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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-24
A Murder Revealed by a Dream.

A miraculous discovery Of q horrible
murder is related by Belgian journal of
recent date, of which we make sum-
mary, for tile special benefit of that some
what numerous class who believe in
dreams.
Two brothers, Jews, set out from
Gyrek with view of placing their
two daughters at a boarding school
in the town of Grosswardein. During
the first night of their absence the young
est daughter, aged ten, who was left at
home, woke up her mother suddenly dur
ing the night and crying bitterly, de.
clared that she saw her father and uncle,
and all being murdered. The mother for
some time took no notice of the child's
declaration, but as she persisted, and
would not be pacifed, she began to be
alarmed herself. and the next morning
took the child before the Mayor of the
town, to whom she declared her dream,
stating at the same time that the murder
ers were two men living in the neighbor-
hood whom she deliberately pointed out
and added that the murder was commit
ted at the entrance of the forest, on the
road to Grosswardein.
The Mayor after receiving this revela..
ton, thought it prudent to make inquiry
after the two neighbors, indicated by the
child, when singular enough, they were
discovered to be absent from h5me.-.
This suspicious circumstance induced the
Mayor to dispatch some officers to tho
forest alluded to by the child, who die
covered the horrible spectacle Of five
bodies extended on the ground, which
were those of the two brothers, two
daughters, and the driver Of the vehicle
in which they all took their departure
The corpses appeared to haye been set Oil;
FIRE, SO as to destroy their identity, and
the vehicle was nowhere to be discovered.
This hofrid tragedy lei the officers to
examine the whole neighborhood, when
they fortunately pounced upon the neigh
bors at a fair not far distant, as they were
in the act Of changing some notes Oh
which spots Of blood were visible. On
beiAg seized they Immediately confessed
the crime, and on the chiId's dream being
related to them acknowledged the finger
of Providence in their capture. This
wonderful dream on the part of the child
and its fulflEnent excited an immense
sensation in the neighborhood.
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boy. While part of the company were
exploring the interior chambers with my :,
self, those remaining outside had amused
themselves in various ways. Yielding
to the impetuosity Of the Arab boys, they
offered small wager to the one who
should ascend to the summit of the great
Pyramid and descend again in the short
est time. Four Arab youths stripped
for the race, and skipped up the rocky
hill with the agility of chamois. They
all reached the summit at the same mo-
Hlent, and turned to descend At such
immense height they looked like pigmies
yet leaped down from strata to strata
with marvellous CELEBRITY. One of them
gained few feet upon his companions.
He had made about third of the way
down, when his foot slipped, and he
bounding down the dizzy height, now
rolled into a ball. then with legs and
arms extended, and striking upon the
sharp angular rocks every ten or fifteen
feet, until he lay stretched out upon Il e
sand where found him at no considera
BILE distance from the base Of the Pyra-
mid. He must have fallen more than
four hundred feet, and nothing but Be-
douin toughness could have prevented
his being dashed to pieces.
Captain Adans of the Japan expcei.
ton, who witnessed the accident, declar-
ed to me that his eyes were riveted to the
spot. and that the sight was the most
dreadful be ever beheld. A friend offer
ed to have the boy taken to the Cairo
hospital at his own expense, but the Arabs
of the desert, detesting nothing so much
as the roof of a house, would rot listen
to the humans proposal, and carried him
to neighboring village.
The sufferer began to recover at oncerii
and even ON the following day could
hardly be restrained from hurtful food.
Before we left Cairo, q contribution was,
made up for the boy and his alraon eyed
mother. or as Haliz piously expressed ir,
8 for the pleasure of Allah"
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when you come home, and I resolved tc
punish you. / knew you would not re
fuse me money, and / have at length
brought you to your senses.
see where the money went now.
Do you, indeed 2"
'Te tell the truth [ th6Gght there was
very little show for the money l gave
you
Sixteen hundred dollars money in hand
was large sum to Edward, who had
spent everything as fast as he got it. lie
felt like new man. like rich man.
What treasure was Maria, who, besides
being pretty, sweet tempered, and deyo
ted, was thorough inancier.
For my part should not like fnan-
cier on any other terms. A prudent, but
growing, i'll tempered shrew would be
my ambition, and before her shoud pre-
fer pretty, sweet tempered, devoted wo-
man, who would spend all 1 could get.
The Raymond place, ard delightful
place it was, Immediately came into Ed
wards possession. 1t is paid for now,
and our friends are as happy as during
the honeymoon.
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us That All Thine"

