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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-27

"is in vain, by any terms Of rulsome panegyrc and
logy, by dwelling upon the alleged legal lore, unsuied
character advanced age and etenure of the Judges
make for inherent seness weakness and emptiness in
the allegations and arguments which they put forth The
slave democracy may howl itself hoarse in shouting
the Dred Scott decision authoritative andrreversable
that decision will carry no weight with the public mind
the Constitution except far the which
founded shall stand the test OF sharp criticism and rig
nrnl rnrrlina ion
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-27

DARTIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is hereby given, that
i Ann Tutte, guardian Of the minor heirs of wolcot
Iute deceased, has this day filed her accounts In the
Probate Court in and for Saudusky County and State
Ohio for the partial settlement OF said guardianship
which accounts will be for hearing the 2lst day OF
April, 1857. LYMAN GEIPIN,
March %, 1851 0w3s Probate Judge.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-27

DARTIAL SETTLEsfENT.-NOtieeis Is hereby given that
Henry Weicman guardian Of Phillip and MNrget Hfi-
Ing minor heirs Of Valentine Rolling, deceased, has this
day fled his accounts In the Probate Oee In and for said
Settlement of said uardiaushp, which accounts Will be
for hearing on the "a day Of April, A, D. 1851 ,l
FT-I7oIT ~ y LYMAN GELPIN,
March Tth, 1857. Tvs Probate Judge.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19
POLITAS.

GET ENoUGu SLEEP.-We have of
ten heard Young men remark that four
or five hours sleep was all they wanted
and all that the human system required.
The habit of going without sufficient
sleep is very Injurious, Thousands, no
doubt. permanently injure their health
in this way. We live in fastage, when
every body seems to be trying to inyert
the order of nature. If folks will per-
sist in turning night into day, it is not
to he wondered at that few last out the
allotted term of life.
No matter what may be mans oc-
cupation-physical or mental, or, like
Othello's "gone," and living in idleneSS
the constitution cannot last, depend
upon it, without a suficiency of regular
and refreshing sleep. John Hunter, the
great surgeon, died suddenly of spas
modic affection of the heart, disease
greatly encouraged by want of sleep. In
a lust published volume by a medical
man. there is one great lesson that hard
students and literary men may learn,
and that is, that Hunter probably killed
himself by taking too little sleep. -Four
hours rest at night, and one after din
ner cannot be deemed sufficient to re-
oruit the exhausted powers of body and
mind. Certainly not; and the conse-
ouence. was that Hunterdie dearly. itmen
viii insist on cheating Sleep, her twin
sister, DEATH" viii ayenge the insult.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19
{ Fall Of q Building in Dubuque.
TWO PERSONS KILLED.
DUBUQUE, Feb.

j ,a.gatsfEt DGDI2lE, RcD. &.
I Yesterday evening, about halfpast
3 o'clock, owing probably to the large
quantity of snow and rain which fell
previously, the roof of the new building
Known as the Odd Fellows Hall, on the
corner of sth and Bluff sts., gave way
with a tremendous crash, crushing ev-
,rything in its way. The south side
wall fell on small one story house ad-
Joining, crushing it to atoms. The
house was occupied by an old gentleman
FAMED Capt. S. c. Foss, and his wife.
They were in the back part of the house
1t the time the walls fell, and both were
instantly killed. They were extricated
with much difficulty from the ruins.
Capt. Foss and his wife were former
ly from Portsmouth, n. H., and enjoyed
here the good will and esteem of allwho
knew them. He was formerly seafar-
ing man.
1t was rumored that a young girl who
lived i'll the next tenement to Capt. Foss,
was buried in the ruins. We could hear
nothing to substantiate the statement.
Several remarkable escapes occurred.
Judge Cookery, Postmaster, was sitting
in his Office at the time, writing, when
hearing rumbling sound. he started
for the front part of the Office, and just
as he left, q large beam fell within three
inches of where he was sitting. lwo
men were on the roof shovelling the
snow off, when they thought the roof
giving way, and started to go down
They had just reached the ground floor
when the roof fell in with such fatal eff
feet, NIr. Lehman, the builder, was al
so in the upper story of the building,
and also started down to tell the people
in the Post Office to leave the building,
when it fell. All the clerks in the Post
Office had narrow escapes.
In the building in which Capt. F. and
his wife met their death, another family
resided, but fortunately none of them
were injured, though the house was aw-
fully crushed. Altogether it seems like
a miracle that no other persons were
either killed or injured. HJa'
The lower portion of the main build
ing was occupied partly for the Post
Office, and ID. b. Siddal, druggist, and
another as a confectionery establish
ment.
The building was new, and erected
at q cost of $4,000.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19
Shocking Accident Terrible Explosion
of Turpentine and Rosin.
The Bath IN. w fiour;ar cove.

