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thing, and seemed perfectly unconcerned
as to the event. His style was uncouth,
his gesticulation impassioned and wild, and
his whole appearance forbidding. He took
his seat without seeming conscious of the
fact that the numerous auditory had been
interested, and that great majority of
them were convinced, if not of his inno-
cence, at least that there was reasonable
doubt of his guilt. The Court seemed
much affected, and asked the District At
torney if he had anything to say in reply.
The attorney, with much surprise, said
"No; that he deemed it unnecessary !;
that it was, he supposed, mere formula to
give the defendant opportunity to speak"
Then, said the Court, he has improved
that opportunity. After a pause, he said
to the prisoner, " scarborough, you have
shaken greatly my conviction of your
guilt, and not for anything laid in the mo-
ton for new trial, but from your own an
swer at this bar today, l will change my
ruling upon this motion; l will grant you
new trial"
The large crowd breather freer, and
many heart went forth in its kindliest
sympathies to meet and commune with the
charity which dictated such high-toned
clemency ON the part of Wiley p. Harris.
Upon second trial, the negro was acquit-
ted, thus vindicating the wisdom of the
Judge.
/ have read the phillippics of Demos
themes, the orations of Cicero, the efforts
of Burke; with youthful enthusiasm l have
fingered ON the mastery defense of King
Charles before the High Commission; have
been touched with the pathos of the
"blind preacher in the British Spy have
felt all of boys enthusiasm burn within
me while reading after our own Henrys,
Lees, Lowndeses, Clays, Websters and
Calhouns, and have alternately wept and
shouted beneath the clear and silvery elo-
quence of Prentiss; but / must say that,
under all circumstances, this rude, unlet-
tered rhetoric and natural pathos of the
African slave fascinated me beyond de-
scription. What a tribute, too, to the hu-
manity and charity of Wiley p. Harris,
who, under the magical influence of the
truth, took the responsibility to answer the
dictates of mercy in this case, when the
bare record was conclusive of guilt
Such is the narration as far as | can re-
member; its truth is indubitable, as all the
actors in the scene are now living, with
the exception of the principal.-A Men,
Der of the MISSlSSlpp1 Bar.
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His religion was of the most genuine, ex-
perimental kind He was VegY plain
man. He, like Mr.. Wesley, would no
more dare to preach fine sermon than to
wear fine coat. He was celebrated for
his common-sense way of exhibiting the
principles of religion. He woatld speak
just what he thought and as he felt. He
somehow got the name of being an eccen-
trio preacher, as every man, | believe, does,
who never prevaricates, and always acts
and speaks as he thinks. Somehow or
other, Elder Blunt had heard of Sister
Scrub, and of that infrmity of hers, and
he resolved to cure her. On his first round,
he stopped at Squire Scrubs, as all other
itinerants had done before him. John,
the young man, took the elders horse and
put him in the stable, and the preacher
entered the house. He was shown into
the best room, and soon felt very much at
home He expected to hear something, in
due time, disparaging the domestic arrange
ments but he heard it sooner than he ex-
pected. This time, if Sister Scrub could
be credited, her house was all upside down ;
it wasn't fit to stay in, and she was sadly
mortified to be caught in such plight.
The elder looked all around the room, as
if to observe the terrible disorder, but said
not a word. By and bye the dinner was
ready, and the elder sat down with the
family to well spread table. Here again
Sister Scrub found everything faulty the
coffee wasn't fit to drink, and she hadn't
anything fit to eat. The elder lifted his
dark eye to her face for moment he
seemed to penetrate her very soul with his
austere gaze then, slowl y rising from the
table, he said Brother Scrub, [ want my
horse Immediately must leave"
"Why, Brother Blunt, what is the mat
teri"
"Matter Why, sir, your house isn't
fit to stay in, and you haven't anything fit
to eat or drink, and l won't stay p
Both the esquire" and his lady were
confounded This was piece of eccen-
tricity entirely unlocked for. They were
stupefed. But the elder was gone. He
wouldn't stay in house not fit to stay in,
and where there wasn't anything fit to eat
and drink
Poor Sister Scrub ! She wept like a
child at her folly. She "knew it would
be all over town." she said, "and every
body would be laughing at her." And then
how should she meet the blunt, honest ell
der again She hadn't meant anything
by what she had said. Ahl she never
thought how wicked it was to say so much
that didn't mean anything.
