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Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-07-25

ENJOY A LAuGH-Who does not love to laugh
at times? Where is the man or woman that
doesn't find it n relief to smile and be happy .
And who is 50 dull bat he can occasionally enjoy
right heartily, well penned or q well related
Jest Perhaps we have been blessed with an cx-
traordinory pleasant dispostion--and perhaps
not nevertheless. we can laugh, and enjoy it too
1t is now some years since The old styled hymns
originally sung in the puritan churches. were
laid aside for the improved and beautiful poems
OF DR.. Watts and others. But we can recollcct a
good many stanzas that used to be deaconcd off
line by line, and sung by the congre CATION, which
were cmphatically amusing Imagine, dear read
er meeting full Of people dgawling out the
following, for instance
" The race is not forever got
BY him who fastest runs
Nor the battle by those people
Who shoot with tho longest guns"
Now isn't that poetcal? At least there is a
strong tiucture Of truth in these homely lines.
which may be commended to our fast young
men. The following lines addressed to the sun.
chime very well with the preceding, although Of
modern origin:
All bail thou glorious Sun,
Bright as a new tin pan,
Thou rOundest fairest, purcst source
OF bread and cheese to man
Then we have a touching allusion to The poma-
tum. or Macassar, which Aaron swabhed his
whiskers with, Oh certain occasion, utde the
following:
=" 'Tis like the precious ointment
Down Aarons beard did 90
Down Aaron's beard it downward went,
His garment skirts unto"
The next couPet is thrilling and masterly
address to whales vampires, sharks, tom cod
halbut, scuppog, cells, carpies, et id oAne genus
really beautiful verse 10 sing in church
"Yo monsters of the bubbling Deep
Your Makers praises spout
Up from the sea ye codlings peep,
And wag your tails about"
The quotations made abovb are very we'll
known, and have been chanted scores Of times.
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THE last we hear of Miss Coutts is the follow
ing from the English Court Jourhal:
THE eccentric English lady who has followed
Mario about the world was dressing for his bene-
fit recently in her apartment at the Hotel du
Rhine, when her dress caught fire. and she was SO
severely burned that serious apprehensions are
entertained of her recovery The apprehen-
sions of her recovery (though the Court Journal
does not say so) are probably entertained by
Grisi, bis wife.
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A CARD the undersigned having been un-
"A der the treatment of DR.. l. j. Czapkay. al
though unsolicited, feel called upon to give pub
lciy to the efficacy Of his treatment, hoping that
by so doing may be instrumental in preventing
others from the fearful suffering and misery which
| experienced, and which so often result from the
pernicious practices of pretenders. My disease
has been that of physical and mental debility,
which follows in consequence of the indiscretiOn
in youth. The agonies which endured are per
haps necessary for me to detail, they are known
to those who have experienced them. Suffice il
to say, that having called the services Of Dr. l..
Czapkay in requistion, all my expectations which
| may have formed of him were more than rcal
lied, would therefore recommend Dr. Czapkay
to all who may find themselves afflicted with that
dreadful malady, my object in so doing being
sympathy for suffering humanity, and a heart
felt desire of relieving them
d. J. DAHLEE Printer
State Of California, City and County of San
Francisco, ss.-On this thirty-frst day of July.
A. d. 1856, before me, VIM. c. Jewett Notary
Public, personally appeared d. J. Dablee, known
to me, who, being duly sworn, did depose and
say, that the contents Of the card herewith signed
by him is true.
In witness whereof ] have hereunto set nv
hand, and affixed my official seal, the day and
year first above written. WIN. c. JEwETT,
IL. 81 Notary Public
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TRIBrTE TO MERITED WORTH.

THE ingratitude Of man to his fellow man is so
L often met in life that testimonials prompted
by the finer feelings of the heart oasis in the
life of those who sacrifice their best days in phlan-
thropic devotion to the alienation of the ills of
frail mortality. Empircism floods the columns
of our press with fraudulent and fictitious letters.
singing peans to the worth of their egotisticOl
charlatansm. Below we append letter from a
worthy man who, brief period since seemed
destined to shuttle off this mortal COLL who
looked forward to his dissolution with that pleas
ure which only those weighed down by the heavy
hand of disease can. Contrary to hope. the ability
of skilful physician has restored him TO his for
mer health, Relieved from his terrible situation
and impelled by gratitude, he makes known his
case and remedial agent, and his statement is an
thenticated by anOtary public. The demands OF
society imperiously command its publicity and il
is given more to warn the unwary than to sound
the praises of a physician of whom scores of like
cases can be cited
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Grand Medical & Surgical Institute
Sacramento st., below Montgomery,

OPPOSITE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co s oFFlCE,]
SAN FRANCISCO.
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CERTIFICATE.

