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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09
Pop Crackers.

These loud popping and fuss making little
engines are extmvagunily popular They are
the nshon and rage OF the times. Thuy are
hardly secondary in importance to Tea and
Silks IN our trade with China They are es.
pecially delightful as means of celebrating
Christmas. It is little remarkable that the
disciples of CONTIGUOUS should devote so much
labor to the manufacture of such explosive and
detonnting articles, for the celebration Of a
christian festival The present Christmas has
surpassed all preceding ones, III the cracker
line. Never were so many fred before. In
spite of the law and police, the packs were le,
off in such quick succession. on Monday night
that Min street seemed in blaze; and no Chi
nese town ever reverberated so necessarily with
the merry popping of these Chinese pop grns
They could not nor would not be put down.
A cigar was suiIicien, to light upa line of in
surrccuonary fire, that all the police could not
snbdue or check, The Dispatch was convert
ed into sort Of Sevostopol, and such bonn
s,rdment as |, was subjected to, has never be.
fpre heen witnessed. The Dispatch, however,
was delighted, and shouted with the beseigers.
The police came and essnycd to moderate the
fury of the assau but the merry arillerv.mcn
were unciviI enough TO let Of few packs
about the legs of these civil officers, and they
retired in disgust Christmas morning toe
pavement bore extensive marks Of the bonn
bardmen'; several bushels, more or less, Of the
remains OF the enginsry used on the occasion
could have been gathered mp. Crackers reign.
ed suprrme-ond every body had the cmcker
mania. An ambitious yomh on Christmas
day determined to surpass al! contemporaries
and give grand Ch nest climax to the icstiv.
i'cs, He ,ied pack around his waist and
sat them on fire. The firing commenced in.
stnrily and he ragged around among his play.
mates, mass Of portable fire works. Untor.
tunaelv he came near having his own life ex-
,ingnished amidst blaze Of glory. But a
KIND gentleman rescued him from that fate
This. however, is mere episode TO the gene.
raj hilarity in which crackers took such an inn
porfant part. The world owes China gratitude
for crackers. Young America is especially
under lasting obligations to her! Flourish
cracker makers and crackers! Remote be the
day when either shall be put down.-Rich
DiSpatch.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

AyriporE TO STRYcHNIa.-The American
Journal of Medical Science says that lard is
an antidote to strychnia. 1t was discovered
in an attempt to poison dog, by placing the
.strycbnia upon meat. The meat was near
isr OF refuse lard, and after the former had
been eaten the dog devoured The latter. And
TO the'suFprlse of the persons watching the ef-
fects OF the poison, it failed in producing any
effect although one grain bad been swallowed.
DE experiment was repaatsd nine times with
.ise results, and eleven times without the lard,
4 in every insialice proved fatal.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09
The Great Indian Battle of shah.shah.
FROM LONGfELLOw' s PORN or nIAwATHA