4 Bssdtiful reply is recorded Of Da
lecarian peasant, whose master was dis
playing to him the grandeur of his es-.
tates. Farms, houses and forests were
pointed out in succession, on every hand,
as the property Of the. fieh proprietor,
who summed up finally by saying, " In
short, all that you see, in every direc-
ton, belongs to me" The poor man
looked thoughtfully for moment, then
pointing up to heaven, solcmnly replied,
And is Tat, also thine?'
How many who are satisfied only to
grasp all that is arouud them and be-
meath them, down to the centre of the
globe, forget to own UPWARD !
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Lumber, Lumber!

THE SUBSCRIBER is offering for Sale, at great
l. ly re6acsa prices large lot of WHITE AND
SPRUCE P!NH FLOORING. Also, WHITE PINE,
SPRUCE and EEIa.oCK BOARDS, dressed and undress-
ed, and Other Il Ids of Building Materials usually
found in Luna33? Yards.
To all persons about building, he would say, THAT
they viii find it greatly to their advantage to give
him call before purchasing elsewhere.
He also continues to cut to order Pine, OAK, and
HEMLocK TIMBER, and fhas OIL hand Fence Boards
and Rails, Pckets and Falling. Shingles, Ceiling
Lath, &c, &c. to all of which yottr attention is So
licited when in want Of anything in his line.
ISAIAH R0LFE.
Steam Saw and Planning Mill, Burnst Street, New
Brunswick, formerly belonging to RoLFE g. MgLTAR
October IA, 1858. If
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E@ Good nature is the very air Of a
good mind the sigh of a large and; genelS
GUS; soul and the peculiar soil'ih which
Yiitus prospcfs.j, 49,
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PULLEN, BUTCHER & JOHNsTON,
COMMISSION DEALERS IN
Pork, Beef, Poultry, Eggs
FRUITS, POTATOES,

MARKET PRODUCE GENERsfLLY,s
No. 1856 & 1871 West Washington Market, NY.
~ CORNELIUS HENDRIc KS0N will act as
Agent for this firm, at the Freehold Depot. Mr..
Thomas BUTCHERS absence will be temporary only,
as he will return in the fall.
saos so RTraEn N York n n rgaLEN
July / 1853 36-tf
, 1859-09-02
--LATEST NEWS From EuRoPE.-We b,,.
dates from Europe to the 10th July.

--LATEST News From EuRoPE.-We ba,s
dates from Europe to the 10th July.
Letters from Paris note much discon,sD,
there concerning the terms of peace oI
though peace itself gave general satisfso
ton. The Paris Sieeks objects to Austr;,n
influence still being suffered to remain ~
Italy, and calls for the expulsion Of tbo
petty Italian Princes, who are but copf0I,.
crates of Austria.
Napoleon, on his arrival in Fran.o
would proceed directly to st. Cloud, defer
ring bis official entree in Paris till he maES,
it at the head of the army.
The Emperor and the King of SardiDi,
entered Turin on the 18th, amid the entbn,
siastic acclamations Of the people.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Lon,
don Times says three applications wera
made by Napoleon to Austria for peacs
before she would consent. Overtures wers
made direct by Napoleon, for the purpose
Of preventing mediation by the neutrals.
The same correspondent says that the
Pope was burnt in efigy at Milan, and IN.
friendly feelings existed between Napoleon
and Victor Emanuel. The latter had il.
sued proclamation to the people of LON.
hardy announcing their annexation to Sar.
dnia, according to their ewn desire, mauV
times expressed, and his determination n
amelorate their political conditionj
1t was rumored that Garabaldi was
about to issue a proclamation, and it was
considered doubtful whether he would Law
down his arms up to the llth.
The formation of the Hungarian legion
had proceeded prOsperouSly, 5000 men
having Joined.
A letter from Rome, dated the 9th, saws
that the Pope had sent an autograph let.
ter to Napoleon announcing his determine.
ton to demand armed Intervention from
the Catholic Powers.
1t was report at Paris at the latest dates
that great agitation prevailed at Milan
that troubles had arisen at Venitia-that
Florence was disturbed, and that the Pa
rsian populace was indignant at the En-.
peror for}failure to fulfil bis promises.
Switzerland has ordered the disband-
ment of her troops, called out during the
war. Prussia has ordered her troops on
the march, to halt.
1t is remarked that Sardinia, by accent.
ing Lombardy without the fortress so nee
essary to defend it, has made herself the
vassal Of France, aud that Italy has gained
nothing, while the Emperor returns to
Paris nominaliy a conqueror, but in reality
a baffled and dishonOred man.
ENGLAND.-The Duke Of Newcastle states
that the Government did not intend renew.
ing the licenses by which the Hudson Bay
Company hold their North American ter
ritories.
, 1859-09-02
From the Emigration.

