The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-10

The Louisville Courier publishes letter
from Cleyes, Ohio, which tells the following
story: Wat Eckman, a wealthy citizen of this
place was taken violently i'll on the morning Of
the 18th, and by having the prompt and kind
services of two erudite Eseulapiuses, received
his ''quietus,'' about 5 O'Clock the same day.
Next morning the defunct Eckman was kindly
slowed away in his coffin, and jolted in mar
ket wagon to the Berea church, a distance Of
two miles, where a funeral sermon was preach
ed by the rev. VIM. Lee. The solemn thing
was about concluded, the last hymn was read,
and the choir about to ''strike up" when
they were suddenly annoyed by discordant and
very unmusical sounds and kicks, which it
seemed obvious were going on inside the cof-
fin. You may possibly imagine there was
some CONSERVATION in that meeting house about
that time-wel there was nothing else for
few minutes. At least half Of the congrega
ton broke for the door, and the balance were
about to ''follow suit" when the rev. Mr.. Lee
descended from the pulpit and in loud voice
ordered the coffin to be speedily opened, which
was done, when 1t was found that Wat. wac
not only alive and kicking, but was struggling
manfuly to free himself from his--to him.
mysterious confinement. The blood was flow
ing freely from his mouth and nose, but in a
few minutes he was able to speak. He was
carried to the house of Abram Patterson, ESQ.,,
about two hundred yards from the church, and
physician sent for, who remained with him
until the next morning, when he was able to
walk about the room He has been brought
home, and is at this time, eight days after the
dying, about as usual, only being quite weak
from excessive bleeding at>the mouth and nose
while in his coffin. ...r-
READING ONES OWN OB1TuARY-The tenure
of the maj generalship of Massachusetts, like
that of good many other offices in that ancient
commonwealth, is for life Or during good be-
havior. The Boston Transcript says that one
of the former lived so long, that wicked wag
at his reported death, gave as a sentiment at "a
public dinner: ''The memory of our late ma
jor- -general--may he be eternay rewarded in
heaven for his everlasting services on earth"
Judge of the surprise of the author of this
was false, and the veteran officer was still alive,
This reminds me of an occurrence that took
place in the same State some years ago. In
the days of old Mycall, the publisher of the
Newburyport Herald, journal still alive and
Aourishng, the sheriff of old Essex, Philip
Bagley, had been asked several times to pay
dav told Mycall that he would certainly hand
over the next morning as sure as he lived. IF
you don't get your money to morrow, you may
be sure am dead
The morrow came and passed but no money
Judge of the sheriff's feelings when, on the
morning of the day after, he opened his Her
aid, and saw announced the lamented decease
of Philip Bagley, ESQ.,, high sheriff of the coun-
t1,, ,f with ohif,.a offoobod
giving the deceased credit for good many ex-
cellent traits of character, but adding that he
had one fault very much to be deplored.
Bagley, without waiting for his breakfast,
started off for the Herald office. On the way,
it struck him as very singular that none of the
many friends and acquaintance he met were
surprised to see him, They must have receiv-.
ed their morning paper. Was it possible that
they cared so little about him as to have for
gotten already that he was no more? Full of
perturbation, he entered the printing office, to-.
deny that he was dead, IN aoropria persona.
I 'Why Sheriff." exclaimed the facetious ediv
Tor, Il thought you were defunct." 5ssg
"pefunct!" exclaimed the sheriff, "what
put that in your head ..--.
"Why you. yourself!" said Mycall, "Did
you not tell .'s
"Oh, ah! yes! l seer' stammered out the,
sheriff ''Well, there's your money: and now
contradict the report in the next paper, if you
please"
"That's not necessary, friend Bagley, it was
only printed on your copy" r."...
ELoPEMENr OF AN HE1REss WITH GAMB-
LER.-On Monday last,a young and handsome
girl named Mary Martin, residing at Xenia,
Ohio, eoped with man named Boyd, After
she had left her uncle, Mr.. Pogue, found q let
ter which She had received from Boyd, setting
forth that they could flee to Pittsburgh, (Pa.)
where they could be married without license.
The girl is worth $lOo,O and the man is
said to be professional gambler. OF course
she was hotly pursued by her uncle. He went
to Pittsburg, and had watches stationed along
every avenue of approach to the state. On
Friday night he received telegraphic dispatch
from Springfield, Ohio, stating that the parties
had been illegally married d-haying failed to
obtain a license. Mr.. Pogue is determined that
his niece shall never live with Boyd, not be-
cause of his poverty, but for the reason that he
is devoid of virtue and honor
The Dubuque Express relates that a woman
recently came to the Minnesota house in Dun
lcith, with a young child, and after stopping a
Gay or Two suqQenly lelt minus Lne naDy, ana
did not return. The landlord happened over
to Dubuque, and mentioning the circumstance
to couple of friends, married but childless,
one of them proposed to adopt the child as his
own. The other Immediately made the same
proposition, when dispute arose as to which
of the would-be parents should have the infant
waif. Finally an appeal was made to the dice
box. Quite number Of people gathered round
the table, interested spectators of the singular
contest, and the winner, named Keller, was
greeted with shout of applause. The child is
a pretty little girl three weeks old, and its new
found parents are brimming over with happi-
ness.
A young lady in Brooklyn, New York, has
recently had her leg amputated mid d-way be-
tween the hip and knee in consequence of
wound caused by broken hoop. The hoop
was of steel, and in some unaccountable map
ner a broken point penetrated to the bone. The
wound BECAME infamed, and amputation was
thus made necessary. We have the story from
young lady who is friend of the new Grip