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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29
PUsrsuMzxr FOR DuELLlsd,- Juan p.ess

PUNISHMENT FOR DUELLlsaS S-Iuan Psgss
Gently convicted of maDsiaughtes-a:.sS :
Orleans. for having killed man in a IN
has been sentenced to thirty days impFison.
msnt in the State prison, Tbs Judge vho
sentenced him saic:
"As you have been found gui!ty,it becvuses'
my duty TO sentence you. The law auevs
me to sentence you for twenty years or lsss,
at my discretion. Taking into view al The
circumstances Of your case, not the least of
which is thatyou are the irst who has beea
convicted ufthe offence, and the fact thss
you are represented by all to be 4 mas of
mild and PeaceabIe temper; that you hsvo
be en-, during residence oitwenty yearsshon-
est and upright in all relations of life; and
that you hn"e never before been charged
with any violation of law, shall theSefase
sentence you 10 thirty days imprisonment o.
hard labor in the State prison." -
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r,issono i'm the Police Gazs,tc.

A late number of this journal give. a
sk,tch of the life of this notorious charicter'
and an enumeration Of the various crimes
with which he stands charged. vi MS pa
rcn'age, it says;
Kisssne was born in ireland, and is the
descendant of one of the nobiest families in
that country. His father ED Sc vcral very
lucrative positions under the Government
When Wil'iam was yet child, his parents
emiprated Il Canada. lis father, wo un
derstand, was Obliged to ily the country o'
account Of some seduction case in which III
honor as well as his ltfc probably was epdan
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

RUSSIAN SERFs.-in his lecture on Russia
in Cincinnati. DR.. BAIRD made the following
.tatemen.s about the number, ownership und
prospects of the Russian ser's' ...
10000 900 serfs belonged to the Emperor.
10000 to tho members of the Imperial
Family. ....
e6,5UO 600 to the Mobiles.
The late Emperor had formed plan Tor
their liberation by The serfs themselves al
lowing a certain sum to be worked out by ln-
Dor in series Of years, for their emanclpH-
ton; bu, though ii was neveryet carried into
execution, the system of slavery was such
TINT it could be abolished, and they were pre-
pairing the serrs by education, &c, for the
reception of ihs boon of freedom.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29
INFLUENCE OFF, NEWSPAPER.

A school teacher who has been engaged a
long time in his profession aud witnessed the
influence of newspaper upon the minds oI
family of children, writes to the editor oil
the Osdensburg Sentinel as fellows:
have learned it to be the universe fact,
without exc 'ption, that those scholars o!
both sexes and Of all ages, who have had ac-
cess to Il newspaper at home, when eompa-
red with those whU have not, are
|. Better readers. cxcelling in pronuncia.
ton and in emphasis, aud consequently read
Liore understandngly.
2. They arc better spoilers, and define
words with ease and accuracy.
8. They obtuiaa practical knowledge Of
gsography,n almost half the time 1t requires
others, as the newspaper has made them fu-
mliar with the location of the gOvornmen' 8
onl doings on the globe, .....
4. They are better grarnmarians, for hav'
ing become so by tie style in the newspapers
from the common advertisement, to the iin-
shed and classical Grafton of the statesman,
thsy more readily comprehend the meaning
of the text, and consequently analyse its con
struction with accuracy.
They write better compositions. using
better language. containing G'ore thoughts
more clearly and connectedly expressed.
6. These young men who have been for
years renders of the newspapers, are Away
tuking the lead IN the debating societies ,ex
khibting more extensive knowledge upon
greater variety of subjects, aud expressing
their views with greater huency, cleurnes
and correctness in tie use Of language.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29
THE MYsTEkY.
u gATlRC TAYLOR.

