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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-06-05

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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

"Hallo!" cried Frank, with suddenness
that made me start violently, "I have forgotten
70 Introduce you to my wife;I believe yo,
and she used to Be playmates Ia your young
'days-eh, Harryl . anc he slapped me 81, the
back. "For the sake Of old times, and Be-
cause YOU were not here at the wedding, I,ll
let yon kiss her onece-but mind, old.fellow,
you are never TO repeat the cerernsry. Come
here she is, and I Tor one, want to see how
yon will manage those ferocious nous, aches
of yours in the operation" ifh7 'f y ~
He pushed Lizzie, laughing and blushing,
towards me. A gleam of light and hope, a.
most too dazzling 10 hear, came over me, and
Icried out before Thought: / ssi1 niasysasl
: sNot Mafy?oo sa tlitsN II .seisla = II
Imust have betrayed the secret 70 every one
in the room, but nothing was said d-Leven Frank
in general 80 obtnse, was this time silent. /
kissed the fair cheek OF the young wife, and
hurried to the silent figure looking out from
the window. ,sS
'Mary-Mary Moore" said I, IN low,
eager voice, shave you no welcome to give the
wanderer?''i g a'ess lraftssf's1 asf
She turned and laid her hand in mine, and
mnrmured, hurriedly: iali asana '"iss' sss
"iam glad to see you here, Harry. ere
Simple words---and yet how blest they made
me Iwould not have yielded up that mo-
men. For an emperor's crown. For there was
the happy home group, aud the dear home
fireside, and there, sweet Mary Moorel The
eyes ! had dreamed OF BY day and bys night.
were falling before the ardent gaze Of mine,
and the sweet face / had So long PRAYED to
see, was there before me! never knew the
meaning Of happiness till that moment came. /,
Many years have passed since that happy
night, and the hair that was dark and glossy
then, is fast turning grey. I am growing to
be an old man, and can look back to a long
and happy, and hope, q well-spent life. And
yet, sweet as it has been, would not rec all q,
single day, for the love that made nv man.
hood so bright, shines also or my white hairs.
An old man! Can this be 90 q AT heart /
arm as young as ever. And Mary, with bright
hair parted smoothly from brow that has
slight furrow upon it, is stall the Mary OF nv
early days. To, me she can never grow old or
change. The heart that held her in her iafan-
.cy, and sheltered her in the flush and beauty
OF womanbOod, can Fever cast her out till life
shall cease to warm II. Never even then, for
love still lives above.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
Fu'ns LIE LHsstrased.
ONE.

5 iowa sasiYaaA s-lI-.F8e fslf fisdt }eAt
sd tt.e.gy ~ .Ry R.fIrH. az s.sAS4sa.4
moment, an hour, ~ ss4s
word, or tear
Who teileth its power,
To sadden or cheerI
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.9s aa "A root meath the sod, ssit 81 stE
&i sx May yet bless the land, is.I@a %Ath
Meath day ysmiles Of Godl sas. r =.
fe,s,ss, Avord from the lips, .,s ee
A frown from friend, Hiiesst
- n. Lies 10y may eclipse
go sts rrom youth to Its end /! !. d sl tEsl s.
-ssssS Lite's ones make its whole
~ OF Joy, failure, fear, X
AZ swiftly they roll
~ = e Year adding to year.
s Then use, 10 they pass, @
These moments. For thee
.s.s Each grain 10 life's glass ss,-.sze-.aseass-.s
A witness shall be!
ssisa]s Each action will live ~
"a When meeting THE OsE,
~ ai Its record to give &.
q OF deeds thou hast DONE
- On each ret the smile
Omnipotent fall;
;, Remember, the while,
This oSE may be all!
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
Ambftton.

