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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-12

Paper MIL Destroyed by Fire.
HARTFORD, oct. IL, 1856.
The old paper mill belonging to Persse Brooks, at
Windsor Locks, was destroyed by fire this evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-12

MOVEMENTS OF THE BOGUS DENocRAcY.-We
understand that the same set Of patriots who we're
beaten both in the General Committee and Nomi-
mating Conventions at Tammany Hall, met on
Friday evening last in the oyster cellar OF
Windust, and proceeded to I'LL up their city
ticket, headed by Libby for Mayor. The leaders
Of the oyster house democracy are James NJ.
Smith, Jr., Horace f. Clark and John r. Briggs,
each Of whom are regular democratic candidates
for Congress, and yet have started up bogus
democratic ticket in Windust's oyster cellar.
They have probably done 50 to show
how dexterously they can manage to
defeat themselves, and how nicely they
can jump Jim Crow up town, down town,
around town, and all over town. Whether or not
Sickles assisted at this oyster house patriotic
union we have not learned These fellows are
the same that were crushed out at Tammany by
the redoubtable Fernando Wood, but have since
received regular nominations for Congress. They
are trying to be regular on the Congressional
ticket, but at the same time are getting up an
oyster house nomination in opposition to the re-
gular city ticket put forth by Tammany. Sickles
has also received their nomination in the Third
Congressional district. 1t was sort of mock
auction affair, and was knocked down to him as
a sort of Peter Funk, there being no one who
would lay down the hard cash for the sake of be-
ing ingloriously beaten.
The oyster cellar convention nominated as a
candidate for the Office Of City Judge Mr.. Pin
ney, and also named several other persons to fill
up the city ticket We understand that Mr..
Pinney has been heretofore considered respect
abe man. He has sat on the bench, somewhere
in the country, but it was tailor's bench. Find
ing Glis ambition soaring above his thrifty voca-
ton, and being anxious to be considered some
thing more than the ninth part of a man, he
dropped his shears and went into lawyers
Office, where he picked up some bits of Black
stone and then came to this city-where all the
great prizes for political patriots are served out
and sets himself up as candidate for City
Judge. He is still determined to sit on the bench
and manage suits. Formerly it was tailor's
bench--now it is the Bench of the Court of SEES
sions; formerly he managed suits of clothes, now
he desires to sit in judgment upon suits at law.
Politics bring strange materials together, and
drag queer people up to the surface in singular
ways. These combinations, quarrels, uproars
and tuImoils among the candidates Of the differ
ent factions Of the democracy bode no good for
poor unhappy James Buchanan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-12

BALTIMORE HorsEs.
Fsgely, Herd A Co.
Poland, jenkins n Co.
VIM. Rhodes A Son intend
ed for willard, Rhodes Il
Son.
+. Yates Reese.
whiteley Brothers n stone.
Bosroy HOUSES.
Hunt 4 Webster.
julius A. Palmer a Co,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-27
IIJTEMpERANCE.

