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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29
10000

STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR SALE.
TOXINS S. MCDOWELL, ofMcArthur, offers for
y sale, in lots to suit purchasers, $4,000 of the
Hovey Seeding and Gushing Strawberry Plants.
Now is the time to transplant. Call soon. Price
so cts per 10O.-- Sept. Is, 1859 ,-5w
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29
Teas.

Teas.
20 half chests Imperial Tea.
70 " do Young Tyson Tea.
20 do Black do
80 do Gun Powder do
rs Caddy Boxes assorted do
BUSKIRK g. DAVIS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29
Testimonials:

"IIaving had one of Grover & Bakers Ma
chimes in my family for nearly year and q half,
take pleasure in commencing II as every way
reliable for the purpose for which II is designed
Family sewingn-Nrs. ,JoshVG Lmritt, i0iks Of
Rer. Dr. Lsaritt, editor Of 8et0 HorE hdependeHt.
az confess myself delighted with your Sewing
Machine, which has been in my family for ma
ny months. 1t has always been ready for duty 4,
requiring no adjustment, and is easily adapted
to every variety of family sewing by simply
changing the spools of throad."-MrS. Elisabtth
lStrictlaSd, wife cf Rsr. Dr.. Sriekldad, editor u
" l. ChristidA AdrOedte. ... .rF
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

These machines sew from two spools, as pur-
chased from the store, requiring no re-winding
Of thread; they Hem, Fell, Gather, and Stitch
in q superior style finishing each seam by their
own operation, without recourse to the hand
needle, MS is required by other machines. They
will do better and cheaper sewing than seam
stress can, even If she works for me cent an A0t
and are unquestionably, the best 4tdeAiass in the
market for family sewing, on account Of their
simplicity, durability, ease Of management, and
adaptation to all varieties Of family sewing--ex-
eeuting either heavy or fine work with equal
facility and without special adjustment.
As evidence Of the unquestioned superiority
OF their Machines, the GRovKR Il BAKER sew
mo MACHINE CouPANY beg gleaye 10 respectfully
refer 10 the following ." o.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

"Your sewing machine has been IN use In my
family the past two yours, and the ladies request
me to give you their testimonials to its perfect
adaptedness as we'll as labor saving qualities in
the performance Of family and household Sow
ngh-Robet Boumdh, Nel0 HOrk.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29

"For several months We have used Grover Il
Bakers Sewing Machine, add have come to tho
conclusion that every lady who desires her sew
ing beautifully and quickly done, would be
most fortunate in possessing ono Of these relia-
Bile and indefatigable iron noedle-women,'
whose combined qualities of beauty, strength and
simplicity, are invauabe.n-J. W. lbrris, ddvgR-
ter Of Gea. Geo. p. Norris, odit0r ghe Aoms
journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
a Slave Question Decided

The Judge presiding at the Sickles
trial. and who holds Office under federal
law, has given a side decision which.
considering whence it emanates and
where it is pronounced, ought to com
mand general attention. We quote from
the report OF the above named trial:
Counsel then referred to the ease Of
the State against John, 8 Iredell. He
was much surprised that the counsel who
had admonished him the other day not to
introduce Slavery into this matter. had
undertaken 10 denounce the decision be-
cause it was made for slaves and the
wives of slaves. not for freemen. They
knew that no distinction was made in the
rules of evidence as between slaves and
freemen.
Mr.. Stanton-In that case, how did
Flora, the wife. come to be examined
Mr.. Carlisle did not deny that there
were some peculiar laws in the States
where Slavery existed. In North Caro-
lima the wife of a slave might be exam
med against her husband.
Judge-It must be SO, because SlaVeS
cannot contract a marriage.
Mr.. Stanton-Precisely that is the
point.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11