What makes man wretchedt Happiness denieds
Lorenxo ino: IT'S happiness disdain'd. ef'' f8I5g
She comes too mesny drest TO win our su,,,e s,s,
And calls herself Content, ahomely name !. sr :
Our fame Is transport, and content our scorn-
Ambition turns, and shuts the door against her.
And weds q toll, atempest, In her stead. fizs' -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
Mary MOOre.-a pleasant Love
,e4s s. Story.
CHAPTER /.

All my life long ha. known Mary Moore.
All my life long had loved her.
Our mothers were old playmates and FIRST
cousins. My first recollection is Of a boy in a
red frock and Morocco shoes, rocking era
DE in which reposed a sunny -haircd, blue-eyed
baby, not quite year old. That boy was
myself Harry Church; that blue-eyed baby
was Mary Moore.
Later still, see myself At the little school
house, drawn by a little chaise up to the door,
that Mary might ride home. Many beating
have gained on such occasions, for other
boys besides me liked her, ane she, fear, was
something Of flirt, sven in her pinsfores.-
How elegantly she came tripping down the
steps when I called her name! How sweetly
her blue eyes laughed at me! How gaily sang
out her merry laugfi!' That fair laugh! No
one but Mary could ever bring her heart 50
soon to her iipsl Ifollowed il through the
heated noon Of manhooi--and now when the
frosts Of age are silvering my hair, md many
childsan climb oniny kaee and call me ssfath-
er,"I find that the memories Of youth are
strong, and that, ever. in grey hairs, am fol,
Sswing its music still
Whsn Twas fifteen TIE first great sorrow Of
my life came on my heart. was sent to
school, and was obliged to part with Mary
We wsre motIto see each other for three long
years. This to me was like a sentence OF
death, for Mary WAS liks lifesto me. sgJsa,
Bat hearts are tcegh after ALL
LETT college in al. the Ansh and vigor OF
my niueteenth year. was no longer awk.
ward and embarrassed. had grown into !
tall, slender STRIPPING. with very good opin-
ion Of myself, both in general sod particular
RIthought Of Mary Moore it was to imagine
how should dazzle and bswilder her with my
good looks and wonderful attain,nents---never
thinking that she might dazzle and bewild.r
me still more. i .was, a coxcomb / know /;
but - youth and good look. have ned, trust
Imsy be believed when say that self.conceit
had left me also. .s,,. -, az, ..,,m.
An advantageous proposal was made TO ne
1t this time, and, accepting It, I gave up all
fdea ofasprofss and prepared to % 10
che Indies. IN my hurried visit home q saw \
sothins ef Mary Moore. She had goae5 A.sa
boarding school at some distance, and \ wss
not sxpecied homss TIL the following May
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
Judge Douglas and General Casa
I'm 1854. E

During the discussion Of the Kansas- Ne
braska bill, In the Senate Of the United States I
IN 1884 Judge Douglas said - "a
"The position that have ever taken has -
been that this (tbe slavery question) and ali .
other questions relating te the domestic affairs :
and domestic policy at the Territories. ought
TO be LEFT to the decision Of the people them
selves; and that we ought to Be content with
whatever way they would decide the question. :
because they have much deeper interest IL
these matters than we have, and know " much 81
better what Institution suits them thaa ~ We, .
who have never, been there, can decide. forr
them.n AHaS1 5sSs5 VS. "a} F'st
The Secretary Of State, General Cas-, thea the,ai.
a Senator from Michigan, said = :a ,s'sa 9ei
"We know we cannot touch their domestic, He
hearths, nor their domestic altars; their fami- il
" and social relations; tLeir wives nor their
children; their men-servants nor their maid. Z
servants; Their houses, their farms nor their r
property, without agross vio,atiol 81 tie H.. 20
aliehable rights Of man, consecrsted ~ thseI
blood Of our fathers, and hailowed by de al. =
Ffectlons Of their sons. ssT'f t''s'fs
MI. Stephens, Of Georgia, took an active active
and ID leading part il support Of the bill. We
again copy FROM his speech made in the House
on the 18th Of Feb. Is54:- ~ as'7
I["And where do you who call yourselye, Dem DEM
ocrats from the North, stand upon this great
question of popular rights? Do you consider .
it Democratic to exercise the high prerogatiys
of sitting the voice Of the adventurous pioneer.
n roo rsrfssx r.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
Hon. Gafusha A. Grow, the Re-
publican leader in the Houhe.