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pally confined to the brain, medicines would be O
little consequence, despaired Of ever reganinl
my health, strength and energy and as n last
resort and without faint hope called upon Dr.
| CZapkay, who, after examining my case. pre-
scribed some medicine which almost instantly re-
lleYcd me Of the duh pain and dizziness in my
head. Encouraged by this result, resolved tC
place myself Immediately under his care and by
a strict obedience to his directions and advice
my head became clear my ideas collected, the
constant pain in my back and gr0ins the weak
ness Of my limbs the nervous reaction of nv
whole system on the slightest alarm or excitement
the misanthropy and evil forbodinr, the selfdis-
trust and want Of confidence in others, the inca
pability to study and want of resolution, the
frightful, exciting, and at times pleasnrable
dreams at night followed by involuntary dis
charges, have all disappeared, and, in fact in two
months after having consulted the Doctor felt
as if inspired by new lfe-that which, but u
short time ago, contemplated to end by my own
hand.
With view to guard the unfortunate from fall
ing into the snares of incompetent quacks deem
it my duty to offer this testimony to the merit
and skill of DR.. Czapkay, and recommend him to
all who may stand in need Of medical advice, be-
ing assured by my own experience that once un-
der his care, radical and permanent cure will
be effected. f. FILLMORE.
State Of California, county Of San Francisco
Subscribed and sworn before me, this l7th day of
April A. d. 1856. (Signed,) JOIN MIDDLETON,
IL. 81 Notary Public
Dr. l.. J. Czapkay's Medical and Surgical Tnsti
tute is on SACR AMENTO STREET. BELOW
MONTGOMERY, San Francisco, California. The
Doctor offers free consultations. and ask no renu-
meration unless he eflec is a cure.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-26
saauG urnrsen Day.

The Day upon which Mr, Buchanan was
inaueurated, was. exceedingly fair and pleas
ant. The sky was cloudless, the air was
clear and bslmy, and all things seemed to
unite 10 render the occasion interesting and
.deIigltfdL tits singular fact, that the
.4th Of March inst, was the first pleasant in
.nuguration day for twenty five years. All
,the others have been attended with rain or
snow. Nay Mr.. Buchanan's presidential
term be as bright from its commencement
to its close, as was the occasion OF his in
stallment to Office. May the sun wh''eh
Stiines over US from The Political sky, beam
mildly mot alone upon our nations Presi-
dent, but upon the country to its fartheres'
borders. May the spirit OF peace and good
feeling reign among the people. May we
be kept dloof from foreign war, and what i
still more to be dreaded, from internal and
local fsuds and jealousies.
s0ur fathers lived together as brethren, lie
usthope thst their children will initiate thei
example.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-26
Lame n table Accideat..

About III O'Clock this morning, son Of
John Carlisle, 10 or II years of age, named
Henry we believe, was drowned in the river.
just above Seneca street Bridge. He, in
company with Daniel Thayer and - Chrir.
tian, both lads Of his age, veniurcd upon the
ice, and Carlisle and Thayer had gone some
ioIty feet when they broke through. Chris,
lian escaped in time without wettlng. Peo-
pie in the vicinity rushed tot the spot. Thay.
erlwas rescued with difficulty, and Carlisle
kept himself up for some time by resting on
the ice, which, however broke almost the
moment he placed his hand upon ii. A by
stander, John Weldner, gallantly rushed in
and swan to him, caught him up with one
hand, breaking the ice in his way with the
other, advanced half the distance to the
shore. when being chilled and exhausted and
almost dragged under by the lad, he was OBJ
iged to relinquish his hold to save his own
li!es He reached shore more dead than alive,
and il became necessary to seek medical
assistance for him.. The lad Carlisle sank
and was drowned. Efforts to rescue his body
were ffuitless Till / O'clock. Policeman
Bramley being present, took charge of the
body, and conveyed il in. a buggy kindly
furnished BY George Stanly, to the fathers
residence on Huron street The lad was
promising one, and his loss is particularly
affecting to his parents, who, as we learn
have met with many beravements by acci-
dents and deaths in their family. - Cleveland
Herald. ki.5 ...,.s s.. 4,,.as .,4
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The South and the Republicans
CorruDtiOMists.

