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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-05-16

The great upon which all our
fortunes rise, is rock the cradle. p
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

own shoes, hats, clo'hce, &c, and nuke our
own hay groceries, raiiroad IONS and eyc,y.
ming We really need, and this Nill ,ery Soon
oo1.ii'l'e i"c story and power and giory Of Tho
,5'u'h 10 TIE cou'udioA Of Ii ; North. f;.o2 the
~" OF southern wealth 20 the North and keen
II ot home to enrich tue South Sion ncint
No'th Tor health and cabbage seed for nlcass
sure and hnery, when you can DO bc,t,.r >,
Aolle' &@d gro" rich by patronIzjng your own
eo''. " are hot dependent on the North for
""yt"ihg, II we turn 10 GurGeiYes; nor do ,rc
neea 'he!' assistance, aid or protection in anv
ono thlE@. a bounty Oh torclsn lotions ~
o1'fy our cotton to Earoie aud Lring bacl,
So'1' IN exchange, viii give the Yankee m,y.
IN sF"~"'a ii2t MI enc ia giving The Nnrth.
:" ii'ahu'ac'a:"E aaboba and ship owners an
'""" 1" ieVcr even forever UntG death.
eace1oie secession VIII be Tie sc,yatjon ord
s'GrIEcat.Jn oi the South.
r, .'L mon end Submission, without protection
ioF 5s eur eur property and "ihou. equa rights, wi
ps . Fui" ana destruction TO the South. q, ns
ue i.e Pfer&Fed' and Eavo cur rights IN The Union
Il we cah' OF out Q. 1t anyhow.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
CHI DICE POETRY.
Written for the " Smyrna Times"
A Union Song.
BY HENRY J. SAVAGE

Dissolve. dissolve this brilliant band
vi States. so brave and true!
ho'd! Traitor stay thy hasty hand
My God what would YOU dol
but gaze ye East, bus gaze We West
Behold how great we are.
say m4dman from yon gaudy crest,
Could you eface q start
he sweet Savannah Southward Greens.
"hIIe North Lake Huron lies;
westward brave Missouri sweeps.
And East Nantucket hies
VOW mortal. gaze with vision clear.
mind at easy rest,
Then ttemble with momentous fear
And own thy vow a Jest.
lheSe states, thou fool! were bought with b,ooI
lhess stars pIuck'd from crown.
"hlie North and South botn sIe,n'd tho aooJ
10 bring the Red Cross down.
Anl 'hou' fair South! thy rights shall be-
Nay nay, thou need not troth-
Projected, and Thy liberty
Upheld by Brother North
linen cheer ye up, and ill the Gun
with sweet Catawba wine;
give Tie toast before We SUP
A health to tise qui thine,
eAYRNA Nov 10, 1850.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
Delaware 1rue to ibe Tn:cn

a a ''ealegraphjc dispatch in WcInesdsy'srbiI,.
ueIp!:ia i"1"ircr says: ''''1'
.."rii aToil.a "i.<,our Kni.;r.,.. ,.,,,.o.,a
'''.'a ..~'' 'a' and .,"are are NJ, ., ,,,
" J'''' III '''2 secession npyc.aonl" 't'''
IS It REGARDS Delaware, this ;n5or~,,,ion :.
n'.St tsftclaiiy tue. Our Stat il NJ, onI,,
hot rei!ab.e for secession, bet i j. 4"c,5",ll,,
a aho "nnstatobly reliable for The -, r,'5y
'sta'cs ana the suprcmacv ort0e laws, A M
are scceSsIonlet could be r9re cnrIoy;,,
@r,'.An Gy eMn'0'''ng which, Barnum might nuke .
~ no. mat HnoEas anything crlhe yalpo and
o'Ies,h2S OF the national peace and nrosncri,
" ""'Gn g., have been aud must h,. Tho rct,,', -
.n' ! mon Of these States, would ro,y Lns,,n -
20 oF,Sitroy the compact ana spreaI 5isrn', r,'''
WAR blood and ten thousand o;bcr c.Ian,,,'a'
around The homes and tiresides Of ,I%s ,,n
powerful and glorious nation! yo 4,op,in.. p,v"u'
i,a'rLo'' surely. Secession is no, hc.rd o,,,b,a
the borders of TINS noble hr,!e S,ata",hn INN
nonle n OF McLane, Read, Vandykc. Cf,y,nn
Dnyard and other statesmen, who's f,,! o,s ,1','
:, services have alike been claned and chcr'.h
eu ny The Whole country.--.J3araoI -"
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
"a This " as a man: -
HIS EXAMPLE.

