Danvers Eagle & Whig Newspapers, 1844-1845, Part 33

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I involuntarily removed from my lips a glass of wine that I had raised to quaff, last Christmas day, when my eye, glanc- iug through the window, fell upon an up- holsterer's preparation for a funeral going on in front of a house immediately opposite. My gentle hostess of the occasion mark- ed the action, and after politely insisting upon the usual courtesy, she made me sit down to hear the following simple and af- fecting history of poor little Jane and her

The little girl about to be buried upon the merriest holiday in the year, was just approaching the anniversary of her seventh birth-day, when some subtile disorder that had afflicted her from infancy, carried her off during the night that ushered in our last gay Christmas. She was a child of very sweet and attractive manners, and the neighbors had learned to know and love her. The incurable complaint with which she was consuming gave a placidity almost ethereal to her disposition, and her smile was a thing so mildly beautiful, that (if 1 may lend a simile to assist the warm but imperfect description of my informant) it must have been like the leaf of a lily shin- ing in the embrace of a moonbeam.

The parents were poor, but dignified and retiring, and notwithstanding the profound interest little Jane awakened in the neigh- borhood, the bearing of the father, and the constant seclusion of the mother, clearly forbade any intrusive proffer of assistance. A few weeks since the child ceased its'vis-

more upon the door-step. Poor Jane was upon her death-bed.

At the approach of the holidays, the fath- He feels his bumps, he ponders long and er and mother (with that old hankering of At last out comes the solemn oracle. well hope which so eagerly clings for safety to a straw) grew joyous with a bright change "Sirs" cries the man, "this gentleman's a in their suffering daughter. She suddenly Poet,

The form and structure of his cranium show it

'Imagination, large,-I cannot doubt it, And Fancy, too,- there's no mistake about it,

Another Byron, doomed to till the soil,

By envious Fate, who, merit loves to foil." she hod never known before- a Handsome Christmas box.

Up goes a second, pattern of the other, So similar, that he might be his brother.' --

This promise, as it would seem, took great hold upon poor little dying Jane's The halls of legislation to adorn, fancy, for she still, from day to day, would And would have been there, had not the vile jade question her mother about it, and desire,to know what sort of a box it was to be? For Mentioned before, condemned him to the spade. an hour or two on the day preceding Christr mas she chatted with remarkable liveliness Others succeed, & quick transformed, retire telling her father and mother jocosely that

And send them thund'ring to the vale be- low.

In fragments split, and utter overthrow. Awhile he touches on the laws of Mind, -- And shows why some are crabbed, some are kind,-

Why one loves turkey, and why one pre- fers

Before all fowl, well seasoned sassengers, With various other marvels, of that sort Which I can't write, not having paper for't,

Then winds up his discourse with a re- quest,

That of the audience, his power to test, Some individual his scull would bring, To know if in it there was anything.

Buzzing ensues, and whispers long and first Christmas box. loud,

At last from out the curious. motley crowd, A jolly wag steps forth with ox-like grace, A merry grin o'er spreading all his face, Half turns, and winks grotesquely at the throng,

Then forward marching, jogs again along, Removes from his capacious jaws his pipe, And with his coat-sleeve, gives his mouth a wipe.

Then thus accosts the man of lore pro- found,

While death-like silence reigns on all around,

"Mister, pray feel my bumps, and let me know,

Whether God made me for to plough and hoe,

And swing the scythe, and sich like things as these,

Or for some higher, nobler destinies.