A "MoyRNFUL" EvEST.-Yesterday.
as We were passing along Summit Street
we noticed that the Shoe store not far
from the corner of jefferson Street, oc-
cupied by an Irishman named Henry
Morris, was closed. and that Grape was
attached TO the door knob. Many OF
his countrymen. who knew him, made
enquiry during the day. as to what be-
reavement had befallen the merchant,
but received M satisfaction beyond a
vague that a brother of his had
died. Morris "a not to be seen.
To day, however, strange to relate,
the Grape was still waving from the
Shoemaker's door and no signs of life
were visible about the establishment
Suspicion was perhaps started by the
noticeable fact that a very small portion
Of Grape was allowed for his ~brotherly
mourning demonstration, coupled with
the report that certain friends of his
were ~'severally bound by certain in
struments of writing, much to their Pc
cuniary disadvantage in case OF any
accident and an examination of tie
premises was resolved on.
"Twss said-'twas done, and lob
a beggarly account of empty boxes, and
a stock of boots and shoes non est proved
to be the only remains for which the
Grape did duty. The enterprising mer-
chant and his goods were goneI WbeIh-
er his creditors will each attach n niece
OF that Tweed" by which TO remember
their bereayed friend, or not, we won't
pretend TO say, but we do think that
this mourning dodge will pass muster
among the sharpest ticks of the day
Toledo Blade
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
JAMES w STULL.
NABRAsKA CRY, April 9th, 1859.
One of the Jeffrey's Court Officials.

The Springfield Republican, after no.
ticing that U. S. District Attorney Belder
in the trial of The rescue case departed
from the record ike Jeffrey in order tc
inflict personal abuse on the accused.
and quoting literally from both. presents
the following portrait of a modern Dis
rrict Attorney, in connection with certain
District Attornies about 1900 years ago.
Says the Republic:
George w. Belden, commonly called
Judge Belden. now prosecuting The res
cue cases at Cleveland. under the odious
Fugitive Slave Law, was. up TO the tine
Of his appointment as District Attorney
for the Northern District of Ohio, always
considered a pretty good abolitionist; at
least, a strong anti slavery man. He
voted for Van Buren, in 1848. standing
upon the Free Soil Buffalo Platform, and
turned up his nose in utter DISCUS. in
1850, upon the passage of the ''Infa-
nous" Fugitive Slave Law. The ap
rointment of District Attorney was ten
dered 10 him at the suggestion of Mr.
Senton of Pennsylvania, on the resigna-
zion of his predecessor. Many of the
leading Democrats in the district opposed
The appointment at the time it was pen
ding. upon the ground Of his free soil
proclivities, but before his appointment
came 10 the United States Senate. Judge
Belden got new light on the subject of
human bondage, and declared in a pub
lie meeting. that the condition of the
African was very much improved by
bringing him to America and keeping
him in perpetual bondage.
His sympsthies for the white man
were all merged into sympathy for the
poor African Who was so much benefited
by the kindly and benevolent institution
of slavery. His appointment was con-
firmed by a Senate of the same way of
thinking-of course it was and now at
the trial at Cleveland, of these men who
are charged with aiding the escape of a
bondman, he sneers at be"HigherLaw,"
which is revered by the freedom of the
Christian Gospel and the professors of
Oberlin College, and calls it 1.-The Devils
Law"
His conduct reminds us of certain
District A~tiornies about 1920 ears ago.
who told Jesus that he cast out devils
through Beeizebub the prince of devils.
The answer they get might do for Bel
den.
1t was estimated that bis Office of Dis
trict Attorney would be worth thirty
pieces of silver of a hundred dollars
each. One Judas Iscariot got thirty
pieces of silver for ~betraying bis master
with a kiss, and when he got his money
and looked back upon his dirty work. he
sneaked OFT anc nung himself. and his
blood money was used for the purchase
of a potters field. We shall be curious
to know what Judas Belden will do with
his thirty pieces of silver. and whethey
he will dispose of himself in the manner
Of his great prototype. Well keep an
eye on him.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
Death of the Kentucky Giant.

Mr.. Jas. ID. Porter. widely known as
the Kentucky Giant, died in Portland, on
the 2t;h ult, in the iiftieth year of bis
age. Mr.. p. had been in delicate health,
but his last illness was Of shor, duration,
his disease being an affection of the heart
Few men says The Louisville Courier,
have been more widely known than Mr..
Porter. His extraordinary height, bling
about seven feet nine inches, ranked him
as the iallest man in the world. He
seemed TO labor under the consciousness
that be was an object Of universal c%uriosi-
~, and Stunned. rather than sought the
PUBLIC gaze. He was modest and retir-
ing, the very soul Of honor and honesty.
His social feelings were elevated and re
fined, his affections strong and marked
He was a gentleman of Intelligence, and
welded a considerable influence among
his n~eighbors and friends. His coffin
was nine feet one inch in length, and two
feet across the breast. 1t was covered
with black CLOTH, and lined with white
satin. Ii is the largest coffin eve made
in Louisville, and attracted more atlen-
ton than anything Of the kiad that ever
enclosed the lifeless remains of one OF its
citizens.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
The Ill-Fated Steamer st. Nicholas.