Learning of old Nokemis the story of his birtl
d the cruel dcscrtion of his mother by Nude
evils, Hiawatha journeys to the kingdom ofth
est Wind. faying his hand upon 'Wawbeek, e,
Q black rock, he rcnds the jutting crags asun
r. and hurls them madly at his father ;
"For his heart was hot within him,
Like living coal his heart was.
"But the ruler Of the West Wind
Blew the fragments backward from him;
With the breathing of his nostrils,
With the tempest of his anger,
Blew them back at his assailant;
Seized the hulrush, the Apulwa;
Dragged it with its roots and tihres
From the margin Of the meadow.
From its Ooze, the giant bulrush;
Long and loud laughed lliawatha
"Then began the deadly conflict,
Hand to hand among the mountains;
From his cyrie screamed the eagle,
The Kcncu. the great War Eagle;
Sat upon the erags around them.
Wheeling, Tapped Ms wings above them
Like tall tree in the tempest
Bent and lashCd the giant bulrush;
And in masses huge and heavy
Crashing fell the fatal Wawbeek
Till the carth shook with the tulnult
And confusion of the 'attle.
And the ar was full Of shoutings,
And the thunder of the mountains,
Starting, answered 'Bnim-wawa! =
"Back retrea,ed Mudicekewis,
Rushing westward down the mountains,
Stumbling westward down the mountains,
Three Wio!c days rS,reatingi fighting,
Still pursued by Hiawath
10 the doorwNys of the West Wind.
10 the portals ct the Sunset.
To earth rcmotest border,
Where into the empty spacea
Sinks the sun, As II damingo
Drops into her nest at nightAll,
IN the melancholy marshes.
"'IIold, at langtL cried MujekccSis,
'iio!s, nay sun, my l!ia%atha
'Tis impossible to kill me.
For you caunot kill the immortal
have put You to this trial,
But to know and prove your courage
Now receive the price Of valor
&C" back to your home and people,
Live among them, toll among them,
Cleanse tie earth from all that harms them !
Clear the fishing grounds and rivers,
rNv All monsters ana maSlcinns,
All the giants. the Keuebeeks,
AS slew the Mishe,Mokwa,
Slew the Great Bear Of the mountains.
"And at last when death draws near You.
When the awful eyes of Pauguk
Glare upon you in the darkness
will share my kingdom with you,
Ruler shall you he thenceIorward
or the Northwest Wind. Keewavdin.
or the llome-wind; the keewaydin.
THUS was fought that famous Battle,
In the dreadful days of Shah-shah,
In the days long since departed,
In the Kingdom of the West Wind
Still the hunter secs its traces,
Scattered far e'er hill and valley;
Sees the giant burush growing
by the ponds aud water.courses,
Sees the masses of the Wawheek
Lying still in the valley"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

THE DRMocRAcY STAND FRM.-The DEM
ocralic phaany in the House of Representa-:
tives stand firm and fast. There is no waver-
ing, On Friday evening another caucus was
called, and was attended by majority of the
democratic members, and thste, after n full
and harmonious interchange Of opinions, they
unanimously decided as follow$:
"ReSolrea, That we will adhere to our plat;
form and our nominee"
This is the sentiment of the democracy ot
the Union. Everywhere the firm and uniteH
action of the democrats Is applauded, and the
slightest faltering now would mortify the no.
best parry that ever existed in any country:
Let the answer be to all proposals from our
opponents, that of Paul Jones in one of his
conflicts, when asked if he had surrendesed !;
and truly may we use his words in view of the
great issues and contests upon which we are
only entering: "Snrrender," said the hero,
"never! The hattie has only begun.- Wash,
Union
The democratic party, by the vote of its
members Of Congress for Speaker, has proven
itself TO be the only national party in the Un-
ion. We have been told all along by the know
nothing papers here in the south, that their
party was the only hope Of the country. Yet,
in Congress, they muster scarcely corporal's
guard, and powerless for good, they have sunk
into total inanty, in the struggle for the speak
ership. Distrustful of their own permanency
as party, they are afraid to come to the aid
of the suuth and vote for Richardson, lest they
should losse their identity and be swallowed
up in the ocean OF democracy. Enough, how
ever, has been developed to refute their asser-
waited nationality, and so we hope TO have no
more Of sach ridiculous twaddle.- Louisville
Times. ..t.. N.
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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

A Brave WoNAS.--A correspondent, OF the
Baltimore Sun, writing from Lane comfy,
Oregon, Nov. 2lsi, says:
As an indication of tue kind bi women We
have on this coast, let me give you the follow
ing heroic incident: The house of Mr.. Hsr-
riS was attacked in the afternoon. The ir.
mates were, himself wife. and little girl. In
one hour he had faIlen in the conflict. Before
he expired ne gave his wife some dircclicns as
to how to load and fire. The house WAS a log
one, aud at every essaul; the Indians would
make on the door she would give them dead
" fire from IA musket lcaded WITH barkshot.
and also by firing revolver. They would
then retreat, not knowing ihe num1er whoni
they had assoiled. She held them at bay un.
Ill o'clocl; the next morning, whes sss was
relieved By the Volunteers. She literally
siTewed the yard with the dead and wocaGed.
Il y = .
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

