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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-17
IlAT AND CAP WAREHOUSE.
IL Sycamore st, Petersburg, va
Opposite the Court House.

Opposite fhe t0uFT HOUSt'
g. The subscribers take pleasure in notifying yR2
&; the Merchants of Virginia and North Cnro Co.,
lima TINT their stock OF Goods for lht has been
received nnd they prepared 10 serve their c"'
~, mud others wnh may visit this makrt t"Iay IN
their Fall supplies
1t is known 'hnt have always kept a'go md Va
tied assortment of Good. in our linz, mud will only
ndd th,t stock tho present season is unu.ualy
nrgc md veil nssortcd selected entr.ly from Mnnntac
pcrsn by the senior pun tner whose experience
Of tit yenf4 enables HIM mike such selections and
IN such Ill insure successful competition with
any ,hbiue House North OF Sonth.
sep gts MAJOR n MOORE,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-17
A CARD

yuyHE subscriber returns thai ks his patrons and
i friends for the liberal patronage betowed on nm
inre he commenced the Book business in this place.
and commends to their confidence his successois-
Williams Hooper ,,,.,,s
inn % K A. WlLLlAWo'
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
Cam a Clergyman 1Tarry Tz,D,.o7s,

A curious case has just been decided Lv
the Irish court of the Queens Bench. in
which the question rose as to the Legitimacy
of children of a marriage where the father
was clergyman and he married himself:
The Rev. S. S. Beamish was duly oTdain-
ed a clergyman of the United Churches of
England and Ireland, and it appeared that
on the 9th of November, 1881, being then
in holy orders, he went to the house of
Anne Lyons, in the city of Cork, and there
performed the ceremony of marriage between
himself and Isabella Fraser. The special
verdict described the manner in which the
ceremony took place, and the general form
Of solemnization was that set out in the book
Of Common Prayer of the United Churches
Of England and Ireland, Mr.. Beamish then
declaring that he took the said Isabella Fra
ser to be his welded wife, she taking him
TO be her welded husband. The wedding
ring was then placed upon her finger, and
Lhe blessing pronounced. Judge Champion
Judgment in favor of the validity
IF the marriage.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
Gentlennen,s shawIs.

We notice that there IS a great stir and
cry all over the country against this most
comfortable and convenient of all other gar
ments, Why, what is the matter? They
say we should not, we men, assume woman's
attire This is ridiculous. A shawl is
not, and never has been a garment peculiar
to the ladies. Look at the Scotchman the
Mexican, the Indian. The Spanish cloak
is nothing more than shawl-only it IS a
cloak. Look all over the world and YOU
will find the shawl an article universally
worn. They may or may not be becoming,
as a general thing, to the wearcr, but like
the SLOUGH hat, they are, a least, comfortable.
To be sure, the tailors are opposed to
them, and no wonder; they had rather sell
a coat at thirty or forty dollars, than shawl
at eight. We will not allow the general
hue and cry to influence US; and we sincere
ly hope that like other institutions that
flourish most under oppression, this will
grow, thrive prosper and become universal.
We believe that shawls were made for
men; we believe that shawls should be
worn by men; we believe that wool was
made for shawls as well as for broadcloth;
we believe that shawls are comfortable, that
they are convenient, that they are easily
put on, easily put off; We believe that
shawls have been imposed on, and that the
wearing of them should be encouraged
'1n this luxurious faith I'll wrap me up, as
in robe to Sleep CIeUslaBd Leader.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
The Right Sort Of a Compromise.

The latest news from Kansas is full of
interest. Among other items we have read
the following with great pleasure, as indi-
eating the spirit with which the free State
men have met the issue forced upon them
by the tool of the administration, Shannon.
At a conference with snmc of the leading
men ofLawrence, Shannon said he had con
cludod to send an order commanding the
men of Lawrence to deliver up their arms.
He asked Dr. Robinson what they would do
ifsuch demand should be made. "WelL"
said the Doctor, Il would propose a compro-
misc measure-keep the rifles and giue them
tie contents"
That is one of the best said things of the
age. It deserves Immortality, with the fa-
nous reply of the Spartans to the demand
for their arms: "Come and take them >
There is not doubt that this compromise
would have been faithfully carried out, if
the subject had been pressed. A distinct
and vivid conviction of this fact had vast
effect upon the nerves of the border ruffians.
There IS nothing like Yankee pluck and
Sharp's rifles for such emergcneies.--0. S.
Journal.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
The Death of the Doughfaces.

