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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-09-13
WEQLI NO. go
Shooting a Trent.
4, Charley CIawiipe. Don't nretel

=! DnvOtibS IIDHLs
3 ], Charley Clewiige, don't pretend
Ito be very sharp-neyer vdRB but I
did one thing once thai even Peter
Snool,s himself never would havs
fthcug gkt OF. OF dare to do il he had.
I We were laying up, there at the. lit
tile old tumble-down wharf at<IIartt-
tord's landing, onsthe Genesse Nv
lex, one saushinys afternoon in May,
Eighteen hundred ard ever SO lons
.tago; but | Remember the time, place
4 and circumstance particularly vel
from three other circumstance, .ihe
first of which is, that Be.l Harrington
land / were taking in some hat boxes
that morning, and Ben sat down on
one of them that had just beenh hfan<
ded in stinsel, This end up" Ben
! had white duck troBsers Oh, and-the
result is obvious.
+ The next circumstance was, that
Ben stuttersd so that it took him
from seven bells till dinaer.tinse TO
| say sbutter@'' And the last was,
Ciewline shot a fsh-ortIied tc, I'll
tell you how twas. ,.sa..4
Id been popping around thers
among the bushes with my stub and
Itwist, ,dclble -barreled "bIanton," shoot
ing chickadaes and such ike for
mor'n an hour, when / got tired, and
as 1 came on to the old wharf, Ispied
Bel laying Gown fat, locking Of over
the edge, and very busy fishing for
sonlsthlhg. ssfoi..isz g6 z.g.o o.
1 When [ got SO Icould lock down
Itc. see what be waseat, ] discovered a
monstroas great sahnoa-trout, abous a
foot under gafsr, saving slowly in be-
tween the logs TIL his tai was almest
out Of sight, and then he'd back out
again, stern foremost, just Gks a lazy
Ihcg serstching himself between two
rails.
! wanted to have. 8 shot ct that
trout, and so, after Ben had tried ABOUT
fifteen minutes to make him bite, and
all the time he never once locked at
the bait, ] couldn't stand it any lon
ger, and | surg out:
49, Take care, Ben;- get up and let
me have crack at him" al
.Hold on, Charley, you blasted fool!
you can't shoot, him -. . - ,5t
'.Know better, / ean,a III kill him
or scare him to death"
.F@Get out! You shqn't! Tn going
to; hook him." and Ben was 50 excited
that be didn't, stu.ter mite. -
=, I,would have a shot, Though, ard
so pulled len aEay by the legs, and
laid down on the. wharf il lis place.
J The old trodtlwas just sliding out
tail foremost, and / 6rawed @bead''
on lhimswith the nluzzle of ny eMan-
ton about six inches from The water,
intending tochuck it into him aboat
midships 90 lss1' -iiI-.;.i = 1fsat .
Then a bright idea stmokme, and
IstRck the nuzzie about six inches
under water, and when the trout was
Just about haif way out / pnhitehed
at him with ,bo,h barrsiis.
/ stayed thsra long enough to he.ra
tremendous s3-l-o-o-k,n that sound
ed like the ifrstluphearidg el.io.ss OF a
sea-siek Dutehman, and then i vent
tiyng like a Peruvi.n bat t--gsYh gsix-
teen legs and eleven ps:E Of arms,
turning all sorts of .-Rinterseisp in
the ar, and coming down spat in the
river, NOR two rods from the wharf
Where the gan and salmon trout
went to was mystery to moAI new
er saw or heard of either afterwards.
When Sh oridan ,yoc eharca1 x,;tL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-09-13

New mode Of challenging foreign
voters discovered at Louisville, war
ranted effective bullet through the
skull.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-09-13
Lines Sent With a Flower.
send thee. love. a simple fov

) send thee, love, q simple Howell,
.,a O, wear itnsar thy hear, "a.
Twill tell thee Of a blissfpl hour
When we arefar apart; 49,
And tho its brilliant hues are dead,
It's fragrance fingers yet; =
Let it remind thee, love, Of one
who never can forget. oit&
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-09-13
We Miss Thee al He.,e.

