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Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

In view Of tie manifest failure OF the
Maine Law. true and disinterested friends
Of Temperance are now beginning again
10 turn their attention and direct theiI
effort to the use of moral means. espe.
cially in Massachusetts. The New bury
port Herald says:
We notice that the Temperance men
10 the State, generally. are waking up te
renewed activity. throwing aside all car.
nal weapons and trusting TO the truth ant
the powes Of love and kindness, which
must ia the end overcome all powers and
municipalities. opposed 10 the worlds re
formation. So long as they adhere &c
this position and do no. allow tbemselve:
90 be drawn aside 10 attack and denouncs
those who disagree with them in meas
ures, they will do good.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

For hANsAs.-We learn from the
New Orleans Picayne, Of the 81 inst.
that the expedition to Kansas nnder Gen
eral Jefferson Buford. of Alabama. was to
start about the fifth of this month. It's
force is estimated at eight hundred men,
who 60 TO make Kansas q bona fds home.
and with the additional design of carry
Ing with them the institution unde,.
which they were born. They 90 no,
merely as emigranls seeking new home.
but representatives. Of a principle and de.
iencs OF great constitutional rights agains,
daring and dangerous conspirucy.-
They are composed Of some of the bes.
citizens Of the South. and will be bright
ornaments 10 the State Of Kansas, when
1t becomes such.--Louisuiue Dem.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

New York, April IS.
The Washington arrived at O'Clock
this morning. with Liverpool dates to the
25th ultimo.
| Tho Peace Treaty was not signed
Matters ut the Paris Conference were
not so harmonious owing TO the Difficult
ties interposed by Prussia. Peace.
! however, was considered substantially
certain.
The British Admiralty have sent the
steam frigales Tartarus and Desperate in
search of the Pacific.
The Copenhagen correspondent of The
I London Times states that the Danish
Commissioner had submitted TO the Co.
penhagen Conference a proposal Of CAPT.
talization of the Sound Dues, fixing thir-
ty-five million Xix dollars as The medium
of indemnify which Denmark claims
The United States having declined taking
part in the Conference, the question
would, in all probability. be resolved
without their CO operation.
Mr.. Buchanan leaves Southampton
! April 9th. for home. lie had gone to
Paris, accompanied by Mr.. Campbell,
American Consul at London. and Mr..
Crosby, Consul for Southampton. and
would visit the Hague before his return.
According to the London Times. the
cause of the difficulties at the Paris Con-
ference was a demand put forth by the
Prussian Plenipotentiary to be admitted
to sign the Treaty Of Peace on the same
footing and i'll the same character as if
Prussia had been a party to the alliance
throughout. 1t is said that Russia sup
ports Prussia in these pretensions. This
took place at the meeting Of the 22d.--
Another meeting took place on the Oath,
but nothing Of its deliberations trans
pired.
The opinion that the Conference would
ultimately resolve itself into all Europe
an Congress is strongly believed.
The Times Crimean correspondent says
the war party still cherishes hopes that
the negotiations may break down. at
may suit the French TO make concessions,
but it ought not to suit US. They doubt
less consider that they have done enough
for honor and glory. and to revenge the
reverses of 1912. They cannot afford
war us England can. and their army. how :
ever numerous on paper, is dwindling
sadly. Scurvy and fever are playing
havoc in its ranks, and the mortality is
said 10 be one hundred and twenty per
day."
The Allies had commenced the demol.
ishme nj of the Enclosures md lines around
Sevas,opol.
Ismael Pacha is increasing his force.
The army of Italy, General Mouraveiff.
had reinforce ments via Caspian Sea and
Tefez.
ITALy.--The See Of Parma had again
been laid under siege, owing TO the FREE
quent disturbances and hssassinations.
The government has become greatly
alarmed, owing TO the cattle murrain,
which is said to be spreading all over he
continent.
Advices from Hamburg state that Com
modore Evatson had placed oil the Rus
sian forts in the Baltic in Stale Of block
ade.
Advices from Paris state that Dost Nah
moud had take n possession Of Candahar.
and that the Persian troops were march.
ing against him.
A Geographic dispatch from Jersey
states that courier. who was the bearer
of formal demand for a union Of the
Principalilies. addressed to Count Wallis
XII. had been arrested at Csernowistize.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
Highly Interesting from Ca!ifOr-
mia, Orleans, aud Central Alnc-
New ORLEANS, April Is.

