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Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
Sad Scene.

A gentleman from Portsmouth, saws tbo
New Orleans Picayune, relates sad scaDs
witnessed there day or two since. A ci
izen passing on his way to bury a relative
heard the most beart-rending eroans of men
and screams of women proceeding from
house near by, and went in to discover tbe
cause. He found two men with the corr,,
of woman, and in taking which down
stairs they had jammed it at the turnipo-
lie assisted them to release the BODY, and
they then deserted it. Passing through h.
house he saw eight men in one room Al
down with the fever, lying about the floor
and in their midst was the body of robins,
looking companion who had died during tba
night, his comrades being too weak to M
the corpse out. The gentleman who vii.
messed this scene had himself buried min,
Of his own relatives.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

THE BURLINGTON SLAUGHTER. The
terrible slaughter at Burlington, n. j., con-
tinues to occupy, as it deserves to. large
portion Of public attention at the NORTH
The wounded continue to have their limbs
sawed of, and to submit to various mutila-
tions to preserve q remnant OF life. The
case Of 8Ir. Gillespie and his wife, Of Match
ez, Miss, are truly heart rending They
arc aged people, and each has had to have
leg taken Of. Mr.. Gillespie had made
his viii, not expecting to recover, disposing
Of an estate Of 100000. Other cases are
equally affecting. The deaths appear to
have been thus far precisely twenty. The
cause of the slaughter, in addition to the
fact that there was but a single track, seems
TO have been owing TO the fact that one train
knowing the other had net arrived, did not
wait for it; that the bell rope was out of
order so that the bell could not be runc. and
was not, and lastly, that the backing cars
those that were crushed-were going at the
rate Of twenty miles al hour, instead of six.
according to rules and circumstances. The
Coroner's investigations at the last dates
were not completed. IN. O. BuI.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

70 A New York dispatch dated The
5th inst, states that the anti-Nebraska fu-
sion ticket has been elected in Vermont
BoycE has been reelected Governor Of
the State. The Legislature is supposed to
be Americas.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
The Presidential Question in the House On
the Nebraska Ouestion

Assuming that we are 70 have a scrub race CT
the Presidency. and that the three highest caHii-
dates-one each Of the American party. the Sew
ard fusion party; and the Democratic party-au!
that the issu shall turn in the House upon The
question of adhering to or repeating the Kansas
Nebraska bill, what will be the resUt' Acconl-
to the members returned to the next CoHgre~
the following named States will vote as indicat-
ed, each State through IFS entire delegation iathe
House. casting but one solitary VOTE
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

20 We are requested by Judge HUB
BARD to state that lie will not be able to
hold the Courts in Clark. Ouachita, Union
or Columbia counties. but. that he expects
to hold those of Lafayette and Hampstead.
The Judge. We are gFatiGed to state. is re-
covering slowly. but as yet. is unable TO walk
without the aid of crutches
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

A bill was recently before the Kansas
Legislature for charter Of Ba Tx, with a
capital of s1.OO0,O00. with the privilege to
double 1.-THE institution to be located at
Atchison- The capital stock was taken,
and the Directors ready to proceed to busi-
ness at once. St Louis capitalists were
largely interested in the enterprise, but
the bill. after much excitement. was finally
defeated before the Legislature.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The American Convention at Bingha.np-
ton, n York. appointed ERAsTUs BRooKs.
editor of the n. Y Express. and GUsrAvUs
scRUGGs. as the delegates at large to the Ma
tional Convention at Philadelphia, on the
22d of Feb'y.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

During the 4S hours ending at noon on
the 29th ult., the yellow fever deaths at
Norfolk. numbered q, and at Portsmouth
during the same time, 20. Three other
doctors have succumbed at Norfolk-Drs.
Cannon, Nash and Constable Charleston
is sending more physicians and nurses to the
aid of the sick. The negroes are suffering
sadly from the scouree-
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