The ST. Nicholas was a large St. Louis
and New Orleans passenger packet, and
was a few months ove four years old
She was owned by Capt. Ambrose Rea-
der and Capt. Ben. V. Cline, the latter
of whom was her clerk. She was valued
at about S95. 600. and was, we presume,
fully insured. The lateness of the hour
at which the dispatch was received, last
evening, prevented us from learning any
thing definite relative to insurance.
The ST. Nicholas left this port fer New
Orleans last Thursday evening. with 2
partial cargo and about thirty cabin pas
sengers. She doubtless took a large
amount of freight and passengers below.
We have no information as 10 the prob
able cause Of the explosion. The boat
was descending the river, with a load,
and consequently could not have been
carrying more steam than allowed, for
there could have been no motive in so
doing. She was a boat of very ordinary
speed, and it is very unlikely, under the
circumstances, that she was racing
During her last stay in this part, she was
painted and repaired, and we understand
that her boilers we're tested. We also
learn that her machinery and boilers
were new when placed in the boat. The
causes which led to the accident may be
hereafter explained, but at present they
cannot even be guessed.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11

LARGE ARRIVAL cN THE UNDERGROUND
RAILRoAD.-We learn upon reliable au
thorlty that serenity agatiUe slaves arrived
in Carady by n train. from the interior
of Tennessee. This is probably the
largest number that ever escaped in one
company. But a week before a compa-
ny Of twelve arrived and are now at The
depot near Maiden. Nearly the same
time one OF seven and another of FIVE
safely LANDED on the free soil of Canada,
making ninety four in all. worth at the
present market price the handsome sum
OF S94.0O0l The underground Railroad
was never before doing so n~ourishing a
business. At the rate these u~ngrateful
fellows are stealing themselves. the mar
ket must BE- seriously affected, unless
kept supplied direct from Africa.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
Steamers Burned.
PITTSBURGH, May 7

PITTSBURGH, May Z.
AT a quarter past twelve a fire broke
on the steamer Henry Graf, which
quickly communicatedIo adjoining boats,
and in less than FIVE minutes ten steamers
were enveloped in flames and soon proved
a total loss.
The following boats were destroyed
Henry Graft, Pamela, Jenny Gray, Coun-
Gil Bluff, james Wood, j. H Conn. Po-
tomac, Belmont, Cremona, aud Com
merce. The flames spread with terrific
rapidly. The heat was great and fears
were entertained for the safety of ware
houses on Water street. The exertions
of fremen were principally devoted TO
them.
The amount of freight On the boats
was mol large. some little on the wharf
was destroyed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad with her
usual good luck escaped almost "Scot
free" Her shipments of merchandise
were on board the Economy and South
America which escaped entirely. The
latter fortunately having steamed up, was
the means Of saving all the other boats
(some thirty now here from total deslruc.
tion.) She took a fleet of four boats
nearest those on FIRE and lowed them
away and left a gap which made it pos
sible TO save the rest.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
Farming In Texas

George Wilkins Kendall, formerly. o.
the New Orleans Picayune, writes IN.
der date of April 10Th. from his sheep
farm, about thirty miles from NeG
Brsumfels, Texas, writes glowingly to a
fried:
Il have now about FIVE thousand
sheep, and all fine stock ); have realized
owe seventy five per cent. profit per an
mum on the investment since l have
been here, which will do for hard times.
F ocks now are in healthier and finer con.
dillon than ever. My good luck has
now lasted three years without intermis
sion. If can go on for three year:
more. with a continuance of the same
success. you'll hear the bells all the way
10 Boston /; it will beat all. =
l went TO New Orleans last Christmas
time, with my wife and Oldest giIl ; was
gone six weeks. which was quite long
enough. l would't live in a city if you
would give me one- l am in the enjoy
ment OF the very best possible health.
and am now ten years younger than
was len years ago-and twenty years
gained in the life of a man past the mid
die age is something worth the while
: + No such country as this
for children is on the face Of the earth.
Ii is never hot here-never cold /; always
pleasant. What more do you WANT
: = l trust that | am duly
thankful TO a kind Providence which
first directed my steps hitber. =
| haVs a set of good neighbors, and
shall soon have the best kind OF society
around me-"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
NEWS OF THE NRIGHBoR6oop.

