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Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
Flrst ST., bptvvse.. maiden Lane ana q st.
Washington Hotel.

Aa5oEau TIE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RES
lllHa pectfuy inform the travelling community
EsWA AMI the public in general, that he has opened
Isalk4sssa the above well known House,
MO. 70, q @tEOot,
And that the same has been entirely repaired and re-
fitted throughout, and the Bar and Larder win be
stocked with the choicest Wines and Liquors &c, &C..
and the best the nlSrkct affords.
Board per week BY private agreement.
Meals. ....... 30 cts. Lodging. ......... 80 cts
MAURICE SULLIVAN,
aug2-2my Proprietor.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26

F. J. scHAEFTER, Rec. sec'y.
III OtiCO.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
Billiards ! Billiards +!
FOUNTAIN SALOON,
Corner Of High and Second Streets.

A. SCHMIDT & CO., PROPRIETORS,
OtAN still be found at their old place of business
~ where they dispense nothing but the very best
and refreshing drinks extant The s. oon s COO
and capacious, and the Billiard Tables are excellent
Give us a call. A. SCnMIDT,
my25-my @. VEEBk0CK.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
ISAAC D tNFORTH,

II oOuIH lIuTktI Street.
The above certificate is from well known and
highly respectable Merchant Of Boston, and entitled
to the fullest confidence,
Seth W. Fowle 4 Co., l9s Washington street, Boston
Proprietors. Sold by their agents everywhere
Sold by Henry Johnson & Co., Wholesale Druggists
LAG Washington street, San Francisco sole agents for
the Pacnc coast
DR.. II. D. Kelly, Druggist agent for Marysynle,
aug24- lm
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
Dyspepsia sJured.

DR.. Geo. B. GEEgS-Dedr Sir: In reply to your
question in regard to the action Of the Orygenated
BaterS feel much pleased in stating that from its
prompt and decisive effect in alleviating and over.
coming severe and chronic case of Indigestion and
Dyspepsia in my own family, and from knowledge
of its wonderful results in curing several attacks
quite as in other FAMILIES Of my acquaintanee
consider it sovereign and infallibe remedy In that
distressing complaint and would cordially and ear
nestly end it to all who may be thus afflicted
Respectfully your,
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
POSITION ".
THE FARMER AND FARMING OF CALIFORNIA HAVE NO
EQUALS.

HE FARMER AND FARMING OF CALHORhlA HAVE NO
EQUALS
The Edi,sJurgA Recieoc," hoary with age and OK
perience, the organ Of great thoughts and great won
deIs these many years, that has given tohe and To
a great extent, law, to the mental European world,
thus expresses its astonshment ut the flaming aud
vegetable wonders of California in these words
"At the State Agricultural Fairat Sacramento, 1855,
exhibited, among lher pr, digts, beet weigh
Ing 70 b.; carrot weighing ten lbs, and three feet
th ee inches in ength there 5 In the same bed or
equal izr; cCrn stalk m asuring u feet nine inches
ia hight; an apple measuring l5H inches each way"
But we cant tell'-adls this Re0telo with a sort
Of "A refrain owlish uracle-"But we cannot tell how
lnnch may owing TO that cyrlopan grandeur Of de.
scriptiOn in which American fancy is apt 10 dulge'
Should tho editor of the Edinburgh ReUtelo ever
20 lar humble hnlsel as IN look at the words have
the honor of utering in your hearing to day, let him
read these cycupian fcts Since lo55, In stare Ag-
rlcutura Fair, have en- beet that weighed 70
pounds iurnip that weighed upwards of 81 pound !;
stalk 25 feet in hight; and pears that weighed
four pounds apiece ,
Agli ia anotaer place, speaking of the now world
renowned ma nmo h trees the ReUteao states;
- rhe Father of the Forest PROSTATE tree, m as
ures ty feet IN diameter at the base, supposed ght
when standing, above hun feet! rhat Is ,' gooa
tha authority" adds he writer with that proper SPIRIT
of doubt that Is tn" and that s. becomes
a world circulated ReUteao
Althuugh nur ma nniuth groves of trees-and, late
", rev aud still arg. ones have been discovered
are in ,y "f the pr nd boasts OF our State yet
is subj set nf still prouder boast, that on the slopes
nf b Serras win re Nv those mi shtiest monarchs
Of all woods, in the midst Of our Id fields there
grow peaches aud plum pears pnm giaiates, and
nectarinrs and Ions and other fruits, that, in siz
d beauty aud o usness, the equal OF which The
Q Teen of Euga I'd cannot command, from all her do
minions th It stretch throughout every zOne, aud o,
which .he sun ne err setsl These fruits these pro
ductions, are spread upon you tables to day
Our cima e-th re- Is no winter In 1t, Our wlnte
Is everlasting spring. Our summer an everas ini
autumn that yields the more by reaping. What al
inheritancel New and warm, viii out malaria.
pilgrim soil. prolific Of all things bat the Ague snd tb
| pestenoe.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
Great nature
Rude, yet gentle
Stern, yet kindly J
Terrible, yet loving
Frugal, yet bountiful !

