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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12

TIE ontside Of a greasy pot. A more
(rightful looking being | never beheld;
bis whole countenanee bespoke him to
be TT instrument for the busines he
had just been doing.
Wishing to see the closing Of the
whole business, remained upon tho
spot until scarce twenty persons were
left, but the coffin was still beside the
grave. which had previously been dug.
nov returned to my tent. with my
mind deeply imbued with the shocking
scene had been called TO witness.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12
ORIGINAL POETRY,
For the Democrat,
SWEETS OF MEMORY.
BY W. J. W. HENRY.


Since in our wanderings we have met,
May it be our acquaintances we never regret,
But with pleasure remember, as life wears
away,
The place of our meeting the year and the
day.
There are times when we look " 18th heart full
OF fears,
Upon earth as soTowlul valley OF tears,
Where hope may not enter one sorrow 10
share,
When the blight Of misfortune, the footsteps
OF wrath,
Have scattered the wrecks Of our hopes OIL
our path.
, is a glorious boon that the lightof the past
Der the steps Of the wandering one may b.
cast;
That guenlon of life, CLEANS where storm.
cannot blast;
While Others are gathered beneath the dark
shade
Of our own village churChyard, where child
rem we played,
o, memcEy! sweet are the sunbeams that
play
On thy cssket Of jewels, to light up our way.
o, how one Kind word, to heart in despair,
Unlocks the full fountain of tenderness there;
One solt. soothing tone among tumult and
strife,
Awakens an echo that dies but with life;
For touch but the slightest Of memoy't
strings,
And ten thousand respond to the stain thai
it sings.
How often will memory tell Of the deed;
And though it may be unavailing regret,
That act Of unkindness he cannot forget,
While inlrestness and power will each Ions
cherished word
Come back to the heart that in childhood il
stirred
A work Of the Deity. worthy his hand,
Which 'twere folly, 'twere madness, to slight
or despise;
We may reach forth our hand, or our step turl
away;
1.-Two paths are before us-which choose w
| this day2
The one leads us on in perpetual youth
10 the regions o! sunligh, the fountains @
truth.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12
From the Masonic Review.
THE MRS0N'S WIDOW.
BY THE EDITOR.

wy ""ou"iu 10 HOt q MdSOHj anu
hope he will ever have higher regard
Tor my feelings and wishes than to at,
tach himself! to such an association.
A society on whose name rests the
change Of abduction, and almost every
crime in the calendar, hope never to
have any conneXion with even the
most remote. My father charged me,
when young, to avoid the Freemasons
as | would the enemies of my country
and my kind
So spake a proud and imperious
woman, TO a female friend who in re-
/ ply to some remark, suggested that her
hus band was probably member Of the
Order OF Freemasons. The sugges-
tiOn was not designed to give olense,
Tor the speaker entertained very high
opinion Of Freemasonry. From her
manner of speaking, and the slight
crimson which passed like a, shadow
across her countenance on receiving
such reply, one would have supposed
that some OF her male relatives belong
ed to the Order. She seemed to feel
the remark keenly, as though person.
al interest were at stake; but from the
tenor and spirit of her companions re-
lply she Judged it most prudent to drop
the subject--at least for that time.
! But before we reveal the future, we
may as we'll introduce the lady whose
indignant denial of her husbands ma
sonic connexion begins our brief story.
Miss j was the daughter oil
wealthy parents; who had not only af-
forded her the opportunities OF acqui-
ring good education, but had instiIlet
into her mind an exalted opinion o.
herself. She felt, as she grew up, that
in her own estimation, and that of the
fashionable world around her, she oc
cupied position above most OF he
IacquaiH.ances, She was rich, and
beautiful, and educated. Her family
moved in what was termed the "high
est circles of society;" and il was nee
essary that she should maintain the
dignity and superiority which Meil
wealth and her attractions so liberally
furnished. Nature had given her q
kind heart, and her powers of minC
were far above mediocrity; but the false
estimate which she had formed of soci
ETY., and the error committed in he
training, had we'll nigh ruined a gem
that otherwise might have shed a ra
dance all along her pathway. In ad'
dition to other prejudices, she had beer
led to believe that "Freemason' wa
only another name for the Ignorant ane
dePraved. Brought up in a region
where anti. masonry ragged as an cpl
demic, and where its spirit ruled al
hearts, it is no wonder that she had
| imbibed a bitter hostility to the Order
+, BY her parents and friends no term o
.IrePioach was too low to be applied tc
the Graft; they were accused OF almos
eyery immaginable crime, and boldly
proclaimed as outlaws from heaven ant
earth. She, therefore, was not Il
blame, so much as others, for the con
tempt and delestation with which sh
lheld the whole masonic family. ~
! In person she was Of medium heigh
and well ptoporiioned. Her large
dark, brilliant eye, bespoke an imperi
GUS yet noble and generous nature; AM
her countenance, when wreathed il
smiles, as it often was, seemed to reaec
the glad sunshine which glowed aroun
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12

