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SAD CAsE.-A letter from New York to
The Baltimore American, tells the following
affecting story:
I" Last Thursday was to have been the
day for the celebration Of the nuptials of
Miss Hannah c., lady Of superior re-
finement and ability Of the vicinity of Balti-
more, and Mr.. v B., Of this city, a
gentleman of reputed ability as a gentleman,
scholar, and poet. On Tuesday preceding
the appointed day, the bride remarked to
her intended that something seem ed to tell
her she should never become the bride Of
his choice that she would soon wed the re-
alities Of eternity. The groom replied to
her with levity, to dispel her gloom but on
the following day, Wednesday, she felt so
indisposed as TO take to her bed, from which
time her strength and faculties began seem
ingly 10 wane ill Thursday morning at ten
o'clock 1.-THE hour appointed for the nups
tials. when she breathed her last, without
having eyinced the slightest bodily pain
from the first hour Of her illness"
r - ID.
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Miarrllmlrulls Kfaninq.
Paying Small Bill. Due Meohanic. =,

II IS very common practice for inSiyid.
uals to engage mechanic to do a lob Of
work, the cost of which would probablv
amount to dollar or two. The work must
be done Immediately, because il is generally
such sr, necessity that wailing is not possible.
The mechanic puts aside his other business
and does the job, but instead of being paid
at once, and engagements on both sides conn
.plete, as they ought to be, lie is told to call
at some future time for the money. If he
does so, he, of course, has to be subjected to
that loss of time. and which was not includ-
ed in the cost of the job. IL he repeats b;s
visit he gives offence, though it is evident
that having earned his money, he is entitled
to it promptly, and is the person whohas
reason to complain that his visits hayeto be
so frequent, compelling him to earn his mo-.
ney twice-once by efforts to collect ;t-
Persons now fully able to pay all such debts
as these, rs soon MS the work Ia done. fake
advantage of the present monetary difficult
ties to delay payment for weeks and months.
and, IN some instances, we have heard of
them taking the tour of Europe, and leaving
such small claims uudischarged. This is a
great wrong to industrious mechanics and
results in mischief 10 the community. for
the trouble in collecting such debts has
grown SO g. eat, that mechanics are obtained
with difficulty in times of ordinary prosper
lty for Jobbing about house, unless thew
know their customers make il a rule to pay
promptly on the completion of the Job.
philadelphia Ledger.
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A REMARKABLE SroRY.-We take the
following from the Wakulla (Fla.) Times of
the l4th iust., and give it to our readers for
what it is worth: A friend informs us Of
the following occurrence, which is reported
to have taken place recently at Attapulgus.
Georgia. A gentleman who had received n
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 ne.
groes entered the house, and demanded of
the lady the money, or they would take her
lifo. Being woman of great coolness, she
saw at once that it would be useless for her
to attempt to evade the demand, so she pro-
duced the money, and gave it to them
The negroes then remarked that, as supper
was nearly ready, they would stay and eat
with her. She told them to be seated until
she got it ready. The woman had phial
OF strychnine in her cupboard. The woman,
in sweetening their coffee, managed to put a
dose of the poison in their cups. They
drank, and in few moments were dead
The neighbors were called in, and the ne.
groes discovered to be white men in dis
guise-near neighbors and friends of her
husband, who had known of his receiving
the money, and his absence.
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PREPARATIONS FOR DEArH.-When You
lie down at night, compose your spirits as if
you were not to wake till the heavens be no
more. And when you awake in the morn.
ing, consider the new day as your last, and
act accordingly. Surely that night cometh
OF which you shall never see the morning or
the dav of which you shall never see the
night; but which Of your mornings or nights,
you know not. Let the mantle of worldly
enjoyment hang loose about you, that safely
dropped when death comes to carry you into
another world. When the fruit is ripe, It
falls off the tree easily. So when Christi
ans heart is truly weaned from the world. he
Is prepared for death. A heart disengaged
from the world is heavenly one, and then
we are ready for heaven, when our hearts is
before us. aa s.,
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DVfseD f'SoN ahh oiaoiNAb VI Ao'hhh ooosL.
Sing a song ofspecie,
Gotham all away,
{ Seven and fifty Bank Birds
Knock'd into pi;
( When the Banks were oppen'd
The Cashiers tried to sing,
Wasn't that a pretty dish
To send to Gov'nor Kingl
The King was up at Albany
Fighting off the brokers,
The Cashiers were in Wall street
Working hard as stokers;
Presidents were shinning
Up and down the street,
Out rushed Brepn bear
And knocked them off their feet.
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Wa have seen women not only too weak
70 boar food, but even too weak 70 bear con-
tradiotiou, IS
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HoM1cIpE,-We deeply regret to state
that homicide was committed in this town.
on Thursday last, by Maj. James III. Rion,
on the body of Mr. John A. Player. Im.
mediately after the occurrence Maj Rion Of
fered 10 surrender himself to the authorities
OF the law. We learn that he still holds
himself in readiness to surrender. but has
not yet been called on to do so. AS the
case is to undergo judicial investigation, we
forbear any comment.
The Coroner's inquest was held on the
same evening and verdict rendered in ac-
cordance with the above facts. The body Of
MIR. Player was taken to Columbia on Fri
day, by his bereaved relatives, Cor inter-
ment.- Winns6oro Register.
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WmsKEY.-At Cincinnati, we see that
the article Of whiskey is down to fifteen and
quarter cents per gallon. This is almost
"dog cheap" as it should be, for the hogs
even are killed BY the musA Of which the
detestable strychnined, and consequently poi
sonous liquor, Is distilled. We would as
soon ask an apothecary for a dose of strych-7
nine. and drink il, as TO call at saloon for
and drink glass of this @hiskey. No won-
der il is cheap, and no wonder we see so
many swelled heads and faces--so many fit
subjects for lunatic asylums--in every com
munity. Good people. we pray you avoid
it"-1udnta lnteitigencer. 's"
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To secure room in crowd carry a
paint pot in each hand. a
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Hark hark the Banks do bark,
The brokers have come to town,
Some with bags" and some with arags y
To hunt the specie down.
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There was man in our town,
y Who was so wondrous wise,
He jumped into the Barbary coast,
And drew out his supplies, :.
And when he got his specie out,
4 With all his might and main.
He rushed into another bank
And concluded that all things consider
ed, he might as well deposit it again.
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5rlrrtra purtrq.
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.l
Nursery Rhymes for the Times.

