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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
One Of the Women.

SAYS the Baltimore American, describing a
visit to the Pententiary:-At the outside of
the gate stoo9 laeakly dressed woman, youth
full, and quite handsome talking with prise
ner through the bars; with one Of the guards
alongside, it being against the rules to allow
the prisoners to have private conversation with
any one who may visit them. Their hands
were clasped through the bars, and all the ev-
licences of earnest affection were evinced by
both parties There being but little work for
the prisoners now, they were allowed to pro-
long the interview for upwards of an hour and
would probably have remained much longer if
permitted so to do. On inquiry we ascertain
ed that the prisoner was then serving term
of several years for attempting the life Of his
wife, having cut her throat, and inflicted sew
eral severe stabs in her breast, from the effect
of which her life for a long time was despaired
of The husband fled, but was finally arrested
tried and convicted on the testimony of bis
wife, aud the interesting female on the outside
of the gate was the forgiving wife who visits
him regular to condole with him and com fort
him, doubtless full of regret that she did not
exert herself to prevent his incarceration.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Dreadful Rail Road Accident.

Tuesday nights Express train, bound west,
on the Southern Michigan Rail Road ran
over cow between Toledo and Adrain, about
II miles east Of the latter place, throwing the
tender off the track, and causing the first
passenger car to be thrown crosswise over the
track. The second passenger car then ran
against the hind end of the first, STAYING it
clear into the baggage carin advance, instant
/ ly killing five persons who were in the first
car, and seriously injuring several Others =
"a gentleman aad wife from Mercer Coz vod
Pa, on their way to settle in. Wisconsin, IT,
gether with one of their children, some eigh-
teen months old, we're among the killed, leaV-
ing another child some three years old I'M
harmed Another man, name unknown, was
killed and his body horribly mangled; he was
from Wayne county, New York, bound to
Wisconsin; was some 80 years of age, having
black beard and moustaches, and was well
dressed, in black. Lastly, child some eigh-
teen months old, of Mrs. Ellen Brown, killed
in its mothers arms
This Mrs Brown together with her moth
er, Mrs Painter, were quite seriously injured
Mr.. p his wife and two boys, with Mrs
Brown, were emigrating from New Lyme
Ashtabula county, Ohio, to Sheboygan county,
Wis The father and young son were some
what injured; two other men were considera.
bly, bruised in the limbs and several Others
more slightly hurt. The bodies of the killed
we're taken to Adrain for inquest and the rail
road authorities took care Of the injured fam
| ly and others.
The scene of the disaster is described as one
of the most gloomy and terrible that human
eye ever witnessed. 1t was midnight and rain
ing in torrents, and being miles distant from
any town or habtaton, it was impossible tt
relieve the agonies of the unfortunate sufferers
till morning, when surgical aid was brought
from Adrain.- Chicago Journal, May 7.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Extraordinary Case Of somnambu-

A young lady, miss Mary Stan a niece
of A LOOMS, ESQ. Of Fulton Patriot who is
living with her uncle, and attending school,
has of late been and is the most singular and
extraordinary somnambulist of whom we have
ever heard AT night, after she has fallen
asleep she gets up, lights lamp and taking a
paper and pencil, writes several stanzas Of poe
try. Her uncle ,Ssne night, fearing that some
accident raiia pgssn from sleeping person
having nrs1feaper, and havF hand, took the
precaution tSrefhovee -edoqa mp from her room
and beyond her reach. ma might she arose in
perfect darkness, wrote ataassteher piece Of poe
try, which, upon examination by daylight was
found to be well written, correctly spelled and
punctuated, and the ruled lines as accurately
followed as they could have been by the best
penman with good light.
And this has beensrepeated from night. to
night, each time new piece being produced
She has no knowledge of the matter herself
cannot repeat word of the poetry she produ-
ces, and insists that she does not write it.
Her friends watch her closely They have in
terrupted her while writing, when she seemed
like one aroused from deep slumber, and can
not finish the line or even the next word OIL
the stanzas she happens to be writing. If heI
writing materials are removed from her room
she rises and, finding them missing, proceeds
to search drawers, trunks, etc, in the dark
with as much ease as another would do it by
day She has sometimes fallen into this con
dition in the day time when her writing i'm
pulse comes on.
The oprss ssaasy health is not very good
and since her. sonnambulic exercises, she seems
to fail daily Physicians have been called
but as yet have afforded her no relief.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

