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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-27

proposition was discussed at length by WV.
X MARSHALL, q. W. WoolLEY, Judge
CooPKR, J. W. TAYLOR, and at the request
Of the meeting, Assos NosrHr, who was
present. gave his estimates Of the probable
cost of placing his boat, the Ans Northrup,
into the Red River. He proposed to carry
the machinery overland from Grow Wing
where the boat Dow lies to Shs yenne, dis
lance Of s. miles, and TO build q hull on
Red River. The cost Of boat complei-
Cd on Red River, be stated, variously, at
5000 and $1,000, according to tho size
and finish Of the boat During the discussion
OF that project which was proposed by WV.
X. MARsHALL, that gentleman spoke a,
length OF the Importance Of opening the nav
igstion Of the Red River. and thus ahoriing
facilities for the settlement of the country
upon which ST. Paul, and Minnesota in gen
eral depended for their commercial devel.
opement. lie proposed bonus of 81 900
to be offered by the Chamber OF Commerce,
~ an inducement for an immediate execu.
ton Of the plan, which he said, without any
bonus, would abundantly repay the enter
prise which should undertake il.
J. J. KNOX, J. W. TAYLOR and JomS r.
IRVINE, were appointed on the committee
called for by Mr. KSoxs motion. The
President Of the Chamber was added to the
committee.
On motion, the meeting adjourned, to
meet next Saturday evening, January 20,
at Concert Hail, to receive reports Of com
mistees, &c, the Secretary being authorized
TO invite the people OF 81. Paul generally to
cooperate in the deliberations Of the Cham.
.,s,; o Comrcsrs,.' ''I7 taat occasion.
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Facts About Lightaing.
Mr.. Merriam, the ''sage OF Brook

Mr.. Merriam, the ''sage OF Brook.
lyn Heights" in q recent letter, says:
"a few days since q stranger &C.
costed me in the street and inquired
if iron bedsleads were dangerous to
sleep upon during thunder storms
lsald in reply that l had never known
a death by lightning on a bed rest
ing on an iron bedstesd, bat we have
recorded deaths by lightning of per.
sons reposing on feather. beds on
wooden bedsteads.
No case Of death has yet occurred
to a telegraph operatOr--to persons
on board OF steamboats, or railroad
cars, or in iron vessels or iron build
ings, or in vessels furnished with
Lightning conductors, and but four
deaths in buildings furnished with
lightning rods. Two persons have
been killed by lightning while stand
ing on the outside platform Of rail-
rosd eAss. ~ .i ...d 4aW = ak
} Many psrsous suffer greatly from
lear daring thunder storms, and that
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-10
a Case of Slow Poisoning.

We find in the English papers an
account OF the preliminary examina-
tion in curious case Of alleged slow
poisoning, which, in some of it's fea.
lures, bears close resemblance to a
case of the same sort recently tried
in New York. The parties, how,
ever, in the English case, occupied
a higher social position, and their re,
lation to each other, was of recen,
origin and questionable character.
The deceased, it appeared, who
was a lady Of forty. three, went las
Autumn, to live in boarding house
at Bayswater, near London, whey
she became acquainted with on,
Smethurst, Surgeon, who wal
living in the same house with a lady
much older than himself, who pass
cd rs his wife, and for aught tha
appears, was so. After time, tn,
deceased, who was a maiden lady
removed to another boarding. hous,
in the neighborhood. Here she wa
Joined by Smethurst, and subsequent
ly they left together, the decaaset
giving no notice OF her intentions
or where she was going, to a sister
her only relative with whom sh
was on good terms, and who fre
quently visited her at Bayswster
where the deceased had iutrodlce,
her to DR.. Smethurst.
1t appears, however, that th, da,
after leaving Bayswater the deceased
and Smethurst were married al Bat
tersea Church, whence they went /
live at Richmond, as DR.. and Mrs
Smethurst. Here the lady, who
beside life interest in a considers
BILE sum. had eight or nine ,houssn
dollars which she was entitled /
dispose Of by will, was taken sic
with diarrh9a and vomiting. SINE
thurst attended her with great sssl
duty and apparent affection. insis,
ling upon giving her food himssl
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and disinclned, apparently, that
anybody else should do 90. Her
sister, with whom she had re-opened
Q correspondence, was informed Of
her sickness, but alec, that though
her sister desired to see her, she did
not wish her to stay. On this visit
the deceased complained Of the taste
Of the tapioca with which che was
fed, and wished her sister to prepare
some for her, but she was prevented
by Smetburst, under various pre-.
tences, and when she afterwards
prepared some soup, Smethurst found
pretences for taking it into another
room before the patient could be al
lowed to eat it.
Two medical gentlemen Of Rich
moud woro called in tv attend upon
the patient; as the disease baffled
their skill, and as they were totally
at loss to account for the extraor
dinary symptoms that showed them.
selves, they proposed finally to send
or DR.. Todd, who, it appears, is at
he head Of the English medical pro
'ession. After considering the case,
Or. Todd privately expressed his
opinion that she was suffering under
he effects OF some poison, admins
;ered in small doses; and chemical
examination of the secretions betray.
"a the presence OF arsenic and anti.
nony. While tho woman was still
living, Smethnrst was arrested; but
sle was already far gone, and died
81 ,rtly after. A chemical exam
nation Of the stomach, kidneys, and
heart. confirmed the suspicion Of poi
son administered in repeated small
doses. Shortly before his arrest, tbs
l---;soner had, procured the deceased
to execute a will in her nader
name, giving him her property
When nc WAS arrested, q letter was
found upon him, ready for posting
directed to his other wife, Nett
York Tribune.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-10
ST. LOUIS, My 29.-The over
ind California mail avr; ved 1sst Mol 4