SINGULAR CoINcIDBYcE.--Ths Upper
Marlboro (Md.) Gazette records. as re |.
markable coincidence, that there are tee
citizens oftha: county whose farms are
contiguous to each other, and whose
united ages amount TO s07 years--siving
an average of SDa. These gentlemen re-.
side in the upper part of Aquasco and
lower part of Nottingham districts, and
are ell hale and hsarty.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12
The M'ArlhuP Democrat.
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on demand
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12

SERVED HIM RIRHT.-A difference Oh
opinion occurred between lady and
gentleman, on the street, the other day
day, in Jackson, Miss. Unainiable words
ensued, when the gent. grew Colts latest
inventions, and fred three or four times
at the lady, missing her every time.-7i
Whereupon she seized a brickbat les
slip at her assailant's knowledge box
and laid him sprawling upon the side
walk. We congratulate the strongmllnodr- o.
ed ladies Of the North upon their having
an efficient representative in the capltat
Of our State.-Port Gibson (Mss. J ne
I'LL |a u '.I -.- .-l" '-.' ~
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

FOR VINT0N COUNTY, OHIO.
b. P. HEWITT, Judge OF Probate Court
J. A. WALDEN, Clerk Com. Pleas Court
e.. F. BINGHAM, Prosecuting Attorney.
WV. TISSUE, Sheriff,
JOSEPH MAGEE. Auditor.
J.SWEPST0N, Treasurer.
JAMES MALONE, Recorder.
NELSON RICHMOND, Surveyor.
GEO. ULL0M, Coroner.
County Commissioners,
J. D0WD, j. KINNEY, * JOHN SWAIN
School Examiners,
o. +. CUNNING. G. w. SHOChEY and
Z. A. BRATToN.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-12

one OF rng MEN.-The Rockingham
IVA, )Register thus describesa Citizen OF
Pendleton county, Frederick Reistef by
name: -s+' y -.
He is now in his Seth year, and has
killed during hisllife one thousand deer,
ten elk, three hundred bears, thirty panio.
theirs, and ffty.three wolyesy HeIyss 1
a volunteer in the whisky insusresstionil !
and has very young wife. with two inbn
teresting young boys. .-ass1-lJa:S2g,9l ei
II is said Of Gen. Jacksou, THAI thool
member of the Presbyterian Church,
his success in life had been 50 indensia-
ed with the Democracy that he regatdsd I
and complained Of the clergy as afisto-@
| crats.I Clergy men had called upon him
to administer religious consolatioh. aud
to reconcile and prepare him I'd :dis, and
he complained that .they % 'noIpcome't
TO pray NTH me, but for ins. siE;assh
though was afraid and NOT prepsfed to
die, aud did rot know that am at the
very gates of death; their intentions ara
good, but they are aristoersts, sir,"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
OPENING of the Female College.

