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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-15

THOMAS "a NIL, hDaAN WHITEHEAD
i1tC inspector Martins Harehonse.
HILL n WHITEHEAD,
IL Communist Merchants,
For the sale Of Tobacco Flour aud other Country Produce
IYNCuHuHd VA having formed eopatneship for the pur
Of doing general Commission Baainesa will give thoii
undivided attention to all consgnmonts made to them.
Once In the store of George - Davis and next door to
u. fucker EDGAR WHITEHEAD,
Jan. -, lt57 THOMAS q. HILL,
Rcforto Capt Jno NJ oiey Cashier Bank of Va. O. ID Da
Wis Jno n Davis Go, Saml N. Garland, Amherstj Mayo
Caboll Nelson IL &. Mitchell Cashier Merchants Bank
Inn Nnia
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-15

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! u. GRE4pEY 4 co.
NcNt doel In ] q Nerm aud eppusitc Exchange pahh
IyNCHnrnu. VA
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-15
HECTOR DAVIS,

FHNl Auhaerher ohnorinly recommends Mr. Hector
Davis his friends IA nrhburg and its vicinity. and
rlooa for him tho representation of their interest aud
solcir ur him their patronage YMy OFFICE viii bo at
bis Auction kooms Franklin Street, Richmond Va where
will be happy 10 meet with my friends visiting Richmond for
the purPnfo uf selling NeRfona. X II DAVIS.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-15
4 UsTuN W. TRIPLE,
mo. ~. n SAMUEL TyKEE.
p l'Ou,l.,5ssiou IN r..

v
IYECHBURa. Va,
planters and the public generally for
Tobacco Wheat Flo aud other produce They
that experience of Is to 20 will enable them
give general satifacon. Their Office is Younger
Smiths the tho Banks which enables them
pay the Planters for their Tobacco without delay
JNO II. Il SAML TYREE.
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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
From the Christian Messenger.
God is Love.

Aye, God is love. Nature proclaims
it with myriad voices IT'S borne on
the morning breeze, which comes laden
with dewy fragrance. 'Tis waited from
the deep recesses Of the cool Forest
from hill aud glen, valley and mountain
the same song echoes in tuneiul mum
bers. The birds join the glad chorus,
the flowers lift their beauteous heads,
and whisper, God is love. | hear the
same language in the tiny rivulet as it
laughipgly flows into the verdant mead
ow; hear it in the wild mountain tor
rent, the miniature waterfall, or lcaping
cascade. And the calm river as it flows
majestically onward until its waters are
lost in the great Father of waters,"
bears stamped on its pure surface the
same truth, that God is love. All the
ivclong day, hear it proclaimed on
every side, and when gentle evening
comes, | hear it still. IT'S waited on
the evening zephyr as it passes swiftly
by, touching lightly the flowers, bidding
them sink to repose. hear it in the
uight birds, murmuring Goodnight. -
The pale moon, sailing calmly through
the ethereal blue, seems also to say in
thrilling tones, God is love The stars
join the song and through the azure vault
above, it echoes and re-eehoes, till the
angels lowering DER sIumbering world
catch the holy theme, and rejoiced on
swift winged pnions, turn heaven ward
swelling the strain louder and louder,
sweeping the strings of their golden
barps till all the angelic choir with one
accord, join the swelling chorus, max
| ing Heavens arches vocal with their ho-
ly melody.
Yes, God is love, aud as such would
| worship him. Tell me not Of a God
clothed in anger. My heart grows hard
and obdurate, under such teaching. -
Array not his throne in awful majesty
| fear, but | cannot love. But speak
to me of His love. let me hear it il
Natures ten thousand voices, and my
soul swell with its burthen of love ant
gratitude, my lips overflow with songs 0
praise.
God is love. He SO loved the worlc
that be gave his only begotten Son tt
die, that we might live" How great
how boundless His love. Oh, may th
day be not far distant when mankind
with one accord, shall join the song which
Nature sings, and which the angels chan
in the star-gemmed homes, and proclaim
throughout the limitless regions of space
that God is love. VILLA Ii.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
EsSs" Frederic Cucva, convicted c

ssy" Frederic Cucva, convicted Of
manslaughtcr in killing Oscar de Gran
Vile by shooting him with pistol, at
Hobokcn, N. j., several months since,
was sentenced on Wednesday of las,
week, 70 pay 81, 900 and costs of cour,
the lightest sentence that could be
imposed. The mild sentence decided
upon by the judges was doubtless owing
in a great measure to tho petition:
which were presented to them in Cueva'
behalf. One Of the petitions was signct
by ten of the twelve jurymen who tricc
the case. The others were signed by I
large number of respectable citizens o
the county.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