bag- The Norfolk (Va.) Herald, says: Mr..
Benz S. DeY of Currituck county, N. c..
while ploughing in his field, few days ago,
dug up pile of old Spanish gold and silver
coin to the amount of about six thousand dol
lars. 1t is supposed to have been buried DUR
ing the REVOLUTIONARY the accident that led
to the discovery was most singular. 1t APP
pears that an old pine tree had fallen near the
fence of Mr.. Dey's farm, and one of the
branches stuck in the spot where the money
was found. AS the tree was an obstruction to
those engaged in poughing, it was raised from
its position, when it was discovered that the
old branch had several pieces of coin sticking
to it,
They then went to work and dug down to
the depth Of about four feet, when they were
startled by the discovery of this large amount
of money. Every eye that looked upon the
sinners, we are told, became as big as moons;
and one of the negroes who assisted in raising
the tree, on seeing the money sticking to the
limb, was so amazed at the sight that he hal
loed out-why Massa Dey, what am DAFT
wonder if he grow dar. Well, well, dis am de
fus time cher seed money groin on de pine
tree. A yoke of oxen was soon hitehed to the
treasure, and it was carried to the house of
Mr.. d., where now it can be SEEN This. we
assure our reader, is no hoax; and it rather
gives credance to the tradition that there was
money deposited on that part of the coast by
Blackboard, the pirate.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

RS@ A person who came through New
Brunswick, N. j., on Saturday represents the
excitement there Oh the quarantine question as
very great. Some five hundred persons were
congregated there, discussing the late events
at Seguine's Point He judges from what he
heard that the incendiares are heroes in New
Jersey. A person we'll acquainted at Keyport
states of his own knowledge, that combina-
ton of fifty men exists there, whose determi-
nation is to burn any buildings that the State
of New York may erect for hospitals at
Princes Bay.
The above from the New York Times, is OF
the sensation" order Of writing, sort in
which the Times delights to indulge. In the
absence of less exciting topics, the readers Of
the Times are RECALLED with such delicious mar.
ceaus Of news as the above 1t is sufficiently
spiced certainly to suit the most morbid taste
Our Newark contemporary, the Mercury, in re-
ferring to the paragraph we have copied, makes
the following capital hit:
In addition to this statement of the Times,
it may be well to add, that there is a great &C
tivity at the Camptown Navy Yard and that
very soon feet will be equipped to capture
all the New York shipping and take it to Perth
Amboy The troops are drilling nightly in all
sections of the state, and the general opinion
seems to be that we had better take the New
York Battery, and hold it until the question is
satisfactorily settled
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
se- Mr.. Samuel Laird of Colts Neck, was

D@ Mr.. Samuel Laird of Colts Neck, was
elected County Collector over Mr. Cyrenus
Hendrickson, at the late meeting of the Board
Of Freeholders, by a vote of eight to six
Both gentlemen are Democrats. Mr. Hen
erickson has held the Office but one year, dur
ing which time he has discharged the dnties
faithfully and satisfactorily, and his removal
has caused considerable dissatisfaction among
prominent men of his party. What the party
are going to gain by this move, remains to be
seen. Mr. Laird is gentleman of ability, and
will no doubt make a good officer
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

"a A few days since, John Fullerton, alias
Kennedy, was taken from Philadelphia to Mt.
Holly, N. j., on requisition from Governor
Newell, to answer the charge Of burglary, com
mitted at Burlington, some weeks since. The
Council of Burlington had recently passed an
ordinace, offering a reward of two hundred dol
lars for the arrest of every burglar, but as soon
as the capture Of Fullerton was made known
to the Mayor of that city, the ordinance in
question was rescinded!
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
A Fearful Leap.

