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Butte record., 1857-01-24

under the impartial protection OF the general
government, affords common ground OF
union for the contesting parties, which will
soon rebound to the benefit of the new ter
ritory.
If the result of the election of Mr.. Bu-
chanan has accomplished so much, before
his Inauguration, what may we not expect
before the close Of his administration; If
the mere announcement of the democratic
triumph has had the effect already percep-
tible in ''Kanzas affairs" can we not conf
IDENTIFY anticipate that under the incoming
administration, the strides of the new terri
tory towards greatness will be rapid, vigor-
Gus and healthy
The settlement, growth and prosperity Of
the vast region thrown open to our enter
prising population by the act organizing the
territory of Kanzas aud Nebraska, has an
not in the manner in which the fanatics and
lunatics on either side of Mason and Dixon s
line would have US believe, but because their
settlement and prosperity will insure the
early completion of great national thor
oughfare from the Atlantic to the Pacific
This consideration alone is sufficient to in
terest all in their prosperity. What Texas
has accomplished towards the construction
of road across the continent, may yet be
accomplished by the Territory of Kama:
| and Nebraska.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
A beautiful Tdes.

Away among the Alleghanies there is a
spring, so small that single OK, in sum
mer's day could drain it dry. 1t steals its
unobtrusive way among the hills, till it
spreads out into the beautiful Ohio. Thence
it stretches away thousand miles, leaving
on its banks more than hundred villages
and cities and many cultivated farms, and
bearing on its bosom more than half thou
sand Steamboats,. Then joining the Mis-
sissippi, it stretches away and away some
twelve hundred miles more,s till it falls into
the great ocean of eternity. 1t is one of
the great tributaries of the ocean, which,
obedient only to God, shall roll and roar till
the angel, with one foot on the sea and the
other on the land, shall lift up his hand to
heaven, and swear that time shall be no
longer. So with moral influence. 1t is a
rill, 3 riyulet-a riVer-aA ocean, bound
less and fathomless as eternity.-SOuth
IHiaoisan
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
A Great Fish Kettle.

Mr.. Robert Postans, writing to the Lon
don Times, gives the following description
of a natural fish kettle in the island of St.
Paul:
Perhaps the chief reason why st. Paul
does not need hospiee is, that it possesses
natural and unfailing supply of provisions,
which seems to have been entirely forgotten
by those who advocate the erection of hos
aware, a volcanic island, on the side of which
there is large and deep lagoon, evidently
the crater of an exhausted burning mount
ain. One side of this circular basin is bro
ken away, and through a narrow throat or
entrance, the sea ebbs and flows. The open
ing is about pistol shot wide. In this lake,
which is about two miles in circumference,
the water is as smooth as miilpond. In
rowing round this exhausted crater found
smoke rising amid the stones on its beauti-
full beach In various places, and on landing
/ found the water close to the shore SO hot
that could not bear my hand in it. The
temperature of the air was seventy three
degrees by thermometer, which on being
plunged into the water rose to two hundred,
and on repeating the experiment in various
places it rose to similar elevation, and even
to the boiling point. The lagoons are full
of delicious fish, but am ignorant of their
names; they appeared to me to be species
of haddock and cod, only larger, and are
easily caught by bit of red bunting, or a
piece of pork. fastened to a hook. After
catching boat full of fish our party boil
ed them in the springs, and found them ex-
cellent food. l should mention that there is
a narrow belt of sea in the lake which may
be styled ''no fishes water" where it is too
hot for them; but it extends only few yards
from the hot water, so that it is possible for
man to catch fish in the bow of a mod
erately long whale boat and walk aft and drop
it into hot water and cook it. Vlamming,
the Dutch navigator, who visited st. Paul's
in 1897, mentions this fact, and if any of
your readers should feel disposed to doubt
the truth of this statement, beg to refer
them to Horsburgh's Sailing Directory to
the East, for description of this remark
able lagoon. In addition to these authori-
ties, also append my name and address to
vouch for the truth of this singular fact.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
A California Widow.