The following brief biographical sketch OF
Hon. Galnsha t1 a. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, the
man who knocked keitt down, is from the col
umns Of the Boston Bee, to which it was com
nnnicated by one who knew him well. 4,
Mr.. Grow, who represents Wllmo,'s district
in Pennsylvania, was born in Windham county. !.
Connecticut. Ho was left fatherless at three
years Of age. His mother, widow with six
children, the eldest seventeen years, and the
Youngest but three months, was ieftwith prop
.erty barely sufficient to pay the debts Of the
estate. When ten years old, his mother left
Connecticut to seek new home in the west,
and located in Northern. Pennsylvania. His
reading prompted q desire for liberal sdnca
ton, and his eldest brothers, observing the
rapid improvement he made, unaide,l by any
tutor, resolved to crafty his ambition, and ac
cordiugly' sent him to school. At seventeen
he entered the freshman class at Amherst col
lege, being poorly fitted, though Il was as good
as the schools Of hisregion furnished II is44
he graduated with high hnnors, and being ac
lsnowledged BY bis fellow students 10 be one
of the best dsbaters and extemporane eoos speak
ers in college. ss0 y aTs4sf s''F afiSt'' ~
ia .sa5. - f,e3st9 al w9er.tssE ~ lggvf1s
During his senior year In college, he made
his first political speech, at q meeting in Am
herst, Mass, which was the first Democratic
mass meeting ever held in the town. On grad.
uating, after his return home, he continued to
take an active part IN the canvass Cor Polk and
Dallas. In 1S4S he was admitted to the bar,
In the summer Of 1850, the democratic con-
vention Of his county nominated him, unani-
mously for the Legislature, which he declined
In the fall Of the same year he wasfirst elected
to Congress by, singular accident in politics j.
The democrats OF the district were divided,
and had two candidates IN the fsld, each claim
ing to be the regular nominee. Eight days be-
fore the election, both agreed to resign il Mr.
Grow would be 9 candidate. He had left bis
law Office that FAN before BY reason Of i'll health
and was spending the summer working on /,
farm, peeling bark and surveying. He was
waited upon u his retirement by friend Of
each candidate, II, q committee, to sscsrta,un IN
bis feelings. They found him With ! 1. 1ss.
Of hands upon the public highway, rebuilding
. bridge that bad been carried away by 1
freshet. He acceded to their proposition 10
Be a candidate for Congress, and both the other
candidates resighea, and ! convention was
eiilsd, which plseed Mr.. Grow in pouaiuatiou
just ono week before his election. He wua
slsctsd.by i2oa majority, and, in ls5i took bis
seat in the House ol Representatives, ths
v>.,n~nsf rnernAops "A A. eA;sA.,4.~<~s.l r~x
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

Devotion is the sole assylum 81 hupau
frailty, and the sole support Or b heavenly per-
fection--it Is the golden chain OF union Be-.
tween heaven and earth. He that has never
prayed can never conceive, and be that hss
prayed as he ought zen never forget. how
much 10 to b gained BY praysr-Dr. YoasS.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
{OLD SERIES, VOL. o, NO. 81
( - TERMS, sf.5O In Advance. r y
As wind an empty bladder doth initiate,
30 darkness tdosh an empty pate.
The Pen

On natures noblest gift-my grey goose ouill e
Slave OF my thoughts, obediens 70 my VIM sias
Torn from thy parent bird 10 form PEN ~ .s.vs~
That mighty instrument Of little men i =. -.~,..
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