One OF the locomotives lur the Houston and
Red river railroad, the Eicaa-er ARcn, has
arrived, and constitutes hc chi:f attracton in
our city 1T pieSen. Abont mile If The roal
is now in running order, and the locomotive
will go whi>;ling over it in L few days The
work of laying the iron is going vigorously on.
Hurmh for Houston, and tue enierPrising COM
pany who have achieved so much under Sucl.
untowarl circumS;anccs.-H HcpStog TdSgrapA,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

CIAu 10 Fl = SLAVE S7NrG.- 4 corrcspoo
den, Of the S.. Lon.s Dcmocalt says that he
has convcrscd with several eajng men fran
the Land Of SANS" who say ihn, Unh
will .ppIv for admission INTO he UoinD rs u
Slave State. One ii ,hrm Is tho principle
nCrcban, in Utah AM holds M less = ststou
than ,ha; Of Apostle in tac Mormon Church.
He declared that he and ail the Apostles-~.
their arc twelve ot,hcm, in imitation of tn
twelve Christian Apoa;!c.--owncd Sla,rs;
and tina, Brigham Young ownei Sh,cs.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

A London pnp'r says ;ha, Jenny Lind, now
giving concerts thrre looks thinner, lutfe, ~
~ l--',v"-s - s.,'r-l' ~ Avrr,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

AFs1rHsuL SEsvAST.-During the late ep-
idemic in Norfoit, DIR. Reed ono Of the volun-
teer physicians. from Savannah, Georgia, was
surprised TO meet in the street servant wo'
man whom he had left at hone. When BENG
questioned as to wha; brought her there she
replied that she ''hsd ss-ae p 3t-sa h;a. if h,
si,n,,l1 Va -,is ,leJ"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

4 SLIGHT MlsUNDERsTANDrNG.--A pious min
ister a ter ecturing Sunday school class in
a most edifying manner. proposed to close the
exercises by singing jordan a." meaning tho
hymn, "On Jordau's stormy banks | stand.
The worthy man was Mortified By hearing ,ho
whole school Immediately strike up, Jordan
am hard road to travel, believe"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

Ever one will remember the story of B"rEe,
who on one occasion had just risen in the
House Of Commons, with some papers in his
hands, on the subject of which he intended 10
make a motion, when rough-hewn member,
who had no ear for the charms of elcquence
rudely started mp and said,
"Mr. Speaker, hope the honorable gentle
man does not mean to read that large huudle
Of papers, and bore us with d long speech into
the bareaini"
Burke was so swoliens or rather so nearly
sufoeated with rage, as to he totally incapable
of uttemnce, and absolutely ran out of the
House.
It was on this occasion that the witty George
Selwyn remarked,
This is the first and only time that J evet
saw the old fable realized--a lion put TO fight
by the braying OF an ass"
This compliment, it is said, tended not lit.
tle 10 modify Burke's resertmest
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27

the lady: :. am not fully recovered from
the fainting fit into which your cruelty drove
me.
Are you quite sure that I am Mr.. Jones?
asked Mr.. Brown with anxiety.
of course, said Mrs. Jones.
Then said he resignedly, i suppose
am. Bit if you believe me, was firmly
convinced this morning that my name was
Brown, and, to tell the truth, / haven't any
recollection If this house.
Brown helped Mrs. Jones into the parlor
but, good heavens conceive the astonish-
ment of all, when man was discovered
seated in d, arm chair, who was the very
fac simile ofaMr. Brown, in form, features,
and every ether respect !!
Gracious! cjac,,lated the lady. which
which is my husband :?
An explanation was given, the mystery
cleared up, and Mr.. Browns pardon sought
for the embarrassing mistake. 1t was free
ly accorded by Mr.. Brown, who was quite
delighted to think that after all he was not
Mr.. Jones, with wife and child to boot
Mr.. Brown has not since visited the place
where this Comedy of Errors happened. -
He is afraid of losing his identity.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27
F0ur Great Men.