Captain Saltwater says his first essay TO
effect a matrimonial alliance, resulted in a
manner so discouraging, that he don't be-
lieve he'll ever be induced to try it over
again. The captain being out of service for
some months. conceived passion for .
rather mysterious young lady boarding at
the same hotel. Says the captain, 81 con-
veyed her round to shops, shows, balls, the
aters, churches, and every other place of
amusement and information, and at last,
when l thought things had gone bout far
enough, I squares my yards and says l,
just as cool as powder monkey, Ma'am.
I've been thinking I'd like to get spliced."
"SlicedI" says she, as artless as turtle
dove. .'Spliced ~ said 1, ''and if you've
a notion, why-I'm ready to share my luck
and dunnage with you, ma'am." She look
ed sort of taken back at first. but she goes
about and says she '' Captain, I've been
thinking if my husband don't write soon,
and send me some money, and gold watch
from Californy, I'd just as leave marry
somebody else as not. and if you'll wait
few days I'll give you the preference . Her
husband had been gone to the Pacific just
four months, and here was Csliforny wid-
ow! "I stood off after that" said the
Captain.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Mormonisrn in the West.

The Mormon, a weekly newspaper, es-
tablished in this city some three years since
as the organ of the followers of Brigham
Young. is discontinued. The Mormons are
now left destitute of mouthpiece in the
Eastern States. Twopapers devoted to their
faith still exist In the .country-the Stan
Deseret Neacs. issued at Great Salt Lake
City, under the direct superintendence OF
Brigham Young. The organ established in
this city was started when Mormonism was a
feeble affair in this region. The leader of
the sect deemed it important that the ele-
ments already existing should find freer
development througt the agency of an ac-
credited sheet, under the orders of Brigham
Young, President John Taylor undertook
the task Of conducting a weekly journal,
which has fulfilled its purpose. AMI now
dies. The editor, man of no small abili-
ty, had previously been assigned to similar
labors. In its last speech and dying decla-
ration the Mormon bewails the iniquity of
the Gentiles in the following language, the
appropriateness of which viii be at once
apparent to the reader Quoth the AornaoR:
s'The mantle of darkness is fast enshroud-
ing the nation; wickedness is visibly on
the increase-in short, peace is taken from
the earth, and "the Prince, the power of the
air" rules triumphant among the children of
men. What melancholy spectacle-the
earth that rolled in purity from the hands of
its Creator is now covered with corruption
Man. created in the image of God, is now
emaciated, palsied, paralyzed and diseased,
''from the crown of his head to the soles of
his feet" through transgression of the laws
of heaven; woman, the gift of the Lord to
man as a ''help meet is degraded and de-
based-his victim or his partner in crime.
Every generation is worse than its predeces-
sor, and the end must be wreck and ruin
The fact that there are at present in this
city nearly thousand professed Mormons.
is not generally known. Regular religious
and ceremonial services are performed by
these people. They have their church or
ganization, meetings on the Sabbath and
Conference gatherings, and are obedient to
tential Prophet is not less effective in New
7 ork than on the borders of the Salt Lake
What he forbids is not done,-what he COM
mands is faithfully obeyed. The degree of
the influence he exerts is amazing. Nor is
it in the city alone that the indications of
rapid growth are apparent. In New Eng
land, there is large force of the "Saints.
There has rarely been more goodly show of
men and women than that which
wss exhibited few weeks since in Nor
mon gathering held in Connecticut; while
the Presidency count with evident satisfac-
ton upon the success of the missionary en-
terprises they are now conducting quietly
but very perseveringly in that seclion.-N.
Y Times
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
crouched in his fur coat seeming unconscious