We think the condition of things at Wash
ington is highly encouraging to the friends
of freedom in the North. 1t is of little con-
sequence that time is wasted in fruitless eff
forts to elect a speaker; if not thus wasted,
it would be quite as barren to the country
anv wav, for no real work is done in Con
gress until after the holidays. Nor is the
time spent in this apparently foolish strug-
gle wasted. These long weeks of calling
the roll and getting the same response, time
after time, and day after day, are silently
but surely shaping the politics of the eoun-
try in one Of its most important periods. 1t
is we'll that this struggle continues so long
as to attract more than ordinary attention,
and provoke thought as to It's causes. Be
sides, it impresses upon the mind of the
whole country, North and South, the chang
ed condition of affairs at the National Capt.
tol; so changed that one has to rub his eyes
wide open, and put on his thinking cap, to
fairly realize it. Formerly there were but
two parties in Congress-the pro-slavery
party and the doughfaces There has been,
It is true, little knot of anti-slavery men
there for the past two or three Congresses,
but they were not conservative and practical
enough, to challenge consideration as par
tv. Now there is a decided change-the
doughfaces have dwindled into an omnibus
load, scarce enough remain for pail bearers
to the defunct respectability of their class;
while the two parties that divide the House
are the pro-slavery party and the anti-slave-
ry party. The doughface party dies hard;
it is 10th to give up its wonted supremacy;
and these fruitless ballotings are simply the
throcs of its expiring agony, every day grow
ing weaker both at Washington and over
the country. Time is not wasted that is
spent in driving home the last nails of the
coffin of that enemy of freedom and pander-
er to political wrong.-Springfeld Rep.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
New Haven, Dec. "a

The body of Justice Mathews, work
man, was found dead this morning with his
throat cut and his wrists tied. He was in
the house of Rhoda Wakeman, and had
been connected with band of Millerites, or
Spiritualists or something of the kind
Seven of his bretheren have been arrested
on suspicion of having hand in the muir
der, and are now in prison.
LATER-The murder of last night creates
much excitement, as the facts become known.
The persons arrested have all been consider
cd inofensive Jackson the gray-haired
porter at the depot is among the prisoners.
Mathews neck was shockingly mangled 1t
is said he consented to be sacrificed, in or
der to hasten the millennium. The woman
at whose house the deed was done, is about
20 years of age. She represented herself
as Jesus Christ, and as having the power to
raise the dead.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
Correspondence of the London ii
Tatnrannnt.


A most fearful catastrophe has Just occur
red in the harbor of Tunis. A waterspout
passed oeer at half-past 7 o'clock, A. NJ.
and in an instant five vessels foundered, and
one was dis-masted Twas passenger by
a boat which left Tunis bound to steamer
in harbor, the lake being eight miles across.
We had advanced about half the distance
when my attention was attracted to a re-
markable cloud, which in a very short space
of time assumed the unmistakenable ap-
pearance of waterspout. 1t continued to
grow in size as well as increased in proper
ton, until it presented the appearance Of q
hugo oak, most colossal trunk supporting
majestic head. 1t moved gradually, caus-
ing by its power of suction a corresponding
action in the waves over which it passed,
they raising in the usual form in such cases.
In about half an hour it had lost its well
defined outline, and appeared to be gradually
diSsolying, about which time an immense
excitement was visible among the crew and
passengers of the boat, all Italians; but l,
being unfortunately ignorant of the language,
could only surmise that some terrible catas-
trophe had occurred in which something
of the name of "bastimento" had suffered.
BY dint of perseverance, l at length became
alive to the awful nature of the event. for
rising on the seats of the boat, and looking
across the narrow neck of land dividing the
lake from the harbor, a scene of the most
awful havoc presented itself. Five vessels
had disappeared, with the exception of their
masts The appearance of these, as may
well be imagined, was sight to make be-
holder uneasy as to the fate of the various
crews and passengers; but as our utmost eff
forts could have produced ION account of our
distance from the scene) no beneficial result,
we were reluctantly compelled to allow
matters to take their course. On arriving
at Goletta, We learned the full extent of
the disaster
The thunder is now rolling in the most
awful manner; its reverberations are appall-
ing. 1t is most fortunate circumstance
that an American frigate, the Constellation,
which passed eight days in the harbor, and
which had on board 800 souls, sailed two
days ago; had she been here and in the
track of the mighty destroyer, she would
have been lost, with perhaps
number of her officers and
rev. JAMES SHUIREs. I
Tunis, Now 1s-9 o'clock A, NJ.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
New York. Dec d


