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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-07-07

MAEUFACTURING GoMPANNt
Philip p. Dandfidge Ghief Atgent.
The WINIFRED MIGING AND MANuFAo1
TURING COMPANY.
George JefTties cGAiJ Aaea.
TuE KAEAwHA MiNING CoMFANY.
Philip r cambridge aCAif dgeat.,
#ss Banks.
BANK OF VtRGtN1A, at Charleston, Kama.
James e. Mcfarland President. sx
Sam'l Hannah. Gashief.
John NJ. Doddridge Teller.
William Hedriek Clerk.
r.. c. Mcfarland,
John H. Goshorh,
Andrew Parks,
James Ruffner, Directors.
w Chamberlain,
j.. G, Newman.
Francis Thompson.
BANK or KANAwlA, at Kanawha Saliues,
Henry Fitzhugh President.
A. Spencer Nye, Cashier.
Henry Fitzhugh,
DR.. s.. Patrick,
Isaac IN. Smith,
Charles Hill, i
Thomas J. Buster, Directors.
Andrew n. Fry.
Charles @. Watson, h
Benz. S. Smithers,
Thos. =. Bioun,
KRSAWHA SAvfNGs IYsTITITTIoN.
Alex. IN. Quarriel, President.
John NJ. Doddridge, Treas. 70 See'y.
James River ana Khnawha Company.
William ] Rand, Collector cf on Kan. r,
Douglas B. Layne, SEP. Of Turnpike.
Coal River Navigation Company.
Thomas Z. Broun. President
Oleme nt Smith Chief Engineer. Il
John NJ. ncddridge Treasurer, ].
Benjamin s. Thompson-IoM Gotleeto,
William d. Pate,
VIM. Il. Goshorn,
John D. Vanhorn, Directors.
E. III. Penniman,
Francis Thompson.
salt companies.
8 MSkS# 3I E # ~ 80
RuFFNER, DoNNALLY CO.
n. v. Wilson C1ie gent.
ERtFFEER, Hale u CO.
John r Hale, ohisf dgent4
Benz J. snithera, Slipping 4geat
salt Inspectors. j
Andrew r. Fry, Loper Distritt.
Henry ~. onderdolk Upper Bistrict
Churches.
Eptscopal---Reg I'll. Smith, Minister
Pres5gterian-Rev. JAS. nj. Brown,
Nekhodist b. GAarcA-SoukA, Rev. W.B
Mcfarland, Minister.
Methodist b. Church, Noyh-Rey.
Patterson, Minister.
AT KAEkwHA s4LISEs.
4Re1oaistE %. Church, SoQth-Rev. Nv. B
Mcfarland. Minister.
Methodist q. Ckarch, NortA-Rev. -
0'Flyng, Minister.
PresJyferiaa-Rev j. III. Lepps. MinisteI
BGptist-Rev jig 3. Ellison, Minister.
Arrival and Departure of the Mails.
Eastern Nal arrives on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 O'clock
fP. Nj, and departs on Mondays, Wed.
nesdays and Fridays, at Ala. NJ.
Gnyandote Nail arrives on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays, ats O'Clock
EP ~, and departs on Sundays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays, at 4, A. Ne.
Point Pleasant Aaa arrives on Tues.
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. at 4 Il
M, and Departs on Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays, at 5 Am.
Jackson Nail arrives on Tuesdays ant
Saturdays at 6 r.. M., and Departs Of
Wednesdays and Sundays at4 Is. NJ.
Logan Hal arrives On Tuesdays At /
Fl NJ, and departs on Wednesdays at /
AM.
G1eanuiHe MaR arrives Oh Wednesda,
lila: Ms, and departs Oh same day 4
lem.
Wayne Maa arrives on Thursdays 4
I r. M., and departs OH Fridays AZ s A
Masonic Lodge-Charleston.
This Lodge meets IN its Hall. ia th,
COURT House, On The Monday night mex
preceding tsSh full moon.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-07-07
Tnos. I. MOORE crk.

