The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-06-22
From lie New York Observer
yslf a Century in Bed.


confinement This was an
nouneea II the Gtserrsr, of April Attn
"The death OF enc of the excellent st tae
earth"
Her CASE was peculiar; it il probable 7
has no parallel For n1ore than fifty years
SHE did not set her foot upon the iloor. aud
HI all that I'LL aid rot sii upright in bed.
One year Of thai lime was spent al 4
ncieA5ots house. With which exception
the extent of her travels IN fifty years Was
from enc corner u her ruaa 10 another,
once 4 - eek, in same strong mans arms
This chanee vas AK ays attended WITH an
almost entsre lsSs etyoice, from which SIG
not recover until alter nights repese.--7
The best medical skill and all her pasrino-
M Werc expended in vain, in ondeayors n ie
store her to health The upright posture
always and immediately produced violent
retehsnC. All hopes Of her being restored
Is her former health, were long slnce ahon-
aoned
All Nho knew The deceased knew her as
Aunt Sgsle." and all who knew her IN
humble, truthful, cheerful child q Ged. l.
Ras The privilege Of the writer as her friend
as il was his duty, G. delightful duty as her
pastar, 10 see her frequently, Rarely, II
ever has he seen mare strongly developed
those two traits 81 Christian character, VIZ
aaofing views Of God and humble views Of
herself
All her property being consumed, she
was dependent II Was touching to hear
her speak in gratitude Ct the goodness Of
God lin providing her 50 gnoaa home and So
many nereies.
For the most part she did cot suffer pain
She had all the tine Ct her confinement,
excepting one year, the uu,fring attentions
Of an indispensable sister, a Christian We
msn, NJ o survives Aer, about 50 years OF
age.
".i4nt Susie lived quiet, retired life,
but not an idle ar useless lie. She was
Industrious in theuse Of her knitting needles
almost her oaiy employment. Her Bible
was her const9ut companion. and was not
cut of her hand or cut OF her reach for half
i ce nturg. Three successive pastors found
Il refreshing and encouraging TO retire from
the more public duties and cares ot their
Office to spend an hour with her Many Il
time hns the writer -one from such inter-
views with her and her sister more inclined
TO aud better lifted for his lahars. Sha VAS
usefal-for she appreciated the word Of
God-sle stayed UP the hands ot her pas
tors sbe rei0ieed ii the conversation o.
sinners. and she was at instance oi the d.
gsne fithfulncss Or Gods mercy and trophy
8 his grace.
She has gone where there's no sickness,
c. II I
4 SurEKB BorQe Er.-Diek Unto, the
sar,rhtfy Paris correspondent of the Sslr
l.9-{ IsrseS, gives his account 81 bouquet
lately presented to tho Empress: I" Il Was
eempas ID OF ten thousand yio!ets, arranged
in the form Of dome, surrounded by three
hundred camelias the riolets wefe varied
by slreaks Of orange flowers. starting from
tie point ard coming down 10 the cireum-
ference The diameter Of the boqnet WAS
two feet and halt, and the artificial stem
upon which il was built, yard high. The
stack uRs nrp-rs ppeI -. bfur r'fNi eFha-
menled with the initials Of their Najesties
In cold This huge nosegaY Two days On
the Jay from Toulouse here, packed In an
octagona box and smelling delightfully."-,
and alone By itself and wasting It's sweet
ness in a railroad van. II was exhibited at
Toulouse, and twenty thousand visitors
went to see il, It amused the Empress for
inst FIVE minutes, when she was called 10
some other equally arduous duty"
John Howiy has been convicted Of the
murder N John Osborne. at Cleveland. who
was watchman, and in the discharge Of
BIZ official duty. HaNly il sentenced 10 be
hung on the 18th Of September next In
passing the sentence Of death upon the
prisoner. Judge Starkweather n I ie course
l. n~t.- s,tl q
IN Court. as wretchel outcast from society,
ha. plainly shown, that by habits Of ntoNi-
cation you have become reduced to the low
est degree Of degradation, and have been
brought al last, 10 end the Indebtedness of
a druakard's life by an ignominious death =
EXTRAORDINARY affair Is TIE GrLF.
As Capt. Daniel German, al the snip Jes-
sey from Limerick. was on bis outward yoy-
are, and when about forty-f@e miles south
east Of the island Of An;ieosti. during thick
fty. aud surrounded by field ice, he heard the
report Of gun. Supposiug, il TO be a signal
from another vessel near at hand he caus
the fog ben to be rlBg, to avoid collision.
In about twenty minutes the fog cleared of,
and biz Ship was founi to be close TO piece
u ice, on which Law in view the BODY of an
iHGldI gAiFElGtgs aha SUN DlttB4H1 IfJlHeelE
from a wound in tbs chest. He was qnta
dead, and not fa- from him lay the body OF
another Indian, with a dead seal alongside OF
him. The first poor fellow il j. conjectured
desrairing Of relief from certain death hy
starvation, had just put period to his exiS-
tence. not imagining that aid vas really so
near They probably went out together on
the field ice to Kill seals, and lad dr.ited cut
ou ~ sea, when the .irgt dying from the cold,
the other committed suicide to avoid more
lingering death.-Qaetcc MTcyy Nay 27Ah
Tbs Ward Case.
Tie Appletons OF New York have pub
.ished the testimony and speeches in the
trial Of Matt War; f9r tie murder Of Bot