New ORLEANS, April Is.
The steamer Empire City, with dates
from Havana to the lith inst, and bring
ing the California mai! has arrived. Her
news is interesting and important.
The George Law for New York. had
one million seven hundred thousand dol
lars in treasure.
The steamer Osprey was burned at
Kingston. Jamaica, on the 18th ult. She
proved total loss Insured.
The Aspinwall Courier of the 9Th s1ys
tina, Schlesinger. with four hundred troops
was defeated near San Jose by five hun
dred Costa Ricans under Moore.
Twenty American prisoners were shot
The Costa Rican army was about 10 enter
Nicaragua.
The accounts however are meagre, and
all from Costa Rican sources.
The Panama Star and Herald attributes
the defeat of Schlesing to culpable want
of vigilence and discipline. the Ameri-
cans havir been taken by surprise. The
battle lasted fourteen minutes.
The Costa Rican loss was forty-fiv in
killed and wounded, numbering several
officers among the killed. 1t is reported
that the Americans left ninety dead upon
the field.
The steamer Cortez with ninety recruits
for Walkers army, was unheard OF at San
Juan Del Sur at the Inst accounts. A
report states that that port is ia posses
sion Of the Costa Ricans, and the Cortez
probably gone TO Panama.
Guatemala is said TO evince lack Of
energy in coming to the aid of Costa
RIGA.
Accounts from Oregon state that the
Indians had become more troublesome.
Thirty whites had been killed, il was
reported. at Rogue River Valley.
The hostile Indian force in the north Of
Oregon is estimated at two thousand -
The regular troops and volunteers were
preparing to take the field. The Empire
City brings portion OF the crew of the
Sea Witch. a New York clipper which
was lost at Havana.
The markets at San Francisco were
dull.
Whitley's express was robbed near
Shasta on the 18th Of March OF S25, 900.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

WHERE DO THEY LIvE'-We hive been
shown letter TO q citizen of this place
which states that about three years since
a gentleman calling himself w. King
died in Middleton, Logan county, Illinois
and that although efforts have been made
by his administrator and Others, TO find
out the residence Of his relatives. nothing
has been ascertained in regard TO them.
The letter alluded 10 states that King
was cman of good address. somewhat un
der medium size. with light hair and
grey eyes. and that he repeatedly stated
tina, his connexions resided in Indiana.
We make this statement with the hope
that it may possibly fall under the notice
of some of the family of the deceased.
Terre Hautc Express.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR-A BABY FouEp.
The body of new. born infant was acci.
denialIy discovered by Mrs. Brown. a
colored woman. in the smoke house or
the premises owned and formerly occu-
pied 5y VIM. Ornt. at the foot of Mar.
Aet street. 1t is supposed to have been
placed there by its inhuman mother, who
took this means 10 hide her shame. We
understand the Coroner examined the
body and had it decently buried. What
conclusions he came TO ia regard TO The
inca US OF Its death we ore not informed
Goshen DemCcrot.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

Wanted by young lady aged nineteen
Of pleasing confluence. good figure and
agreeable manners, general information
and varied accomplishments, who has
studied every thing. from the creation tc
crochet, situation in the family Of gen
tleman. She will take the head Of the
table, manage his household, scold his
servants, nurse his babies (when they ar
rive), check his tradesmen's bills, accom-
pany him to the theater, Gu, the leaves
warm his slippers. and generally make
his miserable life happy. Apply in the
first place by letter Louisa Caroline. Lin.
den Grove. and afterwards to papa. upon
the premises. Welding ring No. 4, small
No Irish need apply
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
Destructive Tornado Houses Blown BOWL
Loss 0f Life.

