Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Republican
Oct 5, 1848
THE BURIAL OF TOM THUMB
The remains of this remarkable
personage, says the Manchester Examiner, on whose body a coroner's inquest
was held last week, were conveyed to the silent tomb on Sunday last, amidst
a great concourse of spectators. They were deposited in the grave-yard
attached to the Roman Catholic Chapel, Oldham, and so great was the
curiosity of the public to see the coffin enclosing them, that a number of
police constables were required to keep a passage for the coach which
conveyed it and the mourners to the place of interment. We have to correct a
mistake, which appears to have got abroad, cabsing some surprise and; it was
not the celebrated American General Tom THUMB, but a Prussian, and almost as
remarkable an individual. He was 65 years of age, and when laid in his
coffin, measured exactly three feet in length. His widow, who accompanied
his corpse on Sunday last, presented a somewhat remarkable appearance. She
is about four feet in height, and was dressed in widow's weeds.
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AN
IRRESISTABLE ARGUMENT - We have heard all sorts of reasons given as
inducements for the fair ones to change their names, but the following caps
any thing that has yet come under our eye. It is altogether ahead of the age
in which we live, and we find it in the Ithaca Free Soil Advocate for the
benefit of mankind. It is decidedly rich:
"ADVANTAGES OF CELIBACY - The Hunker candidate for Canal Commissioner,
Sherman McLANE of Niagara, advertised for a wife last winter. In his
correspondence with those who answered his advertisement, he recommends
himself as six feet high, of a frank disposition, and as intimately
acquainted with Edwin CROSWELL !! Our friend the Flag is by this time
doubtless aware that it is necessary to be half a dozen feet in statue,
frank but not "impulsive," intimately acquainted with CROSWELL,
and to be in want of a wife, to obtain the inestimable privilege of being
permitted to plunge in the Erie Canal.
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A regatta
on the St. Lawrence, below Quebec, had a sad termination last Saturday. The
wind was blowing fresh, and three of the boats contending for the prize,
were upset. The crews of two were picked up by small boats, but of the third
only the mate was saved. The The Mebcury says that, up to the time of going
to press, it was not known how many were drowned.
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A FEMALE DWARF - The Matamoros Flag
gives an account of a Mexican dwarf, as small as Tom THUMB, and describes
her as being 5 years old, and 25 inches high, symmetrically proportioned,
and weighs only eighteen pounds. She has always enjoyed good health, is
lively, intelligent, and is in all respects, a well developed woman, except
in size. She is the nineteenth child of her parents, and three younger than
herself -- all the family, with one exception, being ordinary sized.
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NEW MODE OF EXTRACTING A TOOTH - A
correspondent furnishes us with the following new way of drawing a tooth,
which he says "actually occurred" a short time since, in a
neighboring town; "Two boys in a barn. One had the tooth-ache. The
other put a strong string around the tormentor, then drew one end of it
through a knot-hole, and hitched on the oxen outside. There was an awful wry
face, but no mistake." -- [New-Hampshire Gazette.
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MICHIGAN SWEET POTATOES - We
yesterday came across a load of sweet potatoes raised in Southfield, Oakland
county. The load was from the farm of Mr. CARHEARTT, who has little less
than an acre. The yield is not far from three hundred bushels. They are of
excellent quality, and superior to any we have seen in our market from Ohio.
There was no difficulty in selling them at $1.12 a bushel by the load. The
retail price is $1.50. We learn another man at Royal Oak has about half an
acre. Even at half the price they are now selling for, there is no crop that
will pay as well.
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SUDDEN DEATH -- Robert WEEKS, of
Sparta, Livingston County, was in a Tailor's Shop in Mt. Morris on Thursday
last, for the purpose of being measured for some clothes, when he dropped
dead. He was the father of Dr. W. WEEKS, of Stafford, and aged 77 years.
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Gen. Santa Anna is still residing
at Jamaica, and his wife and daughter are learning English, probably to see
how the General's prowess reads in that language.
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NEW COUNTERFEIT - COUNTERFEITERS
ARRESTED - Several $20 bills on the Oneida Branch of the Safety Fund Bank of
New York st. have recently been passed in this city, but by whom was not
known. The work is well exe__ted, but differs from the genuine in having
denominations in Arabic characters where it should be in Roman.
Circumstances fixed suspicion strongly on two men named J. S. COWDEN and W.
