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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-17
HOW A DRY JOKER WAS JoxLo.

before onr NINA eye, IN the SHAPE 81 fhc
seekers Vi the IN! ibicai Frank hci.augh-
lin, the victims OF cIoton oil and islaP,
and for the administration Of which no
medicai reason existed, ana a long line
OF those who have been humbugsed gen
orally without specific speelrs, Of sell
Gale was the prince - Dry lokcrs; he
hTed, moved AMI lad lls hcihE through
a dirrhal succession 81 sells; indeed hls
HE was one great sell composed OF a
conglomeraiieh 81 the lh'lnl'esima1 sells
Tor my year duration. Now, NlXht -
Nathan Eixby was one 81 Cafes truea'
ami -tannchcst bus ine-s acqnaintance- ;
but he had never been introduced INTO
the domestic circle made glad ty the
poriiy presence Of Mrs 'al", who was
somewhat addicted to Jealousy The
season for tbs lack ut ac9nauianec wac
taai sic hvet a s'c'nittd Iie, m one -
The little villages On long Island and
Nat Milky hVed in our babel q New
York, Wen, one day Gale was hard
pushed '9f au ptJt ct up1' waieH 20 lhi G.
practical Joke. aud "a bis -..emna ne
selected MAJ as hls victim
The manaeF in when Nat MAS sold !
do not choose particularly 10 describe :;
suffice IT to say That under the plsy 81
'hies eAnuueIahi ianey, MAJ maze q leaf'
ncy t. Albany, ana Insisted that la'y
there had s..it ~ ainaiory cpist'e, which
he prodnced Inc lady became nc <
nal,, called in the AID Of her husband.
who literally skinned Mr. Nat Ni1by.
who thereafter returned 10 Gotham with
very asAl' Yea ~ tih 'uflch'"t aPph-
fNius ms event haPP'hcd ~ INC e"liy
spring 'nn'' az - hean' iei Gag. aeoh.
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-17

The Norfolk Herald announces that
only two miles OF track-sying remains
to be done on the Norfolk and Peters.
burg Railroad The lapse OF few more
days will bring the spik,ng Of the last
rail- in the great iron chain from the
Chesapeake 70 The Mississippi
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-17

MoxrY invested in tool, and the tool
left exposed to the weather is like money
loaned to a spendihIiit with no security
In both instances II is dead
loss aud the result OF incidence or mex
cpsahle iulii'rcncc % cnc's own interest
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-17

employs several clerks 10 keep his books,
sc An hour spent IN this ofhre salts.
fled us that Brigham fully understands
the value of the axiom that "Order is
Heavens first law" Brigham came here
poor man. aad his aahcren's assure IA
ita. he receives not II cent from the
Church as President. or in any other way.
Yet he has hecofne immensely wealthy
II the premises stated aee true, he mus,
heYc discovered how to make bricks
without straw for his riches cannot be
the product Of the labor Of his own
hands, nor the result OF speculation nor
the rise Of real estate IN this Valley.
where no man holds title 10 a foot of
landed property
Ny frsi view Of Brigham was obtain
"a at public service on sabbath morning
Service was held in Bpwcry.n rs it ia
called, on "A public square in the centre
of Proye city This Bawery IS cerst~t
ed simply of posts driven in the ground,
supporting a framework some fifteen
feet overhead upon which are lad willow
brush cut on the nrighborine creeks
The hover TINS constructed was capable
Of seating perhaps two Thousand persons
At one end is erected q rude platform ar
staging fer the Presidency. the preach
ers. aud elders As thu bour # meeting
approached, tt streets were thronged
with the people If an aers and coui-
tipns Anv king t. the bower, each with
chair IT SOME sort in hand as very f'w
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-17

Ia,@s'ris, upward 81 .905
AiaasDuia, of Senegal anI
Cape Ncra Islands. 5000
'ike Vow trees q Great Br.,.A arc
q wonderful h,sscNitv Tho fc.!o.lag
last IS qs5tad from prol B.llogt:
i Yew =, Fnaa,a.a's Abbey.
Ripau. lived l.eG years.
Ycw. Ia tie ehurvhya.l u
Crowhursi, SRsray, l;00
low at funiingai, FersaslAfc.
200 90 1900
Yew tree III r. ldb0atn cage.-
yard, A,u'. 5000
Ycw At Ncdsor. Bucks, ~
feet in diameter, 400 Z"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-17

Ia a oncsiory adobe building. opposite
his family block, Brigham Young has his
Office. He is II man OF business, having
large possessions, numerous mills, and
ex'cnslvs*Aotls # horses and cattle and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15
nnnSlS on The Erglish Bill.

