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Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-10
State Of Indiana.
Marshall County:

The STATE OF INDIANA.
STARK COUNTY, IS.
In the Stark Circ',it Court Spt'r. term 1855.
Arnot Shields and James w. Dnnn.0
against
Ca harine Ann Shields, Matilda t.
Andersen, daughter of John II.
Shields deceased, GeorgeF F. Shields
Jordan V Shields. Adelia A. Shields,
Margaret Shields and Joshua j.
Shields, The WIDOW ana helis az Petition
law Oh Jouh l. on. i"S u,o0a GU for
Abigail Mott. and George w. Mott ..;.;
her husban |. she beng the widow
of Thomas Shields deceased, and
Joshua ]. Sh elds, aud Cutharine
Ann Shields. the children aud heirs
at w Of sail Thomas Shields, de-
ceased. and John Lindsey and Nam
cy Lindsey, his wife.
"|HEREAS, the pllintiff in the fore going
w entitled cause has flel his petition f 7
partition o. certain real ..stafe therein described
anil whereas, The affid wit Of a disinterested
person is also FL in my Office showing that
the said defendants George F Shields, Jordan
" Shields, Julia A. Shields Margaret Sh ellis
and Joab Shields are non residents of The STATE
OF Indiana. The sid George F. Shields, Jor-
dan V. Shields, Julia A Shields. Margare'
Shields aid JoshJ Shields are therefore here
by notified of the filing and peniency of said
petition and that unless they appear and plead
ans yer or demur thereto. on or before the cal
ling Of this iuse Oh the tir.t day of the mex
term of the said court to be holden at the Cour
House in Knox in said county on the THIRD
Monday in Sept'r. next, the same as to then
VIII be taken as confessed, and will be heard
and determined in their absence.
Attest. CHARLES HUMPHREYS, CPk.
PRATT TABOR,
A. g. DEWITT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
April ~, 1858. 4t3.
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First Of July. 1855,

The same ru'es and REGULATE ms that have
heretofore guided the Societies. distribut ons
will be adhered t. in this, and on no account
will there be and Postp nement from the day
named All letters and communications (po I
pad) for certificate or on business, are to be
adI ra. cod to he
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TERMS FOR CLUBS
The money in all cases to accompany the ap
plication for certificates.


Ladies' Forming Clubs.
Will be entitled TO the same te. ms as above
with the extra indu ement of a set OF BOU-
DOIR FURNITURE with Rich Colored lndia
Hangings. fine Ind Lace Curtains and ev cry
thing of the most Splendid Description 10 tne
Ladies' Club who will send the largest remit
tance for Certificates.
POSTMASTERS are authorized to act as
agents, aud the postmaster renting the lar
gest amount for shares will receive Hand
some Cold Watch and Chain, valued at Two
Hundred dollars. The money must compa-
nv the application (by letter, post paid,) in
all cases, and Certificate. with the Engra-
wing, will be forwarded free of charge BY re-
turn mail.
Correspondents are requested to write their
address, with the county, Town, Post Office
and State, plainly, in order to avoid mistakes.
All letters answered by return mail.
Catalogues Of all the Gifts, W tn va'ue and
explain .tion, can be Obtained on application
to the Secretary. to whom all letters for Ger.
tificates, &C., must be addressed.
ALFRED JOURDIAN, Secretary,
Washington, d. C.
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SOUTHERN OFFICE IN WASHINGTON.

Directed te the Secretary. who w II an wer
by return mil. Single subscribers renting
Ten Dollars will receive one We RS sub criD-
ton to any of the MAGAZINES they may name
in their letter, to be forwarded free of charge
for the time of Subscription, one year.
The following list or I tuteS a mart oftbe
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GIFTS FOR 1865.