! crouehed In his fur coat seeming unconscious
of all but his own deep thoughts.
..Chicsgop shouted the brakeman, and
in an instant all was confusion, and our hero
was lost in the crowd The next we saw 81
him was at the baggage stand, looking up 9
band-box for sweet looking country girl,
who was going to learn the milliner's trade
in the city. As We passed to our carriage,
We discovered him again, holding an old man
by the hand while he grasped the shoulder
of the conductor of another train with the
other, getting for the grey-baired sire the
right information as to the route he should
take to get to ''his darter, who lived near
Muscatine. Iowa.
s'God bless him for his deeds i'' was our
earnest aspiration, as he whirled round the
corner. May his shadow never grow less.
or the gold in his pocket diminish for IN
his unnumbered charities and mercies,
dropped so unostentatiously hers and there,
he is perhaps doing more good in his day
and generation than he who donates his
thousands to building charitable institutes
to give honor to his own name.
Oh how much the world reeds great men
that are able to comprehend little things
and yet how often it happens that the learn
ed, the wise and the rich, outgrow the eve
ry-day wants of humanity, and feeling with
in themselves the power to move nightly,
pass by the humble duties that would make
a thousand hearts leap for JOY, and push on
looking for some wrong to right, some great
sorrow to be soothed, some great work to be
accomplished /; and failing to find the great
work, live and die incarceTated IN their own
selishness and nothing at all.
This rough mans nature seemed the na-
ture of the child. His quick eye saw at a
glance his great heart warmed and his hand
executed his little works of charity-so
small that one would expect to see them slip
between his giant fingers unaccomplished-
yet they were done. The 'angel over the
right shoulder will have longer column
to set down to his account of deeds well
done than all the rest of the passengers of
that crowded ear, on that long, tedious,
stormy night in January. 1856.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Death in Life

The following is from an article by Oil
yer W. Holmes, in the last number of the
North American Review:
eff the reader of this paper live another
complete year, his self-conscious principle
will have migrated from its present tenement
to another, the raw materials even of which
are not as yet put together. A portion of
that body of his which is to be, will ripen
in the corn of the next harvest. Another
chase, or others will purchase for him, head
ed up in the form of certain barrels of po-
tatoes. A third fraction is vet to be gath
cred in Southern rice-feld. The limbs
with which he is then to walk will be clad
with flesh borrowed from the tenants of ma
nv stalls and pastures, now unconscious of
their doom. The very organs of speech
with which he is to talk so wisely, plead so
eloquently. or preach so effectively, must
first serve his humber brethren to bleat, to
below, and for all the varied utterances of
bristled or feathered barn-yard life. His
bones themselves are, to great extent, an
posse, and not in esse
ga bag of phosphate of lime which he
has ordered from Prof. Mapes for his
grounds, contains large part of what is to
be his next years skeleton. And more than
all this, and by far the greater part of his
body is nothing, after all, but water; the
main substance of his scattered members is
to be looked for in the reservoir, in the run
ming streams, st the bottom of the well, in
the clouds that float over his head, or diff
fused among them all.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Ladv Electioneerirg.

Fox had most able canvasser In the per
SON of the beautiful Duchess of Devonshire.
Her grace freely bestowed kisses for prom
ises of votes, and had no less than three of
her own carriages constantly engaged under
her immediate directions in bringing electors
to the polling booth.
The lampoons upon her character seemed
only further to excite her energies, and she
speedily became so great an adept in elec<
tioneering tactics as to assume their princi-
pal direction on behalf of Fox.
Her gracs attended the meetings, some
times in male attire-spoke, cajoled, chaffed.
drank, smoked, treated, promised, begged,
ordered, bulfed, threatened. sang, danced.
prayed, and cried, to further the cause of
cher man. As an instance of her enthu
siasm it was told that, whilst she was can
vassing butcher, by some accident her
shoe became so much torn that she could
not keep it on.
In this embarrassment she kicked the shos
away, and said
"See! l 60 barefoot to serve my friends!'
She won the vote, which had been prom
ised to Wray.
Upon her asking candle-maker for his
vote
Il viii give your grace plumper." said
the man of grease. ''and procure YOU five
more on a certain condition.
'What is that?''
''Tbat your grace will give me kiss
"Why, then," said the Duchess, stake
one"
These familiarities were in turn brought
into use by other ladies of high rank, both
for and against Fox.
The committee over which the Duchess
of Devonshire presided had among its mem
bers the most celebrated beauties of the day,
The Duchesses of Rutland and Portland. the
Countesses of Carlisle and Derby, Ladies
Beaucamp and Duncannon, and, In fact,
most of the ladies of rank in London, were
engaged in the contest, and, in many instan-
ces, much to the dissatisfaction of their
husbands.
The hustings were constantly beset with
carriages, either employed in bringing up
voters or encouraging adherents to their
presence. The obstinate and opposite can
vassing fairly bewildered the Westminster
tradesmen, and many, to ease their lives,
left town for the country. One lady had
troop of milliners in carriage occupied in
making up cockades for Lord Hood, and dis
tributing them to the spectators.
Her Grace of Rutland superintended the
of the rum-grog to Lord Hoods
sailors and soldiers, that Fox's partisans
could the more easily defeat them; and she
encouraged the fierce battles between the
marrow bones and cleavers of the seamen.
The Devonsh;re ladies had a balcony erected
in Henrietta street, and there they greeted
friends and foes as they passed to the hust-
ings The secret committee was held here
An example thus set by the higher classes
was not long in reaching the Westminster
DANES of every grade and Sir Cecil Wray
very soon found that he had more to fear
from the women than from all Fox's and
Hoods roughs together.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The Chicago correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal, draws the following picture of
the present Mayor of Chicago:
s'Did you ever see John Wentworth?
No. Well, come with me to the street cor
ner. Mark that numbering looking man,
with light complexion and good-humorea
face, taking short strides this way. He
stands six feet FIVE in his stockings. Old
straw hat turned down all round. like a cot
ton umbrella-no neck-cloth-short, bad
fitting linen coat, loose unmentionables,
which look as if he had jumped too far in
to them, and hadn't time to pet back-un-
biacked. united shoes, three sizes too large
and slight stoop to the tall figure, and the
picture Is complete. You see him. Well,
sir. that shabby. elephantine individual. who
looks as if he had not cent in the world,
Is Johannes Elongatus, Mayor of Chicago;
and he is worth Eve hundred thousand
dollars.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

