Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
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OHIo School LIBRARY Books IN New YoRK.-
Speaking of these books, which the Applston's
have contracted to furnish to tho School Commits,
sioner OF this State, tho Tribune thut describes
their appearance ana number
"A!l the free space on the floor Of tho immense
sales'room at Appleton's, is now occupied by great
masses of these books piled solidly like bricks
ready for packing and shipment. In bulk they
measure over rs solid cords, and they weigh IS
tuns. Piled on end, on a shelf, in the usual man
ner, and AS close together as possible, they would
extend from the City Hall to Union Square, or a
distance OF two miles. We understand that
Messrs, Appleton have made arrangements TO
transport the entire lot by o special freight train,
TO be run straight through from this city to Co.
iumbus' The binding. which is uniform. is beau
tIful and substantial. Each volume is lsttered on
the back, with the title Of the book, authors name
and the mark of the "Ohio s.. Library, 1859"
The selections have been made exclusively by the
intelligent and judicious manner in which no has
discharged so important a duty"
The case Of one Charlotte against a Mr.. Chou.
teau. in a suit for her freedom, has been in Cour,
in Missouri for l6 years. She first gained it, but
the case went to the Supreme Court which reversed
the decision and remanded the cause; because the
Court decided that the law of Canada on Slavery
was matter for the consideration of the Court and
not OF the Jury. On the second trial she again
carried 1t, and the decision was again reversed BY
the Supreme Court, because the Circuit Court had
decided that The law Of Canada was matter for the
consideration OF the Jury and not Of the Court.
Again she gained her cause. and again il was 70.
manded because il was decided that the law o.
Canada was matter for tho consideration of the
Court and not of the Jury. Che has succeeded
now on a fourth trial, and the case goes up again
to the Supreme Court. Tho defendant, Mr.. Chou.
teau. is q millionaire.
In Kentucky a mans life 10 by far tho cheapest
and most precarious piece Of property he carries
about him. Men who would not steal q mackerel
Will take anothers life without the slightest com.
Function Of conscience.
n man would have a big funeral in New York.
he should either get himself assassinated in a cof.
fee house or die drunk. The funeral of Bill Poole
was on event in the history of New York, and
Mike Walsh was followed to the grave by half a
hundred carriages. and during the funeral services
there was q crowd of Eve thousand persons about
the house.
The truth about the Pixies Peak gold mines
seems to be that there is gold in that region of the
country. but in particles so minute that i: will not
pay. That ihere will be a vast amount of suffer.
ing among the tens of thousands now so rashly set.
ting out for :e new Eldorado is certain, while
1t IL extremely doubtful whether any Of the nd Oven.
,urers will gather gold enough to pay expenses.
Gin. Com.
There is a Turkish law that a man, for overy
fa!sehood be utters, shall have q red mark set
on his house. If such q law wero 10 force in
the United States, we fear that some people who
build fine houses might have their painting done
with no expense except to their character and con.
ciencss.
As an evidence of the difficulty OF getting any
business trans acted nt Washington with either of
the Departments Of Government, II is eta.ed by n
Washington paper that a gentleman visited one Of
them 35timcs sat waiting in the ante room 26Ol
hours and walked between bis'hotel and the DEPART.
ment 81 miles before his business was disposed
of. and when disposed of, his tavern bill had
nearly absorbed the amount of allowance. to say
nothing of the loss of time and detention from the
of home.