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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-23
: 80 q. RLACKMAN's ACADEMY,
Caiiops street, near Prytanla.
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,sas primary well schools
vsasd collage fog bunsss permits Crculars
Principal a tho AoAdepy from 10 81 or a. she
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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-23

ESPECIAL NOTICE All persons having claims
~ against JACKSON FIRE COMPANY No. 49, hereby
taea 10 pessat the WEBER,
Jus ssh Of all
indsbted OF Compsny.
mi r JAS II. bcNILLEN, Secretary No Is.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-23

BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS.-We have just
received per Lorenzo Mary Ward splen
thing line which
modating terms. 5e .5l-5t i 81 i, MAJ = - =
' f'A4''. ' 1890 NE#iALL VALENTINE i co... S
meN e#3 s4.6s and Sb Common street..
The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05

States were to do that sort of thing in.basa d.vs
with has skases even his southern neighbo- yoI,ia
be up in arms about it.
The daughters were sold in marriage by tL;-
fathers TO any young man who fancied them, o.
could afford to buy them-the maldens Of the
present day would hardly Ike these examples to
go by. But times have changed since then, the
Bible was written by men who were used to see
ing women treated almost like slaves; the women
in those DAYS carried water on their heads II
Jugs or some kind of earthen vessels, and they
watered stock and tended stock Christ laid
down rules to govern all future Christians; they
are the principles that never change, they
apply alike TO women, men, and children; he said:
new commandment | give unto you, that
you love one another. Ye are the light Of the
world; a City that is set on Hill cannot be hid;
neither do men light candle and put 1t under a
bushel, but on a candlestick, and it gireth light
unto all thai are in the house, and he said 'judge
not thst We be not judged" DC. Then there is
the case of the woman who was brought before
Christ to be condemned, and he said ''he that is
without sin first cast stone at her. we all know
what was the result on that occasion. Robert
Burns said:
"But deep this truth impressed my mind
Through al His works abroad
The heart benevolent and kind
The most resembles Col
The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05

blood-and then yastmulatude of every nation.
kindred tongue and people.
and har, the harmony OF celestial chors ring in
my ears-the wind of their banners fan my heat
ed brow
They laye washed their robes and made them
white inthe blood of the lamb
/ loskhgher-far beyond Calvary l see the
everlasting doors of the upper Temple open
"Le aate Be Light" speaks the sweet voice Of
the Grad Master of Eternity. An exceeding
brightness burns upon the head of the vast pro-
ceSsio5. Banner and plume and crosier and cross,
aye baehvl in the ineffable pure white that rolls
No yotspeean gush Of living purity. SEE THEN
The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05
NELLIE.
HoosIERDoM, December, 1854.
For the Richmond Palladium.
a Pioneer Family Party.

MEssRs. EDIToRs:-A party of nine-Dayid,
Frederic, Henry and Andrew Hoover, with their
sisters Elizabeth Bulla, Susanna Wright, Rebecca
Julian, Catharine Milan and Sarah Sanders
met, last Thursday, at the residence of the last
named, in the vicinity of Richmond, Ind, and
partook, with many other relatives, of the hospi-
talities of the house; and by way of reviving
past recollections for comparison with the pres
ent, visited Dayton Friday, by railroad, ia
king dinner atthe Phillips House.
Fifty-two years ago, last October before Ohio
was State, this same party, with their parents,
Dayton, then small log cabin village, and took
up winter quarters in a camp ten miles north on
Saltwater. Owing to the prevalence of the fe-
yer and ague, they settled in the spring of 1908
within four miles of Lebanon, and remained
there four years, and in the spring of 1907 re-
moved to Whitewater, Indiana Territory, now
Wayne county, in the neighborhood of Rich
mond, where majority of them now reside
The Oldest sister, and mother of John ). New
Ina.,, p-~-iae't ef the Central r. R., and dis
long since passed away. The oldest of the liv-
all .AoupG the Oldest sister, IN robust health. In
connection with their residence in this region,
they relate many incidents and trials peculiar to
the first settlers in the wilderness of Indiana
1t is among the agreeable reflections IN which
they are permitted to indulge, IN the evening OF
lfe that the chain of brotherly afee ton and SIS
JerIy- kInuness Is sun 6rt9ht, and that they con-
trbuted their share in subduing the forest, and
making the solitary places glad, while the records
of both church and state testify to their services
in each.
The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05

