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The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
AN HONEST WITNESS.

Al GENUINE Irishman often turns his
wit to good account ID the witness box,
and answers the questions DC bar and
bench without giving much light on the
question ut issue. The following Is. q
case In point from the Philadelphia
North American:
Some Of the drolIest things that ever
present themselves to the notice Of q
reporter, are the efforts made By law
yers to draw the testimony they desire
from refractory orstubborn witnesses.
We saw q Milesian gentleman upon
the stand the other day, who fairly
bothered one Of the shrewdest lawyers
10 Philadelphia. The case was an
assault and battery, inwhich the exotic
in question was called upon to testify
for the prosecution before o Police
Magistrate. Thedialogne that opened
up was as follows: #
ssNIr. % Daily, where do you liye9'
III Cinton-street, yer honor. Z
And which way does clinton-street
rum"
Lcngth-ways, sir. "
Which Way is that, north or south2,,
'sIf you stand a. the upper end, it
runs south, sir; il You stand ut the.
lower end, it runs north.
Then you mean TO say II runs north
and south? a .
Yes, sir; provided You stand mid
way between the ends. u 55.... 4 .5
And what is the width Of Clinton
street, Mr.. OF Daley? b
.sFrom side to side do you mean?
es; what is the width from side to
side2' s...
Veil, as near as i can come to 1t,
lit is Just the distance from one sidewalk
to the other. Il may be, but I'd not
take by Bible oath Of it. z Ri z# .:5.:
with whom do YOU reside, MI.
o'Daily?'' u.
b 81 With tic rnnn board with 3
8 And who is hepp
g Do youkn Dennis---M Mike Dennis
1.-The butchers?''
81 hayn't that honor, =,
ssThen how can you know who
board with?''
DO you mean to say you board viii
DennisPf
1sAn' If I didn't Why should / hand
his wife two dollars every Saturday
night barrin' the last one2'
The Magistrate informed Mr..
0'Dailey that he migbtleaye the stand.
He didso, and with q look Of wisdom
worthy of Solomon himself.
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
LETTER OF MR.. WEBSTER TO
.5 A YOUNG LADY. So. ..:..@s.

LANMAN's forthcoming private life
OF Daniel Webster contains the follow
ing letter. It was addressed to o
young lady who had been spending q
social evening at Mr.. Webster's house,
and on account OF the rain, had sub
stituted a borrowed hood for her own
bonnet; and the note in question was
delivered with the bonnet, ut the resi-
dence Of the lady, by Mr.. Webster,
while driving to his Office the next
morning: q, s :.,:. ... ID Id .ss Z .s.. 3f
sMoNDAY MoRNING, March 4, IA.
ssMY DEAR JosEPHINE:--I fear you
got q wetting last evening, as it rained
fast soon after you left our door; and
/ avail myself of the return Of your
bonnet to express the wish that You are
well this morning, and without cold.
81 have demanded parlanee with
your Bonnet; have asked it how many
tender looks it has noticed to be direct:
ed under it; what soft words it has
heard, close to its side; in what in
stances an air 0f Triumph has caused it.
to be tossed; and whether, ever, and
when, it has qliyered from trembling.
emotions, proceeding from below. But
it has proved itself q faithful keeper
of secrets, and would answer none Of
my questions. II only remained for
me to attempt to surprise it into con-
fession, by pronouncing sundry names,
one after another. 1t seemed quite
unmoyed by most Of these, but at the
apparently unexpected mention of one,
] thought its ribbands decidedly fut-.
teredI + .s.s. .s.@s. F.}SS .zsz .3s..
81 gave it my parting good wishes,
hoping that it might never cover an
aching head, and that the eyes which
it protects from the rays of the sun,
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
IFer Inc Modusalpeer,
HAPPY w j u B 4. y
.AlII,n:..E l.rer "a 1aee.,l!