% Col. r. W. THOMPSON. formerly 4
Wing Congressman from Illinois. has taken
the stump against the Freesoilers in that
State
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The New York Commissioners of Emil
grafton on the Sth inst, sent back to the
ports whence they came about one hundred
disabled persons, who would otherwise have
been tax on the community. About
one hundred more have applied to be sent
back
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

70 Gentlemen desirous Of replenislIing
their wardrobes are referred to the aclver-
tisernent of r. Dagger. who has just re-
ceived a vel selected assortment of cloths,
eassimeres, vestings, etc.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The anti-Maine Law Convention Of Mas
saehusetts met in Worcester en- the 3Oth
ult- Two hundred towns were represented
BY about 1000 delegates Nominations
were made for Governor. Lieut. Governor.
Secretary Of State. Treasurer, Attorney
General and Auditor. They passed several
resolutions. which were simply a declara-
ton against the liquor law. aud an appeal
to all good citizens to unite in breaking
down the illiberal spirit of legislation which
had possessed The State. and to erase the
same from the statute books.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
NAsmxcrox. Scrt. 8. 1S55.

1t having been stated by Mr. ETTER that
members Of the American Organization had
signed the call for Democratic Mass Meet
ing TO be held at this place to-day, the truth
of which statement has been doubted-I
have, in justice to Mr.. ErTER, to state, that,
as Democrat, I signed the call referred to,
and that up to last erening, I qcas a mem
Der of the American Organization, and that
I then withdrew from It,
A 3. CLEMENTS.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The Louisville Journal states that the
Railroad from that city. designed to connect
with Nashville, Tenn. has been commenc-
ed. and the first train of cars went out on
the 10Th ult., about ten miles. The Jour
nal learns that the work is to be pushed on
with all possible energy 1t is expected to
be completed in two years.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

BARGAINs-Messrs- Ifinsbie9- Johnson
offer to sell their stock Of goods at greatly
reduced prices. either at wholesale or re-
tail. Purchasers are invited to call and ex-
anime ehem. See advertisement in another
column
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

C. We do uot wish to be misunderstood
in regard to our charge Of Smuggling" in
signers to the call. We stated in our first
charge that some of she persons who signed
it, did so without knowledge Of its coa-
tents. Our neighbor passed over the charge
without notice. he doubtless knew the fact
to be as we state6-tbat some attached their
names to it, without having read it. They
regarded tia simple call for meeting, and
owing TO their neglect. the document went
forth as having received their sanction in
all its length and breadth. We do not
charge the gentlemen mentioned By our
neighbOr. with attaching names wi:hoa. au-
thOrity. We know that the offensive part
of that document did not meet the approba-
ton of some Of the signers. anl our neigh
boz can have the proof il he desires it.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

\ stranger from Louisville. his name not
given. was recently murdered by man at
whose house he was stopping, in Cincinnati
and bis body afterwards burned. Il caused
a terrible excitement.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

IMPoRTs AND ExPoRTs-Total imports
of the United States for the quarter ending
June 30ib. 1855. $50. .397 ,663, Of which
were entered at the port of New York
$50. .297,481. Exports. SOS, ,902. .414-be-
ing an excess over imports of S4.504.751.
OF the exports, S28. .102. .620 was from the
port Of New York OF the total exports.
about twenty millions was in specie, and
nearly eight millions in foreign goods.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The Richmond Dispatch speaks Of pam
phlet just published in that city, which essi-
mates that, within The last 40 years, 61.664
slaves have escaped from the South, or l.
500 annually. and the total loss is ST.
40. 800.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The late race at Galensburg. H., be-
tween an iron horse and a mare, one mile,
was won by the locomotive. The mare
kept ahead till the last quarter. when the
locomotive gave shrek, frightened the
mare, came in ahead, and "wcn the nou-
ey.''
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

1t is-estimated that Ohio will yield the
present season twenty-one millions Of bush
els, Illinois, Is millions, Wisconsin I6 mil
lions. Michigan millions, and Pennsylva-
MIA 20 millions of bushels of wheat.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

RUNAwAYs-See advertisement Of Col
J. B. GILMER.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
Stick to the Text.