! IN
s. In concluding our hasly notice of Mr.. Web.
S'cr' we would Impress on the young aspirant
'or future distinction the importance aud ne
cesslty to all minds of early training and scbo.
iastIc discipline. That discipline NAV gpoc.r
10 youth sometimes severe. The sweet rec H.
iectons OF = distant home, removed. UrobaE!v
| diar from the seat Of academic labor, Will some
1lhes Oreak IN upon the students mind. and
m,I m 'he heart with the pain of separation.-
ieasufe' the aI!urng siren, Will sometimes Sc.
uuCe lhe student away from the pa tn Of duty.
"nu' weary and faint at heart be wall be tculni.
eu TO SIT down and oIter by the waysric II
seeuS SO Hard, so difficult to clInch that stub
oorh education. Its fruits, it is true. are oold.
en-; but then, like The fruits Of the !iesp,r,das
dragon guards them, and he must he ovcr.
Colhe before the prlZe can be borne AWAY
Dut u Is golden fruit that the student rcaDs
anu IKE the stnrrhouscs OF Egypt, II will weld
20 MS wants IN the day of need. There NAV
oe' ana we doubt not that there are MANY
among The Amer can youth, v ho are destined.
~ 'He wise decre"s Ct God, to wear the mantle
OF The great Webster. Let them rerpcr.5er
.nat me power OF our departed Statesman, like
the power of the multItudinous ocean. which !, .
80 u'uch re9emhIed, was possessed, had it been
perverted, OF strength to sw cep all opposition
before it, and to scatter rum and desoI.,ion
everywhere IN lis dreadful course. Let them
'e''eihOer That his great mind was developed
u"ueF lhe tutelage ot Wise aud learned men.
such as ~ our own day are presiding over mo,t
u me universities and colleges throughout The
Iahu and to their parental guardianship, ard
carry and s2iutary lessons, the American roo.
PIE are indebted for the great perfection Of
Dd"Iel W eDste7's mind, (tor they pointed ont
ne way to prrtectIon,) ard the CONSEQUENT
glory that II has shed upon our common coun.
try. 00N"'
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
SGCegsiOn Lnssaa.

"S 'Ee Northern papers teen with state.
'n'n'' TO show how greatly the South will sor.
'cF Oy secession, we give Lelaw the por con,r.
'''' u 'lo o"""at losses 10 the North and
ga'ns to the 'ioulh by secession. This ss,;,o.,o
'E''S 'he enormous amount of freights which
would also be lest to the North.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

lhE Vermont Legislature has passed law
"8"'nSt Prl2e hghlIng principals. ten years i'm
Pi'S""ineht or $4,000 fine; aids, seconds or sur.
"'onS' hVe years imprisonment or $1,000 fine
S"u .. c!'lzcns ot the State WHO attend a prize
Hs"' ln either capacity, ont !f tie Stale, to re.
ceIve the same punishment
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

hEsULrS BEGINNING TO AprrAr-A co,,Io
man m: ifom Matte, Masa (ths home Of Srna,o.
" iIS"n) )to.day informed Us that The nn,' 80
very crusade upcn the Sourh has on,ratcd -
uePrt@s business OfeIl kinds in HAT ,,,,ni,,
snd that The effect of late occurrences has bnc,
TO OIInS the ktae busness-the great sIsnIe nf
Oh productive industry in Eastern MassncLnse,Is
a"u GU "h.Hh depends on the South for market
almost to a dead stand.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

godi'ke hand the sceplre of universal power
H. IN The reckoning Of human character, the
outward cast of features, vlsage, head, the
whole impress Of the material frame; if anv.
or 1t all these Developments bespcak the mind,
'he SOUL the quality ol the spiritual attributes
within, then truly may we exciaim with the
great poet, in geZing even on the bronzcd
statue OF Daniel Webster, on tEat countenauce
and mlen stamped with the highest nobility Of
nature on that brow-that wealth Of intellect
where genius seemed to have reared its throne
sublime
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

