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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-08-24

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acre. Of land, o;5 Of NAM
cIrtrci - old land cScep, ;.;t..s1..
10 arfes-ail the remain. Gr&
der frc.h. The cleared land . in n
hi.h state II cultivation. There ars upon
the preiai.s. two settlements. iwo tim
hou.ss, pWellings. Stables, Barn. Negro.
houses. cisiern. and Wells. The place
!. near SaFii. Depot, where there !. good
society. schools. Churches, &c. Term.
easy. Address
GEORGE ". BALLENriNE.
rrr Memphi. Enquirer vill please pub
LIB the above for three months, ~scsl!'
aud .enj accoun, " this olhee.
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-08-24
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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
Ancient Remains.

The M!elligencer says: Workmen
in excavating location for cistern
at Skinner. Rolstors & Co.'s Tan.
merry. after passing down through six
feet oil sandy loan, and through three
feet OF conglomerate rock, 80 hard a.
to require blasting, found under tho
conglomerate, q cavity, about a foot
in depth, and in the earth below this
cavity q human skeleton and the
bones Of animals. The bones wero
very old and crumbling. The skull
of the skeleton, the most precious
part to the Ethnologist wss broken
to pieces by a blow of a pick 4
part Of the upper jaw containing
teeth, which were very much worn.
They have doubtless seen much SER
vice, and consequently the owner
many years.
1t is somewhat d flicult to account
for the location OF the bones. The
conglomerate and accompanying
sand appears to be a part of the
original strata OF the stockade ter
race, ard il so, are, in the estimation
OF geologists, older than the human
race. II is probable, however, that
weter once flowed down a small ra.
vine near the spot, and excavated q
hole under the hardened. conglom.
crate stratum. ard tho bones wers
carried there by animals, or drifted
under the shelving rock, and alter
ward the earth was deposited over
the whole. The opening where the
bones were found is near the edge Of
he plain, about six hundred feet
from the present bank Of the Mus-
kingnm River, and abont fifteen to
twenty feet below tho general level
OF the plain. ae
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
The Dead of Humboldt River.

The Shasta (Calilornia) Courier,
referring to the emigrants who per-
ished near the humboldt, has the
following:
Humboldt River! Oh, most hor.
rible of rivers-.let ns re naIne it,
Let us call it the River of Death"
For three hundred miles its banks
are one continuous burying ground.
Like the monster serpent which once
impeded the march and thinned the
ranks ofthe Roman army, by filling
the atmosphere with its pcstiferous
and death-dealing breath, 90 doth
this monster stretch itsoli along the
route, and, laying in wait for the an.
nual army Of n;igi alton, fills the air
with it's death-producing miasnata.
1t has literally fattcned its sides
with the flesh of the husband and
babe. II, rs some think, departed
spirits remain in the vicinity where
lie in corruption the fleshy tenemcnts
once inhabited by them then, indeed
must the banks Of this stream, Il,
midnight, when spirits are supposed
to commence their nightly roaming
upon the earth, present to the spiri,
eye q sadjer sight than ever caused
human eye to fill with tears Of sor-
row. Naught but the ghosts oi
worn out and starved fathers, moth
ers and babes! Oh. horrible. mes,
horrible Of rivers! Let us call thee
the "Rivrr OF DEATH"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
Important Arrest of Counterreiters.

Yesterday. officer NJ. w. Curry
succeeded in aircsting a couple OF
men who had been operating for
some time in this city and on the
river. One Sylvester Elder, or Car
ter, passed a ten dollar bill OF a
broken bank on a woman, in the up.
per part of town. She informed the
officers, and Messrs. Cross and Cur
~ found Elder in b.rbcr-shop, on
Market street. With him was a
man named Frederick Bates. They
were both searched, but nothing
found on their persons. Elder &C.
knowledged having given tho wo.
man the ten dollar bill, and, accom-
panied by the officers, went on
Fourth street, where he obtained II
genuine bill from Ross Renough,
another OF his partners.
Shortly afterwards, the Barber,
in whose shop Elder and Bates were
found. came to officer Curry with a
roll of bank notes and a lot of med
ais. These had been, doubtless,
placed in a drawer in the barber.
shop by the two men when they saw
that they were suspected.
The bank notes consisted OF one
fifty and two ten dollar bills on the
Bank Of West Union, Ohio; one fifty
on the Mississippi and Alabama
Railroad Company, and ono two on
the Lafayette Bank, at Washington.
These banks failed long since, and
their issnes are wholly valneless.
The medals arc about the size OF a
double eagle. On one side OF them
is an engraving of the City Hall,
New York, and on the reverse M
eagle, with the inscription at the TOP
"ln INITIATE Fortitudo;" at the hot
tom, "Compos. Spiel Munze." 1856
After the information, Mr.. Curry
proceeded to Portland, where he ar
rested Elder and Renough, just al
they were stepping ont oi the cars. =
Nothing was found in their possess
ion, except a lot OF playing cards.
Yesterday afternoon, officer Thorn
as Reaugh proseeded to Jefferson
vile, and arrested Bates.-- LOuis
vile Courier.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
HoRRrpLE AocrpENr.--Last ey