~ D~th W. - y SOuItcT SAYS.
A most heart-rendering accident oc-
Cured at Dudley Settlement, four miles
from this village, on the 2Ist ult., to the
family of the Rev. Z. H. Ravens, a Yves
leyan Methodist minister, which result
ed in the death of three of the family.
and severely injured two others. Mr..
Haveqs was engaged in preparing bal
sam, and had upon a stove kettle con-
tanning about two gallons of spirits OF
turpentine and quantity ofrosin, which
ne lifted off and was going towards the
doc, when fire communicated to the
contents, and explosion ensued. The
burning liquid was scattered in all di
rectlons, falling upon the inmates, and
setting fire to their clothes. Mr.. Ha-
vens with great presence of mind, seiz-
ed his wife, and carried her out ofdoors
then returned after the children; but at
ter rescuing two of them, his head be-
came swelled to such a degree that he
was completely blind, and was obliged
to desist. At this criticalmoment Chas.
Brundage, who was near by, hearing a
scream, proceeded to the spot, and found
the burned and almost lifeless bodies
lying in the snow. He immediately
rushed into the house and carried out
the remaining child. et1
Mrs. HIS clothes were entirely con-
sumed, and her body burned to crisp;
and the others though less burned were
suffering excruciating pain. Mr.. Brun-
dage placed them in his sleigh, covered
them over with a quantity of bedding,
and carried them his own house, where
he rendered every possible assistance in
his power to relieve their suffering. Med
ical aid was Immediately procured, but
at o'clock in the evening Mrs Ravens
died. Her age was 33 years. The
youngest child, two years old, died at
2 o'clock next morning. Mr.. III. suffer
ed beyond description, but maintained
a perfect consciousness until s O'Clock
next morning, when he also died. The
other two children, the oldest girl of Is,
and the youngest boy of 5, still live; but
the latter, it is feared, cannot survive
his injuries. The girl threw herself up
on bed, face downward, and thus pre-
vented the inhalation ofthe fumes of the
burning mass, and at the same time ex-
tinguished the fire on her person, which
in all probability saved her life.
The conclusion caused by the explo-
sion blew the glass out of the windows,
and the smoke stifled the inmates to al
most instant suffocation. The weather
at the time was intensely cold, and but
for the timely aid of Mr.. Brundage, all
must have persisted.
Two other children were at school,
and thus escaped the dreadful fate of
their parents.
The house was saved through the ex-
ertions of the scholars of neighboring
school, but was burned to almost perfect
uselessness. ---
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19
Later from Europe,
Nuu, Vopy Fur

ss.,.. NEW Y DIRK, FEB. 18th.
The Steamship, City of Baltimore, ar
rived here last night. She left Liverpool
Jan. 28t".
The Niagara arrived at Liverpool
Jan. 20.
News is four days later than previous
advices.
1t is reported that on the British TAX
ing Bushire which they did after two
hours of bombardment, the Persians
submitted to the demands of their oppo-
nents. The English papers, however,
do not credit it. The daily News says:
eve learn from good authority, that a
telegraph message from Lord Stafford,
De Radcliffe was received at the India
Board of Control To the effect that the
Shah has accepted the terms of peace
offered by Eng land, not on account of
the farce Of Bushire, but on general
grounds"
Great doubts are thrown over the re-
cent news Of the burning of the factories
at Canton, and later intelligence from
China is anxiously looked for. Rumors
of notifications in the composition of
the British cabinet continued to be pro-
mulgated.
Fersk Khan the Persian Ambassador,
had an interview with Napoleon. The
reply of the latter was non-committal--
The Emperor of Austria had granted a
complete amnesty for the Lombard We
netian provinces. ~ +'f
The conference at Constantinople re-
speeding the Principalities, had ended,
and the Austrian troops were to be re-
placed by Turkish soldiers.
The Independence Blege says that the
conference on the Neuftchatel question,
will take place in the middle of Febru-
airy. III t ,..rr.,s; .....
The Times of the Goth, says the Eng
lish funds continue to exhibit heaviness,
and have closed at further decline of
half per cent.
Consols quoted at s34as3a.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

