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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21
DnIIn and Tn.

In the year 1919, a young MAJ who was
rich, and engaged in lucrative business In
Cincinnati, became enom)red Of beautiful
aud amiable girl--tho laughter, by the way,
Of wealthy parents--and after a brief coUr;-
ship married her. lie loved her dearly: she
loved him dearly. A lie Of happiness
seemed ia store for them; but evil days came,
aud after brief but violent struggle with for
| tune, the young man became a baukrup'.--
lie was lief. w;thou. dollar, but not without
hope. The I'D mines of California were
! open to the adventurous aud industrious. lie
would leave his beautiful wife and seek Its
gittcring shores, where he would remain un-
| til his fallen fortunes we're revived. lie came
to CALIFORNIA;, but tie clouds still hung over
him. lie was active, enterprising, and per-
seyeIing; yet while others around him were
gathering the golden harvest in abundance, his
every beet failed For eight years he cor
tinucd thus. lie becam, sick, wcury and
dsbeartcned, but his pride would rot allow
him to write home for assistance. lie was at
last reduced to sell newspapers upon the
streets for living.
A few weeks ago he was at Folsom street
wharf, upon tie arrival Of tie nail steamer,
and among the passengers who came ash r.
he eau sht glimTsa Of a rich.y-dress2d lady,
whom he tbcught 10 knew. He followed her
to q hotel 90, a fair view, and recognized her
as his wife, whom he had MOI socn Tor eigat
years. lie was poorly dressed, but bis atiec,
tons conquered his pride, and he immediate
ly made himself known to her The recog-
nition was followed by beautiful exhibition
of undated and unfaltering love. The lady's
parents. having died, he'd left her an heiress Of
great wealth. She had not heard Of her has-
band for eight ycars, and fearing for his
safety, she resolved to visit this State and
make enquiries for herself TIE lady closed
her convers ton with her husband by putting
her ann, around his neck, aud saying;
"NOw, dear George, we can 90 home and
be happy, as we used to be-" They did go
home on the steamer which loft last Monday.
This story is strictly trde,-- California Sp"H
ofMe Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

The proposed convocaiiou of Agricultural
lists in Washington, called by the Secretary of
the Interior, is warmly opposed BY the Wash
ington States, which paper regards it as
stretch of power, AID declares that perhaps
the power to scatter seed over the country
through the instrumen:ality Of the mail, may
DO thought logical deduction from the right
to issue useful publications; bu: it 10 an alb
surd exaggerrstion to pretend that this mar
row authority warrants conv0cation OF aS.
ricul,uralists on the summons OF q secretary,
aud at the expense of the government
The States says, "the fact that such an extra
ordinary measure is voutured upon, and that
too without attracting critical observation,
implies melancholy decay in the spirit OF
the State-rights party"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

The "South Carolinian" very justly re-
marks that the recent attempts to "invade"
or "colonize" Central America, arc in no
sense Southern measures--ia truth, they are
just the reverse. When did ever the South
claim that the invasion Of neighboring States
was one Of its rights and libertiess The
South, whose entire history is identified with
resistance to aggression, is now invoked to
revolution because few land spectators
and reckless adventurers about Mobile and
New Orleans are not permitted to fllibuster
ad Hbitum. 1t is plain issue Of law and
order against mobooracy; for what else is fl
libusterism than mobocracy?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