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net appear altogether willing to do US jus
tice in regard to the the statement We made
a few weeks ago. that members Of the Am
e-ican Organization. had signed the call for
the Democratic Mass Meeting held at this
place on the S.h inst, but in the matter in
issue between US, we must insist upon his
confning himself TO the text.
In his issue of The 4th inst, be says
| I've quote his own wordz)-''The Know
Nothing organ of this place having made a
charge that Know Nothing names are at
taehed to the call for a Democratic Mass
Meeting to be held here on the 8th-which
charge, We have believed from the first, was
totally untrue, and unable to be support
cd
Here neighbor was the issue. We sta
ted that members of the American organi-
zation had signed the call You denied it.
and stated that you believed the statement
untrue.
Now. the last issue of the Democrat"
substantiates our statement fully, clearly,
and unequivocaliy The three letters of
Messrs Hooks, DUeGER and CLEMENTS.
show clearly that they were members Of the
organization when they signed The call, and
this is all that is necessary to substantiate
;he truth of our statement as controverted
by our neighbor. Mr. CLEMENTS card
which we publish to-day, furnishes addition
al proof of the fact
Our neighbor quotes a portion Of our
first article, in which, after referring to a
sentence in the cali which We thodght
couched in harsh and Objectionable language
we said-'We feel certain those Demo-
Gratis whose names are appended to it, and
are members of the American organization,
would not have given il their sanction had
they been aware OF It's contents"
This. cur neigbbor says. SIS the body of
the charge made by u.s." and asks if we
have sustained It. We admit that We said
exactly what.is aIledged. but did our neigh
Dor, at Gny time. previous to his issue OF
yesterday. urge this as the ground for de-
elaring cur statement untrue Not bit of
it; no such language is to be found in his
columns He charged Us with stating that
members OF the organization had signed the
Democratic call. and declared that statement
untrue. And after furnishing, IN his own
columns. the proof substantiating our state
ment. evinees disposition to egade the
position he first assumed, By quoting a
sentence to which he never objected be-
fore
We might go on and give the substance
of a conversation we had with the writer oi
one Of the cards published in the Demo
crat. Of yesterday, since he signed The call,
but as we think we can make our paper
more Interesting by discoltinuing a contro-
versy which we regard as settled, we shall
raise no new issues. And In order that the
subject may be closed here. we viii frankly
admit.-and they 50 state themselves.-that
wo were mistaken in supposing that two q
the three persons. whose cards appear in the
Democrat. of yesterday, would have re-
fused to give their sanction to language
which we regarded as disrespeetfal to them
selves.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

1t is stated that the Hon. JOHN VI. BER-
RIEN. of Georgia, has taken ground in favor
Of the American Party.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

@ In order that cur readers may have
additional proof Of the statement which we
made in regard to the signers of the call for
3 Democratic Mass Meeting, that some of
them were members Of the American Par
ty at the time, We call their attention to
the following card of 1Ir \ B. CLEMENTS.
We need not ask them to compare it with his
card published in the Democrat. of yester-
day -
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
''Richard is himself again. .

The scene has changed =
'The sky hath changed, and what changen
From the pulling ninDy, he has become
the yeriest ALEXANDER What heroism
he now displays seizing his gray goose
quill" he boldly rallies the Democracy to
the conflict. 'One blast upon his bugle-
horn as worth thousand men ~
Il signed the call ariIIinglg, kaao,0ing-
lg, aci5fuliy, and a0itA a fasu knoucledge
Of ats contents. and would do so again -
How the earth shook when he proclaimed it
to the world =
- RED me.eois flashed along the sky.
And conscious nature shuddered''
at the tremendous daring of this ''Deformed
transformed. BYRON must have had \
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