ST. LOUIS, My 29.-The over
land California mail arrived last niglt
with dates to the sixth. News un-
important. A letter from Belknsp,
22nd, says an express just arrived
from camp Rodseiminske, bringing
a report that Major Van Dorm had 8
fight with the Northern Oa,nanches,
on a fork Of the Arkansas river, on
the 18th, killing forty and taking
thirty prisoners. Two soldisrs were
killed and several wourdsd--amoux
the latter were Lieutenant Lee and
Captain Smith. The letter also
says that four to five hundred Ter
ans were encsmped twenty miles be-
low Brazos Indian Reserve with IN
svowed intention OF attacking the
reserve Indians; much excitement
prevailed. 9',gt an.{
The first lot Of the new crop of
wheat was sold yesterday to A.'W.
Fagin at five dollars per bushsl.A
The wheat was raised BY DR.. Dock
cry, Desoto & Co., Mississippi. p.
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fhs tbliswiags sxisup WUsaken
from ths 6reo oehep4ss q ~ 1lstA
Boob Of Dinnss,s . ,sauulne. tisess
work bSy tssSssd fssps,s sinpse..
buss publhbsa ID London: sea
4. Tho uuivsrss w,shossiHs would
be nothing. and al shss Iivss mat
be fed. : 90 ''' 2 ,l-H' 'IA
2. Animals ised; msa eass; the
man Of intellect sione knows h6wso
eat.
8. The fate Of nations depends
upon how they arc fed.
4. Tell mo what you eat, and I
will tell you what you arc. ,'
5. The Creator, in making Il OBJ
ligatory upon man to eat to live, in
vites him thereto by appetite, and
rewards him by the pleasure be ex-
periences.
8. Good living 10 an act Of our
Judgment, BY which we give q pre-
ference TO things agreeable 70 saste,
rather thsn those which do not poe
seas that quality. ..., eli
Z. The pleasures Of the table arc
for all sges,. all conditions, all coun-
tries. and Of great variety; they are
the concomitants Of all other pleas.
ures, and when all the rest are gone,
! they remain to console rs for their
loss.
), 8. The dinner.table is the only
place where men are not bored
during the first hour. 4"
!, 0. The discovery of Q new dish
does more for the happiness Of man
r kind than the discovery of . new
: planet. .....'
J 10. Men who eat hastily or get
' drunk, do not know how to eat or
} drink. ..i
IL. The most indispensable quail.
ification Of cook 10 punctuslity.--
The same may be said Of guests. (
"a. To wait too long for Q gues,
3 is breach Of politeness towards oil
$ who have arrived punctually.
y 13. A man who invites friends
e to dinner, and takes no personal I'M
y terest in his dinner, is not worthy Of
J, friendship. ....:,. 90
: IA. The lady of the house should
always take care that the coffee is
excellent; and the master Of the
house should be sure to sec that the
, liqueurs are Of the best quality.
Is. When you invite q man to
, dinner, never forget that during the
short time he is under your roof his
!, happiness is in your hands.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-10
ReaAipg In summer.