II To chcm 4 may ,onc9a.--Ii tie ImpC.,-
tons which are 80 frequently prac'ced upon
travellers, by those whose business 1t Should be
10 provide Tor their comfort, were more gene
rally exposed and condemned, iaey would be- 81
less frequent occurrence; and hence the winter
OF this regards il as a duty 10 the public. tia,
he should expose most tagrant outrsge which
was perpetratei upon himself, AID several 9th
er passengers by Kemp's line OF Stages, :ur-
nrg between Winchester and River station. Oh
the Manassas Gap Railroad.
On Saturday morning, the 18Th inst, iu con-
pany with a lady, who Was travelling under b.,
escort; ard a gentleman and bis mother, az q.
Derby lady the writer took passage in one %.
Ksmps COac nes for Alexandra va "Riyer STA.
ton" Supposing from the representation,
made at the ticket office, that decent resPrc.
al least would be had for tae con Tort aud sen.
sibii;ies of the ladies' il rot for the gentlemen.
But in this he was egregiou,ly decei, %, for 10
the great annoyance and discomfort of ALL 'kr
coach after getting sufficiently en- route 10 M
sure those who had already taken seats, hauled
up at certain house, and was there literally
crammed with negroes, even to the exclusion
oil an invalid gentleman, VINO preferred lae *
posu!e OF a seat with the driver, rather than r..
dure the disgusting otter OF the heroes and
their continuous and unrcllned jargon. TO which
the ladies had neces.a riIy to submit tor up
yards OF tour hours and which was any tang
but agreeable 10 "ears polite
The obiec, of this statement, the truth n
which will be ayouched By every white ras.eu-
ger Of the l5,h inst, IS not 10 co!'s-' au" pee
sumed right which the proprietor e The STAG"
line may claim, TO crowd tIj coaches "i.a
whatever class OF passengers be- may ..o'..
but simply 10 notify the travelling pab.." O..
route which shows such an eni!c AMI ca. .ah..
disregard for the feelings and comfort o. q. pa
irons fdec 2l-ltl NIAItA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY BY
EDGAR sNOWDEN.
ALEXANDRIA:
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 81, ls5


Pending and proving" by means Of cer-
tifcatcs from witnesses, is commenced rela-
tive to the fight between "Hon. William IL.
English and Hon. William Mo ntgomery" in
Washington on Friday last--a fight in which
one struck the other with q cane, and the other
threw brick"--&,., SC. 1t is presumed,
of course, we suppose, that the public are
vastly concerned at this affair, and want to
ascertain oil the interesting particulars. 1t
is very IMPORTANT to know the position of
the parties, the size of the cane, the rim of
blow, the hardness of the brick, how far
one advanced and how the other "retrea-
ted" and variety Of ct ceteras! Tho truth
is, the presumption is entirely gratuitous, as
the public care nothing more about the mat
ter than they do about fight between any
two men who are not members of Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

The Albemarle aud Chesapeake Canal
Company have published their third annual
report, exhibiting a prosperous progress so
far, with hopeful prospect in the immedi.
ate future. The object Of this company, in
counexion with the Delaware and Chesa-
peake and the Delaware and Raritau Canals,
is to furnish an inland navigation for sailing
and steam vessels between New York city
aud Newbern. in North Carolina, distance
of about six hundred miles, free from the i'm
pedinen,s Of sandbars and shallow inlets,
and the dangers OF Cape Hatteras, so justly
the terror Of all nayigators, on the coast of
North Carolina. Little remains to be done
hut the completion Of q lock at the junction
OF the canal with the Elizabeth river, which
will be effected by the first Of March next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

I NOR THE HOLIDAYS.--WorkB oys. W.
4 ting Desks, Papeters, Gard Cases, Coz
Cases, Coral Necklaces, Gents. Dse.5Irg Ca,ra
China Vases. Git Cups and saucefs, C"ua'
Porte Monaies, F.ae Hair Brushes. RacHga'-.
mon Boards. Dominoss Dice, Chess and Eech9
Naa ivory Tablets, Graces .BG'tiedores. &c. g..
ceived and for sale az
II. &. WHTTTlNGTON.S,
dec u No. 50, Kirg.s'rsr'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

The Washington Correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun says The obstruction to
the report Of the House committee on Terri
tories Of the Oregon State bill, has been re-
moved. Gov. Smith has, it is said, with.
drawn his objections. When the bill comes
before the House it will meet with opposi-
ton, and the republicans will, it is said, at
tempt to attach to it Kansas enabling act.
The prospec. is that the till will pass in the
form in which it comes from the Senate
There is growing feeling in and out of Con-
gress against the admission Of any more rot
ten borough States, crowding the Senate,
and ncutraliziug the influence Of the great
States of Georgia and Virginia, and of
Pennsylvania and New York. The choice OF
President in 1860 may be determined by
the vote Of the single representative from
Kansas or Oregon, which would be gross
injustice to the great central S:ates."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21

NEGROES FOR HIRE FIVE WOMhN
\ ard GIRLS, and TWO BOYS. AmH5
Ire women are Cooks and House Servant
Apply personally, 70 the undersigned On N,".
day aud TUESDAY, the 27;h and zoth OF D'-"is.
Der, az Mount Vernon, whe-e the negroes r--
b. seen and examined
JOHN 4. WASHINGTON.
Mount Vernon, dee 2l-dlw
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02

