Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-01-26

Specimen of the Contents OF the
new work BY the editor Of the Louis
vile Journal" entitled PrESTlcENA,
Just published. and which will be sent,
post paid. on the receipt of ONE Dol
LAR by DERBY & JACKSON, Publishers.
New York.
\ Mr. Archer has been sent to the
Ohio peniteniiary for marrying three
wives. "Insatiate Archerl could not
one sufice?"
The editor ola Wcetern.parer recently
fancied himself "a live OK" but since
our rough handling of him. he is
beginning to conclude that he is only
jerked beef.
The Southern Mercury" says that
Mr. Z. d. Thomas has received his
commission as Postmaster. so
there's post-oiIice gone to p. .. L.
a Pittsburg paper says. in an
obituary notice OF an old lady. that
"she bore her husband twenty children
and never gave him cross word. =
She must have obeyed the good old
precept-"Jear and forbeor."
\ Newbern paper says that Mrs.
Alice Day of that city was lately
delivered of four sturday boys. We
know not what Day may bring
forth
n Buffalo paper announces that DIR.
Brandreth has introduced bill into
the Legislature. Is the editor sure
that he minded his p's in his an
nouncement?
The Editor of the Boston "Libcra-
tor" calls upon the ladies' of the North
to make use of nothing that is produced
by slave labor. He needn't expect
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them not to use cotton They will not
expei so old friend from their bosonas.
a lady correspondent, who processes
to be horriiied at the indelicacy of our
paper, threatens for the future to set
her foot on every copy she sees. She
had better not. Our paper has IS In
liz.
The common opinion is that we
,houd take good care of children at
all seasons of the year. but it is well
enough in winter 10 let them slide.
\ writer in Virginia paper devotes
three columns to describing the great
Blue Ridge Tunnel We hardly know
which is the greatest bore, the tunnel
or the description of it.
w. II. Hooe, postmaster in Yer
mont. publishes that two hundred dol
lars of the publie funds are missing
from this Office, and he asks "a 10 ha,
got the money! Possibly echo may
answer-Hooe.
The editor Of an Indiana paper says,
more rillainy is on foot" We sup
pose the editor has lost his horse.
y party OF our friends. last week
chased fox thirty-six hours. They
actually iran the thing into the
ground"
The New York Evening Post
says man 'cannet be active and
quiescent at the same time" Their,
NAV be some doubt of that Some
fellows hustle about terribly and ye
lie still
Messrs. Bell & Topp. of the IN. c
Gazette" says that "Printices are
made to serve masters" Well, Bell.
were made to be hung and Topps to
be whipped.
Mrs. Charity Perkins. Of New
Orleans. came near dying OF poison q
few days ago. \ sister Of Charity
was suspected of having administered
the dose.
y. h. says that he expects to be able
in short time to pay'everything that
he owes in this world. Ay. but there
heavy debt that he has got to settle
in the other world. 1AereW be TIE
deva to pay.
Mr.. Il. Round, an old and valued
friend of ours, was recently elected
magistrate in Wisconsin. That, VT
suppose. is what our Wisconsin friends
consider s9airing circle.
a Rocky Mountain correspondent o
the "New York Post" who write:
himself .'IIenry Z. Land" describes
Oregon as the most delightful country
; in the world. Our citizens. if they
choose. can 20 out there and see ''hou
the Land les"
We were considerably amused 10y
an account that we lately saw OF re-
markable duel. There was six me,
upon the ground and six misses.
\ Mr. j. Black. declares for tl.,
dissolution of the onion. Let hin
have traitors reward
.'iung be the heavens with Black
The Ohio River is getting lower an(
lower every day. 1t has almost ceasec
TO run. All who look at it can at once
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