The splendid House and OF of tho AT
Uuion Society, stu ted in Broadway sec 900
superb dwelling, the residence of
tn late Arson Swi ger. Esq. 1900
The bealt. fulSummer Residence, Goth
ic Cottage and grounds at Hawks
Nest, on the Hudson River. ao,Ooo
5 small Dwellings, Situate.l on the lof
belonging to The Soc ETY. in 92d >treet 10. OGo
10 magnificent CameP> Hair Sh,wl>.
Those >hawlS are the most beautiful
work of art ever beheld. 10000
sets Of Diamond Jewelry-conSiSting
of pieces each-all antique Pa
terms, III a beautiful Pearl Jew
Box. 10000
10 sets of Pearl Jewelrv. consisting of
Pieces each, all different style,
and of Persian manu- Hcture. 5000
- Gold Watches or LaGieSvery beau
tiful and curious works Of art; one
the size of a half din e. 700
10 Watches for Gentlemen, all very
heavy, o. diff rJnt sly eS and pat
terms. l.300
50 Boulere, To Leland Dressing Cases
for ladies. some finished in Pearl
Patterns-LouiS XIV. $500
/ rye Clock. verS beautiful work OF
a t. made by Lipordi al Cologne. fin
shed IN a style OF beauty and art un-
surpassed. 1000
1000 Gold ThimbleS, all d fferent pat
terms. very heavy. 1000
200 copies of the lives ofgreat Paint
erS Superbly bound. with all engra-
wing oil each artist, 1000
so 900 Illuminated Albums. different
styles and pat ems. $4,000
200 copies OF Griswoll's Republican
Court Splendidly bound.with tinted
engravings. 1000
! 100 copies ofBoydellS illustrations of
Shak, pc re. To the admirers of the
Great Poet, this work will be an ac-
QUESTION. 10000
PAIETIIMG go
Venus sending forth Cupid and Hynen
-Titirn. 1000
Beggar Boy-Murrillo. 900
Tobit and the Angel--Salvator Ross, 1000
Night Vow--Claudin, 1000
Madonna-Corregio, 1000
A Herd-T.tian. 500
A Head-Vandyke, so
Landscape-Pou sin, $40
Piece-Gultto, 500
| Battle piece-Wouverman, $40
Landsca pc aude, 500
There are Others in the same artists, all
original, be sides some splend Pictures by
Alliston. Sully. Reynolds. Neagle, Doughty,
Cole, Chapman, David, Vernet. S uart. Her.
| be t, Track Bennington Read, Bartlett, SchloSs
| Huntington. Joharah. Schmidt. Rembrandt,
| Schaub. Perk rs. Lewis, Ellis. Hamilton and
others fully described in the catalogue, which
will be forwarded on application by letter post
paid 20 the Secretary, who will answer by re-
| turn Wail
I
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OWE DOEE.F
Washington, on Dorchester Heights

Representing an eveAtful Per cd in the his
tory Of Our Country.
UT VIII be seen, by referring to the list,
that thrre a'e many Valuable Pieces of Prop
erty, many Costly Paintings, Superb Ststury:
Beautiful engraying>. Costly j. welry, NJ gnif-
icent ShawlS, and other be utiiul G fits, such
as Clocks, Watches, Illuminated work., &c,
to the number OF Five bundled Thousand
worth 100000
As the Society expects to remove to the
New Hall at Wa hinston 10y the middle oil
Jun the diStril uti n VII take nj &c on tie
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Coming TO Life Again

4 FTER long and tedious delay in business
n because OF building &c. -
The subscriber proposes hencesorth to supply
the public with variety of Cabinet Ware
Having employ ed competent workmen he is pre-
pared to fill all orders in any variety of work
not on hand. Collins on hand OF made tie or
der, Of any quality at short notice, and at rea-
sonlble prices---Shop &. ware room in the ne w
building next door south of Mitchels Foundry
on the south eide Of the river. L. A. JosErH
Plymouth, jar. 18th 1855, 44d
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That has ever been presented 10 this market
Fish of all kinds, Tomatoes and Pickles that
will last uatil they come again. Picked and
Smoked SauSageS.
1 will also endeavor constantly to supply
my customers with
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-10
VEGET ABlES

Too numerous o m ntion; all of which de-
sign TO keep constantly on hand and Tor sale,
if the market will justify it. If they viii
starve thus surrounded and cared FOX. 4 can
not help it. have some Of the SweeteS.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-10
Pittsburg Stone Coal.

O00A Bushels, best quality Pi;tsburg
GOOO Stone Coal for sale at the sign of
the Big Pad Lock by II. S. KELLOGG.
reri, Ind. Apr, 5, 1855. 3tf.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-10

Baskets, Cheese Screens, and al, tnai sort of
thing. ''Sure as you're Sorn,'' we viii sell
as cheap as any man can and live, and If
you'll drop in and tell US what you want in
ourline, you can have il at low figures, and
IN article that will do you good.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-10

MAPS of the Seat of War, just received by
j" ROBERTS.
August 3, 1854. 22yl
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29
The wheeling Times.