I feel at times, a bursting of the soul, And great ideas will in my bosom roll; Partic'lar when an extra horn I've took, Down at the tavern kept by Deacon its to the sidewalk, and was seen to sit no Snock."

grew to laugh and converse with pleasant freedom, and the symptpoms,of internal pain ceased to cross her sweet face so of- ten as before. Then the cheered mother would sit by the bed-side, and talk to her girl of the merry holidays that were soon coming, and promising the poor child what

As image-venders use to poise their ware. So in Geography we often hear

That mighty rocks on some tall cliffs ap- pear

So justly balanced, that the weakest hand May loosen them from their precarious stand,

she meant to keep awake in the night and was an old stocking very much worn: six watch Santa Claus when he came down the more followed it: next was an old round- majority over all other candidates for Rep- chimney with the box. But as evening about; and then in rapid succession, three short shirts and two long ones, an old fur pesentative to Congress from this District.

came on, she faded into pale and sleepless stupor The doting mother grew again un- cap, a pair of breeches old and ragged ;-

easy, and with every innocent artifice en- deavored to keep the child's senses in ac- tion. She lifted little Jane upon the pillow, that she might see how the stocking was disposed in the chimney corner, telling her haw she had promised to keep awake to see Santa Claus come down; but poor Jane smiled faintly without speaking, a peculiar expression only crossing her countenance, by which the mother always understood a solicitation to be kissed,

Then she slept- a sort of sleep from which her mother wished yet feared to wake her-brightening up again at her father's return in the evening. Somehow then the child's eye, or its changed voice, or some symptom not seen before, smote conviction of the coming catastrophe upon the father's heart, and mute with wretchedness, he sank upon his knees by the bedside.

One loud, abrupt, involuntary and thrill- ing scream burst from the mother at this action, for it told her all that the father had no tongue to utter. She flew to her child, clutching it to her heart and lips, as though she would detain the breath heaven was taking away, and a deathly silence follow- ed the woman's scream, broken only by the mountain-like laboring of the father's heart and hysterical sobs bursting from the afflict- ed mother.

In the opposite dwelling Fortune and Pleasure were smiling upon each other, and a gay assemblage of the chosen votaries of each were joyfully greeting, as they pass- ed away the merry and laughing hours of Christmas Eve. How strangely opposites will sometimes jar during our progress through this chechered scene! How, still more strangely, does that jarring oft touch was much injured, and considering the up the chords of gentle sympathy, which vibrate ever with melodious sound!

· The poor bereaved mother's screams reached and startled the company opposite. Our good hostess, commanding her guests of the evening to remain in undisturbed fes- was ordered to recognize in the sum of tivity, went to visit the scene of affiiction, for her heart too truly told her what alone could be the cause of such a desolate sound

Little Jane lingered till nearly midnight, fading slowly, like one of those thin vapors sailing in the train of the moon, which pass away into ether, mocking admiration as with some beautiful illusion that you think person accused .- All we wish is that jus- you've seen, yet suddenly and strangely tice should be done, and that the offender may be taught better manners. miss. The fair child yielded its breath with a smile, while the mother's tears were falling on its face, and the heavy throbs of the father's heart kept mournful accompa- MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. It becomes

niment with the last pulsations of life in the our painful duty to record the death of a breast of his child.

daughter of Mr Joseph Whittemore, of So came the morning, and poor little Jane's Christmas box was-a coffin. this town. The cause of her death is as follows :- On Wednesday evening last, FOUND. As we were walking home from our office last evening about 10 o'clock, we stumbled over something on the side- walk, which we felt confident did not be- long there, for we have walked the streets so often that we know every, even the smallest inequality in the pavement, and while sitting near the fire, her clothes caught, and in her fright, she rushed from the room into the yard, thereby increasing the flames. Before assistance could be rendered, her clothes were all consumed, and her body so badly burned as to. make we therefore turned round to see what it her recovery impossible. Her flesh was was. We lifted it up- we looked at it-

squeezed it-kicked it-but for our life we could not tell what it was; with difficulty

burnt to a crisp. Notwithstanding every means was resorted to, to save her life, we grasped it; we determined to bring it she expired on the following morning .- home with us, try to describe it, and see if But a few moments before the fatal acci- any of our friends can enlighten us to what it.is