Deeds TO thy knowledge answerabie, add faith, -.
Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love,
sy name to some called charity, the soul
OF oil the rest; then wiit thou not be loath z
10 leave this paradise, but shall possess 5atEi
4 paradise within thee, happier far. u .g.sa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

y A FREscHMAx's RIsIy. -Frepch chman. .
Madam, you vsr nooch to big price for 1at
room. Landlady oh, you know, we At The
water places must make hay while the sun
shines. Henehman (indigaantly -Madans.
you saIi nevare make 70 hay OF me. You
must not zink zat because all u flesh i trSap tr
sat you can make hay oe ne. ''s'sasssN
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

a-M.' Prentice ssyss .Thrsss syeassoaons
man IN Mississippi cheated ~ aelsApsaly
dollars, and now hissoa chssts, ~ lane Seaknef
the same snms sThe ycspGs msp,s psspsneilt
to cheat isprobably tAe osty fhisg sAef n eyey
easS1 hoaesfls bs.sA nsTsxtwxVsW xNT
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

4 assMAar REsIs.--~I tAode6vs ySu &1sTu1tb
90 the stoe Apria,m ssad : sBeueaies Ne
lovely wifs, who had, msntisnsd is 1istS
her birthday. !" l1ost pstsoMsss sstsssd1Aislls 30
from the choies IAAss nAas - AaSeeaa,v
shs replied. .AsalS
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

! 80 Dear meswhat msksslAs eass a~eA~oe
10 there any thiag the smaitsrsp sssg .s!s.sss
II. ."Yes nsso af.shsv ~ tshsscs isdiyli
right before the locowssfss.x Assssa Aarllls
removed vss win 60 shrsd agiin.s
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new SERIES, VOL. s, .NO.0 g.,
Jews NORRss, Proprietor.
Law of, NEWsPAPERs. !.

subscribers who do not give express notice to the
contrary are considered Wisbtng TO continue their
ubscrlption. - ss.s . - ..-F,7V7 ~, =
.: Ifsubscribers order The discontnuance OF their
the publlsher may continue to send them
until all arfear&Res are paid ssgseo ssfs
Hsubscrtbers neeiector fefuse 80 take their pe-
riodicais from the office 10 which they are directed
theysre held responsible tl they have settled the b
and orfered them discontinued sS1s& Eaf8ss
~ sabscrbers remove to other places without I'm
forming the publishers and the papers sent to tie
formey di.ections they Afe held Responsible H
o. The Courts have decided that refusing take pe-
ri0dicAls fr0mthe Office removing and them
uncsled FOR, ID PaINA PAcfA evidence Of Intentional
- Pcssmastert neglecting TO inform publishers,
when papers are not taken from the Office lay them
selves llase topay the subscriptions.
It's sasu their duty In such cases. to notify the pub
shef that the papers taken out by those they
are scl TO- and the reason why they are not II known
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25
Chrisf,ian Grace,

The more believers love God, the more thsy
love one another !; a. the lines oi circle, The
nearer they come to the csntrs, the, nearer
they come TO each othsF.-0 0Sarnock. u ~.:a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

G. When ) man makes light oe his troub
lea h. can hsye No zee les either gaS Or ~.
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EEnNSKyyoaxls:;

To Jons w. HoaSsY, David Wsbster, Dam
iel DcugheEy, E. @. Webb, esqrs. Committee,
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- TO ascestsln ths weight q horss.--
put your toe under his foot. ssts e
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-06
The Daughter of Col, Burr

Sometime since we noticed the reauscttatcd paragraph going the round of the press to the effect that sailor died lately in Texas, who, on his death bed, confessed that he was one of the crew of brg in which Mrs. Aston was a li.,s- senger, who had mutiIiel and killed the off cers of the boat and the passengers. There upon, New York paper adds to this horrible story by saying that no donbt the mutjny was the work of Burr, who, having gseduced the wife of the Captain of the vessel had planned thls mutny in order to get rid of the husband, not knowing that his daughter would take passage on the vessel, and thus, unconsciously became her murderer.
 The whole story is false, both in its original shape and addenda. The fact is that the brig sailed from Charleston and Mrs. Aston lett Georgetown in pilot-boat to intercept the brig The pilot boat was lost, while the brig plusued her voyage and arrived at her destination with out mutny on board.
 It is to be hoped that this sailor having died so often, after making this lying confession, wjl stay dead
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-06
From the Memphis Bulletin Memphis and Little Rock Railroad,

