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Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

Some sixty or seventy miles north Of
Council Bluffs, in the county OF Mono
na, about fifteen miles from the Missou-
ri river, there is town containing
some six or eight hundred Inhabitants,
known as Preparation. I'd
This town is the Zion Of aeSv body
of religious enthusiasts who "a. them.
selves Contemporaries, and their system
Of religion or Iiaioas organization tho
'Conjeprexion,' moaning of which
term remaius = gentle world =
profound myster &
At the head Of .fbe organization Is a
man by name 0ssries b. Thompson.
who is besides the editor of week "
newspaper called the News Paper
This paper is large, well printed, and
upon political aud general subjects il
edited with much ability. ~
I Of this sheet one or two pages arc
usually devoted TO the publication of
what is called "open letters upon re-
ligious subjects. addressed by Charles
B. Thompson. as follows:
"The Chief Apostolic Pastor and
Evangelical Bishop: To all the elders
Of Israol.. Evangenical and Travelling
prcsbyters OF tho Ecclesiastical King.
dom, and to Bishops. Presbyters, Dea-
cons, and members Of the Conieprezion.
scattered abroad throughout all tho
world sendeth greeting" 5s
Those letters are oil dated at the tow.
or of the focls," and arc most curious
specimens OF incomprchonsibIc cant. 10.
ing made up of passages from the Bible,
extract from tho Book Of Law and Gov.
cnant Of Israel" and remarks by the
'Clief Apostoical Pastor" indiscrimin-
ately mixed up together.
from what we are able TO learn from
these letters, this curious sect believes
in the Biblo as tho word Of God; but
also holds that il is in u measure dons
away with by new revelations made
since the year 1913 by "the voice of Ba.
nccnmy through the medium of tho
Chief Apostolic Bishop" These new
revelations are styled the "Law and
Covenant OF Israel"
The property OF tho organization il
held In common, aud the enrnings of all
are thrown into the common stock,
somewhat after the manner of the Sha-
kcrs, The people are said 10 be quiet
and orderly Ia their department, morrl
in their customs and most teyotedly
and blindly attached TO their religion
or system of belief - .i,.st1
However strange il may appear, this
organization has daring NE last ye.r
rapidly increased from fifty to eight
hundred members, aud is still receiving
large acccssiors 10 its membcrs.---Iotcd
City Democrat.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
Iala Cnriasitv Cnrad.

On Franklin's first trip to see his
lathcr in Boston, he. was worried almost
to death by the abominab.c inqui.itivo-
ness OF tho New England tavern keep,
crs. Neither mannor beast could tray.
elamong them ia comfort. No matter
how wet or weary, how hungry the
poor traveller might be, he was not TO
expect M atom OF relrtslunent from tho
silly publicans until thoi.' most pcstif-
erous cariosity was rstgratiiicd. And
And then Job himself could not stand
such questions rs they would gOad him
with; such as, whcro ho came from, and
where hc might be a.going, aud what
religion hc might be OF, aud II he was u
married man, ahd 80 on. Aller having
bveu prodigiousy teased in this way for
several days, until at last the bare sight
OF Il public house almost threw him into
anuguo, he determined TO try the fol.
lowing remedy at tire very next tavern :
Soon as he alighted from his horse, lac
dcsiscd the tavern keeper to collect his
whole family, wife, children and ser.
wants, every soul OF thom, for he had
something very important tV eommuni.
cate. An being assembled, and won
dering what he had 10 say, no thus ad-
dressed them.
My nam is Benjamin Franklin. ]
am printer by trade. live, whom ut
homo, IN Philadelphia. In Boston ]
have father, good old man who
taught me, when | was II boy, 20 read
ny book aud say my prayers. have
ever since thought IL my duty TO visit
aud pay my respects to such Father,
and | am Ell that errand to Boston now.
This is all that can at presen; reeolleet
of myself that think worth telling you.
But, il yon can think OF anything else
that yuu wish TO know about mo, bog
you to out with it NJ onco that | may
answer and 50 give yOn an oppo. tnni.
~ TO get me something 10 eat, tor /
long 10 be on my journey, that | may
return rs soon rs possible to my lanli-
ly and business, whore most OF all do.
light to be- Forty thousand sermons
uguinst idle curiosity could hardly have
driven it 80 otfectually out of New Eng-
land as did this little squib of ridiculc.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
Dying Hard.