dent, she was returning from school, ac- companied by her merry schoolmates. We

It is shaped (or rather was) a good deal like a crescent half-moon; a little like an trust this sudden departure from their India-rubber life preserver, and something midst will make a serious impression upon the minds of the scholars, and teach them like a pig yoke; felt a little soft-like, and was covered with bed-ticking. We had nearly broke our neck over it; and as we a lesson that will never be forgotten. never had any luck in our lives, we thoughi maybe we have found a treasure at last "We learn by the late English Papers that one McDermot in the North of England eat at one sitting eleven Geese and three hundred and fifty Oysters, on a bet of £5, and after the wager was won, he drank 20 qts. of strong beer. We didn't know but it was a new way the banks had adopted in making their remit- tances so as to prevent robbery, for the ug- ly thing had a string at each end; so that, in emergency a stout man might tie it around him and carry it a short distance.+ With a nervous hand, therefore, we seized our knife and tore into it. It was stuffed so tight, that as soon as the blade touched it, it ripped about six inches! and the first

IP A man was seriously injured a few weeks since, in Cambridge by the explo- thing that protruded itself from the orifice sion of a spirit lamp.

DANVERS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25.

DANVERS EAGLE.

I soar, as on Eagle's wings, To spread the truth abroad!

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. On Sunday Evening last, between 'the hours of ten and Eleven, Mr S. Q. White, while on his way home, near the Wallis Mills, was attacked by a person, with a club about four feet long and one inch in diameter, and received several blows upon the head, with so much violence, that the stick was broken in pieces, and the frag- ments left upon the ground. Mr White

The Hon. Daniel P. King received 1300 belong to him; but that he had no doubt that Mr. Baker, the jeweller of whom he hired it, would let it to the court for a month on the most moderate terms! The captain rather had them that time.

THE BOSTON ALMANAC for 1845, is an

without a copy, as it serves as an almanac, a 'teller of events,' a directory, and a re- ference book. It contains a map of Bos- ton, which is worth the price of the book. - It is for sale at this office, and at Dr. Joseph Shed's, nearly opposite the Monu- ment.

There seems to be a great call for "cudgels" and "cow-hides" about,in these diggins. We understand a rather POOR "cow-hide" was lost in Main street, the other day. We hope the owner will find it, as it is said he has immediate use for the article. Beware of the Lion's Den.

For the Danvers Eagle.

If there is one thing more detestable, or more deserving the deep indignation of the community than another, it is the plunder- ing and robbing the houseless of those

Friday, the third of January next, is the goods necessarily thrown into the streets day assigned for the execution of Thomas Barrett nnder sentence of death, for murder in Worcester County, in this State.

The bachelors talk of comeing out of their hiding places and having a publick celebration on the 31st inst., the conclusion of leap year.

Thomas Morris, the Liberty Party Can- didate for the Vice Presidency, died sud- denly at his residence near Rethel, Cler- mont county, Ohio, on the 7th inst. He was apparently in vigorous health before his dicease.

In Liverpool from thirty-five thousand to forty thousand persons live in cellars, al- ways damp and low, generally unpaved, and devoid of sewers and drainage. It is also stated that in Manchester, over nine thousand families are living in cellars .- Many of them without fioors, and nearly dark, and are built below the level of the river.

A New York paper says the ladies all exhibit one remarkable feature-the short being fond of tall men, and the tall being fond of short men. This last, a Philadel -. phia editor thinks an error, and observes that no woman objects to Hy-men.

To keep a fellow out of mischief, there is nothing like giving him a plenty of hard work. "An empty mind is the devil's. workshop," says an old and true proverb. There are several young gentlemen we know about town who would do well to read this twice.

SECOND EDITION Friday Morning, Dec. 27.

FIRE IN SALEM.

About 11 o'clock, last evening, a fire broke out in the 2d story of Engine house No. 10, on Boston street. The building. although considerably damaged, was pot entirely consumed. Had it happened an hour or two later, it would undoubtedly have proved about as serious a fire as that which visited Salem but one. week since. Report says it was the work of an incendi- ary; but it is more than likely it was owing to the carelessness of some individual.