The Niagara Falls Gazette says that on
Saturday evening Mrs. Flynn, wife Of la
borer, jumped over the bank Of the Niagara
river, just below the Hydraulic Canal. She
struck in the top Of tree after a
decent of about one hundred feet, and fell from
there to the bottom When she left home she
kissed her little children, bid them good bye,
and told them to inform Mr. Flynn that he
would see her no more When found she was
sitting very composedy, cogitating, doubtless,
on the uncertainty Of human calculations, es-
pecially when predicted on untried experiments
She was considerably bruised and scratched,
but not much more than frequently happens in
an ordinary shindy Intioxcation has been as
signed as the cause but this is uncertain.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Fourth of July at Middletown Point

We learn from friend that the approaching
anniversary of our National Independence will
be ee 1ehhratsc3 ct Middletown Point, in a be-
coming manner. Arrangements are being made
to render this occasion superior in interest and
attraction, to any celebration of the kind that
has taken place in this section of the State for
many years At an early day, a programme,
in detail, will be published
The great disadvantage this village has for
merly had to contend with, when large num-
bers of people were congregated, is now entire
ly obViated, through the enterprise of Mr.. Hen
ry Abbott, who will have completed by the
middle of June, commodious Hotel, (on the
site of the popular " Ten Eyck House, y rival
ling in beauty Of architecture and convenience
of arrangement, the best Hotels in the State.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Cancerine.

Considerable interest is being manifested by
farmers in various sections of the State in re
gard to new and valuable FERTILIZER called
Cancerine. This article is manufactured from
a species of fish known as the HorseFoot, or
Kiug-Crab, which are found in abundance on
all our shores, but more particularly in, the
lower part CT Delaware Bay. They come on
shore to deposit their eggs in the month of
June, aud in such numbers that the beach is
literally covered with them for miles on the
'baysshoye, and it is estimated, at moderate
calculation, that a million of them could be
picked up on a mile of beach in one season.
In this county, they are generally used for
feeding hogs, and in many instances are thrown
in piles and composted with EARTH making a
very rich manure In the report Of the State
Geologist, it is stated that in Cape may coun-
ty by dressing of from 1000 to 1000 per
acre, the poorest soils that could be found,
have yielded from twenty to thirty bushels Of
wheat. A mandatory for preparing manure
from these crabs, has been erected at Goshen.
"They dry and grind them, and then mix
with charcoal plaster, and other deodorizing
materials, and sell the prep ration under the
name of Canccrins It is black powder of
fshy smell, and when wet and allowed to stand
for a few days, gives off strong odor of am
monia." Prof Booth of Philadelphia gives
the following as an
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Death of an Aged Matron.

Died, at Long a Coming, Camden County,
New Jersey April 10th, Mary Swain, aged
lo3 years, and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mrs. 5.
was familiar with 1se principal revolutionary
incidents Of New Jersey, and was an active co
worker with the patriotic ladies OF that day IN
to the wants of the army and the
comfort of the soldiers. While General Green
was entrenched at Red Bank, she carried him
supplies, driving her own horse aad wagon
She lived to enjoy that liberty for which she
made every sacrifice, and was as much opposed
to foreign influence in old age as she was IN
youth. She lived long and exemplary life,
and sank peacefully at rest in the full assurance
of partaking Of those everlasting treasures
laid up above"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
seg- The attention of Farmers. and all col

cerned, is invited to the card of Mr.. Stephen
B. Conover, Commission Produce Dealer, in
Washington Market, N. Y. Mr. Conover has
been engaged in this business for number Of
years. and we hesitate not to say that bis ex-
perience is equal to that of any man in the
market. He has long enjoyed the repu
tation among our best farmers of selling their
produce at very satisfactory rates, making
prompt returns, and of being fair and honest
dealer.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Tho American Tract Society on Sla-
very.

