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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

A few weeks before the October cleo
ton. we published that William Robe
son Esq, had said that if certain change
could be made in the Republican ticket.
he would vote the entire ticket. We had
received information and this subject from
an individual Of undoubted veracity and
VIC had every reason to believe the report
true, hence, whom Ms. Robson applied
the customary epethets Of the season to
ms, we regarded it, rs all other attacks Of
that kind, as unworthy of notice. Since
tho election, however we have taken soma
pains to trace the reports to this source
and fad them about as follows: A, ouI
informant, heard b say that Mr.. Robson
had toll G. the thing charged. We re.
Gently callo,bupon b, and cnquircd o.
him. lie is positive. that c. told him
that he had heard Mr.. r. say so. w,
called on c. who remembers the CONVEX
sa,ion with d. on the subject. but who In
sisis that he only said that he had heard TIA
Mr.. n. had sail So So hear the mattel
onds. All three Of the persons through
whom our information came arc exccllen
and truthful mon, neitherof whom woul,
wrong or injure any man, Intentionally
but in tho excitement of the latc cam
paign they seem to have misunderstood
each o,her-at least D misunderstood
and Ia this way VIC were misled. Gu
readers will easily recognize In the his.or,
Of tho affair a parallel Of the famou
"rhrco Black Crows" story. We are no,
satisfied that Mr. Robson was mlsrepre
scented. hence wemake this statement. 1
} Justice to him as well rs to ourself. w
wish to do no man any wrong. Tho mi,
, take is one that tho most cautious Nigh
be led into rs could easily DO seen II "
werc at liberty TO give tho names Of tn
parties.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
An Eagle K,iued by n Lady.

On Sunday, the 9th ult, Mrs. Mary Tay-
lor, Of Hampshire county, Va, killed. by
a blow from club, an eagle which measure
ed little moro than six feet between the
points Of the wings when expanded. The
eagle had attacked the geese; the gander,
which was its intended prey, resisted the
enemy brayely, till Mrs. T. camo to the
rescue; the eagle then prepared to attack
her, whercupon she struck him blow
with club, which rendered the bird una.
bio to escape by flight.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
An Important Question.

The Albany Statesman learns that the
New York Central Railroad Company re-
pudiatc all demands arising from damages
done to goods in tr.nsitu,o awaiting dcliv-
cry In their warehouses. in that city, by
the frcshet. It is understood that the
amount Of loss Of this description is be.
tween one and two hundred thousand dol
lars. The owners have been notified oil
the condition of their property, and drec.
tons asked as to what disposition shall be
made Of 1t.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
new rIampshIrc Eiccsson.

Last year The Republicans had majori-
" ofcishiy-cigh. only, on Governor; now
they have three lhousand-qniic resprc-
table gain. That Old Democratic STATIC is
now enlisled ia the cause OF Freedom
Tho Republican cause, placed aud kept
steadily on tho ground Of human freedom,
will prevail everywhere. It is only nee
ossary to be consistent aud steady to a
great principle.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
A JEWISH RAppr CHARGED wrrn Bio.

n JEWiSu RAubt OuAhocD WITH DIV
AMY.-Great Excitement has been caused
in Kingston, Uls.or county. N. Y, last
week, by the arrest and examination Of
Ephram woholgemoth, tho presiding
priest Of the Synagogue, for bigamy.-
Several Jews swore that when he first ar
rived in this country he stated that no had
wife and three children in Prussia, in
Europe, but he has since stated that his
wife was dead. About year ago he
married another woman, in Kingston
Police Justice Chips thought that tho
evidence was not sufficient to convict him.
and the prisoner was discharged. Since
then. to prevent further difficulty arising
outof the affair, the Rabbi has forsaker
his charge at Kingston. and fed to part
unknown, leaving another wife and chile
tc subsist upon the charities Of the public
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
mr. The feeling against cholera pork Is

such now in this city. that no person can
feel safe in using pork, whether fresh or
cured. uclcss no knows who owned or
killed tho hog. Tho disease prevails
now all rounsl the country, and VIZ would
recommend our readers to avoid using
fresh pork until further is known Of tbs
disease aud Is consequences. Loco.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
CAUSE or THE ACCIDENT.