GoDEY's LADY's Book, for Decem-
ber, is on our table, containing three
steel plates, one colored Fashion plate,
one Slipper, printed in colors, twelve
pages printed in blue tint, forty-nine
engravings, one hundred pages, and sixty
contributions. This is the best number
OF this magazine ever published. Cooley
has the means and does not spare them,
AS he takes pride in the BUSINESS. The
Lady's Book has been pronounced, by
the Press to be the best magazine for
the ladies, published. This is the last
number of this volume, making it good
time now to subscribe for the next vol
ume. l.. A. Cooley, Philadelphia, pub
Usher.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

eO~ A package of money containing
$500 Of Ashaway Bank Bills, came from
the Merchants Bank, Providence, to
this village, on Monday afternoon, by
Express, for Ashaway Bank, which was
left at the store Of Thomas Perry where
its packages gre usually left and called
for by an Ashaway stage driver or a
director of the Bank, on Tuesday morn
ing of each week. When the package
was called for in the morning at the
usual time, a clerk in the store stated
that it had been called for and was
gone," but did not know by whom. 1t
has not yet been found. There are cir
cumstances that seem to implicate sew
eral parties as being in some way con-
nected with its loss. Mr.. Perry was
absent to N. Y. The bills were probably
in denominations from ones to ten S some
of them marked in red S. G. g. Il ~
on each end of the bill, others marked
|" KEITH -"
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
AsSiEMec'S Notice

NATES & MAINTHOW of Westerly, II
~ l., have assigned to the subscriber
Julins IIolzinger of New York City, their
store Of good and other property for the
payment of certain debts AS said assign
ment contains n preference (among other
prcfcrcnccs) for those creditors WHO shall
present their claims within three months
from Nov l6, 1857 All persons interested
will take notice, Emanuel Gerngross is
appointed agent Of the assignee for the sale
of the property. All goods not disposed of
at private sale within three months will be
sold at auction Of which notice will be giv-
en-. JULIUS HOLZINGER.
Westerly, Nov. 10, 1857. 3w326
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

geg" A man named Charles G. Stan
ton, who lived about two miles below
this village, on the Stonington side of
river, is supposed to have been drowned
in the river, on Monday night of this
week. He came up to the village in
skiff and left for home about s o'clock
in the evening, and has not been seen
since. The skiff was found floating near
shore on Tuesday. 1t is supposed from
some cause he not being Maine Law
man-fell overheard. Search has been
made for the body, but without success
He had no family.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
H6ss. Tho oditor of the Anburn A mf

H1- The editor Of the Auburn Amer
ican, in speaking of the claim that Bray
man of Chicago was monomaniac, so far
as regards the theft of articles of small
value, says: "We knew lady in AL
bany, who was independent, so far as her
pecuniary resources were concerned,
who was amiable in his character, con-
nccted With highly respectable family
and moved in the best circles in society;
yet she was an inveterate and notorious
pilferer of all sorts of articles that she
did not need, and generally could not
use. She could not enter store or shop
Of any kind, or even meat stall, with
out stealing something before she left
Merchants knew her well, and always
watched her narrowly. Some accused
her openly in their stores of theft. She
always delivered up the stolen property
promptly, and was obliged to pay" husl
money" Some took advantage of hcl
in this way-giving ample opportunity
to her to steal, obtain their goods from
her aud then bleed her purse. Others,
aware Of her propensity, contented them
selves with watching her closely, noting
the value Of the articles pilfered, aud
sending her bill of their cost. These
bills she always paid promptly. Sh'
was liberal and benevolent, and gave
away huodreds Of the articles stolen"
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
Bsay- The lIollidaysbure (Pa.) .Ska,

