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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

Mr.. BR DERIcK's LIFE PRESENTER
The fatal end Of Mr.. Broderick's last
duel which he fought on the 18th of
March, 1852, at Contra Costa. Califor-
MIA. His antagonist, Judge j. Caleb
Smith, son of Extra Billey Smith of Vir.
giria, was un'njnred, but Broderick re-
ceived bullet at one Of the side pockets
in his waistcoat, where for the first and
only time in his life he carried his watch.
He started to the field with new waist
coat, and on the way. stopped at the
jewellers for his watch, which had been
undergoing repairs. He then discovered
for the 6rst time that he had no watch
pocket, and he therefore placed his time
piece in the side pocket, where, in break.
ing the force of Smiths bullet it saved
the owners life. aT4
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

AN OLD RELIC REcoyERED.-In the
year 1898 Daniel Rowell, one of the pion
GERS Of Western Virginia, being pursued
by Indians, hid his gun under a red oak
log to facilitate bis escape. Last week
one of his descendants found the gun,
near the Kanawha, after lapse Of Sc
years, the barrel was not materially in
jured the polish remaining on the great
er portion Of it: the trigger whole, the
springs in the proper place. heavy guard,
muzzle piece and thimble, brass box
with the words Liberty or DEATH" en-.
grayed on it. Although it has been up
wards of sixty years, the remains of the
red-oak are still to be seen. The muzzle
of the gun had grown fast to dogwood
bush, and had been carried up by its
growth about six inches from the ground.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
Our gtrap 8ooh
The Innocent Young Lady.

She is very polite, holds her head on
one side, and peeps out Of her eyes SOUR.
rel fashion. She approaches you with Q
hop, skip and jump, which she imagines
is immensely fascinating, and giggles out
a silly littTvsaugh, which she fancies Is
musical. When company is in the parlor,
she runs across the room, stopping in the
middle of it, with her finger ON her lip,
"a favorite attitude.) as If she were trying
to remember something; then che tossep
back her head, smiles deprecatingly OF
herself, and scuttles back again 10 nm OF
toman, with the hand her bracelets Ii
upon, uppermost upon her lap, and 70
Iapses into a pretty little reverie, Deli
cious small lamb How interesting u IL
One feels like tying blue ribbon round
its neck aud strangLing IL
In the neighborhood Of the innocent
young lady lives an innocent young man
They meet, the gnileless creatures. They
love; and the coarse, nnfeeling wpfld, ca
and drink--eat beans and cabbage, al
the same, as il their daily fur was MOI
honey-dew and roses. tfoaftrending
but true. The scissors man, and "pint
aud" man, screeching under this angal'l
window. The vegetable man wells meath
her Easemeet tomatoeses and COW.
cumbers.p Vulgar carts rattle by, laden
with odious fore.quarters, and hind quar-
tiers, Of pig and COW. The ash man dulnpi
down the disemboweled barrel Of her IN
sympathisiug parient" opposite her area
door, drawing, as she does 80, his ques
tionable jacket sleeve rcmorselessly
across his pug nose. tm r@a
No doubt the early martyrs had their
TRIMS but star wandered from it:
heavenly sphere when Araminta alighted
on " this ere" planet.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION,

