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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11
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"REMINISCENCES OF THE MARRIAGE
OF HENRY CLAY The delivery of the
statue of Henry Clay, in New Orleans,
and its proposed Inauguration In April,
is exciting proper degree Of interest
both in and outside of that city. Ken
tucky is to be formally represented at
the inaugural ceremonies. A repre-
sentative has already been designated
in the person of Mark Hardin, ESQ,
who was selected last week, by pub
lie meeting held at Shelbyville. How
Singularly appropriate this appoinI-
ment is win appear by the following
paragraph from all exchange:
IAN interesting incident occurred
few days ago at Louisville kentucky.
1t was the meeting Of the only two per-
sons now living who were present al
the marriage of Henry Clay The
parties were Mark Hardin, of Shelby
vile, a noble relict Of the old tim gen
GRAFTON Of Kentuckians, and the vene.
rable Mrs. Price, the motherin-law Of
Judge Thos A. Marshall, of the Court
of Appeals of that State. At the time
-
ofthe marriage, Mr. Hardin was clerk
for Col Hart. of Lexington, whose
daughter Mr.. Clay married, and Mrs
Price was one of the most admired
bellies of the State Col. Hart was
merchant. and a rich one for that early
time, full Of the whole hearted hospital
ity which characterized the pioneers Of
the Wes', and proud of the brilliant
promise of his new son-in-law. The
wedding, therefore, was sumptuous
affair; invitations were sent to every
family Of responsibility within the set
tied portions of the State, and the man
sion of the brides father was thronged
with guests from the gayest youth to
the gravest age The visiters varied
in costume as much as in years. Hon.
est tan-bark dyed homespun was there
blushing beside the gaudy European
fribberies of laced coats, ruf1es, and
small swords. The venerable couple /
have named had not seen each other
for long period until their late meet
ing. They recalled the incidents Of
the wedding, and revived memories of
friendsand companions among the large
company there gathered together, some
of whom had died in riches and honors;
Others in disgrace or destitution MI
were gone-sixty years had swept all
but themselves from their places among
the living"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

FROM New MEXICO AND THE PLAINS
INDEPENDENCE, April 4.-The Santa
Fe mail, with dates to February 9th,
has arrived here.
No hostile Indians were seen on the
route. The United States forces at
Fort Union had been sent against the
Apache Indians, who were again at
war. 800 lodges of the Arrapahoe
and Cheyenne Indians were pitched
fifty miles above B nt's fort. They
are at war with the Utes, and are going
out to the gold mines. Grass was yet
very scarce in the valleys. This r.
tards the starting of emigration to
Pixies Peak.
The burnt districts of this city will
be built up this summer, with better
and more substantial buildings.
The indignation against Governor
Stewart and his abettors was very
great. Hanging them in effigy was
the order of the day.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

THE RIGHT TO USE THE RoD NOT TO
BE EXTENDED TO LEATHER. On Wed
nesday last, in Baltimore, John II.
Pugsley was convicted of horse whip
ping his daughter. The counsel for
the defence, in his argument, having
quoted the precept of Solomon, "Spare
the rod and spoil the child" R.
Stockett Matthews, a member Of the
bar, who had nothing else to do just
at that moment, scrubbed off the fol-
lowing lines, which Mr.. Whitney, coun-
sci for the prosecution, read in his
argument:
"The fathers feelings make him
seek his child,
To guide her steps in ways uncommon
mild
And, lest her tender feet should chance
to slip,
He gently held her by drayman's
whip
The ancient teacher-holy man of
God
Advises parents not to spare the
rod =
But in this case the query rises, whether
Solomon meant the cruel use of
leather
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

The Ohio Legislature has been pas
sing some laws on the subject of inter
marriage of near relatives. 1t is said
that in Massachusetts, out of seven
teen families formed by the marriage
of cousins, there were ninety-fve chill
dren, and in Ohio, in 879 such families
there were 5000 children. 1t would
thus seem that the average number of
children is not diminished by such in
termarriages, the Massachusetts statis-
ties giving s. children to each such
marriage. But out of these IS chill.
dren, A were idiots, IL scrofulous.
and only 81 in tolerable health, while
in Ohio 2,40O out Of 1900, were either
intellectually or physically defective.
In one case of the marriage Of double
cousins, nine children-allthere we're
were idiots of low grade.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

