The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-21
Flower Growing from Tume,ac,,on.

To"er Growing from a TumeiactiOn.
we mentioned a few days since the case
Oh the LAD Nothrup at lthica, upon whose dis
| eased IlinO there grew a singular formation.
! resembling the passion flower. DIR. Uaw.
ley, formerly of GENEVA College, has writ.
ten more detailed account of :his case
The lad is from l3 to II years old, aud has
been subject to tenderness and disease Of
the hip joint, which at two years of age re-
suited in extensive tumefaction three years
later an abcess was formed, and finally the
disease caused the dsloca.lon Of the hip
joint. For four months the patient has
been unable to move an inch in bed ab.
scesses have formed in the abdomen, thro
which the fecal contents of the ntestnes
were discharged and his nervous sensitive.
ness has been such that he would allow no
one to touch him or make an investigation.
and careless walking across the floor has
caused him to cry out with pain. The pro-
longation Of his life was regarded as a mir
acle. On the 4:h inst. there vas projected
from the right, which has been for a long
time greatly swollen, a stem, on the inner
side, at the edge of the gastroenemius mus
Gle, rising at right angles with il, more than
seven inches in height, with flower square.
er OF China Aster. On Wednesday the boy
felt an abscess, and expressed great relief.
He did not permit any examination until
Saturday afternoon, when a stem was seen
rising at right angles with the limb, at
about the height Of three inches crowned
with pure white buds, resembling the white
buds of the orange. On being exposed TO
the light, the flower expanded. and assumed
the color of a beautiful greyish purple
BuTaIo COm. Adcertissr.
The TEMPERANCE PLArroRx "North
American Temperance Convention, which
hos been in session in this city for sGme
days past dissolved yesterday noon. The
following report, embodying the declaration
of principles and plans for the direction of
the temperance movement, was made from
the business committee, through the Rev.
DR.. Peck, Of New York, and was adopted, af
ter long discussion. as the platform of the
temperance organization represented in the
convention.
In view of the facts which the temperance
reformation has developed, and especially in
view OF the present crisis, We deem it i'm
portant that there should be declaration of
principles and plans in which all temperance
men and organizations can agree. There
fore, for ourselves, in the North American
Temperance Convention assembled, and as
on, earnest recommendation 10 our fellow
laborers, as individuals and in their several
organizations, We adopt and declare the fol-
lowing:
lst Total abstinence from all Intoxicating
liquors as beverage.
ID No license, in any form or under anv
circumstances, for the sale OF such liquors
to be used as beverage.
Sd. The absolute prohibition Of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors for
such purpose-prohibito by the wi | of the
people expressed in due form of law, with
the penalties deserved for crime of such
enormity.
4th. The creation of healthy public
opinion upon this subject, by the active dis.
semination of truth in all the modes known
to an enlightened philanthropy.
Ste. The election of good honest men to
administer the law.
9th. Persistence in all efforts to save in.
dividuals and communities from the direful
scourge against all forms of opposition and
difficulty, until our success is complete and
universal.
PLAN OF ACTION UNDER THE ABOVE.
1st. We submit the above platform for
the adoption OF all temperance men and tenn.
perance organizations.
I'd. We propose regular official cores
pondence between all temperance assoca-
tons, through the American Temperance
Union.
3D. We propose always, with vigorous
support Of local temperance journals, to Sc
cure unity of principle, and impulse and
harmony of action, by the general circula-
ton Of the papers and other publications Of
~ | MI
4th. We propose to increase the number
of the Executive Committee of said Union,
so that the great e neral divisions Of our
country may be represented in it.
9Th. We propose that known and res
ponsibe organizations shall give their sane
ton and support to suitable men to engage
in lecturinc, and other public labors in be-
half of this cause.
9th. We propose to form no political par
ty, but to insist upon influencing the nomi-
nation of candidates, and will do our utmost
to induce, and, if needs be, compel the nom.
inaton Of sound temperance men. We Will
combine everywhere upon candidates whom
we believe to be sound on all questions bear
ing upon this reform.
7th. We recognize all the essential prin.
cples and measures Of temperance belong
ing to the purest forms of the christian rei-
gion, as having existence and organic life
in different Christian churches, and depend.
ing largely upon their official and individual
action for success. We rely most confident
ly upon the efficient abors of their mem
bers and ministers, and upon the guidance
and blessings of the Great Ruler of the Uni
verse. who, as we solemnly believe, can un-
der no circumstances harmoniZe with the
forms of fragrant vice we are seeking to des-
troy.
QUEER SroRY-We take the following
from the WakulIa (Fla.) Tines Of the lith,
and give it for what it is worth
A friend informs US OF the following oc4
currence, which is reported to have taken
place recently at Attapulgus, Ga. gem
tleman who had received considerable sum
of money was compelled to go from home,
leaving his wife alone in the house, situated
some distance from any other dwelling
Towards evening two negroes entered the
house and demanded of the lady the money
or they would take her life. Being a wo-
man of great coolness, she saw at once tilat
it would be useless for her to attempt to
evade the demand so she produced the mo-
ney and gave it to them. The negroes then
remarked that, as supper was nearly ready,
they would stay and eat with her. She ,Jld
them to be seated until she got it ready.
The woman had phial of strychnne in her
cupboard, and, in sweetening their coffee,
managed to put a desc of the poison in their
cups. They drank, and in few moments
were dead. The neighbors were called in.
and the negroes discovered TO be white men
in disguise near neighbors and friends Of
her husband, who had known ofhis absence.
TESTIMONIAL TO HEBREW PRIEsr--In a