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The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-14
FLoR1DA.-The old line wings

Resolved, That having undiminish-
ed confidence in Willard Fillmore as a
statesman and a patriot, who has been
tried and found faithful to the Consti-
tuition, and duly approaching his high
and distinguished abilities, we will
cheerfulIy support him for the Presi-
dcncy.
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COUHgT-FRAYKLl

COUNTY COUYT-FRANKLIN County,
TENNESSEE.
VIM. c. Handlcy, Admir- &C.,
l.. L. Matthews, Jno. c.. Tanner and wife
Lurania; Rebecca, Susannah, Robert,
and Helena Matthews, Flint and Nicho.
las Matthews, and Morris Walden and
wife Sarah, and Euphemia Hudson.
ON motion of complainant, by his soIicita-
ton, and because it satisfactorily appears that.
in addition to the nonresident defendants
heretofore published, Hiram Crane and
wife, Susannah Crane formerly Susan
nah Matthcws) two of said defendants,
are non-rcsidents of the State of Tennes-
see SO that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon them, it Is is therefore
Ordered, that publication be made, for three
successive weeks, in the "Winchester APP
peal" newspaper published in Winchester,
Tennessee, requiring said nonresident de-
PENDANTS to appear at the July term, 1856, of
the County Court of Franklin county, to be
held in Winchester, and plead answer or de-
muir to said petition, or the same will be taken
for confessed and set for hearing ExrARTE US
10 them.
WIN. Z. TAYLOR, elk.
June7 :w
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Tns0iIeUL NOiice

We have suggested the insolvency of the
Estate of John Counts, deed. to the proper
authority. All persons having claims will
file them with the clerk of the County Court
by the 1st day of October, 1856, 10 be dealt
with according to law.
THOS. w. BELL, Admir-,
MARY MCOUNTS, Adm'x.
Navel 81
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DlSS1LyIzDN.

TIE partnership heretofore existing be-
tween II. Brown a. ". W. Sharp under the
name and firm Of Brown & Sharp, in the tan
ming business, has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent. Hiram Brown is the author
lied agent to wind up said concern, using the
name ofsaid firm in Liquidation only
w. w. SHARP.
May 3, 1856 HIRAM BROWN.
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XYiiAchCstcr. ,E'Clll,pasCN.

W sAcHeStCI, a Cb1EGSscS.
THANKFUL for ras tavors, beg leave TO
inform their friends and the public generally,
that they still continue the Cab net Business
at their new house, Southeast side Of the
Public Square, Winchester, Tenn.
FURNITURE
Constantly ON hand, or made to order. So
fas and Chairs re-uphoIStercd, and old furni-
turc repaired. Matt resses made to order on
short notice. Coliins made and conveyed to
any part Of the county without extra charge.
ROBINSON g. HALL.
February is, Silly.
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L. SCOTT g. CO., Now York, continuc 10
publish the following leading BRUSH Pefiodi.
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EGrp2Y3sl1sE;
&.GAia;asag's American TEUlsgiiEy Rag
anime,

February is, Silly.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06
A POISONED VALLEY.

