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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-23


A YANKEE BIGAMIsT IN KENTUcKY.-The
BOUting Green (Ky) Standard gives the fol-
lowing account of an occurrence in Munsfords-
vile, in the same State, lately:
A daguerrean artist, with a lady who was
not his wife, had been operating in the quiet
town aforesaid, the gentleman taking pictures
and the lady teaching music, for some months.
They had gotten music, instruments and all
necessary ct ceteras, and we've meeting with
great success. Both hailed FROM Yankee land
On Friday, the 7th, they were seated at the
dinner-table, edifying the natives with the fol-
lowing wonderful dialogue. Mr.. Pembroke (the
gentleman's name,) addressing his dear lady,
said .....s .t I.afs -...4r...e. 4 .. I...
"There seems, my dear, to be some preiu-
dice in Kentucky, against us Yankees"
40, yes" she replied: &" but you and | will
leave no grounds for prejudice; We'll clear
ourselves" and - -. eeaa.......f s.. !
Mr.. Pembroke allow me to introduce you
to the Sheriff OF Nelson county" said hoarse
| voice behind him. The Sheriff then, upon o
warrant, proceeded 10 handcuff aforesaid Pen.
broke and lady.
The facts are these: Pembroke had living in
the East a wife and one child the lady had
living in New York husband and two children
But Cupid being stronger than law or duty, they
eoped to the Far West to live as husband and
wife! The man who introduced the Sheriff
was the lady's father, who, immediately on see
ing his daughter, tainted. lie resides in New
York, is man of great wealth, and had lavish
ed vast sums upon his daughter, whom he ten
DERBY loved. He followed them 100 mile
when he found them. She is young, beautiful
and accomplished, aud married we'll Here. in
deed, was bankruptcy of the heart. TIL
guilty pair were placed IN vehicle in compan.
with the wretched father, and are now gon
. East Heaf -.-. j 4.|ltH ..ge Es. s-
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-23

PRIsrER's DEvIL-THE ORIGIN or THE NAME.
John Faust, or Faustus, Of Mentz, in Germany,
was the inventor of printing, fer which he was
called conjuror, aud his art the Black Art.--
As lie kept constant succession Of boys to run
the stain of ink, these they called devils, some
Of whom being raised to be his apprentices, he
was said "to have raised many devil. ''...'.a
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-23
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.
Fook's x RoADs, Nd, April 10, Sc

FooK's x ROADS, Nd, April 10, Sc.
Mr.. Editor You may send me one copy of
the Times for twelve months, as it is a. paper
that much admire-being adapted to the state
of my mind, especially in its advocacy of the
cause of temperance. Sigma, your Juvenile
correspondent" is pretty good writer upon
=" moral suasion and prohibition" and he displays
a grert deal of normal mental strength. What
has become of up. Piper, Jr," your Millsbo-
rough correspondent! Why don't he write /!
Has he broken his pipes, or has the Bard used
him up? Won't he make an "attempt" No.
2! | saw Exponent yesterday; he is still
welding his gray goose quill. and it reminds
me of the one with which, it is said, the muses.
used to tune their "golden Tyres 1t looks
quite antique, and its feather is somewhat shorn
aud dishevelled, as if it has been in many bba-
tons. Perhaps, some of your readers would
be pleased with a description of him: well, he
is below the common stature, being only B feet
inches high, of blanche compiexlon, with
blue eyes, light hair, heavy eyebrows and
well balanced head. He bids fair to figure
high among the iterGti. Eritus Gcta PrObGt
J. sif y.a :1. esaI.ef as. 81 PsHf }. ALPINUs.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-23

