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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01

Among the accidents Of the storm and
freeze up Yesterday was one of a painful
" exciting character. Capt. Daniel DID
bic and eight persons started for this place,
yesterday morning, from Kelly's Island,
in the sail boat Sportsman, Capt. lansing
Yeomans. Arrived opposite the Stock
Dock Of St. John, about half-past one
o'clock, the boat came TO stand, fast in
the Iceland the utmost Nendcayors Of the
persons on board to propclit forward prov
Eed entirely fruitless; the iceA fast freezing,
and yet not strong enough TO bear any
leverage, or to support the weight ola man.
LII this situation for more than five hours
tRe boat remained fast, aud those ON board
were threatened with freezing. Every ef-
fort was made by those on the dock 10 af-
ford relief, but all seemed hopeless; for the
scarcely knotted ice resisted alike, oars,
forks, and small boats, and no advance
could be made toward the sufferers. Fl:
nally Capt. Albert Dibble, impelled TO eff
fort by The knowledge that his brother
was pcrishiny within sound of his voice,
attempted n rescue in the following inge-
! nious and daring manner: A small hunt
ing skitf was brought, and pine. plank;
] placing the plank upon the tender iee, he
walked It's length, drawing the shift, in
which was placed Coil of rope. with one
land attached to the deck after him.
Reaching the plank end, he stepped into
the boat, and drawing the plank forward,
1 showed it out ahead Of the skiff; and again
. getting upon itdragged the little boat for
ward lwel,eor fifteen feet By a series Of
these relays the brave fellow finally reach
! ed lhe sail craft in which were thenow al
! mostfrozen nine men, The rope attached
to the dock was made fast to the DO WIS of
the sliff, and was now in the hands OF
those ashore. One man at Il time was per-
! mitted- to enter the sfrail boat, and second
coil of rope being made fast to the Sports
man, those on the dock pulled the skiff in.
u Capt, Daniel Dibble was the first one land
ed. and q hearty shout welcomed him:
! BY the two ropes, the little. skiF-A Angel
I.of Mercy that it was--moved backward
. and forward until the whole nine men we're
RESCUED from their threatened death. n
i This affair created much aud. painful o.
element and that the men were thus hap
ply saved caused such expression of joy
| as it has not Pften been our pleasure to
witness. CaptAlbertDibble showed him
isdlfas brave and heroic man, and his died
will not soon be forgotten. -. !.
Another smh ll. boat containing sevenl
! men, put out from scow lying at anehd
/ in the Bay aud becoming fast in the led
remained in 4 periIous predicament for an
hour and half, when by extreme emr.
ton, they SUCCEEDED in getting loosq fr5m
! the ice, and returned 10 the scow.
Several YES sells are frozen, in yarijus
parts ofthe Bay, and quite a number ire
caught in icy chains" at the docks 4.
The schooner Bay City lies outside he
harbor. riding out the, storm and is .supoo-
sed not to be in imminent peril. -Sanaus-
Ky Register. =. :
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Massacre on Platte River.

. Mr.. Udolphus Wolfe, who recently re-
turned from Tip on the Plains, gives
us the following reliable information: =
His party consisted Of eight men, who
were on their way TO- fort Laramie, and
while ensamped Snt bank of the South
Platte River, on the 25th=of October last,
the Indians fred uptn them, killing one Of
their men. They Immediately retreated
to their wagons, and dis the Indians ap-
preached fifteen in nuhber-the whites
fired upon them, killing three or four
The remainder Of them rallied with yell,
and as they rushed on, three or four more
were killed, and the party of whites then
rushed out upon the Indians, and 9 des-
perate conflict for q moment ensued, in
hand hand fight, during which time Mr..
Wolfe got wounded in the ankle. The
Indians fed across the river. -Four Of the
whites and eight Of the Indians were
killed. II
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY FOR
r. * PUTNAM COUNTY. N

