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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-30

Texas protected i: let those of Mexico protect
themselves.
The House worked to-day under the re-
Gently amended rules, and the experiment
shows that, if strictly observed, they will
effect a marked improvement in the manner
of transacting business.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
An American Autumn.

I Mr.. Woods, the correspondent oil
the London Times accompanying the
Prince Of Wales, writes to that
Journal the following description Of
an American "Fall:"
Already the evenings are very
chilly, and light irost rests on the
ground at night, leaving trace in
glowing colors on the forests which
dcepens day by day. The full rich
green Of Canadian woodland now
changes honrly; the maple has don.
ned it's brightest scarlet, and the
swanp'ash seems wreathed with gold.
Every leaf and shrub is changing; a
mass OF the richest colors spread out
IN all the hill, and the tees seem 70
revel in glorious tints before the
tremendous frost OF the Canadian
Winter hides them in ice and snow
for a long six months. What in
England is called Autumn is here
called the "Falr' and the terms are
characteristic. There is no "Fall"I
in England, only a long decay Of
Summer, when the sun shines with
a cold, sickly CLEAN, and the with
cred leaves, all brown aud shriveled,
rustic down day by day as the Win
ter winds rise. 1t is, in fact, rather
a period of the year which we call
Autumn, because II is only not Win
ter by courtesy. When the nights
arc long, damp and foggy, the morn
ings crisp with a misty frost, and the
sun only comcs at long intervals to
apologize for the general absence OF
daylight. In North America there
is nothing Of all this. The summer
here never tries to struggle through
long wintry dayo, poriohinG loaf 10y
leat. Like the swan, that only
sings before it dies, the woods and
fields are most glorious when most
near decay, and ripen into such
masses Of scarlet and gold, such
pinks and sol, rich browne, streaked
here and there, amid The deep green
lofty pines, that the forests become
pictures oil uEutterable beauty, and
You feel as you gaze upon the scene
that Providence has in it's goodness
and as II a compensation, made the
gradual approach ola trem' ndous
Winter more lovely than even the
most glowing Spring. For two
or three short weeks tho woods and
mountains remain thus in piles Of
gorgeous color like sunset clouds.--
During this, the "ln lian Summer"
as tis called, the air is mild, calm
and still, with solemuity ofquiet as
if Nature knew the impending
change, and the very woods listened
in every leaf tor the coming OF their
great foe. At last it comes, in one
keen, angry night Of freezing cold,
stopping great rivers and fierce rap
ids as though it strnck them dead,
aud covering the hills and valleys
with that ghastly shroud OF snow
under which all North America
lies torpid for half the year. Then
comes "the Fall"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

PRosoRIPTIoN. Three citizens of
Lebanon, w. r, and f, Bradley and
Joseph Booth, two Republicans and
one Democrat, went to Rodney,
Mississippi, to spend the Winter as
Painters. They arrived there on the
day OF the Presidential election, and
were met by a committee of citizens
and notified to leave. They were
told that Northern mechanics should
get no work in the South, and that
they must leave forthwith. The
young gents supposing that prudence
was the better part OF valor, got
aboard OF the first boat coming up
and departed, arriving at home las,
week. 1t used to be that the gart
OF Democracy was safeguard tC
the wearer, but in this case the De
mocrat Jared the same as the Repub
licans. He declares that this affai
cooks all the Democracy out OF him
and henceforth he will be a sensible
man, and cooperate with the Re
T publicans. ltappears that the Sont
, is verifying with svidity the ol,
, maxim, "those whom the gods in
tend to destroy they first make mad.
i Lebanon Star.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
Incidents of the War in China.