Thou art not dead; thou art not gono u i"s''
No line Of oil tky lovrncs. shall fall
To torness ruin, smule by Time. mud thrust
Into the so,smn guii that covers all
Thou can,t not wholly perish, though the sod
Sink with its yiJt,,s closer 10 !hy ir.ast;
Though by tho feet of generations ,rHi.
The hvsLstonc cruublcs from thy place OF rest.
The marvel Of thy beauty cannot die
The swcrtness Of thy presence shall not Iadoi
Earth gave not Ill the glory OF thine eyes
Death may not keep what death las nevOr made
|, WIS no. tline, lha, forehead strange and cold,
Nor those dumb lips, they hid beneath the snow;
Thy heart would throb beneath that passive fold
TuY hands for me that stony clasp forego.
But thou hast gone--gone from the drcary land,
Gone from the storms let loose on every hill,
Lured by the sweet persuasion OF hand
Which leads thee somewhere in the di stance still
Where'er thcu art, know thou wearest yet
The same bewitching beauty sunched
By calmer joy, and touched with soft regret
For him who seeks, but cannot reach thy side
keep for ;hee the living love Of old,
And seek thy place in Nature, as child,
Whose hand is parted from his playmae's hold,
Wandcrs und sries along lonesome wild.
When in the watches ofiny heurt, hear,
The messages fpurer life. and know
The footsteps of thy spirit lingering near,
The darkness hides the way that should CO.
Csnst thou not bid the empty realms restore
That from the symbols OF Thy heavenly p7ra
Or on the fields Of barren silence pour
That voice, The perfect music OF my hear"
n once bending to these widowed lips,
Take back the tender warmth OF lie IRON NO.
Or let thy kisses cloud with swift eclipse
Tb. LIGHT of mine, and give me death with thee
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

THc SECRET OF BEING LoVED.-W HH1H II
Wirt's letter to his daughter on the 9enzq2<
sweet cnu-teses oi lte," contains pa1eeG u Il
from which deal OF happiness might b. t4n x
ned: Want to tell you secret The N n
to make yourself pleasing to others; il
show that you care for them. The whit
world is Ike the miller at Mansfield, 1}<
cared for noaody---no not he--because, b
body cared for him. And the whole ~ e.
will serve YOU 50, if YOU give them these5Hfo
cause. Let all persons, therefore, see4 44l< n
you DO care for them, by showing then Nr6
Stern, S, happily calls 'the small sweet ectI,
teses in which there is no parade; .wh6Hk )
voice is too still 10 tease, and which maajf111i !
themselves by tender and affectionats ]qo1I - s
anl little Kind acts of attention giving eshegn
tn. preference in uvery little enjoyment a. ~ /
table in the field, Wa alking, sitting, oE etaol-
ing"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

A PROPER REsUxE.-A corresp 'nlcnt Of
the Cincinnati. Columbian tells the following
story:
"At Lafayette, well-dressed gentleman
accompanied by an interesting looking lady,
evidently his wife. anI two sweet chlllcn,
entered the cars. He was of short stature.
with short turned up nose, a short thick liz,
small eyes, and imperceptib!e eyetrowS.--
The lady b,re the impress ofsuilrring IA
tience. Her younger child appeared sick
aud tossed frettully on her wearied knee -
The other soon grew tired Of TIE irksome-
ness Of the car, and became lretfu! and i'm
patient. The man, for cannot call him ii
gentleman, lay IaEily readingia paper, lonng-
ing on whole seat he monUpulzed to him
self. though other passengers were standing.
At length the lady. perfectly unable to at
tend to She two little ones, in toue Of gen.
tleness that had something OF fear in it, be-
sought him to attend to the wants of the el.
DER She was answered in a loud and abrupt
tone that attracted. everybudy's attention,
'Don', tber rme' Her eyes dropped, u 10 X
OF mingled sorrew and shame came over her
face, but she said not word. A moment
afterwards, the conductor, Mr.. Paul, came
along, and the man enquired of him the dis
tance to Michigan City. With tone mod
dclcd to the life gfter ihat previously used
by his ntcrrogat,r, Pau! his,ed out, Don't
bother men The mans eyes glared with iu-
ry as he demanded the reason o. such an in
suit, and threatened TO resent it unless pro-
per apology wasohered. ....
81 Oh all Offer no apology for my language,
said the no5lc-hearted conductor, neither
will YOU resent it; tor man who deems in
inred by having applied to him the same an
guagc he has dsgraced himself by applying
to a lady, is to, little OF gtntem'n 10 be
a9uogized to, and too much OF a coward 10
resent it,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

GONG To BED.-The Chicago JournaI
thus dscourses on this topic. The writer
spins very good yarn from rather dry text.
awe don't know how it is, but going to
bed is gereray regarded as an undigniied
niece of business, when accidentally or other
wise, il il one of III most impressive lessons
in the world Onoe in twenty -!uar hours,
earth .gocs oul' like faded star, and taer,
is nothing seen hut heaven. The aguy Of
busy life is useless; we are scen no mare in
our wonted place.; cur eyes nre cl sei; our
lips are Seulcd; Deaths brother is eur com
panion; we ure asleep. But like oil other
lessons, this too generally goes .un.ea"neL.-
Some fling oil their garments as II they wert
the shirt OF Nessus-wss not that his name
and were particularly anxinus o get nj it.
Uore whirls vest in one corn'r-its c,.il-
tents jingling TO the iluor us il flies There
goes u boot ri,oehet. The stockings are
turned inside out; the hupicSs coat hangs hy
it's skirts to nail and The bed is attained
with bound. Pillows tumble this way and
that; the feet are inserted between The sheets
and like shuttle through ICON, down goes
tho body; one arm is lluns under the head
lover jaw AMI rye-llds druop together, an,
the man is as!e pLa-Rep all orer--aslrcI
fr all night Aaother goes tetsr02 abou
on his toes. He pGts his watch here. his Goa
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

