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Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15
Wild Cat.

A gentleman having in his possession
ten or twelve hundred dollars on a certain
banking institution out West. went up TO
the counter, one fine morning, and sd-
dressed the teller in the following lam
guage:
Coed morning. sir. beautiful weather.
sir, Ahem. l have some hing over
thousand dollars of your money in my
pocket. Do you redsem?'
The teller says:
Good morning. sir!' smiles blandly. and
answers. We redeem, sir. but we do not
pay specie
DO not pay specie. hey? Suspended. !
suppose
Suspended.
What do you redeem with? was the
next question.
With bills on other banks replied the
clerk. most pleasantly.
And those. presume. are also non
specie paying banks
Very probably they are, sir bowing
very politely.
We'll, then, what kind of bills can you
givs mel
Most any kind, sir. Give you Red
Cat?
Can't stand it,
We'll. then, how's Gray Cat!'
.Wouldn't give straw for barrel OF L.
What do you say to Black Cat!'
sTaint worth CURSE
well, I'll try and accommodate you with
wLite Cat
1t wouldn't be any accommodation to
me ata.l / don't want your internal Wild
Cat money-neither Red Cat. Grey Cat.
or Tom Cat. would not use il to litter
horse with. Have you no money on East
erh banks.
No sir. (softly and very polite;) East
ern banks are principally paying instiiu-
tions.
II not Eastern. then have you any bills
on any oihsr banks that do pay specie!
No. sir. bowiug most courteously.
Well then. throwing his package from
his pocket with desperate expression 0f
countenance. can you gsue me any totsra,
bly, erssxtsd counterfeit bills on any oanS
that does pay species
No. sir, (vory loud and looks as u ne
felt insulted
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15

OLD IRossIDEs--The United States
fligate Constitution. now upon the repair
ing dock at the Portsmouth navy yard. has
been thoroughly repaired and coppered.
and wi be hoated into the river to-day.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal
says that the planking outside has been
taken off. and between six and seven
hundred new timbers have been put on in
place of the rotten ones removed, and new
planking AID decks take the place of the
old. Old Ironsides is now as good as
new, and when she was first Launched in
Boston, sixty years ago. She will be fitted
with heavier battery than she has here
tofore carried, and with all the improve
ments Of the age.
England yet remembers music OF war.
like kind. from the ports of the Constitu
ton, and the concert may be re-opened il
the Gulf from from the same old deck, be-
fore Old Ironsides adds many months te
! her mossy age.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15


The reader will remember the following frae
in the blue-and-gold edition of Tennyson'l
poems:
He clasps the crags with crooked hands,
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Hinged with the azure world he stands.
The wrinkled sea before him crawls:
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like thunde. bolt he falls.
G. WHLLIKrNs, of the Chicago Times takes 9
more common place view OF the subject in descri
bing eagle No 2.
With hooked claws he clasps ye fence,
Close by ye hen roost; gazing thence,
He spies mouse what's got no sense.
Venice beneath can't well see him;
He watcheth from his lofty limb,
Then jumpeth down and grabbeth him.
The poet adds by way of postscript:
The difference, though only faint,
Twixt this and that now will paint:
His eagles wild, my eagle amt!
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15
A New Way of COurtiag.