Shortly after 2 o'clock to-day the U. 8.
Marshal received dispatch from Washing
ton ordering the seizure and detention Of
the steamer Northern Light. Officers were
accordingly sent on board, but Mr. White,
the counsel for the Transmit Co, declared
that the vessel should sail at the usual
heur, 8 o'clock Subsequently, however,
he and the captain went 70 the U. S. Dist
Attorneys Office to see what arrangements
could be made. The result Of this inter
view is not known. About 4 o'clock the
Northern Light got under way, but had
not proceeded far before she was interrupt
ed by revenue cutter, which had fred two
guns across her bow and brought her to-
Two other cutters also proceeded to assist in
stopping her.
There were, apparently, between three
and four hundred Young men Oh board
whose appearance indicated that they were
Nicaragua adventurers- one of them
confessed that they were such, and had
been engaged by Col French and Others
70 90 West.
The Northern Light left her dock with
three U. S. officers on board.
rEATER.-The Northern Light returned
to the city, The revenue cutter fred blank
catridge first to bring her TO, without effect
then sent shot two or three rods ahead
of her and she was stopped and compelled
20 return.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28

ABOUT A WOMAN, A Doc, &C.-In the
Superior Court at Norwich, CT, last week,
Miss Ellen R. Wheeler recovered a verdict
of $500 damages against Mr.. Ralph Coates,
for killing fine Newfoundland dog belong
ing to Miss Wheeler, and for iniuring her in
her efforts to save her pet, The Norwich
Courier saws that by the violence with which
the dog was dragged from her, she was
thrown to the floor, and, still maintaing her
hold upon the animal, was dragged out of
the house and down the stone steps of the
door, her arms and head were severely
bruised and lacerated, and her feelings, as
may well be supposed, greatly shocked
This outrage was caused by Mr. Coates suls-
pecting the dog to be guilty of entering his
barn, and eating part Of a quarter Of veal,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
AComedvo Errors.

Guy, of the National Hotel, Washington.
is said to so resemble Gen. Cass in his cxte-
rior, as to give rise to many mistakes. The
National is quite crowded this winter. and
guest, who had been put into a remote and
inconvenient room, coming down stairs in
the morning, a little cross, met General Cass
in the hall, stepped up to him, and in Ian
guage more forcible and rapid than elegant
said "Mr. Guy, I'll be--if I'll stand
it! You've put me at the top of the house |!
I must have room somewhere lower
down."
Gen. Cass, (interposing, and nervously)-
"Sir you arc mistaken in the person you ad-
dress. am General Cass of Mchigau.7
Stranger, (confusedly)-"Beg your par
don, General Cass-thought it was my old
friend Guy. Beg a thousand pardons, Sir
All mistake, | assure you, Sir"
The General passed out of the building,
but soon returned, and as luck would have
it, the stranger met him at full face again,
but in another position. This time he was
sure he had mine host, for the Senator from
Michigan he kneV had Just gone out. So
Stranger stepped boldly up, slapped the
General heartily and falniiiariy on the shoul-
der, exclaiming: "By heavens, Guy, I've got
a rich sell to relate; 1 met old Cass up stairs,
just now, thought it was you, and began
cursing about my ROOM"
Gen. Cass, with emphasis =" Well!
young man yatye met 'Old Cass' again J."
Stranger disappeared and has not been
heard of since.-N Y. Times
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
THE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER.

