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Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

Henry Ward Beecher on Moths.
Mr.. Beccher's last contribution to the
Ledger is protest against moths, not
the kind that eat woolens, but those
which consume mans time and pa
thence. He says:
First are those that anoint you with
praise. 1t might have felt good to
old kings to be anointcd. We have
never thought that flask of oil poured
upon our head would inspire sense
of dignity as it went smoothly down
the skin, dropping from the beard
and streaking the dress. But, even
though the oil were rancid. we think
the operation more bearable than to be
daubed with hattery. \ friend who
lives near your heart has a right to
speak to you OF that in you which ex-
cites his love. But casual acquain-
tance, a stranger, chance companion
have no right to insult you by sup
posing that you love ilattery. This
vice which is inexcusable among
ignorant and half-bred men. is utterly
objectionable among literary persons,
who, as soon as you are first made
known to them. begin to recall to
you what they have read of your wri-
ting, or what you have done, or if
they can remember nothing of that,
assume complimentary reserve and
intimate the great delight which they
have taken in your achievements
Is there no camphor, no ground pep
per, such as housewives roll up in
rags aud carpets. for these moths?
Then, comes the neighbor who has
nothing to do, and means that nobody
else shall do anything, who gets into
your house, you hardly know how.
and gets out You can hardly tell when,
but drones and fatigues your ear which
all the miserable tattles of the neigh
borhood. Would it be naanslaughter
to kill fooi9 Ought not the law to
give a man some discretionary power
over the life of these mosquitoes and
gnats, that have by some strange freak
of nature. grown into the shape of
men, without loosing the propensltieS
of insects?
Next, are men that never know
when they have got through their
business. They see by your look and
attitude that they have caught you
just at a mome;lt of inspiration. Your
fine thoughts are evaporating as they
stand Tuning about some errand that
no more concerns you than do the do
mestic wants of polar bear. Indeed
you feel not altogether unlike that
savage animal. You answer emphat-
ically, abruptly. perpenlicularly; but
there he is. No is no answer. You
renew the answer, and fire into him
with deadly aim. and he stirs no more
:han if he were a target whose duty 1t
was to stand and be shot at. One
sweet fancy is gone already. The
fine pulse Of imagination is changing
in you 10 the throb Of vexaton; and
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

-Bishon Ames. who was

Bishop Ames, who was in attend
ance at the annual meeting of the Rock
River Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. at Galcna. last
week. was robbed on Saturday night.
His sleeping apartments at private
residence were broken into by burglars,
and his pantaloons, vest and satchel
stolen. The satchel contained 800.
Next morning the clothes and satchel
mipus the money were found in the
yard near the house.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
Sheriff's Sale.

DY virtue of two fee bills and eneexe-
ID to me directed from the Randolph
Circuit and Common Pleas Courts. j will ex-
ppse 10 sale at the court house door. in Win
chester, Randolph Co.. Indiana. on the 18th
day of November, ir59. between the hours
of 10 o'clock A. VI. and 4 o'clock 7. VI. Of
said day. the following real estate, situated
In Randolph County, Indiana, 20 vii:
Being part of the south haifof thenorth-
west quarter Of section eight, in township
eighteen. north of range fourteen east, and
bounded as follows. to wit: commencing at
the north-e east corner Of lot in said desert
ped tract owned by Elijah and Mark Mich
OILS, thence wess with the north Inc o: said
lot, nine and one-half rods 10 a stake, thence
with the state road north forty feet 10 a
stake, thence east nine and one-haif rods to
stake. thence south thirty-seven feet and
seven inches, to the place OF beginning
Executed as the property Of Joel A. New
man, AZ the suit of George w Cornelius and
Jeremiah Smith.
wM. NJ CAMPBELL.
Oct. 81, ls39.Ifee s.. Sh'f c.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
John LittIejohn, the Temperance
Lecturer.