DARING ROBBERY BY MEANS OF CHLoRoFoRM.-
The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutonalist says: We
have read and heard of many daring robberles.
but we think none of them will even bear com
parison to which took place on the Georgia
Railroad cars on Friday morning, between Ca
mac and Berzelia. AS we learn, Col. J w. NJ.
Besrien, of Rome, and azportion of his family
were in the on their way to this city. He
had large amount of money about his person.
He was seated on the back seat, his daughtec and
another young lady, relative, on the seat in
front, and his son, an intelligent lad of twelve or
thirteen years of age, and a servant occupied
the third seat. Between the two points above
designated, the lamp near the Col. was extin
guished His son took notice of it, but thought
that If was done by the conductor, or some one
connected with the train. Shortly after, stran-
ger took his seat by Col. Berrien and after some
conversation succeeded in administering to him
chloroform until inSensible He then cut the
buttons off his coat and extracted from his side
pocket package of bills amounting to 50, l60.
Not content with this, he took from the panta-
looms the Colones wallet containing about
) 900.
Had he known that in the other pocket of the
pantaloons there was package containing s., 900
he might have taken that also. The money sto-
len mostly South Carolina bills. In the large
package there were twenty 500 bills and some
ffties.
tp 70 last evening Col. Berren was laborIng
under the effects of the chloroform administered
AMI was confined 10 his bed all dav. As soon as
he Is able. he will publish listof the bills stolen,
and he requests Us to state that he will pay
handsome reward for the recovery Of the money
or detection of the bold robber
CATcH1SG TARrAs--We publish the follow
ing story caution to people who fond of
soda biscuit: \ few evenings since party OF la
dies We're invited to the house of physician, in
this city, to sew for some benevolent object, aud
in the course of events. tea served; some un-
commonly palatable soda biscuits were among the
attractions of the entertainments, and the guests
all ATE of them freely Shortly after, the lady Of
the house was seized with distressing nausea,
and was obliged 10 retire. She had hardly made
her hurried apologies, before her guests, one af-
ter another complained OF Illness and before their
friends or carriages could be sent for, were all
PROSTATE on the floor vomiting in every direction.
The police in the streets came in 70 know the
cause of the rushing TO and fro, and in and out,
and the company were seized with fearful ap-
prehenSionS that they had been poisoned. They
all had finally to be transported TO their respective
homes in carriages. Upon investigation i.
turned out that the cook had, by mistake. gone 10
the doctors closet and taken some tartar enetic,
instead of cream Of tartar for her biscuits, aud
mad made them very light that they would not
stay upon the s.onlachs Of any that ate Of them.
y J. Zee. Post
The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05

lss NJ ". NJ OF the Grand Lodge. Of Ma
sons in Ohio, states in his Annual Cournunica-
ten, that the original cause Of the present insur
reetion in China. was the cruel order of the EN-
perer for the suppression of the .'Triads''a kind
of Masonic Fraternity in the Celestial Empire
Several distinguished members of that Order are
said 10 hsve been massacred in the most brutal
wav.
The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05

ga French gardener IS said TO have discov-
ered taas By painting his no. houses with coal
tar, the refuse of the gas-honSe, all the insects
destructive 10 plants and fruits are destroyed
The naa v 10 is truly just viii flourish in
spite OF eaFY
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11
Al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there exists a