The upshot of the whole matter was that
Sister Scrub saw herself as others saw
her." She ceased making apologies, and
became wiser and better Christian Ell
der Blunt always puts up there, always
finds everything as it should be, and with
all his eccentricities is thought by the fam
lily the most agreeable, as he is acknowl-
edged by everybody to be the most con-
sistent of men," Tales and 1alkings,'
6y ReU. ]. T. Watson.
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A Funny SKETCH.-A Hoosier, an awful
ugly man, relating his travels in Missouri,
said that he arrived at Chickenville in the
forenoon, and just few days before there
had been boat busted, and heap of peo-
pie scalded and killed one way and anoth-
er. So, at last, as | went into grocery,
squad of people followed in, and one bowed
and said
" It's one of the unfortunate sufferers by
the Dustin of the Franklin"
Upon that he axed me to drink with him.
and as put the tumbler to my mouth, he
stopped me of a sudden.
" beg your pardon, stranger, but"
"Rut what 7" sez |.
jest fix your mouth that way agin,"
sez he
done it .jist as 1 was gwine to drink,
and I'll be hanged if didn't think they'd
all go into fits. They yelled and hooped
like gang of wolves. Finally, one of the
gang sez
Don't make fun of the unfortunate
he's hardly got over bein' blowed up yet.
Let's make up puss for him."
They then all throwed in, and made up
FIVE dollars. AS the spokesman handed me
the change, he axed me:
Where did you find yourself after the
'splosion ~
SIN fat-boat," sez /.
How fur from Franklin ?" sez he.
"Why," sez l." never seed, but near as
j can guess, about three hundred and sew
enty-five miles"
You'd orter seen that gang scatter.
DIscoNcERTING AN ORAToR-Tt is an as
tonishing thing how little matter will
sometimes disconcert a man who is accus-
toned to speak in public, and to have his
thoughts about him, and to reply at COM
mand on almost all occasions.
was once opening speech from the
stump" said distinguished Western po-
litical orator to us, recently, and was just
beginning to warm with my subject, when
remarkably clear and deliberate voice
spoke out behind me:
"sGuess he wouldn't talk quite so hifa-
lutinatin' if he knew that his trowsers was
bust clean out behind
From that moment couldn't get on.
The people in front began to laugh, and
there was loud roar, and | dared not re-
verse my position for fear Of having a new
audience of my condition. / made, or
rather invented, an excuse for delay, and
sat down. The malicious scoundrel y con-
tinued the orator, q it was only mean
trick after all. There was nothing under
heaven the matter with my unmentiona-
bles p
A PUZZLED IRIsHMAN.-M OFlagherty
undertook to tell how many were at the
party "The two Crogans was one, meself
was two, Mike Finn was three, and-and
who the mischief was four? Let me
see, Counting his fingers the two Crogans
was one, Mike Finn was two, meself was
three, and-bedad, there was four of us,
bnt Saint Patrick couldn't tell the name of
the other. Now, it's meself that have it !:
Mike Finn was one, the two Crogans was
two, meself was three, and -and-by the
powers, l think there was but three of us,
after all p
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present during the whole time allowed
for the term, and had sat Twelve hours
Of each dav. not one tenth 81 the civil
business conld have been disposed OF.
If this is he case, what are we in
Scott County. with twcnty-eight Grim
nal cases, and a calendar of more
than thousand civil cases, to expect z
There are cases now on the docket
which cannot be reached in five years,
and no change can be made until
eighteen hundred and sixty under the
new Constitution. The prospects are
black for suitors.