On the 28th Of Sept. last terrific ex-
plosion occurred at the percussion cap
mandatory Of Messrs. PursaIl & Phil
lips, at Birmingham, England, which was
attended by an enormous loss Of life.
Nothing is at present certainly known
regarding its origin; it is supposed that
it took place in an apartment whore the
caps are "primed" with the decorating
powder, and where there were Eve fe
males employed.
This room was situated in the third
story Of the shopping Immediately BIO
meath was the workhouse, where larger
number of women and girls were On.
gagged and In immediate contiguity were
others employed IN various operations
connected with the manufacture. They
were all busily AZ work, when, in an il.
slant, terrific explosion took place.
Windows, walls and roofs, were hurled
into tho air. aud the work people scatter.
ed 10 all directions, or burned under the
ponderons masses Of Hatefial which latsly
formed Tho bulldogs. Scarcely had the
wreck subsidized int6 O chaotic heap. be.
fore Ere added TO the horror Of the scene,
the timbers Of tho building having
beeoms ighitsd BY the intensity Of The
sApl0si0ns
| The persons engaged In the front part
Of The building, who we're comparatively
IHHinjafed, rushed 10 the windows, and
were rescued n DIN their perilous position
by ths multltuds, who bad been attracted
10 the spot BY the noise Of tbs explosion
A fearful spectacle then presented iGsell
to those Wlio had the courage to make
their way through the burning building.
Eight or ten girls we're seen half bur
led in the ruins, chiefly with their head
downward; whilst others, whose legs
were crushed under the debris stretches
cut their arms, piteously imploriug fol
assistance; and cries were heard from
those whose position could not be seen.
One elderly woman sat On beam unable
to extricate herself as another piece o.
| timber lay across her. An effort wa;
made to rescue her, but the burning bull
ding was falling in all directions, and
she had been left when part of the ROOF
fell in with terrific crash, and she and
some girls in her vicinity were ilnmedi
ately crushed to death.
An alarm had before been conveyed to
the fire engine stations, and the brigade
were speedily at work. It was an hour
or two, however, before the fire had been
got under, and it was possible to institute
search for the poor people who were
known to be amongst the ruins. The
result was up to o'clock last night, nc
less than II bodies had been recovered
All were SO shockingly mutilated and
disfgured that identity was impossible
except in few cases. Most Of them
were the bodies Of girls from 10 to 10
years of age.
Seventeen, who were more or less in
jured, were taken to the General Hospit
| al, and one man died in a cab as he
was being conveyed there. About one
half OF, these patients were able to leave
the hospital in the course of the afternoon,
but five remain in the Institution in a
very precarious state
We may add, that this is the third ex
plosion in percussion cap manufactures
which has taken place within as many
o t#s @A #&
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

BEEcHER ON SOLEMN PEOPLE. There
are not few who even in this life, seem
to be preparing themselves for that smile
less eternity 10 which they look forward
by banishing all gaiety from their hearts,
all joyousness from their countenance.
/ meet one such in the street not unfre
quently, a person Of intelligence and ed,
ucation, but who gives me, and all that
passes, such a rayless and chilling look
OF recognition, something as he were one
OF Heavens assessors, come. down to
!" doom every acquaintance he met, that
/ have sometimes began to sneeze on the
spot, and gone home with violent cold,
dating from that instance. doa't doubt
he would cut his kitten tail off, if he
caught her playing with Il. Please tell
me who taught her to play with it.? "
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
Curious Scientific Facts

A slight blow is sufficient to smash a
whole pane of glass, While bullet from
a gun will only make small round hole
in it; because in the latter case tie par.
ticles of glass that receive the blow are
torn away from the remainder with such
rapidity that the motion impaired to the u
has no time to spread further. A door
standing open, which would readily yield
on its hinges to gentle push. is not
moved by a cannon ball passing through
it. The bali, in pass NJ through, over
comes the whole force of cohesion among
the atoms of wood, but its force acts for
so short time. owing to its rapid pas
sage, that it is not sufficient to affect the
inertia of the door to an extent to pro,
duce motion. The COLLISION of the part
of the wood cut by the ball would have
borne a very great weight "a d qui lily
upon it; but suppose the ball to fly at the
rate of twelve hundred feet in second,
and the door to be one inch. thick. the
cohesion being allowed to act for only
the minute frac ion Of second, It's infiu-
ence. is not perceived. 1t is an effect of
this same principle that the iron head of
hammer may be drivea down on its
wooden handle by striking the opposite
end of the handle against any hard sub
stance with force and speed In this
very simple opel alton, the motion is pro.
pagated 50 suddenly through the wood of
the handle, that it is over before it can
reach the iron head, which. therefore, BY
its own weight, sinks lower on the handle
at every blow, which drives the handle
up. &C., ~ ~
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
Courageous Duellists.


Weston, of facetious memory, having
borrowed on note the sum of Eve pounds
failing in payment, the gentleman who
had lent the money took occasion to talk
of it in public coffee house. which eausedl
Weston to send him challenge,
= Being in the field, the gentleman, a
little tender 10 point of courage, offered
him the note to make it up. to which he'
readily consented, aud had the note de-
livered.
But now" said the gentleman, if We
should return without fighting. our com.
panions viii laugh at as: therefor let us
give one another a slight scratch, and
say we wounded each other.p ir
With all my heart" says Weston :
come I'll wound Jon first" -.r
So drawing his sword, he whipped it.
through the fieshy part of his antagon-
lists arm, till be brought the very tears.
into his eyes.
Gone said the gentleman, where
shall / wound you ?"
Weston, putting himself ina posture of
defence, replied. Where you can, sir
where yon can.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
Con. Wright's Cabinet.---The Quid
Pro Ono.

