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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-05

~ &AA-'e oeovens W NO @&teto ~
,a ia,as4s Franklin. sn s..i i..bns
Kixsks. "Wednesday. Aug. IA. 1ess
Yesterday ss Major Hoyt. who bad
''n<se" we en@'enoofnooe !" ,ns,
creek was passing within thee hundFed
fsros OF ,he'r ps''d'ngs. on horsebsek. /.
w. W. snot .orss ~" oouy "ss 'onnas
with his pockets Fiiled Of their contenls.
novt the 'nd'vidusi from whom the
Snafpb hmes "eFeshen ~ Lexington
ear IN the Spring. tie was 10 the
Is~csn m ~rs sna NAG pen 70 San'or-
n'a' ~ eHPe''enoe "n'cn no nsa sc'
euiredin those places. toreiheF with fis
' 'rous'sy, bravery sns ability. mskss his
'uss sssffo one ~ N" Tying moment
10 the ffee-State party.
Enssged ey this act. the Free. State
me' as's'"sa W ''"e tneso 'i'aans
ron ~ eu midst nre .i..,s j
sxcoxp BATTLE or rRAsxLrx.
last ulrhs. a psrtv Of about sixtv a.
ucmhled ana ,ns,rhed to FrsnklIo The
Djght wss cain ana ,he brish, m,ccll,h,
made Il clear ana beautiful. The hssvy
dew on the lono prsisls orass msds ,he;r
march suv,h;ne bus pIesssns AryIv;ne
wi thin ! quarter Of a mile Of Frsokl;n
the comosoy w A hsltsd. A d.,.chmen,
Of ten picksd man. unde, eonmsnd Of
Lieut.. George Earle. were sent down
the main street Of tho town. 70 take .
position opposite the fnr,i6ca,ion Of
SQUIRE Crane. and attract the attention
fhjs men In order thnt The msI,s b,.dy
Of Free. State men who &ere under thc
immediate charge of Cant. Cracklin.
nigh, without discovery take an adysn.
saerons posIslou n the rear Lieu,
Earle fIrst took possrs sion Of . ssore oc-
cupled bv scms Of the Pro.s]lsvsrv psr.
~. T6ese mcp we,e driven from the
store md retrested 20 ,be lao bouse, =
Earle thes took ! posIfion nm The e,.l,le
i,cm.dis,.l, IN s,ar, oS shs i..r ha,.s
and wisbio cIo.s ,;6s sbot ~ n ~.
so,, wns then ssnt 70 drms nd the snr,en. .
dsr of shs los I.ouse. ssd ,hs srws ana
am musltIor cont.insd shere,c Thss
refused 70 surrend,r' FirInv thon com.
ueneed bst = eec e. ,le's ,srtv sod ,hoss
In ths lac hos,se- Ia the ms.mirs :
c.nssIn CrseLlI, h.d formsd M. conn
nv into two dIy,sions. ,hs seoood ofwh,cb
no ststloned imm ed;sselv m tho rear Of
the plaes Ia hs stsncked AMI aboot furtv
vsrjs jrom Il. where thew war. somc.
what protecte6 bv a rail jsnce. rh..e
man ,,ere' ,.sd...I "A IL yo.r IA ..,.,,
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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-05