NIRGINIA ss.-.At Rs.1es held IN the
HIN Clerks Office Of Logan county ceart,
on The frsA Monday IN DUNG 1891
William Stratons
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
from the Decora Ii Journal
I see thee in Dreams, Love.
Br WHISPER.

see thee in dreams. love, thee in dreams
And oh, wi Ii what fondness sweet memory beams
On my heartily temple--where love is In mined,
In my brain-thy altar-whcre alIeciion's entwined,
Thy presence feel, love, from mornings frlt light.
Through the long, busy daytrough the still hours of
night;
Not shadow e'er falls not cloud intervenes,
For sleeping waking, see thee in dreams.
I see thee in dreams, love, zee thee in dreams
And swift winged thought rushes hack to the scenes
Of our childhood glad daysthat bright unny time
When affection was born, and you whispered-"Im
thine"
seem now
And our paths have diverged-many miles roll between,
Yet sleeping or waking, see thee in dreams.
I see thee in dreams, love, soc thee in dreams,
As of DID, when togethar We walked by the streams
OF our dear native forestf, our valleys ond nooss,
Or roamed DER the meadows, and skipped DER the
brooks;
Each spot which knew, love, is cherished most dear
And memory hedewed cna by one with tear;
Yet on my ad heart, a wcet vi ION still beams,
And lecting and waking, zee tEcs ia dreams.
see thee in dream. love, see thee in dreams
And the unwritten pa on my mind strangely CLEANS,
To the future turn with hope and prayer, ..
And dear viii per tell there's happiness there,
The are all kept, love. the faith is still true
No char allure from the love frst knew
My hope is uns haicn, my oul with joy teens,
For leeping or waking, see thee in dreams.
iDccorah, Iowa, Nov. s, 1857. ..fs~ @.s-.5 ..'.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
McGREGOR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1857.
jackson and Dickinson.

Gen. jackson settled in Nashville
between the years 1895 and 1900, and
began the practice of law. Dickinson
was already there. following the same
profession. lie was a great duclist,
having killed several in duols, and al,
most certain to kill at the first fire
His mode of firing was very uncertain.
Instead Of raising his pistol from Iii.
side and fire at the word, he would
bring it down from above until he got
to the proper level, and then fire. All
the merchants in Nashville had Dick
inson retained in their behalf, and he
being the only lawyer there until Gen.
Jackson came, no redress could be OBJ
tained by the opposite side. Gen
Jackson refused to be retained by these
merchants to the exclusion of all other
parties. The consequence was that he
issued fifty writs to the first term of
the court at Nashville.
He issued writs against the merchants,
who. until then, had gone scott free.
This irritated them. and they being de-
sirous of getting Gen. Jackson out OF
the way, melted Dickinson to provoke a
duel. He began by acting on trials Of
fensively to the General.
He demonstrated with Dickinson,
and plainly informed him that be would
not submit to such disrespectful treat
ment.
Dickinson persisted, and Gen. Jack,
son challenged him. The time and
place were fixed upon for the combat,
and the news spread around. There
were at least 900 people on the ground,
and bets were made as if it were a
horse race.
Dickinson himself bet that he would
kill jackson on the first fire. Dickin-
ron fired first, and his ball hit Gen. jack
san on the right pap and peeled his
breast. He had a caIous lump until the
day of his death. AS soon as the smoke
of Dickinson's pistol cleared away, anc
he saw Gen. jackson still standing, he
exclaimed. '.Havn't killed the ID
rascal o. Gen. Jackson told Gen. Eator
that until then he meant to give hin
his life, but on hearing those words he
raised his pistol, fired, and killed hin
instantly.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

Some years ago, Spur kept stable.
Spur had his pecularities, one OF which
was thus: ..... ..
He never let horse go out of the sta
bic without requesting the lessee MT to
drive too fast.
One day there came 10 Spurr's stable
a young man TO get horse and carnage
10 attend a funeral. "Certainly,' said
Spur, "but," he added. forgetting the
solemn purpose for which the young
nan wan ed the horse, don drive fast!
Why just look here, old fellow ex'
claimed the somewhat excited young
man. Il want you to understand that
shall keep up with the procession, II L
kills the horse y Spur instantly re-
tired to the horse stall, and swoonel
amongst the straw.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
WHOLE NO. 81.