The following Is the most graphic define
alton Of the miscrcs and effects of intemper-
ancc that VIC have ever seen. It is from
the arguments advanced by certain citizens
Of Portage County, Ohio, in memorial to
the Legislature or the subject:
"And yet its march of ruin is onward -
1t reaches abroad to others, iuyadcs the fam
lily and social circle, and spreads woe and
sorrow all around. 1t cuts down youth in
its vigor, manhood in its strength, and age
in its weakness. 1t breaks the father
heart, bcrcaycs the doatipg mother, eztin-
guishes natural affection, erases njugal love,
blots out !iiialattachment, blots parental hope
and brings down mourning age in sorrow to
the grave. It produces weakness, not
strength; sickness, not health; death, not
life. 1t makes wives widows, children or
phans, fathers licnds, and all Of them paupers
and bcegas. 1t halls fever, feeds rheuma-
tisms, nurses govt, welcomes cpidcnics, i'll
vitcs cholera, ilrpars pcsticncc, and ell
braces consumptions. 1t covers the land
with idicncss, poverty, disease and crime
1t fills your jails, supplies your alns-Aouscs,
and demands your asyIums. It eugcndcrs
controversies, fosters, quarrcls, and cherish
cd riots. ItcOntemnslaw, spurns order, and
loves mobs. 1t crowds your penitentiarics,
and furnishes victims for your scafFolds. 1t
is the ifc-blood Of the gambler, the aliment
Of the countcrfcitor, the prop of the high
wayman, and the support OF the midnight
inccndiury. 1t countananccs the liar, res
poets the thief, and cstccms the blasphemcr.
1t violates obligation, geycrcnccs fraud, and
honors infamy. 1t dclames benevo!ence,
hates love, storms virtue, and slanders inno-
ccncc. 1t incitcs the father to butcher lis
offspring, helps the husband to massacre his
wife, and aids the child to grind his parrici-
dal axe. 1t burns up man, consumes wo-
man, dctests life, curses God and despises
Heaven. 1t suborns witnesses, nurses per-
jury, deflcs the jury box and stains the ju-
dical crnline. 1t br!bes votes, disqualiGes
voters, corrupts elections, pollutes our insti-
tutions, endaugers our Government. 1t de-
grades the citizen, detauches the Legislator
dishonors the statesmen, and disarms the
patriot. 1t brings shame, not honor ; ter
ror, not safety; despair. not hope; misery
not happincss And now, as with tic ma
levolencc Of iiend, it calmly surveys its
frightful desolations, and insatiate with ha-
voc, it pOisons felicity, kills peace, ruins
morals, blisats confidence, Stays reputation,
and wipes out national honor, then curses
the world and laughs at its ruin"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-27
GEN. CASS.

We copy the following from the Saran.
nah Georgian:
"Ihe South has of late been repeatedly
called to mourn the fall of her noble allies
in the halls Of our naiona! Legislature. One
by one have fallen with the harness on, in
the heat Of the conflict, before the ruthless
blows of frcc-soil borders. The accomplish,
ed Toucey has been swept before torrent he
was no longer able to stem; the brave aud
chivalrous Shields is an exile from his State,
deprived of his position by the unrclcntin9
hand of prescription; and the gallant Dodge
has lowered his crest and the ring Of his true
steel is no longer heard above the din of bat
tic when our rights arc at stake.
"But it remained for this contest to bring
out the most foul and damning deed Of ALL
Our dispatches advise US that Michigan has
been carried by the blackrcpublican, and
that General Cass, the 'Ncstor of the Sen
ate,' after long life devoted to the service
of his country and her constitution, is to be
deprived Of his seat This is a crushing blow
to all the great interests of our country-a
source of deep modification to all conserya.
tive men Of the North and South, and speaks
in q voice Of fearful import to us whose in
terests and rights have been so long and SO
ably defended at his hands. Our feelings
of joy at the general result must be tempered
with sadness by this announcement; and
while we must feel a holy indignation at this
foul disgrace, we have the satisfaction Of
knowing that the 'old man eloquent after
long and wcllspent public life, full of hon
ors and ripe in years, rctircs to his homc fol-
lowed by the regrets and gratitude Of thous.
ands of his countrymeu."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-27
THE POISON sTRICHNINE.

