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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28
CALIFORNIA.

rive are indebted TO Mr.. John Chamberlin
for a copy of the San Francisco Erening
Bulletin received by the last steamer. 1t is
mostly filled with notices of the gisantIc
frauds there perpetrated, and the gambling
and other crimes which riot in that fair land.
The following communication in the same
paper confirms our opinion that California
notwithstanding its advantages-con,ains the
most truly wretched population Of any semi
civilized country on earth.-Lepis6. Chron-l
"Come over and help u.s."
"Come over and help us" was the call
of the perishing Macedonian to the Apos-
tie Paul. "Come over and help u.s. is
the despairing cry of full fifteen hundred
young men of San Francisco, who yet re-
ceive no aid.
You, Mr.. King, WELD pen potent for
good, can not you suggest some remedy!
The morning papers, if appealed to, will
proffer their universal panacea-the mines.
There all may obtain work at three dollars
per diem. IT'S false, ':is patent, un-
blushing, cruel, unmitigated lie. Thirty
five dollars a month is the highest paid,
aud not one in ten is fortunate enoug b to
obtain work on those or any other terms.
Oh, but you can work yourself-for your
self. Gentlemen, it is fallacy. The pan
and the creviciug knife are no longer the
sole necessary capital of the miner Fifty
dollars to reach the mines, fifty more to
prospect, an hundred aud fifty for tools
and support-this is the minimum. Gee
tlemeu, We do not possess it. Fifteen hun
dred of US have nothing. Many are intel
ligent, many educated, many talented, but
what avails it? We have not the means
to exercise or display these advantages.
We we're better without them. We have
honest hands, and what we ask, what we
demand, is the iDalienable right Of every
freemen-the right to labor. Thirty-hve
dollars . month and "found," or three
dollars day is the average remuneration
of manual labor in San Francisco at pre-
sent.
Give us employment At hay those rates
barely sufficient to furnish food and CO.
yer our nakeduess-and We will thank you.
Some Of US are starving. Some, with
shame confess it, have resortsd to crime
to procure livelihood. Some subs'st OF
the dole of charity, some upon the remain'
of former credit, . support rspugnant te
every honorable mind and daily becoming
more preoarious. One, l know, has ter
minated his ealami,ies 6y suicide. l my
self have remained for days without otheI
food than the sweepings of the markets
and an now incurring liabilities which
every day increases my inability to dis
charge,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

Of bis various humbugs, after all so that
he never failed to give the public their
moneys worth for their money, although
be may have pretended to give them =
great deal more. Hence it was that men
even liked to be humbugged BY Baruum.
But let him only now adhere to this idea
o. giving people their moneys worth, and
abjure the pretence Of any more than he
solidly and fairly performs, and success
may yet be his. That enterprise at East
Bridgeport, of building free bridge, may
have been little ahead of the time, or of
his real capital, but it was doubtless lib
eral and wise movement, and increased the
value of his lands far more than it cost.
His plans of advertising have given an
impulse to enterprise and to movements
for making mammoth combinations that
has done the country immense good. Thou
sands owe their fortunes to initiating Bar.
mum in this particular.
In the Life of Amos Lawrence, of Bos-
ton, We see some of the very big hest ele-
ments of mercantile success developing
tb ,mselves. Euterprising on gigantic
scale, liberal beyond any man Of his day,
he carefully avoided debt. He never,
when = yU..s --a, Lot /. Saturday night
close around him, without having every
account settled up; had no mortgages on
any property he every made, to be FORE
closed as soon as he got into tight place.
He tells US how he cut himself clear from
all expensive and bad habits, from drink
and from smoking, and from the company
Of the idle, and those who cared not to
improve their minds. This man made
money, literally by the million, and he
kept It. Yet he was absolutely princsly
in his liberality. He gave away many
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and this
not merely to public charities, but private
ly and unostentatiously, because he loved
to give. At one time q minister OF ano'
ther denomination, with whom be was but
little acquainted, being about to travel in
Europe, be "took the liberty to enclose .
check for thousand dollars" to assist in
defraying his expenses. And be was con.
stautly doing such things. He has left
one of the largest fortunes Of New Eng
land, all made by himself, and family
nobly trained in the exalted principles
which distinguished him.-Pabtic Ledger
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28
Cheap and Excellent Candles.