New CrsToM HoUsE.-CoL. EATON,
late Of the L. 5. Army, has been ap-
pointed by the General Government as
Superintendent Of the new Custom
House, and Post Office in Chicago, the
place heretofore held by Major Buck,
XER. Col. Eaton was member of G en-.
eral TAYLoR's staff throughout the Mex.
lean War, is man of high character
and it is a good appointment.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

OxYpE OF IRoN.-It is said that on
the Peshakame river, in the Lake Supe-
rior region. there is ridge OF Speeular
.oxyde of iron-nearly pure-one hun
dred and thirteen feet high, one hun
dred feet wide, and extending miles II
lngtA.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19


THE REAR OF DWELLING House
BLOWN DowN-GAs EXPLosION.-The
rear end Of the dwelling house Of John
V. l.. Pruyn, Esq, on Elk-street, was
blown out last evening about 8 o'clock
by gas explosion. During the day the
keeper Of the house, Mrs. De Beau, (Mr.
Pruyn and family now being i'll Europe, }
detected leak of gas and sent for gas
filter to close it. A boy came late in the
afternoon, and after hasty examination
said the leak was not of serious char
acter, and that he would come in the
morning and repair it. Mrs. De Beau,
still fearful and not satisfied with the
opinion of the boy, sent for John Mahon,
a waiter in the employ of Joel Rathbone,
Esq. He came and found the room in
second story strongly impregnated with
gas. With lighted candle he ascend
ed the steps for the purpose of examin-
ming a chandelier, and when the light
came upon level with it an explosion
ensued, prostrating him upon the floor
and forcing out the entire rear end of
the building.
This portion of the house was compos-
ed of wood and glass very strongly put
together, and the entire end laid in the
yard this morning, looking as though
the four stories had been carefully taken
down and regularly laid one above the
other. But few glass are broken, and
the mirrors in the frame work, strange
as it may appear, are not in the least in
iured. \ few panes of glass were bro
ken in the front, and one of the shades
in the second story room was scorched,
but beyond this neither the house
nor the furniture was in the least injured
by fire.
With so fearful an explosion it is
strange that the building was not fired.
Even the furniture which stood agains,
the rear were not moved or injured
The damage done is not less than 81 600
Two of the inmates of the house were
seriously injured. John Mehan's face
and hands were badly burned, and Mrs.
De Beau was Knocked down cutting her
head and breaking her collar bone. The
explosion is attributed to side chande
lier in the library, in which the water
had evaporated, thus making seriou.
leakage. The slides ought to be kept
filed, and the probability is that the ga:
had been accommodating in that room fol
| several days, thus making it as DANCE
rous as a powder magazine.-Atbans
Ere. Journal FEB. Z.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.

SENATE.-On motion of Mr., Weller,
the Senate proceeded to consideration
of House bill for the construction of a
wagon road from Fort kearney via the
south pass of the Rocky Mountains and
Great Salt Lake Valley to the eastern
portion of California, which passed final
".
On motion of Mr.. Toombs, the Senate
took up the Minnesota Land Bill intro
duced the other day by him in compti-
ance, with the memorial of Gen. Shields
and others.
Briggs, as a representative of one of
the old states, entered his protest against
this method of disposing of the public
domain.
Foote thought it was too late in the
day, after the numerous grants of this
kind, to raise such objections.
Stuart explained that the quantity of
lands granted by the bill, is 100000
acres; much less than some states had
received; bill passed, 80 yeas, 10 nays.
The bill grants lands to Minnesota for
the purpose of aiding in the construction
of railroads.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
House a communication from the Secre-
tary ofWar, recommending an .appro-
priation of $40 200 for instituting a Sc
ries of researches for the more etfec tual-
ly manufacturing nitre.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of private bills.
The House then went into committee
on the Tariff bill. ..... -a
Smith was opposed to the protective
policy and argued against taking the du-
ty OF wool. ....-
CARMEL advocated the reduction OF
receipts of customs, to economical ex-
lpenditures, and insisted if fanny change be
made in the Tariff, it should be favora-
BILE to free trade, and not for protective,
as the bill provides.
Washburne of Ill, made speech in
favor of the lead interest. 49,. ~
Horton of Ohio, supported the bill
reported by majority Of the committee
on Ways and Means.
Adjourned l.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