LcCtuTcTs
\ man bearing the above cognomen
paid us visit on last Saturday, Sun
day and Monday. On Sunday night
he was to lecture on Temperance in
the Methodist Church. The house was
we'll filled with an eager, anxious au-
ditory. The lecturer introduced his
subject by talking thirty minutes
about Littlejohn. Then he opened the
meeting, as he said, by singing and
prayer, after which he talked about
two hours longer, the most of the time
about Littleiohn. lie, of course, said
some good things, but as lecturer he
should not be countenanced. We
never heard or saw such dcmonstra-
ton of egotism from any living man
before. Those who so to hear him must
not blame us If they are served as we
werc-intolerably bored. He boldly af-
firms that he knows more about the
temperance question than any other
living man, and talks about himself
nearly all the time to prove it. We
have thought proper to say this much
about him that others may not be i'm
posed upon.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

when you have got rid of the man
you have got rid also of your ideas
and sit down TO your paper very much
like whipped schoolboy does, who
has composition to write and moth
ing in his head to write it with.
There is kind of day moth. an
epistolary moth of the same kind
who writes you letter of business or
request. and begins it with excuses
and long-drawn apologies. or well
rounded complimentary reasons
You have to get into the letter. very
much as boy gets into blackberry
patch. And the single solitary berry
hangs in the middle of quickest
hedge. and il not ripe when you get
it, but soursahd red A man should
deliver letter as sportsman does
his shot. Let him glance at his GRAND
like rising woodcock-pull the trig-
ger instantly. and bring him down
without more ado.
There, we have expressed our mind,
and feel better After all. is it not
wonderful that men do as well as they
do. Consider how many men ven
daily meet, the most of them with
pleasure, and few of them with real
annoyance. Common sense, Mt least
in its lower forms. is more common
than we are apt to think. And. OH
the whole, you need not do any thing
about these moths. Perhaps half our
impatience in such things is conceit.
Are we too good to bear our part of
lifc's vexations? Why should not
we be annoyed as well as other people?
How can man be gracious, conde-
scending, unless there is some occasion
which requires such virtues?
Now that we think about it. is
there not something said about pa
tience in Holy Writ? Let me see.-
I'll search. Ah-here it is, in l Thcs-
salonians. V, II: Now we exhort
you brethren, warn them that are un-
ruly, comfort the feeble-minded, sup
port the weak, be patient toward all
men" On the whole, Mr. Bonner, if
You have any impertinent, disagreea-
ble, paticnce-trying people, send them
to me.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

The Hon. JoHN McQuEEN, mem
ber of Congress from South Carolina,
holds forth as follows:
81 have no hesitancy in saying. il
a Black Republican is elected in 1860,
that | would not submit to it in this
Union. and | am satisfied if the South
submits to it, she will be lamentably
derelict in her duty, and will have
past the point in her history. at which
she may retrieve her honor and her
rights, without bloodshed, and with
out much strife, and secure to herself
and posterity the rich heritage which
her and her ancestors bequeathed to
her in blood. The moment such cleo
ton is known. trust the South will
unite either in part, or in whole. and
make known their determination to
dissol:e the Union. The common
compact has already been broken. in
letter and spirit, and we will have a
perfect right to dissolve an alliance
not regarded by our enemies, without
war or blood; and If there be an indi-
cation that in the arrogance of our en-
emies they threaten TO make war upon
Us. then we shonld be prepared with
powder and ball to vindicate our rights
IS eur ancestors did"
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
Efectsof Druplenne.s.