+. CHuRcH DIFfIcULTY III PHILADELPHIA.-A
very serious difficulty has existed for some
weeks in the Cavalry Baptist Church, Fifth
street, below Carpenter, which will probably
cause a division in the congregation. 1t arose,
as we, understand, in this way: The pastor,
Rev Mr.. Baldwin, some time since expressed
a decided preference for the new version Of the
Bible over the old, or King James translation,
which gave great offence to SOME of the mem
beers, and in the excited state offeeling arising
out of the controversy, large number OF tho
old commandments were expelled, through the
pastor. Quite recently they we're reinstated,
and lontnuInbering the pastors party, had again
the coutrol of affairs. Atthe meeting on Tues.
day evening last, there was general row, and
some Of the congregation ped in their alarm
ont ofthe windows. The police had to inter.
/ iere before order could be restored. The diff
Guilty is not over yet, and, us has been said
willprobably lead TO q division IN the congre
BosioHsns.g tss ast-sss rs.fg fsuau hnft.A s.s,s
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-23

AN Appeal IN AID or K0ssUrH.--M Kos
suth is said to be in. siraitened circumstances,
and Mr.. Walter Savage Lander has proposed
to open a subscription in London for his relief
lie heads the list with Gl0.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-23

0-r Some men are like cats. Youmay stroke
tho .ur the right way Tor years. and hear Moth
ing but parfing; but aecldentaily tresd on her
t,ile and al memory oil iormer kindness is ot-
liberated. .sisig . sl.lis $ b 81
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
Fifty Years Ago.

Fifty years ago, or less. the policy of the
law, at least in some of the States, was
strongly in favor Of emancipation. In. those
times, collored man, even though held as
a slave, might expect justice even at the
hands of slavebolding jury. In those
days, such lawyers as Writ and Pickney
engaged with zeal and often with success
in prosecuting claims to freedom. We
hear ofno such cases now, except now and
Their in Louisapa-N. y. Zri1ane.
Assuming such change to have been
wrought as the Tribune asserts, it is inter-
esting 70 enquire what has caused it. We
think it has been n.sinly produced By the
crusade which Las been waged against
Southern domestic institutions by those
who had ne interest in them and no Iegii-
mac control over them. With the slavery
q1os.ion in all is aspects lefs solely to the
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
The New Man

We have had the pleasure of examining
"aonk's New American Map" just pub
lIshed, and find it far superior to any work
Of The kind that has come under our no.
tice. Mr.. Prescott, the agent for this Map,
has receiveea few specimen copies, and
viii call on the people and give them a
chance to see the most splendid and accu-
rate Nap ever published. 1t is very fnll
and reliable, showing everythlngu to the
latest dates. All the recent changes in our
Territories are clearly dclineated, which is
an advantage over all others we have seen;
also, the numerous railroad routes. both
proposed and completed. including the six
routes for Pacific railroad, marked down
as surveyed by officers of the Government.
We intend to have one of these standard
Maps. It's sold only by subscription, and
we cheerfully commend il as worthy Of
patronage.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
DELINQUENT List.

The Republican is down on us about the
Delinquent List. Itwould be difficult, il
we were to try, to say or do aynthing that
would please the Republican. The law re-
quires the Auditor to have the list publish
ed In some newspaper, or printed in hand
Gill form. So far as We understand. we
have complied with the law on the subject,
to the letter. Yet, the Republican is NUT
tering and scolding, because we did not
receive bids. 1t seems to US that it is un-
kind to censure us for not receiving lids,
when there were none offeredl Mr.. Burns
proposed to publish the Delinquent List in
1885 for one half the amount he received in
1854; as the Democrat Office had only been
IN operation few weeks, we concluded to
let MIR. Burns have the job: il was not ouI
purpose to work any cheaper for the pub
lie than we did for individuals The Aud
itor of ST Joseph, who is a Republican,
gets the Register to print the list for tina,
county; Mr. WAR, Democrat, of Laporte,
has the delinquent list published in the La
Porte Times. The editors OF the Forum
and Union have sense enough not to com
plain of the Auditors of their respective
counties for doing what is customary al
over the State
Mr.. Bender, Auditor of Stark county
got their list published at this office; won
der if the Republican won't pitch into hin
about next week?
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
More About the Mexican Steamer De-
mCcrata.