This drug, which has lately become so
notorious for destroying the lives of human
beings, is most deadly organic poison. a
dog has been killed with the sixth part of a
grain Of it, and Q human being with less
When introduced into the stomach it acts
with fearful energy, causing lock-jaw imme-
diately, violent spasms and death in few
minutes. 1t is odorlcss, but so intensely
bitter as to be perceptible to the taste when
one part is diluted in a million parts of wa
ter. The composition of strichnine is carbon
II, hydrogen q, oxygen +, nitrogen 2 equi-
valents. 1t is colorless, and forms soluble
crystalisablc salts. 1t is an alkaline base,
and is extracted principally from the Stry-
cLnos nur romica. The tree from which it
is obtained is of moderate size, and grows in
several parts of the East Indies and the Is
land of Ceylon.
It's fruit arc large orange -colored berries,
the pulp Of which is the favorite of many
birds. The seeds contain the deadly poison.
They are fat and round, about an inch in
diameter, and grey in color These seeds
were used as medicine, and as poison, by
the Hindoos, long before they were known
in Europe. Many of the natives of Hindos.
tan often use it as people use opium. They
commence with taking the eighth of nut,
a day, and gradually increase their allowance
to an entire nut, which would be about twcn,
ty grains. If they cat it directly before or
after food, nounpleasant effects are produced;
but if they neglect this precaution, spasms
arc the result.
The bark of the tree is also poisonous, and
from its resemblance to Augustura or Ouspa'
ria bark, tonic medicine imported from
South America, great deal ofalarm andex,
citcmcnt in Germany, was caused in the car,
ly part Of this century by being mixed with
that bark. No sure antidotc has yet been
discovered for this posion, but some chem
lists have attained to great skill in detecting
it, when administered as poison. The fol
lowing is Dr. Thompson's method of detect
ing the one-tlousandth part Of Il grain:
Having placed drop of strong sulphurie
acid on piece of glass, add to it, small
quantity of the suspected substance, and
stir the whole together, so as to faVer solu
ton; then sprinkle over the mixture little
powdered brchromate, of potash, and gently
move Il glass rod through the fluid. If stry
CHINA be present, violet color of considera
bic beauty will be almost Immediately pro
duccd, which, after few minutes, will fade
into a reddish yellow, but may be renew
ed by the addition OF more bchromate, 81
long as any strychnine remains undistroyet
in the mixture In this way the thousandtl
part of grain of that alkaloid may be mad
to yield a very decisive indication. Th
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fact he beats rev life into him. far moro
dangerous than his former self let any
man conscious of being right ask, before tax.
ING any further steps, whether he has con
sdered what he will do with his enemy af
ter he has conquered him. Tie cannot kill
him and cat him, as Tic New Xcalandcrs do,
or, if he did, he could not destroy all his re.
lativcs and friends, or those bound to him,
or his cause, by many ties, and the prospect
is, that they would keep up the strife till the
quarrel spread, and involved the cztcrmina,
tioa of one or the other party, as in Indian
quarrcls. Or an enemy might seem to sub,
nit convuorrd, but rise up again to take ter,
ri5Ie rsycngc, just as III: g2,pssisns, nov hum,
blcd b. the combination Ct France and En-
gland, it they Can but once divide their
counscls, will revenge themselves on one or
both.
1t is never safe to let an enemy remain
such. Nor can any one possibly say that he
has overcome, until he has conquered the
enmity in the heart Of his foe that was at the
bottom of the strife. All success less than
this is only that OF battle or two, which
may at any moment be reversed by more
general defeat, while the success of the cam.
paign can only be determined when peace is
concluded Napoleon thought he had con-
qucrcl the Russiausa at Moscow, but because
he could not subdue their enmity, though
victorious in each of twenty battles, they
beat him ut last So again, had you asked
a Phariace in Jerusalem on the night OF the
cruciiXion, or one Of that rablc that had
shouted 'away with him." of their success,
either would have said we succeeded, VIC
conquered VIC put him to death, and yet that
death gave rise to a secession which proved
the destruction Of Judaism, and became the
seed Of a new life, the embodiment of the very
principles they thought they had succeeded
in Observation-Disclosures Ledgcr.
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thera with the rife laid against the kcs oi
pow,i2r.
They stood *!eIl bound On the threshold
Of that Chamber.
1T last one holdcr than The rest, bravo.
whose &;co is half concealed in 4 thick red
bcarl, g:as,,S Iii; musket and levels it at tie
youag girls breast
Stand back, or b;---, will G,e.'
Still ;hc eiri is firm, the brave advances =
steps. and than Starts back. the sharp
"cIicli' Of that rifle falls with al unpleasant
emphasis upon his ca:.
Rcss, aiu lyiu%,' gasps tic cd man
faintly extending his arms. GIa, ha, We
foi!ed TIC i}ri,;shors. Come daughter, kneel
here, and say = prayc. for me, and let mc
feel your warm breath on NY face, for / am
cold-O, dark ana cold ~
Look rs those trembling accents fall
from the old mans tongue, those fingers I'M
loose their hold Of tic rifle, already the
troopers are secure Of orc victim at least, a
young and beautiful girl; her affection for
father;3mastcring the h2roiSm Of he moment
look. She is about to spring into his arms
But now she secs her danger. Again she
clutches the rife; again, although crlath-
er's dying accents are in cars, stands there,
prepared 10 scatter The house III ruins, ifa sin
gle rough hand assails that veteran form.
There arc Il few brief, terrible moments of
suspense. Then hurried sound far Down
the mansion then contest On the stairs ;
then the echo of rife shot, and the light of
the rifle blaze, then those rufiians in The door
way fell crushed before the strong arms OF
Continental soldiers. Then the wild shricl;
quivcr through the room, and that young
girl--that Hero Woman, with one bound
springs into her brothers arms, and ncstlcs
there, while her dead father, his form yet
warm lays with fixed cyc-balIs upon the
iloor.
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NO.. 4S.