= v 3
The Washington correspondent Of the
Democratic Reuis,O, in speaking OF the expo
sure of the corrupt Republican membersof
Congress, gives the following as the senti-
ment of the Southern members on the SUB
ject: .y
"You will perhaps hear that we exulth here
over this terrible exposure. Reply to any
who tell you SO, that It is false. The gen.
tlemcn from the South bow their heads in
shame for their country; and have heard
more than one OF the men who have been
most fercely assailed by the Abolition Black
Republican press Of the North, who have
been called slave. drivers, monsters, every.
thing that a bad heart could dictate, or n Ii.
centious tongue utter; / have, repeat,
heard more than one OF these say
Rather tion be 80 Skinned in the eyes Of
mankind, we should have given these Black
Republican Shy locks thrice the money they
| have made by taking bribes, and let them
70. The stab they have given our country'a
reputation is verify pound Of flesh cut of
nearpst her heart. How deeply, painfully
our Northern brethren mus thave been de-
ceved, when they allowed such men to in.
fame their passions, and blind their reason
with the mock heroics OF Black Republican,
ism 1t cannot be but their repentance will
beequaly violent, when they see that they
have been used as tools Of set of cogging
knaves aud sharpers; and all the noise
against the South, and the Democratic par.
", has been mere trick to give such men
as Gilbert, Welch, Edwards, Natteson,
Grow, and their fellows, chance OF Plun'
der" @ @ a..
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-26
Compllmcnsary q the Legislature

The Cincinnati Commercial, whose favor
for certain legislative actions some Of the
leaders were desirous to propitiste, especial
ly as to the public contracts, pays Just tri-
butte Of respect to the bllthat recently pass,
ed both Houses We eoMaeha 1t 70 their
attention:
A NICE ARRANGEMENT FOR A SMALL
FAMiLY-Among the popular modes chosen
by politicians to provide for each other, is
that of making them perpetual pensioners
upon some public treasury. The history Of
/ petty but profitable manGuvre OF this kiRd,
has recently come to our knowledge. To
encourage merit in deserving young man
THAT is the exeuse--u law has this winter
| passed the General Assembly OF Ohio, nH-
4 thorizing every Justice of The Peace to pur-
1 chase a copy of Warreh's Ohio Criminal
4 Laws and Forms, and retain its price out OF
any fines assessed by him. BY an ingeRi-
oua wording OF the law, each magistrate may
do this annually The effect OF the law is
to furnish every Justice and Mayor with
yearly copy of the work at the expense o.
, the State; and to secure to the author OF 9
book that no respectable man in The trade
would undertake to publish on his own &C
, count, an annual income, in the form ol
> profit, out of the Treasury, Of from six tc
; ten thousand dollars. For this act OF indie
cency there is notin particle OF excuse
The work is worthless TO anybody AM
especially to Justice OF the Peace. 1t il
& made up mostly of precedents ofindiclment
copied from, the records ofdfferent counties
in the State, and is Of no more value or au
thoritv thsn az old almanac, It is rathe
8 difficult 10 find words in which, without
breach Of decorum, to characterize suchpcr
formances, as they deserve Wrong the!
!; are obviously, and stis impossible to escnp
{ fthe conviction that they. must have original
o ed in knavery, But this folly is more pal
!; pable than anything else; and this case ceI
' tainly exhibits an amount Of ignorance 9
q the wants Of the parties for whom they pre-
0 fess to provide and Of their own duties o
9 the part Of our Legislators, almost miracl
I. lous. ''
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Fight I'm the NIissouri Legislature.