New STATE BANK OF ISDIASA.-The
Lafayette Qnd.) american, thus ex-
plodes a confidence institution:
The Nelc State B0Tk.-Some OF our
citizens appear to have an idea that the
new State Bank bills are secured by
public stocks. Such is not the case
There is no security whatever-either
for the bill holders or for the depositors,
and in case the rag institution" fails,
individual responsibility" has to pay
the debts. These are the beauties OF
the bank.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

POPULATION OF MISSOURI A Census
of the State of Missouri. which has just
been taken, shows a total of OLE, 2o6, di-
qided as follows: Free whites $40, 90,
free blacks 1852, slaves $4,000. Increase
of white population in six years, pa, 453,
or over % per cent. increase of slaves,
1928, or fraction over two per cent.
= Two counties return no slaves, twenty
counties report only 1000; the highest
reaching only SO, and the lowest having
eight.
The extent of Missouri is about 81 900
square miles, and that of OHIO 10000
square miles, and yet Missouri, with So
much larger extent of territory, has less
than half the population of Ohio. The
only answer that can be given to the
question, why this difference, is the ex-
istence of slavery in Missouri. The in
crease of the white population being IS
per cent, in six years, and the increase
of slaves being only two per cent, shows
the natural adaptedness Of the State to
free white population, and its poor
adaptation to slavery. We have seen
it stated that land in Missouri, within 80
miles of Keokuk, Iowa, is selling at three
dollars, while similar in Iowa, at the same
distance from Keokuk, is selling at $50
per acre-a difference of $27 per acre.
Now estimating the slaves in Nilsson
ri at $500 per head, their whole value
would be $45, 100000. The whole NUM-
Der of acres of land in the State is about
six millions. A rise of only eight dol
lars would more than equal the whole
value of the slaves, and we believe the
abolition of slavery would make more
than that difference in the value Of the
land. Were they to give away their ne
groes, then they would be the gamers by
the gift Gin. Gazette.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

eE Five bridges in all were carried
off by the recent food atAurora. Meas
ures are already on foot for their imme-
date reconstruction. The entire dam
age sustained bythecitizens ofthat place
Is estimated at SloO,e0o
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

80 The average number of pupils
in the public schools of New York last
year was 1888, and the expense ofthe
schools for the year was about 81, 0O0,-
600. The number in the Philadelphia
schools was 55,0l7, and the cost s6O9,-
2O9.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

LoGs.-The Detroit Tribune says that
one hundred million feet of logs have
been drawn into the Muskegon River
this winter. The weather has been ex-
tremely favorable for the lumbermen.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-The Committee
on State Affairs in the Michigan Senate,
has reported fayorably to extending the
right of suffrage to females. When the
ladies vote we shall need no special po-
lice force on election day.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

HOMEOPATlUST-Nou respectfully tender his
Professional services in It's various branches to the
Citizens of Keuosha, and lis vicinity. - Office
and residence ON Main ST. nearly opposite City Ho-
tI. UiNi6. kE&UsBN, WIS.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

GF The Rockford Republican says
there has been sixty-two consecutive
days of sleighing IN that city this win
ter, and plenty Of snow left.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA,
NEW YORK. Feb. ID


The steamship Geo. Lac, from Aspin-
wall; February Sd, arrived here at 6
o'clock this P. ". She brings San Fran
cisco dates of Jan. goth, and 81, loo, 900
in treasure, connected with the Golden
Gate, which brought down to Panama
upwards of a million and half Messrs.
Broderick and Gain, Senators elect from
California, are among the passengers
The trigate independence was still lying
off Panama. The st. Marys had sailed
for San Juan. The Cyanew was atAspin-
wall. E -,
Advices from Panama are to the Sd.
The steamer Sierra Nevada arrived
there on the 2lst, and departed few
days after for San Francisco. The Cap
tain of the Sierra Nevada reports he saw
Walker at Riyas on Jan. Ii. and that
then the allies had not taken Virgin Bay,
as reported by the British Steamer at
Greytown, nor had they made any at
tempt upon San Juan and Del Sud-
Walker had an effective force of good
men and is strongly fortified at Rivas,
where he has foundry for casting balls
The Nicaragua government however is
broken up. Walker had not heard OF
the capture ofhis steamers up to the 18th
January, but suspected somethingwrong.
Advices at Panama from Valparaiso
are to January lst, Calao 18th, and Aus
tralia 18th.
ga Business at Valparaiso dull. The
John Adams wrs still there. Captain
Boutwell, had arrived at Panama and
took passage in the Geo. Lac. f|
THE revolution in Peru progresses
the insurgents drawing gradually nearer
to the Capitol. An insurgent fleet en-
tered harbor of Calao, Dec. 3lst, and had
a slight skirmish with the forts, and a
Government steamer; in which several
foreign vessels, including the American
bark Juvenile, were injured. The En-
glish steamer Tribune and a French fri
gate intertered for the protection of for
eigners.
Advices from Australia unimportant
Harvest prospects good. b.. .t......
News from California not very impor
tant. The governments message to the
Legislature recommends the passage Of
an act legalizing the State debt; and q
bill was introduced for that purpose.
Several shocks of an earthquake had
been felt throughout the State. Bull
dings were shattered in Los Angeles and
Santa Barbara. ...... nd
The State Treasurer had deposited
money with the Pacific Express Co. for
the payment the State interest in July,
but the Attorney General obtained
an injunction restraining the payment.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