The most melancholy spectacle ev-
er saw was the number Of young men
Of family and education-who. becom
lug drunkards soon after their arrival
IN the colony. aud falling step by step
IN dissipation. had at length reached
the lowest abysscs of sullcn and SOM
bre despair. ! met with many such
cases in Sydney-of men who told me
their stories with their hands before
their eyes. and their strong bosoms
heaving with hopeless misery.
i came out to Sydney said one.
with thousand pounds. / was the
Youngest son; had always been taken
care of horne-When | landed. felt
very lonely, and this. coupled with
other causes. drove me 10 drink. In
six months bad not a penny. Since
then have had to- sell oranges for a
living; | mus: drink; there is no hope
for me.
viii you buy this oil Bible?' ask
ell young man. as ] stood on the
door step Of the Herald Office. 1t is
nearly two hundred and fifty years old.
and was washed ashore in barrel. on
the Cornwall coast. about a century
ago. We have had it in our family
ever since. My mother gave it TO me
when j came out. and would not part
with il under any than the most press
ing circumstances.
How much do you ask for ito
'Nou shall have IL for pound
bought the book; but afterwards
found that it was too heavy for me to
carry home. a hot wind was blowing J
so allowed him to keep it,
Five minutes afterwards | passed
public house and saw the owner of the
Bible standing at the bar with de-
canter of spirits before him. AMI heard
him offer to let the landlord have the
book for half sovereign. That young
man, | subsequently, discovered, was
brother to distinguished member of
the two great guilds of politics and
literature. All erring young brothers
fly to Australia Some reform. and in
a few years go home with pale faces
.bnt purged souls: others think much
of those they have left behind, take to
drink. die ont. and are forgotten.
My own profession in Australia af-
fords many awful instances Of the same
character as those have cited-of fine.
regal minds drowned, like the royal
Clarence in the fatal wine cask.
/ have seen a man, with a heart a.
fine and tender as woman's. and
genius and scholarship which, think.
would be considered rare in the high
est literary circles in England. lying
drunk and insensiblc in tavern. his
pocket drained to the last farthing.
and his Apollo lips pressed upon the
dust South'n Lights and Shadows
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

"A scientific gentleman in Illinois
thus gives the origin of the aurora bo-
realis. 1t does as a sort of definition:
"When the melofygistic temperature
of the horizon is such as to caloricize
the impurient indentation OF the hem
ispheric analogy, the cohesion of the
borax curbistus becomes surcharged
with infnitessmals. which are thereby
deprived of their fisural disquisitions.
This effected. rapid change is produ-
ced in the thorambumpter of the gyas-
ticutis palerium, which causes a con
valcular in the hexagonal antipathies
of the tcrrestrium aequa verusli. The
clouds then become mass of deodor-
umized speeulae of cermocular light.
which can only be seen when it is wis.,
ible. NV. G. Advocate.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

a few days since an elderly lady.
accompanied by her nephew. little
boy, was returning to Philadelphia
from a visit to her ancestral home in
Adams County. by the cars of the
railway passing through Columbia and
Lancaster. At Columbia, depositing
her basket and parasol on her scat, she
stcppe,. out to buy the lad some cakes.
Meantime mild-spoken, benevolent
looking old gentleman, of portly as
pect and gentle demeanor, entered un-
noticed and took the vacant seat, which
happened to be the only one empty in
the car, so that the old lady on her re-
turn was obliged to say, "Sir. you
have my seat" ''Have l." returned
the benevolent looking gentleman. Il
am sorry OF that, but as there appears
to be no other, l should be obliged for
permission to remain in it. if you will
do me the honor to let me sit beside
you" The lady replied that she had
no objection, except that her boy could
not stand up all the way to Philadel- :
phia, whereupon the old gentleman
took him upon his lap. This colloquy
attracted the attention of some fussy
looking man seated near, who started
up and said, "Pll give my seat to
James Buchanan, President of the u.
S." for it seems that it was really old
Buck, who is fond of travelling about
without parade or attendance. The
loud voice in which the announcement
was made caused some one to propose
three cheers for Mr.. Buchanan, which
were given with will, and the whole
car was soon in an uproar. But, how
ever he may have failed on other occa-
sions, old Buck was the man for such
a crisis. Perceiving that if he got out
of his place he should be pestered with
hand shaking and all that. he kept his
seat. and quietly remarked that he pre-
ferred being with the ladies. And so
from Columbia to Wheatland he rode
chatting, unknowingly, with the mo-
ther Of two of staunchest Republicans
in the State, one of them an editor,
and both writers for years against
Buchanan and his party Phil'a Gaz.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