HORRIBLE AocIDENr.--Lsst even
ing, about 4:20 p. M, shortly after
the 4:lO freight and accommodation
train had arrived at the Mississi mi
and Tennessee Depot, Frank Small,
about twelve years OF age. son OF II i.
D. Small, well known Lawye, OF
this city, met with a very painful, II
not fatal accident, caused by the
train running over his legs and cut
ting them both off just below the
knees. A colored boy employed al
the depot, Immediately took up the
lad and conveyed him to the house
OF his parents, who resided close by.
Their grief, on beholding their son
thus mutilatei, crippled for life, o,
80 fatally injured as to suffer the
most excrutisting agony until dcsti
shall kindly come 10 his relief, beg
gsrs description. [ Hrnp6is' III
lqwirer. 'o"'S('7ldfyd e'as'
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25

ehRysT% :ssafiS ~
The tiispatbhl soswssse. e.E
tohpe, annonncing tne s a.c
tssmer Hungarian GU =. - sssn ~
,tated that che bsd PM NV Mo-.
persons, saved '1s.
wrecked vessel. -. - mA..
The Portland AdvertiseI. snS
day, contains an interesA"t = 80
oraphic account olshe rscus hss
peopls.e iOnthe vtn inesss~r,M
|oue.hundred mo N.Y. us s,,.-s...sI
Saint Johns. . vessei - ,sNN".-,-r
from the deck o.; tne nm ,sss.
hove to, with siguaps o. suUs.
lTbe .stesfisese ia'S - - xs;sA
Idistel = pAnnsHHc pAnn Hc ~ q sss esmer And oro.
o'Hco :" Tho veaaaI The service
GsSHSe Gas SUeecnI; s,lv difficult ard dan6er-
ous. on account OF the high, wind
and heavy sea. but at length all were
got on board the boat and taken
a,onpside the steamer. where tbev
were hoisted on board by means OF
ropes fastened round their waists. -
Mr.. Hardie, the first officer, Was
thrown into the sea by the boat
striking heavily against the side Of
the ship, and saved himself by
Icatching hold of a rope which acci.
dentaliy hurg over the side. este
j The rescued party were taken from
!, q schooner named the Jean Martin,
, bound from Labrador to Carbonier,
lin Newfoundland. Tho Jean Mar
tin belonged to the Captain, and
E was laden with oil and fish. which
: no had accumulated during the
t Simmer months. lie had ship
d ,wrecked party on board, which he
g found on the coast Of Labrador. and
d when on his way thence to New
r foundland, a storm encountered him
which carried away all his sails ard
] drove him out into the sea. He had
!, been disabled two or three days
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25

A METEOR BY DAYLIGHT, This
morning. at half past nine o'clock, a
meteor was seen to fall in a due
Southerly direction. and to disap-
pear behind the houses on the East
erly side Of Broadway go abruptly
that II must have struck the earth
very near the city--perhaps at South
Brooklyn, or near Greenwood. Our
informant describes tho apparent
nucleus ss about one foot in diam.
eter, and tho length OF tail, BY the
Same scale OF proportion, ss about
twenty feet; Z shape being cone,
tapeIing TO q fne point at tine top
Tie color was that Of bright yellow
ire, and its brilliancy may DO esti
mated from tho fact that this color
developed itself "aboye the bright
ness oil the SUM-" ~ tho sun WA
shining at the time through cloud
|less sky. We, trust thisremavkal,l,
msteor vas seen hy others, and ths
we shall hear OF its discovery when
ever Il reaches the earth. !. S,.
! --{Nsso York Fdsf
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
-. Fatal Accident At Bsa"'o,

