Robbery
The American Advocate
Feb. 11, 1858
The $10,000 Robbery - The Savannah Georgian gives the following account of a heavy robbery, which we briefly noticed yesterday:
"Recently, two young men from Wilmington, N.C., came south with a view of settling at Fernandina, Fla. They brought with them from their father, now in Wilmington, the sum of $10,000 to start business with. The money was in notes, viz: $9,599 Wilmington, N.C. Banks, and $500 in South Carolina Banks. This they put in a trunk, and went to Fernandina, per steamer St. Johns, on her last trip. On leaving the boat, they for a moment left their trunk on the portico of the hotel, but on returning to take it, found it and their treasure carried off."
It is supposed that the thief had understood their object in Savannah, and gone down purposefully with them to rob them of the money. They offer $2,000 reward for its recovery. - Wilmington Herald.
Orlando Hunter has just recovered $7,000 against the green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago railroad in the Racine Circuit Court, says the Racine Advocate. The plaintiff's father was killed some time ago, and the plaintiff himself had some of his limbs broken by the cars running against his wagon.
The Irasburg (Vt.) Standard says that Dr. M.L. Scott, of Glover, had a hen lay a dozen or more of eggs on a pile of horse manure, under the barn, and some manure was thrown over them, when the heat of the pile acting upon the eggs hatched out eleven chickens. They are all alive and doing well.
The Co-partnership heretofore existing between F.G. Jones, Mathias Harvey, and Simon B. Taylor, is dissolved by mutual consent.
Simon B. Taylor is authorized to settle the outstanding business of the firm
and to receipt for the same. All persons having claims against the concern will
please present them, and those indebted will please make payment as early as
practicable.
F.G. Jones
Math. Harvey
Simon B. Taylor
Sept. 22nd, 1857. 12
No public man can serve two parties. He must either be a Democrat or a cooperator with the opposition, no matter by what name the opposition may be known. - Raleigh Standard.
According to the Standard, then, there are but two parties, the Democratic and the Opposition. The Editor of the Standard has therefore enjoyed the eminent advantage of belonging to both of the parties; and consequently, he is somewhat in the condition of the calf that sucked two cows: The more he sucked the greater calf he grew. - Argus.
The Rev. Henry Smith, a Baptist minister, departed this life on the 9th inst., aged 67 years 11 months and 29 days. He retired to rest with more than his usual health, and was found dead in his bed next morning, and from appearance he never moved after lying down, and must have never felt a pain, as his countenance was calm and serene as through he was in a sweet and delightful sleep. Elder Smith was a minister 43 years, 15 of that number a Freewill Baptist.
When the division took place in the church, he, with several other eminent
ministers of that denomination took sides with the famous Alexander Campbelll.
In the early part of his ministry his labor was attended with great success.
Many precious souls doubtless will rise up in eternity and call him blessed. He
died in peace with God and man, saying to his friends as whose house he was
stopping that he was ready to go when the good Lord called him, if it was that
night, and so it was. The messenger death was dispatched, but he was ready. O,
may our last end be like his. Peace, Peace, with a full assurance of a blissful
immortality. - His Son
December 19th, 1857.