The voice and the hand-the ferule and
the prize Of Deity We almost believe that
no man can be one Of Gods great men, unless
nurtured in the strong embrace of our great
mother, on the bosom of the earth. 1t was
from the farmers alone that the Almighty
raised up those men of mighty arms and nigh
tier faith to deliver the chosen people of old,
the Gideons, the Baraks, the Samsons and
the Jepthqhs.
In latter tim "the sword of the Lord and
of Gideon" was welded by II farmer, Oliver
Uron we'll And the model man of all the
world-the Father and the boast of his coun
try and the pride Of all human kind Wash
ington-was a farmer.
All men should some time in their lives
live out in the midst of nature and till the
soil He who has been born and reared, and
who lives in city, debarred the privilege
of communing with nature is most unfortu
nate. He can never be a whole man. He
lack the stern, true, poetic teaching of this
great school. Nothing can compensate for
it, "An undevout astronomer ismad," sx.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-26
O"fA - -
THE FARMER is KING.

Cotton is King" saysa Senator of these
States Nay, replies another Senator, "Gold
is King" Nay, say we've like a living
Sovereign The Flrmer IS King
A monarch is prepared for his throne by a
careful education; but who is nurtured with
such an education as the farmer? lie is
nursed in tie strong embrace of prolific,
many handed nature Our mother nature
keeps the wisest school.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17
New GAME-Godey's Lady's Book has th

New GAME-Godey's Lady's Book has the
last new "social game" Here it is
A small piece of stick is lighted at one end
and the blaze is blown out, leaving the sparks
1t is then passed from one of the company to
the next on his right hand, and so on round the
circle, each one saying, as he hands it to bis
neghbor, "Jack's alive" The player who holds
the stick when the last spark dies out must con
sent to have delicate moustache painted or
his face with the charred end of the stick, which
is then relghted and the game then goes on
Should the wearer of the moustache have Jack
die second time on his hands, an imperial
whiskers or exaggerated eyebrows may be add
ed to his charms. While Jack is in lively con
dition, with his sparks in fine, brilliant order
he is passed carelessly from one player to anoth
er but when he shows symptoms of dying it i:
amusing to see how rapidly he changes hands
for each player is bound to receive him as so1r
as his neighbor pronounces. "Jack's alive" II
case the moustache decorations are objected to
a forfeit may be paid instead by those who holt
"Jack dead"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17
AN INCIDENT OF TIE RELIeIoUs REyIyAL.

AN INCIDENT OF TIE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
The New York Tribune says: 80.
Tho celebrated Orvile Gardner, familiarly
called "Awful Gardner" prize-fghter and train
er of pugilists, has been recently brought under
the influence of the general revival. He is now
at small town in the vicinity of New York,
where his brother was recently converted and
where he himself has been led seriously to con-
slider the subject of religion. He attended an in
quiry meeting held in Methodist church, and
to the surprise and pleasure of the better class
of his friends, requested the prayers of the con-
gregation-a request which on three different
occasions he repeated. Having some unimport-.
ant business to attend to in this city, friend
asked him if he would lump into the cars and
60 down and attend9" He replied, II have
more important business to attend to first, and
shall not go to the city till it is DONE" He has
at present under his training three men for
prize fight. On being asked if be would give
them further lessons, he replied that she would
90 to them soon, but on different errand from
that of boxing and training" and that he
"would try to persuade them to give up their
fighting, to reform their character and to en-
brace religion" We learn that his earnestness
and seriousness are undoubted and that he has
become hopefully converted. m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17

