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Finding Drowned Persons NV
Quicksilver,

A correspondent of the Troy Times gives
The following narrative of an occurrence ct
Shrewsbury Lake, Vermont, as coming un-
der his own observation
The lake is noted now on account of the
death OF young man, conductor on the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad; who was
drowned in it short time ago. At the time,
ne, with several others, were playing "rock-
ing the boat" making it "dip water" when,
unluckily, they were all swamped, and this
young man, the best swimmer in the lot.
was drowned. After a long and almost
hopeless search after the body, very novel
idea was suggested, which, after trial, prov.
ed successful in leading to the discovery of
his. whereabouts. About three ounces Of
quicksilver were Pot into a loaf of broon'
bread, we'll baked, and thrownzout into the
lake. The loaf was discovered. to move
directly against the soind ;.soon it stopped.
Whrled round sevearl times aud sunk
ihey Immediately rowed to the place, and
threw out the gsapplers. The first time
they hooked his face; the second time the
hook fastened into his boot, and he was
hauled into the boat. Where he WINS found
The water was seventy feet deep. In his
pockets were d large silver watch and
considerable quantity of silver money, which
caused the attraction of the quicksilver. and
ed to the discovery of his watery grave
The accident. place and, singular circum-
tances connected with the sad afFajr render |
remarkable.
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DennisOn as "a Military Director.

During the recent Military encampmen
near Middletown, Mr.. Dennison, Republi
can candidate for Governor, while conyer.
eng with gentlemen on the subject of the
feholtlon OF fugitive slaves under the law.
said in those words:
"lt am elected Governor of Obio-snd
! expect to bel will not let apv fnoit;ve
oe returned to Kentucky, or any other slave
State, and it cannot prevent it in anv otb.
or way, as Commander-i in .chief of the mill.
tary of the State, I will employ the bovonet.
50 help me God p '
The statement was furnished the editor
OF the Hamilton Telegraph who published
It, livery naturally created quite stew in
the opposition camp, and the larkies Sc,
ABOUT breaking the force of it by denying
It's truth (! The Telegraph responds to these
deniaIs in the following language, which
carales conviction right along with it.:
"When we reported Mr.. Dennison,s 70.
marks we made sure that we were not min.
taken. We are prepared, whenever it Is
necessary, to produce the sworn stotement
OF several witnesses that Mr.. Dennison d;d
make use OF just the language we reported
Word for word and if the correspondent of
tne 1nteAtgencer, who hides himself behind
nctious name, will appear over his real
s'gnatufe, we will prove him to be a lisr
as he has charged US. The gentleman
from whom we received the statemen il well
known in this county, and his reputation il
jar ABOVE the reach OF such a contemptible
puppy as Spectator wherever he NAV be,
AS FOR ourselves, we are able TO take rare
OF No. l. We are prepared TO prove MI
.hat we have said, aud as the gentleman
mas stated that he can prove our assertion
10 De false we call for the proof-we dare
him to produce it. Let him make his worJ
good. Give US the sworn testimony of snv
man that Mr.. Dennison did not use ths
language stated. We wish no backino
aown: We are prepared to make our word
geod." y" "0'o
while the Opposition are denying that
Denn'son made use of the language the
1aegr'0ph attributes to him, why do they (
NOT DENY the letter Demison wrote to the
indignant Rescuers at Cleveland = It.is of
ne same material, and is fully as reprehen.
Hble. We do not believe the people OF
ohio are prepared to endorse this man Den.
'lson's revolutionary penchants, by elec,ing
him Governor.
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~ The Elitor OF the California Farmer
IN recent lssue' publishes long article 10
show that "Artesian Wells are CURSE" in
stead OF blessing. He says that the water
taken from these wells is poisoning the soil
and vegetation wherever it is brought in
contact with them. He appears to regard
the boring Of Artesian wells as a violation
Of the laws of nature, disarranging the har.
mony OF the system established. He says
the surface water is drawn off by means
OF ArteSian wels-drawn down 10 their
channels end then sent up again in one
stream Instead of ten thousand through all
the pores of the surface earth, and thus car.
ried off into the boy.
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Attempted ABDUCTION OF n white
woman hv n NesrO.