We miss thee at home-why we miss thee,
1t were vain@twere useless to tell; sss r /.
For our once happy circew broken, Z
8E When we babe you painful farewell; III /;
And the eyes that gazed on thee SO fondly,
Then illumined with atfectiou's. pure ray,
Have grown dim intheir wearisome watchin
/ For the loved one far, far away.
We miss thee at home in the twilight. ..c
: When the mantle of eveveils the sun;
When the candles are itin the parlor,''s n,
And the vesper's sweet chime has begun.
In that hour, dear one, we most miss thee,
And pray for thy speedy return
To the bosoms that in thy long absence '-'
Have ceased not to sigh and to oyearn.
We miss thee at home in the evening,
And vacant the old family chair,
Where you sat as you read from the Bible,
When you offered your heart up in prayer;
And the kindly good night" you gave us,
With the kiss Of affection most dear,
We e'er shall remember with fondness, =,
When the soft shades Of evening appear.
We miss thee at home--sadly miss thee,
"At morning, at noon, and at night;'' q,
When the pale moon rides proud in her glory
z And star-beams dance with delight 81
When sounds of sweet music come floating,
2 Like voices ofzloved ones in dreams: st97
Then weithink of our once happy ireside,
And of all its endesring old scenes. s.ss9-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-09-13

A Jersey Womam Advertising Her
HusJa,.d.-Ws clip the following
from the Mount Holly IN. j. Mir
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29
copy. .................... 50.
dO.................... 8.
4 do (and one extra TO agent) 10.
9 do land one extra 10 AGENT 20.

New. Music have received from ]. p
ordway, Boston, the 4" Know Nothing Polka
as danced by Pike and Pell, of Ordway's Eo-
lians, the music composed and dedicated TO
Gov. Gardner, by ]. IL. ordway 1t is accom-
panied by capital portrait of the Governor,
which, alone, is worth over the price asked
for the music.
Also; Home Delights Song and Chorus-as
performed by ordway's A1olians of Boston,
Woods Minstrels, and Geo. Chrsty& Woods
Ministries, New York Poetry and Music by
John p. Ordway.
We have also received from Geo. p. Reed
& Co., 10 fremont street, Boston, the follow
ing music:
Far from thy Hills fair Lombardy, or the
Singing Maiden's Lament" - song written
and composed by l.. A. Hosmor.
eve ride the foaming sea once more" song
written and composed by e. A. Hosmer.
90, come 10 the Mountain, Song writ
ten and composed by Il. A. Hosmer.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

GRAHAM's MAGAZINE for February is al
ready issued. 1t contains its full usual amount
Of valuable reading. We have received from
the publishers, Richard II. See & Co., copy
of a splendid engraving of the likenesses of
the fourteen Presidents of the United States,
copy of which will be sent to every subscri
Der of the magazine for 1865. This truly
beautiful plate is got up in the first style of
workmanship, in every particular, and must be
avery desirable acquisition for every parlor in
the land. 1t will be furnished only subscribers
and will be sold in no other way In addition
to the fourteen portraits it has views of Wash
ngton's Headquarters at Newburg, the Bum
ker Hill Monument, and the National Mon
ument at Washington. The terms for sub
scriptons to the Magazine including the plate
are
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

DR.. David r. Brown and Aaron Dur
gin, are under arrest in Boston, for stealing
and circulating old bills Of the Blackstone
Bank, that had been thrown into the fire, and,
as the officers of the Bank supposed, destroy
ed. Dutgin is supposed to have snatched the
package (Which contained $4,000 in amounO
thrown into the furnace, before it was much
burnt. The bills were first detected in circu-
lation by their scorched ends. The officers of
the bank were very careless III their attempted
destruction of the old bills.
A ball of cotton, saturated with tur-
pentine, and loaded with powder and slugs,
was dropped down the chimney of Christie
pher Swishelm, of Cincinnati, but, instead of
exploding the instant it touched the fire, and
killing the family who sat around it, as was
probably intended, it rolled out on to the floor,
and Mr.. 5. clapped it into pail of water, be-
fore the cotton had time to burn into the
charge. An enemy did it, who is known, but
not arrested.
Mary Russell Milford, the universally
beloved English authoress, is dead. A recent
letter from her to an American friend, has
this characteristic passage: You will not see
your old friend when you come to England
again. for l shah not be alive i'll the spring,
but they will tell You where l am sleeping"
In the counties of Sonora and San
Francisco, California, five hundred murders
have been committed in the last five years.
One man has been hung in the former coun-
ty, and two in the latter, under judicial SEN
fences,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29
LOCAL NEWS.