HE result oflhc recent Presidential election
"as known throughout the United States Tho
@"y gjtcr II tooh PIace Those who lnrmed ,h,
constitution never dreamed of MoRmE and the
'GcI%SFaPh' or they would not have put the time
E' :! 'no election and that Of the Inauguration SO
lar apart. This is a wondeful aoc ''
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

A widow thirty, living in Stafford, Canada.
iateIy sned young man twenty one for $40
uoo damages for breach promise Of n,arlage.
the jury gave her $500. =
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

~, AhE APPLE TRADE IN WESTERN Ncw YORK
me purchase and shipment ofapples ID now be-.
ing prosecuted hcreA bouts with consdoroble
vISor' The high price offreighl and the abun.
ounce OF The crop almost everywhere. reduces
.he prlce to the grower considerably below wLat
ne oota'n last year. Only the best aDnlcs a rn
7a'ennIe Tor shipment, hence many are not
ofonsht TO market at all. The price pad Is
e'gh'y seven cents per barrel for the hest
ana one or two shlIlIngs less for common
en'Pp'"9 sorts' The fruit purchased here is
chiefly taken to New York for consnmn,;aa'
there and for southern shipment. Some ,rnos
to Cincinnati and thence south. and some - -
ken to Chicago. Philadelphia takes more or
less Of the better sorts.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

CoMING TO Ir.-The New York Jyao.
"h'ch dId all II could to EJECT L,nco,, >
winch predicted like all the other RGomn,,n'. o"u
rG,%s9aPers that sor. olnI!rnninpp pO"'lehn ,n,,l
,oII"" !s election, begins to tI,n5!s br,oro,n'
tempest which 1t was the one Of Tho Gr,, 'le
Iaugh at. '"c HFet 10
speaking ofthe refusal ofrhe North 70 ,o,o.
a'e ihe execution OF the fueliye al,ye 'Tnrr Ja,'
whlch was passed in pursuance Of The Cona',' =" w.
'u''oh' The Times suys: The most sko",'ai ,'s''I
must see that there can be no ponce no pne p,lceI
eence' no harmony between The NnT,b 'om"1 anI
on nou!n' until TINS chafng AMI Irritating wo""J "J
shaIl be healed" "ouhd
The Times proposes TO pro,;d, hy tam
Puy'ng 10 'he slaveholders Inc Wins ~ 'h',. ~
'0E 1--WE saves instead Of restoring them.
lhis az least shows some ap3rrcjnIlnr oe,,..
nanger all around and over us 50 lon% - an '',g
s'ontIy denied, and commendable Jcs5ro a'" ="
II. maze a show Of doing justice 10 lie %nn'b y
i' - an admission that the nrpa5,Ic,o So.
%""yy The Constitution and ci,eat Tho S,,i't
Let The Times try its hand again, mis- :,
sood suggestion for the first one-ncrbona ,il
second viii be better. Justice and s,rio, ~
serVance of the Constitution is MI tb,, ,"o Uo
South asks. al 'hal The
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

nori'NI can be more touching than to bc.
""'u colt ana tender woman, who lad bce,
aI weakness and dependence while treading
the prosperous paths in life suddenly risng n
me"'ai force to be the comforter and supporter
o' her husband under misfortune. AS tho vino
|HIch mas long lwincd its graceful f,liorc
"oout the 9ak' and been lifted by 1t nto sun.
."l"s' "li'' wLen The hardy tree ia rifted bv
tno 'nuncoFooit, cling round it with ito cnress.
lug 90 'enut"S, ana bind up It's shattered borghs,
"r "P ~ "o~a"' VINO Is the dependent and ornarient
OF man IN his happier hours, should bo his a,na
anu SoIace "henssmlttcn with sudden and ir.
retrieVabIe calamity. ""u u
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

EDWARD EVERETT, at The suggestion of Mesrs
Sheldon &Co., publishers is ab0ut IN ur;,o ,Lo
Life ofFrankl'n. and hopes to complete il in The
course of the next year. - ''''
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

ooi Inc population of The city ofNew York is
oSl'oOo, not quite the million chimed for i.
oat pretty we'll on the road towards it.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

SAD CONSEQUENCE or NEGROPnfLIsM- Miss
Gcorgiette Tucker, highly accomplished
young lady of Toledo on whose education her
Iather had bestowed great pains. graduate of
OberlIn College, OF fine musical talent, and
VINO has delivered several public lectures on
literary subjects, recently eloped with Negro
barber OF that place. The fugitive pair were
married at Detroit.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