) J. ~ + - : !.
Harrs we'Ifbei ihouph lie hath lta sorrows,
Which win our joys wiIlever keep pace;
The storm socn iso'sr, the peaceful calm follows,
@ And gloom 10 the sunshine will have 20 give
place. Ri 55l5.
! The glad beams d Hope shall ballsh our sad
ness,
And Faith every feeling % doubt win dispel;
Though cares may assail--H the hearts stored
with gladness
They win pasa by ii, and al viii Be wen.
There's bliss In the future, wen trust and
BE- fsss;
Confidence cheers NJ, and happy well be-
Happy wen be. we've Heaven before rs
With beacons to guide, and \ safe course 70
steeti 55t VI :.s
And Lows golden chain. 20 gently thrown
DER Us, s .g.: n ::s ii.
81 Shall bind rs forever 10 those that are dear. &
Though keen bethe pang, when the fond tear
II starting, Il, If.
Andltlipls the strength q our heart-silipgs may
proyei & n .. :.s.
Thepang ard the tear which spring mp at parting
Are only unfolding tIie wealth Of our love.
There's bliss IN The future, wen trust and
be free. h. 4. 4. 3s.s. s9s5 ss.s.
Confidence cheers us, and happy we'll be. I
Happy wen be. for years are but aeeting,
The troubles Of this world will soon ali be o'erj
Though painful topart, yet how sweet 4 The
meeting. s5 s,s I 81 s.s.. . ..5
For pain only heightens our pleasure the
more. q !5 IS 81
Time cannot break NOR distance Ger sever
The hondsihat unite Us, though tender the
ties; d. &. .sssI.
Grief b but transient, Love LIVES FoHKvEa---
The Phunix that DER oil our troubles will
4. Il q rise s ss ,fi.s s + z=55l
There's bliss in tho future, wen trust and
I! be free, s 5s
Confidence cheers us. and happy we'llbe. .
ss.sS hi & \. :5ssslEs& JANIS BONN. Z
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
THE POLICE In PARIS AND I'm
. AMERICAN CITIES.

IN the memoirs Of Yidocq several IN
stances are related 10 show the perfec-
| tion of the police system under his man
agement. A gentleman would, for
instance, receive an intinlation from
the police that his house was about to
be broken into on particular night,
but that he and his family were 10 20
quietly to bed as usual, only admitting
o few policemen, who would be quietly
concealed under his bed until the hour
when the burglars would break in, and
the police rise up and seize them, when.
about to commence the work Of murder.
Such, indeed, Is the perfection, JIG SO.
ii may be called, Of tile police system
lii Paris, that it is, at. this moment,
hardly possible for q stranger to Be.
i'm the city twelve hours before his real.
name, his occupation md his business
and friends are well known to the police,
Thieves and robbers do not prosper.
Their houses are spotted; their hnunts.
and plans are known, and generally
frustrated. Combination, TO any con-
siderable extent, is impossible, and
Paris is SO covered with spies and po-
lice agents that the outrages and crimes
SO common IN our cities are unknown
there. .: :33 Il: &
Weare, in fact, quite in the other
extreme. There the police lningle,
disguised, With every class ofeyiI- doors.
With US all sorts OF evil doors freely
enter the police, betray oil their plans,
and most industriousiy and officiously
9thMart all plans for the detection and
Ebreahi ng up - slIyll vst.sb hil.ys.ts
There is hardly q house of ill-fame 8
robbery in the city Of New York bu
what is the proprietor of two or tire
policemen. The fashionable house
gIup-toWn own the captains and lieutcn
ants, and tho lower order of brothel
and panel houses the priEates. Alder
linen are, some Of them, elected an
1 paid ON purpose to cover and aid In tn
commission Of crimes. The most iia
grant outrages are daily COMMITTED
upon persons and property, yet the POI
Lice take care never to discover The
perpetrators. The revelations which
occasionally meet the public eye in ON
own city, show that the police here are
mot d bit better than they ought to be,
and are too familiar, much more SO
than their business requires, with the
criminals Of the city and its vicious
population, and are too much disposed
| to conniye at practices which ought to
be suppressed. Dollar Newspaper.
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
PROVERBS j, AND OLD SAYINGS

AIN hour in tho morning is worth two
in the afternoon. f. ......: &.
A single fact is worth a ship-load Of
argument. .@as. ... :,
willing mind makes light foot.
Better go to bed suPperless than 70
rise in debt. III ss.gss- II 49,
Fire and water are good servants,
but bad masters. Il s..
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat
them. s.i tEsJsz
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS

Il ! - 4, Z - Z - Nm ALOyk9,
The SELF PRorFLrasG srEAM FlnE EHcrrK,. II
nsed ~ New York, do not seem 10 be n inuoI,
favor. The journal 81 Commsfce savs. II shss
been found that The larger sele.pfope lin, en,Ir.
viii not operate I iabiy IL Arcs, and Il /, no~.
therefore, sntifely out Of use smaller 81. I.
on trial .sis.
MExIco. The Courist's special correspondent
says that twasreportedt that the Mexican Ilishop
was willing to guarantee loan 81 i've inilIions
% Mirainon BY pledging The church property.
The Archbishop and clergy were bitterly opposed
20 The policy 4 was teported that vidaHrIIhsd
jcinsl the church party. /.
The Rev. q. III. Sturgeon has wiittena letter
% biz friends in America, in which be declares
that in his belief immersion i the only Christian
haptisms and thsthe believes that mem6es 81
Esil christian communities should be admitted u
the Commanders. !; II.
The Englislr papers announce the death d (
John PfiDels Nichol, III. p, Professor of A.
-tronomy In the Universlty 81 Glasgow, whose
visit to ihe United States, few years since, viii
De remembered by mOst Of our readers.
.t5 /. 81. ~. 80 q q
K Miss. Gdsttts gives an acoount Of negro boy
I'M that region eight years old, who has horns ON
s. - 49,, '' -. saus uss ~ uo.ns sle
80 = s 80 49, 49,. ION .us
ably with wearing hat They are stiff md
hard hui not fliniy AZ the horns az u,ladrnneds
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26

may know no tears butof JOY and af-
fiction.
6 ours, dear Josephine, With affec-
Tomato regard,
ssDANIEL WEBsTER, IL
Miss ]. Seaton.'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12
TuK TRIRUNE,s POLICY.

During the last si1 months, timely and earnest
discussion Of the true policy of the Republican
party, with especial reference to the next Presi'
Dental Election, has been kept up BY the journals
The views expressed by THE TRIBUNE have, very
naturally, received considerable attention. Most
of the comments melted BY them have been adverse
to their tenor and purpose. OF this, We never
thought of complaining. But we do complain that
up to this hour, so far as We have observed, no
journal taking different views, has fairly quoted
what We had put forth and made objections to that
but, in every instance, such policy and purpose
were ascribed TO US a. our critic saw fit, and bis
missiles were hurled at this creature Of bis brain as
if it were our own. II any one will qaote what
we say, he is welcome to belabor it to his hearts
content. But when, in defiance Of our repeated
assurances and protests, it is coolly assumed thai
we propose to dissand the Republican party, tG
change its name, TO surrender lis disting gushing
principle, to form hybrid party, half Republican
half American, &c, &c, we can only hope thai
those who resort to this style OF argumentaton may
never find it welded against themselves.
Need we repeat that the great end We seek is
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12

These figures tell their own story. There wa
no possible public need of this multiplication Of
Election Districts-no beDe6cent or righteous end
to be subserved thereby. The law requires but eos
District to every FIVE hundred voters, and the Xlth
Ward bad fully that number, yet its Districts arc
increased at one jump from twelve to eighteen !!
The With Ward had already too many Districts,
but new one 10 made, though its populstion does
not increase. 1t has now as many Districts a. tho
lXth, which has full third more voters. The
With Ward had one third more Districts than were
needed, yet here is another created. The Ivth
and Vth have each two new Distrc.s-all as useless
as q fifth wheel to coach. The XIysh XylIts.
XVIIth, XXth, and XXIst are siuilsrly treated.
at heavy cost to the City, and with no advantage
to any but the Democratic wrew0rkers, intent o.
subvertipg the Registry Law and pouring 10 a food
of illegal votes at the State Election. Republicans
of every Ward provide non for watching every
Registry Board, but esp, cially those appointed to
manipulate the Five Points, Hook, Cherry-street
and other Democratic stroDeholds Will not tho
General Committee take care that these dens DO
carefully looked sfteri
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12

The midnight celebration of the Sons of Malta
last night, was the most notable local event of the
day. A strange throDg of masked and disguised
men formed the procession; the mystic volume,
and most Of the peculiar regais of the Order we're
borne aloft; the red-cross banner symbolzed their
Maltese origin, ard each and every member seemed
to consider himself the real original whose full
length portrait confronted him on his initiation.
There was great deal of curiosity on the part OF
tie people to know something of this strange fra
terpiiy; but they were not particularly satisfied"
the DISCUSSES and the novel character Of the regalla
def,ipg all attempts at Interpretation. The de-
tails of the procession are recorded in another
column
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12
THE REGISTRY AT HAND.