worry.
The American Tract Society, at its annual
meeting on Wednesday, adopted the following
resolutions, reported through Chancellor FIRE.
linghuysen, on the relations Of the Society to
slavery:
That in the judgement Of your committee,
the political aspects of slavery lie entirely with
out the proper sphere of this Society, and cant
not be discussed in its publications.; but that
those moral duties which grow out of the exist
ence of slavery, as well as those moral evils
and vices which it is known to promote, and
which are condemned in Scripture, and so much
deplored by evangelical Christians, undoubted-
ly do fall within the province of this Society,
and can and ought to be discussed i'll fratern-
al and Christian spirit.
That whatever eonsiderationssin the past,
may have seemed to recommend to the Publish
ing Committee the course pursued in its revis
lou of certain works, yet in the future publica-
ton of books and tracts, no alteration or omis-
sion of the sentiments Of any author should b.
made; but works not adapted to the design Of
the society in their original FORM or by a reg
ular impartial abridgement, should be wholly
omitted.
1t is stated that the resolutions excited very
little debate, and the vote adopting them was
unanimous The Tribune understands that the
result is regarded as a triumph of the anti-sla-
very men connected with the organization.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Trenton District.

BY the minutes of the New Jersey Confer
ence recently held in Trenton, we find the fol-
lowing facts, relative to the Trenton District,
viz: Members, 6,l63; Deaths, ga; Probation
ers, 1886; Adults baptised 2S3; Children
baptised, 1856; Churches, 81; probable value,
$l53, 500; parsonages, IA; probable value,
$2s, 100; Missionary money, 81 1861, 81; Tract
suse,. $469,84; Bible, $4,000; Sunday
pool Union, $234,0l; Education, $62, go;
Rday Schools, p; officers aud teachers, 934;
lars, 1888; Volumes in library, 1858.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
reg The London Morning Post predicts Ii

nsE- The London Morning Post predicts that
the submarine telegraph caple will prove a
failure, arguing as follows:
Whenever cable is constructed with spi-
raj wires round a soft core, any severe strain
in paying it out must, by stretching the out
side wires either alternate or break the cop
per conductor Or injure its Insulation. At the
lowest computation the Atlantic cable will
stretch two feet per mile At the deepest
part where it must be laid, six miles will be
suspended at one time What becomes of the
conducting wire during this elongaton OF
twelve feet 1t must either break or become
attenuated
The latter accident, we believe, will be as
bad as the former; for at present it will be
most difficult to get the current through 5000
miles of 1-l0th of an inch wire, and quite i'm
possible, too n either strain or pressure re-
duce it to l-24th or l-32d of an inch diameter,
as in electricity the weakest point becomes
the standard of the whole We do not mean
to say that the present cable will not succeed,
but the chances are against it, and it is almost
certain that before it has been down twelve
months, it will, like Others similarly construct
ed, be perfectly useless. 1t is intended to
work the cable with Smee's battcries--a most
costly and troublesome plan. Morses record
ing telegraph, once a very valuable instrument,
though now behind many recent inventions, to
be used"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

BaT Rev. W. W Scudder, one of the oldest
of the East India missionaries, sailed some
time since from Brcot to visit the United
States, bringing his infant daughter A let
ter has been received from him, dated St. He
lena, which states that he is detained there in
consequence of the untimely death of his
daughter.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

Rag- A letter from Hamburg, of the 18th
ut., says that on the day before, upwards of
900 emigrants were collected at that port to
embark for the United States. They general
ly came from Holsiein and Meclenburg, and
the mountain districts of Central Germany.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

BS- The Installation of Rev Mr.. Chandler
as Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this
village, took place at the Church at IL o'clock
on Tuesday morning, Rev. George Hale, of
Pennington, presiding. DR.. Hall of Trenton,
preached the regular sermon. DR.. Mcdonald
of Princeton, the charge to the Pastor. Rev
S. R. Hand, of Lawrenceville, the charge to
the congregation.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

OFFICIAL. The following appointment of
Aids, to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, have
been made by Governor Newell: Andrew K
Hay, Camden Co.; Egbert H. Grandn Mer-
GER; John w. Newell Middlesex; Melancthon
f. Carman, Essex
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
gay~ The Commissioners for receiving sui

Bag~ The Commissioners for receiving sub
scription to the capital stock Of the Freehold
Gas Light Company, will open Books for that
purpose, at the Hotel of Carson & Conover, on
Saturday, the 9th of June next, at 2 o'clock
P. NJ The Commissioners are James S. Law
renee, Enoch L Cowart, David G. Perrine,
Chas A. Bennett, John R. Haley, VIM. Fl.
Conover, A. r. Throckmorton.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Monmouth County Agricultural
Society.