1t will be remembered that few weeks
since we published an account of the APP
pearance of the Mexican war steamer Dem
crata at the por. of Coatzacoalcos, after
having been run OF from Vera Cruz by
her crew, and that whilst there forcibly
carried off the Collector, and moreover, fl
red into Mexican vessel, name unknown.
Ofthe subsequent proceedings of ibis pi-
ratical craft our readers have already IN
formed by advices from Mexico and Ha-
vana.
The affair. however, at Coa:zacoalcos
turns out TO be quite different from what
was previously reported. and involve a
most wanton and deliberate outrage on the
American flag, for which the parties con
cerned will most assuredly have to an
swer.
captain Thompson, Of the schooner Ma
jor Barbour, arrived last evening from the
Coatzacoalcos river, informs us that he
reached there from Sisel on the l2h ulr-
mo. and that about half an hour after lie
anchored, the steamer Democra.a came in
under Mexican colors, and commenced f.
ring at his vessel. Proceeding shortly up
the river, the steamer fred a. the persons
on shore. and when within twenty yards of
the Major Barbour, the commander of
the D9mocrata drew forth pistol and fired
deliberately at Capt. Thompson. At the
same time the former gave the order to fire,
which was done. and the shot took effect in
the squars sail yard and halyards of the
schooner, carrying away portion of the
rigging and lodging four grape shot in the
foremost. The American flag was likewise
perforated by three pistol shots.
Capt. Thompson states that this attack
was entirely wanton and unprovoked, and
was looked npon by those on shore as an
act of piracy. The Democratic took off as
prisoners the Mexican commandant and
custom house officer. The people on shore
were dreadfully frightened, and could not
comprehend the cause Of this outrageous
proceeding.
Subsequently Capt. Thompson called on
several Mexican and American citizens, and
i'll their presence, and before the Ameri-
can Consul at Miiaiitlan, drew up protest
embodying in detail the facts above recit-
Led, which has been forwarded to Washing
TONY q. Pic. Dee. &c.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
Indiana Exchanges.

| we are In receipt of some valued exchan-
ges from our old home They look like
letters from friends, rather than publica-
tioEs intended for all who real. Several
OF chem have placed us under deep obliga-
tons, by kind illusions to us personally.
and generous ''Hoosier" wishes for our
success. The State Sentinel, by Jo Bing-
ham and Charley Cottom the New Albany
Ledger, by Norman d Morrison; the Frank
In Democrat, by Cy Bently; the Logans-
port Pharos, by Sam. Hall; the Marshall
County Democrat, by Mcdonald, and the
Laporte Times, by Doc. Everts, are ''pre-
ferred stock among our exchanges. We
think the South Bend Forum has been sent
to us, because we found a number in our
office without the wrapper, but Zone swal-
low does not make SUMNER" and if we
dot get a second Forum pretty soon, well
deny receiving any.
We have looked carefully over the sue
cesses which have rewarded your exertions
Messrs. Editors, and we must acknowledge
that you are collectively and severally en-
titled to the appelation of WHALEs Out
this way, the Democracy permitted them
selves to be badly thrashed in August, and
their wounds were not fairly healed when
the battle of November came Offence a
second thrashing. Like :,he girl who was
kissed against her will, the Democracy of
Iowa dare their conqueors "to doitagain."
Boys, how are you going to elect Sena-
tors this winter. The Reps have the State
Senate, and goa have the joint ballot! The
Democratic arguments of 1855 will make
good Republican defences in 1857. We
recollect one fellow, who took the ground
in 1855, that it was the duty of the Legis-
lature to comply with its Constitutional Oh
tgDtions, be party success or present party
defeat the consequence; but for the ca
preston of that sentiment, the chap re-
ferred to was slightly" censured by some
of his warmest friends, and pretty consid
erably cursed by pretended ones. As he
does not now live in Indiana, be will watch
with more interest than feeling the pro-
gross of the Legislative fight. The two
parties must exchange arguments exactly,
and on the score-of consistency, neither
will have the advantage.
We wish our vote could send Norman
Eddy to the Z. S. Senate from Indianal-
We believe he can combine more strength
han any man in The Sta.e.
The above We clip from the North Iowa
Times, edited by A. P Richardson, who
represented this Senatorial District in 1859
and 1854, in the State Senate.
"Beys. how ore you going TO elect Sen
ators this viater?''
Well, PAT, We viii tell you our notion
about the way we will do that thing We
propose, when a portion of the Republican
Senator's are OF. on GENDER" to bring on
the election and crack it through. If that
plan don't work, we propose to buy up a
few, which can easily be done.
The Republicans abused the Democratic
members for staving of the election for
Senator in 1854, said they had perjured
themselves, and had trampled the law I'M
der their feet; the question now is, will
they commit an act, that they denounced
as perjury? We shall see.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

