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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16

q pacRsH the M away IN ms
gsago-book. So he nas1g move for his
pistol, but before he could each it, Har-
old gave him blow on the head with al
short club, which knocked him from his
horse. He remembered well of the vii
lain's stabbing him several times, and he
knew, too, when he took the money from
his pocket He could rRalember nothing
more until he had come to his senses on
the morning of the thenpresent day.
The physicians said that the sufferer
had been in sort Of cataleptic state, in
duced by one Of the stabs, and partly aid
ed by the blow on the head. His account
was taken down, word ffpr word, by one
of the lawyers, and duly Witnessed; while
the two physicians sworb that the man
was in possession of full sense and sound
mind. With these atteBted documents,
! the party returned to the court room
Tie court was quickly opened, and ere
long the jury returned averdict Of acquit-
tai for Edward DemaI cd theregpon
the Joy Of the spect' 5YdSt forth 3n a
shout, which the couNs5rigd not to stop.
4 Mr.. Dunk Harold VAS soon put upon
Il Trial LOT Tue WufueEi aE0uuly CpnfoltVu
of the crime. When he found that all
was known he made a fal confession
He confessed that he did the deed, and
that He did it for the money. He knew
that young Demarton was going on the
, same road, so he contriyed to steal the
= youths knife, meaning to fasteh the muir
der upon him; but for the Wonderful in
terposition of the Power which had hele
. the murdered man for d witness, thu
! scheme would have succeeded,
Mr.. Wallace lived until nopn of TIL
i next day, and before he died hehad plac
ed the hand Of his lovely niece Within tn
], grasp Of Edward Demarton, Ind bad
# them live together upon his bounty
! He had no family Of his own, alq to lisa
: bel he had left all his property but
was with the understanding thatEdwar
q should manage it for her, HI bel her, con
panion for life { irvSs5lI Nj VS. a.
s sorrow in the, loss ogso KID aud 'genel
I Gus an uncle yet there was JOY, in tn
thought that she had now a nobIs lovin
n husband.
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ately.
On the following morning entered the
court room with the crowd, and the flrst
ease that came up was that of the murder
nc Lander Wallace. The accused was
vonne man not over FIVE and twenty. |
named Edward Demarton. lie had oeen
employed for several years as Wallace
chief clerk, and was one OF the most ca
nable Youths in the country had some
DEALINGS with him. and had learned toI
love and respect him. He was lightly
built. remarkably handsome, and bore
himself with native pride which, while
+ cave him firmness and dignity, never
made him naughty or overhearing. lie
was an orphan, Of French Descent and
had heen born and reared in New Orr
!: leans. AS he sat in the prisoners box |
conld see him plainly. He was very pale
and seemed to suffer much; yet he did not
xAlook like guilty man. ! could not be
Neve that he had ever committed a muir
u der. He was to BRAY. and honorable Tor
S THAT. mi
e witnesses came on and gave their testimo
nv and nv heart sank within me as
fonnd how strongly the tide Of circhm
IS stances set against him. 1t was provee
: that he had wished to marry with Landol
! Wallaee's niece, young girl named lisa
he'll Wallace and that the uncle had OBJ
I;ected From this quarrel had ensued
land the youth had left Wallace's service
II was furthermore proved that Demar
* ton had challenged Wallace to fight
" duel. and that the merchant had refused
y on the ground that he could not consen
II to meet one whom he still regarded In tn
sd liobt of a son. Then it was proved tina
n the vouth was very wroth at this, an
ne that he swore Mr.. Wallace should eth
err fioht or suffer the consequences. II
at vas determined to have satisfaction.
an the morning uIie murder ID
marcbant started on h@'se bAsk Tor Lal
Ill and in lsaif hour aiterward
sos agrisoner mounted his horse and stal
NJ ted alter him, SAYING, as he leaped int
are the saddle, that he would easily ovel
81. take Mr.. Wallace" And then he addet
to lin presence of three witnesses, who swof
ers to the words | can settle our troubl
as well on the road to Dantonyille as an.
where u This was atsix o'clock in til
1 evening. At nine O'Clock man name
= Harold-Dunk Harold, he was called
was coming from DanEonville, and in
ET, small piece of wood through which Il
ate road ran, he came upon 'he body Of La
F5e dor Wallace, and at the same time he sa
two Edward Demarton ridingaway from Il
/, an spot. The moon was shining bright
, ona and he recognized the prisener veryaplai
80 ". He leaped from the saddle and al
par the merchant senseless, and bleeding Ire
:; Ely from several deep wounds. Close, !
he found silver-handledl bowie XIII
which had been proved to Aerthe prise
IL er's property. The knife was cover.
- with blood, and the physicians hadade q
AE 5s ded that the wounds had beer made vi
it. The murdered man had also receiy
blow upon the head which vas near
:, sufficient to kill.
: This Dunk Harold was a hard-looki
customer. He was stout, broad sho
nan dered man, somewhere about forty yea
If of age. with dark, coarse, animal geatur
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16