The SoR Rows OF THE PIERCE A ADMiKIsTNA-
TIoN 1T appears that the Cabinet are gfis-
yiousiy hurt at Lord Eigin's rem sTk in SCOT
land that the people of this country, th6ugk
they disliked and despissd Mr.. Pierce and
his administration beyond expression, were
saddled with them for four years and ceuld
not get rid of them as the English caa s&f
Their ministries when they fall INTO conteulp&
The fac. is Lord Egin was a shrewd man X
sense. He travelled through this countss
and talked to people whenever ne had anset
portunity, this was the way in which he ~
quired the accurate knowledge he posses5es
of the public feeling. Ii is possible that 1ke
members nf the Cabinet at Washington may
not be aware of the manner in which they
are spoken Of in the States; but it 10 quite
certain that if any man in any large city
from Maine to Florida were asked atthe, -
sent moment what he thought Of the prsfe.--s
administration, he would at once laugh intis
questioner's face. Unpopularity we have
seen before. Odium resulting from an un-
popular line OF policy we have often witness-
ed. But the feeling with which .he Pierce
Cabinet is regarded is not like either efthcss.
1t is sheer unmi,igatod contempt-a scortl -
thorough that if Mr.. Pierce were to ID thk
most outrageous thing at this moment, y6ry
few people wonld take the trouble to n6tice
L, and H. one bu, foreigner would spedf Of
him in the gentle language used by Lsrd sEl-
gin. For ourselves we have long since cess-
ell to say anything of him; we cannot kick .
dead ASS N. Y. H,rad. ST.
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WHOLE NO. o5

there, and his vest ihre His boots stsnf'
side by side, like brace Of Grensdierss the.
tips oi his stockings peep out systematIcsllyt
at the top, and If it bo winter, he lingess tp-|
on the beds edge, like one about totA.~.5
bnlh-dreading yet desiring, and finally 5isde
into bed BY degrees, draws the quilts and tb<
counter2ane over his head. and is motionloo1
is gone arrives in the land Of Nod.
"lf one only thinks Of il, sleep, In q grost
city, Is queer thing. Think Of forty theu<
sand in this city all sleeping at once. Forty
thousand in tiers, one, two, three, four, i've
deep--irom cellar 10 CARROT. Forty thca-
sand in rowsa mile long. Ten thousand ID
rsd night caps--tasseled and untasseled.----
Ten thousand in dingy ones, TINT wers ~ili(e{
Mondays and Mondays ago Five tbsuseH3
ir silken ones. Some edged beautifully
sog,e hemmed with q sail needle, and eo1<.
uncaPpod altogether, with locks -disheveI
and ruillcd, like 'quills upon the fretful pore
pine
"Fiye thousand snoring alto-fve thoueo1
snoring bass. Five thousand under rsgs.-t<
Twenty thousand under calico. A hundreI
or 50 beneath silk. Some weeping-sornf
smilingin their dreams-others dreamless -
tae grave. Rnglets tw s,ed up in cigar light
ers--tresses streaming over The pillow--He
tresscs at all.
Even asleep, humanity preserves its peeu-
liarities. Even in dreams, men are distinc-
tive still" Z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29
POETRY.
PERSEVERANCE.