SERMONS NOT IN "sroNEs," BUT DOLLARS
One of the most beautiful and correct sentiments
we have seen in print for long time, is the fol
lowing which we fiud in sermon on the sub.
iect Of The Dollar" published by the Rev. H.
ID, Mayo, of Albany. The preacher we'll OBJ
serves of the coin;
"Coud every American, when he receives it,
behold engraved on its lace some picture ex.
planatory of his motives ID It's acquisition, whal
a startling Gospel would be read OF every hour
in the day, all over the land
Gould every form of suffering, degradation
meanness, crime, that men encounter n gaining
the Dollar, appear on its face when they took II
;nto their hands, what sight were there :
Yet il is all there as truly as ii the magic pic
ture were discerned for every bad mans Dol
lar is the type of his sin.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17
POETRY.
The Pipes af Lucknow.
nv ArryASnrp NAcLAGAy.

The Pipes af Lucknow.
By ALEXANDER MAcLAeAN.
Mid the thunder of battle, the groans of the dying,
The wall of weak women the shouts of brave men,
poor Highland maiden sat sobbing and signing,
AS she onged for the peace of her dear native glen
But there came glad voice to the of her heart
The foes of auld Scotland forever will fear it!
eve are saved we are saved" cried the brave High
land maid,
'"Tis the Highander's slogan, dinna ye hear its
A moment the tempest of battle was hushed,
But no tidings of help did that moment reveal;
Again to their shot shattered ramparts they rushed
Again roared the cannon. again flashed the steel!
Still the Highland maid cried, "Let us welcome the
brave! ...
The death.msts are thick, but their claymores will
clear it
The war-ppes are peang The Campbells are COM
ing
They are charging and cheering, o dinna ye hear
itG"
Ye heroes of Lucknow fame crowns you with glory
Love welcomes you home with glad songs in your
praise!
And brave Jessie Brown, with her soul stirring story
Forever will live in the Highlanders' lays
Long life to our Queen and the hearts who defend her
Success to our flag! and, when danger is near it,
May our pipes be heard playing "The Campbels are
coming"
And an angel voice crying, 30 dinna We hear it ?"
Dinna ye hear it dinna We hear it?
High DER the battles din, dinna We hear it?
High Ger the battles din hail it and cheer it,
"Tis the Highlander's slogan, dinna we hear it ?"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17

How PAT LEARNED TO MAKE FIRE.-"Cant
you make fire, Pat2" asked gentleman OF
newly arrived son of Erin.
"Indeed can sir, and l learned to do that
thing, yer honor, to my cost, sure. Whin
came over, you see, there was no one along with
me except myself alone and my sister Bridget.
Whin we got ashore we went together to
boarding house, and the boarding master took
me up stairs to room, and when / went to bed
| took the coat and shirt off my back, and tor
fear some dirty spalpeen would be after stealing
en, l put 'em away snug and tidy in great
iron chest, that stood right fornist the bed. In
the mornin', whin the day was brakin' thro' my
wnder, says to myself-'The top av the mora
in to ye, Pat, is yer clothes safea' and jlsl
opened the door av the big chist, and be gorra
the coat off me body and the shirt off me back
was burnt to ashesl Be dad, sir, that ould div
il of chist was stove, bad luck to it; and iver
since that Pve know'd how to kindle fire.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17
For tho Spectator,