There Is, however, some little con-
ISOLATION IN the fact that there arc
others In worse condition than our
selves. The county of Clinton is allow
ed only seoen meeks Of court in whole
wear, which will not suffice for the
disposition of her criminal business,
leaving no time at all for The decision
Of civil cases. The county of Jackson
is in similar predlcameDt.
There is huge account in process
of making up against the Republican
party, and a day Of reckoning Is com
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sharp, ShaHper. Shnrpest.

They have a sharp set OF fellows in
Kansas City. We heard good story
of trick PLAYED by one Of of the resi-
dents of that city short time since.
A lean, lank, sallow faced individual
rode mule into Kansas City and
wanted to sell him. A Genius, stand
ing by, offered to sell him for five dol
lars. The offer was taken, aud the
mule disposed of; the auctioneer war
ranting a good title. The purchaser
had scarcely got his mule home when
Shawnee Indian came into the city
in search Of mule that had been
stolen from him. The auctioneer was
on hand again, and offered to show
the Shawnee where the mule was il
he would plank down a V. The
Indian paid, and the anctioneer point
ing ont the mule. went to the new
purchaser and told him how the case
stood, at the same time offering to run
the mule across the river for ten dol
lars. The bargain was struck, and the
auctioneer mounted the mule, and that
is the last that has been seen of the
anctioneer or mule .--LeavenworM
Times, Sth.
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CLIMATE OF MrNNEsorA.-More elo-
rious weather, for January, was never
enjoyed by any people than has been
experienced by we Minnesotians for
the last week. Warm sunny DAYS, and
beautiful moonlight nights has been the
order, with none of the mud and slush
in which our eastern friends are wad,np
to their boot tops.
Yesterday We found it unnecessary
to keep fire in our office during the
greater part Of the day-a fact that
may appear incredible to the less "a
vored inhabitants Of the Eastern and
Middle States, who have been led to
believe that Minnesota is q hyperborean
region, where the people are housed up
like water rats during half the year.
Two years experience has convinced
%, that instead Of being m objsc zion,
the climate of Minnesota il one of her
greatest attractions. Our winter. are
tnaaitsly psslirabls y thcas q The It,
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Iowa Farmers College.

Acton Of the Board on propositions to
donate ionds Dr., for firm, and in
reyora 10 future proposals.
Mr.. President: \ our committee ap-
pointed TO examine the several propo-
stions for donations Of land, money,
dc, COR the use of the Iowa State Ag-
rlcutnral College and Model Farm,
having had the same under consldera-
ton, to recommend plan OF action
to the Board in regard to the recep-
ton of further propositions and action
thereon, beg leave to report
That the propositions offered, though
reliable and from sources demanding
consideration, are not of that uniform
character which admit of their being
compared directly with each other on
their merits, and would recommend to
the board the extension of the time to
the first day of May, A. ID. 1859, and
require all proposals to be under GER
tain definite specifications that those
having already made proposals be in
vited TO make their proposals conform
to these specifications, and that all
proposals must be handed to the Sec
rotary of the Board previous to the
first day of May, A. II. 1859, and by
him furnished to committee of three,
to be elected by the Board-the duties
of which committee shal Il be to eXs mine
personally So many of the proposed
locations as may in their view demand
attention, who shall report the result
of their examination for the action of
the Board at their next meeting, on
June 9th, A. ID. lS59-and, for carry
ing out the above plan Of action would
recommend the passage Of the follow
ing resolutions
Isl. Resolred, BY the Board of Trus-
tees of the Iowa State Agricultural
College aud Model Farm, that in view
of the snail appropriations made by
the General Assembly with which to
commence the Agricultural College, we
deem it advisable to avail ourselves of
the libcrallty of the friends of the OBJ
jet, We hereby invite proposals tor the
sale OF donation OF the requisite guam
tity OF land aud the donation of money
or material for the improvement of
the same-and that SAID proposals be
received up to the first day of May, A.
ID. 1859.
