Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-07

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A DETERMINED assassin correspon-
dent OF the Lynchbnrg Republican gives
an account OF A number of attempts which
have been made on Il e life Of Mr.. George
". Richardson, Of Smythe county, Va
About three years ago, while al Marion
Hotel. at a late hour Of, the night, he was
called by voice in the street,, and upon
putting his. ,heat out Of the, window, a
heavy stone was thrown at him from the
direction from which the voice seemed to
proceed. Shortly afterwards, while walk
ing the streets Of. Marion, gun was snap
ped in his face. On another occasion,
some one knocked al. the door Of his, resi-,
dence, and upon Mr., RS. opening it an
arm was thrust in, having huge bowie
knife in the hand, which slightly cut Mr..
RS clothing. About a, month, since an
apple, thoroughly, poisoned with arsenic,
was sent him BY some unknown person,
but the plot was, detected, The, last at
tempt on b is life was lmadewhile he was at
| the, house of relative, where he bad
gone in consequence Of. his receiving a
message which turned, out to be false.
Thinking il was : plot to waylay him, he
remained at his relatives house during
the night. At q late hour the window Of
his bed room was broken and a pistol fred
at him-the ball narrowly escaping his
head. >. ----.-.... e.. 49,
This last effort ha. so greatly aroused
the indignation Of the citizens Of Smythe,
that every conceivable effort will now be
made 10 discover. the fiendish author OF
these foul designs. ~ Richmond Dispatch,
zee. ii'r ssil 10 elder si1eT II .aaae ei5l 10
| WHEN To WEAR ISp1x RgsBERs.-We
have noticed that many persons wear In
dia rubber oyershoes in cold dry weather,
to keep their feet warm. India rubber
shoes are very comfortable, and valuable
for covering the feet during wet, sloppy
weather, but they should never be worn
on any other occasion, ! their sole ause
should be to kee p out water. They should,
therefore, be pa. oEi Whenever the wearef
enters house, and be worn a. little "a
possible, because they are aira tight, and
both retain and RESTRAIN the preparation. oi
the feet. The, .iair cannot sl,e excluded
from them, or from, any other portion ,o'
the body, tor any lengthsof time, without
sensiblya affecting the health. saIlto is sou,
opinion that no. habit utendsi more to good
health than clean feet and clean stockings,
so as to allow the tree perspira.ies Of. the
neither extremities.--r,Sciena American,
= n afy~rSs>s7- ---~en-S>sIs to 9bosi
gd'fHE FRrrrsI sor;s WARs-1he ALBANY
Evening Journal Publishes "a lise. ofishe
battles fought during thsuyear 1855, with
the number otapeopleb killed, af.eaph, Be.
ginningwith tho bombardmsnt OF Shanel
hal by the French, atawbieh ule hundsed
fell and ending with aheasill Of karsga
which 1900 5eli by which list ;stsppear,
that seventv-shree battles haysnocc,urec
during the year, or ma,rc than one for eacI
week, with an-asesagea loss of, ever q
thousand men kilkdtin each. II sEhis liz
does mot iacludsathoss who have fallen b,
discs se. OF ins skis.ai slass, aosthewsundssl
disab!eda those wholdied in, the hospitel o.
the ambulance, u wsFelnr.p@rably ,tisiim
ed, bor missing, Or aprisoperso TheI MIN,
berileiildsa1 uppn,it the stield n=ually, com
apsisesaonly aisst ose,taasth Of the ,.nsir.
iossiitsabsste. j. Ryalhis jsr,.Ie, lae estir,
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