Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-10
A singular COmnunftY.

The Editor Of The Madison (Indi4na) C01risy, IN
a recent journey. il Psnnsylgsnia, passed through
a settlement Of Omish, or strict NsRG5uisss. Ehish
be thus describes;
From JOhnstoWn. Cansgia county, Pennsylvania,
We crossed the country through ssiils meat of
Omish-Ee don't know whether % say Ddfeh or
Germans; they have Of she peculiar traits os
both. but they not exsctly either Our read
for nineteen miles through his Sc temsaf, s3h
we were ak hours going through Il, in hask.-tbs
body bed Of which rested up0a leather bearer and
sEe fence rail We had plenty CT lin fJr obserEs-
tioa. Those 0uish people are steady in5usiricss
and Of tarify; IhsiF farms aee cleaa fences
good, and their settlement pr appearances
which would induce any one net Aequsin5al Niih
their soil believe il aB rich as IL il indubtabfy
foul lishing. As the wants Of the inhabitanls are
few their tastes simple, may be eealiel riea The
products are hay, beef otlle aud buiisr, d which
tEey export large quantities.. Their barns tTgss
but, against a.bank 50 as 10 have ene end pf iae
stables undsr ground, Eeatbsrb9 boarded With lndif-
ersnt, knoity pine lumber Of tie locslity, snd uni
yerslliy panied red. The beat Og the sun ,lraEs
the pitch cut OF the knots ab1al half OF ths bOaFds
are knots, which, being tf difsrsRt color presents
singular specfssle The houses are large. gsner~
ally frame with pJrCh in front, the roof Of Htlcb
is the sane pitch, and extension OK the roof of
ths house; these painted red, generally, ihsagh
feW we're painted very pale sky blue. There are
no shade trees, no carefully arrahgei yirds, 20
d1Eer gardens, 10 flowers, sRd grapes We did
that long and tedious rids.
This people have no music, no amusements. no
schools; if they have ehuroass, We did Dot see any
of them. There are no tagerns nor drinking hoas.
es except in q small villsgsi they are tspt By
a. outside blrb3riaas," aud they driak no mall Ia
quOrs The young msa dress ike .hs old men,
ani when they reach 70 toe digHi Of hsEng
beard, hardly be distinguished frOu the old
ones. The giIls and uDm4rrsd females wear
white cotton cap, without a hordsr The naEIis1
/ women a black cap-8nd 20 hgops.
A MARRYISc WIDow.--Ltst su nIner We msntien-
ed the circumstances OF Germ widow in the Ilrt
District marrying her fllh husband. month or
two sfterEard published that the laJy vas agaiu
/ made widow BY the desih OF her aith husband by
/ yellow fever. We have nov 10 record that shs Is
again wife, having taken her sxth Lawful husband.
in due form fsT days ago We forbear repeating
the jokes to which tbis wedding has given rlss.
The people around lOOk upon the sixth an hand as
q dead man sure before the sumner Is esers and
say that the wed ling should have b. PrsTeaed by
the police Some OF the lsdy's German fri0ads say
she buried two husbands before leaving tha Old
country. II this be rue, the present husead Il her
eighth,-N. CEsseeat, 4PrL l.
A New York paper pablishss al AssSunt OF the
trial and eonvistiOn Of james H. JShntoa, Of Rap
PahannOck cOuaty, Va, who poisoned his VII. viii
strycknine in glass Of lsmOnade---smoa izies be-
ing The most effective nods Of administering slrych-
nine. The prisoner, enc day, broughtioto thsroen
where his wife and visitor seated. iva glasses
Of lemonade, haadsd one 70 the wife, aud retaiasd
the other for himself She remarked 10 him taAt it
w0ulI be polite to attend hrst to bis guest ssd
to that he reoined that his guest could help him
self from the pitcher but that the lsnouads IN her
glass contained aloss bilters, which, be said, tas
doctor had recommended her. hstas;ed taa liquid.
snd Objseted 70 les inteuPe bitterness He prevail
ed on her 10 swallow ths naussOus draasaz, ana
then eoOy rode out fOr pleasure leaving me P'is'a
to do its work, which It did In an hOoE or So