Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-05-26
sTAUNTON, VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1855
A ssyict,m,, 10 Tyranfcal Laws.

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| A ssYict1m'' to Tyranfcal Laws.
Mr.. Robert Russell, who formerly lived
schobarie county, New York, low resides
the city of Albany. Russell appears to De u
victim of unpropituous circumstances. kusse
has an unhappy faculty Of doing business CO..
trary to law. On Tuesday last, MIR. Russe
was arrested for the eleventh time since sprir
set in. We give his examination:
swell, Russell, !" said the magistrate, you a
here again, perceive"
"Yes sir. The fact is, Squire, I'm victim.-
Blow me if care what Bobby Russell does,
is sure to violate some law or other When
come to Albany, / says to myself, Russell, N
boy, we will take hunt tomorrow and try thel
fox hounds, Well sir, ont goes, and what q
you think2 Before got to the next corne
Barney Whalen tapped me Oh the shoulder, an
says, That's agin the law 2 What's agin tn
law q replies, and he says, having dogs in tn
street wltIiout muzzles.' He accordingly arrest
ed me and brought me to the police court
The result of that piece of fun was 9 tine OF nv
dollars. Well, what do do then"
"Oan't say"
swell, listen, and tn tell you. j sold the 70
hounds TO one Of Aunt Puts friends fortwent
dollars. With the proceeds 1 bought SOW an
five pigs. took them home, built Pen in tn
back yard, and thought all my troubles were a
an end, but | was mistaken Officer Bradwe
called upon me the very next morning. AM
says: Russell, keeping hogs in the yard Is agl
the law | doubted it. This riled officer Brad
well, who had me arrested agin. This time
was fined five dollars"
"Well, what did you do thena"
II sold my SOW and pigs, and bought horse
and cart, and undertook to draw wood. Th'
very first load Iput on, drew the attention o
policeman Sickles, who said that driving car
without license was agin the law He arrested
me for that offence, which caused me another
fine of FIVE dollars"
"Wel what did you do nexts"
II sold my horse and cart, and bought the
half of charcoal wagon" .a.
swell, what success did you meet with after
that9"
"The same old-luck, sir. The frt day com
merced peddling, policeman Shocks took me by
the collar and says Russell, that's agin the law,
old fellow What's sgin the law l said. DE
replied, selling charcoal in wooden measure
That cost me a fine of five dollars.
."Did that drive you out of the charcoal bust
ness2"
"Yes, sir. I sold out and thought would try
my fortune in carrying baggage between the
steamboats, and railroads. What's the use2 |
only commenced work to-day, and yet here l
am agin."
What for now 2"
"For soliciting baggage without permit from
The Mayor. AS said before I'm victim. II
should save man from drowning by jumping
nto the whirlpool, dash my wig if don't believe
he first policeman | met in coming ashore
would up and say: 1t is agin the Law, Russell,
% 90 overheard without license from the Cor
,ner." 4.-
The Justice, having heard Mr.. Russell to the
md, admitted that he was victim, and let
,im off without paying the fine. Russell left the.
,tfice, saying that he would 60 and kill himself,
If it were not for one thing On being asked
what that was, replied, that some policeman
would discover it was agin the law to commit a
uicide, and undertake to collect the fine from
lis nisfortunate children" u 3
Russell's case calls for sympathy. -5t
THE New STATE OF ONToNAeoN.-A CORES
,ondent of the chicago Journal writes:
81 see that portion of the press are inclined
o give the embryo State to be formed on the
southern shore of Lakes Superior, Michigan
md Wisconsin, Congress willing, the unmusical
title of "Ontonagon" preference over the more
beautiful name of Superior" which was given
he noble lake bearing that name by the early
Jesuit voyagers, Marquette, Hennepin, Dubuque
Joliet and Father Charliewix. "Ontonagon" is
an Indian name, and bears the unmixed English
translation of a ''wooden bowl" 1t became at
,ached TO the river which empties its waters in
10 Lake Superior, from the following incident:
MANY years ago, in the early settlement Of
hat country, gentleman who has since repre-
,ented that district in the Legislature of Mchi-
gan, was travelling through that country in
with party of Indians, and encamp,
ed TOR the night on the banks of the river. In
the morning the party were regaling themselves
On roast fish aud muskrat chowder, which was
served up in large wooden bowl, belonging to
one OF the females of the crowd, and in which,
while ON the trail, she carried her infant. Now
the aforesaid gentleman has never been known
to be wanting in that thing called most vOra
cious appetite, and ON this occasion WAS making
sad havoc with the chowder, much to the tears
and discontinue Of the balance of the party, who
had often been on the verge OF famine while
their white friend was with them.
"a rush was made for the bowl, and in the
melee which ensued, it was kicked into the riv.
er. The du-ky beanty, seeing this indispensa
ble article of her household, which served the
double purpose CT soup tureen and infants cra-
die, floating away, rushed To her white friend
and throwing her arms around his neck, with
tears in her eyes, said, Meme moska, a in yau
IN, In " xuhi ioh in, liSI
lneans, Dearest Abner, save, oh save my wood
en- BOWL"
'The waves were cold and the current stor.
my, but this appeal to his love, duty and gal
Iantry was irresistible, and the chivarous gen
tleman stripping off his 'breech-clotb,' rushed
to the rescue. The struggle was short, bul
victory perched on tile wet and dripping ban
ner Of our nero, who stood, Hyperion like, on
rocky shore, shaking aloft the wooden bowl and
shouting, Onto. nagonl' From this heroic ex-
ploit the river derived its name, and is thai
which is now sought as the title of new State.
"Should new State ever be formed, as has
heen proposed, and it must bearan Indian name
let us hope that it will be indicative of some
thing beside such achievements of shirt-tail chiv
airy"
AN ENLIGHTENED CoNeREssMAN.-The follow
ing letter from an Indiana member of Congress
was made public through the columns of The
Cincinnati Gazette, whose editor says it is pub
lished precisely as written:
WASHINGTON, April % So
Dear friend your Kind favor of the IA Inst
is to hand. was glad to here from you the in
dication is the Kansas troubles will be settle Gay
by the democrat party. Which will be tim'
of rejoysing the administration has all Redy
reenstated me in full felership-it my frient
John L. Robinson will consent will be Per
mtted to act with the democrat Party agint
the Settlement will be on the Great Principle,
of nonintervention so you will see we poor dey