The meeting Of our State Legislature
is close at hand. We believe it to be
almost the universal sentiment of the
people, that the session should be short
one. Excessive legislation has in past
years had a damaging effect upon the
people. The last session was nccessari-
Iy protractod by the large amount Of
labor in collating the laws, and review
ing the report Of the Revisors. The new
Revised Statutes are now printed, and
it would seem to be folly for the Legis-
lature TO commence amending and max
ing changes, the coming session, unless
it be to correct some manifest omission
or mistake. Our laws confer on the
several Boards of county Supervis-
ors the power Of transacting much nee
essary local legislation, and if the peo-
pie in any locality have neglected to ap-
ply to this power for such Legislation as
is within its jurisdiction, they ough not
to trouble the State Legislature. There
are probably but very few if any laws
Of general character absolutely de-
the action of the Legislature at
the ensuing session.
Besides theconsiderations which have
been named, the times seem to demand
economy in our State expenses not
that any real interest should be neglect
ed from notions Of economy, but the
session should not be heightened day
onger, than is necessary to provide for
Jhc general interest Of the State. The
will have a clear majority
IN both branches Of the Legislature, and
-heir constituency have right to ex-
3ect of them a prudent use Of the time
occupied at the Capitol, and that they
will be held responsible, if the session
should be protracted and Improbable
me.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02
More Democratic Sentiments.

The defining of political positions is
becoming = passion oflate among South
ern Statesmen. Senator Brown, the ex-
ponent Of the democracy in Mississippi,
has lately put himself on the record in
respect 10 the national issues of the day.
On the subject ofnegro slavery, he holds
the following language =
'That Slavery is a blessing to the
master is shown by simply contrasting
Southern gentleman with a Northern
Abolitonist. One is courageous, high
bred and manly. The other is coward
! ly, low-tiun% and sneaking."
The New York Tribune comments on
this passage Of Senator Browns
speech with merited irony as tollows:-
"Witl v that proud satisfaction and
consciousness Of superior worth will
COY. Brown, on the irst Monday of
next month, walk into the Senate, and,
looking with calm disdain on the twenty
Abolitionists-' 'coWardiy low flung and
sneaklng who somehow or other have
got into that body-turn and contem-
plate himseif-~"c courageous, high bred
and manly"
Senator Brown ike Senator Ham
mond Of South Carolina, yearns to have
the whole world blessed with the insti-
tuition Of chattel slavery. He gives ut.
terance to his desires as follows =
81 want Cuba, and L know that soon
err or later we must have it; if the worm,
eaten throne Of Spain is willing to
give it up-tor fair equivalent; if not,
we must take it. / want Tamaulipas,
POtosi, and one or two other Mexican
States and | want them all for the same
reason--tor the planting ana spreading
of Slavery"
Another distinguished southern States
man, Senator Davis of Mississippi, has
also recently given the country his opin-
ions, of the political issues of the day.
Senator Davis thinks the signs of the
times indicate a Republican triumph for
the Presidency in 1860, and in the
event Of such Il contingency, he propo-
SEES to shatter the Union. He says
For his part he had Tut one answer
to give. When that happened when
the Government was in hostile hands !;
when the Presidency and the houses Of
legislation were controlled by the enc
mics of the South, he was tor asserting
the Independence of Mississippi; he was
for inanaediate aoih0raeOol from the
Union.
lie advised them to turn their old
muskets into Minnie rifles, prepare pow
der, shot, shell, ammunition Of all kinds.
and Notifications, 50 as to be ready
against emergency"
The Democratic papers, which have
been loud in their denunciation of Sen
ator Stewards speech during the pasttew
weeks, will of course treat the diSunion
sentiments of Senator Davis as all prop.
err, because uttered by an influential
democrat.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02
PREMIUM PICTURE s !!