say- The lIollidaysburg (Pa.) STAN
dard of late date has the following cx-
traordinary statement:-
For some days past there has been
a singular story afloat in this commune
ty. Whether true or not, we are not
prepared to say, but the information
comes from such reliable source that
we are free to say there must be some
thing in it. 1t appears that one day
last week man in the neighborhood of
Mount Union, Huntington Co., while
cleaning grain, suddenly discovered that
the wecvil had destroyed the greater
part of it. This Sc exasperatcd him that
he blasphemed the Saviour 10 such a
willful, wicked and malicious manner,
that it will not bear putting in print. -
lie left the barn aud seated himself in
a chair, where he had remained but a
few minutes before he turned to his wife,
and asked her what she said. She re.
piled that she had not spoken. Il
thought said he, that | heard some.
body say that | must sit here till tn,
judgment day 1t is now alleged tha
he is still sitting in the chair unable t,
rise or speak, with his eyes rolling, an
totally incapable of moving his body -
His family, it is said, has left the house
where he still remained seated in th
chair on Saturday last"
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

CAUSE OF THE WAR OF 1Sl2.-'The
manner in which a pig caused the war
of 1912, was as follows Two citizens
of Providence, H. l both of the Fed
eral school of politics, chanced to quar-
rel. They were neighbors, and one of
them owned a pig which had an invet-
crate propensity to pcrambulatc in the
garden Of the other. The owner of the
garden complained that his neighbor's
pig-sty was insufficient to restrain the
pig, and the neighbor insisted that the
garden fences were not in good repair
One morning as the pig was taking hi,
usual ramble, he was surprised in the
very act Of roofing up some valuable
bulbous roots this was the last feath.
err and the owner of the garden instant
ly put the pig to death with pitchfork
AT the coming election, the owner o
the garden was candidate for the Leg
islaturc, and the neighbor, who, but io
the quarrel, would have voted for him
voted for the Democratic candidate, who
was elected by majority of one. a
the election of United States Senator
a Democrat was chosen by majority o
one; and when the question of war with
England was before the Senate, it wa
declared by majority Of only one.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

~ The Calais Advertiser says for
ty-oue bears have been killed this fall in
few Of the towns and plantations of
that vicinity. One killed by Mr. Mel.
son Sweet was judged to weigh 600 lbs.
Mr. Baker of Weston, has killed seven
teen Of The varmints. A short time
since these bold depredators killed and
eat q fine yearling belonging to John
Dudley, Of Waite. On Thursday week
Mr.. William Caldwell, of Princeton
hearing noise among his cattle, found
his best COW attacked by monstrou:
bear. In attempting to drive the ami
nal away it struck at him, stripping his
coat entirely Of. Not having an axe
or anything to defend himself with, he
was obliged to run, when the bear com.
mcuced again upon the COW aud killed
her.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

WHAT TO AVOID. IN A CITY. by
some cosy country freside, perhaps, is
sitting to night, some lad of Bigh aspira-
tions, who is discontented with his lot,
and seeks wider sphere. lie thinks,
perhaps, that he can do better in the
world than to plod along in a narrow
round, as his father and grand father
have done before him TO be simple
mill-horse wont suit him, AMI so he has
made up his mind to try his fortunc.-
And to. o.night he has told the folks that
he wants to 90 to the city, for he believes
he can do more there than if he stayed
at home. Reluctantly, consent has been
given, and presently the lad will be in
New York.
When he gets here, let him keep a
sharp eye, lest those who are sharper
than he, seducc him.
have seen young man enter this
busy whirl of New York life, bringing
fresh upon him the blessing of parents
and the hopes Of friends, and not long
afterward | have found the same person
in dreadful plight, merely the wreck
of what he was. Young man sitting by
the chimney corner! il you d9 not wish
to follow in track many have troddcn
to misery, take warning. In cities like
New York, avoid three things liquor,
cards, bad women. As you pass up
Broadway of a pleasant summers eve
ming, don't be diverted from your course
because certain fellows with whom you
have made acquaintance, stand at the
door Of gin palace and invite you to
enter. There is Il brilliant display OF
light, there are cushioned couchcs, there
are pictures upon the walls, and the
plate glass is rich and elegant; but all
this is poisonous seduction. Have moth.
ing to do with it. Such places as this
abound in city. The less a young man
is found in them the better.
But all the vice does not haunt.-
When your chums come to your room
or you 90 to theirs, don't have anything
to do with a pack of cards--for that
won't do you any good. And in select
ing your acquaintauces, be careful how
you select them, for wild young men
whom you will meet in business will try
to carry you into haunts more vicious
still-whcro satins, and fashionable ac-
complishments, aud elegant manners
cover the worst iniquity. In these
houses are bad women, and be especial
ly wary of them, in the house or out o
it. They will 60 in deep mourning, ant
assume various disguscs to trap you -
They come in all shapes, and meet yol
when you least expect them.
But young man asks: /" Where
shall | 90 aud what shall | do to pas
away time = Simply, my dear friend
look up two Or three or more pleasan
little family groups to visit let lutclli
gent men see that you wish TO keep righ
and they will help you to social posi-
tion-behavo yourself well-Gnd pleas
ure in books and in innocent amuscment'
but avoid the three things named, anc
you will never regret that you lacket
; knowledge of them.,-Life Illustrated.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