Sayeth Beecher: "Summer read.
ing is a distinctly marked species in
the great genus-resding. Every.
body understands the term, but no.
body can tell exactly what IL means.
There is a temperate zone In the
mind between luxurious Incidence
and exacting work, and it is to this
region, just between laziness and la
Dor, that Summer reading belongs.
A book, that-lying upon your back,
while the wind shakes the leaves In
your drowsy ears, and insects fiji the
air with q sweet tenor, and the bees
under your window hmm and drone,
and birds return thanks for the seed
and worms eaten,-hoats you MP out
OF sleep, which yet throws its apray
over you, as the sea does on men
who lazily float in a Summer breezy
day on raft or low-edged boat; a
book, that now and then drops you,
and then takes you up again, that
spins a silver thread Of thought from
your mind, fine ss gossamer, and
then breaks it as the wind does the
spiders web--this is q Summer
book. You never know where you
left of, and do not care where you
begin. 1t is all beginning, and all
middle and end every where.
There is a reading when you are
coiled up under beech or elm tree
around whose swollen roots q clear
stream frolics, that never goes to
sleep, but plays in perpetual child
hood. | love clover hay reading
Spread ont an ample NOV, with the
North and South barn door wide
open. with hens scratching down on
the floor, and expressing themselves
in short sentences to each other, now
and then lifting up one OF those
roundelays or hen songs, that are
no doubt as good to them as q psalm
tune or love song; with swallows
flying In and out, and clouds floating
over the sun, raising or lowering the
light on our book. Can anything
be sweeter than such reading OF poet,
or story.weaving magician, or ma.
gisterl Yes. 1t is even sweeter to
have the letters grow di.n, and run
about the page, and disappear, while
the hands relax, and the book, gen
tly swaying, comes down on your
breast, and visions from within, open
their clear faces on you, and the
hours 90 by so softly that you will
not believe that the sun is low in the
West, and that those voices are o.
folks out after you to come in to sup
perl
! But there is q world OF less indo
lent pleasure and of Summer read
ing, for cool mornings. for evening
hours, and for the Sabbath, that
never glows and rejoices with such
fervor as in the country, in Summer
days. We yield up the old ponder
ous books to the shelf again; the his
tories, the controversies, the abstruse
philosophies, the head-filling books
OF solid learning, and betake our.
selves to books which teach us o
plants, OF insects, OF birds, of fish, o
all things that live and grow, or fly
or creep. The Summer seems a pro
longed invitation to read Gods Bool
Of Nature.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-10
Extraordinary Story About the Dauphin
of France, Louis XVII.

1
of France, Louis XVII.
There are stranger things thar
fiction, even in modern times, bu,
people will hardly be prepared fol
the startling announcement which
was asserted at a Coroner's inquiry
held yesterday, before Mr.. Wakley
Coroner for West Middlesex, tina,
the Dauphin Of France, the unfor.
tunate son of Louis XVI, did not. as
history states, die "on the 9th o
June, 1905, in the prison Of the tenn.
pie, after miserable confinement o
three years." but that he expired in
London street cab but q few days
since, and that the deceased, upon
whom the inquest was being held,
was no other than the Dauphin
Louis XVII, Of France. Such was
tho marvellous story made public
Yesterday at an inquest held at tho
Lord Wellington, University street,
upon person who, under the name
of Augustus Menes, has for some
years past resided with his family a.
University street. Tottenham Court
road, where he followed the avocation
OF professor Of music. 1t appear
ed that the deceased, who was in
his seventy-tifth year, was suddenly
taken i'll, when near his own resi-
dence, and as medical assistance
could not be Immediately procured, ,
he was conveyed, without delay. in
a cab, to the University College Hos.
pital, close by, but he was dead be.
tore arriving at that institution, the
cause OF death being, as the pos: NOR
TEN examination distinctly proved,
disease OF the heart. The Jury re.
turned a verdict accordingly, and so
far the judicial part of the proceed
ings terminated; but, upon inqniring
further into the peculiar statements
that had been made by the deceased 5
family, and the rumors that have
got about in the neighborhood,
causing no little excitement, it seems
that the deceased's conversation for
the last thirty years, when he first
made his family acquainted with the
strange story, has been to the effect
that he was the Dauphin who was
supposed to have died in the temple,
and while the deceased bore a strong
likeness in the face to the Bourbon
family vi France. Ills family mrthcr
assert, that he had certain marks on
his person which the hapless infant
King had. He had always himself
desired to keep the matter secret
from the world, but his family have
now expressed their determination to
publish the whole facts connected
with his marvellous history.
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New York Editors.
The New York correspondent ei
the Charlestoc Louyier savs.

