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

Half a Century IN Bed.
Susan Pierson. of Bridghampton, Long
Island, died February alth, "in her seven
Il -seoond year, ard ite ftig-sfooaa 81 ter CT
.raordtnaru eonhfamtNta This Was an-
aouncea ia the G>uper, 81 APal a.th;--
Tho death OF one fthe excellent q the
earth
Her ease was peculiar; ii is probable Il
has no parallel. For more than ii'ty years
sue did not set her fool upon the floor, and
Hi ALL thst tin dli not sit upright ~ bed
oac year o. that tine was spent al
neiphhers house, With which exception
lie extent 81 her travels ID ttty years was
from ellie eotner ot her room II another
once week, i'll some strong mans arms
TAis change was always attended with an
almost entire loss elSaiee, from witch she
net recover until after a nights sePese-
The best medical skill and all her pasrimo,
nr we're expended III vain in endeayors to re
store her 10 health The upright posture
always aud immediately produced violent
retehlnr. All hopes Ct her being restored
+ her former health. Mere long since ahon-
aaned
All Who knew the deceased knew her as
"Aun. susie" aud ali who knew her an
humble, truthful, cheerful child ei God. L
was the privilege OF the writer as her friend
as it was his duty, "a delightful daty) as her
pastor, 10 see her frequently. Rarely, If
ever, has he seen more strongly developed
those two traits III Christian character, VIZ.
aaoFing views Of God and humble views Of
herself.
AID her property being consumed, she
4 Il, -fsss lt,ssar
her speak Ill gratitude ot tie goodness os
God in providing her 50 gnoaa home and SO
many noreles.
For the most part she did not suffer pain.
She had all The time Of her confinement,
excepting one year, the untiring attentions
Of an inseparable sister, Christian We
nasn, no survives her, about 50 years OF
age.
Aunt SUSIE" lived quiet, retired life,
but not an idle ar useless life. She was
industrious in therse Of her knitting needles
almost her only employ ment. Her Bible
was her constaHt companion, and was not
GU, of her hand OF out Of her reach for half
century Three successive pastors found
il refreshing and encouraging to retire from
the more public duties and cares OF their
Office to spend in hour with her, Many q
time has the writer gone from such inter-
views Nth her aud her sister more inclined
70 ana better fitted for his labors. She vas
usefuI--f1r she appreciated the woFd q
Gad-sLe stayed Up the hands 81 her pas
tors. she reioiced in the conversation e
sinners. aud She was an inst ance OF the d.
gine faithfuiness Of Gods mercy and trophy
of his grace.
She has gone here there's no sickness.
c. H. +
A svPERB BoeQuET.-Diek Tinto, the
s1rigl4tIy Paris correspondent 81 the Veg
To.E 1'sB,es. gives his accent q a bouquet
lately presented to the Empress; "Itwas
composed OF ten thousand yio!ets, arranged
in the form OF dome, surrounded by three
hundred camelias the yiolets aere varied
bv streaks Of orange flowers, starting from
lie point ard coming down TO the clrcum-
ference The diameter Of the b9quet was
tEo fest and halt, and the artificial stem
npon aaich il was built, yard high. The
stock vas nnu.raf,F,aI ~ Hfur -ffE, oTha~
,aertad with the initials Of their 3fajes'ies
in gold. This huge nosegay two days on
the way from Toulouse here, packed in an
octagonal box and smelling delightfully."-.
and alone BY itsalf and wasting it sweet
ness in railroad van. Il was exhibited Z,
Toulouse, and twenty thousand visitors
went to see Il. |. amused the Empress for
lust FIVE minutes. when she was called II
some other equally arduous duty
---
John Howiy has been convicted Of the
murder Or John Osborne. at Cleveland, who
was wa;chrnan, and in the discharge Of
his official duty. ITowly il sentenced - be
hung on the 18th Of September neat. In
passing the sentence Of death upon the
prisoner, Judge Starkweatner in / sc course
III bis remarks said =" Your appearance
ID Court, as wretched outcast from society,
ha. plainly shown, that By habits Of in,oxi-
Gallon you have become reduced t. the low
est degree Of degradation, and have been
brought at last, 10 end the wretchedness af
a 3ruukar1's life By an ignominous death.
EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN THE GULF.
-.AS Capt. Daniel German. Of the ship Jes-
Soy. from Limerick, was on his outward voy
age, and when about forty-fye miles south
east Of the island Of Aniicosti, during thick
fag. and surrounded by field ice, he heard the
report Of gun. Surprising. il to be signal
from another vessel near at hand, no rau>sa
the fog bell 20 be rIng, 10 avoid a collision
I'm about twenty minutes the fog cleared of,
and bis ship was found TO be close 10 piece
If ice, on which lay IN view the body Of an
Indian extended ard stiIl bleeding prohrsely
from a wound in the chest. lie was quite
dead, and not far from him lay the body OF
aauther Indian, with dead seal alongside Of
him. The first poor fellow it is coujecturad
desrairing q relief from certain death h
starvation, bad jrst put period - his exis-
tence, not imagining that aid was really 80
rear They probably went out together OH
tie Grla ice 10 kin seals, and Lad dr.fGd out
cat u sea. when the first dying from the cold,
the other committed suicide ~ avoid more
lingering Geatb--Qastec Mercury May 2Ta
The Ward Case
The Applstons oil New York have pub
!izhed the testimony and speeches in the
trial Of Matt Ward for the murder Of But
!er. The n. y. Times publishes 4 c2mmu-
Hleation from an eminent criminal lawyer
it, which the writer gives the conclusions
that he arrived at upgn a careful perusal Of
the book. He says:
] have just finished close pcrusa or the
Appleton pamphlet upon the Ward trial
| had previously abstained from reading the
telegraphic and news reports, because un.
derstaod in advance from "A professional
friend in Louisville, that a stenograpHc re-
part would b. published. have known
TIN accused FOR some ypaFs and was rather