ADorIED IRON THE onroNAL OF MorrKn GOOsr.
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Richard and Robin were two pretty men,
They laid abed .ili the clock struck ten,
Robin starts up and looks at the sky,
10 Bank brother Richard, our specie Is dry;
Do you 20 before with the check and the bag,
And Fll follow afler on little Jack nag.
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One--Two What shall we do2
Three -Four Close up the door.
Ese--Six They, are coming like bricks, y
Seven Eight Ask them 10 wait.
Nine Ten Good friends, come again.
Eleyen--Twslve The deposites we'll shieye
Thirteen Fourteen Stop exportingl
Fifteen---Sixteen .Aint We fixed in
Seventeen Eighteen ! Keep 'em waiting!
Nineteen entyl Vaults are empty!
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CIR 5natbrrr GntrrpriSe.
n rssunD zvHRr THURSDAY MoHnre,
BIZ PEICE & McJUNKIN.
WILLIAM p. PRICE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
C M MI JUNKIN,
PRINTER.
TERNIs.

DoLLAss II delayed.
CLUBS OF FIVE and upwards, ONE DOLLAR,
the money in every instance to accompany the
order.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted conspicuously at
the rstes Of 10 cents per square Of i3 linea for
the first insertion. and s7i cents for each subse.
quent insertion.
Contracts for yearly advertising made reason
able.
WV. sWAIxEF, Jr., Columbia, s. c.
PErEa SsRApLHy, Esq. Flat Rock, N. O. .5r
A. NJ PEpEN, Fairview p o., Greenville Dist
WuLfAM O. BAILEY, Pleasant Grove, Greenville.
Carr r q ANDERSON, Enorce, Spartanburg.
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Here we 60 UP, up!
Here We 60 round, round, roundyl
Here We 60 backwards and forwards,
Here We so down, down, downyl
(Stock reports.)
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Note shaver ! Note shaver !
Fly away home;
Your notes are protested,
Your fingers will burn.
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Bal bal Bank sheep. have you any gold |
Yes, marry, have /, three bags told;
One for depositors, one for me,
And one for an old chap that lives across
the sea -.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