On Monday the 9th inst, a negro striyed
In Windsor, Canada, opposite Detroit, &C.
companied BY white girl, II wears Of age
having child in her arms. While psssino
through the street, the female showed evi.
oehI reluctance to accompany her sable
friend, upon which two or three gentlemen
went to her rescue and took her into hoteI
where she now remains. On the afternoon
OF the same day, the negro accompanied by
Tour other negroes, visited the hotel for the
purpose OF taking forcible possession of the
woman, but they were frustrated. The
leader then became outrageous, and stating
that he knew he was in free country. and
as the laws would support him, he was de.
termlned to have his woman" The female
was thep called into the room adjoining the
bar, and asked il she wished to accompany
the man who laid claim to her, when she
stated that she knew nothing of him, and
was very glad she had been rescued from his
clutches. She stated that she and her child
had been deserted by her husband, and in
consequence, she sought home at the poor.
house in Wayne Co., Michigan.
She had not been long in the poor-house
when this negro visited the establishment,
stating that he wanted young woman to
look after the children of a gentleman who
was living few miles below Sandwich, in
Canada, and in whose employment he was
himself. He stated that horse and buggy
would be ready on the Windsor ferry dock
as soon as the train arrived in Detroit to
convey the woman to her destination, if he
could meet with one that would suit. Upon
This representation the woman was permit.
Led to accompany the black man. Arriving
At Windsor, she asked where the convey
lnce was to take her to her destination
when the man told her they would find it a
little further up, intimating that she was
low under mis- control and mast abide by his
Ilrection. After going some. distance she
'egnn to doubt the man, and the result fol.
owed as stated ubove.-Toledo Herald.
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GT A short time ago the clothes of man
were found near the river at Buffalo. Some
OF the garments were marked "John A,
McClung," but nobody of that name was
known in the neighborhood 1t has Just
been discovered that the Rev. DR.. McClung,
OF MaysviIle, Ky, was there about that time.
in i'll health, and it is supposed he has been
drowned. Dr.. McClung was abou, fifty
years old, and of considerable reputation %
Presbyterian clergyman.
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OF The English correspondent of the
New York Chronicle, states that in Belfast
and the neighboshood, not less than 10 600
processes to be converted, and that the
power OF God is falling on the most aban.
doned classes Of the population.
OT At trial In England, 1t was decided
that o woman had right to bite mans
nose off If he attempted to kiss her agaius,
her will. The barbarous Heathens to
talk so much ag ainst slavery, and then iusti.
fly cannabalism.
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Below WILL be found few choice extracts
from the speeches OF the leading men of the
Republican party:
If | um elected Governor of Ohio, as |
expect to be, will not let any fugitive be
returned TO Kentucky, or. any other slave
state, and if cannot prevent it in any other
way, as Commander.in Chief of the military
OF the State, | will employ the boyonet, so
help me God!--Wm. Dennison, Jr.
| embrace with pleasure this opportunity
OF declaring my disopprobation with that
clause in the Constitution which denies 10
portion of the colored people the right Of
suffrage p. Chase.
| want it acknow ledged that colored peo.
pie have rights and privileges which they
do not now eujoy.--Salmon P. Chase.
| loathe from the bottom of my soul, any
man who refuses to anything in human
shape, all the rights and privileges he cIaims
for himself. | know no high, no low, no
black, no whIte--alI are created by one God
and oil are entitled to the same privileges
Benz +. Wade.
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4 Of Maine to CanaL.s

The Montreal Pilot wants to ACQUIRE the
State OF waine, and says:
Portland will still have to be our Atlon.
tic terminus for the season and we now
feel more than ever the stupidity which in
selt ling the boundaries between Canadu
ana the United States, was the means ot
dePrlvlng US of what should have been ou,s
the through passage to the seaboard.-
Every now and then Cousin Jonathan is
fond OF twiuing US about our annexation
p'oclivlties, and the certuiaty that one day
Canada will become part and parcel of the
United States. There are many wonders,
no doubt looming in the distance but we
do not think this is likely to be one of them.
II Canada could, however, by annexation.
purchase' or other way. acquired possession
OF the State oil Maine-which of right ouohtI
to have been hers-it would conduce large-
~ and would add materially to cur prosper
lty and cur wealth.
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The Convention and the Ticket

The proceedings Of the Democratic Coun.
ty Convention, together with the ticket nom.
mated, will be found in another portion oil
to.day's paper. The abors of the Conven.
tfon were characterized by the utmost har.
mony. OF the candidates nominated, we
aeem it unnecessary, at present, to speak in
detail. The ticket is good one and emf
nently worthy the support of every Demo.
crOt in the county, hich it will undoubtedly
receive. The Convention did its duty by
giving the porty ticket composed of honest
and competent meD-it is now the duty of
every true Democrat TO go to work and Sc.
cure it's election.
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Democratic State Ticket.