a singular discovery has lately been
made near BatIen, in Java, of a poisoned
valley. Mr.. Alexander Louden visited it
last July, and we extract a paragraph
from a communication on the subject, adj
dressed by him to the Royal Geographic
cal society
''It is known by the name of Guevo
Upas, or poisoned Valley and following
a path which had been made for the pur-
pose, the party shortly reached it with IL
couple OF dogs and fowls for the purpose
Of making experiments. On arriving at
the mountain, the party alight.d. and
scrambled up the side OF the hill at IL dis
tance OF mile, with the assistance Of
branches Of trees and projecting roots,
when u few yards from the valley. IL
strong nauseous, suIucnliug smell was
experienced, but on approaching the mar
gin, the Inconvenience was no longer
found. The valley is about a half mile
in circumference. of an oval form and
about thirty feet in depth. The bottom
Of it appeared TO be fiat without any veg
citation, and Il few large stones scattered
here and there. Skeletons of human be-
msS, tigers, bears, deer, and all sorts of
birds and wild animals, lay about in pro
fusion. The ground on which they lay
at the bottom Of the valley appeared to be
II hard sandy substance, and no vapor
was perceived. The sides were covered
with vegetation.
u" 1t was proposed to enter it, and each
Of The party managed to get within twen
ty feet of the bottom, where a sickeulnr,
nAusrous smell was experienced, without
any difficulty of breathing. y dog WAS
now fastened to the end OF a bamboo and
thrust to the bottom of the valley, while
some OF the party, with their watches in
hand, Observed the effect. At The expi>
ration OF fourteen seconds. he fell Off his
legs. without moving or looking around,
and Continued alive only eighteen minutes.
The other dog now LETT the company and
went to his companion on reaching him
he was observed To stand quite mOliOnless,
and at the end OF ten seconds, fell down.
He never moved his limbs after, and lived
only seven minutes. a fowl was now
thrown in, which died within minute
and quarter, and another, which was
thrown in after it. died in the space of a
a minute and half.
"a heavy shower of rain fell during
the time these experiments were going
forward, which from the interesting ma
ture of the experiments, was quite disre>
garded. On the opposite side of the val
lev to that which was visited, lay a hu-
man skeleton. the head was resting on the
right arm The effect of the weather
had bleached the bones as white as ivory
This was probably the remains of some
wretched rebel hunted towards the valley,
who had taken shelter there, unconscious
of its character.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06

Gen. ackson at a NJ Methodist Conference
The Western Christian Advocate re-
cords the following interesting anecdote
OF Jackson. The scene of it is in the
Tennessee Annual Conference, held at
Nashville, and to which he had been in>
vlted by vote OF the members, that they
might have the pleausure of an introduc-
ton to him:
g The committee was appointed, and
the General fixed the time for 9 O'Clock on
Monday morning, The Conference room
being too small to accommodate the hun
dreds who wished to witness the introduc-
ton, one of the churches was substituted,
and an hour before the time was filled to
overtlowing. Front seats were reserved
for members of the Conference, which
was called to order by the Bishop seated
in large chair in the altar, just before
the pulpit. After prayers the committee
retired, and Il minute after entered, con-
Quoting the man whom all delighted to
honor. They led him to the Bishops
chair, which was made vacant for him,
the Bishop meanwhile occupying aUother
place within the altar The Secretary
was directed to call the names of the
members of the Conference, which he did
III alphabetical order, each coming for
ward and receiving Il personal iniroduc-
ton TO the ex~Presideut and Immediately
retiring to give place to the next.
" The ceremony had been nearly COM
pleted when The Secretary read the name
of the Rev. James 7; an elderly
gentleman, with weather beaten face,
clad in a suit of jeans. arose and came
forward. Few seemed TO know him. He
had always been on circuit on the from
tier, and though always at Conference,
he never troubled it with long speeches,
but kept his seat, and said but little that
little. however, was always to the purpose.
Mr.. L. came forward and was introduced
to General jackson. He turned his face
towards the General, who said, it seems
to me that we have met before The
preacher apparently embarrassed, said
: was with you through the Greek cam
paign-one of your body guard at the
battle of Horse Shoe-and fought under
your command at New Orleans The
General rose slowly from his seat, and
throwing his long, withered, bony arms
around the preachers neck, exclaimed
we'll soon meet where there's no war-
where the smoke Of the battle never rolls
up its suIphureous incense i Never be-
fore or since have | seen SO many tears
shed as then flowed forth from the eyes
OF that vast assembly. Every eye was
moist with weeping. Eleven years have
passed away since that day. The old he
no has been more than ten years in his
silent and narrow home. The voice that
cheered the dropping light and Numbered
in the rear of routed armies, is silent for
ever. The old preacher, too. had fought
his last battle, laid his armor by, and
gone home to his eternal rest
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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06
MAY.
BY JAMES G. PERc4vAL.