ToMB OF DAvID.-The mysteries of the
tomb of David are at Length revealed to the
Christian world by an ingenious ruse Miss
Barclay, for some years resident of Jeru-
salem. This adventurous lady. af,er hav-
ing visited the harem enclosure at the risk
of her life, determined to explore, disguis-
ed as Turkish lady, the very tomb of the
prophet David, for moro than six centuries
in the jealous custody Of the Turks. The
blind deryish who kept the entrance to this
sacred spot was deceived by the familiar
use Of the Arabic language. as well As the
assurance of her FRIEND in the person IF u
liberal minded and very beautiful Turkish
girl, who initiated her as a pilgrim from
Constantinople, come to perform her deyo-
tons at the shrine eff their Lords and
prophets, David and Solomon. Her devo-
lional feelings were put to strong test on
observing this devoiee Of Islam take the
saturated wick from an oil lamp. and de
liberaely devour il as an object Of relis ious
devotion After her form of prayer had
ended she raised the splendid silken cano-
by overhaneing the iumulus, containing
the holy body Of David, and there in royal
state was the veritable sarcophagus of Da-
vid, having lis marble cover adorned with
the most beautiful festoons of grapes. the
emblem of Jewish architecture, and other
?ncient deuices, which she carefully trans
ferred to paper.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

when one of them jammed his elbow mto
Mr.. Swenson's side. saying. in a rough
voice, WHATS that you said to me?" Mr..
Swenson replied that he was not saying
anything to either of them. but speaking to
his wife. Upon this the young man Who
addressed Mr.. Swenson, pushed him off
The sidewalk ilto the gutter. Mr.. s. got
up and attempted TO get hold of his assail :
ant, when the Ia ter stabbed him Flh a
dirk or clasp-knlle. All three of the young
men instantly ran off. Mr.. Swensdn stag
gered few steps into the middle of the
street, fell the pavement. and died al
most instantly. The wife shrieked "Mur-
der" and large crowd was sooncollected
about the dead body. Several saw the as
sailants run, but no one in the excitement
of the moment attempted to catch them
The officer of the ward whose beat it
was in, was at the time absent taking to the
station house prisoner. Acting Inspec-
tor Carpenter, of the Sixth ward, soon dis
patched a force of men to the scene of the
murder and several hours we're speat in a
dilligent search for the guilty parties. with
out success. The officers continued the
search yesterday. but with lie same result
thus far.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12
The Free EsanEzs OF Indiana.

The report OF the Auditor ofState, which
will be found in to-day's paper, upon the
condition of stock Banks of Indiana is
evidence that The circulation Of these in
slitutions is abundantly secured and that
il may be received BY the community with
the utmost confidence as a safe and reliable
currency. We can say that there is no
better b'nk paper in circulation than the
Fres Banks of Indiana. The fact Inst i,
will be received for all State dues makes
the issues of these banks equivalent, for
the present practical purposes of com
merce, to gold and silver.--&tote Sentinel,
Oct l9
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

e. Ii is said that there are ROW in
Chicago, waiting for purchase and ship
meut, $4,000, 600 bushels of wheat
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12


An ATRoCiOUS MURDER IN TENTH AVENUE--
ESCAPE or THE GUILTY--CoRoNER' 5 IN
QUEST.
An attrocious aud unprovoked murder
was committed last Saturday night about
ten o'clock. In Tenth Avenue, near Twenty
fret street. The murdered man WAS John
Swenson, Scotchman He occupied, with
his family, part of the house No $40 West
Twenty seventh street, and was employed
IN the paper mandatory of Mr. Christy.
IN Twenty third street, near Tenth Avenue
The murderer is one Of three rowdy Young
men, or boys rather, who are supposed to
be " hangers-on about engine houses "a
class that bring so much discredi; upon the
fire department, Of which they are not mem
bers. by their exceeding readiness to 90
into fight in the name OF the company.
The facts of the murder are as follows: On
Saturday evening, about ten o'clock. Mr.
Swenson and his wife were returning from
market. While passing up Tenth Avenue
near Twenty.frst street. three young men
approached from the opposite direction.--
The deceased and his wife stepped little
one side to allow the young men to pass,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12
\ poY MURDERED IN PHILADELPHIA.