We wish this might prove a warning to

A capital story is related in the associations of all kinds, not to make eve- Providence Gazette of a certain Rhode Island militia captain who was sentenced by a court martial to be deprived of his sword

ryboy's business nobody's business, and leave their lights and fires burning, to be for one month for, refusing to obey some put out by "chance" or "somebody else." command of his superior. On being asked, by the presiding officers, to deliver up the weapon, the captain arose, and in the most grave and solemn manner declared that he

As the next No. of the Eagle com- mences the New Year, and as our subscrip- didn't own one; that the sword he had been tion list is continually on the increase, we accustomed to wear on training days didn't have, at the earnest solicitations of many

" The love of woman," says Byron, "is a fearful thing." He might also have added that it was a fearless thing, for when woman loves, she feareth not for herself, and thinks no sacrifice too great for the ob- ject of her affections. For the past few days we noticed a poor woman hanging a- bout the purlieus of the Second Municipal- ity police office; sometimes she would pass in and converse for a few moments, in whisper ing tones with a rough-looking, rugged- minded seeming man in the dock, and sometimes she would be repulsed by the poice officers. Her dress was old, and ill adapted to resist the rigor of Winter, yet she wore it in a way which told she had been used to better. Poverty and privation left their traces on a countenance from which the impress of earley acquired intel- legence had not been yet obliterated .- There, amid all the reproaches, and hard- ships, and even the frowns of her guilty husband, she clings to him with all the ar- dor of woman's first love.

for the purpose of saveing them from the devouring element, and there were individ- uals so destitute of all the better feelings of humanity as to steal goods from the streets and high-ways in a time of trouble like that witnessed in Salem a few evenings. since, when on a most inclement night some thir- ty or forty buildings with an immense a- mount of property were enwrapped in flames. Verily such walking pestilences would rob a hen roost or steal the cents, from dead men's eyes. The finger of scorn should be pointed at these soulless corpor- ations as long as the world is cursed with their existence, and when earth can endure them no longer and they "shuffle of this mortal coil, " they should be deposited in some dark corner where human footstep hath never trod," with naught but Owls to hoot their requiem.

For the Eagle. I wish to inquire, where is the Commit- tee chosen by the Townto look after the Groggeries?

Also, where are the officers of the Tem- perance Society? , Had they not better get Dr. Jewett to wake them up again? Also, can we not have another (?) Tem- perance Hotel here? More anon,

It does not look well to have a gate with- out hinges, held up in the gateway by a prop in a "slantindicular" position, leaving at the bottom an aperture through which some hog with a convenient nose can rub, and so slip around into the garden. It does not look well for a, man to quar- rel with his horse or oxen, for the sake of trying his whip.

It does not look well to have the woman hang out the clothes on rough and thorny bushes, and tear them in getting them off, when a neat line would save that trouble. It does not look well for a man to keep six lank, hungry greyhounds, when he can keep no cow or pig; and for no purpose but to worry the neighbor's cattle, and an- noy the neighborhood with continual bark- ing.

It does not look well for farmer's daugh- ters, or anybody's daughters to walk the streets in kid slips in December; and lace themselves so cruelly that their voices waste away, and their cheeks turn to the color of moonlight.

It does not look to see a man carry all his SENSE in his pocket.

the skirt of an old calico dress, a pair of old calico drawers, a pair of old flannel improved and more useful work, than any drawers, two pairs of pantaletts, four old previously published. No family should be night caps, two cradle blankets, one old Leghorn bonnet, an old Morocco boot, two table cloths, an old piana cover, two long night-gowns! What on earth could the thing have been? Du tell.

weapon used, it is remarbable that he es- caped alive. We understand that a man was arrested for this offence, and upon ex- amination before Mr. Justice Proctor, he

$200 for his appearance at Court &c .- That the offence was committed there can be no doubt; that there is any one living among us so diabolical as too do it, we should be sorry to believe .. We forbear expressing any opinion as to the guilt of the

friends, concluded to alter the day of pub- lication from Wednesday, to Saturday morning, after issuing the next. number .- This new arrangement will not only suit the majority of our subscribers, but it will enable us to find more time in furnishing and selecting wholesome reading matter, making such other improvements as are in our power, and to issue it regularly, instead of " semi-occasionally," as heretofore.

