The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-01-23
4 STORY AS Is A STORY.

We not much given to sensation articles, but
occasionally a remarkable thing will come under our
notice, and it would be sin to keep it from the
public. We cannot vOach for the truth of the fol-
lowing story, told this morning by an old suck
er but venture to say such things have been heard
OF before, lin the Arabian Nights Entertainments)
.'It is Just twenty years ag,, Yesterday said our
narrator 'that party of fel+rs went over to
Cakokia Creek a skating match. The day was
colder than icebergs all stuck together but the
ice was as smooth as glass. and We made up our
minds to have heap of fun. Bill Berry the
leader of the crowd. He tall six-fo ter, full
of pluck and the best skater IN all creation. Give
Bill Berry good pair OF the trip to Batfn's Bay
and back in twenty aoar hours, only stopping long
enough. at Halifax to take drink, We'll we got to
the creek and fastened skates on; and after
taking good horn from Joe Turner's flask, started
off in good STYLE Bill Ceary in the lead. As Iwas
tellil' ye. it was aosonned could day, and so we
had to skate tast t. keep the blood VI There Was
little breathe heins tie ices AM. every now a1ad
tiIen wo,.ii
got loose and Stopped to f;r'ten them just as
.,i finished buchiing the straps | heard noise
looked up and saw something shooting along on the
ice like lightnin'. It was Bill Berry's head. He
had been gon' it like creased electricity, and before
he knew it he was into one OF them caused holes.
The force great TO cut his head OFT against
theSharp corners of the ice. 1t IS all day with
Bill Berry said [. And all night too" said Joe
Tu ner.Just lac got these words out OF his mouth
| looked at Bills head which had been gon 1t on
the ice, and all it dropped into another hole.
We run te it, and heard Bill Berry say, ''or Gods
sake, boys, pull me out? looked into the hole,
and there true Pm sinner, was Bill Berrys
body, wh ch had shooted along under the ice
and met the head at the hole in the lce 1t
thundern cold that the head froze fast to
body, and pulled Billy out as good as new. He
felt little numb at first but after skating while
he was as brisk the rest of and laughed oveo
the Joke " c went home about dark, all satisfied
with the day sport About nine o'clock in the
evening, somebody knocked at my door and said
was wanted Bill Berry's put my coat
and went over There lay Bills body in one place
and his head in another His wife said that after
he came home from skating he sat down by the
fire to warm himself and while attempting to blow
his nose he threw his head into the fire place.
The coroner called that night, and the virdict
of the jury that "i5 Berry to his death
by skating too fast.
ST. Louis Herald
The following from the Petersburgh Press meets
with entire appreciation, and is worthy of pc
rusal:
THE SPEAKERSHIP
The grand aint ag ainst the Democrats is,
that they have not been prompt to avail themselves
of the votes ofrh,dieus Stevens and ether very OBJ
jectonable 'Hepublicans in favor of Mr. Gilmer,
of North Carolina, to elect that gentlemln The
of those Who take this position stated by
Mr. kcitt, is this: They willing to vote for
any American whom the Democrats might choose,
Or amy Democrat whom the Americans 1uight
choose. This fair aud liberal, and honorable
iu. i-t tis Americans furnish tha
didate, and the Republicans name the man, to
dedrive the relations between the Democtats and
South Americans of its honorable reciprocity, and
thus make the Democrats pass under the yoke not
only to them, but to the "Republicans'' also.
And that they are resolved to pursue this rule or
ruin policy, their course towards the last compro-
mise candidate Mr. Hamilton, denonst tates, if in
deed any further proof were needed. The Both
ballot stood; Sherman l05 Hamilton SS Gilmera
%; scattering Unnecessary to choice l 10, which
would have been attained if the Gilmer had
been given to Hamilton; ana this the ballot
announced by telegraph that which to unite
all the elements Of opposition to Black Republican,
ISM This is Gilmer-ite uaitiuy