When the cholera was at its worst in I849
in New Orleans, an old negro. who had
weathered the yellow fever many times at
length got frightened at the havoc the cllol-
era was making among all classes. His
master one night heard him praying to the
'tangel of de Lord by the light of tallow
candle, ''to spare his time-to lef him live q
little longer, and den take him to glory
But he concluded his prayer by protesting
perfect submission to the viii of de angel Of
de Lord, even should he be called upon to
go on that long journey
Sambo's master determined to test the
sincerity of this last profession. He knocked
loudly and distinctly at the door.
s.Who's dar go says Sarnbo-
1.-The angel of the Lord, /" was answered
"What you want ?''
'.I have called for Sanbo.''
The master heard the candle suddenly ex-
tinguished with 'whoof,' aud Sambo ener-
getically answered:
He's not herel Datnigger IS been dead
tree weeks"
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
JOB PRINTING.

The Office of TIE KASzAs NExs Is furnished
with complete assortment of the newest ssyls1
Of Type, Borders, Flourishes, Cuts, Cards. Fancy
Papers, Colered Inks, Bronze, &e.. enabling the
proprietor to print Circulars, CARDs. CERTIFICATES
OF SrocK, DxKDs, PosrEss. and all other kinds Of
JoB PRISTIse, in manner unsurpassed in the
country Particular attention paid TO printing
all kinds of Blanks. Orders for work promptly
attended to when accompanied with cssR. 'sEI-
cELs4oR" is our motto.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
WorE.

There is perennial nobleness, and even
sacredness in work. Were he never so be-
nighted, forgetful of his calling, there is
always hope in man who actually and
earnestly works In idleness alone there is
perpetual despair. Work, never so Nam
monish, mean, is in communication with
Nature; the desire to get work done will
itself lead one more to truth, 10 Natures
appointments and regulations, which are
truth.
Consider how, even in the meanest sorts
of labor, the whole soul of man is COM
posed into kind Of real harmony the in
slant he sets himself at work. Doubt, de-
sire, sorrow, remorse. indignation, despair
itself. all these, ike heH-dogs. lie beleaguer-
ing the soul of the poor day worker. as OF
every man; but he bends himself with fres
valor against bis task, and all these are still
ed, all these shrink murmuring lar of into
their caves.
Blessed is he who has found his work:
let him ask 30 other Carlyle.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
JoKEoNANEcIIeESr Orr,c1.1-Asto storv

JoKE oSA NEGLIGENT OFFlcIAL.-A storyis
told of a revenge taken by Nantucket ship
master against a United States Consul, who
was very rarely to be found In the Office, al
though upon his sign were the words. .In
from 10 to |.
The indignant captain, after trying to find
the Consul several days without success,
took paint brush and altered the officials
sign so that it read, ten to one he is not In
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