This poctical description of vast
crowd. as seen from the speakers
stand, is generally attributed to Web
ster. 1t belongs to Corwin-we heard
him utter it in 1910. lie was fond OF
remarking a resemblance in the look
of the crowd to the sea, and no man
has had finer opportunities. The
many people melted into one mass by
the strange influence peculiar to a
crowd, and the mesmeric power of the
orator, would sway to and fro, and
surge up before him as sea in a
storm. Corwin's favorite poet is
Burns, his principal reading the BIZ
ble. Webster was devoted to Milton.
He thought him the poet of orators,
and his character of Satan one of the
snblimest conceptions in the world OF
poetry. What an imagination our
orator had. How near he came be-
ing poet!-I Mac-a-cheek Press.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
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Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27


We have heretofore spoken of
Governor WilarPs hack driving on
the late election day. but one incident
in connection with it we believe has
not been given tothe public. Driving
along one of the back streets he over
took party of Irishmen and accosted
them. inquiring if they were going to
to the polls. They replied that they
were. when his Excellency informed
them that they had better hurry up or
they would arrive too late and so lose
their votes.
Taking his words for an invitation
to ride the party accosted stepped up
to the carriage, which had no one in
side of it but the Governor, and one
man had his foot on the step and his
head inside the vehicle. when the GU
bernatorial driver suddenly whipped
up the horses, started the carriage, and
threw one of the men he had advised
to hurry to the polls OH the ground.
The party was disappointed in not
taking their expected ride with the
Governor, and the one to whom the
greatest insult had been offered yelled
out:
Dom yol and your ould carriage
Sure dacent mon wouldn't he found
riding with the likes of We. You're
nothing but drunken sort of Gov
ernor, anyhow"
Another of the party exclaimed in a
loGd tone:
Dom the Dimocriatic party to HI
Well vote as we plaze, if you are the
Governor
Several other exclamations were
made not very complimentary to Gov.
Willard or very appropriate to be put
in type. The entire party of some six
or seven men voted the Republican
ticket. They thought they had as good
claims to ride in the same carriage
wita the man they once supported for
Governor as men who were no better,
if as good. as they were. Altogether,
taking the whole day through, the
Governors hack driving did but little
toward getting his friend, Gen. Drake,
the votes he expected to receive
/ Ind's. Daily Jour.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
For the Journal.
SHERxsxsvrLLE, franklin Co.,b
E~.eo- v,o- n.. 1e

SHERxsxsvrLLE. franklin Co.,b
Kansas Ter, Oct. l6.
Mr.. EDrroR:-We are in the midst
of elections. No State or Territory has
been blessed like Kansas in that great
privilege of freemen, the right of vo-
ting. Our border rusiian usurpers
rendered to the people of Kansas fire.
quent opportunities to vote. but the
great majority refused the privilege.
Since the downfall of this party we
have been called on to vote so fire.
quently that many have got tired of
attending to this important duty OF
freemen. -
The Wyandotte Constitution has
been nobly sustained by the people
All the votes from the Counties are
not yet received. but it is estimated
the majority will be between five and
seven thousand for the Constitution.
As we perdicted. during the setting
of the Convention, the Administration
party made every effortin their power
to defeat the adoption of the Constitu-
ton. They travelled the Territory
over. and used every effort TO organ
ize the Democratic elesneat and rally
their strength to kill the Black Repub-
lican Constitution. According TO the
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
The Coshocton Treasury Robbery.

Geo. Bell, has been cleared of the
charge of having robbed the Coshoc-
ton county Treasury; White, also
charged with having hand in the
business, was first tried on the Wal
honding robbery. The trial came on
last week, the prisoner was found
guilty and sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary, with the assurance
that when through with his labors
in the penitentiary, he would he tried
on the treasury case. He was brought
to Vanslikeville on Thursday. Bell
has returned to this city.-[Columbus
Fact, 18th.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
Sheriff,s Sale.