The New York correspondent Of
the Charleston Courier says:
The Editors OF the papers in this
city are not generally on very good
terms, socially. Hardly two of
them visit In the same circles. Mr..
Bryant, as a poet and literary man,
goes into literary circles. James
Brooks, living on Fifth avenue, and
having a fashionable wife, mixes
with what is called sour best socie-
ty." Mr.. Halleck, Of the Journal Of
Commerce, is . Christian, and in all
places where benevolence and reli-
gion are interested, he is sure to be
there. General Webb, as everybody
knows, is a gentleman OF the old
school, highly esteemed and respect
ed where he lives, lin Tarry.own, J
but is supposed to dabble too much
in politics, and to be too great fre-
quenter Of the lobby. Horace Gree.
ley seeks, and has no society, unless
it be that Of persons desiring to make
something out Of him. lie is the
most good. natured, innocent person
in the world. All grades of society
are alike to him. He will stop and
converse with the Congressman and
Carman alike. His sympsthies are
with everybody. He is not more
careless in his dress than in his hab.
its. Money is no object to him. II
he goes to a restaurant to dine, he
puts down bill to pay for his meal
and never looks at the change. 1t is
said he is often stuck with bad bills
by persons knowing his unconcerr
aud carelessness in such IN alters.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-10
An Incident Of the Mexican War.

Captain Thomas F. Marshall (the
whilom temperance lecturer) was in
the habit Of coming on parade in a
state quite subversive Of all discip
line and army rules. Captain Clay,
though the strictest of all the Gap.
tains in obeying ard requiring obedi-
ence, determined to give Marshall q
hint Of his disapproval. So, as soon
as he became " officer Of the day.
when his command WAS the highest
next to that Of the Colonel, he de-
nounced his military dress, and,
riding up to the guard-house, he
cried out with a loud voice, "Oficel
of the guard!" When the guard
officer appeared, he said, ~ com
mand you to empty the guard-houss
OF all the prisoners; 90 long as have
command of this regiment, no SOL
disr shall be punished while Cap
tai,as are allowed to violate the rulei
Of war with impunity." The guard
house was emptied, and expec tstion
was on tiptoe TO see the issue Of this
Aagrant breach of duty. But nc
notice was taken Of the affair by the
Colonel. At the next encampineni
the famous quarrel took place, in the
presence Of the whole regiment, be
tween Captains Clay and Thomas F.
Marshall. Clay proposed to dgb,
Marshall on the spot with broad
swords; but Marshall pleaded that |,
would embroil the whole regiment
Thereupon Clay most bitterly repli
ed that "Marshsll, at Lexington, did
not fear to provoke, BY the most In
flammatory appeals, an sffsay, when
women and childrsH were in danger,
and Clay himself overpowsrsd. By
superior t,xee; but here, when they
met on equal terms, where men wore
swords and war was the prolession
u oil, be feared 10 smbroil othsfsi-
|Sush . plea wss the rslags ei pol
ltrooa and IN assaasini' The uex,
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lear has, in two cases which have
come to our knowledge, produced
death. It will be Q comfort to such
to know the eaiety which railroad
cars, steamboats,, iron vessels and
buildings furnished with rods, afford
during thunder storms. Persons
struck down by lightning should be
thoroughly drenched with cold wa
ter. We have the record Of Q case
OF resusciiation after hours Of drench.
ing; therefore do not get discour'
aged but continue drenching till an
imation is restored.
The season Of the. year..ior the fre
quent occurrence Of thunder storm.
is at hand. and this notice may b
tho means Of doing come good" CO..
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A SINGULAR PRopHEcY.-The fol-
lowing curious paragraph is from the
Cologne correspondent Of the Con-
tinentat Reyie,o:
I'VE may now afford to smile at
tho singular prophecy OF the West.
phaIian Shepherd, who lived some
hundred and fifty years ago, and
who predicted a terrible European
war, in the course of which the Turks
should cool the feet of their horses
in the Rhine. Those things-thus
runs the tradition--were to come to
pass when carriages run without
horses, and the Prussian soldiers
were dressed like the soldiers who
crucitied Christ. Carriages do run
without horses, and the silhouette Of
a Prussian sol lier, in his tupic and
helmet, is in all respects that of O
Roman legionary. But the super.
stitious, who speculated on this sin-
gular prophecy, could never recon,
clio with it the decline OF the Turk,
ish power, and the manifest impro
liability Of the Sultan's troops carry
ing the standard Of the Prophet tc
the banks of the Rhine. They Tor
get that France has regiments o
Spahis and Zouaves, and that many
OF them are as good Moslemim a.
ever walked in the streets Of STAN
boul.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-10
Bosros, May sl.-Ths ship d.