P Wanted, eight numbers of the Ea- gle, bearing date of Dec. 11th. Those

WILLIAM ARCHER, JR., DEALER IN WATCHES, JEWEL RY AND SPECTACLES, No. 222 Essex St. Salem. Clocks, Watches and Music boxes care- fully repaired and warranted. Salem, Sept. 25, 1844. · tf 5

TRUNKS AND HARNESSES. L' THE Subscriber would respectfully inform his friends and the public. that he has removed his TRUNK AND HARNESS ESTABLISHMENT

TO NO. 35 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM, where he will continue to keep on hand an assortmen of TRUNKS, CARPET BAGS, and VALLIECES. Also, Chaise, Wagon, and Cart Harness, Collars, &c. who have them and do not file them, will be which he will sell cheap for cash. satisfied, on leaving them at this office.

Two young men, (Printers,) are wanted immediately at this Office; to whom constant employment and good wages will be given. None need apply, but those who and Salem at the following hours, viz: Leave Danvers at 7 1-4 Leave Salem at 8 =

have a fair knowledge of the art. Please call immediately.

IP Our Correspondents shall have a hearing next week. Look out for a rich number.

WESTWARD. HO!

JOHN B. NEWHALL, EsQ., of Iowa, will deliver a Lecture on Monday evening next, before the LYCEUM of the D. M. Institute, upon the Physical Fea- tures, Resources, and Statistics of the Great WEST, particularly ; the Territory of IOWA, Giving a description of its soil and products, and exhibitin / specimens of its Soils, Minerals and Marble.

He will also speak of the Manners, Cus- toms, and Ceremonials of the INDIANS, illustrated by fine Portraits of Blackhawk, Keokuck, and Appanoose.

Likewise, the dress of a Sac Warrior, the grand Council Pipe, and the SCALP of a Sioux Indian.

Also, a view of the city of NAUVOO, and the grand Temple of the Mormons, with a general description of their late Prophet, JOE SMITH.

Lecture to commence at 7 o'clock. · Single Admission, 12 1-2 cents.

A few Season Tickets may be had at the Stores of Dr.'s J. Shed, and S. Proc- tor, Jr.

Danvers, Dec 26.

DEATHS,

In this town, on Tuesday morning, Francis Ham- mond, an adopted son of Mary Ann, and Augustus Hammond, aged 6 years. In this town, on Wednesday noon, suddenly, Mary Jane, wife of Mr Wm T. Dole, aged 22. At the Alms House, Miss Emma Howard, aged 85.

Y RECIAN CENTRE TABLES. Another lot of Ur Grecian Centre Tables, just finished, and selling cheap, by C. H. MANNING. Danvers dec 18

4 The Dancers Eagle is NEUTRAL in SSIGNEES' NOTICE. A second Meeting of the creditors of HICKS PINKHAM, of Danvers, will be held at the office of D. ROBERTS, Esq., Master in Chancery, at Salem, at 10 o'clock, on the morning of Politics and Religion. The best writers that the second Monday in January next, to prove claims and to attend to any other business that may come be- fore them.

JOHN B. PEIRCE, ? GEO. WHEATLAND, S

Assignees.

Salem, Dec. 9, 1844.

NEW PERIODICAL DEPOT.

No. 2, ALLEN'S BUILDING, DANVERS. We have for sale, at the office of the Eagle, a choice selection of periodicals, which will be sold as low as they are sold in Boston, or elsewhere.

In a word, everything in the shape of a Periodical, can be found at No. 2 Al- len's Building.