SOMETHING New AND BEAUTIFuL.-mr. JosLYN
is fast proving his superior meri.s as an ''s' u
unequalled skiH. His colored Photograp'S' s"ivn
can he seen at his Rooms, excel those Pfdett1 even
in New York or Philadelphia. 1t 40 useless ior Us
10 ATTEMPT correct description, and do justice 10
his york 90 ami see fir yonrselces
His Aulbrotypes, Melanotypes sphereotypes
Daouerreotypes, Iron Pictures Or any style Of Pic
tnres in his line of business are not exceed either
in or ont of The State, We feel confident t',a1 we
are not exaggerting in the ,east, but simply dong
Justice to the community large in w:trg thiF ar
tlcle In these hard ti,nes, the Best and Cheapest
that can be had for humoney, is What we al ceEire
Mr.. Us Gallery is opposite J. Wales Bakery
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02
COtttspOn0entt.
Letter from Boston.
BOSTON. NoN. DC. 1886.

BOSTON, Nov. &c. 1856.
MEssRs Thanksgiving is
upon us-is with, and part of us. Yes,
dear old Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
for His mercies, and thanksgiving for
the reunion Of hands and hearts. New
England The name is cherished in
the hearts of millions; and upon this
day-all her own-her children. north.
south, east and west, with swelling
h carts, lay their offerings of filial love
upon her alter, and garland her brow
with laurels, green as the graves of mar
tyrs. And Massachusetts-th old Bay
State the proudest of them all; do
not you, aye, and every one of your
readers, cry, GOOD bless her." upon this
thanksgiving, and will excuse me if
tresspas, to say word to warm the
hearts of her absent sons-for her sons
and her daughters have filled the prai-
RIGS Of the West and her schools, her
laborers, and her churches, have sown
their seed forever upon its virgin soil
and her hilltops and valleys will echo the
shout, "God bless old Massachusetts,"
We had the usual services at the diff.
ferent churches, where at least the spir-
in of the day was observed; and there
ended the Puritan thanksgiving. The
remainder of the day was spent in a
different kind Of thanksgiving children
long parted, met once more beneneath
the parental roof; child and graud-child.
making the old man young again. Rel
atives and friends joined merrymaking;
and the cloud laugh" echoed back the
circling jest, and all went merry, as the
tinkling bells of the sleigh in which 7
popped the question. Balls, parties.
concerts and the theatre, finished the
day which our fathers gave us; and ii
we have departed tightly from their
good old ways, and if the day is abused
by some, it leaves the hearts of others
as light and joyous as a childs.
We have had quite an event here in the
arrival of quite celebrated fire compa
ny from Philadelphia-the oldest in the
countryside Hibernian Hose Co. They
numbed 100 men, and were command.
ed by Col. Page. Their organization
is curious. They were founded in $50.
and have ever been volunteers-amono
the foremost in dong duty, and provid-
ing their own apparatus. The company
is composed of the first and most re-
spectacle citizens of the Quaker city.
and is quite wealthy, being possessed
Of property to the amount of $40, 600.
They brought their fire engine with
them; and it was worked in State street
day, on the very spot where the first
blood was shed for American Indeqen-
dence. It worked admirably; and as
Kenosha is bound to be large city. you
had better speak for one. The Phila-
delphians were most Hospitality receiv-
ed by our firemen, who gave them
toreh-light procession upon their arri-
val. AS their name implies, it was es-
tablished by the sons of Hibernia, who
have ever given their blood and their
treasure freely to their adopted land.
FANEUIL.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02
Something for the Schools.

The Principal of the Elkhorn Acade-
my, Walworth Co., recently took an ad-
vertisement into the Office of the Elk
horn Iaadependdaat, in which occurred
the following sentence -
I'VE would urge the importance of students
entering school ut the commencement of q
term"
A lively discussion has arisen, which
has already spread quite widely, whether
the apostrophe after the word student
has any right there ? The Milwaukee
Free Democrat thinks it has no bust.
ness there. The Chicago Journatthinks
otherwise.
We think there is no room for doubt
that the apoStrophe should be used
Substitute personal pronoun in place
of the word student" and it would
read their, if the noun is plural,
or his or her if singular. Both of
these pronounS are in the possessivs case,
which shows that the noun should have
the mark of the possessivs case; viz. an
apostrophe. /
Where as the schoolmaster That
the apostrophe should be condemned on
the one side, or justified on the other,
shows p want of his services, or defect
in them. If the sentence quoted must
stand as it does, then the apostrophe is
necessary to give it consistent appear
ance. But the sentence itself, though
not actually ungrammatical, is not IL
good taste. Correct writers will avoid
placing participle after noun or pro-
noun in the possessive case, if possible.
We appeal to the sense of our readers
whether the sentence under dispute
would not look and sound better if rem
dered thus :-"We would urge upon
students Tor parents, or both, the impor-
lance of entering school at the COM
mencement of term"
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02

