The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-06-17
A Self.TOrme tOr-.Aaron Burr the Destroy.
CIR OF his own Daughter.


ted confession of one of the crew of mu-
tineers who murdered Mrs Theodosia
Burr Aston, the only daughter of Aaron
Rurr, on her voyage from Charleston to
New York, about forty years since. The
following statement from the Carolina
Spartan wraps the fate of this lady in
still deeper gloom, and, true or untrue, is
an impressive lesson to those who would
forsake the paths of rectitude
But there is another story, on which
Parton's Life of Burr throws no light
We had it from an old and distinguished
citizen of Charleston, now no more: =
Burr, in his many intrigues, compassed
the ruin of the wife of the Captain of
coaster between New York and Charles
ton. TO remove the Captain, Burr cor
rupted his sailors to mutiny, and destroy
cd him. On the outward voyage no OPP
portunity offered, and the execution of
the plan was deferred till the return trip.
Unfortunately ON this very vessel Mrs.
Aston took passage. Her fate was an
awful retribution upon her abandoned
father. He never looked up after, and
doubtless from the conviction that the
sins of the father We're visited upon the
child. Our informant went to New York
to look up the wife of this Captain
Hearing that Burr knew her, he sought
an interview The mention of her name
was the signal for silence; nor would
Burr keep further appointment, or i'm
part any information on the topic. The
mystery is clearing up.
Practical Amalgamatioa-A negro
man, black as midnight" by the name
of Andrew Jackson, was recently married
in this city by Justice Lord, to white
woman by the name Of Augusta Oser.
Jackson stated that he was thirty years
of age, a resident of New York, and a
native of Germany. They came up from
New York in the mording, for the pur-
pose of being married, and went back in
the morning, for the purpose of being
married, and went back in the afternoon.
We hear that some Of the blacks are very
indignant about the affair, as we'll as the
Germans. 1t is said, in justification, that
they had been living together for some
time, contrary to law, and finally con-
cluded to head the breach by getting
married. Bridgeport { Conn., Adeertiser
To Spoil Daughter.--1. BE always
telling her how pretty she is.
2. mstil into her mind a proper love
for dress.
3. Accustom her to so much pleasure
that she is never happy at home.
A. Allow her to read nothing but novels.
5. Teach her all the accomplishments,
but none of the utilities of life.
g. Keep her in the darkest ignorance
of the mysteries of housekeeping.
Z. Initiate her into the principle that
it is vulgar to do anything for herself.
s. To strengthen the latter belief, let
herbave a lady's maid
8. And lastly, having given her such
an education, marry her to moustached
bachelor, who is clerk on a salary Of
S350ayear.
SADLY Untortunate.-Neal in bis Char
coal Sketches describes character who
speaks of himself as follows:
To my notion this ere is hard case.
HItries to mosey along through the world
without sayin nothing to nobody, it wont
do, livin wont come of itself, like the man
you owe the money to-you are obligat-
ed to step and fetch it, If cum for to
paddle my tub quietly down the gutter
&c 1;fa u;tbnut hun1nin again tba o,rh
stone on one side, I'm sure to get aground
on the other, or to be upset somehow
If / tries little spceilations, such as bon
ing things, I'm sartin to be cotched; and
if l goes partners, as | does with Tipps,
il, wont do-he'll speculate and bust, and
I'm sure to be smashed and sifted through. |
..--s. Is that clock right over there 7"
asked a visitor. 7" Right over there p
certsipiy faint nowhere else"