The following recipe | have tried twice,
and find it all that it is cracked up to be.
| have no doubt that it would have been
worth more than $40 to mel had toown
i, twenty years ago. Most farmers have 4
surplus Of stale fat and dirty grease which
can be made into good candles at a trilins
expense.
| kept both tallow and lard candles
through the last summer, the lard candles
standing the heat best, and burning quite
as well, and giving as good light as taIlow
ones. Directions for making good cam
dies from lard :-Fo- Il lbs of lard, take
one 10. of saltpetre, and one ID. of alum
mix ana pulveriza, then dissolve them Ia
gill Of boiling water; pour the conn
pound into the lard before it is quite all
melted; stir the whole until it tols; skim
off what rises let it simmer until the wa-
ter is all boiled out, or till it ceases to
throw oil steam pour off the lard as soon
rs IL 10 uUuc, dbA CLSdu tHc oViASt "uitS ~
is hot. And if the candles are to be run
YOU may commence immediately if to 10
dipped, let the lard cool first to cake,
and then treat it as you would tallow.
SPIRITS of Turpantine for 9lack Knot.
Mr.. A. T. Porter, Ia a communication
BY him in the New England Farmer, re-
commends the application of spirits Of tur-
pentiue as remedy for the black knot
in plum trees. He says that friend Of
his used i, in the following manner. lie
was at work in his garien and about to
cut down plumb tree that was hai COW
cred with blac,. knot "Havine sad he
"some spirits of turpeutinc on hand, no
be,housht himself to make an experiment
on this tree before destroying it. lie cut
the kuots with sharp knife down to the
wood, and made thorough application to
turpentine. Months passed, the tree lived.
did well, aud sas black kno: was destroy
ed. Since then he has been very success
ful with this reu.ody, and SO have othsIs
who h7ra followed bis exaTrle.,,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

"THE MOTHER OF PREsIDENTs."-The
political ascendency of Virginia and the
activity of her leading men, are strikingly
exemplied in the fact that in no instance
has there been Presidential election. ex-
cept once, in 1928, when there was not
one of her native born citizens in the field
either for the first or second Office in the
gift of the people. The exception was
when Jackson and Calhoun ran against
Adams and Rush.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28
Conversational.
WASHINGTON, Msrcl

sENArE.-The Senate was crowded to
suffoca.ion. A large number Of ladies
had come in early, crowdiug the gallery
and pre-occupying the reporters seat''
thus rendering note-taking next to impos'
sible, in consequence Of the dense pressure
on the reporters. Tho two Senators from
Illinois wer. to speak on the two Reports
relative to Kansas.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

CAssIus NJ. CLAY's FAILuRE.-Thc
Cincinnati Gazette has been shown pri.
vate letter from Mr.. Clay with reference
to his failure, noticed few days since
He saws his creditors have allowed him to
70 o., and he will be able to pay all bis
debts and have . handsome estate left.
He did not lose dollar this season in the
pork trade.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28
Cassius N. Clay.

"a Southern correspondent of the Nor
Merm Christian Advocate, gives the follow
ing as Cassius NJ. Clay's mode Of manage.
ing the Kentucky audiences BY "moral
suasion."]
He sends an appointment to given
place to lecture at certain time; perhaps
some Of the natives will send word that be
will not be permitted to lecture there he
sends back word that be will lecture there
according to previous notice. The time
comes, a great crowd is collected to hear
the mob; presently the lecturer comes
He passes directly through the crowd,
mounts the forum, waves his hand for at.
tention, all eyes are turned towards the
speaker. He commences with firm, clear,
and decided tone of voice the following
remarks:
Gentlemen, (says he,) I have few pre-
liminaries to settle previous to entering
upon the main subject for discussion.
want to make three short appeals to three
classes Of persons, (when he holds up
small Bible.) There gentleman, says he
is the great charter record Of human rig hts
on which all law and equality is based
deserving the name Of law, this is my ap
peal to the religious part of society,-and
lays it down on the stand before him
Then hs holds up the Constitution of the
United States. Here gentlemen, says he
is the bond of our Union, the noble Con
stitution of our glorious Republic, which
says that all men arc born free and equal
with certain inalienable rights, &C., &c
This is an appeal to gentlemen, to patriots
and to all Americans, and he places il
with his Bible before him. Then he put'
his hand into his pocket, and brings ou
an enormous six shooter, holding it before
the audience, he says: and here, gentle
men, is six shooter, every barrel Of which
is heavily loaded with powder and colo
lead. This is my appeal to mobocrats, ,and
I will blow its contents through the hear
of the first man who offers to lay his hand:
on me to silence me in my native State
or gag free speech in my presence. This
he lays down upon the stand, with hi
two former appeals, ready for action, ther
he commences perfect storm against the
peculiar institutions, enough to wiring th'
sweat Of old Kentucky from every pore
By this time are all awed into submissive
silence
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28
Amos Lawrence and Mr.. Barnum.