All orders for School and other Books, promptly attended to. S. T. DAMON. Danvers, Dec. 11th, 1844.

For sale at J. SHED'S,

Danvers, Dec. 18. Opposite the Monument.

I wonder where he went to;

PURIFY THE BLOOD. MOFFAT'S VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS AND

BIT TER The high and envied celebrity which these pre-eminent Medicines have acquired for their invariable efficacy in all the diseases which they profess to cure, has rendered the usual practice of puffing not only unnecessary, but unworthy of them. They are known by their fruits ; their good works testify for them, and they thrive not by the faith of the IN ALL CASES OF FEVER & AGUE. For this scourge of the western country these medicines will be found a safe, speedy, and certain remedy. Other medicines leave the system subject to a return of the disease-a cure by these medi- eines is permanent. Try them be satisfied, and be cured. credulous. Acute and Chronic Rheumatim. Nervous Debility. Nervous Complaints, of all kinds. Organic Affections. Palpitation of the Heart. Painter's Cholic. Affections of the Bladder and Kidneys. BILIOUS FEVERS and LIVER COMPLAINTS. In the south and west, where these diseases prevail, they will be found invaluable. Planters, Farmers, and others, who once use these Medicines will never afterwards be without them. Bilious Cholic and Serous loose- PILES .- The original proprie tor of these medicines was cured of piles of 35 years standing by the use of the Life Medicines alone. Foulness of the Complexion. GENERAL DEBILITY. Pains in the head, side, back, . limbs, joints, and organs. RHEUMATISM .- Those af Giddiness, Gravel, Headaches, of every kind. Inward Fever. flicted with this terrible disease will be sure of relief by the Life Medicines. Gout. Biler. Rush of Blood to the head. Scurvy. LIVER COMPLAINTS. Swellings. Leprosy. Loss of Appetite. Corrupt Humors. Dropries. Looseness. Balt Rheum. Costivenest. Colds and Coughs. Inflammatory Rheumatim. Impure Blood. Jaundice. SCROFULA OM KING'S EVIL, in its worst forms. Ulcers of every description. CONSUMPTION. Used with the greatest success in this WORMS, ofall kinds, are effec" tually expelled by these medi- cines. Parents will do well to administer them whenever their existence is suspected .- Relief will be certain. disease, MERCURIAL DISEAS- ES. Never fails to eradicate en- tirely all the effects of Mercury infinitely sooner than the most powerful preparation of Saria- parilla. Night Sweats. " DYSPEPSIA. No person , with this distressing disease should delay using these medi- cines immediately. Eruptions of the Skin. Erysipelas. Flatulency. And thus remove all disease from the system. PIE LIFE PILLS AND PHONES BITTERS PUR A single trial will place the LIFE PILLS and PHOENIX BITTERS beyond the reach of com- Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by DR. WILLIAM B. MOFFAT. 335 petition, in the estimation of every patient. Broadway, corner of Anthony street, New York. The Genuine of these medicines are now put up in white wrappers and labels. together with a pamphlet, called " Moffat's Good Samaritan," containing the directions, &c., on which is a drawing of Broadway from Wall street to our Office, by which strangers visiting the city can very easily find us. The wrappers and Samaritans are copyrighted, therefore those who procure them with the white wrappers can be assured that they are genuine. Be careful, aud do not buy those with yellow wrappers ; but if you do, be satisfied that they come direct froma us, er don't touch them. FEVER AND AGUE, BILIOUS & LIVER COMPLAINTS, DYSPEPSIA RHEUMATISM, PILES, CONSUMPTION, WORMS, SCROFULA

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Danvers Eagle & Whig Newspapers, 1844-1845, Part 33

Author: Samuel T. Damon (Danvers Eagle) / Danvers Whig publisher unknown. Publication date: Publisher: Number of Pages: 139

Author: Samuel T. Damon (Danvers Eagle) / Danvers Whig publisher unknown.
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Number of Pages: 139