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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-02-13

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-02-13
Ploughs & Castings.

lust received n general assortment OF Minor
D and Horizons PLOUGllS AND PLOUGH
CASTINGS, direct from the manufacturer s, TO
which we invite the attention Of farmers.
maya WM. BRADDOCK g. co.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
EMPORIA, KANZAS, DECEMBER s. 1857 VI

ing his property, ought to be considered as
tutelary disposition, giving him time to
serve his apprenticeship to new and high
er social condition
In thus bringing before the American pub
llc knowledge of the social evolution about
to be performed in Russia, we fulfil an en-
inent duty. We hail with joy every moral
and social progressive aurora. even though
dlmly dawning, but inaugurating the eman-
clpation of our brothers of whatever race
or region. We entreat the attention of ev-
cry one blindly upholding the sham.demo-
cratic and slavery y-ektentionist party to con-
slider well the contrast which this Russian
liberalism affords to American tyranny. He
who does not feel ashamed that the colossal
despotism of the world, as it is called, should
be making great stride toward emancipa-
ton as our democratic government, so styl-
ed, is departing from it, must incarnate in
his Proper person the essence of meanness,
stupidity and party subserviency.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
Swallowing Live Frogs.

More than forty years ago I recollect
seeing one of my fathers reapers, Mary
Inglis by name, swallow several live frogs.
1t was done to cure herself of some stom-
ach complaint { (Pyrosis or water-brash, 1
believe) under which she was suffering
When asked what she swallowed them for,
she replied, that ''there was naething better
than paddy for reddin' ane's puddin -
When she administered her remedy she held
the reptile by the two hinder feet, and bolt
ed it over without any seeming repugnance
Mary is still alive, nearly four years
of age, in the village of Auchencrow.-
Can any one say whether the swallowing of
frogs was, to any extent, used as remedy
in former times? The late eminent natur-
alist, DR.. George Johnston, of Berwick,
once told me that he knew individuals who
had used this remedy. And an aged ae-
quaintance has just told me that, when a
girl, employed in cleaning, she once saw a
Highlandman swallow a young living frog.
Cor. Notes and Queries
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

Reform IN TuN1s.-Through the infiu-
ence of the British and French govern
ments, rendered convincing by the presence
of eight French ships of war, the Bey of
Tunis has been induced to grant important
reforms to his people, in new constitution.
The concessions granted are
1. Perfect security for life and property.
2. Equal taxation. 8. Equality before the
law. 4. Religious freedom. 5. Limitation
of the period of military service. 6. Ad-
mission of -Mussulman assessors in the
criminal tribunals. z. Mixed Commercial
tribunals. 8. Equal participation of all
classes and denominations In immunities and
privileges. 9. Free trade, and cession of
the right of the government to traffic as here
tofore. 10. Right of foreigners to make
establishments and introduce foreign enter
prise and industry. II. Right of foregn-
ers to purchase and possess real estate.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

During the period embraced by the Mo-
hurrim, ION the 7th day, there Is an epi-
sode called the Mayndieh, the commemora-
ton of the wedding day of Hosein's favor
ite daughter to her cousin Cossim. This is
of the most splendid and luxurious charae-
ter; and its delight is quickly followed by a
funeral procession to Cossim. whose death
took place on the same day as his wedding,
and so the rites naturally blend into the
movements of the Mohurrim. Immense
amounts of money are spent on these occa-
sions, and marvellous presents disbursed as
the wedding gifts, in honor of Hosein's
daughter.
It is recorded that one of these Mohtir-
rims cost reigning nawab over million
and half of dollars. The expensive dress
es and appointments are never used again.
The wealth of the Mohamniedan population
may be estimated, says the anonymous
author quoted above, by the displays
they make at the Mohurrim. All the
valuable mctirhing and embroidery, the vel
vet and gliding, is distributed among the
poor and needy at the close of the fast; so
that the populaee do not want incitement to
make the commemoration as enthusiastic as
possible.
1t will be perceived, then, with what ra-
tional grounds for anxiety the keeping cf the
Mohurrim was regarded. At such period,
the Mohammedan mind is easily ignited for
the honor and glory of the faith, and not
little for the benefit of themselves. The
Brahmins, however, are the most prominent
actors in the present war, and it is impossi-
bic to say what might have occurred, had
not the King of Dude, in whose dominions
the Mohurrim is enthusiastically kept, been
made prisoner by the British.
The festival or fast, or both, could no
doubt have been made great revolutionary
epoch; asitis, the reports say thatit has pass
ed off only with the usual religious zeal and
purposes-The States.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
Wealth of the British Aristocracy