It will doubtless be of interest to many of our readers to know something of the present state and condition, and future prospects of this en- terprize, as affected by the unpreceden, overflow oi the Mississippi. We are pleased to state that so tar, the damage and obstruction have not been any thing like so serious as might have been apprehended.
 There are now laid down of the track twenty two miles, of which good portion is under wa ter from the breaks III the levee above, and the spaces lett open below On no part of it does the depth of water exceed four feet, while the greater portion may be measured by inches only It IS stW water, for the mos, part, there being no current anywhere of sufficient velocity to abra1e the embankment The damage is most ly in the obstruction which the overflow inter- poses to the prosecution of the work from this end, where the waJer along the track Is the deepest.
 To overcome this. Col. Robertson, the presi dent o' the company has had iron sufficient to lay down tour miles shipped around to the eros sing of the SC. Francis, with d view to contiuu- ing the work of k-laying from that point east; wardly until the water shall subSide. Unless breaks take place in the levees above this, at points which will drain of and flood the St.
 
 interruption. From the crossing of that stream eastwardly, to the end of the track already laid down from llopeheld, is seventeen and half miles, of which twelve are already gradei.- Upon the remaining five and half the work is of such character that 1t can easily be kept ahead of the track layers The party wh, went round with the iron to commence laying down the track eastwardiy from the St. Francis, in,l b,, Mr. 1 MT. Rumbroush the resident engineer: and it may therefore be confidently expected that whatever can be achieved ty skill, science and energy in the prosecution of the work, will be accomplished.
 Whether the father of waters shall break over the mcompleted levees between this and the Missouri line and flood the St. Francis or not in such case obstructing the work momentarily at both ends--we have every confidence that the road will be finished in the time prescribed by law, to-wit the first day of December.-- There are but seventeen and a half miles to do the grading upon which is in manner done. The iron is all secured, aud all of it hutsix hun dred tons (which is in New Orleans) delivered and in hand. The timbers for the trestle-work are got out, and much of the framing finished. The cross-ties are secured, and the spikes. chairs, etc, are in hand. In he very worst aspect, if the water goes off in time to commence vigorous operations by the 1st of September- period certainly month or six weeks later than 1t will continue to tlooi the bottom-the seventeen and half miles may be finished in time.
 The officers and directors of the company are wide awake,- and are pushing the preparations with all dispatch. There is nothing yet to make any friend of the work despond or doubt its completion and success
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-06

HE SEARCH QUESTION SETrLED.-On the question of the right of British cruisers te search or visit Amerean vessels, the administration has sustained the honor of our country with mark ed ability and promptness. The question has been, we understand, finally settled, aud the 6rtish government has acceded to and acoui. esced in the position taken by Gen. Cass in his note to Lord Napier on the l0th Of April last.
 This is the final settlement of a troublesome and longstanding controversy, ,and the adminis- tratlon of Mir. Buchanan deserves and will re- ceive the thanks of the country for its signal success in bringing it to such aprompt and hap py issue
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-06

6F We learn, by gentlemen directly from Helena, that the evee, near that city, gave way lew nights since and it is now submerged.- Our lnformants stale that the river at that point IS loot higher than it was ever known to le though when they left, it was supposed to be at stand. Helena was on so elevated point and so well protected that we had boped it would escape the action of the great food The damage from high waters, this season. is almost incalculable, yet from this ev. good may ari'e' as It may turn the attention not only of the people, but of all the States affected by tbe oVerllows ot the Father of Waters and his tri- butaries to the adoption of general system of reclamation either by continuous levees cut-offs or changing the channels of rivers.