Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

MARRYING WITH A SwEAR.-ln
New Hampshire they used to choose
ali tteir state county and town ofh
GERS, from Governor down to hog
reeves, at one town meetiug-the an
nual March meeting. As the town
officers were very numerous. It was
customary as fast as they were chosen
to walk them up before a justice OF
the peace aud have them sworn into
office, 'sby companies, half companies.
by pairs and single" esquire Chase,
Of Cornish Gather of Gov. Chase OF
Ohlo) being the most prominent JUS.
tice, had this task 10 perform, and
severe task it was, occupying much
of his time from morning till night.
It was on Que of these occasions. at
ter the lobo,s and tolls Of the day
were over, he returned to his house
weary and overcome with the ia
tigues of his employment , and throw
ing himself into an easy chair, he fell
into sound sleep. In the mean
time rustic couple, who had been
waiting impatientIy for some time for
the Justice to join them in wedlock.
presented themselves in another pat
Of the house and made known their
interesting desire to Mrs. Chase, who
somewhat confused and agitated, at
tended them to the sleeping justice,
whom she found it difficult TO arouse.
Shaking hin BY the shoulder, she call
ed out, Mr.. Chase, Mr.. Chase do pray
wake up; here is a couple come to
be married. The justice having been I'D
ministering oa,hs all dav, was dream
ing of nothing else, half walked, rub
bing his eyes and looking at the wish.
ful pair, asked ''are you the couple =
They nodded assent. swell, hold
up your hands," They did 50, with
some hesitation. "You severally,
selemnly swear that you will faith
fully perform the duties of your Of
flee, respectively, according to your
best skill and judgment, SO help you.
&c. The astonishcd couple looking
wild, the justice added, soothingly:
'Tha,'s all, except the fee, one dollar
which was quickly dropped into his
hand, and they were off in tangent,
doubling as they went, the legality Of
the process, but they concluded to
go according to the oath.
Heroic WoMAN.-The extensive
stables of J. B. Monnot, Of West
chester Co., n. Y. we're destroyed by
fire on the 4th inst. The blooded hor-
ses in the stables were valued at
100000. Mr.. M was absent from
home, and his wife heroicalIy risked
her own personal safe'y,in the attempt
to save her husbands property, in
which sh. was entirely successful
The horse "Lo.an," was the most
valuable animal in the stables, and
Mrs. NJ. blinfo,ded him with q por-
ton of her dress, when he suffered
himself to be led out. When all the
horses we've rescued and placed in an
enclosure together, they began a fu-
rious fight among themselves, In stop
ping which Mrs. NJ. again displayed
her courage and tact. After every
horse was placed in safety, Mrs. NJ.
sent an express to her husband, who
was on his way to the State Fair, at
Albany. When he heard the news,
his thoughts were not on his loss,
but on his wife. His first cxclama-
ton was, "My God and that poor
wornan's all alone" lie little thought
that poor roman, all atone, had
saved his immense property.
TIE OFFICIAL VoTE. The ocffiial
vote OF Pennsylvania at the late cleo
ton shows the following result:
AUDITOR GENERAL.
Thomas E. Cochran, Opp. Isl $50
K l. Wright, Dem. ............... l6i,5i4