On Tuesday next DISH inst) the Inspectors Of
Election in the several Election districts Of our
State are directed by law to register the name of
every legal voter in their respective Districts pre-
paraiory TO our approaching State Election. We
make therefore, last appeal to good citizens of all
parties but especially to Republicans, to prepared
to aid them in making perfect Registry at the first
trial 80 as 10 leave nothing 10 be done at the rev
siop, two weeks later. 1t may, in most instances
be perfected at once, as to render the legal re
yi,on mere Formally. Then why not have it sol
We beg each New-York Republican who may
read this article to cit down the very evening
thereafter and make out List of all the legal voters
known to him as residents Of his Election District
but especially of those who did not vote therein last
Fall calling meeting Of the Republicans Of said
District for tie earliest possible evening which
should be thst OF Saturday 18th inst practicable
Therein let the seversl lists be compared, and let
all the names be drawn off upon one new list, ar
ranged alphabetically. Then let half dozen resi-
snts Of the different neghborhoods IN said District
present said list to the Inspectors on Tuesday next
90 that they may improve upon it if possible, and
adopt il il they cannot mend 1t. With proper care
and vigilance, an oficial Registration may be made
in Dill teuths oftbe Districts which will contain the
name Of every legal voter in said district and not
one Other This done, the polling of illegal votes
therein will be eyernore work of great diff.
cuty and danger, and can hardly be carried to any
extent even in the worst dens Of our great cities.
Men and brethren help to make the Registry per-
feet, and be specially ,ure that every Democrat
who is legal voter Is registered, no matter how
much be hates ard maligns the Registry Law.
Let 10 legal voters mulishnes, operate to mar the
perfection Of the Registry; let US show that the
cir gle object of the advocates of Registration is not
party advantage but pure Suffrage and honest
Elections
Of course, good many will choose 10 be present
at tie Registrations but there is no need that one
voter in ten shall Dc so. Those who voted last
Fail will be registered Of course, unless they have
meantime removed or died The registration Of
new corners in district and those now first emit
tied to vote, must be specially locked AFTER but the
recognized residents of the district who know them
to be legal voters can do what is needful, though
such voters be personally absent In short, we
can have perfect Registry at very small cost If
those who choose TO be ruled by legal rather than
| by Illegal voters viii give little time and thought
sessonably to the work. Let US resolve to have
the work done right the first time after that, it
| viii almost DO itself
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.

The reception given BY the King Of Sardinia to
the deputation from Rouagna Of which We have
an account BY the steamship Indian, did not differ
materially from that which he had before given to
the deputies Of Tuscany, Parma, aud MOdena. As
in those cases, 60 in this be went as far as be could
without actually accepting the offer Of annex alton
to encourage the inhabitants of Rouagns to persist
in the stand they had taken. He accepts the cham
piopship of tie wishes of the people of Romagus,
and will undertake their cause before the gres.
Powers. As in bis replies TO tie Populations q
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12
A CuRg FOR INFLUENZA, COLDS, &c.

ut, ,.bl, 10 conceive or appreciate the benefits TO be
derived from pursstlon unless the trial made when suffering
undsr severe Influenza and at that stage when the
f.ver and headache construction Of the chest most op
,.v, To save life a,d prevent seeds Of disease from
tins root and spnsg forth in firm Of deadly consump
tp Let ak or eight BRAsDRETHs PILLS be swaloved Tbs
pseut shoud warmly covered In bed, and 10 an hour or
altar siinr the Pills. the headache Continues whether with
occasional ohs not take Of hot boneet tea or other bot
drnks Bopeset best is apt TO produce vomiting
ana one or two GOOD casesde are highly beneficial and great
IN assist the cutioe besh resumption OF its appropriate
functions Ater vontins-,he Pulls up In these
cssesaks spoonful Of cruel and mor OF bread and try
and compose yourself sleep In three or four hous you wake
tbs pile begin operste Nov have ready cold OF warm
srue Of which take spoonful occasionally This simple eIpe
dent prevents fsn1e experienced sometimes from the fun
operation Of the Pills In these and In fact method L.
were well 10 adopt ell where full pugaton Prscsced
Y puresop il meant when cold and all specially fscs
contents bowels removed, s the case WITH all full
pueston BRAsDRETHs PILLS Now, in these attacks Of
neuerz practice being followed or two days conhne-
oept TO the bouse will cure entirely majority Of But
n not let the P BE- In with every II "a 4s hours
A. the nature Of the may 70 require Head article Sc
cret Continuation IS Of pamphlet on The Method OF
Curps Disease with Brsndreth Ph" Imminent 10 the chest
ana sometimes warming plaster desirable would suggest
that BnABDRETBs LsnEsT il ell slIinent can Dc MsjorG IN
Ssnd pubshed is quality speaks volumes And
ALLcocKs Porous PLATERs viii also be found to comprise In
them ali the qualities desirable a constant cough trouble you,
the Plaster placed cossw the chest % a. TO reach
about half inch upon he wndpps trschs good rubbing
with the nent by loved upon the throat and chest
a su,e TO be beneficial But 1t the full putsston which must
be lied upon disease restore health Aud when
this method has been enforced with BRAsDRETHs PILLS it
has never been known fail where health possible attain
ment.
The above mode OF Administering Pills viii be found eca
breaking up Fever and lnsmmaory Affections gener
ally, especially Pleurisy, Rheumatism, &c, &C
B. BRAypRETH
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12