Yesterday was signalized in this town by the
formal Inauguration Of the sparta"burg Female
College. At an early hour the Chapel WAS
filled with large audi .nce of ladies aiid gentle
men, Notwithstanding the iuau-pici"u' character
Of the weather from rain.
About one o'clock the President OF the Board
of Trustees, Simpson Bobo, esq, Conducted to
the platform William Gilmore Simms, LII. D.,
who had kindly consented to deliver tn" open
ing address. After the reading Ola Psalm and
the ofF.ring of n dedicatory PRAYER by Rev. Dr.
Wightman, President Of Wofford College, Pre-
sident Tucker introduced 10 the assembly DR.
Simms, who then pronounced n discourse Oil the
theme Of education which held in rapturruS e''-
thralment every person present. w
Il was production Of great billiaucv of H.
lustration, and enforced the Importance and ne-
ccssity of education in connection with religion
in so eloquent and earnest manner, rs to
silence the mere thought Of ufsk"rticI>m. No act
of the Trustees or Faculty could better s"l'serre
The cause of education, or signaliz" the opening
Of this College, than the publication Of DR..
Slmms' admirabl. address, and wehore it will BE-
done.
At the close of the address, which was warm
" applauded, Mr.. Bobo, "a chairman Of the
Trustees, in few neat and pertinent remarks
p"intiug out the nature If the duties he had I"
discharge, rs detailed by the Grafton to which
they had been listening, formally committed
the College and its interests into the hands OF
President J. Wofford Tucker, and the Faculty
under him. Mr.. Tucker re<r"nd"d briefly, ac-
cepted the trust, and pledged to the discharge
oft complete and perfect devotion of time
and talents. The bencdiction was pronounced
by DR.. Wightman, and the audience dismiss,
cd
The intervals Of exercise were enlivenrd by
the instrumental performances Of the Tiger
Brass Band.-Cdrolina Spartan.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
The PeStilencc in Virginia.

The Richmond Wing. "t Tuesday says
eth. Curtis Peek came up late last evening with
some twenty or Thirty passengers ir.m 10"
infected district. They mite in r'pr"s"etin. the
CONDITION of Norfolk and Portsmouth hey"l'
description deplnraile. Among the IN st l'ain
fnI item, If intelligence is that Of the death OF
Hunter Wo"dis, Mayor If Norfolk, "ho'r
situation was such but a short iimr previous ~
10 inspire his friends with strong hopes Of his
recuvery Mrs Virginia R"herts"n wife Of
Joseph n. Robertson, Esq. and Frrderick
Roberts. of the firm of W. u. Roberts. Jr. &
Co., died on Sunday. The wife of DIR. V.
Freedman, most estimable lady, had ais"
fallen a victim to the sc"urgr,
"The report of the Norf"lk Board Of Health
shows that there were II deaths in that cit:
up to two O'clock Saturday.
"1he Argus states that DR.. Hisgin- wa
very i'll when that paper went t" press on Sal.
urdsv evening
"The deaths in Portsmouth f.r the iwcn;y
four hours ending at five "rl"rk on Saiu day
were "a. al increase of 25 Icr crt. ever the
mortality of the preceding day. Ih's is 'nirrd'
most appalling intelligence.
I'VE learn from reliable sources that So tar
from showing any s'gns Of abatement the lis
ease is tearfrIly on the increase. both in Nor
folk and Portsmouth. Well does the Argus
ask. "When will the destroying age' stop It's
death.work2 When will it srrld it. fury?
When will it's desnlate march terminate Z"
Eek Mayor S,ubbs, his lady "nd rhi drc".
who were attacked by the eI'idr";r a "r''h
we are happy to learn, are all d""- "''''.
ave Learn with regret that i" '.">':'bl'.
a member of the Board of II ."hn "Ir' VAS
attacked day or two since ! Il '::""">y
i'll.
"Among the passengers who 'an" u" yes
terday was Com. Barron. Of tl' \av,. He
says that it is imp'ssile t" imagine" "r describe
the complete des"aion aud gi""m which
enshroud the two unfortunate 'iirs.'
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
Grand Scribe, Pro Tenn.

STEAMBOAT CAsuALTIEs.-At the commerce.
ment Of tho present year there were or the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers and their tributaries
about six hundred steamboats,, snd of those
eighty three encountered casualties more or less
serious, during the six months ending on the Isl
Of June last Twelve were destroyed ty fire,
causing loss of esSs, 900, of which $640,oo0
was in merchandise and $l9s,ooo in the boats.
BY these casualties eighteen lives were lost.
Seven we're damaged BY ice, causing loss Of
5000, Of which $4,000 was in merchandise
and $4,000 10 boats; fifty two we're snnk or
damaged by snags causing q loss OF 100000
was in merchandise and $4,000 IN boats; FIVE
we're destroyed BY explosions, causinga loss of
thirty-one lives and property to the amount OF
$4,000; seven were damaged by collisions, caus-
ing loss of 500, 900. OF the whole eighty boats
which encountered casualties, thirty wore totally
lost, causing loss Of thirty one lives and proper
ty to the amount of sl,so3,5oo. The reader
will, no doubt, be struck with the large number
of accidents by snags, and the enormous aggre.
gate Of property lost thereby, all Of which might
be avoided by the judicious expenditure 81 no
very considerable sum Of money out of the
millions With which the National Treasury is
overaowing. !. certainly exhibits culpable
negligence or tho part oftho National Govern
,nent that this condition Of things should con
,iuue year after year.-INorh american.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04