THE LUNArIc.--The following ex-
tract from Dickens "Idle Apprentices
as found in the Deccm Der No. of House
hold Words, is very simple, very express
sivc, and very much like Dickens:
speaking of a Lunatic Asylum and what
he had seen there, one of the Appren-
tices says to the other:
"Tn one gallery, which was other
wise quite clear Of patients (for they
were all out), there was poor little
dark -chinned, meagre man, with a per-
picked brow and a pensive face. stoop-
ing low over the mating on the floor,
and picking out with his thumb and
fore finger the course of its tibres. Tire
afternoon sun was slantiny in at the
large end window, and there were cross
patches Of light and shade all down the
vista, made by the unseen windows and
the open doors Of the little sleeping cells
on either side. In about the centre of
the perspective, under an arch. regard
less Of the pleasant weather, regardless
of the solitude, regardless Of approach
ing foo.-stcps, was the poor li;lle dark
chinned, meagre man, poring over the
mating. What are you doing there?'
said my conductor. when we came to him
He looked up, and pointed to the mat.
ting. i wouldn't do that, think said
my conductor, kindly; 'ifI were, you
would go and read, or l would lie down
if | felt tired; but wouldn't do that
The patient considered moment, and
vacantIy answered, No, sir I won't; I'll
Ill 90 and read and so he lamcIy
shuffled away into one of the little
rooms. turned my head before we
had gone many PAGES. He had already
come out again, and was again poriny
over the mating, and tracing out its
fbres with his thumb and fore efnger.
l stopped to look at him, and it came
into my mind, that probably the course
of these fbres as they plated in and out,
over and under, was the only course of
things in the whole wide world that it
was left to him to understand-that his
darken;ng intellect had narrowed down
to the small cleft of light which showed
him, This piece was twisted this way,
| went in here, passed under, came out
there, was carried on away here to the
right where now put my finger on it.,
and in this progress of events, the thing
was made and came to be here There,
| wondered whether he looked into the
mating. next, to see if it could show
him anything of the process through
which he came to be there, SO strangely
poring over it. Then. thought how
all of US, COP help us! in our different
ways are poring over our bits of mating,
blindly enough, and what confusions
and mysteries we make in the pattern
l had sadder fellow feeling with the
little dark-chinned, meagre man, by
that time, and came away
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.-At about 5
O'Clock on Saturday morning last, the
dwelling house of Mr.. David Stockweil,
of this town, was destroyed by fire.
The occupants Of the house were Mr..
stockwel, aged nearly 80 years. his son,
a Mr.. Douglass son-inlaw and his wife,
and Il little child. The fire had made
S, much progress that it was with diff
feulty that any OF the inmates escaped,
and only in their night clothes. Mr..
David Stockwell it is supposed was the
first to discover it, rs he left his room
for the purpose of awaking the rest of
his family, but in attempting to pass
through the smoke in one Of the rooms
became suffoca:cd by inhaling the hot
air, fell and was burned to death. But
a small portion OF his body was found
among the ruins His son Eli Stock
well was considerably burned in attempt
ing to rescue his father. We learn there
was no insurance upon the house or fur
niture.-- Coos v. II. Republican.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
y 9 T. II II Y.
The Modern Belle.