CIRcgir CouRr.-Terms Eighteenth day o
April and, September. ~
JrDGE-Geo. w. Summers. " H
CLERK-H, H. Forbs.
PRosEcurINa ATTcRNEY-J. Fl. Couch.
CouNTY CoUkT.- Terms Fourth Monda,
in each month Q narterly Terms in June
and November. * II ,
PREsIDNo JusrtcE-A. W. Hand.ey.
CLEAK-H. H. Forbes.
PRosEcuTiNd ATroaNEY.-J.. H. Couch.
4 SHERIsY-N. B. Bower, rs
/ MAGisTRA TEs.--First District -. .Bowyer
ID. Surbaugh, R. Symns, and A. w. Hansiey.
Second Distfict-T. McCallister, r. N. b.
Thompson, w. Ford, and ], Kennafd. Third
District Nv. A. Alexandria J.. Foster, A. Sib-
rell, and ]. Smith. Fourth Distfict--D. B.
Washington, r. T. Harvey, J !. Koutz, and j.
Q. Thomas. Fifth Distfict-C. r Brown, and
D. J. Martin. N
CoUsrf SURYEYoR.--J. B. Crawford.
COMMISSIONER or REvEHUs.-N. Handley. If
il CoNSfABLEs.-Fifst District-J. NounnanA
Second District-W. Grass. Third District-
49, Poster. Fourth District. Craig. Fif-
th Distfict-A. Asbury.
OvERsEsRs OF THE PooR.-R. SwindleY. 81.
Conner, T. 3. Erwin, j. Harrison, and j. Wal
ton. N
OoRoNrR.--A. Vol. 81.
scaooL coxnIssIoEEss--H. q. Forbs, SUI
perintendsnt; J. Bowyer, A. w Handley, A.
Ellis, @. Conner, w. A. Alexander, J. Craig,
s. Hereford, and ]. yandan.
COMMISSIONERS IN CHANcERY.-H. RI. Forbes
iof Circuit Court, and y. w. Hoee for County
Court
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Sir. John Franklin.

The following is paragraph from the
Lake Superior Mining News, relative y The
discovery of Sir Johns remains by DR..
Kane's party: r.. / ! =.
by private letters we learn that the Boz
dies of Sir John Franklin and his men have
been found BY DIR. Kane's party, frozen,
perfectly preserved. I'm our last number
we gave the report of the intelligence de-
rived from some Of the Esquimaux Ind ians
of the discovery of some Of the silver used
by franklin expedition, and marked with
his initials. The latter report is Of the
discovery of the bodies, and from our au-
thority we have the right to believe it to
be true" =: f. 1. 7
the editor makes no mention Of the
source of his information, nor of the direc-
ton whence it came. -- -
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
What Does Il Mean!

A writer in the Lynchbnrg yirginian
says: q. ....+-.I =. II 4 =. F. ...,.5
II have lately seen a hundred dollal
note Of the Trans Allegheny Bank, with.
out the ounter-signature of the Statt
Treasurer, which alone could give it any
value as money. When Intercepted con.
corning the note, the cashier replied to the
inquiry, that it had been stolenlfrom him
at the Exchange Hotel, in Richmond, at.
ter being signed by the President and him.
self and before being taken to the Treasur.
aer to be countersigned. II was in the pos.
session Of colored man, who stated that
it was given to him about the fourth Of Jul
ly last, by white man, unknown to him,
as one dollar note. 1t is q curious affair
altogether and one about which some fur
ther information is desirable, If ii can Be
furnished!
And a correspondent Of the Alexandra
Gazette, in Mondays paper says: H.
lhaye Just been shown Trans Allegha-
ny bank note, for the payment Of one hun
dred dollars, No. 257, 70 which the sigma
ture of the State Treasurer has NOT been
affixed. What securiy is there for the
payment Of such notes, il there are many
more of the same sort!
There is mystery raised BY the above
which needs explanation.
Rich. Eng.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
New Zealand..

I: They have a General Assembly in New ,sS
Zeahnd worthy Of particular note. me
N~+ zed1o~der,of the 10Th, referring to the
proroyation Of the General Assembly,
says: 4
lit is our duty this day to record the
termination of the first session of the New
ZealandI'ar We believe that ac'
cording 10 law it is necessary, in order t
constitute session, that at least one bill
shall have passed both Houses. TIA
requirement has been complied wiitlsslon,
therefore it was SO far a. omEP}lssorize the
One bill, and only one5tkf the premises
sale of spurious liqggGGo members
for the use OF thdfuring a session of two
has been Passhalf. This, we assure our
m N S2!stders, is not joke or carica-
a az, agrave and literally accurate
statement. -
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
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Melancholy Suicide.

