Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-04-23
TERMS on ADVERTIsING.
Shocking Occurrences.

hunoe Befte, an Italian woman, at Chieas
60, who had given, birth to twins ON Sundsy
last, 10 nj, OF delirtum. tore one of them "a
pieces with her teeth. The journal. says:
When the mother was discovered IN The
aot, she was sitting up In bed tossing and
throwing one of the little ones to and fro in
state OF wild frenzy. Immediate measures
were taken to secure the babe, but the least
approaeh of the two watchers Increased her
raying dreadfully: Before the arrival Of aid
the insane mother had seized one of the in.
rants With her teeth, msngliug and tearing
tue nssh from its neck aud head in such 4
manner, that when the little thing was rescued.
me had bed. The spasms and conyulsiops
oid not ssem to. abate in the least until Tie
arrival OF her husband, who waa the only one
she recognized. We are inforp.ed. that Ms.
y. Us subject to fits, which have been known
to last for two or three days at time, but
never, except in this case, exhibited any such
{ Faying symptoms.
FEARFUL MARA71ME DRAMl.-Ma.,aesyn. sn ot
$50 Asn,-The Courier dss Etats Uni. piyei
long statement of the loss of the ship ST.
Paul, aud the massacre of three hundred aud
thirty persons on hoard, both sailors and pas.
seogers. The news was received by the last
European mails. TIE ship was owned BY
MARION q Co., o. Hsvre, and she was wreck.
ed on the passage from China TO Aus.rali.,
with load of Chinese emigtahtts:
The wreck took place near an island Of the
Louisade Archipelago, on the lllh of Sep
tember, but the passengers escaped from this
peril, and an English vessel was hailed. 1t
was too small to carry away all the unfortu.
mates, and three hundred and thirty were left
till word was taken to Sydney and another
vessel sent TO their relief, This relief expedi,
t'on arrived, at the place In December or J an.
uary, and found that of the three hundred
and thirty individuals, but ode-a Chinaman
had been saved, all the others having been
massacred by the sayages, amid the most
frightful fortunes.
A SINGULAR CoMnUNrrr.-The E!itor Of
the Madison, Indiana Courier, in receu.
journey iu Pennsylvania, passed through I
settlement of omisb, or strict Mennonits..
which he thus describes
From tohnstown. Cambria coSsty. "; Penn,
sylvania, we crossed the country through
settlemeH! of Onisb-we don't know w6.th,
er TO say Dutch or Germans; they |, ave soma
of the peculiar traits, OF both, though thew
are not exactly either. Our road tan fSr nine.
teen miles through this .settletnent. and wa
were six hours going through, IT,, in hack.
the body or oed OF which rested UPON one
leather bearer and once fence rail. We had
plenty Of time for observation. These OmIsh
people are steady, industrious and of course
thrifty; their farms, ara clean, fences good.
and their settlements would induce any one
not acquainted with their soil 10 btIieye il as
rich as it is iudubitably fourjshing. As the
wants OF the Inhabitants are few. their tsstes
simple, It may be called rich. The produota
are hay, beef, cattle and butter, of which they
export large quantities. Their barns are lares
and built against bank, so a. to have one
end Of the stables uud rground, weather.
boarded With indifferent knotted pine lumbar
oL the locality, and universally painted red.
ihe heat OF the sun draws the pitch ept,of
the knots, about half the boards are knots,
which being OF different color, presents
singular spectacle. Tho houses are largo,
generally frame, with porch in front. the. roof
Of which is the same pitch, and an exIens;on
OF the roof of, the house these are painted
led, generally, though few are painted a
pale sky blue. There are NO shade trees, no
carefully arranged yards, NO flower, gardens, 7
no flowers, and no grapes; we did not see .
single yiue.or flower in window during that
long and tedious ride.
j. This people have no music. no an1,iusem,ents;
po schools; ifthey have churches, We did not .
Zee any of them" There are no .averns nor
drinking houses. except in small village q
Lhey are kept by outside harbarianss, and they
lIiuk no malt liquors. The young men dres, /,
ike the old men, and when tbey reach e 10 tbs
dignity OF a flowing beard. can hardly he dis.
-inguished from the old ones The girls and
uumarried.- females wear a white cotton can
without border; the marriS d women a black
cap-and no hoops. u
GAMBLING IN UrAH.-A correspondent oi
The Louisville Courier, in writing from Camp
Floyd, in Utah, says:
"A few days since, / witnessed long and
spirited game Of faro. Mr.. Chas. Miller wa.
dealing, and bad issued his white chip at 800,
his red at $1,000, and his markers Of $25 a.
$4,000. The betters we're Jack Wolfe, Da.
vid Wills, John BigIer, Major Henry Russell,
and Chas. Crockr. Wills was at one time
$3.50, 900 behind-haHd; he played even aud
quit sac, 900 ahead on the deal. Mr.. r. won
S190, 1000, while the balance were losers 10 tho
amount of from $1,000 to $4,000. The bank
was over 100000 loser. The came evening
. big game of monte was played Mr.. JACK
Wolfe and Mr. r. dealing, while M. Hart
was betting. Tie game won some sac, 600.
Before be attacked this game, Mr.. Hart had
broke some five or six other games, Winning
some $15, 900 or $4,000. The gaming Is
now beginning to fall off, and will continue 70
grow duller until the soldiers. receive their
pay, when it will commence with ihctessed
vigor.