<#@*~<@@K~ - WW4& L.
Hon. Thos. n. MAr>hll,. lac I,fn.
Der Of Congress from Kvutuck y -vas
dsfunding man charged wisb nspsr,
% Jssssmine ovansy, Jsdss Ln>t-p1e-
siding nn .,'slt .nsoI ri .sl4e.<
ia The testimony against ths prisulef
~as strong. and Tons struggle tshsfd
on the eros, exsminalion,4 b0( orlNlle
purpose. for the cd Judge vas 1sflex-
sbIs 10 his determination IN rnls oosall
The improper testimony offered In part
of The defence. -.
At last Tom worked him eli isto a
high stale Of excitement. and remark
ed, that Jesus Christ vas convicted
on just such rulings Of the couftn that
tried rim - f.i71 - rItfl t'sh -
"CIsrk. % said <hs Jod q. s~susur a
6as Of ten doIIsrs against Mrat Mar
shall" ia.sc q',r1f.aua tas .|rsea
"wsll. thai Il he irst time l .sver
heard of any body being fined for .abu-
.lns rva!,as p''sss." v@s ~. apick
Hare the Court became very 'h|ne-
nant. aud ordered the CLERK 70, ,(hler
another 6ne Of go. B srfi n ,n1
p Ton arose. whh that peseMa<kjRlh
provoking exprsssion Of ooea1u. Gee
that no ooe cas- imitass. and eaiuD~'
the Court with - much nrAuisn ~ cir.
ou~ss~noes yosid Pssmls. - {alaYk:
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-05

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D + - es~ved-Tsne vtlI 49,.
o. ~ e1eo-ooe>e1 ND ~ si~vish.
vn1do fnl6b ~ nIsIes bsssI
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orea1 y >altly, spssk u slli
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Smyrna times., 1856-05-07
A Woman Married to a Woman.

A person was brought up before the Police
Court at Syracuse the other day on charge of
wearing male apparel while being a female
of making love to the Syracuse bellies, on
false pretences," and marrying a woman, &c.
There is no doubt of her femninity, though
her counterfeit of man is said to have been
perfect. She is English, is supposed TO be about
40 years of age, wentunder the name of Alfred
Guelph, and received remttances from Eng
land, part of which goes 10 the support of
sister in Syracuse. In reply to the question,
Are you a male or female :" she answered
"your officers can tell you," or {" have told
YOU" She refused to give any more direct an
swer to the inquiry in relation to her sex, and
was committed for further examination. The
Standard learns that:
A few weeks since she assumed the garb o.
man, and made the acquaintance OF u young
lady named Miss Lewis. After a brief court
ship they were married by the Rev. Mr.. Gregg
ry, of the Episcopal church, and the parties
have since resided together as husband and
wife. The marriage ceremony was performed
about three weeks since, and the brides father,
suspectlng there was something wrong about
! his new son-in-law, obtained private interview,
and informed her of his suspicious that she was
not what she pretended to be. AT first she
claimed that she was man, but on closer ques-
ltioning finally admitted that she was female.
A partial examination was made at this time by
the father-n-law, and he Immediately arrested
her. and placed her in the watch house, where
, she has remained since Saturday evening last
We have not learned the proper name of this
singular woman. She isabout 40 years of age
with marked features, prominent nose, hIgl
> check bones, black hair, worn long (for maui
] and curling at the end and apparently brushes
n and oiled with care. She wears a glazed cap
blue Shirt dark vest, snuff-colored pants an,
!. rater-boots, and shawl over her shoulders
: speaks with considerable confidence, but is no
n very communicative.
. 1t is understood that when this eccentric VIC
: man first came to the house of the BRIDES fathe
!. she was dressed in female apparel, and he
u clothing was changed to mans attire with tn
a knowledge Of the family. The probability
1. that the family supposed her woman's DIRE:
i was a disguise, and that she was assuming tn
n proper habIliments of her sex.
Is The lady's father was averse to the mattel
n but the bride still clings to her woman hnsbar
70 and claims that the arrest is conspiracy again
n, them. They were allowed to meet in one
= the ante-rooms of the Police Office, and en-
~. braced each other with the greatest marks
M affection. @@~
=. The Justice, as we have already remarke
% remanded her for further examination, as IL
a. understood that other charges will probably
on brought against her. Il
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07
The Intercepted Correspondence
Or THE BRITISH GovERNMENT WITH COSTA
RIGA