DEATH OF Gov Continuation. II. W. Coz
LIER, for some years Chief Justice of Alabama
and afterwards Governor of that State, senn5
man OF talents and worth died at Bdileys SPTinss
near Florence, Ala, on the 28th ult., in the '''A
year Of his ace.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

FIRE ~ FoRT SMITH.-We learn iTom Il7
Fort Smith Herald Extra, OF the Sth, tbat veTE
destructive fire occurred in that town. OF Thus
day night. the 9Th inst. The Herald says ~neaIg
square is in ruins, and $4,000 worth Of proper
tv DESTROYED" We infer also though the STATE
ment is not very clear. that the Post Office WS
burned. The account was received too late 70
give the particulars this week-they will be g'
en- in our next. IGa-. q Dan
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
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1t will thus be seen that the conservatives
when the great issue is brought into the House
viii have the game in their own hands.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

1t is said that there are over 5000 per-
soDs in New York whose only lodging place
is the doorstep. the coal-box, or the benel
es in the public squares.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The entire number of applications under
the Bounty Land Law, from March last 70
August Both, was 709, 800, of which lO,'w
were fled in August. During the sH'
month $500 warrants were issued. lN
entire number issued is $4,000.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

The Whig State Convention of VerD"n'
on the Sth, nominated JOHN WHEELER III
Governor, and ISAAC WRIGHT for 1t. 10''
ernnr
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-29

FEMALE FuRsrITs. | would have female quail
flied tor her station wife, mother and stress of
family; but this is not ALL for mental improve
ment should be associated with correct knowledge
of household affairs. She who is to preside over a
family should be most intimately acquainted with
everything that can preserve order or promote COM
fort hat must be an inju icious mother who is
not anxious to teach daughter how to manage a
family to the greatest advantage; and that must be
weak and silly girl who is not willing to be
taught. All the time, therefore. must not be given
to books; tor learned ladies without neatness with
out order, without economy, without frugality,
MAY do very well for maidens aunts,
But believe me, hey Ii never make wives"
A husbands house must be rendered comfortable
for himself and his children, or else they are very
likely to wander from home for comfort. Clean-
ness, neatness, frugaliy. and order all Of great
Importance in the habits of wife, mother and
mistress, for the want of which, no knowledge
however extensive, can be substituted.
1t is not requisite that wife should be either an
accomplished houSe-mad or perfect cook but she
ought to be able to judge of these qualifications in
others; and he want Of this ability mas led many
man who was blessed with learned wife, to ex-
claim, with something between disgust and despair
Il now find to my cost. that knowledge alone is as
poor qualification for wife as personal beauty
or external beauty.--Hmnah MoOJe.
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-29
la ELL DORADO COUNTY, CAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1885,