ia but slim indication Of tho success Of prohibition
in South Carolina. To give friends some idea Of
what others think Of OFT Of the State wl-evsn
at the risk Of perpetrating little egot'm-sre the
remarks Of cotemporary on the occasion Of the last
demise Of the South Carolina Temperance Advocate,
whilst under mr. management and control The paper
said:
I'VE always greeted the Advocate With pleasure. it
was an able and interesting paper, we look upon its
discoutinuance as public calamity It gives poor
estimate Of the friends Of temperance in that State
We shall not look for prohibitory law for time
to come when they let such sterling paper die for
want Of patronage. Perhaps they subscribed Cor
Northern papers, and thought their own homepaper
could live and fight their cause without aid"
There is too much stern truth in these remarks and
we fear that they will unfortunately apply with equal
force TO the present enterprise Of our worthy and
Jealous brother Corley.
However, there is nothing like a stout heart rea-
dy hand and willing mind if the thing be done
we presume it will be accomplished. There are sev.
eral papers noy in the State whose columns are open
To the publication of temperance truths and temper.
ance proceedings. Why are not all the papers willing
to do the same7 Is there any more harm in giving
information upon this subject than there is upon po.
cal humbuggeries and all other species of matter,
in the newsmongering line?-even monkey shows
have better showing at the hands Of The press gen.
orally than do the advocates Of temperance who arc
onr friends and ellow.crzeus and who do much TO.
wards the maintenance and support Of law and order
We believe in every body and every thing having q
candid hearing and fair chance. No reasonable or
sensible man can object to this proposition, so are
think.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
The Momentous Question

For the past week has been, have you seen the
Elephant? We happened to be among the uufavored
few who did no: see his Elephantship. An observa.
26h ut, would have been decidedly preferable at d
distance, then indeed would distance have lent en-.
chantment to the view. Although there is nothing
amusing in the facts of this tragical affair, yet we
canno, but DC amused at the hearing and reading OF
the aereral versions o! the story Every ono tells it
his own way, and tho speculatons Of each and the
comments of all would make and Ill quite an interest
ing volume Of small talk Our exchanges abound with
.umors and the story is going the rounds in oil sorts
of shapes Although our statement IN the last Jour.
nal is whou, tie additions and attractions OF romance
ye, we assume that the same may be regarded as
strictly true to tho sprit and letter.
We will gay in addition to our statement, that the
Elephant. although seriously injured on Sunday after.
noon and would in all probability have died, from the
wounds then Inflicted retained strange as it may 40
pear, his cyesght up to the time OF his death His
ewes were no. shot out Us has been stated, tho eve
ming before. The chase on Monday WAS long and
fatening one, and no was not driven into the pond
until few minutes before his death-then he sought
that as rouse from the fire Of bis puTsuers which
had become too hot for him.
Tho immediate cause Of his death can only DO at.
tributed to the excessive amount Of powder and lead
that was administered to him.
On Tuesday he vas taken from the pond and buried;
one Of his tusks has been claimed by the party who
killed him, and may be seen at tho Drug Store Of DR.
r T W'orkmun / Co.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
Pension Office Clerks.

We arc Sraufed to extract the following from tho
Edisto Clarion, which refers to our friend Captain
Sanders Glover Jamison, for whom we entertain the
highest regard; he ia every inch man OF the rel
stamp aud his success in lie will be to a source Of
sincere pleasure. lie is the only son Of our esteemed
and highly valued friend, Capt Y. D. V. Jamison
the pTesen. Commissioner in Equity for orangeburg
District:
"Among the names OF those appointed temporary
Clerks in the Pension Office, we are happy 10 perceive
that o! our young friend and College chum, Capt s. g.
Jamison Of this District; 1t is excellent bei1h, and
Capt. Jamison well worthy Of it We have no doubt
but that he will continue 10 enjoy that reputation for
hon esty. integrity, and gcntemanly department go
readily accorded him here blythe citizens OF his native
District May his new vocation and the atmosphere
Of Washington City, exercise benign influence upon
his health ard enlarge the sphere Of his worth and
usefulness" =
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
Our Correspondent, Spectator,

