True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-02-11
CLIPPINGS FROM EXCHANGES.

expression He's gone to pot.
EE Great preparations are being mad
At Washington for grand time n'Inau-
guration day.
EE The Ohio Legislature has repeal
ed the prohibitary liquor law, but made
no new enactment, so that State.is virtu
ally without any liquor law. Not true.
nW The ladies' are anxiously enquirng
whom Mr.. Buchanan is going TO have to
preside over the domestic affairs Of the
White House.-an interesting anil impor
tant question.
re- A gentleman in G hicago, who
twenty years ago arrived in that city with
only ten dollars of capital, recently dona-
ted 100000 towards the erection Of a
University.
EE During the recent earthquake in
the Island Of Rhodes. mother, with a
new born infant.in her arms, lay eight
days buried in the ruins; both were
taken out alive. and are now doing WE'LL
ET A man was recently arrested in a
city, lor profanity, and fined
five dollars. Served him right. Every
profane swaarer should be fined whenever
he commits the offence,,~e r'n sy''..'
4 EW "A nan was brought before the
Police Court, Boston, on a charge of va.
grancy, who ten years since was worth
more than forty thousand dollars. He
was allowed twelve hours 10 leave the
city, or in the alternative 10 serve Twelve
months in the House Of Correction.
EE On Monnay, a Lady stopped al
the Madison House. Covington, KY.
with her husband and thirty two children
She was about sixty years Of age, and
looked young and hearty. She was
the mother af them all. If this can be
beet, we are desirous ofreceiving the in.
formation. (, a99 Htl, ss
EE The Russian Government intend
to make Sebastopol magnificent city
A letter from Constanlinople says the at
temp. made to gctup the fragments of the
vessels sunk at the mouth Of the lIarbor
appears likely to prove successful.
EE Huntington has been placed a,
cabinet making in Sing Sing He should
have been put into the blacksmith shop.
since he has proved himself such crack
hand at forging. However, he has still
an opportunity to Try hand at his old
business of shaving. VA aR
E~ The Providence (R. ~ Journal
says that the Chairman Of the Boston
Mass. Harbor Committee is Col. Oliver
Frost, who is actively engaged in opening
the harbor, and is successfully battling
his namesake, "Jack Frost" by whom
the icy obstructiohs were formed.
ET A public watchman, at Richmond
Va, has just been arrested for altering
the hours in the passes of negro slaves
and then taking the poor blacks to prison
to be whipped in order to make the May
or think him very vigilanl in the discharge
of his duties. s ,li g'
ou E% During one Of the cold days las
week female infant, only few hours
old. was found in Deacon Corey's shed
Brookline, Mass. The little stranger
was cared for and is now doing well
uuder the significant name Of Fanny
Shed. -.
E A servant man belonging to Mr.
Robert Hammer, while ploughing in
tobacco field on his plantation in Able
marie county. Va, recently brought u
the surface gold ring on which was en-
graved the name of the owner, Rebecc,
Harper and the date l746, one hundret
and ten years ago. q,,3 ao..
E A Georgia paper gives startling
account of the catching, crushing. an,
swallowing of cur dog, by large snake
of the anaconda genus. in one of th,
swamps of that State. The owner o
the dog coolly waited near by, until thi
snake had finished his repast. and. ther
knocked him on the head,and skinned hin
with the intention Of siufing the skin
and making money! by exhibiting it: no
bad investment Of cur. "
Ey We think that in the following
there wasjust reason for complaint o.
both sides: I
A western editor enumerates long liz
Of annoyances and grievances, an
winds up ar follows: ~ was yexed, too
at painter who had been paid in advanc
To paint me sign; but he must go
sailing in the bay on Sunday and &c
drowned--just as like as not on m
money--any how, he died, and made n
sign, .oG
nay We learn from the Eufala (Ala
Natiue. that slave man was burned a
Abbeyille, in that State, by a mob ofpeo
pie numbering over four thousand. He WI
taken from jail, the Sheriff made no resi-
lance, and tied to a stake, around whic
was heaped fat pine wood, so as to max
a pile six feet in diameter and four foe
high. Fire was then applied. and d
poor wretDk was burned to ashes. Tt
crime Of which he was guilty was Il
murder Of his master. dd
Ep- An Engiishman writing hon
from Egypt says he had The pleasure (
Of seeing an OK carried of BY crocodil
in a manner which came quite up to u
picture il his old geography. A herd
cattle were grazing by the bank Of Il
Nile, when suddenly huge crocodi
seized an OK near tho river, and despi
his struggles dragged him into and und
the water. The rest Of the herd fed