The WORKINGS OF POPULAR Sow.
REIGNTY.-A new Territory west OF
Minnesota, by the name Dekotah, has
been organized, or rather thrown int,
anarchy, by few squatter sovereign,
residing in that region. There ha,
been no act Of Congress recognizing the
Territory, or authorizing the election OF
officers therein. The people, however, in
accordance with the democratic notions
of popular sovereignty, came together il
two different localities, each lOcalit,
electing a Delegate to Congress, &C.
TwCDelegates from Dekotah, will there
fore present themselves to Congress,
and claim seats. The one claims to bt
just as regularly elected as the other,
which is without doubt true. 1t will
devolve uron the democracy to Olsen
tangle this snarl of the squatter sove-
reignS.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02
THE CITY 8 a NJ K
OF I<ENOSHA.

OF K ENOS I1A.
One ofthe first organized under the General Banking Law
0fthe State. s-.
viii give immediate attention all Collections, bust
ness entrusted toit. Remtances made for Collections
day of payment.
Land Warrants, Gold and Silver, Uncurrent Mites,
bought and sold. @t
Draw direct, in to suit the principal points
Great Britain, France Germany Holland Switzerland Nor
way, Sweden, &c.
Interest paid on Special Deposits.
E. G. DURANT, H. B. ToWSLET,
Cashier. Presidsns.
KENosHA Sent. Ist, 1857.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02

ruIyor he Doctor" but times much changed aud
now in ailments of almost every kind it ia the
saying " run for Dr. Bakers Pain Pa; acea"
So efecuSl is heunstc Pains, Neuralgia, Too hachs
SWeed face, s Joints &r that it has received the ap-
peatioR Unfcersd5 PGnacsd. 50 great fayorite has
become with :he people, it is considered indispensable
family medicine. II you have this modicne with you
acre s no 1ss Of calling in doctor in OF burns
1calda no matter how it is only necessary make
instant application an blister is prevented aud the
parts begin to heal imncdi tely Where ths remedy
applied pain cannot exist. s iifa g.#fg. ,.yt
The pronrietors have hesitation in warrauiing
10 ell recommended to do and il satisfaction il nst
given &c back TO to the agent and get your money refund
I'd. dee
HoLLEs, SIXTH ( Co. Il South w ter st. Chicago West
Agents TO whom all orders should be addressed Fer
sale in Kenosh2 by z. Robinson. ~
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02

A NEW ANCHoa,--Il.e vessels OF she
Paraguay expedition are furnished vith
a novel afrair in new kind Of seaauchcr
1t is about fifteen feet long, aud is con
structed something like the leaf q IN
umbrella, braced with wood and made
of canvass; the centre is iron, anil by
throwing this machine overheard in a
hea,y sea, the ship would be instau5Iy
hove to, were the water ever SO deep
ET Our collegiate neighbor Of the
Gazette accuses us ofquackery, because
we publish Dr.. Ayers advertisements.
Now the same editor knows the Phaim-
acopeia itself is not more free from the
suspicious Of quackery than his medi-
cines. He knows they are endorsed by
the medical Journals Of this country.
are used and prescribed by our best
physicians, and have the COMMUNICATION
Of professors and eminent men Of char
acter TOO exalted for his comprehension;
and he knows too that they have done
and are doing in this community an
amount of good which the utmost stretch
of his ability can never hope to equal. -
Berhs Co. Press, Rea11eg, Pa.
l
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02

Ey The address of the Committee
appointed for the purpose of presenting
the subject of the assumption of Rail.
road and other indebtedness to the PEG
pIe'has been extensively pubishedin the
papers Of the State. AS this address
probably embodies most of the argu-
men1s IN favor Of the proposition, we
Sna'i endeavor to give it place in our
paper next week for the information OF
those VINO may wish to see them.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02
Notice to Subscribers.

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Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-02

CARL SHUETz.-It may be hardly po-
litic to discuss the matter Of gubernato-
rial candidates SO long prior to the cleo
ton in Wisconsin, but there is no use
OF making any concealment of one fact;
Republican public sentiment, points un-
mistakeably to the Hon. Carl Shurz as
the next Governor of Wisconsin.