Eight minutes, Gays N. p Willis in a rail.
road letter, form the average American feeding
time; while two and three minutes suffice for
many.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

PRUDENCE IN SUcrsSIoy. T5cro :, ono..-.
sI"tHy'ng circumstance in al the scr,...,,,.y,
,hho'TVehents ,ho :, OF the South Tie auibor,Iy "a
'r, 1re Feaerai Government is nowhere rcsis,cd
"f Charleston Mcycury denies yery inI,n
non'y tme report that Fort Moulrrlc - - 10
.el%ed. The Collector Of the port at Charlos
.on oen'es that there has been any inre,rnn.
1ion oi the ordinary process of colloct,n,, FsL
r erSL dul,e'' and clearing vessels. The nranIn
- oIaIieS''n call upon the Postmaster no, 70
e,"I ". "'' PIocc. And IN every partlcuia- spc.
e"u Id. o~'o IS ,aNen not to oppose or disregard
=. 90 long as tins attitude is preserved. tbcre
can be no necessity for The iatcrDo,j,ion or
''"'e'nmeni at Washington. ibe duty or ~" ,J
> 'cS'denE Is simply to Irc tina: Tie INV. .ro
eAel1lcd. 80 long as they age volumiar,Iv
tt"ey'd' mere la neither occasion nor excnso
ioi 'h'efiercncc.-A. \. I5meS.
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
From the Atlanta gGp.) InrcIIipcnoo,

! '" '''' N'idii'h yong int PIl!HeucCr
"n'o" Is very clever copartnership whom
~, "o''h can Aa|e equal rights apI p3lvi!er,,
"'n'' iso IL Is curse, and leccsrion becomes
The glory and proc eperi,y cf The Nnn,b Ia,' I,a,'
ls tHlS maay Will ask. Well. we viIl a.,
deGV0r to convince the anxious inoniror, NJ
| South pays to the NORTH
bogntIes on fisheries per annum, o,oo,,.,
,">Io.hS per a:Hun disburSed nt The NortI ,,i No., ,
!'"lI'h oi LlauHiaclurcrs, -, =, .'.' w., @ ,'
PTJiHs Of Importcrs %o'u"uOo
Prubts oC SL;,,,.,,,,t l.,UOO t.uu
Profits ou ,''i' "I"''S ana Exports iGOU0UrO
Profits of 'Tanrhnrs ','I tO,UOO,oU0
seal North, "'"
Profits of nrents broL,rs .:. 5,OUO,OU0
Capital drawn from the South a"'", 1o U'Uoo ,'
Total from these sources e93I 5ro Inn
Iwo hundred and thirty-one millions or
,oo"lhPth industry contributed to sunnort
I'o''ne'h iioor ana Northern enmity towards
the South. Withdraw tins Southern ,r,r,'"
Tor the privilege of remaining in the Un,on -
receive nothing IN return but abuse and Los |
tIIliy' coniumcly and injustice, and tnrn Tho
golden stream upon ourselves, and will not ,Lo
Snuth spring at bound TO ronid wcoI,h
STe"1'h ana position, and In short time over.
shauoW our enemies and render them pover.
less! '' P0"eI'
European nations stand ready to omen FREQ
trade iurnIsh Us with their manufacturers
and take our productions in return. if wo do
sire 1t, aud they wish 1t above all tbinos. md
VIII project us even against our Nortbern
orethrcn III this dependent position. But wn
can protect ourselves and defy the North Wo
can have free ports and give preference To for.
eign ships. We can do without Northero
hsh' hats, furniture, domeslics, hay, beans bn,-
ter nutmegs aud spurious guanos, mado out of
single soil and plaster exorsls. II we are nat
disposed to dress in Southern homespuns. we
cOn get French, English and German cloths
calcoes, musns, &C., direct, aud we can en-, s
our own bread and meat; we can make our /
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
nj | S Z ELL Al NEOUS.