The Jones men in Bcrls county die
hard. When the Return Judges met
there was mn evident desire on the part
of some Of them to cheat Schwartz out
of the certificate OF election. A motion
was made by ono OF the Judges to
throw out Of tho county one of the wards
of Reading, which would have given
Jones majority; and fearing TO per.
pctuate such an outrage In public, they
passed a resolution 10 go into private
room, and close the doors against tho
public aud tho members of tho pross.-
Bu, the people OF Railing were deter
mined not 10 submit To such fraud
The bells wcro rung and the people
hastoncd to the spot, determined TO
see that justice was carried oHt. AT
this point tho hearts OF the trickstcrs
failed them, and they yielded Schwartz
the certificate. The Journal says, "had
the fraud been carried out, such sce..e
would have bcon witnessed rs never oc.
curred in Reading. - Defender.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

The first Civil Court ever held in the
North west. was that of The Court oi
Common Pleas oil Washington county,
ut Marietta, Sept ri, 1888, by RUFUS
Punam and Benjamin Tnpper prosi-
ding Justices. This court was opened
with pomp. \ procession was formed,
the Sheriff, with drawn sword in al.
vance io lowed by the citizens, officers
of the garrison at TT. lIlrmcr. the
members OF the bar, the judges Of the
Supreme Court the Governor and II
clergyman with the judges .of the
Common Pleas ia tho order in which
,hoy are named Arriving ut the hall
OF Campus Martins, the whole OF the
procession was counter marched into It,
aud the judges, Putnam and Tupper
too; their seats upDn the bench; the
audience was seated, anl after divine
bencdiction, was invoked by the Rev.
DR.. Cutter, the High Sheriff Ebenesor
Sproat, advanced 10 the door and pro-
claimed aloud . yes, q yes II court IS
opened for the administration Of even
hand Il justice 10 tht poor aud the rich,
20 guilty and innocent, with out respect
OF persons; nonc 10 bc punished with.
out a trial by their peers, and in pur-
suancc OF The laws and evidence IN the
casc. Besides the crowds OF ofemigrants
and settlers, thcro were pfrsent at the
ceremonies, hundreds Of Indians, who
held their cncampment in the vicinity
for tho purpose OF entering into trca-
~ with the Federal Government. II
must be admitted that Sheriff Sproat
was more intelligent aud imposing in
his style OF opening the tirsi court tian
one OF his successors in H., who, when
ordered by the Court, thus, MIR. Sheriff
open court, proclaimed, % yes, O yes /!
Court am o. cn, aud when afterwards
directed TO adjourn, tho court cried out
to the bystandors, % yes. . ycs, court
am shut.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
ErDoea of the asramtif,ll.
Our AutumLs.

We, too, have Anlumns when our leaves
Drop loosely through the dampoued air,
When all our good seems hoand ia sheaves,
Aud We stand feapcd andba
Oar scasons have. no axed return.
withoat our will they eonie and 90;
AT noon onr fudden summers burn,
z Erc saDset all Is snow.
Bat each dag hriags less suiamcr cheer,
C.jmps more our Intellectual spring.
Aad somsthing earlier every rear
Oar singing birds take wing.
y less the eldcr glow abides.
Aud lesa the ehiliisr heart asrires,
With ariIt-wood lccched in past spfing HIDES
We light our sallon hres.
~ thc pinehed rashiight's starving heam
We cowcF and strain our wasted sight,
To stitch yeath's rhrea Tap. scaih By seam,
In thcloag .Asssis night.
II wac not se-we enec wore yoaag-
Whcn SFring 70 womanly summer turning,
IieF.dsw -dFops IN each glats blade strnnf,
And Ia the sansbinv barnigs.
We trusted then, aspircd. believed
That earth e,1ld he rem iJc t,-m1iroa,
All. whY be ever uadsceisrds
Why give up faith foF scrroW
q. u.fbplnloa.l .l1Ys s,rs al vel s,.riar.
ftast. vi fhted oure. ), y "a rs.reiyinr;
kxpcrieuesr dutab. deal hing;
The vietery's Ia believing.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
A Sabine Marriare.