ARRIVAL EXTRAORDINARY OF RUN
AWAY SLAVES. yesterday at about
noon gang of thirty-four plantation
slaves, all men, marched into the city,
by way of the jackson Railroad, and
came down to Commercial Place, to
look for lawyer, as they said, to put
them in the way of finding out who
their master was! Whilst standing
in gang on the alley, the police came
along, and finding they were not under
anybody'S control, arrested them and
lodged them in the First district lock-
up.
These negroes came from the Oak
Grove plantation, in St. James parish.
fifty miles above the city. Their story
is singular one The plantation be-
longs to the estate of James II. Shep-
herd, deceased, and is held by number
of heirs. The negroes say that for FIVE
years they have not known whether
they had master or not; that lately
new oyerseer was put over them, and
treated them cruelly without proper
cause, knocking them down with clubs,
and faying them till their backs were
all raw. They say they went to
young man on the plantation Zone Of
the heirs) and asked his protection,
but obtained no satisfaction; and that
on this account they deserted the plan
tation to come to the city for leagal
redress. They say they left the plan
tation between nine ana ten O'Clock on
Sunday. walked all day and part of the
night through the woods, to avoid be-
ing intercepted; and part of the night
walked on the railroad; coming down
from Keuner on the track yesterday
morning They say there is another
gang who left the plantation with them,
and took to the woods, and that this
gang will come along soon if not stop.
ped on the way.
They deny positively that any white
man ever had anything to do with them
in their taking this course; that all
they want is to find ont who is their
right master, that they can complain
to himwhen treated as they have been
by their new overseer.
They had not eaten a mouthfu
since leaving the plantation, andl
were dreadfully fatigued and hungry.
When put into the lookup they fell
down in heaps and commenced snoring,
whilst some, W no were not so sleepy,
commenced begging for mouthful to
eat.
1t is said that ever since the death
of their old master they have been a
very unruly and insubordinate gang
of negroes, requiring hard hand to
keep them in subsection. Be this as
it may, their action in coming boldly
to the city, instead Of stalking off for
good, entities their story to some
credit. The plantation is to be sold
before long, and then maybe they will
have tho qualification Of knowing who
their master is
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

AFFECTING INcIDENT-BAPT1sM OF
A DYING GIRL The Albany Express
says: "On Sunday morning several
young folks were baptized at Rev. DR..
Magoon's church. The first person
who was baptized was a young girl,
perhaps sixteen years DID, 10 the last
stage of consumption. She was liter
ally arrayed in her grave clothes, it
being understood that the white robe
in which she was baptized, was to be
worn by her when she was placed In
her coffin. She obtained her mothers
permission to be baptized, and then
acquainted her pastor with her desire.
She was brought to the pool in the
arms Of her uncle, attended by her
mother, and lifted in the arms Of her
pastor, who gently immersed her head,
after repeating the usual words. The
scene was very affecting, causing some
of the spectators to sob with emotion.
She was so far gone that it was feared
she might expire during the ceremony,
yet after 1t was performed she express
ed a wish to be brought to the church
In the afternoon. to partake of the
Lords Supper, which was granted.
AT er the supper, when in another
room she sang the doxology, Praise
God and when in her carriage DR..
Magoon asked her how she felt, she
whispered, i have fought good
fight"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