H. WATERHOUSE, who were arrested Friday evening by officers LEGG, BRASHER
and KITCHEN. On being examined before the Mayor Saturday morning,
appearances were so decided against them, that they were held to bail in the
sum of $5,000 each, Failing to which they were committed to jail --
[Cincinnati Gaz. Sept. 18.
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GOLD BY THE BUSHEL - Advices have
been received, or are said to have been received from California telling
marvellous stories of a gold region near Monterey, a hundred miles in
extent, where a man can pick up $100 a day. Wages are said to have risen to
$50 and $100 a day, in consequence of nobody being willing to perform manual
labor where everybody can have any quantity of gold for the mere trouble of
stopping to pick it up. Such is said to be the scarcity of vessels in which
to wash the Pactole in sand, that the wooden trough sells for $150.
"Upon my word it's true, what'll you lay i's a lie?" as Major
LONGBOW says. The mechanical process by which $100 a day is realized is not
very minutely detailed, but we presume that the amount is gathered with a
hook.
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BROKE JAIL - Bob SUTTON, the
notorious pick-pocket, who was arrested in Albany, for robbing Judge HARRIS
of his wallet, and Chauncey VAN LE_, made their escape from jail on Monday
afternoon, by sawing through a wooden partition which separated them from
the main hall. SUTTON is about 60 years of age, and 5 feet 8 inches
high. He is the father-in-law of the equally notorious Bill HOPPY, who
passed through this city on Monday night on his way to Auburn prison, for
picking a pocket at the State Fair.
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COOPER IN TROUBLE - A clergyman in
Albany named TIFFANY, has sued Fennimore COOPER for slander, in calling him
a liar and a scoundrel, and unfit to preach. Fennimore has put in pleas,
justifying his charges.
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A DARK PICTURE - A gentleman who
has lately traveled extensively in the south-western States, stated at a
public meeting the other day, that to his knowledge, there was not a single
book-store in all the State of Arkansas.
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ARRESTED - David R. POWELL, the
horse thief who escaped from the jail at Warsaw, was arrested at Aurora
last week. He had just arrived from St. Louis.
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ACCIDENT - One of the large French
plates in the bow window of Mr. J. ALTMAN, corner of Main and St. Paul
streets, was broken by an engine yesterday morning. Fire Co. No. 9, in
running to the fire, crossed Main street at St. Paul, and a part of those
having hold of the drag ropes, started down St. Paul, and the remainder
towards the Bridge. This brought the brakes or pole of the engine with great
force against the window, smashing the shutter and glass. The expense is
something near $100.
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NARROW ESCAPE - Senator BERRIEN,
while on his way home from the Convention at Atlanta, being left by the
regular train of cars, was sent down by a dirt car propelled by hands, which
was met by the up-train and dashed to pieces. Senator B. jumped from the car
before the collision, and fell within a foot of the rail.
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FATAL ACCIDENT - We learn that a
man named STEWART was killed at a house or barn raising, about four miles
west of Auburn, Tuesday afternoon. A part of the frame had been raised, when
it fell upon Mr. S., killing him almost instantly.
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MARRIED
In this city, at the Farmer's
Hotel, on the 27th inst., by the Rev. H. K. STINSON(?), of Wheatland,
Francis CLARK, Esq., of __field Michigan, to Miss Jane BROWN of Byron, N. Y.
In Middleport, on the 26th inst.,
by Rev. _. VAN CAMPEN, Mr. Royal(?) VAN BROKLIN, (junior partner of the firm
of Van Broklin & Son, to Miss Elizabeth HIBBARD.
In Middlebury, on the 12th inst.,
Mr. Z. A. COLBURN, of Bethany to Mrs. Martha BISHOP, of the former place.
In Mendon, on the 20th inst.,
McDouglas PECK, of Iowa, to Miss Catharine GILLETTE, of the former place.
In Middlebury, on the 24th inst., ?
Francis F. FARGO of Warsaw, to Miss Marietta PERRY, of the former place.
In Mt. Morris, on the 21st inst.,
C. B. ADAMS, Esq., to Miss Alma _. THOMSON.
In Scottsville, Sept 2_th, by the
Rev. Mr. BURLOTF(?), Col. George W. GOOD_LIGE(?) of Scottsville, to Miss
Harriet S. CORNELL, of Victoria, C.W.
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James P. SMITH to Miss Mary C.
FRENCH, both of this city.
In Arcadia on the 20th inst., Mr.
DeWitt LAGUIRE to Miss Clarissa HOLCOMB.