The tone Of the Kansas press, since the
receipt Of the news in tina, Territory Of the
adoption of the English bill, seems to be
almost without exception indignant in de-
ANNEXATION Of the measure In answer TO
the question, will the people Of Kansas &C
cePt the proposition, tine Lcavenworth Her-
aid, Gree Siate) exclaims:
We would rather consicn ourselves 10
eternal poverty, than be the instruments of
our own degradation. Who that minsleS
with the people, hears their opinions and
observes the spirit in which they are cx-
pressed, can doubt rs to what will be the
result of that election: Our enemies may
CONSIDER US fools ard knaveS; but give u u
chance at the ballot box, and we viii IeiuIn
the compliment.
The free State papers all speak in about
the same tone. We infer therce that Kan
sas will prefer to stay out Of the Onion for
the present, and inde' we doubt whether
different decision has anywhere been an
ticipated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15
Miuncsota...i Star Added TO the
National Galaxy.

The lower House Of Congress on Tues
Day finally concurrcd in the Senate bill Tor
the admission Of Minnesota into the Union
ms a State on an equal footing with the other
States, so that Uncle Sans family IL in
creased to the respectable number Of thirty
two. The delay in passing the bill through
tie House was chiefly caused by the Know
Mornings, who objected to the suffrage
clause in the Minnesota Constitution, which
allowed unnaturaI;zcd foreigners to vote at
ter residence Of two ysars.-as II Congress
had right 10 dictate to State on such a
subject, the delay in the Senate was for
very different causes, arising out Of the Kan
SIS question, too well understood to need r.
iteration.
To US the most gratifying feature about
the business is, that ;he admission OF Min
resota again places in the Senate the noble
SHIELDS. so ungenerously ostraciscd from
Il VIII nc observed with surprise, however,
that h S admission together with that of Ia :
colleague. was objected to. for the fiimsiesi
Of reasons, but fortunately without avail
On admitting the House members mere
serious obstacles were raised, and there ap-
pears TO have been quite \ lively tins in
the House on the question; but the matter
was finally disposed of by admitting the s
members and turning their credentials over
20 the committee on elections.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15
The Jolfrt Nurr..r Hoax.

II appears by tn" Inst signal that the late
Horrible Murder" case in that city has
turned out hoax. st least So far as concerns
the boiy that wa found IL leaked out, on
the examir alton. that the body in question
was that Of n person a, least forty years old.
and that it had been stolen from Il grave and
used by some Physicians as subject for
dissection. But the Signal adds:
However, there was testimony produced
during the examination {, ciipinatc Rich
srdson in connection with the non appear
asce ~! the girl MAJ ey Cook. And if he
does not produce her alive, or satisfy the
community that lie has not harmed her,
J ubl.c opinion will hold him guilty f her
murder, notwithsiand ng the body found,
and which caused his arrest, has turned out
to be 4 ijcct for dissection.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

4 CHICAGO HoRRon-The Chicago papers
Of Friday of last week, were filed with the
details Of horror quite equal in mystery
and b!oodiness TO anything that has appeared
in the public prints for great while.
Several weeks ago. whisky barrel ar
rived at New York by the Hudson River
Rail. Dad, addressed to NV. ii, Jennings,
ls5 Leonard street" There being no such
person at the place designated, and no owner
being found for the barrel, it was opened
and found to contain the mutilated and de-
composed remains of female. The corpse
had been disembowclcd and chopped to
pieces, 50 as to admit Of convenient packing.
After much time and trouble spent in
tracing the barrel, it was found that it
started from Chicago, and that the remains
were those Of Sophia Werner, a woman of
bad rcpute, who disappeared at Chicago
some time ago. Further investigation led
to the arrest Of a barber named Henry JAM
pretz, who was paramour OF the deceased,
on charge Of having murdered her. JAM
periz admits tina. he packed the romans in
the barrel and sent them to New York, but
denies that he murdered the woman. lie
says that she Ing herself, and that. to
avoid being suspected OF killing her. he
packed her corpse in a barrel and sent il off
Tho case has caused much excitement at
Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