The Monmouth County Agricultural Socie
ty met in this village on Saturday last. The
most important business transacted was the
adoption of schedule of premiums for the next
annual Fair. The Fair takes place on Satur-
dav the 23d of September
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

THE PEACH CaoP-The indications are said
to be favorable for heavy crop of peaches
this season. The backwardness of the season
will tend to this result, as the fruit buds, for
tunateIy, have not been so far advanced as to
be liable to injury from the cold spells lately
experienced
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
ANALYSIS.
1882

= Ammonia, which is highly priced by many
agriculturists as fertalizing ingredient forms
more than one-quarter part of this preparation,
while in guano it rarely amounts to more than
one-sixth
Cancerne is sold at price considerably
lower than guano, and experiments show that
it is much more valuable. Those of our far
mers who wish to try this manure, can be sup
piled by Joseph Combs, Esq, of this village
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

n@~ Hon. George r. Robbins, will please
accept our thanks for a copy of the second vol
ume Of reports of Explorations and Surveys
for Railroad Route from the Mississippi Riv-
er to the Pacific" made under the direction of
the Secretary of War, in the year l853l54
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

g6- Quite number of pearls have been
found during the past week, near Blue Ball
Much excitement exists, and several persons
are giving the business of pearl fishing their
entire attention.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

p@ Rev. Mr.. Lightburn, pastor of st. Pc
ters Church. in this village, is now on his way
to the Bermuda Islands, where he expects to
remain for about six months.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

FI9E.-A meeting will be held at the Hotel
of Stokes & Rogers in this village on Monday
Evening the 25th inst, to determine what dis
position shall be made of the money raised for
procuring Fire apparatus. All who feel any
interest in the matter, are requested to attend.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
HYDER ALI MIXTURE.
UNDERTAKING.

THE SUBSCRIBERS GIVE NOTICE THAT
i they have commenced the business of Urderta
king in the village of Famingdale, and having sup
piled themselves with iearse, they viii be in read
mess to attend on funeral occasion at all times.
READY-MADE COFFINS
of various kinds and Sizes are constantly kept on
hand. Also suitable material and facilities for ma
king the same to order at the shortest notice All
kinds Of Mourning goods may also be had.
II. WAINWRIGHT.
S. 7. WILLIAMS.
Farmingdale. April 90 1857. Lf26.--
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

bar The Sussex county Agricultural soci-
ETY. will hold their first annual fair at Newton,
on the 6th 7th, and Sth days Of October next
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21

Sar Captain Alexander Moore, late of Cam
dem, in this State, has left by his will, the
munifcent sum of $50 600 to benevolent in
stitution in Philadelphia.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Important to Farmers
CANcBn}NG!

TINE ATTENTION OF FARMERS is RESPECT
L fully directed to the following evidence Of the eff
fcacy Of CANCERINE:
From Thomas ShourdS. President of the Salem Co.,
Agricultural Society
10Th of It'll Mo, 1857.
JONATHAN INGHAM:
Thee asked me some weeks ago what effect Can
cerinc had where applied it on my wheat have
just finished harvesting it. The result has been sat
isfactory. Last fall instead of putting my manure
on fallow land for wheat, sowed $50 pounds of Pc
ruvian Guano to the acre. and sowed my wheat the
third week in September, aud it about an aver
age field of wheat, and the grain good and in the
same field had three acres of potatoes, which were
dug the first week in October, and | soWed 900
pounds of Cancere that is three hundred pounds to
the acre. and narrowed that and the wheat in togeth
er. aud can safely say, the difference between the
two was fully five bushels TO the acre in favor of
CanceriGe. Some thought more. | have selected
my seed wheat out Of it, because | thought the
grain was of better quality. Thine truly
THOMAS SH0URDS.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
Wanted.

A BOY from IA to l6 years of age, to make
himself generally useful, aud who wants to learn
profitable business Those whose principal considera-
ton is wages, and not requirements of good trade
need not apply. Inquire of
JOHN ROTH, Watch Maker
Freehold, May 10Th, 1857. 29-W