It,is only short time since we chroni-
cled an emphatic knock down in one of the
Houses of the Missouri Legistature, which
was followed by the drawing of Bcwie-.
knife. We have now Q similar .incideht,to
relate A few days since, just before the
vote on the Bank bill was taken, Mr. Albin.
Of Gentry, in q personal explanation, nude
some harsh structures on Mr. Singleton, Of
Andrew The rest Of the story is thus told
in the Iaqairer's legislative report; @ sass'
!. Here Mr, Singleton, of Andrew, rose from
his seat and advanced to the side OF his desk
toward the LEFT centre aisle; when be arriv
ed at the front edge thereof, he with his right
| hand gripped for his inkbottle; a seconc
clutci, secured it, Drawing it back he
| threw it with much force toward and at Mr.,
Albin. The bottle, scattering, its contents
| oil along OF, its route, struck The desk Of Mr..
| A. in 'front.' of him, and bounced of, carry
| ing with ita handkerchieg just glancing over
the face of Mr. Darnes,so of Scott. whose seat
1 is about in line with the seat of MIR. Al
bin. ~.
Upon this, and quicker than we can pen
| the act, Dir. Albin drew from his breast q
/ seven inch. Colts revolver, which he pointed
with unerring certainly, and which he held
/ with wonderful steadibess directly ut Mr.,
.lS. Gentlemen surrounding either party,
j rushed toward them not, however, until Mr.
i Sing Teton had stopped down in the attempt
as. il would appear, to raise spittoon. Mr.,
i Clover, OF st. Louis, who happened to- be
1 near, caught The arm Mr. a.. and at the
4 same time with bis left hand, forced the
pistol upward to the ceiling. enq bis a.eki't
BY this time, the Speaker collected him
self and ordered the two parties under arrest
4 Mr.. A. made some resistance by words, bu
4 on recommendation Of bis friends, he lett tn
!, hall in custody eftbe SsreeaBt. at- arms =
: Mr. S.,was not, fOrthe present, molested.
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How the Engineer Died at Dcsjar'
diMs.

The engineer (brave fellow whistled "on
brskes,"' and, while endeavoring to avert
the catastrophe, went down with the engine
Insteud oftattempting to eschpe at the first
warning, he stayed pntil the moment when 4
the engine was precipitated into the abyss,
and was reversing the engine, endeavoring,
II possible, to prevent the fatal result
Hxmilion Spectator. z 81 3tf3 ss3z
Upon thisthe Albany Journal remarks as
follows: ~ l-ssr' esi &2 s'iss
When the last account Of heroes is made
up, il willscontsin some other names than
those Of the soldiers who we are wont to-
honor with the title. The engineer who
lies under the ice at Desjardins, the boy on
the Central Road whose dead fingers wers
clltching his brake, and hundreds Of other
namcless heroes on our railroads., who meet
death rather than desert duty, are entitled TO
higher monuments than the stormers OF
Malakoffssand captors Of Redan. s' + s''
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-26

Bishop Pierce is writing series Of letters
describing bic journey through Kansas. IN
describing Kansas City, be says: W. 'F'''@
at is about the last's place where COM
mon man would have thought Of locating a
city. Perpendicular hills; hills oval; hills
ragged; long slopes; abrupt ascents with
ravines and gorges, deep or yawning wide
in wild confusion, u II seems to forbid house
building ,thereabout. But il iss good for
trade; and go Mammon, or Anglo Saxon en-,
ergy, just as you please, has dug, and level.
ed and built. The houses fronting on the
river are reared against the bluff, with its
summit far above the roofs; and in the rear
end, and even, in the third story, you have
an earthly odor peculiar to q newly dug eel.
lar. Yet, with all its ups and downs, trade
flourishes and the city grows. y +
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Fs,.aa,y Rat, Erap.

,A correspondent Of the Genesee Farmer
relates the following funny way Of catching,
rdts: Z .. 80 ..sff ...; {,5s,.s !, M Il
II build my corn Glib on posts about eigh.
ieealiGches high, made rat- proof BY put
ting abroad board on, sheet irouonthe top.
0f The posts. Make everything secure SIX;
cept the. granary. and have This ras.pFoof ex-; x
cept at Che or the back corners. Here,
where they wiIi9like itbesa make q nice
llolswilh % spout about fise inches long on
The outside. where ibsga can CO. IN apd out
and eat at, pleasure. Thens IL l. think the
rats are too numerous, take bag, after
dark, and slip the mouth over tiiespout on
tie outside u The gsanary. Then send .Ben'
lin ct the door with. light, and the rats nd
mics will all run Into thebag. Then slip
the bag OF The spout and slap It once or
twice sgainst the side Of the granary. Turn
! out the dead, and In an hour or two repeat
| the process. After all are killed, stop up
THE hole till new recruits arrive, which catch
| in the same wsy."
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The hst Wsshi1eion Union has the FOL.
lowing article on this subject. The con-
duet Of the two lodges, who gave dissenting
opinions, wss most censurable in fOreslalling
the usual publication. The Union says:
I Several Of our exchange papers and, no.
merous correspondents desire to see the opin.
ions Of the Supreme Court in this easss
They complain that they are delayed. while
the We've Of the dissenting Judges have been
wide spread before the public BY those who
concur IN them, accompanied BY severe AMI.
madversions upon the views Of the majority
Of the Judges, whose opinions neither they
nor the public have seen. The injustice Of
deHuuncing Judicial conclusions which they
have never seen Is too manifest to be ques-
ttioned. We understand that the opinions OF
! the 5udges were fled with the clerk, to be
, recorded and pubiished in the usual manner.
I II now appears that the two Judges who
dissented, furnished. out Of the ordinary
i'course Of things, copies Of their dissents for
the public papers, thus contributing i I'd.
tance the elements Of political assaults up
on their brethren, who have been 6ercely
CONDEMNED without being heard. We, how.
Fever, hope nto lay before our readers the
i views OF each Of the Judges in this deeply
interesting case. Arrangements have been
nade to procure copies for the publication
Of an extensiss edition at an early day
When the views oithe Judges are before the
public in an authentic form, so as to be fully
8 understood, we intend to present such sug-
gcsti upon the principles involved in them
ms we deem pertinent, and demanded BY the
> occasion, refraining, however, from all de-
} nunciatory language toward those whose
: opinions may differ from our own. Time
8 will show, in this case, what experience has
. proved In others, that judicial opinions are
not to be overthrown by abuse and harsh cpl.
. thets, nor sustained by defamation. They
= must stand or fall upon the strength and
: force Of the arguments they contain. They
! are addressed to the sense and understanding
e OF men, and must be measured and weighed
n by their reflection and Judgment. The 40.
81 tion Of the Supreme Court in this case will
F. form no exception to this rule. as
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n.rTha f,nnntv free.ansnrer,s office wn,