"Sd4IA "a JIG OA1t4Sh A11SSOSIdOJs
The following account of the extent of
the estates of some of the British aristocrats,
is from Ralph Waldo Emerson's English
traits:
''The Marquis of Breadalbane rides out
of his house a hundred miles in a straight
line to the sea, on his own property. The
Duke of Sutherland owns the county
of Sutherland, stretching across Scotland
from sea to sea. The Duke of Deyonshire,
besides his other estates, owns Sc, 900 acres
in the county of Derby. The Duke of
Richmond has 10000 acres at Goodwood,
and 900, 900 at Gordon Castle. The Duke
of Norfolk's park in Sussex is fifteen miles
in circuit. An agriculturist bought lately
the island of Lewis, in the Hebrides; it
contains 10000 acres. Their large do
mains are growing larger. The great es-
tates are absorbing the small freeholds. In
1876 the soil of England was owned by
200, 900 corporations and proprietors, and
in 1922 by $4,000. These broad estates
find room on this narrow island. All over
England, scattered at short intervals, among
shipyards, mines and forges, are the para
discs of the mobiles, where the livelong re-
pose and refinement are heightened by the
contrast with the roar of industry and Ne
cessity, out of which you have stepped
aside.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
A Flower Growing From Tumefac-
ton,

We mentioned few days since, the case
of the lad Northrop, at Ithaca, upon whose
diseased limb there grew singular forma-
ton, like to the passion flower. DR.. Haw-
ley, formerly of Geneva College, has writ
ten more detailed account of this case
The lad is from 13 to a years old, and has
heen subject to tenderness and disease of
the hip-joint, which, at two years of age,
resulted in extensive tumefaction; three
years later an abscess was formed, and final
ly caused the dislocation of the hip-joint.
For four months the patient has been una
bic to move an inch In bed assesses have
formed in the abdomen, through which the
fecal contents of his intestines were dis
charged and his nervous sensitiyeness 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 prolonga-
ton of his life was regarded as a miracle.
On the 4th inst, there was projected from
the right limb, which for long time had
been greatly swollen, stem, on the inner
side, at the edge of the gastroenemius mus
Gle, rising at right angles with it.,
more than seven inches in hight, a FoaCer
squarely set upon it, resembling the Pas
sion Flower, or the China Aster. On
Wednesday the boy felt an oozing from
what had been expected to be an abscess,
and expressed great relief: He did not per-
NIT any examination until Saturday after
noon, when stem was seen arising at right
angles with the limb, at about the hight of
three inches, crowned with pure white buds
of the orangel On being exposed to the
light, the flower expanded, and assumed the
color of beautiful greyish purple.-RocA-
ester Democrat.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
Hasty Pudding.

Some students at one of our colleges, be-
ing frequently annoyed by the nocturnal and
inquisitorial visits of professor, who sus-
pected them of playing cards, one evening
prepared a kettle of mush, otherwise called
hasty pudding, and by the time it was tho
roughly boiled had seated themselves round
a table in the attitude of card playing, wait
ing patiently for the well known step of the
professor. 1t was no sooner heard than a
large outside pocket of one of them was
forthwith filled with hot hasty pudding, and
all were seated as before. AS soon as the
professor opened the door, the student who
was loaded with the mush made a sudden
sweep over the table with his hand, as if to
gather up the cards, and with another mo-
ton apparently put them into the pocket
containing the mush. These movements
could not help being noticed, as they were
intended to be, by the professor, who, con-
sidering them as pretty strong evidence of
guilt, broke out with-"Well, young gen.
tlemen, Eve caught you at last, have ?"
'tWhy, yes, sir, we are all here" $50 /
see you are, and you have been playing cards
too" ''No, sir, it is not 500 "It isn't,
ha? what have you got in your pocket,
young man 90 ''Hot hasty pudding, sir go
'Hot hasty pudding, ha! hasty pudding,
have you? I'll hasty pudding you," said
the professor, at the same time thrusting his
hand half way to the elbow into the hot
hasty pudding The dolorous looks, the
shaking of fingers, the groaning and antic
capers of the professor, are better imagined
than described.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
THE SHAREHOLDERS AGAIN AT THE MAILS.