The advance trains of the overland emf
grafton of 1859 are beginning to arrive on
the frontier in considerable numbers. Some
have already reached this and other val
leys. From those arrived, we have the
gratifying intelligence that the people in
the rear are coming on prosperously. Mr..
l. G. Criswell, just arrived, called on us
yesterday, and furnished us with some in
formation relative to the progress and con-
dtiOn Of portion Of the emigration.
Capt Sheats' train, one company, with
eighteen wagons, l2l head of loose stock,
left Grand Ronde Aug. l6. A train Of 8
wagons and 80 head Of cattle, left Malheur
river, and intended to come into the upper
part Of Willamette Valley.
Capt GoodalPs train, 8 wagons and 80
head of stock was left 40 miles east Of
Fort Boise.
Capt. Purdam's train was passed 80
miles this side of Three Islands. In this
train were wagons and 1875 head Of stock,
of which 25 head were fine blOoded animals.
Capt Woodward's train, 9 wagons and
80 head Of stock, were at Three Islands
Aug. 6.
Capt Lanes train, l3 wagons and IS
head of cattle, was also at the same point.
Capt. Lane died, (date not given) Of in
hammaton of the brain, so miles east of
Fort Hall lie was properly buried, and
substantial stone was erected above his
remains.
Capt. Neddra's train, l3 wagons and so
head Of cattle, was last seen at Raft river,
bound in by the Applegate route.
Independent train, l8 wagons and so
head of stock, was at Fort Snyder.
Capt Goodall, in difficulty with Mr..
Tuttel, was shot in the mouth, the ball
passing nearly through the head. He was,
however. getting along at last accounts.
The difficulty occurred few miles Of Fort
Boise.
The emigrants, with the exception Of
Capt. Sheats train, were abundantly sup
piled with provisions. Capt Sheat'S com
pany was destitute of food.
There was at Grand Ronde o company
of Artillery, from Camp Floyd, destined
for Fort Vancouver The company con-
sisted of (lOO) one hundred men and eight
feld pieces Mr.. Crswell did not ascer-
tain the name Of the commanding officer
Portland DAILY Netos, Aug. 30M.
, 1859-09-02

POSTMASTER GENERAL HoLr.-The Wash.
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
North American newspaper Opposition }
writes in the following candid manner rela,
tive to the very able and popular head Of
the General Post Office:
" 1t is only proper to say that the efforts
Of Mr. Holt in Topping off the excrescences
which had spread over the postal service
in reducing useless and extravagant expen.
ditures; in resolving something like order
out Of chaos, and in removing supernumer.
ary officers, are entitled to public recog.
milton and credit. He entered upon his
thankless task, giving at once earnest of a
purpose TO introduce practical and thor.
oug reforms, which have been since illus
trated in O most beneficial and satisfactory
manner. 1t certainly does not become
those who have heretofore complained Of
the wastefulness in this Department to
sneer or carp at efforts which are intended
to introduce q necessary and wholesome re-
trenchment On the contrary, such praise
worthy endeavorS should be generously Sec
onded, not only from q sense Of justice, but
as o means Of effecting important results,
at which the upright men Of all parties
aim. What encouragement has a public
officer to address his abilities and apply la
borious investigation to so large and rami-
fed subject as the errors or abuses which
have insidiously crept into the postal SER
vice, unless sustained by the community for
whose benefit they are mainly directed ?
The principles announced in Mr.. Hollis let
ter to the President, in Mr.. Westscott's
case, are such a must attract the respect
of the country. The whole country is in
terested in an upright and efficient admin
istration Of the Post Office, and nothing
but bigoted partisOnship would consent to
withhold full and becoming admission of
such services, no matter by whom rendered.
, 1859-09-02