@ ~ 0uU. sL Na
The True Dtm ,erat publishes the following
list of appointments 20 Be made by Gen. Wrighs
iohen he IS elected 1t is rumored that be has
secured the support of the following gentle
men--including several anti ecomptonites-
by offering the following handsome prizes -
Chief Justice: Alexander Wurts
Judge Of the Supreme Court: Joel Parker
rice Vredenbargh IS $50 sYrv
{ Chancellor: Benjamin Williamson, If he
viii show bis hand little more openly.
Clerk in Cbancery: William M. Rabbit
and d. Bauvelt, Jr. AS neither make
speeches. the one who socks highest, is to
be the man. Who gees betterg
Secretary Of State: David Mar, of the
West Indies. No competitor. 8
Clerk OF Supreme Court: Garrett s. Can
non or Joseph G. Potts. Most likely both.
Prosecutor of Essex: Theodore Runyon.
provided he takes the stump s
Prosecutor of Hudson: William n. Jeli6e
or Phillip II milford.
Charles SHELTON of Mercer provided, al
ways, nevertheless, he is not again cheated.
The True Democrat says that the cabsmet
will not differ materially from the aboye-pro.
vided, that Gen Wright is elected. Certain.
" there is good reason to. suppose that our
contemporary is right. 1t is hard to under
stand how some Of the men above can bring
themselves to the support of such man as
Wright, unless their judgement and selfsresnect
are, oyerborne by the prospect of acme great
personal advantage. WeaFe afraid, however.
that Bauvelt will not be able to sock heavy
enough,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
Meno~y.
BY W. NJ. pREAn.


Stand on funeral mound,
Far, far from all that love thee,
With barren hearth around, SD
And a cypress bower above thee;
And think, while the sad mind frets,
And the night in cold gloom closes,
OF spring, and springs sweet violets,
Of summer, and summers roses.
Sleep where the thunders fly II
Across the tossing billow,
The canopy the sky,
And the lonely deck thy pillow,
And dream, when the chill sea foam
In mockery dashes DER thee,
OF the cheerful hearth, and the quiet home
And the kiss of her that bore theel
Watch in the deepest cell
OF the foemans dungeon tower,
Till hopes most cherished spell
Has lost its cheering power;
And sing while the calling chain
On every stiff limb freezes,
Of the huntsman hurrying DER the plain,
Of the breath of the mountain breezes.
Talk Of the minstrel's Lutte,
The warriors high endeavor,
And the honeyed lips now mute,
:. And the strong arm crushed forever,
Look back to the summer sun
From the mist of dark Decemberi @
Then say to the broken-hearted one,
Ills pleasant to remember p
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
LANGUzeT wrrHoUr oArHs.-Tbe In

HANUUAUE UIIIIUUI Y "A AIIo' UV TIT
dams cannot swear in their vernacular.
This is singular and interesting fact
Why does their language furnish no
oaths? Are the Indians SO prone to
truth, so averse to falsehood, that the in
vention Of oaths was impossible? Prob
ably this was the case until they became
so corrupt by our example. Their sim.
pie promises must have been to them as
sacred and inviolable as the most sol
emn adjurations are to us. Never resort.
ing to serious appeals to Heaven or the
Great Spirit for the confirmation of their
statements, profane oaths do not follow
of course. W sss. 80
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
Immense Size Of the Pvramida.

A United States navel chaplain, who
has recently visited the great pyramid Of
Cheops, in Egypt, wading in the deep
sand |, 400 feet before he had passed one
Of its sides, and between 5000 and 5000
feet before he had made the circnit. saws
that, taking hundred New York
churches Of the ordinary width, and ar.
ranging them ID the form Of a hollow
sqaare, twenty Eve on each side. YOU
would have scarcely the basement Of this
pyramid take annther hundred aud
throw their material into the hollow
square. and 1t would not be TnIl. Pile
on all tie stone Of Philadeiphia and Bos.
ION. and the structure would not be az
high and solid as this greatest work OF
man One layer Of blocks was long
since removed 10 Cairo for building pur.
posess and enough remains 70 satisfy the
demands Of half q million Of people for
. century # they were permitted freely
10 use IL. -. go.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21