About three months since. young Pa
rasiar travelling In Germany. took the road
from Augsburg TO Berlin. In the car which
he selected were four other persons, two
mamas and two daughters. The two moth
ers were face TO face In one corner, the
young man took the opposite. and found
himself face to face witt the young ladies'
The young man put on an absent, dis ,raught
air. lbe conductor came 10 demand the
tickets. The young man paid no atten-
tion at all, aud the request was many times
repeated Reused from his reverie in
presence of ladies, the young man had re
course to ruse. to avoid exciting ridicule
What are you saying said he. why do
you not speak French?'
The conductor then explained by signs,
the ticket was changed. and the young
man returned to his reverie; but not to en-
JOY it long. for this time the young ladies
aroused him. They began 10 full voice:
This young man is very handsome,
said one.
Hist. Berth. said the other, with sort
Of alright.
why he doesn't know a word Of Ger
man. We can talk freely. How do you
find him?'
Only ordinary
:You are difficult TO please. He has a
charming figure and dtstingue air.
He is too pale. and besides. You know.
that never love dark
And you know that l prefer dark
blonde. We have nothing but dark blondes
in Germany. It is monotonous and COM
mon place.
You forgot that you are blonde
'Oh. for women il is different. He has
pretty moustaches.'
Bertha, if your mother should hear
you
She is busy with her talk; besides. it is
no hurt TO talk OF mous!aches.'
Il prefer the blonde moustaches Of Fred
erick.'
Il understand that; Frederick i espous
Ell to you, but am without lover. and
free to exercise my opinions, and am free
to say that this young man has beautiful
eyes.
They nave no expression
You do not know; am sure he has
much spirit. and it is a pity that he does
not talk German; he would chat with US.
Would you marry Frenchman?'
why not. if he looks like this one. and
was spirited, well born and amiable? Bui
| can hardly keep from laughing. See,
he doesn't mistrust what we are saying.
The young traveller was endowed with
great power of self-control, and he had
preserved his absent and attentive air all
the time. and while the dialogue continued
he thought how curiously his attempts tc
avert laughing by pretending not to know
German. had resulted.
At new station, the conductor came
again for the tickets. Our young man,
with extra elaboration, and in excellent
German, said:
'Ah, you want my ticket. Very we'll
lie. me see; believe it is in my port mon
ME. On, yes. here il is
The affair of the coup de theatre wa:
startling Bertha nearly tainted away, bu
soon recovered under the polite apologies
of the young Frenci man. They were
pleased with each other. and in few weeks
Bertha ratified her good opinion of The
young man, and her willingness to marry
Frenchman They reside at Hamburg
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15
NPut Her ThrOugh., !,

A gentleman had occasion TO send his
little daughter up to the garret for some
article which he wanted. The child soon
returned, crying; and upon being ssked
what troubled her. replied. that the snow
had drifted in upon the garret stairs. and
that she had slipped down and hurt her.
SELF
We'll, did you get what told you.' in
quired her father. She replied that she
had not.
Well. then. he exclaimed. sarting up,
III go. l guess ain's afraid of little
snow
After he had gone. the child observed
that she hoped papa would fall. just lit.
tie, to pay him for laughing at her.
Soon afterward distant rolling and
humping was heard. accompanied with the
sound Of suppressed wrath. The family
listened with awakened interest. but the
object of their solicitude was heard above
whistling quite soberly. as though nothing
had happened.
He crossed two rooms above. and as b,
approached the head of the stairs. thun
dered out: open that chamber door!--
Next you know you'll have me tumble
down here and break my neck. It's 81
dark now" but the sentence was LOT fin
ished. Trip went his heels, and rolling
humping. rattling and swearing, h
sprawled his six feet of length upon tn
floor, when he was greeted with bursts Q
merriment from the collected family. IL
; lay quite still for moment. AT last h
shouted:
Open that csllar-door, Ann, might a
we'll put her through. clear to the bottem
re- If we scrutinize the lives of genius
we >hall find that activity and persistanc
are their leading peculiari;ies. Obstacle
!, .::da,o i.ho- ~,,,~x, - J-,do =
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15

Gg If we scrutinize the lives of genius.
we shall find that activity and persistence
are their leading peculiari;iss. Obstacles
cannot intimidate. labor weary. nos ssYdg-
cry disgust them.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15

Ew The election in Kansas on the pro-
position submitted by the English bill,
comes off on the 7;h day Of August. next
~ Col. Kane, the Peace Commission.
er to Utah, Is lying dangerously Ill. near
Philadelphia.
w Dispatches from Newfoundland te
the 9Th inst, contain no intelligence from
the Telegraphic Cable feet.
H Sheers. the counterfeiter, who re-
Gently escaped from the Indianapolis jail
hes been arrested in New York.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15

A missionary said to an Indian. how do
you know there is a jOd?' The savage
answered. pointing to footsteps in the
sand 'how do you know that men have
been hers?.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15

The reader will remember the following frag-
in the blue-and- gold edition of Tennyson's
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15
ssBaIdWin House,
REMOVED!

a. OWN,
HAVlNG removed his tavern stand from the
south side of the river, to the building lately
al nv R. CORDIALLY as a residence, nearly op-
posite the Edwards House, is now prepared to ac-
comnodate his old customers and the travelling
public generally. His stabling and all other con-
veniences, shall not be inferior to any stand In
Northern Indiana. Charges reasonable.
marlI-16tf
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-15

The damages to the Wabash and Era
canal. caused by the recent foods IN The
Wabash river. amount to $50. 900 or $685.
oeQ
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08
Three Days and Nights with a Corpse.