The lives of Amos Lawrence and p. I.
Barnum, both written by themselves, both
histories of men who began life poor, and
have risen to wealth and ranked high as
capitalists, may suggest some interesting
and useful comparison between the two
men, aud their different methods Of pro-
cedure, with the final result.
Mr.. Barnum as a man Of undoubted
energy and enterprise, as a liberal, popu-
lar man of great sagacity and business
powers, deserves credit. But the publica-
tion of his life did the world no good, and
did him much harm in the eyes of all
thinking men. 1t seemed to put pre-
MUM, not upon useful industry, but upon
humbug. The principle which it inculca-
ted, as the foundation of his own success,
was eminently dangerous to the morals of
all young men of unsettled principles who
should read it. Had Mr.. Barnum contin-
ued prosperous, the effect would have been
more disastrous than it will now be. He
boosted that he had made his money by
putting, and made speeches in favor of
humbue as the surest and best road to
fortune. He had built palace at lranis-
tan that cost him sl50,O0O; began to
build city at East Bridgeport; erected
hotels and workshops costing nearly $2OO,-
600; built free bridge which alone cost
him $4,000, and owned all the land
around. Thus he humbugged the world,
and humbugged himself, into the belief
that he was immensely wealthy, while CO.
vering the whole of the property with
mortgages that it may never pay off
Then in turn it would seem that he was
humbugged by a Yankee Clock-Pedling
Company, swept clean, and is now bank
rupt, peuniless, and little Tom Thumb,
whom he established, is now bigger man
than he in pecuniary point Of view, and
talks, it is said, of coming to his res
cue. There only needs this additional
chapter added to his life, and then the
stories of the sea serpent, the woolly horse
and all the rest, would convey their own
proper moral to the numberless young
men who otherwise might be apt to sup
pose that humbug is, after all, the best
and easiest way to make fortune.
One remark more before We part with
Mr.. Baruum. He has many valuable
qualities; he will push forward in what
he undertakes manfully. If he is wise
now, and will amend in one particular, he
may become q great man. Let him re-
tain all his energy and boldaess let hun
awaken public attention to bis schemes
let him advertizs and draw crowds as be
can, and thus combine as many wills and
as much capital on his projects as he can'
out let him abandon all humbug, and stick
to the truth. He can do this, if he will
Success may be little slower, but it will
only be the more sure. Let him make
his ground all solid, and then, il he will,
let him pride himself on that as much u
hitherto on humbug. The fact is, thai
when men once suspect that there is liz
or sham somewhere, they never believe
there is solidity and truth anywhere, and
this suspicion and distrust cause . with
holding of confidence that is fatal to any
public man. He has declared that there
! was principle "f honesty st the ho!ttto9!Hs
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

1t is estimated by somebody that the
clergy cost the United States six million
dollars per year; the criminals, twelve
millions the dogs, ten millions and the
lawyers, thirty five millions.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

Laugh at no man for his pug nose
you can't tell what may turn up.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28
"FOR MOTHERS SAKE"

OAe XsAO - IN . SAAAAs
BY EMELINE S. SMITH.
A father and his little son
One winters day were sailing,
Fast from their way the light Of day
In cloud and gloom was failing,
And fiercely round their lonely bark
The stormy winds were waiIing.
They knew that peril hovered near.
They prayed, 20 Heaven, deliverw
But wilder blast came bowling past,
And soon, with sob and shiver,
They struggled IA the icv grasp
OF that dark, rushing river.
"Cling fast to me, my darling child"
An anguished voice was crying,
While, silvery-clear, DER tempests drear,
Rose softer notes, replying:
30 mind not me, my father dear
I'm not afraid Of dying.
"Oh. mind me not. but sare yourself
For Mofher's sake, dear Father!
Leare me, and hasten to the shore,
Or who uiA comfort Mother ?"
The angel forms that ever wait
Unseen, on man attendant,
Flew up, oerioyed, TO heavens bright gate,
And there, on page resplendent,
High over those OF heroes bold,
And martyrs famed in story.
They wrote the name Of that brave boy,
And wreathed it round with glory.
"God bless the child!"-aye, He did bless
That noble seif-denal,
And safely bore him TO the shore
Through tempest. toll and trial;
Soon. in their bright and tranquil home,
Son, sire. and that dear mother,
For whose sweet sake so much was done,
In raptare met each other!
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