= A DRAM DaisKIsG FOx.--The Liner
lex ireland Examiner tells Of pet fox
Of Tippcrary county tbat was matched on
= wager Of G5, 10 drink punch against a
young man, present AZ dinner party. -
Ia few minutes. Reypard perfectly tame
and almost alniable, was brought IN By a
servant and placed on the table. Two
sflH tamblers we're mixed and Reynard's
being poured Into saucer he Tapped II
ap, as Il va remarked, /" ia less than no
time a simultaneous consumption of
the hot beverage was effected by his com.
petitor. Five tnmblcrs followed with
similar effect. As the seventh. was about
10 be coDcocted the gentleman declared
she would have no more, and was satisfied
10 yield the palm Of intcmperance to his
long Hosed fricnd Tic latter was then
placed on the carpet, and with his tail
hanging in anything but game fashion
he stumbled across the room and proceed
ed to his kennel. The host refused
to accept the winnings. being thoroughly
satisfied with having indicated the pecu
liar abilities of his fox. @
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

A popular writer says it is not the
drinking, but the getting sober, that is
SO terrible in drunkard's life. To which,
Prentice adds, some persons. influenced
by this important consideration. seem to-
have deliberately resolved never to get
sober. s. s r5 -
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
neA An old ladv was h;ohlv f9eliOhte

neA- An old lady was highly delighted
and edited by view Of the vessels on
Long Island Sound towing their boats
astern, and exclaimed" How perfect is.
all the works of natur Even Che great
big ships have all their little ones runnin'
along after them just as playful as
lambs" 1871 p vsss
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

He Brethren, said an aged pseaehr
er. alta revival meeting, % fear must
compare some here to my crop of wheat
and potatoes-for yon9haye eyes and see:
not, ears have ye and hear not
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
M a HOPELESS INvArlp-I shan't

GSA A HOPELESS INVALID snant
be with you great while Jane," said
Mr.. Meter, : ! shan.t stay here q great
while"
"Oh, Mr.. Meter, how can you talk.
so 2" said Mrs. NJ, with a lugubrious ex.-
pres sion Of face.
" Because" continued he. feel as if
I was most gone, and that / was just
passing away like a clond before the
rising sun. "~
Mr.. Meter verified his prophecy the
next week by running away wakh q
sYmpbathiziDg sister. ]. -.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

n1- She makes note" of things,
does Mrs. Spinnet. Wishing to purchase
pocket diary, she stepped into book
sellers, and inquired of the clerk.
F" PRAY, sir, tell me. have you the diar.ree
for this year and the 2ext to come ~
The clerk {. weakened" ~ y
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
From the New York Leader.
Beneath the Old Pine Tree.
BY HELEN LII RIeN WALTON

BY HELEN III RIoN WALTON.
The winter storms are beating,
The winds go wailing by;
Anon the summer sun will warm
The grave where thou dost lie;
But cold and winds and summer heat
Awake no heed from thee
Thou art sleeping long and deeply,
Beneath the old pine tree
Where, many dark sad years ago,
Our walks its branches found.
Dropping their shadows dark and low
All arching o er the ground.
@:0ne would sleep wellwho slumbered here,
Was thy sad. mournful cry,
As down beside the bright brown cones
Were seated thou and l.
+" Dear friend4 come thou and lay me here
When my short life is done,
My head place tenderly and kind
Toward the setting sun
That may see the rosy clouds $50,
Swift DER the morning sweep,
Or al the twilight dim and dark,
The evening shadows creep
Perchance. may come back to tell
Such things as me beside
OF all see or know beyond
Deaths portal dark and wide!'
IT'S many years, alas alas
Long, lone, sad years to me-
Since first we laid thee down to sleep
Beneath the old pine tree.
And oft I've come at early dawn
Sometimes at twi light gray
Or often when the MONDAY sun
Was shining DER thy clay
At midnight grim and coldly dark,
Thy grave my festal choice
Have listened long, and wept and prayed,
To hear thy loving voice.
Tell me of the glorious Heaven,
Where love shall never fail
Whose brightly golden ray of joy
No gloom of night can pale.
OF the land where weary nature
Shall find a sweet repose-
Where the brokenhearted pilgrim
No troubling sorrow knows!
Yet naught hear but moaning wind,
Whispering sigh for sigh, -
Within the pine whose shelter crave
Thy lonely grave and I.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21
From Rhymes of Twenty Years.
An Hour at the Old Playground.
BY HENRY NOR