THOR sALE-THIs PROPERTY is SITUATE
at West Freehold, and consists of House 81 BY
Is. with Kitchen attached and Store House 81 by
40 There is good Cellar under the House, goo .,
racasssry conyenences The Store is also good
g6ilding, and the stand of the best in the town
sh;u. The lot contains one acre, is situate on the
.crngr oftwo streets, and can be divided into four
building lots. :.
Is t;sS of5ca Or Of the subscriber on the premises
sllis o'''e0' = I, - JOHN ii. DAVIS.
s7 sa,,.s,,,,,a~77A4ese s4w
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THE AVENGER.
OF A CAlbD'S DlsHON0a.
AN ACCOUNT OF A RECENT rRrAL AT THE
Old BAILY IN LONDON.

George Hammond, portrait painter,
was placed at the bar to be tried on an
Indictment found against himself by the
grand jury for the wiifnl murder. with
malice aforethought, of George Baldwin,
a rope-dancer and mountehank. The
prisoner was man of medium Weight. but
slender form. His whole bearing gave
evidence of subdued sadness aud meian-
cboly resignation. He was forty-one
years of age, had soft voice, and his ap-
pearance and manner bore evidence to
his being man Of distinguished educa-
ton, in spite of the poverty Of his dress.
On being called cut to plead, the pris-
oner admitted that lie did not kill Bald
win, and he deplored the act. adding,
however, that, on his soul and conscience,
he did not believe himself guilty. There
upon jury was empanelled to try the
prisoner. The Indictment was then read
to the jury, and the act of killing being
admitted, the government rested their
case, and the prisoner was called upon
for his defence.
The prisoner theh addressed himself to
the court and jury -:
Ny lord said he, my Justification is
to be found in recital of the facts
Three years ago lost a daughter. then
four years Of age, who was the sole me-
mortal Of my beloved wife, whom it pleas
ed God to recall to himself | lost her,
but ] did not see her die. She disappear
Ied-she was stolen from me. She was a
charming child, and but herr had nobody
lin the world to ..love mex Gentlemen
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Bosses, and Brutal Hands.

The Richmona Enquirer. is the mostin-
fluential paper at the South, and is nF.
Buchanan's leading organ in Virginia.
1t pays the following delicate and cour.
teous compliments to the enterprise and
free labor of the North:
/" We can bring the capital employed in
manufactures, and most of it employed in
commerce South when we please. We
can transfer Manchester and Birmingham
and Lowell to the South, and thus in a
single year, quadruple the wealth of the
South. But we would not have your
RICH, VULGAR, LICENTIOUS BOS-
SES, and your BRUTAL IGNORANT
AND INSUBORDINATE FACTORY
HANDS in our midst; for all the wealth
of Ormus and of Ind y We are as rich
as we care to be. We are contented. Yir.
tuous, moral, religious and conservative.
We would not exchange our situation for
the vulgar sensualityeand brutality of the
" alonueoater riches, the coarse parvenues.
the millionaire cotton factors and grocers
OF the North or of England, much less for
the COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF PAU,
PERS AND CRIMINALS WHO LIFT
UP AND SUSTAIN THE COWARD
LY. SELFISH, SENSUAL, INFIDEL.
IICENTIOUS. AGRARIAN. AND
REVOLUTIONARY EDIFICE OF
FREE SOCIETY"
Men of the North, do you hear that 4
!" Your vulgar and licentious bosses;n,
your brutal and ignorant factory hands;
!" the sensual, infdel, agrarian. and revo-
lutionary ediice of FEE society," Such
is the spirit with which you are REGARDED
by the eoadjutors of the Jacksonian and
other sham Democratic sheets, which ars
BIZ ssr, -ssssrs,to persuade you to cast
Aa44 ssskskaain the eaLaszszlata eo...sss
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-7T HAMLET Es0AHNGs
HoIISE g. SIGN PAINTER,
olonlgs. w atehes, &c.