FOR GOVERNOR,
RUFUS P. RANNEY, of Cuyahoga Co.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM II. Stafford, of Ross Co,
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
HENRY c. WHITMAN, Of Fairfield Co
AUDITOR OF STATE,
g. VOLNEY DORSEY, of Miami Co.
TREASURER OF STATE,
WILLIAM BUSHNELL, of Richland Co
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JACOB REINHARD, of Franklin Co,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JAMES TOMLINSON, of Washington Co.
COMMON SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
CHARLES N. ALLEN, of Harrison Co.
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'GTA man named Pelton, was found deod
in the barn of William Dice, Youngstown,
Mahoning county, on Wednesday morning.
He had suspended himself from beam for
the purpose OF getting rid of the ills and
troubles of life. 1t is said that domestic
trouble wcs the cause of the foolish act.
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or 1t is rumOred in Washington ths2
Secretary Floyd will be Obliged by illness
to resign, and that the Hon. Elias J. Faulk.
ner' will probably bo his successor,
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0The Boston Ledger, now discontinued
Is reported to have sunk $40. 900 in the at.
tempt 10 establishit. Gentlemen who have
On ambition for startiDg.s paper will please
make "mem."
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o. w. G. Earl, of Toledo, has been D.
pointed by the Governor one of the Trus.
tees Of the Northern Ohio Lunstic Asylum,
IN place Of Cherries Fierce, of Akron, re.
signed.
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S7REATOR, DAILY f COMPA NY

Respectfully invite the attention of all who Q
want Of good DDS cheap, to examine their lsE.
and carefully selected stock of staple and fancy
goods consisting of silks black and fancy black Oro.
saae, black MORE antique, lawns, gingham, sing.
nam robes, cha!les ana all kinds Of dress Goods.
LaGe caps, manas, Grape shawls, black silk cha Wis.
stella shawls of all coors les and prices,
WHITE GOODS.
collars, drapery muslins, napkins, hosiery. elovas.
hats, caps and bonnets, as very low SricsS.
PRINTS,
we buy by the case chiefly of the manufacturer, and
can se the best print fol five and half cents ever
offered lii Portage county, colors we warrant. Prnts
OF the most popular brands, such as
COCHECOS, MERRIMACKS.
epragueS ana American, we sell at eleven cents per
yard. Good ticking for eleven cents. Enmnse
sums brown and bleached sheetings, denims, aati.
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Yankee notions, and many other goods that canpos
DC enumerated here, will be sold at The Lowest Dossi
pie o, rates. new style queensware and glass wars,
purchase. "'S"0s '"
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6FNo developements have been made in
regard to the murder of E. T. Sterling, which
afford any clue to the murderers. '~'
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SILK HATS,
SILK HATS,
SILK HATS, .-...'
BLACK CASHMERE HATS.
BLACK CASHMERE HATS.
9 BLACK CASHMERE HATS.
PEARL CASHMERE HATS.
PEARL CASHMERE HATS,
PEARL CASHMERE HATS,
DRAB BEAVER HATS.
DRAB BEAVER HATS.
DRAB BEAVER HATS.
BONNER HATS,
BONNER HATS, ..h.
BONNER HATS,
LEDGER HATS.
LEDGER HATS,
LEDGER HATS,
MORPHY CAPS,
MORPHY CAPS,
PICCOLOMTNI CAPS.
PICCOLOMINI CAPS.
PlCCOLOMINl CAPS.
CAPS OF ALL KINDS, s...0
GAPS OF ALL KINDS,
CAPS OF ALL KINDS,
PALM LEAF HATS.
PALM LEAF HATS.
PALM LEAF HATS.
HATS,
STRAW HATS,
STRAW HATS,
A GREAT VARIETY.
A GREAT VARIETY.
A GREAT VARIETY.
CHEAP FOR CASH,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
CHEAP FOR CASH, a. ..
ATT. T. GREEN'S.
AT J. 7. GREEN'S.
AT J. T. GREEN'S.
Ravenno, May l9, 1859.
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PATENT CORN SHELTERS.
A new article inst invented, but which
Dec. ], 1858. A. cuRTrs T. rn,s
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BoQooir SeWiQg WacaiQe.