In Lockport, on the 24th inst., Mr.
Chauncey S. WOLCOTT to Miss Sarah M. WAKEMAN.
In Leicester, on the 25th inst.,
Mr. John C. WOODS of _enniker, N. H., to Miss Susan B., daughter of Hon.
Peter PATTERSON, of the former place.
In this city on the 3d inst., by
Rev. J. B. SHAW, Mr. Galusha PHILLIPS to Miss Stella _. SCRANTOM, all of
Rochester.
At Starkey Corners, Sept. 13th, Mr.
Lewis B. OVENSHIRE to Miss Sope_nia R. HYAT_, both of Starkey.
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DIED
In this city, on the 26th inst.,
after a painful illness Ann N., wife of Dr. J. _. HARDENBROOK.
In Wheatland, on the 21st inst.,
Mrs. K. ATWOOD, aged 19 years.
At 'O'Connellsville, on the night
of the 27th inst., Mary, daughter of the late John David and Ann WALS_, aged
15 years.
In this city, of consumption, on
the 26th inst., Delis, wife of W. E. HASSAN(?), aged 26 years.
In LeRoy, on the 8th inst., of
consumption, Nathan WHITE aged 54 years.
In Scottsville, Sept. 23d, Delana,
wife of James QUICK, aged 44 years.
In Stafford, Sept. 23d, Elizabeth,
wife of Richard RADLEY, __., aged 68 years.
In this city, on the 2d inst., Mrs.
Rachael, mother of W. _. and C. R. BEACH, aged 57(?) years.
In this city, on the evening of the
30th ult., of scarlet fever, Susan E., youngest child of Edward T. and
Catharine WHITNEY, (and Grand-daughter of Authy CHAPPLE) aged 1 year and 9
months. New York papers please copy.
In this city, of apoplexy, at her
residence on Kent st., Mrs. Martha CUMMINGS, aged _9. Doylestown, Pa.,
papers please copy.
In Newark, Sept. 27, Andrew W.
PAYNE, of Holley, Orleans Co., N. Y., aged 30 years.
In Newark, on the 22d ult., El_
STEBBINS, aged 22 years.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Republican
Oct 19, 1848
MARRIED
In Canandaigua, on the 8th inst.
Mr. William SISSON to Miss Bridget LYMAN, both of Geneva.
In Mt. Morris, on the 1st.
inst. Mr. Norman GREEN to Miss Mehibable MOORE
On the 8th(?) inst. Mr. Lyman
WALKER, of Cuba, to Miss Lucina M. _UNN.
On the 5th inst. Mr. Stephen
WISNER, of Michigan, to Miss Hannah DALBYMPLE, of the former
place.
In Elmira, on the 5th inst. Mr.
Henry W. POST, of Chemung, to Miss Mary Ann HANNA, of Athens, Pa.
On the 5th(?) inst. Mr. Andrew HEAD,
of Southport, to Miss Maria ADKINS.
In Perry, on the 5th inst.
Sanford ARMSTRONG, Esq. to Miss Matilda(?) WILCOX.
In Castile, on the 3d inst. Rev.
W. E. MANLEY, editor of the New Covenant, of Chicago, to Miss Jane CHURCH,
of the former place.
In Batavia, on the 5th inst. Mr.
Wheeler H. BRISTOL, to Miss Mary A., daughter of G_ WORTHINGTON, Esq.
In Bethany, on the 5th inst. Mr.
Edward STANNARD, of Pavilion, to Miss Eunice, daughter of Chas. KENDA_,
Esq.
In Batavia, on the 8th inst. Mr.
Samuel JONES to Miss Mary SPENCER, both of Darien.
In Potter, on the 5th inst. Mr.
John EARL, of Mich., to Miss Orrissa LANE.
In Chemung, on the 27 ult, Rev.
Daniel D. BACON, of Wheatland, Wis., to Miss Sarah AVERILL, of Chemung.
In Jerusalem, Mr. David R. CONERY
to Miss Sally ROBERT.
In Havana, Sept. 30th, Mr. Aaron
J. LECKEY, formerly of Ithaca and now of Milwaukee, Wis., to Miss Ruth D.
COOPER, of Ithaca.
In Centreville, on the 5th(?)
inst. Mr. Amas_. WILSON, of Angelica, to Miss Rosanna C. SAND_ERN.
In Scio, on the 8th inst.,
Alexander BLACK, Esq. of Alfred, to Miss Marian, daughter of Newman MORSE,
Esq.