BRoEE AIL-On the night Of the Goth
inst, as Sheriff Axtell went into the first
recess or hall of the Jail proper and
whilst turning 10 shut the door of this re-
cess he was caught around The body BY
one of the prisoners. a large stout fellow,
and whirled, in the twinkling of an eve,
into the innermost hall, and the door
closed upon him. Two of the three pris
oners in the first hall then rushed into the
Gutter hall, whose outside door opens in.
10 the street.-The door being locked, but
the key was in The door, the p~recaution
TO take it out not being observed for the
reason hat the outer hall connects with
the kitchen of the dwelling part of the
building. The Sheriff, gathering him
self up Immediately, caught one Of them
in the outer hall, and was dragged bv
him into the street, where his hold was
broken. and two prisoners escaped. The
Sheriff had nothing but slippers on his
feet at the time, and in the scufle that
took place, his feet We're badly bruised
The names of the two runaways are Al
fred Elwell (who was awaiting his trial
for burglary and o. r. Chandler (who
was awaiting his trial for horse slealing)
A reward of $50 is offered for The two.
or S23 for either one.-PaiResyille iEle
gr0ph.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11

WNTERING BEEs.-The gainesville
AaUertiser states that an experiment il
~intering Bees, somewhat new probably,
was tried the past winter by DR.. Stock
Ion, afthat village:
In December last, he took two swarms.
and buried them, (iu the hives TWO feet
under the ground-leaving no air holes.
to one of the swarmS, he allowed honey
sufficient for their noarishmen,, and tc
the other swarm noae. Ga taking fhe
hives up a week or 50 ago., he found both
swarms alive, and also found the honey
anmoles;ed. Both swarms are now al
worh-aPPareniiy in a gooi condition,
ard as active as the bees wintered in the
usual wav.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11

BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE FOR APRIL -
This sterling old periodical '.still holds
the even tenor of lis way'-always H.
teresiing, aerer dull. Not a number OF
It's long series is ever taken in hand and
throw aside for want of sufficient Interest
10 detain the reader-a rare merit, Ger
tainly, in a periodical, and one we are
quite sure can be claimed for BiacFwood
alone.
The presen. number contains a cnniin-
uaiion of .A Cruise in japanese Waters
which increased in interest. The Luck
of LGdysmeGe. Part H." which promises
10 be one of thrse charming tales or now
elettes for which Blackwood is 50 famous.
"a Winter Journey" lively ard s~sortive
''The Turks in Kalqfat, PortH, "Chris-
tanity in Iadia," an able reviewofKaye :
late work under tina; title, being a history
Of the introduction and progress Of Chris
lianiiy in India, from the sixth century
down TO The pre>en' time. with sketches
Of The early missionaries, and of the
English Bi>hops-Middleton. IIeber, and
Wilson, &c.
Published bv Leonard Scott & Co, "a
Gold Street. N: Y, at 50 a year,, who
also publish the four Leading British Re-
views at S3-B!ackwood and the four
Reviews, $40.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11

Books IN JAPAN.-W Whoever walks
through the streets of a Japan own c.
village, will be surprised TO notice tn
number Of books exposed for sale in al
most every shop. On looking inside he
will probably find one or more of the at
tendarts, if Otherwise disedgagel, busily
r, aiding. or listening 10 something being
read by one of The comrany. 10
walking through the outskirts of The
town, il is o unlikely he will come sud
denly on a knot of children, seated in a
mug corner IL of the sun. all intenlly
engaged in looking through some story
book or other they have just bought at a
neighboring stall, and laughing right
heartily at the comical pictures which
adorn the narrative. The conviction is
thus brought home 10 a mans mind that
the japanese are a reading people
London NeWs.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
Letter from Nebraska.