so large a number, and wished to transfer US
to some vessel bound to the United States.
He signalized an American ship, supposed
to be bound to some eastern port, but she
paid no attention to the signal.
On Monday morning last, having then
been two days on board the bark, we spoke
the Hamburg bark Eliso, Captain Nelson,
bound from Hamburg to New York, who
sent boat alongside.
Upon hearing of our misfortunes, and as
certaining our wish to proceed to New York,
he kindly offered US passage in his vessel.
All but two of US went on board his hospita-
bic ship, where we experienced the utmost
kindness at his hands and those of the pas
scngers and crew. Mr.. Scheler and lady
decided to proceed to Bremen in the bark,
and thence to their destination. -.
We cannot give too much praise to CAP
tain Nelson for his humane treatment Of us.
Mr.. Domingo, passenger, an Italian is
so much frost bitten that his life is despair
ed Of r-.r
Flora Solomon and Mile Ernestine Bel
lett, were severely injured by the cold, but
are recovered.
The crew are progressing as well as can
be expected. $50
Of the fate of those on the raft and in
the two boats, together with that of ,the.cap-
tain and the few of the crew remaining on
the ship, know nothing, but surmise that
the boats were picked up by some passing
vessel. I do not think the raft could have
foated in the heavy sea that rolled the first.
night, and I'm afraid that all on board went
down with it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-27

There are mon in every community whose
first and constant aim is to be strictly, scrup-
ulously and conscientiously honest in all
their dealings, who would rs soon think OF
throwing themselves into the Mississippi as
ofappropriating to themselves anything but
what belongs to them. The temptation of a
hundred thousand dollars to such men is no
more than of dollar Their integrity forms
a part of their naturc-it has grown with
their growth and strengthened with their
trcngth--you cannot separate it from them.
1t is often connected with an cxactness in
lesser pecuniary matters which tends to rem
der it odious to the unthiuking, but of this
despised parsimony honesty is the founda-
ton. Such men are careful how they risl;
rashly their means of discharging their du-
ties to their creditors or society. They are
seldom spectators, seldom brilliant fnan-
cicrs, but their word is as good as gold.
1t is the duty of society to select their
public servants from men of this class it is
high time that honesty should be the first
requisite to public trust and public employ
ment. There would be less difficulty in find
ing this attribute were due value set upon
it and public attention turned to it with a
proper spirit. The right material for pub
lie employment is abundant enough, but it
is generally accompanied with modesty
which renders it necessary to find it out and
call it out. The men of integrity are the tru'
ly great men in every State but this great
ness is from its own nature entirely unosten,
tations, and even remains in obscurity.
o. C0uricr.
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RESPONSIBILITY.