The machine is recommended and guaranteed to
the public by Elias Howe, Jr., I. NJ Singer 81 Co
Grover ~ Baker, and Wheeler g. Wilson
The Bowdoir Sewing Machine received the first
Premium and Diploma at the Illinois and WiseoI,
sin State Fairs, as the Best Family Sewing
Ma chine, all the high. priced end best Sewing
Machines in the country being in competition
Ii makes the strongest and most elastic stitch
which will wear as long the garment itself and
rail not rep, though every fourth stitch be cut
For simplicity of construction, rapidity of execu.
ton, strength and durability it is not surpassed by
any machine in the world. IL acH seq the finest
aooOlenS 1t will HEM, STITCH, TUCK, FELL
and GATHER, and will take two different stitches
on the same machine. 1t sews backwards and for
wards. 1t makes two thousand stitches per min
ute, and sixty-nine stitches to the inch -....
The inconvenience of u belt is obviated by the
application of a RUBBER FRICTIoN WHEEL A
lady can, herself adjust and keep it right for all
Kinds OF work, without the aid of q mdchin2st. 1t
is so simple that child can soon learn to operate
il successfully. BY its use the laborious work of
family sewing is rendered pleasant and novel
pastime.
EUery family should hare one, in these hard
times, as it will be the means of saving many dol
lars.
We append a few names of these who have pur.
chased our machines and have kindly permitted
us to refer to them,
Mrs DR.. Airport, Chicago Mrs. Hubbard, Chicago.
Mrs. Walters, g Mrs. Horace White, "
ntfs' y ID. Doggeu Mrs. w. III. Stickney,
Mrs J NJ Mccormick &c Mrs Julia Frances. k emo
Mrs Davenport, Chicago sha, Wis
Mrs Alvord, @ Mrs. w Bone Kenosha
Mrs. Burrall q" Mrs F. w LYMAN
Mrs Hubbard g Mrs w S trong
Mrs z. Carr, -, ILL., Mrs ]. Bond
Mrs l., Could -, ILL., Mrs. S. King.
And many others.
JOHN BENEDICT,
OF kenosha is our only authorized Agent for the
entire State of Wisconsin
Agents wanted in all the cities rnd towns in the
south and West Liberal terms given. 4Otf
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METHOD OF TAKING OUT INK SPors
FROM WOODEN, LINEN AND SnK.-To
take the spots of ink out of wooden, they
must first be rubbed with composition,
consisting of the wife of an egg, and a
few drops of oil of vitrial, properly in
corporated /; next, Immediately wash
with pure water; and, lastly, have the
parts smoothed in the direction of the
nap, with a piece of flannel or white
wooden cloth. From linen, ink spots
may be removed, by Immediately drop
ping .plentifully on them, while wet
with the ink, the tallow from lighted
candle, and letting it remain Oh few
days before washing the linen; this is
also said to take the stains of red-port
out OF linen. Ink spots on silk require
to be well washed with. the ashes of
wormwood and strong distilled vinegar,
and to be afterwards cleansed with soap
water. When ink is once dried on lin
en-, the spot is to be taken out by rub
blng 1t well with piece of lemon, and
then using hot iron till the ink totally
disappears. If a lemon be cut in two,
the linen where spotted, pressed down
over 1t till the juice penetrates through,
and the hot iron then placed on the lin
en-, the spot will Immediately give way,
and soon entirely vanish.
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County Agricultural Society.

The Quarterly Meeting of the Agricultural Sos
tiety of the County Of Kenosha, was held at the
dali oftle Society on Monday June 9th 1889 in
tcco dance with previous notice.
The Committee appointed at the annual meet.
ing TO view locations and receive proposals. for
moving the Fair Grounds to some point ON the
line OF the Railroad, were re-appointed to view
any other location which may be offered to the So
ciety near the line Of the Railroad, and report at
The next Quarterly Meeting in September Due no.
tice of the time the Committee will meet will be
published.
On motion Of Mr.. Cass, that the subject ofmov-
ing the Fair Ground, be decided at the next Quar-
terly Meeting, was adopted.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following
ing committee to report at the next Quarterly meet
ing, the Judges for the several departments, for
the next annual Fair which consist of:
Messrs Geo. Vinton, Wheatland; f d. Robbins, Sa-
LEM Salmon Epson, Bristol; Henry A. Newbury,
raris; E. Perkins, Somer; Thomas Rowland
Pleasant Prairie; Gardner Hulett, Brighton; Hen.
ry Lines, Kenosha.
The Committee will meet at the Hall Monday
Sept. 5th, at 10 O'Clock p NJ
The committee to report apremium List repor, d
the following, which was adopted:
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age becoming concentrated in comnar