In Lyons, on the 10th inst. Mr.
Austin S. CHILDS, of Hopewell, Ontario Co., to Miss Caroline, daughter of
John RIGGS, Esq.
In Castleton, Ontario Co., on the
10th inst. Gilbert CHILDS, to Miss ___ McGREGOR, all of Castleton(?).
In Auburn, on the 1_th inst. Mr.
C. G. CHAPIN, Printer of Massachusetts, formerly of Auburn, to Miss Mary
UNDERWOOD.
In Port Byron, on the 3d inst,
Mr. Solomon CHAPPEL, of Mentz, to Miss Esther Ann DYER, of Port Byron.
In Scipio, on the 8th inst., Mr.
Wesley HOOKER, of Auburn, to Miss C_ary Ann HAIGHT, of the former place.
In Windsor, Conn., Sept. 18,
1848, by the Rev. S. H. ALLEN, Mr. Daniel ALLEN, to Miss Elizabeth M.,
only daughter of the late Dr. Orson O___, all of Mendon, Monroe Co., N.Y.
In Castile, on the 5th inst. Mr.
_. _. MO_D_FF of Perry, to Miss Olive McBRIDE.
On the _0th inst. Mr.David LACY,
Jr., to Miss Susan B_LLARD.
In Southport, Mr. Ansla _. _OWEN,
of Delevan, to Miss Armenia C. B__NE.
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DIED
In this city, on the 7th inst, at
the residence of her son-in-law, M. L. WOLCOTT, Mrs. Lucy VANDERCOOK, aged
64 years, of apoplexy.
-Western and Montgomery county
papers please copy.
In Mendon, Sept. 30th, Mr. Josiah
HAND, aged 73 years, after a residence there of 35 years. His funeral was
attended at the residence of his son, R. J. HAND, on the 3d of Oct.
-Long Island papers please copy.
In Ogden, on the 13th inst. Mrs.
Lydia PERCIVAL, wife of John LEE, and sister of Charles FREEMAN, of the
firm of Stoddard & Freeman, of this city; aged 60 years.
In Lyons, on the 3d inst, Cecilia
Hannah, wife of E. N. WHITE.
In Darien, on the 6th inst, of
consumption, Hannah J., only daughter of Ebenezer and Dianna LOSEE, aged
17 years.
In Crawfordsville, Ia_ Sept. 23d,
Mr. Daniel COLLINS, aged 53 years; formerly of Genesee Co., N. Y.
In Elmira, on the 4th inst., Mrs.
Susan C. SLY, wife of Mathew McR. SLY, and daughter of Thomas MAXWELL,
aged 25 years.
In Centerville, on the 3d inst,
Mr. Edward DAMON aged 42 years.
In Palmyra, on the 4th inst, of
apoplexy, Rhoades SHERMAN, aged 73 years.
On the 8th inst, Lewis FOSTER,
aged 48 years.
In Buffalo, on the 4th inst, of
inflammation of the lungs, Mr. Samuel A. LEE, aged 34 years.
In Mt. Clemens, Michigan, on the
3d of Sept., Mrs. Polly H., wife of Mr. J. P. CORBIN, in the 71st
year of her age.
At the same place, on the 11th of
Sept., Mrs. Joanna C. TENNY, daughter of Joseph P. and Polly H. CORBIN, in
the 49th year of her age.
Also at the same place on the
17th of Sept., Mr. Joseph P. CORBIN, in the 75th year of his age.
In Parma, on the 12th Sept.,
Amelia, only daughter of Anson and Emily HAZARD, aged 4 years, 5 months,
and 23 days. Her death was sudden and remarkable, caused by that fatal
disease, Laryngetis.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Republican
Oct 26, 1848
MARRIED
Oct. 19th, by the Rev. James B.
SHAW, Mr. Henry J. HASTINGS(?), Saint Louis, Missouri to Miss Belinda E.
BYINGTON, daughter of Geo. BYINGTON, of Rochester, N. Y.
In Aurora, on the 18th inst.,
by Rev. H. W. PARKER, Charles T. PORTER, of this city, to Harriett E.
daughter of the late Hon. J__iah MORGAN.
In Lima, on the 9th inst., by
Rev. Geo. EASTMAN, rector of Zion Church, Avon, Caleb H. HAMM__ND, M.
D., of West Henrietta, to Miss Susan S., daughter of Jno CUT_ER, Esq.,
of Lima.