The daughter sits in the parlor,
And rocks en- her easy chair.
She Is dressed in 'ilks ald satins,
And jewels are in her har;
She winks, and gigsies, and simpcrs,
And Shippers, and gigglcs ard winks
And though she talks but little,
IT, vastly more than she thinks.
Her father goes clad in russets-
Al! dirty and sccdy at that ;
His coat Is out at the elbow,
And he wear; shocking bad hat.
He Is boarding and saving his dollars,
So carefully, day by day,
While she on her whims and fancies
Is sQuandering them all away.
She lies in bed OF morning
Until the hour of noon,
Then comes down snappins and snarl;ng
Because shes called too soon.
Tier hair is still in rapcrs,
Her cheeks still dablled with pa int
Remain of la night blu hes
Be,ore she attempted to faint.
Her foot so very little,
Her hands so very white,
Her jewels so very heavy,
And her head very lish. !;
Her colcr is made of cosmetics
Though this she'll never own;
Her body is mostly cotton,
And her heart is wholly stone.
She falls in love with fellow
Who swell; with foreign air
He rlarries her for her money,
She marries him for his hair
One OF the very best matches
Both are well mated in life
She's got a fool for a husband,
And he got fool for wife.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

PuBLIc SENTIMENT IN VrRGINrA.-A
the Rockingham County (Fa. meeting
on October 10. the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolycd, That We, the Democracy OF
Rockingham, in reviewing the policy OF
the administration of James Buchanan,
rs far as the same has been developed,
find everything to admire, and nothing
10 condemn. ....
Resolved. That we recognize the right
of the people of a Territory, in forming
q constitution for admission into the
Union, to establish such local policy as
to them may seem right and proper ;
and they. the citizens OF such Territory.
in accordance with the spirit Of the Kan
SIS Nebraska Act, have alone the right
of rejection or adoption Of the organic
law Intended for their own government.
Resolpea. That Congress, under the
Constitution, has no power over the
question Involved in question thus
made and endorsed by the people, other
than to see tha, it is republican in char
acter.
Resolped, That Kansas, in forming
her Constitution ought to submit II to the
6opo tide inhabitanl thereof Tor adoption
or rejection, and the failure to do so is IL
violation of The spirit and letter of tht
act creating her Territorial government,
and ought to be returned by Congress
to the residents of Kansas for endorse
ment.
Resolred, That we believe the people
TO be the source of all power, and th
representative but the reflex OF their will
and at all times amenable to them 70
=. his actions
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

Il dhIamed | was with the Pope,
who was as great a gintleman as any
roy in the district, and he axed ne
would l drink. Thinks l, would a
duck swim? And seein' the Innishow-
en- and the sugar on the side-board, l
towld him l wouldn't mind taking q wee
dhrop of punch"
"Cowll or hot ?" says the Pope.
"Hot )" says land with that he
stepped down to the titchen for hot wa
ter, but before he got back l wohe up.
It's distressing me to think l didn''
take it cowld."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

Ey" l-uri anism is the innocence OF
the vicious--eXternal sanctimony, assu-
med as cover for internal laxity.
Whenever we smell musk OF other pun-
gent perfumes, we may fairly suspect
that the wearer must have some strong
effluvivm to conquer land where we OBJ
serve Pharisaical display OF prudery
and piety, we seldom err IN pronouncing
that it is the disguise Of some wolf in
Sleeps clothing. A nice man, aecor-
ding 70 Swift, is man of dirty IDEAS ;
and pretender to superior purity will
often be found much dirtier Than his
u -eionbors.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

CLASSIC NAMEs--A Mormon Elder,
writing an account of his Journey and
companions to Utah, tells OF preaching
in places with about the hardest string
Of names we ever encountered. He
tells that lie has visited aud preached in
the following places in Texas: Empty
bucket, Rake pocket, Dough- h-plate Buck
saort, Possom-trot, Buzzard-roost, Hard
scrabble. Nippontuch, and Lickskillet,
most of which, however, he says, are
simply oue-horse towns. E@z ~
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
IIAR1LIrY OF HoTEL KEEPERS