We are indebted 10 Conductor Russell.
of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail
road, for the following facts:
The storm which visited this city on
Saturday, in the vicinity Of Alliance,
Stark county, became terrific hurricane.
Its track extended along the line OF the
Cleaveland & Pittsburgh Railroad from
ten miles south Of Alliance to two miles
north Of that place, and along it, fences
and trees were scattered.
Near Alliance a barn was blown TO
pieces. and six cattle killed-the man in
the barn escaping unhurl.
In Alliance a church and fifteen houses
were destroyed. The Exchange was full
of travellers when the roof was blown of,
but none of them were hurt. In "Ely
Block" four brick buildings. the ends
were blown down the chimneys and raf
tiers passing through a room where a
family were sitting. but none of the par.
iy was injured. A farmer who had sough,
shelter beside the building, was crushed
under the walls and instantly killed
The grief OF his wife and ia ily, who were
near. was agonizing. Another man was
fatally injured.
A large new frame building. all the
property of two enterprising young men.
was literally torn TO pieces.
Al Damascus, on the Ohio and Penn
sylvania railroad. man was killed; and
no. less than twenty. five trees were blown
upon the track between Salem and Al
lance.
Upon the Cleveland and Zanesville
road, between Millersburgh and Akron,
tree fell across train, disconnecting
the cars, and at the same time trees fell
at either end Of the train, fairly hemming
Tin.
A freight train standing on The track,
at Alliance. was blown down the track,
and off switch, as though propelled by
a powerful engine. = Cleuelander.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

We clip the following tolegraphic item
from the Cleveland Leader of yesterday
morning. The telegraph lines here were
out of order On Monday night:
Philadelphia. Adril Ia.
ToRSApo.-The tornado las, night IN
rooted about $50 houses in different sec.
lions Of the city. No loss of life. Tive
large brick churches and three factories in
Kensington were unroofed. The large
boiler works. $50 feet long. were entire
ly' demolished. The Trenton Railroad
depot, at Kensington, was partially un.
rooted. The telegraph wires are all down
and il will take two or three days,to gel
them to work.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
Sentence of Mrs. Hubbard.

The Marion Journal contains a short
account OF the condemnation of Mrs
Hubbard, for the murder Of the French
family. She was found guilty, and con.
demned to imprisonment for life in the
peni:enliary. The Journal says:
Al 10 o'clock yesterday morning
"wednesday. April 81 she was brought
into court to receive the sentence. To
the question whether she had any thing 10
say why sentence should not be pronounc-
ed ngaidst her, she presented written
answer to the effec: that she was limo
cent. but so surrounded with circum.
stances as 10 be unable 10 establish the
facts.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
The Rev. Grjswold is now in var,

The Rev. Griswold is now in very
awkward and embarrassing position
The Court of Common Pleas of Pb,lade,
phla decided on Saturday that he had not
been divorced By the Supreme Court
Consequently he is guilty of bigamy. Il,
is to be hoped shat he may be punished
Tor the latter oifense TO the full extent Of
the law. lie is one OF those numerous
scamps who curse and disgrace society,
aud are only fit to associate with a species
of creation much lower than the human
family.--Cin. Gdz.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

TRIAL OF Man FOR NUMBERING HIS
WIFE-SUDEN APPEARANCE OF THE WIFE
IN THE COURT RooM.-On Saturday au
examination took place before Esq. Hes
senmueler. Of Michael Wyagert, for The
murder OF his wife. This prosecution
was induced by the sudden disappearance
Of the woman about six weeks since, and
was supposed, from the haditual i'll treat
ment to which she was subjected lha! she
had been murdered. No trace OF her
could be found, and the tatement of de-
fendent confirmed the suspicion The
evidence had been heard, and though il
vas circumstantial, the proba blli,y Of the
murder was strongly sustained. At this
juncture--the courtroom being densely
crowded b, excited spectaIors--th wo-
man alleged TO have been murdered made
her appearance. 70 the great surprise and
qualification Of ell. and especially of the
cul prit on trial. The woman had aban-
doned her liege lord. and sought the asy-
lum for the poor a, the lnfrmary, where,
sick aud forlorn, she had received care
and cure. She. Of course was totally ig-
aoranI of the charge of murder agains;
her hus band. and it was only by accident
that the intelligence came to those who
were coenizant on the trial, and she was
sought out ard produced at the Court 10
the pleasant establishment Of all concern
ed.-ClcUcldRd Piaindedlcr.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

REPUBLICAN CoNyENrIoN.--It will be
seen BY referring 70 our New Advertise
msnts, that the citizens of Marshall
county. without respect to party. who
are opposed to the repeal OF the Missouri
Compromise. the extension Of Slavery in
The Territories, and the presen: Admin
istration, are requested to meet at Ne
Court House in Plymouth on Saturday
May Sd. for the purpose of appointing
delegates TO the Republican State Con-
vension.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
Great Fire i'm BardStOWn.
Mosr OF THE Town DEsTRoYED-Loss
100000.