Tho American Organ takes the adj
vantage Of the Richmond Enquirer, in
stating that the Wheeling Times was not
known to be an abolition paper until re-
Gently, or something Of the sort, the in
tention Of the Organ being to clear the
Know N othings of Wheeling from the
charge Of aiding and nbetting abolition
ism. The Enquirer never having paid
any particular attention to the course of
the Times, allows this " correction" to 20
uncontradicted. Nov, to set the Organ
and the Enquirer both right, we give
some extracts cut from the Wheeling
Times of March 1854, when Kpow-Noth-
ingism existed no where in this section of
the State, unless in Wheeling. That pa
per said:
alt will be seen. from the foregoing
that we are opposed to any more SluOe ter
ritory. We are opposed to Northern
States interfering with slavery in the
to be their duty to stand up mqnJully and
firmly against the extension OF it, while we
consider those who yield the question, for
Southern favor, are corrupt politicians
and unworthy Of public patronage"
Again, it said speaking of the Virginia
Legislature:
- The idle, the imbecile, the intrigue
ing and the selfish master whose sole vo-
cations in most cases are to wear out Gods
footstool, corrupt their own souls and
bodies, and tyranize over all who are not
willing TO crook the pregnant hinges Of
the knee"
- eo;I.
1--WE have no disposition to interfere
with it SO long rs it does not interfere with
US. We are opposed to the abolition of
slavery. setting the negroes free among
the people but are in favor of measure
like that proposed by Governor McDow-
ell in 1881, for gradual extirpation
of it, or we should be in favor of the State
purchasing up all the slaves from the
treasury and sending them off to Liberia
and then prohibiting any more inthe State."
The Enquirer can now see whether
Wharton was known to be an Abolitionist
or not previous to and during the late can
vasS. The Wheeling Argus on the 10th
OF March, 1854, said:
1.-The editor of the Times, instead of de-
nying that he is an abolitionist, snoering-
" said that the other papers of this city
"seem to deem" the epithet of abolition
list 'opprobrious y Can impudence go
further? Seem to deem it opprobrious Il
And this in Virginia We confess that
our patience is exhausted, and we des-
pair of finding language to express what
we think of a traitor
THE proof is so conclusive that
comment upon it would be thrown away.
Fatrmom Vtr9inina.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

ANNUAL FA1R.-Our readers should all
bear in mind that the annual Fair of the
Western Virginia Agricultural Society
and Mechanics Institute, will be held on
Wheeling Island, on the 26th, 9th, and
28th of September. This year it will be
a fair. Every thing is plenty, every thing
will be fat, every body will be there, and
altogether we wish to show the fairness Of
Egypt. Our mechanics must exert them
selves and put out all their strength and
work. Show your product. and let the
country know what you make and how.
You have not done yourselves justice
heretofore and you should come up to the
mark at once and fully. A good address
may be expected, and every thing will be
on the best scale and adopted to the end
in view, namely, the improvement and
perfection of the great interests represent.
ed.-WHERLIEG LIST.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

SALE OF FREE NEGRoEs.-On Monday
last, the first day of the Fauquier County
Court two negro women, who had been
freed about year ago, were sold in COM
pliance with previous order of court for
remaining in the Commonwealth contrary
to law.
These negroes were emaucipated by
the will Of Jno. Edmonds, decd. formerly
of Culpeper Co., with the condition that
they should first serve Joseph Homer Of
Warrenton, for the term of 90 years.
After gaining their freedom they went to
the District of Columbia. Having be-
come tired of the Sweets of such freedom
as they there found they voluntarily re-
turned and asked to be sold as slaves for
the privilege ofremaining in the Common
Wealth.-Alez. Sentinel.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