rcrr'' ...;i,., .c;aoni, foll2Heg
to life and limb, occurred yesterday
afternoon, a. the ruins OF the Central
Railroad Elevator, which was burn.
ed on Monday evening. the 9TH in.
slant. There was an immense quan
tity OF grain in the elevator at the
time Of the firc-.about $50 900 bush.
Iels-and this, although partially
burned, was not so badly injured bat
that it attracted a crowd of cur poor
er citizens to obtain it, at as low 9
rate as possible. Ever since the fire,
lit has been selling at from two to
three shiilings a bag, the buyers
using it for the purpose OF feeding to
stock OF all kinds. -
Tho walls Of tho elevator, partial
lly fallen, still remained since the
burning, in a very shaky and dan
gerous condition, an average heigb
OF forty coet, and dally quite y crow
principally women, have been on thu
spot, buying the damaged grain, and
carrying it off in small carts OF
bags.
Yesterday, rs previously, q crowd
was between the two Western walls
in which those having charge OF the
grain were selling it, when, will
scarcely a premonition, the seconc
wall to the East fell inwards on tn,
vacancy, crushing down u number
(,he real number has not been as
certained) and burying them be
meath tho ruins. A number were
thrown into the creek by the falling
wall, but were fortunately rescued
therofrom by some men at work or
canal boats and vessels near by.
i immediately q crowd collected
and the most earnest en]eavors wer,
made by a holy Of men to rescue,
possible. those unfortunately burie,
bencaih the ruins, and to recover tn
dead.
The first brought ont after sever,
labor, was a poor woman who wa
stricken face downward into th,
grain. Her lower limbs were fright
fully crushed, and it is impossibl,
that she can survive. She was dyina
when taken off. Wo did not ascer
tain her name.
The next removed was a German
woman, the wife OF John Gardner
residing on Genessee street. He
body, otherwise, was crushed out o
all shape, and was mass Of gor'
and wounds.
The third taken ont was tho bod,
of a widow woman named Bridge
, Kelly, who resided at the house O
, Martin Roach, on the corner O
! Michigan and Elk streets. He
/ body was entirely crushed by III
vast weight that had fallen upon il
and every bone in her body wa
broken. At the time we cav her
she was lying on the ground near
fence on Ohio street.
There were supposed to be quite
number of others under the ruins
. hut in regard to this there are man
= conflicting statements.
4 Il Buffalo Courier,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
VOL. 6.

< -)uD0ea. Mrs.-e.-.--wo s.u,..
fatal duel between "bloods." The Scene
laid In Kentucky;l
Ono Mr.. Knott with Mr.. Schott
1hto some quarrel got;
Tie cause was whaiI No matter what
Their anger waxcd hot.
> Then Mr.. Knott called Mr.. Schott
Hard names--nn matter what ..r
And Mr.. Schott replied 10 Knott
la teEms-B no matter what. s ..
Wrote Mr.. Knott straigh,way to Schott,
And Sohoit replied to Knott,
Wrote Mr. knolt again to Schott,
And Scho,t wrote back 10 Knott.
So Mr.. Knott from Mr.. Schott
The deadly challenge got.
And Knott wrote back to Schott
That lie declined IL not.
Now Mr.. Knott and Mr.. Schutt
Their tried revulvers got.
The friends oi Knott, tho friends OF Schott
All went into the lot.
Dig Mr.. Schot,, big Mr.. Knott,
Three glnruos rounds were fought;
Our Mr.. Knott he got tho shot,
'"h SGhOtt he got 1t not.
As Mr.. Knott had missed his shot,
And Schott had missed his not,
So Kuott was shot and Schott was not,
And Schott tho glory got.
MoRAL.-'Tis better to be schott than not.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25

A. Aucieut Bottle.

Commercial Of a very ancient bot
tie. He says:
! have among my gatherings an
ancient stone bottle, which | obtain.
cd from a lump of chalk that came
here in cargo OF that earth, from
the Isle of Wight. was searching
among tho chalk for Flint Nodulcs,
Chalk Eggs, and other curious things
usually found embodied in q solid
lump OF chalk. In shape it is pre-.
cisely like that Of the very thin
glass oil betty. II weighs little more
than four drachlns, the height IL q
traction less than two inches. The
stone is a chrysolte.
The Reverend DR.. Thompson,
Missionary in Palestine, in the work
recently published of his travels in
the Holv Ls"I. ,-;..~- nn engraving
in one OF his volumes exactly repre-.
senting this bottle, excepting the
flange round the mouth. lie save
such bottles are found in or at num-
bers In ancient tonlbs, and are call
ed Tear Bottles. and refers to the
eighth verse OF the fifty-sixth psalm
for notice Of their uss.
In my old Bible, imprinted in
1909. that verse reads:
"Thou hast counted my wander
ings, put my tears in my bottle, are
thev not in thy regis'erp
King David wrote about a thou.
and years before the coming Of the
Saviour. and at that time the navi.
CATION Of the ocean is mentioned
hence this bottle may have found its
way to its long resting place in the
Islo Of Wight, but from the lslo O
Wight here have no record of i,s
removal and exhumation. 1t is m
Interesting Ineuenlu vi The far dis
tant past. Ii must have been made
by hand. and may have once form
ed portion Of the treasures Of one
who had worn n crown.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
Sunday Observance.
HuMBoLpr's VIEWS OF SUNDAY As A
DAY OF REST.