The SHAREHOLDERS AGAIN AT THE MAILS.
The publisher of the Sa66ath Recorder,
a Baptist paper issued in New York, has
received the following letter from the post
master of Janslew, Lewis County, KY:
DEAR Sir II have been notified to ex-
anime your paper, and find it contrary to
the laws of the State to hand it out of my
Office. You had better discontinue the pa
per. Your subscribers here are Rev. Sam
uel D. Davis and P. Pond. I shall retain
your paper and not hand it out of my Office. !"
III. W. BELL, P IL.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
JOB PRINTING.

The Office of THz KANzAs News is furnished
with q complete assortment Of the newest styles
of Type. Borders, Flourishes, Cuts, Cards, Fancy
Papers, Colored Inks, Bronze, &C., enabling the
proprietor to print CIRCULARS, Cams, CERTIFICATES
OF SrocK, DEEDS, PosTERs, and ali other kinds of
JoB PRINTING, in manner unsurpassed in the
country Particular attention paid to printing
all kinds of Blanks. Orders for work promptly
attended to when accompanied with CASH "Ex-
cELSoR" is our motto.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

The Popz ON SLAvERY-"Not only does
the Christian Religion, but nature itself, cry
out against the state of Slavery."-Pope
Leo Z
Pope Leo. < would make strange DEM
crat Douglas would pronounce him a
stscreeching abolitionist'' and yet nine
teen-twentieths of the Catholics of the Uni
ted States, stand by the Democratic leaders
in declaring that one portion of the humau
family shostLd be the slaves of another por-
ton Wisconsin, Free Democrat.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

Gov. lizard, of Nebraska, resigned his
Office on the 29th of October, and has left
the Territory. He took his departure for
his former residence In Arkansas. A sue
cessor has not yet been named. He assigns,
as the main reason for the step, that the
climate of Nebraska Is SO severe IS to be
unsuited to his constitution. His residence
there last winter he characterizes as the most
disagreeable part of his life.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

Nena Sahit, the man who has recently
distinguished himself in India by mailing
live children in wooden boxes and throwing
them into the flames, according TO a French
writer cannot read tender line in Byron or
Shakespeare without being moved to tears !
He speaks French, Italian and English. is
acquainted with their several hteratures,
talks the latter as fiuently and surely as any
gentleman de Hyde Parck, and translated
Hamlet into Hindoo, to the great admit
ration of competent critics.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
The New TERRITORY OF DAcorAH.-The

The NEW TERRITORY OF DAcoTAH.-The
last Congress, it viii be remembered, formed
a new Territory under the name of Dacotah.
The Independent, published at Sargeant's
Bluff, says the Territory includes a great
part of the valley of the Sioux, the valleys
of the James and Vermillion rivers, and
large tracts of beautiful bottom lands lying
on the Missouri. In regard to the climate,
it becomes milder to the westward, so much
so that the winters in the northwest parts
of Dacotah are said to be not more severe
than in northern Pennsylvania. The pre-
vailing want of this entire region is timber
Its chief attractions are, fertile soil, pure air
and water, and an unusually healthy eli
mate; and it is believed also to possess an
abundance of mineral coal
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

The list of arrivals of specie at New York
during the month of October, shows an ag-
gregate of 81, 7,451, ,195. To this sum should
be added the guaranteed acceptances re-
ceived by the Persia, which are as good as
gold. Of this large amount, ills believed
that not more than $500, 600 have left the
country; so that, notwithstanding the pres
sure, we have 81, ,OOO. 600 more specie than
we had month ago.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

'.John. stop your crying" said an en-
ragged father to his SON, who had kept up an
intolerable 'syell'' for the past five minutes.
"Stop. say do you hear % again repeat
ed the father, after few minutes, the boy
still crying. "You don't suppose I can
choke off In a minute, do you go chilned In
the hopeful urchin.
The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05