It is remarkable fact, that the career of
four of the most renowned characters that
ever lived, closed with some violent or
mournful death.
Alexander, after having climbed the dizzy
heights of his ambition, and with his temples
bound with chaplets dipped Of the countless
nations, looaea down uron 8. conquered
world, aid wept that there was not another
one for him to conquer, set a city on fire,
and died in a scene of debauch.
Hannibal, after having, to the astonish-
mcnt and CONSERVATION of Rome, passed the
Alps; after having put to fight the armies
of the mistress of the world, and stripped
thee bushels of gold rings from the fingers
of her slaughtered knights, and made her
very foundations quake--fed from his coun-
try, being hated by those who once exulting-
~ united his name 70 that of our God, and
called him Hannibal-dicd at last by poi
son, administered by his own hands, unla-
mentcd and ahwept, in a foreign land
Cesar, after having eonqnered eight
hundred cities, and dyed bis clothes in the
blood of one million of his foes; after having
pursued to death the only rival he had on
earth; was miserably assassinated by those
he considered his nearest friends, and in
that very place the attainment of which had
been his greatest ambition.
Bonaparte, whose mandate kings and en-
perors obeyed, after having filed the earth
with the terror Of his name, deluged it with
tears ard blood, and clothed the world with
sackcloth. closed his days in lonely Danish
ment, almost literally exilcd from the
world, yet where he could sometimes see his
eoantry's banner waving over the deep, but
which could not or would not bring him
aid
Thus four men who, from the peculiar
situation of their portraits. seemed to stand
as the representatives, Of all those whom the
world called great--these four who, each in
turn, made the earth tremble to its very
centre By their simple tread, severslly died
one By intoAication, Or, az some suppose,
by poison mingled in his wine--one a sui
eide-ono murdered by his friends-and enc
in lonely exile,
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27
Action Not Talk.

The South, thanks to sectional and aboli.
ton fanaticism, has made, considerable adj
vance in manufacturing ard Internal improv-
ncnt during, the last ten years. But this
advance ought to be much greater. It was
a favorite joke of John Bull, many years
ago, thu. the best way to resuscitate a
drowned Yankees is to search his pockets.
Our great error has been that we are always
stufing that miraculous pocket; that we are
doing ali VIC can to invigorate and vitalize
the pocket nerve. Yankee sees that in spite
of all the negro stealing ard Black Republi-
canism, Southern dollars continue to flow
North in an unceasing tide, and he is en-
Outraged not only in his old, but i'll new as-
gressiohs. a
It is a fact that the South sends % the
North annually $50, 900 for the simple ar
ticle of corn brooms, and more than ten mil
lions for negro brogans, that might be man
ufactured at home with profit. The South
must give up talk for action before she can
secure independence.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27
TO STRANGERS.

The many thousands cured at this institution
within the last fifteen years. and the numerous ant
important Surgical Operations performed by Dr. J.
Witnessed by tie Reporters Of the papers and many
other persons notices Of which have appeared again
and again before the public, besides his standing a.
gentleman of character and responsibility, is sui
fcient guar intee 70 the afflicted.
Dr.. JOHNSTON is the only regtsler Physician &C
vertisng to cure private complaints. His remedies
and treatment are entirely unknown to others. Pre-
pared from lite spent in the great hospitals o. Ea
France, the Blockley Of Philadelphia, &C.. ana q
extensive practice than any other PHYSICIAN III
the world. His many wonderful cures and most i'm
portant Surgical operations sufficient guaran-
tee to tire afflicted Those who wish to be speedily
and effectualy relieved should shun the numerous
trihing imposters, who only ruin their health, and
'ps'' y TAKE NOTICE.
1t is with the greatest reluctance that DR.. JOHN
STON permits his card to appear before the public,
deeming it unprofessional for physician to advcr-
strangers could not fail fall into the hands of the
many impudent and unlearned Impoaters, with in
Vulnerable False Names combined Quackshops,
swarning these large cities, copying DR.. Johnstona
adver tisements advertising themselv phvsi-
clans, illierate shallowbrained fello vs., too lazy
to work their original trade with two ideas
beyond the brute, who, for the purpose of Entcing
and Deceiving, carry five six offices, under as
many Different False Names so that the afflicted
Strangers escaping one. is sure to tumble headlong
into the other. Ignorant of Quacks with enormous
lying certificates Of great and astonishing cures
from persons not to be found, who keep you taking
large bottles Of Licorice Water and other packages
of filthy and worthless compounds, cunningly pre-
pared to impose upon the unfortunate and unsus-
pecting. Trfihg month after month, Or as long as
the smallest fee be obtained, and, in despair
leaves you with ruined health, to sigh over your
CALLING disappointment.
1t is this motive chat induces DR.. Johnston to ad
vertise, for he alone you. To those unac-
quainted with his reputation, he deems it unneces-
sary to say that his credentials or diplomas always
hang in his Office.
NO LETTERS RECEIVED UNLESS POST
PAID and containing Stamp to be used for the re-
ply. Persons writing should state Age and send
that portion Of advertisement describing sy mptoms.
July 10, lS56.--ly.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27