action of the people with whom it existed,
it would naturally be discussed calmly and
treated fairly. All evils and abuses attend
hight would be fearlessly exposed and as
far as possible corrected. But the mo-
ment you apply an 90 side pressure, you
silence enquiry and the voice of expostula-
ton and reform within slave State. Men
shrink from exposing abuses. or proposing
reforms, from fear of being charged with
sympathy with the external enemies of the
State. The anti-slavery agitation of the
North has been for the last twenty years a
perfect barrier against the adoption of mea-
sures at the South, looking towards eman-
cipation. The South have been assailed
and put on the defensive: They have fol-
lowe the natural impulse of resisting ag-
gression and of refusing to be kicked into
benevolence.
They refuse to tolerate the discussion Of
evils, which, except for this outside press
ure, they would have remedied. The North
ern Aboli.ionists have, practically, been
Tie greatest enemies of emancipation, and
the most effective advocates of slavery ex-
tension The Tribune has done far more
than the Charlestown Mercury to rivet the
chains of slavery and prevent even an ame
Iteration of the condition of the ehslaved-
Human nature is very much the same the
world over, and is apt to resent an imper-
tinent interference by one man in the affairs
of another. "Mind your own business is
an aphorism which is fall Of common sense
and philosophy. whether applied to the aft
airs of individuals or the conduct of COM
munities and States. The sooner we ap
ply it broadly in our treatment of the sla-
very question, as between the States and
Territories, the better will be the interests
of philanthropy and true wisdom be SUBJ
served.--1lbany Argus and AAas.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

been proclaimed and offered at public sale
during the year 856. the present policy of
the Office being to secure them to the actual
settlers under the presumption laws rather
than to favor speculation therein, by pre-
clpitating public sales of large quantities
beyond the means of settlers to purchase
With the view of making this the perma-
nent policy of the Office, the report recon-
mends slight modification of the pre-emp-
ton laws. Other amendments for the CO.
uitable settlements upon unsurveyed lands
are recommended.
The surveys during the year ending 30th
September 1856, of which plats have been
returned and approved, amount to 16, e73,-
500 acres, of which 1891, 1874 acres are on
the Pacific coast. Extensive surveys have
been made which havenot yet been report
ed. The surveys of 1856 and those re-
ported in 1856 amount to Al, 118,443 acres
of which 1873. 654 acres are in Califor-
mia, and the Territories of Oregon, Wash
iugton, Kansas Nebraska, and Utah.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
Rail Read Disaster.

We heretofore alluded to the said calam-
'ty that happened on the Piltsburg. Fort
Wayne d Chicago Rail Road, and stated
that the disaster occurred at Crestline: in
this we were wrongly informed; ishappen-
ed at Alliance It viii be discovered from
the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, which
viii be found below, that the officers ON
the Pittsburg road We're not to blame:
"The Coroner's jury in the case OF those
killed by the railroad accident at Alliance
have found verdict, attribuiiag the cause
of the accident TO tie Cleveland train and
finding that John Cherry. engineer, was
concerned 10 the perpe:ra.ion OF the out.
Iage,
Cherry IS sill at large at the kcadquar-
tiers Of the Cleveland and Ti;tsburr Road
but professes his willingness to give him
self up, ii p'o:ec;ed from tie violence ol
the people Of Alliance"
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
Abstract Of the General Land Office Re.
mort