A REMARKABLE CoUNrY.-In point Of nat
ural curiositcs, the county OF Napa, in the
State of California, is probably equalled by
no other county or extent Of territory in the
world In one portion OF it is collection
of hot springs, covering space OF several
acres, which havca temperture sufficiently
high to boil eggs IN eight minutes, and make
tea in the space of three minutes. The
water is slightly impregnated with alkaii
and has a wonderful faculty Of cleaning the
skin. The baths are much sought for
Twenty Avs miles from these springs, high
up in the mountains are the remarkable
ycysers. surrounded by a wild romantic
scenery ola volcanic nature. Not far distant
are some recently discovered boraX lakes,
the largest about 200 acres in extent. The
waters are strongly impregna;ed with bo-
rox. and are supposed to contain quantities
sufficient TO supply the world. From this
lake, a mile north, is sulphur bank cover
ing over 80 acres, and 80 feet thick, sutii-
GENTLY pure for all purposes. The import
ance Of these two latter discoveries may be
inferred from the fact that the annual ex-
nortaton of birthstone T ON the Mcdteran-
can to the Atlantic States, amounts TO
90, 900, 90 0 povnds, worth $1,000 D; and of
borax 1000 pounds, worth $l35.COO.-
Sixteen miles from Napa City is collection
Of sui ,hur springs, which are much resorted
to for medicinal purposes. Coch'real, sim
liar to that found in Mexico and Brazil, has
recently been found in largo quantities, and
immense beds Of volcanic glass have been
discovered in the vicinity of Clear Lake and
other parts of the county. In addition to
all these adva ntages the soil OF the valley of
Napa liver is of remarkable fertility, and
the Climate is almost perfect, rendering the
county one of the Ellen spots of California.
-Detroit Free Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15
VISITORS tO West Point.

We find in the Washington papers the
following announcement Of appointments
by the President of Visitors to West Pctn,
for the present year:
The following visitors to the Military AGA
deny a; West Point, in 1858, have been ap-
pointed 10y the Secretary of War, from the
States and Districts entitled 10 be represent
ed:
Rhode Island, 81 district, Francis j. Dick
mar.
Delaware, State at large, Andrew c. Gray.
Arkansas. ID district, Hon. Albert Pike.
Virginia. 81 district, p. Henry AyIeeir.
South Carol ma, LIST dist, c. W. DUdl.y.
Kentucky, 2'l dist. Thomas c. McCrary.
Indiana, Sd dist, Hon. John W. Davis.
Illinois, 81 dist, Il. f. GoOdrll.
Michigan, 81. dist, James l.. Glenn.
Missouri, 9th dist, james y. Scott.
T-xls, 81 dist, Gen. Jas. W. Spcight.
California. State nj large. J. l.. Brent.
NorE VISITORS from New Hampshire,
Vermont and New Jersey are yet to tie APP
pointed
We are assured that the appointment oi
t. T. Goodell, Esq, for this Congressional
District. took no one more by surprise than
himself Mr. G.. has been well known as
earnestly sympathi>ing will! Judge Douglas
and the democratic delegation from Illinois
in their position on the Kansas question,
and a. he was orc of the secretaries Of the
recent Democratic State Convention al
Springfield, this fact must have been wei
known at Washington. His selection 10;
this important and honorable trust, there
fore, must stand As a complete refutatior
sake, so freely PrtfeIfed
is.ration, or account Of two or three rerDOv
ais from office several months ago. Mr.. e..
while believing the position Of Judge ID. Il
BE- right, has not. however, for that reason
felt il his duty To denouncc the Prcsidcn
and make war on a democratic administra
ton; are, in turn the administration has no
prescribed hiu, for an honest difference o
opinion.
Personally, we are quite sure no more
popular or acceptable arrO. stmcnt from thi:
district could have been made Mr. G. Is
not only eminen,Iy qualified for the position,
but while he Las thousands Of devoted
friends, We Doubt whether lie has i personal
enemy in the district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15
AEIzoSrA.-A Washington despatch OF
Saturday saws:

AErzoSrA.-A Washington despatch OF
Saturday says:
Col. Sayics, OF r T., and Mr. Austin, his
Pris'te secretary. have jus, left the city,
for AriZonia. via San Antonio and San Diego
Mr.. Say les is charged with important du-
ties connected with tho Post Office, interior
and Treasury Departments. II is said that
he has confidential Communications with re-
ference TO Sonora.
In company with Mr.. Saylcs. is Profc sor
Pierce, mining engineer and gcologist, and
5. Run;en, civil engineer. who 60 cut in the
employ OF the Lopri Land and Mining Com
pany, 10 place in operation the inines of the
Company. taking with thcm the most a,p-
proved appliances for silver mining.
Mr. f. Z. Dunbar has just arrived from
Arz'nia. lie confirms the great value Of
the silver operations in the centre of that
Territory; represents the condition Of the
Territory as distressing in the extreme. lie
brings the proceedings Of public meeting,
held by the citizens Of the Santa Cruz Val
Icy, addressed TO Congress praying urgently
for relief The memorial has been placed in
the hands of Lieut.. Mowry, delegate for
ArizOnia
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

DIscoSvrsrED.-The publication of the
National Flag. at Bloomington. has been
discontinued. The only reasons for it arc
thus given by the editor:
From the stern necessity imposed upon
us 10y circumstances entirely beyond our
individual control, we are compelled, with
this issue, 10 suspend the publication Of the
Flag. at east FOR q season.
j, * alike unpleasant and Improbable to
enter into 4 detailed statement OF the cir
cumsiaEces which has inpcled us TO this
reluctant step. Suffice it to say, that our
Course is approved by all the intimate
friends and patrons of the paper. and that
we are exculpated from all blame and the
last imPutatron Of fault in causing the cir
cumsianccs which have led to this result.
We design at some future period to start
new paper, when we expect, before asking
the patronage Of the people, to satisty them
that it will be placed upon firm and relia
bic basis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

GREAT BrFFALo HuNr IN THE NORTHERN
RED RIVER REGIoS.-A great Buffalo Hunt
has heen arranged among a party Of Con-
Gressional and other gentlemen at Washing
ton, during the approaching summer
Mohammed Pasha and his Turkish associ.
aies, who are now in this country, all take
part in the hunt. The party will leave St.
Cloud, Minnesota, about the middle Of JULY.
and the headquarters Of the expedition will
he at Breckenridge, on the Red River of the
North. Mr. George F. Boot, of Minnesota,
offers to convey all editors Of the o, esq
throughout the Union, who desire to &C.
company the expedition. from 81. Cloud,
free Of expense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

PRESIDENT BrcHASiS ASsArLTEp.--Thc
Washington letter writer's state as 4 rcport
that an Office serler, who las been some
months IN the - Federal city" importnninS
the President for an Office, lost his temper
few days ago, and undertook to collar the
President, which he was kicked out of the
White House. And the Chicago Times saw.
letter to the editor confirms the report,
and gives the maine Of the Office seeker. who
j. vel known indivi, ual of this State.
What's lis names
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

RoHBERY.-We learn that Miss Alice
Mann, actress in Henderson Theatre, was
robbed Of about $500 in watches and jeweiry
on Saturday morning last. She was stop
ping at the Central Hotel, and occupied the
same room with her mother, vino. II seems,
rose first in the morning and left the door
Of the room open. The roJber entered and
seized the watches and jewelry which had
been left upon table, and although the
alarm vas green Immediately, and he was
pursued in broad day lsh, by officers and
citizens, he made his escape. He was a
stranger, and had put up at the Central the
evening previous Joliet Signal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