"a. ReSoloed, That in making prop
ositions, parties be required to send in
to the Secretary of the College, at Dcs
Molnes, specific d script,on of the
land, accompanied by plat Of the
same, showing its Typographical char
acter, together with the ex ,ress condi-
tons upon which the same is offered
all Of which shall be properly anthem
ticated, and sufficient bond must &C
comp ny each proposal, together with
complete abstract of title
G. w. +. SHERWIN, Chairmdn.
Ordered to be published in those
papers OF the State which will do SC
without charge to the Board.
VIM. Duane WILSON, Sec'y.
Secy's Office Of 10. Farmers College !
DesMoinee, January 10. 1859, {
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WOODS HAIR HxsTosATIvK Aiming all prep
aratons for the hair that have been introduced -
infallirle. none has ever given the Satisfaction or
gsr FL the popularity that Prof wo DIS Hair Re So.
rativA COY hiss His Restorative has passed the
ordeal Of nnumerable fashionable toilets, and the
ladies', wherever they have tested H. pronounce Il
p eress article. They End, where the h.ir is thin
ned, that It creates fresh gfGwth-.hat It fully
restores the vegeAtive po~er OF III. roo's on the
denulei pac $, aud causes the fbres 10 shoot forth
anew--ihat il deserves and removes dandruf, pre-
vents grayI es the hair to its original color
when graync.s has actually supcrvened, gives a rich
lutre, imparts the sofiness and lexlbi,y Of silk to
the hair, and keeps It always luxurant, healthy and
in full vigor.-N Y. Tribune.
Sold BY all respectable druggists.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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invaluable remedy, Or. Mans Ague B.lsam, still
III nDes to labor ia behalf OF the all. eied. His
me.cioes uoive's ally admitted by the Am erlcap
press to te far superior TO any and All others ever
discovered for the treatment ehills fever ard avue
and all inte mitten;s There csnte no doubt. IL ~
place confidence in the innumer able testimonials
which the Dot,r has Ia his possession thst IL is tie
great discovery msds in the scienc. OF medi
cine. IT, attention Of our readsrs is called to the
advertisement OF Bal am found "a arot,er col
umn iii. paper. aud We won recommend Al, su,
fering from this dis-ase viz chils, fever and acne
70 ayaii themse res OF a tTisi II this remedy
Sold by all good drugsists.
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Assshss Masies sva stout Dubuque
Murderer johnson.
Ia another c hmm we publish a
letter recently written by the convict
ed murderer johnson, at Dubuque, to
his son. johnson is q native Of Swe
den, and the letter was written IN The
language Of that country, and trans
lated before publication. 1t was evi-
IDENTIFY prepared with great caution,
aud was undoubtedly intended for
publication. He very carefully avoids
any admission Of the crlme-of the
commission Of which not doubt can
exist-and proceeds in strain OF
hyperbole, designed to convince the
public that be is a man Of fine feelings
and that 10 his own country he was
man Of education and refinement. Ia
. word it is sorry imitation OF The
celebrated letters OF Marion Ira Stout,
the Rochester murderer, and It's elect
can be only to sIcken and disgust the
public. Without cause or provocation,
actuated by no mad revenge: but i'm
PEELED only avarice, he cntlced his
friend Ostland, to whom be was In
debted for many favors, into an unfre
quented spot and then murdered him
in cold blood, and in peculiarly cruel
and brutal manner but this is not the
end Of the tale Of horror. There are
the best OF reasons for believing that
another cold blooded murder-and
that OF bis wfe-rests upon his guilt
stained soul. His wife, who was pos
eessed of considerable property in her
own name, and who had made some
disposition Of the same to him in the
event of her death, started with him
upon journey and never returned
A pond IN the State OF Illinois, 1t Is
supposed, conceals the evidence OF
the horrid deed. While thus his hand
was still red with the blood of his wife,
he fell in with his friend and cooily
murdered him for small amount of
money which he carried ahout his per-
son.. Yet he would have us believe
that he is possessed Of high strung feel
iDge, that he is q man of education
and refinement, and that lie lives in a
world OF imagination with the bright
images conjnred up by the poets ofthe
Mortimer continually floating about
him. Still protesting his inn ocence,
and consequently unrepentant of his
crimes, he pretends to be in the pos
session Of = bright hope for the fu-
ture.