Neither the author Of Cosmos nor
his brother William, was ever ac.
cuscd of fanaticism. The writings
of the former may be searched in
vain for evidence of his views Of. re.
vealed religion; but he has lett on
record in his correspondence the
clearest testimony as to the value of
the Sabbath, which we take pleas.
nre in presenting for the first time in
English. Perhaps it may be enti,
tied to quite as much weight with
Germans and Americans rs the no.
Sunday DEGREES Of beer garden meet
ings.
Writing to friend, in 1850. Alex
ande: Won Humboldt says: (See
vol. l, p, 2s2.)
IL completely agree with you that
The institution Of fixed days Of rest,
even if it had no connection with
any religious observance, is a most
pleasing and truly refreshing idea 20
every one who has a humane mind
towards all classes Of society,"
There is nothing moro selfish OF
sonlless than when the rich and elc
waited look down upon Sunday and
holy days with a certain contempt
Gus disgust. The selection of the
seventh day is certainly the wises,
that could have been made. Al
though it may seem, and to some ex
tent may be optional 10 shorten OF
lengthen labor one day, am con
vinced that six days is just the tru,
measure suitable TO men in regard t.
their physical power. There is, like
wise, something humane in this
that the beasts which aid man In hi
labor share in the rest. '-
"To lengthen the time Of return
ing rest beyond measure would b
as inhuman as foolish. ] have hat
an example Of this in my experience
When ] spent several years in Paris
in the time Of the Revolution. | Ga,
this institution, despite its Divin
origin, superseded by the dry an
wooden decimal system. Only tn
} tenth day was what we call Sunda,
and all customary work continue
for nine long days. This being ev
! IDENTITY too long, Sunday was kept b
: several, as far ss tho police Law
. allowed IL, and thus agsin too muc
b idieness was the resnit.! Thus v
: are always between tvo' extrem,
= u fur ID We remove from tho con
lmon and regulated middle path. ., =
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
OF the Italian People for
Guribaldi

A lady letter. writer from Bologna
to the London Times, mentions the
annexed incidents during her so.
ourn with the family of Garibaldi:
We had scarcely been half an
hour at the table when the cnuiras
of the assembled populacc became
so clamorous that the Marchede in
duced Garibaldi to crafty them by
appearing in the balcony. "All the
shouts you hear" he said to the
General, "gnsh from warm hearts
They are a brave people, and they
can not feign. and what they de.
monstratc they feel" and this he re
peated more than once before he
could overcome tho Generals mod
esty. At the balcony he pronounced
one Of his short but pi,hy speeches
which find their way straight to the
heart. Not the slightest noise was
to be heard over the large space
where the sonorous voice resound-
ed, as he thanked the people for all
their proofs Of sympathy and affect,
ion. The wind was lulled, the flags
hung downward, and tho auditors
seemed scarcely to breathe, for feaI
of interrupting the solemn silence
One must have followed as | have
dono the life of the noble warrior
in all its vicissitudes, self.denials
and sacrifices --one must know, as
do. what grca, virtues adorn his pri,
vate character, and what generous
part the brave R,msgnoli ha.
played in The most stormy period o
his adventurous career, to be able Il
| Judge Of the feelings which over
come me while, by his side, wit
messed the moving spectacle OF tina
memorable evening.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
The Lock jaw can be Cured.

An experiment, which has Just
taken place is one Of the Paris Hos.
pitals appears 10 establish conclu-
sively ths. lock jaw can be cured by
means Of the curare poison. A
young man, twenty-lour yeArs Of
age having hal one Of his toes carried
of by mrsket shot, considerable
injury having at the same time been
inflicted on the adjoining ones by
the projectile, was SEIZED with lock.
jaw tour days after the accident
DR.. Chassaignac (who supplied this
account OF the case was called ia,
when tho patient was already far
gone. A potion, consisting OF one
hundred and twenty grsmmes of tea
with ten centigrammes 81 curars,
was administered in the dose Of one
tablespoonful per hour; at the same
time the wound, which was much
Jagged, and emitting fetid pus, was
moistened with solution OF twenty
centigrsmmes -four grains) or curare
in two hundred ,grammes OF distilled
water. Bottles Of warm water wers
put into the patients bed. The fret
spoonful Of the potion produced
some effect at the end OF an hour.
and as the treatment went on 90 did
tho state Of the patient improve
The solution Of curare used for the
local application was gradually
strengthened to thirty, and ut length
to forty cen,igrsmmes Of the poison
its proportion In the potion WAS also
Increased 70 slxteen; and then ~
twenty-five centigrsmmes. AZ tt,s
,nd OF elk days. the patient vas oo'
u danger. ''',.. wa
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
V NOVEMBER .25, 1859. -- -.