ANOTHER PARTY IN TaE fIELp-THE Wo-
MEN Our.-Two Of tie especially strong
mindcd-Paulina Wright Davis and Lucy
Stone Blackwell--in announcing the "Sixtl
National Women's Rights Convention" say
that "the advocates of the Equal Rights Of
Women find new resson to proclaim again
their constant demand for consistent appii-
cation of the Democratic Principles, for the
emancipation, hot alone of one class OF
one nation, but of one-half the human
race" They therefore accordingly invite:
"All who believe that Government de-
rives its just powers from the consent of the
governed;
All who believe that Taxation and Rep,
reseptaton should go together;
Al who believe in the right of all 10 (
trial by jury of their Peers;
All who believe in far days Wages fol
a fair days work;
All who believe in the equal right of all
Children in the community to its Public
Provision, for Education
To meet in Convention at the Broadway
Tabernacle, New York, on the Sth, 9th and
10th Of October next, to consider whether
these rights and principles shall continue to
be popularity limited to one-half of the COM
munity."
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27

The IswAEp LAW. The Roman orator,
Cicero, says: There is indeed a law, right
reason, which IS in accordance with nature;
existing in all, interchangeable, eternal; COM
manding us to do what is right, forbidding
us to do what is wrong. It has dominion
over good men, but possesses no influence
over bad ones. No other law can be sub
stituted for it, no part of it can be taken
away, nor cab it be abrogated altogether
Neither tie people or the Senate can abb
solve us from it 1t wants no .comrnentatot
or interpreter Il is not one thing at Rome
and another thing 1T Athens; one thing to-
day, and another thing tomorrow; but it is
a law eternal and immutab.e for all
nations and for all time. God, the
sole ruler and universal Lord has franz
ed and proclaimed this law. He who
does not obey it, renounces himself, and is
false to his own nature; he brings upon him
self tie a'rest torturcs, even when he escapes
human punishments."
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27

The U. $. ship Arctic, Capt. Bergman
is now lying off Queenstown, Ireland. The
task of taking soundings for telegraph a.
cross the Atlantic has been finished and
there can be now no doubt that communca-
tons betweph Ireland and St Johns, 1880
miles apart, may be obtained The diff
culties in taking these soundings have been
tremendous. Repeatedly after paying out
tens of thousands of fathoms of line. and
getting ell up within some seventy or eighty
it was snapped and all had I'd BE done again
Six and eight hours have been occupied in
getting one sounding only, and these have
been made nearly every half degree the
whole way across. -Dispatch.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27

TREAsoNABLE PLoT AGAINST THE UNIoN.
The Free Soil papers of the North are
publishing cock and bull story to the effect
that Governor Wise, and other Southern
Leaders, with the concurrence of President
Pierce, and portion Of Els Cabinet, have
been preparing for i. coup etas at Washing
ton, in tic eveHt Of Col. Fremont 5 election
The New York Herald Processes t. regard
this intelligence as lightly c,itious and
important political revelation. 1t says that
Governor Wise is ready for the coup E'ctat
ready TO take possession Of the treasury
and the archieyes of the government, in the
interim between November and March
This is highly important Intelligence in
one sense. Whilst, of course. nonc of the
Free Soil journals believe q single word Of
it, it furnishes a convenient pretext for a
coup detat on their own part, by way of
eounteracting the alleged Southern plot
against the Union Such an operation is
III perfect harmony with the instincts and
policy of that underground faction. We
advise them, however, to invent some more
ingenious and plausible fable, if they ex-
poet to gull any class Of their readers save
idiots and madmcn.