T feel a newer life in every gale;
Tie winds that fan the flowers, ga
And with their welcome breathings fill the sal,
Tell of serener hours. b --
OF hours that glide unfelt away,
Beneath the sky of May. a.# .- ..Ht
The spirit of the gentle south-wind calls
From his blue throne of air
And where his whispering voice in music fallsl
Beauty is budding there.
The bright ones of the valley break ..
Their slumbcrs and awake.
The waving verdure rolls along the plain,
And tho wide forest wcNvcs,
To welcome back its playful mates again,
It's canopy of leaves
And from its darkening shadow floats
A gush of trembling notes.
Faircr and brighter spreads the reign of May ;
The trcsScs of tho woods,
With the light dulIying of the west wind play,
And the full brimming floods,
As gladly to their goal they run,
Hail the returning sun.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT IN ENGLAND.-
AccOr ding to the official returns justissu-
ed on the first OF August last, there were
no less than one thousand and ninety
eight persons confined in the various pris-
ons of England for debt. In the prison
OF Bedford, one man, whose original debt
was nine shillings, was incarcerated for
go days, because he could not pay the ex,
pences of the suit brought against him.
These amounted TO Gl 9s. or more than
three times as much as the original debt.
In another case. man was in prison for
ten days because he could not pay ten
shlllings and four pence, being the expen-
ces OF debt of three shillings and six
pence. In third, the debt amounted to
IL Is Sd, and the costs to two pounds
eight shillings and seven pence. These,
and many similar cases, have attracted
much attention, and the policy of abolish
ing imprisonment for debt is now openly
discussed.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06

A SOLVENT FOR New YORK PREJupIoE.
1t is not many months since coloreG
man came to this city from abroad. A
New York merchant had been in business
connection with him for several years.
and from that business connection had
realized fortune, and felt that he must
treat him kindly. When Sunday came
he invited him togo to church with him.
He went, and the merchant took him in>
TO his own pew near the pulpit, in fash.
ionable church. There was prominent
member Of the church near the merchant,
who saw this with the utmost amazement.
He looked. and looked again. He could
not be mistaken-it was genuine mig
ger" and not a counterfeit. Midway In
his sermon the minister discovered him,
and was so confused by it that he lost his
place and almost broke down,
After service, the man who sat near
the merchant, went 70 him, and 10 grsat
indignation, asked, What does that
mean 90 What does what mean ?"-
THAT you should bring nigger in this
church" "It is my pew" "Your pew.
is ii. And because it Is your pew you
must insult the whole congregation l'-
he Is intelligent and educatedt Bn~
swered the merchant. What do care
for that; he is a niger" "But he is a
friend Of NINE" "What Of that p
Must you therefore insult the whole con-
gregation o. s' But he Is christian and
member Of the same denomination r.
What do / care for that? Let him
worship with his nigger christians"
" But he is'wor.h Eve million dollars"
said the merchant. -
Z" Worth what ~
"Worth FIVE million dollars"
" For Gods sake, introduce me %
him, p was the reply.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06

Gg- A printer. not long ago. being
flung by his sweetheart went to the prin>
ting office, and tried to commit suicide
with the shooting stick, but the thing
wouldn't go off.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06

soME on THB EgFEcrs or Ksow-NorH-
1sGrsM. Since Che terrible outrages and
atrocities committed By the Know.Noth-
ings Of Louisville last August, and the en-
dorsement Of their perpetrafion by the
I" American" municipal authorities. that
city (says She Detroit Free Press1 has
been on q downward course. Not only
has she received NO accessions from
abroad to her population. but thousands
Of her .' bone aud sinew" have deserted
her precincts. AS consequences, her
trade and commerce have decreased, her
tenements remain empty. and depression
and decay are universally prevalent with-
In her borders. These facts have been
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06

re- A great many human beings dig
heir graves with their teeth.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-12