We do not know who is the author Of this
sweet little poem, containing 80 excellent q
moral, bL. any Que might not only be willing
to have written it, but really proud TO claim
it's pateri ity. 1t is lul Of simplicity, and IL
ius,rates noble youth. We have seen it
several times floating, an unregarded waif,
through columns where the beautiful and in
different mngle Unfortunately; and any.
thing is considered poetry that jng.es in con-
secutive or alternate lines, and every line OF
which commenced with capital letter We
rescue it from any such oblivion, even at the
risk Of repeating twice tolL tale. The NOR
al is one that should be treasured, and it could
not be illustrated more faithfully, or more
sweety.
A swallow in the spring.
Came to our granary, and meath the leaves,
Essayed to make nest and there did bring
Wet Maud, and straw, and leaves.
= Day after day sho toed
With pa,icn, art, but ere her work was crownd
Some sad mishup the tiny rrbric spoiled,
And dashed il to the ground.
SHE found The ruin wrought,
But not east down, forth lrom In" place shc flew,
And with her male fresh rarih and grasses brot,
And buiiI her nest anew.
But scarcely had she plSccd
The last sol. feather on its snplc floor,
When wicked hsnd, or chnnce again laid waste,
And wrought the ruin DER
But still her heart she kept,
And toled agan and last night, hearing calls
l looked, and lo! three lii,lc swallows slept
Within its earth made walls.
What truth i, here, y man!
Hath hspe been srAitten in its curly dawni
Hive clouds o'ercast thy purpose, trust, plant
HAVE FAITH AND srRuuG!E on
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gcred. Arriving in Canada, a farm was pur.
chased, where after few years the old nian
died. William, while yet ooy, grew tired
Of forming, and after scraping forty dollars
together set out for the United States. ar d
reac bed Cincinnati, where wha, was left of
the forty dollars was invested by our hero TO
learn the art Of bookkeeping.
With reference 10 his recent orrcst it
gives the following account. which differs
from that heretofore published:
1t has been said that Kissune was detect.
cd passing counterfeit money. but ;his is not
so. His detection was caused by passing al
tered bi Is, BY which means he made eleven
hundred out often hundred bills. That s,he
would take ten twenty dollar bills ofthe same
bank and make them eleven, by means of a
combination. 1t is done thus. Suppose we
take, for example, a bill and mark it in this
form:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29
Tnr oUAxrR MAJOR GrKsRAL.--Nr. E

The QUAKER MAJOR GEKsRAL.--AreEa4 "A
JOKES, a member of the Society Of FfieH54s 4
who vas Few days ago elected Majers {e1-ttR
pral o. the militia Of Maine has deciinsdl6o
appointment. When it was rendered to hl3
h made quite pn interesting speech, ffen
Which we qnoie:
at Was generally understood tbstiie eHs e
te tained peculiar views in respect TO thefF<s
p lcy Of wars II he was, in fact, an expo .t
nen, of the views Of the Legislature on tssst 3
subject, he would uadeftake 10 serve the ~
State in Tho capacity indicated. With ntlsh ~
plcasu, Q would he stand before the milifMlof u
,hs S"cond Division, and give such oSder&1 81
he tn ugh best. The frst would hsl9l
sGrnund armsn the second would be- ~ 8tfk-
about face! b'ut your swords into FtUfh- =.
shares aud yo"r spears into pruning 64<&e, a
ard l',rn w.r no inoren and he wotsI Slenk
dism IS every man to hs sarm snd ~ foer- o
chanise. wth sdmoniion daiiy iy<bxe,css Of
a, his ftes lie the New Tcstsment ~ 1uded in
der upon It's ;idings OF Peace on -}ths 5Sth
gopd will o men" .et q-Sfi Ell
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ATTEMPT TO DETArS SIXTEEN SLAvEs-Wc
find the following in. the Cincinnati CONNER
cial oil Monday.
"The steamer "Falls City, "Capt Sam.
Mason, arrived here about 9 o'clock on Sat-
urday night, from Wheeling en- route FIR ST.
Louis, having OH board sixteen slaves in
custody Of their owner. During the whole Of
yesterday gangs of negroes interspersed with
few whites, were seen in groups about the
gaDgway. Once or twice portion of them
vehtured on the boat but were promptly
driven off, and during the day party were
observed endeavoring to force open the door
of state room, in which were a couple OF
female slave children. From the vigilance Of
the officers and crew no other attempts were
made during the day, bui about e'clocs last
evening Mr. II. B. Blackwell, ofunenviable
notoriety, accompanied by one Of the deputy
Sheriff's, came on board armed with writ
Of ha6sas corpus and deRaEdedthe the slaves.
But their owner had forcseen this issue and
at dark had worry quietly conveyed them in
| yawl to the Kentucky shore. They will ie.
main in Covington until the Falls City is
ready to leave, when she will 90 over anu
| take them on board"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

0t-Judgs Bursoyne. of CincInnath has
granted rule against the captain OF me
steamer Falls City, to show cause why an at
tachment for contempt should not issue
against him fer resisting the Sheriff in The
execution of his writ Of habras corpus IN 'Ee
case Of the slaves on board that b1u'.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

