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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19

Legislature 10 the sttseet, and suggests ~ easot'sh
meet Of three such bOoses-one fer the n~th. ae 70
the center, and one fcr the south part Of the sta.s
The reports Of the State benevolent Institution, show
them AL to be in prosperous condition
The Goysrn0r rejoices over the rsbuke given nv
Congress to the project f0 the revival Of the Aca,
save-zade. lie recommends a continuation Of the
grant 10 the Coon;E aton Society The negotiation with
the authorities of LSenA for the purcha,e of land for
coiored euigrarts from IEdisna is not yet concluded
He also recommends the appointment in other States
Of Commissioners to take acknowledgment Of deeds.
&c. revision IF the law the subject Of divorces
BY requiring Of the parties to such suits an actual resi-
depce in the state of two years or more protection to
the public records by the erection of reproof build
ing separate from the State House; the establishment
Of the pubic grounds at Indianapolis; the establish
ment Of Bureau Of Statistics; further safeguards
sgans the undue issue of State bonds and revision
Of the laws reference 10 railroads. especially as to
the matter Of taxes about which there are loud COM
plants. He also suggests, in connection with this
topic that upon questions of land damages the sdvsD-
sge from the road to the owner of the land as well as
the injury which he suffers, should be taken i0to &C.
count and further, that foreign corporations running
any part of their roads throsgh the State should be
CURED to keep Office in where they can be served
with legal process.
An addition is recommended Of fifth Judge TO the
bench Of the Supreme Court, and an increase of the
saeIes For the benefit of his successor he urges
increase the salary of the Governor, which as he is
about retiring from Office he feels no delcacy IN say
ng is altogether too small.
The working OF the law on the subject of swamp
ands i; not satisfactory. Some advantage may have
accrued the draining of lands otherwise useless but
the Governor complains of irregular proceedings on the
part Of the county authorities to whom this subject is
committed and that this fund.- he had foreseen, is
being frittered away and lost to the public
The Messag closes with clarifying the position of lRdi-
national questions, as happy medium between
ultrasms, exemplhed especially in her support OF Bu-
cbanan for the Presidency to which the Governor adds
Civilizations. somewhat better founded over the progress
made by the State during the years that he has
held office as Governor. During that period the interest
on the public debt has been promptly paid the domestic
debt entirely qudated and the reduction of the funded
debt commenced the waters of the Lakes and the
Mississippi have been united by the ongest line Of con-
tinuous canal on the continent the population has
rearly doubled and the taxable property largely in
creased; an efficient system Of public schools has
been adopted, and public Libraries established in every
township Of the State.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19

AccDTsr AsD LO;s % LIVE on THE NE"'foRx
AND ERIE RAmRoaD.-We have been Informed that
Oh Saturday afternoon at o'clock the train q cars "a
The New.York and Erie Railroad, on its way to jersey
City, became subject to a most alarming accident IN.
curing the lo's Of one life and the ipuy OF many Of
be passengers. When at Hankins tho engine run on
the track, leaving the GERS, which run down INTO tas
Delaware River. One life was bst and many OF thu
pa,sengers wounded. The scene was one green
confusop battling description. The rails are detcnbed
az being in bad condition, rendering it dangerous foe
the running Of trains daring the frost and inow. As
yet our information in relation 10 the accident veY
inpsTect
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19

HoRnrp MrRDrr-ws learn that Mr. Jes. Ea-
-, ~ onslos County killed one OF bis slaves, -
brutsly whipping him 10 death last week: are. {.
;,tno the crime be managed 20 make ais escape soa
-. not set been arrested. II we are ccrrscuy IN
toTued be has twice before be- suspected o. ss.
.rt, We trust thai vigilance will Do ussd 80
ssir ipe bis whereabouts In order that me cup
sosvsr Cor b.s delinqsencies rc,c,m-xls
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19

DEATH AT TIE wEDDsG.-A young couple were
married IN Duchess County on the I'm oil ms 'n's,o
On the mcrnirg following the "edeng inc ",'no'
groom, silas MOree, was found dead IN DIS oe'' """
disease Of the heart.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19

We are under obligations to p. S. hanlher, Pur''r
of The CIV Of Washington for courtesies
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19