DY virtue of venditioni exponas 10 me
ID directed from the Randolph Common
Pleas Court, will expose 10 sale at .hc
court house door. in Winchester, Randolph
Co, Indiana, on the 18th DAY of November, {,
1883, between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. NJ
anil 4 O'Clock 7. VI. of said day, the follow
ing real estate, situated in Randolph Coun-
~, Indiana, 10 wit:
The south half of the wes, bali Of the
south east quarter Of section one, in town
ship eighteen Of range thirteen east, con
tanning forty acres more or less.
Executed a. the property OF Joel a New
man, replevin bail for George w. Cornell
us. at the sui, of Simon Mack. Henry Mack,
Harmon Mack and Abraham Mack.
WM. VI. CAMPBELL,
Oct. %. lSJg.-ffee e3.1 Sh'rR. C..
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

"A writer in the New York Even
ing Post thinks there should be legis.
lative interposition against the use OF
Burning fluids. He states that laws
controlling thc'storagc of gunpowier
have long been patiently borne by the
community. due regard for human
lfes rendering them imperative. He
calls attention to the fact that the Fire
Marshal's Report attributes the origin
of many of the frequent fires in that
city to the explosion or upsetting of a
can of burning fluid or camphcnc.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
Only a Fishing Party.

The New Orleans papers. in men
tioning the departure of the tow-boa,
expedition of fillibusters to the South
west Pass. endeavored to ally the sus-
picions of the U. S. Marshal, and pre-
vent pursuit by speaking of the affair
as the annual fishing excursion of the
Cant Get Away Club" Even this
dodge shows that the excu:sionists are
the poorest of fishermen. for instead OF
catching anything, they were caught
themselves.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

ED. JoURNAL,-A calamity occurred
in this place on Sunday evening last,
which came very near resulting in the
destruction of an entire family consist
ing of husband, wife and two children.
The cause was carelessness in the hus-
band, George Stuber, attempting to
fill fluid lamp while burning. The
fluid caught fire, aud in the alarm, was
spilled on the garments of the wife,
who was sitting close by at the time
with babe year old on her arm
In an instant the mother and child
were wrapped in flames and rushed
out OF the house before the fire was put
out. The clothes oil both mother and
child were nearly consumed, and the
upper part OF the child's body was lit
orally flayed. 1t fingered in this hor-
rible condition five hours; the mother
is vet alive. though her condition is
very critical and recovery very doubt
full. a little girl three years old is
severely burned in her face and arms,
though not considered dangerous
The husband and father in his efforts to
extinguish the flames, which destroy
ed his babe, was dreadfully burned in
his face; his hands and arms were also
hurt till the integument dropped off,
The probability is he will recover.
The cries and groans OF the suffer
ers. who but moment before were so
happy. are beyond description.
80 =, OBSERVER.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
subserranean Fire in Belgium.

The Union, of CharIeroi. IN Belgium,
says: "For some days. and especially
for some nights past. flames of blue-
ish color are to be seen in the neigh
borhood of the village of Falisole. and
they leave after them strong sulphur
Gus smell. They come from the bed Of
coal called the Grand Masse. which
has been burning under ground for
about forty years, in spite of all efforts
to extinguish OF check the conhagration
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27
Sheriif'S Sale.

I'D me directed from the Randolph Cir
cult Court, ] will expose 20 sale a, the court
house door, in Winchester, Randolph Co.,
Indiana, on the 18th dav of November.
1883, between the hours of l0o'elock A. NJ
aud I o'clock 7. ". OF said day, the follow
ing real estate, situated in Randolph Coun-
~, Indiana, to wit
The Southwest quarter Of section seven.
in township twenty. north of range thirteen
east, containing one hundred and twenty and
iI-lOO acres.
Executed as tho property Of James Purs-
ley, AT the suit of Ihaddeus X. Potter.
WM. VI CAMPBELL.
Oct. p. 1e59-ffce 81 Sh'h X. e.
Randolph County journal., 1859-10-27

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