Messrs. Editors 1t has been apparent tony
mind, for several years past, that 1t was the du.
ty. as well as the interest of the South, to en-
gage in manufactures. There is no man in the
Union that cherishes our institutions more
than do, or who desires to see all portions of
il prosper than your humble writer, but really,
when reflect upon the hostile feelings Of the
North towards the South, / confess 1t is. calcu-
lated to ALLEVIATE my feelings in q high degree
from them as brethren, whom we ought to love
and cherish as members of one family. 1t is
notorious that the South has been too long de-
pendent upon the North for such articles as-we
REQUIRE, which the South can manufacture il
she will only turn her attention to it in prop
or spirit. | say then, let her arouse from her
lethargy, establish manufactures, of cotton, and
wooden, and all kinds of implements, required
by the farmers and mechanics. Promote and
sustain by all possible means your Universities,
Colleges, and Academies. Are you aware Of
the fact that million of dollars, or upwards,
are yearly spent in the city of Philadelphia, by
the South, 10 educating her sons for the prac-
tce of medicine to say nothing, of the vast sums
of money that are annually expended in the
North by the South. We are in fact eDriching
the North at our expense. We are feeding
and supporting those very brethren who ere
aiming q stab at the vitals of the South. Are
we to remain passive, and not to raise our voice,
or our arm, in defence of our just rights, rights
that were accorded to us under the Constitu-
tion of the United States. We all belong to
one family, as Nation, and we all have an e.
quail right to participate In and enjoy the fruits
Of the labor of our torefathers. call upon the
South to be up and doing, and act upon the
defensive and not suffer herself to be depen-
dent in any way whatever, upon the North
and she will find in the course of few years,
she will grow and blossom as the rose. Need I
inform the people of the South of the vast
and boundless resources which she enjoys. She
raises her own cotton, tobacco, hemp sugar,
rice, and has inexhaustsble mines of ore, and
coal, and other minerals, which only require
capital and enterprise to bring millions Of dol
lars, yearly, into her Golfers. All she has to do,
is to stretch forth her hand and pluck the fruit.
hope, Messrs. Editors, that something will be
done upon this all vital and important subject,
and that the people of the South will not for
the future, pursue so suicidal policy as they
have done, but pursue that course that policy,
and good sense dictates to them. call upon
the press of the South, the great lever for weal
or woe, to arouse the people to sense Of their
true interests. AUGUSTA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17
THE SEA sEnpENr.-The following letter late

THE SEA SERPENT-The following letter late
ly appeared in the London Times;
Observing in your paper OF Yesterdays date
letter from correspondent relative to the ma
rine animal commonly called the Sea Serpent" y"
in the concluding paragraph of which he men
tions that he has no doubt the object seen from
Her Maiesty's ship D@dalus in the month OF
August, 1S4S. when on the passage from the
Cape of Good Hope to ST. Helena, was piece of
the same sea weed observed by himself, beg to
state that the object seen from her Majesty 5
slip on that occasion was, beyond all question,
q living animal, moving rapidly through the
water against a cross sea, and within five points
OF fresh breeze, with such velocity that the
water was surglng under its chest as it passed
along, at rate, probably, of not less than 10
miles per hour. Captain M'Quhae's first im-
pulse was tO tack in pursuit, ourselves being on
wind on the larboard tack, when he reflected
that we neither could lay up for it nor overhaul
it in speed.-
There was nothing to be done, therefore, but
to observe it as accurately as we could with our
glasses as it came up under our lee quarter and
passed away to windward, at IFS nearest posi-
ton being not more than 200 yards from US; the
EYE, the mouth, the nostril, the color, and form
all being most distinctly visible to Us. We all
felt greatly astonished at what we saw, though
there were sailors among Us of 80 and 40 years
standing, who had traversed most seas and seen
many marvels in their day. The captain was
the first to exclaim, "This must be that animal
called the sea-serpent," conclusion which, at
ter sundry guesses, we all at last settled down
to. Nv impression was that it was rather OF q
lizard than serpentne character, as its move,
mont was steady and Uniform as Ii propelled
by fls not by any undulatory power. 1t was
in sight from our first observing it about ten
minutes, as we were fast leaving one another on
opposite tacks with freshening breeze and the
sea getting up.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17