E| Our late accounts from Norfolk and
Portsmouth state that there is no diminu-
ton in the ravages of the yellowfeVer in Ell
Their place. The mortality in Norfolk con-
tinues to range from 10 to 12 per day,
and in Portsmouth from 12 to Is per
day. The cities of Richmond and Peters
burg, and several of the adjoining coun-
ties have forbid any of the citizens of the
two afflicted places coming there thus
driving back to pestilence and famine
those seeking to fly from its horrors. On
the other hand, the Richmond Despatch
says that Hon. Henry A. Wise has fit
ted up his dwelling house, barns and eve
ry other place of shelter, and invited the
afflicted communities to come there, as
surfing them that they should be welcome.
Other gentlemen of that neighborhood
had followed this example, and their kind
offers have doubles been accepted by
many. A large numbers of the refugees
are in Matthews county, Va, and doing
WE'LL"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

WHAT TIE RUSSIANS SAY.-Thc official
organ Mt st. Petersburg expresses tho
opinion that. the allies by their in>
activity and want Of enterprise have
allowed the opportunity to slip by
when Sebasropol might have been taken.
1t now says the city is impregnabIe !;
that it can replace one hundred dis
mounted guns in a single night. or can
exchange $4,000 fatigued troops against
SO. 900 fresh troops that the allies cannot
with double the force they can now dis.
pose Of cut OF the communication by
Perekop that the Russian army, fight.
ing for its country and its sovereign, is
animated by better spirit, than IS tho
heterogeneous mass OF French, Eng.
fish, Turks, Egyptians and sardinians.
conlending for an abstract idea and con.
fused Interpretation Of the duties of ciyili-
cation. There is some force in these re.
marks, and the allies Themselves appear
TO be impressed with The same idea, for
the preparation Of defences they are max
ing at Kamtesch look very like a protec-
ton in the event of being compelled 70
rc.cmbark.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

PRooY OF MoHBrER GuHs.-Mr. Ms.
smyth, of Patricroft, who is making ths
monster guns for the Horatio, has nearly
finished the first gun, which. We believe,
will be ready for trial in a few days. y
was arranged that this 'gun shopld %
tested on the North Shore at Liverpool
and this, we hope and believe, Will Be
done, as. originally intended. Military
and scientific men from all paris oftnss
country will be present on the occasion p;
These guns, with their carriages, wiz
weigh fifty tons, each; and will carry
shot half a ton weight q distance Of four
miles. 1t will take two and quarter
barrels of powder, or 225 lbs, for
charge. Gum, IKE these must add 9 new
feature to the destructive engines OF moo
ern warfare, particularly against sass
stone walls as those of oonstrandt sno
ssbastopol. Lipapoo3 Times.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29
Desnerate Fight With 1ndians In Texas!

Desperate Fight with Indians In Texas.
The following account sof a6desperale
fight with a party of indians, is copied from
the San Antonio Ledger ~ -
On Saturday evening, June 3oth, some
fifteen Indians surrounded the house of Mr..
Westfall, mhois well known to most of our
citizens. and who lives On the. Leona. some
thirty-fve miles below Fort Inge. The at
tack was made upon Mr.. Westfall while he
was absent from the house, leaving at the
time no occupants in it but a Frenchman,
named Louis, and Rlarge dog. 1t seems
the Indians had been lying in wait for
sometime, and took this opportunity to at
tack him. Mr. Westfall however, sues
ceeded in getting back to his house,
wounded in a dangerous manner-the
ball striking him in the left breast high
up, and coming out at his back under the
opposite shoulder He fastened the door,
and the Indians then commenced an at
tack upon the house. Louis and West
fall now exchanged shots with them in
rapid succession but Westfall was fast
failing from the loss of blood. Louis APP
preached an aperture in the wall in order
to make sure aim, and was shot through
the heart, fell and expired. The faithful
dog, on seeing Louis fall, and the blood
streaming from his body became frantic
with rage, and rushing out of small
aperture. sprang among the Indians,
seized one and tore every garment from
his body, and was on the eve Of killing
him, when he was shot and overpowered
by the demons in human form that SUR
rounded him. Poor dog, he has nobly sacri-
feed his life in the defence of his master.
Westfall overpowered by the loss Of
blood, could only support himself now by
holding to the walls of the house but
nothing daunted, he tore large aperture
in the wall and stuck his gun out, in or
der to keep up appearances. The Indians,
no doubt thinking they would have long
siege, and many of them being severely
wounded, left, taking with them all the
horses belonging to the ranch. 1t was
now night, and Westfall remembers craw-
ling to his bed, which was the last con-
seriousness he had until last Sunday even
ing, when he found himself lying on his
bed covered with blood that had come
from his wound and from his mouth but
he was not able to come from his bed I'M
til Monday, when from the stencil from
the dead body in the room he found some
thing must be done. With great effort
he succeeded in dragging tho body about
twenty feet, but could get it no father
At sunset on Monday evening he started
towards Fort Inge for assistance but
succeeded that night in getting only four
miles-and on Wednesday evening he ar
rived at house in the vicinity of Fort
Inge. where he procured assistance and
is stiIl alive, and his physician has strong
hopes of his recovery.
Mr.. Westfall is man of strong frame
and extraordinary constitution, which ac-
counts for his remarkable escape. He is
terror to the Indians, and is known on
the frontier by the name If Leather
Stockings"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