For the punctual discharge of private OBJ
legations, and for the due transaction of pub
lie business and the fulfllment of public
trusts, there is too prevalent opinion that
pccuniary responsibility is the one thing
ncedful. So long asa borrower is supposed
to possessed ofproperty from which the debt
may be collected in the last resort, or so
long IS man occupying an important Office
shall rive bonds for the right discharge Of
his duties, people arc disposed to extend their
inquiries 10 further
Character, and that alone, should be the
foundation of credit, whether private or pub
lie. \ lnan should be trusted for his hon
c&ty and fidelity, not for his money. 10 man
should be allowed to become the cncumbent
Of responsible Office, where much of the
public property is intrustcd to his keeping,
merely because he can procure the requisite
security. The man in whose hands it would
be unsafe to trust q half million of public
funds without security, is equally unsafe
with it; where there is disposition to be
dishonest, means are always found by the
scoundrcl functionary to save his friends and
yet rob the public.
VIXEN assistants are employed by MGR
chants, brokers and bankers, the confidence
of the employers in their integrity is seldom
based upon any security other than their own
honesty To base confidence on bonds and
pecunary securities, desradcs fidelity to a
mere consideration of interest, which will,
of itself, in the end, produce the bad result
that wos souobt 70 be avoided.
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CAUGHT HrM.-The plea of insanity has
permitted many a scoundrel to 60 unwhipt
of Justice, but the design to ride the same
hobby failed in recent case in this village
through the cuteness of medical committee.
As the facts come to our ears they are these:
Hugh Holt, indicted for horse-stealing, was
imprisoned till Court During this time he
acted out insanity, and demeaned himself
more like brute than human being This
gave plausibility to the story. The Solici-
tor. P. Reid, Esq, is up to all such
lodges, and resists the pulling Of wool over
his eyes. He therefore sent competent
medical board to make survey of the wreck
ed mind. After talking with the unfortu-i
nate lunatic, and hearing his incoherent glib
berish, with wink and nod to each other,
they gave audible expression to their opinion
that his was hopeless case of 'smind dis
eased," and duty required them to report
him fit only for the rigors Of the Lunatic
Asylum-the terrors of which were expatia-
ted upon with no dull fancy. The descrip-
ton given of the place, to which they were
unwilling to send any being wearing the hu-
man form, conjured up tortures and torments,
in the attentive ears Of Holt, little short of
the Internal regions, and, operated upon by
his fears, he exclaimed, "Gentlemen, l swear
I'm no more crazy than you are p They
assured him of their concurrence in this opin-
ion; and, after trial, he was duly convicted
of the crime of horse-stealing Caroltaa
| Spartan. -.... ...... -.: r, &C.
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BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME.

Every man should do his best to own
home. The first money he can spare ought
to be invested in dwelling, where his fami-
ly can live permanently. Viewed asa mat
ter of economy, this is important, not only
because he can ordinarily build more cheap
ly than he can rent, but because Of the ex-
pense caused by frequent changes of resi-.
dence. A man who early in life builds
home for himself and family, will save some
thousands Of dollars in twenty years, besides
avoiding the Inconvenience and trouble of
removals. Apart from this there is some
thing agreeable to our better nature in hav-
ing home we can call our own. 1t is o
form Of property that is more than property.
1t speaks to the heart, enlists the sentiments
and enables the possessor to realize happi-
ness that should be desired by all. Thesas-
sociations that spring up around it, as the
birth place of children-as the scene of life's
holiest emotions-as the sanctuary where the
spirit cherishes its purest thoughts, are such
as all value; and whenever their influence is
exerted, the moral sensibilities are improved
and exalted. The greater part Of our hap
pincss in this world is found at home but
how few recollect that the happiness of to-
day is increased by the place where We were
happy on yesterday, and that, insensibly,
scenes and circumstances gather up a state
of blessedness for the weary hour of the fu-
ture On this account we should do all in
our power to make home attractive.
Nt only should we cultivate such tenn
pers as serve to render its intercourse amia-
bic and afectionate, but we should strive
to adorn it with those charms which good
sense and refinement SO easily impart to it.
We say easily, for there are persons who
think that home cannot be beautiful with
out considerable outlay of money. Such
people are in error. 1t costs little to have a
neat flower garden, and to surround your
dwelling with those simple beauties which
delight the eye far more than expensive OBJ
jects. If you will let the sunshine and the
dew adorn your yard, they will do more for
you than any artist. Nature delights in
beauty. She loves to brighten the lands
cape and make it agreeable to the eye. She
hangs the ivy around the ruin, over the stump
of withered tree twines the graceful vine.
A thousand arts she practices to animate
the senses and please the mind. Follow her
example and do for yourself what she is.al-
ways laboring to do for you. Beauty is, a
divine instrumentality. 1t is one Of Gods
chosen forms of power. We never see crea-
tive energy without something beyond mere
existence, and hence the whole universe is
a teacher and inspirer of beauty. Every
man was born to be an artist, so far as the
appreciation and enjoyment of beauty are
concerned, and he robs himself of one ofthe
precious gifts ofhis being ifhe fails to fulfill
this beneficial purpose of his creation
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