,
At Middlesborough-on-Tees there exists a
singular freak of nature, "a boy with real
tail" He is about four months old and IN
good health. He has perfect oaudal appen'
dage four or Eve inches in length. 1t springs
from the yertebr@ of the os sacrEm, not the
os coeeygis, as does the tail of an ANIMAL
which is the continuation of the spinal struc'
ture. 1t has caused much interest among the
faculty, who have had a consultation whether
it would be proper to take it off; but as upon
examination it is found to possess the proper
ties of limb, having bone, muscle, feeling
&C., and can be moved at the will OF the child
it is feared the operation might endanger the
child's life by affecting the spinal cord. Il
may prove Of great inconvenience to the pos
SCISSOR of it in after life.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

PoTAToEs..- 1T would be an excellent plan
for every farmer to occasionally plant the
potatoe ball, and thus get new varieties, as
well as healthy seed. Continued re.planting
of potatoes, without restoring to the seed, is
as absurd as to take roots from an old tree to
produce an orchard.
Plant small, but sound, and healthy pota-
toes-cutting impairs vitality of the sprout.
For healthy potatoes, a light, dry, loose,
and warm soil is preferable. A wet, heavy,
compact soil, promotes decay.
The flavor of the potatoe is materially az
fected by tho soil and manure. Lime, wood
ashes, charcoal, plaster salt, and all other
anti putresent articles are good, as they add
to the health of the potatoe, as well as to its
richness and flavor. For manure, well rotted
compost is preferable. Unrotted stable man
ure is too strong and heating, and gives them
a disagreable Aavor.-OMo Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

How TO DANISH THE CHoLERA.--A curious
circumstance is stated to have occurred in the
Mendicauts ASYLUM of the Monte Domini
at Florence The cholera recently attacked
some Of the residents, and it increased rapidly,
to the great terror of everybody in the place.
All at once, the director, in order to raise the
courage of the persons under his charge, an
nouuced that the malady had ceased and that
it was his intention to give grand fete to
celebrate its departure. He, in consequence,
gave theatrical performance, and a dance,
and made all the meadisants partake of an
excellent supper, + All this created such a
favorable impression on the mems minds, that
the next day not a single new case Of cholera
occurred, adding another proof to the many
already in existence of the powerful effect OF
the state of tho mind in times Of cholera
invasion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11
JACOB sTRAwN, THE GREAT DRovER.

A correspondent of the New York 1rib-
une, gives the following sketch Of one OF the
most noted men in the State:--
ain the vicinity of Jacksonville is the
most noted man in Illinois, not excepting the
Little Giant. am told that he is native
of Muskingham County, Ohio, and that he
emigrated to the prairies, many years ago,
with money enough to buy quarter section
of land He is Of medium stature. but his
frame has been of immense power and tough
ness Sometimes, when he has been purchas-
ing cattle, he has accomplished the almost
incredible feat of riding on horseback nine
successive days and nights, with no sleep but
what he got in the saddle. His judgement
of cattle is almost infallible. He will ride
into drove of cattle, glance over it with in
credible quickness, counting the number, sing
ling out the average OK, computing from him
the whole drove, and offering price for the
whole more promptly than many would for
one OK. He has the reputation Of being a
fair dealer, ard will not haggle with those
who sell to and buy of him. If his custom
ers like his terms that ends the matter, and
it not it certainly ends it. He measures out
his plans weeks ahead by the half-hour, never
failing in his engagements, and never forgiv-
ing the laggard who keeps him waiting. His
cattle business enlarged enormously, until he
purchased and sold many thousands a-year.
All the money not needed 10 this business was
invested in lands, and it is said that he never
has been known to sell an acre.
His home farm contains ten thousand acres,
and gentleman told me that one field on
that farm, planted year after year with corn,
contains three thousand acres, and another
four thousand. Near Lasalle he has track
of some six or seven thousand acres, and
besides many similar farms of D section
more or less. His landed estate is said to be
worth million of dollars.
His mode of dealing with tenants is char
acteristic. He assigns them certain tracts
and tells them he wants them to put in 81
many acres of corn, agreeing, if they worl
well, to pay them so much a bushe for thu
crop when ripe. In the fall he brings eacl
man his money, and then drives to each mai
a certain number of cattle and hogs. and says
Il will pay you so much ahead to feed thes
this winter, all they can eat, and you are t.
have them at my house on the first day o
next May" On the day specified his drove
are coming from all directions and buyer
from the Eastern cities are there, attending
the greatest cattle market in the West, if no
in America. The beet cattle on the ground
amount to thousands, and the drovers ar
able to get just what they want. And wha
il singular, this man never keeps book az
counts, retaining the miuutest details of hi
immense business in his memory, and film
up his engagements with perfect exactness.
A few years since such protracted taskin
of body and mind broke him down, and | al
told that he is showing too many signs of az
for man said to be but sixty. In some r.
spects he is the most remarkable man in Ill
nois, the like of whom will not be seen agai
His name is Jacob Strawn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