BosroN, May Sl.--Ths ship d.
fender, whose loss was vseshtiy -
ported, was insured 10 Stsss stssst %
the amount OF 800, 600. -r..., 81,
Counterieit 6ves on the Bank OF
Mutual Redemption, Of this city, are
being freely circulated. F'1e 70
The United Ststex stesm kieeAs
Nisnssota, anchored of tha Nay
Yard to-day end 6red 9 sslpts ,0f
thirteen guns.
) The mutinssrs Of the kark CfevS-
sso~s, brought home IN TIE Assss-
sota, were before Unitsd Statss Con.
missioner Msrvin 70. day and wsivsd
an exsmiuatios. Their trial wGs
assigned sOs ths June term u ths
Disiriek Coast. r'f - cii % 20
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Escape of au Alleged Lunatic.

On Thursday night laat, a man
named Patrick Maud, formerly a
resident of Newark, but who tor the
past year, has been confined in the
New Jersey Lunatic Asylum, at
Trenton, succeeded in affecting his
escape from that institution by re-
moving the gratings from the win
dow of his cell. The Warden Of the
Asylum telegraphed to Chief-of.Po-
lice Whitney, of Newark, to keep q
sharp look out for Maud, as he would
undoubtedly make his way to that
place for the purpose OF carrying ont
lis oit.repeated threat to murder his
wife, Judge lIaines, the Rev. Faith
er Callan, and Cortland. Parker, the
Safe Prosecuting Attorney.
1t appears that some years since
Maud was married to O widow wo-
man, and each Of them possessing
some property, it was merged to-
gether and placed under the control
of the wife. Eventually much dit
ficulty occurred between Maud and
his wife, in consequence Of his I'M
successful attempt to get control of
the property, amounting to several
thousand dollars. About a year
since, Maud, who has the reputa.
ton of having a very violent and
vicious disposition, attempted to
murder his wife by shooting, but
missed his aim and the ball grazed
her arm. He was arrested and tried
for attempted murder before Judge
IIaines, at which Cortlandt Parker
acted as Prosecuting Attorney, and
the wife as a witness.
The Jury tailed to convict, on the
ground that they believed Maud was
insane, and he was accordingly sen,
to the Asylum swearing to take the
lives of the persons above named. -
What agency Father Callan had in
the matter did not transpire.
Chiei-of Police Whitney stationed
officers at the houses Of Judge
Haines, Mr.. Parker, and that o.
Father Callan, for protection; and
also notified the Police Department,
to be on the lookout and arrest Maud
if he should make his appearance
He was not aware that Maud haC
any other relatives in tho city, and
consequently could not avert the
murder which followed. According
to the story told by Maud, he es
capped from the Asylum on Thurs
day night, and walked to New
Brunswick; from thence he proceed
ed in a boat to New York, from ther,
to Elizaberhport by boat, and ther
walked to Newark, arriving sbou
eight o'clock on Saturday night. =
AS to the murder, he admits no
thing.
From the testimony, it appear
thai Maud went direct to the hous,
Of his sister, Mary Turbett, the wifi
Of grocer at the corner Of Downing
and Madison streets, and while sh,
was engaged in conversation with
emale customer in reference to hi
escape, he deliberately fred the con
tents of double. barreled pistol. -
One ball took effect in the heart, an,
the other passed through the righ
breast, coming out at the back
Maud then made his escape, an,
threw the pistol over into q yarc
where it was found yesterday.
Maud was arrested about te
o'clock Saturday night. .'
-[Nsao York Tribune.