In the parish of Calcassieu, near New
Orleans, few days ago. desperate
named De Bleu was Killed under rath.
er extraordinary circumstances. Itap-
pears that from early manhood Lo Bleu
had been in tho HABIT of setting the
laws at defiance whenever they con-
ficted with his own passions or desires,
and often did so out of pure wanton-
ness, or 10 crafty the devJish spirit
which must have been strong within
him. Some time ago he murdered two
lawyers in the streets Of Lake Charles;
and on one. occasion he compelled one
of his negroes to scat himself by tho
side of the district judge while the
Court was IN session; in fact his deeds
of violence. and bis utter recklessn sss
aud lawlcssnosS, had made him terror
to tho whole parish, and he, no doubt,
had come to think that the laws were
powerless against him, aud that he
could commit any crime with impunity
As tho story goes lie Bleu took n
fancy 10 tho wife Of u man named Fox,
living in theparish, aud proceeded in the
most direct and summary manner to
CRAFTY his passion BY getting up sort
of Sabine wedding lie visited her
house IN the husbands absence, pro-
duced pistol, and informed madam
that bis horse would carry double, and
that she must forthwith get up behind
him. Whether She complied willingly
or not is n question, but she certainly
was with him, and they lived together
up To tho time of his death. During
the recent term OF the district court ii'
Lake Charles, tragedy of some des-
cription was confidently expected Le
D.cu hnd threatened the Judge and
several other persons, aud in conse-
quence thoy and their friends prepared
for desperate cnconn ter;
the courtroom and the hotel, il Is said,
presented something OF the appearance
Of badly arranged arsenals.
One morning, bright and early, lie
Bieu rode his mule into town, dismount
ed and proceeded to the hotel, with .
long dragoon pistol in each hand, and
4 belt abont his waist containing re-.
volver and knife. ITe was evidently
bent Oh mischief, but his enemies were
on the watch, and before he could sci
foot on the porch he was sautcd by a.
charge OF baekshot from gun in the
hands Of Mr.. Fox, whose wife he had
stolen. Three or four more shots fired
by ether persons, and lie Blue fell dead
with moro than iiity buekshot in differ
int parts Of his body Fox and two
others wore arrcStcdas tho persons who
lid tho shooti4n
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

The following humorous hits are from
the London Punch.
Owing To the variation of clocks and
teo smartncss OF the citizens OF the
United States, il Is now the middle OF
the next week in New York.
The banquet IN honor Of the laying
Of the Atlantic Cable has taken place,
ahd VIC are enabled, by submarine tele.
graph to furnish II list ol some OF the
tOasis and sentiments:
TO the United States citizens who
planned, made and laid the Atlantic tel
tggaph, aud to the British capitalists
who subscribed ulc towards It..
TO the memory OF the immortal
Franklin, ~ discovered the lightning.
and to Cyrus Fields, us CREASED Il.
"Christophcr Columbus, whose dis.
coyery rendered possible the two great
facts OF the day-Shak-pca aud the
United States
Tho Immortal Shakespeare, raised in
tho Old ,'ountry, but appreciated only
IA the New, aud who, had he lived
would certainly have been free and
enlightened Amcricau citizen.
''Success to the Almighty dollar, and
its kindred rights oi' free eSpcclor1tion,
annexation aud whipping your own
Niger
"llal to the American Eaglel May
he poise himself aboye the broad At
Mntc. withs, wing apiece on England
and Columbia, md his tail and beUlS
pointing To States Of the Union that
arc yot 10 be.
"succe-s TO tho British Lion, as long
aB lao remains .couehant, bul VI ever h,
becomes rampant, may be sconrged by
tho star.epinged banner untll lac PUT
bis tail between lis Iegs and howis viii
anguish"
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
Select Raiarrllanp.
GOODBYE aRUsY. F"