The gold mines Of Nebraska are at
tracing thousands upon thousands, 10
that vicinity; there is a steady going out
of E,nigrants from this place and in fact
from every point on the Missouri River
ii is eqd6l 10 the excitement of 1850 for
California, and reports from the mines are
qIile favorable, as they are making from
FIVE to Ten dollars per day and it is no
IIIm6ug at all. With such assurances as
~ihese,I would have no hesitation in say
ing re.my friends that it would DO 10 risk.
50 that all who have a desire 10 wish the
mines and can make up their minds 10
go to work and work hard, they will
s and a good chLnce 10 make money, but
il takes work and hard work too, 10 maSe
money even in the mines; very many 90
out snd become Discouraged because they
cannot just pick il up without any effort
on their part, and such meE as these had
better stay at home, for in this western
country they will be obliged 10 work
AS to the route to 1be mines, each Peiato n
the River claims their route 10 be the
m)st practicable, shortest and best, there
fire | claim that che best route 10 the
miles is from Nebraska City and | think
can prove 10 all clearly that such is t e
fact. This had always been the Govern
msni Road to The Forts in the Interior
aal there is but one small stream to
b, crossed on the rouie; and Ines sup
Bile, can Be brought here cheaper than
any other poip; on the river; Con is dull
at IS cents per bushel while at ST
Joseph and Other points below it is worth
from IS to 80 cents, ozen being about
seventy dollars per yoke, Mules, from
6 ,venty-fve TO one hundred dollars, and
all other articles in proportion.
Nvb.aska City is situated upon tho
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11

PALuDALM IAsM The Chemists have
long been laboring TO detect This subtle
poison. and determine what it is. Doct.
Aver, of Lowell, has at length succeeded.
He finds it to be an ETHEREAL exhalalion
of vegetable decay, which is evolved
only in the presence and by the assis-
lance of waiter. lis absorption through
the lungs into the blood is the sole cause
of the hillary arrangement which result
in the Intermittent Fevers. so affecting
and so prevalent in cur climate. An
entido,e for this insidious venom, is one
of the great desiteraia' in medicine, and
the Doctor feels sure that he has found
one which not only neutralzes but ex-
pels it completely from the system. 1t
is put up in a convenient form, called
"Ague Cure" and furnished cheaper
than other remedies fer this complaint;
which last fact is by no means an unim-
portant one. in these tines.-DemocrGt,
HoodStocf. IN
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
A RETURNED GOLD SEEKER's Oprxros

A RETURNED GOLD SEEKERS OPINION.
Mr.. E. c. Ichern, of Dodgeville, Wis
%consin, has been relating his Pixies Peak
experience TO the editor of the Illinois
State JUrn0t:
He walked in from the Mines, $50 CAL
led 10 Leavenworth City in twenty one
days. He is an old miner and his evil
dence OF the small value of that country
for mining purposes. goes the full length
Of our fears. He p%ronounces it a hum
bug, almost if not quite equal to that of
Frazier River. He worked much and
diligently, but the most he ever made
in one day at mining was tHenty fee cents.
He says further, that many he saw were
actually crying for something to eat
He met an immense emigration going
thither. en- whom his dlscouraging story
bad no other apparent effect than TO urge
them forward. Large quantities of pro-.
visions were on the way: but Mr.. Ichern
says the people in the mines have moth
ing to buy with when they get there. and
thinks they will be found so ~maddened
with hanger as to take possession of them
10y force.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-11
Authorship of the Atlantic Lrticles

The authorship of the principal arti-
cles in the May number of the atlantic
Monthly is as follows; ''The GYmpa.
sum-" DR.. David w. Cheever I'm the
Pines" W. S F. Mayors: The Last
Bird" Mrs. Julia Ward Howe ; The
Utah Expedition" CONTINUED, } Albert
G. Browne ; bulls and Bears" icon
tinued. J F. Il. Underwood /; "a Trip to
Cuba Mrs. Julia Ward Howe ''In-
scription for an Aims Chest made OF
Camphor Wood" Dr.. T. w. Parsons +;
The Walker of the Snow" Mr.. Stanley.
a Canadian officer. The Literary Re
views are written by Messrs. Kirk. Fitz
James OBrien. Holmes. Thomas Hill.
Stillman, Whipple, Lowell, and Moron.