LIABILITY OF HoTEL kEEPERs.-.
There was an Interesting case before
Judge Thompson, in the Marine Court,
New York, on Friday. involving the
responsibility of the proprietors OF ho-
tells. A sum of money was placed III
the hands Of a clerk of Il hotel for safe
keeping, by Il person stopping at the ho,
tel. The next day the clerk abscondcd
with the money. The p,oprietors claim
ed that the were not liable. The owner
of the money brought suit, and the
Judge decided that the proprietors were
liable for the amount.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

A CoSTRAsT.-In 1887. when the
business world was convulsed to It's CEN
tire, under the effects of a monetary cri
sis, this country imported from abroad,
during the year, over eight million dol
lars worth OF breadstuffs. In 1887,
when we are experiencing similar re-
vulsion, we have q surplus o. upward
of Thirty millions value of breaGs;utls
for export. This difference is decided,
encouraging.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

"Will you give eIhem pennies now?'
said big ncwsboy TO a lit'le one, after
giving him a severe humping. ''No |
won't" exclaimed the little one. Then
pllgive you another pounding. Pound
away, me and DR.. Franklin agrees Dr.
franklin says-'Take care OF he pence,
and the pounds will lake care OF them
seIyes.'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

INTERESTING BABY AFFAIR." scor-
thy citizen IN diHcalty.-Last Saturday
evening, gentleman residing at Jamal-
ca Plain, near Boston, was sitting with
his wife and some friends at their par
lor fire. when the door bell was violent
ly rung. The laly rose, but then sug-
sested to her husband as the gill was
ont. he had better go to the front door.
Accordingly he opened it, and found
no one there but there was a nicely
done up basket, covered with white lin
en-, at his feet, and he thought he heard
the rustling Of a female dress departing.
Alter looking vainly up and down th,
street and around the portal, he took
the basket into the parlor. On the
covering being removed, a beautiful lit.
tie child appeared, some five months
old. The lady screamed, one OF the
lady visitors 'c Ok up the baby and found
note pinnei to is dress which charged
the gentleman Of the house with being
lis father, and implored him to suppor.
it. A rich scene ensued between the
injured VIII and the Indignant husband,
tie latter utterly denying all knowledge
If the little one and asserting his inno-
cence. Tie friends in:erfered, and Al
last the vie was induced to forgive her
husband, although he stood to II like a
Trojan, that he had always been faith
full husband. Finally the lady very 70,
guishly told her husband that it was
strange that he should not know his
own child, for it was their mutual off:
spring. which had just been taken from
It's cradle up stairs by the nurse. for th'
very purpose of playing the joke ans
the surprised husband finally joined
heartily in the laugh which WAS raised
at his expense.-Bosto's Traveller.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

B1owingtrom Gun.-A medical Of
ticer of this Presidency, says the Bonn
bay Gazette, conspicuous for his brave
ry and gallantry during some of tho late
disturbances. gives description Of an
"execution parade" ," which is terribly
graphic. We have some scruples about
publishing it, and only do so in the hope
that, as suggested by the friend who for
warded it to us, it may thus reach the
naive putlic through the medium OF
the vernacular papers, and SO be the
means of doing some good.
The first parade WIS a horrible sight,
but the blowing away from guns Is
most appalling. After the explosion
the grouping of the mems remains in
front of each gun was various and fright,
| full One mans head was perche1 upon
his back, and he was staring around as
if looking for his legs and arms.
All YOU see at the time is cloud like
dust storm, composed of shreds OF
clothing, burning muscle and freezing
fat. with Jumps of coagulated bio Il.
Here and there a stomach or liver
comes falling down in q sinking shower.
One wrctched fellow slipped from the
rope by which he was tied to the guns
Just before the explosion. and his arm
was nearly set on fire. While hanging
in his agony under the gun, a sargeanI
applied pistol to his head. and three
times the cap snapped, the man eac!
time winciny from the expected shot
At last rife was fired into the back o
his head, and the blood poured out o
the nose and mouth like water from ;
brskly handled pump. This was th'
most horrible sight Of all. have see'
death n all it's forms, never anything t
lenllal this mans end"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
Extlacs from Phillip5.