1HE following ex racts are selected from the
October number of the National Den,ocr,,,,
1Na'feTTy Re0'e"' edited by the Hon. II. B.
fiorence' and published at WASHINGTON Civ
ASIDE from It's political character. with which
We nave nothing to do, Its literary merit is of
hIgh standard. It's staff OF writer's incI,dos
some OF the best minds in the couotrv
n NTT7T
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

"N' "ErErs.-An exchange paper gives the
lo.lo%Ing timely advice 10 gas consumers.
Inc time has arrived when ltiir alton.
lo" paiu TO gas meters would save a world or
aiou"Ie "hen cold weather attacks them. If
peoPIe would pay as much attention 10 tboso
Iha'sPsnsabie articles as they ordinarily do 70
ousheI OF potatoes or a barrel Of o,9les No
IouoIe I would be experienced. A box 10 en-.
a.".c t"c meier with lining of straw or roos
onI 'a"Gus'' .;"I or even an old bodquilt wrappcd
sano Iu ,I ".ouh" H. VIII keep the fros: IA and
save The temper Of the h3uSeDoId nm ,3.,,,
otherwIao trying occar,ons. There i ~. ,,,'.a
o'Sa Steeab!e adjunct to housekccping than -
20 "omc at night and find the gns trozon nm
ana SICILY tallow DIP stuck in ,u,nbInr
t'9""h% thc snPprr table. Ifupriqht mon NAV
NC excused tor InduIging in profanity on ony
IccaS'on o, THIS Is the one above all o,bc,s -
lake warning then, and prorcc, your meters "
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

~ OhIcAo" |orATGs.-Col Ellsworth, on
H.s return from an eIectoneerlng trip, few
r"!S '9o' found no less than three hundred
.C''Gfs' manly asking questions concc7n,nq
.he Iouaves. One inquiry about the nnif,rn,
mas betn repeated 20 many times that he has
'n ~ oo'geu 10 have hIs answer lthogra phed
re Is now engaged IN preparing an cIro,rt
I ,p'olna lor presentation to the various comoa.
mes that entertained The Xouayes On their rc.
cent tour. The diploma will be of Iarne sizs
SEI'aOie Tor framing, and Will hasea fac siDfic
OF the Xouave UNIFORM.
several novel propositions have been made
M 70 Col; Ellsworth fora Zouaye European tour.
ohe plan Is to take four men from each S,,to
("Ilh the necessary time and means anI
ann them to the perfection Of the CbIcaro
Nou"'es' aud then to make the tour Of Eu-one
-'emI'pcd stTIln. Another plan il IN tako
ore hundred young men from the CITY of New
a.-'I, 'H' ~ anu pursue the same course. That
would give Europeans an exalted idea of mr.
militia. u our
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

Dnt John had an idea, and he was bound r.
put II INTO operation. Gong TO his p,le of bar
S@Se' consisting OF one large meal bag, cor.
'"In'"@ change OF shirts, socks, ncckercbief
ana o'd boots, he took theretrom an exceyIopi
AK ana walking up to the clerks office. he cx.
c.aimeGE nv
say look here Cap'n. I've paid for deck
passage but want bed for myself and ~
sell and woman. haint poi no moncv bu,
nere Is an all Jotircd good ak.
! ne gentleman 10 the Office replied that tho
c'erN had stepped out, but would BE- back IN n
It" minutes; whcrcuPon he went back to the
P''o ol cheese to look upon his precious treos.
Having oar sympathics aroused, we bas,i,,
."n u'""hu among the passengers, told the
o"'9' ""u look up collection to Procure
80 room ioF the young couple. 10 the ere.
T., rt' - "u' !doy passengers, they were the most
i'"eIdI Id tde!r donations, and IN less than 70,
minutes We nad collected sSII92 pre.ort,,,'.
thiS sum to the agreeably asionisl,pd yo,,,,-'
man. we Informed hlm that he could now n.o'
cure state Foom Wth two 0cIs. one E,r h,,,
oei' ana "ile, the other for the boys. Tbank.
.e Z" WIN lis big watcry eyes, he rushed "a
ne ,ne clefh oi!cr, where he was ne, nv Cort
l 'e'CP' agent tor the Inc, Can't. Eya;Is. corn.
"an"er OF the boat, and MIR. Carter. The c!erl
c.,II ,CIaPt1in Pierce exclaimed: Here, nv co3I
leIIo", here's ucAet for yourself and yItc 70
80 80 70 lineage. Get vest as fast as you can,
90 10 work on farm, aad look out for tho In
sharks. ''' '''' l"Hd
C"P,' Evans pulled orr slitterng coin and
sad Heres five dollars! Eecp yourself in oo.G
[onaI.'on' ,-r.,,. and Here III" worthy Captain
-. ~ MS Sp"rch, aud ran UH anghng.
The clerk, Mr.. Carter, handed ne r.,,
"ey' and sa'd' You are welcome to ono or tho
pest state rooms en- the boat. It has TWO bods .
one for yourself ana VIE, the other for rtc
Capt Evans having returned. cxcI,ir,oa
i've The boys another room They hant no
business IL here he broke down with lauob.
Ter again. and hurried away to give orders ON
.ne boat. The couple now retired TO their
'nHptIoas apartments as happy as mor,als ,ra
allowed 10 be on this earth. and The n.sscn,,,-.
7''"e'cd ~ Knots TO praise The lberaluv Of all
1.I.ceF"cd' and the conica odIIty Of Captain
Smyrna times., 1860-11-22
WHOLE NO 489