6rGcn. Bayley of Aceomac, a leading
member of Congress, declines to enlist under
the banner of Wise, in his struggle foe the
Governorship of the ancient Dominion. He
will no doubt, support Flourney.
0tTThe motion for new trial in the case
of Parks, at Cleveland was overruled, and he
was sentenced to be hung on the frs, Fri
day Of June,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

N.-Perry Dennison, clerk in the post cl-
fcs at Chicago, has been detected IN taxing
money from the mail. He is pow 'n l'A'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

We take the first bill up, and part No. /
is torn Off and laid aside. The bill passes,of
courfe, as many bills are torn by accidc Mt.
The second bill is torn up 10 No. 2 and part
No. is pasted OF and thi. bill also passes
The third bill is torn off at No. 3, and No.
and 2, which is one piece,io then stuck on.
BY this means eleven bills are made of zen,
the eleventh bin having just as much and no
more torn off of it than the first bill hal. 1t
is not our business to explain The combina-
ton, but Kssane is an adept at this art 1t
is more difficult TO detect bill Of this char
actcr than a counterfeit, Tie secret for
merry was confined to Kissane, Finlay and
Cole; others are now in possession OF il. and
if there is any doubt, at once refuse them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

e,yThe letter buxes in the k,b "A
office afford revenue Of 9i<,0k----
tyG
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-27

.B-The treasures of 81. Petersburg are
always removed to Moscow in time of war
A correspondent of the Boston Transcript
who is now visiting the latter city, says;
was assured that the bullion now in the
treasury greatly exceeds the sum held by the
Bank Of England, and the estimated value
of gems and jewels is almost. fabulous, be.
fore which the crown jewels and the e.regaio
of England sink into comparative nsignii
cancr. Here saw the richest man in all
Russia, with one exception. He is said to
be worth 7O,OO6OO0 rubes silver. hav,
since heard that there is one whose reputed
possessions are lOO,0O0,O0O rubles silver.
saw this Cresus in the most fitting place
the treasure vaults, where is stored the bul.
lion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-27
w- The Chicago Press publishes com

sB- The Chicago Press publishes n COM
munication from Belvidere, Illinois, dated
June 20h, which says:
The man running wild in the woods near
this place has not. up to the present writing,
been captured. ] have taken some pains to
inouire 0s those who have seen him, and find
his description answers so nearly to that Of
MIR. Melen, that there seems scarcely doubt
that he is the man. He has been round here
about week, and scarcely day has passed
that he has not been seen by some one. He
is naked, or nearly So, and appears to be
afraid of men: as he always makes of rapid
ly through the brush when seen by Them
He has, upon one or two occasions, however,
chased children who were in the woods gath.
cring berries. On Sunday last, about fifteen
men were after him, and on Monday and yes
.prdav more than this number; but he has
eluded, thus far all pursuit.
Yesterday he was seen by some Dutch
men. He sprang up from the cover of an
old hollow stump, and made oil through the
brush so rapidly that they could no, catch
him, The woods are so thick here, with 50
many hollow trees and hiding places, that it
il very doubtful if he is taken in any other
way than by stratagen, as he is very cunning,
like all crazy men. His beard is long, hair
over his eyes, stark naked, scratched and tan.
ned, and, as you may suppos,', he is pitiable
looking object. Some have been near enough
to speak To him, but got n" answer. One man
met him who had gun,and told him 10 stop or
he would fire on him. lie merely turned
his head back, but kept on. What he lives
on would be hard to say. =.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-27

icy Mrs. Catharne Scholey, the largest
woman in the world, died in Sciota township
Piqua county, Ohio, while sitting in he
chair, on the 9th instant. A few days pre-
vious she complained of an attack oe neural
gia, but up to that time enjoyed good health
and had made every arrangement to visi
Canada during the heat Of the SUMMER
Col. Wood had her life insured Tor $25, 900
Of which $4,000 were in companies o
Hartford, Conn.,, and the balance in Ohio
companies.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-27

ey- The removal of the compulsory pen
ny stamp upon newspapers IN England wen
into effect on the 30lh ulimo, and has cans
ed great furry among publishers. An i'm
mense number of new cheap papers have
sprung into existence in London and some o
the provincial towns, and reduction o.
price, equal to the removed tax, has takcr
place with the high priced papers. The Lon
don Times makes no reduction in its price
but tells its subscribers who receive the paper
by mail that they must hereafter pay five and
half pence per copy; four pence for the
paper and one and half pence for postage
This in our currency would be about eleven
cents per paper.