CHILDRBN's FRIEND SocIETY.-The sixth
annual meeting of this philanthropic associa-
ton was held in the City Hall, on Saturday
afternoon, January 9th, Hon. Thomas Kin
nicut in the chair. Prayer was offered by
Rev. E. E. Hale, after which the annual re-
This report, which contains detailed account
of the operations of the society, during t. c
past year, furnishes the most abundant evil
dence of its usefulness in relieving the suffer-
ings of those unfortunate little ones, whom
Providence has deprived of their natural guar
dams, aud whose education and support the
society assumes.
After the readiug of the report, committee
was appointed to nominate a list of officers for
the ensuing year, who reported as follows =
First Djrec.resS-Mrs. Charlotte Foxcroft.
Second Directress-Mrs. Mary w. Brown.
Secretary-Mrs. Marcia Knowlton.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Ann B. Earle,
Treaswer-Miss Hester Newton.
Managers Alfred Parker, Mrs. Emo
ry Bannister, Mrs. Theophilus Brown, Mrs.
Mary A. Spur, Mrs. Caroline Greenleaf, Mrs.
Ethan Allen, Mrs. Charles L. Allen, Mrs.
Meltiah b. Green, Mrs. Joseph Pratt, Mrs.
Derring J. Rawson, Mrs. Charles Hadwen,
Mrs. Thomas Drew.
Assistant Maaagers-Miss Dolly Kendall,
Mrs. n. A. Lombard, Mrs David Woodward,
Mrs. William Brown, Mrs. Albert Tolman,
Miss Hannah Holbrook, Mrs. Charles Thur
Der, Mrs. Abigail Hunt, Mrs. William Mayo,
Mrs. Edwin Moody, Mrs Ann X. Cotton, Mrs.
John T. Pond.
Board of AaviSers-Thomas Kinnicut, Ste
phen Salisbury, Dexter N. Tiffany, Albert
Tolman, Edward Earle, Joseph Pratt, William
B. Fox, Charles Thurber, Henry Chapin,
Isaac Davis, Waterman A. Fisher.
The Committee, appointed to settle the ac-
counts of the late Treasurer, then laid before
the Association report showing the financial
condition of the Societys affairs, from which
we learn, that the whole amount of cash re-
ceipts, from all sources, during the year, was
$lO9S,S0 IL, and that the expenditures dur
ing the same period were $l0ll,26 IL, leav'
ing balance in the treasury, at the present
time, of 1914. The especial business pro
ceedings having been concluded, Ex-Governor
Washburn addressed to the Society some brief
remarks of congratulaton and encourage
ment, after which Rev. Horace James deliv-
cred an eloquent and appropriate address, pre-
pared for the occasion, a copy of which, by re-
g 'est of the Society, he has furnished, for pub
location with the reports of the officers.
The Chlldren's Friend Society has, from the
outset received the sympathy and aid of all
classes of our citizens; bat so numerous are
the objects of its bounty, that more abundant
means would enable the community to reap
still greater harvests of good from its labors.
1t is to be hoped that the seventh year up.
on which the Society has now entered, will
find the number of its friends still more in
creased, and larger amounts overlooking its
treasury.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

TRIAL BY JURY IN ENGLAND.-A French
man, named Emanuel Barthelmy, was lately
tried in London for the murder of an Eng
lishman, named Charles Collard The jury
that was empannelled to try him was com
posed of six Britains and Six Frenchmen.
The trial was conducted through the medium
fan interpreter Barthehny was found gull
ty. The British are extremely jealous of
maintaining the purity of trial by jury; and
this is an example of the fact. The theory is,
that man shall be tried by jury of his peers;
and in order that foreigner may have the
benefit of national sympathy, if that can avail
him anything, his own countrymen are put
upon the panel. We fear, that. in the jeal-
GUS watchlulness with which this grand bull
wark of civil liberty is guarded and protected,
we fall far in the rear OF our brethren OH the
other side of the Atlantic.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

NEW LIqUoR DoDGE.-rhe town of Spen-
Ger must have the credit of originating the lat.
est dodge to avoid the liquor law. 1t came
out on the witness staud, last Monday, in
the Criminal Court, that the witness went in
to a certain grove where he found a wash.tub.
1t was a common tub enough, and stood on its
own bottom. 1t seemed to be like all other
wash tubs. But he dropped little piece of
silver into the tub, and at the same time set
little pint bottle into the tub, to protect it from
the storm or "what not. Then he goes to tho
house Of an acquaintance, near by, aud talks
about matters and things. When he goes
away, he goes by the tn . and takes his bottle
along with him. Strange to say, when he
gets home he finds pint of gin in his bot
tie = Worcester .Egis.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