A letter from China in the journal
a. CiQyt,eS, gives tho follwing in
cdent in the taking OF the first OF the
Chinese forts that have just fallen
into the power of the Anglo French
army. Tie writer says:
The flag Of truce was sent to our
camp, with a request that we would
suspend our fire to give the Chinese
time to bury their dead. IA the re.
spect in which the Chinese hold tho
dead is their sole religion, the re-
quest was granted. AT the expira-
ton of two hours another flag was
sent to rs, with q request Tor an
armistice OF another two hours
This second request was granted,
but our General charged the Enjoys
Chief that no farther delay would
be accorded, and that our fire would
open on their iorts, without fail, at
the end Of this new suspension. AT
the close oi the four hours thus grant
ed wo commenced firing Oh the
forts, but perceived that tho latter
made no reply. We thereupon
entered the iorts, aud found them
empty. But we found letter writ
ten to our General by Sanko lin
sing, the General-in. Chief, which
ran as follows, being translated by
our interpreter:
General: The valiant soldiers
Of thy great EmI Ieror arc more val
liant than mine. | capitulate."
A similar letter was addressed tc
the English General.
On entering the court OF one o
these forts, the soldiers were astonish
ed to zee some forty or fifty eartherr
jars, standing in a row, apparently
full OF water, with apair OF little lee
sticking up over the edge OF each
+ On breaking these jars, to ascertain
, the nature of their contents, the.
were still more astonished at find
I lUH III ctCil u iCSu "Oiioh. "'N' w
, head downwards, drowned by TIN
3 singular mode of immersion. Oh
, inquiry it was ascertained that tn
: Chinese, before quitting the forts
0 adopted this method OF putting t
r death all their women who wer
q Judged not to be sufficiently stroni
=. to accompany tho forced marc
II of the retreating braves.
d At the taking OF another fort ate
n a sanguinary struggle, tho Chimes
!. Commander, OH finding himself sui
e rounded by the allies, declared IN
e loud voice that honor forbade h
n continuing to live after such mis-
IS fortune, drew a little saw frow ii
r, pocket, and after saving away at h
p throat with unfaltering resolution
er succeeded, at the third attempt,
IN his fatal purpose, and fell liieless
the ground,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

ATTEMrr To HANG A MsN.-The
Milledseviile correspondent Of the
Savannah R(p"Jlican writes thus,
under date Of tho 22i instant.
Last night mob collected in
the streets oil this city, on the receipt
OF the news that a man was talking
in favor o! Llncoln's election. The
mob got hold OF Northern man.
who, it seems had been travelling ON
foot through this and the adjoining
counties who had tor his baggage Q
portmanteau with one shirt in IL.
and could give no satisfactory sc-
count OF himself. lie was without
money, and could not satisfy any.
body as to his occups tion. Reports
we're current OF his having an
nonnced himself Q "Linealn man,
The crowd attempted to yet sprope
to hang him, but could not find On:
they then took q handkerchief sud
tied 1t around his neck, and proceed
cd to take him to a stove.pips nser
At tand to swing him up. Tbs
Marshal of this city, in compsny
with posss cOmmiiatus made .
rush upon the crowd. and took the
man ont # the hands OF the mob.
and put him in the Jail TOR safety -
This is the statement | received
rom an eyewitness. The man 10
nov in jail.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
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fufdssea- a
kOalTuesdsy iast. sag itkzk
bus Jotynat, the Governor egessled
a pardon to young nsaUsy 49,
name Of Adsm Ilekerthorp, y1p
wae eentrnccd 10 the Penn ~
for life, outtc fcii6wIN9 eBsggQDk
That he shall go dlrrctly seusv-lDse
Peuitentiary 10 me sesidssos -
Adam. A, Treat, ID 0eAwsa, mo9lss
county, and obey HE 81 bstaesfp
all .reepresa. until. .tl,e. ~ e
shaj, certify 10 uha 7ovsSs07- IL
writing. that in his opinion u VA
be safe to the community a. ne
said Heckthorn TO provide boF&tf1.
self in his own way. ~ aassss
Heckthorn was convicted for. the
crime OF murder on the 21st OF No.
vember, 1913, iu Wiilisms coahty.
and wac sentenced to bo exesst9d
on the April following: but by ,the
strenuous efforts OF the Judge bofoee
whom he was tried, and otIsers, ths
sentence was committed by 0sS6sS-
or Ford 10 Imprisonment in the lens
iien,iary for life. He wss Q ususa
lad, about sixteen years Of see, and
was led into the crime by one 1okn
Tyler, a very bad man. ns wss
be a boy Of wsak In
tellect. but q few degrees removed
from ijiocy. and that he was totally
incapable Of distinguishing right
from wrone.
Tyler was a visionary man, who
pretended to be cCnjuror. and in
ducod fhis boy to abdnct a child, .,
little boy by the name Of Schsmp.
from his parents, and after be took
him TO the woods he killed him, and
secreted the body in a hollow tree.
for the purpose Of extorting money
'r1m tie parents by telling them
where the child was, and thus es-
'ablish his fame as a conjurer, 20
that he could dupe others by his'
necromancy. Tyler was triod, and
convicted, aud, we believe, cxecutsd
at the time. -,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
A Terrible Calamity.