A COMMON FoIBLE. don't
much mind being only commonplace
man in all other respects, if only there
be one respect in which you can fondly
believe you are superior to every one
else. A very little thing will suffice.
A man is taller than anybody else in
town OF parish he has longer hair
be can walk faster; he is the first per-
son who ever crossed the new bridge;
when the Queen passed near she bowed
to him individually he was the earli-
est in the neighborhood who got the
perforated postage stamps he has the
swifteet horse in the district he has
the largest cabhages; he has the
Oldest watch; one Smith spells bis
name as no other Smith was ever
known to do. 1t is quite wonderful
how it is possible for men to find rea-
son for cherishing in their hearts @
deep-seated belief that, in something
or other, they stand on higher plat
form than all the remainder Of man.
kind. Few men live who do not ima-
CINE that, in some respect, they stand
alone in the world, or stand first.
have seen people quite proud of the
unexampled disease under which they
were suffering. 1t was none of the
common maladies that the people
round about suffered from. | have
known countrywoman boast, with
undisguised elation, that. the doctor
had more difficulty in pulling her tooth
than ne ever before had in the case of
mortal man. There is not little
country parish in Britain but its pop
ulation are persuaded that, in several
respects, and for several reasons, it is
quite the most important in the En-
pire. Fraser's Magazine.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

COOP FORTUNE DOUBLED, - DR..
Beck, who was recently killed at Santa
Fe, left property valued at from $780,
900 to 100000, all Of which he be-
queathed to Miss Nellie Shoemaker,
to whom it is said he had been engag-
ed in marriage, as had been his brother,
Preston Beck, before his death took
place. The latter also remembered
the lady in his will, makeing in the
aggregate snug little fortune.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

The girls at Cohasset make nothing
of going into the water and bringing
out shark or mackerel by the nose.
They dig clans with THAR toes, and
open quahogs with pinch OF. the
fingers. They live chiefly on sea fare;
SO that when kissed, they taste salt,
and when they die. are preserved half
a century. Their hair, in their old
age, turns into dry sea- weed; and if
they have worn caps in their old age,
the cap is stiff, and glittering with
crystalizations of salt, and, if You fall
in love with them in their youth, you
find yourselfin pickle.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

A machine for making bread is being
built in Jersey City, which dispences
with yeast and every kind of baking
powder. The -four is mixed with salt
water, charged with carbonic acid, at
$50 pounds pressure, in cast iron
cylinder, the whole stirred up and
kneaded by revolving knives, like pro-
peller, and when the dough is uniform !;
valve is opened at the bottom; it
passes out in a constant stream two
inches in diameter, Immediately ex-
banding to FIVE inches The dough
then only needs to be cut to the prop
er size, when it is ready for baking.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

Two men in Chicago, it is stated,
lately kidnapped two negro boys and
got them to Jackson, Tenn, when, on
rusking their condition know, the citi.
gems Of that place released them, one
gentleman boarding them several days,
and then the aforesaid slavehuIding
community provided them with meas
% get back into Illinois.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

EXPOSURE OF THE KNIGHTS or THE
GOLDEN Cross New ORLEANS, April
3 The subordinate officers Of the
Knights of the Golden Cross, have
published card denouncing General
Buckley, the commander-in-chief of
the order, as an impostor About
1900 men have been enrolled here un-
der the representation that. there was
plenty of money to ct out an expedi-
ton to assist President Juarez in
Mexico, where promises Of land grants,
etcetera, had induced many to join,
but there was no evidence yet of any
bona fde movements.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11
Terms of suhscrintion .-in Advance.
Birds and Bird Boxes.

We clip the following interesting
article from the Brtdgeton Chronicle:
In the spring Of the year. when the
birds are about repairing aud building
their nests, every householder should
put up wee boxes in spots and places
for the benefit of the dainty little
creatures. The blue-bird or the wren
will occupy the same habitation year
after year, and their progeny will also
become strongly attached TO the local
ity where they were fedged. Who is
th5re with heart SO callous or soul go
enthusiastically small and destitute of
trae sentiment and the promptings of
humanity, that does not love these
birds, with the sight Of which they
have been familiar since childhood
They are the barbingers of spring
and herald its coming. BY attention
and kind treatment they become very
tame, and will daily chirrup about the
door sill for their accustomed allowance
of crumbs. The twittering of martins
as they hover around tho cornice of
some old building, which they have
been in the habit Of visiting year after
year, is always music to US of the
sweetest kind. and we would not harm
them for the world, on this account
alone. But in addition to the pleasure
which birds afford us, they make them
selves eminently useful in catching in
sects and grubs, and destroying all the
small kinds of vermin. Besides being
useful they are beautiful, interesting
sn6 companion-like, and therefore
merit our especial care and attention.
Build them houses, We beseech you,
and we will freely offer the guaranty
that they will, according to their abili-
ty, reciprocate the favor by faithfully |
guarding its products from the ravages
of insects.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