TrtiE suBsCRIBER RESPECTFULLY INFORMS
~ ,,,,hl;e that he has an entire new assortment OF
SleSks watches and Jowelry hand which will be
sod cheaper than ever before offered In this place
Only ONE PRICE Cash, and no misrspresenta-
lion. ,,..u.,s- honsy
tsrorob integrity. to have continuance 9th same
clocks watches and Jewery, carefully repaired
and old gold and silver taken in exchange or bought
for Cash. 4oux RoTu.
8 Freehold, Sept 10. 1856 4w
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psa- The man (2) who cheats the printer
left town last week, in company With tbe
woman who Aogs her husband; They
we're joined a short distance the
town by the man who stole stle M
uorish from a sick niger baby.
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nea Anxions father-What ana ]. to do

sa- Anxious father What am !, to do
with you, .sir-what am to do with you :?
Do yoti know, if yof continue your pres
fent course Of cruelty and eowardice, you
will be ct for nothing but a member Of
Congresss7 Distracted mother Oh. don =
say that, father don't, father,S5eu will
humiliate the boyi .issa filrsNy' 'esse
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aaauSE. Ia l.0T FoR SAFE.

EyyHE. HOUSE. AND LOT NO z, HENRY STRICT,
ii the village of Freehold. is offered at Private
Sale. on reasonable terms This property is located
House Is lie by 20 feet with Kitchen attached, is two
IL stories new and wen built has good cellar, an
x excellent well of water, and all necessary Con
veniences The lot is by $50 feet. has good
garden, fruit trees, grape vines, &c.
Possession given Immediately. For further par
tieulars enquire on the premises, at this Office
Freehold, Aug p, 1856
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16

AT A MEETING OF TS,ar;tan and d Delaware s
inttee of the Directors Of the ION the I'd September
Bay Eairs sard eO% Esn was Collector
for Monmouth and Ocean counti the stockholders
any of the officers of the Gqmpaa AAlmsnts.
wiilplease pay their monthly mn IN ssWOoD Pres
WILLIAM A. ToRREY, Sec. 4t
"a September To- 1s5e.z-----
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16

sar raere is a man down in Alabama
70 tall that he dosen't pay any poll tax,
his head being considered to be out OF the
country. esa4asx
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Lnlll,lyIol - IIIaslI4bM 81. IIII a. 4

fftei tfassVuCal tEx,I @iaatEn,tf ga -
WHOM DOUGLAS VoTEs FoR.1Onn, the
train Of cars which conveyed Senator
Douglas to aGalena, a vote, Dis usual now
a-days; wastaken. The canvassers' did
not know Douglas, and when they came
to him in, passing through the cars, the
following conversation took place sA mag
Canyassef- Who do you vote tor. sir,
Buchanan or Fremont b. ,ap.s
4 sDougt (angrily looking up irom the
'perusal of The Chicago Times vote for the
devil - as5
Fremont, LIZ
Buchanan5 a'a' e'tS cen e.
aaiFillmore,i - ol' ifHai'e'as IT
,a The Devil, a41 q ~ aaos eii I'll. aai
A PATENT FILLMORE AMERIcAN.zQne'o o.
the orators employed by the AmeAeans'
to stump Ohio for Fillmore, is LOUISE
gera1d an sshman and a Cath
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16

d 49, saye OlIssEssl has selee,
ted. Will you do it? Let self-respect help
answer the question on the fourth of No
yember.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16
TTHEaEE SEHARES

IN THE FREEHOLD BUILDING AND LOAN
i Association, for sale by W A. WALTON.
Freehold April 30, 1886. 80-u
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ed and witnesses on
q 10 take place immedi-
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VAIUABLE BUSINESS STAND

Freehold, Sept 10. 1856. 4w
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-30
EFFECT OF ELECTRICITY ON NE.
GHOIS.