On Saturday afternoon, the ID
instant, about the hour OF four
o'clock, horrible accident occurred
to son Of Rev. s. ID. Tompkins,
Rector of Christ (EpiscopaD Chusehs
lie was engaged at some employ
ment in the factory of s. s. Mad
dox, on the corner Of Chillicothe
and Fourth streets, when by some
accident, HE coat caught and wound
around the shaft and hurled tho
poor little fellow with great violence
against some Of the machinery,
IN king a frightiul fracture OF the
skull several inches in length, snd
breaking ct rather shattering both
OF his arms. The shalt was carry.
ing him npon the fourth revolution,
when the engine was stopped He
was Immediately carried to tho
home Of his distressed parents.
where Drs. llussy. Carson and
Bailey were called in and dressed
the injuries. lie is still in . most
critical condition, with but a slight
possibility OF his recovery. He ago
is about twelve or fourteen years.--,
A bout the same hour OF the same
day, Lewis, the oldest son, aged
about twenty-four years, was thrown
from his horse at Wheeling, Vir-
ginia, where he has resided for tho
past eight years, and was seriously
injured. A telegraph dispatch this
morning brought the sad intelligence
to the afflicted family that the absent
one was dead Portsmouth Iri-.
bune. ss.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
Robbery of British Bond-Iloldcrs in
Mexico.
The New Orleans Picayune So

The New Orleans Ptcdyune saye
From the accounts which have
reached Vera Cruz. it appears tina
the battle, decisive Of the tate o
Guadaljara, took place actually abou
two leagues from that city. There
the relieving army under Genera
Marquee and a detachment unde,
General Castillo, numbering in all
somo ten thousand men, were met
attacked ana utterly routed by the
Liberals under General Zoragoza, Sc
that very few ever found their way
back again to the city. The Gener
ais only escaped with their lives
leaving fifty pieces OF artillery, all
their stores and ammunition, and
two thousand prisoners. The pris'
louers. however, were soon after sci
at liberty, on the capitulation Of the
city which was tho necessary conse-
quence of the battle In reference
to the so.calIed sackiLg Of the Brit
ish Legation, a letter rom the Cap
ital says, "Miramon has broken the
seals Of the British Legation and
taken therefrom the English funds,
amounting in all to 100000. The
Spanish Embassador has protested,
in the name OF the diplomatic corps,
against this act of violence in n
threatening tone. The native Mex
lean and foreign population Of the
city have alike expressed their pro-
found Indignation at the act. p
From this it would appear that this
act OF violence was not committed
by the populace, or by the robbers,
but by the President himself, or at
least by his authority or approba'
ton. The money stolen belonged
to the British bond holders. and was
to have been fnrwaricd to England
by the last steamer, but Mr.. Mat-
thews, the acting Charge, was I'M.
willing to accudc to the onerous eX-
actions for the protection OF the con-
ducta down to Vera Cruz. The
money was therefore retained under
lock and key, at the city OF Mexico.
In the meantime, some five millions
Of other specie, belonging to Mer-
paid the exorbitant conducts
tax and exports duties demanded
was safely shipped at Vera Cruz, and
as before recorded, has slready ar
rived at London.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

FIRE-NAKRow EscArE.-Ou lsst
Saturday night, between eight aud
nine o'clock. onr people were start-
led by al alarm of fire, caused bv
the burning OF fhs house OF Jacob
Gott'ried, in the North West part Of
the town, near the brickyard. Mr..
Gott'ried's family, consisting OF him.
self and wife, had retired, and wsrs,
asleep when the fire broke out, and
it wac so sudden and rapid In ~
progress that they barely escsped
with their lives. having nothing on
them Int their night-clothes. Ths
bed was on fire when they svoke,
an in saving himself snd wils,
Jacob had portion Of his hair
burned Off his head. In q few min.
utes after the fire was discovesed.,
the building was q heap OF ruins.
and the only article OF furniture
saved was one rocking chair-thsAr
clothing was all consumed. cf
Il Wyandot Pionesr, a. \
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

THE Cincinnati papers report sew
eral cases where business men OF
that city, making their annual visits
to New Orleans, to reside during
the Winter, and lay in stocks OF
sugars aud molasses, have been
compelled, on account of the bitter
hostility to the North, and the
prescription OF Northern men, to re-
turn to their homes, with their bus
mess untransacted. Several New
York and Chicago business men
hvae like wise been obliged to drop
everything and fly Northward. =
Even to be Breckenridge or Bell
man, does not, in overy instance
shield Northerner from indigni'
ties.
The relations Of the two sections
could not be much more hostile i
they were seperate nations engaged
in actual war, - StdsSs/omnal.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
A New Governor for Charleston.