sness of execution. In all the attempts
which have been made to entrap them, the
way of the wicked plotterS has been turned
UPSIDE down. So Uniform an exhibition of
sagacous intrepidity has rarely been given
by large bodies of men called suddenly to-
cethcr by high excitement The solemn and
earnest chivalry of the Revolution appears
to animate every breast.
But it were too much to expect of human
nature, that in so large and Heterogeneous a
body as the Vigilance Committee, there
should be found no explosive members
Here lies our apprehensionS. Such is the
temper of the public mind, that one rash act
night change the entire character of rev.
olution which, up to this point, has been
peaceful beyond precedent in the annals of
the world. One false step may involve con
sequences which are not to be contemplated
without horror Unusual sobricty of Ian
guagc should characterize every vigilant at
this iuncturc. The enemies of reform, whose
press in this city scruples at no degree of
bascncss, are entirely reckless of consequent
ces, so that they may restore the reign of
ruiiians and prevent their own exposure to
the day. Let Vigilants remember, that they
have undertaken to reform uncomfortable Vi
ccs not to cast indiScr,minatc censurc up
on rulers, or display their prowcss in arms
Christian Adrccate.
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We Trust and Tremble.

Liberty is the child of storms. The tenn
pest which rocks her cradle, too often extin-
guishes her life We are among those who
believe that freedom will effectually counter
work against its own cXcesscs, but the agen-
ces of restraint may be tardy, while revo-
luton makes terrific haste. In time of
general indifference to existing evils, good
men are justified in Weakening the popuacc
by strong appeals but no sooner is a people
fully aroused, than the universal liability to
excess in all popular connections, sets the
same good men at devising means to calm
and direct the angry tide of feeling.
The time has now come for the exercise Of
this calm and far-seeing wisdom. We have
| hitherto endorsed the course of the Nigi-
lance Committee, because its existence had
become sternly necessary, and its plans and
acts, in all these hopeful, fearful weeks, have
been eminently prudent and patriotic, We
know the men who constitute the center
wheel OF this wonderful Sef,acting machine
and do not hesitate to declare that they are
just and dispassionate in high degree, anC
that they appear to be solemnly aware Of
the nature of the responsibilities which they
are bearing. Thus far not one misstep ha:
brought them into disesteem, or given theil
viiiers the coveted opportunity of reproach
ing them with crudity of conception or clum
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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS O
LE TRINITY COUNTY, CAL SATURDAY MORNING. JULY r. 1856

gree resemble her. In clever speech OF
Lord ElleSmere, lately made in the House of
Lords, he refers to Florence Nightingale in
these words :
"The vegetation Of two successive springs
has obscured the yestigeS of Balkalava and
Inkerman Strong voices now answer to
the rollcall, and sturdy forms now cluster
round the eolors. The ranks are full ; the
hospitals are empty. The Angel Of Mercy
still fingers to the last on the scene of her
laborS, but her mission is all but accomplish
ed These long arcadeS of Scutari, in which
dying men sat up TO catch the sound of her
footsteps or the auttcr Of her dress, and fell
back on the pillow content to have seen her
shadow as it passed, are now comparatively
deserted. She may probably be thinking
how to escape, as best she may, on her re-
turn, the demonstrations of nations appre-
cation of the deeds and motives of Florence
Nightingale"
OF course, this allusion was hailed with
repeated cheers.
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Florence Nightingale.

Florence will hereafter be favorite name
for girls. Thousands Of mothers (says the
Ereaiag Post) are naming their daughters
after the noble and selfsacrifcing woman
who went to the Crimea to soothe the suf-
ferings and bind up the wounds of those
who had no other friends than the hospital
nurses. They bestow the name on their chill
dreu in the hope that they may in some de
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The Poor Mans Home.

They say that mino is humble home,
And trey call me very poor;
Yet are the prints Of the fairies feet
All DER my sanded floor
And hear sweet sounds Of m,rthfulncss,
That greet me at lrcak Of day;
And the fairies fright come across my path
Ere start with my spade away,
And when at eve ! am safely housed
One fairy viii slice my bread;
And a little one viii climb my knee,
For kiss ere she goes to bed.
Then let them prate of their houses r'ch,
OF their Jewels, and silver and gold;
l have what is better--fairics bright,
Whose love is not TO be sold
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-12
An Interesting Letter.