We learn from the Petershnrg Ezpr.s,
that &C q iate hour last Tuesday night M NV
= Nassls, q ili,blg, RESPECTED lesidca Z,
byswallewing ! dose efsaa 70 hRd his e wv
understand (says The Express) that the
deceased purchased FIVE grains Of strych-,
nine at the drug store-of Messrs. Lyon d.
Rives, about q quarter before nine o'clock,
and between the hours of nine and ten he
expired. Deceased and his lady boarded
with. MiE John Mayes, on Walnut street,
and We understand the first intimation
Mrs. Edwards received Of the unfortunate
condition of he r husband. was from the
asonizing groans caused by The painful ef-
fects Of the poison. She Immediately en-.
quired of bim what was the halter, to
which he replied nothing, She, however,
persisted in the enquiry, when to her hsr.
ror, she was informed that he had swal-
lowed poison. Medical aid was infnledi-
ately procured, but it proved wholly una
yailing, for tie deadly drug had perform
ed its work, and in a few minutes he bre cath
ed his last. Deceased has for many years
past been engag ed in the extensive hard
ware establishment Of Messrs. Dunn d
Spencer, of this city, and was uniyers sally
esteemed by all who knew him. He i aves
a. wife and an only child to mourn his
melancholy end. 4 The latter resides in
Charleston and though having attained to
manhood, the sad tidings will be to him
crushing blow. We have heard no
cause assigned for the rash act
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Dreadful Murl.r.

ELE :
Mr.. Nathaniel Burnett, a'esidentof Han
aver county, was murdered Of Wednesday
NIGHT, q9th ult, near a locality in Henrico
county knowilas Haw Swamp, about four
miles from Richmond. TIE bulletin says.
He was proceeding homewarts in his cart,
and its4s supposed, had fallet asleep from
The effects of intoxicating liquors, in which
.lo lad freely iadulgef before leaving the
city. anil syhils In that condition was bru.
tally assisted and beaten. l'hs wounds
wei re- evidently inflicted with hachet and
sharp pointed instrument Of some kind.
4 mar tslalr1el George w. Johnson has
been arrested. on suspicion of beng the
murderer, An improper intimacy it is
alleged, has existed betweeii him and the
wifs Of the deceased, for some length Of
time, aiia the presumption is that he-com-
mitted the foul deed for the purpose Of
Kidding himself and his paramount OF the
only obstacle of their combination. He
protests his innocence, butthe evidence
against him, though eircumstantial, seems
almost conclusive. : On searching, hi>
house, a hatchet with blood on H. was
found concealed in his bed, and long rGs,
~ dirk, with blood upon it, wa, t0uhd cn
press in the same room. The PFihanei
: has been reunited toprison % await an eS
ami nSfitta-t Il ! H. + . ->h3 r.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
tlail Understanding.

In buisness maitersthere is nothingmefe
important than tahavethings fairlyexplain-
Ut and midtown in black and whitein the
+f.4iamenhenlelf*5 rs many mistakes and
:EseaIt. tufutngs are t!;err5r4vqi1e1 And
~ ejY'lin4sbouu be aIrangh1aaI siadua:
" iaA b ti&e-1ieetf Of i'tale. An eastern. ed
s-itor.. ltwareo1 tils fact, and wishing the pa
irons of nttounderstand ls-gradua.
I ed scale ofadvertising in their line Of bust
ness, gives the following notice. /.
:; II 'fAll notices ofmarriage where no bride
cake is sent, will be set up i'm small type,
and PLACED in some outIahdish corner Of
the page. Where handsome piece ofcake
;. is sent, it4will be placed eonsPiruously in
large letters but when gfeiye$ or other IA.
tars= .re:aldeE, i p j Z illustrative poe
3+J:8 II be given, inaddition... When how
.eyt.57.z5lia editor attohd' the. ceremony in
.Prat4fa Persona and kisses the BRIDE will
have special notiee-very large type, and
the most appropriate poetry that can bebeg-
ged, borrowed, stolen or coined from the
brain ditJrial.t' - =. f: s. 49,. :
That is certainly a business like form,
and we hope all concerned will take notice
thereof, aud govern themselves according
,ly. But about this kissing the bride we have
some queries.> He seems TO value this
privilege more highly than anything else.
But are veto understand that he makes
no distinction?= Docs he consider this
luxury in. every ease?1 What q queer taste
lie must have! No prejudice Of course
agaiHst color! Well, every one to his fan
cy we suppose We like cakes very well,
gloves are better than nothing, but good
.4unnd fee suits US as well as anything
When that comes the way we do up the
illustrative poetry" and special notices.
is cautionto those who deal in fancy lux
Jries. ~ ~,.- ..@..s
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Mail Robbery and Murder.