The term for which Governor Gist
was elected expires on the l0th OF
December, when the Legislature will
proceed to elect successor. the
present worthy incumbent being in.
eligible. The people OF the state
are already beginning to talk on the
sub ct oi the next Govefuorship.-
There are several prominent gentle.
men named for the position, among
whom are Senator Chpsuut. Honor
anie Ben lanin J. johnson, Colonel
Wilson. and though hy no means
least, the llonora Ie Joseph Dune, n
Allen. AT present representing the
BArnwell district in tie State SEN
ate. The last named gentleman. by
no mears claimed to be decidedly
the best looking man in the state. is
the p0sscssOr OF an immense fortune.
Norking - plantations rot only in
South Carolina, bat in Louisiana
an1 Mississippi, AID is represented
as being very liberal.
The people of Columbia are al,
ways rejoicing to sec the Colonel in
the Legislature; Tor lie is sure to
spend thousands of dollars in their
midst during the session. !lc is at
present here and has taken two al
Joining mansions, which he has lur-
nished in the most magnificent style
His accomplished lady is with him.
AT these quarters he keeps open
home, serving up sumptuous din
nCrs during the session to the mem
bees and their friends. Many think
that the choice Of the Legislature lies
between Senator Ohesnut and Colo
mel Allen, either Of whom are well
fitted Tor the important position.
The Office of Governor is one no,
generally sought after in South Car
olina. The salary is only SO SOC
per snnum, and as the Governor i:
compelled to visit every district il
the state at least once q year. in or
der to inspect the military, his ira
yelling expenses alone amount tt
twice as much as his salary. Ii,
has no veto power, and has not {
single Office at his disposal, the Leg
islature even appoint his privat
Secretary; yet it is position OF higI
honor, and one always conferred up
on somo citizen OF renown. Unit
tho present time, the position ha
never been declined when once ten
dered. I Baltimore Sun.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
A Remarkable Divorce Case.

A case that in many respects
throws tho Burch case into the
shade, is on trial in Brooklyn. New
York, in which Alfred Beardsley is
complainant. He alleges unfaith
fulness against his wife Mary. and
10 prove his case calls a Doctor
Francis Mahan, who testified as fol-
lows:
One pleasant afternoon in 1854
Doctor Mahan was seated in Thomp
sons Saloon, Broadway, New ork
when he saw defendant, Mrs.
I}eardsley, in company with a Miss
Gre, nwood. seated at an opposite ia
BILE. The Doctor and defendant cas-,
furtive glances at each other -
Smiles and mods were interchanged
The ladies soon LETT the SALOON -
The Doctor followed them. Mrs.
Besrdsley dropped flower upon the
sidewalk; the Doctor rescued and
preserved II until reaching Bar.
num's Museum, where they all
entered, when he restored the los,
treasure, and received the smiles and
thanks Of its fair oSner. Suffice il
to say that "the acquaintance" thus
auspiciously commenced ripened into
friendship, and there being but one
step from friendship to love, lha,
was easily taken, and resulted in q
private marriage in 1855.
The cere,noney was performed by
Rev. Father Malone. under a dis.
pensation granted by Bishop Lough.
lin. This was rendered necessary
by the fact that the parties desired
that the usual bans should not be
published. DR.. Mahan swears that
MP to the marriage he only knew
Mira. Besrdaley as Mary Eveline
Seymour. daughter Of Admiral Sey.
mour, OF Nova Scotia. and it was not
until the had been married several
months that he discovered ehe was
the wife Of another man. She re.
presented to lin that she resided
with a relative on Brooklyn Heights
and wished their marriage to be kept
a secret until after she was twenty
one years OF age, because if it was
known before that time, she woult
forfeit large amount of property tt
which she would then be entitled.
The Doctor and wife were toy ethe'
at various times, "a opportunity al
forded at tho "Brardieth. " Interns
tional and other hotels. Rev. Faith.
er Malone swore positively that hc
performed the marriage ceremony
between Mrs. Beardsley and DIR
Mahan.
Ono branch Of the defense is tha
the defendant was not the woman
who was united to DR.. Mahan.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

THE POPULATION OF New YoRK.-
The census returns OF the city have
at last been made complete, revised
aud sent to Washington. The pop
ulation falls considerably short OF
the estimates heretofore made at
the Marshal's ollice, being sl4, ,277.
The population OF the several wards
has already been published, with
the exception Of the 2lst, which is
49,0G3. The population OF the city
in 1855, according to the state CEN
sus, was 9,Sl0; increase in five
years, lS4 467. or nearly thirty per
cent. The increase over the census
returns OF 1850, which gave 5l5,'
CAT, is 29S,730, or nearly SO pei
cent, The census of 1910 returned
315,7l0, and the increase in the ter
years following was 202, ,S37, or a
the rate Of nearly G5 per cent. Th'
ratio Of increase, therefore, for thu
last decade, falls short about sever
per cent. from that of the ten year
preceding. New York is, however
advancing moro than twice as rap
idly as London, which has taste
growth than any other Europea
city,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
An Ohio Farmer Overtaken by Prair-
ie Fire, and His Wife aud Four Child
rem Burned TO Death.