On the 19th inst., by John
JONES, Esq., Mr. Samuel BLAKELY to Miss Fanny STOAKES, all of this city.
At Geneva, on the 18th inst.,
by Rev. Dr. ANGEL(?), Mr. Jno. H. PARSONS, of Toronto, C. W., to Miss
Anna Maria HUTTON, daughter of Wm. GI__NG, of Geneva.
On Thursday last, by the Rev.
A. HERSY, Mr. Christian Aebersold to Miss Susanna _u_bel, REIS(?).
On the 10th inst, by the same,
Mr. Henry C. _SSMAN to Miss Sophia BAUER.
On the 15th ult, by the same,
Mr. Frederick DINGFEDER to Miss Barbara MACK, all of this city.
In Canandaigua, on the 11th
inst, Mr. William NEELE to Miss Elizabeth WALKER.
In Vienna, on the 11th inst,
Mr. Geo. N. POWELL to Miss Mary E. KOCHER, both of Phelps.
In Lyons, on the 10th inst. Mr.
Austin S. CHILDS, to Miss Caroline E. RIGGS.
In Albany, on the 17th inst.
Mr. George GUY, of Rochester, to Miss Hannah RUGG, of Southboro, Mass.
In Albany, on the _th inst. Mr.
Oliver UTLEY of Westfield, Mass. to Miss Barbara Anna PARKER, of
Rochester, N. Y.
In Canandaigua, Mr. Charles R.
MORSE, of Detroit, to Miss Marietta MORSE.
At Richmond, Mr. Joseph
GARLINGHOUSE, Jr. of Mount Morris, to Miss Rebecca P. STOUT, daughter of
Z. Barton STOUT, Esq., of the former place.
In Lyons, on the 10th inst, by
the Rev. Mr. GOODWIN, dr. Austin S. CHILDS, of Hopewell to Miss Caroline
E., daughter of John BIGGS, Esq. of the former place.
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DIED
In this city, on the evening of
the 19th inst. Charles H. CARVER Printer, aged twenty years, two months,
and twenty-two days.
Charles had been engaged in this office as a c_mp__tor for several years
past; and although his apprenticeship had not yet expired, he was one of
the best workmen in the office. He was ever attentive to his duties, and
sustained a character for morality which many apprentices might well
envy. Naturally _m_able in his disposition, he was kind and obliging to
all, and shared in a remarkable degree the respect and good will of all
with whom he was associated. We shall miss Charles' familiar face from
among those who daily called for "copy"; and we feel that we
can in some slight degree mingle our sympathies with those of ___
to whom he was bound by this still more sacred and enduring--- May his
rest be that of the righteous made perfect.
His
death, it is supposed, was caused by an affliction of the heart -- {Ed.
Dat. Adv.
In this city, on the 18th
inst., Sophronia ENSWORTH(?), aged 6 years and 3 months, only daughter
of George W. and Mary BURNAN.
In Penfield, Oct. 1_, J__ _.
MERRETT, son of Isaac D_RRETT, aged 18 years and 7 months.
Ohio papers please copy.
In Penfield, Oct. 17, very
suddenly, Deacon John FULLER(?), aged 64 years. Dea. F. has (unreadable)
years, and was much esteemed by all who knew him.
(unreadable), on the 15th inst.
of consumption Fanny, daughter of George S_A_L, and wife of C____, aged
26 years.
In Middlebury, on the 15th
inst, Joseph GOULD aged 60 years.
In Hopewell, on the 13th inst.
of consumption, Miss Mary T. BABCOCK, aged _2 years.
In Cazenovia, Oct. 10th, Mary
I, wife of Charles J. __ALL_SY, of Lyons.
In Penn Yan, on the 16th inst.
Daniel S. MAR___ Jr., merchant in this village, aged 3_ years.
In Waterloo, on the 15th inst.
Mrs. Lovicy ___ARD aged 72 years.
In Madison, Wis., on the 6th
inst, of typhus fever, Manning REDFIELD, son of Hon. Bem_- J. REDFIELD,
of Ba__v_a, aged 22 years.
In this city, very suddenly, on
the 21st inst. Frances Ellen, daughter of Rev. John E. KOBE(?), ___
of the _enest o Evangelist, aged 5 years.
In this city on the 23d inst.
of scarlet fever, Joseph, son of Sam'l F. and Eliza WITHERSPOON, in the
7th year of his age.
-Friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral this morning at 10 1/2
o'clock, __ 149 ___ st.
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