RIGA.
Gen. Walker has succeeded in intercepting
correspondence between Costa RIGA and the
avowed agents of the British Government
The first letter is one written by certain Mr.
Hammond, who is an attuche of the British Of
fee for Foreign Affairs. This letter is dated
London, Feb. 9th, 1856. This dttache declares
that he speaks for Lord Clarendon. The letter
is directed to Il. Walerstcin, the Costa Rican
Consul General at London In it Mr.. Hammond
says that Lord Clarendon, upon application to
the British War Office, finds that 1000 muskets,
worth IL Sd. each can be furnished to Costa
RIGA if she wants them, or different quality
at f2 los. Sd. each.
On the 10Th of February, Wallersten writes
10 the Costa Rcan Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Bernardo Castro, informing him of the offer of
the British Government. And again, under
date of the 10th February, Wallerstein writes
to President Mora. He informs his excellency
IN this letter, that he has not decided yet upon
accepting ths proposition, or which kind Ofarms
to take. 1t seems, also, that the British Gov
eminent very amiably said nothing about the
mode or manner Of payment 1t seems that
the Consul informed his Loraship that Costa
Rlca had eight hundred men upon Walkers
| frontiers. and that this information gave his
Lordship great satisfaction. The Consul be-
lieves that this intlmation was the principal
cause of his procuring the muskets.
THIS correspondence seems to evince very
lively interest on part of the British govern.
Inent in Central American affairs. They fee
that if Walker succeeds in establishing himself
! permanently on the Peninsula, that he will
sublugate the whole of it; that he has the gent
US, energy and will 10 form a strong and rgo.
rOus government out of those divided and dis
jonted States. When this is done, his birth
and education and sympathies, and all that he
has and all that he expects to be, will be laid
at the feet of the Great Republic. This must
be prevented at any cost. for England desires
not to see that immense and productive region
under American control.
MIR. Marcy committed great mistake in moi
recognizing Walkers government. as the gov
erament de facto. 1t would have been of i'm.
mense benefit in the future to our Commercial
interests, lnsOmuch that the return of gratitude
which Walker would have felt for our kind
ness and sympathy for him and his cause, woul,
have placed us in the best position to be the re
cIpient Of high and extraordinary mercantile
privileges from his government.-PhiLd.D Dali,
! Times
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

WHAT Mr.. BARNuM sAYs.-Tbe following
letter from Mr.. Barnum is calcula ed in some
degree to stay that TRADE Of abuse aud coudem-
nation which is almost generally heaped upon
him:
IL have no desire to eXtenuate my faults, tut
never knowingly wronged any man. NV
humbugs were gotten up more tor tine inn al
the thing than anything e,se. IalwaysstroVe
to make my patrons feel that they got their
moneys WORTH (and ii they thought they did,
they did-tor, 'as man thinketh, so he 80
/ loved to make money; but not bitter than
loved to spend it. gave S2000U per amman
to charity, for the last ten years and II hao
not been jackGss, impusIve and cOafdlRg,
should not have been ruined. | have PAID auo
secured all my personal debts-ofercd cluef
creditors 100000 to erase my name from ali
the Jerome paper, but they have proved biggel
asses than was, for they, by refusing II, lock
ed up my property, forced me to IMMENSE sacri
fees in order to pay my private debts, and thu
they get nothing from my estate, and luse all
III have no ambition to try agen,' for wha
( is the use, when Si60,000 are hanging over ~,
head! can always earn my living, and shal
try for nothing more. IL is hard at my time Q
life to lose all, but trustI can muster suficIen
} philosophy to enable me TO bear up under it,
Again thanking you most sincerely am tru
yours, ss p. r. BARsuM."
i
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07