MoST OF THE Town DESTRofED-L Loss
100000.
We regret 10 learn that very destructive
fire occurred on Saturday in the beautiful
village of Bards.own. fhe county seat of
Nelson. thirty.nine miles from this City.
The fire originated about | | o'clock. in
an old ten-pin alley owned BY I. Mat
tinsly, and occupied by some negroes. who
had been burning rubbish in the rear of
the tenement. As fresh wind was
blowing at the time, the flames spread
with the greatest rapidity and before
noon the entire north eastern section Of
the town was destroyed. In that portion
of the place nothing was saved, every
house yielding to the destructive element.
OF course the greatest CONSERVATION per-
vaded the entire populace, and such were
the fearful ravages of the fire that il was
feared the entire town would be destroy
ed. About III o'clock the Mayor OF
Bardstown sen, out the following dis.
patch to our Mayor:
BARDsTowN, April II.
liIc toNh IL oH H'o. hul uSo'stobNN
will be thankfully received. Answer
quick. MAYOR OF BARDSTOWN.
Mr.. Barbee Immediately replied that
he had no means q, his disposal TO MD in
extinguishing the fire. but tina, Louisville
would render every assistance to the suf-
ferers.
The following comprises . of the
property destroyed, SO far as we have
been enabled TO ascertain:
Ten pin alley of IT, Mattingly.
Office of G. w. White.
Alex Moore's house.
Mrs. Cookies residence.
Stable of Nat Doom with his horses.
G. w. Iiite's splendid residence, whose
loss exceeds $4,000
Mrs. McAtee's residence.
Methods, Church.
Mrs. Gibson's residence.
Mrs. Avis house.
J. G.. Wickliffe's residence.
Old school house.
Seventeen dwellings were destroyed,
with stables and out-houses from mono OF
which was any property saved.
The total loss is estimated at over
100000. This is indeed a very severe
blow to the interesting and hospitoble
village OF Bardstown. But we trust the
wealth Of her citizens will enable them
TO recover from this terrible. disa ster.-
Those who have sustained losses have, in
this hour of trial. the sincerest sympa-
thies Of our people.
Louisville Courier, l4th.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

REPAIaING A NosE.-A surgical oper
alton. as successful as novel, has just been
performed in our city by DR.. L. l.. Miller.
which deserves public notice.us an in
dication Of the possibilities Of modern
SURGERY. 1t is no less than the substitu-
uon, or rather creation, of q perfect nose
to supply the place of the natural organ.
The patient on whom the first opera
ton Of the kind in this city was per-
formed had lost the whole cartillagenous
aud flesh part Of the organ; and the oper-
alton consisted in cutting a flap from the
integument .: the forehead immPdiai eiy
above The nose. and bringing the same
down and over The aperture on the face,
and then secured it to the edges OF the
space created by the loss of the nose
The operation has resulted in complete
success, and it could never suspected
from the appearance of tho patient that
the present organ was child of surgical
skill.-PrOUidencc Journal.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

SCIENCE AS DETEcTIvE.--A keg of
specie was recently emptied on the line
of Prussian railroad. and refilled with
sand. A microscopic examination of the
sand showed the particular ,ation it
came from. The field of detective in.
quiry. thus narrowed. was immediately
occupied by the agents of the police, and
the stolen treasure, in a short time, traced
to one of the employees of the road.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
{" SEE FOURTH PAGE.

FRESH FrsH.--This delightful luxury
or as a good old neighbor lady Of our
Used to say this 'melodious fruit" has
been most plentifully dispensed among
our good citizens for more than a weel
past. Pike over two feet in length. ant
bass weighing over eight pounds, have o
late been no very great strangers in ou
streets and upon our tables, and it seems
that every body and "the rest Of man
kind didn't 60 fishing, either.
With hook anil Line, or angry spear,
You claim the bass-perhaps sucker;
The latter sure, if it's lager beer
That oft prepares your lips 10 pucker.
IT Leonard fooled them with his spear
And got the booming pike,
And lost no run of his lager beer,
Twas not too late to strike.
Johnson caught the weigh:y bass,
And never thought of fear;
For he knew another way to pass,
Without that lager teer.
VIII n fools are dead and eels can crawl,
Well say no more ofthe ''ioafer-haul;''
Lest enry constitute bore,
And little fishes stray from shore.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