or The Bond Holders, who own the
Wabash Canal, have applied to this state
for redress. They complain that railroads
have injured the business Of their canal.
We guess that when the legislature makes
up their loss they can fork ovor few
thousand 10 the owners Of our canal
whose profits have been destroyed by rail-
rvadG
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

en- Tho Legislature Of North Caro-
lima has imposed q tax on Bowie knivea
Every person who keeps bowie knife
must pay . tax for the privilege. The tax
u likely to yield large revenue
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

SEN
The fpt impressions, on opening this book
ere not very favorable. The author IN.
Produces you at once into class Of society
too rough and vulgar 10 give you hopes Of
pro6s>bls snssrtainmeut. But having la
bored through the hnt few chapters You
bscome 50 interested IN its plos--so n,ys-
tilted and yet iutent on knowing what is to
b,como Of il characters. there you will
lay il down Reluctantly. wecan venture
10 predict that whoever reads three chap
ters viii flush tho book. Il i ono " thu
class OF novels Row so popular, in which
tho speeulirr institution" takes a part
and i;s characters ADD incidents are SC
true 10 liie as 70 deepen tho ab,orrcnc,
every good man has Of the institution o
slsvmy. rh!Iiv-, sa'orson { Co. Dos
tDn.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
The Graf Railroad Accident I'm Cam
ndn. Over Eighty Lives Lost.

The accident on the Great Western
Railway, near Hamilton, in Canada. hap
pened short distance beyond Hamilton.
where two bridges cross the Wclland Ca
nal at an elevation of about sixty feet
above the water.
Tho water in the canal Is eighteen feet,
and all who were not Immediately extri-
Gated must have been drowned, OF course
Mr.. Bridges, the managing director of
the Great Western Road, and Dir. Mack
lem and Mr.. Street, both Of Chippewa.
were on the train, but escaped with their
lives, although they are said to have been
considerably injured.
It was local train from Toronto to
Hamilton. leaving Toronto at 4:i0 p. NJ,
and was due at Hamilton at $40. There
were no through passengers upon it. most
Of the victims being from those two pla-
cos.
In an ont house adjoining the station
house at Hamilton were about fifty or
sixty corpses laid out on the floor, men,
women, and children, awaiting the Coro-
ner's arrival. Mr. Zimmerman, Mr.. Bu-
chanan. Vice President of the road, and
Capt Twohey, popular commander on
Lake Ontario, were among tho victims
Only one lady passenger was saved. A
German lad, who was in the hind Cur, see-
ing the conductor hastily rc,reating to the
back door, took alarm and followed, and
he, with the conductor and two Others,
were the only ones who escaped with tri-
fling Understanding out OF the car
Just as it made the final pitch into the
deep chasm.
But fifteen persons were taken alive
from tho wreck, and oil these FIVE have
since died from their injuries. The num-
Of persons an the train is variously esti-
mated at from rs TO 100.
CAUSE or THE ACCIDENT.
Tho accident was undoubtedly owing
to the engine having by some means got
of tho track just as the train was approach
ing tho bridge under diminished speed;
the wheels OF the engine Of course cutting
of the ties of the bridge as II advanced,
till the whole weight Of the engine and
tender falling heavily. parted the string
pieces, and pitched headlong into tho ca
nal below, and Is now buried, with the
engineer and fireman, at least twenty fee,
below the surface.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
A Bean KILLED IN PrrrsrrEIp, MAss

A Bean KILLED IN PIrrsrIELp. MASS.
The Pltts6eld Sun. OF Feb 18th, states
that on Wednesday, Of last week. two
boys OF that town who were out fishing
discovered bear in tho deep snow near
tho "Deacon Williams Farm" As they
approached him. he seized ono Of the boys
by the leg. and tho othcr dispatched the
animal with tho axe they carried with
them. The Bear weighed about one hum
dred and City pounds. He Is supposed
to have come from tho mountains in the
vicinity Of Windsor. and TO have becu
driven from his retreat In search OF food
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