But enough. My pen is feeble one,
but it has spoken the unvarnished truth.
Men of San Francisco, citizens of Ell Do
RADIO, listen to our plant. We have ex-
hausted our energies, and now lie PROSTATE.
Devise some plan for our relief Give ear
to our petition as the Father of Mercies
may give ear to yours.
Editor of the Bulletin, give Us your in
fluence and advice-not the soulless, truth
less, stereotype cant of the morning pa
pers, but something warm and gushing
from your own noble heart. "Come over
and help U.S." Help, or We perish D.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

FThe incident mmemorated in the fol-
lowing lines. appeared in a recent country
newspaper, and was there given as fact.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16
Q o Y n T. Il S
WHITE AND BLACK SIlLPHIiR SPRINGS

FuNHS drs'ui Watering place Tor the
vsers II Is situated the line Of the Of Roanoke
and BoieouTt surrounded by mountains and the
beautiful picturesque and fertile portions Of Virginia.
Aiey line Of the Virginia Tennessee Rail Road
80 yards Of the road itself, shout half
depot only or hours from Richmond and Petersburg and about
two hours from Lynchburg.
Persons leaving PETERSBURG Richmond
OF he Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road LynchbuTg
Ronsacks depot, about o'clock p. NJ,
Omnibus, Ae will meet them aud them Springs
There White and Black sulphur
Properties be attcs
relieved by using the The reputation
for half has been established the surrounding
counties for having persons afflicted
CHRONIC AND OTHER plsEAsiS.
They by mineral Virginia
Of Dyspepsia In It's various forms, Affections Of the Liver Kid
and Bladder General Debility especially ofth SerVou.
all kinds Of CutAneeus and other diseases Of Skin,
ny Of tie diseases peculiar 10 Females
They gently purgaive aud durstie with strong
lion to the skin few certificates VI the that might be
nished, given below.
THE BUILDINGS spAesu. and entire
y consisting Of Hotels Coage &C, afrdng Aceommods
lions equal found
hose II ii best hotels cities The Bedding
Nth Hair Mattresses throughout the estAb
invite vters examine and themselves No pains
have hem parei ning the best Servants AID the
peTienced sud best qualified Assistants FOR department q
establishment The general mAnag-ments couhded A. EF
FRED T. JAMEs and RO READ. Iynciburg no
doubt satisfaction IN all who visit the place
There vii BE- BOWLING ALLEYS, Ac. Tor exercise
FINg BAND or MCSICs already secured, TELEGRAPH
OFFICE will soon b. established at BohsAek's depot
THE TABLE will equal mountains. the
be.
jei4-3m IA. HEPELFINGER 4 CO. Prorrrtors
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

BuLL-Fi0HrER GoRED DEATH.-A bull-hghter
gored death before the eyes of the public Bear
care, Spa the 24th. Two armed With their tpl
spears entered the circus and began to provoke hc u
in the usual manner. The animal rushed them with
such fury that he stopped by the prick OF the spear
adruty pointed his nostrs, which is generally the
the men, who carried Vf aud breatAed his last in
lev hours
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

The MoRSISG GLnRY.-Of all the flowers that gladden.
the heart in the Summer months, more beautiful
than the "moring glories" The Philadelphia Inquirer
thus prettly describes them :"
IN their dewy cups behold the shadow of
caught from that delicious that herals the approach
OF the They bloom long but shrink up the
seorching pendo OF the king light spreads the
eath still cAspng in their hears the image OF the star
young love folds TO it, bosom the image of dear
passed
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