The following from the pen Of the Irish
patriot Meagher contains sentiments which
will find Il responsive echo in the breast of
every true American 1t is a reply to an in
vitation to attend the grand Nicaragua mass
meeting at the Park, in New York
IRIsu News" OFFICE,
No. 20 Ann st., May 20, 1856.
My DEAR SIR AT the last moment |
find myself unable to attend the meeting in
the Park.
This l sincerely regret, since my sympa-
thes with the cause, in the name of which
you are assembled, are deep and earnest.
Generous, brilliant, Misunderstanding
the great principles for which the best men
have in all climes and ages stripped their
swords to the hght--involving, moreover, the
highest interests of the American people
it is worthy of the promptest aid and proud
est homage.
Any influence l possess-any effort l can
make-any service can rendtr-shall be
heartily devoted to the support of General
Walker and the independence of Nicaragua
Poland, in lS46, had my heart, and the
best words could utter
Sicily, rising up from her vineyards and
cornlields in her beauty, end from the white
summit of Etna waving her torch which sig
nailed all the young European nationalitics
to freedom, Sicily, in lS4S, had my cnthu
sastic prayer.
So too, had Hungary and Italy, and the
glorious cities of the Rhine.
What was in the first blush of manhood
am now, and ever shall be.
RcpublicaniSm, whether in the dungeon,
in the field, on the scailold, or triumphant in
the Capitol, shall be the worship of my life
Fought for most gallantly at this hour,
upon the great high road of American com
mercc, you do not meunly wait to hear of a
victory to determine the measure of your
sympathy in favor of the freedom of the
beautiful country which binds the two oceans
together with link of gold and silver.
Your cheers are not the faint echoes of
triumph already won. They anticipate the
glorious issue, and become its prophecies.
The shouts in the Park to-day announce
that the flag of Costa Rica is torn down
the massacre of Virgin Bay avenged-the
treachery and defeat of Santa Rosa eflaced
in food of military glory-and that all the
bells of Grenada proclaim through her sap
phire skies, and all over her noble inland wa
ters, and through her gorgeous forest, that
Nicaragua is free, forever, from the native
services and the foreign butchers in their pay
| am, dear sir, most faithfully, your friend,
Thomas FRANcIs MEAGHER.
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The Union is Safe.

A Western poet, says the Kn'ekertocker, com
posed the following in just one hour by a Connec
ticut clock. There can be no danger while Their
is so much esprit in the country
What bust this glorious Union up.
An go to DRAWN triggers,
Just for thunderin parcel of
Emancipated niggers?
The eagel of Ameriky,
That flu across the seas,
An throwed the buddy British lion
Ker-slump upou his knees;
Say, shall we rcnd him linn from lin,
Wun wing wun way, an wun t'other
An every sepperit pin-feather
A fyin at the other?
1t can't be did
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A Touching Scene.

A late number Of the Norfolk Ameyieqn
mentions the following affecting incident
A gentleman well known in our city was
the other day walking in one of our cemc
tries, when he heard sobs and half uttered
ordinations, rendered indistnct by emo
tions The voice was evidently that of n
Young person. Turning in the direction of
the sound, he behcld small girl leaning
over one of the graves made last summer,
weeping as though her little heart would
break Every moment almost she would
cxcaim--" Father, o Father why don't
yoa come, | am waiting for you" The gem
tleman could not for some moments speak
20 her, the effect upon him was electrical,
and tear began to form in his eve.
lie conquered his emotion, however and
learned from her that they had placed her
father there, and She wanted him Through
the long cold winter She had forgotten where
her parent was laid aud she had como To
seek him. The history needs no comment
from US Its simplicity and beauty must go
r'ght to the heart Of all who read il.