While returning from SaucitO last Monday on the
Martin White, which ran through Racoon Straits, we
were interested in the conversation of a man who sat
next to on the boats rail.
& DO you that little there % asked he of
friend pointing to a small inlet on Angel Island. WELL
spent three days and nights there once alone with the
corpse OF dead man.
I" How that ?" asked the other.
" 1t was in 1914, when there were only nineteen
houses, huto i'll San Francisco came here on board
the ship trading in hides. While lying in the harbor,
getting in cargo, the captain sent shpmae and myself
to Angel Island to cut wood for the vessel boat put
us ashore in the cove, Monday morning, with tent,
provisions etc. and the weather was good left u.s.
and was to return on Saturday evening" to take us on
board week the hills of the island after long
voyage at regarded by both good luck
We put up tent there, the brow of that little hill
built fire. chopped wood, cooked 'salt Junk,
talked smoked, told yarns and had good time general
y, the weather superbthc air free from damp
or fog, and the sun lit surrounding hills with smiles,
and gttered upon the green waters of the bay be-
meath us. Thus VIC merrily worked on till Wednesday
afternoon.
Just before shutdown quit work, and after eating
our dinner, sat before tent smoking pipes Sud
denly my companion uttered cry of pain and sprang
to his feet. AS he did SO, something drop to the
ground and run towards the tent. followed, and dis
covered hideous tn,antua of the largest size. Draw
inc my knife from its sheath cut the thing in pieces.
By this time my friend was ivid with pain. [ ripped
open the leg of his breeches and found black spot on
his thigh, where he had been bitten fITcepthy this
spot grew larger and darker. Having nothing else
applied tobacco to the wound It afforded relief
ran down to the beech and sent signal to the ship but
no one it. The poison rapidly spread through the
veins of my comrade-he was distorted by agony Soon
his whole thigh and abdomen were botched with black
and in less than one hour he was dead
By this time night had closed in. | afraid to
enter the entevery leaf that rustcd every stone that
cast shadow took the form of talanula The place
witch three hours before seemed almost paradise now
was very hell to me. After decenty composing the
limbs Of my dead companion built immense fire and
sat down in its light to watch. The next day exerte
my utmost to attract attention board my ship but
night came on and [ was still watching alone by the
corpse. had satisfied myself, however that could lie
down in safety, and slept that night. On Saturday
when they came to take off the island, was almost
crazy with joy never can Look at those hills even atgl
of my feelings during those three days and nights"
CnIifOrnin PnpeY
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08
Exciting Intelligence from Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, JAM 4.-The Democrat " says that On
Friday, the 25th utmo reached Leavenworth that
engagement had taken place at Sugar Mount between
the government troops and Lanes The officer in
command ordered Lane to surrender which he refused to
do and the dragons charged but were repused with
loss of three killed The dragons retired and sent to
Gen. Denver who ordered three other companies of a
goons to the seat of Bloody work was expected
soon.
Wherever and as soon as the news was received the
people commenced organizing, and hurryng to the
sisance of Lane and it expected that before the
dragons arrived he would be reinforced by at least e.
500 men.
Intense excitement regned throughout the Territory,
field. It also reported that Calhoun had fled from
the Territory
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08
ongress-Januarv 5th. 1858,