NOVEL SENTENcE-A sentence recently
passed in Switzerland, upon man found gull
ty Of sacrilege, shows considerable ingenuity
in the art of Furnishing. The criminal is to
be exposed for a quarter of an hour 10 the
iron collar used at executions, and under the
surveillance of the executioner; to receive
publicly 90 strokes of the rod from the hand
of the same dread officer; FIVE years Of hard
labor; to remain ten years within the bounda.
~ of bis native commune; meyer to be able
to marry; and to loose all civil and political
rights to pass through certain religious exer.
cises; and, fnally,,to confess his crime in the
church, rod in his hand and cord round
his neck,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

FEEDINe PoULTRY.-Professor Gregory, Of
Aberdeen, in letter to friend, observes -
" As suppose you keep poultry, l may tell
you that it has been ascertained that il you
mix with their food sufficient quantity of
egg shells, or chalk, which they eat greedily,
they will lay twice or thrice as many eggs as
before. A well fed fowl is disposed to lay u
large number of eggs, but cannot do so with
out the materials Of the shells, however nour-
ishing in other respects her food may be;
indeed, fowl fedon food and water, free from
carbonate of lime, and not finding any in the
soil, or in the shape of mortar, which they
often eat on the walls, would lay no eggs at
all with the best will in the world.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11
bartetp.
For the Green Mountain Fireman.
WANTED TO KNOW.


1T ONE NOT vERsED IN COMPOSITION ATOMS.
If old General Debility" fought in the
Mexican war; Ifrye ever came to maturity
on "wry iace?"
Ifblood was ever found in "vein of gold 2"
If the "hiN of science" would be a good
place for grazing?
If the dentist who extracted teeth from the
mouth of the Ohio river could equally as we'll
insert artificial teeth into harro,os and cross
cut sdws?
If the "sea scrpent' was ever seen in the
"sea OF lie % (Or in Silver Lake either y
If the "eaglc' of ten dollars ever had
wings?
II there was ever song sung by a"Qnire"
of writing papers
If the "pistir' of plant would do as
good service as one Of Cults Recorders?
Whether sum6eams are made of hard or
soft wood7
II the man who made spectacles for the
cues of potutoes ever saw the sun rise at
midnight
If the young lady who had beau, had an
arrow to match It'll
If the "mdn IN the Moon" is not spirit
rappiug medium
ia fur hat was ever made from a fir trer ?
IF the man ",ohat never took the papers
ever found any material difference between a
fac-simile and sick family?
If the T In the alphabet was cultivated ir
China?
II the G in the same is composed Of salt
water
If sevcn days make one one week, how
many days will it take to make one as strong
a. Horculess
If Nebraska BiH' did not receive hi
passage through the agency of Dem.
John?"
If it takes four men and one boy to lool
to the top of California cedar, and if nine
hundred and ninty-nine yoke of oxen cal
draw the Egyptian pyramids up the Alps
how long will it be before we shall hear o
another terrible railroad accident?
And, finally, whether it is the most econo
my to take paper and pay for it in advance
or read paper FIRST, and nsver pay for it
KNocKEMoFF TAKEMoFF,
Emperor of Siberia, Captain of the Polar
Goldfish Transit Co., and assistant door.keepel
to the secret order of G. G.. L. LIS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11
A STORY AND A WARNING.