Tho Great z2eDsody joF Noso1S 3s't~vs
in iIuishissr. Doyiesiovns p. Jsns =. IA
sayG 1eet.
ANY wife he's besn afflicted Win Q esFveu e.
billy sinee september, lo1'. o1nce v81ee ~
dine that wonid oesrol her 94e tsest. eneH &C. day
called ~ the ssors Of Or. Harvey ~ shks tevs.
Cor solne iinstlrc Of Iron and deeerloed - hin
the sf1lctious OF ny wife. be sepoe! ~ ~ 81
papers 70 read. among which sono 90 oeoclto-
ing your 0s,tsrs- ! tmmediase.y procueo4 40
boiiies from him, snd en- plsssd - sanse soes ~
zee OF The Bltteu hss done hes more - ooa
all Tho medisins she hss hereto ~ AkU ! VIII
yeu 10 D md doEsu bo<tles-
tee sos ertis<nout- "a"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
Spstia! Aetitts,
Dr. Roback's scandinavian 1sne
diea. -

.Thc blood u the liza. - ears scrip&urp: - suys
sriencc also. Expel corruption from The sIood,
backs BLoop Pun,rsxR snd Eloos PILLs Performs
this task enrctuailY. ~ h Powerful seGosab u
detergent. and Il cnsrs ell forms OF dispsse slmply
bccauss u rrmoves The common cuuse ofaIl doosee
from the ife-sustsinine Gu,d. Isncv iss sppdyont-
~ nirncuious 81 scroioia Incl pient ronoumD-
lion, erupfons. ~ sp~psin liver )lnst,
rheumsi swsiIinEs Of the jonls. end ell ere
lions of ths intrrai ofkans. whsch do 10 prscoo1
from malforsnau a. 81. W 81.
g.. ID mi
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
SSqqS . QRq9q

| U-PSes the sdverlisenens = Psof Q Woolis
another eolonn Tie halls vso<os give - 1on1[ veb
| acrompat> ;uE The odxeftloemsDut- We - VA
| coundsnte seeomnond thoee ~ oof yce4eU We
| need snc1 . peoV1uuon - Glye ~ ~ 49, -
thsn e-Jskgga ossgl1lsAinia. -
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
Marfith.

On the 10th inst, by Rev. John w.
Kelley. ELIAS r. CARBON and MAnox EEr
Z. PnIcz, all Of this county.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
MA eorrespondeut Of tho Cincinnati

VI a correspondent OF tho Cincinnati
Commercial. says that tho "Hog Cholera
Is the effect Of the sirycnninc used BY
distilers 10 the manufacture Of Whisky
which of course poisons tho ".till sloI."
that The hogs arc fed upon. He says fish
woro killed in tho Scio,o at Chillicothes
Ohio. by the draining from the hog pom,
Of large distillsries.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
W. p. QUICK.

wc are quite willing to give Mr.. Quick
the bcneftof his own version Of tho kid
mapping case referred to last week. We
know nothing Of the facts in the case fur
Their than stated last week. The persons
implicated were evidently brought into
their difficulty by too ardent desire to
save tho union by attempting to return a
supposed fugitivc.-Ep.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

VIC wish to notify all Administrators
and Executor. who are In debt ut this
Office. that payment must be made iniu'e-
diateiy. We cannot wait longer.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

or Tho Trustees Of the Institution for
the Blind met q few days ago, and deter.
mined to call a meeting of all tho Trus-
tees Of the other Benevolent Institutions,
to take into consideration the propriety Of
requesting the Governor to call, immedl'
ately, Especial session of the Legislature
We arc not informed as to tho day so.
leeted--but il will DO held this week.
Ind Jour.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
Whit tho south thinks Of Gov.


The Charleston Mercury, of the llth,
st,ys:
Under tho auspices Of Gov. Geary
Kansas bids fair to revert back TO its form.
or condition of lawlessness and violence
he has acted in such way as to have
conciliated all the abolitionis:s, and. Of
course. to set tho whole Pr avery party
against him. Ho has rcfus' to sanction
laws passed by tho Legislature Of the
Territory, and the Legislature have multi
fed his veto by unanimously passing
them. lie has intcrfcred in sherif's el-
cction. and occasioncd thereby contention
and violence and tho shedding OF blood.
Under the prelext Of lmpartialliy, and the
promotion OF fair and peaceful settlement,
ho got the Pro-slayary party TO disband,
and now, with United States troops at his
command, no protects himself, and push
es on the policy Of Aboliiionising Kansas.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
A card from Mr.. Quick.