MEssRs. EDroHs.-During the thunder
storm Of last Saturday, lrlcmd related The
following.
a gentleman residing few miles OF:
of town recently caITicd home Il small
electrical machine for making some eNper-
imcnts. As soon rs he got nomc, &c ue-
groes as usual tlocked around hIn, eager
10 see what master had got. There was
u boy among these daIkIes that had evinc-
ed strong disposition to move things
when they wanted moving
Now Jack SAYS his master, tcOk heae,
,!s machine is 10 make people tel the
truth, and if you have stolen anything, or
led TO me, il will knock you down.
Why MASTER says tue boy, 4 never lied
or stole anything III my life
We'll, take hold OF this and no soon-
or had the lad received slight shock
than be fell on his knees and hawIed out;
oh, master! did steal your cigars, and
Il little knife, and have lied ever SO many
times please to forgive me-
The same experiment was tried with
like success on half Il dozen jpveHies. At
last AZ Old negro who haG bean looking
on very atlentvely, stepped up.
Master, says he, let dis niger try.
Dat ar mashcen is well cnuf to scare do
children wid, bot this nigger knows bet
ter
The machine was then fully charged,
aud he received. 8. stunning shock. lie
looked first at his hand, then at The ma
chine, and at last rolling his eyes up, mas
ter SAID lie, it aint hest 10 kno" ioo
much. DarS many soul gifts to be damn
cd 10y KNOWN TOO much and it's my pin
ion dat dc deb made that nasheen jest
to ketch your soul a foul SON elbow, and l.
reckon you had best jest take and burn i.
up and have it done gone
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THE PRICE OF SUCCESS.

Effort Is The piice of success in fvcrv
department OF human action. From the
attalnmc..t Of rudimental knowIcd q +,
the salvation OF the soul, every s.ep in our
progress is El"de 10y ushaunted toll. The
boy droncs over his book, "A s'av. to list.
less lazneSs, thereby securing for himself
II place at the foot OF society. The CLr's.
tlan who,I'kc Tlmorous ard MiStrust, fees
at the voice OF lions, is uudonc. The man
VIII" shri. Ks from difficulty in his business
or profession, who refuses to climb be
cause tie rock is sharp and the way s:cen.
must make up his mnd. TO aida back and
to lie IN the shadows below, while Others
use hIm as stepping stone to their OWN
rising. For this, such is the constitution
OF society. there is no help. The poe,
wrote truly who said
Thou must either soar or stoop,
Fall or triumph, stand or dToop;
Thou must either serve or govern
Must be slave or must be sovereign;
Must in fine, be block or wedge,
Ads; DC anvil 0F DC sIo,l,c."
To shake oil an indu.lut spirit, or stir
ones self to eXcrtion, 10 reach constantly
up%arda, 10 Struggle frr firm, fOothold
on the most slippery places, - wrestc
maniuIIy, even when prineipaities and
powc:s are cur foes, TO refuse submission
&c any evils however trowning, are condi.
tons we must either fulfil, or sink t. lit.
t'eness-perchance TO ruin. Therefore,
with a brave heart and unconquerable
spirit, every man, should address himself
to tie work Of the day; striving with pure
views and religious truths for an increase
OF his talent, and Tor victory, wbrch will
enable him 10 stand unbashed In the last
day. lie who thus strives need fear no
failure. His triumph, though delayed for
time, shall come al last.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-30
WETTING BRICKS.

1t is important that every one engaged
in building should be well informed IN re,
gard TO the durability OF materials. Very
few people, or even builders, arc aware of
the advantages Of wettiug tricks before
laying them, or il they are aware of it, do
not practice il. A wall twelve inches
thick, built Of good mortar, with bricks
well soaked, is stronger, in every respect,
than one sixteen inches thick built dry.-
The reason for this is, that il the bricks
are saturated with water tbey will not AZ.
stract from the mortar the moisture which
Is necessary to lis crystalizatiou, but, on
The contrary, will unite chemically with,
tie mortar, and becolue solid ~ a rock.
On the other hand, ii the bricks are put
up dry, they immediately take the moiS.
ture from Tue mortar, leaving it too dry 10.
harden, aud the consequence, is, that when,
building Of this description Is taken
DOWN, or tumoles down OF its own accord
the mortar from i, is ike so mach sand.
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IN ADVANCE
n u NJ B Err 81.

Still longer pause. "Are you sure that
it is first ra,e piece Of goods!' -
"l'll warrant it to he all six and wool"
My friend was caught. Turning TO ire
she whispered, -.
81 do wish had brought some money"
and then, addressing the merchant, sLe
said,
"l'Il call again"
never WAS SO glad TO get out ola store
before, for the CLERKS had gathered around
us, seeming to understand the joke. But
SaIie went home, got the honey, and
insisted on my returning with her 10 the
store for the shawl. The trader s'tid he
Was sorry, rcry-but the shawl had just
been sold. Aud SO WAS Sail;e, too,
thought. We went shopping no more
that afternoon.
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men,. was di>,iuc,lv omJ,lJn - ,Lo l,'s ,,,,,'>o
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the commw ion tab,n vLora 10 N"u Soa,'' W
ed TO Lv ou, III. vLn,, no',,' ~ , -" '..''''
times To- cycerL Lims,tC "' ""u H. sV''e '
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mcn,s, with ono co,, EfaL nao,':',,'E, '':'r I't
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BATHING IN THE RIVEL JORDEN