,.'r. lA .M,AsaAcHvsErrs SCHOOL" ,rbo.o ,ho
o. Jof Southern secession seem N bo "o
tio In,r" ;l'e record Of Masoac lepisls
'I1n @o nave IN them resolutions to the 70 Idwn i,a,
I'9Sso'|c@, lnS,, That the annexation of TEXAS :.
|jjy1rt j.5 luton OF the Union 'N"' TO-
cnso,, n.tS,1''', That T'&ss beng annexed M,ss,
s,,da a'EIa Feolu'Ions stand unrc7eaIed ye,,bi.
rI,s cnoseiis' with her personal liberty
,an h, :" 81 10 s1aF"Ge negro equality, is the fonH.
the >arIh a,'d 5o"Tce 0! q ! aggrtseiops aasins,
-' ana Is most loud rnoutacd IN her o Ge
m,n,I' 0! dIsHnlor, uttered from Tho s,Tno
forJ Cs.s VINCE preached dsuuion al the IJar,9 II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-07

MARsHFIRLD.-A correspondent Of the Jour.
nal of Commerce writes as follows from Marsh
field, Mass "As you know, the most of Mr..
Websters 1, 700 acre farm has been Sold The
same is true OF his large stock Of cattle. His
mansion still remains in possession of his only
son and child, Fletcher Webster, ESQ, and
several hundred acres of land around it. The
place does not look as ii did when in its glory.
ten years ago; but it is still attractive, and in
a pretty good condition. The interior of the
house 10 hardly changed at all, and the library,
portraits, &C., are now very much as the lord
Of the manor left them. The number of Wis.
itors to the mansion and grounds is rather in
creasing from year to year. A register of names
was opened in 1883 headed by that of the Hon
Edward Everett. A pretty large book has been
filed with names of persons from all portion.
of the world; q second volume has been opened
The visitors come mostly during the time from
May to November, and the arrivals are special.
ly numerous in July and August. The grounds
are open to all who desire to inspect them; but
if one wishes to pass through the library and
other rooms where the patriot lived and died a
moderate fee is charged to defray the expenses
of furnishing attendants, &c. 1 could not bui
admire anew the magnificent Geld still attach
ed to the farm, and situated opposite the old
Gov. WinslOw house. 1t is extremely level, and
with but few trees upon it. In size it is equal
to Boston Common. 1t is now all in grass, and
q handsoner fsld cannot be seen in New Eng
land; and 30 far rs know, 1t is the larges.
under cultivation : v ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-07

m, SAP DxhJH. Mr.. John D. Fisher, residing near
shocking death In well, on the farm Of Mr. Wor-
man, near Catoctin Furnace, on Goth ult. The
baltimore visitor says: "He was let down by a
souae fifteen feet he was asked II he ass.ct.S ths
existence OF any foul air. He replied that he
smslIed q very unpleasant odor, but Thought II
was the tsf that had beea burning the day before.
and that they should Jet him down II tue fuSth Ar
They then let him down a few fest further. 4 nd
called 20 him again, but he being unable to An.
swer, they Immediately commenced drawing Rim
mp, and when within few fret Of the top OF the
bottom, distance of some sixty feet Every ex-
ertion was made to rescue him, and after three
hours struggle they succeeded in getting him opt
with the aid Of iron hooks, He leaves wife and
four children TO mourn his loss. aI-ss4 | :