Daniel Swearingen, q Farmer, 60
ing from Tuscarawas county, Ohio,
to Fort Dodge, Iowa, while crossing
the prairie near the latter place, oil
the q instant, with his wife and
four children in a wagon, was over
taken by prairie fire, and all ex
cept the father perished. The Ne
vada Adcocate says:
Without other warning than q
moments sensation Of heat as felt
through the cover Of the wagon, In
which they were All travelling III
ianced security, they were aver
taken by fire on the prairie. Before
any measures for protection could
be taken, the wsgon-cuver WAS in
names; in moment the bedding
and other infiammsble material was
on fire, and before Mr.. Swearngon
could make his way out OF the wag-
on, through the flames HE clothing
was on fire. Unfortunately. ss he
fell out of the wa ION, he was kicked
by one Of his horses, and tor time
stunned beyond ability to help the
Others. lie revived in time to see
his wife tall from the wagon, burned
to death, and to drag from the ilinUs
one OF his children, already dead
Ills own clothing was burned en-
trely irom his body, and be is Sc
verely burned, especially in the head
face and hands. He is AZ present
sightless, but hopes are entertained
of his recovery, aud that his eyesigh'
ia not destroyed. Two OF his child
rem were literally burned mp in thu
wagon. OF one nothing could b'
found but tho skull; the other {
charred mass, in which was no trac'
of humanity left. One of the horse
WAS burned to death in the har
, ness; the other succeeded in freein!
himself, hut is badly burned. Tn
I dead are Mary Ann, the wife of Mr.
Swenringen, aged thirty years; Sara
, Jane. Rebcccs Ellen, George DaltoI
, and Sabrina, his children, aget re
, epectively eleven, nine, seven an
two years The calamity occurre'
about sever miles North West OF thi
! place, on the Fort Dodge Road in
J snail basin or commencement OF
: water channel.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

There is an "irrepressible COIL
Aict' at tho South, aud the seccs-
sionists have some very dissgreeabIe
truths poked at them by their op'
ponents. For instance, Mr.. Cobb,
Of Georgia, brother OF the panic
Cabinet officer bearing that name
said in speech that "our federal
government was failure" to which
Alexander Stephens replied; Som'
OF our public men have failed il
their aspirations under it, that il
true, and from that comes grea'
part of our troubles" That was 4
'settler,"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

TIE Old School Presbyterian Sy-
nod, of Kentucky, has recently had
under consideration the propriety OF
administering the Sacrament OF the
Lords Supper in private. The vote
of the Synod was against such ad-
ministratiOn.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

THERE was an alteration. s.,n ~
Drug Store, between very bald
man and the Clerk. III asked hius.. =
said the bald man, In explanslioa,
"ior a hair-brnsh; he said he hsd
none, but gave me Q flesh -hyusk..
and said il it was Tor myseh -
thought that would do" 6ds
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

SAINT LOUIS. November 2S.-All
the banks of the city, excepting the
Mechanica' Bank, which withstood
the pressure oi 1857, suspended spe'
clio payment this morning.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

DR. +. w. ENrRIIkIN, will hereafter do.
/ vote hia entire time TO the practice OF Med
I sine and Surgery, in Findlay and adjoining
,ountry. Prompt attention to business ut all
RsslpEsoE-Opposite the Joint Stock Hotel
ON Sandusky street, West OF Main:
OpyICE-Four doors South OF Wheeler Bros
AZ When professionally absent, orders may
heieft at resideDce,--all such orders will re
seive prompt attention,
March 4, (Jan. l,) 1893.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07

Which for durability, cleanliness, beauty, and
usefulness, renders them preferable 10 any
viher: and on account OF the small price n
s"sts Tor n set of good Teeth, none need bc
to"thless.
Call at his oillce and see specimens
All operations warranted, aud Is cheap Is
other Resident Dentists.
sGCoralite Work put up for other Dentists
on reasonable terms.
FIspLAY, Sept. IL, lSG0.--t2m