Mr.. Henry Shaw, wealthy gentleman of
st. Louis, has declared his intention to rent
vacant lot and fill it with wood for the
benefit of the poor of st. Louis, the coming
winter.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22

OUT AT LAsT-An old man named Gregg,
who has been confined in Fauquier county
Jail since the first Of October, 1916, for debt,
under the old law, was released on Christmas
day by jailor Cross, there being nothing left
in the hands Of the law to pay his jail ex-
penses. We learn that this man had property
enough to pay this claim against him, but that
he preferred spending his weary hours within
the gloomy walls of the county prison to pay
ing the debt which he owed The person
who had him confined has been dead some
years, but we learn put a provision in his will
a sufficient amout to keep him
in limbo as long as he lived. Some how or
other this stipulation has given out; and of
course Gregg becomes free again. When he
left the Jail door he appeared to be perfectly
bcwildered and did not know which way TO
traveIj but in a short time he become fully
of his freedom, and strutted about
with the air of one who knew what liberty
used to be in "by-gone days.
WarYeht0n (Va) Vhiq.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
VOLUME TX.

THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE PAST STILL
LINGER-FLoGGING A WITCH TO DEATH.-We
find the following singular story in the
Brownsville (Texas) Flag The transaction
IS said to have occurred about month ago:
1t seems that a young lady Of Matamoras
was taken sick, and an old lady in the neigh
borhood, reported to have some skill in the
virtue of herbs was solicited to visit and ad-
minister to the patient. From some cause or
other the old lady failed to attend and sus-
piciOus reports were circulated that the old
lady had beWitched the young one. The au-
thorites were pettioncd to compel the at
tendance of the old one. Officers were sent
to take her before her supposed victim, and
these mserably ignorant wretcheS reported
that they on several occasions reported to her
domicil and could not find her at home, but
found instead q suspicious looking black cat.
After several efforts, however, they found the
old woman at home instead of her cat, and
she was taken to the presence of the invalid.
But her herbs failing to restore the sick to
health, and the mcddlesomc black cat persist
ing in following its owner, and being by the
neighbors found in the room Of the invalid in
stead of her mistress, fixed the opinion fast in
the minds of these ignorant people that the
old woman and the black cat were one and the
same person; that she, being a witch, could
take the form Of the cat and assume her own
shape at will-that the invalid was victim to
her diaboical art. With these convictions. it
is said, they sought out the unfortunate crea-
ture, and actually tied her up, and with thongs
cruelty fogged her to death as witch.
In justice to the civil authorities of Mata-
moras, we are happy to state that they were
not party to the tragic part Of the singular
transaction, and that they were prompt in
arrestng the actors.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
From the New York Evening Mirror.
The Man OF Destiny.

Bonner has never yet claimed that the circu-
iaton of the The New York Ledger is over
one hundred and ninety thousand and yet we
knOl0 that it is oUer ti0o hundred and tOenty tue
thOusaied! This is big, vast, an almost in
comprehensive circulation, truly; but Bonner
considers it only q mere beginning-a point
Pappuis-a base of operations. He wants a
halfmillon before stopping to take breath,
and preparing to do something vigorous!'-
His page advertiser ants and his $4,000 checks
for advertising he looks upon simply as pleas
ant little efforts in small way-better than
nothing, perhaps, but not at all worthy Of the
greatest family paper in the world. Subscrip-
tions are pouring in by the bushel but lie
wants em to come by the ton. He has mo-
nopolized all Of the most popular writers in
the country; but that does not satisfy him; he
is looking across the Atlantic, and into the
womb of the future, for more And just here
an idea occurs to US, if anybody wants to
make handsome speculation, let him grow
a corps of popular writers. Bonner will pay
him any price for them, and give him a pre-
MUM besides.
Really, this man Bonner 'must be put o
stop to-" lie is too eXtravagant and too mo-
nopolizing. Common folks and common purses
stand no sort of chance along side of him and
his. He renders competition hopeless; and as
competition is The 'life of trade,'' he who kills
competition-who smothers competition who
overwhelms competition, and frightens it into
fits, and knocks it into the middle of next
week, and keeps it there, should, to say the
least, be looked after. But Bonner is pas
looking after. A man with the entire press
of the country on his side, with all the news
dealers working for him like so many locomo
'tives, with all the post masters getting W
clubs, and with all the ladies' and the rest O
mankind "mad'' to read his paper-what car
be done with him? Nothing-literally no
thing; except to turn in, with all the rest, and
help him along as one best can; and this article
may be set down, to our credit, as one Of thes
involuntary and inevitable boosts. The Ledge
prospectus, by the way, will be found in ou
advertising columns. Read it, if you wish t
subscribe for the great family paper.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
sT. CHARLES FEowEL,
pCRTLAND. Ky.