CF The female husband of Svracuse hoe
ON ,ba ae ohs. 10 % days IN the Penitentiary,
" '"hid"cy'
" 1t is rumored that Gen Honeto,, ;...,-
s;danoa "' '''' ''ueuI Candidate for the Pre-
G-J- There n lady in Boston who sb.1;,..
ally 40 sleepy that her curjosi,y can" a"'' ~
awakened. Oo
" Tha rew ,'2a,- .a,. Ii. A..ioa s,.n, ~,
operation on lnr - ,.. 4 .:(..r,
20 c'ose u2 ~
l-g~ 7-.-. ....
'ne Jn.'ea a1..ss, wtr. s,aaas,.s. G., ...r
ABOUT 4So0 uoe,o-s.
~. M
Itsr,o,,, %,'s.. - ''.' WIN i-7 re ii Tie
Franc sco.. Itadyocai. rho IA .'''''. Z. -
trines-piura.!ty ot ,..,,. 5f-.,'.'.,, - az,
! 0---R:..,. :. ...i
~ - 10" Ni''e r. 'H vas snoi dead N Gin
~ 5- 'ab"-y ",g, ol !ohn Cam, @lo charg-
80. N""s''l''
~ - - We O"'tel otVles soldiers at
&c S'"' named i"yicr' hes 6een az.
.e51'" o'' l''e c"1Fse oil hli'lhs two o. his com
'V'''s' =" ~ "'''' 80 ''''-
e." II GrSculr.er C.. ~r-- L, f..
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07
Gbail |. :AoG.m...-..
H 0P E.
FROM THE GERMAN OF SCHILLER.

.ss&'4 -zswsaA - .GsTg le43N-a 100 go
u ~ FROM THE GERMAN OF SCHILLER.
How many there are who sing and dream
II OF happier seasons coming! sni
Aud ever is Fancy, to catch beam 'te4 ah
Of golden era, roaming.
The world may grow old, and young again.
Aad the hope of better shall still remain.
Hope comes with life at its dawming hour;
Hope sports with the infant creeper;
Hope cheers up the youth with her magic
80. power sasff..t saa.s4..# Il ~
Aud when, too, the gray-haired weeper 81,
Has closed in the grave his weary round, Sal
Elephants the tree of hope on the mounds - i'l
1t is not an empty, vaip deceit, - i-ta
10 the brains of fools created; d ~ "a
1t speaks to the soul of a state more meet,
Where its longAgs shall all be sted.
And the promise the indwelling voice thus makes
To the hopiag soul, it never breaks.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

To ExTRAcT GREAsE PROM CLoTH..-The
following is infallbe ITO 10 ounces of recti-
fed spirits of wine, add ten grains of carbonate
of potash, (pure,) half an ounce OF essential oil
of Bergamot, and one ounce ofsulphnrIc either ;
mix aud keep in glass stoppered bottle. APP
ply with a piece of sponge, soaking the cloth
thoroughly when the grease is not recent
The mixture emits peculiarly fragrant odor
and being fluid soap, chemically composed,
Will be found perfect solvent Of oily matter.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

DHATH OF THE VIRruors.--Lord Herbert,
in speaking of the death of an excellent woman
uses this hne illustration :oaagae iSii daesa.
"Torches made of aromatic wood cast out
their odorIferous exhalutfons more fully when
they are almost wasted so the virtuous cause
all the good odofs of their life to come forth
and surround with fragrance their death-beds.' "
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

0-PoPe in letter to Addison. &, j. ....... :
rehect' what an lnconsiderab!e Il. "a 'y.r. ~,
gle man Is with respect to the wh,,l,, .ro,'.
meihnks 1t is shame to be conc r,.ed a, t,,'
removal OF such trivial animal as am -.
morning after my exit the sun VIII r,so
bright as ever the flowers smell as sasc. :. =.
plants spring as green, the word i, III ,rC'..
on It's Course, people will laugh as heartily ~
marry as fast as they were used to d., ~ .
memory OF man passeth away as the rem,
ORANGE OF guest that tarrieth but a dav-"
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07
- Nobody, by Somebody.