II may be funny. but I've dime It.
I've got rib and baby. Shadows
deparieil--oysters stews. brandy cock
tails. cigar boxes. boot .incks. atseond
Ing SHIRT battoas, whist aud dcniiohns.
shadows present. hoop skirts, band
boxes, ribbons, ga!ters, long stockings
Juvenile dresses, tin trHmpcts, little
willow chairs. cra,llcs, hib-. pap. sugar
tcsitS. raragoric. hyvc syrup, castor oil.
tiodtrvy's cor,Iial, soothing syrup rha.
barb, Selma, salts sqaills and loctor's
bills. Shadows future --mlrc nine
pound babies, m0rc hyyc ycsyrnp etc, etc
i II just tell you how | g,r caught |
was always the darnlcst. most tea cusi
ardhaslltalfcllow yon ever dad soe; twas
kinder u, my line to be taken with the
shakes every time saw pretty gal
approaching ne aud I'd cross thcstreci
any time rather thQn face one; 'twasn I
bceausc ! didn't like the critters. for IL
| was behind the fncc locking through
~ knot.hole. couldn't look at one long
enough. Well, my sister lib gave u
party ono night, aud stayed away
from home because | was too bashlhl Ia
face the music. hung around the
house whisting "Old Dan fucker. .
dancing 10 keep my feet warm. watch.
ing the heads bobbing mp and down be
hind the window curtains, and wishing
the laundering party would break al.
so | could get 10 my room. smoked
mp bunch of cigars, aud als II was get
ting late and mighty uncomfortable |
concluded 20 shin mp tho dOorpost No
sooner said than done, and soon put
mysclf snug in bed.
sNow," says |, Jet her rip : Dance
tiIlyour wind gives ou,. And cuddling
under quilts, Morpheus grabbed me.
was dreaming OF son 5 ell crabs
and stcwcd tripc, aud was having good
time, when somebody knocked at the
door and woke me up. Rap again
! laid low Rap. rap. rap Then /
pleard whispering and knew there
was whole raft Of girls outside.
RAP, rap" Then Lib sings out
Jack, are you thcrc =
Yes, says /.
Then camo roar Of laughter.
lot Us in, says abe.
Il won't says cant you. let a fell
NV HlVbV
Are you a-bed?' says she.
i am says |.
Get up says she.
Il wont, says l.
Then came another laughter.
BY thunder began to get riled.
Get out, you pcttlcoated scareerows.
| criedi cant you got beau without
hauling u fellow out of bed wont
20 homo with any OF yoa--t won't--so
you may clear out
And, throwing boot at tho door. !
felt bctter. But presently. oh mortal
buttons | heard still small voice,
very much like sister Lbs. aud ii said
Jack, yon'll have TO get up, for all
the girls things are In there
On lord, what pickle Think o
mo In bed. oil covered with shawls
NUTS, bonnets. and cloiks and twenty
girls outside the door waiting 10 GET In
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
sa- NEw BANKS IN IowA-Tho Gov

FlD- New BANKS IN lowA.-Tho Gov.
ernor of Iowa has issued his proclama.
lion declaring that under the "Act to
incorporate the State Bank of Iowa,
approved March 20, 1858, the following
branches have been duly organized and
are "lawfully entitled to commence the
business of Banking under said Act"
The Branch Of the State Bank OF
Iowa City.
The Muscatno Branch Of the State
Bank OF Iowa at Muscatine.
Tho Branch Of tho State Bank ol
iowa nt Des Moincs.
Tho Dubuque Branch Of the State
Bank NJ Dubuque.
The Osknloosa Branch OF the State
Bank OF Iowa at Oskaloosa.
Tho Mount Pleasant Branch OF th,
State Bank Of Iowa Mt Mount Pleas
ant
The Koo'tuk Branch of the Stat,
Bank OF Iowa Mt Keokuk, Lee county
The State Bank ct Iowa MWghRnt
Branch, NJ navonrort -
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

Ees- The Worcester, Mass, Chronicle
gives the following rs vcrbatim copy
of letter from chief magistrate Of a
certain corporations:
eDear Sur--on Monday next | am 70
bo made uarc, and shall be much OBJ.
'liged to you SO if be as you will send
me down by the coatch soIno provisions
setting for tho occasion, aud an to ax
my brother, the old Marc. and tho rest
OF the Bentch am, sur etc."
Tho above was ans,serod by whg,
into whose hands II fsll, rs follows;
"Sr-in obcdier.co TO yonr ordors ]
have eont per co.Alch two bushels OF the
bost oats-ap.d "a you are To treat tue
old marc, oavo ad1od more bran 70
mako y Dash
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

A Coon WORD ron CRISoliSE-The
Philadelphia Bulletin points out the
following advantages resulting from the
use Of crinohno. at frees woman ifom
a needless weight ot skirts, IL strength
ems the system by exposure 70 cold and
aids manufactures. stimulates the whale
fishery improves figures, displaysankle les
10 delirious extent in eating up stairs
and gives editors subjects for articles
All things considered, we see no great
reason to gricve over the institution. il
is not every fashion which develops 81
much or such varied industry rs crino'
ino."
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

GoSE upuNDER THE lloop The West
Point (Ga) Citizen tells the following
uf married man at the commencement
exercises Of II certain college in Geor-
gia this summer:
lie started up the stairway alta swiil
space, not noticing any further until he
came nearly TO the top OF the steps
when he says strange sensation cane
over i'm, aud suddenly ho found him.
self cnvcloped In darkness, Us though
the lights had been cxtinguished. lie
was astonishcd and bcwidcred. Bat
tho mystery was soon explained, and II
appeared that lady, wearing n very
large hoop, had met him at the top OF
the stairs, and was just in the act oI
descending, when our friend, being a
small man, had, without noticing, aetu
ally gone up under the hoop
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