Beyn A few weeks since man named
Phelps Holcomb, of Tarilfvillc, Ct, died
quite suddenly, under rather suspicious
circumstances. lie had been jealous Of
his wife, believing that she cherished a
guilty attachment for a young man in
his employ named Charles Robinson.
Daring his sickness he told the doctor
who attended him that he believed they
gave him something that would kill him,
it burned his mouth and stomach, but
his wife said it was cherry wine. He
was buried. A few days after, his body
was exhumcd on account of some words
spoken by his wife, which excited sus.
picion that all was not right, and the
stomach sent to Hartford that its con.
tents might be anal yzcd. Prof Pyn.
chcon of Trinity college, after subject
ing it to chemical tests, found corrosive
sublimate in the stomach. The wife
and Robinson have been arrested ant
held for examination.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
Important to Ladies'!
DR.. Cheeseman's Female Pills.

SlNCE the introduction of DR.. Chees-
~ mans Pills, other pills purporting to
be of the same nature have been nut into
Market. persons who have been disa ppoint-
ell in the use can place the utmost conf
dence in Dr., Cheeseman's Pills in doug
what they profess to do, they have the
sanction ofsome of the mos. eminent ply
sicians in America.
Sold by Potter & Champlin, W csterly,
IL. l.. and l. IL. Palmer & Co., Stonington, +,
Conn.
II. L, HUTCHINS, General Agent,
1863 Chambers Street,
lyol4 New York City.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19
MI A IL IL led,

In this village, Nov. lth, by Ed. A. B.
Burdick, Capt William A. Williams of Mystic,
Ct, to Miss Susan Greenman of this town.
AT usquepaug, II l., on the 9th inst by
Rev. L. j. Locke, Dewitt q. Pendleton of
Pawcatuck, Ct, and Hannah A. daughter Of
Edward Bagley, Esq, of the former place.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-19

No SUNSET Our readers will be in
terested with the following from the pen
OF Bayard Taylor. 1t is taken from one
Of his late letters from Northern Europe
to the Tribune:
We reached here yesterday, and re-
occupied our old quarters. Last night
the sun went below the horizon for the
first time in eight days, but his depth
was too slight to make any darkness
visible. l am tired OF this unending
daylight, and would willingly exchange
the pomp of the Arctic midnight for the
starlight darkness of home. We are
confused by the loss OF night; we lose
the perception Of time. One is never
sleepy, but simply tired, and after a
sleep Of eight hours by sunshine wakes
up as tired as ever His sleep at last is
broken and irregular; be substitutes a
number OF short maps, distributed through
the twenty-iour hours, for the one natural
repose, and finally gets into state OF
general uneasiness and discomfort. Il
Hammeriest merchant, who has made
frequent voyages to Spi'zonbergen, told
me that in the latitude of sos he never
knew certainly whether it was day Or
night, and the cook was the only person
on board who could tell him.
At first the nocturnal sunshine strikes
you as being wonderfully convenient
You lose nothing Of the scenery you
can read aud write as usual, you never
need be in hurry, because there is
time enough for everything. 1t is not
necessary for you to do your days work
in the day time, for no night comcth.
You are never belated, and somewhat
of the stress of life is lifted from your
shoulders. But, after time, you would
be glad Of an excuse for stop seeing
aud observing, aud thinking and ever
enjoying. There is no compulsive rest
such as darkness brings--no sweet isola
ton, which is the best refrcshment o
sleep. GO lie down in the broad day
and the summons, " Arise !" attends OF
every re-opening Of your eyes. | ncve
went below and saw my fellow passen
gers all asleep around me, without
sudden feeling that something was wron'
They were drugged, or under unnatura
influence, that they thus slept so fast
while the sunshine strcamed in throug
the portfolios.
There are some advantages to thi
northern summer which have presente
themselves to me in rather grotesqu
light. Think what an aid and shelte
is removed from crime--how many vice
which can only flourish in the deceptiv
atmosphere OF night, must be checked
by the sober reality of daylight! N
assassin can dog the steps of his victim
no burglar can work in sunshine ; n
guilty lovers can hold stolen interview
by moonlight--all conccalment is re
moved, for the sun, like the Eye of Go
sees everything, and the secret vices O
the earth must be bold indeed, if the
can bear bis gaze. Morally, as well a
physically, there is safety in light, an
danger 10 darkness-and yet, give m
the darkness and the danger! ! Let tn
patrolling sun 60 off his beat for a Will
and show little confidence in my abb
ity to behave properly, rather than wor
ry me with his 'leepless vigilance.
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sslr The Collins steamship, Adriatic,