NSrR NNCE-IIo is agent for various cOmpanie
ct uudoublcl credit, and ia prepared to issue pol
oir~ ou Life and Property, ON favorable terms
p SEQ Advertisements.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

FARM AND GARDEN.--A sweet pota-
toe was recently raised on ranch in
California, weighing IA pounds.
An upland cranb erryis being cult
waited and disseminated by f. Trow-
bridge of New Haven, Conn. He says
that the fruit is smaller and less tart
than the low ground variety, but they
are more prolific. Thousands ofgallons
have been sold in Boston this season.
The celebrated King Phillip corn has
found rival in the Rhode Island corn,
if we may believe w. Ii. Putnam of
Brooklyn, CT, who says he raised it
last year at the rate of 20 bushels to the
acre; under ordinary culture. He rails
ed both varieties, but prefers the Rhode
Island in every respect. rg s
A new kind of blackberry, bearing
the name of"Newman's thornless black
berry," is talked about. 1t requires
stalking, like the Antwerp raspberry
1t is said to be prolific, and as free from
thorns as the common blackberry
About how free is that, we wonder.
Agriculture is rapidly improving in
lEeldHu. i nc dIuOuHJ VI lauu. un0er
cultivation is increased; the condition Of
the tenants is better; nearly 1000 acres
of land were thoroughly drained last
year; and in some districts the culture
of flax is superSeding that of the pota-
toe.
The culture of the mulberry, for the
purpose of feeding the silk worm, has
been extensively entered into in Califor-
MIA. One gentleman in San Jose has
already $4,000 mulberry trees.
Lord Kinnard's experiments show
conclusively that manure produced and
kept under cover is much more effective
than that produced and kept in the open
air: and show also that the advantage
| is quite as decided on the second years
crop as on the first. ~
The value of crop depends much
upon its being sown or planted early;
few days delay viii often reduce the
yield one half, and occasion vast a.
mount of unnecessary grumbling about
the weather. Except Indian corn
Plant that as soon as the ground is warm
enough to bring it up quickly and carry
it fright along" but not before.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

MEETING OF THE GRAND CHAPTER OF
+. dG A. Y. NJ, OF WIsooNsIN.-At the
meeting of the Grand Chapter of +. &
A. Y. Masons, held at Watertown, on
the 4th inst, the following named per-
sons were elected officers for the ensuing
year: ...r.
NJ. E. Daniel Howell, Grand High
Priest.
NJ. E. John Bullen, Deputy Grand
High Priest.
NJ. E. Col. A. a. Bird, Grand King.
NJ Z. Charles E. Grain, Grand Scribe.
NJ. Z. John II. Rountree, Grand Treas
urer.
NJ. f. William R. Smith, Grand Sec
rotary.
E. DR.. Lewis, Grand Captain of Host.
Z. Steever, G. p. Sojourner.
Z. William Addy, G. r. A. Captain.
f. DIR. G. Shepherd, S. NJ. Sd Vail.
E. +. NJ. Mcmillan, G. NJ. End Vail.
Z. julius Wooster, G. NJ. lst Vail.
+. Samuel S. Dagget, G. Steward.
+. Ebenezer Cewitt, Grand Guard.
Rev. Melancthon c. Hoyt, G. Chap
lain.
The next meeting of the Chapter will
be held in Milwaukee.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-19

LAW YER, = Office KESosHA CRY, Wis. Re
sidence, WILLOW BROOK FARM, SoIners. ~ Sc
Ucrat I1aprooed and GnimProped Faraas for sale.
nlvl6.