Mr.. EDIroR:-I notice an article in
your paper OF the 18th inst, in relation
to tho charge against myself ct. al. Of an
attempt to kidnapa negro at Martinsville.
You speak Of receiving your information
from a file Of the Martinsvile Gazette.--
I will remark that oil articles which have
seen published in that sheet, (and have
seen all of thcm) in reference to the case.
| pronounce unmitigatcd lies and without
any foundation in fact. You remark that
the Gazette says we were acquitted be-
cause the prosecuting witnesses were pre-
vented from attending by high waters
This is not true. On one occasion they
were prevented, but we appeared aud wish
ing to have tho case thoroughly invcstigat-
ed, we continued it on the part Of the
State ourselves. On the day Of trial when
wc were acquitted, all the witnesses 70.
the State were present and testified. The
whole proceeding from beginning to end
indicated Gas the Justice before whom we
were tried remarked) q miserable mali
cious prosecution, gotten up by lot Of
contemplate political tricksters to sub
serve party ends. The above Is a sue
cinct, but true statement Of the facts In the
case, and give II for the purpose of cor.
recting the error in your paper Of the 18th
inst. BY giving publicity to this, you will
much obligc. Yours &c,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
TowA CrNrnAI. RoAp CoNrnAcrrp roI

iowa Central Railroad from Lyons 10
tho Missouri river was let out to Col. Ma:
son and other contractors last week. The
entire road Is to DO completed In five years
and fully equippd Tor $50, 800 pr mile
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20
Nsn aAbsrtissnsuts.
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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-02-04
Bonaparte's English Letters.

Count Las Casas has in his collection
at Paris curious document, said to be-
the first and only attempt Of Napoleon
Bonaparte to write in English, of which
the following is given as transcript:
Count Las Casas-since sixt week I
learnt the English and do not any progress.
Six week do fourty and two day If i
might have learn fvty word for day, I
could know it two thousands and two hnn.
dred. II is in the dictionary more Of
forty thousand even he could must twen~
ty bou, much ofteen for know it oy hum
dred and twenty week which do more two
years, after this you shall agree that to-
study one tongue is great labor, who It
must DO in the young aged. Lorwood
(Longwood) this morning the seven Marchl
thursday, one thousand eight hundred six~
teen after the nativity the year Jesus
Christ.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-02-04
NUMBER 47.!
For the Spirit Of Democracy.
Sudden Death Of two Relatives of Prear
ldent Buchanan. A.fs. -

ldent Buchnnan, Sss -
The town and neighborhood of Finto.
ma were thrown into q state of consterna<
tlon on Sunday morning last by the sud.
den demise of AlezandetBuch ESQ.,
second cousin to the new American Prcss
ident, who up to the moment of his death
on Saturday night was apparently enjoy.
ing good health. His brother, Beaver
Buchanan, Esq, Tullybroom Clogher,
was Immediately sent for, and after arri.
wing had severe attack of disease of the
heart, which he had been laboring under
for some time. And which ended fatally,
on Tuesday afternoon, while the remains
OF the former were being conr eyed to the
churchyard They were the nearest re-
iatlons in this country to the new Ameri<
can President both about forty years Of
age, unmarried and highly esteemed By all
classes of the community for kindness aud
beneyolence. without exception to party. Z
farmanaga (Lrelana) Aail. isa
Mr.. EDITOR. II read the above with
surprise knowing many of Mr. Buchanan's
Irish Relations in our own neighborhood
much nearer kin than the deceased gen.
tlemen referred to; and it speaks much for
Mr.. Buchanan's Amerieanism that TN
near relationship originally in ireland can
be found no where but in this country
There are might say dozens ofMr. Buch<g
anan's cousins in Tyler County Va. and !.
in Monroe County Ohio. There ore thres
or four in the neighborhood of our OWE
town who claim nearer kindred to the
sage of Wheatland than second cousins.
The Editor of the Wheeling Argus i . !
cousin to Mr.. Buchanan, and two highly
esteemed Irish gentlemen in SstersYills
claim (and justly too) to be Mr.. Buchan-
ans cousins german. And last. though
not least four miles from Woodsfeld lives
an old lady, over four score years, Who,
was raised at the same ireside in Ireland
with Mr.. BIS Father. and although the
imbecility of old age has cloudsd hsf
intellect she recollects more distinctly than
the occurrences of yesterday her parting
With the elder. Ar. Buchanan. Il vnss 3
girl on the verge Of my teens" says shet
"and he was man grown, and as brother
and sister we spent the early part Of
our lives in one room manufacturing
= Eft4f
Irish linen which was the prevailing em-
pIoyment of the farmers Of ireland then;
and when he came to America my grief
got vent in tears which wet my pillow
for long after" He came in the first ship
that left the port of Londonderry aftcr
the revolution. Her name was "Ths
Congress" 81 ss Ens.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-02-04