ssy- The Collins steamship, Adriatic,
an account of which We gave few
weeks ago, has, after repeated delays
which caused much vexation, been put
in sailing order. She returned to New
York on Monday, after Il hial trip of
two or three days, and it is stated that
those on board were highly delighted
with the performance of both ship and
engine. She ran up to sixteen miles an
hour against head wind. Her greatest
speed was from a measured point at
Sandy Hook to measured point of
Governors lsland-just eighteen nauti
cal or twenty-Ono statute miles. She
ran this in an hour and four minutes
starting against tide She had on at
this time about two-thirds of her availa-
bic steam, and was about half laden
This speed is equal to the highest at
tained by the Albany steamers Oregon
aud Vanderbilt, upon their great tria
trips two years ago. 1t is expected tha
she will start for Europe on Saturday o
this week.
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Che tl1csterlp Gfbu,

ND
lP awe aGuGk A&wGTGiS6Ts

Bay" A singular case has occurred III
this place within few weeks past. 1t
appears that Mr.. Ansel Bourne, man
about thirty-fve Or forty years of age,
steady, temperate and industrious, was
taken sick some two months or more
ago, and had nearly or quite recovered
on the 2Sth of October. He formerly
attended meeting at the Christian Church
in this village, which is in tn pastoral
charge of Rev, John Taylor, but was
not a professor of religion. Some two
years ago he took offence against one or
two prominent members of this Church,
and in consequence of this he stopped
attending meeting, and felt very bitter
towards the church. On the 2Sth of
October Mr.. b. LETT his residence on foot
TO come to the village, which is about a
mile; he had not proceeded far on his
way, when (as he says), something told
him he ought to 60 to church then a
query arose where lie should go' he
first thought of the Christian Church ;
then his former animosity against this
place arose in his mind, and he said to
himself that he would I" rather be deaf,
dumb and blind all his life time than 90
there - he had walked but a few steps
when his speech, hearing and sight were
taken from him. He was perfectly con-
Scious Of his situation, although very
weak and exhausted, and sat down and
waited till some persons came by who
took him home. In the afternoon of
the day following he received his sight,
but not his speech nor hearing.
Mr.. Bourne now became convinced
in his own mind OF the need of the chris
tian religion, and sent for Rev. Mr.
Taylor and the person with whom he
had bad the difficulty spoken OF before
to pray with him /; they came aud he
shortly afterwards exprcssed( by writing
a belief that he had found the pearl Of
great price," and commenced attending
the revival meetings held at the Chris
tian Church, where he has been in the
habit Of expressing his thoughts by writ.
ing on a slate, which was read by the
pastor to the congregation. On Sun
day afternoon last, us Mr.. Taylor finished
reading a sentence Bourne had written
his hearing and speech was restored t,
him ,as suddenly and mysteriously al
they had been taken from him. HI
then commenced speaking to the people
which caused great sensation in tn,
house. In the evening he returned
to his family rejoicing that he was able
to speak to them once more which h
had not been permitted to do for eightcel
days.