If nobody's noticed you-you must be small
If nobody's sighted you-you must be tall; laa
If nobody's bowed to you--you must be low. s.
If nobody's kissed you--you're ugly we know.
If nobody's envied you---you're poor elf, 4sl
If nobody's Aattered you--aatter yourself;
If nobody's cheated you--you are knave,
If nobody's hated you-you are a slave. essg
If nobody's called you a " fool " to your face
Somebody wished for your back in its place;
If nobody called you a "tyrant" or scold,'
Somebody thinks you of spiritless mould. sa..
If nobody knows Of your faults but friend,
Nobody will miss them at the worlds end;
If nobody clings to your purse like fawn,
Nobody will run like hound when it's gone.
If nobody's eaten his bread fromyo FOUR store,
Nobody will call you miserly bore; e
II nobody's slander'd you--here is your PEN
Sign yourself " Nobody" quick as you can.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

the cattle must be driven long distances to wa
ter-a necessity which never was known in his
early years. More especially will this be the
case if a railroad or an iron establishment has
occasioned rapid demand for fuel. The trees
have gone, and with them the water; and the
meadows and fields are dry and parched. In
their haste to be rich, the farmers have killed
the goose that laid the golden eggs for them.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

W In Oregon and Washington Tcrr;,or,es
the difficulties with the Indians seemed - ko
rather on the increase, and the red nsn vvers,
becoming more daring. A party of abeut eigbt
hundred had attached the Carcades. in Norib-
era Oregon, aud burnt down the place. togr,bnr
with the steamer Mary. Two or tbree on on
gagements had taken place, in which the Ind.
ans were compelled to retreat to the mountains
with considerable loss. I'd MS
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

" A letter to the NcaO Orleans Delta. d.
. .ea Matamorass, April Is, says, Gov, Vidaur.
: . FORCES have punished most severely Tho
LlPPan Indians who some days ago committed
some depredations on the Texas side IF ~,
nv ana the tribe has been nearly DESTROYED
~, IA bringing them down the river to MonIsrcv
me squaws Killed their young ones, and the In
u va having attempted to escape were nearly
az hil,ed, One Indian alone stood his ground
-" t'S. one hundred and seventy five men until
Govor l,s ~ TLo" was shot all to pieces =
nros,.,,; odnrri is certainly in earnest
preserving good ncghhorhood with onr fr;o'-Is
Oh the American side of the river.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

6~TThe ". Y. Dutchman says that whoever
wishes TO get along IN this world has only to
take few lessons OF hen chasing q grasshop-
per. With long neck and sharp eye. take a
few hurried steps, stop short, peep under, now
60 the right, one hntter and rnsh--then you
lave him. That's the way ms done, l,oessie.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07


PoLIrIcAL LYING.-Dean Swift, in speaking
of the lies of politicians, somewhere says:
ave are told that the Devil is the father of
lies, and was a liar from the beginning. The
invention, therefore, is certainly old. But
though the Devil is the father of lies, he seems,
like other great inventors, to have lost much OF
his reputation by the improvements that have
been made upon him by politicians.
e." A political lie is sometimes born out of a
discarded statesman's head, and thence oliver
ed to be .nursed and handled by the rabbe.-
Sometimes it is produced monster and licked
into shape; at other times il comes into the
world completely formed, and is spoiled in the
licking. 1t is often born an infant in the regu
lar way, and requires time to mature it.
knew lie, which now disturbs half the king
dom with its noise, which, although too grea
and proud at present TO own its parents, cal
will remember in its whisperhood.''
| -s ~~~- -
CRIME DIFFIcULT TO CoNcEAL.-Good oil
Jeremy Taylor thus forcibIy illustrates, in on
of his sermons, the inlpossibility Of cOncealini
crime. -a.-.
!" There are, 10 the Vaccinations of might
mischief, so many motions to be concentrated
so many wheels to move regularly, and tn
hand that turns them does so tremble, and ther
is so universal confusion in the conduct, thu
unless it passes suddenly into the act, it wi
; be prevented by discovery, and if it be acte
: there enters in such a mighty horror that Il
5 face of man will tell what his heart did thin
r and his hands have dene. And after all, to
!, it was seen and observed by Him who stoc
J, behind the cloud, who shall also bring eve
: work ofdarkness unto light on the day of strani
. discoveries and fearful recompences." b SOD
Smyrna times., 1856-05-07