Makes his appearance again IN our columns; he
will excuse us we hopo from lengthy reply TO his
present article i. would be the work of supereroga
ton for rs to enter into another long argument in de-
fcnco OF certain features Of the party organiza
:ion-a recapitulation Of former views upon tho
same topics, which we have already 30 lenghly dis.
cussed would weary without interesting our readers.
We therefore allow Spectator al ezparte statement
with one or two exceptions which such palpable
errors that we shoad do ourselves gross and uRnec
essary injustice were they left uncorected We must
occupy. small space for the purpose Of putting
Spectator" right.
Our friend charges that we stand "openly con-
tossed member Of the Know Nothing or American
party" We obliged to think strange Of this state.
snent no "antecedent" of ours warrants such con.
clusion if The English language means what Gays
Now We presume that no one would pretend to deny
us tho right Of membership to the Know Nothing
Party were we disposed to join, yet confess it is
new idea TO make man member thereof whether
lie wills it or not Our friend strangely misapprelends
our position, upon this question: aad whilst We have
nothing 10 recall we are as FREQ ever to over that
at 20 time snce is organization to the present. has
there been any utilization on our part WIN the secret
ORDER" AS an independent journalist We have only
approved certain portions Of the ue~ partys princi
plss
1t strikes us that the most casral observer from
repcated declarations would have been satisfied that
we only approved but not BY &C: endorsed the whole
creed of the American party: We ought at least to
know our whereabo its upon this question, we do
It, and We further know that NO are right
Il would occupy much more space than We nro
willing to take from readers to-day to enter into
detailed notice Of correspondents arguments. To
US at least they abundantly and satisfactorily an.
swered in previous articles, aud it would be too
much trouble to repent them
We assure onr friend that our personal relations
never can be altered 10 far IS we are concerned BY
nero differences Of opinion, upon questions of national
politics.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04
From, the Columbia Cdrofnidn.
South Carolina State Agricultu' nj
Society.

Meeting of the Executive Committee, Aug,
20 Present. A. P. Calhoun President;
E. G. Palmer, A. G. Summer, @. NJ. Dantzler
R. w. Glbbes, NJ. D., and ]. U. Adams.
The Executive Committee procerdrd t" adopt
a circular, and appoint committees for different
districts and parishes OF the State t" canvass
for subscriptions and names to be aldrd t" the
list Of members, said committees are requested
to report to the Secretary by the I'd Tuesday
in November next.
Col Arthur Simkins, "fEdg'frld: was elected
Anniversary Or.tor for the November meet
ing.
Coils. o. NJ. Danizler, A. G. Summer and
J. U. Adams, We're delegated to attend the Fair
of the Southern Central Society, Of Georgia in
September next.
A. G. Summer was appointed Secretary pro.
tenn to the Executive Committee.
The Executive Ccnni,t" "di' "n'd to meet on
Saturday before the s"c"n Tue day III N"vem
Der next. A. +. CALHOUN.
A. G. SUMNER, Secretary. President
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04

REMARKABLE OccURREEcE.-A circumstance
Of somewhat extraordinary character occurred
short time since in one Of the hourishiug towns
of the midland counties. A clergyman died,
and his wife and daughters on the third day
after bis decease, rccollectug that no likeness
remained, it was agreed, ere the grave closed
over him, that the body should be unshrouded
aud portrait taken. A young lady of some
professional celebrity was engaged :or the task
She with the assistance Of the attendant took
off the shroud and placed the body in the re-
quisite posture but, other duties requiring the art
lists attention tho sketch was deferred till noon.
About l2 o'clock at tho foot Of the bed the
lady commenced and went through an hours
work on this image of death. At this stage Of
tho proceedings. by some uuaccountabe motion
the head Of the dea:h-Eke figure fell on tho side
Nothing daunted the artist carefully took the
head 10 replace i: when, 10 the eyes opened,
and staring her full the face tho dead inquired
"Who are your The young professional. with.
out trepidation, took the baadage from his head
and rubbed bis neck. He immediately saw the
shroud and laughed i,umoderate!y. The artist
quietly called the family; their joy may be in''
agiued, but cannot bs described. That evening
he who had lain three days in his shroud be-.
moaned bv mother and sisters with agonizing
tears, gisddcncd their hearts By taking his
accustomed place at the tea.table and at this
moment is making an excursion in North Wales.
Bedford (Ensland) Times