have done, before the only tribunal
recognize as having the slightest claim to
Jurisdiction over the subject-my own con-
science, and the bar of heaven. am not
aware Of any statue, or code Of morals,
which makes it Infamous to forgive a wo,
man, nor is it ft to make our domestic life
a subject of consultation with friends, no
matter how near and dear to us, and l
cannot allow, even all the world combined,
to dictate to me the reputation of my wife
when think it right to forgive her and
restore her to my confidence and protec-
ton. II ever failed to comprehend the
utter desolate position Of an offending,
though penitent woman, the hopeless fu-
ture, with all its dark possibilities Of dan
ger to which she is doomed, when pro-
Scribed as an outcast, can now see plain
ly enough in the almost universal howl Of
denunciation with which she is followed to
my threshold, the misery and perils from
which l rescued the mother Of my child,
and, although it is very sad for me to in
cur the blame Of friends, and the reproaches
of many wise and good people, l shall
strive to prove to all who feel any interest
in me, if l am the first man who has ven
tured to say to the world, on erring wife
and mother may be forgiven and redeemed,
that in spite of oil the obstacles in my
path, the good results of this example shall
entitle it to the imitation Of the generous,
and the commentator Of the just
"There are many who think that aH act
of duty proceeding solely from affections
which can only be comprehended in the
heart of husband and father, is to be
fatal to my professional, political and So
cial standing. II this be so, then, so be it.
Political station, professional success and
social recognition are not the only prizes
of ambition, and so long as l do nothing
worse than to place my family uuder the
roof where they may End shelter from con-
tumely and persecution, do not fear the
noisy but heeting voice of popular clamor
The multitude accept their first impressions
from u few, but in the end men think for
themselves, aud if l know the human
heart, and sometimes 1 think that in ca
reer Of mingled sunshine and storm l have
sounded nearly all its depths, then l may
reassnre those who look with reluctant
forebOdings upon my future, to be Of good
cheer, for will not cease to vindicate a
just claim to the respect Of my fellows,
while to those motley groups here and
there who look upon my misfOrtunes only
as weapons to be employed for my destruc-
tion. to those l say, once for all, if man
make a good use Of his enemies, they will
be as serviceable to him as his friends. In
conclusion, let me ask only one favor Of
those who from whatever motive may deem
it necessary or agreeable to comment in
public or private upon this sad history, and
that is, to aim all their arrows at my breast,
and for the sake of my innocent child to
spare her yet youthful mother while she
seeksin sorrow and contrition the mercy
and pardon Of him to whom sooner or later
we must all appeal"
, 1859-09-02

ARRIVAL OF EMGRANr TRAINs.-By let
ter from Gov. STEVENS, dated Columbia
river, Aug. 26, to Gen. TILroN, we learn
that an express reached the DalleS on the
2lst Of August, with information that
Captain REYNOLDS Light Battery and two
hundred emigrant wagons had arrived at
Grand Ronde, and would reach Walla
Walla on the 23d of August
By letter from Indian agent A. ]. CAIN,
dated Dalles, Aug. 23d. to Gov. SrEyENs,
at Olympia, and opened by Gen. TLroN,
we learn Captain REYNOLDS Battery had
reached Walla Walla one hundred emf,
grant wagons accompanied him. BY next
mail we shall have full particulars. The
rumors of difficulties with the Snake Indi-
ans are unfounded. Col. MAY is with the
emigrants.
, 1859-09-02

cause Of the danger and inconvenience, not
to say imPossibility, Of night-walking.-
Months back some Of these walks were
really a nuisance, and to travel in mud and
water was preferable to the narrow and
irregular paths used. A year has not
elapsed since our corporation vent into ex'
istence, and, though but q triaing munich
pal tax has been levied, Main and Fourth
streets-the principal thoroughfares-haVe
been vastly bettered sidewalks, pleasant
for the promenade, have been secured along
those streets, and three cisterns Of ample
content and dimension have been provided
in the thickly settled portion Of the town
as q security against FIRE. This has all
been accomplished without the town tax
ing its citizens to the extent allowed by
the charter, and in little over half year.
Although much has been done, more
than to realize our saBguins expectations,
very much is yet to do. Let us then in
woke for the town council the hearty CO.
operation of our fellow townsmen. If there
be those who have been remiss in paying
their taxes, or in seconding the laudable
efforts of "Our city fathers" abandon such
cause now. To each and all of you we
say, pay upl To those of you delinquent
in laying sidewalks, as commanded by or
dinance, delay no longer in beneftting your
neighbOr-yOu but benefit yourself We
are indeed heartily glad that the town
charter has worked so well; it may require
some amendment by subsequent legislation,
but it is much better than none at ALL
We only wonder now that our citizens
we're content so long without it.
, 1859-09-02