Whole ncktts 90 HAlves y, Vaariers o ..
PLAN OF THE LOTTERY.
Numbers with those Numbers
the Tickets printed slips Of paper enerclsd with
small tin tubes, and placed In wheel.
2p Prizes similarly printed and enerd, placed In
another Wheel.
wheel OF Numbers and the time Prize drawn from the
other wheel The number and Prize drawn opened and
hb;si audience, registered the Coumisoh the
Prize being placed against the numter drawn This operation
peAied until all the PTIes drawn
PKrEThe preceding and the two succeed
Numbers drawing the hs; 10 Prs-t sill be entitled
tr SO APPROXIMATION Prt-s, aceor ing to The scheme
The Managers determined that their Lotteries shan keel s
public which, for the briAney
o. it. Capitals and the chances Of obtaining Prizes has been
equNled.
ss Remember TIA. prize drawn, aud payable in full
without deduction.
~ All prizes OF $1,000 and under. paid Immediately ansF the
drawing-Viher prizes the usual time Of thirty days
confidential drawn numbers
will he forwarded purchasers Immediately amer the drawing
Prize tickets cashc In other tickets 1t either once
~ Orders for tickets be addressed either to
s. SWAN A CO, Atlanta, Ga, or
AuiS g SWAN. Montgornrry. Ala.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

EXPENSE SHAviS0.-Lynn Bard furnishes the Boston
Ira script with the following statistics OF shaving
Suppose commences shaving at II aud continues
the practice until he is it will be found that he la,
shaved 1900 times. Going the BARRIERS, stopping
and returning be estimated 4; less than hall
hour which, at ten working hours day. will
tso whole years At six for each time the
will be 942-euough to build ornamental cottage,
pay his board for six years
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
OC a a B T. H z z ID.
FARE FROM RICHMOND,
GNO Lynehburg

Lynchhurg 30 Lexington q q
ii + Buchanan 8 20 To tie
Pare from hOt Richmond and ynehburg Charlottesville ~ So
Satt'gi, trial, the majority Of
better by leaving evening"
the old housn and after the 22d instant leaving
ondy wednesday and Friday NJ reach New Canton
T.. NJ and scottsyil IL NJ OF Lynchbug
md buchanan Lexington at p. NJ OF the day
Returning, leave Buchanan at NJ and Lynchburg IN
w. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, reach seottsv
Sew P. NJ, and arrive In Richmond 5
The Boats New Canton with
buckingham O. H. and in seottye with the Stage Char
1ttesylle.
~ See Time and Distances In Card below:
Ledre Richmond Monday, Leave LyncAbur0 Monday,
WIfu,Addv ,fud Fridav al WafaSsfdv nd Fyiddv n
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

Mrs. Jane " Bdde died in Bucks County Pa, ON the
llth inst She the widow Of the celebrated Nicholas
Bddle, whose connection With the United States Bank
made his name familiar throughout the country Mr..
b. was laiy of great accomplishments, aud occupied
leading position in fashionable society years ago
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16
Prizes amounting to
g 2 % 4, O d d ! f!

o,l> Prizes amounting
The 1900 prizes o. o determined by the number which draws
the s41J number should odd number then
every odd ticket the se-e will - entitled IS n
number then number tcs; 10 tn scheme will be
entitled s. addition other prize which b. drawn
Purchaser. quantity Of odd and number
the
with chances Of obtaining other prir-s
All those tickets ending with o, 2 g. evenA those end
ing ~Iih 3. 3. :. O. odd
t- Remember that Prize 10 drawn, and payable in full
Wiiipu; deduction.
All Prizes % 81 and under. paid Immediately AheT
draSing-oth,r Prizes the usual time 81 thirty days.
All strictly confidential
be forwarded purchaser Immediately Aer the drawing.
whole rieses tlO Halves g.; Quarters ~.
Prize cashrd other
ISDccrNENIs
half ~ the Tickets draw uir
Crheaies OF Package Of 10 Tickets Todd and mulberry
the following
AL that the 10 Tickets draw the
to the purchaser.
10 Han ~
10 Quarter Observation-Disclosures. Is
Orders for Tickets can be addressed either To
s SWAN 4 CO, Atlanta, Ga; or
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

SUDDES DEsTH-The Charleston Courier regrets to
learn the sudden death Of Mr. T. 4. Tutile Huntsville
Ala, on Thursday last. lie formerly resident
Augusta aud for many connected With railroad az
fairs IN that city a Civil engineer.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

occuLTATiOS.-On the morning Of Tuesday, the 18th
At about o'clock, there will be occutatOn Of Jupi
ter with the Noon the being hidden nearly hour
Oscillation of planets comparatively rare and
looked for ~ith no little interest by Astronomers.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-16

DEsD.-Wm. Lyod, Esq, for many years engaged in
the Brokerage business at Charleston s. C.. died at his
residence in that city Sunday evening last aged 81
years.