The New Orleans Delta relates the follow
ing cad story, by way of admonishing its
readers against any participation in the lot
terry mania, which is said to prevail very ex-
tensively in that city =
"a poor but industrious mechanic had been
laboring for years to accumulat, sufficient
money to purchase homestead for himself
and family. On returning home each Satur-
day night, he would place his weekly salary
in the hands of his wife. and request her to
lay it by. A few months since, knowing that
he must have saved a couple of thousand dol
lars by his industry and frugality, and learn
ing that piece Of property was for sale in
the upper portion of the city, which would
be an advantageous investment he called up
on the owner, and it was offered to him at a
bargain. Overjoyed with his good fortune,
he FASTENED home to his wife, and conveyed
to her the glad news, and asked for the money
to close the purchase. But alas! there was
no joyful response in the countenance of his
better-half, but bursting into tears she wept
most bitterly, and refused to be comforted.
The husband was astonished, and asked for
an explanation With head averted, and
voice interrupted by hcart-broken sobs, she
made known to her husband the startling fact
which fell like thunderbolt upon him,
crushing his brain and causing reason to tot
ter and real from its throne-the purchase Of
Havana lottery tickets J. The vacant stare
from the eyes of the husband which met this
astonishing disclosure plainly showed that he
was no longer capable of approaching his loss
but with maniac laugh, wild and startling
he left his home, his wife and little ones
never more to return. A few days more
passed, and his body was taken from tho riv-
err. The Coroner held an inquest upon it
and verdict of /" suicide" informed the pub.
lie how he died but why he died remained q
secret
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

OBJECT OF SUB-SoILING AND UNDERDRAIN-
ISa.-Every person who has raised plants in
pot, knows that the water is put in at the
bottom, and is drawn up so as to moisten the
earth at the top. So it is with the earth. If
there is an underlayer of clay, that prevents
water from descending into the earth, it must
be drained, and the sub-soi clay turned up to
the atmosphere, the water will be drawn up to
the suriaee. prevent the access of oxygen,
which is necessary to change the iron in the
earth from the injurious protoxide to the
beneficial peroxide-state-and in the sum-
mer drown aud in the winter freeze out the
ROOTS Ohm Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

A few nights back small party Of ladies
and gentlemen were laughing over the sup.
posed awkwardness attending declaration of
love, when gentleman remarked that if ever
heoffered himself he would do it in collect
Cd and business likemanner. For instance
ne continued, addressing himself to lady
present, - would say, Miss S. have
oeen TWO years looking for wife. am in
receipt of about thousand dollars a wear
from my business. which is daily on the in.
crease, Of all the ladies Of my ACQUAINTANCE
admire you the most, indeed. I lovs so,'
and would gladly make you my wife" " y yu
fattsr me by your preference" good humor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

eddy replied Miss $, to the surprise Of
all present; 81 refer you to my father"
!" Bravo !" exclaimed the gentleman. swell,
l Declare" said the ladies in chorus. The
lady and gentleman, good reader. were mar
ried soon after. Wasn't that modest way
of " coming to the point" and ladylke
method Of taking man at his word :
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11

A H1BERNIAN was reproved by an officer for
daring to whistle in the ranks while going on
duty. Just as the officer spoke one of the
Russian balls came whistling over the ravine.
Pat cocks his eye up to it and quietly said,
There goes boy on duty, and, by jabsrs,
hear how he whistles"