RAILROAD TRAGEDY. - The telegraph
brings the Intelligence OF terrible railroad
disaster yesterday morning, on the New
York Ccntralt, near Whiiesboro, by which
eight persons were instantly killed, and over
forty wounded, severed Of them so seriously
that no hopes are entertained Of their recov-
cry.
Mr.. j. F. tracy, Superintendent of the
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, who was
on the demolished train, received a severe
cut over the eye. but we are glad to be able
to state that his wound is not considered
dangerous. Chicago Pre.s, May 18th.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15
THE UTAH HoRsss.-The Quincy Reuu6

THE UTAH HogsEs.-The Quincy Reuu5-
,ican says: 'Gen. Singleton, of this city,
has just arrived from Leavenworth, Kansas,
where he has been for the purpose Of deliv.
erinS To the agents Of the Government, in
pursuance OF the contract, 1900 head Of
horses for the L. S. Army welearn from
him tina; he got his horses through without
loss or trouble lie and the gentlemen con-
nected with him in the contract, are to fur.
.ish 1000 head Of horses additional, to ,bos.
already delivered"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

TWENTY NEGROES DRowNED.-A Vicks-
burgh paper, Of the Goth ult, contains a
ns,e from Moses Gibson, stating that on the
Sunday previous, twenty negroes, belonging
to Judge Puck, in Washington county,
Miss. and two white men, were drowned
while endeavoring to stop break in the
lsvee. The bank Of the river caved in, car.
ryipg them with It, and all were drowned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

Gov Walker and Secretary Stanton, who
have opposed the Leeompton Constitution,
give their support the English bill. So also
the Detroit Free Press. Ohio !Statesnaan,
Louisville D<moe'at, Cleveland Plaindeale-,
and other leading papers which resolutely
opposed Lecompton. cordially endorse the
nsv Compromiss bill
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

CHOLERA AMONG THE Cows.-A kind Of
cholera supposed to be the effects Of poison
i AZ present prevailing among the COWS and
calves in the lower end OF the city in the fyi-
cinity Of the hospital. E'even died on Fri
day last, one or two, Saturday, and SIX Sun
day evening. The cause Of the disease
has not as vet been ascertained -Pevrta
IIanScl int, lIh
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

ANOTHER boy ?IEACIER.-A little boy,
only Is years old. and small for his age, has
been preaching TO the Baptsts in this city
He belongs to the church IN Christopher
street, where he preached on Modday two
weeks s, on Thursday week, and last Sunday
evening. On Thursday evening he preach, d
his fourth sermon in the lecture room OF the
Oliver street Church, b-ioIe an ~ Hence
curious to hear what sort of Sc, IN boy
of fifteen could deliver. Several ,lergymen
were present. They saw it'll. fellow,
short and slender, but with very bright.
manly face, occupy q pulpit alone, ind
preach a sermon OF half sn hour in len: tn.
in style graceful at tines, never ostenia-
tious or ecotistical, and earnestly evangcli-
cal throughout. The matter Of the sermon.
which was from the text, "WhGt shall it
profit a man if he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul! z" Was what had been
taught him, and nothing mora plain,
simple declaration of the Iaith which he, as
q Baptist boy. had learned from good Bap-
It's, mother, and from their sermons every
week. Ii was the average sermon, and, if
printed, W uld be remarked only because
delivered by boy OF fifteen. But his pos
session of the pulpit is 80 perfect; his
appearance is so fine and earnest and manly !;
his voice-although in order to make him
self understood. lie is compelled almost TO
drawl his words-is 50 sweet, and often SO
finely undulated, and his sentences are
always so reudy, and usually SO good
sometimes even approaching certain sim
pie elegance-that great many people will
20 to hear Cramond Kennedy, and will be
benefited by it. A slight Irish accent
scarcely mars his delivery.-N J. Tribune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

The Mississippi is again rising at ST.. Louis,
and 1t supposed that the recent rains will
have the etrrc, O. swelling it to the highes,
point heretofore reached this season.
At New O'irans. two weeks ago. the river
was a. high as It has eyer been known 10
be, and crrvasse opposite the city was
Overlooking the whoIs country in that d.
rcction.