THE "OLD GALS" SroRY-I was once
captain of packet schooner plying be-
tween Boston and Baltimore, and was
blessed with a first mate of the "real old
Yankee kind" Going up Chesapeake
one dark and stormy night, the wind blow
ing steady gale, my mate became be-
came ittlenervous, not being acquainted
with the route, supposed the old girl was
going it few knots too strong. | had
turned in, bnt not TO sleep. Tramp
tramp--tramp on deck. 1t was my mate.
"Captaln, hadn't we better shorten sail
It's blowing like thunder!'' No. keep
her going. A few minutes after, tramp
|--tramp--tramp, on deck. Captain, y
said my mate again, ''it freshens, and al
ready blows big guns. Hadn't we better
shorten sail 2" Not shorten" | repli.
ed, confident in my craft and knowledge
of my whereabouts, "not 4 shorten; keeI
her to " "Well,'' said the mate, closing
the door of the companion way with al
amiabie slam, $50 be ii let het rip! we're
all bound to GO to h--ll before morning
and I've got as many friends there as yor
have" | took glass of gfog, and con
cluded to lower the foresail, and ask tht
mate if he had Il desire to become acquain
ted with one Bourbon, whose surname i:
whiskcy.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-02-04
Wsosser's Estimate of Byron.

Ny dear Sir: | have read
Tom Moore's first volume of Byron's Life.
Whatever human Imagination shall hereaf.
ter picture Of 6 human being, shall believe
it all within the bounds ofcredib!ity. By
ron's case shows that sometimes runs by
ali fancy, as steamboat passes scow at
anchor. / have tried hard TO End some.
thing in him to like, besides his genius
and his wit; but there was no other likea-
bic quality about him. He was an incar-
nation of demonism. He is the only man
in English history, for hundred years,
that has boasted of infdelity and fevery
practical vice, not included in what may
be termed, what his biographer does term,
meanness. Lord Bolingbroke i'll his
most extravagant youthful sallies, and the.
wicked Lord Littleton, were saints to hin.
All Moore can say Is, that each Of his
vices had some virtue or some prudence
near it, which in some sort checked it
Well, if that were not so in all, who could
scape hanging? The biographer, indeed,
says his moral conduct must not be iudg-
ed of by the ordinary standard! And
that is true, if a favorable decision is look
ed for. Many excellent reasons are CIV
EN- for his being bad husband; the sum
of which is, that he was very bad man.
[ confess | was rejoiced then, and am re-
joiced now, that he was driven out of
England by scosn; because his vices were
not in his passions, but in his principles
He denied all religion and all virtue from
the house top. DIR. johnson says, there
is merit in maintaining good principles,
though the preacher is seduced into viola
ton of them. This is true Good theo-
ory is something. But a theory of living,
and dying, too, made up of the elements
of hatred to religion, contempt of morals,
and defiance of the opinions of all the de-
cent part of the public--when before has
a man of letters avowed it? If Milton
were alive to recast certain prominent
characters in his great epic, he could en-
bellish them with new traits without vio-
lating probability.