This contest has now continued nearly a
month, and still no Speaker is chosen
Our readers will understand that this is not
a mere strife for precedence, place or power.
| The whole substance of the Nebraska ques-
ton is involved in it. The party that elects
the Speaker, will, through the appoint
ment of committees by the Speaker, con-
troll the action of the House for two years.
1t was thereupon inevitable that the trial
of strength between the free and slave pow
er, must be made on this very question, viz
the organization of the House. The pres
ent state of the case is this. The Anti-Ne-
braska men of the House, except a few NAL
contents who have axes of their own to
grind, have united on Mr.. Banks of Mass
Mr.. BIS antecedents are democratic. He
receives from 100 to 10Y votes on each bal
lot. Six votes are wanted to elect him, and
these could at once be given by men who
were sent to the House to act for freedom.
These men do not vote for the Nebraska
candidate, Mr. Richardson of Ill, but they
might as well. They have, as we said, axes
of their own to grind, which they fear will
not be grc;ind if Mr.. Banks is elected. ET-
cry argument has been tried to bring those
men to the support of Mr.. Banks, or of any
man whom majority ofthe Anti-Nebraska
men should select, but without effect. The
districts represented by these miscreants
who are betraying their trust will know how
to deal with them on their return.
The time spent in this contest however
is not wasted. Every hour of its continu-
ance brings the point in question more di-
recdy before the pcople,-defnes and set
ties public opinion. The iimsy disguises
and excuses which sham democracy has
thrown over its villainous attempts to spread
the curse of slavery arc being stripped
away. The men also, whom the people
have sent to represent them, are compelled
to show their true colors. Between the
contending parties, as between the upper
and neither milestone, the miserable race of
doughfaces are ground to powder. There is
no middle ground left for them. They
must either side with the friends of free
lom or go, at last, unequivocally for theex-
.cnsion of slavery. Let the contest then
continue. 1t gives encouraging evidence
hat men will no longer be bound by mere
party ties.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
81. Nicholas.

Who was St. Nicholas? Many of our
readers might be puzzled to answer-who
was, Or rather who is, ",Santiclaus% Any
child can tell, especially if you put him the
question at the Christmas time. "What
YOU don't know Santiclaus, the kind old gen
tleman who goes frisking over the world on
the night before Christmas, with his bundle
of good things on his back! Nimbly he
leaps down every chimney and fills the bas-
kets and stockings hanging round the hearth
WALL How often have our little friends
dreamed all through the blessed night at
Christmas-evc, of the good Santielaus and
his expected gifts
Santiclaus, then, or St. Nicholas as he is
more properly called, is the especial patron
of children. He was Archbishop of Myra,
the capital of Lycia, a province of Asia Mi
nor. He lived in the fourth century of the
Christian era. Simplicity, modesty, and a
boundless charity characterized the Saint
From the time of his death great honors
were paid him both in the Greek and Latin
churches, and numerous altars and shrines
were dedicated to God under his patronage.
With the Russians, ST. Nicholas has ever
been fayorite Saint Cath. Tel.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
The Northern Light.

New York, Dec. 26.
The Northern Light is still anchored of
the Battery, and near by lies the steamer
Vixen and Cutter Washington, with their
guns bearing upon her. The fllibusters or
those on board without tickets were put on
shore at, 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
they numbered 200.
By order the District Atty, an examina-
ton was made for tickets among those on
board, and those who were without tickets
were placed under arrest. About twenty
were arrested and put in keeping of the
Captainof the Revenue Cutter Washington,
who has the Northern Light in his charge.
The District Atty. received a letter, YES
terday, from the Attorney General, in re-
gard to the course Government intended to
pursue towards the parties suspected of be-
ing engaged in the expedition.
The cargo of the Northern Light will be
examined to day.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
Mexico.