The Philadelphia Erening Bulletin Of
Saturday. says:
\ shocking affair which resulted in the
instant death of eolored boy. named Ed
ward Dempsy, aged about l6 years, occur
ed last night. Il seems that the deceased
was at tie house Of friend named James
l.. Harris. in Barley street, below Tenth,
abou. l04 o'clock list night, VIXEN two 9th
er co'ored boys, named William Spriggs
and William Jones. came in. In litlle
time Jones took from his pocket small sin
gle barFelied pis;oland handed tito Sprisgs
4 sister If Harris cried OUT to Sp,isgs to
be careful OF he would shoot somebody
Spriggs turned the muzzle OF the weapon
towards Dempsey, and pulling the trigger,
ths weapon exploded, and the slug with
wi ich it WAS loaded entered the forehead
of Dempsey, killing him Instantly
Tones and Spriggs Immediately fled to
their homes NJ; far distant. They were
pursued thi.her by officer MINI Of the
Eighth Ward aad arrested. The mother
-and sister Of Dempsey state tlat the de.
ceased hal declared on several occasions,
lsiely. hat Spriggs had threatened 10 Kill
him. and that he was fearful the threat
would be putin execution. II seems that
there was an old grudge between the boys
From the New York Times.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

THE' Observation-Disclosures Johnson, of
Tenn, reports the purchase for the State
of the Hermitage, and its tender to the
federal government. In case the tender
Is moi accepted, the Governor recommends
that the property be retained as a residenc e
for the future governors Of the State.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

COMMERCIAL ETHICS.
0ta'eo iectures hf eminent clersNmcn of this CITY
DESIGN or THE INSTITUTION
10 furnish the best means for acquiring a Thor
oue1l Business educaton. in the shortest tp,a "a
at the least expense, comprising
DOUBLE ENTRY BOOKKEEPING
as applied to Merchandising. Rankino p,;Iro.,
Ing, etc, taught by the oldest American tech.
and writer of Bookkeeping now living. ~.
iorfy years experience in teaching and practice
STEAMBOAT BOOKKEEPING
W lth all the recent Improvements and valu,hl.
additions, taught without extra charge.
PENNANsHIr.
in every variety and style of Business and a..
me nta Writing. ' oin1
SILVER MEDALS for the best Business .,a
Ornamental Penmanship have been awarded al.
College over all competitors wherever II. n,,;,;n
has been exhibited, including the State Fairs -
Ohio and Michigan in 1853. and at the penns,,,.n
mia State fair at Pittsburgh. in ISJ6
ARITHMETIC.
As applied by the first Mercantile BANKING Hou.os
comprising all Counting House Calculations.
COUNTERFEIT AND ALTERED NOTE.
+ ul Instructions given in this important branch Of
business education VI
DAILY on Bookkeeping; the Usages. Laws, and Gus
TOMS oi Commerce. Finance and Banking; Polt-
zeal Economy, Detecting counterfeit money, and
other subjects having practical relations TO active
business.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

Rg-The number ofcmigranfs arrived in
1857, TINS far. has been 155 6l9, against
Iii 562 in same period last year.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

Tt~The Democrats will have minority
Of forty-seven on joint ballot in the Penn
sylvania Legislature
Iz-A mean dog always barks when
good distance from you.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-11-12

The Chicago Press of Saturday states
The number of ascertained victims by the
great fire to be 90.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29

MUCH WORSE THINGS THAN HooPs. The
newspapers are making merry over real OIL
supposed case of arrest Of an over-hooped lady
IN Boston, a week or two since, for encumbering
the sidewalks. The court fined her five dollars,
and everybody says " served her right" We
do not know how it is in Boston but, in SMYRNA,
The sidewalks are blocked up with much worse
things than hoops" yet we never hear of any
body being arrested or fined for it. Nobody ever
rips his coat or breaks his neck over these femi-
nine rotundties, the case often is when crates,
boxes, barrels, aud other such truck. are encum-
oerng the streets. One need not encounter
any real difficulty in edging way through
stacks of crinoline. With little courage TO
back one, the performance is rather pleasant
than otherwise-if you are not over-much in a
hurry, and be not Daniel Lambert in dimen. |
sons.
Spare the hoops, gentlemen, until the cold
weather sets in. In these hot, swelterine days,
we have theory that they are the airiest and
most ingenious contrivances for the comfort
not the convenience of the wearers-imagi-
liable.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29