REMOVAL OF MILITIA OFrcERs.-It has
generally been supposed that Court Martial
would necessarily be held, on Colonel Butler,
of Lowell, in consequence of his refusal to
execute the Governors order for disbandng
the Irish company under his command. But
it is probable the Governor will resort to a
more summary procedure. By one of the
Amendments of the Constitution, adopted in
1920, it is provided that militia officers may
be removed, in such manner as the Legisla.
ture, by law, may prescribe In conformity
with this provision, the Revised Statutes,
Chap. XII, sec. Il, designates the cases in
which the Governor may remove them fiom
Office. One of them is s. with the advice and
consent of his Council, upon the petition of
one or more of his superior officers" 1t is,
therefore, only necessary for one of Colonel
Buffers superior officers to petition for his re-
moyal, when it may be done in the most sum-
mary manner.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29
THIRTY-rHIRD CONGRESS,

FRIDAY Jan. 70.
SENATE.-To-day was a private bill day
By unanimous consent, motion was made to
introduce necessary public business, but the
Speaker denied his consent.
HoUsE.-Mr. Fuller, of Maine, offered a
resolution that the President be authorized to
terminate treaties of reciprocity, navigation,
and commerce, in certain cases, which was
passed.
The French Spoliation bill was discussed
i'll Committee, and all the amendments re-
jected.
Without concluding the subject, the House
adjourned.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

WELL Done, MICHIGAN The Senate of
Michigan has passed strong anti-slavery reso-
buttons, by vote of % to 5, and it is said
the House will concur therein. They de.
nounce the repeal Of the slavery restriction on
Kansas and Nebraska, and declare that it re-
leases the North from any implied obligation
to respect any Congressional Compromises for
tie extension and perpetuation of slavery
They instruct their Senators, Gen. CAss and
Mr.. STUART, and request their representatives.
in Congress, to introduce and support bills for
the repeal of tie fugitive slave law, for the abo-
lition of slavery in all the Territories and the
District Of Columbia, and for the exclusion of
slavery forever thereirom, especially from the
Territories of Kanzas and Nebraska. The
Senators from Michigan both voted for the
Nebraska bill As they both hold to the doc
trine of instruction, we are curious to see how
they will act in their new position.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

DONATION VIsIT.-The friends of Rev. H.
X. Ashley, of Gardner, called upon him last
Wednesday evening, bearing presents. Good
feeling and harmony combined to render the
evening pleasing and joyous one to all pres
cut. The amount of donations was about
eighty dollars
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.

OATURDA1B Jan. Il.
SENATE.-Thursday, Feb. Sth, was assigned
for the choice of State Auditor, and the House
concurred.
Reconsiderations were placed in the orders
for Monday, of the articles OF amendment to
the Constitution establishing district system,
and providing for election by the people of
Sheriffs, Registers of Probate, Clerks of
Courts, sc.
An order was passed for inquiry relative to
establishing a commission for the oversight of
Insurance Companies, similar to the Bank
Commission, and of taxing insurance compa-
MES to defray the expenses.
A bill was reported to regulate the sale of
anthracite, bituminous, and mineral coal,
providing for the appointment of sworn
weighers.
The order for a general law for the ineor-
poration of insurance companies, was COM
mitted to special committee, consisting on
the part of the Senate, of Messrs. White Of
Norfolk, and Palmer of Berkshire.
The report inexpedient, &c., relative to
State paupers, was accepted.
A long debate was had on the bill further to
prevent and punish fraudulent arrests, on
motion to amend by striking out the words
"wiliully and falsely" from the first section,
The amendment was rejected, and the bill
passed to be engrossed. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the House petitions were pre-
sented-of VIM. f. Young and As others, of
Boston, for the removal of EdW ard Greeley
Loring of Andrew Lawrence and Others OF
Lowell, for the establishment Of an indepen-
dent line of railroad between the cities OF Bos-
ton and Lowell; of George 7. Davis and
others, for separation of the civil and crimi.
nal business term in Franklin County
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance, reported that it was inexpedient to
iegislate on the prohibition of the sale of goods
by sample; and shat on Education reported
that it was cot expedient to legislate on the
subject of the oath chapter of the acts of
1850, i'll relation to high schools.
Orders were adopted, concerning the amend
ment Of the law concerning the study OF med
icine of repeating or amending the Revised
Statutes, i'll relation to the empannelling of
juries in criminal cases concerning the pro-
viding by law that in criminal trials jurors
shall not be inquired Of as to their opinions, if
otherwise competent, except upon motion of
the defendant; concerning the amendment of
the usury laws, and limiting the time Of re-
demptlon of mortgages on real estate to one
year.
Several reports were accepted, and bills ad.
vanced stage.
A long discussion followed proposition to
amend the bill to establish the tolls on Charles
river and Warren bridges, by providing that
10 cents instead of cents, be exacted for each
omnibus. The motion was defeated, and the
bill ordered to a third reading, Adjourned.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