North as willing 70 represent the Disunon spirit as
they now are to embOdy sycOphaney lApplausel
9TH. The prOstltuted pulpts would be against this
movement. 9Th The rabbLe would be against IL.
In favor Of thi movement would soon be
|. Tbo.e whose reverence for God is greater
than for human instituiOns-whO only seek te
lnow hat is His will and nothing beyond il. Such
ere opposed, or soon will BE- 20 that horrible cove
rant with Death, and terrible agreement with
Uel-tke Federal Constitution, and Union grow
ing cut Of it, 2. All who are uneornpromlslng for
liberty will he or are with US.
He referred 20 the fact that this movement was
rlieuled because il had go few followers. All
great reforms-he instanced seyeral-hsd small
BEGINNINGS: all Of them were ridIculed at first, and
sfterward feared and hOnored. Right is always
strong.
He next considered the objection urged against
this moyement-that il would if successful, leave
the slave 10 bis fate. Men who never before had
uttered one word for the slave now urged this rea.
SOD. Even Parker had suggested it, II surprised
him. II was a strange objection TO make TO men
who had devoted quarter OF century 10 an adyo-
caey OF the rights Of the slave. II was mere man
of straw. He was for dissOlutiOn-nOt for the pur-
pose of dese ring but liberatng the slave Slavery
cGuId not stand one day without union. knowing
that fact, he was for dissolution lApPlsuse Ii
We had Northern Free republic, We could shelter
the fugitive and DEFY the stakeholder; but now, we
must hunt one aud bow to the other uphold, e1'
tend ard perpetuate Slsvery-all this the Union
did and vet men talked Of preserving the Union of
the sake If the slave
The sneaker then advanced the Garrisonian and
Calhoun Interpretation Of the COn,tltutiOn-that 4
j Pro Slasery instrument.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-19
gallons per minute.

gallons per minute.
There arc comparatively few situations
where overtlowinS wells can be established,
but it would seem that deep borings to Le
pumped from might be made with advan-
tage in far greater, if not in cvcrv variety
of situations. Unforeseen circumstances.
however, may defeat the success of an en-
terprise of this nature in section of almost
any geological character. Scientific Ameri-
can.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-19
WHOLESALE POISONING.

The following account of n poisoning case
in Washington, which occurred short time
before the Inauguration of President Buc-
hanan, is taken from the Lancaster (Pa.)
Express
"About the time Mr. Buchanan returned
from his late visit to Washington, we heard
whispers of a singular and mysterious ma
ture in regard to his illness and sudden re-
turn home. In prosecuting our inquiries,
we ascertained that Mr.. Humes Porter, of
this city, came home from Washington will,
MIR. buchanan, also sick, and was obliged
to take his bed, where he has been ever
since
"At the same time we were satisfied Of
the truth of the statements which we rive
below, but rs extraordinary efforts were
made here as well as at Washington to
keep the matter iushcd up, we yielded to
the solicitations Of friends, and withheld tbc
facts i'll our possession. AS they arc now
coming out through other channels, it is
due to our readers to give them Il history
OF this extraordinary case Of a narrow escape
from wholesale poisoning.
"Whcn Mr.. Buchanan went to Wasl:
Ington, he put up ut the National Uouse,
where j. Clancy Jones, John L. Dawson
and others were stopping. Itappcars that
this hotel has been terribly infested with rats
OF late, and one Of the boardcrs-as the
tory goes-conceived the idea that tley
ought TO be disposed of efTcctually before
the day Of Inauguration. Accordingly, he
procured extra large doses of arsenic, which
lie disposed of in the most tempting man
ncr about the house. The rats ate the roi-
son. 1t is well known that when rats par
take Of arsenic they put directly for water.
There Is a large tank of water in the upper
part of the hotel referred to, and into this
the host OF rats plunged, drank Lurstcd and
died. From this tank the houses is sup-
piled with water for drinking anu cooking
purposes.
"Twenty or thirty Of the guests were sud-
denly and some Of them severely affected.
from the use OF water thus imprcgnated
with the poison. Mr.. buchanan left sud-
denly for WheatJand, where he arrived suf
fer'ng severely from diarrhna. lie was,
however, less severely affected than the o,l-
ers, and in a short time recovered sufficient
ly to receive visitors-but the fatigue Incl
dent to entertaining two or three hundred
persons, made it absolutely necessary for him
to husband his strength, by refusing to see
any but his most intimate personal friends
"a rule which was rigidly observed up to
the hour Of his departure this morning.
"Dr. Jones, Of Berks, was mere severely
affected, and has been lying in critical
condition ever since-and doubt about his
recovery, has left his appointment to place
in the Cabinet an open question up to tho
present time. Among the others most Sc
verely affected was Hon. John l.. Dawson,
and it was rumorcd this morning that he
has since died. The report, however, nee:ls
confirmation. Mr.. Porter, of this city, was
also severely affected, and though confined
to his room ever since, we believe lie is out
Of danger.
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Tile Psalms Of David.-Amongst all
compositions, these alone deserve The name
Of sacred lyricks. These alone contain q
poetry that meets the spiritual nature in all
its moods and all its wants, which strength
ems virtue with glorious celebrations, gives
angelic eloqueace to prayer, and almost
rises to the seraph's joy in praise. In dis
tress and fear, they breathe low mur-
mur of complaint; in penitence, they groan
with the agony OF a troubled soul. They
have gentle music for the peace of. faith ;
in alteration, they ascend to the glory of cre-
alton, and the majesty of God. For as.
semblies or for solitude, for all that gladens
and all that grieves, for our heaviness and
despair, for our reinorse and our redemp.
ton, we find in these divine harmonies the
loud or the low expression. Great has been
their power in the world. They resounded
amidst tire courts of tue tabernacle; they
foated though the lofty and solemn spaces
oftbe temple. They were sung with glory
insihe halls Of Zion; they were sung will,
sorrow by The streams of Babel. And
when 1srael had passed away, the harp Of
David Was still awakened 10 tie cLurcl, of
Christ, In all the eras and ages of chat
eltnyeb. from tho hymn which was first
tFed in the upper chamber. until its
p1s filed ths earth, tie Inspiration Of
4 ,sl prophet lias. sprsptured It's devo-
tiSbs @ And snpobls a itssisuals.
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A COURT SCENE IN KANSAS.