Eundersigned this newly erected and admi
rahy adapted HOTEL takes pie in announcn ing to
nub eneraiv and especially passengers arriving
departing the Portland Wharf house co
ready for the accommodation Of Gues
Every item Furniture bedding and indeed, the building
throughout fitted with articles expressly factured
for the house. .
Situated ST. CHARLES is Immediately at the iaud ding
the principal hippng poiat for Louisville. where nearly
a guests FIRST arrive and from whence they de-
part and South this house affords convenience
aad comfort heretofore experienced at
this point.
10 command liberal share Of public patron
intends deserve The House, with its
extensive grounds cool shady and general convent
unsurpassed transient house 1t shall be kent
otciaebing of the ntials of such
an establishment. -
from his long connection with Hotels in Louisville. is
aed and will tho general the house
he patronage of public respectfully solicited
y31-t W. W. oH EN- PROPRIETOR
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22

0H4F German girl named Adelaide Welch,
has been arrested at Enfield, Conn, for steal
ing dresses, &c, in and about that part oi
Hartford county. She says she was in love
with young man, and thought that he would
marry her if she would appear to him in hand
some dress; but, unfortunately, the sheriff
had a stronger attachment for her than the
".other fellow"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22

CErF The New York Herald modestly ad-
vises advertisers in New York, to advertise
'only in one or two papers having the larg-
est circulation" The Herald is endeavoring
to monopolze the newspaper business Of the
metropolis.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22

Missouri U. S. ENATpRs-Gov. Truston
Polk has been elected U. S. Senator from
Missouri for six years from the 4th of March
next We have heretofore noticed the eec-
ton of lion. james N. Green for the short
term.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22

CFF The mechanics of Elizabeth City, N
c. have held meeting to undertake meas
ures for preventing free negroes contracting
for work.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22

" The City Council of New York, have
resolved upon public reception TO the Brit
ish ship Retrbution now on her way to thi.
country with the officers and crew Of th>
Resolute.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
NEW DEUGS,

II EICH vIERLING have just opened largo assortrn
a. Drugs and Medicines which they invite the atten-
Merchants and Physicians They also Keep Window
Glass Glassware Tobacco Cigars Paints Brushes of inds
Oils DgestuHs Spices Perumery Fancy Articles. &c, &c
ATs0-all popuiar Patent Medicines All Paints
ground oil Pure Wines Bandies orAedicna purposes
Preor rtions carefully prepared Call at No IA Waterst
M ho journal Ofice. fnv8-tf
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
SECOND PURCHASE

open EMBlCd'S Dry Good store Main street three
do r. Second. His motto is Cheap for Gasa eau
soon if ysu want large goods for little moDeT
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
SunPWO0D HcUSE.

rETHE subscriber hast taken the above house, and
entirely feftted and refurnishedi, AID is prepared
entertain the patrons Of the house n satisfactory
manner. He has also rented the brick Stable owned by
Mr. Peter Burke, and has goodscck ofhorsesand car
riages to let.
Thestabeis large, clean and wolIl ocated and gooc
constan attendance. ParticuarattenoI
will be paid to the ofhorses eftwth him for keep
ms and in alIfespects the public, ha lind the Sher
tvood Housaa GOOD Hotel, tive-tfI J. A 8YERS.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-22
pIyEIU4fBsR AND sHINGEEs,

IT'D H BENNETT would respectfully announce to the
EA citizens Evansville and surrounding country that ne
(havng engaged in the OF iuuoer
and article of his uanutac
turs has opened ard Carpenter street near KRAFT q
new Foundry and prepared to sell at wholesale
or retail cheaper than before oneredin this CITY,
;aIS-T n diyrsy