APPoINTMENrs.-H. A. Longley, of Bel.
chertown, has been appointed Sheriff of Hamp-
shire County, rice w. A. Hawley, removed
A. Perry Peck, of Northampton, has been
appointed Register of Probate of Hampshire
County, Uice William F. Lyman, removed.
Nathaniel Cutler, of Chicopee, has been ap.
pointed Sheriff of Hampden County, rice
Patrick Boise, removed. Mr.. Cutler has been
a deputy sheriff for several years.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

FIRE IN SrURBRIDGE.-On Monday even
ing Jan. Odd, the large brick school-house i'll
Sturbridge Center village, was destroyed by
fire. The fire was first discovered in the up
per part of the building, and it is supposed
took from defect in the chimney. Loss about
$4,000. Insured for $500.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

IMPORTANT DOMESTIC LAVA bill is be-
fore the New York Senate, to authorize such
persons or societies as are or may be author
lied to bind out, by iudenture, any child, to
be apprentice, clerk, or servant-to bind such
child as a child by Ga2ptioB instead of appren-
tice or servant and to change its name, and
such child shall thereupon be entitled to the
same rights, and subject to the same duties in
respect to its new parents as if it were their
natural child.
The above article is circulating through the
papers, as if the proposition were something
new. A law of precisely the same character
was enacted by theMassachusetts Legislature,
in 1861, and is now in force in this State, and
the New York bill is almost a literal copy of
that law.
Col. SCHoULER AND JOHN MITCHELL.
Schouler, the editor of the Cincinnati Gazette,
has had a brush with John Mitchell. The
Colonel stated in his paper that "John Mitch.
ell, by violating his parole of honor, escaped"
At which John challenges the Colonel to the
bloody arbitrament of the duelo. Col. Schou-
Ter replies in very genteel terms, that he will
look into the matter, and correct the mistake,
if he has made one. He does look into the
matter, finds Mr.. Mitchell did substantially
violate his parole, and says so in the Gazette.
IL has not yet tIanspired what John is going
10 20 about ii.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

The heavy fall of snow, on Friday, has
made the sleighing excellent, and on Satur-
day our streets presented lively and business
like appearance, such as no other New Eng
land city can present in the midst of winter,
except Boston.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

WORCESTER AND NASHUA TELEGRAPH
The Office of this line has been removed from
the Worcester and Nashua Railroad office, to
Fiskes printing establishment, Foster street,
opposite the Boston and Worcester Railroad
depot This line connects at Groton juno
ton, with the Boston and Rutland line, and
at Lowell with the House Printing Telegraph
from Boston to Albany and Troy.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

The WORCESTER HoUsE.-We learn that
this once famous hotel, which has for some
time been vacant, has been leased to an en-
terprising and experienced landlord, and with
greatly enlarged proportions, new furniture,
&C., will shortly be open for the reception of
boarders, and the accommodation of the tray
cling community.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

BANK BILLS ON THE WING.-Y estereay af-
ternoon, as gentleman was passing through
Kilby street, to State, having in his hand an
account book, within which was $3.50 in
bank bills, it was accidentally knocked out of
his hands. The wind was in thieyish whrl
just then, and took the bills on its wings,
bearing them every way, over house top and
street. BY patient hunting all but about $75
were recovered Boston Bee.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

r oval The subscribers have removed to
the store FOSTER STREET, near the Boston
Worcester Passenger Depot where they will continue to
carry the WHOLESALE PRODUCE BUSINESS in
all its branches The public patronage is respectfully so
cited. BASSETT & BAYIJES
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

Anti KNow-NoTnING CONVENTION. Gem
eseo, ~. j., Jan. ga large and eithusi-
astie Antl-k Nothing Convention was
held here today, all the towns in Livingston
County being represented. The organization
was denounced, and the nomination of Judge
LOOMS, for State Senator, in place Of Gov.
CLARK, was endorsed by men OF all parties.
LOOMS is n Seward man.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-29

LADIES will please remember that Furs, Hosiery, and
Gloves selling at Pratts, No. POS Main street. at
prices which will be better than money at interest.
large assortment of Enbroideles at low prices.