On Saturday last the FIRST car, d.
rect from St. Louis, arrived at the
Hudson River Railroad depot, making
the trip through in FIVE days. The
car was loaded with lard for Hewitt
and 90, New York, being the first
load ever brought through without
change Of cars. The wheels are so
constructed as to suit any track, thus
overcoming any difficulty arising from
different gauge of rails. The return
trip was commenced last night.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

In prison in New York, living
comfortably and securely, is man who
murdered woman on Broadway, by
shooting her with pistol. The crime
was totally unprovoked, and was COM
mitted eight months or more SINCE
In graveyard in New York lies John
Crummins, who eight weeks ago only,
killed a rowdy for insulting Mrs.
Crummins, and trying to break mp a
little store which she kept to aid her
husband in supporting the family.
The murderer of the harlot has money
The murderer of the rowdy has none.
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slt|Egarnea

On the 7th inst by Rev Jno Fort, Mr. Tbos
Horn to Miss Ellen Naylor, all of Lambertville,
NJ
BY Rev. A. Armstrong, on the 5th inst, Mr..
Washington Sherman of Baltimore, Md, to
Miss Elmira Vanhorn, of Attleborough, Pa.
At the LIST Presbyterian Church of AIexan-
dria, N. j., on Tuesday evening the 9th ult..
by the Rev. C.s Conkling, Mr.. Samuel opdyke
to Miss Mary Ann Queen
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

The Kentucky Legislature, during
It's present session, has granted bank
Ing privileges to the amount of nearly
q million of dollars; appropriated
twenty thousand dollars to finish the
Clay monument, and two thousand
dollars for the erection of monument
over the remains OF Daniel Boone and
wife.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

NoTIss John Smith,, blacksmith
and barber shop horse shelving aud
shayeing done here, lox mended, hare
curled, bleeding and troth drawing,
and Farriery work.
P. S. all sorts spiritus and other
mott lickers akordiag to the kimical
act, and licensed to be drunk on the
premises.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

Ordered to be advertised in G TIE Lom5ertyfHe
Press agreeably to the following section Of
the New Post Office Law, viz: tile new pa
per having the largest circulation of any news
puper published in Lambertville.
SECTION 5, And be it further enacted. That
Lists of etters remaining uncalled for in anv
ost Office in any city town or village, where 4
newspaper, which being issued weekly or ofteu-
or, shall have the largest circulation within the
range Of delivery of said office.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

The New Orleans Delta says tina t
a well known planter, living in Lonisi-
ana and possessing wealth, recently
went to the city in search of amuse-
ment, and directly visited the museum
of Signor Vannuchi. A giantess, Miss
Sarah Morehouse, was exhibiting her.
self at that establishment, and to her
the planter raised his eyes-indeed, he
was obliged to raise them, for she was
seven and a half feet high, and his feet
were only five. The planter at once
loved the giantess, and spent money in
purchasing tickets to the museum.
The treasury rejoiced, but the giantess
did not reeiprocate the affection On
the contrary, she declined his offers of
marriage three times This coyness
the unsuccessful man attributed to the
influence of Signor Vannuchi, and he,
accordingly, determined to remove her
from the sphere of the showman's in
duence Stratagem was necessary,
and was unhesitatingly used. The
giantess was induced, by some pretence
to enter a carriage, which was then
driven away After going some dis
lance, the planter sprang in, and the
vehicle whirled on its way again. The
giantess listened for few moments to
her victims tale of love, then quietly
opened the door, dropped him in the
street, whence he was taken with a
dislocated shoulder to hospital, while
she returned to the museum; but her
nerves were so much shattered that an
operate apology was made, in order
that q peaceful sleep might remove
the memory of this rough course of
love.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