SENArE.-AIr Houston presented Joint resolutions Of
the legislature OF Texas in favor of the ncorpora
ton into the navy of the United States of one Of the
officers of the late Texas navy. number of bills were
introduced in pursuance of previous notice. among which
the French spoliation BILL and bill to authorize
the Improvement of the Mssippi, Missouri Ohio, and
Arkansas rivers by contract and making appropriations
for the same. Mr.. Davis stated that Mr. Brown woud
not be able to address the Senate to-day on the subject
of affairs in Kansas and upon his motion the further
consideration of that subject postponed until Mon
day next The bill for the relief of Alexander j. Atocba
was then taken up and discussed at considerable length
when motion was made and agreed to, referring the
whole subject to the Court of Claims The Senate then
proceeded to the consideration of executive business and
after some time djourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-The House took nm
the Committee of the Whole the Presidents annual mes
sage, when Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES' of Pennsylvania, offer
ed series of resolutions referring the different parts
thereof to the appropriate standing committees Mr.
utman of Mississippi proposed to refer that portion of
the message relating to the neutrality laws to special
committee upon which discussion arose relating to
Walkers expedition to Nicaragua. Mr.. Stephens of
Georgia, Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Bocock of Virginia Mr. Quitman of Mississippi Mr. STAN
ton of Ohio, Mr. Maynard of Tennessee and Others par
ticipated in the debate. Mr.. Qutman finally modified
his motion to refer this portion of the message
the Commute the Judiciary which was accepted by
Mr. Jones' Without final action the committee'rose
and the House adiOurned.-Union.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

BSE~It is painful duty to announce the death OF
r. Burr, Jr, Esq, Editor Of the Wilmington Herald,
which took place Tuesday evening, 9th inst, at the
residence of his father in this town. His disease,
believe, was typhoid fever.
Mr. Burr was a native of Wilmington, and, think,
somewhere in the neghborhood of hirtyeght years of
age He had been connected for nearly seven years with
the press of the State editor OF the Wilmington Her
add the duties of which position he discharged with en-
ergy and ability and to the full satisfaction of his friends
IT. in the excitement Of party warfare, offences may
have come, ileelings may have arisen, conf
dent that they passed away with the occasions which
produced them and, certainly, the grave which levels
all distinctions must extnguish all animositieS. We
feel it to be essentially SO in this case We know that
Mr. Burrs death is regretted alike by political friends
and political opponents.
1t is not for to usurp the Office Of more familiar
friendship, and speak of Mr. Burr in the various relations
of son. brother Or friend We only know that he pos
sessed qualities Of head and heart which endeared him
large and devoted circle of friends and relatives TC
these qualities some better able to do them justice
will, no doubt, pay the fitting tribute The sorrows
the family circle sacred, and upon them would
not Obtrude. God alone is the true CONSIDER. 1t only
remains for u.s. common with brethren of the press
to mourn the loss of valued contemporary and worthy
citizen.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

SPECIAL REPORT OF Dr. E. EMMOHs GeOOqist to the State
Of North Carolina, concerning the advantages OF the Valley
of the Deep RiUer a Site for the Establishment of a
National Foundry Made Pursuant to Instructions from
Governor Bragg, 29th December 1857. Raleigh Holden
& Wilson, Printers to the State, 1857.
We are indebted to the courtesy of E. Cantwe ESQ,
for copy of the above report in the shape of pam
phet of sixteen pages The report is submitted in reply
to letter from Governor Bragg, bearing date December
Goth 1857 in which the Governor requests Dr. Emmons
to report at his earliest convenience his opinion upon
the suitability and peculiar adoption Of the Valley OF
the Deep River as the site of National Foundry, set
ting forth fully the upon which that opinion is
based.
DR.. Emnons proceeds to show that the Deep River
Valley possesses 1st Abundance of excellent fuel in the
condition of coa-2d Metallic Ores particularly Iron,
of which there five different kinds Of Ore-to wit
The hydroted argilaceous oride the black band, the
specula, the magnetic and the hen0hic.-3d Timber
for Observation-Disclosures being large bodies of long and
short leaf pncs white oaks hemOcks, hckOrys, ashes
and elms The forests have never been hnncl by
featuring companies, as the in New England Meth
er has the long eavcd pine been used for the extraction OF
turpentinc-4th. Quarries of Free Stone Granite and
other stone for construction said tobe abundant
easily obtained, and of good quality-5th Water Power
there being three falls upon Deep River, one Haw
River three miles from the junction, and at Buck
horn on the Cape Fear, all convenient and available.
9Th Acccssibty-the navigation of Cape Fear and
Deep Rivers is already secured giving outlet to the At
antic in $50 miles also the Fayetteville railroad is
progressing also gap of 80 miles is to be filled up tc
connect the coal fields with Raleigh Norfolk and Ports
mouth The Deep River country is inaccessible to an
enemy from wthout-7th. Climate and Soil-the sol
Of Chatham is adapted to the growth of wheat and
cattle The water is good for domestic purposes. There
is neither the extreme heat of summer, which debates
nor excess of cold in winter which closes the navga
ton of its rivers or inerercs with the movements
machinery.
The report is to be laid before the Congress Of the
| United States.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