SUNDAY LAST was great day in Camden.
Del Upon that day was dedicated the new
h. L. Church. In the morning, the Rev. w.
kenney preached an impressive sermon from
Acts IV. 80, 80. In the afternoon, Rev. Alfred
Goodman gave deeply pathetic and pioua ex.
position of EPh. iii. 8. In the evening. Rev
w. II. Brisbane preached characteriotie ss,.
mon on Matt. XVI Is. At the conclusioo Of
the morning sermon it was announced that The
church had cost S6,500; of which there was
yet deficient $4,000. The subscriptions and
collections during the day amounted to $4,000:
the balance of the debt was assumed by the
ladies' of the congregation, TO be raised from
sources available to them. Thus the church
was dedicated free from all incumbapce.-
Everything passed offvery pleasantly, we learn.
aud The prospects of the church are of the most
sWnnraging character,
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29

POTATo- DIGeING BY MACHINERY
Taggart, of Roxbury, Mass, has patented a
plow-shaped machine, with double set of re.
Volving metal fingers, which take uu the nota-
toes, wlnnow them from the side, and place them
IN rows upon the EARTH With a pair of horses.
1t Is calculated man may dig six to eight acres
per day.-Erchange.
The invention of Mr.. Francis s. McWhorter.
OF this Hundred, which we noticed last sprinp.
is just met by the above patent. Mr. Nc
Whorter's Potato-Planter and Capt. Taggart's
Potato-Digger will reader the work of Potato.
Growers quite easy.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29

FILIBUsTERs OFF BOMBAY HooE We are
informed that on Tuesday, the 2ls instant, a
long, low, black-looking craft, heavily laden
with firearms, and all the other ammunitions of
war, was seen off Bombay Hook. This boat
had left creek in the Deighborhood of Phila-
deiPhla, on the night previous, under very suspi-
clous circumstances, and there is no question
out that the captain aud crew were on filibus.
ierlng' or piratical' expedition of some kind
The crusaders provisions being we'll saturated
with salt water and their rifles rusted BY the sea
air. some intimatiOD was given of an intended
turnlng-about for rhome,-abandoning the trip at
least for the present. The point of destination.
We hn0W not-though some people reckoned"
1t was Nicaragua
Wepresume the clan had no design of finuading
our g Mosquito coast" either at or near the
I1ook'-It would be such a perilous undertake
ng One broadside from the Inhabitants Of
is marshy fens might ex xerDinate them!
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29

EDIToRs' SoUABBLEs.--George D. Prentice
ana brother Editor, of Louisville, KY, had a
regular "set-to," recently, in which Mr. p.
W was slightly wounded with pistol shot. And
VanVacter and Bosworth, the former Demo-
crat ana the latter Know Nothing. both ed-
iors In Canton, Mississippi, went to Vicksburg
TO TO nghta duel few days since, but being una
oie 10 agree upon the weapons, the matter was
postponed and both returned home. They were
.nen arrested and put under bonds of $4,000
each' to keep the peace for one year.
Just see,-what bravery there is in the edito.
rial fraternity! But, then, editors shouldn't
ENTHUSIASTICALLY those of political pa pers.-
The dirty work they do is bad enough!
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29

VF Harriet LivCrmore, the venerable Second
Advent enthusiast, still lives, and is lecturing
IN Philadelphia, to raise money for third tour
TO the Holy Land. She is the lady who preach
ed That the end of the world was on hand in
lo4'' and who went to Jerusalem to be gather
ed up with the chosen people of Israel on that
occasion. Although the daughter of the late
Judge LlVermore of New Hampshire, Miss
LlVermore for long time harbored the impress.
SION that the blood of half the twelve tribes of
Israel ran in her veins.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-29
A RARE CHHANCE.

;, The Fixtures and Appurtenances Of a Iarpe
Furniture, Bedding and Mattress House. with
or without the Stock, FOR SALE. This is
one OF the very best opportunities ever offered
10 person deslrous of entering the business in
tne tI city of Wilmington. Comprised in the
fixtures I, and Appurtenances are one superior
llalr Flicker and one Feather Steam Dressing
apparatus. The price Of Fixtures, &c, is
$4UO'-tar below the original cost.
mo charge for good will. The proprietor
you'd De Wiling to remain short time to in
duct the purchaser into business.
Address or call on
JAMES MACNICHOL,
4th and ShipIey sts, Wilmington, Del.
July 20, lS57-Im