The picture is too disgusting to con
template.
In subsequent issue Of the Heroid
we find another letter, addressed to Il
friend, and also evidently designed for
publication, in which he maiigns the
character of his victim, and has the
brszt hardness to forgive HIM for the
irjnry which he has inflicted upon
hun by allowing himself to be murder
ed. After he has accused his victim of
being addicted to drinking, and var
ious faults Of disposition, he says shat
oil things are f"rg'ven uhen man is
dead hangs should b. forgiven If
ter 'h,s time"
Verify, If ever a man deserves to
hang ~ high as Ilaman, that person
is Johnson. We trust that .e will be
banked IN his intention of exciting a
false and sickIy sympathy in the breasts
of the kind hearted citizens of Du.
buque, and that no efforts will be made
to procure Communication of his SEN
tence. Let the penalty of a Just law
be inflicted upon him.
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MOsT DIABoLIcAL DEED-Our Columns
Of yesterday contained the particulars Of a
terrible catastrophe which happened to e.
len hslmes, a free negro won an, whose
clothes. a about 4 o'clock Wednesday AZ.
ternoon. were discovered to be on fire. and
who was frightfully burned all over her
body. The poor woman fingered in great
agony till about half past O'Clock yester-
day morning. when she expired. In the
account we published mention was made
OF the suspicion that she was the victim Of
the fiendish villainy of young white man.
Inquest was held yesterday by Dr. Boislin-
iere, when it appeared that, although the
deceased occasionally took stimulants. she
had never been seen drunk, or even under
the marked influence Of spirituous drinks.
The day Of the accident there was not anv
liquor in the house. So that the supposi.
tioa expressed by some that she might have
been intoxicated. and set herself on fire. Is
without foundation. Neither was there anv
evidence that camphene or other explosive
compounds could have caused the occur
renee. 1t was satisfactorily proven to the
jury that the deceased was the victim of
he disbolical cruelty of some unknown
ysssse.. ~-ss msnner reported IN our last.
.ae villain made his escape. and in his flight
TOOK Nth him six White shirts. Which wees
% ssasthss line In the room. AZ ~ -
quest Of d.. Boisliaiees, Coeonee. 8 poe1-
ooetem e1a0lnallua Of Tie body q ~ az.
5000 vas 0a1e b n. nse. xOnaga -
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he " 0rklnss OF our judicial y ste m

The District Court aeijou, ned at noon to-
day. without getting through the docket.
"" ctvI ~as .. excspt those If default, mere
dap led II.
The above from the Muscatiue
Journal, OF Saturday last, is an illus
trat,on Of the workings of our present
judicial system. Under the provisions
Of the New Constitution, which re-
duced the number of the Judges of the
District Court, that very nice" body
the last republican Legislature, pro-
ceeded to re-organize the Judicial
Districts in the State. Among the
others which we're altered and changed
and rearranged, was the Fourteenth,
composed Of the counties Of Scott,
Clinton aud Jackson. The crowded
state Of the dockets in all of these
counties, but more particularly in
Scott, and the great delays to which
suitors we're subjected under the old
system are known to all who have had
the misfortune to have business in the
oonrts; but notwithstan ling these
facts, the Legislature added to the
District, tie large and populous county
Of Muscatine, and called the result OF
their labors the Seventh Judicial Lis
trict. This system went into operation
on the frat day Of the present month,
and We have already commenced to
witness its i'll effects. In the large and
important county Of Muscatine, where
there we're hundreds of civil cases on
the dockets-where the rights Of hun
dreds Of citizens were depending
where there we're many cases in which
. speedy decision was of the utmost
importance to the contestants, not q
single civil case WAS reached, and even
: large portion Of the criminal business
was obliged to lie over until the last
part Of April next
+ y true that the Judge was ssccs-
sasily abssat for nearly weak Of the
term; bit ssvea days in addition
s1eld Aearssly hASs len time ior he
(l1 = - sii4iael hsalasn =