The Bible is book Of facts, as well
authenticated as any heathcn history--a
: book of miracles incontestably a|ouch-
ed-a book of prophecies, confirmed by
past as we'll as present fulGIme ent-a
book of poetry, pure and natural, and
elevated even to iuspiration-a book of
morals, such as human wisdom never
framed for the perfection Of human
happiness.
Twill abide by the precepts. admire
the beauty, revere the mystery, and as
far as in me lies, practice the mandates
of this sacred volume and should the
ridicule Of earth and the blasphemy of
hell assai. me, / shall console myself
by the contemplation of those blessed
spirits, who in the same holy cause have
| toiled, and shone. and suffered. In the
yoodly fellowship Of the saints, in the
noble army Of tn" martyrs, in the socie-
ty of the great, and good, and wise, of
every nation. if my sinfulness be not
cleansed, and my darkness Illuminated,
at least my pretensionless submission
! MAY De excused.
If l err with the lumnaries I have
chosen for my guides, confess myself
captivated by the lovelinsss of their alb
erra,ion. Ii they err i: is a heavenly
reyion---if they wander it is i'll fields
of light-if they aspire, it is at all
events a glorious daring. and rather
than sink with infdelily into the dust,
l am content to cheat myself with their
visions of eternity. If it be nothing
but delusion, then | err with the disci
pies of philosophy and Of vir ue, with
men who have drank deep at the foun-
tain of knowledge. but WHO dissolved
not the pearl of their salvation in the
drauyht. err with Bacon, the conf
dant of nature, frauyht with all the
leaning Of the past, and almost pre-.
scient of the future, yet too wise not to
know his weakness and too phi!osoph-
ic not to feel his j gno,ance. | err with
Milton. rising on an angels wings to
heaven, and like tie bird of the morn,
soaring out # sight amid the music OF
his grateful piety. err with Locke,
whose pure philosophy only taught INN
to adore is source, whose warm love OF
genuine liberty was never chilled into
rebellion with its author. l err with
Newton, whose s!ar-like spirit shot
athwart the darkness of the sphere too
soon to reascend to the home OF his ma
tivily.
With men like these l shall remain in
error. nor shall | desert these errors,
even for the drunken death-bed of a
Paine, or the delrious war-whoop u!
the surviving fends who would erec'
his altar on the ruins Of society. They
will not believe in the prophets, in Mo
ses. in the Apostles, in Christ, but they
believe in Tom Paine, with no govern.
ment but confusion. and no creed bu
skepticism. believe they would ab
juSe the one if il became legitimate. and
rebel against the other, if it were once
established.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
An Ancient Toast.

It was grand day in the Old chivalric time t
wine circlns round the board in a noble hail. al
the sculptured walls rang with sentiment and song.
The lady of kIightly heart pledged aloud by nat
and many a syllable signiicant of loneliness had be
uttered, until it came ST. Icons turn when lifting t
sparkling cup Oh high
81 drink to one,' he said,
'sWhose image never may depart,
Deep craven on this grateful heart,
IT'LL memory ia dead.
"To one whose love for me shall last,
When lighter passions long have passed,
So holy its and true
To one whose love hath longer dwet,
More deeply fixed, more keenly felt,
Than any pledged to YOU
Each guest upstarted at the word,
And laid hi hand upon his sword,
With fury flashing eyes;
Aud Stanly sad .sW Q crave the name,
Proud knight Of this most peerless dame,
Whose love you count so high"
St. Leon Tau ed, as if he would
Not breathe her name in careless mood,
Thus lightly TO another
Then bent his noble head as though
To give the word the reverence due,
And gently said, ''My Mother