Basness notices published In the editorial column
Of ten lines or less, will be charged one dollar, II
ever ten lines, ten cents per line.
Legal advertisements win be inserted and oIarg-
cd 70 the attorney ordering the sanae.
Candidates for olhre win be charged two dollars
or annoHacements, or one dollar 10 subscribers.
Transient advertisements must invaribly be faid
for in advaaee. Al 0thcrs 70 be settled quarterly.
A discount Of fvePer cent win be made from our
usual ratea lor cash.
f8- Advertisements to insure insertion must be
banded In by Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
sso- Unlcts q particular ume Is specified when
handed 10, advertisemensf VIII be paLiished until
ordered out. and charged accordingly.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

The September number of Hunts
Merchants magazine contains some We
ry interesting statisticsin rcgardto the
commerce of great Britain. 1t seems
that England imports annually, TO feed
her population, grain and produce to
the amount of over s120, 100000. OF
this food large proportion is exported
in the shape of cloth, the export of
which in 1857 reached near $4,000, 900,
600 yards, valued at about sl40, ,O00, 900
The principal markets TO which these
uoods were sent ARE rs follows:
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

scaAp cRoP. "A sogrsSp pondent OF The
PicyGne pro!'hs.. les an immense sugar
crap N Lou ,,ana this scason--sAy mug
hanar'' ,housand hogsheads.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

II. DOCS The razor lake hold wcIII
inquired a darkoy, who WIS shaving Il
gentleman from the country. Yes, re.
piled tho customer. with tears in his
eyes; III takes hold first rate, but the
darned thing won't let re worth u
cent
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

For the information Of our readers
we have calculated the builders tan
mage Of the Arl, and tho lsovialhan, rs
that IS the only way IN which their rel
ativc szos can be ascertained. TO tind
tho length for tonnage We have taken
throo fllhs Of the cc'rcme breadth from
the length between the psrpcndicnlars
(mean leagth.) the exact breadth not
being discoverable The contractors Of
the Levathan appear to have mads n
further deduction -perhaps two aud Is
half inches per foot--in the height OF
the counter; but as this deduction is not
commonly made in the merchant scr.
vice, We havo not troubled ourselves
about the height of the wing transom
in tho anlediuvian monster, and have
made but ono deduction in both eases
It will be seen that we are right in "a.
king q ,sss inches as the length Of II
cu It, our Leyiathun is the largest ship
Of which the world las any record.
ARK. LEvIAruAN.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

EY- The last excuse for crinoline Is,
that the weaker vessels need much
hopping
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

BS- A Dulehman thinks honesty ish
do best policy but keeps man tam
poor.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05

ID The City OF New York is rebuild
ing tho Quarantine buildings.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-26
THAT Zig wise aassn asclea.

were you ever IN Oeonto, and the town O
Long Coming, where Won hear all day, tht
waters play-thc busy n:ili-wheels running? /
Is up Oconto river very near dozen miles; aat
we think that some old settlers gave the pl.ct
he name of Stiles. Bu, this is much too com
mon-'tis a very prosy name; besides the S,u,e,
hey have up here need no such petty fame,
Colonel Balsom, of New York, the founder
OF the town, commenced about two years ago
20 cut the pine trees down: and the houses have
eone up, as demands for them increased, till
he thriving village looks like an old town in
The east.
They have partridge, bear and deer, with
other kind Of game, aud all the garden pro-
t.ucts that epicures CAN name; but the rarest.
haest fruit, in all the Cclonels grounds, is the
little water melon, weighing over forty y,oane7st
4 legend says: An Indian Chief (Sau Souci
vas his name) sowed seeds upon his daughters
grave, and when to fruit it came, he called his
'ribe-ihey fessted on the core for one whole
day, and then he got into the shell and sailed
across Green Bay-across the Bay ard down
the Bay, beyond the "Door of Death" No
t'dings e'er returned, bnt on the springs warm
4lickenng breath the Indians say his boat sails
IA from out the ruby East, and he plants the
secs upon her grave for their "Autumnal
feast;' and this, the Colonel's melon, was SO
very, very small. that they gave it to their chill
d'en when they had their feast last fall
This, and many other legends, (how the
maiden died for iove) much longer and much
oetter than the one I've told above, they will
tell at Long Coming, and they'll sing it if you
y x, TIL you long for Long Coming, and going
IS task. And if you really wonder that such
strange things can be, just come to Long a Com.
ing, and see what you will - C.
-lGreen Bay Advocate.