The mail from Salt Lake arrived at In,
dependence, No, Dec. 5, in charge of Mr.
Mitchell, and brings very and .news.
: Onfthe 18th uftimo the mail trains ua.
der: the charge Of John Jamison were at
tackled near Dipp' trading Post, six miles
this side of Fort Laramie. supposed by a
paityof Sou Indians, and all the men at
tached to them killed. Their names are
as follows: Jamison, James Wheeler, and
Thomas Hackett, Charles A. Kincasd, d
passenger from Salt Lake. ,Ysts shot and
pierced with three or four arrows and left
for dead.
y ThAdfp y bags were rifed Of their con-
the rato letters torn open.
mr. Kncard was robbed Of 10, 500 dol
lars in gold.
Seven mules were driven of and one
killed on the spot
The mail party Of November passed
.by the place ON the nth, and found that
some Of the soldiers had taken care of the
dead bodies and Of what little property
was left. No escort could be granted
.nem at the Pos, and they were unable
70 proceed any farther than Fort Laramie.
mat Of December also reetured TO Indepen-
dence with Michelps men, who bring the
sad news to the families Of those who were
murdered who reside there.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
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The True Wife.

:. lie cannot be an UNHAPPY man who has
the love and smile of woman to'accom.
5pany him in every department Of life
The Werld may look|srf AMI cheelless, en-.
emies may gS1ther in .lis pub, but when
he returns 70 the iiIeside anil sees the ten
der 1--we Of. woman, he forgets his cares
and Troubles and Is comparatively n happy
man: lie j. not prepared for the journey
Of life who il without a companion, who
will 17rsake Him in no emergency-who
will divide lli<Sorrow his joys
lift the veil from his heart, and throws
sunshine amid tie, darkest scenes. No
man can be misertble who has such aeon.
Panion, be he ever so poor, despised, and
~trodden undefIfDotEbY, the world.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
PROSPECTUS
on TME
INDRPENDENT REPUBLICAN.

i On Or about the 9th Of the present
month, the publication Of an Independent,
Political, Literary and Agricultural News
paper, win commence In the town of PoINT
PLEAsANr, Mason county, Va. The OBJ
jet Of the paper will BE- to promote the
Interest, as far rs within us lies, Of that
people with whom our lot has been cast
We shall advocate the principles Of the
great American Party, as promulgated by
the Patriots and Sages Of the Revolution,
planting ourselves upon the broad platform
Of the Constitution Of the United States.
Relieving that those principles are tho on
~ true ones upon which the Government
should be found fearlessly and faithfully
battling for them. III a
. In differing with others, we do So hon
estly, and hope that we shall not be pro.
scribed for our opinions-willing that all
shall exercise perfect freedom Of thought
and act az they may deem most condu,
Give to tho interest of the country. n
Though the leading object Of the Re.
publican will be Political, yet a large por'
ton Of it will be devoted to Miscellaneous
Department, to which particular attic ntior
will be paid. The Ladies will always FIND
m our columns the choisest selection q
Tales, &e., from the current Literature o
the day. 49, =. ..,..~~ :.
/ The superiority of our location Is sucl
as will enable us to present the latest For
eign and Domestic, news; and the Farmel
and Merchant will always find a2cprrec
report of the latest Markets. ..>t@ |
| TERMs-The Republican will be ISSUED
weekly, on a large double medium sheet .
the price Of 81 SO per year, strictly in ad
vance. Ifnot paid in advance, 2 50 vii
be charged in all cases at the end Of TIN
year. HUTCHINSON d. WETZEL. |
/ PoINT PLEASANT, Va, Dec. Is, 1854. |
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Awful Death In 4 Ccmrtry

Early yesterday morning a mil kmaa,
who was coming into the city, saw a man
hanging by one Of his heels from the fence
Of the Catholic eemetry, on the north side.
On approaching him he was found 20 be
dead. His face had turned perfectly black.
On subsequent examination it was discoy-
cred that he had apparently been in the
cemetry, had wandered around it, and
va attempting to climb the fence, when.
heel between two Of iHsAb taRs foot f: t. by the
His struggles to release himgelf must have
been desperate, He had torn off his coat
and vest, apparently by pulling them
over his.head., Themuscular contractions
all over his body were very great, : When
discovered, he had disappearance Of having
been dead several hours. He is su pposed
to be a German. .. .~4I-~
Coroner Beach held an inquest yestcr-
day. The verdict returned was death
from congestion of the Brain Chicago
Tribune, Dec. 8. .:~ - ! / =
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Whlskey Influence.