been hunsng beasts and bnu, Ia a.
rica, for the last four years, and has
returned laden with spoils, a part OF
which lie is exhibiting. Among tho
novelties which he introduces to the
American public for tho first time.
are several splendid specimens ol the
newly discovered race of Troglodytes
known as Gorillas. These creatures
are exaggerated monkeys, and COM
bire the cunning and nimblcnoss of
the Sinnian tribe, with the muscular
power OF at least three prize-fghters.
One OF DR.. Chaillu's full.sizcd males
would probably whip Sayers, IIeen.
an, and Morrissy all together. The
larger specimens arc about five feet
Eve inches high, and filty-two inches
around the chest, with neck like a
bulls, and arms as thick as a man 3
""T7hs They eat fruit, but are fur
nished witu q very long anu snarp
msmibles, like squirrels or wood
chnck's, and probably could tear
flesh as easily as tiger. The gener-
ell appearance of the Gorilla is that
of libelons caricaturs on mankind,
and some skeletons of the species,
exhibited in the same collection,
would be easily mistaken, on casual
inspection, for the framework of de-
formed human beings. Besides the
GOriIlas, of which there are several
representatives, old and young, Mr..
Chaillu succeeded in 'bagging' some
amiabIe monsters Of the same genus,
whicI, he claims to he new varieties,
and which, by right Of discovery, he
has honorcd with the tough names Of
"Nschiego" and "Koolo Kamba."
The "Nscliego" is the most intel
ligent of oil three, and builds q can.
Iopy o. bonghs and leaves in a tree,
anu, equnttlnS ~" - b,""d l., au~h 10
meath this shelter, dclirs the rain and
the scorching ann. 1t is to- be regret
ted that Mr.. Chaillu could not have
brought his Troglodytcs and his
many other indescribable qnadru-
pcds and birds to this country in n
living state, but that WAS utterly i'm
possible, owing to the scanty assist
ance which hc had from the nativcs,
and the great distance Of his hunt.
ing ground rom the seacnast. AL.
though s,utle !, they will be objects
OF great interest to natpralists, be
cause most Of them have Eever been
seen in this country, either in public
or private collections. and some OF
them are absolutely new to tho most
complete geological or ornithoogical
classitications. The Philadelphia
Academy OF Natural Sciences, under
whose auspices Mr.. Chaillu made
his expedition, arc enchanted at the
wealth of new birds which he has
ttought home with hins, and have
purchased from him, at high prices,
a specimen Of every bird in his pos
session. They are of all sizes, from
the little bee killer Qhe humming.
bird being unknown in Africa) to tic
towering crane, and arc distinguish
ed by the gay colors of the tropical
world. Il Journnl Gf Commerce.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25
Fearfui.Surgicni d peration,

At the regu' ar clinic at Me lical
College, Saturday an operation we
performed by Doctor j. W. uamil.
ton which adds much to that emf.
nent practitioners reputation.
A youth seventeen years Of age,
named J. Mitchell, from Falls town.
ship, Mnskingum county, Ohio, ap
peared in this city several months
ago aud applied to Doctor Hamilton,
that lie might operate on n mon
trous tumor on the right side Of the
boy's face. After several interviews
arrangements were made for remov-
ing the tumor as soon IA the cold
weather set in, and accordingly, Sat.
urdaymorning the operation was per
formed at the Medical College, al
though with not much hope ofthe boy
surviving. Chloroiorm was admin
istered and the boy remained under
its effects during tho whole oper-
alton, which, with dressing, &C.,
lasted an hour. The right side OF
the upper jaw was entirely removed,
and the greater part OF the right
cheek bone, as well rs the soft pal
ate. The hemorrhage was frightlul
blood literally pouring from wounds
made by tho Surgeons kuife. A
room was previously prepared for the
reception OF the unfortunate youth,
shonld he not die under the oper-
alton, in the College building, and
thither he was conveyed, and yester'
day we we're informed by Dir Ham
ilton that he would probably recov
er, there not having appeared a sin
gle uniavorable symptom (Ohi'
State Journal.