Gas soon as our idees was collected somewhat,
we set up shout that you could heered, had you
oeen there, within any distance inside of three
miles The fust thing we put eyes on was the
whale about three ships ngths of, jist goin into
MS Hurry tor the smoke did its work and choked
hm to death The next thing we clasps eyes On
was the top gallants of vessel dead to the wind
ward, as looked as IT she was steerin' right down
IN US: We set up another shout at the sight o
THIS louder ten times than the first for we felt
tin now we was saved
But there is one thing that always makes me
feel solemnly when think of it. In our glee at
being discharged by the whale, we did not think O.
lookin to see that all was right and tight On
coming to cast our eyes around, we found one was
mlssln; aye, missin' my lads. Paddy whose oar
splashed-- whose oar sippin' come near gettin' US
stove up when we fust went on the whale-was
mlssln. 1t was impossible that he'd fallen over
board since our discharge, and was drownded No.
my lads when the whale had the goodness to cast
Us fellows up, he had forgotten Paddy entirely and
he Was left entombed alive in the whales belly
l hats what makes me feel solemny.
But our thoughts was drawn from this gloomy
eelln by the thou hts of savn our own lives and
so we rows up to the whale. cuts hole in the
biubber, sticks our white flag in as a signal turns
The bow o our boat about and pulls for the vessel
that was comm up with US fast, she havn a spank
IN breeze right aft. The nearer she come the
more wa Thought it Was the Hump Back and
when we seen her hull, sure enough it was the
Hump Back the sight of which made Us shout
out louder than ever. [ needn't spin out to you
how we got aboard q her--how we was welcomed
back ny our ship-mates. when they was sartn we
warnt phantoms--or how we got our whale along
side
They said they'd kept track of the whale by its
blown 81 much, sometimes losin' Of it. and then
agin comm up with it; that we'd heen in his belly
one day and night and the only reason they fol.
lowed him was to catch him and rekiver our bodies:
but knowed better an tnat--they wanted his lie;
they didn't care d-n about onr bodes- ha! hal
:" An now. my lads, I'll bring this yarn to an
anchor. As | told you we got the whale along
side. an after takin 'ff the bubher we proceeded
to open his carcass. The fust hole we cut in him
the smoke rushed out o him so you'd thought
we'd a tow boat alongside. VI hen it had cleared
away, so the mate and capn could see. they cut
him clean open, an found as we expected the on
fortunate body of our poor ship mate Paddy. to
whtm few days arter we gave decent Christian
burial at sea-
Relieve the wheel! sung out the mate from
the quarter deck
"Well,' said Tim, 6 that's clapped stopper on
the yarn whether it had come to au end or not,
for it's my wheel"
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-29
NO. a..

ceedlng? We are sure that they would not, and
that in so doing they would be backed by the voice
OF Parliament and the all but unanimous opinion
ct the people. We have no right to inf1ict upon
our neighbors that which, under similar crcum.
stances we would not endure ourselves. We have
no right TO make their municipal law bend to our
notions of expedency. and we utterly misunder>
stand that which is expedient if we believe it to
consist with any course which will have the effect
OF raising against hostile feelings in the great
American Republic. 1t is for the Americans to
consider what line of conduct they choose to adopt
TINS matter; it is for US to respect their decision
and, by voluntary moderation, to relieve them
from the necessity of Obtaining by threats that
which we will not concede to reason and remon.
strance-London Times dug g.
The Empire County argus., 1855-09-29

lRUE WIFE. She is no true wife who sustains
not husband in the day of calamity, who is no,
when the worlds great frown makes the heart chill
with anguish his guardian angel growing brighter
and more beautiful as misfortunes crowd along his
path. Then is the time for the trial of her gentle.
ness then is the time for testing whether the sweet.
ness of her temper beams only with the transient
light Or like the steady glory of the morning star
shines just rs brightly under the clouds Has she
then smiles just as charming! Does she say, 'af-
Fiction cannot touch our purity, and should not
quench our love! e. Does she try by happy little
inventions to lift from his sensitive spirit the bur.
den of thought
here are wves-nay. there are beings who.
when dark hours come. fall to repining and up
braiding-thus adding to outside anxiety. the har-
rowing scenes of domestic strife-as if all the blame
in the world would make one hair white or black
or change the decree gone immotably forth. Such
know not that our darkness is heavens light; our
trials but steps in the golden ladder, by which if
we rightly ascend, we may at last gain that eter-
nal light, and bathe forever in its fulness and
beauty
".s that all ;" and the gentle face of the wife
beamed with joy Her husband had been on the
verge of distraction all his earthly possessions
were gone, and he feared the result of her knowl-
edge, she had been tendery cared for all her
life! But says lrvings beautiful story, "A friend
advised him to give not sleep to his eyes, nor slum-
uei W HIS eyeiids' until lie hau unfOlueu to her all
his hapless ease"
And that was her answer with the smile of an
ANGELS tnt al? | feared by your sadness it
was worse. Let these beautiful things be taken
all this splendor let it go; care not for it only
care for my husbands love and confidence You
shall forget in my affection that you were ever in
prosperity; only still love me, and will aid you to
bear these little reverses with cheerfuness
Still love her! man must reverence, ave, and
liken her to the very angels, for such woman is a
living revelation of heaven