There is very large class Of politicians
who now stand aloof and pour out their
contempt upon the temperance reform,
who would become Jealous advocates of
temperance, and loud in theirpraises ofthe
Maine Law, il it was only rendered certain
that no man could be elected to Office who
did not entirely cut himselfloose from the
whiskey influence. What n tossing Of hats
there would be, and what loud huzzas
would come up from the open threats Of
those truly weathercock politicians.
n But at present whiskey is the mortal
power to give distinction;the room,
all reeking with corruption, is the forum
where such men display tlieir great love
for the dear people and their deep interest
in the prosperity Of the country.
/. Whisky trading and whiskey drinking
n.t Gos for Office Il Il ttBs lRrncipal qualif
der the foul curse that smells rank 10
heaven, and piousiy begs his Temperance
friends to notadyocsf his claims too pub
Gclv for fear it will kfnju1e his elevation
~ oeine He 90, must knuckle before
,bo o ,nh;sLor god, and not whisper above
h l;U bre;,1 for fear his principles may be-
| - known.
I"What a pass we have come to, that men
must east up every title to abold and man
" defence Of the truth, no matter III wha,
position placed, for fear the rum power
may blow its foul breath upon their fair
fame. And yet such men have the assu-
rance and the mock hypocrisy 10 profess
deep interest in the temperance reform,
and then do all they can 10 prevent Us
from routing the liquor traffic, with all its
baleful influence from the ballot-box.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
\ Tragedy at Jackson, Mississippi.

; The louisville Courier says very seri-
Gus tragedy was enacted in Jackson, the
capital Of Mississippi, on Thursday, No
vember Gath There was some difficulty
between Mr.. Shackleford and Mr.. Flanders,
which Mr.. Smith Taylor, as a mediator.
stepped in and endeavore led to adjust.
When Mr.. Taylor, who was unarmed, pro-
posed mediation, Mr., Shackleford drew
pistol and shot him-some say several
Understanding him severely, if not dan.
gerously. AIT this stage some other person.
who, it seems is unknown, fired at Shack
leford, the ball entering his breast and Kill
ling him instantly. Il isrptsupposedt hta
Taylor will recover. IN ~
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
Singular Tradition, j

Among the..Senlnole Indians there is a
singular tradition, regarding the white
mans origin and superiority. They say
thatlwhen the Great Spirit made the earth
, he also made three men, all of wheme were
fair complexiened;, and that after max.
ing them he'll led 7thetn 10 the margin
'ofa small lake, and babe them leap therein
! a nd wash. One Immediately obeyed, and
came from theIWater purer and fairer than
before: The second hesitated a moment, du.
ring which time the water, agitated by the
first had become slightly muddied, and
when he bathed he came up copper color
ored; the third did not leap in I'LL the wa
ter became black with mud, and he
came out with its own color. Then the
Great Spirit laid before them three packa-
gesofbark and babe them: choose, and ont
ofpity for his misfortune IL color gave the
black man the first choice. He took hold
on each Of the packages and having felt the
weight chose the heaviest, the copper col
ored one then chose the second heaviest,
leavfn4 tFio white 'manthe li~htsst.- When
aenlisain sllad1s. 81 : :: = 1.'-' 80
iga iimentsof labor, the sepad enwrapped
sfitts, fishing and sarlike apparatus;
DID ta5id gave tsle White man pens, ink. and /
fs4gJ4l-- ne engine of tiie mind-the social
llltA # hanaatity; the foundation of the
sl6}erigfity. ~.--~.-z-
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01
President Hitchcoek saws CHAT there are

President Hitchcock says that there are
in Great Britain, at the present day, fifteen
thousand steam engines driven by means
of coal, with a power equal to that Of two
millions ofmen; and thus put into operation
machinery equaling the unaided power Of
800, 0OO, 900 OF 400, O0O, 900 Of men,
The influence thus emanating reaches the
remotest portions of the globe, and tends
nightly to the civilation and happiness Of
the race.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01

Aseaman on board her majesty's ship
Encounter, at Hong Kong, having lost an
arm by ain accident, while firing a salute
in honor of the 4th Of July, the officers and
crew Of the u. s. ship Susquahanna and
Vandalia, sent him bill Of exchange, for
cess, which was acknowledged, with
suitable letters between the United States
and British commander. +
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01

The total population Of Lawrence, Mass,
i 1885,. Of whom 8,312 are Of Ameri-
can birth, and 6,6S8 from foreign coun-
tries.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-01

There are 4 great many bachelors in
Milwaukee. because the girls are CONSIDER
"a too beautiful to be married. They are
preserved for idols.