1t was Goblet who said-and he told Che
truth, too-that woman is never so amiable
as when she is useful as for beauty. though
men may fall in love with girls at play. there
is nothing to make them stand their love
like seeing them at work, engaged in the
useful Offices of the home and family.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
A RoBBER DRAws PnE FRoa A PR1s.

a RoBBER Draws A PILE FRoA PR1s-
TER--Monday morning. about half-past
three o'clock, as . printer. employed in the
Buffalo Courier Office, was on his way to his
work, he was stopped by two men. who
emerged from the basement of st. James
Hall, and presenting pistol, demanded his
money. OF course he handed over what he
had; but being printer. the whole sum of
bis cash on hand amounted to only 25 centsi
Robbing printer, and on Monday morn
ing at thstl
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

In I745 hoops were worn ss large as now.
Sir Robert Strange, fleeing from pursuit af-
ter the battle Of Culioden, was concealed In
the crisis of his trouble, by young lady,
who offered TO shelter him under the ample
folds of her petticeat- To this strange pro-
posal, considering the circumstances. 1t is
not strange that he assented, and he re-
manned undiscovered. Either love or graft
itude suggested the sequel, and they we're
subsequently, married.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

Very few men, properly speaking, live At
present. but are providing 10 live at another
time.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The power of fortune is confessed ealys 8
BY the miserable, for the happy imputs Al
thair success TO prudenoe sad merit.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

This is CRATE prospect" as the pris-
oner said, in peeping ont of his cell window.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

How to make pantaloons iast-make the
coat aud vest FIRST.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-23
WHO SHALL BE GOVERNORS
Letter from Judge Wood.

In gratifying a general desire to see the
following letter from the Hon. VIM. T.
Wood, former Judge Of this circuit, Mr..
Letcher requests to say in justice to the
author that it was written without any
view to publication Saline Herald.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-23
A CARD.
From the Randolph "Citizen.''

From the Randolph "Citizen."
We. he undersigned citizens of Hunts
vile and Syiciniiy have heard that report
had been circulated, in various portions Of
TIE counssY that the Rev. VIM. Thompson
hsdyduFing the late session in Mount Pleas
ant College, been so much under the infu-
ence Of ardent spirits as to be unable to al
tend to his duties as President OF the Insti-
tuition, for three weeks at time, and that
he had to take trip up the country to be-
come sobered off, would certify that said
report is base and slanderous fabrication,
unfounded in every particular, and put forth
only for the purpose of injuring his reputa-
tion; and we father certify, and with pleas
ure bear testimony, that during the residence
of Mr.. Thompson in our town his deport-
ment and christian conduct has been, as far
as we have been able to Judge, exemplary
and worthy of all imitation.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-23
Award of Premiums to Reapers and
Mowers.

The trial of Reapers and Mowers for the
premium offered by the St. Louis Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Association came of
Friday and Saturday, at the farm of d. A.
January, on the North Missouri Railroad.
The Premium ($l5o) for Mowers was a.
warded to mower manufactured by Ball,
Aultman & Co., of Canton, Ohio, and sold
by Sigerson & Bros, st. Louis.
The Premium for Reapers, ($l5o) was
awarded to the Kentucky Harvester, manu-
factured by Miller, Wingate & Co., Louis.
vile, KY, and sold by Landreth s. Son, St.
Louis.
The Premium for Reaper and Mower
($l5o) was awarded to the Kentucky
Harvester also.-tNsws, 18th,
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-23
H A R R Y HOUSE

BRUNSWICK, MO.
III THE subscriber has removed 10 his ne
H;ii and commodious hotel, near Broadway,
where he will be pleased 10 see his old frenus and
the travelling public generally. No pains will be
spared TO render his guests comfortable and their
sojourn at his house pleasant one. The hotel
has been furnished with every convenience, ard
he fatters himself, that no house west of ST.
Louis can excel his. The table will at all times
be furnished with the best the market affords
the Bar VIII be furnished with the most choice
liquors. Thankful for the liberal patronage here
tofore extended TO him, he solicits continuance
of the same. n. HARRY.
Brunswick, Feb. 5, 1857.
N. B. Stage Office for all the Lines arriving and
departing at Brunswick at this House Also good
stabling attached 10 the house