parties, and hope no one will take offence.
The date of this scene was some time in
February, 1s54-thc locale in some county
The court room was little log hut, ten
10y twelve, with dirty chimney and floor
| chairs were very scarce, and his honor had
several chunks of wood rolled in for seats
| Cpon one Of the said chunks his honor sat
with all his judicial dignity. Before him
was arraigned some poor fellow, for borrow
ing his neighbor's chickens without pcrmis.
! sion, confronted by his accuscr. Upon the
opposite side Of the place sat the sheriff and
one of his friends, engaged i'll plcas:n,
game Of "old scdge;;" we will call them
Smith and Brown.
The Judge, after adjusting his quill and
brushing back his hair several times, that
his legal bumps might be thoroughly OK.
libitcd, and looking the prisoner full in the
face, propoundcd an intcrrogatory like this
judgc-Sir, what have you to say for
yourself!
Brown-Smth, beg.
Smith-rll see you ID first.
Judge-Sheriff, keep silence in the court
Well, sir, what have you to say about these
chickens?
Brown (asi'le) Rum the kurls, Smith.
Prisoncr-I intended to pay Mr.. Wiz
gins for them chickens.
Judge-Why didn't
Brown-Smith, you don't come that new
kick over me; follow suit, d-n YOU; none
of your renigueing.
Judge-Sheritf, the court finds it impos
siLle to proceed, unless YOU have order i,
the court house.
Smitll-In 4 moment, Judge Count
your game, Brown.
Judge-Did YOU cat or sell those chick.
ems?
Prisoncr-I sold them.
Judgc-IIow much did YOU make on -
Smith-lIigll, low, jack, gift and game.
Brown-Who gave you one?
SMITH beg your pardon. Twas you
that begged.
Jud go-:5i'cncc in the court.
Everything was quiet again for il few mo-
ments; the cards were shufilcd and dealt,
and i'll the meantime his honor proceeded
with the examination.
In the height Of some other questions
being propounded by the Judge, Smitl,
begged and Brown gave one, l,allooing out
"Now rip ahead, old hoss-6ve and five
The Judge, indignant and angry, arose
from the bench and crossed to the players
Before lie could speak, he cspied Smiths
hand holding the jack and ten of trumrs
at the same time glancing at big stone
lying between the two, lie saw two half do
lars.
Drown" says the Judge, "I'il bet you
five dollars Smith beats the game"
Done," says Brown, AMI up went the
ore.
Smith led off, and won the trick; led
again, and won led the third time and
won, but no game yet; commenced whist
ling and scratching his head.
Judge Qeaning on Smith, and with one
eye sh"D-Smith, play 'cm judiciously.
Smith led little heart. and lost the trick.
Brown played the queen at him, and won
the ten.
Hold" said the Judge, "lct me scc."
Brown-Wllats the matter, Judge?
Smith Gmpaticnr--Lead on, Brown.
Brown-Plny to the ace.
Judge (raving) - This was a made up
thing you have defraudcd me Il fine
you both twenty five dollars for contempt
Of court.
Brown pockcted the money, the prisoner
slopcd, and so the court adjourned without
any formal process.
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We aint got AnyiAiny EIse."-An
honest backwoodsman, unacquainted will,
the slang terms of the day, recently went
INTO store at Columbia, S. c., to purchase
bill Of groceries. Stepping mp to the
keeper of the store lie began with
"Have you got any sugar. ~
ave amt got anything eIse;" was tl,e
reply.
swell, put me up $50 pounds, and make
out your bill. I'll call and settle, and get
the sugar in an hour or so."aa
In an hour or two after this, tho gentle
man called. paid his bill, and got the sugar.
AS usual, the shop.kceper said
"Want anything else 2"
II did want some three or four bags Of
coffee, somc rice, spices, oil, &C., but got
them at another store. You told me you
didn't have anything eIse."
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s Dsnpis, aa,lint; och, Dennis, whit IS il
ycslrsdoing r. ssWhiss Biddy..r. nyina
ans rseent" I" Murder! what Is Ii r
"Its nnesilf that's giving hot wa,ber Is tbe
hens Sd they'll lay 5irH "iy>."
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!" Shall + help you to some of the tomat-
=usses, ? inquired a young exquisite Of a ven-
cradle physician, as be aat opposite to him
at one ef sesf hotel tsbIss sAo, sis /
thank sou. rspiia the doctor, abu. I'm
tronblss yen for some Of the potaiusses ii
you plsase.s ~,
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- Among all my boys said An old man,
never had but one boy who took after
his father, and that was my son Aaron; ls
took after me with Il club"
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fNlCES.
HARPER 4 BROTHERS,.
FRANK LEsLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER
E DUCED IN PRICE TO sIxCENTS.