WHAT Tue KANSAS LEGISLATURE D1D.-The late
special session of the Kansas Legislature resulted in the
enactment of only two laws-one submitting the whole
Lecompton constitution to vote of the people, the
4th of January, and the other making the preparation
of election frauds felony. Several other bills among
them the militia BILL for organizing the territorial mill
tia under the command of Jim Lane, were passed over
the Governors veto but as they not signed by
the president of the council and the speaker of the House
they are not laws. So says the St Louis 1ntegencer
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

- ASHINGTON Jan. A, 1853
SENATE-Mr Fitzpatrick moved that the President
be requested to communicate the correspondence relative
to the seizure of General Walker Mr.. Pueh Offered
Kansas Compromise bill proposing to admit KanSoa
under the Lecompton Constutiontbe slavery c.na.
to be submitted to the direct vote of the ouaf eoo
tors on the It'll of April next and enuucatino disnc
the right of the people to call Convention to amend
the Constitution. Mr. Brown commenced sneecb IN
favor of admitting Kansas under the Lecompton Com
stltutlon but owing to an attack of vertigo was com
PEELED to yield the Hoor. % ''' s'nr
HousE-Mr Clingman reported a resolution from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs calling on the Pre-
sldent for information relative to the seizure of General
Walker also for instructions to the naval officers in
duclng such course. He viewed the act of Commodore
Paudng in invading the territory of Nicaragua as too
important to be passed by without full investigation
Mr. Savage stigmatzed the Clayton uwer treaty as
the most supendous fraud ever perpetrated by Great
Britain against The resolution was adopted with
amendments.
Mr.. Kelsey offered resolution, which was adonted
calling on the President for information whether Mica
ragua has complained of the invasion of the territory by
Commodore Pauldng. Mr. Quitman asked the consent
of the House, which refused, to introduce bill to
repeal the neutrality laws. Mr.. Morrill, introduced
bill to punish poygamy which referred to the Ju.
dietary Committee Other bills of minor Importance
introduced and referred. The attendance in the
House, to-day, was not large.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

Thirty YEARS IN HARNEss.-The senior Editor of
the Fayetteville Observer in his article referring to the
commencement of new year, states that this is the
thirty year of his editorial connection with that
paper We presume that this is the longest period of
time that any editor in North Carolina has presided over
the destinies of any one paper. We would naturally
suppose that after so long service Mr.. Hale would
begin to look upon his paper as part Of himself-a
member of his famiy a something from which he could
not well be separated and without which he could hard
y exist or know what to do with himself Even after
comparatively brief connection with the Journal thu
same feeling grows upon us. Were to change to an
other field, it would go hard for tme-how much more
so after the lapse of over the third of a century.
We pleased to learn that the Observer is doing
good business in these hard times
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.-Mr Ten Brock is
still confident that he can beat the English horses If
Prioess goes improving, by next spring she is ex-
pected to be the best horse in England Great hopes
entertained of Babylon When this latter colt was
taken abroad he accompanied by two or three one
year Odds, which, in time, also to contend on the
British turf under American colors Mr. Ten Brock
engagements in England extend to 1861 and is
ted that when he returns there next spring. he win make
it his residence and future home
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08
Howard Fire Engine ComDouv.

At meeting Of the above Company, held at the En-
CINE House on Monday evening, January 4th, the fol
lowing gentlemen elected officers for the present
year WIN. j. Cornwall, President James H. Mitch
ell, Foreman NJ Murray, LIST Asst. do; J. B. Laviere
I'd Asst. do; W. j. Calais, Secretary; Geo. H. Ba
ker Asst. do; Thos E. Lawrence Treasurer.