AMERICAN OFFICERS REFUSED PAssPoRTS
IN PARIS TO VISIT ITALY.-American officers
who had been permitted by the United
States to go to the seat Of war, in order to
gain military insight into war tactics BY
observation Of the eontending powers, have
been refused passports to travel thitheE
They consequently returned to England, to
await further diplomstic consideration Of
the matter and causes Of objections This
refusal was Of course encountered in Paris,
and would have been given nowhere else on
the continent Of Europe. A still more de-
cided manifestation Of dislike on the part
Of the French Government towards Us oc-
Cured during the existence of the war In
the Crimea. Capt McClelland and Mai.
Mordecai went to Europe on the order Of
the Secretary of War, and in an official
capacity to witness the siege operations
going on before Sebastopol. Marshal Val
liant, now Major General under Napoleon
in Italy, was then acting as Minister Of
War, aud when called upon by the Com
missioners, and asked for such recommend
ations as would facilitate them in discharg-
ing the duties upon which they were SENT
he very discourteously refused the applca-
ton. An apology was grudgingly given
for the affront afterwards, but still per-
nit to enter the French camp was obsti-
nately refused The Commissioners at last
went to st. Petersburg, were well received,
and passed down from that city, by wayot
Moscow, into the Crimea. In this last in
stance the officers who were refused pass
ports can only deplOre the Sulkiness Of tho
French officials. They have not, as intima-
ted above, any reason to expect "diplo'
matte consideration Of the affair, as they
have gone to Europe simply on leave Of
absence granted by the Secretary Of War
but with no approach to granting them any
official character whatever.
, 1859-09-02

with his model, where be designs to build
one Of bis wind-mills. Before he leaves,
we advise all who love philosophy and nat
ural science to visit him and see bis machine
in operation, and his museum Of natural
history, containing specimens Of the wild
animals and birds of Washington Territory,
finely stuffed and mounted. We regret to
lose Mr.. LUM, but we bespeak for him,
wherever he goes, that success to which
bis high order Of mechanical skill entities
him.
, 1859-09-02

BG- There have been various rumorS Of
different times in regard to the purchase Of
the Collins steamers, in order to place them
on the California mail route. The New
York Journal Of Commerce has the follow
ing paragraph in regard to the matter
The three boats have been purchased by
a committee made up Of parties interested
in the Pacific Mail Steamship and Panama
Railroad Companies, and at the proper
time will be run Gu that route. 1t y
known that the service via Panama, by the
old line, has been performed by Roberts
steamers on the Atlantic side, by the
Panama Railroad Company across the
Isthmus, and by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company on the Pacific side. When the
Nicaragua route was stopped, the two
steamship companies paid Commodore Van
derbilt a large subsidy to keep it closed
The Commodore, however, could not pre-
vent outside Interference, and when that
was attempted, the subsidy was suspended.
The Commodore then demanded that bis
old steamers on both sides should be pur-
chased at handsome valuation, and when
the companies declined to do this he com
menced the present opposition. The com
petition has brought the prices down 50
low both parties are losing money. Inc
last two boats came through only partially
loaded with passengers at $40 per head for
the entire service from San Francisco 70
New York The Panama road took $40
per head for its service, leaving $40 ior
over three weeks conveyance and keeping
, 1859-09-02

AccIDENr.-As Mr.. J. G. Davis was re.
turning some three weeks since from Olym.
pia with his wagon, on arriving at the fer
ry at the Cowliz, his horses suddenly took
frieght and ran down q steep hill into the
river, where in few minutes they were all
(four) drowned, He had been assisting
Mr.. Whitaker to embark on the ferry, and
had left his horses standing, q thing he
had often done before. 1t was next to i'm
possible to same any Of the herses or load,
owing to the swiftHess Of the curreAt and
depth of the water. The wagon, harness,
and some other triAes that were in the
wagon were saved. The whole loss is es-
timated at$l 800; quite a sum for poor
man p c. AdrOeate, Aug. 27th.
, 1859-09-02

For SNoHoMIsH RIvER-The steamer
Ranger, Capt Hill, will leave Olympia
and Steilacoom on Tuesday next, the 9th
inst for Snohomish river and Snoqualmie
Falls. A fine opportunity is here offered
to persons desirous of visiting that inter
esting portion of our Territory. The
steamer will stop in the river as loug as
the passengers desire.