ai Col Fannin fell among tie first victims, but
not SO the giant Neil. With the order of the
Mexican officer to his men 70 fire, our hero
stopped almost to the earth, SO that the volley
passed entirely over him. He walked not for a
second thrusting hand iato a ,leg of each
boot, he rose with a couple ofs shooters, the
deadly revolyers, and commenced discharging
them with the quick rapidity o. lightning into
the thickest ranks of his foes. IL
Panic-stricken with surprise and fear, the
Mexicans recoiled and opened passage, through
which Neil bounded with the spring of a pam
ther and fled away as wings were lied to his
heels, while halfa dozen horsenen gave chase.
For while it seemed doubtful whether the
giant Colonel would not distance even these, so
much had the perils of the occasion increased
the natural elascity of his mighty muscles
But presently a charge fieeter than the rest
mightbe discerned gaining on his human rival,
and approached so near that the dragoon raised
his sabre for coup de grace. Neil became
conscious of his danger, and hastily slackened
his speed, till the hot stream of smoke from the
horses nostrils appeared 10 mingle With his
very hair; and then, wheeling suddenly, he
fired another round from a revolver, aAd the
rider tumbled from his soddle. The victim then
renewed his flight.
A mad yell of grief and rage broke from the
remaining troopers as they witnessed the fate
of their comrade, and its effect was immediate
y evident in the augmented caution of ther
pursuit-for they galloped afterwards in on
body, thereby greatly retarding their progress
so that Neil reached the river before them.-
He paused not moment, but plunged headlon
down the steep bank into the current, an
struck for the other shore! The dragons di:
charged their side-arms Intellectually, and CAV
over the chase
In few minutes Neil landed and as soon a
he felt satisfied that he was really saved, burs
into an indispensable CO :vulsion of laughte
and exclaimed: alt will kill me! just to Sc
how astonished the yellow devils looked whe
| hauled my revolvers out of my boots!''
Such was Col. John Neil--possessing fun
of humor that no misfortune could ever exhau:
and flow of animal spirits which would hav
enabled him to dance on the graves of all hi
dearest friends, or to have sung Yankee Doodl
at his own execution!
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-14
Horse Hoeing Machine

VIM. ]. Pettee, in The Homr-
stead, bestows a high compliment
upon this machine. He says the
manufacturer requested him to
make a trial with it, accordingly,
on going into his corn-ield the
first time, he took this machine,
a corn pillow and a cultivator. AT
ter going a few rounds with the
cultiyator, he told the men to
hitch to the new machine, and try
it row or so. But from that
time till they finished their hoe
ing, no other implementIwas used
He defies any man to 60 into O
field of potatoes with pillow a nd
the hand hoe, and leave it 10 ok
ing as we'll as can be done Will
this machine alone.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-14
How to Make Pork.

A correspondent Of the Dollar
Newspaper, from Massachusetts,,
says:
sMy plan is to purchase early
and thrifty spring pigs, and to
get no more than ! can keep well.
These / feed through the summer,
with skim milk, the refuse of the
kitchen, and a little rye BRAN
This keeps them in a good, thrift.
ty condition during the warm
months, and / consider it an i'm
portant consideration that they
te kept growing from the time
that they are taken from the SOW
till they are fit for the butcher,
When / commence digging pota-
toes | select the small ones and
boil them, mash them, mix them
in a little meal; this keeps them
growing until the crop is harves.
ted, and dry enough to grind. ]
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-14

then feed cob meal, corn ground
in the ear, few weeks, and finish
off by feeding clean corn meal tor
three or four weeks before killing,
always scalding the meal before
feeding. Pigs treated in this
manner will weigh ESQ lbs.
each, by the following January,
and / have always found the pork
of the best quality. This plan
is the best / know Of, but ] doubt
whether much profit can be realiz-
ed by fatting pork for the market
as long as the prices Of grain
continue as high as they are at
present"