~ world inns splendid Weely Paper has just closed
Its Second Volume. The Two Volumes contain nearlv
ONE THOUSAND ESGRAyISes which have been pro-
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II rs generally admitted that Paper has ever been
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TRYING THE LOT.

Atall, long-legged Hoosier, from Jasper
county, Indiana, distinguished by little
lread perched on cranes neck-accourtred
with u swallow tailed cost, and pantaloons
that refusedt to be coaxed down to his ANGLES,
boots shining with tallow, and hat that scorn-
ed over half an inch of brim-stalked into the
Richmond House last week to get what he
called ssfancy dinner.' Being shown to
the ordinary. and asked by servant what
he would have
"wal, dog on it, don't know" said he,
casting his eye down the long and seemingly
endless array of fricandeaux, cotellettes, ra-
gouts. and other s'kickshaws," on the bill Of
fare, which COMPOUNDED him with their varie-
ty, while he despaired Of graphing with
them all---sswhat would you take, Square,
of YOU were in my place /? ! couldn't eat all
them az Aims, you know-Iacouldn't, by
thander, eff Inever was to have another meal
of vittles in q coon's age" 1891.
"Wouldn't you like some soup" asked
the wsiter.. j 40 s. -. -
"Walx square, you're beout right, 7 reck-
on. Bring on your soup, and then III pitch
into your billed vittels. You tax all the same
they say, and it's hard choosin'-so III jest
try. one plate through the lot ,ciU, e.
bust!'' 7f'S s.
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FRANK STREET,
Lasd .ASess r .lsssrssv r CSsssssfsr 1t L~e,
@ CoU.NrCLL DLUPr o, xDW.A.

WILL GIVE PROMPT ATTENTION TO
W. any business entrusteA TO his care within the
purvew Of his profession His facilities for investga-
ting Land Titles, and impartng correct information
REGARD to the condition Titles Lands and Town Lots
In County superior those possess
cd By any other In this part Of the State He
now preparing, and will shortly have completed an ab-
sract OF all the Deeds record to lands the County,
and TO lots in Council Bluffs and in all the principal
dtions thereto The abstract Of Titles lots SO
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the hrst down to the time, be one
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record the book and where recorded and also all
the material defects apparent the record The abb
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stfact OF each deed as II Is recorded he will be
enabled to give to desiring abstract whole
chain from the entry in the Land once down the time
the information is desired
He Is also procuring from the Land Once list OF all
the Lands entered in the County, showing BY whom en-
tered, when entered whether with cash Warrants or
SCRIP the number Of acres in each tract and the
paid therefor His charges for examination Of titles
will be reasonable. .s.,-- A,sTT
Persons living at distance have an abstract Of
title to any tract Of land Town Lot furnished them
mail by enclosing fee Of two dollars and dollar
for each additional lot tract Of land to be included
the same abstract. $3.50. s.. -.5
He is also prepared to execute with dispatch con-
Veyances Of every description. ONCE on Broadway in
second story Of Haggs New Block nearly opposite
Robinson House. a-. =. : na-u
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