The report from the General Land Office
is Of more than usual length. covering a
period of five quarters, ending 30th Sep
tember, 1856, and giving full informa-
ton touching the many and various SUBJ
jecis of its jurisdiction, and all the opera
lions of the land system of tie United
States lands sold and disposed of, during
The period covered by the report There
were sold for cash 10.C62. 1918 acies of
the public lands; and located with military
bounty land warrants 1856, $40 acres; Sc
lected and reported under swamp grants g.
036,s74,37; and appropriated by the rail-
road grantsof May. June and August, 1856
as estimated J, l3.755,35o acres. making
"a grand aggregate including other inter-
nal improvement ssIections) of Al, Zig, 1896
SO acres of the public domain disposed Of
during the FIVE quarters ending 3Oth Sep
TENDER, 1856. This is an increase of mil
lions of acres over the quantity disposed Of
during the five quarters preceding While
the sales for cash have greatly fallen of,
tbs disposed of Congressional grants and
locations of land warrants has more than
proport;osally increased. The tables ac-
companyirg the report, showing the sales,
locations, swamp selections, DC, are very
full.
Lands to no considerable extent have
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

A FISH SToRY.-We have heard many
fish stories, and they are generally Of that
tenor the very name inclines one to disbe-
lieve them. We have one to tell, which, as
we know the person who was the main &C.
tor in the incident, we can vouch for It's
being true, particularly as there is oculsr
evidence of the matter:
Some days ago, the Captain of a ship, at
anchor outside the Pass, threw overheard
shark hook baited, not expecting in the
least, as the Captain himself says, to catch
any thing of the fish tribe. There was
hooked, however, shark of the spotted
kind, and as it afterwards proved. regular
"man eater' He had to be harpooned
before his capture could be effected. His
size and weight may be imagined from the
fact that it took, to hoist him in, eleven
men, with double Ifs on the main arm
yard. The monster measured seventeen
feet eleven inches in length from tail to
shout, and nine feet in circumference. He
had seven rows teeth. three of the rows
being almost hidden in the upper gums
His liver exactly filled up beef barrel
In his paupch was found the body of a
man in a half decomposed state. So far
as could bejudged. the corpse was that Of
man, of medium size-shirt
white, With pearl buttons, coarse silk un-
der shirt, cotton socks, and shoes nearly
new. of the Congress gaiter kind. The
shark had also in his stomach several pie
ces ofold canvas, such as are used by YES
sells on their rigging,
The jawbone of this saa pirate has been
brought up to the city. II is large enough
to take in Il sugar BARELY @ Pic.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

There is great excitement in Tennes-
see. on account of anticipated negro insur-
rections. Twenty or thirty negroes have
been killed, and one white mar hogged to
death, not for actual instruction, but upon
suspicion of meditating it.--N Y Tri5-
une.
This 'one white man. was painted as
black asa Congo negro, and it was only
discovered that he was white aboliionist
by the accident Of some of the black being
rubbed off. He was then washed, and
found to be real white abolisionist, black
ed for the purpose Of leading on negroes to
an indiscriminate slaughter Of white men,
women and children. Failing to get up
successful war in Kansas, they have turn
ed their hellish purposes to a negro war
south.
Can human 'infltuation and wickedness
go further than this?- ohio Statesman.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
A FoRTHcoMING IMPORTANT DECISION.

A FoRTHCoMING IMPORTANT DECISION
The constitutionaity Of the Missouri com
promise act is about to be determined by
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
The question arises, as we understand it,
in the case Of negro, born of slave
mother in Missouri, taken to the territory
covered by the Missouri compromise, and
afterwards brought back to Missouri where
he was claimed as slave. Other interest
ing points are also involved and will be de-
cided, among them this: whether slave
becomcSat once.free when voluntarily ia
ken by his master to free territory.
1t is perhaps strange that there has new
er been q decision Of the Supreme Court
upon the question Of the constitutionali:y
of the Missouri compromise. 1t was op-
posed by Mr.. Pinkney and others, in the
Congress which passed it, on the ground
of unconstituticnali.y, and the current of
judicial decisions has been, with reference
to analogous questions, condcmnatory Of
the power of Congress in the premises.
With regard to the temporary residence
of masters with their slaves in free terri
tory, it is remembered that William II.
Seward. while Governor Of New York, E.eld
that such residence did not work emanci-
patton.
The forthcoming decision will be waited
with interest. because it will finally settle
important diferces.-Fres Press