LILIES
r,,x AID BURGLAR Poor sAFEs

v,.x AID BURGLAR Poor sAyEs.
To .o.sp. y..es Sire Proof qualities with Reia' Pro
p,,oa,, has long been the great desdersum Of Safe
.Yf.cure But all stemps Of this kind BY using any ar
,psrmeps sheet or boiler iro have proved sttT as and
ost,sn against me ottaoks Of 'kI 10isv Is tie daily
,, In our pspsn will testify Nineteuhs o. he sse' IL use
"a M, country WORTHLESS Gar their burglar
vroof qualities are concerned.
By Scientific Cs~bsastOn Of CHrLLEp AND WROUGHT lkos
LILIES SAFE
u made upenetrsbe T. the drr, while the
COMBINATION Lock. without iey-hoe,
tia OF powder renders the picking OF
The loci an .b.oiute Ia FEASIBILITY. The F~eP'oct sHaA
s Safe. ar. unsurpassed has been proved b. thorough test
and numerous accidental fIeA
rpysy s.yEs ARE WARRANTED rREE FROM DAsPSEss.
Parties intending purchase Safes are desired 70 call ana eH
- , .ek and sstfy themselves by comparison, a. to the
oo.rec,ues Of the shove statements.
FAIRBANKS L. Co, Agents.
No. Ise Broadway, New. York
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12

The Herald persists 10 its atrocious calumny i'm
porting that the Republican majority Of our last
Legislature sought to " control the appointment Of
" Registrars of Voters in our City" The naked
fact, that having ample power to do otherwise they
confided the selection of those Registrars to a
equally balanced, impartial Board, rrfutes thus
libel Had there been no treacbery in that Board.
neither party would have had soy advantage, and
the selection Of far, impartial Registrars was NOR
ally certain. What can The Herald hope to gain
by sticking to its exploded SANDER and refusing TO
let its readers see its refutation
From first to last, the Republicans have desired
nothing but fair play in the premises and thu poll
ing of legal votes alone. This WAS t,e object Of
the Registry Law, and its sole object as The
Herald well knows Give us three capsols, upright,
intelligent citizens Registrars in each District,
and we are willing that two Of them should be our
political adyerssries. All we desire is that. while
all legal votes are taken, all others which may be
offered ,hall be detected and rejected Vita this
we shsll be content, and with nothing less And
this is just what the T.mmsny managers don't
want, and mean to prevent, as is proved by their
choice of Registrars.
The Herald, while CLOSING over, and even just
fling, the most unbushiDg rascalities Of the Demo-
cratic wire-workers, dsclaims being Democratic
organ Will it please answer us these questions.
What distinctive principle avowed By the National
Democracy does it fail to indorsef 2. What dis
tnctise principle of the Republicans does it up
hold 3. What iniquty perpetrated BY the Demoe-
racy or its leaders has it failed to uphold and
Justify If none, how can it continue to prate Of
its independence
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12

The ". Y. Times recently volunteered to give US
information on political topics. Thanking our
Deighbor for bis kindness, We asked bin just ono
question, namely: What was it that you did meaa
by the Northern @ctionalsm" which you said
the South could crush out by sending conservative
men to the Charleston Conventionl We have
waited several days for an answer, but none yes
voucb,afed us. How ,oon may we expect one'
Might not The Times better devote its energies !"
giving one than to garbliDg and caricstarlns our
arguments for Protection