In the midst of all her misfortunes, poor
Mexico is distracted with another element
of diseord: there is bitter hostility between
the Roman Catholic church and the gov
ernment. The new dictator recently pro
mulgated a decree depriving ecclesiastical
judges of jurisdiction in civil cases, and re-
quiring them to forego it, and to hand over
to the seculer authorizes all such cases now
pending. The consequence of this has
been to bring down the direct opposition of
the clergy with the Bishop of Mexico at
their head. The latter had previously to its
protested against it, and sub
to its passage had declared that
he could not comply with it, but would have
to appeal to the Pope on the subject, as no
other authority could release him from the
oath he had taken to maintain these privi-
leges and this jurisdiction ofthe church.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
Who are Democratsl

The Washington Sentinel has settled the
rule by which man earns his title to the
name of Democrat. That paper says:
We take occasion to say that no man is
recognised as a member of the Democratic
party who votes against Col. Richardson.
That our readers may have portrait of
this man who is thus set up as the Demo
cratic Deity, we copy the sketch as taken by
the editor of the Louisville Journal, who
saws:
Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, whom the Ad-
ministration members support, is no doubt
oStensibly sound upon the Kansas question,
but he is drinking, coarse, vulgar, and rude
man. The remarks in relation to him, copied
by us day or two since from the CIeUe-
lander, are true. We chanced, less than two
years ago, to be thrown near where he and
several other members of Congress were
gathered in circle by themselves. A gen
tleman by our side pointed him out to us,
and remarked, that if we would listen little
while, we should be certain to hear some
hard swearing. We didn't listen, but we
couldn't help hearing. We have heard, we
are sorry to say, vast deal of awful swear
ing in our time; we have heard gamblers
swear, we have heard sailors swear, we have
heard fiat boatmen swear, and we have even
heard fish-women swear, but never in all our
lives did we hear such horrible swearing as
that of the administration candidate. The
variety and intensity of his oaths were won
derful. And then the novelty of many of
them would have been amusing but for their
dreadful blasphemy. We could not help
thinking that he was in the habit of devot-
ing more time and study to the invention of
new modes of swearing and cursing and bias
pheming than to all other pursuits of life.
We DO believe that he could outcurse any
thing under Heaven-except perhaps his
Holiness the Pope. But if nobody else will
suit the seventy-four for the Speakership,
they must stick to him. If they elect him,
they will have Speaker to curse for them,
and a Chaplain to pray for them.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
THAT'S the TaIk.

John A. Bingham, representative for the
Cadiz District, in writing to the Republican
of that place upon the subject of electing
Speaker, says:
"When this thing will end 1 know not
but 1 am free to say that will stand, for an
organization of the House, on the side of
Freedom and Justice until the expiration of
my term. This I consider part, and not
the least important part, of the trust conf
ded to me by my constituents.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-28
seIn tIle midst of I.ife We nre in nenth. ;,

Sin the midst of Life we are in Deafh.''
Our friend, J. P. Lacroix, writes to US
from Delaware College, the painful particu-
lars of the death of his room mate, Matthi-
as Riedel, of Brighton, Cuyahoga county,
aged about 90 years-the only son of his
parents, of good mind; with bright antiei-
pations for long and happy life, and de-
signed to receive the course of a German
University, after having graduated at Della
ware. He had left his parents and sisters on
ly three weeks before-but this extract:
"On Saturday, the Sth, Mr.. Riedel had
been active as usual. After supper we pass
ed into the sitting room for social converse; :;
seven persons formed the circle, including
DR.. H. and lady, with whom we boarded
The conversation was usually humorous, Mr..
R. occasionally participating, and never man
Tested the least sign of ailment 1t was
nearly II o'clock, as one commenced an an
ecdote l turned to Mr. R. and requested him
to be ready with an incident At the close
of the anocdote, | remarked to r. that we
were ready to listen to him. After mo-
ments reflection, he said: 4 have some DIFF
iculty in getting my thoughts collected
and in moment after he directed a very
wild look towards young lady near him,
then struck his clenehed hands on his knees,
braced himself back on his chair, and seem
cd to be gasping for breath, and manifested
a violent cramping in his shoulders and arms.
DR.. H. and myself sprang to him, but be-
fore anything could be attempted by way
of relief, he was lifeless in our hands,
Such scene, the shrek of the ladies, the
wild stare of the stoutest male, the dark,
late and stormy hour, and the sudden trans
ition from life and hilarity to death and ter
ror, all contributed to cast an awful gloom
over every one present. 1t was no more
than two minutes from the time of his intel
ligent answer to my request until he was a
corpse. ''In the midst of life we are in
death" ""-Iroatoa Register