age becoming concentrated in compar
atlvely narrow channels, the current
thus produced, aided perhaps by more
rapid rise OF the region, acquired suffi-
Gent velocity to wear down through
the finer material on the surface, wash
away portion of it altogether, and mix
the rest so etfectually with the underiy-
ing drlit materials, or with abraded
fragments OF the rocks in place, as to
give rise to different character of soil
IN the valley from that of the elevated
land. This valley soil, being much less
homogeneous IN its composition and
containing larger proportion of coarse
materials than that of the uplands,
seems to have been adapted to the gro'th
OF forest vegetation; and, in conse-
quence of this, we find such localities
covered with an abundant growth of
timber.
Wherever there has been variation
from the usual conditions of soil. on the
prairie or in the river bottom, there is
corresponding change in the character
Of the egetation.-Th on the prairie.
we sometimes meet with ridges of coarse
material, apparently deposits of drift.
on which, from some local cause. there
has been an accumulation of fine sed-
ment; III such localities we invariably
tnd a growth of timber. This is the
origin OF the groves scattered over the
prar1es, for whose isolated position and
peculiar circumstances of growth we
are unable to account in any other way.
The condition of things in the river
valleys themselves seems to add TO the
plauslbility of this theory. In this dis
trlct which we have more particularly
examined, we have found that where
the rivers have worn deep and compar-
atlyeiy narrow valleys bordered by pre-
cipitous blntfs, there is almost always q
growth Of forest; but where the valley
widens out, and the bluffs become less
conspicuous, indicating less rapid ero-
sion and currents of diminished strength
there deposition has taken place under
circumstances favorable to the accumu-
latlon of prairie soil, and the result has
been the formation of the 4" bottom prai-
RE, which becomes so important fea-
ture OF the valleys of the Mississippi
and Missouri below the. limits of Iowa.
Where these bottom praries have be-
come, by any recent change in the
course of the river currents, covered
with coarser materials, a growth of for
est trees may be observed springing up,
and indicating by their rapid develop
ment the presence of a congenial soil
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ENDURANCE OF HoRsEs.-Sone singular ex-
perimentso on horses have recently been made II
France, by order of the minister of war, with a
view to determin the endurance of this animal,
especially to show the precautions to be taken in
besieged places. 1t was found that horse de-
priyed of all food, but given as much water as
he wanted would live five and twenty days
deprived entirely Of food and drink, he would
live seventeen days; if fed on oats, meal drye,
or other like solid food; and deprived of water,
a horse wou5 live only FIVE days; if fed on solid
food. with an ina 1equate supply OF water, he
would live only ten days. ff.., So. !.
It's stated, to show the quantity of water ne
cessary to keep horses that one of the horses
which had been kept three days without water,
drank, Ill three minutes time, one hundred and
four pounds of water. These experiments like
wise corrected another prevalent notion about
horses. They disclosed that ifa horse was taken
into the squadron SCHOOL, (of cavalry imme-
diatey after being ted, and exercised there for
three hours, his digestion was complete if taken
into the ''conscript school " aad exercised there
for three hours, the digestion only two-thirds
compete, 1.-THE exercise being less, aid if left
at liberty and quiet in the stable, the digestion
was scarcely commenced in three hours time.
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FILL NO GLASS FOR ME.



o, comrades, fill no glass for me,
To drown my soul in liquid flame;
For if drank, the toast should be-
To blighted fortune, health and fame
Yet though long to quell the strife
That passion holds against my life,
Still boon companions you may be,
But, comrades, ell no glass for me
know breast that once was light,
Whose patient sufferings need my care
know heart that was bright,
But dropping hopes have nestled there.
Then, while the tear drops nightly steal
From wounded hearts that should heal,
Though boon companions We may be,
0, comrades, fill no glass for mel
When was young felt the tide
OF aspirations Undecided,
But manhood's years have wronged the pride
My parents centered in their child.
Then by my mothers sacred tear,
BY all that memory should revere,
Though boon companions We may be,
0, comrades, fill no glass for mel
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