Captain Kennedy. Of Carrolton, is
about TO leave for Kansas TO look up q
location for twenty-five or thirty sub
stantial farmers Of Carroll county, who
have resolved TO seek homes in that dis
,ant territory. Many of the farmers oil
Jefferson county. also. are about to leave
for Kansas the present spring and ensu.
ing summer. We fear many of our thrift.
~ farmers who are leaving Ohio will find
out, when il is too late. that they have
gone away from home.-Dayton Gaz.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

Rev. DR.. Rice. of 81. Louis, was rob.
bed a few days since OF table silver TO
the amount Of Sl00. A portion Of it was
returned to him. through the intervention
of Catholic Priest. to whom the theft
had been communicated at the comics.
sional. The Leader, the Roman Catho-
lie paper. thinks that Dr. Rice, when he
hereafter denounces the confessional, will
have to admit that il has ali advantage in
the restoration of silver spoons.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

RAILROAD TO OELPur.-The Lafavet,e
Journal says the track OF the Wabash
Valley Road will be completed as far as
Delphi sometime next month: and Tho,
the Lafayette and Indianapolis Company
Will run daily train 10 Delphi until the
work is completed from Logansport.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

An editor out west exhibited the o,hey
day an astonishing instance of ahsens
mlndedness. by.copying from an exchange
paper one of his own article, and head
ing 1t "Wretched attempt at w.t."
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

The Ogdensburgh IN. Y.) Sentinel SAYS
there is schoolmisstress teaching school
in the town Of Lisbon. who stands in her
stocking feet. six feet seven inches. Her
name is Wilkinson, and we are informed
she is the shortest Of family of four
children,
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
Destructive Fire at Nashville, 1cnn,--LOss
sDnNfl

The following is private dispatch
from an attentive friend at Gallatin, Ten
nessee:
GALLATIN, April l3
On this Sunday morning the most
destructive fire that ever happened in
Nashville occurred. The Courthouse.
Nashville Inn, H. & B. Douglas, Soevall's
and Strickland & Ellis houses, were total.
ly destroyed besides several other build.
ings being greatly injured.
The loss is estimated at two hundred
thousand dollars. upon which there is an
insurance of one hundred thousand dol
lars.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

Mr.. Greeley, in letter to the Tribune
says be has joyful confidence that Kan
sas will be admitted as free State BY the
present Congress.-Erchange.
We have ha6 that same kind of Joyful
confidence" ever since the bill passed or
gsnizing il into Territory.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

DIvoRcEs IN INDIANA.--In Perry coun-
~. Iadisus, at the late term Of the County
Court there were no less than twenty-five
applications for divorce. One lady set
forth as the ground of her application,
that her lord always slept with his back
toward her. He set up in defence that
she weuld sat onions.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

1AnoRlSG.-John Miller has settled
among US. and opened shop in the Ply
mouth building. where he intends to car
~ on the Tailoring business TO the salts
faction of all who may favor him with
their patronage. See advertisement.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24
NEWS BY THE WASHINGTON.
EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF THE PACIFIC.

Danish Sound Dues-Proposed Settle
ment-Mr. Buchanan Movements
BreadStufs Dull-Prices Declined
Provisions Unchanged.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

LEAP YEAR.--In olden time unmarried
women used 10 wear a scarlet petticoat
during leap year. finley showed the end
Of this garment to any man, he was bound
to marry them, but could buy himself of
by presenting the lady with new gown
"a cheap alternative.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

FREE BLACKS IN kENTUcKY.-We learn
from an article in the Frankfort Comm IN.
wealth. that there are over 200 free
blacks in Kentucky. Jefferson county
has 1900; Fayette 700; Mason. 800;
franklin. 380; and so down to 2 in Law
renee county. All the counties in Ken
lucky hive free blacks. except Johnson.
That county has 26 slaves. but no free
blacks Dem.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

A New Hampshire Yankee says that no
man in his State need ever be minus "a
pocket full of rocks; but Theodore Par.
ker says of the Granite State. that ii is
",he land Of poor relations aud cheap
tomb stones"
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

Stephen A. Douglas said in the Senate
me other day that the people of the
North Shall be subdued" He was
speaking on the slavery question.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

Birstcwn, The fraudulently elected
Governor OF Wisconsin, has resigned in
favor OF Bashford. the Republican candi.
date