BY HENRY MoRFoRD.
sat an hour to day, John,
Beside the old brook stream,
Where we were school-boys in old time,
When manhood was dream
The brook is ehoked with fallen leaves,
The pond is dried away
fcarce believe that you would know
The dear old place to-day. ...
The school-house is no mere, John,
Beneath our locust trees sTa
The wild rose by the window side,
No more waves in the breeze;
The scattered stones look desoate,
The sod they rested on
Has been plowed up by stranger hands
Since you and were gone.
The chestnut tree is dead, John,
And what is sadder now
The broken grape vine of onr swing
Hangs on the withered bough;
read our names upon the bark,
And found the pebbles rare W
Laid up beneath the hollow side,
AS We had piled them there.
Beneath She grass-grown bank John,
looked for our old spring, fs.sk
That bubbled down the alder path,
Three PAGES from the swing.
The rushes grow upon the brink,
The pool is blf elk and bare,
And not a foot this many a day ae
1t seems has trodden there.
/ took the old bliud road, John, - eas--
That wandered up the hill;
TITS darker than it used to be
And seems so lone and still
The birds sing yet among the boughs,
Where once the sweet grapes hung;
But not voice of human kind,
Where all our voices rung
/ sat me on the fence, John,
That lies as in old time,
The same half panel in the path,
We used so oft to climb
And thought how DER the bars of life
Our playmates had passed on,
And left me counting on this spot
The faces that are gone. k&&
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

Rs The monument to Henry Clay in
Lexington, KY, is nearly completed. 1t
is said to be one Of the handsomest works
Of art in the country.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

Ba- A Methodist preacher South dur
ing his prayer, preliminary to preaching
while full of zeal, used the following ex-
preston: ....- 9 a
".Oh, Lord we pray thee to curtail
the devils power in this place."
An old negro, who was always ready
for response, leaped upon his feet, and
exclaimed
: Amen, dat right, Lord cut de tail,
smack and moove off"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

nea- A drnpken man tried to get q
Waterman to arrest his avn shadow
His complaint was, that an i'll looking
scOundrel kept following him,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

b. Election takes place in this State
On the 9Th Of November, =
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

B@r A letter writer thinks witnessing:
Blondin walk his tight rope, is almost as
good as seeing man hung.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-21

n@- Render good for evil.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-31
Kcntnckr nIoh ChIrnIry !

Mr. Bailey's "Free South" Office in Newport
has been mobped and destroyed by pro slave
nv mob. Some thirty Kentuckians attacked
the dwelling house and office Of old Mr.. Bailey
and in the presence of his wife and daughters,
proceeded to smash and otherwise use up that
greatest foe of tyranny and petty despOts, a
Free Press The daughters are printers, labor
ed with their father on the "incendiary sheet" !"
and of course were not spared the insults of the
ehivalrous Kentuckians in their war upon feeble
age and women
Mr. Bailey and his family are no strsngersto
tae tender mercies of pro'slavery mobs. This
is not the first time their paper has been sup
pressed by brute force, and at the peril of their
lives. They have made it temperate, but boldr
fearless advocate Of Freedom, often by its in
dependent, earnest advocacy of Right putting
to shame the milk aud water course of its con
temporaries on the free side Of the olio. The
industrious, persevering Bailey, aided by his
noble daughters and sons, has never quailed
before the newspaper regulators" " and will mol
now. They may crush out the Free South,
but never the free spirit Of the Baileys but will
their lives. Kentucky is deeply disgraced by
the Newport mob, and exhibits cowardice
born of recent Virginia pOtroOnIy.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-31

It win be seen that Virginia Court is hur-
rying the "jemented" Brown TO the galows
with the most indecent haste. His counsel,
assigned by the Court, abandoned his defence
on freak Of the feeble prisoner at the bar, aud
no time or means were allowed him to obtain
Witnesses for his defence.
Messrs. Chiffon, of Washington City, and
GmswoLD, of Cleveland, gentlemen of charac.
tor and eminent legal ability, arrived on Sat
urlay, but the Court would not delay the trial
for moment to enable the new counsel to
even consult with the prisoner! Brown could
only obtain respite till Monday, by insisting
that his counsel should argue the case which
the State wished to submit without giving the
accused any hearing at all Brown did not SO
inhumanly treat his prisoners