6FThe County Treasurer's Office was
broken into BY some person or persons un.
known, on the night of Thursday, the 9th
nst., by prying the window shutter open.
and one hundred dollars in bills and specie
stolen from the drawer. The sa fe and 9th.
er furniture was undisturbed. Since then,
lantern and two chisels have been found rn.
der the bridge on the plank road north Of the
town, which were doubtless secreted there
by the burglars. One OF the, chiselsB y a
three inch planning, and the other is q one
inch half round chsel. - Ashtabste SentineI.
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there sFs 1bs ID Tue territory Of Kansas
! large msjofIiy Of Zee alhts men. Bu. 10
seeofdspes vlih the savIc, Of fusion leaders,
they refuse to vote. The Republicans desire
to see II slave State. The following able
article from the Pitisburg Post, we commend
10 our readers: .i4OEiIf II
"We have all along said that Kansas
would be free State. The insertion was.
based upon the supposition that the, Free
State men of the territory vput1 vote to
make il 40. Bot if they will continue 70
follow the advice OF the Abolitionists aud re-
fuse to vote, then the result may be Other
wise. - And let Il be 80 IL they will.as The
people of this country are intelligent enough
10 understand the facts. They know that
lthe Free State men have only TO express
theh wieh to.makelit it q free State. If they
follow the advice of Sumner, Greeley, Gid.
dings and Hale, and refuse to vote, Il is theiI
1 own fault; and upon them and their party bt
1.-THE consequences. The people may occo.
sionally be misleds under . sudden impdlst
Tor a Temporary excitement. But dellber
tately planned fraud that requires years lt'
consumate will surely be-, discovered ent
condemned, and the. adthofs Of Il consigned
to infamy. -
4 The sdoctfihe OF p0pulef' sovereignty vii
never be abandoned while II forms the bafii
! OF our free institutions; and those who At
temp TO defeat it's operation by neglectin
their first duty as citizens will earn nothing
but the contempt Of all just men. Fhe Re
politicians contend that the Free State part
d iorms three fourths Of the population Of Kar
sas., Is il at all likely that three fourths ar
overruled, oppressed, and cowed down by th
one. .fourthf To suppose so is to charg
them with cowardice, ignorance and stupid
b tyg such as no where else prevail In tn
: country. II is a slander that cannot b
! credited by the most willing partisans, :
Had that Senate bill became law mir
months ago, the slavery question 10 KsBs'
: world have been settled before this time.-
It was defeated by the by the Republican
!: only TO serve a party purpose; and the Fr'
State men in the territory stay away fro
g The polls for the same purpose. ~
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WHo IS THE PRETrIEsr WOMAN IN New
YoRks-A letter was advertised on Satur-
day morning, In the New York Post Office
list, advertised "To The Preitiest Lady ID
New York. No less than seven hundred
and sixteen ladies are said TO have applied
for the golden letter. But the clerks in The
Office, not being able to decide, the matter
lie TO be brought before the Court sof Come
and Pleas for adjudication. \. lss,..,