LATER FROM KANSAS. LRAvENwoRTH
April Information from Southern
Kansas causes apprehension of trouble
10 Lynn and Bourbon counties, grow
ing out of the alleged violation Of the
amnesty act in the recent attempt made
by the e. S. deputy marshal to arrest
Capt Montgomery, which was effectu-
ally resisted.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

During the last war Quaker was
on board an American ship engaged
in close combat with an enemy. He
preserved his peace principles calmly
until he saw stout Briton coming up
the vessel by rope that hung over
board. Selling Ratchet, the quaker
looked over the side of the ship and
remarked: Friend, ifthee wants that
rope thee may have it p when suiting
the action to the words, he cut the
rope, and down went the poor fellow
to the deep and watery grave.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

Recently a lady rushed into a store
to search herself for something that
was crawling about her, and found in
the trellis work of her chrinoline kit
ten which had got there at the last
house she had visited.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

P. T. Barnum, the world renowned
Snowman has again taken possession
of Barnum's Museum in New York -
The wonder-seeking world may now
expect something marvellous on exhi-
Liljon at the Museum.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

!
MAxIMs We find the following
excellent maxims, from the journal of
q Canadian farmer, in the Genesee
Farmer:
Never put off till tomorrow what
can as well be done to-day" Our
short working seasons and variable cli-
mate render this absolutely necessary
Never occupy more land than you
can cultivate thoroughly One acre
well titled is moro profitable than two
acres slovenly managed
Never contract debts, with the ex-
pectation Of paying for them with
crops not yet grown" There are so
many liabilities to failure that we sell
dom realize what We anticipate.
Never keep more stock than you
can winter we'll; nor less than will
consume all the fodder you can raise. y
To sell hay or straw is unwise and I'M
profitable.
Never expose stock of any kind to
the inclemency of Canadian winter. y
They require at least one-third more
food, and are poorer in the spring
besides, it is cruel and shiftless.
Never neglect getting up years
supply of wood in the leisure of win
ter" It is Improbable to cut wond
in summer, when wages are double.
when every hour is required on the
farm.
Never spend your labor and waste
your seed, in trying to raise grain in
dropsical land" 1t is better to
spend the price of the seed, and the
labor of blowing and narrowing, in
drains at the first; then your capital
is properly invested, and you will be
likely to get handsome dividend
Never plant an orchard with the
expectation of its thriving, unless you
first prepare the land well, then plant
well, stake well, fence WELL and culti-
vate well-hoed crops are the best. "
What is worth doing at all, is worth
doing well" must always be borne in
mind in the raising of fruit trees to
perfection.
Never let yonr tools and imple-
ments be exposed to the decaying in
fiuences of the sun, rain and frost, ex-
cept when in use." "A place for
everything, and everything in its
place, " will pay at least twenty-five
per cent. per annum, in this respect.
Never depend upon Your neigh
boris grindstone to sharpen your tools
on" 1t is a waste of time, and time
is farmers capital, when rightly en-
ployed. This might also apply to
borrowing in general.
Never trust boys to pillow, unless
you are frequently in the field" A
mans wages may soon be lost in care
less blowing.
Never trust children to milk the
cows, unless some competent person
follows after, to secure the most valua.
BILE part of the milk" A COW is soon
spoiled by had milking.
Never use the contemplate saying,
time enough yet !" but always en-
deavor to do everything in season
Take time by the forelock." Lead
the work, rether than be driven by it.
Never let the farm absorb all your
attention, to the total exclusion of
garden" There is more profit and
real pleasure to be derived from a gar
den, than from any other acre of the
farm. A good farmer should also be
good gardener.
Never think of doing without an
agricultural paper, even if you take
three or four political papers," They
do not meet the wants Of an agricul-
turist.
Never believe all you read, even
in an agricultural paper: but "prove
all things" and practice that which
suits your position and circumstances
best.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

The Hungarian, it is now definitely
understood, had on board a crew of
some 80 men, 80 cabin passengers,
and 40 in the steerage-making to-
tai of l59 passengers on board, and
not 205, as commonly reported. 1t is
now certain that none were saved.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11

Two hundred and eight men, divi-
ded into four companies, of the Uni
ted States army. win leave New York
on the Goth for Washington Territory,
Oregon and California.