The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-12
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TWO MEN RUNNING AWAY WITH EACH OTHERS WIVES
MEET AND HAVE A FIGHT.
The Holmes County (Ohio) Farmer tells this
story OF curious elopement and its consequences;
On Tuesday of last week, while standing on the
platform of the depot building at Crestline, wait
ing tor the train to start eastward, we saw train
arrive from the East The first persons recog-
nized getting from the train were w. X. Scott and
the wife of Levi l.. johnson, of Marlboro, Stark
county. They readily recognized us, came up to
where we were, and after the usual salutations in
CURED when train would leave for Beefontaine
At this moment Mr.. johnson and the wife of Scott
also unexpectedly made their appearance The
women instantly recognized each other, and with
out uttering word pitched into of the ivei-
est free fights we have ever been called upon to
witness. The way the ribbons, bonnets, collars
and fancy ixings flew, was refreshing to milliners
and mantua-makers. This excited Scott and John
son, and they were so sorely greved at each other
for running away with their respective wives. that
they went into puglistic exercise with hearty
good will.
great many persons were gathered around, but
no one caring much which of the parties whipped,
they encouraged the fight and laughed at the sport
" hile the fights were progressing, Constable
smith stopped the fighting and took the parties
before the Mayor, and his Honor fined each of them
30 and costs for breaking the peace. Scott and
Mrs johnson, who have for some time been sus.
pected OF being guilty of intrigues, had planned
an elopement, and johnson bad also planned an
elopement, to be carried out on the same dav with
the other parties. Both guilty couples had clan
destinely slipped off from Marlboro on the same
day; one party took the cars at Alliance, and the
other got on the same train, though in different
car, at Louisville station. Neither couple sus-
pected the other until they met at Crestline, when
the feelings they enjoyed may be imagined but
cannot be described on paper. After paying their
fines which satisfied them that fighting was an I'M
profitable way of settling the difficulty, they in
dulged in the application of goodly number of
hard words and names to each other and finally
separated; Scott and Mrs. johnson taking the b.
p, Fl. W. and c. Railroad. Since then nothing
has been heard of their journeyings." -I
From Me Philadelphia Pennsglranianl
The FREE STATES IN THE EVENT OF WAR.-lf the
BLACK Republicans succeed in breaking up the
present conederacy, as seems to be their aim, by
forcing the Southern States to secede, do they
expect to have peace at home, in their union of
Free States? If they expect such thing, they
will be doomed to bitter disappointment.
Having the control of the Federal Government,
after the 4th of March, they will, unless they make
sufficient overtures to the South, have to decide
whether they will allow the Southern States to
secede peacefully, or whether they will resort to
coercion and war, to keep them in the Union.
Should they choose coercion and war, they
will have to rely upon Northern armies of
invasion. These armies will have to be ra ised in
the Northern Free States Who will enlist or
volunteer Not the Democrats, not the Bell
Everett men, and these comprise the bone and
snew of the North. Nor yet the moderate and
conservative men in the Republican ranks-nor the
ranting New England parsons, nor the Black Re-
publican editors and orators-they love to quarrel,
but leave others to do the fighting. But suppose
the force to be raised-what then? Will the
good and true men of the North who have no cause
of quarrel with the South, stand by and see this
Abolition army of invasion start southwark on its
mission of murder, treason and rapine? No, new
err 1t will have to conquer here, before it strikes
a blow on Southern soil. A civil war here will
have to be put down before the Abolition army
can commence its Southern crusade.
The first mate of the steamer Cora, which arrived
at New York on Saturday last, escaped by jumping
out of port hole, and swimming to the shore. He
has not yet been captured.