democrat:
Sir: In 1849, | stated repeatedly in my
public speeches in the State of Missouri,
CGod d-n the State,) that the old saving
that "Republics are ungrateful," was a false
hood and calumny, sir; but | now find that |
was then mistaken. ! am now fully con-
WINGED Of the truth of that old saying-Re-
publics are ungrateful, sir. | have been beat
en- for Congress in my Ol0R district, sir, and /
know, sir, that no such result could have been
produced except by the basest ingratitude, sir.
Am not Old Bullion, sir! Did not |, solitary
and alone, put the ball of the Expunging
Resolution in motion? Didn't advocate in
many speeches, the reduction of duty on Salt!
Didn't throttle and kill that monster, the
United States Bank? Was not in the Sem
ate for thirty years, and have | not written n
thirty years view, sir! Tell me, sir, that Re-
publics are grateful, sir! No slr-it is false,
strand if you affirm to the contrary, sir, you
are a liar and dirty dog, sir-misrepreseting
the truth for criminal purposes, sir. But |
know who it was that beat me, sr-it was
not the Wings, sir-t was the Nuifiers, sir,
they are scamps and rottens, sir--they must
have been in conclaye with the 5000 victims
who died of Cholera in st. Louis in lS49.
Yes sir, n conclape, sir-con with, and claris
a key, sir-locked up with them, sir. And,
sir, / assert it, the shade of Calhoun was also
locked up with them and held their key, sir.
For these base conspiratOrs against "me and
mine," sir, are nothing but adjuncts of Cal
houn, sir-joined to him, sir. Ad to, and
junctus joined. Yours inveterately,
THOS. Ii. BENTON.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08
Macon Market.

MACON, Sept.5.
Transactions for the past week large with stocks Ba
con, Lard, Flour and Corn, light.
BAC0N-Hog round a SIC; clear sides 81 a SAc;
choice hams a 9J8c; shoulders % nc.
LARD-Stocks light 10 90 lie in bbls. r
C0RN-Stocks light, fair demand Csc a 81.
OATS-Fair demand, 60 q CSC q bushe stocks light
PEAS-Stocks light, fair demand, 81 p bushel.
MEAL-Demand fair, light stocks, 81 a 1,05.
FLOUR-stocks light, 80 @ $5 q sack OF 100 lbs.
FEATHERS-Scarce 40 q nc.
HAY-Good Tennessee 81 30 q 81, y cwt.
HOGS-Not much demand, 4 @ 4Hc, gross.
BEEvES on foot "a &c.
BUTTER-Good article 16 40 1Sc.
POTATOES-Irish - q 425 p Dbl.
SALT-Scarce, 90 q 2,12 D sack.
EXCHANGING York Il q y q cent; Savannah
and Augusta h q cent.
Respectfully,
ALLEN DUNLAP,
Commission Merchants, Macon, Ga.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-08

FATAL AND DISTRESSING AFFAIR.-On Sunday
night, in Cincinnati, young man named
Daniel Macarthur was sitting in room with
Catharine Desmond, young girl to whom he
was engaged to be married, playfully at
tempting to blow out the light of which she
was reading a book. Finally he picked up
what he supposed was an unloaded gun, and
snapped it at the candle. Unfortunately the
gun was loaded, and the horror-strcken man
heard loud report, and saw his betrothed
sink to the floor, bleeding and dying. A full
ing death the next morning The unfortu-
nate young man is said to be almost distract
ed. His folly will no doubt entail upon him
long years of deep remorse. Let others take
warning, and refrain from the careless hand
ling of firearms.