The river Jordan is annually visited 10y
great Numbers OF pilgrims ircm all parts
OF the world, who are dcsIrous OF bathing
their bodies in It's sacred watels. Au Ln-
gIi>h Traveller, in II recently published work
on SYRIA aud the Syrlans, gives the fol-
lowing description OF the scene upon the
banks of The rlvcr during the time of tho
yearly pilgrimage;
Here We saw the pilgrims had arriv.
cd, and were bathing peIl mcil. The
sight was now far uolc exciting than cv-
cr 4; hundreds OF pilgrims, men, women
and children, dressed III long white gowns
were tClug immersed in the river. This
white gown is afterwards reserved by them
rs hcu death shroud. On gaining the wa.
tcrs edge Il strong man received Tie peo-
pic and dashed them unGcr the water w o
or three times, uii the poor creatures were
qu!c sutloculcd but not content with
those three dips which aic generally after
tue number OF the Trinity, the pilgrim
seeks again TO dip h!msc!tln the waieg.-'
They d,ruGd themselves aud rubbed
themselves, as if they were enjoying
irrctaSlc OF PARADISE. Some who could
SN'ul were hoalIiS Oh IIe Sui'Sh', oAH'tS
holding bv some bush. | Stood culrauc-
cd the vociteratvn$, the Label OF langua-
geS, and peil meh scene, was ouc Of
ihe most exciting Of uat"re. On coming
on, OF The water, Ihe pilgrims congr"iuia
ted each other with these words" An
acceptable dipw MAY it lc bicsl to
you" which mcaus May God accept your
pilgrimage, and wash away Your Sims.--
O.d aud young, men and wcincn, clergy
and Iaily, rushed into Tic w"tcr, aid but
iclcd with tie rolling clement"
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biography is to individuals, what his
tory Is to nations. AS q narrative Of tie
rise, progress, laws, usages aud destiny Of
nations, bears the d gnliieI name of h,s-
tory, 81 n written account of the genealo
*. tiil,, life, death and character Of AN
individual, is called. biography. DIR.
Johnson remarked that he always found
even in the most indifferent newspaper
something, Of the knowledge Of which he
was the better; so there is scarcely man
whose intellect is so void, or whose opin
ions and observa,iens are SO absolutely
worthless, tina, he may not add to our
stock OF Information. II, then, some al.
vantage is 10 be derived from the conyer-
saj.on Of an illiiera,e stranger inio whose
company we have been casually thrown
on the highway, how much more are We
proftted by the cxl erience, wisdom and
Sariad lie q eminent piety. II the socie
ty and observation Of the living afford
matter for useful contemplation, record
Of the cxnmple, experience, intellectual
and, ,spirituai a,tainmen.s Of the dead may
do the same. When man has for ma.
ny years been acting an influential part
on the stage Of life and has. disappeared
behind the scenes, il is a laudable cnriosi-
ty that seeks to know his genealogy--tbe
place Of his birth, whether il was noun.
tain or valley, whether in cottage or
10 pslace---the character OF the juvenile
sports--his first attempts in tie protes
siosrl li.s--,he adyefsi,les. and successes
OF more advanced yeass--ti,e geod, that
he did and Tie COOL that be aimed 10 do,
and NIL about h,m from first to last.
The Rev. Thomas ketchen, the subject
Of this memoir, wss Scotchnisa by birth
aAd, education. lie had a Scotch accent
and aSc,teh ph ysiognomy my--hs. was phys.
ically apd intellectually Scotch. II was
obvious at the 6n, besijag, Lf not at the
first sigh,,) that he was an exotic, impor-
ted charsstsE Weregrst in this instance.
~ in inany o,berp, the want Of eeneaiog.
ieal registers II each. generation would
convey to their Successors, in permanent
documents. the ,eqa;si,e genealogical and
biographical infomasioa. ~ sl,emseIse aud
their prciecessors--we woulj take q vast
ly more Increased interest IN that suLicci
han We now do. We vouia be intensc.
" Interested il tracing tie pa,erpaI and