ABOLITION BLAsPHEMr.-It makes the
blood curdle in the veins to read the hor-
rible blasphemies of some of the abolition
leaders of the Know-Nothing ORDER
Here is one that is really appalling, and
we would not permit it to appear in our
columns, were it not to show the public
the true character of these abominable
infdels. Henry Ward Beecher calls
Garrison my dear brother Garrison, !"
and publishes communication in his
Liberator which says, If God has the
power to abolish slavery, and does not,
he is very great scoundrel." Such are
the blasphemous sentiments uttered by
the abolition organ, and yet thousands Of
professed ministers of the gospel are as
ISOLATED with this man in the Know Moth
ing movement and endorse his actions By
their votes. This is consistency.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29
ABOLITION NEWSPAPERS IN THE souru.

ABOLITION NEWSPAPERS IN THE SouTH.
The Petersburg Herald denounoes,
with just severity, the Saturday Evening
Post. which has most extensive circu.
latioE in the Southern States, on account
of its literary pretensions, and which has
recently betrayed the confidence reposed
in it by bitter and .unrelenting attacks up
on the rights and practices Of the South.
We concur with the Herald in the opiu'
ion that the aboItionists have Unidentified
The Post for any injury it might sustain
at the South from the appearance Of
such articles in its columns. II Southern
patronage can be- continued to that pa.
per after this demonstration, il will be
Offering premium by the South for The
destruction Of its own institutions.
Why should Southern men paGroni7e
these mammoth literary journals Of tbs
North, whose tendency in abolition and
morals is often detestable, to the e1olu-
sion of their own excellent periodicals!
Dispa@h.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

@ A Bereaved Mother requests the
papers throughout the country to publish
the following:
a boy, James Nesbitt, now about IT
years of age, left his mother, Mary Ann
Nesbitt, nearly two years ago, to procure
employment and assist in supporting his
only surviving parent, who is an educated
and intelligent lady in poor circumstances,
and who is much distressed at the alb
sence or loss of her only son. Mrs. Nes-
bit is residing in Erie, New York, and
will be most thankful for any information
about her lost boy.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

DUEL ENrED.-InEormatio hav~
ing been lodged with the police of Wash
ington city, late on the night of the 10th
inst, that Chas. J. Faulkner, member of
Congress, and Alex. R. Boteler, (the
Know-Nothing opponent of Mr.. Faulkner
in the last election) had arrived in that
city with the view of fighting duel, they
were promptly arrested, and bound over
in the sum of FIVE thousand dollars each,
not to fight there or to leave the District
for that purpose.
The information which led to the arrest,
was given by gentlemna who was rel.
alive of one of the parties, and the politi-
cal friend Of the other.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

THE CROPS IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
The London correspondent of the N. Y.
Commercial, writing under date of the
18th ult., says:
During the past week the weather has
been unusually stormy, but the rain was
greatly wanted, and if the next FIVE weeks
should prove tolerably fine. the yield OF
grain, both in quality and quantity, is
likely to prove excellent. The good re-
ports from your side have also increased
the favorable feeling but one of the
most important circumstances this year
connected with the probable suppl of
food consist in the intelligence that for
the first time for eight years there is rea-
son to believe that the potatoe crop in
Ireland and elsewhere will be free from
blight. Since 1917 sings of the rot have
always unequivocally manifested them
selves before the 18th of July, but in the
present instance that day has passed
without report of its appearance in any
quarter. The plant everywhere is de-
scribed to be in perfect health and vigor.
and even if the disease should yet come,
there is reason to expect it will be less
destructive than at any former time, since
its power of mischief is in proportion to
the first of its arrival.