HIGH PRIoE FOR RINDIANs.-William Bowlegs,
ESQ.,, head man of the two hundred Indians, ne
groes, half breeds, mullattoes, ect, in Florida,
yclept Seminoles, has been for q number Of
years, been one of the leading heroes in the war
like annals of the United States. Snugy en-
sconced in the businesses Of the everglades, Will
liam has been vainly sought by martial bands of
dragons, mounted rifemen, and the like, at the
rate OF we know not how many hundreds OF
thousands of dollars per annum to the national
treasury. All sorts of schemes have been tried
to catch him, and as none have succeeded, an
attempt is now in operation to bribe him and
his follower to go to the West. 1t will scarcely
be credited, yet Florida paper soberly tells
us the fact, that the government now has a.
gents in Florida, authorized to offer Bowlegs
and crew ten thousand dollars in cash, at once,
if they will only go to the Seminole tract, west
of Arkansas, two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars Immediately on their arrival there,
twenty five thousand dollars per annum forever
after, and land to be given for cultivation with
farmers, blacksmiths, etc., to do their work, un-
der pretext of teaching them civilization. Un-
der such circumstances, there are great many
white folks who would like to be Seminoles, as the
offer secures handsome future to every man,
woman and child of the whole two hundred. II
Billy scorns that bribe, it will be a question
which predolninates in his composition, the pa
triot or the fool.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17

A STORY OF A JAoK-KNlFE.- The Boston Led
ger tells the following In 1885 q youth, then
residing in Maine owned q jack-knfe which he,
being of somewhat trading disposition, sold
for gallon of West India rum. This he retail
ed, and with the proceeds purchased two gal
Ions, and eventually a barrel which was follow
ed in due time with large stock. In word,
he got rich, and became the Squire of the dis
trict through the possession and sale of the jack
knife and an indomitable trading industry. He
died worth property in real estate and money
value for SS0000. This was divided by testa-
ment among four children-three boys and q
girl Luck, which seemed to have been the
guardian angel of the father, deserted the chill
dren for every folly and extravagance they
could engage in seemed to occupy their exclu-
sve attention and cultivation The daughter
married unfortunately, and her patrimony was
soon thrown away by her spendthrift of a hus-
band. The sons were no more fortunate, and
two of them died of dissipation and in poverty.
The daughter also died. The last of the family,
for many years past has lived on the kindness OF
those who knew bim in the days of prosperity,
as pride would not allow him to 60 to the poor
farm. A few days ago he died, suddenly and
unattended, in barn where he had laid himself
down to take drunken sleep. On his pockets
being examined all that was found in them was
a small piece of string and a jacL-knye! So
the fortune that began with the implement OF
that kind left its simple duplicate. We leave the
moral to be drawn in whatever fashion 1t may
suggest itself to the reader, simply stating that
the story is true one, and all the facts well
known to many whom this relation will doubt
less reach.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17

THIEF IMpLEMENTs.-An account appeared
in the London papers some months ago OF a
very complete instrument found in the posses
sion of thief in the metropolis for boring holes
into iron safes. Since that time much more
complete instrument of the kind has been found
IN tile possession of returned convictat Manches-
ter. The one found in London could simply drill
small hole through the iron door Of safe; that
seized in Manchester cuts out piece OF iron at
one operation through which mans hand may
be inserted. The invention and workmanship
are such as might have been turned out only at
one of our first rate machine shops. The ln-
strument has been tried by Messrs. Ohubb, the
iron safe makers, who found that it would cut
piece out of quarter-inch iron door in iour
hundred revolutions of the lever by which it is
worked, or in an hour; and it had cut out
piece from q plate half an inch in thickness
without being in the least injured or rendered
inefficient for further use. A singular fact in
the case is, that in the thief's valise, in which
the latter instrument was found, was also dis
covered cogwheel belonging to the instrument
seized in London, and connecting the person
having the one machine with the other The
person in whose possession the machine was
found in Manchester escaped punishment be-
cause he was in dwelling-house with it wher
taken; had he been taken with it in the streets
be could have been reached by the law.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-17

TAKING A THIEF's LlKENEss-A noted thief
was arrested in New York On Saturday morn
ing, for operating on the pockets OF two ladies
in Broadway. The officers not finding any sto-
len property on his person, decided to discharge
him after taking bis likeness The pickpocket,
however, refused TO permit them to take his pic
ture, and he was accordingly locked up for sew
eral err hours. The officers finding that he was de-
termined to hold out, and not permit them to
accomplish their wish, took him out on Broad.
way and placed card Oh his back, with the
words "a pckpocket," in large letters, inscribed
thereon. After parading him up and down the
street for some time, followed by about two
hundred boys and men, he finally yielded to the
officers, and was taken to the gallery, where a
fine picture OF him was taken. He was then
discharged from custody.